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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)660final.
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
EuropeanDevelopment Fund
Timetableforcallingincontributions
for1978and1979
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C0M(78)660final.

UnderArticle 3»asregardsthethirdEDF,andArticle 7,as
regardsthefourthEDF,oftheInternal Agreement onthefinancing
andadministration ofCommunity aidtheCommission mustdrawup
andtransmittotheCouncileachyearestimates ofEDFcommitments
tobeenteredintoduringthefollowing "budgetyearand,onthis
basis,preparethetimetable forcallingincontributions ,taking
intoaccounttheEDF'scashrequirements .
Thepurposeofthesecontributions istoreplenish theEDF'scash .
resources inordertoenableittomakedisbursements .
Accordingly ,thepurposeofthisCommunication istoassessthe
EDF'scashrequirements for1979andhencetheamountofthe
contributions .
ThetablesannexedtothisCommunication give:
(a)anestimateofcommitments in1979underthefourEDFsin
operation ;
(b)anestimateoftotaldisbursements for1979;
(c)hence,thetimetable forcallingintheMemberStates *
contributions tothethirdandfoiirthEDFsfor1979?
(d)thestatement ofcontributions at31December 1979*

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Itisproposed thatthefollowing sumsbecalledinfor1979:
1.forthethirdEDF,fromthesixMemberStatessignatory tothe
secondYaoundeConvention ,20000000EUA;
2.forthefourthEDF,fromthenineMemberStatessignatory tothe
LomeConvention ,400000000EUA.
Inaccordance withArticle 2oftheFinancial Regulation ,itisproposed
thateachofthesecontributions "becalledforintwoequalinstalments ,
thefirstpayableon10January 1979and.thesecondon2July1979*
Inviewofthecashsituation registered in1978»itisproposedthat
thecontributions dueforJuly1978(second1978instalment )forthe
thirdandfourthEDFs(8.5million EUA+139million EUA=totalof
147.5million EUA)becancelled .
ThisCommunication setsoutbelowthedetailed groundsforthese
proposals inthefollowing order:
I.Trendofexpenditure andpresentsituation ;
II.Estimated expenditure for1978;
III.Estimated expenditure for1979»
IV.Replenishment oftheEDF*scashresources .
*
* *
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I.Trendofexpenditure andpresentsituation
ThetablebelowshowshowEDFexpenditure hasdeveloped fromyearto
year:

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•4
16
^m;',
«3V
63
•'
7<
62
40
26
15.
11 ■
10
10
6
2
3
1fVJTOCatC
4
M
Ti
1)6
221
306
382
444-
484
510
525
5J«
546
556
562
564
5«7..
567
568(5»1.257
Aixnual
0.7
2.7
9.2
11.1
14.3
14.6
13.1
10;7
«.9
4.4
2.6
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.0
0.3
0.5
0,0
0.20.7
3.4
12.6
..23.7
38.0
52.6
«5.7
7«.4
63.3
87.7
90.3
92.2
93.9
95.7
96.7
97.0
97.5
97.5
97.7
5682ndEDF
Arounts
Annual
22
3«
43
70
90
131
112
78
50
26
23
17
17
4«CsP--eC^e
.22
58
101
171
261
392
504
582
«32
658
681
698
714
718w
Annual
3.0
4.9
5.9
9.6
12.4
17.9
15.3
10.7
«.9
3.5
3.2
2.3
2.2
0.6
718
* *
•3«er.;teohfollovirx Pa^e•11111bntun

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(million EUA)
*Thefollowing shouldbeaddedtothesaidamountof 2420
1.advances totheEuropean Association for
Cooperation (EAC),notyetsettled ' 29
I
2.otheradvances notyetsettled(study
grants,etc.) 15
3.operations underverification
(Article12oftheFinancial Regulation )18
62
Hencetotaldisbursements recorded at31August1978
amountto 2482
At15September 197°cashinhand,according tothefiguressentby
theDelegates twiceamonthbytelex,stoodat230million EUA.
Asregardscommitments ,thesituationisasfollows (at31August 1978)s
firstEDF:
second -EDP:
thirdEDP:committed infull;
committed infull;
16million EUAstilltobecommitted

Thepercentage ofdisbursements underthefirstthreefundswas
over97$forthefirstPond,$8%forthesecondFundand80%for
thethirdFund(initseighthyearofoperation).
Takenasawhole,thethreeFundsaccountforexpenditure tothe
tuneof2032million EUAoutofthe2216million EUAallocated to
them;overallexpenditure istherefore S'l.lfoofthesumallocated .
*
* *
Thesituation asregardsthefourthFund,whichcommenced operations
on1April1976,according tothehookentriesat31August1978is
showninthetablebelow:
(million EUAat31August1978)

