1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>It was agreed that the Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (UNEP/OzL.Pro.1/5, Annex I) should apply <u>mutatis mutandis</u> to the first meetings of the Executive Committee with the provision that observers would only be invited upon request by the Executive Committee. It was decided that draft rules of procedure taking into account the specificities of the Executive Committee should be formulated by the Fund Secretariat for consideration and adoption by the Executive Committee.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee All, Institutional-Agencies <p>On behalf of the three organizations, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme presented the draft Proposed Structure of the Specific Agreements between the Executive Committee and each of the three main co-operating agencies - UNDP, World Bank, UNEP - and outlined the elements that would go into the specific agreements between each of the three organizations and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the activities destined to implement the Montreal Protocol. The Committee discussed these elements and gave the representatives of the organizations its views. It was emphasized that programmes developed by the organizations would respect and be within overall the programme framework developed by the Executive Committee, e.g. they will essentially be based on specific requests from countries operating under Article 5, paragraph 1.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment <p>The Executive Committee requested the Executive Director of UNEP to secure the approval of the SecretaryÔÇæGeneral of the United Nations to establishing the Interim Multilateral Ozone Fund in accordance with the financial rules and regulations of the United Nations and to its administration by the Executive Director of UNEP. The account established with UNEP would receive contributions to the Interim Multilateral Ozone Fund and would make transfers from it according to directions provided by the Executive Committee. In its presentations to the Executive Committee, UNEP stated that no additional charge would be required for operating as "treasurer" of the Fund and that all associated costs would be covered by its overhead charge assessed against the funds it receives in its role as one of the implementing agencies.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee decided that the Fund Secretariat, co-located with UNEP, should have Montreal as its venue. The Executive Committee accepted the offer of the Government of Canada to cover any additional costs of locating and operating the Secretariat in Canada relative to costs associated with UNEP Headquarters. The coverage of these costs should be included in the host country agreement to be concluded between Canada and UNEP and adjusted on an annual basis.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee approved a job description for the position of Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Interim Multilateral Ozone Fund and decided that: (1) the position should be advertised in an expeditious manner using UNEP personnel procedures; and (2) a recruitment committee headed by Mexico (Vice-Chair) and composed of the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana and the USSR should review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation to the second meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee adopted the job description of the Chief Officer as contained in Annex I to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2].</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee decided to refer the issue of the budget of the Fund Secretariat for 1991 (agenda item 3 (d)), as well as the issue of other matters related to the Secretariat (agenda item 3 (e)), to its second meeting.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment, Replenishment <p>The Executive Committee adopted the draft letter calling for contributions to the Fund by the Parties to the Montreal protocol as contained in Annex II to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2] and requested the Executive Director of UNEP to sent them at an early date.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNIDO <p>The Committee also adopted the draft letter inviting the regional banks and UNIDO to co-operate with the Executive Committee as contained in Annex III to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2]. The Committee would return to the question of inviting other agencies at its second meeting.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>The Executive Committee requested the implementing agencies - UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank - to co-operate with and assist the Parties within their respective areas of expertise int he context of country programmes developed to facilitate compliance with the Protocol.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee All, Institutional-Agencies <p>The Executive Committee invited the implementing agencies to develop an inter-agency agreement and specific agreements with the Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Parties. A proposed structure for such agreements is contained in Annex IV to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2].</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>The Executive Committee welcomed the draft inter-agency agreement presented to the meeting by UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank and invited these agencies to sign such an agreement taking into account the discussion during this meeting. The draft inter-agency agreement is contained in Annex V to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2].</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>The Executive Committee invited the heads of the three agencies to develop and propose specific agreements with the Executive Committee for its consideration at its second meeting. One member of the Executive Committee offered to prepare in consultation with all the other members documentation which would assist the Executive Committee in its consideration of the specific draft agreements.</p>

Eligibility criteria, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee decided to postpone the discussion on matters for future decision (agenda item 4) until its second meeting. It was emphasized that the consideration of these matters should be accelerated as much as possible. In this context, the Executive Committee welcomed the proposal of one of its members to prepare in consultation with all the other members draft criteria for project eligibility and guidelines for the implementation of activities supported by the Fund for consideration at its second meeting.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol to continue providing secretarial services to the Multilateral Fund. All expenses related to these services will at a later stage be charged to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee stressed that the decisions made applied to the Interim Multilateral Ozone Fund would be made after a review of the interim arrangements. Members of the Executive Committee emphasized that the location of the Fund Secretariat outside Nairobi should not be taken as a precedent for the establishment of possible futures secretariats, e.g. for climate of biological diversity, at another venue than Nairobi. Members of the Executive Committee were convinced that the establishment of the Multilateral Ozone Fund as now decided gives further strength to UNEP.</p>

1st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided to hold its second meeting in Montreal from 17 to 19 December 1990.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The representative of the President of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol also attended. The Executive Committee invited the President to be represented at future meetings.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee agreed on the following provisions regarding participation by observers:</p><ol class="list-type-number" type="1"><li>The implementing agencies are invited to participate as observers in the Committee's meeting.</li><li>The President of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol or his representative will be invited for the purpose of co-ordination.</li><li>States not members of the Executive Committee, as well as any body or agency, whether national or international, governmental or non-governmental, qualified in fields relating to the protection of the ozone layer, may be invited for a specific reason and purpose on a case-byÔÇæcase basis, upon request by the Executive Committee, to attend its meetings as an observer.</li><li>The Executive Committee may arrange, as appropriate, and in connection with its meetings, for a special opportunity to be given to NGOs to address the Committee, and the Committee would, when appropriate, give a briefing after its meetings to the press and NGOs.</li></ol>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The attention of the Committee was drawn to paragraph 9 of the report of its first meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom.1/3) in which the Executive Committee decided that draft rules of procedure taking into account the specificities of the Executive Committee should be formulated by the Fund Secretariat for consideration and adoption by the Executive Committee. Reference was also made to paragraph 9 of the Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee (Appendix II of Annex IV of the Report of the Second Meeting of the Parties, UNEP/OzL.Pro.2/3), which states that the Executive Committee shall adopt other rules of procedure on a provisional basis and in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 8 of these terms of reference. Such provisional rules of procedure shall be submitted to the third annual meeting of the Parties for endorsement. This procedure shall also be followed when such rules of procedure are amended.</p>

Establishment, Replenishment, Status of contributions and disbursements

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment, Replenishment, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The UNEP Secretariat reported that the letters requesting contributions to the Interim Multilateral Fund Ozone Fund established under the Montreal Protocol had been sent on 29 October 1990. It also informed the Executive Committee of the changes in updating the scale of contributions since the last meeting of the Executive Committee in September 1990. It referred to two additional Parties to the Protocol not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, namely, Poland and Czechoslovakia, and to the fact that unification of Germany had created a situation that required further consideration as far as the scale of contributions was concerned. The attention of the meeting was drawn to the fact that, at the London meeting, the Parties had agreed that contributions from States that become Parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 after the beginning of the mechanism's financial period should be calculated on a <u>pro rata</u> basis for the balance of the financial period. It had also agreed that contributions not immediately required for the purposes of the Multilateral Fund should be invested under the authority of the Executive Committee and any interest so earned should be credited to the Multilateral Fund. The Executive Committee agreed that Germany's future contribution should be based on the forty-fifth General Assembly's scale of assessment for Germany and that the matter should be taken up at the third meeting of the Parties. The representative of the USSR stated that it was possible for the USSR to contribute to the Fund not in cash but in kind.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>The Executive Committee took note of the tripartite agreement among UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank on Procedural Arrangements for Co-operation and Assistance in Protecting the Ozone Layer in the Context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Executive Committee welcomed the agreement, attached as Annex 1 to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6520">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/2/5/Rev.1</a>].</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee nominated Mr. O. El-Arini, for appointment by the Executive Director of UNEP, as Chief Officer of the Interim Multilateral Ozone Fund.</p>

Budget of the Fund Secretariat, UNEP, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, UNEP, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee decided, for the guidance of the Fund Secretariat, to block expenditure under budget lines 1202, 1203 (Consultants), 1320 (Regional Workshops), 3201 (Training Courses) and 3301 (Workshops) in the provisional budget contained in Annex V of the report of the Second Meeting of the Parties (UNEP/OzL.Pro.2/3), since these were functions that came under those of the clearing-house for which UNEP can present proposals to the Executive Committee for financing from the Interim Multilateral Fund.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Committee authorized expenditure, as soon as sufficient contributions had been received, under new budget lines 4201 (Furniture) of $320,000, and 4301 (Rent of Offices) of $272,110. It authorized UNEP to sign the lease for the proposed accommodation for five years and to purchase furniture for these offices.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Furthermore the Committee requested the Chief Officer to prepare a revised budget and present it to the third meeting of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee decided to take up the question of support costs at its third meeting.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>With regard to recruitment of the Fund Secretariat's staff, it was emphasized that there was a need to proceed with recruitment of minimum staff for the proper functioning of the Secretariat. These appointments would be made in accordance with UNEP procedures.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Chief Officer was authorized to take measure towards early recruitment of some key staff members in consultation with the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>This sub-item was postponed for consideration at the third meeting of the Committee.</p>

Eligibility criteria, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee decided to establish a sub-committee to prepare, prior to its third meeting, proposals for more detailed implementation guidelines and criteria for project selection, including procedures for consideration and approval of proposals with costs up to $500,000, taking into account the drafts contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom.2/2, 2/3, and 2/4 and any other papers. The implementing agencies would assign members to the sub-committee.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The draft elements for guidelines for the implementation of activities supported by the Multilateral Fund prepared by the sub-committee are contained in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6520" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/2/5/Rev.1</a>]. The sub-committee would elaborate these draft elements further for submission to the Executive Committee at its third meeting.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, World Bank business plans

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee invited the three implementing agencies to consult the Chief Officer and submit their initial work programmes for 1991 and the related budgets. The Executive Committee intends to consider these initial work programmes at its third meeting, based on contributions received into the Fund account.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided to advance $500,000 to each of the implementing agencies to enable them to initiate their work, provided that funds are available in the Fund in addition to those needed for the establishment of the Secretariat.
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2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>This sub-item was postponed for consideration at the third meeting of the Committee.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided to hold its third meeting in Montreal from 15-19 April 1991. The sub&#8209;committee referred to in paragraph 28 of [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6520">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/2/5/Rev.1</a>] decided to meet from 18-19 February 1991 in Montreal.
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2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>At its meeting, held on 18 December 1990, the Executive Committee took note with appreciation of the exchange of letters between Dr. M.K. Tolba, Executive Director of UNEP, and the Government of Canada, dated 17 December 1990, constituting an interim agreement between the United Nations and Canada concerning the legal status for the Fund Secretariat.</p>

2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided to recommend that the United Nations and the Government of Canada should continue negotiations with a view to working out detailed legal arrangements covering various aspects of the presence of the Fund Secretariat in Canada.
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2nd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided to extend an invitation to non-governmental organizations to address the Executive Committee at its third meeting.
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3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment <p>It was decided that in the documentation of the Executive Committee the title of the Fund should be that used in decision II/8 of the Second Meeting of the Parties, which established the Fund: the Interim Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (abbreviated title: Multilateral Fund).</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Establishment, Replenishment <p>The Executive Committee discussed in detail the revised budget for the Fund Secretariat for 1991 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/5). It decided that the Fund budget should be in two separate parts: the administrative budget, consisting of the budget of the Fund Secretariat, and the budget for operational activities.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Institutional-Secretariat <p>With regard to the Project Personnel Component, the Committee agreed that the descriptions contained in brackets in respect of project personnel should be deleted. The Chief Officer was authorized to prepare, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, job descriptions for the project personnel not already the subject of vacancy notices. One month's salary for those staff was included in the budget so that they might start work before the end of 1991.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>For administrative support, it was decided to revise the number of work-months for the various posts and to revise the budget allocation accordingly. The Executive Committee accepted the following proposed estimates:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><u>Budget line</u></td><td><u>W/M</u></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>1301</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>1302</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1303</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>1304</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1305</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1306</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>1307</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1308</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1309</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Committee decided to transfer the items under component 20, Sub-Contracts, to the budget for operational activities, in accordance with paragraph 21 of [document <a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>].</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee also discussed the extent to which the Chief Officer should be given flexibility to switch expenditure between budget lines in the light of circumstances and, if so, within what limits. It decided that he should have complete flexibility within each component (2-figure code) but not between components. If the Chief Officer faced a situation in which he considered it desirable to switch funds between components, he could do so up to a limit of 20 per cent of the component budget allocation, but for greater amounts he should seek the approval of the Executive Committee. In that way his flexibility would be combined with an appropriate measure of accountability.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee decided that the Chief Officer and the Fund Secretariat be given all the necessary means of performing their functions in the most independent, efficient and effective manner possible.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>To accomplish that goal, the Executive Committee decided that UNEP transfer to the Fund Secretariat all funds approved in the Budget of the Fund Secretariat, with the exception of personnel costs (lines 1101ÔÇæ 1109 and 1301 - 1309), in a single budget action on a quarterly basis; and that the administrative support charge in respect of the budget of the Fund Secretariat payable to UNEP should be limited to the above-stated personnel costs. UNEP should also be reimbursed from the budget of the Fund Secretariat, for any justifiable support costs incurred in other operations covered by that budget, in accordance with decision II/8, paragraph 3(c) of the Second Meeting of the Parties. The view was expressed that there were no known rules that allowed one international secretariat to ask another for support costs for its personnel and that the matter should be considered at the Third Meeting of the Parties.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee adopted the revised budget for the Fund Secretariat, attached as annex l to [document <a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>], for submission to the Third Meeting of the Parties.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee approved the revised draft on a provisional basis and referred it to the Third Meeting of the Parties for endorsement.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral, Institutional-Agencies <p>It was agreed by the Executive Committee that regional and national agencies were in principle not excluded from being considered as implementing agencies provided that they were invited to co-operate with the Committee and were considered by it to have appropriate expertise.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Project proposals - Policies, procedures, criteria and guidelines

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Project proposals - Policies, procedures, criteria and guidelines <p>The guidelines and criteria prepared by the Sub-Committee, as amended by the Executive Committee, were approved on the understanding that the document would be subject to further development after one year in the light of the growing experience of all concerned. The guidelines and criteria, as approved, are attached as annex 3 to [document <a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>].</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies <p>The Executive Committee observed that the various elements of the agreements were differently presented in the three documents, which complicated the task of reviewing them. It was also the case that some passages, not necessarily the same ones, needed redrafting. A uniform format for the agreements with the Committee was desirable and it was agreed that the Chief Officer should negotiate with the implementing agencies to bring that about. In that connexion the Committee authorized the Chief Officer to obtain legal expertise to assist him, if needed, and requested him to submit a more uniform format for the agreements, for consideration at its fourth meeting in June 1991. A small open-ended group under the chairmanship of the Netherlands was set up in order to establish the main principles to be followed in drafting that form of agreement. The group identified the elements common to the three agreements that would serve as a guideline in preparing a reviewed form of agreement.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee requested the implementing agencies, together with the Fund Secretariat, to develop the work programmes further into an integrated work programme, taking into account the discussions thereon in the Committee, and to submit the integrated work at its fourth meeting. In further developing the work programmes, the following guidelines should be followed:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The language and terminology used should be in accordance with the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>The eligibility of countries should be verified;</li><li>There should be effective, results-oriented co-ordination among the operational units of all the implementing agencies. Such co-ordination would recognize that those countries operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 might select services from the most appropriate agency, as provided for in Appendix IV of the Report of the Second Meeting of the Parties (UNEP/OzL.Pro.2/3).</li></ol>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, WB <p>On the basis of statements by the implementing agencies, the Executive Committee decided to allocate until further review at the fourth meeting additional amounts of $1 million to the World Bank and $250,0000 to UNDP, provided that those amounts were available in the Fund. The Committee emphasized that those sums should be used for effective operational purposes and not for administrative and support activities; and that no further amounts could be allocated until the necessary conditions were fulfilled.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme <p>The Executive Committee took note of the proposals received from Egypt and Thailand. It requested the Fund Secretariat, in submitting documents for its fourth meeting, to prepare for each country programme a cover sheet summarizing the key elements of the proposal; its links to the Montreal Protocol; the amount requested; and a recommendation on the project by the Secretariat or by one of the implementing agencies. The Committee decided that members should transmit to the Fund Secretariat within two weeks from the end of the current meeting their views on the form in which future proposals on funding should be submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Chairman noted that the Parties to the Protocol had at their second meeting requested the Executive Committee to prepare financial regulations. The decision by the Executive Committee to nominate UNEP to perform the functions of Treasury of the Fund meant that the financial rules and regulations of the United Nations would be followed. It was decided that UNEP be requested to send copies of the relevant United Nations documents to the Fund Secretariat for distribution to the members of the Committee.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee then reviewed the budget proposals in detail according to components and budget lines. The three-year budget for the Fund Secretariat as amended in the light of the discussion and approved by the Executive Committee is shown in annex 4 to [document <a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>].</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment, Financial matters, Replenishment <p>The Executive Committee recognized that the budget for Fund operations was necessarily purely indicative at the present stage. It requested the Chief Officer to prepare a revised version for consideration at its fourth meeting with a view to submission to the Parties to the Protocol.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer, Sub-committees <p>In order to expedite its consideration of budgets in the future, the Executive Committee established an open ended Budget and Finance Sub-Committee, whose Chairman would be the Vice-Chairman of their own Committee, and that the presence of a representative of UNEP as the Treasurer of the Fund should be requested at meetings of the Executive Committee when budgets were to be discussed.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment, Financial matters <p>The Executive Committee took note of the revised version (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/17/Rev.1), attached as annex 5 to [document <a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>], and decided to review the budget at its fourth meeting in the light of recommendations by the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>The Executive Committee requested the Fund Secretariat to prepare for consideration at its fifth meeting a paper covering the question of criteria and procedures for bilateral and regional contributions.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee decided that its report to the Third Meeting of the Parties should be composed of a summary prepared by the Fund Secretariat on the basis of the reports of its first three meetings, which would be annexed to the summary. The document would be considered by the Committee at its fourth meeting, before transmission to the Third Meeting of the Parties.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided to hold its fourth meeting in Nairobi on 17 and 18 June 1991 immediately before the Third Meeting of the Parties. One member, however, expressed a preference for the dates of 13 and 14 June in Nairobi.</p>

3rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided to complete the review of its draft report at its fourth meeting.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>The Committee expressed its warm appreciation to the Chairman and members of the Group for the speed and thoroughness of their labours, and formally adopted the three draft agreements in the form which they had proposed (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/7, 8 and 9, Rev.3 in each case).</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, UNDP, UNEP, WB <p>In response to a suggested by the representative of Egypt, the Committee decided to place on the agenda of a future meeting in some 12 months the question of possible amendment in the light of experience to the provisions in the agreements for settlement of disputes.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee decided to place evaluation methodology on the agenda of its fifth meeting.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Some detailed comment was offered by delegates on specific activities. The Executive Committee therefore decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised UNEP work programme with the proviso that account should be taken of the views expressed by the Committee, both in the course of its implementation and in drafting proposals for 1992;</li><li>To approve the related budget of $1,484,000 in direct costs of activities and 13 per cent thereof as allowance for programme support, for a total of $1,676,920, including $500,000 already allocated at its second meeting;</li><li>To request UNEP to produce a further revision of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/9/Rev.1 containing the correct budgetary figures and using the concepts defined in the implementation guidelines approved at its third meeting (<a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>, Annex III).</li></ol>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>In the discussion of the revised UNDP work programme, some queries on points of detail were raised to which the representative of UNDP replied. The Executive Committee thereupon decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised UNDP work programme with the same proviso as stipulated for UNEP;</li><li>To approve the related budget of $1,261,800, including $750,000 already allocated at its second and third meetings;</li><li>To request UNDP to produce a consolidation of documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/8 and Add.1 which incorporated the concepts defined in the implementation guidelines approved at its third meeting (<a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>, Annex III).</li></ol>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee decided to establish an open-ended working group under the chairmanship of Mrs. Claussen (United States of America) to discuss the matters raised during the debate with the representative of the World Bank.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Chairman of the Group reported that it had been successful in reaching an agreement which provided additional funds for the implementation of some projects in the year 1991 and for engaging in a dialogue with newly ratifying Paragraph 1 Article 5 countries, particularly China. The Executive Committee, endorsing the draft proposal which she submitted, then decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised work programme for 1991 as presented by the World Bank with the proviso that the views expressed by the Committee would be taken into account by the World Bank in the implementation of its programmes;</li><li>To approve the related budget of $5 million, including $1.5 million already allocated at its second and third meetings, noting that $2 million of the additional cost was for country programmes, project preparation and opening up a dialogue with Article 5 countries that had recently ratified the Montreal Protocol, and $1.5 million for investment projects of less than $0.5 million in Mexico, Tunisia, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Venezuela and the Philippines;</li><li>To consider any further additions to the work programme at its fifth meeting.</li></ol>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme <p>The Executive Committee took note of the information provided by the Chief Officer. The Committee decided to approve, as an interim measure, the use of the country programme cover sheet proposed by the Secretary (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/2/Rev.1/Annex II) in preparing documents for submission to the fifth meeting.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme <p>The Committee approved a deadline of eight weeks before the date of a meeting for the submission of proposals for funding, pending more precise instructions.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Committee adopted its report to the third meeting of the Parties, as amended. The text appears in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6522" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/13/Rev.2</a>].</p>

Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Regime and operation including meetings, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Regime and operation including meetings, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>In addition, the Committee approved draft decisions relating to the budget of the Fund Secretariat and to its Rules of Procedure for submission to the Third Meeting of the Parties. The texts of the draft decisions appear in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6522" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/4/13/Rev.2</a>].</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Provision for a fifth meeting of the Executive Committee having been made in the budget for 1991, it was agreed that the fifth meeting of the Executive Committee be held on 18-22 November at Montreal.</p>

4th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee decided that the following items be included in the provisional agenda of its fifth meeting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Use of contributions in kind;</li><li>Draft work programmes for 1992-1993 of the implementing agencies;</li><li>Evaluation of the impact of Fund activities on phase-out of CFCs;</li><li>Procedures for presentation of country programmes and project proposals to the Executive Committee;</li><li>Acceptance and use of bilateral and regional contributions</li></ol>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee approved the revised estimates, which are contained in annex II to [document <a href="/media/6523" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16</a>].</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Committee approved the revised text of the draft agreement (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/4/Rev.1), with the deletion of paragraph 2.5, and authorized the Chairman to sign the agreement on behalf of the Executive Committee.</p>

Country programme, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Committee adopted the revised text of the draft procedures for presentation of country programmes and project proposals to the Executive Committee as is contained in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6523" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16</a>].</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>It was generally agreed that it was necessary to clarify what costs were or could be met from the resources of national Governments; from the private sector, either out of its current resources or through government loans on concessional terms; or from external sources such as bilateral programmes.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Incremental costs, Institutional strengthening

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Incremental costs, Institutional strengthening <p>The country programmes and project proposals presented by Malaysia and Mexico were the first such matters presented to the Executive Committee for its consideration, therefore, the Committee carefully reviewed the proposals and decided the following:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Country programmes should be viewed as flexible instruments which set out the framework for that country's actions to meet the requirements of the Montreal Protocol. They should be prepared by countries to the extent possible based on the guidance approved by the Executive Committee in Section II of its interim Implementation Guidelines, as further elaborated in the revised model country programme document prepared by the Fund's Secretariat. The two country programmes presented to the Executive Committee should be reviewed by those countries in light of this guidance and consultations with the Fund's Secretariat. The countries should make any adjustments they deemed warranted and resubmit their country programmes prior to the sixth meeting of the Executive Committee. In addition, Egypt mentioned their initial case study and a list of projects for funding, which should also be resubmitted in accordance with the guidance approved by the Executive Committee at its Fifth Meeting.</li><li>Project proposals, where the agreed incremental costs exceeded $500,000, submitted directly by Article 5 countries to the Executive Committee should be evaluated by the Fund's Secretariat which would prepare recommendations for action by the Executive Committee. Countries were encouraged to consult with the Fund's Secretariat during the course of any such project's preparation in order to provide comprehensive and consistent documentation. (Throughout [document <a href="/media/6523" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16</a>], $ signifies United States dollars.)</li><li>Guidelines for preparing country programmes and project proposals should be distributed to all Article 5, paragraph 1 Parties and implementing agencies by the Fund's Secretariat. Implementing agencies should apply the guidelines when cooperating with Parties operating under Article 5, paragraph 1.</li><li>Support for institutional strengthening within an Article 5 Party, though not explicitly contained in the guidelines on incremental costs adopted by the Parties, might, in exceptional cases, be an essential element in achieving the objectives of the Fund and the Montreal Protocol. As such, limited funding or assistance should be provided by the Fund for institutional strengthening. The level of such funding should be decided upon by the Executive Committee on the basis of a recommendation from the Secretariat taking into consideration the amount of controlled substances consumed in that country and the linkage between the institutional strengthening and specific implementation projects.</li><li>The issue of whether the resources of the Fund should be available to support actions taken within an Article 5, paragraph 1 Party prior either to the approval of a specific project by the Executive Committee and implementing agency or to the project's inclusion in an implementing agency's work programme raised important policy issues that should be addressed by the sixth Executive Committee meeting. The Secretariat should prepare a discussion paper on the subject to facilitate review by the Committee, including recognition and consideration for developing countries which have accelerated implementation of their projects to phase out the consumption and emission of ODSs.</li><li>The Secretariat should, in consultation with the implementing agencies, develop and circulate draft guidelines for the presentation of projects by 1 January 1992.</li></ol>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies <p>The Committee then turned to the paper submitted by its Vice-Chairman, proposing a sector-based approach to supporting activities under the Interim Multilateral Fund. The proposal was very widely supported, although some members pointed out that such an approach placed an even higher premium on effective coÔÇæordination among the implementing agencies and that care would need to be exercised to ensure that the mistake was not made of assuming that technology could be automatically transferred among a wide range of countries. Some members considered it undesirable to include the names of individuals and/or companies in Committee papers. The Committee decided that in future presentations that practice should be avoided.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans, Institutional-Agencies, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans, Institutional-Agencies, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>At the conclusion of the discussion, the Executive Committee decided the following:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>There was still need for more coordination of the activities proposed by the three implementing agencies in their work programmes. There must be clear identification of those activities so as to ensure that an activity was not being duplicated (especially with respect to time and cost of preparation) within the same agency work programme and, of course, among the three agencies.</li><li>The sectoral approach was a mechanism to achieve the kind of coordination that would save both money and time. It would also facilitate an overview of regional activities.</li><li>The Secretariat should undertake the exercise with the cooperation of the implementing agencies and should prepare a consolidated document that contained a sector by sector description of activities, a consolidated country by country summary of those activities, and the expected outputs of such activities to the extent such information was available. Proposed budgets for each implementing agency's activities should be included in the consolidated document.</li><li>Planned 1992 work programme activities would be authorized by the Executive Committee up to and until the date at which the Committee approved the implementing agencies' 1992 work programmes.</li><li>The Executive Committee decided to allocate, until further review at its Sixth Meeting, $ 1,125,000 to the World Bank, $ 500,000 to UNDP and $ 300,000 to UNEP. The Committee emphasized that those sums should be used for effective operational purposes.</li><li>Proposals for funding the CFC Office and proposals for the endorsement of specific policy recommendations were separated out for further consideration by the Government of Mexico. The amounts for funding were reduced to $ 4 million and approved on condition that all projects larger than $ 500,000 would be presented for approval by the Executive Committee and more detailed descriptions would be presented to the Executive Committee at its sixth meeting, including an indication of priorities for the timing of projects.</li></ol>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to prepare a revised text on evaluation of the Fund's activities, taking into account the remarks made at the Fifth Meeting, and to submit it to the Executive Committee before the Fourth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>The Executive Committee reviewed the Secretariat document in detail. The document was approved as contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/11/Rev.2, which is reproduced as annex III to [document <a href="/media/6523" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16</a>].</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to continue its consultations with the implementing agencies and the Government of USSR with a view to elaborating modalities for practical utilization of contributions in kind by that country.</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>In view of the decision reported under agenda item 6 to prepare a consolidated document covering the proposed activities of the three implementing agencies in their work programmes, a meeting of the Executive Committee was envisaged which would last two days and be held as soon as consistent with the preparation of that document. The Committee decided to hold its sixth meeting on 27 and 28 February 1992 at Montreal. It would be confirmed later whether the exact venue would be ICAO or elsewhere.</p>

5th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided that the costs of travel and daily subsistence allowance for the attendance of the President of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol or his representative as observer at the meetings in 1992 of the Committee, if he was a national of a developing country operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, should be paid from the Fund.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee took note of a letter addressed to the Chairman by the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Montreal which transmitted a note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to the effect that the persons representing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Executive Committee were empowered to represent the Russian Federation in the organs of the Fund. The Committee decided to transmit the communication to the Meeting of the Parties and agreed that the Russian Federation should provisionally participate as a member of the Executive Committee while awaiting the decision of the Parties.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee, after having noted with satisfaction the presentation of a consolidated work programme and emphasized the need to accelerate implementation, adopted the work programmes of the implementing agencies as presented.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee further decided to allocate US$ 2,754,395 to UNDP, $ 1,621,000 to UNEP and $ 1,150,000 to the World Bank.</p>

Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved Malaysia's country programme and noted that since most of the project proposals identified by the Government of Malaysia exceeded US$ 500,000, individual project documentation would have to be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration and approval.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved Mexico's country programme and noted that since most of the project proposals identified by the Government of Mexico exceeded US$ 500,000, individual project documentation would have to be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration and approval.</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Country programme, Country programme and update, Foam (excluding HCFCs), Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs)

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Country programme, Country programme and update, Foam (excluding HCFCs), Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee noted with regret that the programme had been submitted too late to permit its detailed examination. Nevertheless, it approved the programme on the understanding that approval of the overall programme did not imply approval of each and every project contained therein. The Executive Committee further approved the disbursement of US$ 400,000 to enable Ecuador to initiate activities; US$ 300,000 of the sum would be used to carry out feasibility studies on aerosols and US$ 100,000 for the reduction of CFC-11 use in foam at three refrigerator manufacturing plants.</p><p>The Executive Committee decided to defer consideration of the institutional strengthening component of the programme pending preparation by the Fund Secretariat of a document dealing with institutional strengthening in countries operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 for consideration by the Committee at its Seventh Meeting.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the proposals submitted by Malaysia on the conservation, leakage control and recycling of CFC-12 and the demonstration project in the automobile air-conditioning sector, and on the servicing, maintenance and recovery charging kit for portable extinguishers (halon 1211) and the training project in halon sectors, representing US$ 0.91 million and US$ 0.72 million respectively.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee confirmed the approval of US$ 4 million for project proposals by Mexico which had been agreed at its Fifth Meeting.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee authorized the disbursement of US$ 1.5 million to allow Egypt to continue work on the preparation and appraisal of the other three projects proposed.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After further discussion and in view of the large consumption of ODSs in China and the need to speed up their elimination, the Executive Committee decided to authorize disbursement of an advance of US$ 6 million to allow the commencement of implementation of the project proposals for China. Its decision was subject to the understanding that the World Bank would subsequently give the Executive Committee further details regarding the projects.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee decided to hold its Seventh Meeting at Montreal from 23-26 June 1992.</p>

