Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the 3rd instalment for 2013 of the European Development Fund
Date: 2013-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, financial aid, financing of aid













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Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the 3rd instalment for 2013 of the European Development Fund /* COM/2013/0696 final - 2013/0335 (NLE) */









EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
In accordance with Article 57(3) of the 10th
EDF Financial Regulation, this proposal covers the amount of the third
instalment of the contribution for 2013 ("n+1" in the sense of the
procedures laid down in that Article). 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.
3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL
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 for each.
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.
Article 58(2) of the 10th EDF
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 10th
EDF for the Commission and under the 9th EDF for the EIB.
Article 60 of the 10th 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.
2013/0335 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid
by Member States to finance the 3rd instalment for 2013 of the
European Development Fund
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 applies,
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"), and in particular Article 57(5)
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)       The Council has adopted on
the 19th of November 2012, on a proposal made by the Commission, the
decision to fix at EUR 3.100.000.000 the Commission's share and at 250.000.000
the EIB's share of the annual amount of the Member States contributions to the EDF
for 2013.
(2)       The Council has adopted on
the 1st of July 2013, on a proposal made by the Commission, a
modification to this decision and fixed at EUR 2.950.000.000 the Commission's
share and at 250.000.000 the EIB's share of the annual amount of the Member
States contributions to the EDF for 2013.
(3)       Article 58(2) of the 10th
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 for the EIB.
(4)       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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1
The individual EDF contributions to be paid
by the Member States to the Commission and the European Investment Bank as the
third instalment for 2013 are set out in the table in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
ANNEX
Third instalment of EDF Contributions
for 2013 (EUR)
 MEMBER STATES || Key 9th EDF || Key 10th EDF || 3rd instalment || Total 3rd instalment 
   || % || % || paid to || paid to 
   ||   ||   || EIB || Commission 
   ||   ||   || 9th EDF || 10th EDF 
 BELGIUM || 3.92 || 3.53 || 1,960,000 || 8,825,000 || 10,785,000 
 DENMARK || 2.14 || 2.00 || 1,070,000 || 5,000,000 || 6,070,000 
 GERMANY || 23.36 || 20.50 || 11,680,000 || 51,250,000 || 62,930,000 
 GREECE || 1.25 || 1.47 || 625,000 || 3,675,000 || 4,300,000 
 SPAIN || 5.84 || 7.85 || 2,920,000 || 19,625,000 || 22,545,000 
 FRANCE || 24.30 || 19.55 || 12,150,000 || 48,875,000 || 61,025,000 
 IRELAND || 0.62 || 0.91 || 310,000 || 2,275,000 || 2,585,000 
 ITALY || 12.54 || 12.86 || 6,270,000 || 32,150,000 || 38,420,000 
 LUXEMBOURG || 0.29 || 0.27 || 145,000 || 675,000 || 820,000 
 NETHERLANDS || 5.22 || 4.85 || 2,610,000 || 12,125,000 || 14,735,000 
 AUSTRIA || 2.65 || 2.41 || 1,325,000 || 6,025,000 || 7,350,000 
 PORTUGAL || 0.97 || 1.15 || 485,000 || 2,875,000 || 3,360,000 
 FINLAND || 1.48 || 1.47 || 740,000 || 3,675,000 || 4,415,000 
 SWEDEN || 2.73 || 2.74 || 1,365,000 || 6,850,000 || 8,215,000 
 UNITED KINGDOM || 12.69 || 14.82 || 6,345,000 || 37,050,000 || 43,395,000 
 BULGARIA ||   || 0.14 ||   || 350,000 || 350,000 
 CZECH REPUBLIC ||   || 0.51 ||   || 1,275,000 || 1,275,000 
 ESTONIA ||   || 0.05 ||   || 125,000 || 125,000 
 CYPRUS ||   || 0.09 ||   || 225,000 || 225,000 
 LATVIA ||   || 0.07 ||   || 175,000 || 175,000 
 LITHUANIA ||   || 0.12 ||   || 300,000 || 300,000 
 HUNGARY ||   || 0.55 ||   || 1,375,000 || 1,375,000 
 MALTA ||   || 0.03 ||   || 75,000 || 75,000 
 POLAND ||   || 1.30 ||   || 3,250,000 || 3,250,000 
 ROMANIA ||   || 0.37 ||   || 925,000 || 925,000 
 SLOVENIA ||   || 0.18 ||   || 450,000 || 450,000 
 SLOVAKIA ||   || 0.21 ||   || 525,000 || 525,000 
 TOTAL EUR-27 || 100.00 || 100.00 || 50,000,000 || 250,000,000 || 300,000,000