The Confirmation Letter

REPuBLIc OF EsT0NIA MINIsTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFArns AND C0MMuNIcATI0Ns Dr. Fabiola Gianotti CERN Espianade des Particules 1 Our Ref: 05.12.2023 No 18-3/2023/4973-1 CH-1211 Geneva23 Switzerland The Confirmation Letter Your Excellency Estonia hereby confirms that we can meet the financial obiigations corresponding to Membership. These include the payment of an annual contribution caiculated on the basis of the State’s Net National Incorne (NNI)* and the payment of a one-off special contribution towards the capital expenditure of the Organization, to be paid in cash in fuli upon accession to Membership. * The percentage of the financial contribution due for the financial year N+1 is calculated in year N as the ratio between the country’s average NNI over the past three years N-4, N-3 and N-2 (converted to Swiss Francs) and the total sum of the average NNIs expressed in Swiss Francs of ali Member States; the percentage is reduced proportionally in case Mernbership commences during the financiai year. This percentage is then appiied to the total Member States’ contributions expressed in Swiss Francs, resuiting in the amount due in Swiss Francs, but no iess than 1 miiiion Swiss Francs for the fuii year ofMembership. With best regards Tiit Riisalo Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technoiogy Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 6313660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee