1.ATHENA shall be managed, under the authority of the Special Committee, by:
(a)the administrator;
(b)the commander of each operation, in relation to the operation which he/she commands (hereinafter referred to as the ‘operation commander’);
(c)the accounting officer.
2.ATHENA shall use existing administrative structures of the European Union to the greatest possible extent. ATHENA shall resort to staff made available as necessary by the EU institutions or seconded by Member States.
3.The Secretary-General of the Council may provide the administrator or the accounting officer with the staff needed for them to carry out their functions, which may be on the basis of a proposal by a participating Member State.
4.ATHENA's bodies and staff shall be mobilised on the basis of operational needs.