
Article 1 
For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2017, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances.
Article 2 
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.
Done at Strasbourg, 14 December 2016.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
I. KORČOK