A/RES/55/228 B Transitional Administration shall be retained beyond the period stipulated under financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4, as set out in the annex to the present resolution; 14. Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in the amount of 282 million dollars gross (273,025,800 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2001, and decides to appropriate the amount of 17,027,947 dollars gross (14,943,699 dollars net) for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of 1,778,786 dollars gross (1,597,340 dollars net) for the United Nations Logistics Base, representing the prorated share of the Transitional Administration in the support account and Logistics Base requirements for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002; 15. Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 282 million dollars gross (273,025,800 dollars net) for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2001 in accordance with the levels set out in General Assembly resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2001, as set out in its resolution 55/5 B of 23 December 2000; 16. 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 15 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 8,974,200 dollars approved for the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2001; 17. Decides further to apportion among Member States the amount of 17,027,947 dollars gross (14,943,699 dollars net) for the support account and the amount of 1,778,786 dollars gross (1,597,340 dollars net) for the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 in accordance with paragraph 15 above, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 2001 and 2002, as set out in General Assembly resolution 55/5 B, the scale of assessments for the year 2001 to be applied against a portion thereof, that is, 8,513,974 dollars gross (7,471,850 dollars net) for the support account and 889,393 dollars gross (798,670 dollars net) for the Logistics Base for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2001, and the scale of assessments for the year 2002 to be applied against the balance, that is, 8,513,973 dollars gross (7,471,849 dollars net) for the support account and 889,393 dollars gross (798,670 dollars net) for the Logistics Base for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2002; 18. Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 17 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 2,084,248 dollars for the support account and 181,446 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base approved for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, 1,042,124 dollars for the support account and 90,723 dollars for the Logistics Base being amounts pertaining to the period from 1 July to 31 December 2001 and the balance, that is, 1,042,124 dollars for the support account and 90,723 dollars for the Logistics Base, pertaining to the period from 1 January to 30 June 2002; 19. Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Transitional Administration, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 15 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 57,990,000 dollars gross (53,116,100 dollars net) in respect of the period ending 30 June 2000, in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted 3

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