WORLD TRADE WT/BFA/32
13October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4436)
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
REPORT OFTHE MEETINGS HELD ON23AND 29SEPTEMBER
AND 7OCTOBER 1997
Introduction
1. TheWTO Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration meton23and29September
and7October 1997 under thechairmanship ofAmbassador K.Morjane ofTunisia, andadopted the
AgendacontainedindocumentWTO/AIR/665.ThetermsofreferenceandcompositionoftheCommittee
aresetoutindocument WT/L/44/Rev.1 of18January 1996.
I. DIRECTOR-GENERAL 'SFINANCIAL REPORT ONTHE 1996 ACCOUNTS OFTHE
GATT/WTO AND REPORT OFTHEEXTERNAL AUDITOR THEREON (WT/BFA/W/19)
2. Amember oftheSecretariat presented theDirector-General 'sFinancial Report onthe1996
Accounts oftheWTO andtheReport oftheExternal Auditor Thereon (WT/BFA/W/19). Heexplained
thatthereport wasbased ontheFinal Position ofthe1996Budget oftheWTO (WT/BFA/W/15) which
presented thebudgetary situation at31December 1996andwhich wasapproved bytheGeneral Council
on16July1997(WT/GC/M/21). Hedrewtheattention oftheMembers thatintheSurplus Account,
some CHF 10.1million wasrecorded in1996which wastheresult of:(i)arestitution ofCHF 67,803
ofthe1994advance fromtheWorking Capital Fund, (ii)adecrease ofCHF 12,366,276 oftheprovision
forcontributions inarrears, (iii)contributions assessed onnewMembers subsequent totheadoption
ofthe1996scaleofcontributions amounting toCHF 679,085, (iv)anoverall 1996budgetary surplus
ofCHF 3,634,868, and(v)anexcess ofactual miscellaneous income overestimated miscellaneous
income ofCHF 264,777. With regard totheIncome andExpenditure Account, theSecretariat drew
theattention oftheMembers toparagraph 5oftheDirector-General 'sReport onthe1996 Accounts
oftheWTO indicating thattheGeneral Council hadapproved transfers ofCHF 4,628,194
(WT/GC/M/21) fromsections onwhich savings occurred tosections where over-expenditure tookplace.
3. TheSecretariat further drew theattention oftheMembers tothecomments fromtheauditors
withregard toanoverstatement ofCHF 195,000 inthe1996 surplus.
4. TheCommittee recommends thattheGeneral Council approve theaudited accounts for1996
andconvey totheExternal Auditor theirthanks forthevaluable assistance provided intheaudit of
these accounts.
5. Inviewofthefactthatthetermofoffice oftheAustrian Court ofAudit withtheWTO came
toanendwiththeaudit ofthe1996 accounts, theCommittee recommends thattheGeneral Council
request theDirector-General tocommunicate tothePresident oftheAustrian Court ofAudit thegratitude
oftheMembers oftheGATT andthatoftheWTO fortheirvaluable contribution since 1986.WT/BFA/32
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II. WTO SECRETARIAT AND THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITSSECRETARIAT
A. Performance against budget asat31August 1997
6. Amember oftheSecretariat presented thePerformance Against Budget Report asat
31August 1997 (CRP(97)15. Itwasprojected thatthere would beanoverall saving ofsome
CHF 490,000 which wasthenetresult ofthefollowing: expected excess expenditure withregard to:
(i)pension contributions fortheProfessional andHigher categories (duetotheappreciation oftheUS
dollar vis-à-vis theSwiss franc), (ii)heavy demand fortemporary assistance (inparticular fortranslation
andinterpretation), (iii)common staffcosts oftheGeneral Service category (duetounforeseen early
retirements), and(iv)postal services andofficial missions. Anticipated savings were identified in:
(i)Professional salaries (duetoadelay inrecruitment), (ii)maintenance andpermanent equipment,
and(iii)Trade Policy Training Courses.
