THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’),
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 100 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement states that Annexes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV and VI to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement may be revised, reviewed and/or amended by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers on the basis of a recommendation from the ACP-EU Development Finance Cooperation Committee.
(2)
International commitments toward aid effectiveness were taken by the Parties to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement in Busan, Accra and at the OECD-DAC in Paris in 2010.
(3)
The rules of nationality and origin could be further improved in line with those international commitments.
(4)
Clarification and simplification of the provisions of Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement could improve the efficiency of the implementation of the EDF,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: