Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund (3rd instalment 2010)
Date: 2010-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 7.10.2010 
COM(2010) 551 final 

2010/0283 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund (3rd instalment 2010) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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

the  amount  of  the  third  instalment  of  the  contribution  for  2010  ("n+1"  in  the  sense  of  the 
permanent procedures laid down in that Article); 

In  accordance  with  Article  57(7)  of  the  EDF  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  EDF  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 EDF 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 EDF 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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2010/0283 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund (3rd instalment 2010) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 

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  applies1,  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")2, and in particular Article 57 (5) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission3, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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. 

The Council should decide at the latest 21 calendar days following the presentation by 
the Commission of its proposal and Member States should 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. 

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

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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 2010 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 2010 (in euro)  

Member State 

 % 

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 

4 672 000

784 000

428 000

1 168 000

4 860 000

250 000

124 000

2 508 000

58 000

1 044 000

194 000

2 538 000

530 000

296 000

2,73 
100,00 

546 000
20 000 000

116 800 000 

121 472 000

19 600 000 

10 700 000 

29 200 000 

20 384 000

11 128 000

30 368 000

121 500 000 

126 360 000

6 250 000 

3 100 000 

62 700 000 

1 450 000 

26 100 000 

4 850 000 

63 450 000 

13 250 000 

7 400 000 

13 650 000 
500 000 000 

6 500 000

3 224 000

65 208 000

1 508 000

27 144 000

5 044 000

65 988 000

13 780 000

7 696 000

14 196 000

520 000 000

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