Programme budget for the costs of the Secretariat services for and the biosafety work programme of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,

Reaffirming the operational modalities of the programme budget (BG, BH, BI), as established in paragraphs 2, 8, 12 and 16 to 19 of decision BS-I/10,

Recalling paragraphs 10 and 11 of decision VII/34 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity,

Satisfied with the development of the Secretariat-wide tracking mechanism for differentiating shared costs of secretariat services between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocol as well as with the analysis of the results by the Executive Secretary and the conclusions drawn from that analysis,

1. Welcomes the annual contribution of US$ 1,000,000, to be increased at 2% per year, from the host country Canada and the Province of Quebec to the operation of the Secretariat, of which 16.5% has been allocated per annum to offset contributions from the Parties to the Protocol for the biennium 2007-2008;

2. Approves a core programme budget (BG) of US$ 2,615,000 for the year 2007 and of US$ 2,108,100 for the year 2008, for the purposes set out in table 1 below;

3. Approves Secretariat staffing as set out in table 2 below, and requests that all vacant staff positions be filled expeditiously;

4. Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the costs under the Protocol for 2007 and 2008 set out in table 5 below and authorizes the Executive Secretary, in keeping with the financial rules, to adjust the list of Parties on receipt of notification from the Depositary that a State has deposited an instrument on ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

5. Decides to set the working capital reserve at a level of 5 per cent of the core programme budget (BG) expenditure, including programme support costs;

6. Approves a drawing of US$ 400,000 from the unspent balances or contributions ("carry‑over") from the previous financial period to cover part of the 2007-2008 budget;

7. Takes note of the funding estimates for activities under the Protocol to be financed from:

(a) The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BH) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the biennium 2007-2008, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 3 below;

(b) The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BI) for Facilitating Participation of the Developing Country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties with Economies in Transition, for the biennium 2007-2008, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 4 below;

and urges Parties to make contributions to these funds;

8. Invites all Parties to the Protocol to note that contributions to the core programme budget (BG) are due on 1 January of the year in which these contributions have been budgeted for, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties in a position to do so, to pay by 1 October of the year 2006 for the calendar year 2007 and by 1 October 2007 for the calendar year 2008, the contributions required to finance the Protocol expenditures approved under paragraph 2 above, as offset by the amounts specified in paragraphs 1 and 6 above, and in this regard requests Parties to be notified of the amount of their contributions by 1 August of the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;

9. Invites all States not party to the Protocol, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the trust funds for the Protocol (BG, BH, BI) to enable the Secretariat to implement approved activities in a timely manner;

10. Decides that the trust funds for the Protocol (BG, BH, BI) shall be extended for a period of two years, beginning 1 January 2008 and ending 31 December 2009;

11. Agrees to share the costs for secretariat services between those that are common to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocol on an 85:15 ratio for the biennium 2007-2008;

12. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit a programme budget for secretariat services and the biosafety work programme of the Protocol for the biennium 2009-2010 to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, and to report on income and budget performance as well as any adjustments made to the Protocol budget for the biennium 2007-2008;

13. Requests the Executive Secretary, in presenting the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2009-2010 to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, to use the tracking mechanism to review the ratio specified in paragraph 11 above.

*Table 1: Biennium budget for the Trust Fund of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2007-2008*
Expenditures		2007	2008
Expenditures		(US$ thousands)	(US$ thousands)
A.	Staff costs*	939.6	967.8
B.	Biosafety Bureau meetings	50.0	60.0
C.	Travel on official business	50.0	50.0
D.	Consultants/subcontracts	25.0	25.0
E.	Biosafety Clearing-House advisory meetings	40.0	40.0
F.	Liaison group meetings (1/year)	35.0	35.0
G.	Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	---	350.0
H.	Compliance Committee meetings (2/year)	95.0	95.0
I.	Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress (2 meetings)	800.0	---
J.	Translation of Biosafety Clearing-House website	20.0	20.0
K.	Training/Fellowships	20.0	20.0
L.	Temporary assistance/Overtime	10.0	10.0
M.	General operating expenses	192.8	192.8
	Sub-total (I)	2,277.4	1,865.6
II	Programme support costs 13%	296.1	242.5
	Sub-total (II)	296.1	242.5
III	Working capital reserve **	41.5	-
	Sub-total (III)	41.5	-
	*GRAND TOTAL (I + II + III)*	2,615.0	2,108.1
	*Less contribution from the host country*	168.3	171.7
	*Less savings from previous years (surplus)*	200.0	200.0
	*NET TOTAL (Amount to be shared by Parties)*	2,246.7	1,736.4
* Includes 15% costs for 1 P-5, 4 P-4, 7 P-3, and 4 G-S staff funded mainly by the Convention.
** 5% of biennium total (including programme support costs) less accumulated working capital reserve from 2005-2006 of $192,600.