7. TheCommitteetooknoteofthereportonthePerformanceAgainstBudgetasat31August1997.
B. Budget estimates for1998
8. ADeputy Director-General highlighted thebudget estimates for1998(WT/BFA/W/20) which
amounted toCHF 116,124,900 fortheWTO Secretariat activities andCHF1,604,600 fortheAppellate
Body anditsSecretariat (permanent costs). FortheWTO Secretariat activities, theestimates showed
arealgrowth of0.4percentoverthe1997 approved budget, three-quarters ofwhich concerned two
newactivities: theestablishment ofathirdTrade Policy Training Course andthefinancing from the
WTO budget ofanNGO symposium. With regard tothepermanent costs oftheAppellate Body and
itsSecretariat, anoverall increase ofCHF 23,500 wasproposed. TheDeputy Director-General stressed
thatthebudget estimates were presented inamanner which allowed theMembers toseeeasily the
costofmaintaining thesame levelofactivity in1998 asin1997 aswellasthecostofanyadditional
activities intheOrganization. Theworkload, heemphasized, waslargely demand driven: meetings,
requests fortechnical assistance, theestablishment ofpanels andreports andother documentation that
require translation.
9. TheDeputy Director-General further indicated thatinorder toavoid anincrease inthe
contribution ofMembers forthe1998 budget, theSecretariat proposed thatthevariable costs ofthe
Appellate Body, financed through theAppellate Body Operating Fund(ABOF), andthe1998Ministerial
Conference inGeneva befinanced through partial useofthe1996surplus. Inthefuture, theCommittee
might consider theirfinancing through theregular budget astheywould beregular activities ofthe
WTO. However, thefinancing ofthose events should bedoneinawaythatwould avoid important
budgetary fluctuations.
10. TheSecretariat indicated that:(i)thenewconference room would becompleted byend1997,
(ii)theWTO would onlybearthecostsofcleaning andelectricity ofthemeetings heldthere, and(iii)the
construction ofthelibrary oftheInstitut Universitaire desHautes Etudes Internationales (IUHEI) would
most probably becompleted bymiddle oftheyear2000.
11. TheCommittee undertook aline-by-line examination oftheproposed budget.
WTO Secretariat
12. TheSecretariat clarified that:(i)theleasing oftheswitchboard wasforeseen foraperiod of
fiveyears, (ii)rental ofstorage space would berequired untiltheIUHEI vacates theCWR basement,
(iii)asecurity system wasneeded inthelibrary asthelossofbooks wasanincreasing problem, (iv)WT/BFA/32
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theintroduction of"Windows NT"in1998 would require stafftraining, and(v)thedevelopment of
thedistribution ofdocuments inelectric form should result inadecrease inpostal costs.
13. Most Members welcomed theproposal ofadding athirdTrade Policy Training Course while
many expressed theview thattheNGO symposium should continue tobefinanced byvoluntary
contributions.
14. Inthecourse ofthediscussions, itwasfeltthatusing arevised projected rateofUSD 1/CHF 1.3
could beenvisaged. Thisadjustment wasconsidered ontheunderstanding thatiftheactual rateof
exchange in1998exceeds therevised projection ofUSD 1/CHF 1.3,recourse totheWorking Capital
Fund could bemade. Such awithdrawal from theWorking Capital Fund would beeffected under
Regulation 29(b)andreimbursed inaccordance withRegulation 30oftheFinancial Regulations of
theWorld Trade Organization (WT/L/156).
15. Further reductions wereproposed withregard to:(i)vacant posts, (ii)permanent equipment
(where theintroduction ofEDPequipment could bephased in),(iii)thecontribution totheITCwhere
anticipated savings could betaken intoconsideration, (iv)estimated costs forthePermanent Group
ofExperts andfortheprogramme ofpublications which could bereduced, and(v)thecredit for
unforeseen expenditure.
16. Afterdetaileddiscussions,theCommitteeagreedtorecommendabudgetfortheWTOSecretariat
for1998amounting toCHF 114,399,250. Therevised estimates ofexpenditure forthefinancial year
1998 arecontained inSchedule I-A.(Forthecontribution toITC, seeChapter III)
17. TheCommitteestressedthatexpenditurewithregardtoofficialandtechnicalcooperationmissions
in1998 should innowayexceed theprovisions included inthebudget.
Appellate Body anditsSecretariat (permanent costs)
18. After detailed discussions, theCommittee agreed torecommend abudget forthepermanent
costs fortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat for1998 amounting toCHF 1,579,600. Therevised
estimates ofexpenditure fortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat forthefinancial year1998 are
contained inSchedule I-B.
