
Article 1 
For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2017, the Contingency Margin shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 1 176 030 960 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 3 (Security and citizenship) and of EUR 730 120 000 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 4 (Global Europe) of the multiannual financial framework.
Article 2 
The total amount of EUR 1 906 150 960 in commitment appropriations resulting from Article 1 shall be offset against the margins under the commitment ceilings for the years 2017 to 2020 of the following headings of the multiannual financial framework:

((a)) 2017:

((i)) heading 2 (Sustainable Growth — Natural Resources): EUR 575 000 000;
((ii)) heading 5 (Administration): EUR 507 268 804;
((b)) 2018: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 318 000 000;
((c)) 2019: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 253 882 156;
((d)) 2020: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 252 000 000.
Article 3 
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.