Renewal of the Contract of the Secretariat's External Auditor
The Representatives,

Recalling the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) annexed to Decision 4 (2003), and specifically Regulation 11 (External Audit);
Conscious that the Secretariat conducts the majority of its financial transactions in Argentina, and that the detailed rules of book-keeping and accounting are country-specific;
Noting Argentina’s proposal to designate the Sindicatura General de la Nación as the external auditor of the Secretariat;

Decide:
1. to designate the Sindicatura General de la Nación (“SIGEN”) as the external auditor of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) for the Financial Years ending in 2014 to 2017, in accordance with Regulation 11.1 of the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat; and
2. to authorise the Executive Secretary to negotiate a contract with SIGEN to carry out annual external audits for the above-mentioned years in accordance with Regulation 11.3, the Annex to this Decision and the budgetary limits set by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”).