The Council decision of 19 July 2004 establishing regional advisory councils, RACs, provides for a maximum Community contribution of €200,000 for each RAC to its operating costs for its first year of operation, reducing gradually to €110,000 for the fifth year of operation. This contribution shall be in respect of costs necessary to ensure the normal operation of RACs and to enable them to pursue their aims, but shall not exceed 90% of the operating budget of the RAC. There is a further Community allocation of up to €50,000 per year for each RAC to cover interpretation and translation costs. Additional funding may also be provided by the administrations and from the industries of the member states participating in the RAC. The budgets of the RACs referred to have yet to be finalised. Any spending on research work by an individual RAC will be a matter for that RAC to decide from the resources available to it.