FC 110/20

Finance Committee

1. The Finance Committee is being provided with the budget of the above-mentioned Commission for information.

2. The Agreement for the establishment of this Commission under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution was approved by the Council in June 1973. The Agreement came into force on 29 December 1975. Membership is open to all FAO Member Nations and Associate Members situated wholly or partly in the “Region” defined as the area bounded by latitudes 50^o and longitudes 60^o east and 130^o west. Current Members are Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

3. Under Article XV of the Agreement, each Member of the Commission undertakes to contribute annually its share of the budget in accordance with a scale of contributions to be adopted by a two-thirds majority of its Membership. At the 16^th Session of the Commission held in 1991, the Commission approved an increase of 8 percent per year to its membership contribution to cover inflation. This measure was discontinued in 1998 but reinstated at the 25^th APHCA session in 2001, becoming effective in 2002. The scale of contributions for 2004 was approved by the 27^th APHCA session held in Pakistan in August 2003. The 28^th APHCA session indicated that the scale of contributions for 2005 would remain the same as years 2003 and 2004.

4. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Organization provides the Secretariat of the Commission. The Finance Committee at its 38^th Session ruled that the inputs of the Organization should be in future shown jointly with the Commission’s budget so that the latter might be seen in its proper context. Accordingly, the attached tables reflect both the APHCA Trust Fund and expected Regular Programme contribution.

Summary Statement of APHCA Account

***N.B. Interest, although received into account, CANNOT be spent without approval of members. Therefore, the project’s effective CASH BALANCE is calculated on the contributions received (WITHOUT INTEREST) minus Expenditures.

Status of Contributions (as at 3 September 2004)¹

Approved APHCA Trust Fund Budget and Expenditures for 2004³
(Expenditures and Balances as at 3 September 2004) (in ORACLE)

Proposed APHCA Trust Fund Budget for 2005
(includes estimated contributions to APHCA by FAO)

Proposed APHCA Trust Fund Budget for 2006¹¹
includes estimated contributions to APHCA by FAO)

Proposed APHCA Trust Fund Budget for 2007¹⁵
includes estimated contributions to APHCA by FAO)

¹ As endorsed by APHCA at its 28^th Session held from 27 September to 1 October 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

² Contribution of 6 502 was received in June 2004 – the donor to be identified

³ As endorsed by APHCA at its 28^th Session held from 27 September to 1 October 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

⁴ Interest earned in 2004 will be accrued and accredited on 31 December 2004.

⁵ The figures included in this column include also commitments.

⁶ No professional post for APHCA is filled using APHCA funds.

⁷ No professional post for APHCA is filled using APHCA funds.

⁸ Includes 3 man-months APHCA secretary (P5), 3 man-months animal health officer (P-4).

⁹ APHCA IT-Clerk (G2) post.

¹⁰ Includes technical assistant (G-7) and secretary (G-4).

¹¹ 2006 Budget has not been officially presented to APHCA and is based on a zero growth rate from the approved 2005 budget.

¹² No professional post for APHCA is filled using APHCA funds.

¹³ 15% increase applied on professional salaries

¹⁴ 15% increase applied on general service salaries.

¹⁵ 2007 Budget has not been officially presented to APHCA and is based on a zero growth rate from the approved 2005 budget.

¹⁶ No professional post for APHCA is filled using APHCA funds.

¹⁷ 15% increase applied on professional salaries

¹⁸ 15% increase applied on general service salaries.