1.The administrator shall open one or more bank accounts on behalf of ATHENA.
2.Any bank account shall be opened at a first-rate financial institution with its head office in a Member State.
3.The contributions from contributing States shall be paid into these accounts. They shall be used to pay for the costs administered by ATHENA and to make the necessary advances to the operation commander for the implementation of expenditure relating to the common costs of a military operation. No bank account may be overdrawn.