Resolution 2004-4

Decisions Document Number
2004-4
Long Title
Proposal to take into account the special position of very small countries in calculating financial contributions
Body

Resolution 2004-4
PROPOSAL TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIAL POSITION OF VERY SMALL
COUNTRIES IN CALCULATING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

NOTING that contracting parties should contribute financially to the Commission in a fair and
equitable manner;

RECOGNISING that two contracting parties that currently belong to capacity-to-pay Group 3,
according to the Interim Measure for calculating contributions, are very small countries with a very
small population, and thus a much smaller Gross National Income than the other countries that belong
to that Group;

ALSO RECOGNISING that in all other international organisations the special position of these two
countries is properly taken into account in the calculation of financial contributions.

RECOGNISING further that taking account of the special position of these countries within the IWC
should not affect the financial contributions of those contracting parties that have the least capacity to
pay, and thus belong to Group 1 according to the Interim Measure for calculating contributions;

NOW THEREFORE THE COMMISSION:
DECIDES that, under the Interim Measure for calculating contributions, Monaco and San Marino are
transferred from capacity-to-pay Group 3 to Group 2;

FURTHER DECIDES that this transfer shall have no effect on the contribution of contracting
parties that belong to capacity-to-pay Group 1.

 

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Status
Adopted
Treaty
ICRW