DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 1 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2017 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal
Date: 2017-01-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Portugal, United Kingdom, aid to disaster victims, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, fund (EU), general budget (EU), natural disaster

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 26.1.2017 COM(2017) 46 final   DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 1 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2017 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal  
 
 
Having regard to: 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular  Article 314 
thereof,  in  conjunction  with  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, 

Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  966/2012  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of 
the Union1, and in particular Article 41 thereof, 

the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, as adopted on 
1 December 20162, 

The European Commission hereby presents Draft amending budget No 1 to the 2017 budget 
to the European Parliament and to the Council. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The  changes  to  the  statement  of  revenue  and  expenditure  by  section  are  available  on  EUR-
Lex (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm). An English version of the changes 
to this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. 
OJ L XX, XX.XX.2017. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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2.  

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 

MOBILISATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION SOLIDARITY FUND ........................................ 4 

2.1       UNITED KINGDOM – FLOODS IN 2016 ....................................................................................................... 4 
2.2       CYPRUS – DROUGHT AND FIRES IN 2016 ................................................................................................... 6 
2.3       PORTUGAL – MADEIRA FIRES IN 2016 ...................................................................................................... 7 

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4. 

FINANCING ........................................................................................................................................... 8 

CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................... 9 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Draft Amending Budget (DAB)  No 1 for the year 2017 covers the mobilisation of the European 
Union  Solidarity  Fund  (EUSF)  for  an  amount  of  EUR 71  524  810  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations.  The  mobilisation  relates  to  floods  in  the  United  Kingdom,  drought  and  fires  in 
Cyprus and fires in Portugal. 

2. 

MOBILISATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION SOLIDARITY FUND 

In  September  2016  the  Commission  received  the  finalised  application  for  EUSF  financial 
assistance relating to floods in the United Kingdom, following the initially submitted incomplete 
application received in February 2016.  During September 2016, the Commission has also received 
two applications for EUSF financial assistance relating to drought and fires in Cyprus as well as 
fires in Portugal.  

The  Commission  services  have  carried  out  a  thorough  examination  of  the  applications  in 
accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/20023  establishing  the  EUSF  (hereafter  "the 
Regulation"), in particular with Articles 2, 3 and 4 thereof.  

The most important elements of the assessments are summarised here below. 

2.1 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

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United Kingdom – Floods in 2016 

During  December  2015  to  January  2016,  heavy  rainfall  and  strong  winds  led  to  flooding 
and infrastructure damage causing destruction of public and private infrastructure, private 
homes and in agriculture. A total of 11 regions were affected4 in the United Kingdom. The 
events  included  a  number  of  significant  storms  such  as  storm  Desmond  on  5  and  6 
December and storm Eva on 24 December. 

The flooding is of natural origin and therefore falls within the main field of application of 
the EUSF. 

The  application  from  the  UK  was  initially  received  on  26  February  2016,  within  the 
deadline  of  12  weeks  after  the  first  damage  was  recorded  on  5  December  2016.  In  their 
application the UK authorities stressed that the damage assessment was incomplete and that 
the relevant figures were only provisional. The final application file was completed only on 
22 September 2016  after the Commission had formally written to the UK authorities and 
set a deadline by the end of September 2016. 

The UK did not request the payment of an advance. 

The UK authorities have initially estimated the total direct damage caused by the disaster at 
EUR 2 300  million. In  their final  application of 22 September this figure was updated to 
EUR 2 412,042 million. This amount represents 73% of the “major disaster” threshold for 
mobilising  the  EUSF  of  EUR 3 312,242 million  applicable  to  the  UK  in  2016  (i.e. 
EUR 3 billion in 2011 prices).  

As  total  direct  damage  remains  below  the  major  disaster  threshold  for  activating  the 
Solidarity Fund, the application was presented and examined on the basis of the criteria for 
"regional disasters” as laid down in Article 2(3) of the Regulation which defines a 'regional 

Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity 
Fund, (OJ L 311 of 14.11.2002, p. 3) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 (OJ L 189 of 27.06.2014, p.143). 

UKC2-Northumberland,  UKD1-Cumbria,  UKD3-Great  Manchester,  UKD4-Lancashire,  UKE2-North 
Yorkshire, UKE4-West Yorkshire, UKL1-West Wales and the Valleys, UKM2-Eastern Scotland,   UKM3-
South Western Scotland, UKM5-North Eastern Scotland and UKN0-Northern Ireland. 

