RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BFA/62
6 December 2002
(02-6781)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 18 AND 30 OCTOBER,
11, 20, 22, AND 28 NOVEMBER, AND 3 AND 6 DECEMBER 2002
I. FINANCIAL MATTERS: DIRECTOR-GENERAL’S BUDGETARY AND
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2001 AND REPORT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR
THEREON; DIVISIONAL REPORTING ON OBJECTIVES AND EXPENDITURESFOR 2001 AND REPORT ON EXTRA-BUDGETARY FUNDS FOR 2001
1. The Committee took note of the reports and  recommends to the General Council to
approve the transfer between WTO budgetary sections as mentioned in paragraph 29 of
documents WT/BFA/W/72 amounting to CHF 4,826,123 and between Appellate Body budgetary
sections as mentioned in paragraph 42 amounting to CHF 46,502, which are necessary in order
to cover excess expenditure over approved appropriations .
2. The Committee further recommends that the General Council approves the audited
accounts for 2001 and conveys to the external a uditor their thanks for the valuable assistance
provided in the audit of these accounts.
II. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO
3. The Committee on Budget, Finance and Ad ministration endorsed the following
approach: (i) the WTO would not include a provision for ITC expenditure for translation into
Arabic and Chinese of JAG documents in the 20 03 Budget, (ii) the WTO would indicate to ITC
that the WTO would leave the decision on the issue to the UN, and (iii) in line with the
agreement with the UN on cost sharing of ITC expenditure, the WTO would cover half of the
costs arising from any such decision, effective from the date of coming into force of such
decision.
4. The Committee recommends to the General Co uncil that in light of the above approach
it approves the budget for 2003 of the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO in the
amount of CHF 31,038,000.  With miscellaneous income being estimated at CHF 290,000, the
amount to be provided to the Centre in 2003 budget of the WTO represents CHF 15,374,000.WT/BFA/62
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III. SURVEY OF SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES
5. The Committee makes the following recommendations to the General Council on staff
pay for 2003:
Pending a review by the BFA Committee of meth odologies for future pay adjustments, to be
completed by 31 March 2003 the following interim measures should be adopted:
a. An increase in salaries of 4%, of which 3% would be payable from 1 January 2003, and
the remaining 1% from 1 July 2003.
b. Such further adjustment as is necessary from 1 July 2003 to restore parity with
equivalent grades in the UN for all WTO employees in the light of the results of the
current review of UN professional staff salaries.
The above-mentioned review of methodologies will cover:
c. The annual cost-of-living adjustment;
d. Three year pay reviews as foreseen in Staff Regulation 6.2.
In the review, the Committee will be guided by the compensation philosophy in WT/L/282 of
21 October 1998, that the WTO should be able to attr act and retain staff of requisite calibre.  It
will examine inter alia the comparators in the present COLA system, UN salary movements, the
methodology set out in document WT/BFA/W/80, th e impact of introduction of the performance
related pay system and all other factors which may be relevant to fulfilling the overall aims of
the review:
• a smooth and more predictable evolution in staff salaries and benefits in the future,
• to ensure that, over a given period,  WTO sa laries and benefits in aggregate remain at
least at the level of those in the UN system,
• to achieve all other relevant objectives  in documents WT/L/282 and WT/L/269 of
October and April 1998 respectively.
6. The Committee recommends that the General Council approve this approach and agree,
on the basis of a further recommendation to th e General Council, that the methodology arising
from the review be applied from 1 January 2004.
7. One Member reserved his position with regard to the adoption of the above recommendation
on the survey of salaries and allowances until the next General Council meeting as he had not
received instruction from his capital.WT/BFA/62
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IV. DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA GLOBAL TRUST FUND 2003
8. Pursuant to paragraph 40 of the Ministerial Declaration adopted at the Fourth Session of
the WTO Ministerial Conference1, the Committee recommends to the General Council that :
a) The target level of resources in the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust
Fund (DDAGTF) be set at CHF 24 million for 2003;
b) The purpose of the DDAGTF be in 2003 to finance the implementation of the
Co-ordinated WTO Secretariat Annual Technical Assistance Plan
(WT/COMTD/W/104/Rev.2, its addendum 1/Rev.2 and its addendum 2) and
activities of the Training Institute not financed by the WTO regular budget
(WT/COMTD/W/103), as authorised by the CTD;
c) Members be reminded that, according to the terms of reference of the DDAGTF
approved by the General Council on 19-20 December 2001, actual contributions
equivalent to 25% of the target amount (i.e. CHF 6 million) should be received
in the WTO bank account by 31 December 2002;
d) In this context, Members be informed th at, in the absence of new contributions
before the year end, it is now anticipated that the DDAGTF will show a balance
at the end of 2002 of approximately CHF 2 million, just enough to finance the
activities scheduled in January and part of February; as regional activities have
to be planned and organised at least two months in advance, the shortage of
liquidity in the DDAGTF could lead to delays in the implementation of the
technical assistance activities early in 2003;
e) Governments be urged to make financial contributions in a manner which would
preserve the global nature of the programme and facilitate the management and
reporting with a view to greater transparency (i.e. making un-earmarked
contributions and limiting the degree of constraints in earmarked
contributions); a table presenting existing pledges for 2003 is attached in
Annex A for Members’ information.
