Chapter 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPENDITUREF1 United Kingdom Repealed Original text. Later amendments are not shown. 30Principles 31Common costs incurred in preparation for, or further to, operations, or not linked directly to a specific operation 32Operational common costs Annotations Textual amendments F1 Repealed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/528 of 27 March 2015 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations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. Chapter 8