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disaster' as any natural disaster resulting in a region at NUTS level 2 of an eligible State in 
direct  damage  in  excess  of  1,5%  of  that  region's  GDP.  The  UK  application  relates  to 
several single NUTS level 2 regions (refer to footnote above). The reported direct damage 
of EUR 2 412,042 million represents 5,77% of the weighted average GDP of the regions 
affected by this disaster (EUR 41 784 million based on 2014 data) and exceeds the 1,5% 
threshold  of  Article  2(3)  of  the  Regulation.  The  application  from  the  UK  is  therefore 
eligible for a contribution from the Solidarity Fund. 

As regards the impact and consequences of the disaster, 16 143 households were flooded 
and around 3 600 households had to be placed in alternative accommodation. The UK also 
reported that 4 985 businesses were flooded. Over the period 1 700 military personnel were 
drafted in to support the rescue and recovery efforts, with around 700 on the ground at any 
one time. In anticipation of the flooding, flood warnings were issued and, where necessary, 
people  were  evacuated  from  their  homes.  Where  possible  existing  flood  defences  were 
maintained  and  more  than  5  km  of  temporary  flood  defences  were  put  in  place.  43 
additional pumps were pre-deployed into the affected areas and blockages in watercourses 
cleared  in  order  to  minimise  the  damage.  The  disaster  had  a  clear  impact  on  the  tourism 
industry  (e.g.  hotel  cancellations,  fewer  tourists)  with  35%  of  the  tourism  businesses 
located in areas affected by flooding in the north of England alone. Farms also suffered a 
loss  of  production.  Impact  includes  damage  to  or  loss  of  established  and  stored  crops, 
inability  to  access  land,  cost  of  moving  of  livestock  and  clean-up  operation.  The  most 
significant  impact  however  were  caused  to  the  transport  infrastructure.  Essential  bridges 
were  damaged  or  destroyed.  For  example,  damage  to  the  Lamington  Viaduct  near 
Lockerbie left the West Coast Mainline – a major rail link between England and Scotland – 
out of service.  

The cost of essential emergency and recovery operations eligible under Article 3(2) of the 
Regulation has been estimated by the UK authorities at EUR 408,232 million and has been 
broken  down  by  type  of  operation.  The  largest  share  of  these  operations  (over 
EUR 338 million)  concern  the  transport  sector.  The  second  largest  share  concerns  the 
securing of preventive infrastructure amounting to over EUR 32 million.  

The  affected  regions  are  "less  developed  regions",  "transition  regions"  and  "more 
developed  regions"  under  the  European  Structural  and  Investment  (ESI)  Funds  (2014-
2020).  The  UK  authorities  declared  that  their  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development  allocation  is  being  used  to  support  farmers  with  their  recovery  on  an 
application  basis  and  transferred  EUR 12,5  million  to  restoring  agriculture  production 
potential  damaged  by  natural  disasters  and  catastrophic  events  and  introduction  of 
appropriate prevention actions. 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10)  As  regards  the  implementation  of  Union  legislation  on  disaster  risk  prevention  and 
management  there  is  currently  no  infringement  procedure  on-going.  The  Flood  Risk 
Regulations (2009) implement the EU Floods Directive on the assessment and management 
of  flood  risk.  The  Directive  provides  a  high  level  framework  to  reduce  the  risks of  flood 
damage  on  a  community  level  and  allows  Member  States  to  use  their  existing  flood  risk 
assessments  and  plans  to  satisfy  the  requirements  of  the  Directive.  The  Environment 
Agency  and  other  Risk  Management  Authorities  have  used  existing  comprehensive  maps 
and  plans  for  flood  risk  where  possible.  These  will  be  supplemented  by  Flood  Risk 
Management Plans which bring together for the first time measures to address all sources 
of local flooding in England. 

(11)  At  the  date  of  submitting  the  application  the  UK  was  not  subject  to  infringement 

proceedings concerning Union legislation relating to the nature of the disaster. 

(12)  The UK authorities confirmed that there is no insurance coverage of eligible costs. 

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2.2 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

Cyprus – Drought and fires in 2016 

During  the  period  from  October  2015  to  June  2016,  the  island  of    Cyprus  suffered  from 
very low precipitation combined with extremely high temperatures, leading to the building 
up  of  severe  drought  with  important  crop  failure,  forest  and  vegetation  fires,  scarcity  of 
water  in  agriculture  and  for  the  population,  and  resulting  problems  for  the  water  supply 
systems. In June 2016, the situation cumulated in two major wild fires breaking out on 18 
and 19 June, burning an area of over 2600 hectares of state forest.  

The  drought  and  fires  are  of  natural  origin  and  therefore  fall  within  the  main  field  of 
application of the EUSF. 