19. TheCommittee submits totheGeneral Council forconsideration andapproval thefollowing
draftresolution ontheexpenditure oftheWorld Trade Organization andtheways andmeans tomeet
suchexpenditure.
20. Onedelegation indicated thattheyhadnotblocked therecommendation going forward tothe
General Council butreserved their final position forthemeeting oftheGeneral Council on
22October 1997.WT/BFA/32
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DRAFT RESOLUTION ONTHE REVISED EXPENDITURE OFTHE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN1998 AND THE WAYS
AND MEANS TOMEET SUCH EXPENDITURE
TheGeneral Council,
HAVING CONSIDERED
theestimates ofexpenditure oftheWorld Trade Organization for1998 (CHF 114,399,250),
andthepermanent costsfortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat for1998(CHF 1,579,600) amounting
toatotalofCHF 115,978,850 assetforth intheschedules annexed tothisResolution.
RESOLVE that
1. Thefinancing oftheamount ofCHF 115,978,850 withregard totheWTO andthepermanent
costs fortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat referred toabove shallbeasfollows:
(a) bycontributions from Members intheamount ofCHF 114,400,000 (Schedule II);
and
(b) bymiscellaneous income estimated atCHF 1,578,850 (Schedule III).
2. Thecontributions oftheMembers shallbeassessed inaccordance withtheattached scale of
contributions. Contributions from Members inrespect ofthe1998 budget areconsidered as
dueandpayable infullasat1January 1998.WT/BFA/32
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III. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO: PERFORMANCE AGAINST
BUDGET ASAT31AUGUST 1997AND PROPOSED REGULAR BUDGET OFTHEITC
FOR 1998
21. Therepresentatives oftheInternational Trade Centre (ITC) presented document ITC/BUD/21
concerning theperformance against budget asat31August 1997 andexplained thatthelatter was
established forthefirsttimeinSwiss francs onanannual basis. Theprojected year-end expenditure
amounted toapproximately CHF 27.9 million leaving apositive projected balance ofsome
CHF 1.2million which represented approximately 4.3percentoftheapproved appropriation ofsome
CHF 29.1million. Savings could beexpected mainly from thefollowing: (i)salaries, (ii)building
facilities andcontractual services, and(iii)publications andjointAdvisory Group meeting. Over-
expenditure could beexpected mainly fromthefollowing: (i)common staffcostsresulting fromalarge
numberofseparations,(ii)telecommunicationsresultingfromanup-gradingofthesystem,(iii)permanent
equipment resulting fromthereplacement ofcomputers, and(iv)external auditors resulting fromthe
maintenance ofaccounts bothinUSdollars andinSwiss francs andtherevised ratiobetween regular
andextra-budgetary resources.
22. Inreply toaquery, therepresentative oftheITCindicated thatsavings in1996hadbeensome
CHF 1.4million.
23. TheCommitteetooknoteoftheITCreportonperformanceagainstbudgetasat31August1997.
24. TheITCrepresentatives further presented document ITC/BUD/20 concerning theproposed
budget for1998. The1998totalbudget proposed amounted toCHF 28,727,800 ofwhich CHF335,000
would bemetfrom miscellaneous income, leaving anamount ofCHF 28,392,800 tobecontributed
inequal portions bytheUnited Nations andtheWorld Trade Organization. TheWTO 'sshare ofthe
proposed budget oftheITC,therefore, amounted toCHF 14,196,400. Compared tothe1997budget,
the1998budget represented anoverall reduction 1.4percent. Theparameters usedinthepreparation
ofthebudget isthesame asusedbytheWTO. Therateofexchange usedinthepreparation ofthe
budget wasUSD1/CHF1.4, while theinflation rateof1.7percentwasapplied. Statutory orunavoidable
factors intheestimation ofsalaries accounted foranetdecrease inthebudget of0.65percent. Other
decreases related totherentcharged totheITCbytheSwiss authorities foritspremises, andsavings
made inadministrative costssuchasthecleaning contract forthebuilding andthemaintenance contract
onEDPequipment.
