Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2013 and 2014, including the first instalment for 2013
Date: 2012-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, financial aid, financing of aid

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 19.10.2012  
COM(2012) 598 final 

2012/0290 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2013 and 2014, including the first instalment for 2013 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The Internal Agreement and Financial Regulation of the 10th EDF provide for a procedure for 
the  calls  for  contributions  to  be  paid  by  Member  States  to  finance  the  EDF.  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 2014; 

–  the annual amount of the contribution for 2013; and 

–  the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2013. 

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  58(2)  of  the  Financial  Regulation  calls  for  contributions  should 
first  use  up  the  amounts  available  from  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. 

In  accordance  with  Article  57(2)  of  the  10th  EDF  Financial  Regulation,  the  Council  must 
decide  on  this  proposal  by  15  November  2012  and  Member  States  must  pay  the  first 
instalment of the contribution at the latest by 21 January 2013. 

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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2012/0290 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European 
Development Fund in 2013 and 2014, including the first instalment for 2013 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 217 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  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 European 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 2012 
specifying  the  ceiling  for  the  annual  amount  of  the  Member  States  European 
Development  Fund  (EDF)  contribution  for  2014,  the  annual  amount  of  the 
contribution  for  2013  and  the  amount  of  the  first  instalment  of  the  contribution  for 
2013  

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 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 2012, and Member States 
should pay the first instalment of the contribution for 2013 at the latest by 21 January 
2013, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

The ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States EDF contributions for 2014 is hereby 
set  at  EUR 3,250,000,000  for  the  Commission,  and  at  EUR 360,000,000  for  the  European 
Investment Bank. 

Article 2 

The annual amount of the Member States EDF contributions for the year 2013 is hereby set at 
EUR 3,100,000,000  for  the  Commission,  and  at  EUR 250,000,000  for  the  European 
Investment Bank. 

Article 3 

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 2013 are set out in the table in the 
Annex. 

Article 4 

This decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

First instalment of EDF Contributions for 2013 (EUR) 

MEMBER STATES

Key 9th 
EDF
%

Key 10th 
EDF
%

1st instalment

paid to
EIB
9th EDF

paid to
Commission
10th EDF

Total 1st 
instalment 

BELGIUM

DENMARK

GERMANY

GREECE

SPAIN

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALY

LUXEMBOURG

NETHERLANDS

AUSTRIA

PORTUGAL

FINLAND

SWEDEN

3.92

2.14

3.53

2.00

3,920,000

65,305,000

69,225,000

2,140,000

37,000,000

39,140,000

23.36

20.50

23,360,000

379,250,000

402,610,000

1.25

5.84

1.47

7.85

1,250,000

27,195,000

28,445,000

5,840,000

145,225,000

151,065,000

24.30

19.55

24,300,000

361,675,000

385,975,000

0.62

0.91

620,000

16,835,000

17,455,000

12.54

12.86

12,540,000

237,910,000

250,450,000

0.29

5.22

2.65

0.97

1.48

2.73

0.27

4.85

2.41

1.15

1.47

2.74

290,000

4,995,000

5,285,000

5,220,000

89,725,000

94,945,000

2,650,000

44,585,000

47,235,000

970,000

21,275,000

22,245,000

1,480,000

27,195,000

28,675,000

2,730,000

50,690,000

53,420,000

UNITED KINGDOM

12.69

14.82

12,690,000

274,170,000

286,860,000

BULGARIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

ESTONIA

CYPRUS

LATVIA

LITHUANIA

HUNGARY

MALTA

POLAND

ROMANIA

SLOVENIA

SLOVAKIA

0.14

0.51

0.05

0.09

0.07

0.12

0.55

0.03

1.30

0.37

0.18

0.21

2,590,000

2,590,000

9,435,000

9,435,000

925,000

925,000

1,665,000

1,665,000

1,295,000

1,295,000

2,220,000

2,220,000

10,175,000

10,175,000

555,000

555,000

24,050,000

24,050,000

6,845,000

6,845,000

3,330,000

3,885,000

3,330,000

3,885,000

TOTAL EUR-27

100.00

100.00

100,000,000

1,850,000,000

1,950,000,000

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