As of today, Australia, Bangladesh, Monaco, Sweden, and Tunisia have paid in full their financial contributions to the budget of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the current financial year.
Member State, Amount Paid (EUR),Date of Payment
Tunisia, 18,875, 25 January 2001
Monaco, 2,195, 26 January 2001
Sweden, 592,093, 31 January 2001
Bangladesh, 5,487,1 February 2001
Australia, 813,785, 2 February 2001
The Director-General of the OPCW, Mr José M. Bustani, expressed his appreciation to the above-mentioned Member States for their payments, and urged the significant number of Member States which have not yet paid to follow suit as soon as possible. With these additions, 39 Member States have now paid their 2001 assessments in full, which constitute only 17.07% of the total amount assessed to States Parties for 2001.
The timely payment by Member States of their annual contributions is essential for the effective functioning of the OPCW, which is tasked, inter alia, with verifying the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
03/2001