Proposal for a Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (third instalment for 2004)
Date: 2004-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Development Fund, financing of aid

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 8.10.2004 
COM(2004) 647 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (third instalment for 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. 

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

This proposal concerns the third instalment of contributions for 2004. Under Article 38(2) of 
the 9th EDF Financial Regulation, the schedule decided for this instalment is as follows: (1) 
the  Commission  submits  the  proposal  to  the  Council  by  10 October 2003;  (2)  the  Council 
decides on this instalment within 21 calendar days following the Commission’s presentation 
of its proposal; (3) the Member States pay the contributions due under this instalment within 
21 calendar days of the date on which the Council’s decision is notified to them. 

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 Article. 

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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 (third instalment for 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  between  Representatives  of  the  Member  States, 
meeting within the Council, on the financing and administration of Community aid under the 
Financial Protocol to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific 
States  and  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  signed  in  Brussels  on 
18 September 2000,2 and in particular Article 10 thereof, 

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC 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) 

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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. On 8 June 2003 the Council adopted the decision on the 

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, 01.04.2003, p. 1.  
OJ C …, …, p. .   

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contributions  to  be  paid  by  the  Member  States  to the Commission and the European 
Investment Bank as the second instalment for 2004. 

The third subparagraph of Article 38(2) of the 9th EDF Financial Regulation stipulates 
that the Commission is to present the proposal for the third instalment for the current 
year by 10 October. 

The third 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  first  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. 

Paragraphs  (2),  (3)  and  (4)  of  Article  133  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation 
stipulate that the procedure for calling for contributions under the 9th EDF also applies 
to the execution of decisions under previous Funds, 

(3) 

(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 third 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 

Third instalment of contributions for 2004 (in euro) 

to 

to 

COUNTRY 

the European Investment 
Bank 

the Commission 

BELGIUM 

DENMARK 

GERMANY 

GREECE 

SPAIN 

FRANCE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

AUSTRIA 

PORTUGAL 

FINLAND 

SWEDEN 

UNITED KINGDOM 

TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

19 208 000 

10 486 000 

114 464 000 

6 125 000 

28 616 000 

119 070 000 

3 038 000 

61 446 000 

1 421 000 

25 578 000 

12 985 000 

4 753 000 

7 252 000 

13 377 000 

62 181 000 

490 000 000 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 
5. 

5.0 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

BUDGET HEADING: not applicable: concerns the EDF 

DATE: 1/09/2004 
APPROPRIATIONS: 
Not applicable 

TITLE: Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to the 
European Development Fund (third instalment for 2004) 
LEGAL BASIS: Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th European Development 
Fund 
AIMS OF MEASURE: Call for the third instalment of the Member States’ contributions for 2004 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD OF12 
MONTHS 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
[n] 
(EUR million) 

FOLLOWING 
YEAR 
[n+1] 
(EUR million) 

(EUR million) 

not applicable 

THE EC 

EXPENDITURE CHARGED TO: 
- 
BUDGET(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
NATIONAL BUDGETS 
- 
OTHER 
- 

5.1  REVENUE 

not applicable 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 

- 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
NATIONAL 
- 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

[n+5] 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

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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