Distr.

GENERAL

FCCC/SBI/1998/4

9 April 1998

Eighth session

Bonn, 2-12 June 1998

Item 10 of the provisional agenda

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I. INTRODUCTION 1 - 2 3

II. PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1998-1999 3 - 16 3

A. Mandate 3 - 4 3

B. Contingency budget for conference servicing 5 3

C. Deployment of the resources approved for activities

related to the Kyoto Protocol (the "post-Kyoto

contingency") 6 - 10 4

D. Redeployment of funds among programmes and objects

of expenditure 11 - 13 5

E. Contributions 14 - 15 5

F. Possible action by the SBI 16 6

III. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE BIENNIUM 1996-1997 17 - 24 6

A. Mandate 17 6

B. 1996-1997 actual expenditures 18 6

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C. 1996-1997 contributions 19 - 21 6

D. The Bonn Fund 22 - 23 7

E. Possible action by the SBI 24 7

IV. FINANCIAL PROCEDURES 25 - 35 8

A. Mandate 25 - 27 8

B. Determination of scale of contributions to the core budget 28 - 34 8

C. Possible action by the SBI 35 9

V. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS 36 - 37 9

1. Programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999 10

2. Programme budget staffing table 1998-1999 11

3 (a). Core budget 1996-1997: Status of contributions as at

28 February 1998 12

3 (b). List of Parties categorized by 1996-1997 status of

contributions 17

4. Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process:

Status of contributions as at 31 December 1997 19

5. Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities under the UNFCCC:

Status of contributions as at 31 December 1997 20

6. Modalities to determine the 1998-1999 indicative scale

of contributions 21

 
1. Apart from the introduction, this note contains four sections. Section II presents information on the programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999. Section III provides further information on financial performance for the biennium 1996-1997. Section IV raises policy issues relating to the financial procedures and the indicative scale of contributions. Section V relates to administrative arrangements. Each section identifies possible action that the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) may wish to take. The SBI may also wish to ask the secretariat to prepare, for consideration at its ninth session and recommendation to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for adoption at its fourth session, a draft decision that consolidates all conclusions on administrative and budgetary matters.

   
   
   

2. This note will be supplemented by an in-session document reporting the latest information on contributions (FCCC/SBI/1998/INF.4).

    

1. The COP, at its third session (COP 3), approved a contingency budget for conference servicing, amounting to $5,184,900, to be added to the programme budget for the current biennium in the event that the General Assembly of the United Nations decided not to provide resources for these activities in the United Nations regular budget for the biennium 1998-1999 (see decision 15/CP.3,⁽¹⁾ para. 3).

   
   
   

2. COP 3 further requested the Executive Secretary to report to the SBI, at its eighth session, on the implementation of paragraph 3 and on the deployment of staff and financial resources to perform the tasks arising from the Kyoto Protocol (ibid, para. 4).

    

1. By its resolution 52/119 of 18 December 1997, the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to include in the regular budget of the United Nations the costs of eight weeks of conference servicing facilities for the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies for the biennium 1998-1999. Consequently, the contingency budget of $5,184,900 approved by COP 3 for this purpose is no longer necessary and Parties need not pay the portion of this amount shown in their notices of contributions. If such payments are made, they will be credited against 1999 contributions.

   
   
   

 
1. An amount of $840,400 was incorporated into the core budget to cover activities related to the Kyoto Protocol, thus making the total approved budget for the biennium $21,345,900. After putting aside $2,426,700 for overhead costs and $252,400 towards the working capital reserve, the total approved expenditure for the 1998-1999 biennium became $18,666,800 (see decision 15/CP.3). Table 1 shows the new allocation of the approved expenditures by programme, after deploying the budget approved for activities related to the Kyoto Protocol in accordance with the proposals in the following paragraphs.

   
   
   

2. The post-Kyoto contingency, as determined in August 1997, provided for $496,382 in staff costs (to cover one D-1, one P-3 and one general service posts from 1 July 1998) and $208,818 for consultants, travel and overtime. The assessment of resource needs was based on the hypothesis of the creation of a new ad hoc mechanism by COP 3 and an estimate of its servicing needs. Given the secretariat's reassessment of work arising from the actual outcome of COP 3, the Executive Secretary proposes to devote the bulk of these funds to staff costs and increase the number of additional posts available for the biennium. These posts (one D-1, one P-4, one P-3 and one general service) would be allocated to support work on methodologies and cooperative mechanisms in the Science and Technology programme and on data collection and analysis in the Implementation programme. The functions to be performed are substantive and analytical, requiring professional rather than general service posts.

   
   
   

3. The P-4, P-3 and P-2 posts would be established effective 1 July 1998, the same date on which the post-Kyoto budget would come into effect. The P-4 and the P-2 posts would be allocated to the Science and Technology programme. The P-4 position would reinforce the capacity of the secretariat to work on economic mechanisms under the cooperative implementation subprogramme. The new P-2 position would be allocated to the Science and Technology Direction and Management subprogramme, releasing the P-3 that is already allocated to that subprogramme to be redeployed to the methodologies subprogramme. This would enhance the secretariat's capacity for work on methodological issues related to sinks. The P-3 post would be deployed to the Implementation programme (implementation process subprogramme) to develop and maintain a comprehensive database of information communicated by Parties.

   
   
   

4. The D-1 post would be established on 1 January 1999, in the light of guidance received from the Convention bodies on the role of the secretariat in the new activities which have emerged as a result of the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol and upon identifying the need for additional management capacity. (Please refer to table 2 for the new allocation of posts by programmes.)

1. As a result of this proposed redeployment, the allocation of funds within the post-Kyoto contingency would be $684,478 in staff costs and $20,722 for consultants and travel. The total would remain the same: $705,200. Thus, the redeployment would result in no additional cost to the Parties.

