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1. For the period ending on the thirty-first of December, 1954, the Council shall make provisional budgetary arrangements, which shall be met by contributions as provided for in paragraph 1 of the Annex to this Protocol.
2. For the financial years 1955 and 1956, approved budget expenditure shall be met by contributions from Member States, which shall be assessed in the same proportions as the percentage figures set out in paragraph 2 of the Annex to this Protocol, it being understood that the provisoes mentioned in (i) and (ii) of sub-paragraph b of paragraph 1 of Article VII of the Convention shall apply.
3. From the first of January, 1957, approved budget expenditure shall be met by contributions from Member States as provided for in Article VII of the Convention.
4. When any State, whether on becoming a member of the Organization or later, first participates in a programme of activities, the contributions of the other Member States concerned shall be reassessed and the new scale shall take effect as from the beginning of the current financial year. Reimbursements shall be made, if necessary, to ensure that the contributions paid by all the Member States for that year are in conformity with the new scale.
5. a. The Finance Committee shall in consultation with the Directors-General determine the terms on which payments in respect of contributions shall be made consistently with the proper financing of the Organization.
b. Each Director-General shall thereafter notify Member States of the amount of their contributions and of the dates on which payments shall be made.