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GENERAL

FCCC/SBI/1998/INF.4

4 June 1998

SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Eighth session

Bonn, 2-12 June 1998

Item 10 of the provisional agenda

• This document contains information on the status of receipt of contributions to the UNFCCC trust funds as at 22 May 1998.

   

• Table 1 lists the indicative contributions of all Parties by year for 1996, 1997 and 1998, the actual amounts received and the dates on which payments are made for each year.

  
  
  

• Tables 2 and 3 report on 1998 contributions to the Trust fund for participation in the UNFCCC process and the Trust fund for supplementary activities under the UNFCCC.

  
  
  

• Table 4 lists Parties in four groups according to the status of contributions, namely:

- Parties having paid contributions in full up to 1998;

- Parties with 1998 contribution outstanding;

- Parties with 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding; and

- Parties with 1996, 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding.

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Table 1. Core budget 1996, 1997 and 1998: status of contributions as at 22 May 1998

Party	1996			1997			1998			Arrears
	Contribution	Amount paid	Date paid	Contribution	Amount paid	Date paid	Contribution	Amount paid	Date paid
Albania	615	711	09/06/96	751	-		884	-		1,538
Algeria	9,835	9,835	26/01/98	12,011	2,176	26/01/98	13,656	-		23,491
Antigua and Barbuda	615	726	18/01/96	751	639	06/01/97	884	1,149	09/04/98	(265)
Argentina	30,119	35,621	04/09/96	35,282	-		40,967	-		70,747
Armenia	3,688	3,688	25/09/97	3,753	3,753	25/09/97	4,267	-		4,267
Australia	92,815	109,832	14/12/95	109,601	92,584	30/12/96	126,315	175,873	31/12/97	(49,558)
Austria	54,091	64,192	12/04/96	64,559	54,458	11/02/97	74,253	-		74,253
Azerbaijan	7,376	-		9,008	-		9,388	-		25,772
Bahamas	1,229	1,484	03/02/98	1,501	-		1,707	-		2,954
Bahrain	1,229	1,484	05/09/96	1,501	1,232	19/09/97	1,707	2,220	26/02/98	(498)
Bangladesh	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Barbados	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Belgium	40,978	48,858	22/07/97	75,069	67,189	13/03/98	85,988	-		85,988
Belize	615	615	12/04/97	751	751	12/04/97	884	-		884
Benin	615	615	03/03/97	751	751	29/04/98	884	1,156	29/04/98	(272)
Bhutan	615	615	18/02/97	751	751	18/02/97	884	1,149	26/01/98	(265)
Bolivia	615	615	30/01/98	751	385	30/01/98	884	-		1,250
Botswana	615	615	29/05/97	751	751	29/05/97	884	1,149	13/01/98	(265)
Brazil	102,035	102,035	12/12/97	120,110	120,110	12/12/97	138,263	-		138,263
Bulgaria	4,917	4,917	23/09/97	6,006	6,006	05/02/98	7,041	-		7,041
Burkina Faso	615	615	11/03/97	751	722	11/03/97	884	-		913
Burundi	-	-		563	-		884	-		1,447
Cambodia	461	-		751	-		884	-		2,096
Cameroon	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Canada	194,850	230,238	08/03/96	230,462	195,074	21/03/97	265,431	132,716	28/04/98	132,716
Cape Verde	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Central African Republic	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Chad	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Chile	4,917	4,917	30/09/97	6,006	6,006	30/09/97	6,828	-		6,828
China	46,100	54,545	19/12/95	54,800	46,341	10/12/96	62,731	-		62,746
Colombia	6,147	7,421	05/12/96	7,507	7,507	23/09/97	8,535	-		7,261
Comoros	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Congo	-	-		728	1,380	29/10/97	884	-		232
Cook Islands	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Costa Rica	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Cote d'Ivoire	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Croatia	2,305	2,305	06/11/97	6,756	-		7,681	-		14,259
Cuba	3,073	4,023	05/04/96	3,753	2,824	06/10/97	4,481	-		4,461
Cyprus	-	-		-	-		2,560	-		2,560
Czech Republic	16,596	19,295	12/04/96	19,518	16,819	30/05/97	22,190	28,856	13/03/908	(6,666)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	3,073	-		3,753	-		4,267	-		11,094
Democratic Republic of the Congo	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Denmark	44,871	53,246	13/02/96	53,299	44,924	20/01/97	61,237	61,270	06/02/98	(33)
