Decision No 36/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 concerning the Community contribution to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Date: 2001-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: AIDS, developing countries, financial aid, infectious disease, international organisation, the EU's international role

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DECISION No 36/2002/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 December 2001

concerning the Community contribution to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and
malaria

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 179 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Concern is increasing over the devastating impact of the
three major communicable diseases HIV/AIDS, tubercu-
losis and malaria on human suffering and on economic
and social development, and hence on efforts to reduce
poverty, in particular for the most vulnerable sections of
the populations of developing countries.

The G8 Okinawa Summit of
July 2000 pledged to
contribute significantly to the fight against communic-
able diseases and to break the vicious circle between
diseases and poverty.

The Council, in its Resolution of 15 May 2001, and the
European Parliament,
in its Resolution of 4 October
2001, both endorsed a Community Programme entitled
Programme for Action: accelerated action on HIV/AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis in the context of poverty reduc-
tion.

The joint Declaration of 31 May 2001 by the Council
and the Commission and the European Parliament Reso-
lution of 4 October 2001 on communicable diseases
and poverty welcomed the proposal of the UN Secretary
General to establish a Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis and malaria (hereinafter called ‘Global
Fund’), and stressed that contributions to the Global
Fund should be additional to existing resources.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

At the G8 Genova Summit of July 2001, the Commis-
sion announced, with the support of the Community
and the Member States, its intention to pledge EUR 120
million in response to the appeal of the UN General
Assembly.

This fund is being established on behalf of the inter-
national donors community and beneficiary countries. It
will be administered by the Trustee of the Global Fund
in accordance with the purpose of the fund, as stated in
its governance and management rules.

The objective of the fund will be to address the commu-
nicable diseases HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in
developing countries, pursuing a balanced approach
with a primary focus on prevention.

The Community agrees to make a contribution of
EUR 60 million in 2001 from the Community budget.
This contribution will be managed alongside the other
contributions to the Global Fund in accordance with the
principles of sound and efficient management.

The Commission will propose a legal base for future
contributions for the implementation of the Programme
for Action on the
communicable diseases
three
including any further contributions to the Global Fund,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.
The Community shall contribute to the Global Fund to
fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, EUR 60 million for
2001.

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 29 November 2001 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 6
December 2001.

2.
The contribution to the Global Fund will be made by
means of a financing agreement to be concluded between the
Commission and the Trustee of the Global Fund.

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The contribution will be administered following the rules
3.
and procedures to be established for the Global Fund, agreed
with the Commission and to be annexed to the financing
agreement.

In 2002 the Commission shall submit to the European
2.
Parliament and Council a first report on the governance and
working methods of the Global Fund. From 2003 onwards,
reporting on the implementation of the Programme for Action
including the Global Fund shall be part of the Community's
annual report on external assistance.

Article 2

Article 3

The Commission will forward all relevant information to
1.
the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Audi-
tors and will request from the Global Fund all supplementary
information that the European Parliament, the Council and the
Court of Auditors may wish to receive as regards the financial
operation of the Global Fund. The Commission and the Court
of Auditors may carry out any necessary checks and inspec-
tions in order to protect the Community financial
interest
against fraud and irregularities.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001.

For the European Parliament

For the Council

The President

The President

N. FONTAINE

A. NEYTS−UYTTEBROECK