    

 
1. The Executive Secretary has identified a need for additional staff support in the area of financial management and administration under the Resources, Planning and Coordination (RPC) programme. Negotiations with the United Nations Department of Management are under way to create additional posts financed from the overhead costs that the United Nations charges the Convention trust funds. Pending the successful conclusion of the negotiations, the Executive Secretary has had to allocate, provisionally, financial resources under the core budget to the RPC programme. The sum involved is of the order of $225,000. Any final adjustment that may be needed will be made within the 15 per cent limit on transfers that the Executive Secretary is authorized to make within each of the main appropriation lines as outlined in paragraph 6 of the financial procedures (decision 15/CP.1) and paragraph 5 of decision 15/CP.3 on the programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999.

   
   
   

2. In view of the fact that it takes three to six months to classify, advertise and fill new posts, it is not possible to use all the resources allocated to finance established posts in 1998. At the same time, personnel have been hired temporarily in order to continue performing the functions assigned to the secretariat. This necessitates the transfer of some financial resources initially shown against established posts to general temporary assistance and consultants to cover the salaries of short-term staff. At this stage it is not possible to determine the actual amount that would have to be transferred. Attempts are being made to fill all the established posts as soon as possible, which would gradually reduce the cost of temporary staff.

   
   
   

3. The Executive Secretary will report to COP 4, through the SBI at its ninth session, on the actual amount redeployed to temporary assistance and consultants, as well as on any redeployment of core budget funds to administration. The Executive Secretary will also report to the SBI, at its eighth session, on the status of his discussions with the United Nations on the level of overhead funds made available to the Convention.

1. The Convention's financial procedures provide that contributions are due on 1 January of the year to which the contributions refer. By 28 February 1998, only eighteen Parties had paid their 1998 contributions, amounting to $1.1 million or 13 per cent of the total contributions to the core budget for the year. The annual supplementary contribution to the core budget by the Government of Germany, amounting to 1.5 million German marks, has also been received. A full report on 1998 contributions will be provided to the SBI at its eighth session.

1. Contributions in 1998 to the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process total $40,000 and to the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities, $90,000. It is estimated that contributions totalling $1.8 million will be needed to finance participation by all eligible Parties in the sessions of the Convention bodies in 1998.

    

1. The SBI is invited to endorse the Executive Secretary's proposed deployment of the post-Kyoto contingency resources as outlined in paragraphs 7 to 10 above and the resulting budget and staffing tables as found in tables 1 and 2. It is also requested to authorize the Executive Secretary to allocate core budget resources for the Finance and Administration subprogramme, pending the conclusion of negotiations on increased allocations from the overhead payments made to the United Nations, and to transfer, as necessary, funds from the budget approved for established posts to temporary assistance. These adjustments will be made without exceeding the overall amount approved for staff costs. In addition, the SBI may wish to urge Parties to pay their contributions to the core budget as soon as possible as well as to make timely voluntary contributions to the trust funds for participation and supplementary activities.

    

1. The Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to submit to the COP at its fourth session (COP 4), through the SBI, as appropriate, a final report on financial performance in the biennium 1996-1997, including an audited financial statement (see decision 16/CP.3, para. 4).

    

1. The final report on the 1996-1997 expenditures had not been received from the United Nations Office at Geneva by the time this report was prepared. It is envisaged that the information will be available towards the middle of 1998. The same applies to the audited financial statements expected from the United Nations Board of Auditors. A report will be provided, through the SBI at its ninth session, to COP 4.

    

1. As at 28 February 1998, a total of $12.9 million had been received towards the core budget for 1996-1997 out of $13.7 million expected contributions. This amounts to 94 per cent of contributions due, although many were received late. ($2,319,412, or 17 per cent of contributions due, were received after 30 September 1997.) 1996 and 1997 contributions have been received from 80 Parties, 24 Parties have paid their 1996 contributions only, and 54 Parties have not paid any contributions for the 1996-1997 biennium.

   
   
   

2. In addition, voluntary contributions of $2.74 million to the Trust Fund for Participation and $2.3 million to the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities were made in the same biennium. (For the status of contributions in 1996-1997, please see table 3 (a) for the core budget, table 4 for the Trust Fund for Participation and table 5 for the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities.)

   
   
   

3. Table 3 (b) provides a list of Parties, categorized into three groups - those whose 1996 and 1997 contributions have been received, those whose 1996 contributions only have been received, and those from which no contributions have been received. Those Parties which are not least developed countries or small island developing States and which would normally be eligible for financial support to participate in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, but which have not paid their 1996 contributions, will not be considered for funding from the Trust Fund for Participation. The same will apply to those Parties whose 1997 contribution has not been received by 1 July 1998.

    

1. During the biennium 1996-1997, the Government of Germany made its special annual contribution to the core budget, totalling 7 million German marks. This contribution, known as the "Bonn Fund", is intended to cover expenditures in the areas of conference services, information support and organizing workshops on implementation of the Convention under bilateral arrangements reached between the host Government and the secretariat. In 1996-1997, this contribution was administered as part of the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities.

   
   
   

2. Following the approval of the Conference of the Parties to create a new trust fund for this special annual contribution (decision 16/CP.3, para. 2), a separate trust fund has been established, effective 1 January 1998, by the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the request of the Executive Secretary. As with the Convention's other trust funds, this new trust fund will be managed by the Executive Secretary.

    

1. The SBI may wish to take note of the contributions received for the 1996-1997 biennium under the various sources of funding, and to agree to the Executive Secretary's suggestion to report to COP 4, through the SBI, at its ninth session, on the 1996-1997 actual expenditures, including audited financial statements.

