Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment

Endorses the recommendations of the Phase V Working Group on reform procedures for determining reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment (A/C.5/54/49); endorses the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/54/826), subject to the provisions of the present resolution; decides to convene, for not less than 10 working days, in accordance with annex IX to the report of the Phase V Working Group, a post-Phase V Working Group in Jan./Feb. 2001, to review rates for major equipment, self-sustainment and medical support services, and to include, within the post-Phase V Working Group, appropriate expertise to conduct the vaccination cost review recommended by the Phase V Working Group in paragraph 87 (a) (iii) of its report; urges Member States, in this regard, to provide the data pertaining to major equipment and self-sustainment to the Secretariat by 31 Oct. 2000 at the latest, in order for the Secretariat to report to the General Assembly in Nov. 2000 on the adequacy of the data, with a view to ascertaining whether the data are available for holding the meeting of the post-Phase V Working Group in Jan./Feb. 2001.

Adopted without vote, 98th meeting

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