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Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/528 of 27 March 2015 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena) and repealing Decision 2011/871/CFSP

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  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.Management by Athena of pre-financing and expenditure not included in common costs to facilitate the initial deployment of the forces to an operation

    7. Article 30.Management by Athena of third party financial contributions

    8. Article 31.Interest on late payment

  10. CHAPTER 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE

    1. Article 32.Principles

    2. Article 33.Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations, or not linked directly to a specific operation

    3. Article 34.Operational common costs

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

    1. Article 35.Equipment and infrastructure

  12. CHAPTER 10 ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY

    1. Article 36.Accounting for operational common costs

    2. Article 37.Consolidated accounts

  13. CHAPTER 11 AUDIT AND PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS

    1. Article 38.Regular reports to the Special Committee

    2. Article 39.Conditions for the exercise of controls

    3. Article 40.External auditing of the accounts

    4. Article 41.Internal auditing of the accounts

    5. Article 42.Annual presentation and closure of accounts

    6. Article 43.Closure of the accounts of an operation

  14. CHAPTER 12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    1. Article 44.Liability

    2. Article 45.Security

    3. Article 46.Protection of personal data

    4. Article 47.Review and revision

    5. Article 48.Repeal

    6. Article 49.Entry into force

  15. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHENEVER THEY ARE INCURRED

      1. In cases when the following common costs cannot be linked...

      2. Mission expenditure incurred by the operation commander and his or...

      3. The general part of the annual budget shall furthermore include...

      4. Banking costs. Auditing costs. Common costs relative to the preparatory...

    2. ANNEX II

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

      1. Incremental costs necessary for exploratory missions and preparations (in particular...

      2. Medical services: the cost of emergency medical evacuations (Medevac) of...

    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 Union-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...

        3. 3. Incremental costs incurred by Union recourse to NATO common assets...

        4. 4. Incremental costs incurred by the Union for goods, services or...

      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

      1. Costs incurred for finding the final destination for the equipment...

      2. Incremental costs of drawing up the accounts for the operation....

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