# 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, Article 5: Management bodies and staff

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

1. Athena shall be managed, under the authority of the Special Committee, by:
(a) the administrator;
(b) the commander of each operation, in relation to the operation which he or she commands (‘operation commander’);
(c) the accounting officer.
2. Athena shall use existing administrative structures of the Union to the greatest possible extent. Athena shall resort to staff made available as necessary by the Union institutions or seconded by Member States.
3. The Secretary-General of the Council may provide the administrator and the accounting officer with the staff needed for them to carry out their functions, which may be on the basis of a proposal by a participating Member State.
4. Athena's bodies and staff shall be mobilised on the basis of operational needs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/528/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-528/article-5
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