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5.
URGES Member States to choose from a non-exhaustive, non-binding basket
of options of alternative sources of funding in line with national imperatives,
laws, regulations and constitutional provisions;
6.
URGES the Commission in consultation with the Ad-Hoc Ministerial
Committee to institute a robust annual review mechanism during the first five
years of implementation that will assess possible impacts and recommend
adjustments when and where necessary;
7.
ENCOURAGES the Commission and the Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee to
continue working on and incorporating modalities that will build synergy
between review of scale of assessment and budgeting, financial governance
and management processes;
8.
URGES Member States working in the spirit of solidarity and self-reliance to
strive to achieve the stated contribution targets contained in relevant
Assembly Decisions;
9.
REQUESTS the Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee meeting in an open-ended
manner to pursue and conclude its work in instituting a sound and credible
accountability and oversight mechanism that will ensure effective scrutiny of
the budgetary processes including its presentation and implementation; In this
regard, FURTHER REQUESTS the Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on the
Scale of Assessment to meet in October 2015 to consider all outstanding
issues, including the consultation with the Republic of Angola on its scale of
assessment and submit its report on the matter at the next Summit in January
2016;
10.
URGES the Commission to provide all the necessary support to ensure timely
conclusion of the exercise by providing a comprehensive list of existing and
proposed accountability mechanisms;
11.
ENCOURAGES Member States to promptly pay their assessed contributions
once the new scale comes into force.