TRUST FUND FOR THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER: APPROVED 1993, REVISED 1994 AND APPROVED 1995 BUDGETS FOR THE OZONE SECRETARIAT

 10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT (a)

 w/m 1993 w/m 1994 w/m 1995

 1100 Project personnel (Title and grade) ----- ----- -----

 1101 Secretary (Coordinator) (D-1) 6 56,000 6 58,000 6 59,000

 (shared with VC)

 1102 Deputy Secretary (Lawyer) (P-4/5) 12 96,000 12 98,000 12 100,000

 1103 Programme Officer (Lawyer) (P-3) 12 77,000 12 79,000 12 81,000

 1104 Programme Officer (P-3/4) 6 38,500 6 41,000 6 43,000

 (Chemist/Scientist)

 (shared with VC)

 1105 Administrative Officer (P-2/3) 6 32,000 6 34,000 6 36,000

 (shared with VC)

 1199 Subtotal 299,500 310,000 319,000

 1200 Consultants (b)

 1201 Assistance in data reporting, 100,000 25,000 25,000

 analysis and promotion

 of the protocol

 1299 Subtotal 100,000 25,000 25,000

 1300 Administrative support costs (c)

 Support staff costs (Title and grade)

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 1301 Administrative Assistant (G-6) 6 7,500 6 8,000 6 8,500

 (shared with VC)

 1302 Senior Secretary (G-4) 12 13,000 12 14,000 12 15,000

 1304 Secretary (shared with VC) (G-4) 6 6,500 6 7,000 6 7,500

 1305 Secretary (shared with VC) (G-4) 6 6,500 6 7,000 6 7,500

 1306 Document Clerk (G-3) 12 6,000 12 6,500 12 7,000

 1320 Temporary assistance 5,000 5,000 5,000

 Subtotal support staff costs 44,500 47,500 50,500

 Conference servicing costs (d)

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 1321 Open-ended working group meetings 377,000 370,000 740,000

 1322 Preparatory and Parties meetings 272,000 393,000 393,000

 1323 Meetings of the assessment panel 11,500 30,000 30,000

 1324 Meetings of the Bureau 74,000 37,000 37,000

 1325 Meeting of the committees 33,000 25,000 25,000

 1326 Informal consultation meetings 20,000 10,000 20,000

 Subtotal conference-servicing costs 787,500 865,000 1,245,000

 1399 Subtotal 832,000 912,500 1,295,500

 1600 Travel on official business (e)

 1601 Secretariat staff 70,000 100,000 80,000

 1602 UNEP conference-servicing staff 30,000 20,000 20,000

 1699 Subtotal 100,000 120,000 100,000

 1999 Component total 1,331,500 1,367,500 1,739,500

 30 TRAINING/PARTICIPATION COMPONENT

 3300 Participation costs of developing countries (f)

 3301 Assessment panel meetings 240,000 300,000 300,000

 3302 Preparatory and Parties meetings 240,000 240,000 240,000

 3303 Open-ended working group meetings 240,000 180,000 360,000

 3304 Bureau meetings 36,000 24,000 24,000

 3305 Committee meetings 60,000 48,000 48,000

 3399 Subtotal 816,000 792,000 972,000

 3999 Component total 816,000 792,000 972,000

 40 EQUIPMENT AND PREMISES COMPONENT

 4100 Expendable equipment (items under $1,500)

 4101 Miscellaneous expendables (g) 10,000 18,000 21,000

 (shared with VC)

 4199 Subtotal 10,000 18,000 21,000

 4200 Non-expendable equipment (h)

 4201 Personal computers (shared with VC) 0 5,000 0

 4202 Portable computers (shared with VC) 0 3,500 0

 4203 E-mail/Bulletin board and others 0 6,000 5,000

 (shared with VC)

 4299 Subtotal 0 14,500 5,000

 4300 Rental of office premises

 4301 Rental of office premises (i) 15,000 15,000 15,000

 (shared with VC)

 4399 Subtotal 15,000 15,000 15,000

 4999 Component total 25,000 47,500 41,000

 50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT 

 5100 Operation and maintenance of equipment

 5101 Maintenance of equipment 8,000 9,000 10,000

 (shared with VC)