6th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, General policies <p>The Executive Committee requested the Fund Secretariat to prepare a document on criteria for project approval for consideration at its Seventh Meeting.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>The Executive Committee approved the requests made by Australia, Germany and the United States of America to credit bilateral assistance against their contributions to the Fund.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the UNEP report with appreciation and appealed to countries to provide the necessary information to the Paris Office. It also requested UNEP to prepare a manual explaining how the OAIC system operated and how to access it, and to provide more detail in future budgets.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To facilitate faster implementation of investment projects, the Executive Committee established a subcommittee to evaluate in greater detail the status of a representative sample of approved projects and to report back to the eighth meeting of the Executive Committee with a view to identifying barriers to speedy project preparation and implementation and specific proposals for addressing those problems. The subcommittee would be chaired by the Fund's Vice-chair and would include representatives of Venezuela, Ghana, Germany, and the Secretariat. To aid in the discussion, the subcommittee would ask representatives of Mexico and Malaysia to make presentations on actions taken on previously approved projects. In order to gain a fuller understanding of preparation and implementation processes and opportunities to advance cooperation, the World Bank, UNEP, and UNDP would be invited to make a presentation on their project development and financial disbursement processes.</p><p>A full report on the proceedings and outcome of the work of the subcommittee would be made available for consideration by the Executive Committee at its Eighth Meeting.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the Chilean country programme.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee adopted the draft guidelines and criteria in amended form (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/12/Rev.1) and they are included as Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6525" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30</a>].</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee decided not to approve and not to fund the following two projects:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>installation of low-latitude atmospheric ozone monitoring station;</li><li>research and development on the viability of HFC-134a as a refrigerant for compressors.</li></ol>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved US $1,206,000 for activities to reduce ODS consumption in Chile by 63 per cent on the understanding that they would be part of the World Bank's amended 1992 work programme and that activities costing over US $500,000 would be submitted to the Committee for approval.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee gave final approval to the following projects for which it approved US $3 million, in addition to the advance of US $6 million approved at the Sixth Meeting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Tianjin CFC conversion to LPG (aerosols)</li><li>Shanghai CFC conversion to LPG (aerosols)</li><li>Beijing ABC powder production (halon)</li><li>Zhejian halon extinguisher conversion (halon)</li><li>Fifty per cent reduced CFC foam (rigid foam)</li><li>Zhejian conversion to butane (polystyrene and polyethylene extruded foam)</li></ol>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee gave final approval to funding of US $700,000 for the following project in Jordan: deodorization of liquified petroleum gas (LPG).</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee gave final approval to funding of US $900,000 for the following project in Thailand: automobile air conditioning (MAC) CFC recycling.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee gave final approval for US $1.3 million in funding for the following project in Venezuela: conversion of an expanded polystyrene sheet facility to use hydrocarbons as blowing agent.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Consequently, the Executive Committee approved new projects amounting to a total of US $12.701 million to be implemented by the World Bank.</p>

General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Sub-committees

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Sub-committees <p>The Committee decided that the subcommittee which was to be convened should consider the whole question in depth, propose a deadline for the submission of necessary project documentation and study other matters relating to the preparation of project proposals.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee adopted the following recommendations as presented in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/20:</p><ol class="list-type-number" type="1"><li>Article 5 countries who request it be considered for support for institutional strengthening and that such considerations be made on their individual merits (case-by-case basis). In considering the requests on a case-by-case basis, the peculiar circumstances influencing ODS phase-out in the country should be considered together with the recommended funding level;</li><li>The main objective of such support should be to provide necessary resources to an eligible country to enable it strengthen a mechanism within the country to facilitate expeditious implementation of projects for speedy and effective phaseout of the controlled substances in the country, as well as ensuring effective liaison between the country on the one hand, and the Executive Committee, the Fund Secretariat, and the implementing agencies on the other;</li><li>Requests for institutional strengthening be considered as special projects subject to approval by the Executive Committee on the basis of a written request submitted by the interested Party. However, in order to avoid any possible delays in providing support to requesting countries, the implementing agencies may review and implement such requests within their work programmes, except where the funding requested exceeds US $500,000, and report to the Executive Committee through the Fund Secretariat as and when such requests are approved for implementation;</li><li>Requests for institutional strengthening be included in the country programme of the Party requesting such assistance. However, the requests for institutional support may be submitted separately as a free-standing project ahead of the country programme where circumstances demand.</li></ol>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>After discussing various aspects of the matter, the Executive Committee decided to take note of the two documents and consider the subject further at a later stage. For the time being, it would follow the indicative list in the London documents, but it could consult the two documents in cases where the London documents proved not to provide sufficient guidance.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee adopted the guidelines as amended, (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/22/Rev.1), which are included as Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6525" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30</a>].</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee took note of the document and adopted the recommendation and conclusion therein, as amended (Annex V to [document <a href="/media/6525" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30</a>]).</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee agreed that funding should not be made available to finance activities related to enterprises that were wholly owned by countries that were not Parties to the Montreal Protocol. With regard to enterprises that were partly owned by non-Parties, partial funding could be considered on a case-by-case basis to finance the local share ownership of any given enterprise owned by a non-Party. In such a case, funding could be provided as a percentage of project incremental costs proportionate to the local share ownership of the enterprise with the non-Party responsible for the rest. Subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, the same criteria should apply to bilateral assistance for activities involving nonÔÇæParties (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/25/Corr.1) (Annex VII to [document <a href="/media/6525" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30</a>]).</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Establishment <p>The Executive Committee agreed to recommend that, since the terms of reference for the Executive Committee and the Interim Multilateral Fund had been the result of extremely difficult and delicate negotiations, no substantive changes should be made to them and they should apply <u>mutatis mutandis</u> to the Financial Mechanism.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Committee decided to hold its Eighth Meeting at Montreal from 19 to 21 October 1992.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee approved the revised budget for the Secretariat for 1993 (Annex I to [document <a href="/media/6526" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/8/29</a> and Corr.1]) and the proposed budget for Fund operations for 1993 (Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6526" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/8/29</a>]). It also approved the requests by Australia to offset A$ 6,000 against its 1993 contribution, and the United States of America to offset US $1,669,000 against its 1992 contribution. It further decided that a report on bilateral contributions should be prepared every six months to enable it to be fully apprised of the situation.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Project implementation <p>The Committee adopted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee as included in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6526" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/8/29</a>].</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved a total amount of US $2,439,000 for the following amendments to the 1992 World Bank work programme on the understanding that the amounts could be revised in the light of the Executive Committee's discussions on the document on institutional strengthening to be prepared by the World Bank.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Global Project</td><td>Solvents</td><td>US $ 260,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Halons (for implementation by UNDP)</td><td>US $ 390,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Mobile Air Conditioners (for</p><p>implementation by UNDP)</p></td><td>US $ 360,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Refrigeration</td><td>US $ 60,000</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>Project preparation</td><td>US $ 25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Country programme</td><td>US $ 54,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>Implementation of Government action</td><td>US $ 280,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Maintenance of domestic commercial and</p><p>industrial refrigerators</p></td><td>US $ 300,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Engineering assistance for design, testing</p><p>and introduction of alternative technologies</p></td><td>US $ 360,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aerosol seminar and consultancy</td><td>US $ 50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>Implementation of Government action</td><td><u>US $ 300,000</u></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Total</td><td>US $2,439,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee examined the request for support for institutional strengthening submitted by the Government of Venezuela in a communication to the Chief Officer. It approved the amount of US $100,000 to be included in the work programme of UNDP.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the amount of US $1,277,400 for the following amendments to the UNDP work programme:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>Reconnaissance survey</td><td>US $ 22,600</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Project preparation</td><td>US $ 113,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Institutional strengthening</td><td>US $ 430,600</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Country programme</td><td>US $ 226,000</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>Project preparation</td><td>US $ 113,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Institutional strengthening</td><td>US $ 200,200</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>Country programme</td><td>US $ 45,000</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>Country programme</td><td>US $ 27,000</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>Institutional strengthening</td><td><u>US $ 100,000</u></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Total</td><td>US $1,277,400</td></tr></tbody></table>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO <p>The Executive Committee approved the agreement with UNIDO and authorized the Chairman to sign it on behalf of the Committee. It invited UNIDO to commence discussions with UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank with a view to coordination. It further invited UNIDO to present its work programme to the Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme for Costa Rica and the funding level of US $393,400 for its implementation subject to any major objections thereto being received by the Secretariat within a period of two weeks. The approved funds were to be included as an amendment to UNDP's work programme.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme for Egypt. Such approval did not, however, imply approval of all the funding for all the activities and projects listed.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme for Ghana. It further approved funds amounting to US $573,000 requested for the three projects annexed to the programme. The approved funds were to be included as an amendment to UNDP's work programme.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme for Turkey. Such approval did not, however, imply approval of all the funding for all the activities and projects listed.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme without approval of the funding level. It requested UNEP to revise the cost estimates and include them it its 1993 work programme.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the project proposal for China and US $300,000 for project preparation.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following five project proposals; the first four would be implemented by UNDP and the fifth would be implemented by the World Bank:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Misr foam - polyurethane foam US $ 497,000</li><li>Taki-Vita - polyurethane foam US $ 294,000</li><li>Koldair refrigeration (fixed project costs only) US $ 272,000</li><li>Technopol - moulded polyurethane foam US $ 645,000</li><li>MCMC Compressors HFC-134a US $2,800,000</li></ol>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee decided that the US $1.5 million already disbursed to UNDP for project development in Egypt should be used towards implementation of the four projects to be implemented by UNDP. The representative of UNDP informed that US $100,000 has already been budgeted for preparation of the current and future projects in Egypt. Therefore the additional sum of US $308,000 required for implementation should be included as an amendment to UNDP's work programme.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee did not approve the project proposal on Elimination of CFC-12 in Foam Manufacturing at Al Sharif Plastic Factories as presented.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank:</p><p>Domestic Refrigeration Arcelik - HFC-134a US $4,900,000</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project proposal to be implemented by the World Bank:</p><p>Refrigeration and air conditioning US $1,100,000.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Chairman said that the report to the Parties would consist of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/8/27 and the report of the Executive Committee on its Eighth Meeting. In addition, he would be presenting the Executive Committee's report to the Parties at their meeting and would describe further important aspects of the work of the Executive Committee. If possible, he would distribute the text of his statement to the members of the Executive Committee in advance. The Committee approved its Report to the Fourth Meeting of the Parties which is contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro.4/8/Rev.1.</p>

8th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee decided to hold its Ninth Meeting at Montreal from 22-24 February 1993.</p>

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To create a standing Sub-Committee on Financial Matters composed of representatives of Canada, France, Malaysia and Venezuela and to adopt its terms of reference.</p>

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To establish a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Malaysia (Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee) to consider the question of contributions in arrears.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Establishment, Financial mechanism

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Establishment, Financial mechanism <p>To establish an informal working group to consider the operation of the financial mechanism since 1 January 1991 and the three-year plan and budget of the Multilateral Fund (1994-1996).</p>

Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies <p>That all progress reports must be submitted at the proper time and should contain precise information on the reasons for any delays. It further decided to request the Secretariat to work with the implementing agencies to develop a standard format for communicating progress and the reasons for delays.</p>

Country programme and update, Implementation delays and status reports

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Implementation delays and status reports <p>To discuss at its Tenth Meeting a status report on country programmes in light of the increasing tendency to approve projects separately rather than within the context of country programmes.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNEP business plans

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNEP business plans <p>To circulate the information kit in all United Nations languages.</p>

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the following work programmes and associated budgets:</p><p>UNDP US $4,217,958</p><p>UNEP US $2,288,900</p><p>UNIDO US $ 491,500</p><p>World Bank US $5,364,840</p>

Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the country programme for China.</p>

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the following project proposals:</p><p>China (adjusted incremental costs</p><p>for previously approved projects) US $ 1,275,000 Ecuador US $ 1,362,000</p><p>Philippines US $ 11,420,000</p><p>The total amount for work programmes and associated budgets and projects approved at the Ninth Meeting is US$ 26,420,198.</p>

9th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To hold its Tenth Meeting in Montreal from 28 to 30 June 1993, preceded by a meeting of the sub-committee on contributions in arrears on 27 June 1993.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>To request the Treasurer, in consultation with the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies, and in particular with the Resource Mobilization Group of the World Bank, to prepare a discussion paper on how promissory notes would operate within the context of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request by the United States of America to credit against its 1993 contribution the amount of US $396,110 provided for Stage 1a (Model Prototype Development and Testing) of the Staged Project to produce CFC-free refrigerators in China.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the amount of US $3,296,652 for amendments to the UNDP work programme.</p>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Project cancellation

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Project cancellation <p>To endorse the transfer from UNDP to UNEP, as implementing agency, of the 1991 refrigeration sector training and demonstration activities in Ghana and Kenya, as well as implementation of the remaining five 1992 regional refrigeration training and demonstration workshops, with a concurrent transfer of funds of US $470,081, including programme support costs, from UNDP to UNEP.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the amount of US $873,071 for amendments to the UNIDO work programme.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the amount of US $1,220,000 for amendments to the World Bank work programme.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, Progress reports - policies <p>To request the implementing agencies, in future annual reports, to provide information in the uniform format to be approved by the Executive Committee and to provide information on "Funds Disbursed" at the same level of detail as given in the approval of the Executive Committee and as recorded in the Consolidated Progress Report.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Project implementation

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Project implementation <p>To request UNDP to clarify the apparent low amount of interest included in the 1992 financial report. It requested the Treasurer and the implementing agencies to show in their future financial reports their average investment earnings calculated on the basis of the interest earned/cash available ratio.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the country programmes of Cameroon, Cuba, Fiji, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, Maldives, Mauritius, Panama, Philippines, and Uruguay. However, this approval did not denote prior approval of funding levels contained in the country programmes.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the institutional strengthening requests of Cuba (US $172,000), Uruguay (US $173,800), Guatemala (US $172,000), Mauritius (US $50,000), and Panama (US $172,500). It also approved US $20,200 for the training of custom officers as requested by Cameroon.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening <p>To request Parties operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, and the implementing agencies collaborating with them:</p><p><span>- </span>to give priority to early completion of country programmes;</p><p><span>- </span>to strive to submit completed country programme documents within nine months of the disbursement of the funds to the Article 5 Parties for their preparation;</p><p><span>- </span>in preparing projects on institutional strengthening, to make provision to address the needs of the country with respect to the data submission requirements of Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the following amounts:</p><p>US $4,575,000 for two projects in China US $2,278,000 for three projects in Egypt US $1,252,000 for two projects in India</p><p>US $10,673,000 for twelve projects in Thailand.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To give permission to proceed with phase II activities in Thailand refrigerator projects, as well as with the following two projects:</p><p>Elimination of ozone-depleting substances used in the production of household refrigerators (A.P. National)</p><p>Conversion of electronic cleaning from CFC-113 to high purity water cleaning (Team Tronics).</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>To deny permission to proceed on the Admiral refrigerator project and defer a decision on the MAC and chiller retrofit projects in Thailand.</p>

Country programme, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>To request Parties operating under Article 5, paragraph 1:</p><p><span>- </span>when submitting project proposals to the Executive Committee prior to approval of their country programmes, to submit proposals for priority projects consistent with the country's emerging strategy for phasing out ozone-depleting substances.</p><p><span>- </span>to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of their country programmes.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>To approve the report on the operation of the Financial Mechanism since 1 January 1991 with the Treasurer's report annexed thereto for submission to the forthcoming meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (Geneva, August 1993).</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Replenishment, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Replenishment, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>To approve the proposed three-year plan and budget of the Multilateral Fund (1994- 1996) for submission to the forthcoming meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (Geneva, August 1993).</p>

Replenishment, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties, Status of contributions and disbursements

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Replenishment, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To submit the paper on temporary difficulties encountered by Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland to the forthcoming meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties (Geneva, August 1993).</p>

Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To request the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies to take appropriate actions to explore the possibility of making use of the in-kind contributions proposed by Hungary in implementation of projects in the refrigeration sector in Article 5, paragraph 1, countries as a test case for consideration by the Executive Committee of possible policy issues arising from in-kind contributions.</p>

Other Sources of Income, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties, Status of contributions and disbursements

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To request the Fund Secretariat to explore further the potential of in-kind contributions from Bulgaria and other countries for which in-kind contributions might be used for outstanding contributions and to report to the Fifth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To urge countries experiencing temporary difficulties and not operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, to cooperate with UNEP IE/PAC to provide information on available technologies and expertise in those countries for dissemination to Article 5, paragraph 1, countries. It also encouraged those countries to contact Article 5, paragraph 1, countries to identify opportunities for cooperation through in-kind contributions.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>That the statement made by the Czech Republic regarding payment of a contribution should be followed up by the Treasurer.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To request the Fund Secretariat to follow up its approaches to Belarus and the Slovak Republic and to explore further the potential of in-kind contributions by the five Parties identified by the sub-committee on contributions in arrears. The results of those interactions should be reported to the next Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To urge countries referred to in paragraph 21 above to cooperate with UNEP IE/PAC to provide information on available technologies and expertise in those countries for dissemination to Article 5, paragraph 1, countries. It also encouraged those countries to contact Article 5, paragraph 1, countries to identify opportunities for cooperation through in-kind contributions.</p>

Incremental operating costs, Recurrent costs, Savings and benefits and overruns, Taxes and duties, customs clearance and storage costs

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Recurrent costs, Savings and benefits and overruns, Taxes and duties, customs clearance and storage costs <p>To note that with respect to the document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/39, the following recommended guidelines were developed based on circumstances encountered and decisions taken to date and could be subject to further interpretation and/or amendment at the project preparation and approval and strategic levels. Policy decisions on all guidelines would be taken by the Executive Committee. The Committee decided the following:</p><ol type="A"><li>the Multilateral Fund would not finance such costs as taxes, duties or other such transfer payments, nor the loss of economic subsidies or rates of return in excess of cost of capital which might incorporate non-economic financial effects such as administered prices or interest rates. Funding of the enterprises' financial costs by the Multilateral Fund would effectively be making the country a grant that exceeded the country's actual additional costs, which was not the intention of the Parties;</li><li>given the uncertainty associated with projecting future cash flows, recurrent costs would be considered for a transitional period as defined in the document and its Annexes. In cases where recurrent costs were not considered as defined in the document and its Annexes, a justification for that approach must be given to the Executive Committee by the implementing agency;</li><li>the policy of the Fund was to take savings and benefits into account when determining the grant amount. Savings and benefits of the project would be taken into account as outlined in that document and its Annexes. Where the savings and benefits of the project were uncertain, the estimate of the present value should, while remaining realistic, be made conservatively. The savings and benefits must be discounted to the net present value. In cases where savings and benefits were not considered as defined in the document and its Annexes, a justification for that approach must be given to the Executive Committee by the implementing agency;</li><li>incremental costs would not be financed by the Fund where there was evidence of double-counting.</li></ol>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Policy issues in project proposals

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Policy issues in project proposals <p>To authorize the Secretariat to meet with the implementing agencies to prepare, on the basis of the document submitted by the representative of Norway on Future Work Procedures of the Executive Committee and taking into account the views expressed during the discussion, a paper for the Committee's consideration at its next meeting that would set out on the one hand how the Committee's project review efforts could be streamlined and, on the other, how to deal with policy issues. In addition, several policy papers should be prepared so that the Committee could see not only the choice of options available to it but also concrete examples of how the Committee could proceed to take policy decisions. There should also be a paper on process alternatives.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To adopt the present report, on the basis of the draft report contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/L1, at its closing session on 1 July 1993.</p>

10th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To hold its Eleventh Meeting in Bangkok from 10 to 12 November 1993. It was understood that this did not constitute a precedent, and that subsequent meetings of the Executive Committee would normally be held in Montreal.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>To approve the revised 1994 budget of the Fund Secretariat with the understanding that budget line 3301 (Travel and DSA for Chairman and Vice-Chairman) could be used to support travel of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee, irrespective of whether or not they represent countries operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, if such travel was required to enable the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson to represent the Executive Committee (<a href="/media/6529" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/11/36</a>, Annex II).</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>To approve the proposed budget for the Fund Secretariat for 1994-1996 (<a href="/media/6529" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/11/36</a>, Annex III).</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request by Canada to credit against its 1993 contribution the sum of US $759,000 for bilateral activities in: China (US $172,500), Brazil (US $172,500) and Venezuela (US $414,000).</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request by South Africa to credit US $30,000 in bilateral contribution against its 1994 contribution for a workshop for English-speaking countries in Africa.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request by the United States of America to credit US $1,017,000 against its 1993 contribution for a number of bilateral activities in China (US $399,000), Ecuador (US $61,000), Malaysia (US $24,000) and Mexico (US $533,000).</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the amount of US $31,976 in bilateral contribution to be credited against Singapore's 1993 contribution to begin a regional methyl chloroform elimination programme for the ASEAN countries, provided that all participating beneficiary countries agreed to the assistance; funds were used towards the dissemination of information concerning the adaptation of technologies to local circumstances (the third component); and funding for additional project components was presented in subsequent requests in accordance with bilateral assistance guidelines.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>That, in the future, promissory notes did constitute committable resources and that the deposit of a promissory note would be considered to be payment of a country's contribution to the Fund. Promissory notes would be encashed on a fixed schedule with</p><p>the option of accelerated encashment on demand by the Treasurer in light of needs on a pro rata basis. If there was a need for an accelerated encashment, notes deposited prior to 1994 should be encashed before accelerated encashment of notes deposited in 1994 or after was required. The scheduling of draw down from 1994 promissory notes would begin in 1995. If the notes deposited before 1994 were encashed in totality in 1994, the draw down from 1994 promissory notes could begin in 1994.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>To request the Treasurer to submit a draft schedule of promissory notes to the next meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account the preceding paragraph.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>To endorse the proposal of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters that the implementing agencies work with the Treasurer and the Fund Secretariat during the next two weeks, to revise the document on uniform format for future financial reports, which would be circulated informally to Executive Committee members so as to enable the Committee to approve it at its next meeting and that, once common definitions had been developed, they could be used for all the reporting requirements of the implementing agencies.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Progress reports - policies <p>To request the implementing agencies to present their (progress) reports in such a way as to permit comparisons.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the following amounts for amendments to the Work Programmes of the implementing agencies:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>Amount US$</td><td>Support Costs US$</td><td>TOTAL US$</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>3,403,830</td><td>442,500</td><td>3,846,330</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>461,000</td><td>85,930 <sup>1</sup></td><td>546,930</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>715,875</td><td>93,064</td><td>808,939</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>562,520</td><td>Not applicable</td><td>562,520</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>TOTAL</td><td>5,143,225</td><td>621,494</td><td>5,764,719</td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 Includes US $26,000 support cost of the information dissemination project in the Philippines (US $200,000) transferred from the World Bank.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the transfer of US $200,000 from the World Bank to UNEP for the information dissemination project in the Philippines approved at the Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee and request the Treasurer's disbursements to the implementing agencies concerned to take into account this adjustment.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Savings and benefits and overruns <p>To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare a policy guidance paper on how to deal with projects that might realize net incremental savings.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the country programmes of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Syria. The approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve US $695,500 and US $90,415 support costs (for a total of US $785,915) for projects within the country programmes of Algeria (US $297,000 and US $38,610 support costs), Burkina Faso (US $139,500 and US $18,135 support costs) and Senegal (US $259,000 and US $33,670 support costs) to be included as amendments to UNEP's 1993 Work Programme.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>To approve the India country programme documentation as a first step in the development of a comprehensive phase-out strategy subject to the following:</p><ol class="awlist1" type="a"><li>The country programme documentation would be revised to incorporate:</li><li>the substantive information provided by India to the Fund Secretariat prior to the Eleventh Meeting of the Executive Committee and included in the presentation provided by India at that meeting;</li><li>an adjustment of the programme in response to the Fund Secretariat's comments on the country programme documentation; and</li><li>the results of the survey of the small and informal sector, including an identification of projects and specific time-frames for phase-out.</li></ol><p>This revision should be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval at a subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee.</p><ol class="awlist5" type="a" start="2"><li>Approval of the country programme did not denote endorsement or approval of any projects or funding levels outlined therein.</li><li>The Executive Committee further requested India to consider:</li><li>an accelerated phase-out together with the associated costs; and</li><li>avoidance of the start-up of new production of halons or other ODSs together with a determination of the associated costs in doing so.</li></ol>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the country programme of Thailand and request that account be taken of the comments in the Evaluation Sheet during its implementation.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the following amounts for projects to be implemented by UNDP:</p><p><span>- </span>US $650,000 and US $84,500 support costs for one project in Egypt.</p><p><span>- </span>US $690,000 and US $89,700 support costs for one project in Malaysia.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve US $3,228,395 and US $419,691 support costs for phase I of a refrigeration project in Iran to be implemented by UNIDO and to grant UNIDO permission to proceed with the development of phase II of the project.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the following amounts for projects to be implemented by the World Bank.</p><p><span>- </span>US $2,129,000 for three projects in India</p><p><span>- </span>US $4,100,000 for two projects in Venezuela with the recommendation that implementation of the two projects should not result in additional production capacity</p><p><span>- </span>US $4,550,000 for six projects in Indonesia.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Incremental costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Incremental costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To request that the India project proposal: Replacement of CFC-11 blowing agent in polyurethane systems with low and non-ODS materials (Expanded Incorporation) be revised to eliminate the ineligible cost items and that the World Bank be granted permission to proceed with further development of the project as part of a strategy covering all producers of foam chemical systems in India.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To defer the decision on the India project, IICT Hyderabad (Basic data development - HFC-134a process), pending the development of policy guidelines on production of substitutes taking into consideration strategies for the development of indigenous technologies and the utilization of imported technologies.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>To transmit to the Fifth Meeting of the Parties all five scenarios as presented in the revised version of the document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/11/31/Rev.1: The impact of non-committed resources at the end of 1993 on the 1994-1996 assessments.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>To approve the draft report of the Executive Committee to the Fifth Meeting of the Parties subject to its updating subsequent to the decisions adopted at the Eleventh Meeting of the Committee.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Policy issues in project proposals, Regime and operation including meetings, Sub-committees

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Policy issues in project proposals, Regime and operation including meetings, Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee decided that:</p><ol class="awlist7" type="1"><li>Documentation for country programmes distributed to all Committee members might be limited to country programme cover sheets, executive summaries, and Fund Secretariat comments, although the full country programme would be made available upon request.</li><li>Implementing agencies and the Fund Secretariat should meet in December to consider work programme activities for the following year and to establish their relation to the three-year plan and budget.</li><li>Documentation for project proposals distributed to all Committee members should be limited to the executive project summary, the technical review and response, and the Fund Secretariat's comments although project proposal background material will be made available upon request.</li><li>Projects for which all issues had been resolved in advance of Committee meetings might be submitted for blanket approval.</li><li>Approval on a non-objectional basis should be adopted by the Committee and implementing agencies should be encouraged to submit proposals for non- objectional approval.</li><li>Consultants used in the preparation of proposals should not be allowed to review them.</li><li>Implementing agencies and the Fund Secretariat should develop a standard format for technical reviews for the Executive Committee's consideration at its next meeting.</li><li>The Executive Committee should establish a sessional Project Review Sub- Committee when deemed necessary.</li><li>Conclusions of the Executive Committee on policy issues arising out of projects were to be considered as guidance in the development of future project proposals.</li><li>Policy issues should be presented for consideration of the Executive Committee by the Fund Secretariat to the earliest available Committee meeting as part of a separate agenda item on policy issues.</li><li>The Fund Secretariat should prepare a meeting overview paper for distribution to Committee members before Committee meetings.</li></ol>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>To request the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies to prepare a paper on the technical review of projects, taking into consideration the paper prepared by the United States and Canada, and to submit it to the Twelfth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>To defer consideration of the paper introduced by the World Bank until the Twelfth Meeting of the Executive Committee to give members sufficient time to consider the recommendations in the paper.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>To request the Fund Secretariat to revise and expand the interim report, incorporating the comments made during the discussion and present it to the Twelfth Meeting.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>To request the Fund Secretariat in consultation with the implementing agencies, to examine more fully the issues related to the cost effectiveness of transitional substances and present a report to the Executive Committee at its Twelfth Meeting.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To adopt the report on the basis of the draft report contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/11/L.1, Add.1 and Corr.1 at its closing session on 12 November 1993.</p>

11th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To hold its Twelfth Meeting at Montreal from 28 to 30 March 1994.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To appoint representatives of Australia, Cameroon (Chairman of the Sub-Committee), France and India to the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To set up a project review sub-committee composed of representatives of Algeria (Chairman of the Sub-Committee), Argentina, Australia, France, Malaysia and the United States of America.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>To establish a sub-committee to review the terms of reference as included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/35. The Committee appointed representatives of Australia (Chairman of the Sub-Committee), Brazil, Denmark, India, United States of America and Venezuela to serve as members of the sub-committee.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>That arrears for 1993 and prior years should be paid in cash in accordance with the decision taken at the Eleventh Meeting of the Executive Committee on establishing promissory notes for payment of future contributions. However, in view of the difficulties experienced by countries with economies in transition in meeting their obligations, the Executive Committee decided to extend to them the facilities of payment of their arrears through promissory notes.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Agreed that, with respect to the difficulty faced by the World Bank vis-a-vis the promissory notes held in the Treasurer's name not constituting guaranteed resources, the Treasurer should establish procedures, in consultation with the World Bank, to permit the transfer of</p><p>3 More details relating to the Committee's decisions/requests are referred to by giving the appropriate paragraph in the body of the report.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the notes he held, or parts thereon, on a pro-rata basis, to the World Bank for the amounts approved by the Executive Committee. The Bank would be responsible for determining the draw-down against those notes for its disbursements on a need-based approach and, in turn, would report to the Treasurer details of such encashments.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To request the Treasurer to send letters to Parties not operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, asking them to provide an indication of the form of payment of contributions, including a schedule for such payment, and urging upon them the need to pay at least 80 per cent of their 1994 contributions to the Fund before the next meeting of the Executive Committee and, similarly, for subsequent years, before the first meeting of the Executive Committee each year.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>To adopt the proposed encashment schedule, attached as Annex II to this report, as an initial encashment schedule which could be modified later on the basis of experience gained.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project implementation <p>To accept the format for financial reporting contained in Annex III of this report.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request of the Government of the United States of America and agreed that, the Treasurer should credit the requested amount of US $735,000 accordingly. (paragraph 33)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>To approve the request of the Government of Australia, included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/5/Add.1, to credit US $66,800 in bilateral assistance against its 1994 contribution to the Fund.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>To approve the following amounts for the Work Programmes of the implementing agencies:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Amount US $ Support Costs US $</td><td>TOTAL US $</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>6,215,350</td><td>808,000</td><td>7,023,350</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>2,546,140</td><td>331,000</td><td>2,877,140</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>175,000</td><td>22,750</td><td>197,750</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>2,743,000</td><td>Not applicable</td><td>2,743,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>11,679,490</td><td>1,161,750</td><td>12,841,240</td></tr></tbody></table>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To defer a decision on the Kein Hing Solvent Project in Malaysia.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Savings and benefits and overruns <p>To disallow the use of growth projections in determining operational costs and benefits either positive or negative for future projects for all recipient countries. It further recommended that national pricing be used, except where it was higher than 20 per cent from the regional border price.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>That the networking activities would be for a three-year period. However, the amounts of US</p><p>$224,000 for ODSONET/LA and US $180,000 for ODSONET/AF would apply to 1994 only. It approved the cost of the meeting of consultants (US $70,000) on the understanding that UNEP and the Fund Secretariat would collaborate in preparing the terms of reference for the meeting and the modalities for expanding its scope. Regarding the activity "continue and improve sectoral data collection" (US $215,000), UNEP was requested to provide details of the cost of the activity in future work programmes, addressing in particular the effectiveness of the on-line information exchange service.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the following country programmes: Colombia, Indonesia, C├┤te d'Ivoire, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Sudan. The approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels, unless otherwise indicated.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve the institutional strengthening projects for the following countries: Colombia (paragraph 96), C├┤te d'Ivoire (paragraph 99), Malawi (paragraph 100), Sri Lanka (paragraph 101) and Sudan (paragraph 102).</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To approve/give permission to proceed/defer, as appropriate, projects submitted on behalf of the countries listed below. The relevant decisions taken by the Committee in this regard are included in the paragraphs indicated for each country as follows:</p><p><u>China</u> (paragraphs 105-110)</p><p><u>Egypt</u> (paragraphs 112-114)</p><p><u>India</u> (paragraphs 115-123)</p><p><u>Jordan</u> (paragraphs 124-128)</p><p><u>Malaysia</u> (paragraphs 129-130)</p><p><u>Philippines</u> (paragraphs 131-132)</p><p><u>Thailand</u> (paragraphs 133-134)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>To request the Secretariat to calculate the total administrative support costs charged to the Financial Mechanism so far, based on a definition of admissible administrative support costs and an analysis of such costs as presently charged by each agency, including the Secretariat costs.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>To request the Secretariat to consult with the implementing agencies to produce a paper which would help the Executive Committee to consider the possible future use of reasonable cost effectiveness ranges on a sub-sector by sub-sector basis with a view to ensuring the most expeditious, effective and efficient possible utilization of funds to address the ozone depletion problem.</p>

