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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)184 final
Brussels,15April1981
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COUNCILDECISION
amendingthedistribution ofcontributions andtheweightingofvotes
laiddownintheInternalAgreementof1979onthefinancing and
administration ofCommunityaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0MC81)184final

Commission Communication totheCouncil
AmendmentoftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingand
administration ofCommunityaid"underthefifthEDF
followingtheaccessionoftheHellenicRepublic
1.Article118(1)oftheActconcerningtheconditionsofaccessionofthe
HellenicRepublictotheCommunitiesstipulatesthatasfrom1January1981,
whentheActofAccessionentersintoforce,theHellenicRepublicshall
applytheprovisionsoftheAgreementsconcludedbytheCommunitywith
certainthirdcountriesandthattransitional measuresandadjustmentsshall
bethesubjectofprotocolsconcludedwiththeco-contracting thirdcountries.
\
2.AsregardsrelationswiththeAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,
Article121oftheActofAccessionlaysdownthatthearrangements resulting
fromtheACP-EECConventionof.Lomesignedon28February1975shallnot
applyinrelationsbetweentheHellenicRepublicandtheseStates(withthe
exceptionofProtocol3onsugar).
Ontheotherhand,accordingtoArticle122oftheActofAccession,the
provisionsofArticles118and119shallapplytoanynewagreementthat
theCommunityconcludeswiththeACPStatesbeforetheentryintoforce
oftheActofAccession.■
HenceaprotocoladjustingthesecondACP-EECConvention mustbeconcluded
inordertotakeaccountoftheaccessionoftheHellenicRepublic.Tothis.
endnegotiations betweentheEECandtheACPStatesbeganon28November1980.
3.Quiteapartfromtheconclusionofthisprotocolorthemeasureswhichthe
CommunitynighttakeunderArticle119of.theActofAccession,legal
instruments shouldbeestablished toenabletheHellenicRepublicto
.contributetothefinancingofthefifthEuropeanDevelopment Fundandsiton
theadvisorycommitteessetupundertheauspicesoftheCommissionandthe
EuropeanInvestment Bank.
Astheconditionsofthiscontribution andrepresentation aregoverned
bytheprovisionsoftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingand
./.

administration ofCommunityaidsignedon20November1979,twogroups
ofprovisionsinthisAgreementmustbemodified:
r-thedistribution ofcontributions amongtheMemberStatesascontained
inArticle-1(2)(a)oftheInternalAgreement;
-theweightingofMemberStates'voteswithintheEDFCommitteesetup
undertheauspicesoftheCommission (Article17(3)oftheAgreement),
andwithintheArticle22Committeesetupundertheauspicesofthe
EuropeanInvestment Bank.
DISTRIBUTION OFCONTRIBUTIONS AMONGMEMBERSTATES
4.UnderArticle1(2)(b)oftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingand
administration ofCommunityaid,thescheduleofcontributions fromMember
StatestotheEDFmaybeamendedbyadecisionoftheCouncil,acting
unanimously,intheeventoftheaccessionofanewMemberStatetothe
Community.
5.AnewscalewasworkedouttofinancethefifthEDFunderwhichthescale
appliedunderthefourthEDFliasretainedforthefinancingofanamount
equaltothefourthEDFandtheVatrevenuescale(basis1978)wasusedtofinance
theremainder.
.InthecaseoftheHellenicRepublic/therearenodataonwhichtobasethis
calculation. -
ItisthereforeproposedthattheHellenicRepublic'scontribution tothe
financingofthefifthEDFshouldbebasedontheproportionofitsgross
nationalproducttothesumtotalofthegrossnationalproductsofthe ■
MemberStates.(SystemlaiddownbytheCounc'iIDecisionof21April1970
onthereplacement offinancialcontributions fromMembferStatesbythe
Communities' ownresources).
Asregardsthereferenceperiod,itisproposedthatthemethodlaiddown
byCouncilRegulation No2891/77of19December1977,implementing the
Decisionof21April1970shouldbeused.Thismeanstakingasthereference
periodthefirstthreeyearsofthefive-yearperiodprecedingtheyearin
question(for1981,theaverageofGNPfortheyears1976,1977and1978).

