Proposal for a Council Decision fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (first instalment for 2008)
Date: 2007-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.10.2007 
COM(2007) 582 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

fixing the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the 
European Development Fund (first instalment for 2008) 

(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 2008. 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. 

Note finally that, if the Council does not adopt the amount proposed by the Commission for 
the 3rd 2007 instalment, the first 2008 instalment should be increased accordingly to make up 
the shortfall. 

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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 (first instalment for 2008) 

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 
20003, 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) 

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. 

(2) 

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 

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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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States  to  pay  the  contributions  due  under  this  instalment  by  21 January  of  the 
following year.  

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, 

(3) 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

The  contributions  to  be  paid  by  the  Member  States  to  the  Commission  and  the  European 
Investment Bank as the first instalment for 2008 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  

First instalment of contributions for 2008 (in euro) 

MEMBER STATE 

to the European Investment 
Bank 

to the Commission 

GERMANY  

BELGIUM  

DENMARK 

SPAIN  

FRANCE 

GREECE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

PORTUGAL  

39.712.000 

350.976.000 

6.664.000 

3.638.000 

9.928.000 

41.310.000 

2.125.000 

1.054.000 

21.318.000 

493.000 

8.874.000 

1.649.000 

58.472.000 

32.324.000 

87.744.000 

364.380.000 

18.250.000 

9.692.000 

187.964.000 

4.114.000 

78.052.000 

15.002.000 

UNITED KINGDOM  

21.573.000 

190.954.000 

AUSTRIA  

FINLAND 

SWEDEN  

TOTAL 

4.505.000 

2.516.000 

4.641.000 

39.490.000 

22.168.000 

40.418.000 

170.000.000 

1.500.000.000 

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