Council Recommendation : 9th EDF
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between Representatives of the Governments of the Member States 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 to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies (the "Internal Agreement"), setting up, amongst others, the 9th EDF and having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the ninth EDF as at 31 December 2012 as well as the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds concerning the financial year 2012, the Council recommends that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the ninth EDF for the financial year 2012.
This recommendation is not accompanied by any further observations. The Council considers that the overall budget implementation by the Commission of the operations of the ninth EDF during the financial year 2012 has been satisfactory.