26.4.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 109/33 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 19 March 2007 amending Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (2007/249[EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 187 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) () Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and terri- tories with the European Community (the Overseas As- sociation Decision) () establishes the legal framework for promoting the economic and social development of the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and for enhancing economic relations between them and the Community. The Overseas Association Decision applies until 31 December 2011. To coincide with the duration of the 10th European Development Fund (2008 to 2013) (10th EDF) and the multiannual financial framework 2007 to 2013, it should be extended until 31 December 2013. Annex II A of the Overseas Association Decision lays down the financial allocations for the period 2000 to 2007. In the light of the newly established 10th EDF, the amount for the period 2008 to 2013 should be allocated. Provisions should be made for rules governing the tran- sition from the ninth EDF to the 10th EDF as far as the () O] L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1. ) ) 0] 0 OCTs are concerned. Those rules should be established in accordance with the general rules on the commitment of funds of the ninth EDF and of previous EDFs after 31 December 2007 set out in Article 1 of Decision 2005/446EC of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 30 May 2005 setting the deadline for the commitment of the funds of the ninth EDF (%) and in Article 1(3) and (4) of the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Government of Member States meeting within the Council, on the financing of Community aid under the multiannual framework for the period 2008 to 2013 in accordance with the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the allocation of financial assistance for the OCTs to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies () (Internal Agreement establishing the 10th EDF). The Internal Agreement establishing the 10th EDF lays down an overall amount of EUR 286 million to be allocated to the OCTs. The apportionment of that amount between, on the one hand, the different instruments for development finance cooperation related to the EDF, and on the other hand, the criteria and elements for determining the beneficiary OCTs’ initial indicative allocations, should be laid down. Regarding the apportionment between the different instruments for development finance cooperation related to the EDF, coordination should be ensured in particular between support to regional cooperation and integration and support at territorial level, to enhance the resilience of the OCTs towards the challenges that they are facing regardless of their GNP per capita or other elements used to determine the territorial allocations. L 156, 18.6.2005, p. 19. L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32.