Proposal for a Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (second instalment of 2004)
Date: 2004-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 18.5.2004 
COM(2004) 378 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (second instalment of 2004) 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Since the entry into force of the Financial Regulation for the 9th European Development Fund 
(EDF)  the  Council  decides,  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission,  on  each  of  the  three 
instalments to be paid by the Member States. In the case of the 9th EDF instruments managed 
by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Member States pay their contributions directly to 
the EIB. The contributions for other instruments are paid to the Commission.  

This  proposal  concerns  the  second  call  for  2004.  In  accordance  with  Article  38  of  the 
Financial  Regulation,  it  is  accompanied  by  the  communication  from  the  Commission  to  the 
Council  setting  out  financial  information  on  the  EDF  for  the  purposes  of  the  2005  budget 
procedure. The information in that communication is intended to enable the Council to fix the 
contributions for this instalment.  

In  accordance  with  Article  121  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation,  the  EIB  has  sent  the 
Commission its updated estimates of payments under the instruments it manages. 

Under  Article  38(2)  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation,  the  schedule  decided  for  this 
instalment  is  as  follows:  (1)  a  proposal  is  submitted  to  the  Council  at  the  same  time  as  the 
above communication, namely by 15 June 2004; (2) the Council decides on this instalment no 
more than 21 calendar days after the Commission presents its proposal; (3) the Member States 
pay  this  instalment  of  the  contributions  no  more  than  21  calendar  days  after  they  receive 
notification of the Council decision. 

Note  that  Article  40(4)  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation  stipulates  that  a  Member  State 
which fails to pay the instalment of contributions due by the deadline will be required to pay 
interest on the amount unpaid; the arrangements for the payment of interest are specified in 
the same paragraph. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (second instalment of 2004) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean 
and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member 
States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000,1 

Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the Financing and Administration of Community 
Aid signed in Brussels on 18 September 2000,2 and in particular Article 10 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Council  Decision  of  27  November  2001  on  the  association  of  the 
overseas countries and territories with the European Community,3 

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th European 
Development Fund,4 and in particular Article 38(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,5 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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2 
3 
4 
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On 21 November 2003 the Commission sent the Council a statement of the payments 
to be made in 2004 and the schedule of calls for contributions. On 22 December the 
Council adopted the decision laying down the 2004 schedule of calls for contributions 
from the Member States to the EDF. 

On  19  December  2003  the  Council  adopted  the  decision  on  the  contributions  to  be 
paid by the Member States to the Commission and the European Investment Bank as 
the first instalment for 2004. 

The  second  subparagraph  of  Article  38(2)  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation 
stipulates  that  the  proposal  for  the  second  instalment  of  the  current  year  is  to  be 

OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. 
OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355. 
OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1. 
OJ L 83, 1.4.2003, p. 1. 
OJ C …, …, p. . 

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presented by the Commission at the same time as the communication it is required to 
send the budgetary authority, as part of the budget procedure, by 15 June. 

The  second  subparagraph  of  Article  38(2)  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation 
stipulates that the Council is to decide on this instalment at the latest by 21 calendar 
days  following  the  presentation  by  the  Commission  of  its  proposal,  and  that  the 
Member States are to pay the contributions due under this instalment at the latest by 
21  calendar  days  following  the  date  on  which  the  Council's  decision  is  notified  to 
them.  

In  accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of  Article  121  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial 
Regulation,  the  European  Investment  Bank  has  sent  the  Commission  the  updated 
estimates  of  commitments  and  payments  necessary  for  drawing  up  the  above 
communication. 

Article  133(2)  and  (3)  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation  stipulates  that  the 
procedure  for  calling  for  contributions  under  the  9th  EDF  also  apply  to  previous 
Funds, 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Sole Article 

The  contributions  to  be  paid  by  the  Member  States  to  the  Commission  and  the  European 
Investment Bank as the second instalment for 2004 are set out in the table in the Annex. 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States contributing to the 9th EDF. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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ANNEX 

Second instalment of contributions for 2004 (in euro) 

to 

to 

COUNTRY 

the European Investment 
Bank 

the Commission 

AUSTRIA 

BELGIUM 

DENMARK 

FINLAND 

FRANCE 

GERMANY 

GREECE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

PORTUGAL 

SPAIN 

SWEDEN 

UNITED 
KINGDOM 

TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

29 150 000 

43 120 000 

23 540 000 

16 280 000 

267 300 000 

256 960 000 

13 750 000 

6 820 000 

137 940 000 

3 190 000 

57 420 000 

10 670 000 

64 240 000 

30 030 000 

139 590 000 

1 100 000 000 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

BUDGET HEADING: not applicable: concerns the EDF 

DATE: 21 April 
2004 
APPROPRIATIO
NS: 
Not applicable 

2. 

3. 

TITLE: Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member 
States to the European Development Fund (second instalment for 2004) 
LEGAL BASIS: Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th 
European Development Fund 

4.  AIMS OF MEASURE: Call for the second instalment of the Member States' 

contributions for 2004 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

5. 

5.0  EXPENDITURE 

CHARGED TO THE EC 

- 
BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
NATIONAL BUDGETS 
- 
OTHER 
- 

5.1  REVENUE 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE 

- 
EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- 

- NATIONAL 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
[n] 
(EUR million) 

FOLLOWING
YEAR 
[n+1] 
(EUR million)

PERIOD 
OF12 
MONTHS 
(EUR 
million) 
not 
applicable 

not 
applicable 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

[n+5] 

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 

5.0.
1 
5.1.
1 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

ESTIMATED REVENUE 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS 
ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN 

CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? 

6.2 
6.3  WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
OBSERVATIONS: 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 
YES/NO 
YES/NO 

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