   
   
   

1. The financial procedures of the Convention stipulate that "contributions made each year by Parties on the basis of an indicative scale, adopted by consensus by the Conference of the Parties, and based on such a scale of assessments of the United Nations as may be adopted from time to time by the General Assembly, adjusted so as to ensure that no Party contributes less than 0.01 per cent of the total; that no one contribution exceeds 25 per cent of the total; and that no contribution from a least developed country Party exceeds 0.01 per cent of the total" (decision 15/CP.1, annex I, para. 7(a)).

   
   
   

2. The SBI, at its sixth session, "authorized the Executive Secretary to notify the Parties by 1 October 1997 of their contributions to the core budget by 1 January 1998 on the basis of the budget and the contingencies recommended to the COP and on the basis of the existing indicative scale of contributions ... to be subsequently adapted to reflect any changes agreed upon by the General Assembly in the United Nations scale of assessments" (FCCC/SBI/1997/16, para. 28(a)).

   
   
   

3. By its resolution 52/215 of 22 December 1997, the General Assembly revised the United Nations scale of assessments for the apportionment of the United Nations expenses in 1998-2000. The most significant change in the new scale of assessments affects the minimum contribution which was reduced from 0.01 per cent to 0.001 per cent.

    

1. The Conference of the Parties, at its fourth session, must decide on the indicative scale of contributions to be applied. The secretariat has identified three scenarios for 1998 contributions and presents these in table 6.

   
   
   

2. Scenario 1 reflects the application of the new United Nations scale to the Convention, adjusted only to take account of differences in membership (that is, deleting those member States that are not Parties). The minimum contribution would thus be changed to 0.001 per cent while the maximum indicative share would remain at 25 per cent.

   
   
   

3. Scenario 2 applies the new United Nations scale but adjusts it to maintain the current financial procedure that no contribution exceeds 25 per cent of the total, and no Party pays less than 0.01 per cent.

   
   
   

4. Scenario 3 applies the new United Nations scale but provides that Parties whose indicative share is less than 0.01 per cent would pay no contribution.

1. Scenario 1 mirrors the United Nations scale and reflects the principle that all Parties should contribute to the Convention budget. However, the resources needed to follow up and administer individual contributions would sometimes exceed the contributions payable. Scenario 2 may not be the best option in view of the fact that the minimum percentage of 0.01 was established on the basis of the former United Nations scale and does not reflect the new United Nations scale.

   
   
   

2. In the event that the SBI were to recommend scenario 3, Parties whose United Nations scale of assessment is less than 0.01 per cent would not be required to pay a contribution to the core budget. However, if a Party falling into this category wished to make a financial contribution, it could do so voluntarily towards either of the two voluntary trust funds of the Convention. Adoption of scenarios 1 or 3 would necessitate an amendment to the financial procedures of the Convention.

   
   
   

3. Should there be any change in the 1998 indicative contributions of Parties that have already paid their contributions for this year, an appropriate adjustment will be made in the 1999 contributions to account for the difference between the revised contribution and the amount paid in 1998.

    

 
1. The SBI, at its eighth session, is requested to recommend to the Conference of the Parties for decision at its fourth session, the modality to be used in determining the indicative scale of contributions to the core budget, along with any consequential amendments to the Convention's financial procedures.

   
   

 
1. The Conference of the Parties, by its decision 17/CP.3, requested the Executive Secretary to "continue his discussions with the United Nations regarding administrative arrangements for the Convention, and to inform the Conference of the Parties, through the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, as appropriate, of any significant developments".

   
   
   

2. The Executive Secretary will make an oral report to the SBI, at its eighth session, on the status of his discussions with the United Nations Department of Management.

   
   
   

Table 1: Programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999 (US$ thousand)

(reflecting redeployment of the post-Kyoto contingency resources)

					1998		1999
					Approved by COP	Revised Funds	Approved by COP	Revised Funds
EXPENDITURES
I. Programmes
A. Executive Direction and Management					621.3	621.3	642.8	642.8
B. Programme of work:
1. Science and Technology					2,223.1	2,338.8	2,779.4	3,181.9
2. Implementation					2,333.6	2,392.8	2,553.0	2,674.8
3. Conference and Information Support					1,500.1	1,500.1	1,901.2	1,901.2
4. Resources, Planning and Coordination					1,599.5	1,600.0	1,807.6	1,808.1
5. Activities Related to the Kyoto Protocol					242.3	-	462.9	-
Subtotal (I)					8,519.9	8,453.0	10,146.9	10,208.8
II. Payments to the United Nations
Overhead charge (13%)					1,107.6	1,098.9	1,319.1	1,327.1
Subtotal (II)					1,107.6	1,098.9	1,319.1	1,327.1
III. Working capital reserve
Subtotal (III)					99.7	93.4	152.7	164.7
Total expenditure (I+II+III)					9,727.2	9,645.3	11,618.7	11,700.7
INCOME
Contributions from the host Government					887.6	887.6	887.6	887.6
Total income					887.6	887.6	887.6	887.6
NET TOTAL					8,839.6	8,757.7	10,731.1	10,813.1

Table 2: Programme budget staffing table 1998-1999

(reflecting redeployment of the post-Kyoto contingency resources)

			1998			1999
			Approved by COP	Revised		Approved by COP	Revised
A.	Professional category and above
		Executive Secretary	1	1		1	1
		D-2	2	2		2	2
		D-1	3.83	3.33		5	5
		P-5	5.75	5.75		6	6
		P-4	7.5	8		8	9
		P-3	9.5	9.5		12	12
		P-2	4.25	4.75		5	6
	Subtotal (A)		33.83	34.33		39	41
B.	General Service category		21	20.5		23	22
	Subtotal (B)		21	20.5		23	22
	TOTAL (A + B)		54.83	54.83		62	63

Table 3 (a): Core budget 1996-1997: Status of contributions as at 28 February 1998

(US$ thousand)

