Legal basis for financing Union operations and assistance measures under the Facility
Article 7
1. The financing of any operation or assistance measure under the Facility shall require the prior adoption of a basic legal act in the form of a decision by the Council establishing the operation under Articles 42(4) and 43(2) TEU or the assistance measure under Article 28 TEU. By way of exception, a basic legal act shall not be required for the financing of common costs during the preparatory phase of an operation or of expenditure necessary to wind up an operation, as referred to in Article 44(1) and (3), respectively, of this Decision. Equally, a basic legal act shall not be required where the Council has authorised the funding of preparatory measures for an assistance measure or of urgent measures pending a decision on an assistance measure, pursuant to Article 57(2) and Article 58, respectively, of this Decision. 2. Basic legal acts as referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down the objectives, scope, duration and conditions for the implementation of the operation or assistance measure concerned and shall include the reference amount for the financial resources to be funded under the Facility.