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YOUR TELNO 1720: ASIA AND PACIFIC PLANT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (APPPC)

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THANK YOU FOR TUR AND YOUR AGREEMENT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE UK CONTRIBUTION, ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT CONTRIBUTION WILL BE US DOLLARS 5000 PER ANNUM.

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THIS SUM WAS PROPOSED AT THE LAST (16TH) SESSION OF APPPC. ODA HAVE ADVISED US THAT THE RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE PLANT PROTECTION AGREEMENT FOR THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (AS AMENDED BY FAO COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1/84) PRECLUDE GUARANTEEING THAT MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE HELD AT US DOLLARS 5000. IT IS THEREFORE POSSIBLE THAT YOUR CONTRIBUTION COULD RISE IN FUTURE. WOULD YOU STILL BE WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES QUERY.

3. ODA HAVE FURTHER ADVISED THAT ONLY FIVE COUNTRIES HAVE ACCEPTED THESE AMENDMENTS SO FAR. ELEVEN MORE ACCEPTANCES ARE REQUIRED FOR THEM TO COME INTO FORCE. FURTHERMORE, THE DISCUSSION LEADING UP TO RESOLUTION 1/84 SUGGESTS THAT WHEN THE AMENDMENTS DO COME INTO FORCE THEY WILL DO SO ONLY FOR THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE RATIFIED THEM. IT IS LIKELY THAT A MORE EXPLICIT AGREEMENT WILL BE REACHED ON THE LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE NEXT (17TH) SESSION OF APPPC. ODA HAVE THEREFORE SUGGESTED POSTPONING UNTIL THEN THE RATIFICATION OF THESE AMENDMENTS.

4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.

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