Designation of a permanent secretariat and arrangements for its functioning. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Financial rules of the Conference of the Parties and of its subsidiary bodies. Budget outline for the permanent secretariat.
Abstract

This note presents, for the calendar years 1996 and 1997:
* considerations with respect to an initial structure of the permanent secretariat and related funding implications (section II);
* an outline staffing plan and indicative estimates of staff costs (section III); and
* an overall budget figure for each of the two years, taking account of the need to build up an operational reserve (section IV).
The budget outline provides indicative estimates for discussion. As such, it is not a proposal submitted for approval

Notes
Addendum. Item 5 (b) of the provisional agenda
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