A/RES/53/222 Page 3 7. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Civilian Police Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; 8. Decides to appropriate the amount of 12,264,015 dollars gross (11,577,615 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Civilian Police Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, in addition to the amount of 17,704,685 dollars gross (16,959,085 dollars net) already appropriated under the terms of General Assembly resolution 52/246 and inclusive of the amount of 3 million dollars gross and net authorized by the Advisory Committee under the terms of section IV of Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994; 9. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account the amount of 17,704,685 dollars gross (16,959,085 dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with its resolution 52/246, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 12,264,015 dollars gross (11,577,615 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, 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 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, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224 of 11 April 1996, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of 31 March 1998 and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1998 and 1999, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997; 10. Decides further 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 9 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional staff assessment income of 686,400 dollars approved for the Civilian Police Mission for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; 11. Invites voluntary contributions to the Civilian Police Mission in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and practices established by the General Assembly; 12. Decides to keep under review during its fifty-third session the agenda item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti and the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti”. 97th plenary meeting 7 April 1999