2015 discharge: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs)

Council Recommendation : 9^th EDF

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the Financing and Administration of Community Aid under the Financial Protocol to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 and the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories setting up, amongst others, the 9^th European Development Fund (EDF) and having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the 9^th EDF as at 31 December 2015 and the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th EDFs concerning the financial year 2015, together with the Commission’s replies contained in that Annual Report, the Council recommended the European Parliament to give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the 9^th EDF for the financial year 2015.

This recommendation is not accompanied by any further observations. The Council considered that the overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the 9^th EDF has been satisfactory.