Country programme, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>To defer the Regional Data Collection Systems Workshop for Africa pending submission by the Secretariat to the Thirteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee of a paper dealing with the scope of activities under the institutional strengthening projects and country programme preparation and how they related to data collection.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>To request the Secretariat to convene a group composed of experts on process engineering related to the production of ODS substitutes and financial experts to consider issues associated with the calculation of incremental costs in the production of ODS substitutes. (paragraph 109)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare an overview paper showing the impact on the Fund of various operational cost durations in the refrigerator sector.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Savings and benefits and overruns <p>To request the Secretariat to prepare, in collaboration with the implementing agencies and taking into account the views expressed during the discussion, a revised paper on projects that might realize net incremental savings for submission to the next meeting.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>That the Fund Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, should develop the lists mentioned in sub-paragraphs 18 (b) and (c) of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/30 and submit them to the Executive Committee for decision. (paragraph 141)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>To adopt the guidelines for project reviews proposed in paragraphs 15-19 as amended of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/30, including the format for technical review (Annex IV). (paragraph 144)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>To establish an independent technical advisory group which would meet as directed. The modalities and operational aspects of the group would be worked out by the Fund Secretariat and submitted to the Thirteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee for decision. (paragraph 144)</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Contingency costs <p>To adopt the recommendations contained in the Secretariat's document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/32 and in paragraph 156 of the report.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>To adopt the recommendations contained in paragraphs 159 and 160 of the report.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>To adopt the recommendations contained in the Secretariat's document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/34 as indicated in paragraph 168 of the report.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Establishment

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Establishment <p>To adopt the terms of reference included in Annex V to this report. The modalities relating to the preparation of the review are included in paragraphs 169, 170, 171 and 178 of the report.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>To request India, in the absence of a consensus as to how the Indian proposal could best be handled, India to revise its paper to clarify the ambiguities mentioned by the Secretariat, bearing in mind the views expressed during the present discussion on how the issue should be dealt with and to resubmit it in good time with a request that the Executive Committee consider the revised paper at its next meeting and transmit it to the Open-ended Working Group meeting in July.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To adopt the present report, on the basis of the draft report contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/L.1/Rev.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/L.1/Rev.1/Add.1, at its closing session on 31 March 1994.</p>

12th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>To hold its Thirteenth Meeting at Montreal from 25 to 27 July 1994, and the Project Review Sub-Committee was to meet one day earlier if required. It further decided to fix 30 September to 1 October 1994 as tentative dates for the Fourteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee to be held prior to the Meeting of the Parties.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Report on balances and availability of resources

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After hearing the report of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee approved a US $450,000 reimbursable cash advance to the Ozone Secretariat to enable it to facilitate the study on the Financial Mechanism, and requested the Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to arrange to reimburse the funds to the Multilateral Fund within the course of the 1995 financial year. The Executive Committee placed on record the fact that the cash advance should not set a precedent for similar demands in the future for cash advances from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of France, included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/7 and Corr.1 and 2, to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $44,000 in bilateral assistance for country programme preparation in Mauritania. The Executive Committee requested the Treasurer to credit the amount of US $44,000 accordingly.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee also approved the request of the Government of France, included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/7 and Corr.1 and 2, to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $30,000 in bilateral assistance for country programme preparation in Vietnam. The Executive Committee requested the Treasurer to credit the amount of US $30,000 accordingly. Consequently, the UNEP IE/PAC budget for the preparation of the Vietnam country programme was reduced from US $60,000 to US $30,000.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of Singapore, included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/7 and Corr. 1 and 2, to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $40,000 in bilateral assistance for the project entitled "Training workshop on CFC-113 and methyl chloroform substitutes and alternative technologies". The Executive Committee requested the Treasurer to credit the amount of US $40,000 accordingly.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of the United States, included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/7 and Corr. 1 and 2, to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $1,629,000 in bilateral assistance for the following activities, all individually costing below US $500,000:</p><p>Project preparation/technical assistance (Foams), Argentina US $105,000 Project preparation (Halons), China US $200,000</p><p>Halon 1211 management, Ecuador US $ 58,000</p><p>Cancun Chiller Workshop (Building Chillers), Mexico US $ 9,000 Sectoral study project preparation (Refrigeration), Mexico US $410,000 Demonstration project (Mobile Air Conditioners), Mexico US $120,000</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>Project preparation (Solvents), Mexico</td><td>US $450,000</td></tr><tr><td>Project preparation/technical assistance (Halons), Panama</td><td>US $120,000</td></tr><tr><td>8,000</td><td>Halon 1211 management/technical assistance, Uruguay</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Demonstration project (Mobile Air Conditioners), Venezuela</td><td>US $ 53,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Technical assistance (Halons), Venezuela</td><td>US $ 31,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Low-consuming country refrigerant strategy development, Regional/Latin America and the Caribbean</td><td>US $ 65,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Executive Committee requested the Treasurer to credit the amount of US $1,629,000 accordingly.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>The Executive Committee thereupon approved the expedited process for approval of projects under US $500,000, as proposed by the United States, the major steps for implementation of the streamlined mechanism being as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The testing Implementing Agency would negotiate with an Article 5 country an agreement which would include sector specific cost-effectiveness boundaries which would serve as an incentive for the development of highly cost-effective projects which are eligible for expedited Fund approval of projects under US $500,000;</li><li>The agreement would then be presented to the Executive Committee so that it may assure itself that the cost-effectiveness boundaries would ensure that the agreement would serve as an incentive for the submission and approval of highly cost-effective projects;</li><li>Projects submitted under this process would have to meet normal, under US $500,000 information requirements, but would be reviewed by the Secretariat only for the following matters: presentation of new policy issues and consistency with Executive Committee guidelines and precedents. All projects found to be inconsistent with this criteria would be held over until the next Executive Committee meeting. All projects found to be consistent with these matters would, within 10 days of submission to the Secretariat, be sent to the members of the Executive Committee for their review and approval on a no-objection basis;</li><li>The members of the Executive Committee would be given five business days from the time of receipt of the documents to request that a particular project be held over for consideration by the Executive Committee. No response in that time would be taken as approval of the project;</li><li>Upon the expiration of the review period, the Secretariat would inform the Agency of the results of the review by the Executive Committee. The Secretariat would also request the Treasurer to advance funds to the Implementing Agency to facilitate the expeditious implementation of approved projects.</li></ol>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>The Executive Committee agreed upon a testing period of six months for the new mechanism.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 World Bank work programme for an amount of US $2,520,960.</p><p><u>Country</u> <u>Project</u> <u>Approved</u> <u>Amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Argentina Institutional strengthening 359,500</p><p>Brazil System for storage and charging of ester oils used in manufacture of HFC-134a refrigerant refrigerator compressors at Empresa Brasileira de Compressors (EMBRACO)</p><p><br>221,2001</p><table><tbody><tr><td>China</td><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in manufacture of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sheet at Shanghai No.18 Plastics Product Plant</td><td>450,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Fire extinguisher product conversion from Halon 1211 to ABC dry chemical at Benxi Fire Equipment Factory, Liaoning</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 See paragraph 82.</p><p>The Committee agreed that loss of profit is not considered an eligible operating incremental cost. It further decided to defer approval of the project until operating savings are calculated and taken into account when determining the grant amount for the above-mentioned project.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>India</td><td>Conversion of CFC-12 open-type compressor designs for use of HCFC-22 refrigerant at Freezeking Industries Pvt. Ltd.</td><td>240,500</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at P.T. Erlangga Trimanunggal Kusamah</td><td>379,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at P.T. Royal Abadi Sejahtera</td><td>237,500</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>ODS phase-out investment project preparation</td><td>170,000</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Production of HFC-134a mobile air-conditioner parts at Nippondenso</td><td>141,500</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>The Committee decided that the utilization of CFC-12 equipment for production of spare parts should be checked at the appraisal stage. If the CFC-12 equipment is used for production of CFC-12 spare parts the cost of this equipment should be evaluated and the grant amount should be adjusted accordingly. The Executive Committee should be reported to on this matter.</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Conversion of Electronic Cleaning Process from CFC-113 to High-Purity Water Cleaning at Team Tronics Co., Ltd.</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to calculate incremental operating costs (savings) taking into account the comments by the Secretariat at the appraisal stage and to report back to the Executive Committee.</p><p><br>221,760</p><p>Turkey ODS phase-out investment project preparation 100,000</p><p>Total Project Costs: 2,520,960</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the project, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 82 above, in the amount of US $221,200, which represented 79 per cent of the requested funding and reflected the share of EMBRACO's production which is utilized in Article 5 countries.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Argentina. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Brazil. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Kenya. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee also approved the country programmes of Botswana (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/18), Seychelles (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/21), Uganda (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/23), and Zimbabwe (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/24).</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels. It also approved the following amounts for institutional strengthening projects: US $90,200 in Botswana, US $31,900 in Seychelles, US $64,515 in Uganda, US $171,050 in Zimbabwe, and US $46,496 for project support costs for UNEP.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee did not approve the country programme of Slovenia, finding that as that country's per capita consumption of controlled substances was 0.57 kg, it was in breach of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee requested the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Kenya, Botswana, Seychelles, Uganda and Zimbabwe to provide information on the progress of the country programmes within one year of their approval, i.e. on 31 July 1995 and annually on the 31st day of July of each subsequent year.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the recommendation and the views expressed and requested the Implementing Agencies to bear them in mind in country programme preparation.</p><p>[With regard to the issue of base year consumption data of controlled substances, the Executive Committee agreed that Implementing Agencies should be requested to expand the scope of data collection during the country programme preparation to cover the base years for respective ODS.</p><p>With regard to the issue of data reporting, the Executive Committee agreed that Implementing Agencies should advise Article 5 Parties to report their data to the Ozone Secretariat as required by Article 7 of the Protocol following completion of the country programmes.</p><p>With regard to the issue of projects in country programmes, the Executive Committee agreed that projects that were developed as part of the process of country programme preparation and included in the country programmes for approval by the Executive Committee should first be discussed with the designated Implementing Agency and, where necessary, a technical review obtained from the agency and attached to the project before submission.</p><p>With regard to the issue of halon recycling and banking, the Executive Committee recommended that UNEP and UNDP should examine how arrangements could be made for a regional or national approach to such recycling and banking, depending on the specific circumstances of the country involved.</p><p>With regard to the issue of retrofitting of refrigeration equipment, the Executive Committee agreed to recommend that countries should be given appropriate advice and training so they could appreciate the implications of a phase-out of ODS in that sector.</p><p>With regard to the issue of policy towards funding projects to maintain strategic stocks of ODS, some representatives supported the Secretariat's proposal that Implementing Agencies should discourage, as an ineligible activity under the Fund, the inclusion in country programmes of requests for funding to maintain strategic stocks of ozone depleting substances before those substances were phased out.]</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Investment project for phasing-out of ODS at Bandex S.A. 517,630</p><p>Investment project for phasing-out of ODS at Celpack S.A. 503,094</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 132,694</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Investment Project for Phasing-out of CFCs at FAEM S.A. 1,935,860</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 251,662</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible 670,000 and integral skin polyurethane foam at Yanfeng</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane 690,000 foam products at Tianjin Polyurethane Plastic Plant</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 176,800</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of 687,000 rigid polyurethane pipe insulation at Shanghai N1 6 Plastic</p><p>Product Plant</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subject to the conditions appearing in paragraph 111, the Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p>Application development for conversion of compressor 1,280,000 manufacturing to HFC-134a rotary compressor designs at</p><p>Shanghai Refrigerator Compressor Co. Ltd.</p><p>Engineering assistance for conversion of refrigerator 1,327,000 manufacture to HFC-134a refrigerant with rotary</p><p>compressors at Shanghai Shangling General Refrigerator Factory</p><p>Engineering assistance for conversion of refrigerator manufacture 1,368,000 to HFC-134a refrigerant with Tecumseh designed HFC-134a</p><p>compressors at Hua Yi Electrical Appliance General Co.</p><p>Engineering assistance for conversion of refrigerator manufacture 1,010,000 to a ternary blend refrigerant (MP-39) using conventional</p><p>compressors at Shanghai Shanglu Electrical Appliances Co. Ltd.</p><p>Engineering assistance for conversion of refrigerator manufacture 1,360,000 to use of HFC-152a refrigerant using conventional compressors</p><p>at Wanbao Electric Appliance Industrial Corp.</p><p>Engineering assistance for conversion of refrigerator manufacture 853,000 to HFC-152a/HCFC-22 blended refrigerant in conventional compressors</p><p>at Chang Ling (Group) Co. Ltd.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Halon 1211 production closure (Tongxiang Chemical Fertilizer Factory) 838,000</p><p>Approval was contingent on a permanent decrease in the total annual actual national halon production at a level of at least 400 tonnes below current levels as indicated in the project. This approval did not set a precedent with respect to policy issues raised by the project with respect to ODS production facility closure or treatment of foregone profits. The Executive Committee requested the Implementing Agencies and the Fund Secretariat to prepare jointly a document on all issues related to closure of halon production facilities, considering, <u>inter alia</u>, dismantling of equipment and demolishing facilities, profit reductions due to the shut-down, and salary compensations.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee also approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Aerosol CFC-12 substitution and conversion project at China Aerosol 1,351,360 Industry Southern Filling Centre (Zhongshan Fine Chemical Industrial</p><p>Limited)</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee further decided to defer approval of the project Fire Extinguisher Production Conversion from Halon 1211 to ABC Dry Chemical (Zhuzhou Fire Equipment Factory) until operating savings were calculated and taken into account when determining the grant amount for the project.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>(US <u>$)</u></p><p>Elimination of the use of ODS in the polystyrene foams 1,072,000 sector at: a) Ajover, b) Inaldes</p><p>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators 4,808,900* in Colombia at household refrigerator companies: a) Corelsa, b) Haceb,</p><p>c) Icasa, d) Polarix, e) Andinos (Compressor Manufacturer)</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 764,517</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Phasing out ODS at the Refrigerator Plants of DELTA Industrial Co. 2,611,986 Phasing out ODS at the KIRIAZI Refrigerators Manufacturing Co. 1,643,040 Phasing out ODS at the Electrostar for Refrigeration Co. 1,450,585</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 741,729</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Conversion of electronic cleaning processes from ODS solvents 610,160 to aqueous cleaning at ITI Mankapur</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 79,321</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Replacement of CFC-11 blowing agent in polyurethane (PU) 502,130 foam systems with low and non-ODS materials at Expanded Inc.</p><p>Approval of the above-mentioned project was granted on the conditions that:</p><ol class="list-type-numeric" type="1"><li>testing equipment provided for in this project should serve the foam producers. Therefore, future requests for testing in the foam sector should be carefully examined, taking into consideration testing equipment already approved under this project;</li><li>incremental operating costs to be incurred as a result of the use of new polyol systems by the foam manufacturer should be carefully assessed to avoid double counting.</li></ol>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>US $</p><p>Conversion of process for manufacture of disposable syringes 481,000 from EO/CFC-12 to EO/Co2 sterilisation and direct siliconization</p><p>at Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Pvt. Ltd.</p><p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the sterilization component of the Hindustan project but not to approve the siliconization part of the project due to lack of information on the existing baseline and to its relatively poor cost-effectiveness. As to whether to fund the 20 per cent of production exported to non Article 5 countries, the Committee decided to request the Secretariat to develop a policy paper on issues dealing with exports. Approval of this project did not constitute a precedent and would not prejudge any decision that might be taken in future projects dealing with exports.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee further decided to defer approval of the project Conversion from Halon 1211 to ABC-DCP portable extinguisher manufacturing at Real Value Appliances Limited, India until operating savings were calculated and taken into account when determining the grant amount for the project.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>With regard to the proposal on the Indian Halon Management and Banking system, the Executive Committee decided that the project should be deferred, until a national halon phase-out strategy had been developed. It requested UNDP to address the needs of establishing a halon bank system while developing the national strategy.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Phasing-out ODS at National Refrigeration Co. 813,887</p><p>Phasing-out ODS at Middle East Electrical Industries Co. Ltd 883,153 Phasing-out ODS at the Household Appliances Manufacturing Co. 775,602 Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 321,443</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of refrigerators 625,100* at OYL Appliances</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 81,263</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>With regard to the project proposal on substitution of CFC-12 and CFC-11 with HCFC-134a and HCFC-141b respectively and elimination of the use of 1,1,1 TCA in household refrigerator manufacturing at Matsushita Electronic Co. Bhd., the Executive Committee decided to grant permission to proceed to the World Bank with the view that the incremental costs of the project should be revised taking into account Fund Secretariat's and technical reviewer's comments, and the project should be resubmitted to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Phase out of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial 1,015,700* refrigerators and ice boxes at Unimagna</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 132,041</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p><u>Approved</u> <u>amount</u></p><p>(US $)</p><p>Investment Project for Phasing-out of CFC at Al-Hafez Refrigerator Co. 2,883,277 Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 374,826</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>(US <u>$)</u></p><p>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Lucky Group</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial 533,800* refrigerators at Sanden</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 148,044</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>(US <u>$)</u></p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of 665,000 rigid polyurethane foam (spray) at 7 enterprises.</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 86,450</p>

Incremental costs, Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs, Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee decided as follows regarding projects submitted to the Thirteenth Meeting in the commercial and domestic refrigeration sub-sector:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requested capital costs;</li><li>To approve incremental costs of one year's duration calculated on the basis of the costs prevailing following the start of operations, if that modality was requested, or incremental operating costs of six months' duration calculated on the basis of prices prevailing when projects were approved, or 10 per cent of incremental capital costs, if that modality was requested;</li><li>To request UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, to formulate a joint proposal on operational incremental costs, covering the various issues involved in such calculation, to be presented to the Executive Committee at its Fourteenth Meeting, taking into consideration document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/40 and the views expressed by the members of the Executive Committee at its Thirteenth Meeting.</li></ol>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs, Savings and benefits and overruns <p>The Executive Committee approved the following recommendations as included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/42:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Parties and the Executive Committee have addressed the issue of savings and determined that only incremental costs should be financed with grants and projects with net savings may be funded through concessional loans. Although Fund activities currently demonstrate that projects with incremental savings are feasible (through the financing of project preparation), such projects may be good candidates for concessional loans from resources provided by the Fund or from other funding sources;</li><li>It is, therefore, recommended that consideration of projects with net incremental savings might be provided through the consideration of sector strategies for each country. In such strategies, the impact of funding one company's project over</li></ol><p>another could be assessed and remedial action recommended as part of an overall sector plan that might include both grant and loan components;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>Implementing Agencies, regional development banks and other lending institutions should be encouraged to provide loans for those projects in Article 5 countries that lead to the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances but may not be eligible for grants from the Multilateral Fund. In this regard, feasibility studies and project proposals prepared by Implementing Agencies or bilateral donors should be made available to regional development banks and other lending institutions.</li></ol>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>With that procedure agreed, and with the three editorial changes, document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/44 was approved.</p><p>[Three editorial changes were put forward: that "encashable resources" in paragraph 7, should actually read, in line with what had been stated at the Twelfth Meeting, "committable resources"; that "meeting their commitments" in paragraph 11 should be replaced by "paying their contributions", in line with the wording of the Montreal Protocol; and that "within the limits prescribed by the Montreal Protocol" should be added to the last sentence of paragraph 25.</p><p>One representative felt that the report did not adequately reflect all of the Executive Committee's efforts, in particular those relating to the present Meeting, and another proposed that the Secretariat be authorized to revise the report after the Meeting to give more information on it, that the revised version should then be distributed to the members of the Executive Committee, and that the latter should have a very brief period in which to comment on it.]</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports <p>The Executive Committee approved the draft format for information on progress of implementation of country programmes as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/46, on the understanding that the amendments proposed by the representative of India would be incorporated, in consultation with the Fund Secretariat (see Annex II to the present report).</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee also decided as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the format contained in Annex II to the present report for presentation of information on progress of implementation of country programmes and to request Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, using the format, to present the annual information on the progress of implementation of their country programmes in accordance with the decision taken at its Tenth Meeting;</li><li>The information should cover the progress of implementation for the period 1 January to 31 December and should be forwarded to the Fund Secretariat not later than three months after the end of the year to which the information relates;</li><li>Where a country programme is approved five months or less before the end of the year, initial information should be provided after the end of the following year for the period starting from the date of approval of the country programme;</li><li>Starting from the Thirteenth Meeting, decisions on each approved country programme should include a requirement for presenting information annually on progress of implementation of the country programme according to the above decisions;</li><li>To amend its earlier decision on the Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Kenya, Seychelles, Uganda and Zimbabwe country programmes regarding presentation of information on progress of their implementation and to request those governments to provide the required information for the period 1 August 1994 to 31 December 1995. The information should be forwarded to the Fund Secretariat not later than 31 March 1996.</li></ol>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee decided to hold its Fourteenth Meeting at Nairobi on 29 and 30 September 1994, and requested the members of the Sub-Committee for the Review under Paragraph 8 of Article 5 to make themselves available for a briefing by the consultant on 28 September 1994.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee decided that the list of experts could be distributed to its members for their information.</p><p>[group composed of experts on process engineering related to the production of ODS substitutes, which was contained in paragraph 109 of the report of the Twelfth Meeting (<a href="/media/6530" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/12/37</a>)]</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee then endorsed the Sub Committee's report and the Recommendations therein (Annex II). It also decided to accept the suggestion that the composition of the Sub Committee should remain unchanged until its mandate had been completed</p><p>[Sub-Committee for the Report on the Review under Paragraph 8 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol]</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of France to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US$├┐180,774 in bilateral cooperation for the following activities in Mauritania:</p><p><span>- </span>Institutional strengthening US$ 38,874</p><p><span>- </span>Reconversion of existing CFC-based</p><p><span>- </span>installation in the fishing industries US$ 106,900</p><p><span>- </span>Training of refrigeration technicians US$ 25,000</p><p><span>- </span>Training and awareness of personnel</p><p><span>- </span>involved in the task of codifying and</p><p><span>- </span>identifying ODS and ODS-containing material US$ 10,00051.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Committee approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNDP work programme for a total amount of US$├┐1,254,705, including US$├┐185,705 as support costs for UNDP</p><p>.Country Project Approved amount US$</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>`</td><td>70,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Conversion to non CFC technology in</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>345,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>the manufacture of flexible and integral</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>skin polyurethane foam at NSIPLAST</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Institutional strengthening project</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>(transferred US├┐$359,500 from the World Bank)</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>Project preparation assistance Institutional strengthening under the</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Multilateral Fund</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>150,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>100,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Pakistan Institutional strengthening projects 259,000</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Global</td><td><p>Determination of cost effective phase out approaches for enterprises</p><p>with relatively small ODS use in foams</p></td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>1,069,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p>13 per cent project support costs 185,705</p><p>Total 1,254,705</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Committee approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNIDO work programme for an amount of US$ 101,700, including US$ 11,700 as support costs for UNIDO</p><p>.Country Project Approved amount US$</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Sudan</td><td>Preparation of investment projects in the</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>refrigeration, aerosol and foam sectors;</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>preparatory assistance for a training</p><p>programme for refrigeration and airconditioningsectors</p></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>Preparation of three investment projects</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>in the refrigeration/air-conditioning and halon sectors</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>90,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p>13 per cent project support costs 11,700</p><p>Total 101,700</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Bangladesh. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Mauritania. The Chairman noted that the four project proposals had been approved for an amount of US$├┐180,774, in connection with the request by France for bilateral cooperation.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee requested the Governments of Bangladesh and Mauritania to provide information on the progress of the country programmes within one year of their approval, i.e. on 29 September 1995 and annually on the 29th day of September of each subsequent year.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee approved the project proposal in the amount of US$├┐3,802,000, to b e implemented through the World Bank. It also requested any Party or Implementing Agency to provide an explanation of the methodology used for calculating incremental costs when submitting project proposals for MAC conversions to HFC-134a refrigerant, including a description of any technological advances provided to meet customers' new technical requirements.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee accepted the recommendations in subparagraphs├┐75 (a)-(d) above.</p><p>[As requested by the Chairman of the Executive Committee, the representatives of Norway, the World Bank, the Fund Secretariat and the consultant met and agreed on the following:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The consultant should continue working on the good basis of the current Report and prepare, together with the participation of the four Implementing Agencies, the agreed categories of costs based on a common understanding of administrative costs and project-related costs for budgeting and financial reporting;</li><li>Cost ratios should be identified to reflect the burden of administrative costs on the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>A discussion of the options should be presented on the basis of the above analysis;</li><li>The result would be presented to the Fifteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee.]</li></ol>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Committee agreed that a sum of US$├┐4,000,000 should be earmarked for the six -Month pilot phase [strategy for small Montreal Protocol investment operations through an umbrella agreement (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/14/13)]. Funds would be disbursed by the Treasurer to the World Bank in the amount approved by the Executive Committee after the Executive Committee's approval of each individual project.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee decided to hold its Fifteenth Meeting at Montreal from 13-16December├┐1994</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>It further decided that the Sub Committee on the Review under Paragraph 8 of Article├┐5 and the Project Review Sub Committee would meet on the day before the start of the Meeting, 12 December├┐1994.</p>

14th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>It also decided that the new members of the Project Review Sub Committee and the Sub Committee on Financial Matters would be selected at an informal meeting of the Executive Committee during the Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, once the Meeting of the Parties had decided upon the new membership of the Committee.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Meeting decided that clarification of the guidelines governing participation by Executive Committee members in meetings of sub-committees should be discussed under agenda item 14.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided that a joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters and the Sub-Committee on Project Review should be convened before the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee and that the chairmen of the two Sub-Committees should decide upon the date and agenda. The Sub-Committees would report back to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee approved the revised 1994 and 1995 budgets of the Fund Secretariat (Annex II).</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of the United States of America included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/6 to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $347,000 for the following activities:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>(US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>120,000</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>Project preparation in the halon sector</td><td>45,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>Remainder of institutional strengthening grant</td><td>65,000</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>Training in the halon sector</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>Demonstration project in the refrigeration sector</td><td>67,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Training in all ODS sectors in Venezuelan Military</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>347,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNDP Work Programme contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/12 and Corr.1 for a total of US $1,136,780, including US $130,780 as support costs for UNDP.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>(US $)</p></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerant</td><td>169,000</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Project preparation assistance in solvent, halon and refrigeration sectors</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Project preparation assistance in foam, halon and aerosol sectors</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Safety and technical assistance programme for manufacturers of aerosol products</td><td>127,000</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>Second phase of the CFC-12 recovery and recycling in MAC</td><td>220,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparatory assistance for the domestic and commercial refrigeration manufacturing sector</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>1,006,000</td></tr><tr><td>13% support costs</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>130,780</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>1,136,780</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNEP Work Programme contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/13/Rev.1 for a total amount of US $303,400, including US $36,400 as support costs for UNEP:</p><p>- Country programme preparation for the following six Article 5 Parties:</p><p>Approved amount</p><p>(US <u>$)</u></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Brunei Darussalam</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Chad</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Dominican Republic (completion)</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Gabon (completion)</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Lesotho</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td><span>ÔÇó </span>Namibia</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>180,000</td></tr><tr><td>13% support costs</td><td>23,400</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>- Latin American and Caribbean region</td><td>203,400</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNEP, noting that the intention was to convene the workshop following the planned meeting of consultants of the implementing agencies, which was scheduled for late March/early April 1995:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Regional workshop on non-CFC technologies for domestic refrigerator manufacturing industries in the Latin American and the Caribbean region</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNEP</td><td>13,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided that the regional workshop on aerosol conversion for the SEAP region, to be held by UNEP, should be deferred pending resolution of any elements of duplication with the global aerosol project. It noted UNEP's intention to consult further with the World Bank and the Secretariat to clarify these issues, and to resubmit the project for intersessional approval, for implementation after Phase I of the global aerosol project.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNIDO Work Programme contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/14 for a total amount of US $832,923, including US $95,823 as support costs for UNIDO:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>Approved amount (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>Preparation of an investment project for the phase out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of sandwich panels at Prosider (Annaba-Algeria)</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Project formulation of establishment of a National Centre for Recovery and Recycling of CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFC-502</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparation of an investment project for CFC phase out in the production of rigid foam at Batimetal</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td><p>Preparation of project for retrofitting in all</p><p>ice-making systems, ice bin compressor systems,</p><p>blast freezers, cold storage and chiller rooms</p></td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>Preparation of a project for phasing out CFC-11 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators, freezers and air-conditioners at Union Camerounaise</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Preparation of investment project for phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 at a domestic refrigerator plant at Xiling</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Project formulation for phasing out ODS in small and medium-scale industries</td><td>80,000</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>Preparation of investment projects for the phase out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the domestic refrigeration industry</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan</td><td>Preparatory assistance for investment projects in commercial refrigeration, air conditioning, foam and halon sectors</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Macedonia</td><td>Country programme preparation</td><td>80,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>Preparation of projects in commercial refrigeration</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>Preparation of investment project for phase out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 at a domestic refrigerator plant at Mechanical Enterprise Sadu and Arctic</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>Preparation of a project proposal for setting up a National Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Centre, National Halon Bank and Regional Centre for Refrigeration Technicians and Engineers</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>Swaziland</td><td>Preparatory assistance for the formulation of a project in a domestic refrigerator plant (Fridgemaster)</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Syria</td><td>Preparation of investment projects for phasing out of CFC in manufacturing of refrigerators at Krayem Int. Co.</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparation of investment projects for phasing out of CFC-11 from the manufacturing of pre-fabricated sandwich panels at Krayem Cold Stores</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparation of investment projects for phasing out of CFC-11 from the sub-sector of flexible foams manufacturing</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>Preparation of investment project in the refrigeration sector at Daikin Air Conditioning Ltd.</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparation of investment project in the aerosol sector at Mansoor Daya Chemical Ltd.</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>Preparation of investment projects on ODS phase out in the foam sector</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Viet Nam</td><td>Preparation of investment project for reduction of refrigerant emissions and establishment of a collection and reclaiming network in the domestic refrigeration service sector</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Preparation of investment project for reduction of refrigerant emissions and conversion of food processing and other industrial refrigeration and A/C equipment to suitable alternatives</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Zambia</td><td>Training and certification programmes for refrigeration technicians and preparation of investment projects for the refrigeration sector</td><td>82,100</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>737,100</td></tr><tr><td>13% support costs</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>95,823</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>832,923</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review regarding the amendments to the 1994 World Bank Work Programme contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/15 and decided to defer approval of the following two projects until a policy paper on the relationship between contingency, support and institutional strengthening costs had been duly considered by the Executive Committee.</p><p><u>China</u></p><p>Technical assistance to the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and the China Investment Bank (CIB);</p><p><u>Indonesia</u></p><p>ODS phase-out investment project technical audits.</p>

Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Barbados. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels. It also approved the amount of US $136,000 and US $17,680 support costs for institutional strengthening, to be included as an amendment to UNEP's 1994 Work Programme, subject to the Government of Barbados reporting to the Ozone Secretariat its consumption data in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Mozambique. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels. It also approved the amount of US $92,400 and US $12,012 support costs for institutional strengthening, to be included as an amendment to UNEP'S 1994 Work Programme, subject to the Government of Mozambique reporting to the Ozone Secretariat its consumption data in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Niger. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels. It also approved the amount of US $74,800 and US $9,724 support costs for institutional strengthening, to be included as an amendment to UNEP's 1994 Work Programme, subject to (a) the Government of Niger reporting to the Ozone Secretariat its consumption data in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and (b) the budget component relating to Customs Briefings being utilized only after the establishment and functioning of the proposed national Ozone Secretariat.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the country programme of Swaziland. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects listed therein or their funding levels. It also approved the amount of US $67,320 and US $8,752 as support costs for institutional strengthening, to be included as an amendment to UNEP's 1994 Work Programme, subject to the Government of Swaziland reporting to the Ozone Secretariat its consumption data in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the amendment to the country programme of China. However, approval did not denote approval of the projects therein or their funding levels.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Investment project for phasing out CFCs at Entreprise Nationale des Industries de l'Electrom├®nager, ENIEM</td><td>6,589,550</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO</td><td>856,641</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of the use of CFC in the manufacture of sandwich polyurethane panels at CINTER S.R.L.</td><td>725,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO</td><td>94,250</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the production of heat exchangers for mobile air conditioning at Interclima, S.A.</td><td>1,983,430</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the production of condensers for mobile air conditioning at Simon Cachan, S.A.</td><td>2,738,217</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the production of complete mobile air conditioning systems at Mirgor, S.A.</td><td>35,632</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Regarding the above project, the Executive Committee deferred approval of incremental operating costs at US $1,882,187. Full production of condensers and evaporators for HFC-134a MAC units by Interclima and Simon Cachan might start only by 1996. By that time, a more realistic calculation of the incremental cost for the HFC-134a compressor could be calculated, on the basis of market prices prevailing at the time when actual costs were incurred.</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects at the level of funding requested and asked the World Bank to report back to the Executive Committee on the level of actual operating costs at the time production of non-CFC refrigerators commenced in each plant (Fribe la Rioja, Fribe S.A., Helametal and McLean plants). Incremental operating costs were only being requested for a one-year duration. This decision was taken without prejudice to any decision taken by the Executive Committee on the policy paper concerning operating costs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of ODS in the production of household refrigerators at the Fribe La Rioja Plant</td><td>1,488,127</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of ODS in the production of domestic refrigerators in the Fribe, S.A. plant</td><td>1,822,750</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in two manufacturing plants of domestic refrigerators (Helametal S.A., and Helametal Catamarca S.A.)</td><td>2,959,085</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the domestic refrigerator manufacturing plant of McLean</td><td>2,440,570</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to reduced CFC technology in the manufacture of Refrigerators at Refrigeracao Parana S.A., Unidade Sao Carlos</td><td>162,603</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">The Executive Committee noted that the company would not be seeking additional funding for conversion from the transitional substance. It also encouraged implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to avoid the use of 50 per cent CFC reduced technology in future projects.</td></tr><tr><td>Replacement of CFC-11/12 with cyclopentane/HFC-134a foaming agent/refrigerant in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators (Metalfrio S.A.)</td><td>2,360,360</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">The Executive Committee noted that helium leak detector equipment at a cost of US $145,000 had been deducted from the above project and noted that incremental operating costs were being requested for a one-year period.</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Beijing Yanxi</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 125,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 16,250</p><p>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of integral skin polyurethane foam at Hubei Auto Engineering</p><p><br>150,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 19,500</p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Dalian No. 1</p><p><br>490,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 63,700</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of PE foam tubing at Suzhou Plastic Works No. 7</td><td>358,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>46,540</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of EPS foam sheet at Sino-Foreign Joint Stock Shenyang Shenrong Co.</td><td>166,700</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>21,671</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of PE/PS foam sheet at Shanghai Jianhua Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical Company</td><td>280,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>36,400</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS/XPE foam sheet at Foshan No. 3 Plastic Factory</td><td>1,065,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>138,450</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS/XPE foam sheet at Hailun Plastic Packaging Material Factory</td><td>321,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>41,730</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS foam sheet at Guizhou Jinchang Plastics Products Co. Ltd.</td><td>390,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>50,700</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS foam sheet at Shijiazhuang Plastic Cement General Factory</td><td>595,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>77,350</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPE foam sheet and netting at Feicheng Plastic Products Factory</td><td>388,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>50,440</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS foam sheet at Guangxing Plastics Products Co., Hubei</td><td>401,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>52,130</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPS foam sheet at Shenzhen Shentie Plastics Tableware Products Company, Shenzhen</td><td>345,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>44,850</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of XPE netting at Hebei Sixing Polypack Products Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang</td><td>436,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>56,680</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam sheet at Jinfeng</td><td>235,340</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>30,594</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam sheet at Jinan</td><td>337,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>43,810</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government of China proposed to forego incremental operating costs/savings in future ODS phase-out projects concerning extruded polystyrene/polyethylene foam sheets. However, the Executive Committee decided that operating costs/savings should continue to be calculated in the future in compliance with Executive Committee decisions and guidelines.</p><p>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Faw-Trim</p><p><br>143,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 18,590</p><p>The Executive Committee requested UNDP to accelerate implementation of the above project.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p>Approved amount</p><p><u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p>Conversion from halon 1211 to ABC dry powder and foam 496,000 water spray at Nanjing Fire Fighting Equipment Factory</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 64,480</p><p>The Executive Committee noted that operating costs had been adjusted to reduce the price of ABC powder to account for possible double-counting and that expansion capacity had been reduced by adjusting ABC powder and steel consumption quantities. It agreed that approval of the project should not constitute a precedent.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Dongfeng Plastic Plant</td><td>268,600</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sheet at Lanzhou Plastic Packing Material Factory</td><td>222,100</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sheet at Cangzhou No. 2 Plastic Plant</td><td>394,000</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sheet at Zhengzhou Plastic Plant</td><td>267,100</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) in Gaofeng Plastic Plant</td><td>458,400</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to report on the issues relating to possible reduction in the project cost by avoiding the need to construct an extension to the factory premises.</p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Beijing Foam Plastic General Factory</p><p><br>720,000</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to explore the possibility of improving the production technology at the plant in a way that would lead to cost reductions by avoiding the need for a very high cost accelerated cooling system and to report to the Executive Committee regarding possible reduction in the project cost.</p><p>Conversion of medium-sized semi-hermetic CFC-12 air conditioning compressor production to HCFC-22 at Beijing Refrigerating Machinery Factory (GMRI) 3,098,000</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of unitary commercial refrigeration equipment at Industrial Colombia S.A. (Inducol)</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 381,548</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 49,601</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of unitary commercial refrigeration equipment at Industrias de Refrigeracion Comercial S.A. (Indufrial)</p><p><br>442,644</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>57,544</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of unitary commercial refrigeration equipment at Industrias Wonder S.A.</td><td>251,315</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>32,671</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible slabstock PUF at El-Tawil Manufacturing Company</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 121,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 15,730</p><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacturing of rigid PUF at seven enterprises (GMC, Petrojet, Modern Products, Cairo General Contractors Co., Egyptian Solar Energy, Tawifika, Helwan)</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>101,400</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at two enterprises (Port Said Metal Work, Co., and Royal Engineering, Co.)</td><td>1,023,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>132,990</td></tr></tbody></table><p>780,000</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p>Phasing out ODS at the Alaska, Helwan Company for Metallic Appliances, Iberna, El Nasr Company for Electric and Electronic Apparatus, Siltal and Super Bosh domestic refrigeration plants</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 5,496,772</p><p>714,580</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of unitary commercial refrigeration equipment at Industria Metalurgica Centroamericana S.A. (Imca)</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 155,017</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 20,152</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of unitary commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeradores de Guatemala S.A. (Refrigua)</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</p><p>The Executive Committee recommended that the foam dispensing system to be used by these two companies (a small pressurized foam dispenser system at a much lower cost than that of full size high pressure machines, and "solventless dispensing guns" instead of the large size foam machine) should be considered in similar low-consuming enterprises in other Article 5 countries. It further recommended that UNEP should highlight this technology in the OzonAction news letter once the projects had been implemented.</p><p><br>194,866</p><p>25,333</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of the use of 111 TCA and CFC-113 in the manufacture of metal and plastic motorcycle parts at PT KGD Indonesia, Inc.</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 88,000</p><p>11,440</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer approval of the following two projects to be implemented by UNDP because their cost effectiveness was worse than US $100,000/tonne:</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-113 in the manufacture of metal personal headphone parts at PT Padma Pacific Sejahtera;</p><p>Elimination of the use of 111 TCA in the manufacture of nickel plated steel and brass AA battery parts at PT FDK-Intercallin.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of polyurethane foam sheet at Musimassejahtera Abadi</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of polyurethane foam sheet at Positive Foam Industry</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of polyurethane foam sheet at Multi Karya Makmur</p><p>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sheet at PT Inter Foamindosentra</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 390,000</p><p>449,000</p><p>123,700</p><p>390,000</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to report on the issue of the transfer of the proprietary technology to PT Intitri Muliatama and how the Government of Indonesia intended to proceed with that project. Implementing agencies were requested to ensure that adequate guarantees were obtained from technology vendors when technology transfer was to be replicated within the country.</p><p>Reduction of CFC-12 emission during service of MAC by use of recycling equipment</p><p>327,000</p><p>The Executive Committee recommended that the proposal on implementation of Phase II be submitted after the assessment of Phase I had been completed.</p><p>Elimination in production of halon 1211 fire protection extinguishers at Dahlia Cahaya, Bayu Sentosa Agung and Chubb Lips</p><p><br>500,000</p><p>The Executive Committee noted that operating costs had been adjusted to reflect a final product mix of 85 per cent ABC powder and 15 per cent carbon dioxide. It also noted that this project represented conversion of the entire sub-sector in Indonesia and that no further projects for the conversion of halon extinguishers would be brought forward. Approval did not constitute a precedent, and future projects would be guided by decisions of the Executive Committee relating to the study of incremental operating costs and savings in the halon portable fire extinguisher sub-sector. Approval was contingent on the World Bank receiving confirmation from the Government of Indonesia that no future production of halon portable fire extinguishers was planned.</p><p>Elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at PT Sharp Yasonta, Indonesia</p><p><br>346,000</p><p>The Executive Committee approved implementation of testing and development of non-CFC foam insulation and refrigeration systems and conversion of the refrigeration part of the production line. A project on the conversion of the foam insulation system to cyclopentane would be submitted to a future meeting. The Executive Committee noted that the enterprise would contribute 50 per cent of the cost of the test equipment, but that this should not constitute a precedent. It agreed that the Secretariat should cooperate with sector experts and implementing agencies to prepare draft guidelines on eligible test equipment costs for future projects in this sector.</p><p>Elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at PT Lippo Melco Manufacturing</p><p><br>382,000</p><p>The Executive Committee noted that the enterprise would contribute 50 per cent of the cost of the test equipment, but that this should not constitute a precedent. Issues of eligibility of test equipment should, in future, be guided by decisions of the Executive Committee related to the study on guidelines for eligible test equipment costs in this sector.</p><p>Elimination of ODS used in the manufacture of household refrigerators at PT Sanyo Industries Indonesia, Jakarta</p><p><br>558,000</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to report back on the requirement for high-pressure foam blowing equipment. It noted that the enterprise would contribute 50 per cent of the cost of the test equipment, but that this should not constitute a precedent. Issues of eligibility of test equipment should, in future, be guided by decisions of the Executive Committee related to the study on guidelines for eligible test equipment costs in this sector.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer approval of the following two projects to be implemented by the World Bank because their cost effectiveness was worse than US $100,000/tonne:</p><p>Conversion of metal cleaning processes from 1,1,1, trichlorethane (TCA) to aqueous cleaning at PT INTI;</p><p>Conversion of metal cleaning processes from 1,1,1, trichlorethane (TCA) to aqueous cleaning at PT Markindo Theco.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Umbrella project for conversion to CFC-free technology at three flexible polyurethane foam factories (Arab Foam, Jordan Plastics, National Foam)</td><td>368,500</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Phase out of the use of CFC in the manufacture of rigid PU panels at Shaga Cooling Technology</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 190,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 24,700</p><p>Phase out of CFC in the manufacture of rigid foam for use as imitation wood at Saferay (M) SDN BHD</p><p><br>246,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 31,980</p><p>Phase out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of pipe insulation at Ricwil SDN BHD</p><p><br>118,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 15,340</p><p>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of moulded and flexible PU foams at Dream Products SDN BHD</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>8,645</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of rigid foam panels at Rigid Foam Industries, SDN BHD</td><td>335,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>43,550</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of rigid foam panels and shipyard insulation works at Leading Refrigeration and Engineering, SDN BHD</td><td>214,000</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>27,820</td></tr></tbody></table><p>66,500</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer approval of the following project to be implemented by UNDP because its cost effectiveness was worse than US $100,000/tonne:</p><p>Elimination of the use of 1,1,1, TCA in the metal cleaning processes at Kein Hing Industry Sdn Bhd.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p>Approved amount</p><p><u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p>Conversion project at Argon Malaysia, Sdn. Bhd 131,200</p><p>Substitution of CFC-12 and CFC-11 with HFC-134a and HCFC-141b respectively and elimination of the use of 1,1,1, TCA in household refrigerator manufacturing at Matsushita Electric Co.</p><p><br>1,276,500</p><p>The Executive Committee noted that: (a) each project submitted should meet the guidelines and criteria established by the Executive Committee; (b) at its Thirteenth Meeting the Executive Committee had decided to grant the Bank permission to proceed with this project, with the incremental costs of the project being revised to take account of the Secretariat's and technical reviewer's comments and the project being resubmitted; and (c) the Bank had in fact addressed all of the issues and resubmitted the project. Approval was given on the understanding that the resubmitted project had been developed in accordance with the decisions of the Executive Committee.</p><p>Conversion of the aerosol filling plant Kontrak Manufacturing Services Sdn. Bhd.</p><p><br>618,000</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Blyfridge Ltd.</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 197,208</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 25,637</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at A.H. Bahemia</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</p><p><br>213,500</p><p>27,755</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of 1,1,1, TCA from the precision cleaning processes at Lucas Diesel</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 168,000</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-113 from the textile cleaning processes at Procesadora y Revitalizadora</td><td>71,337</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>9,274</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators for the Mabe Group (three enterprises)</td><td>4,495,689</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>584,440</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators by the Vitro Group of companies (three enterprises)</td><td>3,639,826</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>473,177</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 21,840</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <table><tbody><tr><td>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be and the funds indicated:</td><td><p>implemented by UNDP</p><p>Approved amount</p></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Industrias Alfa S.A.</td><td>252,727</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>32,855</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Andina Industrial S.A.</td><td>229,816</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>29,876</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Coldex S.A.</td><td>748,966</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>97,366</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Industrias Lenche S.A. (Inlensa)</td><td>201,443</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>26,188</td></tr><tr><td>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Industrias Reunidas S.A. (Inresa)</td><td>267,641</td></tr><tr><td>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</td><td>34,793</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Elimination of CFC-11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Industrial Selva S.A. (Indusel)</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP</p><p><br>412,098</p><p>53,573</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p>Investment project for phasing out CFC at Penguin (Syrian Batric Co.)</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 1,719,900</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 223,587</p><p>Phasing out CFC at Barada General Company for Metallic Industry</p><p><br>989,650</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO 128,654</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by UNDP and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC in the manufacture of flexible PUF cold cured mouldings, integral skin mouldings and rigid PUF articles at Thai Union</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 525,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 68,250</p><p>The Executive Committee requested UNDP to ensure that the old equipment replaced was disposed of in accordance with existing guidelines.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC in the manufacture of flexible PUF slabstock and cold cured mouldings at Somboon Paisarn</p><p><br>225,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 29,250</p><p>The Executive Committee requested UNDP to ensure that the old equipment replaced was disposed of in accordance with existing guidelines.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible PUF slabstock at Karn Yang</p><p><br>170,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNDP 22,100</p><p>The Executive Committee requested UNDP to ensure that the old equipment replaced was disposed of in accordance with existing guidelines.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p>Approved amount</p><p><u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p>Phase-out of ODS solvents at Thai Airways 463,900</p><p>The Executive Committee recommended that implementing agencies take into consideration the experience gained in preparation of this project when preparing similar projects in other Article 5 countries. It further recommended that implementing agencies strive during project preparation to consider alternative technologies to the use of Polyfluorohexane (PFCs).</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><p>Approved amount</p><p>US $</p></td></tr><tr><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation panels at Assan Demir ve Sac Sanayi A.S., Tuzla-Istanbul</td><td>925,000</td></tr><tr><td>Engineering assistance for the elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at PEG Profilo Elektrikli Gerecler Sanayii A.S.</td><td>1,578,000</td></tr><tr><td>Engineering assistance for the elimination of ODS used in the production of freezers and coolers at Klimasan Klima Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.</td><td>690,903</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee granted permission to proceed to the World Bank to develop further the following project:</p><p>Engineering assistance for the elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at Pekel Teknik Sanyi ve Ticaret A.S.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following projects to be implemented by the World Bank and the funds indicated:</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-11 as a blowing agent in rigid polyurethane foam used as insulation in thermal tanks at Etchepare-Gil S.A.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-11 as a blowing agent in rigid polyurethane foams used as insulation for refrigerators and substitution of CFC-12 used as refrigerant at Indurnor S.A.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-11 as blowing agent in rigid polyurethane foams used as insulation in thermal tanks at TEM S.A.</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 235,050</p><p>448,140</p><p>220,300</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to ensure that the old equipment replaced was disposed of in accordance with existing guidelines.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-11 as blowing agent in rigid polyurethane foams used as insulation in cold storage and substitution of CFC-12 used as refrigerant with HFC-134a at Colder S.R.L.</p><p><br>325,070</p><p>The Executive Committee requested the World Bank to ensure that the old equipment replaced was disposed of in accordance with existing guidelines.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following project to be implemented by UNIDO and the funds indicated:</p><p>Phasing out ODS at the Searefico and Searee industrial refrigeration plants of Seaprodex Co.</p><p>Plus 13 per cent project support costs to UNIDO</p><p><br>Approved amount</p><p>US $ 497,070</p><p>64,619</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee requested implementing agencies jointly to prepare a paper which would clarify the relationship between the 15 per cent contingency costs, 3 per cent financial intermediary fees, 13 per cent agencies' overhead costs and funding provided for institutional strengthening.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>A number of projects submitted had components which the Secretariat, and, in some cases, the implementing agencies considered an upgrade of existing technology, not essential for conversion. Those components were not eligible as incremental costs. The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to consult with sector experts and implementing agencies on how to deal with this issue before the Sixteenth Meeting.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to consult with sector experts and implementing agencies and prepare a paper before the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee to address the issue of incremental operating costs and savings in the halon portable fire extinguisher sub-sector, to provide guidance for future projects in this sub-sector. This paper would consider, among other things, the use of soft loans, changes to the duration of incremental costs, and the likely results of taking no action.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Several projects in the domestic refrigeration sector had test equipment components substantially higher than normally found in such projects. In each case the enterprise was part-owned by a multinational corporation. For each project the Secretariat had recommended that an increased proportion of the costs be borne by the enterprise. The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to work with sector experts and implementing agencies to establish a methodology for treatment of test equipment requirements in the domestic refrigeration sector. The Secretariat should include an examination of the cost and type of test equipment used in projects approved to date.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee further requested the Secretariat to consult with sector experts and implementing agencies to document, on the basis of experience to date with projects approved by the Executive Committee, typical successful projects in the domestic refrigeration sub-sector.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Several projects were submitted for conversion of domestic refrigerator insulation foam. The two commonly available technologies, HCFC-141b and cyclopentane, were each represented. Conversion costs were frequently higher for cyclopentane, because of safety requirements arising from the use of a flammable agent. However, for cyclopentane technology, this was a once-only cost. Additional conversion costs would normally be required in due course to convert HCFC-141b plants to ODS-free technology. As HCFCs were not controlled substances for Article 5 countries, incremental costs for conversion of HCFC-141b plants were not eligible for funding. Implementing agencies should note a presumption against HCFCs when preparing projects. Where HCFC projects were proposed, the choice of this technology should be fully justified and include an estimate of the potential future costs of second-stage conversion. The Executive Committee requested implementing agencies to take this issue into consideration when preparing projects for domestic refrigerator insulation foam conversion.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee took note of the variable treatment of operational cost calculations in methylene chloride projects. The Executive Committee requested the Secretariat to consult with sector experts and the implementing agencies, to adopt a methodology for treatment of operational costs for future methylene chloride projects, and to report back to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee noted that a number of projects for replacement of ozone-depleting solvents had very poor cost effectiveness. It also noted that technological developments were likely to become available within the next few years that would significantly reduce the costs involved. Noting the need to make the best use of the resources available to the Fund and to provide maximum protection to the ozone layer, the Executive Committee considered that, for those reasons, in this sub-sector it would be appropriate to establish a cost effectiveness threshold above which ODS solvent substitution projects would not be approved. The Executive Committee set the cost effectiveness limit at US $100,000 per ODP tonne, where cost effectiveness was calculated as the project cost divided by the amount of one-year reductions in ODS to be phased-out in ODP tonnes. Above that threshold, ODS substitution projects would not be approved.
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15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>A small ad hoc working group should be established to consider between the present meeting and the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee, project preparation and evaluation and generic issues associated with the process, and to facilitate dialogue. The ad hoc working group should remain small and consist of representatives from the Fund Secretariat, interested implementing agencies and the Executive Committee itself. The Executive Committee decided that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman would meet with implementing agencies and the Secretariat between the present meeting and the Sixteenth Meeting to consider project preparation and evaluation and generic issues associated with the process and to facilitate dialogue.
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Article 5 countries - general, Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee approved the Sub-Committee's recommendation that the following clarifications should be included in the final report [<a href="/media/6533" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45</a>]:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The last sentence of paragraph 150 should be clarified to indicate that phase-out would proceed at the same rate as in non-Article 5 countries;</li><li>At the beginning of the Executive Summary and Chapter 6, it should be emphasized that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>unless otherwise noted, a 10 per cent discount rate had been used; and</li><li>price forecasts used in the study represented the best available data.</li></ol></li><li>The Executive Summary and the Report should be expanded to specify that assumptions about the policies of the Executive Committee made for the purposes of the study did not prejudice any future decisions of the Committee.</li><li>A complete list of all policy assumptions used to generate the quantitative results presented in Chapter 6 should be annexed to the Executive Summary. This list should include assumptions about the role of banking and essential use exemptions in the construction of the ODS emissions forecasts for non-Article 5 countries and the discounting of production phase-out costs.</li><li>The basis of the estimate for production phase-out costs presented in paragraph 39 of the report should be explained.</li><li>The report should emphasize that the quantitative results generated by the study did not reflect the amount of funds committed to the Fund to date nor the amounts approved by the Executive Committee and their resulting ODS reductions.</li><li>The presentation in ES-9 should be clarified to specify the year of the peak concentrations and the year in which the concentration returned to 2 ppb.</li><li>The study should indicate that the feasibility of each phase-out scenario was contingent upon the indicated level of resources from the Multilateral Fund being available and a statement should be included regarding the historic level of contributions received.</li><li>The terms of reference should be annexed to the report and the document numbers of the Sub-Committee reports referred to in the body of the report of the consultant should be included.</li><li>Technology transfer resulting from bilateral contributions should be mentioned in the report.</li><li>The language in paragraph 146 should be amended to indicate that "typical" rather than "average" values had been used in the construction of model project cost estimates.</li><li>The report should clarify that ODS-use growth rates used in the model analysis were applicable to target-driven segments and not to accelerated segments.</li><li>Section 3.4.3.5 should clarify that technology penetration included the amount of time to needed to implement the project on the shop floor.</li></ol>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee authorized the Secretariat to transmit the document to the Ozone Secretariat.</p><p>[Draft report on the review under paragraph 8 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol]</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Equipment-related

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Equipment-related <p>The Executive Committee endorsed the guidelines and decided to apply them to the five projects it had approved at the present meeting which had an export component.</p><p>[The representative of Colombia submitted the following guidelines, which had been agreed by the working group:</p><p>"In projects which benefit enterprises that export part of their production to non-Article 5 countries, the following rules shall apply:</p><p>1. Where exports to non-Article 5 countries correspond to or are less than 10 per cent of total production, the total incremental costs shall be covered.</p><p>2. Where exports to non-Article 5 countries exceed 10 per cent of production but do not exceed 70 per cent, there shall be a reduction equivalent to the percentage of total production represented by such exports less 10 per cent.</p><p>3. Where exports to non-Article 5 countries exceed 70 per cent of production, the project shall not be eligible.</p><p>4. The average over the three years prior to submission of the project shall be used to determine production and exports to non-Article 5 countries.</p><p>5. Projects where the exports to non-Article 5 countries are in the form of agricultural or fisheries products shall be eligible for total incremental costs."]</p>

Decision in paragraph 157 (please put the name of the ToR) in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>The Executive Committee approved the terms of reference (TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN EXPERT GROUP ON THE PRODUCTION OF SUBSTITUTES FOR OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES) as amended and they are attached as Annex III to this report.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>The Executive Committee further decided that the draft terms of reference to be prepared for the purpose of audit of the ODS producing industries in each of the ODS producing Article 5 countries by the Expert Group on the Production of Substitutes for ODS should not include policy and strategic issues as those were to be addressed by the country in its sector strategy.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>The Executive Committee adopted the revised document and authorized the Secretariat to transmit it through the Ozone Secretariat to the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee thereupon approved the following terms of reference for the Sub-Committee on Project Review:</p><p>"Terms of Reference The Sub-Committee on Project Review will:</p><p>(a) consider and review projects and activities submitted to the Executive Committee under bilateral cooperation; implementing agencies' work programmes; country programmes; and investment projects submitted by the implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) address issues arising from projects and activities submitted to the Executive Committee in accordance with established guidelines and criteria;</p><p>(c) identify and clarify outstanding policy issues arising from projects submitted to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) report and make recommendations on the above to the Executive Committee; and</p><p>(e) consider any other matter the Executive Committee deems appropriate.</p><p>The Sub-Committee shall consist of three Executive Committee members from Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol and three Executive Committee members from Parties not so operating. The Chairman of the Sub-Committee will be determined by the membership and will alternate among members between Article 5 and non-Article 5 Parties from one Meeting of the Parties to the next.</p><p>The Secretariat will assist the Sub-Committee in its work and participate in Sub-Committee meetings. Implementing agencies are required to participate. The SubCommittee may invite representatives of the established Technical Advisory Group and the Group on Production of Substitutes or other experts to participate in the meetings.</p><p>The Sub-Committee will be a Standing Committee. It will be appointed for a period coinciding with the terms of the office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee.</p><p>The Sub-Committee will convene its meetings as determined by the Executive Committee.</p><p>The Sub-Committee will be a closed Committee. Executive Committee members may be admitted as observers with the express agreement of the Chairman. With the concurrence of all members of the Sub-Committee the Chairman could invite the observers to speak. Non-governmental organizations may nominate one representative to observe the meeting of the Sub-Committee but may not participate. Implementing agencies will explain details of projects before the Sub-Committee and provide information to assist the SubCommittee in its deliberations.</p><p>The Sub-Committee will require final details of all projects it is to consider to be distributed to members no later than seven days before the meeting.</p><p>The working language of the meetings of the Sub-Committee will be English."</p>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided to hold its Sixteenth Meeting at Montreal from 15 to 17 March 1995, with the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters and the Sub-Committee on Project Review being held on 13 and 14 March. That meeting would focus primarily on policy issues and on approval of the work programmes of the implementing agencies. The Seventeenth Meeting would be held at Montreal from 26 to 28 July 1995 with a joint meeting of the two Sub-Committees (if necessary) being held on 24 and 25 July. The Executive Committee also decided to reserve two days prior to the Preparatory Meeting of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties in order to hold a meeting if necessary. In the light of the information available at the July meeting concerning the volume of projects needing consideration, the Executive Committee would decide whether a longer meeting was required in Vienna or whether other arrangements would be made.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested the Treasurer</u> to hold further consultations with the Chief Officer and the implementing agencies so as to define the most effective procedure and to report to the Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Committee on the outcome.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>endorsed the recommendation</u> of the joint meeting in paragraph 18 above.</p><p>[The representative of Austria, speaking as Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, said that the joint meeting also recommended that the Executive Committee develop a process whereby an approved project that remained unimplemented for a certain period would be reviewed with a view to amendment or cancellation. The meeting had not discussed the details of what an appropriate period would be, which was a matter to be agreed upon in consultation with the implementing agencies.]</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Replenishment

Decision in paragraph 23 (please complement to what framework this refers to) in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Replenishment <p>On the proposal of the Chairman, the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the framework as proposed by the Sub-Committees.</p><p>[The representative of the United Kingdom, speaking as Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, introduced the report of the joint meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/16/SC/L.1) explaining that the objective of the meeting had been to recommend a framework that was transparent, objective and fair, and addressed the situation where the projects submitted exceeded the resources available. Under the framework, resources would be divided into distinct slices for various categories of projects, including slices for low-consuming countries and support projects. He emphasized that the procedure would not mean that some projects would be rejected but simply that their approval would be delayed until resources became available. Further work still had to be done on such matters as the percentage of resources to be allocated to each category of project and the definition of cost-effectiveness sector thresholds, but the framework was flexible and could be adjusted to changing circumstances.]</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs)

