2006/111/EC: Decision No 6/2005 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of  22 November 2005  concerning the use of the remaining EUR  482000000  of the conditional EUR  1000000000  under the ninth EDF for cooperation with ACP countries
Date: 2005-11-22
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: ACP countries, European Development Fund, development aid, financing of aid

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COUNCIL

DECISION No 6/2005 OF THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

of 22 November 2005

concerning the use of the remaining EUR 482 000 000 of the conditional EUR 1 000 000 000 under
the ninth EDF for cooperation with ACP countries

(2006/111/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

ACP-EC commitments on the international scene, taking
into account the principles of urgency and poverty focus,
concentration of aid and absorption capacity.

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed at
Cotonou on 23 June 2000, and in particular paragraph 8 of
Annex 1 thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

to the ACP-EC
In accordance with Declaration XVIII
Partnership Agreement, out of the total amount of EUR
13 500 000 000 of the ninth EDF for ACP countries,
only EU 12 500 000 000 were released upon the entry
into force of the Financial Protocol on 1 April 2003.

The Council decided that, in the light of the outcome of
the mid-term reviews of the country strategies and of the
performance review of the EDF it would decide by the
end of 2005 on the mobilisation of a second allocation
of EUR 250 000 000 for the Water Facility and on the
use of the remaining EUR 500 000 000 of the condi-
tional EUR 1 000 000 000 for purposes to be agreed.

The ninth EDF, including the balances transferred from
the previous EDFs, will be entirely committed by the end
of 2007 without allowing the Community to fully
comply with its
international commitments and to
respond to new international initiatives.

A selection of proposals has been made for the total
amount of EUR 482 000 000 on the basis of the obli-
gations
Partnership
Agreement and on the basis of the so far unmet joint

from the ACP-EC

resulting

(5)

(6)

(7)

the
Under the existing implementation modalities of
Centre for the Development of
the Enterprise (CDE)
and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Coop-
eration (CTA) the annual budgetary needs are estimated
at respectively EUR 18 000 000 and EUR 14 000 000. It
is therefore proposed to earmark EUR 32 000 000 out of
the long-term development envelope released from the
remaining conditional billion in resources to cover the
functioning of the CDE and CTA during the year 2006,
in compliance with Annexes I and III to the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement.

Considering the high expectations generated by the
launch of the EU Energy Initiative, the crucial contri-
bution of energy to the achievement of the MDGs, and
the critical
importance for the poor of access to cost-
effective and environmentally sound energy services, it is
therefore suggested that the proposed ACP/EU Energy
Facility be financed with an indicative amount of EUR
220 000 000 from the conditional balances and that the
totality of this amount be transferred to the intra-ACP
envelope for this purpose.

To contribute to reducing the vulnerability of the ACP
beneficiary countries to commodity shocks it is proposed
to earmark an indicative
amount of up to EUR
25 000 000 from the remaining balance of the condi-
tional EUR 1 000 000 000 to contribute to the interna-
tional commodity risk management financing facility in
the ACP-EC Partnership
line with Article 68(5) of
Agreement and to transfer the entire amount
to the
intra-ACP envelope for this purpose.

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(8)

(9)

(10)

It is proposed to put aside an indicative amount of EUR
30 000 000 from the remaining balance of the condi-
tional EUR 1 000 000 000 to contribute to the initial
phase of a capacity building programme to help the
ACP adapt to the new Community sanitary and phyto-
sanitary rules and to transfer the entire amount to the
intra-ACP envelope for this purpose.

To contribute to a pan-African support programme, it is
proposed to earmark an indicative amount of up to EUR
50 000 000 from the remaining balance of the condi-
tional EUR 1 000 000 000, and to transfer the amount
to the intra-ACP envelope for this purpose.

The ‘Education for all’ Fast Track Imitative primarily relies
on existing funding mechanisms in partner countries. As
it proved impossible to provide support to the FTI in a
systematic way through the 2004 national mid-term
an indicative
review exercise,
amount of EUR 63 000 000 be contributed to the Fast
Track Initiative from the remaining balances of
the
conditional billion and that the amount be transferred
to the intra-ACP for this purpose.

is proposed that

it

(11) Having regard to the agreement within the ACP-EC
Council of Ministers on 24 June 2005,
it is proposed
to use EUR 62 000 000 for the World Fund to fight
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The allocation of EUR 482 000 000 of the conditional EUR
1 000 000 000 under the ninth European Development Fund
shall be distributed as follows:

(a) EUR 352 000 000 to the envelope for support for long-
term development, referred to in paragraph 3(a) of
the
Financial Protocol;

(b) EUR 48 000 000 to the envelope for regional cooperation
the

referred to in paragraph 3(b) of

and integration,
Financial Protocol;

(c) EUR 82 000 000 to the Investment Facility, referred to in

paragraph 3(c) of the Financial Protocol.

The allocation shall be allocated in accordance with Article 2 of
this Decision by transferring EUR 320 000 000 from the long-
term development envelope and EUR 82 000 000 from the
Investment Facility to the intra-ACP allocation of the envelope
for regional cooperation and integration.

Article 2

The allocation of EUR 482 000 000 will contribute to the
financing of the following actions:

(a) up to EUR 220 000 000 to the EU Energy Initiative;

(b) up to EU 25 000 000 for the contribution to the Interna-
tional Commodity Risk Management Financing Facility in
favour of the ACP countries;

(c) an indicative amount of EUR 30 million to assist the ACP
countries in adapting to the new EU sanitary and phytosa-
nitary rules;

(d) up to EUR 50 000 000 to strengthen the African Union in

the implementation of its pan-African mandate;

(e) an indicative amount of EUR 63 000 000 as a contribution

to the ‘Education for All’ Fast Track Initiative;

(f) up to EUR 62 000 000 for the contribution to the World

Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria;

(g) EUR 32 000 000 coming from the envelope for support for
long-term development referred to in paragraph 3(a)(i) and
(ii) of
the Financial Protocol shall be allocated to the
financing of the budget of the Centre for Development of
Enterprise (CDE) and of the Technical Centre for Agriculture
and Rural Cooperation (CTA).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 2005.

For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers
The President

A. JOHNSON