ThiswasthebasisusedtodeterminetheHellenicRepublic'scontribution to
'thegeneral .budgetoftheCommunitiesfor1981.Theproportionamountsto
1.62%anditisproposedthatthisshouldrepresentthenewMemberState's
shareinthe'financingofthefifthEDF.
6.Atthisstage,thispercentagemustbeappliedtoasumof4636000ECU,
i.e.whatthefifthEDFamountedtobeforetheaccessionofZimbabwe .was
takenintoconsideration ,sincetheamendmentoftheInternalAgreementto
takeaccountofZimbabwe'saccessionhasstilltoberatified.
Arateof1.62%appliedtoatotalof4636000ECUgivesacontribution of
75103000EcufortheHellenicRepublic.
Iftheamountsinitiallyfixedfor-thenineMemberStatesarereducedfrom
100%to98.38%(100-1.62)ofthetotal,thenewdistribution isas
follows:- i
Distribution amongnine
.MemberStates
Amount
('000ECU),.Distribution amongten
MemberStates
Amount
('000ECU)./1)/o
BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
UNITEDKINGDOM273524'5.9
115900.2.5
1311988'28.3
% _
118681625.6
27816 0.6
53314011.5
9272 0.2
343064 7.4
834480 18269093
114024
1290734
75103
1167589
27365
524503
9122
337506
8209615,
"2,
27,
■1,
25,
.0,
11,
o;
7,
17,81•
46
,84
,62
,i;9'
59
31
19
28
71
Total 4636000100 4636000100
Percentages correctedtotwodecimalplaces.

administration ofCommunityaidsignedon20November1979,twogroups
ofprovisionsinthisAgreementmustbemodified:
T-thedistribution ofcontributions amongtheMemberStatesascontained
inArticle -1(2)(a)oftheInternalAgreement;
-theweightingofMemberStates*voteswithintheEDFCommitteesetup
undertheauspicesoftheCommission (Article17(3)oftheAgreement),
andwithintheArticle22Committeesetupundertheauspicesofthe
EuropeanInvestment Bank.
DISTRIBUTION OFCONTRIBUTIONS AMONGMEMBERSTATES
4.UnderArticle1(2)(b)oftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingand
administration ofCommunityaid,thescheduleofcontributions fromMember
StatestotheEDFmaybeamendedbyadecisionoftheCouncil,acting
unanimously,intheeventoftheaccessionofanewMemberStatetothe
Community.
5.AnewscalewasworkedouttofinancethefifthEDFunderwhichthescale
appliedunderthefourthEDFWasretainedforthefinancingofanamount
equaltothefourthEDFandtheVatrevenuescale(basis1978)wasusedtofinance
theremainder.
.InthecaseoftheHellenicRepublic,therearenodataonwhichtobasethis
calculation .
ItisthereforeproposedthattheHellenicRepublic'scontribution tothe
financingofthefifthEDFshouldbebasedontheproportionofitsgross
nationalproducttothesumtotalofthegrossnationalproductsofthe
MemberStates.(SystemlaiddownbytheCounc'ilDecisionof21April1970
onthereplacement offinancialcontributions fromMembterStatesbythe
Communities' ownresources).
t•
Asregardsthereferenceperiod,itisproposedthatthemethodlaiddown
byCouncilRegulation No2891/77of19December1977,implementing the
Decisionof21April1970shouldbeused.Thismeanstakingasthereference
periodthefirstthreeyearsofthefive-yearperiodprecedingtheyearin
question(for1981,theaverageofGNPfortheyears1976,1977and1978).

ThiswasthebasisusedtodeterminetheHellenicRepublic'scontribution to-
''thegeneral .budgetoftheCommunitiesfor1981.Theproportionamountsto
1.62%anditisproposedthatthisshouldrepresentthenewMemberState's
shareinthefinancing ,ofthefifthEDF.
6.Atthisstage,thispercentagemust--beappliedtoasumof4636000ECU,
i.e.whatthefifthEDFamountedtobeforethea.ccessionofZimbabwe .was
takenintoconsideration ,sincetheamendmentoftheInternalAgreementto
takeaccountofZimbabwe'saccessionhasstilltoberatified.
Arateof1.62%appliedtoatotalof463j5000ECUgivesacontribution of
75103000EcufortheHellenicRepublic. ^,
Iftheamountsinitiallyfixedfor-thenineMemberStatesarereducedfrom
100%to98.38%(100:-1.62)ofthetotal,thenewdistribution isas
follows:- ! "
Distribution amongnine ,.Distribution amongten
MemberStates _- MemberStates
.. '...(1)Amount . % • ■ Amount •%
('000ECU) -('000ECU)'
-%
BELGIUM'/273524 5.9 2690935.81
DENMARK 115900.f2.5 1140242.46
GERMANY ■■■1'311988'28.3 , 129073427.84
GREECE
/751031.62
FRANCE 118681625.6 .116758925.Î9
IRELAND 27816 0.6 ,)273650.59
ITALY 533140 11.5 524503 .11.31
LUXEMBOURG- 9272;0.2<·91220.19
NETHERLANDS \343064 7.4 3375067.28
UNITEDKINGDOM 83448018' ""
-82096117.71
Total 4636000100 •V4636000100
(1)Percentagescorrectedtotwodecimalplaces.

