Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the IMF, Thirty- Third Issue -- New Period for Consent-Increases of Quotas of Members Under the Eleventh General Review

Prepared by the Legal Department of the IMF
As updated with decisions adopted during the first quarter of 2009 (posted July 2009)

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ARTICLE III
Quotas and Subscriptions

NEW PERIOD FOR CONSENT-INCREASES OF QUOTAS OF MEMBERS UNDER THE ELEVENTH GENERAL REVIEW

WHEREAS paragraph 4 of the Board of Governors' Resolution No. 53-2 states that, to become effective, duly executed notices for consent to increases in quota under the Resolution must be received in the Fund before 6:00 p.m., Washington time January 31, 2000, provided that the Executive Board may extend this period as it may determine;

WHEREAS the last extension of the period established in accordance with paragraph 4 of the Resolution expired at 6:00 p.m., Washington time, July 31, 2004;

WHEREAS the Executive Board has recommended the adoption of a Resolution of the Board of Governors, by vote without meeting pursuant to Section 13 of the By-Laws of the Fund, setting a new period for receipt of consents to increases in quota under Board of Governors Resolution No. 53-2, so as to give members that have been unable to consent to their proposed increases in quotas under such Resolution a further opportunity to do so;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Governors hereby RESOLVES that:

Fund members that have not consented to an increase in their quotas as proposed by Board of Governors Resolution No. 53-2 within the period established in accordance with paragraph 4 of that Resolution, shall have until 6:00 p.m., Washington time September 19, 2005, to submit notices in accordance with paragraph 2 of Resolution No. 53-2, by a duly authorized official of the member, provided that the Executive Board may extend this period as it may determine.1

Resolution No. 59-4,
September 20, 2004

1 Ed. Note: Decision No. 14167-(08/77), September 4, 2008, extended the period for receiving notices of consent to 6:00 p.m., Washington time, on September 25, 2009.

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