# 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, Division 1.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Definition of headquarters whose incremental costs are financed in common:
(a) Headquarters (HQ) the headquarters (HQ); the command and support elements approved in the operation plan (OPLAN).
(b) Operation Headquarters (OHQ) the static, out-of-area headquarters of the operation commander, which is responsible for building up, launching, sustaining and recovering a Union force.
The definition of common costs applicable to an OHQ for an operation shall also be applicable to the General-Secretariat of the Council, the EEAS and Athena in so far as they are acting directly for that operation.
(c) Force Headquarters (FHQ) the headquarters of a Union force deployed to the area of operations.
(d) Component Command Headquarters (CCHQ) the headquarters of a Union component commander deployed for the operation (i.e. air, land, maritime and other special forces commanders whom it could be deemed necessary to designate depending on the nature of the operation).
(e) Mission Headquarters (MHQ) the headquarters of a Union operation deployed to the area of operations replacing some or all the functions of both OHQ and FHQ.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/528/annex/III/part/A/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-528/annex-III/part-A/division-1/division-1.1
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