Assembly/AU/Dec.208(XII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE BUDGET FOR THE AFRICAN UNION FOR THE 2009 FINANCIAL YEAR Doc. EX.CL/455 (XIV) The Assembly: 1. 2. ADOPTS the Budget of the African Union (AU) for the Financial Year 2009 amounting to US$164,256,817 to be distributed as follows: i) A total amount of US$ 93,804,243 assessed to Member States on the basis of the approved Scale of Assessment; ii) A total amount of US$57,412,574 earmarked for the programmes secured from International Partners; iii) An amount of 13,040,000 to be financed from forty percent (40%) of the Surpluses from the Year 2004 to 2007 Budgets; ADOPTS the Budget breakdown between the AU Organs as follows: Pan African Parliament (PAP) Operational Budget in (US$) 9,535,477 Programs Budget in (US$) 3,943,447 Total in (US$) 13,478,924 2,376,639 1,295,127 3,671,766 6,892,269 750,000 7,642,269 1,606,500 - 1,606,500 African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) African Court on Human and Peoples Rights (AfCHPR) Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) African Union Commission(AUC) 75,164,886 62,692,472 137,857,358 Total 95,575,771 68,681,046 164,256,817 3. REQUESTS the Commission to develop templates for budget formulation and presentation, and submit it to the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) through its Sub-Committee on Administrative, Budgetary and Financial Matters for consideration; 4. DECIDES that all AU Organs, namely PAP, ACHPR, AfCHPR and ECOSOCC shall work closely with the Commission in the preparation of their respective budgets to ensure that they comply with the AU Financial Rules and Regulations and the AU Staff Rules and Regulations, as well as the standardized templates of budget formulation and presentations;