Scale of Assessment of Members' Contributions for 2008

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1 General Conference GC(51)/21 Date: 28 August 2007 General Distribution Original: English Fifty-first regular session Item 13 of the provisional agenda (GC(51)/1) Scale of Assessment of s' Contributions for The Director General submits herewith to the General Conference a draft resolution whereby the Conference may set, in accordance with Article XIV.D of the Statute, the scale of assessment of s contributions to the Agency s Regular Budget for The scale in Annex 1 of the attached draft resolution has been prepared in accordance with the principles and arrangements established by the General Conference 1. The scale, which is based on the Agency s membership as of 31 July 2007, includes four new States, Mozambique, Malawi, Montenegro and Palau, which became s on 18 September 2006, 2 October 2006, 30 October 2006 and 2 March 2007 respectively. 2. It will be noted that the following draft resolution also provides for approval by the General Conference of the base rate of assessment of each. This has been derived from the scale used by the United Nations to assess contributions from its s to its Regular Budget for 2007 and adopted by the General Assembly in resolution A/RES/61/237 on 22 December The 2007 scale of the United Nations is adjusted by applying a mathematical coefficient to compensate for differences in membership between the Agency and the United Nations. 3. The scale of assessment in Annex 1 of the attached draft resolution is based on the base rate, but takes into account that 3 s began to be phased-out in 2006 and 109 s (together referred to as shielded s) will begin to be phased-out in 2008 of the partial relief of their safeguards assessments in accordance with GC(47)/RES/5 (see Tables 3-6 in the Appendix). The scale also takes into account that the remaining 32 s (hereinafter referred to as unshielded s) will contribute on a proportionally increased basis in order to make up the balance of the safeguards expenses (see Table 7 in the Appendix). 1 See resolution GC(III)/RES/50 as amended by resolution GC(XXI)/RES/351, resolution GC(39)/RES/11 as amended by resolution GC(44)/RES/9 and resolution GC(47)/RES/5.

2 Page 2 4. The calculations that were made in order to establish both the individual base rates and the resulting scale of assessment are reproduced for the information of the Conference in the Appendix. 5. States are urged to inform the Director General by 1 January 2008 as to when their Regular Budget contributions will be paid to the Agency. This information is required in order to enable the Secretariat to prepare cash forecasts on the basis of which the Agency s programme will be implemented.

3 Page 3 Draft resolution SCALE OF ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2008 The General Conference, Applying the principles it has established for the assessment of s contributions towards the Agency s Regular Budget [*], 1. Decides that the individual base rates and the resulting scale of assessment of s contributions to the Agency s Regular Budget for 2008 shall be as set forth in Annex 1 hereto; and 2. Determines, pursuant to Financial Regulation 5.09 [**], that in the event of a State becoming a of the Agency during the remainder of 2007 or in 2008 it shall be assessed as appropriate: (a) (b) for an advance or advances to the Working Capital Fund, in accordance with Financial Regulation 7.04 [ ] ; and for a contribution or contributions towards the Agency s Regular Budget, in accordance with the principles and arrangements the Conference has established for the assessment of s for such contributions. [*] By resolution GC(III)/RES/50 as amended by resolution GC(XXI)/RES/351, resolution GC(39)RES/11 as amended by resolution GC(44)/RES/9 and resolution GC(47)/RES/5. [**] INFCIRC/8/Rev.2.

4 Page 4 A N N E X SCALE OF ASSESSMENT Base rate % Scale % Regular Budget assessment + $ Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala

5 Page 5 A N N E X 1 (continued) 2008 SCALE OF ASSESSMENT Base rate % Scale % Regular Budget assessment + $ Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan

6 Page 6 A N N E X 1 (continued) 2008 SCALE OF ASSESSMENT Base rate % Scale % Regular Budget assessment + $ Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe TOTAL [a] See document GC(51)/2 "The Agency's Programme and Budget ", draft resolution A. [a]

