Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member states to finance the European Development fund, including the ceiling for 2016, the amount for 2015 and the first instalment for 2015.
Date: 2014-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, financial aid, financial control













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Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member states to finance the European Development fund, including the ceiling for 2016, the amount for 2015 and the first instalment for 2015. /* COM/2014/0645 final - 2014/0298 (NLE) */









EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Internal Agreement and Council
Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 on the Financial regulation applicable to the 10th
European Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as "10th EDF Financial
Regulation") provide for a procedure for the calls for contributions to be
paid by Member States to finance the EDF. In accordance with Article 57(3) of
the 10th EDF Financial Regulation, this proposal covers:
–     
The ceiling of the contributions from Member
States for 2016;
–     
The amount of the contributions for 2015; 
–     
The amount of the first instalment of the
contribution for 2015.
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 10th EDF for both the EIB
(1st call under the 10th EDF) and the Commission.
In accordance with Article 57(3) of the 10th
EDF Financial Regulation, the Council must decide on this proposal at the
latest by the 15th of November 2014, and Member States must pay the first
instalment at the latest by the 21st January 2015.
Article 60(1) 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.
2014/0298 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid
by Member states to finance the European Development fund, including the
ceiling for 2016, the amount for 2015 and the first instalment for 2015.
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[1], ("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 2011[3],
and in particular Article 57(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)       In accordance with the
procedure laid down in Articles 57 to 61 of the 10th EDF Financial Regulation ,
the Commission is presenting a proposal by 15 October specifying (a)
the ceiling of the annual amount of the Member States contribution for 2016, (b)
the amount of the contribution for 2015, and (c) the amount of the first
instalment of the contribution for 2015.
(2)       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.
(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 10th EDF should be made,
(4)       The Council has adopted on
the 7th of November 2013, on a proposal made by the Commission, the
decision to fix at EUR 3 300 000 000 the Commission's share and
at EUR 300 000 000 the EIB's share of the Member States
contributions to the EDF for 2015[4]
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1
The ceiling for the annual amount of the
Member States EDF contributions for 2016 is hereby set at EUR 3 350 000 000
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 2015 shall
remain unchanged and amount to EUR°3°600°000°000. It shall be divided into EUR 3 400 000 000
for the Commission, and EUR 200 000 000 for the European
investment Bank.
Article 3
The individual EDF contributions to be paid
by the Member States to the Commission and the EIB as the first instalment for
2015 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
[1]                      OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32.
[2]               OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1.
[3]               OJ L 102, 16/04/2011, p. 1.
[4]               Doc. 15699/13
ANNEX
to the

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the
European Development Fund, including the ceiling for 2016, the amount for 2015
and the first instalment for 2015

 First instalment of EDF Contributions for 2015 (EUR) 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 MEMBER STATES || Key 10th EDF % || 1st instalment 
 paid to || paid to || Total 
 EIB || Commission 
 10th EDF || 10th EDF 
 AUSTRIA || 2,41 || 1.205.000,00 || 36.150.000,00 || 37.355.000,00 
 BELGIUM || 3,53 || 1.765.000,00 || 52.950.000,00 || 54.715.000,00 
 BULGARIA || 0,14 || 70.000,00 || 2.100.000,00 || 2.170.000,00 
 CYPRUS || 0,09 || 45.000,00 || 1.350.000,00 || 1.395.000,00 
 CZECH REPUBLIC || 0,51 || 255.000,00 || 7.650.000,00 || 7.905.000,00 
 DENMARK || 2,00 || 1.000.000,00 || 30.000.000,00 || 31.000.000,00 
 ESTONIA || 0,05 || 25.000,00 || 750.000,00 || 775.000,00 
 FINLAND || 1,47 || 735.000,00 || 22.050.000,00 || 22.785.000,00 
 FRANCE || 19,55 || 9.775.000,00 || 293.250.000,00 || 303.025.000,00 
 GERMANY || 20,50 || 10.250.000,00 || 307.500.000,00 || 317.750.000,00 
 GREECE || 1,47 || 735.000,00 || 22.050.000,00 || 22.785.000,00 
 HUNGARY || 0,55 || 275.000,00 || 8.250.000,00 || 8.525.000,00 
 IRELAND || 0,91 || 455.000,00 || 13.650.000,00 || 14.105.000,00 
 ITALY || 12,86 || 6.430.000,00 || 192.900.000,00 || 199.330.000,00 
 LATVIA || 0,07 || 35.000,00 || 1.050.000,00 || 1.085.000,00 
 LITHUANIA || 0,12 || 60.000,00 || 1.800.000,00 || 1.860.000,00 
 LUXEMBOURG || 0,27 || 135.000,00 || 4.050.000,00 || 4.185.000,00 
 MALTA || 0,03 || 15.000,00 || 450.000,00 || 465.000,00 
 NETHERLANDS || 4,85 || 2.425.000,00 || 72.750.000,00 || 75.175.000,00 
 POLAND || 1,30 || 650.000,00 || 19.500.000,00 || 20.150.000,00 
 PORTUGAL || 1,15 || 575.000,00 || 17.250.000,00 || 17.825.000,00 
 ROMANIA || 0,37 || 185.000,00 || 5.550.000,00 || 5.735.000,00 
 SLOVAKIA || 0,21 || 105.000,00 || 3.150.000,00 || 3.255.000,00 
 SLOVENIA || 0,18 || 90.000,00 || 2.700.000,00 || 2.790.000,00 
 SPAIN || 7,85 || 3.925.000,00 || 117.750.000,00 || 121.675.000,00 
 SWEDEN || 2,74 || 1.370.000,00 || 41.100.000,00 || 42.470.000,00 
 UNITED KINGDOM || 14,82 || 7.410.000,00 || 222.300.000,00 || 229.710.000,00 
 TOTAL EU-27 || 100,00 || 50.000.000,00 || 1.500.000.000,00 || 1.550.000.000,00