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FIFTY-NINTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
WHA59.9
Arrears in payment of contributions: Dominican Republic
The Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly, Having considered the first report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly on the Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Members in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent which would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution, and special arrangements for settlement of arrears,1 with respect to the request of Dominican Republic for the settlement of its outstanding contributions, 1. DECIDES to restore the voting privileges of Dominican Republic at the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly; 2. ACCEPTS that Dominican Republic shall pay its outstanding contributions, totalling US$ 1 019 572, in 15 annual instalments payable in each of the years 2006 to 2020, as set out below, in addition to the annual contributions due during the period: US$ 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 970 67 992 1 019 572
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total
3. DECIDES that, in accordance with Article 7 of the Constitution, voting privileges shall be automatically suspended again if Dominican Republic does not meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 above; 4. REQUESTS the Director-General to report to the Sixtieth World Health Assembly on the prevailing situation; 5. REQUESTS the Director-General to communicate this resolution to the Government of Dominican Republic. (Ninth plenary meeting, 27 May 2006 – Committee B, first report)