7 Page 7 A P P E N D I X MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AGENCY S REGULAR BUDGET FOR 2008 The computation of the individual Regular Budget assessments 1. As a first step in computing the individual Regular Budget assessments, the Agency s Regular Budget for 2008 is divided into a safeguards component and a non-safeguards component 2 as described below: (a) The safeguards component amounts to plus $ ( at an exchange rate of $1.00 to 1.00). The basis for the calculation of the safeguards component is shown in Table 1. As can be seen from the table, this component comprises the budgetary requirements for operational and recurrent activities as well as the requirement for essential investments for all of Major Programme 4 (4.0: Overall Management, Coordination and Common Activities, and 4.1: Safeguards). An amount of has been estimated as recoverable income under safeguards agreements with non-member States during and was subtracted from the total. Also, Table 1 shows the distribution of the safeguards assessment between shielded and unshielded s. (b) The non-safeguards component refers to all other programmes and amounts to plus $ ( at an exchange rate of $1.00 to 1.00). Adding these two components, the total assessment proposed amounts to plus $ , which, at an exchange rate of $1.00 to 1.00, amounts to The next step is to derive a base rate of assessment for each of the Agency on the basis of the scale used by the United Nations to assess contributions from its s to its budget for the year As will be seen from Table 2, the United Nations percentage assessments for s of the Agency that were also s of the United Nations amount to per cent and the United Nations rate of assessment for the other of the Agency not a of the United Nations amounts to per cent. The total figure of per cent obtained by adding these two percentages is multiplied by a coefficient to establish the base rates of assessment for all States of the Agency, which will give a total of exactly 100 per cent. In accordance with the principles established by the General Conference 6, however, the coefficient is not applied in the case of the bearing the highest United Nations assessment or of the 22 s bearing the lowest United Nations assessment. The coefficient is therefore calculated as follows: 2 See GC(39)/RES/11, as amended by GC(44)/RES/9 and GC(47)/RES/5. 3 See document GC(51)/2, The Agency s Programme and Budget , Table 2. 4 See document GC(51)/2, The Agency s Programme and Budget , draft resolution A. 5 See General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/237 (December 2006). 6 See resolution GC(III)/RES/50, sub-paragraph (a) of the operative paragraph.

8 Page 8 United Nations percentage assessments Agency base rate of assessment Total Less: For the bearing the highest assessment For the 22 s bearing the lowest assessment (22 x 0.001) (22.022) (25.022) Totals for calculation of the coefficient Coefficient = It is now necessary to determine the respective shares of the safeguards component to be borne by the shielded s. In accordance with the Revised Arrangements for the Assessment of s Contributions towards the safeguards component of the Agency s Regular Budget set forth in sub-paragraph 1(c)(i) of GC(39)/RES/11 as amended by sub-paragraph B.(iii) of resolution GC(44)/RES/9 and GC(47)/RES/5, the phasing-out of the current shielding system began in 2006 and in accordance with that system the percentages of the shielded s base rates will gradually increase to contribute towards the actual amounts budgeted for the safeguards component (see Table 1). 5. Moreover, in accordance with sub-paragraph 1(d)(i) of General Conference resolution GC(39)/RES/11, as amended by resolution GC(44)/RES/9 and GC(47)/RES/5, the shielded s were divided into four categories. The s in each category will have their annual contributions to the safeguards component proportionately increased each year until the end of the de-shielding period, which for Category 1 is 7 years, Category 2 is 12 years, Category 3 is 17 years and Category 4 is 25 years. As de-shielding already began in 2006 for States that are in Category 1, excluding those that are members of the Group of 77, the respective shares of these s are determined by applying % of their base rate to the safeguards component. This information is provided in Table 3. The respective shares of the s in Category 2, Category 3 and Category 4 are determined by applying %, % and 52% of their base rate respectively to the safeguards component. This information is provided in Table 4, Table 5 and Table The remaining safeguards expenses are borne by 32 unshielded s, as shown in Table 7. Columns (3) and (4) show the amounts that have to be paid by each unshielded as a result of proportionally increasing the base rate of assessment in such a way that the total contributions make up the balance of the safeguards assessment. 7. Each s share in the non-safeguards component is calculated by applying its base rate of assessment to the total non-safeguards component. 8. For the convenience of States, Table 8 shows each s share in the nonsafeguards and the safeguards components, as well as the resulting total assessment and percentage assessment.