25. Itwasfurther explained thatastheITChadbeenrequested topresent its1998budget informats
thatwould satisfy boththeWTO andtheUNbudgetary requirements, thedualaccounting exercise
would inevitably leadtoadditional costs.
26. Members welcomed thenewITCbudgetary presentation inasfarasitsatisfied WTO
requirements, butexpressed serious concern overthefactthattheWTO andtheUNhadnotbeenable
toagree onasingle budgetary format. Some Members found thattheissue involved co-ordination
andcooperation between international organizations, andthatMembers should inform theirdelegates
tointervene inNewYork inorder toidentify asolution. TheSecretariat, together withtheChairman
should alsoengage inanegotiation process withtheUNinorder toarrive atasatisfactory solution.
27. Inreply toaquery thattheadministrative staffoccupied ahighproportion compared tothe
operational staff, arepresentative oftheITCexplained thatother corestafffinanced from project
resourceswerenotshowninthestaffingtable;whenconsideredinthiscontext,theratioofadministrative
stafftooperational staffislower. With regard tothequery oftheways andmeans ofincreasing the
income ofthesaleofpublications, theITCexplained thattheirpublications weremostly destined for
developing countries.WT/BFA/32
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28. TheCommittee tooknoteofthereport aswellastheremarks fromtheMembers thatcontacts
should beresumed withUNtofindasatisfactory solution inbudgetary presentation requirements so
astoavoid additional cost.Taking intoaccount ananticipated amount ofCHF 500,000 ofsavings in
1997 andtotalmiscellaneous income ofCHF 335,000, theWTO share oftheexpenditure forthe
InternationalTradeCentreUNCTAD/WTOfor1998willamounttoCHF13,696,400.Thecontribution
willbepaidinSwiss francs intwelve equal monthly instalments.
IV. OTHER ITEMS
A. Utilization ofthe1996 surplus
29. Onthebasis ofthedocument WT/BFA/W/23, theCommittee hadafirstexchange ofviews
ontheutilization ofthe1996 surplus which mayinclude thefinancing oftheABOF, theadjustment
ofthelevel oftheWCF, thefinancing ofthefuture Ministerial meeting(s). Inthecourse ofthe
discussion other possible useswerementioned including placing thesurplus inanaccount togenerate
interesttosupplementmiscellaneousincome,usingthefundsforprovidingtechnicalassistanceingeneral
aswellasinthedispute settlement process, andfinancing thefollow upoftheHigh Level Meeting
forLeast Developed Countries. TheCommittee decided torevert tothisquestion atitsnextmeeting.
B. Administrative up-dates andprogress reports
30. TheCommittee heard thereports presented bytheSecretariat onthecashsituation, thestatement
ofoutstanding contributions asat31August 1997, theprogress report ofinstalments forcountries
inarrears, thecontributions ofObserver countries towards thecostofservices provided bythe
Secretariat, andreport onthescheme tofacilitate thepayment ofpre-1988 arrears. Asof
31August 1997, thetotalcontributions received amounted toCHF 93,792,474 andtheWorking Capital
Fund stood atCHF 7,200,880. Haitihadliquidated allitsoutstanding contributions andwasnolonger
listed asacountry withcontributions inarrears. Inaddition, Cuba which waslisted asaWTO Member
assessed above theminimum in1988 hadalsoliquidated allitsoutstanding contributions. Asof
31August 1997, theoutstanding amount ofthecontributions ofObservers totheWTO towards the
costofservices provided bytheSecretariat stood atCHF 299,314. With regard tothescheme to
facilitate thepayment ofpre-1988 arrears, three Contracting Parties /Members hadbenefited from
theprovisions: Kenya in1995, Suriname in1996, andHaiti in1997. Atthepresent time, noneof
these three countries hadanyoutstanding arrears intheWTO.
