1. Administrative expenditure which the implementation of this Chapter entails for
the
institutions shall be charged to the Union budget.
2. Operating expenditure to which the implementation of this Chapter gives rise shall
also be charged to the Union budget, except for such expenditure arising from
operations having military or defence implications and cases where the Council decides
otherwise.
In cases where expenditure is not charged to the Union's budget it shall be charged
to
the Member States in accordance with the gross national product scale, unless the
Council decides otherwise. As for expenditure arising from operations having military or
defence implications, Member States whose representatives in the Council have made a
formal declaration under Article
III-201(1), second subparagraph, shall not be obliged to
contribute to the financing thereof. 3. The Council shall adopt a European decision establishing the specific procedures
for
guaranteeing rapid access to appropriations in the Union budget for urgent financing of
initiatives in the framework of the common foreign and security policy, and in particular
for preparatory activities for tasks as referred to in Articles
I-40(1) and III-210. It shall act
after consulting the European Parliament. Preparatory activities for tasks as referred to in Articles I-40(1) and III-210 which
are not
charged to the Union budget shall be financed by a startup fund made up of Member
States' contributions.
The Council shall adopt by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Union Minister
for
Foreign Affairs European decisions establishing:
(a) the procedures for setting up and financing the startup fund, in particular the
amounts allocated to the fund;
(b) the procedures for administering the startup fund;
(c) the financial control procedures.
When the task, planned in accordance with Articles I-40(1) and III-210, cannot be
charged to the Union's budget, the Council shall authorise the Union Minister for Foreign
Affairs to use the fund. The Union Minister for Foreign Affairs shall report to the Council
on the implementation of this remit.