Djibouti	615	615	11/02/97	751	751	11/02/97	884	-		884
Dominica	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Ecuador	1,229	-		1,501	-		1,707	-		4,438
Egypt	4,303	5,195	23/01/96	5,255	4,363	10/11/97	6,828	-		6,828
El Salvador	461	-		751	-		884	-		2,096
Eritrea	615	726	29/11/96	751	639	09/12/96	884	-		884
Estonia	2,459	3,154	08/02/96	3,003	2,307	30/09/97	3,627	-		3,627
Ethiopia	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
European Community	153,668	181,488	01/02/96	187,673	159,852	11/06/97	220,988	287,210	03/03/98	(66,223)
Fiji	615	761	06/02/97	751	605	10/12/97	884	-		883
Finland	38,724	45,825	09/04/96	45,792	38,691	12/08/97	52,702	-		52,702
France	402,609	475,505	27/04/96	475,937	403,041	01/12/97	547,932	-		547,932
Gambia	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Georgia	7,376	8,720	12/11/97	9,008	-		9,388	-		17,053
Germany	567,955	671,050	05/01/96	671,868	568,776	06/01/97	773,250	773,671	09/01/98	(421)
Ghana	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Greece	23,972	23,972	03/10/97	28,526	28,526	03/10/97	32,432	-		32,432
Grenada	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Guatemala	922	922	10/11/97	1,501	1,501	10/11/97	1,707	-		1,707
Guinea	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Guinea-Bissau	563	-		751	-		884	-		2,198
Guyana	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Haiti	8	8	10/12/97	751	751	10/12/97	884	-		884
Honduras	563	-		751	-		884	-		2,198
Hungary	8,605	10,389	05/04/96	10,510	8,726	06/06/97	11,949	-		11,949
Iceland	1,844	2,226	06/02/96	2,252	1,870	08/04/97	2,560	3,329	26/02/98	(769)
India	19,669	19,651	02/07/97	23,271	23,271	13/02/98	26,458	-		26,476
Indonesia	8,605	8,605	29/09/97	10,510	10,510	29/09/97	11,949	-		11,949
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	4,712	-		34,532	-		38,406	-		77,650
Ireland	12,908	15,584	05/09/96	15,764	13,088	21/03/97	17,923	-		17,923
Israel	3,995	3,995	22/10/97	19,518	19,518	22/10/97	22,831	-		22,831
Italy	326,390	326,390	07/01/97	385,855	385,855	30/01/98	448,076	443,886	15/04/98	4,190
Jamaica	615	615	04/06/97	751	751	04/06/97	884	-		884
Japan	969,949	1,145,441	01/12/96	1,146,304	970,812	20/11/97	1,335,692	-		1,335,692
Jordan	615	726	07/02/96	751	639	25/06/97	884	-		884
Kazakhstan	12,293	-		15,014	-		16,216	-		43,523
Kenya	615	615	17/10/97	751	733	17/10/97	884	-		902
Kiribati	615	711	27/02/96	751	639	17/01/97	884	-		899
Kuwait	11,679	-		14,263	-		16,216	-		42,158
Lao People's Democratic Republic	615	726	19/07/96	751	432	21/05/97	884	1,355	17/04/98	(263)
Latvia	4,917	6,122	27/04/96	6,006	4,801	08/04/97	7,041	9,156	30/12/97	(2,115)
Lebanon	615	615	27/03/98	751	751	27/03/98	884	1,124	27/03/98	(240)
Lesotho	615	615	03/06/97	751	1,548	03/06/97	884	-		87
Liechtenstein	615	726	03/01/96	751	639	03/03/97	884	-		884
Lithuania	5,532	5,532	31/01/97	6,006	6,006	31/01/97	6,828	8,879	04/03/98	(2,051)
Luxembourg	4,303	4,303	21/04/97	5,255	5,255	26/05/97	5,974	-		5,974
Malawi	615	600	20/02/98	751	-		884	-		1,649
Malaysia	8,605	10,389	21/12/95	10,510	8,726	18/06/97	11,949	-		11,949
Maldives	615	726	12/02/96	751	639	30/09/97	884	1,149	18/02/98	(265)
Mali	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Malta	615	615	21/05/97	751	751	21/05/97	884	1,129	26/01/98	(245)
Marshall Islands	615	615	26/03/97	751	751	26/03/97	884	-		884
Mauritania	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Mauritius	615	726	04/06/96	751	639	06/12/96	884	1,149	04/05/98	(265)
Mexico	49,788	39,763	11/03/98	58,554	-		67,211	-		145,228
Micronesia (Federated States of)	615	726	10/12/96	751	639	10/12/96	884	-		884
Monaco	615	726	20/02/96	751	639	05/02/98	884	1,149	19/02/98	(265)
Mongolia	615	615	22/07/97	751	732	22/07/97	884	-		903
Morocco	1,383	1,616	19/11/96	2,252	3,176	13/03/97	2,560	-		1,403
Mozambique	615	615	22/01/98	751	751	22/01/98	884	1,149	22/01/98	(265)
Myanmar	615	726	22/12/95	751	639	29/01/97	884	1,149	27/01/98	(265)
Namibia	615	726	07/12/95	751	639	26/05/97	884	1,149	05/02/98	(265)
Nauru	615	615	15/10/97	751	751	15/10/97	884	-		884
Nepal	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Netherlands	99,577	117,089	22/10/96	117,858	99,626	08/04/97	135,490	135,489	27/04/98	1
