Council Resolution: 10-04
Distribution: General
C/C.01/10/RES/04/Final
ORIGINAL: English
20 December 2010
Approval of use of 2011 funds for operational expenses and certain other expenditures
THE COUNCIL:
ENSURING that the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation continue its operations notwithstanding the fact that the Operational Plan 2011-2012 has not yet been approved by the Council;
HEREBY DECIDES that pending approval of the Operational Plan 2011-2012, the Secretariat may use, until 31 March 2011, 2011 funds not to exceed C$1,750,000 for the following expenditures: administrative and management expenses; Article 13 Secretariat report; Submissions on Enforcement Matters; communications; managing CEC environmental information; planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting; Council support; JPAC support; Mexico liaison office; and reserve for unforeseen needs;
FURTHER AUTHORIZES the Secretariat to use 2011 funds not to exceed C$500,000 to cover expenses related to cooperative activities described in the appendix; and,
REAFFIRMS the CEC Financial Rules, in particular Rule 4.1, and acknowledges that this resolution is required as a result of a special budgetary circumstance for the next fiscal year.
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL:
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David McGovern
Government of Canada
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Enrique Lendo Fuentes
Government of the United Mexican States
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Michelle DePass
Government of the United States of America
Approval of use of 2011 funds for operational expenses and certain other expenditures