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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/759",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 12 December 2013 regarding transitional EDF management measures from 1 January 2014 until the entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund (2013/759/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-759",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 12 December 2013\nregarding transitional EDF management measures from 1 January 2014 until the entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund\n(2013/759/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, of the one part and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000,\nHaving regard to the Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Community (‘Overseas Association Decision’),\nHaving 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 multi-annual 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 (‘10th EDF Internal Agreement’), and in particular Article 1(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 1(5) of the 10th EDF Internal Agreement provides that the funds of the 10th EDF are no longer to be committed beyond 31 December 2013 unless the Council decides otherwise by unanimity, on a proposal from the Commission.\n(2)\nParagraph 5 of Annex Ib (Multi-annual financial framework for the period 2008 to 2013) to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement provides that the funds of the 10th EDF, apart from amounts allocated to the Investment Facility, excluding the related interest rate subsidies, are no longer to be committed beyond 31 December 2013, unless the Council decides otherwise by unanimity, on a proposal from the Commission.\n(3)\nArticle 1(2) of Annex IIAa of the Overseas Association Decision provides that the funds of the 10th EDF are no longer to be committed after 31 December 2013, unless the Council decides otherwise by unanimity, on a proposal from the Commission.\n(4)\nArticle 13(3) of the 10th EDF Internal Agreement provides that it is concluded for the same duration as the multiannual financial framework of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and that it is to remain in force for as long as is necessary for all the operations financed under the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and the Overseas Association Decision and that multiannual financial framework to be fully executed.\n(5)\nThe organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service are described in Council Decision 2010/427/EU.\n(6)\nThe entry into force of the 11th EDF may be delayed beyond 1 January 2014. It is therefore appropriate to provide for transitional measures (‘Bridging Facility’) to ensure the availability of funds for cooperation with ACP countries and with Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), as well as for support expenditure, between January 2014 and the entry into force of the 11th EDF Internal Agreement, to be financed from balances and decommitted funds of the 10th and previous EDFs,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Decision 2010/427/EU of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30)."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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