Approval of the Secretariat's Programme and Budget for 2007/8
The Representatives,
Recalling Measure 1 (2003) of ATCM XXVI on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (the Secretariat);
Recalling also Decision 2 (2003) on the provisional application of Measure 1 (2003);
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty annexed to Decision 4 (2003) and especially the provisions of Regulation 6.3 of the Financial Regulations relating to the surplus;
Noting that, due to the short period of time from the end of the Financial Year 2006/07, only a provisional financial report had been prepared and the definitive audited financial report 2006/07 will be submitted to ATCM XXXI for its consideration and approval;
Decide to:
1. take note with appreciation of the Secretariat’s report on its work in 2006/07 (SP 2) and the Provisional Financial Report for 2006/07 annexed to this Decision (Annex A);
2. treat the total accumulated surplus at 31 March 2007 of $383,133 as income for the year 2008/09, and to reduce the variable part of the Parties’ 2008/09 assessed contributions in proportion to their total contributions to the surplus over the past three years (2004/05, 2005/06, and 2006/07);
3. approve the Secretariat’s Programme annexed to this Decision (Annex B) and the Budget for 2007/08 contained therein;
4. approve the expenditure of up to one quarter of the Forecast Budget for 2008/09, contained in Annex B, in the 2008/9 financial year subject to the availability of sufficient funds.
The Representatives,
Recalling Measure 1 (2003) of ATCM XXVI on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (the Secretariat);
Recalling also Decision 2 (2003) on the provisional application of Measure 1 (2003);
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty annexed to Decision 4 (2003) and especially the provisions of Regulation 6.3 of the Financial Regulations relating to the surplus;
Noting that, due to the short period of time from the end of the Financial Year 2006/07, only a provisional financial report had been prepared and the definitive audited financial report 2006/07 will be submitted to ATCM XXXI for its consideration and approval;
Decide to:
1. take note with appreciation of the Secretariat’s report on its work in 2006/07 (SP 2) and the Provisional Financial Report for 2006/07 annexed to this Decision (Annex A);
2. treat the total accumulated surplus at 31 March 2007 of $383,133 as income for the year 2008/09, and to reduce the variable part of the Parties’ 2008/09 assessed contributions in proportion to their total contributions to the surplus over the past three years (2004/05, 2005/06, and 2006/07);
3. approve the Secretariat’s Programme annexed to this Decision (Annex B) and the Budget for 2007/08 contained therein;
4. approve the expenditure of up to one quarter of the Forecast Budget for 2008/09, contained in Annex B, in the 2008/9 financial year subject to the availability of sufficient funds.
