| Personnel component
1101–1108
1105
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Indicative Professional salary costs applicable to the relevant duty stations have been used for the budget proposals. Where information on actual staff costs is available, however, the figures have been adjusted accordingly. Unspent commitments normally revert to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.
The post of Administrative Officer continues to be paid by UNEP from the 13 per cent programme support costs.
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| Consultants – 1201 |
Assistance in data reporting, updating of publications, translation of essential features of the Ozone Secretariat website and the maintenance of a fully interlinked digital system at the Secretariat will continue to be required. Funds under this line may be transferred to line 1100 to create or support short-term Professional posts if necessary. |
| Administrative support/personnel
1301- 1309
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Standard General Service salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station have been used for the 2012–2013 budget proposals. |
| 1310
Administrative support/Conference services – 1321–1326
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The post of Bilingual Secretary is funded from the Vienna Convention Trust Fund.
Necessary funds may be transferred from the conference servicing budget lines (1321–1326) should such services be required, either through individual consultancies or corporate contracts.
The current conference servicing costs have been based on the following reasons and assumptions:
1321: The budget proposed is for one meeting of the Open-ended Working Group to be held each year in 2012 and 2013 in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue, in the six official United Nations languages;
1322: The Montreal Protocol budgets for 2011 and 2014 will be shared with the Vienna Convention budgets for the ninth and tenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention;
The budgeted amount is based on the estimated cost of holding the Meeting of the Parties in Nairobi in 2012 and 2013, in the six official United Nations languages. Any additional costs arising from holding the meetings in a location other than Nairobi will be borne by the Governments hosting the meetings;
1323: The budget allocation in 2012 and 2013 will cover the costs of organizing annual meetings of the assessment panels and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel’s technical options committees, together with communication and other sundry costs related to the work of Panel members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition;
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1324: One Bureau meeting is scheduled for each of the years 2012 and 2013, with provision for interpretation and document translation into the appropriate languages based on the membership of the Bureau;
1325: At least two Implementation Committee meetings of three days’ duration are scheduled for each of the years 2012 and 2013, with interpretation and document translation as required, to be held back-to-back with the Open‑ended Working Group meetings and the meetings of the parties in those years;
1326: At least one informal consultation meeting per year, expected to take place in Nairobi, is envisaged for 2012 and 2013 to facilitate the work of assisting the parties and promoting ratification of and compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its amendments.
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| Travel on official business – 1601–1602 |
Travel on official business for 2012 and 2013 is being maintained at the 2011 level. |
| Meetings/Participation component – 3300
3301
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Participation of representatives of developing countries
The participation of representatives of parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in the various Protocol meetings is budgeted at $5,000 per meeting per representative, taking into account no more than one person’s travel costs per country, using the most appropriate and advantageous economy-class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances.
The budget provision requested in 2012 for travel of members and experts of the assessment panels and the technical options committees attending assessment panel meetings has been reduced from the 2011 levels. Additional funds will be requested as required for the next assessment process.
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| 3302
3303
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In 2011 and 2014, the total participation costs based on some 80 participants attending the joint meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, will be borne fully by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.
Participation costs are based on some 60 participants attending the Open‑ended Working Group meetings in both 2012 and 2013.
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| 3304 |
Participation costs are based on one Bureau meeting per year for four Bureau members from developing countries or countries with economies in transition at each meeting. |
| 3305 |
The participation costs for the two Implementation Committee meetings per year are based on eight members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition at each meeting and one representative each from three or four countries invited by the Implementation Committee at each meeting. Provision has also been made for travel by the Implementation Committee President or Vice-President from a country operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to attend three Executive Committee meetings a year. |
| 3306 |
Funds have been allocated to finance the participation of two participants from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in informal consultations in 2012 and 2013 on critical issues relating to the Montreal Protocol. It is expected that these consultations will be held in Nairobi. |
| Equipment and premises component
Expendable equipment – 4101
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The cost of miscellaneous expendables is being increased minimally in 2012 and 2013 to take into account inflation. Resource use is being monitored constantly to maintain low expenditure levels.
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| Non-expendable equipment – 4203 |
Additional funds for 2012 and 2013 have been allocated to provide for increased server capacity to cope with the demands of paperless meetings and to enable the Secretariat to replace equipment as required. |
| Premises (rent) – 4300 |
The allocation for rental of premises in 2012 and 2013 has been based on an increase in Nairobi rental rates imposed by the United Nations Controller. |
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Miscellaneous component
Operation and maintenance of equipment – 5101
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The provision for operation and maintenance of equipment is being increased minimally in 2012 and 2013 to cover increased maintenance costs for constantly increasing server capacity and additional computing requirements for staff.
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| Reporting costs (including editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing) – 5201–5203 |
General reporting costs for the Secretariat are provided for under these lines. Line 5202 is reserved for reporting of assessment panels. A small amount is allocated in line 5203 for any editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing related to Protocol awareness campaigns. |
| Sundry –
Communications – 5301
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Careful monitoring of telecommunications resources and the use of electronic mail instead of facsimile communications enable the Secretariat to maintain a relatively low budget provision under this line. |
| Training – 5303 |
The provision for training will be maintained to meet evolving training needs and to cater for training schemes introduced by the United Nations as a result of its continuing human resources reform programme and guidelines for continuous training to encourage high performance delivery of staff. |
| Others (International Ozone Day) – 5304 |
The Ozone Secretariat will continue to provide assistance to specific countries during 2012 and 2013 to assist in their preparations for the celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. |