31. TheCommittee tooknoteofthereports.
C. Assessment ofadditional contributions tothe1997budget andadvances totheWorking Capital
fundonnewWTO Members
32. Consequent totheaccession totheWTO oftheGovernment ofMongolia (document
WT/BFA/W/21), theCommittee recommends totheGeneral Council thataproratacontribution to
the1997budget amounting toCHF 31,538 beassessed onthisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated
asfrom29January 1997, isbased onanannual contribution of0.03percent,taking intoaccount the
international trade figures (imports plusexports ingoods, services andintellectual property rights)
ofMongolia fortheyears 1991-1993. Furthermore, onthebasis oftheleveloftheWorking Capital
Fund ofCHF 7,129,584 on29January 1997, theCommittee recommends totheGeneral Council to
assess anamount ofCHF 35,648 ontheGovernment ofMongolia asanadvance totheFund.WT/BFA/32
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33. Consequent totheaccession totheWTO oftheGovernment ofPanama (document
WT/BFA/W/22), theCommittee recommends totheGeneral Council thataproratacontribution to
the1997budget amounting toCHF 54,910 beassessed onthisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated
asfrom 6September 1997, isbased onanannual contribution of0.15percent, taking intoaccount
theinternational tradefigures (imports plusexports ingoods, services andintellectual property rights)
ofPanama fortheyears 1993-1995. Furthermore, onthebasis oftheleveloftheWorking Capital
Fund ofCHF 7,200,880 on5September 1997, theCommittee recommends totheGeneral Council
toassess anamount ofCHF 36,004 ontheGovernment ofPanama asanadvance totheFund.
D. Report ontheReview oftheApplication oftheHeadquarters Agreement
34. TheChairman introduced thedocument WT/BFA/SPEC/12 ontheReview oftheApplication
oftheHeadquarters Agreement. After apreliminary meeting on17June1997, aformal meeting with
theSwiss authorities washeldon17September 1997. Discussions centred onthedocument prepared
bytheSecretariat which included thecomments bothfrom theMembers andtheSecretariat.
35. TheChairman indicated thatnofuture meeting wasscheduled, however, discussions could
beheldshould theneedarise.
36. TheCommittee tooknoteofthereport.
E. Other Business
37. TheSecretariatinformedtheCommitteethatithadenquiredwithotherinternationalorganizations
ontheirpractice ontheuseofmobile telephones inmeetings. Theinternational organizations contacted
indicated thattheydidnothaveapolicy ontheuseofmobile telephones inmeetings, andtheyhad
notencountered problems onthematter.
38. After examining document CRP(97)18 withregard tothe13percentoverhead ontrustfunds,
theCommittee recommends totheGeneral Council that,inviewofthefactthattheHigh-Level Meeting
forLeast Developed Countries istheresult ofaMinisterial Decision, andonanexceptional basis,
therequirement fora13percentoverhead ontheTrust Fund which willfinance theMeeting bewaived.
39. TheCommitteehadafirstexchangeofviewsonPossibleMeasuresinFavourofLeastDeveloped
Countries (CRP(97)21). TheCommittee agreed torevert tothematter atitsnextmeeting.
40. Referring totheobjectives andwork programme oftheEconomic Research andAnalysis
Division, aMember expressed theviewthatspecial research projects onpolicy-related topics should
concern areas ofcoreWTO activities andbeinsupport oftheWTO 'smandated work programme.
41. With regard totheeligibility oftheLeast Developed Countries totechnical assistance, most
Members considered thatthose which areWTO Members should beexempted from application of
theadministrative measure which states that"Inactive Members would bedenied access totraining
ortechnical assistance."
