Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2011 and 2012, including the first instalment for 2011
Date: 2010-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, Member States' contribution, financial year

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 14.10.2010 
COM(2010) 556 final 

2010/0288 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2011 and 2012, including the first instalment for 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 applied 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 2012; 

•  the annual amount of the contribution for 2011; and  

•  the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2011.  

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  2010  and  Member  States  must  pay  the  first  instalment  of  the 
contribution at the latest by 21 January 2011. 

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 and, for the first time, the 10th 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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2010/0288 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2011 and 2012, including the first instalment for 2011 

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the Financial 
Regulation applicable to the 10th European Development Fund2 (hereinafter referred to as "the 10th 
EDF Financial Regulation"), and in particular Article 57 (2) thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 57 to 61 of the 10th EDF Financial 
Regulation,  the  Commission  should  present  a  proposal  by  15 October  2010  specifying  the 
ceiling  for  the  annual  amount  of  the  Member  States  European  Development  Fund  (EDF) 
contribution for 2012, the annual amount of the contribution for 2011 and the amount of the 
first instalment of the contribution for 2011.  

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  58  (2)  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial 
Regulation. 10th EDF funds will be called for the first time in 2011.  

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  on  this  proposal  by  15  November  2010,  and  Member  States 
should pay the first instalment of the contribution for 2011 at the latest by 21 January 2011, 

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

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States EDF contributions for 2012 is hereby set at 
EUR 4  000 000 000  for  the  Commission,  and  at  EUR 350 000 000  for  the  European  Investment 
Bank. 

The  annual  amount  of  the  Member  States  EDF  contributions  for  2011  is  hereby  set  at  EUR 3 
690 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 210 000 000 for the European Investment Bank. 

Article 2 

The individual EDF contributions to be paid by the Member States to the Commission and to the 
European Investment Bank as the first instalment for 2011 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. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

First instalment of contributions for 2011 (in EUR) 

MEMBER STATES

Key 9th 
EDF

Key 10th 
EDF

%

%

1st instalment

paid to 
Commission
10th EDF

44 119 705
24 997 000
256 219 250
18 372 795
98 113 225
244 345 675
11 373 635
160 730 710
3 374 595
60 617 725
30 121 385
14 373 275
18 372 795
34 245 890

9th EDF

25 877 880
14 127 210
154 211 040
8 251 875
38 552 760
160 416 450
4 092 930
82 782 810
1 914 435
34 459 830
17 493 975
6 403 455
9 770 220
18 022 095

Total 1st 
installment 

73 917 585
41 264 210
433 790 290
27 874 670
142 505 985
429 062 125
16 086 565
256 053 520
5 579 030
100 297 555
50 265 360
21 746 730
29 623 015
54 997 985

Total
69 997 585
39 124 210
410 430 290
26 624 670
136 665 985
404 762 125
15 466 565
243 513 520
5 289 030
95 077 555
47 615 360
20 776 730
28 143 015
52 267 985

83 773 035

185 227 770

269 000 805

281 690 805

paid to
EIB
9th EDF

3 920 000
2 140 000
23 360 000
1 250 000
5 840 000
24 300 000
620 000
12 540 000
290 000
5 220 000
2 650 000
970 000
1 480 000
2 730 000

12 690 000

3.92
2.14
23.36
1.25
5.84
24.30
0.62
12.54
0.29
5.22
2.65
0.97
1.48
2.73

12.69

3.53
2.00
20.50
1.47
7.85
19.55
0.91
12.86
0.27
4.85
2.41
1.15
1.47
2.74

14.82

100.00

96.38

100 000 000

660 150 000

1 204 605 430

1 864 755 430

1 964 755 430

0.14
0.51
0.05
0.09
0.07
0.12
0.55
0.03
1.30
0.37
0.18
0.21

1 749 790
6 374 235
624 925
1 124 865
874 895
1 499 820
6 874 175
374 955
16 248 050
4 624 445
2 249 730
2 624 685

1 749 790
6 374 235
624 925
1 124 865
874 895
1 499 820
6 874 175
374 955
16 248 050
4 624 445
2 249 730
2 624 685

1 749 790
6 374 235
624 925
1 124 865
874 895
1 499 820
6 874 175
374 955
16 248 050
4 624 445
2 249 730
2 624 685

100.00

3.62
100.00

100 000 000

660 150 000

45 244 570
1 249 850 000

45 244 570
1 910 000 000

45 244 570
2 010 000 000

BELGIUM
DENMARK
GERMANY
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
IRELAND
ITALY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SWEDEN

UNITED KINGDOM

Sub-total EUR-15
BULGARIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
ESTONIA
CYPRUS
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
HUNGARY
MALTA
POLAND
ROMANIA
SLOVENIA
SLOVAKIA

Sub-total EUR-12
TOTAL EUR-27

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