DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION ON THE
LIQUIDATION OF THE LIABILITIES OF THE DISSOLVED
AFRICAN REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (ARI)
Doc. EX.CL/1020(XXXI)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Proposal of the Commission on the liquidation of the liabilities of the dissolved African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) in order to pay the audited dues to deceased, former and redundant ARI staff members;
2. ENDORSES the following recommendations as contained in the Report:
i) The Commission pays outstanding subvention from 2011 to 2013 of US$150,000 from Member States’ contributions towards the liquidation of the liabilities of ARI;
ii) The nineteen (19) ARI Member States that are in arrears in their contributions to ARI, be billed by the Commission for 15% of their audited arrears for the period 2011 -2013;
iii) Payments owed to ARI staff are done in proportion to funds received from the Commission and ARI Member States, i.e. that the dues to ARI staff are offset as payments come in, for them not to wait another year for any payments;
iv) Those remaining ARI Member States that still owe arrears to ARI in 2018, are billed by the Commission for 30% of their audited arrears to ARI, in addition to their annual assessed contribution to the AU Commission;
v) The Executive Council receives a report from the Commission on the liquidation of the liabilities of the ARI at their Ordinary Session January 2018, as requested for already in January 2013.