4.
7.Inaccordancewiththeconclusions oftheConferencebetweentheEuropean
Communities andtheHellenicRepublicattheeleventhministerial meeting '
heldinLuxembourg on5April.1979,Greecewasauthorized,forthepayment
ofitscontribution totheEDF,"toenteralineofcreditforitsnational
budgetonlyfrom1982,ontheunderstanding thatanyappropriations which
(2)shouldhavebeenenteredfrom198'1wouldbechargedtoits1982budget'
IftheHellenicRepublicavailsitselfofthisoptionnottopayits1981
'<■'contribution totheEDFthisyear,itwillpayits1981and1982contributions
togetherin1982.
WEIGHTING OFMEMBERSTATES1VOTESIN,ADVISORY'COMMITTEES
AccordingtoArticle17(5)andArticle22(5)oftheInternalAgreement
onthefinaneingandadministration ofCommunityaid,theweightingsand
thequalifiedmajoritylaiddowninthesearticlesmaybeamendedbya
decisionoftheCouncil,actingunanimously,intheeventoftheaccession
.ofanewMemberStatetotheCommunity.....
AstheweightingofvotesdependsontheMemberStates1sharesinthe
financing,itisproposedthattheHellenicRepublicbegiventwovotes.
Suchasmallamendmentdoesnotjustifyachangeinthequalifiedmajority
(69).Ontheotherhand,itwouldseemadvisableto.increasethetotal
numberofvotesto102,sothatthepreviousbalanceinthedistribution of
votesamongtheoriginalMember,Statescanbemaintained.
Weighting-nine- Weighting-ten
MemberStates MemberStates
Belgium 6 '6
De'nmark, 3 3
Germany 27< 27
Greece - 2
France 24 'y■ 24
Ireland ._ 2 ' 2
Italy ' 12 12
Luxembourg ' 1 1
Netherlands 8 8
UnitedKingdom 17 _.■. 17
100, 100'
(2)ConftGR/24/79of8May1979.

Thisproposalispresentedin;agreementwiththeEuropeanInvestment
Bank.

DRAFT
CouncilDecisionamendingthedistribution ofcontributions and
theweightingofvoteslaiddownintheInternalAgreement
of1979onthefinancing andadministration of
Communityaid
THE.COUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
\
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheInternalAgreement onthefinancing andadministration
ofCommunityaidof20November1979,
InagreementwiththeCommission,
Whereasbyreasonofitsaccession Greecemustcontribute
tothefinancingofthefifthEuropeanDevelopment Fundandberepresented
ontheadvisorycommittees setupundertheauspicesoftheCommission
*
andtheEuropeanInvestment Bank;
Whereastheconditionsofthiscontribution andrepresentation ofthe
MemberStatesaregovernedbytheprovisionsoftheInternalAgreementof1979
1onthefinancing andadministration ofCommunityaid,
andinparticularArticle1.(2)(a),Article17(2)andArticle22(3)thereof/
WhereastheInternalAgreement empowerstheCouncil,actingunanimously,
toamendthescheduleofcontributions andtheweightings ofvoteslaid
downbythesaidprovisions, '
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :*
ic
10JNoL347,22.12.1980,p.210

2.
Article 1
TheInternalAgreementof1979onthefinancingar.dadriiinistrationofCommunity
aidisherebyamendedasfollows: •'
Article1(2)(a)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
1-"(a>TheFundshaltconsistof4-636millionECU,tobefinancedbythe
MemberStatesasfollows:
•*
Belgium 269093million'ECU(5,81%)
Denmark 114024millionECU(2.46%)
Germany 1'290734millionECU(27.84%)'
Greece 75•103million .ECU(1.62%)"
France , 1167589millionECU(25.19%)
Ireland ''■27365millionECU(0.59%)
Italy 524503millionECU(11.31%)-
|_uxembourg 9122millionECU(0.19%)
Netherlands 337506millionECU(7.28%)-.
UnitedKingdom 820961millionECU,(17.71%)"
2..Article17(3)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
"3.WithintheEDFCommittee,thevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbe
weightedasfollows:
Belgium 6
ûenmark 3-
.Germany 27
Greece 2
France '24
Ireland -2
Italy 12
Luxembourg 1
■Netherlands 8
UnitedKingdom 17"

3.
ArticLe2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1January1981.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounciL
*
ThePresident
l