C-IV/DEC.3

	OPCW	Conference of the States Parties
Fourth Session			C-IV/DEC.3
28 June - 2 July 1999				2 July 1999
Agenda Item 15				Original: ENGLISH

DECISION

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 2000

The Conference

Bearing in mind States Parties’ obligations to pay their assessed contributions in full within 30 days of the receipt of the communications informing the States Parties of their commitments, or on the first day of the financial period 2000, whichever is later, in accordance with the OPCW Financial Regulations,

Hereby:

Adopts the attached scale of assessments for 2000 without prejudice for subsequent years.

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS OF STATES PARTIES (126) AND APPORTIONMENT
OF THE OPCW PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2000

		United Nations	Assessed contributions
		Scale
	States Parties	per cent	in NLG

1	Albania	0.003	3,177
2	Algeria	0.086	91,086
3	Argentina	1.103	1,168,228
4	Armenia	0.006	6,355
5	Australia	1.483	1,570,700
6	Austria	0.942	997,707
7	Bahrain	0.017	18,005
8	Bangladesh	0.010	10,591
9	Belarus	0.057	60,371
10	Belgium	1.104	1,169,287
11	Benin	0.002	2,118
12	Bolivia	0.007	7,414
13	Bosnia-Herzegovina	0.005	5,296
14	Botswana	0.010	10,591
15	Brazil	1.471	1,557,990
16	Brunei Darussalam	0.020	21,183
17	Bulgaria	0.011	11,651
18	Burkina Faso	0.002	2,118
19	Burundi	0.001	1,054
20	Cameroon	0.013	13,769
21	Canada	2.732	2,893,562
22	Chile	0.136	144,043
23	China	0.995	1,053,841
24	Cook Islands	0.001	1,054
25	Costa Rica	0.016	16,946
26	Cote d'Ivoire	0.009	9,532
27	Croatia	0.030	31,774
28	Cuba	0.024	25,419
29	Cyprus	0.034	36,011
30	Czech Republic	0.107	113,328
31	Denmark	0.692	732,923
32	Ecuador	0.020	21,183
33	El Salvador	0.012	12,710
34	Equatorial Guinea	0.001	1,054
35	Estonia	0.012	12,710
36	Ethiopia	0.006	6,355
37	Fiji	0.004	4,237
38	Finland	0.543	575,111
39	France	6.545	6,932,051
40	Gambia	0.001	1,054
41	Georgia	0.007	7,414
42	Germany	9.857	10,439,913
43	Ghana	0.007	7,414
44	Greece	0.351	371,757
45	Guinea	0.003	3,177
46	Guyana	0.001	1,054
47	Holy See	0.001	1,054
48	Hungary	0.120	127,096
49	Iceland	0.032	33,892
50	India	0.299	316,682
51	Indonesia	0.188	199,118
52	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	0.161	170,521
53	Ireland	0.224	237,247
54	Italy	5.437	5,758,527
55	Japan	20.573	21,789,625
56	Jordan	0.006	6,355
57	Kenya	0.007	7,414
58	Kuwait	0.128	135,570
59	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.001	1,054
60	Latvia	0.017	18,005
61	Lesotho	0.002	2,118
62	Lithuania	0.015	15,887
63	Luxembourg	0.068	72,021
64	Malawi	0.002	2,118
65	Maldives	0.001	1,054
66	Mali	0.002	2,118
67	Malta	0.014	14,828
68	Mauritania	0.001	1,054
69	Mauritius	0.009	9,532
70	Mexico	0.995	1,053,841
71	Micronesia (Federated States of)	0.001	1,054
72	Monaco	0.004	4,237
73	Mongolia	0.002	2,118
74	Morocco	0.041	43,425
75	Namibia	0.007	7,414
76	Nepal	0.004	4,237
77	Netherlands	1.632	1,728,511
78	New Zealand	0.221	234,069
79	Niger	0.002	2,118
80	Nigeria	0.032	33,892
81	Norway	0.610	646,074
82	Oman	0.051	54,016
83	Pakistan	0.059	62,489
84	Panama	0.013	13,769
85	Papua New Guinea	0.007	7,414
86	Paraguay	0.014	14,828
87	Peru	0.099	104,855
88	Philippines	0.081	85,790
89	Poland	0.196	207,591
90	Portugal	0.431	456,488
91	Qatar	0.033	34,952
92	Republic of Korea	1.006	1,065,492
93	Republic of Moldova	0.010	10,591
94	Romania	0.056	59,312
95	Russian Federation	1.077	1,140,690
96	Saint Lucia	0.001	1,054
97	Saudi Arabia	0.562	595,235
98	Senegal	0.006	6,355
99	Seychelles	0.002	2,118
100	Singapore	0.179	189,586
101	Slovak Republic	0.035	37,070
102	Slovenia	0.061	64,607
103	South Africa	0.366	387,644
104	Spain	2.591	2,744,224
105	Sri Lanka	0.012	12,710
106	Sudan	0.007	7,414
107	Suriname	0.004	4,237
108	Swaziland	0.002	2,118
109	Sweden	1.079	1,142,809
110	Switzerland	1.215	1,286,851
111	Tajikistan	0.004	4,237
112	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	0.004	4,237
113	Togo	0.001	1,054
114	Trinidad & Tobago	0.016	16,946
115	Tunisia	0.028	29,656
116	Turkey	0.440	466,020
117	Turkmenistan	0.006	6,355
118	Ukraine	0.190	201,236
119	United Kingdom of Great Britain and
	Northern Ireland	5.092	5,393,125
120	United Republic of Tanzania	0.003	3,177
121	United States of America	25.000	26,353,425
122	Uruguay	0.048	50,839
123	Uzbekistan	0.025	26,478
124	Venezuela	0.160	169,462
125	Viet Nam	0.007	7,414
126	Zimbabwe	0.009	9,532

		99.646	105,413,700

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SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS OF STATES PARTIES (126) AND APPORTIONMENT

OF THE OPCW PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 2000

United Nations

Assessed contributions

Scale

States Parties

per cent

in NLG