1.The operation commander shall discharge his/her duties on behalf of ATHENA in relation to the financing of the common costs of the operation which he/she commands.
2.For the operation which he/she commands, the operation commander shall:
(a)send the administrator his/her proposals for the ‘expenditure — operational common costs’ section of the draft budgets;
(b)as authorising officer, implement the appropriations relating to the operational common costs; he/she shall exercise his/her authority over any person participating in the implementation of those appropriations, including pre-financing; he/she may award contracts and enter into contracts on behalf of ATHENA; he/she shall open a bank account on behalf of ATHENA for the operation which he/she commands.
3.The operation commander shall be authorised to adopt any measures which he/she deems necessary to implement the expenditure financed through ATHENA, for the operation which he/she commands. He/she shall inform the administrator and the Special Committee thereof.