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FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA

Programme and Budget for 1996-97

Regular budget account and Working Capital Fund

1. Information on the position of the accounts of the 1996-97 income and expenditure budget as at 31 October 1997 is submitted herewith. Additional information on the position of member States in relation to the receipt of contributions and additional 1996-97 expenditure items approved by the Governing Body is provided in the tables in the appendix. Tables 1 and 2 summarize and give details of member States' contributions for 1997, the amounts received and credited for current contributions and arrears of contributions up to 31 October 1997, and the amounts due as at that date, while table 3 gives details of additional 1996-97 expenditure items approved by the Governing Body.

Budgetary income and expenditure

2. Under the system of Swiss franc assessments combined with forward purchasing of US dollar requirements introduced in 1990-91, contributions received in respect of the current and earlier biennia are accounted for as budgetary income in US dollars at the ILO budget rate of exchange for the financial period, and Swiss franc expenditure is recorded in US dollars at the same rate of exchange. US dollar budgetary income and expenditure figures reported herein accordingly result from the conversion of Swiss franc income and expenditure to US dollars at the 1996-97 ILO budget rate of exchange of 1.16 Swiss francs to the US dollar. Budgetary income and expenditure as at 31 October 1997 were as follows:

 

				US dollars
Income
Assessed contributions for 1996-97				403 386 276
Arrears of contributions from previous financial periods		160 450 872
Less: amounts used to reimburse the 1994-95 cash deficit(1)		(44 224 897)
Total income				116 225 975 519 612 251
Expenditure				419 065 576
Excess of income over expenditure as at 31 October 1997				100 546 675

Contributions of member States

3. Total assessed contributions for 1997 amount to 336,143,611 Swiss francs (Sw.frs.)⁽²⁾  compared with 336,127,999 Sw.frs. for 1996. Table 1 indicates that, at 31 October 1997, assessed contributions for 1997 received from or credited to member States⁽³⁾  totalled 207,740,659 Sw.frs., which represented 61.8 per cent of the contributions assessed. At the same date in 1996, 62 per cent of the 1996 contributions had been collected. At 31 October 1997, some 80 member States had settled their 1997 contributions in full, 18 member States had made partial payments while 76 others had made no payments against 1997 contributions. This compared with 74, 15 and 85 member States in the same situation respectively at the same date in 1996.

4. Arrears of contributions received to 31 October 1997 totalled 42,258,835 Sw.frs., bringing total contributions collected to 31 October 1997 to 249,999,494 Sw.frs.

5. At 31 October, ten States (Bahamas, Benin, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay) had made payments against their 1998 contributions.

Position in relation to paragraph 4 of article 13
of the Constitution

6. Table 2 shows that, on 31 October 1997, the arrears of contributions of Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Moldova, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia equalled or exceeded the amount of the contributions due from them for the past two full years (1995-96). Each of these member States had therefore lost the right to vote, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of article 13 of the Constitution of the Organization, subject to the special arrangements described below.

7. Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay and Poland were permitted to vote in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 13 of the Constitution of the Organization under financial arrangements approved by the International Labour Conference at its 82nd (1995), 85th (1997), 78th (1991) and 75th (1988) Sessions respectively.

Working Capital Fund

8. The nominal level and the cash level of the Working Capital Fund at 31 October 1997 both stood at 35 million Swiss francs.

Possible transfers within the 1996-97 expenditure budget

9. Article 16 of the Financial Regulations provides that transfers from one item to another in the same part of the expenditure budget may be effected by special resolutions of the Governing Body.

10. At this stage it is not possible to estimate accurately or in detail the final level of expenditure under each budget item; it is possible, however, that for some items expenditure may slightly exceed the budgetary provision, offset by savings under other budget items. The specific items between which transfers might need to be made and the exact amounts will be known only when final expenditure figures are available at the end of January 1998; the Director-General, following the usual practice, therefore proposes to submit a detailed list of any necessary transfers to the Chairperson of the Governing Body for his approval at that time.

11. The Committee may wish to recommend that the Governing Body authorize the Director-General to submit proposals for any necessary transfers within the 1996-97 expenditure budget to the Chairperson for his approval, in accordance with the usual practice, prior to the closing of the 1996-97 accounts in January 1998 and subject to confirmation of such approval by the Governing Body at its 271st Session (March 1998).

Geneva, 5 November 1997.

Point for decision: Paragraph 11.

