Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2012 and 2013, including the first instalment for 2012
Date: 2011-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, development aid

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 26.10.2011 
COM(2011) 691 final 

2011/0305 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2012 and 2013, including the first instalment for 2012 

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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 10th EDF Financial Regulation, this proposal covers: 

–  the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution for 2013; 

–  the annual amount of the contribution for 2012; and 

–  the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2012. 

In accordance with Article 57(7) of the 10th EDF 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  10th  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(2)  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial  Regulation,  the  Council  must 
decide  on  this  proposal  by  15  November  2011  and  Member  States  must  pay  the  first 
instalment of the contribution at the latest by 21 January 2012. 

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 for the EIB and the 10th EDF for the 
Commission. 

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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2011/0305 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2012 and 2013, including the first instalment for 2012 

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,  ("the  Internal  Agreement")  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 Fund (hereinafter referred to as "the 10th 
EDF  Financial  Regulation")2  as  last  amended  on  11  April  20113,  and  in  particular  Article  57(5) 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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  2011  specifying  the 
ceiling  for  the  annual  amount  of  the  Member  States  European  Development  Fund  (EDF) 
contribution for 2013, the annual amount of the contribution for 2012 and the amount of the 
first instalment of the contribution for 2012. 

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. 

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 
for the EIB 

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OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32. 
OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1. 
OJ L 102, 16/04/2011, p. 1. 

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The  Council  should  decide  on  this  proposal  by  15  November  2011,  and  Member  States 
should pay the first instalment of the contribution for 2012 at the latest by 21 January 2012, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States EDF contributions for 2013 is hereby set at 
EUR 3  800 000 000  for  the  Commission,  and  at  EUR 250 000 000  for  the  European  Investment 
Bank. 

Article 2 

The  annual  amount  of  the  Member  States  EDF  contributions  for  2012  is  hereby  set  at 
EUR 3 600 000 000  for  the  Commission,  and  at  EUR 280 000 000  for  the  European  Investment 
Bank. 

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 2012 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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First instalment of contributions for 2012 (in EUR) 
Key 
10th 
EDF 
% 

MEMBER 
STATES 

Key 9th 
EDF 

% 

1st instalment 

EIB 
9th EDF 

ANNEX 

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 

Total 1st 
instalment 

72 755 000 
41 140 000 
423 110 000 
29 915 000 
158 915 000 
405 525 000 
18 365 000 
263 310 000 
5 555 000 
99 795 000 
49 645 000 
23 395 000 
30 145 000 
56 160 000 

Commission 
10th EDF 

68 835 000 
39 000 000 
399 750 000 
28 665 000 
153 075 000 
381 225 000 
17 745 000 
250 770 000 
5 265 000 
94 575 000 
46 995 000 
22 425 000 
28 665 000 
53 430 000 

12 690 000 
100 000 000 

288 990 000 
1 879 410 000 

301 680 000 
1 979 410 000 

9 945 000 
2 730 000 
975 000 
1 755 000 
1 365 000 
2 340 000 
10 725 000 
585 000 
25 350 000 
7 215 000 
3 510 000 
4 095 000 
70 590 000 
1 950 000 000 

9 945 000 
2 730 000 
975 000 
1 755 000 
1 365 000 
2 340 000 
10 725 000 
585 000 
25 350 000 
7 215 000 
3 510 000 
4 095 000 
70 590 000 
2 050 000 000 

100 000 000 

BELGIUM 
DENMARK 
GERMANY 
GREECE 
SPAIN 
FRANCE 
IRELAND 
ITALY 
LUXEMBOURG 
NETHERLANDS 
AUSTRIA 
PORTUGAL 
FINLAND 
SWEDEN 
UNITED 
KINGDOM 
Sub-total EUR-15 
CZECH 
REPUBLIC 
BULGARIA 
ESTONIA 
CYPRUS 
LATVIA 
LITHUANIA 
HUNGARY 
MALTA 
POLAND 
ROMANIA 
SLOVENIA 
SLOVAKIA 
Sub-total EUR-12 
TOTAL EUR-27 

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 
100 

100 

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 
96.38 

0.51 
0.14 
0.05 
0.09 
0.07 
0.12 
0.55 
0.03 
1.30 
0.37 
0.18 
0.21 
3.62 
100 

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