The application from Cyprus was received on 5 September 2016, within the deadline of 12 
weeks after the first damage was recorded on 14 June 2016, when the first official measures 
against  the  drought  were  taken.  Following  a  request  from  the  Commission,  additional 
information  giving  assurance  to  the  correctness  of  this  date  was  provided  on  21  October 
2016. The application was therefore received within the deadline set by the Regulation. 

In its application Cyprus requested the payment of an advance as laid down in Article 4a of 
the  Regulation.  On  17  November  2016  the  Commission  adopted  Implementing  Decision 
C(2016)  7572  awarding  a  10%  advance  amounting  to  EUR  729  876  on  the  anticipated 
financial contribution from the Fund and subsequently paid it out in full to Cyprus. 

The  Cypriot  authorities  have  estimated  the  total  direct  damage  caused  by  the  disaster  at 
EUR  180,803  million.  This  amount  represents  1,78%  of  Cyprus’  GNI  and  exceeds  the 
'major  disaster'  threshold  for  mobilising  the  Solidarity  Fund  of  EUR  100,412  million 
applicable to Cyprus in 2016 (i.e. 0,6% of GNI based on 2014 data). As the estimated total 
direct  damage  exceeds  the  'major  disaster'  threshold,  the  disaster  qualifies  as  a  “major 
natural disaster”.  

As  regards  the  impact  and  consequences  of  the  disaster,  water  scarcity  caused  severe 
damages on agriculture, households and the environment. It affected a total of 374 villages. 
Large  parts  of  the  Nicosia,  Larnaca  and  Famagusta  districts  suffered  100%  damage  in 
rainfed  crops  (such  as  barley,  wheat  and  other  non-irrigated  fodder  crops).  The  water 
inflow to water reservoirs was severely reduced, especially Dam "Kouris", the main source 
of  water  to  water  treatment  plants  and  irrigation,  fell  short  of  water.  Based  on  historical 
data  since  the  year  1901,  the  rainfall  between  October  2015  and  June  2016  was  the  6th 
lowest  for  the  last  104  years  and  the  4th  lowest  for  the  last  50  years.    In  addition  to  the 
drough's  impact  above,  in  mid-June  2016,  a  heat  wave  broke  out  over  Cyprus  triggering 
two large forest fires. The first fire at “Argaka” burnt an area of 763 ha of the Pafos state 
forest.  The  second  fire  at  “Solea”  burnt  an  area  of  1897  ha  most  of  which  is  part  of  the 
"Adelfoi" state forest. 

The cost of essential emergency and recovery operations eligible under Article 3(2) of the 
Regulation has been estimated by the Cypriot authorities at EUR 49 million and has been 
broken  down  by  type  of  operation.  The  largest  share  of  these  operations  (over 
EUR 46,082 million)  concerns  the  cost  of  the  intervention  of  the  emergency  services 
against  the  wild  fires.  The  second  largest  share  concerns  the  immediate  restauration  of 
affected  natural  zones  to  avoid  immediate  effects  from  soil  erosion  amounting  to  EUR 
2,484 million. 

The  affected  region  is  a  "more  developed  region"  under  the  European  Structural  and 
Investment  (ESI)  Funds  (2014-2020).  The  Cypriot  authorities  have  not  signalled  to  the 
Commission their intention to reallocate funding from the ESI Funds programmes towards 
recovery measures.  

(9) 

As  regards  the  implementation  of  Union  legislation  on  disaster  risk  prevention  and 
management  there  is  currently  no  infringement  procedure  on-going.  The  relevant  Union 

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legislation regarding forest fires is Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament 
and the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism, especially 
provisions of Article 6 (Risk Management) are relevant. To comply with Union law, a Fire 
Risk Map for Cyprus was developed under the Collaboration Agreement No. 21283-2003-
10 SOSC ISP CY between the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission 
and  the  Department  of  Forests  of  the  Republic  of  Cyprus.  Disaster  risk  management  of 
drought  in  agriculture  under  Regulation  (EU)  No  1305/2013  of  the  European  Parliament 
and  of  the  Council  provides  for  the  establishment  and  mobilisation  of  an  income 
stabilisation tool under the Common Agricultural Policy. Cyprus declared it does not intend 
to use the stabilisation tool. 

(10)  At  the  date  of  submitting  the  application  Cyprus  was  not  subject  to  infringement 

proceedings concerning Union legislation relating to the nature of the disaster. 

(11)  The Cypriot authorities confirmed that there is no insurance coverage of eligible costs. 