New Zealand	15,367	17,796	24/11/95	18,017	15,587	23/12/96	20,483	26,636	25/11/97	(6,153)
Nicaragua	563	665	22/08/96	751	-		884	-		1,533
Niger	616	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Nigeria	7,376	7,376	06/01/97	8,258	8,258	06/01/97	9,388	-		9,388
Niue	359	423	27/08/96	751	686	10/07/97	884	-		884
Norway	35,036	41,543	04/06/96	41,288	34,781	14/07/97	47,795	-		47,795
Oman	2,459	2,459	26/03/97	3,003	3,003	26/03/97	3,414	-		3,414
Pakistan	3,688	4,458	10/09/96	4,504	-		5,121	-		8,855
Panama	615	615	22/08/97	751	751	22/08/97	884	-		884
Papua New Guinea	615	615	02/05/97	751	751	02/05/97	884	1,149	24/03/98	(265)
Paraguay	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Peru	3,688	3,688	21/10/97	4,504	-		5,121	-		9,625
Philippines	3,688	3,688	21/04/98	4,504	4,504	21/04/98	5,121	-		5,121
Poland	21,513	25,046	05/07/96	24,773	21,240	07/08/97	28,165	-		28,165
Portugal	17,211	17,211	28/11/97	20,269	20,269	28/11/97	23,471	-		23,471
Qatar	1,024	1,024	17/10/97	3,003	3,003	17/10/97	3,414	-		3,414
Republic of Korea	51,632	51,632	31/10/96	60,806	60,806	22/09/97	69,772	40,000	14/01/98	29,772
Republic of Moldova	5,532	-		6,006	-		6,828	-		18,366
Romania	9,220	9,220	17/04/98	11,260	7,451	17/04/98	12,802	-		16,612
Russian Federation	279,675	331,000	08/02/96	330,304	-		364,435	-		643,413
Saint Kitts and Nevis	615	726	27/03/96	751	639	09/04/98	884	510	09/04/98	374
Saint Lucia	615	726	04/05/96	751	639	16/04/98	884	1,149	16/04/98	(265)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-	-		500	-		884	-		1,384
Samoa	615	615	31/01/97	751	731	31/01/97	884	-		904
San Marino	615	615	03/03/98	751	751	03/03/98	884	1,149	03/03/98	(265)
Saudi Arabia	45,486	-		53,299	-		60,597	-		159,382
Senegal	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Seychelles	615	615	18/11/97	751	700	18/11/97	884	-		934
Sierra Leone	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Singapore	-	-		3,503	3,503	28/04/98	11,949	15,988	28/04/98	(4,039)
Slovakia	4,917	6,122	28/12/95	6,006	4,801	12/12/96	7,041	9,156	21/04/98	(2,115)
Slovenia	3,586	3,586	07/01/97	5,255	-		5,974	-		11,229
Solomon Islands	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
South Africa	-	-		2,255	2,255	05/05/98	27,525	35,792	05/05/98	(8,267)
Spain	148,750	148,750	02/04/97	175,661	175,661	02/04/97	203,128	-		203,128
Sri Lanka	615	615	30/12/97	751	751	30/12/97	884	-		884
Sudan	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Suriname	-	-		-	-		884	-		884
Swaziland	-	-		743	743	23/01/98	884	1,149	23/01/98	(265)
Sweden	76,834	91,094	26/12/95	90,833	76,573	03/02/97	104,764	-		104,764
Switzerland	76,219	89,795	26/01/96	90,083	76,507	23/04/97	103,271	103,271	27/04/98	-
Syrian Arab Republic	2,049	2,049	17/06/97	3,753	3,753	17/06/97	4,267	-		4,267
Thailand	7,991	7,991	10/06/97	9,759	9,759	10/06/97	11,095	-		11,095
Togo	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Trinidad and Tobago	1,844	1,844	06/10/97	2,252	2,252	06/10/97	2,774	-		2,774
Tunisia	1,844	2,226	16/04/96	2,252	1,870	31/12/96	2,560	-		2,560
Turkmenistan	1,844	1,844	07/10/97	2,252	2,252	07/10/97	2,774	-		2,774
Tuvalu	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Uganda	615	615	19/02/98	751	751	24/02/98	884	2,199	24/02/98	(1,315)
Ukraine	-	-		35,658	-		93,029	-		128,687
United Arab Emirates	8,759	-		14,263	-		16,216	-		39,238
United Kingdom	333,766	394,430	08/03/96	394,863	334,199	05/03/97	453,623	589,874	17/03/98	(136,251)
United Republic of Tanzania	256	-		751	-		884	-		1,891
United States of America	1,536,675	1,900,000	27/03/96	1,876,725	1,543,400	14/08/97	2,209,875	-		2,209,875
Uruguay	2,459	-		3,003	-		3,414	-		8,875
Uzbekistan	8,605	10,204	23/08/96	10,510	8,896	02/10/97	11,095	-		11,110
Vanuatu	615	-		715	-		884	-		2,249
Venezuela	21,513	25,046	08/10/97	24,773	-		28,165	-		49,405
Vietnam	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Yemen	359	-		751	-		884	-		1,993
Yugoslavia	-	-		634	-		8,748	-		9,382
Zambia	615	-		751	-		884	-		2,249
Zimbabwe	615	726	10/07/96	751	639	30/01/98	884	884	30/01/98	-
Total	6,216,953	7,120,172		7,550,724	5,890,993		8,839,505	2,906,566		6,727,981