II.Estimated expenditure forthecurrentyear(1978)
Expenditure underthefirstEDFforthefirsteightmonthswas
approximately 1000000EUA;thisisnotexpected toexceed
2million EUAforthewholeyear.
Expenditure underthesecondEDFamounted to4million EUAover
thesameperiod;forthefinalfourmonthsitcould "besome
2million EUA,makingatotalof6million EUAforthewholeyear.
Expenditure forthefirsteightmonthsunderthethirdEDFamounted
to48million EUA;itisestimated thatforthewholeyearitwill
risetosome70million EUA.
AsregardthefourthEDF.accountshouldbetakenof:
million EUA
I.expenditure alreadyenteredinthebooks
forthefirsteightmonths,amounting to135
Subtotal 135
II.estimated expenditure forthelastfour
monthsof1978:
projects
Stabex
exceptional aid
fundsadministered bytheEAC85
20
7
16
Subtotal 127
Estimated totalforthefourthFund 262

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Onthe"basisoftheforegoing ,EDFexpenditure for1978Tinderthefour
Fundscombined wouldbe:
FirstEDF
Second EDF
ThirdEDF
Fourth EDF
Totalmillion EUA
2
6
70
78 (23£)
262 (77£)
340 (1005!)
Second EDFIII.Estimated expenditure for1979
FirstEDF–Theresources ofthisFundhavevirtually "beenusedup:
estimated expenditure 2million EUA.
SecondEDF–Financing decisions involvecommitments amounting to
730million EUA;
disbursements amountto718million EUA;
balancetobepaidisthus12million EUA.
Takingthisintoaccount,aidinviewofthetrendin
pastyears,itcanbeestimated thatexpenditure for
1979willbeoftheorderof5million EUA.
ThirdEDF–Financing decisions involvecommitments amounting to
889million EUA;
disbursements amounttoonly74^million EUA;
hencethebalancetobepaidov.tis143million EUA;
Expenditure for1979couldtherefore reasonably beputat
65million EUA. /
Totalexpenditure forthefirstthreeFundsshouldtherefore amounttoaround
72million EUA.ThirdEDF–

FourthEPF–Operations tinderthefourthFundseemtohavestartedupat
last.Withth<5customary reservations ,itcanreasonably
TDOestimated thatthevolumeofexpenditure in1979willshew
anaveragegrowthrateof20$overthatof1978.
Thefollowing details seemcalledforinthisconnection :
AttheendofAugust1978theCommission hadtakenfinancing decisions
(i.e.approved commitments )involving anaggregate amountof1378million
EUA(ofwhich76millionforexceptional aidand154millionforStabex).•
Giventheschedule ofprojects tobesubmitted totheEDF"Committee b/
31December,totalcommitments attheendof1978underthefourthELF
willstandataround1585million EUA.
Inviewoftheforegd'ing andcommitments requiring rapiddisbursements ,the
amountstobepaidoutfor1979canbebrokendownasfollows :
million EUA
1.interest ratesubsidies 18
2.riskcapitaloperations 18
3.exceptional aid 20
4.Ptu&yandtraininggrants 8
5.fundsadministered bytheEAC 44
6.Stabcx . 34/
Subtotal 142
7.Projects 194
TotalforfourthEDF(1979) 336

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y
.otaI:totalexpenditure in1979forthefourFundscurrentlyin
operation isputat:
million EUA
FirstEDF
SecondEDF ^
ThirdSDF gc
oubtotal 72........
FourthEDF 33g (82^
Total 408 (10#)
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17.Replenishment ofcashresources
Inconclusion ,thetable "belowshowstheforeseeable development ofassets
andliabilities uptotheendof1979:
(million EUA)
liabilities assets
cashsituation at15September 1973
(amornt .according toDelegates *telexes) 230
contributions forsecondhalfof1973 0
(tokenentry)
estimated expenditure forthelast
foi-.rmonthsof1973'
firstthreeEDFn 25(1+2+22)
fourth EDF 127
152 152
CASHINHMDat31December 1978 78(xx)
proposed 1979contributions :
thirdEDF 20
fourthEDF 400
420 420
estimates ,expenditure for1979;
firstthreeEDFs 12(2+5+65)
fourthEDF 336
408 .408
CASHIKHANDat31December 1979 90

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(xx)InviewofthefactthattheEDF'scashresources arefragmented
intosome60accounts openedbothinEuropeandintheACPcountries ,
suchasmallstunmightcausedifficult problems fortheCommission
departments responsible fortheadministration oftheEDF.
Consequently ,theCommission woulddrawtheMemberStates *attention to
theneedforstrictadherence tothedeadlines whenpayingcontributions .