*Table 2: Biosafety Protocol distinct staffing requirements from the core budget (BG Trust Fund) for the biennium 2007-2008*
		2007	2008
A	Professional category
	P-5	1	1
	P-4	1	1
	P-3	1	1
	P-2	1	1
	Total Professional category	4	4
B.	Total General Service category	2	2
TOTAL (A + B)		6	6

*Table 3: Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BH) for additional voluntary contributions in support of* *approved activities of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008*
Descriptions		2007	2008
Descriptions		(US$ thousands)	(US$ thousands)
I	*Meetings*

	Regional capacity-building coordination meetings for the Biosafety Protocol (1/year)	60.0	60.0
	Regional workshops on capacity-building/risk assessment on LMOs (4)	100.0	100.0
	Open-ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress		400.0

	*Consultants/ sub-contracts*
	Biosafety Clearing-House- External security audit		10.0
	Biosafety roster of experts	50.0	50.0

	*Equipment*
	Biosafety Clearing-House software/hardware	5.0	5.0
	Sub-total (I)	215.0	625.0
II	Programme support costs (13%)	28.0	81.3
	TOTAL (I + II)	243.0	706.3

*Table 4: Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BI) for facilitating participation of Parties in* *in the Protocol for the 2007-2008 biennium*
		2007	2008
		(US$ thousands)	(US$ thousands)
I	*Meetings*
	Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol		450.0

	Open-ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress (3)	900.0	450.0

	Sub-total (I)	900.0	900.0
II	*Programme support costs (13%)*	117.0	117.0
	TOTAL (I + II)	1017.0	1017.0

Table 5: Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the biennium 2007-2008