Party	1996			1997			Arrears
	Contribution	Amount paid	Date paid	Contribution	Amount paid	Date paid
Albania	615	711	09/06/96	751	-		655
Algeria	9,835	9,835	26/01/98	12,011	2,176	26/01/98	9,835
Antigua and Barbuda	615	726	18/01/96	751	639	06/01/97	-
Argentina	30,119	35,621	04/09/96	35,282	-		29,780
Armenia	3,688	3,688	25/09/97	3,753	3,753	25/09/97	-
Australia	92,815	109,832	14/12/95	109,601	92,584	30/12/96	-
Austria	54,091	64,192	12/04/96	64,559	54,458	11/02/97	-
Azerbaijan	7,376	-		9,008	-		16,384
Bahamas	1,229	1,484	03/02/98	1,501	-		1,246
Bahrain	1,229	1,484	05/09/96	1,501	1,232	19/09/97	14
Bangladesh	615	-		751	-		1,365
Barbados	615	-		751	-		1,365
Belgium	40,978	48,858	22/07/97	75,069	-		67,189
Belize	615	615	12/04/97	751	751	12/04/97	-
Benin	615	615	03/03/97	751	-		751
Bhutan	615	615	18/02/97	751	751	18/02/97	-
Bolivia	615	615	30/01/98	751	385	30/01/98	366
Botswana	615	615	29/05/97	751	751	29/05/97	-
Brazil	102,035	102,035	12/12/97	120,110	120,110	12/12/97	-
Bulgaria	4,917	4,917	23/09/97	6,006	6,006	05/02/98	-
Burkina Faso	615	615	11/03/97	751	722	11/03/97	29
Burundi	-	-		563	-		563
Cambodia	461	-		751	-		1,212
Cameroon	615	-		751	-		1,365
Canada	194,850	230,238	08/03/96	230,462	195,074	21/03/97	-
Cape Verde	615	-		751	-		1,365
Central African Republic	615	-		751	-		1,365
Chad	615	-		751	-		1,365
Chile	4,917	4,917	30/09/97	6,006	6,006	30/09/97	-
China	46,100	54,545	19/12/95	54,800	46,341	10/12/96	14
Colombia	6,147	7,421	05/12/96	7,507	7,507	23/09/97	(1,274)
Comoros	615	-		751	-		1,365
Congo	-	-		728	1,380	29/10/97	(652)
Cook Islands	615	-		751	-		1,365
Costa Rica	615	-		751	-		1,365
Côte d'Ivoire	615	-		751	-		1,365
Croatia	2,305	2,305	06/11/97	6,756	-		6,756
Cuba	3,073	4,023	05/04/96	3,753	2,824	06/10/97	(21)
Czech Republic	16,596	19,295	12/04/96	19,518	16,819	30/05/97	-
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	3,073	-		3,753	-		6,826
Democratic Republic of the Congo	615	-		751	-		1,365
Denmark	44,871	53,246	13/02/96	53,299	44,924	20/01/97	-
Djibouti	615	615	11/02/97	751	751	11/02/97	-
Dominica	615	-		751	-		1,365
Ecuador	1,229	-		1,501	-		2,730
Egypt	4,303	5,195	23/01/96	5,255	4,363	10/11/97	-
El Salvador	461	-		751	-		1,212
Eritrea	615	726	29/11/96	751	639	09/12/96	-
Estonia	2,459	3,154	08/02/96	3,003	2,307	30/09/97	-
Ethiopia	615	-		751	-		1,365
European Community	153,668	181,488	01/02/96	187,673	159,852	11/06/97	-
Fiji	615	761	06/02/97	751	605	10/12/97	-
Finland	38,724	45,825	09/04/96	45,792	38,691	12/08/97	-
France	402,609	475,505	27/04/96	475,937	403,041	01/12/97	-
Gambia	615	-		751	-		1,365
Georgia	7,376	8,720	12/11/97	9,008	-		7,664
Germany	567,955	671,050	05/01/96	671,868	568,776	06/01/97	(3)
Ghana	615	-		751	-		1,365
Greece	23,972	23,972	03/10/97	28,526	28,526	03/10/97	-
Grenada	615	-		751	-		1,365
Guatemala	922	922	10/11/97	1,501	1,501	10/11/97	-
Guinea	615	-		751	-		1,365
Guinea-Bissau	563	-		751	-		1,365
Guyana	615	-		751	-		1,365
Haiti	8	8	10/12/97	751	751	10/12/97	-
Honduras	563	-		751	-		1,365
Hungary	8,605	10,389	05/04/96	10,510	8,726	06/06/97	-
Iceland	1,844	2,226	06/02/96	2,252	1,870	08/04/97	-
India	19,669	19,651	02/07/97	23,271	23,271	13/02/98	18
Indonesia	8,605	8,605	29/09/97	10,510	10,510	29/09/97	-
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	4,712	-		34,532	-		39,244
Ireland	12,908	15,584	05/09/96	15,764	13,088	21/03/97	-
Israel	3,995	3,995	22/10/97	19,518	19,518	22/10/97	-
Italy	326,390	326,390	07/01/97	385,855	385,855	30/01/98	-
Jamaica	615	615	04/06/97	751	751	04/06/97	-
Japan	969,949	1,145,441	01/12/96	1,146,304	970,812	20/11/97	-
Jordan	615	726	07/02/96	751	639	25/06/97	-
Kazakhstan	12,293	-		15,014	-		27,307
Kenya	615	615	17/10/97	751	733	17/10/97	18
Kiribati	615	711	27/02/96	751	639	17/01/97	16
Kuwait	11,679	-		14,263	-		25,942
Lao People's Democratic Republic	615	726	19/07/96	751	432	21/05/97	208
Latvia	4,917	6,122	27/04/96	6,006	4,801	08/04/97	-
Lebanon	615	-		751	-		1,365
