Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/810 of 13 April 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/338 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility for the supply to the Ukrainian Armed Forces of military equipment, and platforms, designed to deliver lethal force

‘1 The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Assistance Measure shall be EUR 4120000000.’

‘3 In accordance with Article 29(5) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509, the administrator for assistance measures may call for contributions following the adoption of this Decision, up to EUR 4120000000. The funds called by the administrator for assistance measures shall only be used to pay expenditure within the limits approved by the Committee established by Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 in the related amending and annual budgets corresponding to the Assistance Measure.

4 Expenditure related to the implementation of the Assistance Measure shall be eligible from 1 January 2022 and until a date to be determined by the Council: (a) The maximum eligible expenditure incurred before 11 March 2022 shall be EUR 450000000. (b) The maximum amount eligible for the period from 11 March 2022 to 20 July 2022 shall be EUR 1390000000. (c) The maximum amount eligible for the period between 21 July 2022 and 30 November 2022 shall be EUR 677420154,06. (d) The amount of EUR 1602579845,94 shall be eligible from 1 December 2022. EUR 1000000000 of that amount shall be eligible from 9 February 2023 to 31 May 2023 for financing the reimbursement of donated materiel from existing stocks or from reprioritisation of existing orders, delivered during that period, regarding ground-to-ground and artillery ammunition, and, if requested, missiles. Any unused funds from this latter amount shall be used for the reimbursement of all lethal equipment eligible under the Assistance Measure since 1 December 2022, in accordance with the priorities set in Ukraine’s list of requirements. (e) Expenditure related to maintenance and repair shall be eligible from 17 October 2022, and expenditure related to refit shall be eligible from 2 February 2023.’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.