¹ The Confederation and the cantons may allocate an interest-free endowment fund to the Agency.

² The Agency shall finance its expenditure, in particular, from:

a.²¹⁰

federal remuneration for tasks referred to in Article 69 paragraph 1, where these are not covered by charges and fees;

b.

charges and fees referred to in Article 65;

c.

charges for services provided to other authorities and international organisations referred to in Article 69 paragraph 2.

^2bis The following tasks and activities of the Agency shall be fully financed from federal remuneration:

a.

legislation;

b.

enforcement of criminal provisions;

c.

surveillance of medical devices.²¹¹

³ The task-specific use of the funds referred to in paragraph 2 letters a and b and the adjustments to be made in the event of over- or underfinancing of the tasks and activities referred to in paragraph 2^bis shall be determined within the framework of the approval of strategic objectives.²¹²

⁴ The fines and income from sanctions shall go to the Confederation.