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Council Decision (EU) 2017/1206 of 4 July 2017 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2017

EU Decision 2017/1206 · Adopted 4 July 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2017/1206

of 4 July 2017

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2017

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 thereof,

Having regard to 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(3) and 21(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21(3) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2017 specifying (a) the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2017, (b) a revised annual amount of the contribution for 2017, in cases where the amount deviates from actual needs.

(2)

In accordance with Article 52 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Investment Bank (EIB) sent on 6 April 2017 to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.

(3)

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 and 11th EDF should be made.

(4)

By means of Decision (EU) 2016/2026f4, the Council has adopted on 11 November 2016, on a proposal by the Commission, the Decision to set the ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2017 at EUR 3 850 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 150 000 000 for the EIB.

(5)

By means of Decision (EU) 2016/1337f5, the Council has adopted on the 2 August 2016 the allocation of funds decommitted from projects under the 10th EDF for the purpose of replenishing the African Peace Facility for the period 2016-2018. A corollary political agreement was reached by Member States in COREPER to refund a combined amount of EUR 200 million of decommitted amounts from Eighth and Ninth EDF and to have Member States make corresponding payment adjustments so as to refund each Member State according to the share it contributed to those amounts. Payments adjustments are due to take place by the third call for contributions 2017 and/or the first call for contributions 2018,

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 (EU) 2016/2026 of 15 November 2016 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the ceiling for 2018, the annual amount for 2017, the first instalment for 2017 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts for the years 2019 and 2020 (OJ L 313, 19.11.2016, p. 25).

f5

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1337 of 2 August 2016 concerning the allocation of funds decommitted from projects under the 10th European Development Fund for the purpose of replenishing the African Peace Facility (OJ L 212, 5.8.2016, p. 107).

Contents

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

1

The individual EDF contributions to be paid by Member States to the Commission and the EIB as the second instalment for 2017 are set out in the table in the Annex to this Decision.

2

The shares of Member States' contributions set out in Article 1(2)(a) of the Internal Agreements of the Eighth and Ninth EDF shall be reduced accordingly for an amount of EUR 200 000 000 from funds decommitted under the Eighth and the Ninth EDF. According to each individual Member States preferences, the financial adjustment shall be implemented against the third instalment 2017 and/or the first instalment 2018.

3

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

Signature

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. Maasikas

MEMBER STATESKey 10th EDF %Key 11th EDF %2nd instalment 2017Total
CommissionCommissionCommissionEIB
10th EDF11th EDFTotal10th EDF
BELGIUM3,533,249272 586 394,3939 859 803,5742 446 197,961 765 000,044 211 197,96
BULGARIA0,140,21853102 576,552 680 775,342 783 351,8870 000,02 853 351,88
CZECH REPUBLIC0,510,79745373 671,719 782 566,6510 156 238,37255 000,010 411 238,37
DENMARK2,001,980451 465 379,2624 294 794,8225 760 174,081 000 000,026 760 174,08
GERMANY20,5020,579815 020 137,42252 458 793,95267 478 931,3710 250 000,0277 728 931,37
ESTONIA0,050,0863536 634,481 059 282,251 095 916,7325 000,01 120 916,73
IRELAND0,910,94006666 747,5611 532 007,7912 198 755,35455 000,012 653 755,35
GREECE1,471,507351 077 053,7618 491 130,2919 568 184,04735 000,020 303 184,04
SPAIN7,857,932485 751 613,697 310 194,16103 061 807,763 925 000,0106 986 807,76
FRANCE19,5517,8126914 324 082,27218 513 796,75232 837 879,029 775 000,0242 612 879,02
CROATIA0,000,225180,002 762 352,952 762 352,950,002 762 352,95
ITALY12,8612,530099 422 388,64153 710 502,99163 132 891,646 430 000,0169 562 891,64
CYPRUS0,090,1116265 942,071 369 277,181 435 219,2545 000,01 480 219,25
LATVIA0,070,1161251 288,271 424 480,081 475 768,3535 000,01 510 768,35
LITHUANIA0,120,1807787 922,762 217 561,72 305 484,4560 000,02 365 484,45
LUXEMBOURG0,270,25509197 826,23 129 268,23 327 094,4135 000,03 462 094,4
HUNGARY0,550,61456402 979,37 538 998,267 941 977,56275 000,08 216 977,56
MALTA0,030,0380121 980,69466 280,47488 261,1615 000,0503 261,16
NETHERLANDS4,854,776783 553 544,7158 598 242,8362 151 787,532 425 000,064 576 787,53
AUSTRIA2,412,397571 765 782,0129 411 735,3231 177 517,331 205 000,032 382 517,33
POLAND1,302,00734952 496,5224 624 662,825 577 159,32650 000,026 227 159,32
PORTUGAL1,151,19679842 593,0714 681 394,3815 523 987,45575 000,016 098 987,45
ROMANIA0,370,71815271 095,168 809 768,949 080 864,11185 000,09 265 864,11
SLOVENIA0,180,22452131 884,132 754 256,522 886 140,6690 000,02 976 140,66
SLOVAKIA0,210,37616153 864,824 614 471,474 768 336,29105 000,04 873 336,29
FINLAND1,471,509091 077 053,7618 512 475,4119 589 529,16735 000,020 324 529,16
SWEDEN2,742,939112 007 569,5936 054 974,5838 062 544,171 370 000,039 432 544,17
UNITED KINGDOM14,8214,6786210 858 460,32180 067 187,34190 925 647,667 410 000,0198 335 647,66
TOTAL EU-28100,00100,0073 268 963,01 226 731 037,01 300 000 000,050 000 000,01 350 000 000,0