Appendix

Table 1. Assessed contributions of member States and amounts due by States for prior periods of membership in the ILO (in Swiss francs)

Summary

		Amounts due as at 1 January 1997		Amount received or credited1 to 31 October 1997		Amount due as at 31 October 1997
1.	Assessed contributions for 1997
	Assessed with the budget	336 110 000		207 707 048		128 402 952
	Assessed after adoption of the budget2	33 611		33 611		-
	Total assessed contributions for 1997	336 143 611		207 740 659		128 402 952
II.	Arrears of contributions and amounts due for prior periods of membership
	A. Arrears of contributions due by member States	170 327 641		42 246 645		128 080 996
	B. Amounts due by member States for prior periods of membership in the ILO	479 689		12 190		467 499
	Total arrears of contributions and amounts due for prior periods of membership in the ILO	170 807 330		42 258 835		128 548 495
	Total	506 950 941		249 999 494		256 951 447
1 Includes amounts totalling 4,926,305 Sw.frs. credited to member States in respect of the incentive scheme for 1995 ($3,397,676) and 50 per cent of the net premium for 1994-95 ($1,528,629). 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis joined the ILO on 19 June 1996.

Table 2. Assessed contributions of member States and amounts due by State for prior periods of membership in the ILO (in Swiss francs)
 