                                                     
1 “40. We agree that there is a need for technical assi stance to benefit from secure and predictable funding.
We therefore instruct the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration to develop a plan for adoption by
the General Council in December 2001 that will ensure long-term funding for WTO technical assistance at an
overall level no lower than that of the current year and commensurate with the activities outlined above.”(WT/MIN(01)/DEC/1)WT/BFA/62
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V. WTO SECRETARIAT AND THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT
Budget estimates for 2003
9. The Committee submits to the General Council for consideration and approval the
following draft resolution on the expenditure of the World Trade Organization in 2003 and the
ways and means to meet such expenditure.
DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE REVISED EXPENDITURE OF THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN 2003 AND THE WAYS
AND MEANS TO MEET SUCH EXPENDITURE
The General Council,
HAVING CONSIDERED,
the Estimates of expenditure of Secretariat of the World Trade Organization for 2003
(CHF 151,983,150 ), and for the Appellate Body and its Secretariat for 2003 (CHF 2,971,200 )
amounting to a total of CHF 154,954,350 as set forth in the schedules annexed to this Resolution.
RESOLVE that,
1. The financing of the amount of CHF 154,954,350 with regard to the Secretariat of the
WTO and the Appellate Body and its Secretariat referred to above shall be as follows:
(a) by contributions from Members, on the basis of a minimum contribution of
0.015 per cent, in the amount of CHF 153,800,000 (Schedule II);  and
(b) by miscellaneous income estimated at CHF 1,154,350 (Schedule III).
2. The contributions of the Members shall be assessed in accordance with the attached
scale of contributions.  Contributions from Members in respect of the 2003 budget are
considered as due and payable in full as at 1 January 2003.
10. The Committee also recommends that the General Council take note of the Committee’s
intention to study, on the basis of a paper from the Secretariat, the feasibility of a move to a
biennial budgeting and to make recommendation in that respect to the General Council in the
first quarter of 2003.
11. One Member reserved his position with regard to the adoption of the above recommendation
on the Budget Estimates for 2003 until the next General Council meeting as he had not received
instruction from his capital.WT/BFA/62
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SCHEDULE I – A
2003 PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED REVISED BUDGET FOR THE WTO SECRETARIAT AND THE
APPELLATE BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT
(in Swiss francs)
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SCHEDULE I – B
2003 PROPOSED REVISED BUDGET FOR THE WTO SECRETARIAT
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SCHEDULE I – C
2003 PROPOSED REVISED BUDGET FOR THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT
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SCHEDULE II
PROPOSED REVISED SCALE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2003
 (Minimum contribution of 0.015 per cent)
2002 2003 INTEREST 2003 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONEARNED  1 CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Albania 21,315 0.015 23,070 165 22,905
Angola 80,997 0.069 106,122 323 105,799
Antigua and Barbuda 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Argentina 724,710 0.464 713,632 244 713,388
Australia 1,730,778 1.143 1,757,934 18,200 1,739,734
Austria 2,043,398 1.373 2,111,674 20,830 2,090,844
Bahrain 96,628 0.069 106,122 987 105,135
Bangladesh 149,205 0.106 163,028 163,028
Barbados 28,420 0.020 30,760 190 30,570
Belgium 3,812,543 2.671 4,107,998 34,283 4,073,715
Belize 21,315 0.015 23,070 218 22,852
Benin 21,315 0.015 23,070 91 22,979
Bolivia 36,946 0.025 38,450 216 38,234
Botswana 58,261 0.038 58,444 362 58,082
Brazil 1,403,948 0.926 1,424,188 10,981 1,413,207
Brunei Darussalam 62,524 0.041 63,058 552 62,506
Bulgaria 133,574 0.094 144,572 591 143,981
Burkina Faso 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Burundi 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Cameroon 38,367 0.025 38,450 426 38,024
