– 13 – (1.1 – Budget) R 1308 (C09) Biennial Budget of the International Telecommunication Union for 2010-2011 The Council, in view of the provisions of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, bearing in mind the provisions of Decision 5 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on the Income and Expenditure of the Union for the period 2008-2011, which determines that the contributory unit for the years 2010-2011 shall not exceed CHF 330 000, resolves to approve the biennial budget of the Union for 2010-2011, amounting to CHF 169 271 000 for the budget year 2010 and to CHF 163 368 000 for the budget year 2011, or in total CHF 332 639 000 for the biennium 2010-2011, appropriated as follows: Thousands of Swiss francs 2010 2011 2010-2011 a) General Secretariat 93 255 88 089 181 344 b) Radiocommunication Sector 33 094 32 909 66 003 c) Telecommunication Standardization Sector 12 872 13 298 26 170 d) Telecommunication Development Sector 30 050 29 072 59 122 Total 169 271 163 368 332 639 further resolves 1 to set the amount of the annual contributory unit for 2010 and 2011 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 348 units; 2 to set at CHF 63 600 the annual value of the contributory unit for 2010 and 2011 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.