RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/BFA/W/6
13September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3562)
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
ASSESSMENT OFADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TOTHE 1996 BUDGET
AND ADVANCE TOTHE WORKING CAPITAL FUND:
ACCESSION OFSOLOMON ISLANDS TOTHE WTO
Note bytheDirector-General
1. Upon theaccession totheWTO ofSolomon Islands on26July1996(document WT/Let/97),
itisproposed thataproratacontribution tothe1996 budget amounting toSwF14,713 beassessed
onthisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated asfrom 26July1996, isbased onanannual
contribution of0.03percent,taking intoaccount theinternational trade figures (imports plusexports
ingoods, services andintellectual property rights) ofSolomon Islands fortheyears 1990-1992.
2. Inconformity withtheWTO Financial Regulations governing theuseoftheWorking Capital
Fund, anygovernment acceding totheWTO shallmake anadvance tothefundinaccordance with
thescaleofcontributions applicable tothebudget fortheyearofitsaccession. Theminimum advance
totheWorking Capital Fund amounts to0.5percentoftheprincipal oftheFund forcountries or
separate customs territories whose share ofthetotaltrade ofMembers is0.5percentorless. Such
advances shallbecarried tothecredit oftheMembers which havemade them.
3. Onthebasis oftheleveloftheWorking Capital Fund ofSwF6,703,580 on26July1996,
itisproposed toassess anamount ofSwF33,518 ontheGovernment ofSolomon Islands asanadvance
totheFund.
POINTS FOR DECISION: Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3