RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/BFA/W/5
13September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3561)
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
ASSESSMENT OFADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TOTHE 1996 BUDGET
AND ADVANCE TOTHE WORKING CAPITAL FUND:
ACCESSION OFRWANDA TOTHE WTO
Note bytheDirector-General
1. Upon theaccession totheWTO ofRwanda on22May1996 (document WT/Let/77), itis
proposed thataproratacontribution tothe1996 budget amounting toSwF20,766 beassessed on
thisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated asfrom22May1996, isbased onanannual contribution
of0.03percent, taking intoaccount theinternational trade figures (imports plusexports ingoods,
services andintellectual property rights) ofRwanda 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 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 on22May1996,
itisproposed toassess anamount ofSwF33,518 ontheGovernment ofRwanda asanadvance to
theFund.
POINTS FOR DECISION: Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3