The Secretariat attained a collection rate of 90.5 per cent for 2004 (2002 93.0 per cent), a slight deterioration as compared to 2002 but still above the collection rate of 2002 2003 (89.8 per cent). However,

Their assessments in their respective years of admission were deducted from the assessments of the former Yugoslavia in those years.

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of

Scale of assessments for the fiscal period 2006 2007.

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13. Decides that the assessments of Montenegro for 2006 shall be deducted from those of the former Serbia and Montenegro for that year

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations.

Assessed contributions of 1,324,078 were received in advance from Member States in 2004 to be applied against the 2005 assessment.

Simply turning to assessed contributions, however, is not a solution.

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations.

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61 237. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations

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3. Decides to fix the rates of assessment in 2003 for Afghanistan at 0.001 per cent and for Argentina at 0.969 per cent, as ad hoc adjustments

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60 237. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations

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(f) A minimum assessment rate of 0.001 per cent

(h) A maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A 59 861)

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A 60 345)

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15. Decides that under the mixed assessment option of one time and multi year assessment, all assessments will be based on the regular budget scale of assessments applicable for 2007 See resolution 61 237.

Unlike assessments for the regular budget and the tribunals, assessments for peacekeeping are issued throughout the year as relevant decisions are taken by the General Assembly and the Security Council.

8. Decides also that the statistical data used for setting the rates of assessment for peacekeeping should be the same as the data used in preparing the regular budget scale of assessments, subject to the provisions of the present resolution

23. Resolves that Member States shall make advances to the working capital reserve in accordance with the regular budget rates of assessment applicable for 2007 in the scale of assessments for the period 2007 2009

6. Notes that the decision contained in paragraph 3 above is not a precedent and that future appeals by Member States under rule 160 of the rules of procedure will be considered on a case by case basis

Substantive servicing of meetings Fifth Committee, scale of assessments (20)

At present, unpaid assessments amount to 54.4 million.

Such situations should be covered by the criteria for ad hoc adjustments of the rates of assessment.

The question of financing from assessed or voluntary contributions is at the centre of our discussion.

Peacekeeping is financed through assessed contributions and enjoys funding stability.

(b) 1,286,710,550 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with its resolution 55 5 B of 23 December 2000 on the scale of assessments for the year 2002

(b) 1,213,381,487 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with its resolution 55 5 B of 23 December 2000 on the scale of assessments for the year 2001

55 235. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations

61 243. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations

58 256. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations

iii. Scale of assessments for apportionment of the regular budget expenses for the biennium 2006 2007

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A 59 668 Add.12)

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A 59 874 Add.1)