Following discussions with recipient countries, major cost sharing agreements have been concluded.

In 1959 there were 52 ballots and, again, the process ended with an agreement between the parties to share the term.

In 1955, there were 36 rounds, and the process ended with an agreement between the parties that they would share the term.

57. The elements of the methodology on which there was agreement offered a good basis for discussion.

It might be difficult to reach unanimous agreement on the methodology for the scale of assessments.

The Council shall retain any assessments or contributions paid to the financial accounts established under Article 18 by a member that ceases to be a party to this Agreement.

The Council shall retain any assessments or contributions paid to the financial accounts established under Article 18 by a member which ceases to be a party of this Agreement.

The amount assessed on Member States is listed in the annex to the present document, based on the UNIDO scale of assessments for 2004.

Consensus on the budget and the scale of assessments would help the Organization to establish a viable financial basis.

The initial contribution of any member joining the Organization after the entry into force of this Agreement shall be assessed by the Council on the basis of the number of votes to be held by that member and the period remaining in the current financial year, but the assessment made upon other members from the current financial year shall not thereby be altered.

The initial contribution of any member joining the Organization after the entry into force of this Agreement shall be assessed by the Council on the basis of the number of votes to be held by that member and the period remaining in the current financial year, but the assessment made upon other members from the current financial year shall not thereby be altered.

If, on the contrary, a member has paid its full contribution to the administrative budget within four months after such contribution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article, the member's contribution shall receive a discount as may be established by the Council in the financial rules of the Organization.

If, on the contrary, a member has paid its full contribution to the administrative budget within four months after such contribution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article, the member's contribution shall receive a discount as may be established by the Council in the financial rules of the Organization. (EU proposal)

A comprehensive review is also needed in order to reach agreement on a scale of assessment structure that is more equitable and fair.

50. Mr. GODA (Japan) said that his delegation favoured working by consensus, but reserved the right to submit a draft decision or resolution on the scale of assessments at a later date.

(c) Negotiated equitable cost sharing arrangements.

These networks enable firms to share risks and costs and to access markets.

If, on the contrary, a member has paid its full contribution to the administrative budget within four months after such contribution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article, the member's contribution shall receive a discount as may be established by the Council in the financial rules of the Organization.

In addition, the operating costs of Hollywood Pictures would also be shared by films, while these 29 films shared an average of US 14.83 million.

At that time, any adjustments in contributions by the participants sharing the costs will be determined accordingly.

Assessed financial contributions of member States

(c) Exclusion from this Agreement under article 44.

If a member has not paid its full contribution to the administrative budget within four months after such contribution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article, the Executive Director shall request that member to make payment as quickly as possible.

Contributions of members in respect of the financial year in which they join the Organization shall be due on the date on which they become members.

The coefficient is not applied to (i) Member States with assessment rates of 0.001 per cent (ii) LDCs whose rate may exceed 0.01 per cent and (iii) Member State with maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent.

Approves the programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007, amounting to USD 53,501,583 (EUR 40,286,693) for the purposes specified in table 1 below

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(b) Scale of assessments of Member States

7alt. If a member has not paid its full contribution to the administrative budget within four months after such contribution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article, the Executive Director shall request that member to make payment as quickly as possible.

In addition to the cost sharing arrangements and Round Table processes referred to earlier, UNDP assisted interventions have in many instances stimulated follow up investments.

Of this amount, 91,968,400 would be apportioned to the Fund and 16,584,300 to the United Nations under the cost sharing agreement.

(on the scale of assessments, the pattern of

A member whose rights have been suspended under paragraph 7 of this article shall remain liable to pay its contribution.

Assessed contributions of 1,324,078 were received in advance from Member States in 2004 to be applied against the 2005 assessment.

5. Emphasizes the need for future scales of assessments to reflect the principle that the expenses of the Organization shall be apportioned broadly according to capacity to pay

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21. Mr. Yelchenko (Ukraine) said that, although the recommendations and tentative agreements proposed by the Committee on Contributions did not coincide with his delegation apos s initial vision of a new scale of assessments, they constituted a solid basis for consensus.

30. While bilateral agreements and other specific arrangements may be made amongst a limited number of actors, all burden sharing arrangements should be carried out in the context of national, regional and international responsibilities for refugees.

Concerning the minimum level of assessment, some members felt that the current floor of 0.001 per cent imposed an excessive burden on some Member States.

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The Organization apos s financial crisis was the consequence of the substantial arrears of some major contributors, particularly the largest contributor.

(b) Recommended to the General Conference the establishment of a scale of assessments for the regular budget expenditures of UNIDO for the fiscal period 2006 2007, based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 58 1 B, adjusted to the membership of UNIDO on the understanding that new Members shall be assessed for the year in which they become Members on the basis of the United Nations scale of assessments, as applicable to UNIDO

(b) Recommends to the General Conference the establishment of a scale of assessments for the regular budget expenditures of UNIDO for the fiscal period 2006 2007, based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 58 1 B, adjusted to the membership of UNIDO on the understanding that new Members shall be assessed for the year in which they become Members on the basis of the United Nations scale of assessments, as applicable to UNIDO

Should these supplementary estimates be approved, Member States would be assessed in line with the scale of assessments applicable for 2004.

Agreement on Mode 4 was important.