POINTS FOR DECISION: paragraph 4
paragraph 5
paragraph 19
paragraph 32
paragraph 33
paragraph 38WT/BFA/32
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SCHEDULE I-A
1998 PROPOSED REVISED BUDGET FOR THE WTO SECRETARIAT
P
A
R
TSECTION Original
Estimates
CHFDecreases
CHFRevised
Estimates
CHF
A 1.Professional (Work/ years)
(a)Salary 33,046,500 (303,300) 32,743,200
(b)Pensions 5,736,000 (403,000) 5,333,000
(c)Other Common staffcosts 4,808,000 4,808,000
2.Temporary Assistance 6,098,000 6,098,000
B 3.General Service (Work/years)
(a)Salary 22,238,000 22,238,000
(b)Pensions 4,821,000 4,821,000
(c)Other Common staffcosts 3,522,500 3,522,500
4.Temporary Assistance 2,723,000 2,723,000
C 5.Communications
(a)Telecommunications 533,000 533,000
(b)Postal Charges 1,107,000 1,107,000
6.Building Facilities
(a)Rental 26,500 26,500
(b)Utilities 1,374,000 1,374,000
(c)Maintenance andInsurance 1,035,000 1,035,000
7.Permanent Equipment 2,619,000 (100,000) 2,519,000
8.Expendable Equipment 1,159,500 1,159,500
9.Contractual Services
(a)Reproduction 1,300,000 1,300,000
(b)Office Automation/Informatics 1,653,600 1,653,600
(c)Other 227,000 227,000
D 10.StaffOverhead Costs
(a)Training 404,000 404,000
(b)Insurance 859,000 859,000
(c)UNandOther Bodies 403,200 403,200
(d)Miscellaneous 33,000 33,000
11.Missions
(a)Official 1,094,000 1,094,000
(b)Technical Cooperation 741,000 741,000
12.Trade Policy Training Courses 1,530,000 1,530,000
13.Contribution toITC 14,196,400 (500,000) 13,696,400
14.Various
(a)Representation andHospitality 258,000 258,000
(b)Dispute Settlement Panels 305,000 305,000
(c)Permanent Group ofExperts 137,400 (29,350) 108,050
(d)Appellate Body 0 0
(e)Library 559,000 559,000
(f)Publications 768,000 (100,000) 668,000
(g)Public Information Activities 246,000 246,000
(h)External Auditors 40,000 40,000
(i)Ministerial Meeting 0 0
(j)ISO 86,300 86,300
(k)Other 137,000 (90,000) 47,000
15.Unforeseen Expenditure 300,000 (200,000) 100,000
116,124,900 (1,725,650) 114,399,250WT/BFA/32
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SCHEDULE I-B
1998PROPOSED REVISED BUDGET FORTHEAPPELLATE BODY AND ITSSECRETARIAT
P
A
R
TSECTION Original
Estimates
CHFDecreases
CHFRevised
Estimates
CHF
A 1.Professional (Work/ years)
(a)Salary 533,200 (3,100) 530,100
(b)Pensions 92,400 (6,900) 85,500
(c)Other Common staffcosts 77,600 77,600
2.Temporary Assistance 0 0
B 3.General Service (Work/years)
(a)Salary 171,600 171,600
(b)Pensions 37,200 37,200
(c)Other Common staffcosts 27,200 27,200
4.Temporary Assistance 4,500 4,500
C 5.Communications
(a)Telecommunications 4,000 4,000
(b)Postal Charges 0 0
6.Building Facilities
(a)Rental 0 0
(b)Utilities 0 0
(c)Maintenance andInsurance 0 0
7.Permanent Equipment 10,200 10,200
8.Expendable Equipment 2,000 2,000
9.Contractual Services
(a)Reproduction 0 0
(b)Office Automation/Informatics 500 500
(c)Other 0
D 10.StaffOverhead Costs 0
(a)Training 0 0
(b)Insurance 0 0
(c)UNandOther Bodies 0 0
(d)Miscellaneous 0 0
11.Missions
(a)Official 25,000 (15,000) 10,000
(b)Technical Cooperation 0 0
12.Trade Policy Training Courses 0 0
13.Contribution toITC 0 0
14.Various
(a)Representation andHospitality 1,000 1,000
(b)Dispute Settlement Panels 0 0
(c)Permanent Group ofExperts 0 0
(d)Appellate Body 615,200 615,200
(e)Library 0 0
(f)Publications 0 0
(g)Public Information Activities 0 0
(h)External Auditors 0 0
(i)Ministerial Meeting 0 0
(j)ISO 0 0
(k)Other 3,000 3,000
15.Unforeseen Expenditure 0 0
1,604,600 (25,000) 1,579,600WT/BFA/32
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SCHEDULE II
PROPOSED REVISED SCALE OFCONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1998
(Minimum contribution of0.03%)
MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Angola 79,940 0.07 80,080 - 80,080
