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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C O M Î 8 3 )  6 1 9  final 
Brussels, 1 4  O cto b er 1 9 8 3
E U R O P E A N  D E V E L O P M E N T  F U N D  ( E D F )
E S T I M A T E S  O F  C O N T R I B U T I O N S  
R E Q U I R E D  T O  M E E T  E X P E N D I T U R E  I N  
T H E  F I N A N C I A L  Y E A R  1 9 8 4
(C o m m u n ic a tio n  fro m  the C o m m is s io n  to the C o u n cil)
C 0 M C 8 3 )  6 1 9  final

E U R O P E A N  D E V E L O P M E N T  F U N D  (EPF)
Estim ates o f contributions required to m e e t expenditure in the
financial year 1 9 8 4
Introduction
T h e  Internal A g re e m e n t o n  the Financing a n d  Adm inistration o f the Fifth 
E O F  provides in  Article 6  for the preparation b y  the C o m m is s io n  - a n d  
co m m u n icatio n  to the C ouncil - o f annual estimates o f the c o m m itm e n ts 
to b e  entered into in respect of the E D F  during the follow ing bud g et 
year a n d  the total a m o u n t o f p ay m en ts to b e  m a d e  in  that b u d g et year. 
Sim ilar provisions applied in the case of earlier E D F s .
In  line w ith these requirem ents, the present co m m u n icatio n  review s the 
position in relation to expenditure in 1 9 8 3 , assesses the cash  require­
m e n ts for the E D F  in 1 9 8 4  a n d  o n  that basis proposes the contributions 
necessary to m e e t these needs.
E xpected cash  requirem ents for 1 9 8 3
In  the eight m o n th s January to A u g u st 1 9 8 3 , disbursem ents fro m  the E D F  
a m o u n te d  to 4 3 7  million E c u , i.e. a  m onthly average of 54.6 million E c u . 
Extrapolating this average u p  to end-January 1 9 8 4  (* ) (i.e. b y  5  m o n th s) 
gives a  figure o f 7 1 0  million E cu . T w o  additions m u s t b e  m a d e  to this 
a m o u n t :
. 1 0 0  million E c u  in respect of disbursem ents to b e  m a d e  b etw een  n o w  
a n d  the e n d  of the year under the system  for stabilisation of export 
earnings ( S T A B E X )  in relation to the year 1 9 8 2  ;
.  a n  a m o u n t estim ated at 2 5  million E c u  in respect o f expenditure 
incurred late in the year w h ic h  is n o t subjected to final settlement 
b y  the tim e the e n d  o f year accounts are d ra w n  u p .
(* ) the inclusion o f January 1 9 8 4  follow s the accepted practice o f provid- 
ding o n e  m onth's reserve to take account of the fact that the call date 
for the first instalm ent of contributions b y  M e m b e r  States is 2 0  Janua­
ry  of each  year.

