Concurs with the Transfer Agreement with the World Trade Organization, approved by the Board under article 13 of the Regulations of the Fund, with a view to securing continuity of pension rights between the Fund and the World Trade Organization, as set out in annex VII to the report of the Board (A/55/9); approves the amendment to article 35, 34, 45, 34(b) bis of the Regulations of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund; approves, with effect from 1 Jan. 2001, an amendment to article 6, 14, 43 of the Regulations of the Fund; urges once again those Member States which have outstanding balances on foreign tax accounts receivable to provide the reimbursement due to the Fund; reiterates its request to those Member States which do not grant tax exemptions to make all possible efforts to do so as soon as possible.