Antigua andBarbuda 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Argentina 376,860 0.47 537,680 (654) 537,026
Australia 1,518,860 1.37 1,567,280 (9,356) 1,557,924
Austria 1,907,140 1.74 1,990,560 (11,288) 1,979,272
Bahrain 114,200 0.09 102,960 (244) 102,716
Bangladesh 91,360 0.09 102,960 (117) 102,843
Barbados 34,260 0.03 34,320 (145) 34,175
Belgium 3,311,800 3.23 3,695,120 (18,756) 3,676,364
Belize 34,260 0.03 34,320 (107) 34,213
Benin 34,260 0.03 34,320 (15) 34,305
Bolivia 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Botswana 45,680 0.04 45,760 (198) 45,562
Brazil 1,142,000 0.92 1,052,480 (79) 1,052,401
Brunei Darussalam 57,100 0.04 45,760 (279) 45,481
Bulgaria 125,620 0.11 125,840 - 125,840
Burkina Faso 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Burundi 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Cameroon 45,680 0.04 45,760 - 45,760
Canada 4,396,700 3.85 4,404,400 (28,510) 4,375,890
Central African Republic 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Chad 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Chile 354,020 0.29 331,760 (251) 331,509
Colombia 239,820 0.25 286,000 (1,022) 284,978
Congo 26,188 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Costa Rica 79,940 0.07 80,080 - 80,080
Côted'Ivoire 68,520 0.07 80,080 (484) 79,596
Cuba 114,200 0.04 45,760 (556) 45,204
Cyprus 79,940 0.07 80,080 (479) 79,601
Czech Republic 491,060 0.51 583,440 (2,310) 581,130
Democratic Republic oftheCongo 56,944 0.04 45,760 - 45,760
Denmark 1,256,200 1.10 1,258,400 (8,181) 1,250,219
Djibouti 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Dominica 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Dominican Republic 57,100 0.10 114,400 - 114,400
Ecuador 91,360 0.09 102,960 (265) 102,695
Egypt 308,340 0.26 297,440 (411) 297,029
ElSalvador 45,680 0.04 45,760 (16) 45,744
European Communities - - - - 0
Fiji 34,260 0.03 34,320 (139) 34,181
Finland 810,820 0.76 869,440 (3,473) 865,967
France 7,388,740 6.40 7,321,600 (43,682) 7,277,918
Gabon 57,100 0.04 45,760 - 45,760
Gambia 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320WT/BFA/32
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MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Germany 11,956,740 9.80 11,211,200 (41,930) 11,169,270
Ghana 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Greece 422,540 0.34 388,960 (1,366) 387,594
Grenada 34,260 0.03 34,320 (51) 34,269
Guatemala 57,100 0.05 57,200 (123) 57,077
Guinea 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Guinea-Bissau 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Guyana 34,260 0.03 34,320 (186) 34,134
Haiti 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Honduras 34,260 0.03 34,320 (11) 34,309
Hong Kong, China 3,859,960 3.54 4,049,760 (24,179) 4,025,581
Hungary 308,340 0.32 366,080 (2,029) 364,051
Iceland 45,680 0.04 45,760 (366) 45,394
India 616,680 0.57 652,080 (1,370) 650,710
Indonesia 947,860 0.87 995,280 (1,421) 993,859
Ireland 753,720 0.70 800,800 (4,859) 795,941
Israel 662,360 0.59 674,960 (3,470) 671,490
Italy 5,778,520 4.54 5,193,760 (32,806) 5,160,954
Jamaica 57,100 0.06 68,640 (82) 68,558
Japan 9,695,580 8.38 9,586,720 (31,562) 9,555,158
Kenya 45,680 0.05 57,200 (33) 57,167
Korea, Republic of 2,900,680 2.32 2,654,080 (7,354) 2,646,726
Kuwait 274,080 0.24 274,560 (294) 274,266
Lesotho 34,260 0.03 34,320 (60) 34,260
Liechtenstein 34,260 0.03 34,320 (216) 34,104
Luxembourg 285,500 0.22 251,680 (1,255) 250,425
Macau 79,940 0.07 80,080 (472) 79,608
Madagascar 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Malawi 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Malaysia 1,279,040 1.31 1,498,640 (4,818) 1,493,822
Maldives 34,260 0.03 34,320 (42) 34,278
Mali 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Malta 57,100 0.05 57,200 (336) 56,864
