Division 1.2
United Kingdom
Definition of incremental costs financed in common:
transport to and from the theatre of operations to deploy, sustain and recover FHQs and CCHQs.
travel and accommodation costs incurred by the OHQ for official journeys necessary to an operation; travel and accommodation costs incurred by personnel from deployed HQs travelling on official journeys to Brussels and/or operation related meetings.
expenditure related to vehicle transport and other travel by other means and freight costs, including travel by national augmentees and visitors; incremental costs of fuel over and above what normal operations would have cost; lease of additional vehicles; third-party insurance costs imposed by some countries upon international organisations conducting operations in their territory.
additional office and accommodation equipment, contractual services and utilities, maintenance costs of the HQ buildings.
civilian personnel working in the Union, international and local personnel hired in theatre needed for the conduct of the operation over and above the normal operational requirements (including any overtime compensation payments).
capital expenditure for the purchase and use of additional communications and IT equipment and costs for rendered services (lease and maintenance of modems, telephone lines, satphones, cryptofaxes, secure lines, internet providers, data lines, local area networks).
expenditure for acquisition, rental or refurbishing of required HQ facilities in theatre (rental of buildings, shelters, tents), if required.
costs related to information campaigns and to inform media at HQ level, in accordance with the information strategy developed by the HQ.
representational costs; costs at HQ level necessary for the conduct of an operation.