Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/528 of 27 March 2015 establishing a mechanism to adm... (32015D0528)
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
- 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
- Article 1
- Definitions
- CHAPTER 1
- MECHANISM
- Article 2
- Establishment of the mechanism
- Article 3
- Legal capacity
- Article 4
- Coordination with third parties
- CHAPTER 2
- ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
- Article 5
- Management bodies and staff
- Article 6
- Special Committee
- Article 7
- Administrator
- Article 8
- Operation commander
- Article 9
- Accounting officer
- Article 10
- General provisions applicable to the administrator, the accounting officer and Athena's staff
- CHAPTER 3
- ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND FRAMEWORK CONTRACTS
- Article 11
- Administrative arrangements and framework contracts
- Article 12
- Standing and ad hoc administrative arrangements on modalities for the payment of third States' contributions
- CHAPTER 4
- BANK ACCOUNTS
- Article 13
- Opening and purpose
- Article 14
- Management of funds
- CHAPTER 5
- COMMON COSTS
- Article 15
- Definition of common costs and periods for eligibility
- Article 16
- Exercises
- Article 17
- Reference amount
- CHAPTER 6
- BUDGET
- Article 18
- Budgetary principles
- Article 19
- Annual budget
- Article 20
- Amending budgets
- Article 21
- Transfers
- Article 22
- Carryover of appropriations
- Article 23
- Anticipated implementation
- CHAPTER 7
- CONTRIBUTIONS AND REIMBURSEMENTS
- Article 24
- Determination of contributions
- Article 25
- Schedule for payment of contributions
- Article 26
- Early financing
- Article 27
- Reimbursement of pre-financing
- Article 28
- Management by Athena of expenditure not included in common costs
- 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
- Article 30
- Management by Athena of third party financial contributions
- Article 31
- Interest on late payment
- CHAPTER 8
- IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE
- Article 32
- Principles
- Article 33
- Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations, or not linked directly to a specific operation
- Article 34
- Operational common costs
- CHAPTER 9
- FINAL DESTINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCED IN COMMON
- Article 35
- Equipment and infrastructure
- CHAPTER 10
- ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY
- Article 36
- Accounting for operational common costs
- Article 37
- Consolidated accounts
- CHAPTER 11
- AUDIT AND PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
- Article 38
- Regular reports to the Special Committee
- Article 39
- Conditions for the exercise of controls
- Article 40
- External auditing of the accounts
- Article 41
- Internal auditing of the accounts
- Article 42
- Annual presentation and closure of accounts
- Article 43
- Closure of the accounts of an operation
- CHAPTER 12
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Article 44
- Liability
- Article 45
- Security
- Article 46
- Protection of personal data
- Article 47
- Review and revision
- Article 48
- Repeal
- Article 49
- Entry into force
- ANNEX I
- COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHENEVER THEY ARE INCURRED
- ANNEX II
- OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATING TO THE PREPARATORY PHASE OF AN OPERATION BORNE BY ATHENA
- ANNEX III
- PART A
- OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATIVE TO THE ACTIVE PHASE OF OPERATIONS ALWAYS BORNE BY ATHENA
- 1. Incremental costs for (deployable or fixed) headquarters for Union-led operations
- 2. Incremental costs incurred for providing support to the force as a whole
- PART B
- OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATING TO THE ACTIVE PHASE OF A SPECIFIC OPERATION, BORNE BY ATHENA WHEN THE COUNCIL SO DECIDES
- PART C
- OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHEN REQUESTED BY THE OPERATION COMMANDER AND APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
- ANNEX IV
- OPERATIONAL COMMON COSTS RELATIVE TO THE WINDING-UP OF AN OPERATION, BORNE BY ATHENA
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