Proposal for a Council Decision about the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States contributing to the European Development Fund (third instalment for 2008) (COM(2008) 624 final).

Since the entry into force of the Financial Regulation for the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) the Council decides, on a proposal from the Commission, on each of the three instalments to be paid by the Member States (Article 38 of the Financial Regulation). In the case of the 9th and 10th EDF instruments managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Member States pay their contributions directly to the EIB. The contributions for other instruments are paid to the Commission.

Article 157 of the 10th EDF Financial Regulation stipulates that the procedure for the Member States' contributions for 2008 is governed by Article 38 of the 9th EDF Financial Regulation.

The third instalment of contributions for 2008 will consist of 365 meuros to be sent to the European Commission according to the following figures:

• GERMANY --> 85,264,000
• BELGIUM --> 14,308,000
• DENMARK --> 7,811,000
• SPAIN --> 21,316,000
• FRANCE --> 88,695,000
• GREECE --> 4,562,500
• IRELAND --> 2,263,000
• ITALY --> 45,771,000
• LUXEMBOURG --> 1,058,500
• NETHERLANDS --> 19,053,000
• PORTUGAL --> 3,540,500
• UNITED KINGDOM --> 46,318,500
• AUSTRIA --> 9,672,500
• FINLAND --> 5,402,000
• SWEDEN --> 9,964,500