Building on submissions from Parties on the approach to be taken by the Executive Secretary with regard to the collection of international transaction log (ITL) fees, this paper presents various options for methodologies for the collection of these fees, including options for calculating fee levels and other modalities related to the collection of fees such as the treatment of new users and actions to be taken in the case of non-payment. This paper also presents a comparison of these options against five criteria: predictability, stability, complexity, administrative overheads and the adherence to the "user pays" principle. The potential impact of the draft European Union registry regulation on the collection of ITL fees is also discussed.
Parties may wish to use the information contained in this paper as they consider a methodology for the collection of ITL fees during the thirty-second session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation