2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)

Council Recommendation : 9th 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 ACP and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou and the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies, setting up the ninth European Development Fund (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 2011 as well as the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the eighth, ninth and tenth EDFs, concerning the financial year 2011, 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 2011.

This recommendation is not accompanied by any further observations. The Council considers that the overall budget implementation has been satisfactory.