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XVI. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS
General Provisions

Regulations for financial administration

Rule 152
The General Assembly shall establish regulations for the financial administration of the United Nations.

Financial implications of resolutions

Rule 153
No resolution involving expenditure shall be recommended by a committee for approval by the General Assembly unless it is accompanied by an estimate of expenditures prepared by the Secretary-General. No resolution in respect of which expenditures are anticipated by the Secretary-General shall be voted by the General Assembly until the Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) has had an opportunity of stating the effect of the proposal upon the budget estimates of the United Nations.

Rule 154
The Secretary-General shall keep all committees informed of the detailed estimated cost of all resolutions which have been recommended by the committees for approval by the General Assembly.

For more detailed information, view the following:
1.	Full text of the Rules of procedure of the General Assembly [A/520/Rev.15]	A \| C \| F \| R \| S
2.	Amendment to the Annexes [A/520/Rev.15/Amend.1]	A \| C \| F \| R \| S
3.	Amendment to the Rules [A/520/Rev.15/Amend.2]	A \| C \| F \| R \| S
4.	Amendment to Rule 1 [A/RES/57/301]	A \| C \| F \| R \| S

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