2.
A ddition o f these three figures (7 1 0  +  1 0 0  +  2 5  million E c u ) gives total 
cash  requirem ents for the E P F  in 1 9 8 3  o f 8 3 5  million E c u .
T h e  cash  situation b etw een  A u g u st a n d  end-1983 will b e  a s follow s :
million E c u
B alance o n  h an d s at 31/8/1983 3 7 2
Contributions payable o n  1st O ctober 1 7 5
(4th instalm ent 1 9 8 3 )
Interest for seco n d  half 1 9 8 3  o n  b a n k  deposits 6
Total cash  resources :  5 5 3
T his a m o u n t o f 5 5 3  million E c u  will b e  available to m e e t p ay m en ts in  
the L a st five m o n th s of the year am ounting to 3 9 8  million E c u  (835-437) 
leaving a  balance o n  h an d s at the e n d  o f the year o f 1 5 5  million E c u .
O f  this am o u n t, 1 3 0  million will b e  required to provide the accepted 
m in im u m  cushion o f cash resources necessary in order to effectively 
m a n a g e  the m a n y  b a n k  accounts in M e m b e r  States a n d  in the A C P  countries.
E xpenditure forecasts for the budget year 1 9 8 4
T h e  C o m m iss io n  com m u n icatio n  to the C ouncil in 1 9 8 2  ( C 0 M ( 8 2 )  7 2 6  final 
dated 4  N o v e m b e r 1 9 8 2 ) presented a  detailed analysis o f the annual rate 
o f utilisation o f the different E u ro p ean  D ev e lo p m e n t F u n d s  (including 
graphs sh o w in g  the rh y th m  of p ay m en ts fro m  the F unds). T h e  tw o  graphs 
an n ex ed  to the present com m u n icatio n  update the previous analysis a n d  
provide s o m e  additional statistics o n  the annual rate o f liquidation o f 
the F u n d s.
A s  regards the first three F unds, the w inding d o w n  o f p ay m en ts m e a n s  
that b y  the e n d  o f the present year only about 4 6  million E c u  w ill 
rem ain  to b e  paid a n d  it is anticipated that disbursem ents in 1 9 8 4  
w ill b e  1 0  million E c u  (as against 1 7  M e c u  this year). W h ile  the annual 
patterns o f expenditure over the past 2 0  years or so  reveal very similar 
trends for the different F unds, the expected trend for the 4th F u n d  in  
1 9 8 3  s h o w s  s o m e  variation. In  the case o f that F u n d , expenditure in  
1 9 8 3  estim ated at 3 7 7  million E c u  will s h o w  a  recovery o n  that for 
the previous year (3 0 6  million E cu). T his upturn reflects liquidation 
of a  backlog o f p ay m en ts carried over fro m  1 9 8 2 . It is clear, h o w ev er, 
that the 4th  E D F  is n o w  in the w inding d o w n  phase a n d  follow ing the 
pattern o f earlier F u n d s it is expected that total p ay m en ts at the e n d

3.
o f the 9th year will b e  equivalent to about 7 %  of the total allocation 
(i.e. 2 2 3  million E cu). T his percentage is consistent w ith the ratio 
o f p ay m en ts to outstanding co m m itm e n ts w h ic h  h as b ee n  relatively stable 
for earlier F u n d s  o n ce they reached full operational level.
T h e  5th E D F  continued its g ro w th  in 1 9 8 3  a n d  follow ing the trends in  
average expenditure in the fourth year for the four previous F u n d s  
m a y  b e  expected to rise in 1 9 8 4  to 1 2 %  o f the total F u n d  allocation 
(i.e. to 5 7 6  million E cu).
O n  the basis o f the foregoing, the overall expenditure for 1 9 8 4  is
estim ated a s follow s :  million E c u
First 3  E D F s  1 0
4th E D F  2 2 3
5th E D F  5 7 6
8 0 9
ro u n d ed  to :  8 1 0
A s  c a n  b e  seen, this is the s a m e  as estim ated expenditure in the present 
year.
C a s h  requirem ents for 1 9 8 4
R equirem ents for 1 9 8 4  m a y  b e  calculated as follow s :  m -j^-jo n  E c u
Forecast disbursem ents in 1 9 8 4  8 1 0
M in im u m  expenditure cushion 1 3 0
E nd-year expenditure not brought to account b y  en d -1 9 8 4  2 5
9 6 5
L ess balance o n  h an d s at end-1983 1 3 5
8 1 0
T h e  total contributions to b e  sought therefore for the financial year 
1 9 8 4  is 8 1 0  m i  llion E cu .  T his a m o u n t is 9 0  million E c u  higher than 
the contribution sought for the present financial year, the difference 
being largely explained b y  the fact that the outgoing balance at the 
e n d  o f 1 9 8 2  (2 8 5  million E c u ) w a s  1 5 5  million E c u  higher than the m in im u m  
m a n a g e m e n t cushion o f 1 3 0  M  E c u  w h ereas it is expected that only 2 5  M  E c u  
over a n d  ab o v e  the cushion will b e  available to finance p ay m en ts in 1 9 8 4 .

