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29.2.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
55/33
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 21 February 2012
concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the
operations of the European Development Fund (ninth EDF) for the financial year 2010
(2012/128/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the
balance sheet relating to the operations of the ninth EDF as at
31 December 2010 and the Annual Report of the Court of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th and 10th
Union,
European Development Funds (EDFs)
( 5 ), concerning the
financial year 2010, together with the Commission’s replies
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the
contained in that Annual Report,
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of
States of the one part, and the European Community and its
Whereas:
Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June
2000 (
(1) Pursuant
to
Article
32(3)
of
the
Internal
Agreement,
the

1 ) and amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg
on 25 June 2005 (
discharge for the financial management of the ninth EDF

2 ),
is to be given to the Commission by the European
Parliament on the recommendation of the Council.
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between Represen
tatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting
(2) The
overall
implementation
by
the
Commission
of
the
within the Council, on the Financing and Administration of
operations of the ninth EDF during the financial year
Community Aid under the Financial Protocol to the Partnership
2010 has been satisfactory,
Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
and the European Community and its Member States signed
HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the
in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 and the allocation of
Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of
financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories
the operations of the ninth EDF for the financial year 2010.
to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies ( 3 ) (the ‘Internal
Agreement’), setting up, amongst others, the ninth European
Development Fund (ninth EDF), and in particular Article 32(3)
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2012.
thereof,
For the Council
Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003
applicable to the 9th European Development Fund (
The President

4 ), and in
particular Articles 96 to 103 thereof,
M. VESTAGER
( 1 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
( 2 ) OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4.
( 3 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355.
( 4 ) OJ L 83, 1.4.2003, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ C 326, 10.11.2011, p. 251.

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