ANNEX 14SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS67 This Annex is included in this Protocol pursuant to Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Agreement Number 30 of February 3, 1995. I. Principles and Procedures for Settlement of Accounts 1. The Parties shall use the principles and procedures for the settlement of accounts, specified in this Section, in connection with:
(b) the costs of goods and services associated with the purchase of tapes and the copying of telemetric information onto such tapes pursuant to the Thirty-fifth Agreed Statement in the Annex to the Treaty on Agreed Statements, and with the providing of training, maintenance, service, spare parts and replacement parts relating to telemetry equipment pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section I and paragraph 8 of Section II of Annex 1 to the Telemetry Protocol, and subparagraphs 4(d) and 4(e) and paragraph 6 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol. 3. Each Party shall submit itemized lists in accordance with the following schedule:
(b) for the period from April 1 through June 30, no later than July 31; (c) for the period from July 1 through September 30, no later than October 31; and (d) for the period from October 1 through December 31, no later than January 31.
(b) itemized lists shall be reviewed pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Section; (c) a confirmation of goods and services received or a bill shall be submitted pursuant to paragraphs 6, 8, and 12 of this Section no later than 120 days after entry into force of the Treaty; and (d) a bill shall be paid pursuant to paragraphs 9 and 12 of this Section.
(b) if the United States of America and another Party determine that the goods and services provided by those Parties for a specific category are comparable in quantity and quality, then no exchange of funds shall be required. In this case, those Parties shall submit to each other a confirmation of goods and services received for that category pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Section; and (c) if the United States of America or another Party determines that the goods and services provided by those Parties for a specific category are not comparable in quantity and quality, then an exchange of funds shall be required for payment of the difference in the cost of goods and services provided by those Parties in that category. In this case, such Party that incurred the greater cost shall submit a bill to such other Party for that category pursuant to paragraphs 6, 7, and 8 of this Section. 7. A confirmation of goods and services received or a bill shall be submitted:
(b) for the period from July 1 through December 31, no later than the last day of February. 9. Bills shall be paid in accordance with the following:
(b) each Party shall notify the other Party of a disputed bill within seven days of its receipt; and (c) if any undisputed bill is not paid within 180 days of its receipt, then the bill shall be subject to interest, from the date specified on the bill, at the current rate in use by the Export-Import Bank of the United States of America. 11. The costs for the categories specified in this paragraph shall be calculated in accordance with the following:
(i) for the category contained in subparagraph 7(a) of Section II of this Annex, the agreed rate per flight shall be U.S. $15,000; and (ii) for the category contained in subparagraph 9(a) of Section II of this Annex, the agreed rate per flight shall be U.S. $36,000;
(b) for the Republic of Belarus, the National Agency for Verification and Inspection shall submit to and receive from the United States of America itemized lists, confirmations of goods and services received, and bills, and shall make payments of bills to, and receive payments of bills from, the United States of America; (c) for the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall submit to and receive from the United States of America itemized lists, confirmations of goods and services received, and bills, and shall make payments of bills to, and receive payments of bills from, the United States of America; (d) for the Russian Federation, the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center of the Russian Federation shall submit to and receive from the United States of America itemized lists, confirmations of goods and services received, and bills, and shall make payments of bills to, and receive payments of bills from, the United States of America; and (e) for Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine shall submit to and receive from the United States of America itemized lists, confirmations of goods and services received, and bills, and shall make payments of bills to, and receive payments of bills from, the United States of America. 14. The organizations specified in paragraph 12 of this Section shall have the right to designate their respective authorized representatives. II. Categories of Goods and Services and Information to be Included in Itemized Lists This Section lists the categories of goods and services for settlement of accounts in connection with paragraph 1 of Section I of this Annex. For each category, the subparagraphs specify the data that shall be included in the itemized lists for that category. 1. Fuel for inspection airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 13 of Section IV of the Inspection Protocol, and fuel for dedicated airplanes provided pursuant to paragraph 4 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol:
(b) tail number or call sign of airplane; (c) type of fuel and its quantity in metric tons; (d) dates on which fuel was provided; (e) location where fuel was provided; (f) estimated cost of fuel, if available; and (g) payment, if any, made when the fuel was provided.
