. Programme budget for the costs of the Secretariat services for and the biosafety work programme of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008
Programme budget for the costs of the Secretariat services for and the biosafety work programme of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
Reaffirming the operational modalities of the programme budget (BG, BH, BI), as established in paragraphs 2, 8, 12 and 16 to 19 of decision BS-I/10,
Recalling paragraphs 10 and 11 of decision VII/34 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity,
Satisfied with the development of the Secretariat-wide tracking mechanism for differentiating shared costs of secretariat services between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocol as well as with the analysis of the results by the Executive Secretary and the conclusions drawn from that analysis,
1. Welcomes the annual contribution of US$ 1,000,000, to be increased at 2% per year, from the host country Canada and the Province of Quebec to the operation of the Secretariat, of which 16.5% has been allocated per annum to offset contributions from the Parties to the Protocol for the biennium 2007-2008;
2. Approves a core programme budget (BG) of US$ 2,615,000 for the year 2007 and of US$ 2,108,100 for the year 2008, for the purposes set out in table 1 below;
3. Approves Secretariat staffing as set out in table 2 below, and requests that all vacant staff positions be filled expeditiously;
4. Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the costs under the Protocol for 2007 and 2008 set out in table 5 below and authorizes the Executive Secretary, in keeping with the financial rules, to adjust the list of Parties on receipt of notification from the Depositary that a State has deposited an instrument on ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;
5. Decides to set the working capital reserve at a level of 5 per cent of the core programme budget (BG) expenditure, including programme support costs;
6. Approves a drawing of US$ 400,000 from the unspent balances or contributions ("carry‑over") from the previous financial period to cover part of the 2007-2008 budget;
7. Takes note of the funding estimates for activities under the Protocol to be financed from:
(a) The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BH) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the biennium 2007-2008, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 3 below;
(b) The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BI) for Facilitating Participation of the Developing Country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties with Economies in Transition, for the biennium 2007-2008, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 4 below;
and urges Parties to make contributions to these funds;
8. Invites all Parties to the Protocol to note that contributions to the core programme budget (BG) are due on 1 January of the year in which these contributions have been budgeted for, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties in a position to do so, to pay by 1 October of the year 2006 for the calendar year 2007 and by 1 October 2007 for the calendar year 2008, the contributions required to finance the Protocol expenditures approved under paragraph 2 above, as offset by the amounts specified in paragraphs 1 and 6 above, and in this regard requests Parties to be notified of the amount of their contributions by 1 August of the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;
9. Invites all States not party to the Protocol, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the trust funds for the Protocol (BG, BH, BI) to enable the Secretariat to implement approved activities in a timely manner;
10. Decides that the trust funds for the Protocol (BG, BH, BI) shall be extended for a period of two years, beginning 1 January 2008 and ending 31 December 2009;
11. Agrees to share the costs for secretariat services between those that are common to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocol on an 85:15 ratio for the biennium 2007-2008;
12. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit a programme budget for secretariat services and the biosafety work programme of the Protocol for the biennium 2009-2010 to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, and to report on income and budget performance as well as any adjustments made to the Protocol budget for the biennium 2007-2008;
