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VIII. Resoludons adopted on the reports of tbe Flftb Committee 289 11 Decides to appropriate to the Special Account an amount of$23,482,000 gross ($23,148,666 net), being the amount authorized with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and apportioned under the provisions of section IV of Assembly resolution 39/71 A for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon from 19 October to 18 December 1985, inclusive; III l. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account an amount of $48,263,000 for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for the period from 19 December 1985 to 18 April 1986, inclusive; 2. Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, without prejudice to the positions ofprinciple that may be taken by Member States in any consideration by the General Assembly of arrangements for the financing of peace-keep- ing operations, to apportion the amount of $48,263,000 among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in Assembly resolution 33/14 and the provisions of section V, paragraph 1, of resolution 34/9 B, section VI, paragraph 1, ofresolution 35/115 A, section VI, paragraph l, of resolution 36/ l 38 A, section IX, paragraph 1, of reso- lution 37/127 A and section VII, paragraphs l and 2, of resolution 39/71 A; the scale of assessments for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 shall be applied against a portion thereof, that is $5,185,281, being the amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period from 19 to 31 December 1985, inclusive, and the scale of assessments for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988 shall be applied against the balance, that is $43,077,719, for the period thereafter; 3. Decides that there shall be set off against the appor- tionment among Member States, as provided for in para- graph 2 above, their respective share in the estimated income of $13,333 other than staff assessment income approved for the period from 19 December 1985 to 18 April 1986, inclusive; 4. Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 2 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of $823,333 approved for the period from 19 December 1985 to 18 April 1986, inclusive; IV Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commit- ments for the operation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ata rate not to exceed $11,957,500 gross ($11,762,500 net) per month for the period from 19 April to 18 December 1986, inclusive, should the Security Council decide to continue the Force beyond the period of six months authorized under its resolution 575 (1985), subject to obtaining the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions for the actual level of commitments to be entered into for each mandate period that may be approved subsequent to 19 April 1986, the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988; V l. Renews its invitation to Member States to make vol- untary contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon both in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General; 2. Invites Member States to make voluntary contribu- tions in cash to the Suspense Account established in accordance with its resolution 34/9 D of 17 December 1979; VI Requests the Secretary-General to take ali necessary action to ensure that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon shall be administered with a maximum of effi- ciency and economy. B The General Assembly, 121 st plenary meeting 18 Decemher 1985 Having regard to the financia! position of the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Leba- non, as set forth in the report of the Secretary-General, 39 and referring to paragraph 7 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,40 Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon with the neces- sary financia! resources to enable it to fulfi.l its responsibili- ties under the relevant resolutions ofthe Security Council, Concerned that the Secretary-General is continuing to face growing difficulties in meeting the obligations of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on a current basis, particularly those due to the Governments of troop- contributing States, Recalling its resolutions 34/9 E of 17 December 1979, 35/ 115 B of 1 O December 1980, 36/ 138 B of 16 December 1981, 37/127 B of 17 December 1982, 38/38 B of 5 December 1983 and 39171 B of 13 December 1984, Recognizing that, in consequence of the withholding of contributions by certain Member States, the surplus bal- ances in the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon have, in effect, been drawn upon to the full extent to supplement the income received from contributions for meeting expenses of the Force, Concerned that the application of the provisions of regu- lations 5.2 (b), 5.2 (d), 4.3 and 4.4 ofthe Financia! Regula- tions of the United Nations would aggravate the already difficult financia! situation of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Decides that the provis10ns of regulations 5.2 (h), 5.2 (d), 4.3 and 4.4 of the Financia! Regulations of the United Nations shall be suspended in respect of the amount of $8,868,174, which otherwise would have to be surren- dered pursuant to those provisions, this amount to be entered in the account referred to in the operative part of General Assembly resolution 34/9 E and held in suspense until a further decision 1s taken by the Assembly. 