Resolution (95) 23 (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 19 October 1995 at the 547th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

25 October 1995

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

Resolution (95) 23 (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 19 October 1995 at the 547th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers,

Considering the wish expressed by the State whose application is contained in the letter of application dated 25 June 1993 to become a member of the Council of Europe and, having, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Resolution (51) 30A, consulted the Parliamentary Assembly, which has expressed a favourable opinion (Opinion No. 191),

1. Resolves, for the considerations set out below, and in the light of the commitments entered into and the assurances for their fulfilment given by the said Government in its contacts both with the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, with a view to membership of the Council of Europe, to invite the said State to become a member of the Council of Europe and accede to the Statute;

For all purposes within the Council of Europe, this State will provisionally be referred to as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference which has arisen over the name of this State;

In inviting the said State to become a member of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers:

- Takes note of the intention of the Government of the said State to sign the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocol No. 11 upon the deposit by this Government of its instrument of accession to the Statute of the Council of Europe;

- Expects that these instruments will be ratified as soon as possible and that the Government, on this occasion, will recognise the right of individual application under Article 25 and the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court under Article 46 of the Convention;

- Observes with satisfaction that the said State complies with the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the Statute;

2. Resolves to fix at three the number of Representatives of the said State in the Parliamentary Assembly;

3. Having regard to Article 16 of the Financial Regulations, resolves to determine the said State's various proportionate financial contributions to the Council of Europe according to the Appendix to this Resolution of which it forms an integral part;

4. Instructs the Secretary General to notify the Government of the said State of these decisions and to make all necessary arrangements for their implementation.

Appendix to Resolution (95) 23

1. The Committee of Ministers, in accordance with Resolution (94)31 on the method of calculating the scale of member States' contributions to Council of Europe budgets, fixes the proportion of the contribution of the said State to the ordinary and pensions budget at 0.12% for 1995.

2. The Committee of Ministers, in accordance with Resolution (86)30, fixes the proportion of the contribution of the said State for the financing of the Human Rights Building at 0.11%.

3. The amount which the said State is to contribute to the Working Capital Fund, calculated in accordance with the same percentage as for the ordinary budget, is 22 800 FF which is added to the Fund's present total.