Mauritania 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Mauritius 45,680 0.04 45,760 (345) 45,415
Mexico 1,884,300 1.51 1,727,440 (540) 1,726,900
Mongolia231,538 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Morocco 182,720 0.16 183,040 (332) 182,708
Mozambique 34,260 0.03 34,320 (2) 34,318
Myanmar, Union of 34,260 0.03 34,320 (204) 34,116
Namibia 34,260 0.03 34,320 (128) 34,192
Netherlands, Kingdom ofthe 4,339,600 3.53 4,038,320 (19,605) 4,018,715
NewZealand 365,440 0.29 331,760 (2,063) 329,697
Nicaragua 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Niger 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Nigeria 251,240 0.20 228,800 (433) 228,367
Norway 1,039,220 0.84 960,960 (4,935) 956,025
Pakistan 228,400 0.19 217,360 (500) 216,860
Panama2- 0.14 160,160 - 160,160
Papua NewGuinea 57,100 0.05 57,200 - 57,200WT/BFA/32
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MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Paraguay 68,520 0.05 57,200 (14) 57,186
Peru 125,620 0.12 137,280 - 137,280
Philippines 456,800 0.46 526,240 (2,291) 523,949
Poland 479,640 0.48 549,120 (3,102) 546,018
Portugal 650,940 0.58 663,520 (1,928) 661,592
Qatar 68,520 0.06 68,640 (22) 68,618
Romania 159,880 0.15 171,600 (515) 171,085
Rwanda 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
St.KittsandNevis 34,260 0.03 34,320 (118) 34,202
Saint Lucia 34,260 0.03 34,320 (159) 34,161
St.Vincent andtheGrenadines 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Senegal 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Sierra Leone 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Singapore 2,318,260 2.25 2,574,000 (9,786) 2,564,214
Slovak Republic 216,980 0.17 194,480 (1,404) 193,076
Slovenia 205,560 0.19 217,360 (1,338) 216,022
Solomon Islands 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
South Africa 685,200 0.55 629,200 (4,032) 625,168
Spain 2,672,280 2.45 2,802,800 (14,377) 2,788,423
SriLanka 91,360 0.09 102,960 (557) 102,403
Suriname 34,260 0.03 34,320 (90) 34,230
Swaziland 34,260 0.03 34,320 (214) 34,106
Sweden 1,724,420 1.60 1,830,400 (11,414) 1,818,986
Switzerland 1,998,500 1.73 1,979,120 (11,464) 1,967,656
Tanzania 34,260 0.03 34,320 (195) 34,125
Thailand 1,233,360 1.19 1,361,360 (6,704) 1,354,656
Togo 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Trinidad andTobago 45,680 0.04 45,760 (212) 45,548
Tunisia 159,880 0.14 160,160 (610) 159,550
Turkey 650,940 0.60 686,400 (3,136) 683,264
Uganda 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
United Arab Emirates 571,000 0.52 594,880 - 594,880
United Kingdom ofGreat
Britain andNorthern Ireland 6,612,180 5.93 6,783,920 (33,813) 6,750,107
United States ofAmerica 17,872,300 15.62 17,869,280 (4,626) 17,864,654
Uruguay 68,520 0.06 68,640 (284) 68,356
Venezuela 376,860 0.32 366,080 - 366,080
Zambia 34,260 0.03 34,320 - 34,320
Zimbabwe 45,680 0.04 45,760 (267) 45,493
TOTAL 114,348,930 100.00 114,400,000 (433,467) 113,966,533
1Interest earned in1996 under theEarly Payment Encouragement Scheme (L/6384) andtobededucted from the1998 contribution.
2Assessed contribution for1997 tobeapproved bytheGeneral Council.WT/BFA/32
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SCHEDULE III
REVISED ESTIMATES OFMISCELLANEOUS INCOME FOR 1998
Original
Estimates
CHFRevised
Estimates
CHF
Saleofpublications 700,000 700,000
Profit or(loss) onexchange - -
Savings onprevious year'soutstanding obligations 100,000 100,000
Overhead onTrust Funds 100,000 100,000
Rental ofmeeting rooms, office space andparking
atCentre William Rappard toothers 125,000 125,000
Contributions ofObserver Countries 423,000 423,000
Other:
-Interest onCurrent Account 37,000 37,000
-Various 44,500 93,850
TOTAL 1,529,500 1,578,850