Resolution
A.994(25)
ARREARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS
(Adopted on 29 November 2007)
THE
ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING
Article 55(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization,
which provides that the Assembly "shall apportion the expenses among the
Members in accordance with a scale to be fixed by it after consideration of the
proposals of the Council thereon",
RECALLING
ALSO Article 56 of the Convention stating that "any Member which fails to
discharge its financial obligation to the Organization within one year from the
date on which it is due, shall have no vote in the Assembly, the Council, the
Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee, the Marine Environment
Protection Committee or the Technical Co-operation Committee unless the
Assembly, at its discretion, waives this provision",
RECALLING
ALSO the provision of Rule 56bis of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly,
under which "any Member wishing to request a waiver of the provision of
Article 56 in respect of itself shall submit a written application to the
Secretary-General at least one month before the Assembly giving reasons
therefor, with a payment schedule indicating the timescale over which arrears
will be paid",
RECALLING
ALSO the provision of Rule 56ter of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly,
which provides that "any Member seeking election to the Council shall have
discharged its financial obligations to the Organization or shall have
committed itself at least one month before the Assembly to a schedule of
payment submitted to the Secretary-General to do so",
RECALLING
FURTHER Regulation 5.4 of the Financial Regulations of the Organization, under
which contributions are considered as due and payable in full within thirty
days of receipt of the notice of assessment issued by the Secretary-General, or
as of the first day of the calendar year to which they relate, whichever is the
later,
RECALLING
MOREOVER the introduction of the Contributions Incentive Scheme, established in
1988 by resolution A.629(15) to encourage early payment of contributions in
accordance with the Financial Regulations, by providing for the Organizations
interest earnings