Secretariat Report, Programme and Budget

The Representatives,

Recalling Measure 1 (2003) on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”);
Recalling Decision 2 (2012) on the establishment of the open-ended Intersessional Contact Group (“the ICG”) on Financial Issues to be convened by the host country of the next Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting;
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat annexed to Decision 4 (2003);


Decide:
1. to approve the audited Financial Report for 2012/13, annexed to this Decision (Annex 1);
2. to take note of the Secretariat Report 2013/14 (SP 2), which includes the Provisional Financial Report for 2013/14 annexed to this Decision (Annex 2);
3. to take note of the five year forward budget profile for 2014 to 2018 and to approve the Secretariat Programme, including the Budget for 2014/15, annexed to this Decision (Annex 3); and
4. to invite the host country for the next Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) to request the Executive Secretary to open the ATCM forum for the ICG on Financial Issues and to provide assistance to it.