Decision (EU) 2017/344 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2017, the Contingency Margin shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 1176030960 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 3 (Security and citizenship) and of EUR 730120000 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 4 (Global Europe) of the multiannual financial framework.

The total amount of EUR 1906150960 in commitment appropriations resulting from Article 1 shall be offset against the margins under the commitment ceilings for the years 2017 to 2019 of the following headings of the multiannual financial framework: (a) 2017: (i) heading 2 (Sustainable Growth — Natural Resources): EUR 575000000; (ii) heading 5 (Administration): EUR 507268804; (b) 2018: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 570000000; (c) 2019: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 253882156.

This decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2017.