Decision ID: 004021

In October 2014, the delegation of the United Kingdom stated that it wished to invoke Rules 34 and 35 of the Rules of Procedure and requested that the vote on the winding up of the 1971 Fund be taken by roll-call, and that the record of the vote be inserted into the Record of Decisions. 
In October 2014, the vote on the winding up of the 1971 Fund by roll-call was taken in the alphabetical order of the names of the Member State, beginning with the Member State (Italy) whose name was drawn by lot by the Chairman. 
In October 2014, in the vote on the winding up of the 1971 Fund, the following 29 former Member States of the 1971 Fund voted Yes:
AlgeriaAustraliaCameroonCanadaColombiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandGermanyGhanaIndiaIrelandItalyJapanMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayOmanPapua New GuineaQatarRepublic of KoreaRussian FederationSpainSri LankaSweden
The following 14 former Member States of the 1971 Fund voted No:
ChinaCôte d’IvoireCyprusFranceGreeceKenyaLiberiaMaltaNigeriaPanamaPolandUnited KingdomVanuatuVenezuela
The following three former Member States of the 1971 Fund abstained from the vote: Bahamas, Monaco and United Arab Emirates.  

Date: 23.10.2014
Category: Administrative matters
Subject: Operation and winding up of the 1971 Fund after May 1998