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ANNEXES
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Annex–Tables
European Development Fund
1979
B.Estimated cashresources
(million EUA)

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£•Fourth EDF
Contributions totecalled in-1979
(EDA)
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Contributions -situation attheendof1Q7Q
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S3-lotincluding theincreaseunderthenewInternal Agreement,sincethishassotyet
beenratified *

DRAIT
COUNCIL DECISION
layingdowntheMemberStates *contributions tothethirdEuropean
Development Fundtobecalledinfor1978and.1979
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession andinparticular Article 114
thereof ,
HavingregardtotheConvention ofAssociation betweentheEuropean Economic
Community andtheAfricanStatesandMadagascar associated withthat
Community^signedon29July19^9»
HavingregardtotheAssociation Agreement providing fortheaccession of
2Mauritius totheYaoundeConvention (1969),
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision 70/549/EECof29September 1970onthe
Association oftheOverseas Countries andTerritories withtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity3,
HavingregardtotheInternal Agreement onthefinancing andadministration
ofCommunityaid,signedon29July19^*9»andinparticular Article3(l)and
(2)firstsubparagraph thereof,
HavingregardtotheAgreement amending theInternal Agreement onthe
financing andadministration ofCommunity aidsignedatYaoundeon29July1969
OJNoL282,28.12.1970 ,p.2.
2OJNoL288,15.10.1973 ,P.2.
3OJNoL282,28.12.1970 ,p.83.
4ÛJNoL282,28.12.1970 ,p.47.
5OJNoL288,15.10.1973 .p.13.

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Having regard totheFinancial Regulation oftheEuropean Development Fund .
(1969 )established bytheInternal Agreement onthefinanoing and
administration ofCommunity aid\andinparticular Article 2(l),(2)
and (3)thereof ,
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of28October 1977 laying down the
timetable forcalling intheMember States' contributions tothethird EDF
for1978 ,
Having regard tothetimetable forcalling incontributions tothethird
European Development Fund for1978 and 1979 »presented bytheCommission
in1978 , /
Having regard tothedraft submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas that timetable hasbeen checked against theestimate ofcommitments
anddisbursements fortheyears inquestion ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
The call for the second instalment ofthe Member States *contributions to
thethird European Development Fund which ,aslaid down bytheDecision of
28October 1977 ,falls dueon3July 1978 ,inaccordance with thetable set
outbelow ,ishereby cancelled *
(EUA)
10JNoL31,8.2.1971 ,P.1

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Article 2
»
TheMemberStates'contributions tothethirdEuropeanDevelopment Fundfor
1979shallbepaidintwoequalinstalments ^thefirston10January1979
andthesecondon2July1979.
Theamountsshallbeasfollows:
(EUA)
1
η
Η
II
II
II
II
II
n
n
h
li
h
u
11
u
n
u
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H
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BoneatBrussels .
FortheCounoil
ThePresident

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PRAPT
COUNCIL DECISION
laying down theMember States *contributions tothefourth
European Development Fund ,tobecalled infor 1978 and 1979
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
* •
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
Having regard totheACP-EEC Convention ofLom6 between theAfrican ,
Caribbean andPacific States andtheEuropean Eoonomio Community ^,signed on
28February 1975 ?
Having regard toCouncil Decision 76/568/EECof29June 1976 ontheassociation
2oftheoverseas countries andterritories with theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 75/250/EECof21April 1975 onthedefinition
andconversion oftheEuropean unit ofaocount vised forexpressing the
amounts ofaidmentioned inArticle 42oftheACP-EEC Convention ofLom€^,
Having regard totheInternal Agreement onthefinancing andadministration
ofCommunity aid4signed on11July 1975 »andinparticular Artiole 7thereof ,
Having regard totheFinancial Regulation of27July 1976 applicable tothe
5fourth European Development Fund ,andinparticular Artiole 2thereof ,
Having regard totheCounoil Decision of28Ootober 1977 laying down the
timetable forealling intheMember States' contributions tothefourth EDF
for1978 ,
OJNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p.1.
20JNoL176,1.7.1976 ,p.8.
30JNoL104,24.4.1975 »P-35.
40JNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p.168,
50JNoL229,20.8.1976 ,p.9.

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Having regard tothetimetable foroalling incontributions tothe
fourth European Development Fund for1978 and1979 1presented bythe
Commission ,
Having regard tothedraft submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas that timetable hasbeen checked against theestimate ofcommitments
anddisbursements fortheyears inquestion ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
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/ΑArticle 1 v
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Thecall forthesecond instalment oftheMember States' contributions
tothefourth European Development Fund which ,aslaid down bythe
Decision of28October 1977# falls dueon3July 1978 ,inacoordance
with thetable setoutbelow *ishereby canoelled *
(EUA)

Article 2
TheMemberStates'contributions tothefourthEuropean Development Fund
for1979Bhallbepaidintwoequalinstalments ,thefirston
10January 1979and"thesecondon2July1979*
Theamountsshallbeasfollows 1
(EUA)
BKESBBBsBBtssB3SBseBCsBBSBBBBCBBMBBBBBSSBBSBBBnBBBSBBBBBBBssBs=:sKSBSB
DoneatBrussels .
FortheCouncil
ThePresident