Proposal for a Council Decision on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund (3rd instalment 2009)
Date: 2009-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 19.10.2009 
COM(2009)575 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund (3rd instalment 2009) 

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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 ("N+2" in the sense of that contingency provision).  

In accordance with Article 57(5) of the Financial Regulation, this proposal covers: 

•  the amount of the third instalment of the contribution for 2009 ("n+1" in the sense of the 

permanent procedures laid down in that Article); 

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

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(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Council must decide on this 
proposal  at  the  latest  21  calendar  days  following  the  presentation  by  the  Commission  of  its 
proposal and Member States must pay the third instalment of the contribution at the latest 21 
calendar days following the date on which the Council decision is notified to them. 

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 (3rd instalment 2009) 

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 European Development Fund (hereafter "the EDF") Financial 
Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the amounts provided for 
previous EDFs. Therefore a call for funds under the 9th EDF should be made.  

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. 

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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(3) 

Pursuant to Article 157 of the 10th EDF Financial Regulation, the procedure laid down 
in  Articles  57  to  61  should  apply  for  the  first  time  in  2009.  In  accordance  with  this 
procedure, the Commission is presenting a proposal specifying the amount of the third 
instalment  of  the  contribution  for  2009.  The  Council  must  decide  at  the  latest  21 
calendar  days  following  the  presentation  by  the  Commission  of  its  proposal  and 
Member  States  must  pay  the  third  instalment  of  the  contribution  at  the  latest  21 
calendar days following the date on which the Council decision is notified to them. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

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

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 

Third 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

Scale

23,36

3,92

2,14

5,84

24,30

1,25

0,62

12,54

0,29

5,22

0,97

12,69

2,65

1,48

2,73
100,00

to the EIB

to the Commission

Total

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

105.120.000

105.120.000

17.640.000

9.630.000

26.280.000

17.640.000

9.630.000

26.280.000

109.350.000

109.350.000

5.625.000

2.790.000

56.430.000

1.305.000

23.490.000

4.365.000

57.105.000

11.925.000

6.660.000

12.285.000

450.000.000

5.625.000

2.790.000

56.430.000

1.305.000

23.490.000

4.365.000

57.105.000

11.925.000

6.660.000

12.285.000
450.000.000  

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