Approval of Secretariat’s Financial Report for 2006/07 and Programme and Budget for 2008/09

The Representatives,

Recalling Measure 1 (2003) 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);

Noting the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty adopted by Decision 4 (2003);


Decide to:

1. Approve the Audited Financial Report for 2006/07 (SP3 Rev 2 Annex A) annexed to this Decision (Annex 1);
2. Take note of the Secretariat’s Report on its work in 2006/07 (SP 3 rev. 2) and of the Provisional Financial Report for 2007/08 (SP3 Rev. 2 Annex B) annexed to this Decision (Annex 2);
3. Approve the Secretariat’s Work Programme and Budget for 2008/09 (SP 4 rev. 3) annexed to this Decision (Annex 3).