Article 1

Decision 2014/129/CFSP is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   Article 1(3)(c) is replaced by the following:

   ‘(c)

   providing means for the holding of four major annual conferences with third countries and civil society on non-proliferation and disarmament to promote internationally the EU WMD Non-proliferation Strategy and the EU SALW Strategy, and the role, in this field, of Union institutions and think tanks in the Union, with a view to raising the visibility of Union policies in this area and submitting reports and/or recommendations to the representatives of the HR;’;

2. (2)

   Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:

   ‘1.

   The financial reference amount for the implementation of the projects covering the activities referred to in Article 1(3) shall be EUR 4 034 254,15.’;

3. (3)

   Article 5(2) is replaced by the following:

   ‘2.

   It shall apply from 3 July 2017. It shall expire on 31 December 2017.’;

4. (4)

   in the Annex, Section 4 is replaced by the following:

   ‘4.

   Duration

   This Decision shall expire on 31 December 2017.’.