Table 2. Trust fund for participation in the UNFCCC process:

Status of contributions as at 22 May 1998

1998 contributions
Party	Date	Amount (in United States dollars)
Denmark	06/02/1998	40,000.00
United Kingdom	18/03/1998	165,630.28
Total for 1998		205,630.28

Table 3. Trust fund for supplementary activities under the UNFCCC:

status of contributions as at 22 May 1998

1998 contributions
Party	Date	Amount (in United States dollars)
Switzerland	27/01/1998	90,000.00
Switzerland	24/04/1998	4,635.00
Total for 1998		94,635.00

Table 4. List of Parties according to status of contributions

Parties having paid contributions in full up to 1998
Antigua and Barbuda	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Papua New Guinea
Australia	Latvia	Republic of Korea*
Bahrain	Lebanon	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Benin	Lithuania	Saint Lucia
Bhutan	Maldives	San Marino
Botswana	Malta	Singapore
Canada*	Mauritius	Slovakia
Czech Republic	Monaco	South Africa
Denmark	Mozambique	Swaziland
European Community	Myanmar	Switzerland
Germany	Namibia	Uganda
Iceland	Netherlands	United Kingdom
Italy	New Zealand	Zimbabwe

Parties with 1998 contribution outstanding
Armenia	Haiti	Norway
Austria	Hungary	Oman
Belgium	India	Panama
Belize	Indonesia	Philippines
Brazil	Ireland	Poland
Bulgaria	Israel	Portugal
Burkina Faso	Jamaica	Qatar
Chile	Japan	Romania
China	Jordan	Samoa
Colombia	Kenya	Seychelles
Congo	Kiribati	Spain
Cuba	Lesotho	Sri Lanka
Cyprus	Liechtenstein	Suriname
Djibouti	Luxembourg	Sweden
Egypt	Malaysia	Syrian Arab Republic
Eritrea	Marshall Islands	Thailand
Estonia	Micronesia (Federated States of)	Trinidad and Tobago
Fiji	Mongolia	Tunisia
Finland	Morocco	Turkmenistan
France	Nauru	United States of America
Greece	Nigeria	Uzbekistan
Guatemala	Niue

* Only partial payment for 1998.

Table 4. (continued)

Parties with 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding
Albania	Georgia	Russian Federation
Algeria	Malawi	Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Argentina	Mexico	Slovenia
Bahamas	Nicaragua	Ukraine
Bolivia	Pakistan	Venezuela
Burundi	Peru	Yugoslavia
Croatia
Parties with 1996, 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding
Azerbaijan	El Salvador	Paraguay
Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Republic of Moldova
Barbados	Gambia	Saudi Arabia
Cambodia	Ghana	Senegal
Cameroon	Grenada	Sierra Leone
Cape Verde	Guinea	Solomon Islands
Central African Republic	Guinea-Bissau	Sudan
Chad	Guyana	Togo
Comoros	Honduras	Tuvalu
Cook Islands	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	United Arab Emirates
Costa Rica	Kazakhstan	United Republic of Tanzania
Côte d'Ivoire	Kuwait	Uruguay
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Mali	Vanuatu
Democratic Republic of Congo	Mauritania	Vietnam
Dominica	Nepal	Yemen
Ecuador	Niger	Zambia