2008/951/EC: Decision No 2/2008 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 18 November 2008 on the allocation of resources to Somalia from the 10th European Development Fund
Date: 2008-11-18
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: European Development Fund, Somalia, development aid

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

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DECISIONS

ACP-CE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

DECISION No 2/2008 OF THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

of 18 November 2008

on the allocation of resources to Somalia from the 10th European Development Fund

(2008/951/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in
Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and revised in Luxembourg on
25 June 2005 (1), and in particular Article 93(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

the ACP-EC Council of
By Decision No 3/2001 of
Ministers (2), an amount of EUR 149 million was
allocated for development
finance cooperation with
Somalia for the period until the end of 2007, from the
eighth and ninth European Development Funds (EDF) in
pursuance of Article 93(6) of the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement. That provision allows the ACP-EC Council
to ACP States
of Ministers to accord special support
party to previous ACP-EC Conventions which,
in the
absence of normally established government institutions,
have not been able to sign or
ratify the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement.

(3)

(4)

(5)

including
The revised ACP-EC Partnership Agreement,
the multiannual
the period
financial
2008 to 2013 contained in Annex Ib thereto (4),
entered into force on 1 July 2008. Article 93(6)
thereof still applies to Somalia.

framework for

To ensure the continuation of the support to the popu­
lation of Somalia, it is appropriate to allocate resources
for this purpose from the 10th EDF which will cover the
period 2008 to 2013.

Somalia should benefit from allocations from the 10th
EDF which are comparable to those received by countries
from the ACP group which have ratified the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement. If Somalia had been included in
the 10th EDF aid allocation model, which is based on
needs and performance criteria as set out in Article 3 of
Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement,
the
resulting allocation should amount to EUR 212 million
sectoral policies,
to cover macroeconomic
the focal or
programmes and projects in support of
non-focal areas of Community assistance and EUR 3,8
million to cover unforeseen needs as defined in that same
Article. Equivalent amounts should thus be provided for
special support.

support,

(2)

By Decision No 3/2007 (3) of the ACP-EC Council of
Ministers of 25 May 2007 amending Decision No
this allocation of resources to Somalia was
3/2001,
increased by EUR 36 144 798 from the ninth EDF.

(1) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27.
(2) OJ L 56, 27.2.2002, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 175, 5.7.2007, p. 36.

(6)

The ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 25 May 2007 agreed
to delegate to the Committee of Ambassadors its power
to complete the work on the revision of
the special
support to Somalia under the 10th EDF,

(4) OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 22.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

of this allocation in accordance with Article 4(5) of Annex IV to
the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement.

An amount of EUR 215,8 million shall be taken from the
1.
10th European Development Fund reserve for national and
regional cooperation for special support in favour of Somalia
in accordance with Article 93(6) of the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement. From this amount:

Article 2

The European Commission is requested to take the measures
necessary to give effect to this Decision.

and

(a) EUR 212 million shall be used for institution building and
taking
the most vulnerable
allocation shall be

economic
particular account of
sections of
programmed under a special assistance strategy;

the needs of
the population. This

development

activities,

social

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

Article 3

Done at Brussels, on 18 November 2008.

(b) EUR 3,8 million shall be used to cover unforeseen needs
such as emergency assistance where such support cannot be
financed from the EU budget.

2.
The Commission shall assume the functions of National
Authorising Officer for the programming and implementation

The Chairman
of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors by
delegation, for the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

P. SELLAL