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GENERAL

FCCC/SBI/1999/INF.9

15 October 1999

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SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Eleventh session

Bonn, 25 October - 5 November 1999

Item12 (b) of the provisional agenda

1. This document contains information on the status of receipt of contributions to the UNFCCC trust funds as at 30 September 1999.

2. Table 1 lists the arrears from prior years (1996, 1997 and 1998), the 1999 indicative contributions, the amounts and dates of payment in 1999 and the total outstanding balances due to the Trust Fund for the Core Budget of the UNFCCC.

3. Tables 2 and 3 report on 1998-1999 contributions to the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities, respectively.

4. Table 4 lists Parties in five groups according to the status of contributions, namely:

(a) Parties having paid contributions up to and including 1999;

(b) Parties with 1999 contributions outstanding;

(c) Parties with 1998 and 1999 contributions outstanding;

(d) Parties with 1997, 1998 and 1999 contributions outstanding; and

(e) Parties with 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 contributions outstanding.

5. Parties are kindly requested to bring to the attention of the secretariat any errors or omissions in the information presented.

Table 1. Trust Fund for the Core Budget of UNFCCC: status of contributions as at 30 September 1999 (United States dollars)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
Albania	355	324			679
Algeria	4,618	9,732			14,350
Antigua and Barbuda	(980)	216	764	29/01/99	(1,528)
Argentina	0	106,401			106,401
Armenia	2,277	1,189			3,466
Australia	(51,818)	153,979	102,160	10/12/98	0
Austria	0	97,750	97,750	23/03/99	0
Azerbaijan	21,444	2,271			23,715
Bahamas	0	1,514	6,810	13/07/99	(5,296)
Bahrain	(702)	1,730			1,028
Bangladesh	2,208	1,081			3,290
Barbados	0	865	104	17/08/99	761
Belgium	0	114,619			114,619
Belize	88	108			196
Benin	(987)	216			(771)
Bhutan	(1,061)	108			(953)
Bolivia	528	757			1,285
Botswana	(305)	1,081	776	22/07/99	0
Brazil	(10,488)	152,789			142,301
Bulgaria	3,795	1,946			5,741
Burkina Faso	198	216			414
Burundi	651	108			759
Cambodia	1,300	108			1,408
Cameroon	2,546	1,298			3,843
Canada	(27,046)	286,115	259,068	29/04/99	0
Cape Verde	1,453	216			1,669
Central African Republic	1,534	108			1,642
Chad	1,453	108			1,561
Chile	2,702	13,625			16,326
Table 1 (continued)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
China	0	101,102	101,087	19/07/99	15
Colombia	573	11,354			11,927
Comoros	1,453	108			1,561
Congo	981	324			1,305
Cook Islands	0	108	108	20/09/99	0
Costa Rica	2,799	1,622			4,421
Côte d'Ivoire	2,377	973			3,350
Croatia	0	3,785	3,784	02/06/99	0
Cuba	78	2,703			2,782
Cyprus	2,867	3,568			6,436
Czech Republic	(14,604)	12,543			(2,060)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	9,441	1,946			11,388
Democratic Republic of the Congo	661	757			1,418
Denmark	(3,333)	71,799	68,466	07/04/99	0
Djibouti	88	108			196
Dominica	1,453	108			1,561
Dominican Republic	0	1,592			1,592
Ecuador	4,586	2,054			6,641
Egypt	5,819	6,704			12,523
El Salvador	2,224	1,298			3,522
Eritrea	(1,061)	108			(953)
Estonia	(1,687)	1,514			(173)
Ethiopia	1,955	649			2,604
European Community	(68,268)	270,328	202,060	10/08/99	0
Fiji	0	433	433	15/02/99	0
Finland	(23,160)	56,336	56,336	29/06/99	(23,160)
France	(50)	679,603			679,553
Gabon	0	1,514			1,514
Gambia	1,453	108			1,561
Georgia	12,556	1,946			14,503
Table 1 (continued)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
Germany	0	1,019,135	1,019,135	25/02/99	0
Ghana	1,208	757			1,965
Greece	11,090	36,440			47,530
Grenada	1,453	108			1,561
Guatemala	1,602	1,838			3,441
Guinea	1,618	324			1,942
Guinea-Bissau	1,402	108			1,510
Guyana	1,453	108			1,561
Haiti	169	216			385
Honduras	1,651	324			1,976
Hungary	(5,502)	12,435			6,933
Iceland	(630)	3,352			2,722
India	(736)	31,034			30,297
Indonesia	(947)	19,139			18,192