13. Requests the Executive Secretary, in presenting the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2009-2010 to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, to use the tracking mechanism to review the ratio specified in paragraph 11 above.
Table 1: Biennium budget for the Trust Fund of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2007-2008 |
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Expenditures |
2007 |
2008 |
|
(US$ thousands) |
(US$ thousands) |
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A. |
Staff costs* |
939.6 |
967.8 |
B. |
Biosafety Bureau meetings |
50.0 |
60.0 |
C. |
Travel on official business |
50.0 |
50.0 |
D. |
Consultants/subcontracts |
25.0 |
25.0 |
E. |
Biosafety Clearing-House advisory meetings |
40.0 |
40.0 |
F. |
Liaison group meetings (1/year) |
35.0 |
35.0 |
G. |
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
--- |
350.0 |
H. |
Compliance Committee meetings (2/year) |
95.0 |
95.0 |
I. |
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress (2 meetings) |
800.0 |
--- |
J. |
Translation of Biosafety Clearing-House website |
20.0 |
20.0 |
K. |
Training/Fellowships |
20.0 |
20.0 |
L. |
Temporary assistance/Overtime |
10.0 |
10.0 |
M. |
General operating expenses |
192.8 |
192.8 |
|
Sub-total (I) |
2,277.4 |
1,865.6 |
II |
Programme support costs 13% |
296.1 |
242.5 |
|
Sub-total (II) |
296.1 |
242.5 |
III |
Working capital reserve ** |
41.5 |
- |
|
Sub-total (III) |
41.5 |
- |
|
GRAND TOTAL (I + II + III) |
2,615.0 |
2,108.1 |
|
Less contribution from the host country |
168.3 |
171.7 |
|
Less savings from previous years (surplus) |
200.0 |
200.0 |
|
NET TOTAL (Amount to be shared by Parties) |
2,246.7 |
1,736.4 |
* Includes 15% costs for 1 P-5, 4 P-4, 7 P-3, and 4 G-S staff funded mainly by the Convention. |
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** 5% of biennium total (including programme support costs) less accumulated working capital reserve from 2005-2006 of $192,600. |
Table 2: Biosafety Protocol distinct staffing requirements from the core budget (BG Trust Fund) for the biennium 2007-2008 |
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|
2007 |
2008 |
|
A |
Professional category |
|
|
|
P-5 |
1 |
1 |
|
P-4 |
1 |
1 |
|
P-3 |
1 |
1 |
|
P-2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total Professional category |
4 |
4 |
B. |
Total General Service category |
2 |
2 |
TOTAL (A + B) |
6 |
6 |
Table 3: Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BH) for additional voluntary contributions in support of approved activities of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008 |
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Descriptions |
2007 |
2008 |
|
(US$ thousands) |
(US$ thousands) |
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I |
Meetings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regional capacity-building coordination meetings for the Biosafety Protocol (1/year) |
60.0 |
60.0 |
|
Regional workshops on capacity-building/risk assessment on LMOs (4) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Open-ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress |
|
400.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Consultants/ sub-contracts |
|
|
|
Biosafety Clearing-House- External security audit |
|
10.0 |
|
Biosafety roster of experts |
50.0 |
50.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment |
|
|
|
Biosafety Clearing-House software/hardware |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
Sub-total (I) |
215.0 |
625.0 |
II |
Programme support costs (13%) |
28.0 |
81.3 |
|
TOTAL (I + II) |
243.0 |
706.3 |
Table 4: Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BI) for facilitating participation of Parties in in the Protocol for the 2007-2008 biennium |
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|
2007 |
2008 |
|
(US$ thousands) |
(US$ thousands) |
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I |
Meetings |
|
|
|
Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol |
|
450.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Open-ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress (3) |
900.0 |
450.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-total (I) |
900.0 |
900.0 |
II |
Programme support costs (13%) |
117.0 |
117.0 |
|
TOTAL (I + II) |
1017.0 |
1017.0 |
Table 5: Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008
Member Country |
UN scale of assessments 2006 (per cent) |
Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent) |
Contributions per 1 Jan. 2007 US$ |
