– 1 – (1.1 – Budget) 1 FINANCE 1.1 Budget R 1280 Biennal budget of the Union for 2008-2009 (C07) The Council, in view of the provisions of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, bearing in mind the provisions of Decision 5 (Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which determines that the contributory unit for the years 2008-2009 shall not exceed CHF 318 000, resolves to approve the biennial budget of the Union for 2008-2009, amounting to CHF 322 603 000, appropriated as follows: Swiss francs a) General Secretariat 173 778 000 b) Radiocommunication Sector 67 009 000 c) Telecommunication Standardization Sector 25 450 000 d) Telecommunication Development Sector 56 366 000 Total 322 603 000 further resolves 1 to set the amount of the annual contributory unit for 2008 and 2009 at CHF 318 000 on the basis of the class of contribution chosen by Member States under No. 160 of the Constitution and No. 468 of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, i.e. on the basis of a total of 341 1/2 units; 2 to set at CHF 63 600 the annual value of the contributory unit for 2008 and 2009 for defraying the expenses of meetings of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R), the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) payable by Sector Members, in accordance with No. 480 of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union; 3 to set the financial contribution for Associates as follows: CHF 10 600 for Associates participating in the work of ITU-T and ITU-R; CHF 3 975 for Associates participating in the work of ITU-D; CHF 1 987.50 for Associates from developing countries participating in the work of ITU-D. Annexes: Tables 1-11 Ref.: Documents C07/91 and C07/105.