Appointment of an External Auditor

The Representatives,

Recalling the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty annexed to Decision 4 (2003), and specifically Regulation 11 (External Audit);

Conscious that the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty conducts the majority of its financial transactions in Argentina, and that the detailed rules of book-keeping and accounting are country specific; and

Noting Argentina’s proposal to designate the Sindicatura General de la Nación (SIGEN) as the external auditor of the Secretariat;

Decide to:

1. designate SIGEN as the external auditor of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty for a period of two years, in accordance with Regulation 11.1;
2. authorize the Executive Secretary to negotiate a contract with SIGEN to carry out an annual external audit, in accordance with Regulation 11.3 and the Annex to this Decision, for the value indicated in the attached Annex; and
3. replace Decision 3 (2007) by this Decision.