Council Decision (EU) 2023/2416of 24 October 2023on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2023

Council Decision (EU) 2023/2416 of 24 October 2023 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2023 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard 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 OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1. and in particular Article 7(2) in conjunction with Article 14(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2015/323 OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1. , and in particular Article 19(5) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to send to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages. (2) In accordance with Article 19(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 10 October 2023 specifying the amount of the third instalment of the contribution for 2023. (3) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts provided for in previous European Development Funds. Therefore, a call for funds pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, for the EIB and for the Commission should be made. (4) Pursuant to Article 152 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the Withdrawal Agreement), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom) is to remain party to the European Development Fund (EDF) until the closure of the 11th EDF and all previous unclosed EDFs. However, pursuant to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the United Kingdom’s share in decommitted funds from projects under the 11th EDF, where those funds have been decommitted after 31 December 2020, or previous EDFs, is not to be reused. (5) Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 of 14 November 2022 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2024, the annual amount for 2023, the amount of the first instalment for 2023 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2025 and 2026 (OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 17).

sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2023 at EUR 1800000000 for the Commission, and at EUR 300000000 for the EIB. (6) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures for which it provides, this Decision should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a third instalment for 2023 is hereby set at EUR 500000000. It shall be divided into EUR 400000000 for the Commission, and EUR 100000000 for the EIB.

Article 2

The individual EDF contributions shall be paid by the parties to the EDF to the Commission and the EIB as the third instalment for 2023, in accordance with the Annex.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 2023. For the Council The President P. Navarro Ríos

Annex

ANNEX Third Instalment of EDF Contributions for 2023 (EUR) to be paid to the Commission and the EIB Further to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the United Kingdom (UK) formally requested in March 2023 that the Commission refund in 2023 the UK’s outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting-out the UK’s outstanding contribution to the EDF for 2023 (2nd and 3rd instalments; i.e. a total of EUR 154,12 million). This netting-out is to be reflected in the respective payment instructions. MEMBER STATES & UKKey 11th EDF %3rd instalment 2023 (EUR)Total Commission 11th EDF EIB 11th EDF BELGIUM3,2492712997080324927016246350BULGARIA0,218538741202185301092650CZECHIA0,7974531898007974503987250DENMARK1,98045792180019804509902250GERMANY20,579808231920020579800102899000ESTONIA0,0863534540086350431750IRELAND0,9400637602409400604700300GREECE1,50735602940015073507536750SPAIN7,9324831729920793248039662400FRANCE17,81269712507601781269089063450CROATIA0,225189007202251801125900ITALY12,53009501203601253009062650450CYPRUS0,11162446480111620558100LATVIA0,11612464480116120580600LITHUANIA0,18077723080180770903850LUXEMBOURG0,2550910203602550901275450HUNGARY0,6145624582406145603072800MALTA0,0380115204038010190050NETHERLANDS4,7767819107120477678023883900AUSTRIA2,397579590280239757011987850POLAND2,007348029360200734010036700PORTUGAL1,19679478716011967905983950ROMANIA0,7181528726007181503590750SLOVENIA0,224528980802245201122600SLOVAKIA0,3761615046403761601880800FINLAND1,50909603636015090907545450SWEDEN2,9391111756440293911014695550UNITED KINGDOM14,67862587144801467862073393100TOTAL EU-27 & UK100,00400000000100000000500000000