Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 1. The financial ceiling for the implementation of the Facility for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 12 040 000 000 in current prices. 2. The breakdown of the financial ceiling per annum shall be as set out in Annex I. 3. The financial ceiling shall be used in a manner that preserves the global geographical scope of the Facility and the Union’s ability to prevent and swiftly respond to crises and conflicts, primarily but not exclusively in areas that display the most urgent and critical security threats for the Union following, pursuant to Article 9(1), the strategic priorities set by the European Council and the Council. The Facility Committee referred to in Article 11 shall decide on the use of the financial ceiling by defining the overall amounts intended for assistance measures and the overall amounts intended for operations funded under the Facility, in order to ensure its financial sustainability. The Facility Committee shall revise those overall amounts as necessary in accordance with the strategic orientation provided by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) pursuant to Article 9(2).’ ; (2) in Article 73, the following paragraph is added: ‘10. The Committee shall decide on the use of the financial ceiling pursuant to Article 2(3) by 30 September 2023.’ ; (3) 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 2 785 2 380 2 425 2 480 ’.