2002/147/EC: Decision No 10/2001 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 20 December 2001 on the use of unallocated resources from the 8th European Development Fund
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: ACP Committee of Ambassadors
Subjects: ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, European Development Fund, financing of aid, use of aid

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DECISION No 10/2001 OF THE ACP-EC COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS

of 20 December 2001

on the use of unallocated resources from the 8th European Development Fund

(2002/147/EC)

THE ACP-EC COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,

gration of former combatants, it is appropriate to create
an allocation to this effect.

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, and in particular
Articles 195(b), 219(2)(d), 245(2), 257 and 282(5) thereof,

(6)

To ensure the financing of certain activities it is appro-
priate to allocate supplementary resources to intra-ACP
regional cooperation, particularly in favour of public
health and private sector support,

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, signed in
Cotonou on 23 June 2000,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Decision No 1/2000 (1), the ACP-EC Council of Minis-
ters on 27 July 2000 establishes transitional measures
for the period from 2 August 2000 until the entry into
force of
the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and
provides for the anticipated application of certain provi-
sions of the Partnership Agreement. In addition certain
provisions of
the Fourth ACP-EC Lomé Convention
continue to apply. Article 2(e) of that Decision stipulates
that the provisions of the said Convention, regarding the
ACP-EC Council of Ministers' power of decision on the
use of unallocated resources from the 6th, 7th and 8th
EDFs, remain applicable.

The ACP-EC Council of Ministers on 11 May 2001
delegated the power to decide on the use of unallocated
resources from the 8th EDF to the ACP-EC Committee
of Ambassadors, on the basis of Articles 195(b),
219(2)(d), 245(2), 257 and 282(5) of the Fourth ACP-EC
Convention and Article 2(e) of Decision No 1/2000 of
the ACP-EC Council of Ministers.

To ensure the continuation of the activities of the Centre
for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) and the Tech-
nical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
(CTA), the necessary funds should be made available to
cover the financial requirements for the 2002 financial
year.

To ensure that the Community continues the delivery of
emergency assistance as referred to in Article 254 of the
Fourth ACP-EC Convention it is appropriate to maintain
the allocation provided for in Article 2(a) of the Second
Financial Protocol.

To ensure that the Community contributes to efforts of
conflict prevention and resolution and of peace-building,
especially by facilitating the demobilisation and reinte-

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

Article 1

CDE/CTA

1.
The following shall be taken from unallocated 8th EDF
resources (general reserve), as an advance on the 9th EDF:

— a maximum of EUR 23 million to finance the CDE budget

in 2002,

— a maximum of EUR 13,7 million to finance the CTA

budget in 2002.

Any unexpended balances from the funds for the CDE
2.
and the CTA not used for the 2002 financial year shall be
automatically carried over to the 2003 financial year.

Article 2

Emergency assistance

Until the entry into force of the Financial Protocol of the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, uncommitted balances of the
allocation for emergency assistance as referred to under Article
254 of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention and Article 2(a) of its
Second Financial Protocol shall remain allocated to emergency
assistance.

Article 3

Conflict prevention and resolution and peace-building

An amount of EUR 50 million shall be taken from unallocated
8th EDF resources (general reserve) for actions in the field of
conflict prevention and resolution and peace-building,
in
accordance with Article 11(2) and (3) of the ACP-EC Partner-
ship Agreement.

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Article 4

Intra-ACP

Article 6

Entry into force

An amount of EUR 94 million shall be taken from unallocated
8th EDF resources (general reserve) for the use of intra-ACP
regional cooperation. Within this amount, EUR 44 million
shall be a specific allocation for a new initiative in the field of
public health and EUR 50 million shall be a specific allocation
for the development of the private sector and information
technology and communications.

Article 5

Implementation

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 it is adopted.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

by the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors

The President

F. van DAELE