RESOLUTION COMEX 2/2001

APPROVAL OF THE 2002 FISCAL YEAR ACCOUNTS

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

IN VIEW of the amount of contributions to be received by 31 December, 2000 for an amount of  3,477,214.88 French Francs;

IN VIEW of the three hypotheses for the 2002 fiscal year budget presented by the Director General;

CONSIDERING the arrears of unpaid contributions that have put the treasury and the financial balance of the O.I.V. in difficulty;

APPROVES the initial budget for the 2002 fiscal year, corresponding to hypothesis 2, for the total amount, in expenditures and income, of 1.590 738,00 euros ;

SETS the amount of the « contribution unit » for the year 2002 at  11 660 euros ;

REQUESTS that member states late in remitting contribution dues, clear their outstanding debts quickly.  In this impossibility, these member states can propose payment procedures in case of temporary financial difficulties ;

COMMISSIONS the Executive Committee to take all appropriate means to obtain full or partial settlements, while taking into account, as much as possible, the specific financial difficulties of each member country concerned.