RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BFA/67
20 August 2003
(03-4351)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON
11 JULY AND 14 AUGUST 2003
I. WTO SALARIES: CALCULATION OF ALPHA ADJUSTMENT TO NET
SALARIES, AND ADJUSTMENT TO DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCES
1. The Committee recommends to the Genera l Council to approve the amendments to
Annex 2 of the WTO Staff Rules in acco rdance to the document WT/BFA/W/102 .
II. BIENNIAL BUDGETING
2. The Committee recommends to the General Council:
(a) that the Director-General be requested to present to the Committee on Budget,
Finance and Administration two estimated budgets covering a biennial period,
with effect from the estimates for 2004 and 2005, along the lines contained in
document WT/BFA/W/105/Rev.1,
(b) in consequence of the above, to approve the revised Financial Regulations
contained in the annex to document WT/BFA/W/105/Rev.1., and
(c) that the Committee be requested to examine at the time the budgets for the
second biennium are to be considered how the process has been implemented
and to determine whether adjustments should be introduced.  As appropriate,
the Committee will make relevant recommendations with respect to such
adjustments.
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