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D. Statement showing the computation of contributions for 1978 and 1979
Member Nation |
Gross Assessments per annum |
Less: Credits from Tax Equalization Fund per annum |
Net Contributions payable per annum |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Afghanistan |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Albania |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Algeria |
142 998 |
18 480 |
124 518 |
Angola |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Argentina |
1 239 315 |
160 160 |
1 079 155 |
Australia |
2 276 050 |
294 140 |
1 981 910 |
Austria |
941 403 |
121 660 |
819 743 |
Bahamas |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Bahrain |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Bangladesh |
59 582 |
7 700 |
51 882 |
Barbados |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Belgium 1 596 810 |
206 360 |
1 390 450 |
|
Benin |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Bolivia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Botswana |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Brazil |
1 537 227 |
198 660 |
1 338 567 |
Bulgaria |
202 580 |
26 180 |
176 400 |
Burma |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Burundi |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Cameroon |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Canada |
4 480 603 |
579 040 |
3 901 563 |
Cape Verde |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Central African Empire |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Chad |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Chile |
131 081 |
16 940 |
114 141 |
China |
8 103 219 |
1 047 200 |
7 056 019 |
Colombia |
166 831 |
21 560 |
145 271 |
Comoros |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Congo |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Costa Rica |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Cuba |
166 831 |
21 560 |
145 271 |
Cyprus |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 239 315 |
160 160 |
1 079 155 |
Democratic Kampuchea |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Democratic People's Rep. of Korea |
71 499 |
9 240 |
62 259 |
Denmark |
941 403 |
121 660 |
819 743 |
Djibouti |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Dominican Republic |
3 833 |
080 |
0 753 |
Ecuador |
3 833 |
080 |
0 753 |
Egypt |
19 165 |
5 400 |
03 765 |
E1 Salvador |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Ethiopia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Fiji |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Finland |
655 407 |
84 700 |
570 707 |
France |
8 579 879 |
1 108 800 |
7 471 079 |
Gabon |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Gambia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Germany, Federal Republic of |
11 344 507 |
1 466 080 |
9 878 427 |
Ghana |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Greece |
524 326 |
67 760 |
456 566 |
Grenada |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Guatemala |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Guinea |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Guinea-Bissau |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Guyana |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Haiti |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Honduras |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Hungary |
488 576 |
63 140 |
425 436 |
Iceland |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
India |
1 000 985 |
129 360 |
871 625 |
Indonesia |
202 580 |
26 180 |
176 400 |
Iran |
595 825 |
77 000 |
518 825 |
Iraq |
119 165 |
15 400 |
103 765 |
Ireland |
226 413 |
29 260 |
197 153 |
Israel |
345 578 |
44 660 |
300 918 |
Italy |
4 981 096 |
643 720 |
4 337 376 |
Ivory Coast |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Jamaica |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Japan |
12 738 737 |
1 646 260 |
11 092 477 |
Jordan |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Kenya |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Korea, Republic of |
190 664 |
24 640 |
166 024 |
Kuwait |
226 413 |
29 260 |
197 153 |
Lao |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Lebanon |
47 666 |
6 160 |
41 506 |
Lesotho |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Liberia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Libya |
238 330 |
30 800 |
207 530 |
Luxembourg |
59 582 |
7 700 |
51 882 |
Madagascar |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Malawi |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Malaysia |
131 081 |
16 940 |
114 141 |
Maldives |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Mali |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Malta |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Mauritania |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Mauritius |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Mexico |
1 167 816 |
150 920 |
1 016 896 |
Mongolia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Morocco |
71 499 |
9 240 |
62 259 |
Mozambique |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Namibia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Nepal |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Netherlands |
2 097 303 |
271 040 |
1 826 263 |
New Zealand |
381 328 |
49 280 |
332 048 |
Nicaragua |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Niger |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Nigeria |
190 664 |
24 640 |
166 024 |
Norway |
667 323 |
86 240 |
581 083 |
Oman |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Pakistan |
107 248 |
13 860 |
93 388 |
Panama |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Papua New Guinea |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Paraguay |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Peru |
95 332 |
12 320 |
83 012 |
Philippines |
142 998 |
18 480 |
124 518 |
Poland |
2 049 637 |
264 880 |
1 784 757 |
Portugal |
285 996 |
36 960 |
249 036 |
Qatar |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Romania |
357 495 |
46 200 |
311 295 |
Rwanda |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Sao Tomé and Principe |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Saudi Arabia |
345 578 |
44 660 |
300 918 |
Senegal |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Seychelles |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Sierra Leone |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Somalia |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Spain |
2 252 217 |
291 060 |
1 961 157 |
Sri Lanka |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Sudan |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Surinam |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Swaziland |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Sweden |
1 835 140 |
237 160 |
1 597 980 |
Switzerland |
1 418 062 |
183 260 |
1 234 802 |
Syria |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Tanzania |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Thailand |
142 998 |
18 480 |
124 518 |
Togo |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
47 666 |
6 160 |
41 506 |
Tunisia |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Turkey |
440 910 |
56 980 |
383 930 |
Uganda |
11 917 |
1 540 10 377 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
107 248 |
13 860 |
93 388 |
United Kingdom |
6 661 322 |
855 860 |
5 805 462 |
United States of America |
29 791 249 |
3 050 000 |
26 741 249 |
Upper Volta |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Uruguay |
59 582 |
7 700 |
51 882 |
Venezuela |
571 992 |
73 920 |
498 072 |
Viet Nam |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Yemen Arab Republic |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Yemen, People's Democratic Rep. of |
11 917 |
1 540 |
10 377 |
Yugoslavia |
571 992 |
73 920 |
498 072 |
Zaire |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
Zambia |
23 833 |
3 080 |
20 753 |
119 165 000 a/ |
14 595 000 |
104 570 000 |
a/ Financing of 1978-79 Budget in accordance with Conference Resolution 7/77 (see para. in the Conference Report).
