Proposal for a Council Decision on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2010 and 2011
Date: 2009-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 4.11.2009 
COM(2009)619 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2010 and 2011 

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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 2011; 

•  the annual amount of the contribution for 2010; and  

•  the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2010.  

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 separately. 

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  2009  and  Member  States  must  pay  the  first  instalment  of  the 
contribution at the latest by 21 January 2010. 

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. 

it is to be noted 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 2010 and 2011 

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, 58(2) and 157 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission4, 

Whereas: 

1) 

Article  157  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial  Regulation  provides  that  the  procedure  laid 
down in its Articles 57 to 61 shall apply for the first time in 2009. In accordance with 
this  procedure,  the  Commission  is  presenting  a  proposal  for  15 October  2009 
specifying (a) the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution for 2011; (b) the 
annual amount of the contribution for 2010; and (c) the amount of the first instalment 
of  the  contribution  for  2010.  The  Council  shall  decide  on  this  proposal  by  15 

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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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November  2009  and  Member  States  pay  the  first  instalment  of  the  contribution  for 
2010 at the latest by 21 January 2010. 

However, 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 also on the basis of Article 10(1) of the 
Internal Agreement for the 9th EDF. 

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. 

(2) 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The  ceiling  for  the  annual  amount  of  the  contribution  for  2011  is  hereby  set  at 
EUR 3 950 000 000  for  the  Commission  and  at  EUR 220 000 000  for  the  European 
Investment Bank. 

The annual amount of the contribution for 2010 is hereby set at EUR 3 500 000 000 for the 
Commission and at EUR 240 000 000 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 2010 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 2010 (in EUR) 

Member State

Scale

to the EIB

to the Commission

Total

Germany

Belgium

Denmark

Spain

France

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

United Kingdom

Austria

Finland

Sweden
TOTAL

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

23.360.000

3.920.000

2.140.000

5.840.000

24.300.000

1.250.000

620.000

12.540.000

290.000

5.220.000

970.000

12.690.000

2.650.000

1.480.000

2.730.000

420.480.000

443.840.000

70.560.000

38.520.000

105.120.000

437.400.000

22.500.000

11.160.000

74.480.000

40.660.000

110.960.000

461.700.000

23.750.000

11.780.000

225.720.000

238.260.000

5.220.000

93.960.000

17.460.000

5.510.000

99.180.000

18.430.000

228.420.000

241.110.000

47.700.000

26.640.000

49.140.000

50.350.000

28.120.000

51.870.000
1.900.000.000  

100.000.000

1.800.000.000

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