HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 5/3

RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING GUIDELINES FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE
TOTAL COSTS WHICH SHOULD BE PAID BY THE REQUESTING
COUNTRY TO THE ASSISTING COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES

     
     
Adopted 14 March 1984
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING HELCOM Recommendation 3/5 concerning financial impact of assistance rendered,

RECOGNIZING the need to establish supplementary guidelines for the calculation of the total costs which should be paid by the Requesting Country to the Assisting Country or Countries,

RECOMMENDS that the Governments of the Contracting Parties to the Helsinki Convention should use the following guidelines when deciding on the monetary implications between the Requesting Country and the Assisting Country or Countries:

a) a fundamental principle for the calculation of costs which should be paid by the requesting country to the assisting country or countries is that the calculation must be based on cost price;