2.3 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Portugal – Madeira fires in 2016 

During  the  period  between  8  and  13  August  2016,  the  Portuguese  island  of    Madeira 
suffered from large wild fires, burning an area of 6000 hectares. The fires were triggered by 
high  temperatures,  very  strong  winds  and  extreme  low  humidity.  They  led  to  the 
destruction  of  essential  public  infrastructure,  public  buildings,  private  homes,  businesses 
and in agriculture. 

The fires are of natural origin and therefore fall within the main field of application of the 
EUSF. 

The application from Portugal was received on 21 September 2016, within the deadline of 
12  weeks  after  the  first  damage  was  recorded  on  8  August  2016.  The  application  was 
therefore received within the deadline set by the Regulation. 

In its application Portugal requested the payment of an advance as laid down in Article 4a 
of the Regulation. On 9 November 2016 the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 
C(2016)  7250  awarding  a  10%  advance  amounting  to  EUR  392  500  on  the  anticipated 
financial contribution from the Fund and subsequently paid it out in full to Portugal. 

The Portuguese authorities have estimated the total direct damage caused by the disaster at 
EUR 157 million. This amount represents only 15% of the “major disaster” threshold for 
mobilising the EUSF of EUR 1 026,714 million applicable to Portugal in 2016 (0,6% of the 
EUR 171 119 million based on 2014 prices).  

As  total  direct  damage  remains  below  the  major  disaster  threshold  for  activating  the 
Solidarity Fund, the application was presented and examined on the basis of the criteria for 
"regional disasters” as laid down in Article 2(3) of the Regulation which defines a 'regional 
disaster' as any natural disaster resulting in a region at NUTS level 2 of an eligible State in 
direct  damage  in  excess  of  1,5%  of  that  region's  GDP.    As  the  Portuguese  application 
relates to the island of Madeira (PT30 - Região Autónoma da Madeira), the GDP threshold 
applied  is  1%,  as  this  is  an  outermost  region  within  the  meaning  of  Article  349  of  the 
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The reported direct damage of EUR 157 
million represents 3,84% of the region’s GDP (EUR 4 085 million based on 2014 data) and 
thus  exceeds  the  1%  threshold  of  article  2(3)  of  the  Regulation.  The  application  from 
Portugal is therefore eligible for a contribution from the Solidarity Fund. 

(7) 

As  regards  the  impact  and  consequences  of  the  disaster,  the  capital  Funchal  and  the 
municipality  of  Calheta  were  seriously  affected,  with  a  strong  impact  on  daily  life  and 
property of the population including three casualties. The burnt area covers 6 000 hectares 
of  which  560  hectares  concern  protected  areas  belonging  to  the  “Natura  2000"  Network. 
The "Quinta do Monte", a famous historical property owned by the government, was also 

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damaged.  Moreover,  Portugal  reported  damage  to  233  houses,  154  of  which  were 
completely  destroyed.  Several  farms  were  affected,  24  businesses  and  5  hotels  were 
damaged,  as  well  as  a  local  school  and  hospital.  In  addition,  basic  infrastructure  was 
affected, such as electricity power lines supplying 400 consumers. 

The cost of essential emergency and recovery operations eligible under Article 3(2) of the 
Regulation has been estimated by the Portuguese authorities at EUR 7,347 million and has 
been broken down by type of operation. The largest share of these operations (over EUR 
1,816 million) concerns the costs for temporary accommodation. The second largest share 
concerns cleaning-up measures amounting to EUR 1,756 million.  

The  affected  region  is  a  "less  developed  region"  under  the  European  Structural  and 
Investment  (ESI)  Funds  (2014-2020).  The  Portugese  authorities  signalled  to  the 
Commission their intention to reallocate funding from the ESI Funds programmes towards 
recovery measures.  

(8) 

(9) 

(10)  As  regards  the  implementation  of  Union  legislation  on  disaster  risk  prevention  and 
management,  there  is  currently  no  infringement  procedure  on-going.  The  Portuguese 
application  gives  an  overview  of  prevention  measures  in  place.  For  instance,  in  2015, 
Resolution No 56/2015 of the Council of Ministers published in the Official Journal of the 
Portuguese  Republic  No  147  of  30  July  2015,  approved  the  Strategic  Framework  for 
Climate Policy, the National Programme for Climate Change and the National Strategy for 
Adaptation to Climate Change, strategic documents in line with the EU legislation for the 
prevention and management of risks related to the nature of disaster forest fires.  

(11)  At  the  date  of  submitting  the  application  Portugal  was  not  subject  to  infringement 

proceedings concerning Union legislation relating to the nature of the disaster. 

(12)  The Portuguese authorities confirmed that there is no insurance coverage of eligible costs, 

except an amount of EUR 360 000 already identified. 

