Proposal for Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (first instalment for 2005)
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial regulation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 19.10.2004 
COM(2004) 689 final 

Proposal for 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (first instalment for 2005) 

(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  for  the  EDF.  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 estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages. 

This proposal concerns the first instalment of contributions for 2005. Under Article 38(2) of 
the  9th  EDF  Financial  Regulation,  the  schedule  decided  for  this  instalment  is  as  follows: 
(1) the Commission presents its proposal by 15 October at the latest, with the communication 
containing  a  statement  of  the  payments  to  be  made  in  the  following  financial  year  and  the 
schedule of calls for contributions; (2) the Council decides on the instalment by the end of the 
year;  (3)  the  Member  States  pay  the  contributions  due  under  this  instalment  by 
21 January 2005. 

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 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (first instalment for 2005) 

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 
23 June 2000,2 

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 Fund4, and in particular Article 38(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,5 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

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The first subparagraph of Article 38(2) of the 9th EDF Financial Regulation stipulates 
that the Commission is to present the proposal for the first instalment of the following 
year by 15 October at the latest, with the communication referred to in Article 8(1) of 
that  Financial  Regulation  containing  a  statement  of  the  payments  to  be  made  in  the 
following financial year and the schedule of calls for contributions. 

The first subparagraph of Article 38(2) of the 9th EDF Financial Regulation requires 
the Council to decide on this instalment by the end of the current year and the Member 
States  to  pay  the  contributions  due  under  this  instalment  by  21 January  of  the 
following year.  

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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In  accordance  with  the  first  paragraph  of  Article  121  of  the  9th  EDF  Financial 
Regulation,  the  European  Investment  Bank  has  sent  the  Commission  its  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, 

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 first instalment for 2005 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  

First instalment of contributions for 2005 (in euro) 

COUNTRY 

to the European Investment 
Bank 

to the Commission 

GERMANY 

BELGIUM 

DENMARK 

SPAIN 

FRANCE 

GREECE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

PORTUGAL 

UNITED KINGDOM 

AUSTRIA 

FINLAND 

SWEDEN 

TOTAL 

14 016 000 

350 400 000 

2 352 000 

1 284 000 

3 504 000 

58 800 000 

32 100 000 

87 600 000 

14 580 000 

364 500 000 

750 000 

372 000 

7 524 000 

174 000 

3 132 000 

582 000 

7 614 000 

1 590 000 

888 000 

1 638 000 

60 000 000 

18 750 000 

9 300 000 

188 100 000 

4 350 000 

78 300 000 

14 550 000 

190 350 000 

39 750 000 

22 200 000 

40 950 000 

1 500 000 000 

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1. 

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4. 
5. 

5.0 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

BUDGET HEADING: not applicable: concerns the EDF 

DATE: 01/09/2004 
APPROPRIATIONS: 
Not applicable 

TITLE: Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to the 
European Development Fund (first instalment for 2005) 
LEGAL BASIS: Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th European Development 
Fund 
AIMS OF MEASURE: Call for the first instalment of the Member States’ contributions for 2005 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
[n] 
(EUR million) 

FOLLOWING 
YEAR 

[n+1] 
(EUR million) 

EXPENDITURE CHARGED TO: 
- 

THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
NATIONAL BUDGETS 
OTHER 

- 
- 

(EUR million) 
not applicable 

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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