2002/169/EC: Decision No 3/2001 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 20 December 2001 on the allocation of resources to Somalia from the Eighth and Ninth European Development Fund
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: European Development Fund, Somalia, financial aid, financial cooperation, sustainable development, technical cooperation

27.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 56/23

DECISION No 3/2001 OF THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

of 20 December 2001

on the allocation of resources to Somalia from the Eighth and Ninth European Development Fund

(2002/169/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

Article 2

Having regard to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention signed at
Lomé on 15 December 1989 and amended by the Agreement
signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995,

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, signed in
Cotonou on 23 June 2000, and in particular Article 93(6)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Decision No 1/2000 (1),
the ACP-EC Council of
Ministers adopted transitional measures for the period
from 2 August 2000 until the entry into force of the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, envisaging the antici-
pated application of certain provisions of the said Part-
nership Agreement as well as the continued application
of certain provisions of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention.

To ensure the continuation of the support to the popu-
lation of Somalia, it is appropriate to allocate resources
for this purpose. Article 93(6) of the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement, put into early application by Decision No
1/2000 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers, provides for
the possibility to accord special support to ACP States
in the
party to previous ACP-EC Conventions which,
absence of normally established government institutions,
have not been able to sign or ratify the ACP-EC Partner-
ship Agreement. This provision applies to Somalia,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement,

An amount of EUR 50 million shall be taken from unallocated
funds remaining from the Eighth EDF for financial and tech-
nical cooperation in favour of Somalia. In accordance with
Article 93(6) of
this
support may concern institution building and economic and
social development activities, taking particular account of the
needs of the most vulnerable sections of the population. The
Chief Authorising Officer of the EDF shall assume the functions
of National Authorising Officer for the programming and
implementation of this allocation.

After the entry into force of the Financial Protocol to the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, an amount of EUR 149
million shall be allocated for financial and technical coopera-
tion in favour of Somalia, from the long-term development
envelope referred to in Article 3(a) of the Financial Protocol. In
accordance with Article 93(6) of
the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement, this support may concern institution building and
economic and social development activities, taking particular
account of the needs of the most vulnerable sections of the
population. The Chief Authorising Officer of the EDF shall
assume the functions of National Authorising Officer for the
programming and implementation of this allocation. Should
Somalia, during the period of application of
the Financial
Protocol to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, accede to this
Agreement,
the latter allocation will be considered as the
envelope for financial assistance available to Somalia under the
Financial Protocol.

Article 3

Until the entry into force of the Financial Protocol to the
from
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, Somalia may benefit
regional cooperation projects and programmes under
the
Eighth EDF. After the entry into force of the said Financial
Protocol, Somalia may also benefit from regional cooperation
funds from the Ninth EDF.

Article 4

The Chief Authorising Officer of the EDF is requested to take
the measures necessary to give effect to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

The President

D. REYNDERS

(1) OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 46.