Chapter 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITUREF1 United Kingdom Repealed Original text. Later amendments are not shown. 31Principles 32Common costs incurred in preparation for or further to, operations 33Operational common costs Annotations Textual amendments F1 Repealed by Council Decision 2008/975/CFSP of 18 December 2008 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations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). Chapter 8