OIP WEEKLY UPDATE

July 16, 2002

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In a letter dated 15 July 2002, addressed to the Chairman of the 661 Committee, H.E. Ole Peter Kolby (Norway), the Executive Director of the Iraq Programme, Mr. Benon V. Sevan, informed that the Office of the Iraq Programme has made all the necessary arrangements for the implementation of the revised procedures adopted by resolution 1409 (2002), effective Monday, 15 July 2002.

Paragraph 18 of the new set of procedures for the processing and review of contracts for humanitarian supplies and equipment under Security Council resolution 1409 (2002) requires that contracts currently on hold be divided into two categories. The first category would comprise contracts that contain “dual use” item(s), as determined by the United Nations Secretariat experts, which will be returned to the submitting Mission or United Nations agency for possible re-submission under the new procedures. The second category would include all other contracts currently on hold and will be re-circulated by OIP under the new procedures. It is foreseen that upon the completion of these processes, there will no longer be contracts on hold.

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