 5199 Subtotal 8,000 9,000 10,000

 5200 Reporting costs (j)

 5201 Reporting (general) 40,000 40,000 50,000

 5202 Reporting (assessment panel reports) 0 66,000 25,000

 5299 Subtotal 40,000 106,000 75,000

 5300 Sundries

 5301 Communications 30,000 30,000 35,000

 5302 Freight charges (documents shipment) (k) 30,000 35,000 40,000

 5303 Others 5,000 5,000 5,000

 5399 Subtotal 65,000 70,000 80,000

 5400 Hospitality

 5401 Hospitality 17,500 17,500 17,500

 5499 Subtotal 17,500 17,500 17,500

 5999 Component total 130,500 202,500 182,500

99 TOTAL 2,303,000 2,409,500 2,935,000

Contingency 100,000 100,000 100,000

Programme support costs (13%) 299,390 313,235 381,550

GRAND TOTAL 2,702,390 2,822,735 3,416,550

Explanatory notes for the budget

1. The 1993 budget is as approved by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and is presented here as a background to the revised 1994 and the 1995 budgets.

    

2. Guidelines for the revised 1994 and the 1995 budgets are as follows:

   a) Although the staff costs have not included any significant increases, it is understood by the Parties that since the Secretariat has been in operation for a while, they agree to any upgrading of the posts as and when recommended by UNEP management in order to accomodate promotions of meriting staff members of the Secretariat. This, however, does not constitute a permanent upgrading of the posts as the original levels will be applied when new staff members are being recruited.

   b) 1201 The consultancy costs for assistance in data reporting, analysis and promotion of the Protocol are reduced from $100,000 for 1993 to $25,000 each for 1994 and 1995.

   c) 1301-1320 The grades of the support staff costs have been adjusted to reflect the new seven-level General Services salary scale effective in UNEP as of 1 May 1993.

   d) 1321-1327 The conference-servicing costs have been based on the following assumptions: One Open-ended Working Group meeting will be held during 1994 and two during 1995 in Geneva each using six languages and lasting seven days. The Preparatory and Parties meetings in 1994 and 1995 will be convened back to back as usual in Nairobi using six languages. The Assessment Panel meeting costs have been increased to $30,000 each year for 1994 and 1995 to realistically reflect the actual needs of holding these meetings will also increase in number. One Bureau meeting is scheduled for 1994 and two for 1995 and they will be held back-to-back with either the open-ended working group meetings or the preparatory and parties meetings. The costs of the meetings of the committees have been reduced in view of the reduced meetings during the years 1994 and 1995. Two informal consultation meetings for each 1994 (one meeting) and 1995 (two meetings) give flexibility to the UNEP Executive Director to tackle informally any emerging issues pertaining to the Protocol or its implementation.

   e) 1601-1602 The costs of travel on official business have been adjusted to $100,000 in 1994 and $80,000 for 1995 on the understanding that the preparatory and Parties meetings being held in Nairobi and allowing for a limited participation of the Secretariat in some of the Assessment Panel meetings. The travel for conference-servicing staff members has equally been adjusted accordingly.

   f) 3301-3305 The costs of participation of developing countries in the various Protocol meetings using an average of $6,000 per mission during 1994 and 1995) have been estimated as follows:- An increase to $300,000 has been allowed for each 1994 and 1995 for the participation in the Assessment Panel meetings in view of the mandate of the three panels to update their reports for submission to the Secretariat by 30 November 1994. The preparatory and Parties meetings participation costs for 1994 and 1995 have been kept at the same level of 1993 of $240,000. Costs of participation in the Open-ended Working Group meetings reflect the holding of only one meeting in 1994 and two in 1995 for thirty participants one from each country. Costs of the bureau meetings for 1994 and 1995 are based on three participants to each meeting. Costs of the committee meetings for 1994 and 1995 are based on 10 participants each year.

   g) 4101 The 1994 and 1995 costs of expendable equipment have been increased to $18,000 and $21,000 respectively to adequately cover pre-session documentation materials for the meetings.

   h) 4201 The cost of non-expendable equipment in 1994 is to allow for up-grading computing facilities and installation of electronic mail in the United Nations premises to which the Ozone Secretariat has moved back. The 1995 cost provides for normal office equipment up-grades.

   i) 4301 The 1994 and 1995 costs for rental of office premises have been kept at around the 1993 levels.

   j) 5201-5202 The general reporting costs increase for 1995 and the Assessment Panel reporting levels allowed for in 1994 and 1995 are in view of the reporting requirements.

   k) 5302 Only a modest increase in freight costs has been allowed for in 1994 and 1995.