Canada 5,561,794 3.945 6,067,410 49,028 6,018,382
Central African Republic 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Chad 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Chile 441,931 0.290 446,020 368 445,652
China, People’s Republic of 4,224,633 3.155 4,852,390 4,852,390
Colombia 331,093 0.211 324,518 385 324,133
Congo 34,104 0.023 35,374 35,374
Costa Rica 147,784 0.097 149,186 1,303 147,883
Côte d’Ivoire 96,628 0.063 96,894 96,894
Croatia 208,887 0.133 204,554 1,824 202,730
Cuba 90,944 0.070 107,660 620 107,040
Cyprus 90,944 0.061 93,818 575 93,243
Czech Republic 726,131 0.499 767,462 7,817 759,645
Democratic Republic of the Congo 34,104 0.016 24,608 24,608
Denmark 1,347,108 0.951 1,462,638 13,013 1,449,625
Djibouti 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Dominica 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Dominican Republic 177,625 0.128 196,864 196,864
Ecuador 120,785 0.077 118,426 382 118,044
Egypt 377,986 0.259 398,342 3,873 394,469
El Salvador 82,418 0.059 90,742 390 90,352
Estonia 89,523 0.064 98,432 888 97,544
European Communities 0 0 0
Fiji 22,736 0.015 23,070 256 22,814
                                                     
1 Interest earned in 2001 under the Early Payment Encouragement Scheme (L/6384) and to be deducted from the 2003
contribution.WT/BFA/62
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2002 2003 INTEREST 2003 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONEARNED  1 CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Finland 954,912 0.642 987,396 8,730 978,666
France 7,873,761 5.272 8,108,336 49,907 8,058,429
Gabon 48,314 0.034 52,292 52,292
Gambia 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Georgia 21,315 0.015 23,070 130 22,940
Germany 13,202,511 8.920 13,718,960 81,533 13,637,427
Ghana 59,682 0.043 66,134 66,134
Greece 441,931 0.411 632,118 1,685 630,433
Grenada 21,315 0.015 23,070 175 22,895
Guatemala 89,523 0.063 96,894 795 96,099
Guinea 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Guinea-Bissau 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Guyana 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Haiti 21,315 0.015 23,070 142 22,928
Honduras 55,419 0.039 59,982 139 59,843
Hong Kong, China 4,753,245 3.166 4,869,308 52,655 4,816,653
Hungary 586,873 0.417 641,346 5,487 635,859
Iceland 63,945 0.045 69,210 643 68,567
India 1,179,430 0.850 1,307,300 2,975 1,304,325
Indonesia 1,180,851 0.774 1,190,412 1,190,412
Ireland 1,621,361 1.201 1,847,138 13,993 1,833,145
Israel 778,708 0.568 873,584 6,900 866,684
Italy 6,262,347 4.136 6,361,168 47,290 6,313,878
Jamaica 80,997 0.054 83,052 659 82,393
Japan 9,419,809 6.359 9,780,142 72,459 9,707,683
Jordan 93,786 0.061 93,818 823 92,995
Kenya 66,787 0.044 67,672 507 67,165
Korea, Republic of 3,383,401 2.367 3,640,446 32,981 3,607,465
Kuwait 275,674 0.190 292,220 1,634 290,586
Kyrgyz Republic 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Latvia 72,471 0.049 75,362 621 74,741
Lesotho 21,315 0.015 23,070 173 22,897
Liechtenstein 38,367 0.025 38,450 409 38,041
Lithuania 117,943 0.076 116,888 224 116,664
Luxembourg 422,037 0.345 530,610 2,598 528,012
Macao, China 88,102 0.062 95,356 843 94,513
Madagascar 21,315 0.015 23,070 202 22,868
Malawi 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Malaysia 1,865,773 1.267 1,948,646 17,601 1,931,045
Maldives 21,315 0.015 23,070 163 22,907
Mali 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Malta 68,208 0.049 75,362 644 74,718
Mauritania 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Mauritius 58,261 0.038 58,444 604 57,840
Mexico 2,992,626 2.267 3,486,646 5,066 3,481,580
Moldova 21,315 0.015 23,070 37 23,033
Mongolia 21,315 0.015 23,070 147 22,923
Morocco 227,360 0.156 239,928 1,504 238,424
Mozambique 21,315 0.015 23,070 9 23,061
Myanmar, Union of 45,472 0.032 49,216 383 48,833
Namibia 41,209 0.027 41,526 250 41,276WT/BFA/62
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2002 2003 INTEREST 2003 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONEARNED  1 CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Netherlands, Kingdom of the 5,151,125 3.481 5,353,778 44,608 5,309,170
New Zealand 377,986 0.243 373,734 3,677 370,057
Nicaragua 28,420 0.020 30,760 265 30,495
Niger 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Nigeria 289,884 0.190 292,220 279 291,941
Norway 1,220,639 0.820 1,261,160 12,014 1,249,146
