Einde inhoudsopgave
Convention for the establishment of a European Space Agency
Article XIII Financial contributions
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 30-10-1980
- Bronpublicatie:
30-05-1975, Trb. 1975, 123 (uitgifte: 12-11-1975, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
30-10-1980
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
05-12-1980, Trb. 1980, 198 (uitgifte: 01-01-1980, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
EU-recht / Instituties
1.
Each Member State shall contribute to the costs of the activities and programme referred to in Article V.1(a) and, in accordance with Annex II, to the common costs of the Agency, in accordance with a scale adopted by the Council, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, either every three years at the time of the review referred to in Article XI.5(a) (iii), or whenever the Council, by a unanimous vote of all Member States, decides to establish a new scale. The scale of contributions shall be based on the average national income of each Member State for the three latest years for which statistics are available. Nevertheless,
- (a)
no Member State shall be required to pay contributions in excess of twenty-five percent of the total amount of contributions assessed by the Council to meet these costs;
- (b)
the Council may, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, decide in the light of any special circumstances of a Member State to reduce its contribution for a limited period.
In particular, when the annual per capita income of a Member State is less than an amount to be decided by the Council by the same majority, this shall be considered a special circumstance within the meaning of this provision.
2.
Each Member State shall contribute to the costs of each optional programme covered by Article V.1(b), unless it has formally declared itself not interested in participating therein and is therefore not a participant. Unless all participating States decide otherwise, the scale of contributions to a given programme shall be based on the average national income of each participating State for the three latest years for which statistics are available. This scale shall be revised either every three years or whenever the Council decides to establish a new scale in accordance with paragraph 1.
However, no participating State shall, by the operation of this scale, be required to pay contributions in excess of twenty-five percent of the total amount of contributions to the programme concerned.
Nevertheless, the percentage contribution to be made by each participating State shall be equivalent to at least twenty-five percent of its percentage contribution established under the provisions of paragraph 1, unless all the participating States decide otherwise when adopting the programme or during the execution of the programme.
3.
The statistical systems to be used for establishing the scales of contribution referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be the same, and shall be determined in the Financial Regulations.
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(a)
Any State that was not a party to the Convention for the establishment of a European Space Research Organisation or to the Convention for the establishment of a European Organisation for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers and which becomes a party to this Convention shall make, in addition to its contributions, a special payment related to the current value of the assets of the Agency. The amount of this special payment shall be fixed by the Council by a two-thirds majority of all Member States.
(b)
Payments made in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) shall be used to reduce the contributions of the other Member States unless the Council decides otherwise by a two-thirds majority of all Member States.
5.
Contributions due under this Article shall be paid in accordance with Annex II.
6.
Subject to any directions given by the Council, the Director General may accept gifts or legacies to the Agency provided that they are not subject to any conditions inconsistent with the purpose of the Agency.