RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/BFA/W/9
29October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4468)
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
ASSESSMENT OFADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TOTHE 1996 BUDGET
AND ADVANCE TOTHE WORKING CAPITAL FUND:
ACCESSION OFGAMBIA TOTHE WTO
Note bytheDirector-General
1. Inviewoftheaccession totheWTO ofGambia on23October 1996(document WT/Let/110),
itisproposed thataproratacontribution tothe1996 budget amounting toSwF6,426 beassessed
onthisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated asfrom 23October 1996, isbased onanannual
contribution of0.03percent,taking intoaccount theinternational trade figures (imports plusexports
ingoods, services andintellectual property rights) ofGambia fortheyears 1990 -1992.
2. Inconformity withtheWTO Financial Regulations governing theuseoftheWorking Capital
Fund, anygovernment acceding totheWTO shallmake anadvance totheFund inaccordance with
thescaleofcontributions applicable tothebudget fortheyearofitsaccession. Theminimum advance
totheWorking Capital Fundamounts to0.5percentoftheprincipal ofthefundforcountries orseparate
customs territories whose share ofthetotaltrade ofMembers is0.5percentorless. Suchadvances
shallbecarried tothecredit oftheMembers which havemade them.
3. OnthebasisoftheleveloftheWorking Capital Fund ofSwF6,703,580 on23October 1996,
itisproposed toassess anamount ofSwF33,518 ontheGovernment ofGambia asanadvance to
theFund.
POINTS FOR DECISION: Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3