Decision 2015/2288 - Financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the ceiling for 2017, the amount for 2016, the first instalment for 2016 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts for the years 2018 and 2019 - Main contents

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2288

of 30 November 2015

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the ceiling for 2017, the amount for 2016, the first instalment for 2016 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts for the years 2018 and 2019

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

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

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2017 is hereby set at EUR 3 850 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 150 000 000 for the EIB.

Article 2

The annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2016 is hereby set at EUR 3 600 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 3 450 000 000 for the Commission, and EUR 150 000 000 for the EIB.

Article 3

The individual EDF contributions to be paid by Member States to the Commission and the EIB as the first instalment for 2016 are set out 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 Decision 2013/759/EU, following an adjustment plan communicated by each Member State to the Commission upon the adoption of the third instalment for 2015.

Article 4

The indicative forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2018 is hereby set at EUR 4 150 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 250 000 000 for the EIB, and that for 2019 at EUR 4 150 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2015.

For the Council

The President

É. SCHNEIDER

• (1) 

  OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

• (2) 

  OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17.

• (3) 

  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).

ANNEX

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.