Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The financial ceiling for the implementation of the Facility for the period 2021–2027 shall be EUR 7 979 000 000 in current prices.’
;
(2)
in Article 4, the following point is added:
‘(g)
“exercise” means a Union military CSDP exercise or the military component of a civilian CSDP exercise, conducted in accordance with the Exercise Policy of the European Union under the CFSP.’;
(3)
in Article 17, the following paragraph is inserted:
‘3a. By derogation from paragraph 3 of this Article, each administrator may propose to the Committee to enter in the titles of the budget under his or her responsibility for a given year additional commitment appropriations related to payments financed with advance contributions, as referred to in Article 29(15), to cover unforeseen implementation needs. The additional commitment appropriations entered in the budget shall be deducted from the annual financial ceilings in future years.’
;
(4)
in Article 26, paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
‘8. Contributions of Member States in any given year shall not exceed their respective share of the payment ceiling referred to in Article 25(2). This limit shall not apply to additional contributions pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Article resulting from abstentions from assistance measures, or to advance contributions as referred to in Article 29(15).’
;
(5)
Article 28 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 28
Early financing
1. The Facility shall have a minimum deposit system to provide early financing for Union rapid response operations, urgent measures as referred to in Article 58 and, subject to the prior authorisation by the Committee, for individual assistance measures, where sufficient funds are not available and the ordinary procedure for collecting contributions would not allow for those needs to be met in good time. The minimum deposits shall be managed by each administrator respectively.
2. The amount of the minimum deposits shall be decided, and revised as necessary, by the Committee, following proposals by the administrator.
3. For the purpose of early financing of the minimum deposits, the Member States shall either:
(a)
pay contributions to the Facility in advance; or
(b)
when the Council decides to launch a rapid response operation to which they contribute, approves an urgent measure, or when the Committee authorises its use for individual assistance measures pursuant to paragraph 1, and it is necessary to resort to the minimum deposit, pay their contributions within 10 days following dispatch of the call at the level of the reference amount of the rapid response operation or of the authorised cost of the urgent measure or individual assistance measure, unless the Council decides otherwise.’
;
(6)
in Article 29, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
‘9. Any part used of the advance contributions to the minimum deposits shall be replenished by increasing the contribution of the relevant Member States in the next ordinary call for contributions, unless they have replenished their contribution beforehand. If there is a need to resort to the minimum deposit and the Member States concerned have not replenished their contribution meanwhile, they shall pay the amount needed, if any, within 10 days, pursuant to Article 28(3), point (b).’
;
(7)
in Article 29, the following paragraph is added:
‘15. In addition to the payments made following a call for contributions issued in accordance with this Article, a Member State, on a voluntary basis and in coordination with the responsible administrator, may pay advance contributions in a given financial year. In such case, the Member State that provided the advance contribution shall indicate in coordination with the responsible administrator the financial years in respect of which that amount is to be deducted from its future contributions.’
;
(8)
in Article 73, the following paragraph is added:
‘9. The financial reference amount for the common costs of the EU Crisis Management Military Exercise 2023 (MILEX 23) shall be EUR 5 000 000. In addition to the common costs eligible for exercises pursuant to Article 45, the following incremental costs incurred for providing support to the headquarters and forces participating in the exercise shall exceptionally be eligible for that exercise:
(a)
transport, as indicated in Annex IV for the EU Battlegroup, including for its strategic enablers, and within the simulated theatre of operations, temporary barracks and temporary lodging;
(b)
works for deployment/temporary infrastructure: expenditure absolutely needed for the headquarters and forces participating in the exercise to achieve its objective;
(c)
identification marking: specific identification marks, ‘European Union’ identity cards, badges, medals, flags in Union colours or other Force or headquarter identification marking (excluding clothes, hats or uniforms);
(d)
running costs: incremental costs for services absolutely needed for the direct support to the deployment at air and/or maritime entry points and logistical and assembly areas.’
;
(9)
Annex I is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
ANNUAL FINANCIAL CEILINGS
The annual appropriations shall be authorised within the limits of the following amounts, without prejudice to Article 17(3) and (3a) and subject to Article 73(2):
Current prices, in million euros
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Current prices
399
591
980
1 800
1 375
1 400
1 434
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