Oman 140,679 0.105 161,490 1,089 160,401
Pakistan 262,885 0.153 235,314 285 235,029
Panama 176,204 0.114 175,332 1,674 173,658
Papua New Guinea 46,893 0.031 47,678 503 47,175
Paraguay 90,944 0.052 79,976 265 79,711
Peru 194,677 0.126 193,788 29 193,759
Philippines 892,388 0.553 850,514 850,514
Poland 998,963 0.695 1,068,910 10,194 1,058,716
Portugal 865,389 0.572 879,736 5,762 873,974
Qatar 107,996 0.083 127,654 569 127,085
Romania 241,570 0.167 256,846 1,730 255,116
Rwanda 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Saint Lucia 21,315 0.015 23,070 36 23,034
Senegal 32,683 0.022 33,836 352 33,484
Sierra Leone 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Singapore 2,955,680 1.973 3,034,474 20,030 3,014,444
Slovak Republic 291,305 0.198 304,524 3,112 301,412
Slovenia 240,149 0.160 246,080 1,482 244,598
Solomon Islands 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
South Africa 740,341 0.481 739,778 8,288 731,490
Spain 3,507,028 2.432 3,740,416 23,153 3,717,263
Sri Lanka 134,995 0.094 144,572 832 143,740
St. Kitts and Nevis 21,315 0.015 23,070 205 22,865
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Suriname 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Swaziland 25,578 0.016 24,608 237 24,371
Sweden 2,127,237 1.436 2,208,568 21,671 2,186,897
Switzerland 2,182,656 1.464 2,251,632 22,906 2,228,726
Chinese Taipei 2.031 3,123,678 3,123,678
Tanzania 35,525 0.024 36,912 36,912
Thailand 1,419,579 0.950 1,461,100 14,204 1,446,896
Togo 21,315 0.015 23,070 23,070
Trinidad and Tobago 63,945 0.041 63,058 487 62,571
Tunisia 190,414 0.127 195,326 1,306 194,020
Turkey 1,125,432 0.748 1,150,424 1,150,424
Uganda 28,420 0.018 27,684 224 27,460
United Arab Emirates 737,499 0.556 855,128 6,291 848,837
United Kingdom of Great Britain
  and Northern Ireland8,329,902 5.722 8,800,436 80.330 8,720,106
United States of America22,342,383 15.899 24,452,662 31,786 24,420,876
Uruguay 90,944 0.058 89,204 5 89,199
Venezuela 447,615 0.316 486,008 135 485,873
Zambia 29,841 0.015 23,070 23,070
Zimbabwe 48,314 0.045 69,210 69,210
TOTAL 142,100,000 100.000 153,800,000 903,116 152,896,884WT/BFA/62
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SCHEDULE III
REVISED ESTIMATES OF MISCELLANEOUS INCOME FOR 2003
ORIGINAL
ESTIMATES
CHFREVISED
ESTIMATES
CHF
Sale of publications 100,000 100,000
Savings on previous year's outstanding obligations 105,000 105,000
Rental of meeting rooms, office space and parking
  at Centre William Rappard to others130,000 130,000
Contributions of Observer Countries 680,000 680,000
Other:
 - Interest on Current Account35,000 35,000
- Various 110,100 104,350
TOTAL 1,160,100 1,154,350WT/BFA/62
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ANNEX A
Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund  -  TDDA1
Outstanding Contributions Pledged for 2002
Currency Amount CHF
Belgium TDDA1 2002 Euro 174,000       255,780        -                    None
European Commission TDDA1 2002 Euro 700,000       1,029,000     -                    None
Luxembourg TDDA1 2002 Euro 125,000       183,750        -                    None
Nigeria TDDA1 2002 CHF 1,000           1,000            -                    None
United Kingdom TUK05 2002 GBP 450,000       1,092,857     -                    None
USA TDDA1 2002 USD 1,000,000    1,700,000     1,587,600     None
4,262,387    1,587,600     Paid
CHFConditions
TotalDonors Fund YearPledges
Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund  -  TDDA2
Contributions Pl edged for 2003
Currency Amount CHF
Canada TDDA2 2002 CAD 500,000       525,300        525,300        None
Germany TDE02 2003 DM 810,000       635,040        -                    None
Germany TDDA2 2003 Euro 500,000       750,000        -                    None
United Kingdom TUK05 2003 GBP 100,000       242,857        -                    None
Finland TDDA2 2003 Euro 420,000       617,400        -                    None
France TDDA2 2003 Euro 1,000,000    1,470,000     -                    None
Iceland TDDA2 2003 CHF 15,000         15,000          -                    None
Switzerland TDDA2 2003 CHF 750,000       750,000        -                    None
United Kingdom TDDA2 2003 GBP 300,000       728,571        -                    None
5,734,169    525,300        Paid
CHFConditions
TotalDonors Fund YearPledges
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