Document ID: 32023D0229
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>3.2.2023&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 32/60</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/229
of 2 February 2023
amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On 28&#160;February 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/339&#160;<a>(<span>1</span>)</a> which established an assistance measure with a financial reference amount of EUR&#160;50&#160;000&#160;000 intended to cover the financing of the provision of equipment and supplies not designed to deliver lethal force, such as personal protective equipment, first aid kits and fuel, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On 23&#160;March 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/472&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> amending Decision&#160;(CFSP) 2022/339, which increased the financial reference amount to&#160;EUR&#160;100&#160;000&#160;000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>On 13&#160;April 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/637&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> amending Decision&#160;(CFSP) 2022/339, which increased the financial reference amount to&#160;EUR&#160;150&#160;000&#160;000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>On 23&#160;May 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/810&#160;<a>(<span>4</span>)</a> amending Decision&#160;(CFSP) 2022/339, which increased the financial reference amount to&#160;EUR&#160;160&#160;000&#160;000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>On 21&#160;July 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/1284&#160;<a>(<span>5</span>)</a> amending Decision&#160;(CFSP) 2022/339, which increased the financial reference amount to&#160;EUR&#160;170&#160;000&#160;000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>On 17&#160;October 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/1972&#160;<a>(<span>6</span>)</a> amending Decision&#160;(CFSP) 2022/339, which increased the financial reference amount to&#160;EUR&#160;180&#160;000&#160;000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>In light of the ongoing armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the financial reference amount should be increased by an additional EUR&#160;200&#160;000&#160;000 intended to cover the financing of the provision of equipment and supplies not designed to deliver lethal force, such as personal protective equipment, first aid kits and fuel, to the&#160;UAF.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>in Article&#160;1, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;3.&#160;&#160;&#160;To achieve the objective set out in paragraph 2, the assistance measure shall finance the provision to the Ukrainian Armed Forces of equipment and supplies not designed to deliver lethal force, such as personal protective equipment, first aid kits and fuel, as well as the maintenance, repair and refit of EPF-financed equipment and supplies not designed to deliver lethal force and of identical equipment, as requested by Ukraine.&#8217;</p></div>;</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>in Article&#160;2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;1.&#160;&#160;&#160;The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the assistance measure shall be EUR&#160;380&#160;000&#160;000.&#8217;</p></div>;</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>in Article&#160;2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;3.&#160;&#160;&#160;In accordance with Article&#160;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&#160;380&#160;000&#160;000. 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.&#8217;</p></div>;</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>in Article&#160;2, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:</p><div><p>&#8216;4.&#160;&#160;&#160;Expenditure related to the implementation of the assistance measure shall be eligible as from 1&#160;January 2022 and until a date to be determined by the Council. The&#160;maximum eligible expenditure incurred before 11&#160;March 2022 shall be&#160;EUR&#160;50&#160;000&#160;000. The amount of EUR&#160;220&#160;000&#160;000 shall be eligible from&#160;21&#160;July&#160;2022. Expenditure related to the maintenance and repair shall be eligible from 17&#160;October 2022. Expenditure related to refit shall be eligible from 2&#160;February&#160;2023&#8217;.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. ROSWALL
<note>
( 1 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 of 28 February 2022 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 61, 28.2.2022, p. 1 ).
( 2 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/472 of 23 March 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 96, 24.3.2022, p. 45 ).
( 3 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/637 of 13 April 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 117, 19.4.2022, p. 36 ).
( 4 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/810 of 23 May 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 145, 24.5.2022, p. 42 ).
( 5 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1284 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 91 ).
( 6 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1972 of 17 October 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/339 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( OJ L 270, 18.10.2022, p. 97 ).
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