121 st plenary meeting 18 Decemher /985 40/247. Review of the rates of reimbursement to the Government~ of troop-contributing States The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the review of the rates of reimbursement to the Gov- 290 General Assembly-Fortieth Session ernments of troop-contributing States,41 submitted pursu- ant to General Assembly resolution 39/70 of 13 December l 984, as well as the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,40 Recalling its decision of 29 November 1974, taken at its twenty-ninth session, by which it established, as from 25 October 1973, standard rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States for pay and allowances of their troops serving in the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force,42 and its decision 32/416 of 2 December 1977, by which it revised those rates of reimbursement as from 25 October 1977, Recalling a/so its resolution S-8/2 of 21 April 1978, by which it applied the same standard rates of reimbursement in effect for the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to those Governments of States contributing troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Recalling further its resolution 35/44 of l December 1980, by which it established new standard rates of reim- bursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States of $950 per person per month for all ranks, plus $280 per person per month for a limited number of spe- cialists (up to 25 per cent oflogistics contingents and up to 10 per cent of other contingents), with effect from 1 December 1980 in the case of the United Nations Disen- gagement Observer Force and from 19 December l 980 in the case ofthe United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Recalling further its decision of 15 December 1975, taken at its thirtieth session, by which it approved the principie of reimbursing the troop-contributing States for the usage factor for personal clothing, gear and equipment and personal weaponry, including ammunition, issued by Governments to their troops for service in the United Nations peace-keeping forces and in which it requested the Secretary-General to negotiate a settlement thereof,43 pur- suant to which a reimbursement rate of$70 per person per month was agreed upon, Recognizing that, in consequence of the shortfall of financia! contributions, troop-contributing States are not being reimbursed to the full extent of the established rates and are thus bearing considerably larger portions of the costs for their troops serving in the United Nations peace- keeping forces than those indicated by the Secretary-Gen- eral in his report, l. Takes note ofthe conclusions and recommendations ofthe Secretary-General as outlined in paragraphs 12 to 15 of his report;41 2. Decides to retain the current rates of reimbursement of $950 per person per month for all ranks, plus the spe- cialists' allowance of$280 per person per month for 25 per cent of logistics contingents and 10 per cent of other cont- ingents, as well as $65 per person per month for the usage factor for personal clothing, gear and equipment and $5 per person per month for personal weaponry, including ammunition; 3. A/so decides that the rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States shall be reviewed by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the troop-contributing States, and requests the Secretary- General to report thereon to the General Assembly, at least once every two years, if, in the light of inflation and currency-exchange fluctuations or other factors brought to the attention ofthe Secretary-General, these rates appreci- 41 A/40/845. 42 Offirial Records 0(1he General Assemhly. Twen_ty-ninth Sesswn. Supp/¡•. ment No. 31 (A/9631 and Corr.2). p 140, item 84 ably affect the absorption factor of two or more of the troop-contributing States. 121st plenary meeting 18 December 1985 40/248. Scale of assessments for tbe apportionment of tbe expenses of tbe United Nadons The General Assembly Resolves that: l. The scale of assessments for the contributions of Member States to the United Nations budget for the finan- cia! years 1986, 1987 and 1988 shall be as follows: Member S1a1e Afghanistan .......................... . Albania .......................... . Algeria... . . . . ............ -• •. -• • • • • · · Angola.......... . .................... • • • • Antigua and Barbuda .......................... . Argentina.... . ......................... . Australia . . . . ......................... . Austria ..... . Bahamas ... . Bahrain ........ . Bangladesh ..... . Barbados ....... . Belgium Belize ..... . Benin ... . Bhutan ... . Bolivia .. Botswana .. . Brazil ........... . Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso .. Burma .. Burundi Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic ............ . Cameroon . . . . . . . . ......................... . Canada .............................. . Cape Verde . . . . . . . ...................... . Central African Republic .............. . Chad. . ............. . Chile China ..... . Colombia. Comoros .. Congo .... . Costa Rica .... . Cóte d'lvoire .. Cuba . Cyprus.. . ........... . Czechoslovak,a . . . ............... . Democratic Kampuchea . . . ............. . Democratic Yemen ............................ . Denmark....... . ...................... . Djibouti ....................... . Dominica....... . .................. . Dominican Republic .... Ecuador Egypt El Salvador ... Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji ..... Finland France .. Gabon .. Gambia. German Democratic Republic ............. . Germany, Federal Republic of ................... . 0.01 0.01 0.14 0.01 0.01 0.62 1.66 0.74 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 1.18 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1.40 0.04 0.16 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.34 0.01 3.06 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.79 0.13 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.02 0.70 0.01 0.01 0.72 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 o.so 6.37 0.03 0.01 1.33 8.26 43 lhid., Thirtieth Scssion. Supp/ement No. 34 (A/10034), p. 148, item 107.

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