Details
States	1997 assessed contributions							Amounts due for previous years			Total due as at 31.10.97
	Assessed contributions (1)				Amount received or credited	Balance due as at 31.10.97		Balance due as at 1.1.97	Amount received In 1997	Balance due as at 31.10.97
	%			Amount
Afghanistan (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		67,433	-	67,433	101,044
Albania (2) (7)	0.01			33,611	840	32,771		-	-	-	32,771
Algeria (6)	0.16			537,776	537,776	-		-	-	-	-
Angola (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		134,479	-	134,479	168,090
Antigua and Barbuda (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		164,190	-	164,190	197,801
Argentina (8)	0.47			1,579,717	-	1,579,717		3,154,424	597,411	2,557,013	4,136,730
Armenia (4) (8)	0.05			168,055	-	168,055		1,510,480	-	1,510,480	1,678,535
Australia (6)	1.46			4,907,206	4,907,206	-		-	-	-	-
Austria (6)	0.86			2,890,546	2,890,546	-		-	-	-	-
Azerbaijan (4) (8)	0.11			369,721	-	369,721		2,998,424	-	2,998,424	3,368,145
Bahamas (6)	0.02			67,222	67,222	-		-	-	-	-
Bahrain (7)	0.02			67,222	59	67,163		-	-	-	67,163
Bangladesh (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Barbados (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Belarus (4) (8)	0.27			907,497	-	907,497		5,051,854	1,620,824	3,431,030	4,338,527
Belgium (6)	0.99			3,327,489	3,327,489	-		-	-	-	-
Belize (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		33,489	33,489	-	-
Benin (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Bolivia (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		42,016	-	42,016	75,627
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		385,309	-	385,309	418,920
Botswana (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Brazil (8)	1.60			5,377,760	-	5,377,760		10,438,534	2,186,400	8,252,134	13,629,894
Bulgaria (8)	0.08			268,888	-	268,888		308,360	68,002	240,358	509,246
Burkina Faso (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		36,257	35,533	724	34,335
Burundi (7)	0.01			33,611	1,107	32,504		33,502	-	33,502	66,006
Cambodia (3) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		486,626	-	486,626	520,237
Cameroon (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		96,827	68,026	28,801	62,412
Canada (6)	3.07			10,318,577	10,318,577	-		-	-	-	-
Cape Verde (3) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		130,790	-	130,790	130,790
Central African Republic (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		102,333	4,913	97,420	131,031
Chad (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		222,909	-	222,909	256,520
Chile (6)	0.08			268,888	268,888	-		-	-	-	-
China (7)	0.73			2,453,603	40,753	2,412,850		-	-	-	2,412,850
Colombia (6)	0.10			336,110	336,110	-		-	-	-	-
Comoros (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		440,297	-	440,297	473,908
Congo (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		120,651	-	120,651	154,262
Costa Rica (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		17,231	17,231	-	-
Côte d'Ivoire (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		33,611	33,611	-	33,611
Croatia (8)	0.09			302,499	-	302,499		1,177,837	439,686	738,151	1,040,650
Cuba (8)	0.05			168,055	-	168,055		762,750	365,634	397,116	565,171
Cyprus (6)	0.03			100,833	100,833	-		-	-	-	-
Czech Republic (6)	0.25			840,275	840,275	-		-	-	-	-
Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		32,371	-	32,371	65,982
Denmark (6)	0.71			2,386,381	2,386,381	-		-	-	-	-
Djibouti (3) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		209,207	67,855	141,352	141,352
Dominica (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		78,438	78,438	-	33,611
Dominican Republic (3) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		1,153,755	280,515	873,240	873,240
Ecuador (8)	0.02			67,222	-	67,222		206,190	80,423	125,767	192,989
Egypt (6)	0.08			268,888	268,888	-		-	-	-	-
El Salvador (7)	0.01			33,611	3,076	30,535		-	-	-	30,535
Equatorial Guinea (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		290,463	-	290,463	324,074
Eritrea (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Estonia (6)	0.04			134,444	134,444	-		317,320	317,320	-	-
Ethiopia (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Fiji (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Finland (6)	0.61			2,050,271	2,050,271	-		-	-	-	-
France (6)	6.33			21,275,763	21,275,763	-		-	-	-	-
Gabon (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		39,965	-	39,965	73,576
Gambia (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		33,023	12,544	20,479	54,090
Georgia (4) (8)	0.11			369,721	-	369,721		2,159,197	-	2,159,197	2,528,918
Germany (6)	8.93			30,014,623	30,014,623	-		-	-	-	-
Ghana (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		35,267	33,806	1,461	35,072
Greece (8)	0.37			1,243,607	-	1,243,607		1,422,875	1,169,308	253,567	1,497,174
Grenada (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		74,840	-	74,840	108,451
Guatemala (8)	0.02			67,222	-	67,222		164,860	124,005	40,855	108,077
Guinea (7)	0.01			33,611	15,108	18,503		-	-	-	18,503
Guinea-Bissau (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		175,937	-	175,937	209,548
Guyana (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		12,317	12,317	-	-
Haiti (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		163,717	71,329	92,388	125,999
Honduras (7)	0.01			33,611	33,532	79		34,442	34,442	-	79
Hungary (6)	0.14			470,554	470,554	-		-	-	-	-
Iceland (6)	0.03			100,833	100,833	-		-	-	-	-
India (6)	0.30			1,008,330	1,008,330	-		-	-	-	-
Indonesia (6)	0.14			470,554	470,554	-		-	-	-	-
Iran, Islamic Republic of (8)	0.44			1,478,884	-	1,478,884		6,631,868	2,600,000	4,031,868	5,510,752
Iraq (4) (8)	0.14			470,554	-	470,554		3,438,215	-	3,438,215	3,908,769
Ireland (6)	0.21			705,831	705,831	-		-	-	-	-
Israel (8)	0.26			873,886	-	873,886		1,604,180	525,000	1,079,180	1,953,066
Italy (6)	5.18			17,410,498	17,410,498	-		-	-	-	-
Jamaica (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Japan (6)	15.43			51,861,773	51,861,773	-		-	-	-	-
Jordan (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Kazakstan (4) (8)	0.19			638,609	-	638,609		3,644,726	-	3,644,726	4,283,335
Kenya (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		13,315	13,315	-	-
Korea, Republic of (6)	0.81			2,722,491	2,722,491	-		1,400,000	1,400,000	-	-
Kuwait (6)	0.19			638,609	638,609	-		629,831	629,831	-	-
Kyrgyzstan (4) (8)	0.03			100,833	-	100,833		844,659	-	844,659	945,492
Lao People's Dem. Rep. (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		-	-	-	33,611
Latvia (4) (8)	0.08			268,888	-	268,888		1,357,634	-	1,357,634	1,626,522
