New Zealand afholder alle udgifter i forbindelse med sin deltagelse i operationen, medmindre udgifterne afholdes i fællesskab, som fastlagt i de retsakter, der er omhandlet i artikel 1, stk. 1, samt i Rådets afgørelse 2004/197/FUSP af 23. februar 2004 om oprettelse af en mekanisme til administration af finansieringen af fælles udgifter til EU-operationer, der har indvirkning på militær- eller forsvarsområdet [5].
New Zealand shall assume all the costs associated with its participation in the operation unless the costs are subject to common funding as provided for in the legal instruments referred to in Article 1(1) of this Agreement, as well as in Council Decision 2004/197/CFSP of 23 February 2004 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of EU operations having military or defence implications [5].