Member Country	UN scale of assessments 2006 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions per 1 Jan. 2007 US$	UN scale of assessments 2006 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions as per 1 Jan. 2008 US$	Total contributions 2007-2008 US$
Albania	0.005	0.008	179	0.005	0.008	139	318
Algeria	0.076	0.121	2,725	0.076	0.121	2,106	4,830
Antigua and Barbuda	0.003	0.005	108	0.003	0.005	83	191
Armenia	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Austria	0.859	1.371	30,796	0.859	1.371	23,801	54,596
Azerbaijan	0.005	0.008	179	0.005	0.008	139	318
Bahamas	0.013	0.021	466	0.013	0.021	360	826
Bangladesh	0.010	0.010	225	0.010	0.010	174	398
Barbados	0.010	0.016	359	0.010	0.016	277	636
Belarus	0.018	0.029	645	0.018	0.029	499	1,144
Belgium	1.069	1.706	38,324	1.069	1.706	29,619	67,944
Belize	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Benin	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Bhutan	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Bolivia	0.009	0.014	323	0.009	0.014	249	572
Botswana	0.012	0.019	430	0.012	0.019	332	763
Brazil	1.523	2.430	54,600	1.523	2.430	42,199	96,799
Bulgaria	0.017	0.027	609	0.017	0.027	471	1,080
Burkina Faso	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Cambodia	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Cameroon	0.008	0.013	287	0.008	0.013	222	508
Cape Verde	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
China	2.053	3.276	73,601	2.053	3.276	56,884	130,485
Colombia	0.155	0.247	5,557	0.155	0.247	4,295	9,852
Croatia	0.037	0.059	1,326	0.037	0.059	1,025	2,352
Cuba	0.043	0.069	1,542	0.043	0.069	1,191	2,733
Cyprus	0.039	0.062	1,398	0.039	0.062	1,081	2,479
Czech Republic	0.183	0.292	6,561	0.183	0.292	5,071	11,631
Dem. Republic of Congo	0.003	0.005	108	0.003	0.005	83	191
Denmark	0.718	1.146	25,741	0.718	1.146	19,894	45,635
Djibouti	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Dominica	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Ecuador	0.019	0.030	681	0.019	0.030	526	1,208
Egypt	0.012	0.019	430	0.012	0.019	332	763
El Salvador	0.022	0.035	789	0.022	0.035	610	1,398
Eritrea	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Estonia	0.012	0.019	430	0.012	0.019	332	763
Ethiopia	0.004	0.006	143	0.004	0.006	111	254
European Community	2.500	2.500	56,168	2.500	2.500	43,410	99,578
Fiji	0.004	0.006	143	0.004	0.006	111	254
Finland	0.533	0.851	19,108	0.533	0.851	14,768	33,876
France	6.030	9.622	216,178	6.030	9.622	167,077	383,256
Gambia	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Germany	8.662	13.822	310,537	8.662	13.822	240,004	550,541
Ghana	0.004	0.006	143	0.004	0.006	111	254
Greece	0.530	0.846	19,001	0.530	0.846	14,685	33,686
Grenada	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Guatemala	0.030	0.048	1,076	0.030	0.048	831	1,907
Hungary	0.126	0.201	4,517	0.126	0.201	3,491	8,008
India	0.421	0.672	15,093	0.421	0.672	11,665	26,758
Indonesia	0.142	0.227	5,091	0.142	0.227	3,934	9,025
Iran	0.157	0.251	5,629	0.157	0.251	4,350	9,979
Ireland	0.350	0.558	12,548	0.350	0.558	9,698	22,245
Italy	4.885	7.795	175,130	4.885	7.795	135,352	310,481
Japan	19.468	22.000	494,274	19.468	22.000	382,008	876,282
Jordan	0.011	0.018	394	0.011	0.018	305	699
Kenya	0.009	0.014	323	0.009	0.014	249	572
Kiribati	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Korea , Democratic Republic	0.010	0.016	359	0.010	0.016	277	636
Kyrgyzstan	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Lao People's Dem. Rep.	0.015	0.010	225	0.015	0.010	174	398
Latvia	0.015	0.024	538	0.015	0.024	416	953
Lesotho	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Liberia	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Libya	0.132	0.211	4,732	0.132	0.211	3,657	8,390
Lithuania	0.024	0.038	860	0.024	0.038	665	1,525
Luxembourg	0.077	0.123	2,760	0.077	0.123	2,133	4,894
Madagascar	0.003	0.005	108	0.003	0.005	83	191
Malaysia	0.203	0.324	7,278	0.203	0.324	5,625	12,902
Maldives	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Mali	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Marshall Islands	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Mauritania	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Mauritius	0.011	0.018	394	0.011	0.018	305	699
Mexico	1.883	3.005	67,506	1.883	3.005	52,174	119,680
Mongolia	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Mozambique	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Namibia	0.006	0.010	215	0.006	0.010	166	381
Nauru	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Netherlands	1.690	2.697	60,587	1.690	2.697	46,826	107,413
New Zealand	0.221	0.353	7,923	0.221	0.353	6,123	14,046
Nicaragua	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Niger	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Nigeria	0.042	0.067	1,506	0.042	0.067	1,164	2,669
Niue	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Norway	0.679	1.083	24,342	0.679	1.083	18,813	43,156
Oman	0.070	0.112	2,510	0.070	0.112	1,940	4,449
Palau	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Palau	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Panama	0.019	0.030	681	0.019	0.030	526	1,208
Papua New Guinea	0.003	0.005	108	0.003	0.005	83	191
Paraguay	0.012	0.019	430	0.012	0.019	332	763
Peru	0.092	0.147	3,298	0.092	0.147	2,549	5,847
Poland	0.461	0.736	16,527	0.461	0.736	12,773	29,300
Portugal	0.470	0.750	16,850	0.470	0.750	13,023	29,872
Republic of Moldova	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Romania	0.060	0.096	2,151	0.060	0.096	1,662	3,813
Rwanda	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Saint Vincent & Gren.	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Samoa	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Senegal	0.005	0.008	179	0.005	0.008	139	318
Serbia & Montenegro	0.019	0.030	681	0.019	0.030	526	1,208
Seychelles	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Slovakia	0.051	0.081	1,828	0.051	0.081	1,413	3,241
Slovenia	0.082	0.131	2,940	0.082	0.131	2,272	5,212
Solomon Islands	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
South Africa	0.292	0.466	10,468	0.292	0.466	8,091	18,559
Spain	2.520	4.021	90,343	2.520	4.021	69,823	160,167
Sri Lanka	0.017	0.027	609	0.017	0.027	471	1,080
St. Lucia	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Sudan	0.008	0.010	225	0.008	0.010	174	398
Swaziland	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Sweden	0.998	1.593	35,779	0.998	1.593	27,652	63,431
Switzerland	1.197	1.910	42,913	1.197	1.910	33,166	76,079
Syria	0.038	0.061	1,362	0.038	0.061	1,053	2,415
Tajikistan	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
TFYR Macedonia	0.006	0.010	215	0.006	0.010	166	381
Thailand	0.209	0.334	7,493	0.209	0.334	5,791	13,284
Togo	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Tonga	0.001	0.002	36	0.001	0.002	28	64
Trinidad and Tobago	0.022	0.035	789	0.022	0.035	610	1,398
Tunisia	0.032	0.051	1,147	0.032	0.051	887	2,034
Turkey	0.372	0.594	13,336	0.372	0.594	10,307	23,644
Uganda	0.006	0.010	215	0.006	0.010	166	381
Ukraine	0.039	0.062	1,398	0.039	0.062	1,081	2,479
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	6.127	9.777	219,656	6.127	9.777	169,765	389,421
United Republic of Tanzania	0.006	0.010	215	0.006	0.010	166	381
Venezuela	0.171	0.273	6,130	0.171	0.273	4,738	10,868
Viet Nam	0.021	0.034	753	0.021	0.034	582	1,335
Yemen	0.006	0.010	215	0.006	0.010	166	381
Zambia	0.002	0.003	72	0.002	0.003	55	127
Zimbabwe	0.007	0.011	251	0.007	0.011	194	445

TOTAL	69.297	100.000	2,246,700	69.297	100.000	1,736,400	3,983,100