In accordance with Article 1(2) of the Financial Regulation of 17 March 
1981 relating to the 5th EDF - which is also being taken to cover contri­
butions from earlier Funds - the contribution of 810 million Ecu will be 
called for in four equal instalments payable on :
. Friday 20 January 1984
.  Monday 2 April 1984 (1st April being a Sunday)
.  Monday 2 July 1984 (1st July " " )
.  Monday 1st October 1984

A N N E X E  1
RYTHME DE CONSOMMATION DU F.E.D.
%  PAIEMENTS /  DOTATIONS
100_

2 8
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 ,
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 .
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0,R Y T H M E  DE C O N S O M M A T IO N  DU F .E .D .  
5 e F .E .D ..· DOTATION TOTALE 4 802 000 0 0 0 ,- ECUA N N E X E  2
12FIN ANNEE % C0NS0MMAT10N/D0TATI0N
1° 4,— 1 9 6 ,-
2° 11,— 526,—
3 ° (prévision) 2 0 ,- 9 4 2 ,-
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
4e F.E.D. :  DOTATION TOTALE 3 184 000 0 0 0 ,-ECU
14 13.5
11.8FIN ANNEE % CONSOM MATION/DOTATION
1° 3 , - 9 8 ,-
2° 8 , - 2 4 6 ,-
3° 1 8 ,- 5 7 2 ,-
4° 31,— 9 9 5 ,-
5° 45,— 1 .4 5 5 .-
6° 58,50 1.900 —
7° 67,50 2 .2 0 6 ,-
8° (prévision) 79,30 2 .5 8 3 ,-
3e F.E.D.: DOTATION TOTALE 914 000 0 0 0 ,-ECU
21FIN ANNEE % C0NS0MMATI0N/D0TATI0N
1° 3 , - 23,—
2° 8 , - 6 5 ,-
3° 19,— 164,80
4° 3 4 , - 3 0 4 ,-
5° 55,— 487,—
6° 69,70 618,—
7° 77,70 698,—
8° 83,70 7 6 4 ,-
2e F.E.D.: DOTATION TOTALE 731 000 0 0 0,-ECU
18
1.7FIN ANNEE % CONSOMMATION/DOTATION
1° 3 , - 22,—
2° 7,— 54,—
3° 13,— 9 6 ,-
4° 2 3 ,- 164,—
5° 3 5 ,- 2 5 4 ,-
6° 53,— 383,—
7° 6 9 ,- 5 0 4 ,-
8° 81,— 5 8 2 ,-
_  7 7
FIN ANNEE % C0NS0MMATI0N/D0TATI0N
1° 1,— 3 , -
2° 4,— 1 9 ,-
3° 1 3 ,- 7 3 ,-
4° 24,— 1 3 8 ,-
5° 3 8 ,- 2 2 1 ,-
6° 5 3 ,- 3 0 6 ,-
7° 6 7 ,- 3 8 3 ,-
8° 7 8 ,- 444,—1e F.E .D . :  DOTATION TOTALE 569 443 000,- ECU

Annex 3
European Development Fund - Financial year 1984 
Fourth EDF commitments
(million ECU)
Year Commitment for that year Aggregate
1976 383 383
1977 707 1.090
1978 564 1.654
19 79 569 2.223
1980 508 2.731
1981 150 2.881
1982 102 2.983
31.8.83 24 3.007
31.12.83 7 (x) 3.014
(x) Forecast on the basis of the programme 
up to and including December 1983.for EDF Committee meetings
Fifth EDF commitments
(million ECU)
DateFinancing decisions
31.12.1981 549 549
31.12.1982 1.003 1.552
31.8.1983 472 2.024
31.12.83 255 (x) 2 .  279
(x) Forecast on the basis of the programme for EDF Committee meetings 
up to and including December 1983.

Annex 4
1984 CONTRIBUTIONS
MEMBER STATE PERCENTAGE BY 
MEMBER STATE5th EDF 
PER QUARTERGRAND TOTAL
BELGIQUE 5.82 11.785.500 47.142.000
DANMARK 2.47 5.001.750 20.007.000
R.F. ALLEMAGNE 27.92 56.538.000 226.152.0001
FRANCE 25.26 51.151.500 204.606.000
IRLANDE 0.59 1.194.750 4.779.000
ITALIE 11.34 22.963.500 91.854.000
LUXEMBOURG 0,20 405.000 1.620.000
PAYS BAS 7.30 14.782.500 59.130.000
ROYAUME UNI 17.76 35.964.000 143.856.000
GRECE 1.34 2.713.500 10.854.000
TOTAL 100.- 202.500.000 810.000.000