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Decided that the first option proposed by the Sub-Committee on Project Review, as outlined in paragraph 25 above, should be implemented on a trial basis for projects submitted to the Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Committee and that it should be reviewed at the Eighteenth Meeting;</li><li>Decided that ODS consumption should be calculated on the basis of either the year, or an average of the three years, immediately preceding project preparation;</li><li>Adopted the following sector and sub-sector cost-effectiveness threshold values to be applied to projects submitted to the Seventeenth Meeting;</li></ol><p><u>Sector</u> <u>US</u> <u>$/kg</u> <u>ODP</u></p><p>AEROSOL</p><p>Hydrocarbon 4.40</p><p>FOAM</p><table><tbody><tr><td>General</td><td>9.53</td></tr><tr><td>Flexible polyurethane</td><td>6.23</td></tr><tr><td>Integral skin</td><td>16.86</td></tr><tr><td>Polystyrene/polyethylene</td><td>8.22</td></tr><tr><td>Rigid polyurethane</td><td>7.83</td></tr></tbody></table><p>HALON</p><p>General 1.48</p><p>REFRIGERATION</p><p>Commercial 15.21</p><p>Domestic 13.76</p><p>SOLVENT</p><p>CFC-113 19.73</p><p>TCA 38.50</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>Decided to review the above values at the Eighteenth Meeting;</li><li>Recognized that in some domestic refrigeration projects using hydrocarbon technologies there are significant costs related to the provision of safety equipment and agreed that in calculating the cost-effectiveness of such projects, the safety-related costs should be identified and deducted from the total project cost before the cost-effectiveness calculations are made. These costs would, however, be considered in determining the level of project costs and funding;</li><li>Noted that it was difficult to determine cost-effectiveness thresholds for the mobile air conditioner and compressor sub-sectors and therefore agreed that an amount of US $8,900,000 should be reserved for funding these projects in 1995;</li><li>Agreed to reserve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $8,379,591 as a discretionary fund which could be applied to projects, sectors, or countries it might wish to target or give special consideration to in 1995;</li><li>US $3,900,000 for funding recycling projects (including halon banking);</li><li>US $6,630,000 exclusively for allocation to projects from low-ODS- consuming countries. This amount would be in addition to any funds received as a result of approval of projects from low-ODS-consuming countries that qualified under the cost-effectiveness thresholds listed above;</li><li>US $5 million to cover 1995 implementing agency work programmes and support projects, US $3,157,851 of which had been approved at the current meeting under agenda item 6;</li><li>US $13 million to account for bilateral activities that could be applied against 1995 contributions from non-Article 5 countries;</li></ol></li><li>Recommended that the Seventh Meeting of the Parties, through the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties at its Eleventh Meeting, should give consideration to the following:</li><li>That, as a consequence of active and welcome action within Article 5 countries, there had been a substantial increase in project development and presentation and, therefore, in funding requests;</li><li>In this regard, the level of contributions agreed for the 1994-1996 period, was not expected to enable approval in 1995 of a significant proportion of projects that had already been identified by implementing agencies and Article 5 countries; and</li><li>The current difference between available funds and anticipated project requests could mean that the phase-out efforts of Article 5 countries would be slower than otherwise possible and could also be expected to create a number of other difficulties in smooth implementation of Article 5 ODS phase-out programmes.</li><li>The administrative costs of the financial mechanism - a supplementary note; and</li><li>Relationship between contingency, support and institutional strengthening costs</li></ol>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee <u>endorsed</u> the recommendation of the joint meeting that clearer and more extensive information should be provided by the implementing agencies and the Secretariat.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Approved the request of the Government of the United States to credit US $523,937 against its 1995 contribution to the Fund for the following activities:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>MACs servicing demonstration</td><td>170,000</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>MACs servicing demonstration</td><td>172,500</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Refrigeration management demonstration project preparation</td><td>39,000</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Halon leak reduction demonstration</td><td>142,437</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>523,937</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>Approved the request of the Government of Germany to credit US $1,336,918 against its 1994 contribution to the Fund and the request of the Government of the United States to credit US $1,643,865 against its 1995 contribution to the Fund for the following activity:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Staged project to produce CFC-free</td><td>2,980,783</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>refrigerators in China (Stage 1b, Field</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Testing, and Stage 2, Changeover of foam</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>blowing agent to cyclopentane and</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>refrigerant cycle to isobutane at the Haier</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Refrigerator Factory)</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>The Executive Committee <u>authorized</u> the Secretariat to continue its contacts and discussions with the GEF Secretariat.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) Took note of UNDP's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(b) Requested UNDP to take into account the recommendations adopted by the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters and the Sub-Committee on Project Review when developing the pipeline project proposals;</p><p>(c) Agreed to UNDP's request that the balance of its project preparation funds in the Islamic Republic of Iran amounting to US $32,065 plus 13 per cent support costs, be transferred to UNIDO.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee approved the following activities in the UNEP work programme for 1995 for a total amount of US $2,836,526, including US $326,326 in support costs to UNEP:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td>Information exchange</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Collect sectoral data from worldwide sources</td><td>180,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Update the OAIC diskette version</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Prepare information papers and fact sheets for evaluation</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>of technical options to replace ODS</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Develop sector-specific videos</td><td>90,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Update Technology Sourcebooks and quality review updated material</td><td>90,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Disseminate information</td><td>200,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Publish the OzonAction newsletter and special supplements</td><td>245,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Provide direct query-response service</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p><p>-</p></td><td><p>Conduct outreach at conferences and workshops</p><p>Provide halon bank management query response, information collection and dissemination</p></td><td><p>60,000</p><p>35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Disseminate existing halon-banking-awareness flyer</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Convene a meeting of halon-bank managers</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Develop a "self-help" guide for low-halon-consuming countries</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Networking and training</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>South East Asia &amp; the Pacific Region Network</td><td>62,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Latin American Region Network</td><td>299,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p><p>-</p><p>-</p><p>-</p></td><td><p>African Network</p><p>Regional workshop on methyl bromide alternatives for English-speaking Africa</p><p>Regional workshop on technology assessment (in refrigeration) for the LAC region</p><p>Translation of "Training Manual on Good Practices in Refrigeration" and "Training Manual on Chillers and Refrigerant Management" into</p><p>French, Spanish and Chinese</p></td><td><p>232,200</p><p>100,000</p><p>30,000</p><p>264,000</p></td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Compilation of a "Recommendations for a Code of Good Practices in Refrigeration" in Article 5 countries</td><td>38,000</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>Country programmes</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Formulation of country programmes for Croatia,</td><td>120,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td><p>Ethiopia and El Salvador</p><p>Completion of country programme for Bolivia</p></td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>Advisory and expert group meetings</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Informal Advisory Group (IAG) meeting</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>Ad hoc group meetings</td><td>70,000</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>Travel</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>2,510,200</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Plus 13 per cent support costs to UNEP 326,326</p><p>Grand Total 2,836,526</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>Authorized UNEP to hold the regional workshop on non-CFC technologies for domestic refrigeration manufacturing industries in the Latin American and Caribbean region before the meeting of consultants (<a href="/media/6533" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45</a>, paragraph 63);</li><li>Decided not to approve the following activities in the UNEP work programme:</li></ol><p><u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p><span>- </span>Update the existing five-volume series of "Protecting the</p><p>Ozone Layer" sectoral technical brochure 100,000</p><p><span>- </span>Disseminate stand-alone sections of the Halon Technical</p><p>Options Committee report 17,500</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="12"><li>Requested UNEP to review the administrative costs of the networking activity when presenting its 1996 work programme.</li></ol>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to allocate US $80,000 and US $10,400 support costs to UNIDO for the following project preparation activities:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>US $</td></tr><tr><td>Cote d'Ivoire</td><td>Project formulation for the ODS phase-out in the refrigeration sector</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>Project formulation for the phase-out of ODS in the aerosol sector (COSMALINE INDUSTRIES S.A.L.)</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Project formulation for the phase-out of ODS in the foam sector (ETS HENRI ABDALLAH and NASRI KARAM)</td><td>20,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p><u>Country</u> <u>Project</u> <u>US</u> <u>$</u></p><p>Project formulation for the phase-out of ODS in the refrigeration sector (WEATHER- MATE and OPACO Ltd.)</p><p>Romania Preparation of investment project for phasing-</p><p>out of CFC-11 at S.C. Spumotim S.A. flexible polyurethane foam plant</p><p><br>15,000</p><p>15,000</p><p>Total 80,000</p><p>Plus 13 per cent support costs to UNIDO 10,400</p><p>Grand Total 90,400</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee also:</p><p>(a) Took note of UNIDO's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(b) Requested UNIDO to take into account the recommendations adopted by the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, when developing the pipeline project proposals.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) Took note of the World Bank's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(b) Agreed that an additional sum of US $230,925 should be allocated to the World Bank for project preparation, including the finalization of processing of funded projects and commitments and the preparation of projects in the pipeline for the period January-June 1995;</p><p>(c) Requested the World Bank to take into account the recommendations adopted by the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, when developing the pipeline project proposals.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies, Policy issues in project proposals <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) Took note of the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Project Preparation and Evaluation;</p><p>(b) Endorsed the actions contained in paragraph 5 of the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group (Annex II), with the exception of the proposals relating to the procedure for intersessional approval of projects, which was in abeyance in view of the outcome of the discussion under agenda item 4(b);</p><p>(c) Decided that the proposals in paragraphs 10-13 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/19 would be implemented from the present Meeting onwards (Annex III).</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>agreed</u> to give priority to the preparation of projects in the fire extinguisher sub-sector over the next few years. In this regard, implementing agencies should, over the next three years, develop and submit projects to phase out the entire halon fire extinguisher sub-sector in Article 5 countries. During this time frame, the Executive Committee would consider projects in this sub-sector taking into consideration six months of operating cost/savings. Following this time frame, the calculation of incremental cost/savings would be expected to revert to the four-year level that had been the tradition for this sub-sector.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs, Incremental operating costs, Other Sources of Income

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs, Incremental operating costs, Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee also agreed to the following special arrangements:</p><p>(a) To avoid unintentional market distortions, projects should be submitted to phase out the country's entire fire extinguisher sub-sector and the funding distributed among all manufacturers in the sub-sector. However, for countries with more than five halon extinguisher enterprises, the projects could be submitted in groups of enterprises that were likely to be competitive for the same market within the country;</p><p>(b) To ensure that the project objectives were fulfilled, the government should clearly indicate that the use of halon 1211 in the sub-sector covered by the project approved by the Committee should be prohibited through import bans or commitments to reduced halon production, or both;</p><p>(c) Agreements should be reached with upstream substitute producers whose conversion was supported by the Fund to determine the appropriate input prices for substitutes used by downstream manufacturers to avoid double-counting;</p><p>(d) To standardize project proposals and facilitate an expeditious review, baseline and with-project capital and operating costs should be presented in project proposals;</p><p>(e) The World Bank should be asked to prepare a study on how to set up a concessional loans mechanism; i.e., what options were available given current implementing agencies and their procedures, what steps would be required to put the mechanism in place, and to what extent could the Bank use its resources or the resources from other sources for phase-out in Article 5 countries.</p>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Executive Committee <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that such a matter fell outside its terms of reference.</p><p>[The representative of Colombia presented a request from the Government of Venezuela that the Executive Committee should ask Governments of non-Article 5 countries to consider granting tax incentives to companies from those countries which were investing in ODS phase-out projects in Article 5 countries.]</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That, in view of the status of Lebanon as a Party not operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Montreal Protocol, as confirmed by the Ozone Secretariat, it was not eligible for funding from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) That the above determination could be revisited in the light of any new information that may be received from the Ozone Secretariat;</p><p>(c) All projects submitted to the Seventeenth Meeting for Lebanon are therefore deferred.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Noting that the validity of ODS consumption data in projects had increased in importance with the use of cost-effectiveness thresholds, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That where ODS data contained in a project submitted differed significantly from the data in a country programme, countries should update the ODS consumption figures in their country programmes for that sector, and submit with the project request the revised figures and a detailed explanation of the reasons for the variation;</p><p>(b) That it would consider requests for additional funding made necessary by this updating requirement.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>The Executive Committee, noting that bilateral cooperation activities had not been specifically exempted from its decision at the Sixteenth Meeting to suspend intersessional approval of projects, <u>decided</u> to reinstate intersessional approval of bilateral cooperation activities.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Technology transfer

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Technology transfer <p>The Executive Committee, noting that several of the project proposals submitted included requests for the cost of the same technology transfer fees, from the same supplier, for projects in the same country, <u>decided</u> to request implementing agencies and countries:</p><p>(a) To ensure that technology transfer fees wherever possible were negotiated to cover groups of projects in which conversion was to take place;</p><p>(b) To negotiate the best possible terms when the technology in question was to be used at multiple locations;</p><p>(c) To append evidence of such negotiations to the project submissions.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Projects approved / deferred / transferred

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its Eighteenth Meeting, draft guidelines for halon banking based on activities at a regional, country or enterprise level, which could include requirements for a regulatory framework, taking into account information provided by the Halon Technical Options Committee and any experience with this issue that Parties might make available to it;</p><p>(b) That projects would be evaluated in the light of the guidelines referred to in subparagraph (a) above;</p><p>(c) To defer approval of the five halon-banking proposals before the Committee pending the approval of those guidelines.</p>

General policies, Policy issues in project proposals, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Policy issues in project proposals, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting that the Secretariat had received a project proposal for the conversion of specific components or subÔÇæcomponents that formed part of an overall system for automotive air conditioners and that the conversion did not phase out any ODS by itself, but might be a necessary part of system conversion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the project proposal;</p><p>(b) That project proposals in the MAC sub-sector should emanate from the manufacturers of MAC units themselves, not the manufacturers of component parts.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in the light of technological advances, not to consider any projects to convert any ODS-based capacity installed after 25 July 1995.</p>

Fumigant and tobacco, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>At the Meeting, the Executive Committee, accepting in principle the need to consider funding requests related to methyl bromide but emphasizing, however, the desirability of such projects being submitted on a regional rather than an individual-country basis, approved three regional methyl bromide data-collection and demonstration workshops. In doing so, the Committee <u>agreed</u> that approval of those projects did not prejudice any other country-specific proposals for methyl bromide projects that may be submitted.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process <p><u>Replenishment of the Small Project Approval Programme (SPAP)</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that a detailed evaluation of the SPAP pilot phase should be made prior to any decision to extend the Programme. The terms of reference for such an evaluation should be agreed among the World Bank, the Secretariat and the country concerned.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, ODS consumption data in projects <p>The Executive Committee noted that a number of projects with cost-effectiveness values above the costÔÇæeffectiveness threshold had been submitted for partial funding of total project costs (e.g. the enterprise only sought funding for that proportion of the incremental costs that met or approached the cost-effectiveness threshold) and <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) Partial funding should be allowed and encouraged since it was fully consistent with previous decisions by the Executive Committee to maximize the effectiveness of the FundÔÇÖs resources in phasing out ODS;</p><p>(b) The cost-effectiveness of projects for enterprises with multinational corporation ownership and enterprises that exported to non-Article 5 countries should be determined using as a basis the eligible amount of the grant;</p><p>(c) Consumption should be calculated in accordance with the decision contained in paragraph 32 (b) of the report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee (<a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>).</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, ODS consumption data in projects <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take an annual consumption level of 360 tonnes as the cut-off point below which a country would be considered to be a low-ODS-consuming country for the purposes of determining the eligibility of projects for funding from the allocation reserved for such countries in accordance with the decision adopted by the Executive Committee at its Sixteenth Meeting (<a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>, para. 32 (g) (iii));</p><p>(b) That there should not be a separate set of cost-effectiveness thresholds to be applied to projects from low-ODS-consuming countries that did not meet the general threshold values agreed by the Executive Committee at its Sixteenth Meeting (<a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>, para. 32 (c));</p><p>(c) That UNEP, in consultation with the other implementing agencies and the Secretariat, should prepare for submission to the Sub-Committee at its next meeting a paper on innovative approaches to phasing out ozone-depleting substances in such countries.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Savings and benefits and overruns <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) <u>Decided</u> that there should be an investigation of the practicality and implications of taking operating savings resulting from recovery and recycling into account and adjusting at a subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee institutional-strengthening grants or any other Fund-supported activity related to ozone layer protection for the country concerned on the basis of reported quantities of recovered ozone-depleting substances. This would not apply to small demonstration projects;</p><p>(b) <u>Requested</u> the Secretariat to prepare a paper on the subject for submission to the Committee at its Eighteenth Meeting.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that projects involving process agents should be deferred until the Parties had taken a decision on the issue.</p>

General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, General policies, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs)

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, General policies, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee, noting its decision at its Fifteenth Meeting to presume against the use of HCFCs in investment projects, recognizing the higher cost of hydrocarbon technologies, primarily due to safety factors, and desiring to ensure an equality between technology options consistent with that decision <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That for the purposes of calculating the cost-effectiveness value of projects utilizing such technologies, the numerator should be discounted by up to 35 per cent. It is expected that these figures will be adjusted in the light of experience and a study on safety matters to be conducted by the Secretariat;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to analyse projects in the pipeline for the commercial refrigeration sector and the rigid polyurethane sector where hydrocarbon technologies are used, and to inform the Executive Committee of the results at its Eighteenth Meeting.</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Incremental operating costs, Savings and benefits and overruns

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Incremental operating costs, Savings and benefits and overruns <p>The Executive Committee, recognizing the good cost-effectiveness of aerosol sector projects and the desirability of supporting the initiation of phase out activities for contract fillers in this sector, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To continue taking into account incremental operating savings when preparing aerosol project proposals;</p><p>(b) To request implementing agencies to calculate net operating costs/savings in the aerosol sector, including the difference in cost per can when filling with CFC or HAPs, when preparing project proposals;</p><p>(c) To recognize that savings resulting from CFC phase out for contract aerosol fillers, and in circumstances where a parallel market exists, may accrue to the national economy but that quantifying these savings is analytically difficult and applying these savings at project level may not always be feasible.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee recommended extension of institutional strengthening activities that have been completed for an interim period of six months <u>pro rata</u> on the basis of the first three-year allocation on the understanding that guidelines for second round institutional strengthening should be developed by the Fund Secretariat, and an evaluation and monitoring exercise would be carried out by the implementing agencies during the period and that, if necessary, the extensions could be renewed for a further six months pending completion of a full evaluation.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>Following a proposal by the representatives of Austria and Denmark, the Executive Committee, mindful of the decisions taken at its Eighth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Meetings, and recognizing the significant efforts of the implementing agencies and ODS offices in Article 5 countries in applying those decisions, <u>decided</u> that the following should be taken into account when preparing projects:</p><p>(a) As HCFCs were not controlled substances for Article 5 countries, incremental costs for conversion of HCFC-141b plants were not eligible for funding;</p><p>(b) Implementing agencies should note a presumption against HCFCs when preparing projects; and</p><p>(c) Where HCFC projects were proposed, the choice of this technology should be fully justified and include an estimate of the potential future costs of second-stage conversion.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Regime and operation including meetings

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That, on a trial basis for the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee, the Secretariat should not circulate the full project documentation for projects and work programme amendments on which the Secretariat and the implementing agencies agree. Instead, members of the Executive Committee and observers should be sent, for each clearly approvable project, the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommended approval and information adequate for a full understanding of the implications of the project, including, where relevant, justification for the use of HCFCs. Full project documentation could still be requested by Executive Committee members and observers for individual projects and full documentation should always be available for review at each Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) That, in addition to not reviewing the full project documents for clearly approvable projects in advance of its meetings, the Executive Committee would not see country-specific project documentation for projects that raise new policy issues, unless the Secretariat and all the implementing agencies can work out a consensus agreement on how to deal with the policy issue for the proposed project and all future projects that are similarly situated. In the event that such consensus is reached, the Secretariat should send out any related project documents, the project recommendation, and a short policy paper that identifies the issues and includes a recommended course of action. If, on the other hand, the Secretariat and the implementing agencies are unable to reach consensus, only a policy paper and, if it exists, a project cover sheet for the project in which the issue arises should be sent to Executive Committee members and observers to allow for consideration of the issue;</p><p>(c) That, in order to facilitate early distribution of materials and reasoned consideration of related issues and projects, documentation would have to be submitted to the Secretariat eight weeks prior to each Executive Committee meeting, rather than six weeks before as is the current requirement;</p><p>(d) That the above system shall be evaluated after the trial period.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Sub-committees

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee, noting the references made throughout the discussion of the report of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review to the expected development by the implementing agencies of business plans/programmes, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the task of working with the implementing agencies in the development of business plans/programmes was best entrusted to the Sub-Committee on Project Review and its Chairman;</p><p>(b) To suggest that it might be useful for the Sub-Committee on Project Review to meet with the implementing agencies around the time of the Twelfth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, to be held in Geneva from 28 August to 1 September 1995, following which the business plans/programmes could be reviewed by the Sub-Committee in the normal way prior to the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To invite those members of the Executive Committee with ideas on what might constitute a business plan/programme for the implementing agencies to submit their comments to the Chairman of the Sub-Committee, through the Secretariat, within a week or so of the closure of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Framework for resource allocation

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Framework for resource allocation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt as a framework for resource allocation, the solution set out in Figure I [to document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>]. Under that solution, projects that had been recommended for blanket approval at the Seventeenth Meeting would be submitted to the Executive Committee for its approval up to the limit of funds available (in the present case, applying the proportion agreed at the Sixteenth Meeting gave a total for investment projects of US $24,704,849). Any projects with blanket approval not funded at the Seventeenth Meeting would go to the Eighteenth Meeting without further review. In addition, projects listed in Annex I of the overview of issues identified during project review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/3/Rev.1), together with projects listed in Annex II of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review if resubmitted by the implementing agencies, would be reviewed by the Secretariat and the Project Review Sub-Committee prior to the Eighteenth Meeting. Both those categories would be funded ahead of new projects received. Projects in these categories recommended for approval would form a consolidated list with the blanket approval projects remaining from the Seventeenth Meeting, and that list of projects would have priority for funding over any new projects submitted to the Eighteenth Meeting. Similarly, eligible projects not funded at the Eighteenth Meeting would be carried over to the Nineteenth Meeting and be funded ahead of any new projects received;</p><p>(b) To adopt a pro rata allocation of funds, based on the allocations established at the Sixteenth Meeting for: CFC recovery and halon banking; the Discretionary Fund; LowÔÇæODSÔÇæconsuming countries; MACs and compressors; Work programmes; and, Investment projects;</p><p>(c) To add to this allocation an additional sum of US $2.67 million which became available during the course of the Seventeenth Meeting as a result of receipt of additional contributions, so as to produce the following final allocation:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><u>Recommended amount (US $)</u></td></tr><tr><td>CFC recovery and halon banking</td><td>1,527,399</td></tr><tr><td>Low-ODS-consuming countries</td><td>1,725,666</td></tr><tr><td>MACs and compressors</td><td>1,890,243</td></tr><tr><td>Work programmes</td><td>2,738,373</td></tr><tr><td>Investment projects</td><td>24,704,849</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Discretionary funds were divided between investment projects, work programme amendments, methyl bromide projects and low-ODS consuming countries;</p><p>(d) To note the need, even at a time when project proposals far exceed available funds, for sufficient funds to be provided for project preparation to ensure that there are always sufficient projects in the pipeline.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the following proposal agreed by the World Bank, UNIDO and UNDP:</p><p>(i) That funding for investment projects (i.e. all projects other than work programme activities) be allocated as follows: World Bank 45 per cent, UNDP 30 per cent and UNIDO 25 per cent. These shares to be fully effective in 1996, while for 1995 the agencies would attempt to adhere broadly to them;</p><p>(ii) Any shortfall in the shares of the World Bank and UNDP to be filled by UNIDO project approvals, effective immediately;</p><p>(iii) UNDP and UNIDO to coordinate their project preparation activities in lowÔÇæODSÔÇæconsuming countries, so that only one agency would be responsible for each such country;</p><p>(b) That the proposed allocation provided an indicative basis for the implementing agencies to develop 1996 work programmes and business plans for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its Eighteenth Meeting.*</p><p>*One delegation noted the need to ensure that the proposed allocation would not constitute a limit or obstacle to the preparation, presentation and/or development of projects.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Progress reports - policies, Project implementation, Savings and benefits and overruns

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Progress reports - policies, Project implementation, Savings and benefits and overruns <p>Following examination of the financial reports by the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To require the implementing agencies to indicate disbursements against Executive Committee approvals and to indicate savings or deficits for all completed work programme and investment project approvals;</p><p>(b) To offset savings and interest reported against approvals given at the present Meeting;</p><p>(c) That cost savings resulting from investment project implementation should not be permitted to be offset against cost overruns, except for work programme activities where:</p><p>(i) No contingency fees are included;</p><p>(ii) The amounts involved total no more than 5 per cent of the value of the project;</p><p>(iii) The amounts to be offset fall within the overall financial envelope of the implementing agency;</p><p>(iv) The work programme concerned was approved by the Executive Committee before 1 January 1995;</p><p>(d) To allow UNDP to offset US $153,773 of deficits against project savings that had been realized during UNDP project implementation;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat, together with the implementing agencies, to adopt the mandatory format found in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>] for reporting progress and financial information to the Executive Committee. This uniform format had been accepted to provide for greater ease of cross-referencing; consistency and use of standard reporting periods; clarification of terms; greater ease of tracking the funds through the various stages of project implementation; information on percentage of funds disbursed; and reduced duplication between implementing agenciesÔÇÖ progress reports and financial reports.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SC/17/L.1, para. 5 and annex I, part A, and paras. 57 and 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests from the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France and the United States of America (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/8) to credit against their 1995 contributions to the Fund the amounts indicated in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>].</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee took note of the consolidated progress report and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To require implementing agencies, in preparing their progress reports for future meetings, to highlight data on how many tonnes of ODS had been phased out both since the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee and since the establishment of the Fund, consistent with the format in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(b) That the implementing agencies should provide information on the activities and work programmes of the ozone protection units supported by the institutional strengthening funds approved by the Executive Committee.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee took note of the progress report of UNDP and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That 1991-1994 accumulated interest amounting to US $2,285,960 should be offset against approvals given at the present meeting for UNDP and the Treasurer should be informed accordingly;</p><p>(b) That the transfer of US $32,065 plus support costs to UNIDO for project preparation in the Islamic Republic of Iran should be noted and the Treasurer should be informed accordingly;</p><p>(c) That UNDP should separate completed and ongoing activities in its input to the consolidated progress report, consistent with the format in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(d) That UNDP should prepare a full report on completed investment projects for submission to the Eighteenth Meeting.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee took note of the progress report of UNEP and <u>decided</u> that UNEP should use the format provided for input into the consolidated progress report as set out in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>].</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee took note of the progress report of UNIDO and <u>decided</u> that UNIDO should use the format provided for input into the consolidated progress report as set out in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>] and to provide different sections on completed and ongoing projects as well as information by country in alphabetical order.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee took note of the progress report of the World Bank and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To offset US $2,910,465, accruing from project closure and/or cancellation, against approvals given at the present meeting for the World Bank and to inform the Treasurer accordingly;</p><p>(b) That the World Bank should use the format provided for input into the consolidated progress report as set out in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>] and provide different sections on completed and ongoing projects as well as information by country in alphabetical order.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the amendments to UNDPÔÇÖs work programme as indicated in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(b) To defer the request from Gambia (US $144,265) for institutional strengthening, submitted through UNDP, until the Gambia country programme had been submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the amendments to UNEPÔÇÖs work programme as indicated in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>].</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the amendments to UNIDOÔÇÖs work programme as indicated in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>].</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the amendments to the World BankÔÇÖs work programme as indicated in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(b) Not to approve the project on safety and technical programme to assist manufacturers using trichloroethylene as substitutes for CFC-113 and 1,1,1 trichloroethane in solvent cleaning applications in Thailand (US $149,000) since the activity was intended for enterprises that had phased out ODS or were in the process of so doing and would not itself phase out any ODS.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Congo, Dominican Republic, Malta, Peru, Romania, Saint Lucia, Togo and Venezuela, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects contained therein or their funding levels, except in the case of those activities listed in Annex III of [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(b) In the case of Congo, to defer the two training activities proposed in the country programme, pending the establishment and functioning of the proposed Ozone Bureau;</p><p>(c) In the case of Malta, that the Government of Malta should be urged, consistent with decision VI/5 (d) and (e) of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, not to seek support from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(d) In the case of Saint Lucia, to defer consideration of the request for institutional strengthening until the Executive Committee had received the paper on innovative approaches to phasing out ODS in very low-ODS-consuming countries, to be prepared by UNEP for submission to its Eighteenth Meeting;</p><p>(e) In the case of Togo,:</p><p>(i) To defer the two training activities (Projects 2 and 3 in the Annex to the Togo country programme) as follows:</p><p>a. Training of refrigeration technicians (US $15,600) until the National Ozone Office is established or alternative arrangements are made;</p><p>b. Training of Customs Officers (US $5,000) so that it can be undertaken as part of a similar activity planned by Congo;</p><p>(ii) To defer consideration of the request for institutional strengthening until the Executive Committee had received the paper on innovative approaches to phasing out ODS in very low-ODS-consuming countries, to be prepared by UNEP for submission to its Eighteenth Meeting;</p><p>(f) In the case of Venezuela:</p><p>(i) To defer approval of the workshop for identification and preparation of project proposals in the foam and solvent sectors since the identification must have taken place during the preparation of the country programme;</p><p>(ii) To defer approval of the request for the national workshop on the implementation of ODS replacement technologies;</p><p>(iii) To defer the proposal on the pilot project on recovery and recycling in central air conditioning systems, and to request UNDP to develop a full-scale project, with emphasis being placed on low pressure chillers, and taking into account activities already approved in the country.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> Governments to present annually to the Executive Committee information on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 August 1995 to 31 December 1996, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat not later than 31 March 1997.</p>

Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>PRESENTATION OF CHINAÔÇÖS SECTORAL PHASE-OUT STRATEGIES</p><p>The Executive Committee subsequently <u>decided</u> to approve US $350,000 for further development by the World Bank of the sectoral strategies.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the list of eligible projects for blanket approval proposed by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (Annex III [to document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>]);</p><p>(b) In accordance with the decision of the Sixteenth Meeting, to allocate available funds for investment projects on a sectoral basis using the cost-effectiveness and the percentile methodology;</p><p>(c) To approve for funding at the Seventeenth Meeting the projects marked ** in Annex III [to document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>];</p><p>(d) That the projects proposed for blanket approval by the Sub-Committee but not funded at the Seventeenth Meeting would be incorporated in a consolidated list for the Eighteenth or subsequent Meetings in accordance with the procedure approved by the Committee in its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1720">decision 17/20</a>;</p><p>(e) To include in its report a list of funded projects by country together with all relevant recommendations (see Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6535" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/60</a>]).</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In recognition of the prevailing circumstances of aerosol fillers in Thailand (parallel markets), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve ThailandÔÇÖs aerosol projects on the condition that disbursement of Fund resources would occur only after the Government of Thailand had assured the Executive Committee that the policy and regulatory system in place would prevent other CFC aerosol fillers from expanding their current market share and that the use of CFCs in the aerosol sector in Thailand would be limited to the level of CFC consumption remaining after the reductions achieved as a result of these projects had been subtracted from currently reported consumption levels in this sector.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u> that the following projects in India submitted by the World Bank could not proceed (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/17/34 and Add.1 and 2):</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Project Cost (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>My Fair Lady Ltd. conversion, Delhi</td><td>117,500</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aerol Formulations aerosol conversion</td><td>71,600</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Texas Enterprises conversion, Bombay</td><td>72,200</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Ultra Tech Specialty Chemicals Pvt Ltd.</td><td>72,200</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Accra Pak India Pvt. Ltd. aerosol conversion</td><td>133,700</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Stella Industries aerosol conversion</td><td>277,500</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aeropres Conversion, Vapi</td><td>151,400</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aero Pack Products conversion project</td><td>71,600</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Asian Aerosols Pvt. Ltd. aerosol conversion</td><td>93,700</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aerosols DÔÇÖAsia Pvt. Ltd. aerosol conversion</td><td>71,600</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Attarwala &amp; Co. Pvt. Ltd. conversion, Bombay</td><td>138,400</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Aero Industries Conversion, Vapi</td><td>125,500</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Meenakshi aerosol and cosmetics conversion, Delhi</td><td>102,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Other Sources of Income, Technology transfer

