Article 1Definitions
CHAPTER 1MECHANISM
Article 2Establishment of the mechanism
Article 3Legal capacity
Article 4Coordination with third parties
CHAPTER 2ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Article 5Management bodies and staff
Article 6The Special Committee
Article 7The administrator
Article 8The operation commander
Article 9The accounting officer
Article 10General provisions applicable to the administrator, the accounting officer and ATHENA's staff
CHAPTER 3ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MEMBER STATES, EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, THIRD STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Article 11Administrative arrangements
Article 12Standing and ad hoc administrative arrangements on modalities for the payment of third States' contributions
CHAPTER 4BANK ACCOUNTS
Article 13Opening and purpose
Article 14Management of funds
CHAPTER 5COMMON COSTS
Article 15Definition of common costs and periods for eligibility
Article 16Exercises
Article 17Reference amount
CHAPTER 6BUDGET
Article 18Budgetary principles
Article 19Establishment and adoption of the annual budget
Article 20Amending budgets
Article 21Transfers
Article 22Carryover of appropriations
Article 23Anticipated implementation
CHAPTER 7CONTRIBUTIONS AND REIMBURSEMENTS
Article 24Determination of contributions
Article 25Schedule for payment of contributions
Article 26Early financing
Article 27Reimbursement of prefinancing
Article 28Management by ATHENA of expenditure not included in common costs
Article 29Interest on late payment
CHAPTER 8IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE
Article 30Principles
Article 31Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations
Article 32Operational common costs
CHAPTER 9FINAL DESTINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCED IN COMMON
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CHAPTER 10ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY
Article 34Principles
Article 35Accounting for operational common costs
Article 36Consolidated accounts
CHAPTER 11AUDIT AND PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Article 37Regular reports to the Special Committee
Article 38Conditions for the exercise of controls
Article 39External auditing of the accounts
Article 40Internal auditing of the accounts
Article 41Annual presentation of accounts
Article 42Presentation of the accounts of an operation
CHAPTER 12LEGAL LIABILITY
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Article 44Review and revision
Article 45Final provisions
Article 46Taking of effect
Article 47Publication
ANNEX ICOMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHENEVER THEY ARE INCURRED
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ANNEX IIOPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATING TO THE PREPARATORY PHASE OF AN OPERATION BORNE BY ATHENA
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ANNEX III
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III-COPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHEN REQUESTED BY THE...
ANNEX IVOPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATIVE TO THE WINDING-UP OF AN OPERATION, BORNE BY ATHENA
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Council Decision 2008/975/CFSP

of 18 December 2008

establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena) (repealed)

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