MINISTERS’ DEPUTIES

Notes on the Agenda

CM/Notes/1372/11.1

6 March 2020[1]

1372nd meeting, 1 April 2020 11 Programme, Budget and Administration   11.1 Appointment of members and alternate members of the Budget Committee for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2022 Reference documents CM(2019)92, CM/Del/Dec(2019)1359/11.4, CM/Del/Dec(2019)1363/11.1, CM/Del/Dec(2020)1366/11.2, CM(2019)92-add12, CM(2019)92-add13, CM(2019)92-add14

 

Action To appoint by vote one member and one alternate member of the Budget Committee from the date of appointment to 31 December 2022.

1.         The composition of the Budget Committee is laid down in Article 25 of the Financial Regulations. Consequently, five members and their alternate members are to be appointed upon nomination by governments of the five highest contributors to the general budget according to the scale of contributions in force on the first day of the terms of office i.e. 1 January 2020 (currently: France, Germany, Italy, Russian Federation and United Kingdom). Six other members and their alternate members are to be appointed upon nomination by the governments of other member States. Alternate members are appointed in respect of each State whose candidate is appointed a titular member insofar as the States concerned nominate candidates for alternate members.

2.         The Committee of Ministers has already appointed members of the Budget Committee with respect to the following member States:[2]

- all five of the highest contributors to the general budget according to the draft scales of contributions for 2020 (in alphabetical order):

France, Germany, Italy, Russian Federation and United Kingdom[3]

- five out of the six members from amongst the other member States (in alphabetical order):

Austria, Norway, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey[4]

3.         The extended time-limit for the deposit of candidatures for the remaining vacant seat expired on 28 February 2020, at which date the Secretary to the Committee of Ministers had received notification of the following candidates:

- from amongst the other member States (in alphabetical order):

Denmark (CM(2019)92-add12 and CM(2019)92-add14) and Spain (CM(2019)92-add13)

Member State	Titular member candidate	Alternate member candidate
Denmark	Mr Niels Christen Pultz	Mr Niels Boel Abrahamsen
Spain	Mr Juan Luis Nieto Fernández	Ms Pilar Sáenz de Ormijana Valdés

3.         As the number of candidates exceeds the number of seats to be filled, it is proposed that the Deputies proceed to the nomination for the remaining vacant seat by vote. In accordance with the procedure set out in the Financial Regulations, the following voting arrangements are applicable:

            - voting shall be by secret electronic vote;

- the candidate or candidates obtaining the simple majority of votes within the meaning of Article 10.4 of the Rules of Procedure for the Meetings of the Ministers’ Deputies (i.e. half of the number of the Deputies entitled to vote, plus one) and the largest number of votes shall be declared elected;

- if one seat, or more, remain(s) vacant after the first vote, there will be a second round of voting. The candidate(s) having obtained the highest number of votes will be declared elected. In expressing their preferences, the Deputies shall bear in mind the desirability of some renewal among States whose experts sit on the Budget Committee and of a reasonable participation in the Budget Committee of experts commensurate with the level of the rate of contribution of the States of which they are nationals;

- the list of candidates for electronic vote shall distinguish, where necessary, those presented by the five States paying the highest contributions to the budget from those presented by other States. Candidates shall be listed in alphabetical order, the State from which they come being mentioned in parentheses;

- alternate members of the Budget Committee shall be appointed in respect of each State whose candidate is appointed a titular member, insofar as the States concerned nominate candidates for alternate members.

Financing assured: YES

DRAFT DECISION

The Deputies, in accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulations, appointed … as member and … as alternate member of the Budget Committee for a term of three years from the date of appointment to
31 December 2022.