A/RES/48/254 Page 3 8. Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Force promptly and in full; 9. Affirms that, among other factors, the failure of Member States to pay their assessed contributions promptly and in full and the fact that the General Assembly has unfortunately been led to consider and approve peacekeeping budgets without adequate documentation have damaged and continue to damage the ability of the peace-keeping operations to implement their activities effectively; 10. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon the amount of 146,280,000 United States dollars gross (143,178,000 dollars net), authorized and apportioned by the General Assembly in paragraphs 2 and 3 of its resolution 47/205 for the operation of the Force from 1 February 1993 to 31 January 1994, inclusive; 11. Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account referred to in paragraph 10 above a total amount of 71,142,000 dollars gross (68,847,000 dollars net) for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1994, inclusive of the commitment authority of 24 million dollars gross (23.5 million dollars net) for the period from 1 February to 31 March 1994 and 23,714,000 dollars gross (22,949,000 dollars net) for the period from 1 April to 31 May 1994, authorized under General Assembly decisions 48/464 A and B, respectively; 12. Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the additional amount of 48,265,400 dollars gross (46,447,000 dollars net) for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1994, taking into account the amount of 22,876,600 dollars gross (22.4 million dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with General Assembly decision 48/464 A, among Member States in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991 and 47/218 A of 23 December 1992 and its decision 48/472 A of 23 December 1993, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994 as set out in Assembly resolutions 46/221 A of 20 December 1991 and 48/223 A of 23 December 1993 and Assembly decision 47/456 of 23 December 1992; 13. Decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 12 above, their respective share in the estimated income of 10,000 dollars other than staff assessment income approved for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1994, inclusive; 14. Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 12 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,808,400 dollars approved for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1994, inclusive; 15. Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the operation of the Force at a rate not to exceed 11,857,000 dollars gross (11,474,500 dollars net) per month for a period up to six months beginning 1 August 1994, should the Security Council decide to continue the Force beyond the period of six months authorized under its resolution 895 (1994), the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution; 16. Decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 15 above, their respective share /...