Article 1
Open ↗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 to 2027 shall be EUR 17 040 000 000 in current prices.’ ; (2) in Article 73, paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: ‘10. From 18 March 2024, an amount of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices shall be dedicated to the provision of additional support to Ukraine (the ‘dedicated amount’) under the annual ceilings established in Annex I. The Committee shall decide on the use of the dedicated amount pursuant to Article 2(3) no later than one month after 18 March 2024. Exceptionally, and without prejudice to Article 5(3), in cases where a Member State has abstained in a vote and made a formal declaration in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 31(1) TEU regarding an assistance measure to be financed with the dedicated amount, that Member State shall not contribute to the costs of that assistance measure. In such a case, that Member State shall make an additional contribution to other assistance measures. For the purpose of applying Articles 26(7) and 27 to such contributions, a reference in those Articles to Article 5(3) shall be understood to be a reference to this subparagraph.’ ; (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) and (10): Current prices, in million euros 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Current prices 399 591 980 2 785 4 047 4 092 4 146 ’