Lesotho	615	615	03/06/97	751	1,548	03/06/97	(797)
Liechtenstein	615	726	03/01/96	751	639	03/03/97	-
Lithuania	5,532	5,532	31/01/97	6,006	6,006	31/01/97	-
Luxembourg	4,303	4,303	21/04/97	5,255	5,255	26/05/97	-
Malawi	615	600	20/02/98	751	-		766
Malaysia	8,605	10,389	21/12/95	10,510	8,726	18/06/97	-
Maldives	615	726	12/02/96	751	639	30/09/97	-
Mali	615	-		751	-		1,365
Malta	615	615	21/05/97	751	751	21/05/97	-
Marshall Islands	615	615	26/03/97	751	751	26/03/97	-
Mauritania	615	-		751	-		1,365
Mauritius	615	726	04/06/96	751	639	06/12/96	-
Mexico	49,788	30,326	28/10/97	58,554	-		78,016
Micronesia (Federated States of)	615	726	10/12/96	751	639	10/12/96	-
Monaco	615	726	20/02/96	751	639	05/02/98	-
Mongolia	615	615	22/07/97	751	732	22/07/97	19
Morocco	1,383	1,616	19/11/96	2,252	3,176	13/03/97	(1,157)
Mozambique	615	615	22/01/98	751	751	22/01/98	-
Myanmar	615	726	22/12/95	751	639	29/01/97	-
Namibia	615	726	07/12/95	751	639	26/05/97	-
Nauru	615	615	15/10/97	751	751	15/10/97	-
Nepal	615	-		751	-		1,365
Netherlands	99,577	117,089	22/10/96	117,858	99,626	08/04/97	720
New Zealand	15,367	17,796	24/11/95	18,017	15,587	23/12/96	-
Nicaragua	563	665	22/08/96	751	-		649
Niger	615	-		751	-		1,365
Nigeria	7,376	7,376	06/01/97	8,258	8,258	06/01/97	-
Niue	359	423	27/08/96	751	686	10/07/97	-
Norway	35,036	41,543	04/06/96	41,288	34,781	14/07/97	-
Oman	2,459	2,459	26/03/97	3,003	3,003	26/03/97	-
Pakistan	3,688	4,458	10/09/96	4,504	-		3,734
Panama	615	615	22/08/97	751	751	22/08/97	-
Papua New Guinea	615	615	02/05/97	751	751	02/05/97	-
Paraguay	615	-		751	-		1,365
Peru	3,688	3,688	21/10/97	4,504	-		4,504
Philippines	3,688	-		4,504	-		8,192
Poland	21,513	25,046	05/07/96	24,773	21,240	07/08/97	-
Portugal	17,211	17,211	28/11/97	20,269	20,269	28/11/97	-
Qatar	1,024	1,024	17/10/97	3,003	3,003	17/10/97	-
Republic of Korea	51,632	51,632	31/10/96	60,806	60,806	22/09/97	-
Republic of Moldova	5,532	-		6,006	-		11,538
Romania	9,220	-		11,260	-		20,480
Russian Federation	279,675	331,000	08/02/96	330,304	-		278,979
Saint Kitts and Nevis	615	726	27/03/96	751	-		640
Saint Lucia	615	726	04/05/96	751	-		640
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-	-		500	-		500
Samoa	615	615	31/01/97	751	731	31/01/97	20
San Marino	615	-		751	-		1,365
Saudi Arabia	45,486	-		53,299	-		98,785
Senegal	615	-		751	-		1,365
Seychelles	615	615	18/11/97	751	700	18/11/97	51
Sierra Leone	615	-		751	-		1,365
Singapore	-	-		3,503	-		3,503
Slovakia	4,917	6,122	28/12/95	6,006	4,801	12/12/96	-
Slovenia	3,586	3,586	07/01/97	5,255	-		5,255
Solomon Islands	615	-		751	-		1,365
South Africa	-	-		2,255	-		2,255
Spain	148,750	148,750	02/04/97	175,661	175,661	02/04/97	-
Sri Lanka	615	615	30/12/97	751	751	30/12/97	-
Sudan	615	-		751	-		1,365
Suriname	-	-		-	-		-
Sweden	76,834	91,094	26/12/95	90,833	76,573	03/02/97	-
Switzerland	76,219	89,795	26/01/96	90,083	76,507	23/04/97	-
Syrian Arab Republic	2,049	2,049	17/06/97	3,753	3,753	17/06/97	-
Thailand	7,991	7,991	10/06/97	9,759	9,759	10/06/97	-
Togo	615	-		751	-		1,365
Trinidad and Tobago	1,844	1,844	06/10/97	2,252	2,252	06/10/97	-
Tunisia	1,844	2,226	16/04/96	2,252	1,870	31/12/96	-
Turkmenistan	1,844	1,844	07/10/97	2,252	2,252	07/10/97	-
Tuvalu	615	-		751	-		1,365
Uganda	615	615	19/02/98	751	751	24/02/98	-
Ukraine	-	-		35,658	-		35,658
United Arab Emirates	8,759	-		14,263	-		23,022
United Kingdom	333,766	394,430	08/03/96	394,863	334,199	05/03/97	-
United Republic of Tanzania	256	-		751	-		1,007
United States of America	1,536,675	1,900,000	27/03/96	1,876,725	1,543,400	14/08/97	(30,000)
Uruguay	2,459	-		3,003	-		5,462
Uzbekistan	8,605	10,204	23/08/96	10,510	8,896	02/10/97	15
Vanuatu	615	-		715	-		1,330
Venezuela	21,513	25,046	08/10/97	24,773	-		21,240
Viet Nam	615	-		751	-		1,365
Yemen	359	-		751	-		1,110
Yugoslavia	-	-		634	-		634
Zambia	615	-		751	-		1,365
Zimbabwe	615	726	10/07/96	751	639	30/01/98	-
Total	6,216,953	7,096,597		7,549,981	5,801,817		868,574

