Council of the European Union 19 December 2011, Council Decision 2011/871/CFSP of 19 December 2011 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena)

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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. Interest on late payment
CHAPTER 8. IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITURE
Article 30. Principles
Article 31. Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations, or not linked directly to a specific operation
Article 32. Operational common costs
CHAPTER 9. FINAL DESTINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCED IN COMMON
Article 33. Equipment and infrastructure
CHAPTER 10. ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY
Article 34. Accounting for operational common costs
Article 35. Consolidated accounts
CHAPTER 11. AUDIT AND PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Article 36. Regular reports to the Special Committee
Article 37. Conditions for the exercise of controls
Article 38. External auditing of the accounts
Article 39. Internal auditing of the accounts
Article 40. Annual presentation and closure of accounts
Article 41. Closure of the accounts of an operation
CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 42. Liability
Article 43. Review and revision
Article 44. Final provisions
Article 45. Entry into force
ANNEX I. COMMON COSTS BORNE BY ATHENA WHENEVER THEY ARE INCURRED

23.12.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/35

COUNCIL DECISION 2011/871/CFSP

of 19 December 2011

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 26(2)

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