Council Decision (EU) 2023/1307 of 26 June 2023 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a second instalment for 2023
Date: 2023-06-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, financial aid, financial control




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27.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 161/77








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/1307
of 26 June 2023
         
on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a second instalment for 2023


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 of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (1), and in particular Article 7(2) in conjunction with Article 14(3) thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2015/323 (2), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to send to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.












(2)


In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2023 setting out the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2023.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts laid down for previous European Development Funds (EDF). Therefore a call for funds pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the EIB and for the Commission should be made.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 152 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’) is to remain party to the EDF until the closure of the 11th EDF and all previous unclosed EDFs. However, pursuant to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the United Kingdom’s share in decommitted funds from projects under the 11th EDF, where those funds have been decommitted after 31 December 2020, or previous EDFs are not to be reused.












(5)


Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 (3) sets the annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2023 at EUR 1 800 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.












(6)


In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures it provides for, this Decision should enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a second instalment for 2023 is hereby set at EUR 750 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 650 000 000 for the Commission and EUR 100 000 000 for the EIB.


Article 2
The individual EDF contributions shall be paid by the parties to the EDF to the Commission and the EIB as the second instalment for 2023, in accordance with the Annex.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 2023.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1.

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 of 14 November 2022 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2024, the annual amount for 2023, the amount of the first instalment for 2023 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2025 and 2026 (OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 17).




ANNEX

SECOND INSTALMENT OF EDF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2023 (EUR) TO BE PAID TO THE COMMISSION AND THE EIB










MEMBER STATES & UK


Key 11th EDF %


2nd instalment 2023 (EUR)


Total




Commission


EIB




11th EDF


11th EDF




BELGIUM


3,24927 


21 120 255 


3 249 270 


24 369 525 




BULGARIA


0,21853 


1 420 445 


218 530 


1 638 975 




CZECHIA


0,79745 


5 183 425 


797 450 


5 980 875 




DENMARK


1,98045 


12 872 925 


1 980 450 


14 853 375 




GERMANY


20,57980 


133 768 700 


20 579 800 


154 348 500 




ESTONIA


0,08635 


561 275 


86 350 


647 625 




IRELAND


0,94006 


6 110 390 


940 060 


7 050 450 




GREECE


1,50735 


9 797 775 


1 507 350 


11 305 125 




SPAIN


7,93248 


51 561 120 


7 932 480 


59 493 600 




FRANCE


17,81269 


115 782 485 


17 812 690 


133 595 175 




CROATIA


0,22518 


1 463 670 


225 180 


1 688 850 




ITALY


12,53009 


81 445 585 


12 530 090 


93 975 675 




CYPRUS


0,11162 


725 530 


111 620 


837 150 




LATVIA


0,11612 


754 780 


116 120 


870 900 




LITHUANIA


0,18077 


1 175 005 


180 770 


1 355 775 




LUXEMBOURG


0,25509 


1 658 085 


255 090 


1 913 175 




HUNGARY


0,61456 


3 994 640 


614 560 


4 609 200 




MALTA


0,03801 


247 065 


38 010 


285 075 




NETHERLANDS


4,77678 


31 049 070 


4 776 780 


35 825 850 




AUSTRIA


2,39757 


15 584 205 


2 397 570 


17 981 775 




POLAND


2,00734 


13 047 710 


2 007 340 


15 055 050 




PORTUGAL


1,19679 


7 779 135 


1 196 790 


8 975 925 




ROMANIA


0,71815 


4 667 975 


718 150 


5 386 125 




SLOVENIA


0,22452 


1 459 380 


224 520 


1 683 900 




SLOVAKIA


0,37616 


2 445 040 


376 160 


2 821 200 




FINLAND


1,50909 


9 809 085 


1 509 090 


11 318 175 




SWEDEN


2,93911 


19 104 215 


2 939 110 


22 043 325 




UNITED KINGDOM (*1)



14,67862 


95 411 030  (*1)



14 678 620 


110 089 650  (*1)





TOTAL EU-27 & UK


100,00 


650 000 000 


100 000 000 


750 000 000 






(*1)  Further to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the United Kingdom formally requested in March 2023 that the Commission refund in 2023 its outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting-out the United Kingdom’s outstanding contribution to the EDF for 2023 (2nd and 3rd instalments, i.e. a total of EUR 154,12 million). That netting-out will be reflected in the respective payment instructions.