RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/133
15March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0927)
ASSESSMENT OFADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TOTHE 1996 BUDGET
AND ADVANCE TOTHE WORKING CAPITAL FUND:
ACCESSION OFBENIN TOTHE WTO
Note bytheDirector-General
1. Upon theaccession totheWTO ofBenin on22February 1996 (document WT/Let/60), itis
proposed thataproratacontribution tothe1996 budget amounting toSwF29,148 beassessed on
thisGovernment. Thisassessment, calculated asfrom 22February 1996, isbased onanannual
contribution of0.03percent,taking intoaccount theinternational trade figures (imports plusexports
ingoods, services andintellectual property rights) ofBenin fortheyears 1991-1993.
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. OnthebasisoftheleveloftheWorking Capital FundofSwF6,476,892 on22February 1996,
itisproposed toassess andamount ofSwF32,384 ontheGovernment ofBenin asanadvance to
theFund.
POINTS FOR DECISION: Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3