Proposal for a Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (second instalment for 2007)
Date: 2007-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial regulation, financing of aid

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 13.6.2007 
COM(2007) 321 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 for 2007) 

(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 second instalment of contributions for 2007. 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 15 June; (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 (second instalment for 2007) 

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  (Benin)  on  23  June  20001  and  revised  in 
Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) on 25 June 20052, 

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  Cotonou  on  23  June 
2000,3 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,4 

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th European 
Development Fund,5 and in particular Article 38(1) thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,6 

Whereas: 

(1) 

On 18 October 2006 the Commission sent the Council a statement of the payments to 
be  made  in  2007  and  the  schedule  of  calls  for  contributions.  On  18  December  the 
Council adopted the decision laying down the 2007 schedule of calls for contributions 
from the Member States to the EDF. 

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OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. 
OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4. 
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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On  18 December 2006  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  2006.  On  7  May  2007,  the  Commission  proposed  that  a 
supplementary  contribution  be  paid  to  the  European  Investment  Bank.  The  Council 
rejected this proposal. 

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

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: 

The  contributions  to  be  paid  by  the  Member  States  to  the  Commission  and  the  European 
Investment Bank as the second instalment for 2007 are set out in the table in the Annex. 

Article 1 

This Decision shall apply from the date of its adoption. 

Article 2 

Article 3 

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 2007 (in euro) 

to 

to 

COUNTRY 

the European Investment 
Bank 

The Commission 

GERMANY  

BELGIUM  

DENMARK 

SPAIN  

FRANCE 

GREECE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

PORTUGAL  

44.384.000

245.280.000

7.448.000

4.066.000

11.096.000

46.170.000

2.375.000

1.178.000

41.160.000

22.470.000

61.320.000

255.150.000

13.125.000

6.510.000

23.826.000

131.670.000

551.000

9.918.000

1.843.000

3.045.000

54.810.000

10.185.000

UNITED KINGDOM 

24.111.000

133.245.000

AUSTRIA  

FINLAND 

SWEDEN 

TOTAL 

5.035.000

2.812.000

5.187.000

27.825.000

15.540.000

28.665.000

190.000.000

1.050.000.000

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