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	64,797	20,004			84,801
Ireland	(2,287)	23,248	23,299	08/01/99	(2,337)
Israel	(11)	35,899	22,000	29/06/99	13,888
Italy	0	564,444	564,444	05/08/99	0
Jamaica	(4,943)	649	1,540	07/05/99	(5,834)
Japan	(59,427)	2,076,440			2,017,012
Jordan	0	649	648	07/04/99	0
Kazakhstan	37,764	6,812			44,577
Kenya	608	757			1,365
Kiribati	103	108			211
Kuwait	(3,229)	13,949			10,720
Lao People's Democratic Republic	(1,059)	108			(951)
Latvia	(5,277)	2,487			(2,790)
Lebanon	(1,597)	1,622			25
Lesotho	(2,080)	216			(1,864)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	0	4,301			4,301
Liechtenstein	422	649			1,070
Table 1 (continued)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
Lithuania	(5,084)	2,271			(2,813)
Luxembourg	(731)	7,029			6,298
Madagascar	0	107			107
Malawi	355	216			571
Malaysia	(1,370)	18,707			17,337
Maldives	(1,061)	108			(953)
Mali	1,618	216			1,834
Malta	52	1,406			1,457
Marshall Islands	0	108	304	17/08/99	(196)
Mauritania	1,453	108			1,561
Mauritius	(390)	973	1,149	26/05/99	(566)
Mexico	95,615	101,859			197,475
Micronesia (Federated States of)	(796)	108			(688)
Monaco	(896)	433			(463)
Mongolia	(965)	216	191	12/07/99	(940)
Morocco	0	4,217	4,217	25/03/99	0
Mozambique	(980)	108			(872)
Myanmar	(865)	865			0
Namibia	(1,159)	757			(402)
Nauru	88	108			196
Nepal	1,702	433			2,135
Netherlands	1,131	169,441	170,572	09/07/99	0
New Zealand	(22,924)	22,924	14,926		0
Nicaragua	169	108			277
Niger	1,534	216			1,750
Nigeria	0	4,109	17,989	27/01/99	(13,880)
Niue	(392)	108			(284)
Norway	(66,567)	63,365			0
Oman	(5,298)	5,298			0
Pakistan	0	6,163	122	09/04/99	6,041
Panama	1,349	1,298			2,647
Table 1 (continued)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
Papua New Guinea	(559)	757	198	06/09/99	0
Paraguay	2,546	1,406			3,951
Peru	2,050	9,840	11,890	09/07/99	0
Philippines	6,494	8,326			14,820
Poland	(15,456)	21,518			6,062
Portugal	31,090	43,361			74,450
Qatar	0	3,460	3,440	29/07/99	20
Republic of Korea	(785)	103,265	102,480	11/05/99	0
Republic of Moldova	15,164	1,838			17,003
Romania	0	6,920	6,920	21/04/99	0
Russian Federation	192	154,519			154,711
Rwanda	21	108			129
Saint Kitts and Nevis	(422)	108			(314)
Saint Lucia	(1,061)	108	953	29/04/99	(1,906)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	588	108			696
Samoa	(89)	108			19
San Marino	(980)	216			(764)
Saudi Arabia	148,879	59,148			208,027
Senegal	1,871	649			2,520
Seychelles	(715)	216			(499)
Sierra Leone	1,453	108			1,561
Singapore	(18,274)	18,274			0
Slovakia	(4,686)	4,001			(685)
Slovenia	(2,709)	6,380			3,671
Solomon Islands	0	108	108	31/03/99	0
South Africa	(4,965)	38,062	33,097	09/04/99	0
Spain	13,801	269,030	282,831	16/04/99	0
Sri Lanka	1,096	1,298			2,394
Sudan	2,124	757			2,881
Suriname	337	433			770
Swaziland	(980)	216			(764)
Table 1 (continued)
Party	1996/97/98	1999 contribution	1999 amount paid	1999 date paid	Balance
Sweden	(12,020)	112,673			100,652
Switzerland	(806)	126,297	125,491	03/03/99	0
Syrian Arab Republic	5,229	6,596			11,825
Tajikistan	0	541			541
Thailand	2,230	17,301			19,531
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	0	433			433
Togo	1,534	108			1,642
Tonga	10	108			118
Trinidad and Tobago	1,518	1,730			3,248
Tunisia	2,361	2,920			5,281
Turkmenistan	1,265	865			2,130
Tuvalu	1,453	108			1,561
Uganda	(1,862)	433			(1,430)
Ukraine	39,923	31,358			71,281
United Arab Emirates	(6,111)	18,490			12,379
United Kingdom	(161,622)	528,869	367,246	18/03/99	0
United Republic of Tanzania	1,344	324			1,669
United States of America	(33,752)	2,703,275	2,669,523	26/05/99	0
Uruguay	4,132	4,974			9,106
Uzbekistan	(7,904)	3,893			(4,012)
Vanuatu	1,453	108			1,561
Venezuela	41,058	18,274			59,333
Viet Nam	(1)	757	727	04/01/99	29
Yemen	1,952	1,081			3,034
Yugoslavia	5,694	3,568			9,262
Zambia	1,618	216			1,834
Zimbabwe	(125)	973	848	22/03/99	0

Note: (a) Figures in brackets are overpayments which will be credited against future contributions.

(b) Slight apparent errors in balances are due to rounding.