UN scale of assessments 2006 (per cent) |
Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent) |
Contributions as per 1 Jan. 2008 US$ |
Total contributions 2007-2008 US$ |
Albania |
0.005 |
0.008 |
179 |
0.005 |
0.008 |
139 |
318 |
Algeria |
0.076 |
0.121 |
2,725 |
0.076 |
0.121 |
2,106 |
4,830 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
0.003 |
0.005 |
108 |
0.003 |
0.005 |
83 |
191 |
Armenia |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Austria |
0.859 |
1.371 |
30,796 |
0.859 |
1.371 |
23,801 |
54,596 |
Azerbaijan |
0.005 |
0.008 |
179 |
0.005 |
0.008 |
139 |
318 |
Bahamas |
0.013 |
0.021 |
466 |
0.013 |
0.021 |
360 |
826 |
Bangladesh |
0.010 |
0.010 |
225 |
0.010 |
0.010 |
174 |
398 |
Barbados |
0.010 |
0.016 |
359 |
0.010 |
0.016 |
277 |
636 |
Belarus |
0.018 |
0.029 |
645 |
0.018 |
0.029 |
499 |
1,144 |
Belgium |
1.069 |
1.706 |
38,324 |
1.069 |
1.706 |
29,619 |
67,944 |
Belize |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Benin |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Bhutan |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Bolivia |
0.009 |
0.014 |
323 |
0.009 |
0.014 |
249 |
572 |
Botswana |
0.012 |
0.019 |
430 |
0.012 |
0.019 |
332 |
763 |
Brazil |
1.523 |
2.430 |
54,600 |
1.523 |
2.430 |
42,199 |
96,799 |
Bulgaria |
0.017 |
0.027 |
609 |
0.017 |
0.027 |
471 |
1,080 |
Burkina Faso |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Cambodia |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Cameroon |
0.008 |
0.013 |
287 |
0.008 |
0.013 |
222 |
508 |
Cape Verde |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
China |
2.053 |
3.276 |
73,601 |
2.053 |
3.276 |
56,884 |
130,485 |
Colombia |
0.155 |
0.247 |
5,557 |
0.155 |
0.247 |
4,295 |
9,852 |
Croatia |
0.037 |
0.059 |
1,326 |
0.037 |
0.059 |
1,025 |
2,352 |
Cuba |
0.043 |
0.069 |
1,542 |
0.043 |
0.069 |
1,191 |
2,733 |
Cyprus |
0.039 |
0.062 |
1,398 |
0.039 |
0.062 |
1,081 |
2,479 |
Czech Republic |
0.183 |
0.292 |
6,561 |
0.183 |
0.292 |
5,071 |
11,631 |
Dem. Republic of Congo |
0.003 |
0.005 |
108 |
0.003 |
0.005 |
83 |
191 |
Denmark |
0.718 |
1.146 |
25,741 |
0.718 |
1.146 |
19,894 |
45,635 |
Djibouti |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Dominica |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Ecuador |
0.019 |
0.030 |
681 |
0.019 |
0.030 |
526 |
1,208 |
Egypt |
0.012 |
0.019 |
430 |
0.012 |
0.019 |
332 |
763 |
El Salvador |
0.022 |
0.035 |
789 |
0.022 |
0.035 |
610 |
1,398 |
Eritrea |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Estonia |
0.012 |
0.019 |
430 |
0.012 |
0.019 |
332 |
763 |
Ethiopia |
0.004 |
0.006 |
143 |
0.004 |
0.006 |
111 |
254 |
European Community |
2.500 |
2.500 |
56,168 |
2.500 |
2.500 |
43,410 |
99,578 |
Fiji |
0.004 |
0.006 |
143 |
0.004 |
0.006 |
111 |
254 |
Finland |
0.533 |
0.851 |
19,108 |
0.533 |
0.851 |
14,768 |
33,876 |
France |
6.030 |
9.622 |
216,178 |
6.030 |
9.622 |
167,077 |
383,256 |
Gambia |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Germany |
8.662 |
13.822 |
310,537 |
8.662 |
13.822 |
240,004 |
550,541 |
Ghana |
0.004 |
0.006 |
143 |
0.004 |
0.006 |
111 |
254 |
Greece |
0.530 |
0.846 |
19,001 |
0.530 |
0.846 |
14,685 |
33,686 |
Grenada |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Guatemala |
0.030 |
0.048 |
1,076 |
0.030 |
0.048 |
831 |
1,907 |
Hungary |
0.126 |
0.201 |
4,517 |
0.126 |
0.201 |
3,491 |
8,008 |
India |
0.421 |
0.672 |
15,093 |
0.421 |
0.672 |
11,665 |
26,758 |
Indonesia |
0.142 |
0.227 |
5,091 |
0.142 |
0.227 |
3,934 |
9,025 |
Iran |
0.157 |
0.251 |
5,629 |
0.157 |
0.251 |
4,350 |
9,979 |
Ireland |
0.350 |
0.558 |
12,548 |
0.350 |
0.558 |
9,698 |
22,245 |
Italy |
4.885 |
7.795 |
175,130 |
4.885 |
7.795 |
135,352 |
310,481 |
Japan |
19.468 |
22.000 |
494,274 |
19.468 |
22.000 |
382,008 |
876,282 |
Jordan |
0.011 |
0.018 |
394 |
0.011 |
0.018 |
305 |
699 |
Kenya |
0.009 |
0.014 |
323 |
0.009 |
0.014 |
249 |
572 |
Kiribati |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Korea , Democratic Republic |
0.010 |
0.016 |
359 |
0.010 |
0.016 |
277 |
636 |
Kyrgyzstan |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
0.015 |
0.010 |
225 |
0.015 |
0.010 |
174 |
398 |
Latvia |
0.015 |
0.024 |
538 |
0.015 |
0.024 |
416 |
953 |
Lesotho |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Liberia |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Libya |
0.132 |
0.211 |
4,732 |
0.132 |
0.211 |
3,657 |
8,390 |
Lithuania |
0.024 |
0.038 |
860 |
0.024 |
0.038 |
665 |
1,525 |
Luxembourg |
0.077 |
0.123 |
2,760 |
0.077 |
0.123 |
2,133 |
4,894 |
