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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1909 of 28 October 2016 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the third instalment for 2016

EU Decision 2016/1909 · Adopted 28 October 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1909

of 28 October 2016

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the third instalment for 2016

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific 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 2000f1, as last amended (‘ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’),

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 appliesf2 (‘the Internal Agreement’) and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fundf3 (‘the 11th EDF Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 21(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 52 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Investment Bank sent on 28 July 2016 to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.

(2)

Article 22(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the amounts provided for in previous European Development Funds (EDFs). Therefore a call for funds under the 10th EDF should be made.

(3)

The Council has adopted on the 24 November 2015, on a proposal by the Commission, the Decision to set the ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2016 at EUR 3 450 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 150 000 000 for the European Investment Bank.

(4)

By means of Decision 2013/759/EUf4, the Council has adopted the creation of the Bridging Facility on 12 December 2013 regarding transitional EDF management measures from 1 January 2014 until the entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

f2

OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

f3

OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17.

f4

Council Decision 2013/759/EU of 12 December 2013 regarding transitional EDF management measures from 1 January 2014 until the entry into force of the 11th European Development Fund (OJ L 335, 14.12.2013, p. 48).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

The individual European Development Fund contributions to be paid by the Member States to the European Commission and the European Investment Bank as the third instalment for 2016 are set out in the table in the Annex to this Decision.

Payments of those contributions may be combined with adjustments under the implementation of the deduction of the funds committed under the Bridging Facility, following an adjustment plan communicated by each Member State to the Commission at the adoption of the third instalment 2015.

2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 28 October 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. Lajčák

Member StatesKey 10th EDF %Third instalment 2016 (EUR)
paid to EIB 10th EDFpaid to Commission 10th EDFTotal
Belgium3,531 765 000,024 710 000,026 475 000,0
Bulgaria0,1470 000,0980 000,01 050 000,0
Czech Republic0,51255 000,03 570 000,03 825 000,0
Denmark2,001 000 000,014 000 000,015 000 000,0
Germany20,5010 250 000,0143 500 000,0153 750 000,0
Estonia0,0525 000,0350 000,0375 000,0
Ireland0,91455 000,06 370 000,06 825 000,0
Greece1,47735 000,010 290 000,011 025 000,0
Spain7,853 925 000,054 950 000,058 875 000,0
France19,559 775 000,0136 850 000,0146 625 000,0
Italy12,866 430 000,090 020 000,096 450 000,0
Cyprus0,0945 000,0630 000,0675 000,0
Latvia0,0735 000,0490 000,0525 000,0
Lithuania0,1260 000,0840 000,0900 000,0
Luxembourg0,27135 000,01 890 000,02 025 000,0
Hungary0,55275 000,03 850 000,04 125 000,0
Malta0,0315 000,0210 000,0225 000,0
Netherlands4,852 425 000,033 950 000,036 375 000,0
Austria2,411 205 000,016 870 000,018 075 000,0
Poland1,30650 000,09 100 000,09 750 000,0
Portugal1,15575 000,08 050 000,08 625 000,0
Romania0,37185 000,02 590 000,02 775 000,0
Slovenia0,1890 000,01 260 000,01 350 000,0
Slovakia0,21105 000,01 470 000,01 575 000,0
Finland1,47735 000,010 290 000,011 025 000,0
Sweden2,741 370 000,019 180 000,020 550 000,0
United Kingdom14,827 410 000,0103 740 000,0111 150 000,0
Total EU-27100,0050 000 000,0700 000 000,0750 000 000,0