Table 3 (b): List of Parties categorized by 1996-1997 status of contributions

Parties having paid contributions in full for the biennium
Antigua and Barbuda	Hungary	Netherlands
Armenia	Iceland	New Zealand
Australia	India	Nigeria
Austria	Indonesia	Niue
Bahrain	Ireland	Norway
Belize	Israel	Oman
Bhutan	Italy	Panama
Botswana	Jamaica	Papua New Guinea
Brazil	Japan	Poland
Bulgaria	Jordan	Portugal
Burkina Faso	Kenya	Qatar
Canada	Kiribati	Republic of Korea
Chile	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Samoa
China	Latvia	Seychelles
Colombia	Lesotho	Slovakia
Congo	Liechtenstein	Spain
Cuba	Lithuania	Sri Lanka
Czech Republic	Luxembourg	Swaziland
Denmark	Malaysia	Sweden
Djibouti	Maldives	Switzerland
Egypt	Malta	Syrian Arab Republic
Eritrea	Marshall Islands	Thailand
Estonia	Mauritius	Trinidad and Tobago
European Community	Micronesia (Federated States of)	Tunisia
Fiji	Monaco	Turkmenistan
Finland	Mongolia	Uganda
France	Morocco	United Kingdom
Germany	Mozambique	United States of America
Greece	Myanmar	Uzbekistan
Guatemala	Namibia	Zimbabwe
Haiti	Nauru
Parties with 1997 contribution outstanding
Albania	Georgia	Saint Lucia
Algeria	Malawi	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Argentina	Mexico	Singapore
Bahamas	Nicaragua	Slovenia
Belgium	Pakistan	South Africa
Benin	Peru	Ukraine
Bolivia	Russian Federation	Venezuela
Burundi	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Yugoslavia
Croatia
Parties with 1996 and 1997 contributions outstanding
Azerbaijan	Gambia	Republic of Moldova
Bangladesh	Ghana	Romania
Barbados	Grenada	San Marino
Cambodia	Guinea	Saudi Arabia
Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal
Cape Verde	Guyana	Sierra Leone
Central African Republic	Honduras	Solomon Islands
Chad	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Sudan
Comoros	Kazakhstan	Togo
Cook Islands	Kuwait	Tuvalu
Costa Rica	Lebanon	United Arab Emirates
Côte d'Ivoire	Mali	United Republic of Tanzania
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Mauritania	Uruguay
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Nepal	Vanuatu
Dominica	Niger	Viet Nam
Ecuador	Paraguay	Yemen
El Salvador	Philippines	Zambia
Ethiopia

Table 4: Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC process: Status of contributions as at

31 December 1997

			Date	Contributions
1996
Norway			22/12/95	44,762.64
United States of America			15/01/96	64,000.00
Switzerland			29/01/96	84,317.03
Denmark			13/02/96	50,000.00
Austria			14/02/96	25,000.00
European Community			22/03/96	125,750.00
Sweden			29/03/96	40,000.00
Saint Lucia			03/05/96	761.00
Netherlands			05/07/96	92,890.84
Germany			24/07/96	326,797.39
Ireland			15/11/96	12,000.00
Japan			20/11/96	301,776.00
Greece			25/11/96	10,000.00
Germany			18/12/96	84,967.00
Ireland			24/12/96	15,962.00
Total 1996				1,278,983.90
1997
1996 Cash Reserve			01/01/97	106,295.57
Italy			07/01/97	163,226.39
Germany			08/01/97	138,709.00
Denmark			20/01/97	65,000.00
United Kingdom			12/03/97	161,290.32
Sweden			21/03/97	50,000.00
Canada			08/04/97	35,825.55
Ireland			13/06/97	15,634.00
New Zealand			06/08/97	23,709.74
European Community			07/08/97	34,114.86
United States of America			14/08/97	375,000.00
Sweden			16/09/97	25,000.00
Netherlands			29/09/97	78,174.50
European Community			14/10/97	83,172.41
Japan			21/11/97	103,779.00
Total 1997				1,458,931.34
Net total 1996-1997				2,737,915.24

Table 5: Trust fund for supplementary activities under the UNFCCC: Status of contributions

as at 31 December 1997

			Date	Contributions
1996
New Zealand			19/12/95	21,166.34
Norway			27/12/95	15,656.52
United States of America			15/01/96	186,500.00
Switzerland			29/01/96	115,517.10
Sweden			14/03/96	16,381.00
European Community			22/03/96	94,312.50
Japan			12/06/96	4,500.00
Germany			19/06/96	9,000.00
Switzerland			17/07/96	70,000.00
Norway			09/10/96	7,569.72
United States of America			08/12/96	133,000.00
Total 1996				673,603.18
1997
United States of America			01/01/97	550,000.00
Italy			15/01/97	9,000.00
Sweden			03/02/97	17,559.00
Ireland			21/03/97	5,150.00
United States of America			02/04/97	40,000.00
Japan			30/04/97	62,755.18
Canada			03/06/97	7,791.00
Japan			01/07/97	30,581.04
Japan			23/07/97	134,210.00
Japan			08/08/97	775.00
United States of America			13/08/97	50,000.00
United States of America			14/08/97	661,600.00
United States of America			07/10/97	60,000.00
Total 1997				1,629,421.22
Net total 1996-1997				2,303,024.40