Lebanon (7)	0.01			33,611	4,048	29,563		32,972	32,972	-	29,563
Lesotho (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		-	-	-	33,611
Liberia (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		164,136	-	164,136	197,747
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (8)	0.20			672,220	-	672,220		1,613,015	1,270,231	342,784	1,015,004
Lithuania (8)	0.08			268,888	-	268,888		1,296,123	516,399	779,724	1,048,612
Luxembourg (6)	0.07			235,277	235,277	-		-	-	-	-
Madagascar (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		104,931	64,048	40,883	74,494
Malawi (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Malaysia (6)	0.14			470,554	470,554	-		-	-	-	-
Mali (7)	0.01			33,611	413	33,198		50,739	-	50,739	83,937
Malta (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Mauritania (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		30,178	-	30,178	63,789
Mauritius (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Mexico (7)	0.78			2,621,658	2,405	2,619,253		-	-	-	2,619,253
Moldova, Republic of (4) (8)	0.08			268,888	-	268,888		2,034,667	-	2,034,667	2,303,555
Mongolia (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Morocco (6)	0.03			100,833	100,833	-		7,012	7,012	-	-
Mozambique (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		8,719	8,719	-	-
Myanmar (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Namibia (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Nepal (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Netherlands (6)	1.57			5,276,927	5,276,927	-		-	-	-	-
New Zealand (6)	0.24			806,664	806,664	-		-	-	-	-
Nicaragua (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Niger (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		30,652	-	30,652	64,263
Nigeria (8)	0.11			369,721	-	369,721		596,409	-	596,409	966,130
Norway (6)	0.55			1,848,605	1,848,605	-		-	-	-	-
Oman (7)	0.04			134,444	2,446	131,998		-	-	-	131,998
Pakistan (8)	0.06			201,666	-	201,666		206,260	199,815	6,445	208,111
Panama (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Papua New Guinea (7)	0.01			33,611	918	32,693		-	-	-	32,693
Paraguay (3) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		846,751	83,164	763,587	763,587
Peru (8)	0.06			201,666	-	201,666		179,870	-	179,870	381,536
Philippines (7)	0.06			201,666	1,549	200,117		3,760	3,760	-	200,117
Poland (3) (6)	0.32			1,075,552	1,075,552	-		8,700,359	790,942	7,909,417	7,909,417
Portugal (6)	0.27			907,497	907,497	-		454,851	454,851	-	-
Qatar (6)	0.04			134,444	134,444	-		-	-	-	-
Romania (6)	0.15			504,165	504,165	-		359,477	359,477	-	-
Russian Federation (8)	4.21			14,150,231	-	14,150,231		33,437,428	20,449,300	12,988,128	27,138,359
Rwanda (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		90,650	-	90,650	124,261
Saint Kitts and Nevis (5) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Saint Lucia (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		33,611	33,611	-	33,611
San Marino (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Sao Tome and Principe (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		136,432	-	136,432	170,043
Saudi Arabia (6)	0.70			2,352,770	2,352,770	-		-	-	-	-
Senegal (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		71,551	69,173	2,378	35,989
Seychelles (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		100,015	59,752	40,263	73,874
Sierra Leone (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		367,419	-	367,419	401,030
Singapore (6)	0.14			470,554	470,554	-		-	-	-	-
Slovakia (6)	0.08			268,888	268,888	-		-	-	-	-
Slovenia (7)	0.07			235,277	104,774	130,503		-	-	-	130,503
Solomon Islands (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		130,895	-	130,895	164,506
Somalia (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		273,631	-	273,631	307,242
South Africa (6)	0.31			1,041,941	1,041,941	-		-	-	-	-
Spain (6)	2.35			7,898,585	7,898,585	-		-	-	-	-
Sri Lanka (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Sudan (7)	0.01			33,611	128	33,483		33,572	21,195	12,377	45,860
Suriname (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		29,023	-	29,023	62,634
Swaziland (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		-	-	-	33,611
Sweden (6)	1.21			4,066,931	4,066,931	-		-	-	-	-
Switzerland (6)	1.19			3,999,709	3,999,709	-		-	-	-	-
Syrian Aran Republic (6)	0.05			168,055	168,055	-		-	-	-	-
Tajikistan (4) (8)	0.02			67,222	-	67,222		419,939	-	419,939	487,161
Tanzania, United Republic of (7)	0.01			33,611	414	33,197		66,515	-	66,515	99,712
Thailand (6)	0.13			436,943	436,943	-		-	-	-	-
The Form.Yug.Rep.Macedonia (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		101,255	101,255	-	33,611
Togo (4) (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		152,140	-	152,140	185,751
Trinidad and Tobago (6)	0.03			100,833	100,833	-		-	-	-	-
Tunisia (7)	0.03			100,833	18,141	82,692		80,127	80,127	-	82,692
Turkey (6)	0.37			1,243,607	1,243,607	-		4,836	4,836	-	-
Turkmenistan (4) (8)	0.03			100,833	-	100,833		564,922	-	564,922	665,755
Uganda (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		33,611	33,611	-	33,611
Ukraine (8)	1.07			3,596,377	-	3,596,377		10,912,911	2,062,773	8,850,138	12,446,515
United Arab Emirates (8)	0.19			638,609	-	638,609		-	-	-	638,609
United Kingdom (6)	5.25			17,645,775	17,645,775	-		-	-	-	-
United States (8)	25.00			84,027,500	-	84,027,500		42,031,314	-	42,031,314	126,058,814
Uruguay (8)	0.04			134,444	-	134,444		267,715	135,228	132,487	266,931
Uzbekistan (4) (8)	0.13			436,943	-	436,943		2,592,848	490,578	2,102,270	2,539,213
Venezuela (7)	0.32			1,075,552	231,911	843,641		1,868,177	1,868,177	-	843,641
Viet Nam (2) (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
Yemen (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		90,285	33,611	56,674	90,285
Yugoslavia (4) (8)	0.10			336,110	-	336,110		5,500,879	-	5,500,879	5,836,989
Zambia (8)	0.01			33,611	-	33,611		95,834	90,820	5,014	38,625
Zimbabwe (6)	0.01			33,611	33,611	-		-	-	-	-
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Total: member States	100.0			336,143,611	207,740,659	128,402,952		170,327,641	42,246,645	128,080,996	256,483,948
Amounts due by States for prior periods of membership in the ILO
Albania (2)	-			-	-	-		100,423	-	100,423	100,423
Paraguay (3)	-			-	-	-		245,066	-	245,066	245,066
Viet Nam (2)	-			-	-	-		134,200	12,190	122,010	122,010
Total - Amounts due by States for prior periods of membership in the ILO	-			-	-	-		479,689	12,190	467,499	467,499
TOTAL	100.01			336,143,611	207,740,659	128,402,952		170,807,330	42,258,835	128,548,495	256,951,447