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Other Sources of Income, Technology transfer <p>AGENDA ITEMS 13-16: STRATEGY PAPER FOR SMALL FOAM-PRODUCING ENTERPRISES; STRATEGY PAPER FOR LOW-HALON-CONSUMING COUNTRIES; CONCESSIONAL LOAN OPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES</p><p>Due to shortage of time, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of agenda items 13-16.</p>

17th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Chairman announced that the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee would be held at Vienna from 22 to 24 November 1995.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to note the report of the Treasurer;</p><p>(b) to welcome the advice that of the total available resources of about US $75 million the funds available for immediate transfer were about US $41 million and that the estimated balance available for transfer by 31 January 1996 would be about US $57 million;</p><p>(c) to note the Treasurer's statement that although resources appeared to be immediately available, there might be some delay in the transfer of resources to the implementing agencies because approximately US $27 million of total available resources were in the form of non-transferable promissory notes, which, while being fully accepted as paid contributions to the Fund, could not immediately be used to cover any project commitments of the implementing agencies under their respective financial rules and regulations; and</p><p>(d) to request the Treasurer, in the light of his statement, to report to the Committee at its Nineteenth Meeting on the issues entailed by the receipt of contributions in the form of promissory notes, specifically in regard to the implications for the liquidity of the Fund, of receiving an increasing number of contributions in that form with a view to identifying a permanent solution to the problem.</p><p>*The status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1995 as at 22 November 1995 is attached as Annex I to [document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>].</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>On the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to approve the revised 1996 budget for the Fund Secretariat and the proposed budgets for 1997 and 1998 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/4) as contained in Annex II [to document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>] on the understanding that the necessary resources would need to be approved at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 1996; and</p><p>(b) that, in the event that the resources allocated under any one budget component were not fully expended, the remaining resources should be used for Secretariat staff training programmes and that these should not be restricted to technical training. In future budgets, an explicit provision for staff training should be made.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Policy issues in project proposals, Regime and operation including meetings

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Policy issues in project proposals, Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) that the deadline for any new written information to be submitted to the Executive Committee should be two weeks before the date of the meeting;</p><p>(b) that the summary of projects should contain:</p><p>(i) a synopsis of agreed projects which should come before the two weeks deadline if possible;</p><p>(ii) for projects to be considered individually, a description of the outstanding issues related to implementation of existing policies and guidelines; and</p><p>(iii) for projects that raised policy issues, where there were no guidelines or inadequate guidelines, a summary presenting joint solutions whenever possible or adequate representation of the issues for consideration by the Sub-Committee on Project Review;</p><p>(c) that discussions to resolve any outstanding issues already identified could continue until the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and their outcome would be presented orally to the meeting. The number of projects to be resolved at this late stage would be kept to the minimum for reasons of financial planning;</p><p>(d) that only under exceptional circumstances could significant new issues be raised less than one week before the two-week deadline;</p><p>(e) that the justification for proposed amendments to projects should be explained and disseminated so that all implementing agencies could be made aware of the criteria being applied to evaluate projects;</p><p>(f) that, to the extent possible, documentation should be disseminated in the form of diskettes; and</p><p>(g) that policy papers prepared by the Secretariat needed to be treated with the same urgency as project documents and their early transmission to the members of the Executive Committee is encouraged.</p>

Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Projects approved / deferred / transferred

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) that the halon fire extinguisher conversion projects submitted by China should be deferred pending re-examination of the guidelines for the sub-sector. Discussion on these projects between the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would continue prior to the Nineteenth Meeting and would include any changes to the guidelines which may seem necessary; and</p><p>(b) that flexibility should be shown in the case of large halon-producing enterprises, but that the burden of proving the need for conversion to a range of technologies should be placed on the enterprise. It also underlined the desirability of maintaining the 85-15 per cent ratio of ABC-powder/carbon dioxide after conversion of the sector.</p>

Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, in discussing two projects for the closure of halon production facilities in China, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) that no action should be taken on these projects until guidelines on production-sector phaseÔÇæout had been agreed upon by the Executive Committee; and</p><p>(b) that when such guidelines were in place, re-submission of the projects should be accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of how they met the conditions of the agreement reached by China and the Executive Committee at the Thirteenth Meeting.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that a decision on approval of a project in the Seychelles be deferred pending approval of guidelines for dealing with very low-ODS-consuming countries.</p>

Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having agreed to defer judgement on the proposed household refrigerator projects in the Philippines due to a lack of advance information, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that further consideration should be given to the role of cost-effectiveness thresholds in sectoral phase-out proposals, as well as to the issue of, and the provision of guidelines for, umbrella projects. It requested the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to prepare a paper on the subject.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Incremental operating costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to approve a time-frame of up to two years for the calculation of incremental operating costs of all rigid polyurethane foam projects other than those relating to the domestic refrigeration sector; and</p><p>(b) to request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to prepare a guidance paper for consideration by the Committee at its Nineteenth Meeting on the transition periods for calculating the incremental operating costs for all sectors and sub-sectors.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having approved a project proposal for a training workshop in China on a one-off basis on the understanding that it would provide training in the setting of safety standards, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to recommend that implementing agencies coordinate such training in this sector.</p>

Administrative costs regime, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1720">Decision 17/20</a>, to approve for funding at the Eighteenth Meeting the Consolidated List of Projects, which is included as Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>];</p><p>(b) having noted the request by the World Bank to apply 13 per cent support costs for their approved activities, to approve US $2,453,498 to cover the 13 per cent support cost to the World Bank for all its projects approved at the Seventeenth Meeting;</p><p>(c) that, after deducting the required funding for the projects contained in the Consolidated List from the funds available, the amount available for new projects presented to it at its Eighteenth Meeting would be US $20,179,577;</p><p>(d) to approve projects and activities included in Annex IV [to document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>] eligible for funding;</p><p>(e) that investment projects in low-ODS-consuming countries that fell within the cost-effectiveness threshold but which could not be funded out of the sectoral allocation at the Eighteenth Meeting should be funded out of the allocation for the lowÔÇæODSÔÇæconsuming countries category;</p><p>(f) that, since the totality of the MAC and compressor sector projects on the consolidated list was significantly more than the agreed allocations, new projects in the MAC and compressor sector should not receive further priority at the Eighteenth Meeting;</p><p>(g) that the new projects in the CFC-recovery and halon-banking sector be approved in full at the Eighteenth Meeting from within the sectoral allocation previously agreed;</p><p>(h) to approve the work programme amendments included in Annex IV [to document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>]; and</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>to approve the recommendations of the Secretariat relating to all projects and activities funded at the current Meeting and those approved as eligible for funding (Annex V [to document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>]).</li></ol>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Framework for resource allocation

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Framework for resource allocation <p>The Executive Committee also <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) that any new project proposals submitted to, but not funded at, the Eighteenth Meeting should form part of the 1996 business plans of the implementing agencies and be funded ahead of new projects submitted to the Nineteenth Meeting. Commencing in 1997, all new projects approved by the Executive Committee would receive funding in accordance with the business plans;</p><p>(b) that, when allocating resources for 1996, the Executive Committee should adhere to the framework, sector allocations and methodologies agreed and applied at its Sixteenth and Seventeenth Meetings; and</p><p>(c) to request UNEP to follow the same budget cycle as the other implementing agencies.</p>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) noted with appreciation the efforts of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the implementing agencies in developing guidelines to produce a format for use by the agencies in the preparation of their business plans (documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/13-16); and</p><p>(b) <u>decided</u> that this model for the preparation of the business plans be adopted to serve as guidance when preparing future plans.</p>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) <u>noted</u> that the consolidated business plan (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/12) provided a clear overview of the areas of priority and constituted a useful management tool for the future; and</p><p>(b) <u>decided</u> that the business plans of the implementing agencies should be reviewed early in 1996 with a view to ensuring that the implementing agencies, when preparing their 1997 business plans, reflected the agreed distribution of resources among sectors.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Framework for resource allocation, HFC-23 related, Institutional strengthening

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Framework for resource allocation, HFC-23 related, Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/5) on the matter of the policy issues raised by the implementing agencies in their business plans and their prioritization, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the following issues at the Nineteenth Meeting:</p><p>(a) approaches to phase-out in small- and medium-sized enterprises;</p><p>(b) approaches to phase-out in low-ODS-consuming countries and very-low-ODS- consuming countries;</p><p>(c) the establishment of evaluation and monitoring guidelines for institutional strengthening projects;</p><p>(d) what action should be taken when a locally-owned company for which a project had been approved became significantly foreign- (i.e. non-Article 5) owned, before or after the signature of the project document or grant agreement with the implementing agency;</p><p>(e) alternatives to the project-by-project approach as a result of the request to the implementing agencies to prepare business plans; and</p><p>(f) the establishment of guidelines for the production sector.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that there was a need for the establishment of guidelines in the tobacco sector, and requested the Secretariat to prepare draft guidelines for consideration at the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee. Suggestions for the preparation of such guidelines should be transmitted to the Secretariat by the end of January 1996.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, Progress reports - policies <p>Following the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies should revise the format for progress and financial reporting, specifically to provide the First Disbursement Date for all projects approved after 1 January 1994, so that the format would provide the most comprehensive information, and to submit the revised format to the Nineteenth Meeting.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to approve the country programmes of Benin, Bolivia, Central African Republic, Guinea and Namibia, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) in the case of Benin:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>to defer approval of the training of refrigeration technicians pending creation of the ozone bureau under the conditions of approval of institutional strengthening funds for Benin within the UNEP 1995 work programme amendment; and</li></ol><p>(ii) to approve the amount of US $50,000 and US $6,500 support costs for institutional strengthening and to include the activity as an amendment to UNEP's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(c) in the case of Bolivia, to approve the amount of US $91,400 and US $11,882 support costs for institutional strengthening and to include the activity as an amendment to UNEP's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(d) in the case of the Central African Republic,</p><p>(i) not to approve the amount of US $16,700 for the training of customs officers;</p><p>(ii) to request the Government of the Central African Republic, in collaboration with an implementing agency, to consolidate and redevelop the projects for training of refrigeration technicians and recovery of ODS. Subsequent approval of any project(s) resulting from such exercise would be subject to appointment of a project manager under the conditions of approval of institutional strengthening funds for the Central African Republic within the UNEP 1995 work programme amendment;</p><p>(iii) to approve the amount of US $45,600 and US $5,928 support costs for institutional strengthening and to include the activity as an amendment to UNEP's 1995 work programme; and</p><p>(e) in the case of Guinea:</p><p>(i) to defer approval of the amount of US $48,000 for the training of refrigeration technicians pending the creation of the ozone bureau under the conditions of approval of institutional strengthening funds for Guinea within the UNEP 1995 work programme amendment; and</p><p>(ii) to approve the amount of US $50,000 and US $6,500 support costs for institutional strengthening and to include the activity as an amendment to UNEP's 1995 work programme;</p><p>(f) in the case of Namibia, to approve the amount of US $61,765 and US $8,030 support costs for institutional strengthening and to include the activity as an amendment in UNEP's 1995 work programme.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> the Governments of Benin, Bolivia, the Central African Republic, Guinea and Namibia to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 1995 to 31 December 1996, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat not later than 31 March 1997.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties, Technology transfer <p>An interim progress report on technology transfer under the Multilateral Fund</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to forward the interim report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/63) to the Seventh Meeting of the Parties.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Institutional strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation - policies, Performance indicators, Progress reports - policies, Project completion reports

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Institutional strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation - policies, Performance indicators, Progress reports - policies, Project completion reports <p>Having considered the draft paper on project monitoring and evaluation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) as an interim step pending the further development of the guidelines:</p><p>"1. To ensure that the Fund s objectives are being carried out and to consider `lessons learned' in future operations, implementing agencies shall monitor the progress of activities approved by the Fund and evaluate those activities upon their completion. In doing this, it is important to maintain an adequate level of independence and credibility of the system. And it is necessary to strike a balance between the level of oversight that has to be exercised and the cost of doing so.</p><p>"2. Implementing agencies will report to the Executive Committee on implementation progress and final evaluation in their progress reports and business plans, whose format will be updated from time to time to reflect indicators and evaluation criteria of interest to the Committee. On implementation of progress, the implementing agencies will highlight successes since the last meeting. The report will also highlight projects for which no significant implementation action has taken place within specified periods of say, 12, 18 and 24 months since project approval. Implementing agencies should comment on measures taken to correct problems which have arisen during implementation and measures to prevent their repetition.</p><p>"3. Project completion reports will discuss and evaluate project implementation success based on business plan indicators and conformance with key project parameters. Reports will be submitted to the Committee within six months of final project disbursements.</p><p>"4. The Secretariat will establish an independent review process which will periodically evaluate a small representative sample of completed projects from each agency to ensure that consistent and objective evaluation standards are being applied.</p><p>"5. The Secretariat will aggregate information from project completion reports and report to the Committee on the success of the Fund in meeting Fund and project objectives, based on criteria and indicators indicated in the business plan and key project parameters. In addition, the Secretariat will report on the performance of each agency using the same criteria while considering the special nature of an agency s portfolio.</p><p>"6. To ensure that sufficient baseline information is available to allow for meaningful monitoring and evaluation of projects, implementing agencies will continue to include project implementation schedules and ODP to be phased out in their project documents. They shall also specify which equipment, if any, will be destroyed and other relevant parameters in project proposals submitted to the Executive Committee.</p><p>"7. Noting that the World Bank has prepared draft technical guidelines for various sectors to facilitate monitoring and evaluation, the Secretariat will coordinate the adoption of standard technical guidelines which will be updated periodically to reflect experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and technical developments.</p><p>"8. The Secretariat shall work with the implementing agencies to finalize the criteria and indicators for institutional strengthening and clearing house activities and to incorporate suggestions received during the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee, for submission to the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting."</p><p>(b) that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies should be encouraged to seek expert outside assistance, as necessary, in the further development of the guidelines.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to revise the document on the phasing-out of ozoneÔÇædepleting substances in low-ODS-consuming countries and to request UNDP and UNEP to revise the documents on approaches to ODS phase-out in small and medium-sized enterprises and the strategy paper for foam-producing enterprises to ensure consistency in policy approach. The revised documents should be submitted to the Nineteenth Meeting, with the content simplified where appropriate and should take into account comments by members of the Executive Committee, to be submitted to the Secretariat by 15 January 1996, and existing policy.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Other Sources of Income <p>The Secretariat introduced the strategy paper for low-halon-consuming countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/68), which had been submitted by UNDP, and the guidelines for halon banking (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/69).</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to approve on an interim basis the guidelines as follows:</p><p>(i) countries with installed capacities exceeding 250 MT of Halon 1301 and 1,000 MT of Halon 1211 should be classified as countries with a high-level of installed capacity and should qualify for reclamation facilities for Halon 1301 and HalonÔÇæ1211, respectively;</p><p>(ii) countries with a medium level of installed capacity (250 MT of Halon 1301 and 1,000 MT of Halon 1211) should be classified for servicing requirements with Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 recycling and recovery machines. The number will depend on national conditions, but Halon 1301 and Halon 1211 recycling and recovery machines depend on the size of country and the location of main/critical users;</p><p>(iii) countries with a low level of installed capacity should qualify for a one time funding of US $25,000 which can be used for the acquisition of recycling equipment or as an incentive to recover halons from existing systems, or the establishment of exchange programmes to be <u>decided</u> by the country;</p><p>(iv) the brokerage function of identifying sources of supply for those with an identified need should be handled by a steering committee consisting of authorities, the fire protection industry, and main users;</p><p>(v) regulations facilitating production and import bans should be established within six months after the reclamation centre is set up; and</p><p>(vi) halon banking operations could be established for eligible countries. The costs for providing capital equipment and management range from US $250,000 to US $500,000. Funds for Halon 1211/Halon 1301 reclamation centres could, if appropriate, be provided on a concessional basis containing a 25 per cent grant component;</p><p>(b) to consider for intersessional approval, bilateral cooperation projects that had been previously submitted, for demonstration purposes on the basis of a full grant component;</p><p>(c) to consider at its next Meeting, the approval of two demonstration projects per region for countries with a low level of installed capacity, as defined in the interim guidelines, at a proposed level of US $70,000 per country; and</p><p>(d) that, in order to facilitate a final decision by the Executive Committee on halon-banking guidelines, the Secretariat and the implementing agencies should closely monitor these projects as a basis for assessing the interim guidelines in terms of their commercial viability and their financial impact of on the Fund, and for assessing the possibility of establishing a regional halon-banking programme, including the possibility of a concessional loan component.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to take note of these papers;</p><p>(b) to note that further work was needed;</p><p>(c) to request the Secretariat to undertake this further work, which should benefit from the experience of Article 5 countries with active recovery and recycling programmes. These countries were therefore requested to prepare status reports based on the questionnaire in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/70. Further work on the development of small- scale demonstration projects would not be postponed pending the finalization of guidance.</p><p>*Reference documents: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/70 and 18/Inf.3</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, HFC-23 related <p>REPORT OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON THE PRODUCTION OF SUBSTITUTES FOR OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES</p><p>The representative of a working group, composed of China, Colombia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, considering this item summarized the group's proposals for additional instructions to the Expert Group, which are contained in Annex VI to [document <a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>].</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to instruct the Expert Group to address these issues;</p><p>(b) to consider the results of the work of the Expert Group at its Nineteenth Meeting; and</p><p>(c) that the next meeting of the working group should be attended by four members of the Executive Committee, two from Article 5 and two from non-Article 5 countries, to be selected as soon as the new membership of the Executive Committee was determined by the Seventh Meeting of the Parties.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) that costs associated with avoidable technological upgrades should not be considered as eligible incremental costs and therefore should not be funded by the Multilateral Fund; and</p><p>(b) that the methodologies for the quantification of technological upgrades outlined in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/73 will be used as guidance in the calculation of incremental costs.</p>

Other Sources of Income, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>On the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to take note of the report on concessional lending for ODS phase-out (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/74); and</p><p>(b) to request the Secretariat, together with the World Bank, and in consultation with other entities with expertise in the field, such as regional development banks, to prepare for the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee a more detailed document on this issue, exploring the operational implications of applying the concepts set out in the report. This paper should include an examination of hypothetical projects, to be prepared by the World Bank, which would practically demonstrate the implications of the application of these concepts.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Report of the meeting of consultants working on Multilateral Fund activities</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> UNEP to inform it at its Nineteenth Meeting, of the results of the implementation of the report's recommendations.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>Progress of implementation of country programmes</p><p>The Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) <u>noted</u> the report and expressed its appreciation to all the countries that had responded to the questionnaire on which the report was based, underlining, in particular, the efforts of the Article 5 countries to fulfil their commitments; and</p><p>(b) recognizing that the document raised a number of important issues deserving serious consideration, <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to update the report and to include the question of progress in the implementation of country programmes on the agenda of the Nineteenth Meeting.</p>

18th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Nineteenth Meeting would be held in Montreal from 8 to 10 May 1996. The Meeting would be preceded by a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review at the same venue on 6-7 May.</p>

Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States of America

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1996 as at 10 May 1996 (see Annex I [to document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available in the Fund as at 10 May 1996 stood at US $29,822,150; and</p><p>(c) To welcome the advice that France and Germany would pay their contributions in the very near future, Denmark would pay the major part of its 1996 contribution within one month, Japan intended to pay its contribution according to the former scale shortly, the United States would shortly pay the remainder of its 1995 contribution and a portion of its 1996 contribution, and Italy would soon be in a position to pay its outstanding contributions.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>The Executive Committee, noting the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 12), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of decision VII/3 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to control HCFCs and to note further that projects involving conversion to HCFCs should be considered in the light of that decision, as well as other relevant factors;</p><p>(b) That in the future, in cases where conversion to HCFCs was recommended, the implementing agencies should be requested to provide a full explanation of the reasons why such conversion was recommended, together with supporting documentation that the criteria laid down by the Executive Committee for transitional substances had been met, and should make it clear that the enterprises concerned had agreed to bear the cost of subsequent conversion to non-HCFC substances; and</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to prepare for examination by the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting a paper on:</p><p>(i) The historical background to HCFC conversion projects;</p><p>(ii) What information on alternatives to HCFCs had been provided by the implementing agencies to the applicant countries, and how that information had been received and acted upon; and</p><p>(iii) The justifications given for the choice of one technology over another.</p>

Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Executive Committee project review/approval  process, General policies <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the implementing agencies concerning a reduction in the level of over-programming for project proposals (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/6/Rev.1, para. 23), <u>decided</u> that, since the matter was a technical and administrative issue which had not originally been the subject of an Executive Committee decision, it could be left for resolution among the implementing agencies and the Secretariat.</p>

Framework for resource allocation, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>The Executive Committee, noting the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on the sectoral distribution of projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 16), <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies and countries to include with each project proposal submitted for approval by the Executive Committee a brief description of how the project would contribute to helping the country to achieve the 1999 freeze.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the need to coordinate work on this subject and to request the Fund Secretariat to consult with other interested parties, such as agricultural departments at the national level and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at the international level, to ensure that all concerned were aware of and working towards the same goals;</p><p>(b) To invite the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to take the lead in preparing, in collaboration with the other implementing agencies, a brief paper on the work currently in progress on alternatives to methyl bromide, funded both on bilateral and multilateral bases through financial programmes other than the Multilateral Fund, and to present it for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting.</p>

Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Production approvals and reports, Project cancellation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Production approvals and reports, Project cancellation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered that part of the report of the Sub-Committee dealing with two halon production closure projects that had been submitted to, but not approved by, the Executive Committee at its Eighteenth Meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 21-22), the Executive Committee, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To recall that, at its Thirteenth Meeting, the Executive Committee had approved a project on halon-1211 production closure (Tongxiang Chemical Fertilizer Factory), to be implemented by the World Bank. Approval was contingent on a permanent decrease in the total national halon production at a level of at least 400 tonnes below current levels as indicated in the project;</p><p>(b) To recall also its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-185">decision 18/5</a>, by which it had <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(i) That no action should be taken on these projects until guidelines for the productionÔÇæsector phase-out had been agreed upon by the Executive Committee; and</p><p>(ii) That when such guidelines were in place, re-submission of the projects should be accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of how they met the conditions of the agreement reached between China and the Committee at the Thirteenth Meeting;</p><p>(c) To note that the World Bank had informed the Secretariat that the closure of the Tongxiang plant was concluded in December 1994 but that it would not disburse any funds for the Tongxiang project until the conditions of the Committee were met;</p><p>(d) To take note of an explanation by the Chinese Government contained in a conference room paper circulated at the current Meeting and of a statement made by the member from China in the delegation of the Philippines, in which he reaffirmed his countryÔÇÖs commitment to honouring its international obligations for the protection of the ozone layer and stated that while the engagement entered into by China at the Thirteenth Meeting had itself been contingent on the provision of sufficient international support and transfer of technology to achieve a reduction in the level of production of halons in accordance with the country programme, the actual funding for such projects received by China had been very low, at a time of unexpectedly high market demand for fire-fighting equipment, despite his GovernmentÔÇÖs efforts to limit halon consumption;</p><p>(e) To take note also of the outcome of the subsequent meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, following which the Sub-Committee recommended that the Tongxiang project should be cancelled. However, taking note of the fact that this plant closure had achieved a permanent 400-tonne reduction, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, as an exceptional measure, that, of the amount approved at the Thirteenth Meeting, the World Bank should release US $104,000 to China as an enterprise incentive and final compensation, and should return the remaining funds, amounting to US $734,000, to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee, recalling that, by paragraph (i) of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1810">decision 18/10</a>, it had approved a recommendation to request the implementing agencies to study the feasibility of using low-pressure foaming machines with HCFC-141b formulations in the manufacture of rigid foams (<a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>, annex V, para. 3), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that two projects submitted to the Nineteenth Meeting proposed the use of low pressure machines; and</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to take this and related technological developments into account and, in consultation with the Fund Secretariat, to prepare a report on the subject for submission to the Twentieth Meeting.</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Eligibility criteria, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Eligibility criteria, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, noting the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 8-9) concerning two proposed aerosol projects in Kenya in enterprises that had already completed the phase-out of ODS, <u>decided</u> to approve a payment of 50 per cent of the cost of the projects, on the strict understanding such approval did not set a precedent and that similar projects would not be considered as eligible for funding in the future.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), General policies, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs)

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), General policies, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee agreed with the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs view that it was important to have an overall picture of the cost effectiveness of a project as a whole, even if it was intended to implement it in stages, and accordingly <u>decided</u> to approve the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs request to the implementing agencies to present projects as a whole, which in the refrigeration sector would comprise both a foam component and a refrigerant component (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 27-28).</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Institutional strengthening

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Country programme and update, Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee, noting the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 13-15), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That project preparation activities additional to the 1996 business plans should not be funded;</p><p>(b) That, notwithstanding subparagraph (a) above, activities related to country programme preparation and institutional-strengthening projects, even in the event that they were additional to the 1996 business plans, should continue to be approved;</p><p>(c) To request the implementing agencies, commencing with the 1997 business plans, to set aside 10 to 15 per cent of their total project preparation funding to cover unforeseen project preparation activities.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/7), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests from the Governments of France and Switzerland to credit against their 1996 and 1995 contributions, respectively, the amounts indicated in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>].</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, UNEP business plans

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the 1996 UNEP work programme and the comments and recommendations of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/9 and Corr.1), together with the related parts of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 38ÔÇæ40), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the proposal for US $109,800 to prepare an inventory and assessment of environmentally sound and economically viable technologies and know-how conducive to phase-out of ozone-depleting substances had not been contained in the UNEP business plan approved by the Executive Committee at its Eighteenth Meeting but had been called for by the Seventh Meeting of the Parties by its decision VII/22;</p><p>(b) Bearing in mind, however, that some elements of the activity referred to in subparagraph (a) above went beyond UNEPÔÇÖs core clearing-house functions, to approve the sum of US $50,000 for it;</p><p>(c) That any further activities undertaken by UNEP should be financed through a reprioritization of its core funding; and</p><p>(d) To approve the 1996 UNEP work programme, as amended by the present decision, at a level of US $3,060,718, comprising US $2,708,600 and 13 per cent support costs of US $352,118, as indicated in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>].</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Institutional strengthening, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the amendments to the work programmes of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/8), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/10) and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/11), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in accordance with its decisions 19/10, on work programme preparation and project preparation funding, and 19/29, on renewal of institutional strengthening projects:</p><p>(a) To approve the UNDP work programme amendments relating to institutional-strengthening projects, as indicated in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(b) Not to approve, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1910">decision 19/10</a>:</p><p>(i) The amendments to the UNDP work programme as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/8, except as provided for in subparagraph (a) above;</p><p>(ii) The amendments to the UNIDO work programme as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/10;</p><p>(iii) The amendments to the World Bank work programme as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/11.</p>

Framework for resource allocation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) In accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1811">decision 18/11</a>, subparagraph (a), to approve for funding at the Nineteenth Meeting the projects and activities approved as eligible for funding, but not funded, at the Eighteenth Meeting, as indicated in Annex IV to the report of that Meeting (<a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a>);</p><p>(b) To approve as eligible for funding the projects and activities listed in Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(c) To note that, since the projects carried over from the Eighteenth Meeting, the four institutional-strengthening extensions and the UNEP work programme together totalled US $28,106,763, giving a remaining balance of US $1,715,388, no funds were currently available for the new investment projects, the cost of which amounted to approximately US $21.8 million; and</p><p>(d) In view of the likelihood that an amount of funds to cover the new projects approved for funding would be deposited relatively soon, as stated by the Treasurer and certain members of the Executive Committee in the course of the Meeting, to request the Treasurer, when sufficient funds have been received, to notify all members of the Executive Committee, through the Fund Secretariat, and to release the recommended levels of funding to the pertinent agencies, in order to fund simultaneously all of the new projects approved for funding.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered that part of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review relating to phase II of the Montreal Protocol implementation programme in Chile (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 34-37), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project as eligible for funding at an initial level of US $1 million;</p><p>(b) That no additional funding would be provided until there had been an evaluation of the project as funded to date.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee, noting the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review regarding the project for the conversion of refrigerator manufacture to cyclopentane foam-blowing agent at Godrej-GE Appliances Ltd. (GGEAL) in India (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 29-33), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that, following an assurance by the representative of India that the enterprise concerned would not seek any further funds if the cost effectiveness threshold were to be exceeded for the complete conversion, the Sub-Committee had <u>decided</u> that funding should not be withheld on the basis of the partial conversion aspect of the project (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 29);</p><p>(b) To endorse the suggestion of the Chairman of the Sub-Committee that the World Bank and the Secretariat should attempt to resolve their technical disagreement and present their findings to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 32);</p><p>(c) Also to endorse the decision of the Sub-Committee that, as a general rule, any technical matters of disagreement should be communicated to the members of the Sub-Committee at least two weeks before a Sub-Committee meeting, so that they could come to the meeting prepared to discuss the issues (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 33).</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Eligibility criteria, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Eligibility criteria, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In approving as eligible for funding the umbrella project to phase out ODS at small and medium-sized enterprises in the aerosol sector in Malaysia, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the statement in the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review that its positive recommendation was based on the fact that the project involved small and mediumÔÇæsized enterprises, would eliminate all aerosol uses, the costs were less than double the costÔÇæeffectiveness threshold, national laws banning new uses had been adopted, the Government would not request further funding in the sector and every effort had been made to reduce costs through consolidation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 47);</p><p>(b) That its decision to approve the project as eligible for funding did not constitute a precedent.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: Umbrella project covering five companies for conversion from CFC-11 used as foam blowing agent into HCFC-141b, and CFC-12 and R-502 used as refrigerant into HFC-134a and HFCÔÇæ-404a</u> <u>(Gomeco, Chee Puck, Well Built, Low Temp Corporation, Allied Metals)</u></p><p>Having considered that part of the report of the Sub-Committee relating to the Philippines umbrella project covering five companies for conversion from CFC-11 used as foam blowing agent into HCFC-141b, and CFC-12 and R-502 used as refrigerant into HFC-134a and HFC -404a (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 48-49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the view expressed in the Sub-Committee that, as a matter of principle for future operations, unless otherwise provided for, projects with low- and high-cost effectiveness should not be combined in order to achieve a cost-effectiveness figure that would enable the project to be funded;</p><p>(b) To note that, since it was determined that the project as submitted would not constitute phase out of the subsector, UNDP had withdrawn the two subprojects that did not meet individual cost effectiveness thresholds (Low Temp Corporation, Allied Metals) and only the remaining three subprojects were submitted (Gomeco, Chee Puck, Well Built);</p><p>(c) To approve as eligible for funding the project for the three enterprises in the amount of US $156,475;</p><p>(d) To note that:</p><p>(i) The overall cost effectiveness of the project was below the threshold value and each of the three enterprises individually also met the cost effectiveness threshold in the subsector; and</p><p>(ii) The recovery/recycling component had been excluded from the project.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs)

