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WT/BFA/W/341   
 
28 October 2014  
(14-6262)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  Original: English  
 
MEMBERS' TRANSITION OPERATING FUND 
1  INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Members' Transition Operating Fund (the Fund) was established in December 2008
1 to 
provide funding for the installation of furniture and various equipment after completion of building 
renovation and construction projects. The Committee approved the use of the Fund for 12 projects 
including the new accreditation building as part of the new security perimeter. The Secretariat 
presents this final report on all the delivered Common Facilities projects and the closing financial 
situation of the Fund. 
2  FUNDING OF THE COMMON FACILITIES PROJECTS    2.1   The authorized 12 projects were funded from prior years' Surplus, breakdown as follows: 
Source of Funding  Amount in Swiss Francs  
2007 Surplus   8,051,716 2009 Surplus   1,036,988 
2010 Surplus 10,527,319 
 
Total Fund  19,616,023 
 
3  COMPLETION OF AUTHORIZED PROJECTS  
3.1  All the Common Facilities projects have been  completed and related invoices fully settled. The 
table below presents the 12 projects for a total authorized amount of CHF 19,509,445. The first 
column indicates the approved amounts by the Committee for each project. The last two columns 
show the amounts invoiced and settled with the se rvice providers and the unspent balance. A total 
savings of CHF 1,594,102 has been realized repres enting 8.2% of the approved funding amount.  
Authorized Projects  
(in CHF) Authorized 
Amounts 
by CBFA Actual  
Expenditure   Realized 
Savings 
South Courtyard Conference Centre  2,509,4452 2,419,336 90,109  
Common Area & ITTC Furniture 900,000  889,135 10,865  
Archive Rooms 900,000  501,144 398,856  
Signage  200,000  104,622 95,378  
Catering Facilities in CWR   400,000  370,661 29,339  
Renovation & Equipping of North Wing 
Conference Rooms 6,200,000  5,867,058 332,942  
Data Centre  700,000  594,000 106,000  
Catering Facilities in New Building 1,700,000  1,523,500 176,500  
New Building Furniture & Furnishings  2,200,000  1,937,952 262,048  
Security Facilities  800,000  779,315 20,685  
Accreditation Facility (Welcome Pavilion) 2,300,000  2,231,700 68,300  
Completion of External Grounds 700,000  696,920 3,080  
Total  19,509,445  17,915,343 1,594,102  
                                               
1 WT/BFA/W/178/Rev.1.  
2 Additional financing of the South Courtyard Conference Centre from the 2010 budgetary savings in the 
amount of CHF 1,990,555 - WT/BFA/W/261. WT/BFA/W/341 
 
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  4   FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE FUND  
4.1.  The financial situation of the Fund as at 31 October 2014 is provided below: 
Amount in Swiss Francs 
Total Fund 19,616,023 
Projects authorized   (19,509,445) 
Subtotal   106,578    
Savings realized   1,594,102    
Closing Balance of the Fund  1,700,680  
4.2.  The closing balance of the Fund in the am ount of CHF 1,700,680 shall be transferred to the 
WTO Surplus account.  This is in conformance with the guidelines3 of the Members' Transition 
Operating Fund, i.e.,  any un-used remaining funds will be returned to the WTO Surplus account.   
4.3.  The Members' Transition Operating Fund is finally closed.   
 
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3 WT/BFA/W/178/Rev.1.