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7. Decides to reduce the appropriation provided by the General Assembly in its resolutions 52/245
of 26 June 1998 and 53/20 A in the amount of 50,053,745 dollars gross (48,751,045 dollars net), inclusive
of the amount of 1,053,745 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, for the maintenance
of the Force in respect of the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, to the amount of 43,062,700 dollars
gross (42,004,600 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 1,053,745 dollars for the support account;
8. Decides also as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account the amount of 21,053,745 dollars
gross (20,580,245 dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with its resolution 52/245 and the amount
of 12,315,418 dollars gross (11,920,452 dollars net) apportioned in accordance with its resolution 53/20 A,
to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 9,693,537 dollars gross (9,503,903 dollars net)
for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 in accordance with the composition of groups set out in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly
in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December
1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224
of 11 April 1996, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of 31 March 1998 and its decisions
48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of
assessments for the years 1998 and 1999, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997;
9. Decides further 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 8
above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional staff assessment
income of 189,634 dollars approved for the Force for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999;
10. Decides that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there
shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their respective share of the
unencumbered balance of 6,895,700 dollars gross (6,310,400 dollars net) in respect of the period ending
30 June 1998;
11. Decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force,
their share of the unencumbered balance of 6,895,700 dollars gross (6,310,400 dollars net) in respect of the
period ending 30 June 1998 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;
12. Decides further to appropriate the amount of 183,730 dollars gross (166,330 dollars net) for the
liquidation of the Force for the period from 1 July to 15 October 1999, inclusive of the amount of 9,305
dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of 1,825 dollars for the United
Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;
13. Invites voluntary contributions to the Force in cash and in the form of services and supplies
acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and
practices established by the General Assembly;
14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “Financing
of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force”.
101st plenary meeting
8 June 1999