Table 6: Modalities to determine the 1998-1999 indicative scale of contributions

	Based on Previous United Nations Scale		Scenario 1 a		Scenario 2 b		Scenario 3 c
	Scale	Contribution	Scale	Contribution	Scale	Contribution	Scale	Contribution
Albania	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Algeria	0.154	13,656	0.112	9,878	0.111	9,807	0.112	9,907
Antigua and Barbuda	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Argentina	0.463	40,967	0.740	65,400	0.735	64,927	0.742	65,589
Armenia	0.048	4,267	0.026	2,299	0.026	2,283	0.026	2,306
Australia	1.429	126,315	1.417	125,265	1.407	124,359	1.421	125,628
Austria	0.840	74,253	0.901	79,621	0.894	79,045	0.903	79,852
Azerbaijan	0.106	9,388	0.058	5,109	0.057	5,072	0.058	5,124
Bahamas	0.019	1,707	0.014	1,277	0.014	1,268	0.014	1,281
Bahrain	0.019	1,707	0.017	1,533	0.017	1,522	0.017	1,537
Bangladesh	0.010	884	0.010	852	0.010	884	0.010	854
Barbados	0.010	884	0.008	681	0.010	884	0.000	0
Belgium	0.973	85,988	1.056	93,332	1.048	92,656	1.059	93,602
Belize	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Benin	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Bhutan	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Bolivia	0.010	884	0.008	681	0.010	884	0.000	0
Botswana	0.010	884	0.010	852	0.010	884	0.010	854
Brazil	1.564	138,263	1.459	128,927	1.448	127,994	1.463	129,300
Bulgaria	0.080	7,041	0.043	3,832	0.043	3,804	0.043	3,843
Burkina Fa	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Burundi	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Cambodia	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Cameroon	0.010	884	0.013	1,192	0.013	1,184	0.014	1,196
Canada	3.003	265,431	2.722	240,567	2.702	238,827	2.729	241,263
Cape Verde	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Central African Republic	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Chad	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Chile	0.077	6,828	0.109	9,623	0.108	9,553	0.109	9,651
China	0.710	62,731	0.868	76,726	0.862	76,171	0.871	76,948
	0.097	8,535	0.104	9,197	0.103	9,130	0.104	9,224
Comoros	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Congo	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Cook Islands	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Costa Rica	0.010	884	0.016	1,448	0.016	1,437	0.016	1,452
Côte d'Ivoire	0.010	884	0.012	1,022	0.011	1,014	0.012	1,025
Croatia	0.087	7,681	0.054	4,769	0.054	4,734	0.054	4,783
Cuba	0.051	4,481	0.038	3,321	0.037	3,297	0.038	3,331
Cyprus	0.029	2,560	0.033	2,895	0.033	2,874	0.033	2,904
Czech Republic	0.251	22,190	0.163	14,391	0.162	14,287	0.163	14,433
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	0.048	4,267	0.030	2,640	0.030	2,621	0.030	2,647
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.010	884	0.008	681	0.010	884	0.000	0
Denmark	0.693	61,237	0.662	58,503	0.657	58,079	0.664	58,672
Djibouti	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Dominica	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Ecuador	0.019	1,707	0.021	1,873	0.021	1,860	0.021	1,879
Egypt	0.077	6,828	0.066	5,876	0.066	5,833	0.067	5,893
El Salvador	0.010	884	0.012	1,022	0.011	1,014	0.012	1,025
Eritrea	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Estonia	0.041	3,627	0.022	1,959	0.022	1,944	0.022	1,964
Ethiopia	0.010	884	0.007	596	0.010	884	0.000	0
European Community	2.500	220,988	2.500	220,988	2.500	220,988	2.500	220,988
Fiji	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
Finland	0.596	52,702	0.518	45,814	0.515	45,483	0.520	45,947
France	6.199	547,932	6.256	553,006	6.211	549,006	6.274	554,607
Gambia	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Georgia	0.106	9,388	0.056	4,939	0.055	4,903	0.056	4,953
Germany	8.748	773,250	9.277	820,057	9.210	814,125	9.304	822,430
Ghana	0.010	884	0.010	852	0.010	884	0.010	854
Greece	0.367	32,432	0.355	31,338	0.352	31,111	0.356	31,428
Grenada	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Guatemala	0.019	1,707	0.018	1,618	0.018	1,606	0.018	1,623
Guinea	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Guinea-Bissau	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Guyana	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Haiti	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Honduras	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
Hungary	0.135	11,949	0.115	10,134	0.114	10,060	0.115	10,163
Iceland	0.029	2,560	0.031	2,725	0.031	2,705	0.031	2,733
India	0.299	26,458	0.294	25,973	0.292	25,785	0.295	26,048
Indonesia	0.135	11,949	0.167	14,732	0.165	14,625	0.167	14,775
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	0.434	38,406	0.292	25,802	0.290	25,616	0.293	25,877
Ireland	0.203	17,923	0.215	18,990	0.213	18,853	0.215	19,045
Israel	0.258	22,831	0.317	28,016	0.315	27,814	0.318	28,098
Italy	5.069	448,076	5.196	459,334	5.159	456,011	5.211	460,664
Jamaica	0.010	884	0.006	511	0.010	884	0.000	0
Japan	15.110	1,335,692	17.322	1,531,199	17.197	1,520,122	17.372	1,535,630
Jordan	0.010	884	0.008	681	0.010	884	0.000	0
Kazakhstan	0.183	16,216	0.119	10,559	0.119	10,483	0.120	10,590
Kenya	0.010	884	0.007	596	0.010	884	0.000	0
Kiribati	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Kuwait	0.183	16,216	0.148	13,114	0.147	13,019	0.149	13,152
Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Latvia	0.080	7,041	0.044	3,917	0.044	3,889	0.044	3,929
