Article 1 
The ceiling for the annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 700 000 000 for the Commission.
Article 2 
The annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 809 000 000. It shall be paid as follows: (a) for the Commission, EUR 800 000 000; and (b) for the European Investment Bank (EIB), EUR 9 000 000.
Article 3 
The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a first instalment for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 359 000 000. It shall be paid as follows: (a) for the Commission, EUR 350 000 000; and (b) for the EIB, EUR 9 000 000.
Article 4 
An amount of EUR 6 300 000 from uncommitted or decommitted funds from projects under the 9th EDF shall be refunded by a reduction of payment against the first instalment for 2025 set out in Article 3.
Article 5 
The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2027 is hereby set at EUR 500 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 0 for the EIB. The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2028 is hereby set at EUR 400 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 0 for the EIB.
Article 6 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .