 F4E's primary mission is to manage the European contribution to the ITER project; therefore it provides financial funds, which mostly come from the European Community budget.Among other tasks, F4E oversees the preparation of the ITER construction site in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, in France.F4E is formed by Euratom (represented by the European Commission), the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland, which participates as a third country.