Council Decision
of 22 December 2004
amending Decision 2004/197/CFSP establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of the European Union operations having military or defence implications (ATHENA)
(2004/925/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 13(3) and Article 28(3) thereof,
Whereas:
On 23 February 2004, the Council adopted Decision 2004/197/CFSP1 which provides that its first review shall take place before the end of 2004.
When adopting Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the EU military operation in Bosnia-Herzegovina2, the Council noted the need to consider in the forthcoming review of ATHENA a number of issues.
Decision 2004/197/CFSP should therefore be amended,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: