Council Decision 2011/871/CFSP of 19 December 2011 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena) (repealed) (c. 871)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. Definitions

3. CHAPTER 1 MECHANISM

   1. Article 2. Establishment of the mechanism

   2. Article 3. Legal capacity

   3. Article 4. Coordination with third parties

4. CHAPTER 2 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

   1. Article 5. Management bodies and staff

   2. Article 6. Special Committee

   3. Article 7. Administrator

   4. Article 8. Operation commander

   5. Article 9. Accounting officer

   6. Article 10. General provisions applicable to the administrator, the accounting officer and Athena’s staff

5. CHAPTER 3 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND FRAMEWORK CONTRACTS

   1. Article 11. Administrative arrangements and framework contracts

   2. Article 12. Standing and ad hoc administrative arrangements on modalities for the payment of third States’ contributions

6. CHAPTER 4 BANK ACCOUNTS

   1. Article 13. Opening and purpose

   2. Article 14. Management of funds

7. CHAPTER 5 COMMON COSTS

   1. Article 15. Definition of common costs and periods for eligibility

   2. Article 16. Exercises

   3. Article 17. Reference amount

8. CHAPTER 6 BUDGET

   1. Article 18. Budgetary principles

   2. Article 19. Annual budget

   3. Article 20. Amending budgets

   4. Article 21. Transfers

   5. Article 22. Carryover of appropriations

   6. Article 23. Anticipated implementation

9. CHAPTER 7 CONTRIBUTIONS AND REIMBURSEMENTS

   1. Article 24. Determination of contributions

   2. Article 25. Schedule for payment of contributions

   3. Article 26. Early financing

   4. Article 27. Reimbursement of pre-financing

   5. Article 28. Management by Athena of expenditure not included in common costs

   6. Article 29. Interest on late payment

10. CHAPTER 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE

    1. Article 30. Principles

    2. Article 31. Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations, or not linked directly to a specific operation

    3. Article 32. Operational common costs

11. CHAPTER 9 FINAL DESTINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCED IN COMMON

    1. Article 33. Equipment and infrastructure

12. CHAPTER 10 ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY

    1. Article 34. Accounting for operational common costs

    2. Article 35. Consolidated accounts

13. CHAPTER 11 AUDIT AND PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS

    1. Article 36. Regular reports to the Special Committee

    2. Article 37. Conditions for the exercise of controls

    3. Article 38. External auditing of the accounts

    4. Article 39. Internal auditing of the accounts

    5. Article 40. Annual presentation and closure of accounts

    6. Article 41. Closure of the accounts of an operation

14. CHAPTER 12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    1. Article 42. Liability

    2. Article 43. Review and revision

    3. Article 44. Final provisions

    4. Article 45. Entry into force

15. Signature

16. 1. ANNEX I

       COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHENEVER THEY ARE INCURRED

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    2. ANNEX II

       OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATING TO THE PREPARATORY PHASE OF AN OPERATION BORNE BY ATHENA

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    3. ANNEX III

       1. PART A OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATIVE TO THE ACTIVE PHASE OF OPERATIONS ALWAYS BORNE BY ATHENA

          1. 1. Incremental costs for (deployable or fixed) headquarters for EU-led operations...

             1. 1.1. Definition of headquarters whose incremental costs are financed in common:...

             2. 1.2. Definition of incremental costs financed in common:

          2. 2. Incremental costs incurred for providing support to the force as...

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       2. PART B OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATING TO THE ACTIVE PHASE OF A SPECIFIC OPERATION, BORNE BY ATHENA WHEN THE COUNCIL SO DECIDES

       3. PART C OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHEN REQUESTED BY THE OPERATION COMMANDER AND APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

    4. ANNEX IV

       OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATIVE TO THE WINDING-UP OF AN OPERATION, BORNE BY ATHENA

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