
Article 1 
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, the Contingency Margin shall be used to provide the sum of EUR 3 168 233 715 in payment appropriations over and above the payment ceiling of the multiannual financial framework.
Article 2 
The sum of EUR 2 818 233 715 shall be offset in three instalments against the margins under the payment ceilings for the following years:

((a)) 2018: EUR 939 411 200;
((b)) 2019: EUR 939 411 200;
((c)) 2020: EUR 939 411 315.
The Commission is invited to present in a timely manner a proposal concerning the remaining amount of EUR 350 million.
Article 3 
This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Strasbourg, 17 December 2014.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
B. DELLA VEDOVA