. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BFA/W/102
8 July 2003
(03-3671)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
ADJUSTMENT TO WTO DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCES
1. As set out in paragraphs 5.1-5.4 of document WT/BFA/W/80, the dependency allowances are
based on the WTO net salary at the mid-point of grade 9, which represents the average net salary level
in the WTO.  Following the decision of the General Council in December 2002 (document
WT/GC/M/77, paragraphs 359-360) to adopt the recommendations by the Committee on Budget,Finance and Administration (CBFA) regarding the im plementation of interim measures (pending the
review of the salary methodology), WTO salaries at grade 9 will, as of 1 July 2003, have increased
by 4.3%.
1  The dependency allowances have therefore been recalculated, using the methodology set
out in document WT/BFA/W/80, to reflect the new salary levels as of 1 July 2003, and the results are
as follows:
ALLOWANCE CURRENT
AMOUNTPROPOSED
AMOUNT
(a) Spouse allowance (Staff Rule 106.14 (a)) CHF 5,967 CHF 6,768
(b) Child allowance (Staff Rule 106.14 (b) and (c))
(i) for dependent child(ii)for the first dependent child if the staff member
is without spouseCHF 4,752
CHF 10,776CHF 4,944
CHF 10,944
(c) Secondary dependant’s allowance
(Staff Rule 106.14 (d))CHF 2,112 CHF 2,436
2. The corresponding amendments to Annex 2 of the WTO Staff Rules are attached.  The
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration is invited to recommend that the General Council
approve the above amendments to the Staff Rules.
                                                     
1  Cola adjustment 0.3% plus 3% increase on 1 January 2003 and further 1% increase on 1 July 2003.WT/BFA/W/102
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WTO STAFF RULES
ANNEX 2
Dependency Allowance Rates
(effective 1 July 2003)
(a)  Spouse allowance ( Staff Rule  106.14(a))
CHF 6,768 per year.
(b) Child allowance ( Staff Rules  106.14(b) and (c))
(i) CHF 4,944 per year;  or
(ii) CHF 10,944 per year for the first child, if the staff
member is without a spouse.
(c) Secondary dependant's allowance ( Staff Rule  106.14(d))
CHF 2,436 per year.
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