Document :

ITU-SG�CL� Contribution� 14

Title :

Improvement of management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses by Sector Members, Associates and Academia

Date :

2016-10-20

Source :

SG

Destination Groups :

COM

Meeting :

2017-05-15

Access :

Restricted to TIES users�[ITU-SG]

Abstract :

In Resolution 152 (Rev. Busan, 2014), the Plenipotentiary Conference instructed the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses by Sector Members and Associates, highlighting any difficulty that may be encountered and proposing further improvements.
Since Council 2011, the Secretary-General requested greater flexibility in the implementation of Resolution 152 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) regarding the provision about automatic removal in order to reduce the exclusions of entities who were late at paying their fees.
With a view to retaining entities and recovering past debts owed, the Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan, 2014), modified Resolution 152 and granted to the Secretary-General flexibility in implementing resolves 6 of this Resolution and negotiating repayment plans with Sector Members and Associates.
Resolves 6 of Resolution 152 (Rev. Busan, 2014), establishes that, in the event of late payment, suspension of participation in ITU should, in the case of a Sector Member or Associate, occur six months (180 days) after the date on which payment of the annual contribution was due, and in the absence of a negotiated and agreed repayment schedule, exclusion of a Sector Member or an Associate on grounds of non-payment should occur three months (90 days) after the date of receipt of the notification of suspension.