Madagascar |
0.003 |
0.005 |
108 |
0.003 |
0.005 |
83 |
191 |
Malaysia |
0.203 |
0.324 |
7,278 |
0.203 |
0.324 |
5,625 |
12,902 |
Maldives |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Mali |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Marshall Islands |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Mauritania |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Mauritius |
0.011 |
0.018 |
394 |
0.011 |
0.018 |
305 |
699 |
Mexico |
1.883 |
3.005 |
67,506 |
1.883 |
3.005 |
52,174 |
119,680 |
Mongolia |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Mozambique |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Namibia |
0.006 |
0.010 |
215 |
0.006 |
0.010 |
166 |
381 |
Nauru |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Netherlands |
1.690 |
2.697 |
60,587 |
1.690 |
2.697 |
46,826 |
107,413 |
New Zealand |
0.221 |
0.353 |
7,923 |
0.221 |
0.353 |
6,123 |
14,046 |
Nicaragua |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Niger |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Nigeria |
0.042 |
0.067 |
1,506 |
0.042 |
0.067 |
1,164 |
2,669 |
Niue |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Norway |
0.679 |
1.083 |
24,342 |
0.679 |
1.083 |
18,813 |
43,156 |
Oman |
0.070 |
0.112 |
2,510 |
0.070 |
0.112 |
1,940 |
4,449 |
Palau |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Palau |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Panama |
0.019 |
0.030 |
681 |
0.019 |
0.030 |
526 |
1,208 |
Papua New Guinea |
0.003 |
0.005 |
108 |
0.003 |
0.005 |
83 |
191 |
Paraguay |
0.012 |
0.019 |
430 |
0.012 |
0.019 |
332 |
763 |
Peru |
0.092 |
0.147 |
3,298 |
0.092 |
0.147 |
2,549 |
5,847 |
Poland |
0.461 |
0.736 |
16,527 |
0.461 |
0.736 |
12,773 |
29,300 |
Portugal |
0.470 |
0.750 |
16,850 |
0.470 |
0.750 |
13,023 |
29,872 |
Republic of Moldova |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Romania |
0.060 |
0.096 |
2,151 |
0.060 |
0.096 |
1,662 |
3,813 |
Rwanda |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Saint Vincent & Gren. |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Samoa |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Senegal |
0.005 |
0.008 |
179 |
0.005 |
0.008 |
139 |
318 |
Serbia & Montenegro |
0.019 |
0.030 |
681 |
0.019 |
0.030 |
526 |
1,208 |
Seychelles |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Slovakia |
0.051 |
0.081 |
1,828 |
0.051 |
0.081 |
1,413 |
3,241 |
Slovenia |
0.082 |
0.131 |
2,940 |
0.082 |
0.131 |
2,272 |
5,212 |
Solomon Islands |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
South Africa |
0.292 |
0.466 |
10,468 |
0.292 |
0.466 |
8,091 |
18,559 |
Spain |
2.520 |
4.021 |
90,343 |
2.520 |
4.021 |
69,823 |
160,167 |
Sri Lanka |
0.017 |
0.027 |
609 |
0.017 |
0.027 |
471 |
1,080 |
St. Lucia |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Sudan |
0.008 |
0.010 |
225 |
0.008 |
0.010 |
174 |
398 |
Swaziland |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Sweden |
0.998 |
1.593 |
35,779 |
0.998 |
1.593 |
27,652 |
63,431 |
Switzerland |
1.197 |
1.910 |
42,913 |
1.197 |
1.910 |
33,166 |
76,079 |
Syria |
0.038 |
0.061 |
1,362 |
0.038 |
0.061 |
1,053 |
2,415 |
Tajikistan |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
TFYR Macedonia |
0.006 |
0.010 |
215 |
0.006 |
0.010 |
166 |
381 |
Thailand |
0.209 |
0.334 |
7,493 |
0.209 |
0.334 |
5,791 |
13,284 |
Togo |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Tonga |
0.001 |
0.002 |
36 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
28 |
64 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
0.022 |
0.035 |
789 |
0.022 |
0.035 |
610 |
1,398 |
Tunisia |
0.032 |
0.051 |
1,147 |
0.032 |
0.051 |
887 |
2,034 |
Turkey |
0.372 |
0.594 |
13,336 |
0.372 |
0.594 |
10,307 |
23,644 |
Uganda |
0.006 |
0.010 |
215 |
0.006 |
0.010 |
166 |
381 |
Ukraine |
0.039 |
0.062 |
1,398 |
0.039 |
0.062 |
1,081 |
2,479 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6.127 |
9.777 |
219,656 |
6.127 |
9.777 |
169,765 |
389,421 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
0.006 |
0.010 |
215 |
0.006 |
0.010 |
166 |
381 |
Venezuela |
0.171 |
0.273 |
6,130 |
0.171 |
0.273 |
4,738 |
10,868 |
Viet Nam |
0.021 |
0.034 |
753 |
0.021 |
0.034 |
582 |
1,335 |
Yemen |
0.006 |
0.010 |
215 |
0.006 |
0.010 |
166 |
381 |
Zambia |
0.002 |
0.003 |
72 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
55 |
127 |
Zimbabwe |
0.007 |
0.011 |
251 |
0.007 |
0.011 |
194 |
445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
69.297 |
100.000 |
2,246,700 |
69.297 |
100.000 |
1,736,400 |
3,983,100 |