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The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, 3101 (XXVIII) of
11 December 1973, 43/232 of 1 March 1989, 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269
of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992,
49/249 A of 20 July 1995 and 49/249 B of 14 September 1995 and its decisions
48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, concerning the
composition of groups for the apportionment of peacekeeping appropriations,
Recalling also its resolution 48/223 A of 23 December 1993, in which it
set the rate of assessment for the regular budget for the Czech Republic,
1.
Welcomes the readiness of the Czech Republic to be placed in the
group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (b) of General Assembly
resolution 43/232 from 1 January 1997;
2.
Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, in respect of the apportionment
of peacekeeping expenses, that, from 1 January 1997, the Czech Republic shall
be included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (b) of
resolution 43/232 and that its contributions to the financing of peacekeeping
operations shall be calculated in accordance with the scale of assessments
approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994
and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995 and subsequent resolutions to be
adopted by the Assembly concerning future scales of assessments;
3.
Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, in respect of the
apportionment of peacekeeping expenses, that, for the period from its
admission on 19 January 1993 to 31 December 1996, the Czech Republic shall be
included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (c) of
resolution 43/232 and that its contributions to the financing of peacekeeping
operations for this period shall be calculated in accordance with the scales
of assessments approved by the General Assembly in its resolutions 46/221 A of
20 December 1991, 48/223 A and 49/19 B and its decisions 47/456 of 23 December
1992 and 50/471 A;
4.
Recalls that, in accordance with paragraph 2 of resolution
48/223 A, for the year of its admission, the Czech Republic shall contribute
at the rate of one twelfth of its rate of assessment for each full month of
membership; its contribution in the case of appropriations or apportionments
approved by the General Assembly for the financing of peacekeeping operations
shall be calculated in proportion to the calendar year;
5.
Decides that, notwithstanding the provisions of resolution
48/223 A, the 1993 assessments of the Czech Republic for peacekeeping
operations shall be credited to Member States included in the groups set out
in paragraphs 3 (b), (c) and (d) of resolution 43/232, as adjusted by
subsequent resolutions, and that the relative shares for 1993 shall be
calculated on the same basis as set out in paragraph 6 below;
6.
Decides also that the contributions of the Czech Republic for the
financing of peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 January 1994 to
31 December 1996 shall be credited to Member States in proportion to their
effective rates of assessment for the financing of peacekeeping operations
during the period, subject to the following:
(a)
Member States included in the groups set out in paragraphs 3 (c)
and (d) of resolution 43/232, as adjusted by subsequent resolutions, shall be
credited with the full amount by which their aggregate contributions for the
financing of peacekeeping operations during the period in question exceeded
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