L 323/66 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2009 ACTS WHOSE PUBLICATION IS NOT OBLIGATORY COMMISSION DECISION of 7 December 2009 on extending the availability period of the exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (2009/918/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4)  The Economic and Financial Committee has been duly Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Decision 2006/880/EC of 30 November 2006 providing exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (), and in particular to Article 1(3), Whereas: (1) The availability of the exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (3), according to the above mentioned Decision, expires on 11 December 2009. (2)  Article 1(3) of Decision 2006/880/EC foresees the possi- bility for the Commission to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year. (3)  The availability period should be extended by one year in order to complete the financial assistance programme. consulted on this extension, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The availability period of the exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo is extended by one additional year, until 11 December 2010. Article 2 This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2009. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO () OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 36. (%) Under United Nations Security Council Resolution No 1244/1999 (UNSCR 1244/99) of 10.6.1999.