instrument - a person made use of by another person or being, for the accomplishment of a purpose. (In mod. use often taken as fig. from 2: cf. tool: anything used in the manner of a tool; a thing (concrete or abstract) with which some operation is performed; a means of effecting something; an instrument)
2. An appropriation account shall be provided for each instrument of implementation.
1. The financial plans shall comprise: ... (b) Part II, containing, in the form of appropriation accounts, the appropriations corresponding to the instruments for the realization of the research and investment objectives and for carrying out other activities. Such instruments may be: - the scientific divisions, - the general services, - the scientific and technical services.