Total Appropriations (Gross) |
242 150 000 |
Less: Miscellaneous Income (see para. 2 of Conference Resolution 7/77) |
3 820 000 |
Gross assessments for 1978-79 biennium |
238 330 000 |
Divided into two equal parts pursuant to Financial Regulation 5.3 and distributed between Member Nations in accordance with the Scale of Contributions adopted for 1978-79 (Conference Resolution 25/77) to give total gross assessments per annum |
119 165 000 |
E. Amendments to the general rules of the organization -The programme committee
Rule XXVI
Programme Committee
1. The Programme Committee provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be composed of [a Chairman, six other members, and a first, second and third alternate, all selected by the Council in a personal capacity from among] representatives of eleven Member Nations of the Organization. Such Member Nations shall be elected by the Council in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Rule. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council Sessions and have special competence and experience in economic, social, and technical matters pertaining to the various fields of the Organization's activities. [The Chairman, other] Members of the Committee [and alternates] shall be elected for a period of two years at the session of the council immediately following the regular session of the Conference. [The Chairman and each other member and Alternate of the Committee shall be a national of a different Member Nation.] They shall be eligible for reappointment.
2. [The names of the persons to be considered for appointment as the Chairman, members and alternates of the Programme Committee, as well as information on their qualifications and experience, shall be circulated by the Secretary-General of the Conference and Council in writing to the members of the Council before the Council meeting at which the appointments will be made. Before any appointment is made, an assurance shall be obtained by the Secretary-General that the individual concerned is willing to serve on the Committee if he is appointed.] A Member Nation of the Organization seeking election as a Member of the Committee shall, as soon as possible but not later than 10 days before the opening date of the Council session at which the election is to be held, communicate to the Secretary General of the Conference and Council the name of the representative that it would appoint if elected and details of his qualifications and experience. The Secretary-General of the Conference and Council shall circulate this information in writing to Members of the Council fore the Council session at which the election is to be held
3. The following procedures shall apply to the election of Members of the Committee:
(a) Member Nations shall present their candidature for election in respect of a specific region as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections.
(b) The Council shall first elect a Chairman from among the designated representatives of the prospective Members of the Committee.
(c) After the election referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, the Council shall proceed to the election of the other Members of the Committee, in two stages, making the necessary adjustment to take into account the Member Nation of which the Chairman is a national and the region to which that Member Nation belongs:
(i) The first stage shall be to elect eight Members, from the following regions: Africa, Asia and the Far East, Near East, and Latin America;
(ii) The second stage shall be to elect three Members from the following regions: Europe, North America, and South-West Pacific.
(d) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (b) above, the election of Members of the Committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 8(b) and 12 of Rule XII of these Rules, one election being held to fill simultaneously all the vacancies occurring in each group of regions specified in sub-paragraph (c) above.[3].
(e) the other provisions on voting arrangements [of] in Rule XII of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of Members of the Committee.
4. An Alternate member shall be called upon to attend a Committee session only when a member expects to be absent for the whole of that particular session. An Alternate substituting for a member of the Committee shall have the same rights and privileges as a member. Providing no additional expenses (including those referred to in paragraph 9 of this Rule) are involved for the Organization, an Alternate not substituting for a member may attend sessions of the Committee to follow the discussions but shall not have the right to speak nor to take part in the discussions, unless invited to do so by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Committee:
(a) If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if due to incapacity, death or any other reason he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative.
(b) The provisions of sub-paragraph (a) shall also apply to the Chairman of the Committee, except that in the absence of the Chairman elected by the Council, his functions shall be exercised by the Vice-Chairman elected in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.