Lebanon	0.010	884	0.015	1,363	0.015	1,353	0.015	1,366
Lesotho	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Liechtenstein	0.010	884	0.005	426	0.010	884	0.000	0
Lithuania	0.077	6,828	0.043	3,832	0.043	3,804	0.043	3,843
Luxembourg	0.068	5,974	0.064	5,620	0.063	5,580	0.064	5,637
Malawi	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Malaysia	0.135	11,949	0.162	14,306	0.161	14,203	0.162	14,348
Maldives	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Mali	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Malta	0.010	884	0.013	1,192	0.013	1,184	0.014	1,196
Marshall Islands	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Mauritania	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Mauritius	0.010	884	0.009	766	0.010	884	0.000	0
Mexico	0.760	67,211	0.907	80,132	0.900	79,553	0.909	80,364
Micronesia (Federated States of)	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Monaco	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Mongolia	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Morocco	0.029	2,560	0.039	3,491	0.039	3,466	0.040	3,502
Mozambique	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Myanmar	0.010	884	0.009	766	0.010	884	0.000	0
Namibia	0.010	884	0.007	596	0.010	884	0.000	0
Nauru	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Nepal	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
Netherlands	1.533	135,490	1.560	137,868	1.548	136,871	1.564	138,267
New Zealand	0.232	20,483	0.213	18,820	0.211	18,683	0.214	18,874
Nicaragua	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Niger	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Nigeria	0.106	9,388	0.067	5,961	0.067	5,918	0.068	5,978
Niue	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Norway	0.541	47,795	0.583	51,520	0.579	51,147	0.585	51,669
Oman	0.039	3,414	0.048	4,258	0.048	4,227	0.048	4,270
Pakistan	0.058	5,121	0.058	5,109	0.057	5,072	0.058	5,124
Panama	0.010	884	0.015	1,363	0.015	1,353	0.015	1,366
Papua New Guinea	0.010	884	0.007	596	0.010	884	0.000	0
Paraguay	0.010	884	0.013	1,192	0.013	1,184	0.014	1,196
Peru	0.058	5,121	0.082	7,238	0.081	7,186	0.082	7,259
Philippines	0.058	5,121	0.074	6,557	0.074	6,510	0.074	6,576
Poland	0.319	28,165	0.242	21,374	0.240	21,220	0.243	21,436
Portugal	0.266	23,471	0.355	31,338	0.352	31,111	0.356	31,428
Qatar	0.039	3,414	0.032	2,810	0.032	2,790	0.032	2,818
Republic of Korea	0.789	69,772	0.920	81,324	0.913	80,736	0.923	81,560
Republic of Moldova	0.077	6,828	0.041	3,662	0.041	3,635	0.042	3,672
Romania	0.145	12,802	0.098	8,686	0.098	8,623	0.099	8,711
Russian Federation	4.123	364,435	2.768	244,655	2.748	242,885	2.776	245,363
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Saint Lucia	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Samoa	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
San Marino	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Saudi Arabia	0.686	60,597	0.572	50,583	0.568	50,217	0.574	50,729
Senegal	0.010	884	0.006	511	0.010	884	0.000	0
Seychelles	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Sierra Leone	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Singapore	0.135	11,949	0.161	14,221	0.160	14,118	0.161	14,262
Slovakia	0.080	7,041	0.051	4,513	0.051	4,481	0.051	4,526
Slovenia	0.068	5,974	0.058	5,109	0.057	5,072	0.058	5,124
Solomon Islands	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
South Africa	0.311	27,525	0.352	31,082	0.349	30,857	0.353	31,172
Spain	2.298	203,128	2.477	218,937	2.459	217,354	2.484	219,571
Sri Lanka	0.010	884	0.013	1,107	0.012	1,099	0.013	1,110
Sudan	0.010	884	0.009	766	0.010	884	0.000	0
Suriname	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
Swaziland	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Sweden	1.185	104,764	1.059	93,587	1.051	92,910	1.062	93,858
Switzerland	1.168	103,271	1.170	103,465	1.162	102,717	1.174	103,765
Syrian Arab Republic	0.048	4,267	0.060	5,280	0.059	5,242	0.060	5,295
Thailand	0.126	11,095	0.152	13,455	0.151	13,357	0.153	13,494
Togo	0.010	884	0.002	170	0.010	884	0.000	0
Trinidad and Tobago	0.031	2,774	0.017	1,533	0.017	1,522	0.017	1,537
Tunisia	0.029	2,560	0.027	2,384	0.027	2,367	0.027	2,391
Turkmenistan	0.031	2,774	0.014	1,277	0.014	1,268	0.014	1,281
Tuvalu	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Uganda	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
Ukraine	1.052	93,029	0.653	57,736	0.648	57,318	0.655	57,903
United Arab Emirates	0.183	16,216	0.171	15,073	0.169	14,964	0.171	15,116
United Kingdom	5.132	453,623	4.890	432,254	4.855	429,127	4.904	433,505
United Republic of Tanzania	0.010	884	0.004	341	0.010	884	0.000	0
United States of America	25.000	2,209,875	25.000	2,209,875	25.000	2,209,875	25.000	2,209,875
Uruguay	0.039	3,414	0.047	4,173	0.047	4,142	0.047	4,185
Uzbekistan	0.126	11,095	0.074	6,557	0.074	6,510	0.074	6,576
Vanuatu	0.010	884	0.001	88	0.010	884	0.000	0
Venezuela	0.319	28,165	0.226	20,012	0.225	19,867	0.227	20,070
Viet Nam	0.010	884	0.010	852	0.010	884	0.010	854
Yemen	0.010	884	0.010	852	0.010	884	0.010	854
Yugoslavia	0.099	8,748	0.058	5,109	0.057	5,072	0.058	5,124
Zambia	0.010	884	0.003	255	0.010	884	0.000	0
Zimbabwe	0.010	884	0.009	766	0.010	884	0.000	0
TOTAL	100.000	8,839,500	100.000	8,839,500	100.000	8,839,500	100.000	8,839,500