3. 

FINANCING 

The methodology for calculating Solidarity Fund aid was set out in the 2002-2003 Annual Report 
on the Solidarity Fund and accepted by the Council and the European Parliament. 

As solidarity was the central justification for the creation of the Fund, the Commission takes the 
view that aid from the Fund should be progressive. That means that, in accordance with previous 
practice,  the  portion  of  the  damage  exceeding  the  “major  disaster”  threshold  for  mobilising  the 
Fund (i.e. 0,6% of GNI or EUR 3 billion in 2011 prices, whichever is the lowest amount) should 
give rise to higher aid intensity than damage up to the threshold. The rate applied in the past for 
defining  the  allocations  for  major  disasters  is  2,5%  of  total  direct  damage  under  the  major 
threshold and 6% for the part of the damage above. For regional disasters and disasters accepted 
under the “neighbouring country” provision the rate is 2,5%.  

The Solidarity Fund aid amounts may not exceed the estimated total costs of eligible operations as 
referred to in the respective paragraphs (5) above for the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal. 

In calculating the total amount of the aid under the EUSF, the 2,5% was applied in the cases of the 
United Kingdom and Portugal as the total direct damage is below their respective major disaster 
thresholds.  In  the  case  of  Cyprus,  the  2,5%  was  applied  up  to  the  level  of  its  major  disaster 
threshold while the 6% was applied to the part of the total direct damage above this threshold. 

Therefore, the Commission proposes to apply the same percentages and to mobilise the following 
aid amounts: 

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Total direct 
damage  

Applied 
regional 
disaster 
threshold 

Applied major 
disaster 
threshold 

2,5% of total 
direct damage 
up to the major 
threshold 

Total amount 
of aid 
proposed 

6% of total 
direct damage 
above the 
major 
threshold 

(million EUR) 

(million EUR) 

(million EUR) 

(EUR) 

(EUR) 

(EUR) 

2 412,042 

626,764 

n/a 

60 301 050 

- 

60 301 050 

180,803 

n/a 

101,412 

2 535 300 

4 763 460 

7 298 760 

157,000 

40,850 

n/a 

3 925 000 

- 

3 925 000 

71 524 810 

Disaster 

United Kingdom - 
Floods in 2016 
(regional disaster) 

Cyprus - Drought 
and fires in 2016 
(major disaster) 

Portugal – Madeira 
fires in 2016 
(regional disaster) 

TOTAL 

This  is  the  first  proposal  for  a  mobilisation  decision  of  the  EUSF  in  2017.  The  total  amount 
available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2017 is EUR 1 115 121 612 and it is 
the  sum  of  the  2017  allocation  of  EUR 563  081  210  (i.e.  EUR 500 000 000  in  2011  prices)  in 
accordance with Article 10(1) of the Multiannual Financial Framework5 (MFF) regulation, plus the 
entire 2016 allocation of EUR 552 040 402 (i.e. EUR 500 000 000 in 2011 prices) that remained 
unspent and carried over for one year, in accordance with Article 10(2) of the MFF regulation.  

As the total amount of aid proposed is below the total amount available for the mobilisation of the 
EUSF in 2017, the ceiling provisions of the MFF regulation have been complied with.  

4. 

CONCLUSION  

The  Commission  proposes  to  mobilise  the  European  Union  Solidarity  Fund  for  the  three  cases 
concerning the United  Kingdom,  Cyprus and Portugal  presented above and  to  amend the budget 
2017 by increasing budget article  13 06 01 'Assistance to Member States in the event of a major 
natural  disaster  with  serious  repercussions  on  living  conditions,  the  natural  environment  or  the 
economy' by EUR 71 524 810 both in commitment and in payment appropriations.   

As the European Union Solidarity Fund is a special instrument as defined in the MFF regulation, 
the corresponding appropriations should be budgeted outside the corresponding MFF ceilings. 

The Commission is confident that the amount of EUR 71 524 810 of payment appropriations can 
be  redeployed  within  the  2017  budget.  However,  at  this  early  stage  of  the  implementation,  the 
Commission is not yet in the position to identify any precise source. Therefore, the Commission 
proposes to book in this DAB a negative reserve of payment appropriations on the budget article 
40 03 01 for an amount of EUR 71 524 810. 
In  compliance  with  Article  47  of  the  Financial  Regulation6,  the  Commission  will  reduce  the 
negative  reserve  as  soon  as  possible  by  means  of  transfer  of  appropriations  from  other  budget 
items in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 26 and 27 of the same regulation. 

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Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial 
framework for the years 2014-2020, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. 
OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. 

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