(b) tail number or call sign of airplane; (c) description of services provided; (d) dates on which services were provided; (e) location where services were provided; (f) estimated cost of services, if available; and (g) payment, if any, made when services were provided.
(b) dates on which services were provided; and (c) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(b) period for which lodging and work space were provided; and (c) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(b) period for which lodging was provided; (c) description of work space provided; (d) period for which work space was provided; and (e) estimated cost of each service, if available. 7. Transportation of monitors and their baggage, and delivery of equipment and supplies, including foodstuffs:
(i) date of flight and type of airplane; and (ii) tail number or call sign of transporting airplane;
9. Delivery of equipment and supplies, including foodstuffs, for continuous monitoring activities and transportation of monitors that arrive on such an airplane:
(i) date of flight and type of airplane; and (ii) tail number or call sign of transporting airplane;
(i) dates on which services were provided; (ii) types of transportation means used; and (iii) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(b) dates of treatment, description of treatment, and medications provided; (c) period of hospitalization; (d) date of urgent evacuation flight; (e) type of evacuation airplane, and its tail number or its call sign; and (f) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(i) description of utilities provided; (ii) dates on which utilities were provided; and (iii) estimated cost for each utility, if available;
(i) location where work was done; (ii) description of services provided; (iii) type of engineering support provided; (iv) dates on which services were provided; and (v) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(b) description of installation work performed; (c) dates on which installation work was performed; (d) description of maintenance and services provided; (e) dates on which services were provided; and (f) estimated cost for each service, if available.
(b) dates on which services were provided; and (c) estimated cost for each service, if available.
(ii) description and quantity of materials provided; (iii) dates on which work was performed; and (iv) estimated cost of work and materials, if available;
(ii) dates on which construction materials were provided; (iii) location where site preparation work was done; (iv) engineering description of site preparation work; (v) dates on which site preparation work was performed; and (vi) estimated cost of work and materials, if available.
(b) period for which structures were provided; and (c) estimated cost of each service, if available.
(b) type of missile tested; (c) number of tapes provided; and (d) estimated cost of the magnetic tapes and of recording the telemetric information, if available.
(b) description and quantity of spare and replacement parts provided; (c) period of time during which services and spare and replacement parts were provided; (d) estimated cost of services and spare and replacement parts, if available; and (e) meals, lodging, work space, transportation, and, as necessary, medical and other urgent services for the trainee team members, maintenance team members and aircrew members of the providing or receiving Party. 1. A confirmation of goods and services received shall be in the following form: CONFIRMATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES RECEIVED
This is to certify that the goods and services specified in (Reference to the appropriate itemized lists of goods and services submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 of Section I of this Annex) in the categories of goods and services (Reference to the appropriate categories of goods and services contained in Section II of this Annex) were provided and were received and accepted. The quantity and quality of goods and services provided by each Party in these categories are certified to be comparable; therefore, no exchange of funds is required. Signature ____________________________________ Date _____________ Place ___________ The confirmation of goods and services received shall be signed by an individual authorized by the Party submitting the confirmation. 2. A bill shall be prepared in the English and Russian languages. A bill shall include the following information:
(b) the Party submitting the bill and the name and address of the organization to which payment should be made; (c) the number and date of the bill; (d) reference to the category from those contained in Section II of this Annex for which the bill is submitted; (e) reference to numbers and dates of the itemized lists of goods and services, submitted pursuant to paragraph 4 of Section I of this Annex; and (f) description and quantity of goods and services provided, the six-month period covered by the bill, and the amount to be paid. (1 JCIC Agreement 43.) |