9 Page 9 TABLE 1 BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE SAFEGUARDS ASSESSMENT I. Safeguards expenditures/assessment basis Major Programme 4 - Nuclear Verification $ = Deduct: Amounts recoverable under safeguards agreements ( ) - = ( ) Safeguards assessment basis $ = II. Safeguards Assessment for "Shielded" s Total safeguards assessment $ = Deduct: Contributions of "Shielded" s in Category 1 ( ) + ( ) = ( ) Contributions of "Shielded" s in Category 2 ( ) + ( ) = ( ) Contributions of "Shielded" s in Category 3 ( ) + ( ) = ( ) Contributions of "Shielded" s in Category 4 ( ) + ( ) = ( ) Basis for "Unshielded" s $ = Contributions of "Shielded" s ( ) + $ ( ) = ( ) III. Safeguards Assessment for "Unshielded" s Total safeguards assessment $ = Deduct: "Shielded" s' contributions ( ) + ( ) = ( ) Contributions of "Unshielded" s $ = = $1.00

10 Page 10 TABLE 2 BASE RATE OF ASSESSMENT United Nations percentage assessment for 2007 [a] United Nations rates of assessment for 2007 of States s of the Agency but not of the United Nations Agency base rates of assessment: United Nations rate multiplied by the coefficient [b] Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala

11 Page 11 TABLE 2 (continued) BASE RATE OF ASSESSMENT United Nations percentage assessment for 2007 [a] United Nations rates of assessment for 2007 of States s of the Agency but not of the United Nations Agency base rates of assessment: United Nations rate multiplied by the coefficient [b] Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan

12 Page 12 TABLE 2 (continued) BASE RATE OF ASSESSMENT United Nations percentage assessment for 2007 [a] United Nations rates of assessment for 2007 of States s of the Agency but not of the United Nations Agency base rates of assessment: United Nations rate multiplied by the coefficient [b] Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe TOTAL [a] See General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/237. [b] In certain cases the coefficient is not applied - see page 7.

13 Page 13 TABLE 3 "SHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS IN CATEGORY 1 Base rate % Required share of safeguards expenses at % of base rate + $ Greece Korea, Republic of Portugal TOTAL

14 Page 14 TABLE 4 "SHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS IN CATEGORY 2 Base rate % Required share of safeguards expenses at % of base rate + $ Argentina Brazil Chile Czech Republic Gabon Hungary Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Malaysia Malta Mexico Saudi Arabia Seychelles Uruguay TOTAL

15 Page 15 TABLE 5 "SHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS IN CATEGORY 3 Base rate % Required share of safeguards expenses at % of base rate + $ Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bulgaria Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'ivoire Croatia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Marshall Islands Mauritius Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Namibia Nigeria Pakistan Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Republic of Moldova Romania Serbia

16 Page 16 TABLE 5 (continued) "SHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS IN CATEGORY 3 Base rate % Required share of safeguards expenses at % of base rate + $ Slovakia South Africa Sri Lanka Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Tunisia Turkey Ukraine Uzbekistan Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Zimbabwe TOTAL

17 Page 17 TABLE 6 "SHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS IN CATEGORY 4 Base rate % Required share of safeguards expenses at 52% of base rate + $ Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Angola Bangladesh Benin Burkina Faso Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Haiti Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mozambique Myanmar Nicaragua Niger Senegal Sierra Leone Sudan Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Vietnam Yemen Zambia TOTAL

18 Page 18 TABLE 7 "UNSHIELDED" MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS Base rate Share in the balance of the safeguards component % % + $ (1) (2) (3) (4) Australia Austria Belgium Canada Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Holy See Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kuwait Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Qatar Russian Federation Singapore Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America T O T A L

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