 Notes to table 2

(1) Assessed contributions. Includes contributions assessed with the approval of the budget and contributions assessed on new member States.

(2) Financial arrangements: Albania and Viet Nam (previous membership of the ILO). A financial arrangement was approved by the 81st (1994) Session of the International Labour Conference for the settlement of the amount of 135,142 Sw.frs. due in respect of Albania's previous membership of the ILO. The amount was payable over a period of 12 years in 11 equal instalments of 11,262 Sw.frs. and a final instalment of 11,260 Sw.frs., with the arrangement coming into force as from 1 January 1994, and with the first of the 12 annual instalments payable in 1994. The 1994, 1995 and 1996 instalments were paid in full. Albania paid part of the 1997 instalment in 1996. Though the balance of the 1997 instalment has yet to be paid, Albania has the right to vote.

During the same session, the Conference approved an arrangement for the settlement of 182,960 Sw.frs. due in respect Viet Nam's previous membership of the ILO, payable over a period of 15 years in 14 equal instalments of 12,190 Sw.frs. and a final instalment of 12,300 Sw.frs., beginning in 1993. Viet Nam has complied with the terms of its arrangement and has the right to vote.

(3) Other financial arrangements. Member States listed in the following table have financial arrangements for the settlement of arrears of contributions. Paraguay in addition owes 245,066 Sw.frs. in respect of contributions to the ILO and other League of Nations organizations for the prior period to 1939. The 45th (1961) Session of the International Labour Conference decided that these arrears should be cancelled, effective on the date that payment is made of all Paraguay's arrears of contributions due since the date when it rejoined the Organization.

 

	Session of Conference at which financial arrangement was approved
Cambodia	82nd (1995)
Cape Verde	85th (1997)
Djibouti	85th (1997)
Dominican Republic	85th (1997)
Paraguay	78th (1991)
Poland	75th (1988)

(4) Member States subject to paragraph 4 of article 13 of the Constitution. The arrears of contributions of these member States equals or exceeds the amount of contributions due from them for the past two full years (1995-96). Each of these member States had therefore lost the right to vote, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of article 13 of the Constitution of the Organization, subject to the financial arrangements described in note 3 above.

(5) Assessed after the adoption of the budget.

(6) States which have paid their 1997 contributions in full.

(7) States which have paid part of their 1997 contributions.

(8) States which have made no payment towards their 1997 contributions.

Table 3. Additional expenditure items approved by the Governing Body
 

Governing Body Session		Item		Amount in US dollars
265th (March 1996)		Regrading of the post of Director responsible for ILO activities in Europe from D.2 to Assistant Director-General as from 1 July 1996 (GB.265/7/2, paragraph 72)		28 9001
268th (March 1997)		Commission of Inquiry concerning Myanmar		270 0001
268th (March 1997)		Tripartite Working Party to conduct an evaluation of the Active Partnership Policy		140 0001
1 To be financed from savings in Part I of the budget.

1. In accordance with the resolution adopted by the 82nd Session (1995) of the International Labour Conference, which stipulated that on a trial basis for the 1994-95, 1996-97 and 1998-99 financial periods, sums withdrawn from the Working Capital Fund to finance budgetary expenditure pending receipt of contributions in accordance with article 19.1(a) of the Financial Regulations shall, if they cannot be reimbursed from contributions received in the course of the same financial period, be reimbursed from amounts credited in subsequent financial periods against arrears of contributions.

2. Including 33,611 Sw.frs. assessed after the adoption of the budget on Saint Kitts and Nevis, which joined the Organization on 19 June 1996.

3. Amounts credited against 1997 contributions represent the distribution to eligible member States of incentive scheme credits, cash surpluses for prior periods, and net premium earned in prior periods. Details are given in footnote 1 to table 1.