9. Representatives of Members of the [Programme] Committee shall be reimbursed for the cost of their travel expenses, [and] on the basis of the criteria laid down in Rule XXV paragraph 6 of these Rules. They shall also be paid a subsistence allowance while attending sessions of the Committee, in accordance with the travel regulations of the Organization.
Amendments to the general rules of the organization - The finance committee
II. RULE XXVII
Finance Committee
1. The Finance Committee provided for in paragraph 6 of Article V of the Constitution shall be composed of [a Chairman, six other members, and a first, second and third alternate, all selected by the Council in ;a personal capacity from among] representatives of nine Member Nations of the Organization. Such Member Nations shall be elected by the Council in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Rule. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council Sessions and have special competence and experience in administrative and financial matters. [The Chairman, other] Members of the Committee [and alternates] shall be elected for a period of two years at the session of the Council immediately following the regular session of the Conference. [The Chairman and each other member and Alternate of the Committee shall be a national of a different Member Nation.] They shall be eligible for reappointment.
2. [The names of the persons to be considered for appointment as the Chairman, members and alternates of the Finance Committee, as well as information on their qualifications and experience, shall be circulated by the Secretary-Genera] of the Conference and Council in writing to the members of the Council before the Council meeting at which the appointments will be made. Before any appointment is made, an assurance shall be obtained by the Secretary-General that the individual concerned is willing to serve on the Committee if he is appointed.] A Member Nation of the Organization seeking election as a Member of the Committee shall, as soon as possible but not later than 10 days before the opening date of the Council session at which the election is to be held, communicate to the Secretary General of the Conference and Council the name of the representative that it would appoint if elected and details of his qualifications and experience. The Secretary-General of the Conference and Council shall circulate this information in writing to Members of the Council before the Council session at which the election is to be held.
3. The following procedures shall apply to the election of Members of the Committee:
(a) Member Nations shall present their candidature for election in respect of a specific region as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections.
(b) The Council shall first elect a Chairman from among the designated representatives of the prospective Members of the Committee.
(c) After the election referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, the Council shall proceed to the election of the other Members of the Committee, in two stages, making the necessary adjustment to take into account the Member Nation of which the Chairman is a national and the region to which that Member Nation belongs:
(i) The first stage shall be to elect six Members from the following regions: Africa, Asia and the Far East, Near East and Latin America;
(ii) The second stage shall be to elect three Members from the following regions: Europe, North America, and South-West Pacific.
(d) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (b) above, the election of Members of the Committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 8(b) and 12 of Rule XII of these Rules, one election being held to fill simultaneously all the vacancies occurring in each group of regions specified in sub-paragraph (c) above [3] (e). The other provisions on voting arrangements [ of ] in Rule XII of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election of Members of the Committee.
4. [An Alternate member shall be called upon to attend a Committee session only when a member expects to be absent for the whole of the particular session. An Alternate substituting for a member of the Committee shall have the same rights and privileges as a member. Providing no additional expenses (including those referred to in paragraph 9 of this Rule) are involved for the Organization, an Alternate not substituting for a member may attend sessions of the Committee to follow the discussions but shall not have the right to speak nor to take part in the discussions, unless invited to do so by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Committee.]
(a) If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if due to incapacity, death or any other reason he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative.
(b) The provisions of sub-paragraph (a) shall also apply to the Chairman of the Committee, except that in the absence of the Chairman elected by the Council, his functions shall be exercised by the Vice-Chairman elected in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.
9. Representatives of Members of the [Finance] Committee shall be reimbursed for the cost of their travel expenses, [and] on the basis of the criteria laid down in Rule XXV, paragraph 6 of these Rules. They shall also be paid a subsistence allowance while attending sessions of the Committee, in accordance with the travel regulations of the Organization.
Article VI, paragraph 2
"The Director-General of the Organization, in consultation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Commission, shall convene a regular session of the Commission once every [two] four years. Special sessions of the Commission may be convened by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, or if requested by the Commission, or by at least one third of the Member Nations of the Commission."
Article VII, paragraph 2
"Twelve members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by the Commission from among individuals nominated by Member Nations of the Commission upon the suggestion of their respective National Poplar Commissions. Members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed in their personal capacity because of their special competence, and shall serve for a period of [six] four years. Members of the Executive Committee shall be eligible for re-election."
Article II, paragraph 2
"The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership, admit to membership such other [Nations] States that are Members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency as have submitted an application for membership and a declaration made in a formal instrument that they accept this Convention as in force at the time of admission ."
Article XI
"The Commission may, by a majority of two-thirds of its membership, adopt and amend its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the General Rules of the Organization. The Rules of the Commission and any amendment thereto shall come into force upon approval by the Director-General of the Organization, and as from the date of such approval [subject to confirmation by the Council]."
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