Proposal for a Council Decision on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2009 and 2010
Date: 2008-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.10.2008 
COM(2008) 631 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2009 and 2010 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  Internal  Agreement  and  Financial  Regulation  of  the  10th  EDF  provide  for  a  new 
procedure  for  the  calls  for  contributions  to  be  paid  by  Member  States  to  finance  the  EDF. 
According to Article 157 of the Financial Regulation, this new procedure shall apply for the 
first time for the contributions of 2009.  

In accordance with Article 57(2) of the Financial Regulation, this proposal covers: 

•  the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution for 2010; 

•  the annual amount of the contribution for 2009; and  

•  the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2009.  

In  accordance  with  Article  57(7)  of  the  Financial  Regulation,  the  amount  managed  by  the 
Commission and the amount managed by the EIB is specified for each of these amounts. 

In accordance with Article 145 of the Financial Regulation, the EIB has sent the Commission 
its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages. 

In accordance with Article 57(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Council must decide on this 
proposal  by  15  November  2008  and  Member  States  must  pay  the  first  instalment  of  the 
contribution at the latest by 21 January 2009. 

Article 58(2) of the Financial Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the 
amounts laid down for previous EDFs, one after the other. The calls for contributions in this 
proposal therefore concern amounts under the 9th EDF. 

Note that Article 60(1) of the Financial Regulation provides that a Member State which fails 
to pay the instalment of the contribution 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 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2009 and 2010 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between Representatives of the Governments 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 (Benin) on 23 June 2000 and the allocation of financial assistance for the 
Overseas  Countries  and  Territories  to  which  Part  Four  of  the  EC  Treaty  applies1,  and  in 
particular Article 10(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of 
the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing of Community aid under the 
multiannual financial framework for the period 2008 to 2013 in accordance with the ACP-EC 
Partnership  Agreement  and  on  the  allocation  of  financial  assistance  for  the  Overseas 
Countries  and  Territories  to  which  Part  Four  of  the  EC  Treaty  applies2,  and  in  particular 
Article 7 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Financial  Regulation  of  18  February  2008  applicable  to  the  10th 
European  Development  Fund  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  10th  EDF  Financial 
Regulation")3, and in particular Articles 57 and 58(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission4, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

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Article  58(2)  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial  Regulation  provides  that  calls  for 
contributions first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs. Therefore a call 
for  funds  under  the  9th  EDF  should  be  made  on  the  basis  of  Article  10(1)  of  the 
Internal Agreement for the 9th EDF.  

However,  Article  157  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial  Regulation  stipulates  that  the 
procedure  laid  down  in  Articles  57  to  61  shall  apply  for  the  first  time  for  2009.  In 
accordance  with  this  procedure,  the  Commission  is  presenting  a  proposal  for 

OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355. 
OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32. 
OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1. 
OJ C …, …, p. . 

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15 October 2008 specifying (a) the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution 
for 2010; (b) the annual amount of the contribution for 2009; and (c) the amount of the 
first instalment of the contribution for 2009. The Council shall decide on this proposal 
by 15 November 2008 and Member States pay the first instalment of the contribution 
for 2009 at the latest by 21 January 2009. 

(3) 

In  accordance  with  the  first  paragraph  of  Article  145  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial 
Regulation,  the  European  Investment  Bank  has  sent  the  Commission  its  updated 
estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The  ceiling  for  the  annual  amount  of  the  contribution  for  2010  is  hereby  set  at 
EUR 3 500 000 000  for  the  Commission  and  at  EUR 280 000 000  for  the  European 
Investment Bank. 

The annual amount of the contribution for 2009 is hereby set at EUR 3 300 000 000 for the 
Commission and at EUR 200 000 000 for the European Investment Bank. 

Article 2 

The  contributions  to  be  paid  by  the  Member  States  to  the  Commission  and  the  European 
Investment Bank as the first instalment for 2009 are set out in the table in the Annex. 

Article 3 

This decision shall apply from the date of its adoption. 

Article 4 

Article 5 

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 2009 (in euro) 

Member State 

GERMANY 

BELGIUM 

DENMARK 

SPAIN 

FRANCE 

GREECE 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LUXEMBOURG 

NETHERLANDS 

PORTUGAL 

UNITED KINGDOM 

AUSTRIA 

FINLAND 

SWEDEN 

TOTAL 

to the European 
Investment Bank 

to the Commission 

16 352 000

2 744 000

1 498 000

4 088 000

17 010 000

875 000

434 000

8 778 000

203 000

3 654 000

679 000

8 883 000

1 855 000

1 036 000

1 911 000

408 800 000

68 600 000

37 450 000

102 200 000

425 250 000

21 875 000

10 850 000

219 450 000

5 075 000

91 350 000

16 975 000

222 075 000

46 375 000

25 900 000

47 775 000

70 000 000

1 750 000 000

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