Assessed Contributions to the OPCW 2002 Budget

30 August 2002

The following Member States, since 5 July 2002 to date have paid their assessed contribution to the 2002 budget of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):

Costa Rica Kiribati

Ecuador Nepal

Jamaica

The OPCW has so far received 96.0% of the total amount assessed to Member States, which includes the assessed contributions of 83 Member States that have paid in full.

Timely and complete payment of the assessed contribution is an obligation of each State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and is essential to ensure the effective implementation of the Convention. Therefore, the remaining 62 Member States are urged to provide their full contribution as soon as possible.

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