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 10-11) concerning the project proposal for the elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of household refrigerators at Philacor, Concepcion, Sanyo and Trans Union Corp. in the Philippines, as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/28/Rev.1, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve an amount of US $952,000 to fund the phase-out activities at Philacor and Concepcion;</p><p>(b) To give the Government of the Philippines the discretion to allocate among the enterprises in the original umbrella project, as it saw fit, the funding approved for the activities at Philacor and Concepcion; and</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to prepare a report for the Twentieth Meeting on implementation of the project approved at the Ninth Meeting for conversion of the foam part of refrigerator manufacture by the same enterprises. The report should address the issues raised in paragraph 9 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/9/16/Add.1 and the conference room paper on issues identified by the Secretariat during the project review for the Philippines household refrigeration project, tabled at the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review held prior to the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee. In particular, it should provide detailed information on the change of technology and consequent reallocation of major areas of expenditure so that the Executive Committee might be informed as to eligibility and the reasonableness of costs.</p>

General policies, Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In approving as eligible for funding the Philippines project for the elimination of the use of CFC-13, trichloroethane (TCA), CFC-11 and CFC-12 at multiple corporations that manufacture special formulations for various industrial markets, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that such approval was subject to the following conditions:</p><p>(a) The test chemicals were to be placed under the control of UNDP and the project consultant and provided to the enterprises for consultant-supported tests only. Duplication of testing for similar formulations was to be avoided. Any residual chemicals would be carried forward to the second and final phase of the project;</p><p>(b) The operational costs would not be made available by UNDP until the companies had demonstrated a complete ODS phase-out in their blending operations;</p><p>(c) The Government of the Philippines would not seek funding from the Multilateral Fund for phase out of ODS by the end-users.</p>

Eligibility criteria, Incremental operating costs, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Incremental operating costs, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sudan:</u> <u>Phasing out of ODS at three small domestic refrigerator factories in Sudan (Coldair Refrigerator Factory, Modern Refrigerator and Metal Furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries Co. Refrigerator Factory)</u></p><p>In approving as eligible for funding the project for the phasing out of ODS at three small domestic refrigerator factories in Sudan, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that:</p><p>(i) The total incremental cost of the project had been revised to US $100,000, bringing the overall cost effectiveness of the project within the threshold for the domestic refrigeration sector (US $13.76/kg);</p><p>(ii) The cost effectiveness of the least cost effective enterprise was less than 100 per cent above the threshold value; and</p><p>(iii) The project would achieve complete ODS phase-out in the domestic refrigeration subsector in Sudan;</p><p>(b) To agree that approval of the project as eligible for funding should be without prejudice to any refinements that might be made to the guidelines for the approval of umbrella projects adopted by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1932">decision 19/32</a>, and should not constitute a decision of principle on the issue of whether or not to approve projects covering 100 per cent of a given sector rather than the residual element.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the project proposal for the elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam in small and medium-sized enterprises in India (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/6/Rev.1, Annex III) had been presented for information only and would be submitted by UNDP for approval at the Twentieth Meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 53);</p><p>(b) To note also that the project proposal for the elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Multibras s.a. in Brazil (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/13 and Corr.1), for which the SecretariatÔÇÖs review had been completed and the funding agreed between the Fund Secretariat and UNDP, would be resubmitted to the Twentieth Meeting, on the basis of an agreement that had been reached between UNDP and the Fund Secretariat (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 54).</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, Progress reports - policies <p>Following an oral report by the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revisions to the database format for progress and financial reporting, adopted in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decision 17/22</a>, as contained in Annex V to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(b) To take note of the importance of ensuring that the information in the narrative of the report was fully consistent with that contained in the database submitted by the implementing agencies;</p><p>(c) That there would be two reports per year, with reporting periods concluding on 31 December for a report to be received by the Secretariat on 15 March, and 30 June for a report to be received by the Secretariat on 1 September, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Secretariat and the implementing agency;</p><p>(d) To request the implementing agencies to include in the data submitted information on dates of approval and implementation of projects and disbursement of the funds, on a projectÔÇæbyÔÇæproject basis, and to highlight in the narrative the reasons for any delays, since such delays could lock up Fund resources for significant periods, possibly several years;</p><p>(e) To request the implementing agencies as a matter of course to identify for each project whether or not an implementing agreement was already in place, so that the Executive Committee would be able to assess whether each project was likely to be implemented within a short span of time or to be significantly delayed; and</p><p>(f) To request the implementing agencies to provide the content of the database to the Executive Committee in diskette form, with a printout available on request.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/40 and Corr.1); and</p><p>(b) To note that UNDP had reported a credit of US $4,660,955 available to offset against new project approvals for UNDP at the current Meeting and comprising:</p><p>(i) 1995 interest income under its Montreal Protocol Trust Fund amounting to US $4,004,425; and</p><p>(ii) The remaining project balance totalling US $656,530, comprising US $581,000 plus support costs of US $75,530 as UNDP, in consultation with the Government of Mexico, had cancelled the FACOSA compressor subproject of the VITRO Group project (MEX/REF/15/INV/031) after FACOSA had been fully taken over by a multinational company and only US $3,000 of the project costs had been expended.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/43);</p><p>(b) To note that the World Bank had brought to the attention of the Secretariat the credits and adjustments reported in Table III-5 of its progress report, which totalled US $2,618,732; and</p><p>(c) With regard to the transfer by the World Bank to UNDP of its aerosols demonstration project in India (IND/ARS/17/DEM/50: Conversion of five aerosol filling installations to manual filling equipment using HAP):</p><p>(i) To take note of the transfer of the project by the World Bank to UNDP;</p><p>(ii) To note that the Treasurer would debit the World Bank and credit UNDP with the project budget of US $181,550; and</p><p>(iii) To approve a sum of US $17,613 for UNDP as the remaining balance of project support costs.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Bahamas, Gambia, Lebanon, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Tunisia and Viet Nam, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects therein or their funding levels, except as indicated in subparagraphs (b)-(f) below which is also reflected in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(b) In the case of Bahamas:</p><p>(i) To request UNDP to assist the Government of Bahamas in the preparation of the refrigerant recovery and recycling programme identified in the country programme; and</p><p>(ii) To approve the amount of US $50,000 for institutional strengthening and US $6,500 support costs for UNEP, and to request UNEP not to disburse any funds for this activity until after the preparation of a refrigerant recovery and recycling programme and its approval by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) In the case of Gambia, to approve the amount of US $42,200 for institutional strengthening and US $9,500 for training of customs officers to be implemented as part of the institutional strengthening, and US $6,721 support costs for UNEP, and to request UNEP not to disburse any funds for these activities until after the preparation of a refrigerant recovery and recycling programme, including training in refrigeration, and its approval by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) In the case of Lebanon, to approve the amount of US $179,000 for institutional strengthening and US $23,270 support costs for UNEP, the activity to be included in the 1996 UNEP work programme;</p><p>(e) In the case of Morocco, to approve the amount of US $179,000 for institutional strengthening and US $23,270 support costs for UNEP, the activity to be included in the 1996 UNEP work programme; and</p><p>(f) In the case of Papua New Guinea, to approve the amount of US $45,800 for institutional strengthening and US $5,954 support costs for UNEP, and to request UNEP not to disburse any funds for this activity until after the preparation of a refrigerant recovery and recycling programme and its approval by the Executive Committee.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee requested the Governments of Bahamas, Gambia, Lebanon, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Tunisia, and Viet Nam to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 15 May 1996 to 31 December 1996, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 31 March 1997.</p>

Country programme and update, Country programme data and prospect for compliance

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the data submitted to the Ozone Secretariat and those submitted to the Fund Secretariat should be reconciled; and</p><p>(b) That discrepancies in data provided by Parties to the Ozone Secretariat and to the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund should be submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) In the case of countries requesting institutional-strengthening projects for the first time, approval would be for three years;</p><p>(b) Initial renewals would be at the same level of funding as the first approval; would be for two years; and would be conditional upon a report of progress and an articulated plan of future actions, this report to be submitted six months before the end of the three-year approval period; and</p><p>(c) Any subsequent renewal would also be for two years; and would also be conditional upon a report of progress and an articulated plan of future actions.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the report submitted by UNEP on innovative approaches for the phasing-out of ozone-depleting substances in low-ODS-consuming countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/53), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report submitted by UNEP;</p><p>(b) To endorse the methodology in the report for approaches to institutional strengthening and country programme formulation in low- and very-low-volume-ODS-consuming countries and to encourage UNEP to implement the methodology on a trial basis;</p><p>(c) To request UNEP, in keeping with subparagraph (d) of decision VII/25 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties, to continue its work for the preparation of an overall approach in addressing the needs of low-volume-ODS-consuming countries by, inter alia, drawing on the experience and ongoing activities of other organizations and to submit a report thereon to the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the joint report of UNDP and UNEP on approaches to ODS phase-out in small and medium-sized enterprises (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/54), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the joint report of UNDP and UNEP;</p><p>(b) To pursue consideration of approaches to phase out of ODS in small and medium sized enterprises;</p><p>(c) To request comments in writing from members of the Executive Committee on the approaches outlined in the document with a view to the Secretariat preparing a new document in consultation with the implementing agencies for consideration by the Twentieth Meeting; and</p><p>(d) To consider requests in projects related to small and medium-sized enterprises for unavoidable and unintentional technology upgrades on a case-by-case basis.</p>

Eligibility criteria, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the documents on the role of cost-effectiveness thresholds in sectoral phase-out proposals and guidelines for umbrella projects prepared by the Secretariat (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/55 and Corr.1), as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, paras. 42 and 43), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) For a trial period of 18 months, to consider an umbrella project as eligible for funding if it met all the following conditions:</p><p>(i) The umbrella project included all the remaining enterprises in a sector or subsector for which cost-effectiveness thresholds had been established by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(ii) The country concerned would submit no further requests for funding from the Multilateral Fund for any enterprise in that sector or subsector;</p><p>(iii) The overall cost effectiveness of the umbrella project fell within the sectoral threshold established by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(iv) No individual enterprise proposal had a cost-effectiveness threshold more than 100 per cent above the established threshold;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to discuss further the question of the percentage of a countryÔÇÖs original level of consumption for the sector or subsector accounted for by the enterprises included in the umbrella project and, in the light of the comments made and the experience gained, to report to the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the document on the re examination of guidelines for halon fire extinguisher conversion projects prepared by the Secretariat (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/56), as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 23), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that halon fire conversion projects in China would be presented to the Executive Committee in the context of ChinaÔÇÖs strategy for this subsector;</p><p>(b) That there was no need at present to amend any of the existing provisions of the guidelines for halon fire extinguisher conversion projects; and</p><p>(c) To note that the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies would develop a joint paper proposing an addition to the guidelines to address capital and operating costs.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the SecretariatÔÇÖs overview of the question of the duration of incremental operating costs (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/6/Rev.1, para. 29), together with the recommendations of the Sub-Committee thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/5, para. 29), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to provide information relating to incremental operating costs and their durations in project completion reports; and</p><p>(b) To further request the implementing agencies to consult with the Secretariat on a consistent format for project completion reports.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>After an exchange of views during which a number of suggestions were advanced, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to finalize the paper to the extent possible in the light of the discussion; and</p><p>(b) To submit it to the next meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</p><p>*Reference document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/58</p>

Groups, HFC-23 related, Incremental costs, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, HFC-23 related, Incremental costs, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>Following a discussion of several issues, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That:</p><p>(i) Each Article 5 producer country should complete the Preliminary Data on the Production Sector form in Annex VI to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>] and submit it to the Fund Secretariat by 31 December 1996;</p><p>(ii) The Article 5 producer country should inform the Executive Committee eight months before it is ready to submit its sector phase out plan according to the format provided in Annex VII to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>]. The Executive Committee should commission a technical audit of the production sector of the country concerned in conjunction with the preparation of the sector plan. This will enable the results of the technical audit to be incorporated into the sector plan and serve as a reference point for reviewing the sector plan. The Executive Committee should approve funding for the preparation of the sector plan and the technical audit;</p><p>(iii) The technical audit should follow the terms of reference provided in Annex VIII to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>] and include a detailed questionnaire/check list to be developed prior to the commencement of the audit;</p><p>(iv) The technical audit should be conducted by a combined team of local and international experts;</p><p>(v) Pending the completion of sector plans, the Executive Committee should focus on closure projects which could be considered according to interim guidelines with the understanding that guidelines on other types of projects, e.g. conversions and erecting ODS substitutes production, should be developed at a later date;</p><p>(vi) In general, the cost of dismantling the old plant should be offset by the scrap value of the old plant. However, this should be examined on a case by basis;</p><p>(vii) The environmental clean up of the ODS producing facility should not constitute an incremental cost; however, it should be done in an environmentally responsible manner;</p><p>(b) To approve the formats for preliminary data on the production sector and the form for the sector phase out plan, included in Annexes VI-VII to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>];</p><p>(c) To approve the collection ofÔÇ£Quantities of exported CFCsÔÇØ called for in item 3.3 on page 2 of Annex VI to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>], where countries were willing to provide such data, but not to insist on collection if countries regarded the export data as confidential;</p><p>(d) To approve the collection of data onÔÇ£Total employees per CFC plantÔÇØ called for in table 4.1 on page 4 of Annex VI to [document <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>]; and</p><p>(e) To appoint a subgroup composed of the representatives of Australia, Chile, India, Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States to study the non-approved parts of the report on the day prior to the next meeting of the Open ended Working Group in Geneva, and submit a revised document to the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, Technology transfer <p>The subgroup met but was unable to resolve the differences that had emerged in the discussion. The Executive Committee then <u>decided</u> that the matter should be taken up again at the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p><p>Reference document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/60</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Policy issues in project proposals, Project cancellation

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Policy issues in project proposals, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Where, following project approval by the Executive Committee, an implementing agency is notified ex post facto that an ownership shift occurred in the period after project submission to the Fund Secretariat but before formal approval by the Executive Committee, the implementing agency shall, where such company is fully sold to a non-eligible entity, cancel the project and return the grant funds to the Multilateral Fund, or, shall reduce the grant component to correspond to the share of national ownership, in which case the implementing agency will need to obtain from the enterprise concerned an official commitment/guarantee to full project implementation and provision of counterpart funds, since only partial funding will be provided through the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) Where an ownership shift occurs after Executive Committee approval but before signature of the project document or grant/sub-grant agreement, the implementing agency shall, where such company is fully sold to a non-eligible entity, cancel the project and return the grant funds to the Multilateral Fund, or, shall reduce the grant component to correspond to the share of national ownership, in which case the implementing agency will need to obtain from the enterprise concerned an official commitment/guarantee to full project implementation and provision of counterpart funds, since only partial funding will be provided through the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(c) Where an ownership shift occurs after the implementing agency and the government/company have already signed the project document or grant/sub grant agreement but before the equipment procurement process has started, implementing agencies shall, where such company is fully sold to a non-eligible entity, cancel the project and return the grant funds to the Multilateral Fund, or, shall reduce the grant component to correspond to the share of national ownership, in which case the implementing agency will need to obtain from the enterprise concerned an official commitment/guarantee to full project implementation and provision of counterpart funds, since only partial funding will be provided through the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(d) Where an ownership shift occurs after the implementing agency and the government/company have signed the project document or grant/sub grant agreement and the equipment procurement process is under way and financial obligations raised and/or servicing contracts have been entered into, implementing agencies shall continue project implementation as usual, consistent with their legal obligations;</p><p>(e) Implementing agencies should ensure that all project documents and grant/sub grant agreements include a condition that, should a partial or complete shift in ownership of an Article 5 enterprise to a non-Article 5 entity occur following project approval by the Executive Committee, the grant component shall be reduced or cancelled in accordance with the above-specified circumstances, and unutilized funds returned by the implementing agency to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on training options contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/62; and</p><p>(b) That Option 3 was the preferred framework for considering training strategies; and</p><p>(c) That it was not necessary to establish a training advisory committee.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the draft terms of reference for the design of a monitoring and evaluation system for the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To authorize the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to proceed with the preparation of a draft monitoring and evaluation system for submission to the Executive Committee at its Twentieth Meeting.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To authorize the Secretariat to prepare and circulate to members of the Executive Committee a draft report on actions that the Executive Committee had already taken pursuant to decision VII/22 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to improve the Financial Mechanism for the implementation of the Protocol;</p><p>(b) To further authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report on the basis of the comments on the draft received from the members of the Executive Committee and to submit it, on behalf of the Committee and through the Ozone Secretariat, for the consideration of the OpenÔÇæended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at its thirteenth meeting, to be held in Geneva from 26 to 29 August 1996.</p>

19th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twentieth Meeting would be held in Montreal from 16 to 18 October 1996. The Meeting would be preceded by a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review at the same venue on 14 and 15 October 1996.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1996 as at 18 October 1996 (Annex I [to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>]); and</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the Fund as at 18 October 1996 stood at US $52,964,433.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>After having considered the revised 1997 Fund Secretariat budget (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/4), prepared pursuant to the decision taken by the Executive Committee at its Third Meeting (<a href="/media/6521" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1</a>, para. 76) and decision IV/18 of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revised budget of the Fund Secretariat for 1997 (Annex II [to document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a> and Corr.1]), including the new budget line for staff training introduced in accordance with Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-182">decision 18/2</a>;</p><p>(b) To note that a further revision of the 1997 budget might be necessary during 1997 to reflect the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs decisions on the monitoring and evaluation system for the Multilateral Fund.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 8) and noting that a number of projects in the solvent sector did not comply with the request of the Executive Committee at its Nineteenth Meeting that implementing agencies and countries include with each project submitted to the Executive Committee for approval a brief description of how the project would contribute to helping the country to achieve the 1999 freeze (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-194">decision 19/4</a>), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request implementing agencies to bear in mind, when preparing their business plans and deciding how to allocate projects among sectors, the commitments and control measures already in the Protocol, with which all countries were expected to comply;</p><p>(b) To call on the agencies to fully implement <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-194">decision 19/4</a> when submitting projects to forthcoming meetings of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To examine the status of implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-194">decision 19/4</a> at its Twenty-first Meeting.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on institutional strengthening projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 9-10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request implementing agencies, when preparing institutional strengthening projects for low-volume-ODS-consuming countries, to give due consideration to the need for formulating a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project in the refrigeration sector;</p><p>(b) That, while the implementing agencies could proceed immediately with the disbursement of the first one year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening in low volume ODS consuming countries, subsequent disbursements would be contingent on the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project, for the country concerned;</p><p>(c) That, as an exceptional measure, the procedure outlined in subparagraph (b) above would apply retroactively to the institutional strengthening projects for the Bahamas, Gambia, and Papua New Guinea;</p><p>(d) That the procedure for investment projects pursuant to paragraph (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1718">decision 17/18</a> should also be followed in the case of institutional strengthening projects as it allowed sufficient time to obtain government approval.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>With regard to the issue of transnational corporations owned by enterprises in Article 5 countries, the Executive Committee noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 14) and <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) The decision taken by the Executive Committee at its Seventh Meeting (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6525">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30</a>, paragraph 88) should not apply to corporations owned by enterprises in countries that had always operated under Article 5;</p><p>(b) Projects involving transnationals owned by enterprises in countries that had been reclassified as Article 5 countries should be considered on a case by case basis, taking into account paragraph (e) of decision VI/5 adopted by the Sixth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the admissibility of using operating costs to fund non-incremental capital costs (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That where the Secretariat, in reviewing a project that did not claim all the eligible operating costs in order to keep its cost effectiveness within the established threshold, determined that part of the capital costs were ineligible, the value of those ineligible costs could be compensated by an increase in the eligible operating costs provided that:</p><p>(i) The original eligible operating costs were claimed for less than the allowable period;</p><p>(ii) The compensation did not result in the allowable period being exceeded; and</p><p>(iii) The overall cost of the project remained within the threshold established for the sector or subsector;</p><p>(b) Transfers from operating costs to capital costs during implementation of such a project could only occur to fund cost overruns for eligible capital equipment items that had been included in the project approval, in which case, a report would have to be submitted to the Executive Committee providing an explanation and justification for the transfer.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on high cost projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 16-17), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That projects in the consumption sector with a requested level of funding of more than US $5 million should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat in full, 12 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</p><p>(b) For projects other than umbrella projects:</p><p>(i) That the submitting agency should, if requested, provide additional information, such as detailed baseline information beyond that normally provided, plant layouts, description, justification and costing of all significant items;</p><p>(ii) That the analysis and review process could involve a joint visit, if warranted, by the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs reviewer and the relevant implementing agency;</p><p>(c) In relation to the dissemination of information:</p><p>(i) To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare and maintain, for dissemination to the implementing agencies, a database of estimated costs of major equipment items obtained from approved investment projects and other sources by the Fund Secretariat;</p><p>(ii) That the database should include information on completed and ongoing projects where the equipment procurement process had been concluded, when such information became available;</p><p>(iii) To request the implementing agencies, when the database had been completed, to take steps to ensure that consultants preparing projects were familiar with its contents: this should be facilitated through a conference or seminar, the modalities and timing of which would be finalized by the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies in the course of their regular coordination meetings.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the statement by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 18) that there was a presumption that projects would be implemented as approved, but that technology was evolving rapidly and some degree of flexibility might be required in exceptional cases, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the implementing agencies should exceptionally be allowed to propose changes in the technology approved by the Executive Committee for particular projects;</p><p>(b) That adequate and detailed justification should be provided for any changes proposed;</p><p>(c) To urge the implementing agencies to keep additional project preparation to a minimum;</p><p>(d) To approve the six projects involving a change in technology after approval, contained in Annex II to document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/6/Rev.1, noting that the two projects from Venezuela were approved at a saving to the Fund in the amount of US $515,258 (including support costs).</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>After considering the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on business plans and work programmes for 1997 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to prepare their 1997 business plans and work programmes after consultation with the Article 5 countries with whom they would be working in 1997 and to focus on compliance with commitments under the Montreal Protocol, with due attention to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-194">decision 19/4</a>.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Having noted the recommendations by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That three Executive Committee meetings should be held in 1997;</p><p>(b) That the first meeting, to be held from 17 to 19 February 1997, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2054">decision 20/54</a>, should consider the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ 1997 business plans and work programmes, and any residual projects from 1996;</p><p>(c) That the second and third meetings could be held close to the dates of the meetings of the Open ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the Meeting of the Parties, respectively, with the precise dates to be determined later in the year, but if the Twenty-second Meeting was held in the same venue as the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, this would not constitute a precedent and subsequent meetings of the Executive Committee would normally be held in Montreal;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to show some flexibility with regard to the submission date of the UNEP 1997 work programme by reducing the deadline to four weeks before the start of the meeting.</p>

UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>Having noted that UNDP would probably receive a greater amount for investment projects than the fixed share agreed at the Seventeenth Meeting, while UNIDO and the World Bank would probably receive less than their agreed shares, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) On a one time basis UNDP would nevertheless receive its full share in 1997;</p><p>(b) UNIDO and the World Bank would receive an additional amount to make up their full share for 1996;</p><p>(c) The actual figures for the shares for 1997 would be discussed during the consideration of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ 1997 business plans.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations by the Sub-Committee on Project Review on priority for projects in countries with delays in commencing implementation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 44-45), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That when preparing projects in countries where serious delays in implementation were likely to occur, the implementing agencies could raise these issues with the Executive Committee in those cases where it seemed that the Executive Committee might be able to help remove the impediment, and should submit projects only when such impediments had been resolved;</p><p>(b) Noting that it could be the case that one agencyÔÇÖs projects in a given country were proceeding smoothly, while anotherÔÇÖs were seriously delayed, an agency not encountering such major delays should continue to submit projects for that country.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Progress reports - policies <p>Noting that problems of comparability had occurred in that, while the World Bank reported funds disbursed as actual expenditures, the three United Nations agencies reported them as actual expenditures plus obligations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That "funds disbursed", as reported in the progress reports by the implementing agencies to the Executive Committee, were actual recorded expenditures, not including unliquidated obligations;</p><p>(b) To take note that actual recorded expenditures did not fully reflect actual progress in project implementation.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>After considering the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on preparation of policy papers (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to review, at the end of each Meeting, its requests for policy papers from the Secretariat so that a realistic timeframe could be agreed for their preparation and discussion.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related, Incremental operating costs <p>Having noted the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/ 20/5, para. 61), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That no project proposals should be submitted to the Executive Committee until agreement had been reached between the implementing agency and the Secretariat on the cost of items of capital equipment and the operating costs required to implement the project;</p><p>(b) Where no agreement had been achieved, the underlying basis of the disagreement should be presented to the Executive Committee for consideration prior to consideration of the project.</p>

Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, United States of America

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/7), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests from the Governments of Australia, Finland and France to credit against their 1996 contributions the amounts indicated in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>]. The Executive Committee further took note of the bilateral cooperation projects approved on a no objection basis intersessionally after the Nineteenth Meeting (Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>).</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the amendments to the work programmes of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/8), UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/9), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/10), and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/11), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the amendments relating to institutional strengthening projects or country programme preparation in the work programmes of UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>];</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies concerned only to disburse the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening activities in Bahrain, Ethiopia, Honduras, Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago pending the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project in the country concerned;</p><p>(c) To approve 50 per cent of the US $265,000 requested by the World Bank for the additional preparation of the halon sector approach in China, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>]. The second 50 per cent would be considered after delivery of a written report by the World Bank detailing how the initial US $350,000 had been expended and how the additional amounts related to the initial expenditures.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 5 and 48), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve for funding at the Twentieth Meeting in the amounts indicated the projects and activities listed in Annex V to [document <a href="/media/6538" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>];</p><p>(b) Also to approve the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations included in the project documentation, except where otherwise decided;</p><p>(c) Initially only to approve compressor projects up to US $3.15 million and to examine the possibility of funding further compressor and MAC projects from any other resources left over after other projects recommended for approval at the Twentieth Meeting had been funded.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstocks) at FPV. S.A.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/13)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review on whether the cost of transportation of low-density foam from one plant, to which production had been shifted, back to the location of another plant, at which production had been halted, could be eligible as an incremental cost, as well as the recommendation by the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para 21), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve funding for the project;</p><p>(b) That the project could potentially be reformulated to take into account all associated costs and savings and could be re-submitted for further consideration.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the production of commercial refrigeration equipment at Gelopar</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/15)</p><p>The Executive Committee, after noting the statement made to the Sub-Committee on Project Review that the Gelopar company had installed the CFC-11 foam blowing process in April 1995 but had not put it into regular production until October 1995, after the 25 July 1995 deadline decided on by the Executive Committee at its Seventeenth Meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-177">decision 17/7</a>), as well as the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 22-23), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) In the case of the Gelopar project, to approve the adjusted operating costs as eligible incremental costs;</p><p>(b) To confirm that in futureÔÇ£installation dateÔÇØ should be interpreted strictly as the date on which equipment was on site and ready for utilization.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Compressors (4 projects)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/17/Add.1)</p><p>The Executive Committee, noting that ChinaÔÇÖs strategy for the commercial refrigeration subsector provided for the consolidation of the existing 73 compressor plants into 24 plants, six of the latter had already been approved, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the projects subject to the grant amount being calculated using a 26 per cent discounting factor for technological upgrade. The approved amounts are included in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>];</p><p>(b) That, in future, projects in the remaining plants submitted for approval should include full baseline information, as well as detailed costs of requested capital equipment, so that an accurate determination could be made on the discounting factor for upgrading and on eligible incremental costs.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Conversion of manufacturing facilities from CFC-11 foaming agent to cyclopentane and CFC-12 refrigerant to HFC-134a at Gansu Changfeng Baoan Industry Co. Ltd. </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/17)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review on whether operating costs associated with HFC-134a compressors, such as higher costs for lubricants, were eligible incremental costs, and the recommendation by the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/ 20/5, paras. 25-26), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the capital costs of the project, as indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>], pending determination by the World Bank, in consultation with the Secretariat, of accurate figures for the operating costs and of whether there was any element of double counting;</p><p>(b) To examine the question of operating costs at a subsequent meeting.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Conversion of domestic refrigerator manufacture to cyclopentane blowing agent and either R-600 or HFC-134a at Godrej-GE Appliances Ltd. (GGEAL)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/22/Add.1)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 27-28), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project for conversion of the foam part of refrigerator production at GGEAL, India, at a cost of US $3,041,474, including agency support costs of US $349,904, on the basis that additional costs could be submitted for retrofit of the foaming jigs up to the limit indicated in the templates for domestic refrigeration conversion, which would be, in this case, a maximum of US $640,800, if the actual cost was greater than the sum of the amount approved for jigs in the project, plus a pro rata proportion of the contingency costs, or that part of contingency costs not used for other parts of the project, whichever was greater;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to ensure competitive bidding procedures for the jigs, incorporating local suppliers where possible, to provide the most cost effective retrofits and the achievement of appropriate standards of safety, and to this end to consult the Fund Secretariat on the tender specifications;</p><p>(c) That the cost of the retrofits, with relevant technical details, would be reflected in the database of costs, along with costs of other similar operations, to provide information to assist in preparing projects involving future activities of this nature.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia:</u> <u>Engineering assistance for the elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at P.T. Goldstar Astra Electronics (GSA)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/23 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 13-14), and taking into account its decision adopted at the present Meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-205">decision 20/5</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that only funding proportionate to the local share ownership should be provided.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Royal Foam Products</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/31)</p><p>The Executive Committee, after noting the views expressed in the Sub-Committee on Project Review regarding whether or not Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-198">decision 19/8</a> was applicable to this project, as well as the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 31-33), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve funding of US $34,000, i.e. approximately 50 per cent of the cost of the project;</p><p>(b) To clarify that <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-198">decision 19/8</a> applied to any project, regardless of sector, for installing safety equipment in enterprises that were no longer using controlled substances.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Retroactive funding <p>The Executive Committee, while discussing the issues raised by the Nigerian project, <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare a policy paper for consideration at the Twenty-first Meeting on the issue of retroactive funding as a whole, covering inter alia the years to be used as a basis for determining ODS consumption, in order to give guidance to the implementing agencies.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFC-134a designs at Sanyo Universal Co. Ltd., and conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFC-134a, Phase 2 at Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Limited (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/35)</u></p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/ 20/5, paras. 34-35), <u>decided</u></p><p>(a) To approve the capital costs for these two projects, namely US $673,680 and US $808,234 respectively (Annex V [to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>]);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to work together to develop a procedure for dealing with operating costs in this particular case;</p><p>(c) Noting that a 15 per cent contingency had been requested for 30 per cent of the equipment in the two projects and since the exact portion of equipment already purchased was not known at the time of approval, to request the World Bank to include reference to the use of contingency funds in its project completion report.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay:</u> <u>Manufacture of parallel flow condensers for air conditioning systems in vehicles that use HFC-134a at Panasco</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/37)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 36-38), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the project at this stage because of, inter alia, lack of compliance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-176">decision 17/6</a>, very poor cost effectiveness, and eligibility of the incremental costs under existing guidelines;</p><p>(b) To invite the World Bank to re examine the project, addressing the concerns raised by the Sub-Committee, with a view to possibly presenting it again to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>Zimbabwe:</u> <u>Conversion of production of CFC-11 polyol systems to HCFC-141b specific systems at Trinidad Industries</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/39)</p><p>The Executive Committee, taking into account the recommendation by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 39), <u>decided</u> not to approve the project as eligible for funding.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the consolidated progress report;</p><p>(b) To recognize the need to ensure the approved projects were implemented as promptly as possible;</p><p>(c) To note that several causes of delay had been identified in the consolidated progress report and that a number of steps were being taken to address the causes of those delays;</p><p>(d) To encourage increased efforts in this regard;</p><p>(e) To request the implementing agencies to highlight in their future progress reports the measures they had adopted and the progress made in further reducing and eliminating these delays.</p>

Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, South Africa, Switzerland, United States of America

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the reports presented by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States of America (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/41);</p><p>(b) To note the offset of US $324,613 against future approvals included in the progress report of the Government of the United States of America.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/42);</p><p>(b) To note UNDPÔÇÖs request for guidance from the Executive Committee on how to achieve a balance between new project proposals submitted by countries that had recently ratified the Protocol and the need to complete the phase-out of ODS in the different sectors in countries that had ratified the Protocol at an earlier date and already had projects submitted/approved.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/43);</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters to consider the implications of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decision 17/22</a> with regard to UNEPÔÇÖs request for adjustments to project approvals.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Under this item, the Executive Committee had before it the country programmes for Bahrain (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/46), Croatia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/47), Ethiopia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/48), Honduras (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/49), Jamaica (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/50), Lesotho (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/51), The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/52), Pakistan (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/53 and Add.1), the United Republic of Tanzania (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/54), and Trinidad and Tobago (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/55).</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Bahrain, Croatia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Pakistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Trinidad and Tobago, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects therein or their funding levels, except as indicated in Annex IV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies selected by the Governments of Bahrain, Honduras, Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago to assist the country concerned in the preparation of the refrigerant recovery and recycling programme identified in the respective country programmes;</p><p>(c) To request the Government of Finland to re-submit the refrigerant recovery and recycling programme of Ethiopia for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee requested the Governments of Bahrain, Croatia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Pakistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Trinidad and Tobago to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format the initial report, covering the period 18 October 1996 to 31 December 1997, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 31 March 1998.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTRY PROGRAMMES</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the updated report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/56/Rev.1];</p><p>(b) To note that the Secretariat would revise the document to reflect the additional progress reports submitted by the following countries: Brazil, Botswana, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Philippines;</p><p>(c) To urge countries that had to report on the implementation of their country programmes to ensure that the reports were submitted to the Fund Secretariat by 31 March of each year;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to prepare a document on the implications of using different baseline years;</p><p>(e) To invite members of the Executive Committee to submit to the Fund Secretariat in writing proposals on improving the presentation of the implementation data so that the Secretariat could propose a new format to the Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the SecretariatÔÇÖs report on discrepancy between the data reported by a Party to the Ozone Secretariat and the data presented by the Party to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the statement by the representative of the Ozone Secretariat that the formats for reporting data under Article 7 of the Protocol could be revised only by a decision of the Meeting of the Parties.</p><p>(b) To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare for the CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration at its TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting a revised paper that would clearly describe the two parallel streams of data reporting that existed under the Montreal Protocol, bearing in mind any decision that might be taken on the matter by the Eighth Meeting of the Parties;</p><p>(c) That there was a need to explore ways to reconcile and harmonize the two streams in order, on the one hand, to avoid duplication of work and reporting, and, on the other, to ensure greater transparency of data provided.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the presentation, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the consultant to do further work, for submission to a subsequent Meeting, concentrating on the following considerations:</p><p>(i) While significant changes were proposed in the evaluation area, the proposed system of monitoring was largely in place already, embodied in the present system of reporting;</p><p>(ii) It was important that the monitoring and evaluation function should not engender excessive costs, nor inflate a presently lean and efficient Secretariat;</p><p>(iii) Evaluations had to involve all stakeholders;</p><p>(iv) Decisions on the scope of external evaluations, and on the number performed in a year, might have to remain in the hands of the Meeting of the Parties;</p><p>(b) To invite members of the Executive Committee to submit additional comments in writing to the Fund Secretariat in order to facilitate the work of the consultant.</p><p>*Reference document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/58</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following a discussion of the approaches outlined in the document and the comments of the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the joint World Bank/Fund Secretariat document on concessional lending for ODS phase-out;</p><p>(b) To take note of the information provided during the discussion in the Committee on the interest expressed by the Inter-American Development Bank in providing concessional loans for ODS phase-out and the possibility of mobilizing funding from other sources, including the private sector;</p><p>(c) To note also the reservations expressed by some members of the Committee with respect to the provision of concessional loans from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(d) That, in the light of the discussion at the current meeting of the Executive Committee, there was a need for a wider examination of the various possibilities of concessional lending for ODS phase-out;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to prepare for submission to the Executive Committee, through its Sub-Committee on Financial Matters, a further report exploring the practical options for providing concessional loans for ODS phase-out in Article 5 countries, inter alia, through regional development banks and the private sector.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report on UNEPÔÇÖs continued work on addressing the needs of low-volume-ODS-consuming countries [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/60];</p><p>(b) To note the statement of the representative of UNEP that most ODS consumption in LVCs was concentrated in the refrigeration sector, mainly in the servicing and maintenance sectors, and that phase-out of ODS could be achieved largely through non-investment projects;</p><p>(c) To request UNEP to ensure that adequate consultations were undertaken so that any policy formulated for LVCs fully reflected the needs of those countries;</p><p>(d) To endorse in principle the proposed modality for further action, including the development of refrigerant management plans, subject to a review of the operational details to be presented in the UNEP work programme;</p><p>(e) To encourage UNEP to continue exploring ways and means of addressing the needs of LVCs, bearing in mind the requirement to freeze consumption of controlled substances in Group I of Annex A to the Protocol in 1999;</p><p>(f) To request UNEP to consolidate the proposals contained in its report with a view to discussion and endorsement by the Executive Committee and, in doing so, to assess whether the funding allocated for projects in LVCs would be sufficient to enable compliance by those countries with the 1999 control measures.</p>

General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the decisions already taken by the Executive Committee, which could assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in low-volume-ODS-consuming countries and as part of terminal umbrella projects;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies and the countries concerned, to provide the Executive Committee with relevant information about SMEs, including the best available information on the SME sector and any available information that could be helpful in assessing the impact on the overall phase-out schedule;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat, on the basis of this information, and inter alia taking into account the UNDP/UNEP paper (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/54) and comments thereon:</p><p>(i) To refine the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises;</p><p>(ii) To make recommendations to the Twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee for options to advance phase-out in the SME sector, including the possibility of a funding window with appropriate cost-effectiveness thresholds;</p><p>(d) To invite Executive Committee members to provide additional comments in writing to the Secretariat;</p><p>(e) To reaffirm existing Executive Committee guidance on the choice of HCFCs as a substitute technology and that this applied to all Multilateral Fund projects.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) For the purposes of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1932">decision 19/32</a>, a maximum limit of US $4 million would apply to terminal umbrella projects;</p><p>(b) As different views were expressed on the appropriateness of the cost effectiveness thresholds applying to individual projects and the umbrella as a whole in terminal umbrella projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that this issue is open for further discussion and should be reconsidered prior to the end of the 18-month trial period;</p><p>(c) <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1932">Decision 19/32</a> would not prejudice such reconsideration.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the presentation made to it by a member of the Expert Group on Production of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To accept the report and refer the matter back to the Expert Group on Production of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances for further work in the light of the comments made on the presentation by various representatives;</p><p>(b) To request India to make a presentation on enforced idleness to the Expert Group;</p><p>(c) To recommend that the Executive Committee to be appointed by the Eighth Meeting of the Parties re-establish the Subgroup on the Production Sector as a matter of urgency;</p><p>(d) To request the Expert Group to resubmit the report, including information on enforced idleness, through the Subgroup on the Production Sector, to the Twenty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee, having taken into account the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review on guidelines for calculating incremental costs in the tobacco sector (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/64), as well as the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 51-52), <u>decided</u> to invite the World Bank to submit the Indonesian project at the CommitteeÔÇÖs next meeting, using the draft guidelines for the calculation of incremental costs and, for the purposes of comparison, calculating royalty fees as a technology transfer fee in terms of both capital and operating costs.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Technology transfer

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches, Technology transfer <p>The Executive Committee took note of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/65 and the recommendation by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 54) and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the recommendations in the SecretariatÔÇÖs document on safety-related costs in projects using hydrocarbon technologies, namely:</p><p>(i) With regard to domestic refrigeration projects:</p><p>a. There was an increase in both the capital and total cost per unit for allÔÇæhydrocarbon technologies compared to HCFC/HFC-based technologies. The increase in the total project cost (capital plus operating costs) ranged between 15.6 per cent to 55.1 per cent for different categories of projects;</p><p>b. Discounting the numerator by 35 per cent was sufficient to maintain parity between HCFC-141b/HFC-134a and cyclopentane/HFC-134a technology options in the domestic refrigeration sector;</p><p>c. The number of projects approved for cyclopentane/isobutane technology was not sufficient to enable reliable conclusions to be drawn;</p><p>(ii) With regard to the commercial refrigeration projects, there was no need for the introduction of a discounting factor to account for the additional safety costs needed for hydrocarbon technology, because on average, projects using hydrocarbon technologies were within one per cent of the cost-effectiveness threshold for the sector and therefore would not be disadvantaged for consideration for funding;</p><p>(iii) With regard to rigid polyurethane foam projects, there was no need for the introduction of a discounting factor to account for the additional safety costs for hydrocarbon technology, because the above statistical analysis showed that on average, projects using hydrocarbon technology were already below the costÔÇæeffectiveness threshold for the sector, and thus would not be disadvantaged for consideration for funding;</p><p>(b) That the Secretariat should, however, consider further information on conversion in the commercial refrigeration sector and report back to the Executive Committee at its TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee, having considered document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/66 and the recommendation by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 56), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That priority funding should be given for the preparation of projects in the halon fire extinguisher subsector in its business planning for 1997;</p><p>(b) That, as an interim measure before the Committee took a decision on whether or not to endorse the agreement on eligible cost categories in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/66 as an addition to the guidelines, the implementing agencies should use those categories in preparing projects for the halon fire extinguisher subsector for submission to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the document (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/67);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agency to cooperate in resolving outstanding technical issues.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the SecretariatÔÇÖs report on the application of hydrochlorofluorocarbons in projects funded by the Multilateral Fund (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/69) and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, para. 59), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the SecretariatÔÇÖs report;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to ensure that adequate information on all alternative technologies was provided to enterprises converting from CFCs;</p><p>(c) To reaffirm paragraph (b) of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-192">decision 19/2</a> which stated that, in cases where conversion to HCFCs was recommended, the implementing agencies should be requested to provide a full explanation of the reasons why such conversion was recommended, together with supporting documentation that the criteria laid down by the Executive Committee for transitional substances had been met, and should make it clear that the enterprises concerned had agreed to bear the cost of subsequent conversion to non-HCFC substances.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Following discussion of the report and the proposed policy guidelines, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt the interim guidelines on methyl bromide projects included in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>];</p><p>(b) To allocate a sum of US $100,000 to implementing agencies for preparation of demonstration projects on alternatives to methyl bromide;</p><p>(c) To request the implementing agencies to prepare a coordinated first tranche of projects with a total cost not exceeding US $3 million;</p><p>(d) To re-examine the applicability of the interim guidelines at its Twenty-second Meeting;</p><p>(e) To authorize UNDP to utilize around US $100,000 in project savings under its existing methyl bromide survey projects to conduct methyl bromide data surveys and a small workshop for countries in North Africa and the Middle East;</p><p>(f) To request UNDP and UNEP to jointly submit a project proposal to the Twenty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee on methyl bromide data surveys and a workshop for French-speaking countries in Africa.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Technology transfer

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Technology transfer <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the oral report of the ad hoc working group;</p><p>(b) To agree that no decision on the terms of reference for preparing the report on transfer of technology could be taken at this time.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the plan for halon phase-out in China submitted by the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/Inf.3), as supplemented by a presentation by the representative of World Bank;</p><p>(b) To recommend that, once the Eighth Meeting of the Parties had elected the new Executive Committee, the Chairperson of that Committee should be invited to establish as quickly as possible a sub-committee to deal with the modalities and technical issues arising from the halon sector strategy, with a view to presenting proposals to the Twenty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to circulate a list of the specific issues requiring consideration by the newly constituted Executive Committee.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to amend the terms of reference of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6533">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45</a>, para. 173) to allow three NGO representatives - one nominated by the environmental NGOs, one by industrial NGOs and one by NGOs from the academic community - to attend meetings of the Sub-Committee but not to participate in its deliberations. The amended terms of reference are attached as Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72</a>].</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2014">decision 20/14</a>, the Executive Committee reviewed the list of policy papers requested from the Secretariat for the following two Meetings. Noting that it would be preferable if the documents referred to in decisions 20/26 and 36 could be made available for consideration at the Twenty-first Meeting, in order to lighten the work-load for the Twenty-second, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to leave to the Secretariat the determination as to which of the papers could in fact be prepared in time, and when they would be distributed.</p>

20th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twenty-first Meeting would be held in Montreal from 17 to 19 February 1997.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1997 as at 31 January 1997 (see Annex I below [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>]);</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the Fund as at 31 January 1997 stood at US $25,661,401;</p><p>(c) To take note of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including the progress made towards the full use of promissory notes;</p><p>(d) To express the hope that any outstanding issues related to the full use of promissory notes would be resolved by the time of the Twenty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Having considered the SecretariatÔÇÖs paper on the administrative costs of the implementing agencies (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/4), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To recall paragraph 6 of decision VIII/4, by which the Eighth Meeting of the Parties <u>decided</u> that the Executive Committee should, over the next three years, work towards the goal of reducing agency support costs from the current level of 13 per cent to an average of below 10 per cent;</p><p>(b) To recognize that, while the 13 per cent charge levied over the initial years of the Multilateral Fund could probably be reduced as a result of economies of scale being achieved, the percentage could be different for large and small projects, for umbrella projects, and for projects that covered many small-scale enterprises;</p><p>(c) To emphasize that, whether or not a reduced rate was agreed upon, the Committee must in no way discourage proper supervision, verification and evaluation of ongoing projects, and that agency support costs should not become a negotiating point on individual projects;</p><p>(d) To agree that an independent consultant should be recruited to work with the Secretariat and implementing agencies to identify options and approaches for reducing the overall level of administrative costs, focusing on revising the current uniform, fee-based system;</p><p>(e) To approve the terms of reference for the consultancy as contained in Annex II to the present report [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>].</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the report of the Secretariat on financial planning and projections of cash flow for the triennium 1997-1999 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/5), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the 1997-1999 budget approved by the Parties consisted of US $74 million carried over from 1996 and US $466 million in new pledges, with the new pledges being assessed at US $155,333,333 for each year of the triennium;</p><p>(b) To agree that, as the most effective way of using the carry-over to assist all countries in meeting their 1999 freeze obligations, the entire US $74 million should be allocated to the 1997 budget, for planning purposes;</p><p>(c) That financial planning by the Executive Committee for the triennium should be based on the amounts that, based on historical precedent, it knew would actually be paid into the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(d) That eligible projects for which no funding was immediately available would, as in the past, be cleared for approval pending receipt of the necessary funds;</p><p>(e) That the Executive Committee would review annually the level of pledged funds that were actually paid into the Multilateral Fund.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the three-year (1997-1999) business plan of the Multilateral Fund (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/6), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To take note of the three-year (1997-1999) business plan of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note that <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-213">decision 21/3</a>, subparagraph (b), by which it decided to allocate all of the US $74 million carry-over from the triennium 1994-1996 to the budget for 1997, would be reflected in section III of the 1997-1999 business plan;</li><li>That sections III and IV of the plan should be revised, and that section V should be expanded to take into account the comments made during the meeting;</li><li>To note the need to improve the business plans for the year 1998 and future years, bearing in mind that, in preparing previous business plans, the most effective procedure had not always been followed, namely, planning of activities first, to be followed by implementation, which would be monitored, and, on the basis of that monitoring, revision and continuation of the activities.</li></ol>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the overview of the 1997 business plans of the implementing agencies, (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/7) as introduced by the Secretariat, as well as the 1997 business plans of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/8), UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/9), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/10), and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/11), as introduced by the representatives of the respective agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the 1997 business plans of the implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to revise their 1997 business plans in the light of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-213">decision 21/3</a>, subparagraph (b), and in conformity with its <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2111">decision 21/11</a>, <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2112">decision 21/12</a>, <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2113">decision 21/13</a> and <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2114">decision 21/14</a>, on the 1997 work programmes of the implementing agencies, and to submit them to the Executive Committee at its TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting;</p><p>(c) To request the implementing agencies, when implementing their 1997 business plans, to integrate the preparation of projects for national recovery and recycling in low volume consuming countries into refrigerant management plans;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to work with the implementing agencies to develop more standardized criteria for evaluating their performance so that it would be possible to examine the relative performance of the agencies prior to consideration of their 1998 business plans;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to work with the implementing agencies to produce a summary status report for each Article 5 country that would, using the latest available data, include information on the consumption of each country, the number of tonnes to be reduced through implementation of projects already approved by the Fund, the status of implementation of such projects, the amount of ODS that was expected to be reduced through planned approvals in 1997, and an indication of the relative difficulty that each country might face in meeting the 1999 freeze and, as far as practicable, subsequent control measures;</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat to submit a report to the Executive Committee on the exercises referred to in subparagraphs (d) and (e) above. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2135">decision 21/35</a> would consider this report and make recommendations to the Executive Committee.</p>

Incremental operating costs, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the basis to be used to calculate production and consumption of an enterprise when conversion was presented and funded in two phases, and for the determination of the level of grant when an enterprise opted to collect incremental operating costs after the project had been implemented (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) For projects in the domestic refrigeration sector for which incremental operating costs were to be sought after the project had been implemented, the production level to be used for the calculation of incremental operating costs is the level prior to preparation of the project as specified in the approved project proposal;</p><p>(b) For multi phase projects that involve a development phase and a separate phase to convert production facilities, the production level to be used for the calculation of incremental operating costs is that of the second phase, in which the production facilities are converted. ODS consumption should be calculated in accordance with the decision taken by the Executive Committee at its Sixteenth Meeting (<a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>, para. 32 (b)) to use consumption in the year, or the average of the three years, immediately preceding preparation of the second phase conversion project;</p><p>(c) For any other multi phase project, the production levels, ODS consumption and operating costs should be calculated separately for each phase, in accordance with the requirements of the decision of the Sixteenth Meeting referred to in subparagraph (b) above, provided that the overall level of funding for the enterprise does not exceed the maximum level available under the threshold funding cap calculated using the ODS consumption presented in the first phase of the project;</p><p>(d) Noting the presumption in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-199">decision 19/9</a> adopted by the Executive Committee at its Nineteenth Meeting against the submission of multi phase projects, proposals for any future multi phase projects should include full justification for use of this modality;</p><p>(e) Production capacity should be considered in a manner consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-177">decision 17/7</a> adopted by the Executive Committee at its Seventeenth Meeting. Thus, production capacity installed after 25 July 1995 should not be taken into consideration when determining the production level, the ODS phase out, or the operating cost in any multi-phase project.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Technology transfer <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on changes of technology proposed by UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 10-12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the following three proposals for change of technology for projects approved in 1994 and 1995:</p><p>China: Elimination of the use of CFC-112 and methyl chloroform in the colour picture tube manufacturing process at Shanghai Novel CPT Corp. Factory (<a href="/media/6536" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/18/75</a> and <a href="/media/6537" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/64</a>)</p><p>Thailand: Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Lucky Group (<a href="/media/6531" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/47</a>)</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible PUF slabstock at Karn Yang Yeen Yong Industry Ltd. (KYYY) Foam (<a href="/media/6533" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45</a>)</p><p>(b) To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare draft guidelines for proposals to change technology in approved projects, in collaboration with UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, for submission to the Twenty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p><p>(c) That no additional proposals regarding technology changes should be considered until the proposed guidelines had been developed and submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on cost-effectiveness thresholds in the tobacco sector and royalty fees (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to consider new guidelines for cost effectiveness thresholds in the tobacco sector, taking into account the requirement of Action 6 under decision VII/22 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties (UNEP/OzL.Pro.7/12, annex V) and the need to give priority to projects with the highest cost effectiveness, for submission to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-second Meeting;</p><p>(b) That the paper should also consider the issue of royalty fees.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that incremental operating costs for the following projects, deferred at the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2022">decisions 20/22</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2027">and 20/27</a>), would be considered at the Twenty-second Meeting, together with the policy paper on incremental operating costs for domestic refrigeration compressors: conversion of manufacturing facilities from CFC-11 foaming agents to cyclopentane and CFC-12 refrigerant to HFC-134a at Gansu Changfeng Baoan (China); conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFC-134a designs at Sanyo Universal Electric Co., Ltd. (Thailand); conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFCÔÇæ134a, Phase 2, at Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Limited (Thailand). Incremental operating costs for the projects should be presented on the basis of the policies and guidelines currently available and also on the basis of the options arising from the policy paper.</p>

Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/14 and Add.1), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests from the Government of France to credit against its 1996 contribution the amount of US $16,500 and to credit against its 1997 contribution the amount of US $65,000 for the projects as indicated in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>];</p><p>(b) To take note of the bilateral cooperation project approved on a no objection basis intersessionally after the Twentieth Meeting (see Annex III [to document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>]).</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the 1997 work programme of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/15), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 23-24), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the activities in UNDPÔÇÖs 1997 work programme listed in Annex IV to the present report for the amounts indicated and subject to the conditions specified in its decisions 21/5 subparagraph (c), 21/22, 21/24 subparagraph (b), and 21/26;</p><p>(b) That, rather than approving an amount within the work programme for unforeseen requests for project preparation activities, as provided for in its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1910">decision 19/10</a>, it would consider work programme amendments for such activities submitted by UNDP in the course of the year.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the 1997 work programme of UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/17), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 26-27), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the activities in UNIDOÔÇÖs 1997 work programme listed in Annex IV to the present report for the amounts indicated and subject to the conditions specified in its decisions 21/5 subparagraph (c), 21/17, 21/20, 21/24 subparagraph (b) and 21/25;</p><p>(b) That, rather than approving an amount within the work programme for unforeseen requests for project preparation activities, as provided for in its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1910">decision 19/10</a>, it would consider work programme amendments for such activities submitted by UNIDO in the course of the year.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the 1997 work programme of the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/18), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 29-30), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the activities in the World BankÔÇÖs 1997 work programme listed in Annex IV to the present report for the amounts indicated and subject to the conditions specified in its decisions 21/5 subparagraph (c), 21/16, 21/18, 21/19, 21/21, 21/23, 21/32 and 21/39 subparagraph (b);</p><p>(b) That, rather than approving an amount within the work programme for unforeseen requests for project preparation activities, as provided for in its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1910">decision 19/10</a>, it would consider work programme amendments for such activities submitted by the World Bank in the course of the year.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the 1997 work programme of UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/16), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 34-35), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve a total amount of US $1.05 million for recurring information-exchange activities that are ongoing in nature (namely, the collection of sectoral data from world-wide sources; updated OAIC diskette version; dissemination of information materials; direct query-response service; maintenance of contact database of experts and mailing list of OzonAction programme publications; halon bank management clearing house services; publication of the OzonAction newsletter and special supplements);</p><p>(b) To approve a total amount of US $0.335 million for the remaining, nonÔÇærecurring information exchange activities in the UNEP 1997 work programme, including delivery of the OzonAction newsletter and other information through the World Wide Web home page site;</p><p>(c) To approve a total amount of US $1.1 million for networking activities;</p><p>(d) The amounts of US $1.05 million approved for recurring information exchange activities, which are outlined in subparagraph (a) above, and US $1.1 million for networking activities, which are outlined in sub paragraph (c) above, would represent caps, and the levels of funding for those activities would not be increased in future years except by a factor of up to 5 per cent to cover inflation. The levels of future funding for non-recurring activities would be considered on the basis of the individual proposals submitted by UNEP;</p><p>(e) To approve the levels of funding for training, country programme preparation, countryÔÇæspecific activities and travel as they appear in Annex IV to the present report [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>];</p><p>(f) That UNEP should have the flexibility to apportion, according to its own priorities, the amounts referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (c) above. The relevant apportionment is reflected in Annex IV to the present report [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>].</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals <p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to draw up criteria to be used as a basis for submitting future project preparation proposals. These criteria might relate to, inter alia, the rate of disbursement of funding in the country concerned, the amount of ODS reduction as a percentage of country consumption, the existence of a country programme, and other elements suggested in the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs discussion.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>Project preparation (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (a)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no funds would be expended for this project until the World Bank reported to the Executive Committee that progress had been made with the implementation of existing projects.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cameroon:</u> <u>Project preparation of investment projects in the foam and refrigeration sectors (UNIDO)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (b)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no new project preparation activities would be considered for Cameroon until the Executive Committee received an account of what the remaining ODS use in the country comprised.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Project preparation (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (c)), the Executive Committee <u>noted</u> that the recommended amounts might be increased if the preconditions set in the World Bank work programme were met.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Colombia:</u> <u>Project preparation (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 30 (a)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for funding for project preparation activities by the World Bank in Colombia and that no funds would be expended until the existing impediments to project implementation in that country had been removed.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Egypt:</u> <u>Project preparation in the solvent sector (UNIDO)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (i)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no funds would be expended on this project until UNIDO reported to the Executive Committee that further progress had been made on its existing solvents projects in Egypt.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia:</u> <u>Project preparation (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (d)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no new requests for project preparation funding in Malaysia would be considered until it received an account of what remained to be accomplished by way of phase out of ODS consumption in the country.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia:</u> <u>Project preparation (UNDP)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (e)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no new requests for project preparation funding in Malaysia would be considered until it received an account of what remained to be accomplished by way of phase out of ODS consumption in the country.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico:</u> <u>Project preparation (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (f)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That no new project preparation funding would be considered for retrofitting projects in the commercial refrigeration sub-sector in the absence of guidelines approved by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank, in conjunction with the Fund Secretariat, to prepare draft guidelines for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its Twenty-second Meeting;</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Project preparation (UNDP)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (g)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the World Bank, as the implementing agency for NigeriaÔÇÖs country programme, to report on the status of NigeriaÔÇÖs country programme at the Twenty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) That UNIDO and UNDP should keep their proposed 1997 business plan allocations for Nigeria pending the submission of the World BankÔÇÖs report and should propose a way forward thereafter.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Tunisia:</u> <u>Project preparation in the aerosol, foam, solvents and methyl bromide sectors (UNIDO)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 6 (h)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no new requests for project preparation in Tunisia would be considered until the Executive Committee received an account of the remaining ODS uses in Tunisia.</p>

Production approvals and reports, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Venezuela:</u> <u>Project preparation (UNDP)</u></p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 24 (a)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNDP for US $155,000 to undertake project preparation activities in Venezuela, comprising US $35,000 for commercial refrigeration recovery and recycling and US $120,000 for the production sector, on the understanding that no funds would be expended on the production sector component of the activity until guidelines for that sector had been approved.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 6, 14, 17, and 20) <u>decided</u> to approve the investment project proposals listed in Annex V to the present report [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>], for the amounts indicated and subject to any condition specified.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to provide the Executive Committee at its Twenty-second Meeting with a list of projects where there had been no significant activity in the last two years.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia:</u> <u>Conversion of tobacco expansion process from CFC-11 to carbon dioxide at P.T. Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna and P.T. Djarum</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/19)</p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 14 (a)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the conversion of the tobacco expansion process from CFC-11 to carbon dioxide at P. T. Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna and P.T. Djarum, as indicated in Annex V to the present report [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>]. The project was approved on an ad hoc basis as it would represent a total phase out of CFC-11 in the tobacco sector in Indonesia.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at Kang Yong Electric Public Co., Ltd., Sanyo Universal Electric Public Co., Ltd., and Thai Toshiba Electric Industries Co., Ltd. (Phase II)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/22)</p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve funding for Sanyo Universal Electric Public Co., Ltd., and Thai Toshiba Electric Industries Co., Ltd., with relevant cost elements calculated on the basis of the 1995 level of production, for the amounts indicated in Annex V to the present report [document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>];</p><p>(b) With regard to the Kang Yong Electric Public Co., Ltd. project:</p><p>(i) Not to approve any additional funding for Phase II since the funding already provided under Phase I exceeded the total funding available under the cost effectiveness threshold applicable to the sector;</p><p>(ii) To approve the application of unutilized funding from the Phase I project to those costs agreed as incremental for the Phase II project to a maximum of US $177,553;</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to provide advice as soon as possible on the unutilized funding from the Phase I projects for each enterprise proposed to be returned to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay:</u> <u>Manufacture of parallel-flow condensers for air-conditioning systems in vehicles that use HFC-134a at Panasco</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/23)</p><p>Having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, para. 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project for funding in view of the ineligibility of the incremental costs under existing guidelines.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the World Bank paper onÔÇ£Sector based financing under the Multilateral Fund: list of issues requiring consideration by the Multilateral FundÔÇØ (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/24) and having heard the report of the Chairman of an ad hoc group set up during the Meeting to consider the issues involved, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To provide initial guidance, contained in Annex VI to the present report [document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>], to allow further development by China and the World Bank of the halon sector approach pilot programme under an umbrella agreement. In doing so, it was agreed that the initial guidance did not preclude the Executive Committee from taking different or additional views when specific issues are presented in the context of a formal sector approach proposal from China;</p><p>(b) That the guidance was for the purpose of further development of the halon sector approach pilot programme under an umbrella agreement in China only;</p><p>(c) That the guidance would not be applied to any other country or sector until the Executive Committee had discussed and <u>decided</u> on the question of wider applicability; and</p><p>(d) That the issue of wider applicability would be discussed and <u>decided</u> upon at the TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Paraguay, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects therein or their funding levels, except as indicated in Annex IV to the present report [document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>];</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Paraguay, and Saint Kitts and Nevis to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 20 February to 31 December 1997, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 31 March 1998;</p><p>(c) To note that the Government of Nicaragua had requested deferment of the submission of its country programme to the Twenty-second Meeting.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee, having heard the report of the Subgroup on the Production Sector (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/29 and Corr.1), presented by the representative of Australia, facilitator of the Subgroup, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report;</p><p>(b) To welcome the progress made and to encourage the Subgroup to continue its work;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to undertake the following actions:</p><p>(i) Bring together a consultant and a core group of the following four members of the Expert Group: Messrs. Mike Harris, Tony Vogelsberg, Ravi K. Sinha and Jianan Jiang. The Secretariat will select an appropriate consultant who will work under the supervision of the Secretariat and who will consult, if necessary, with the core group. The consultant working with the core group will prepare a questionnaire based on the report of the 3rd and 4th Meetings of the Expert Group (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/29 and Corr.1). The questionnaire will be designed to enable three volunteer firms to provide data that would allow for an understanding of the approximate financial implications of the methodology recommended by the Expert Group in respect of these firms. The consultant will submit the raw data and its draft report directly to the core group and the Subgroup. The consultant may or may not, at its discretion, modify the draft report in accordance with any written comments that may be received from the core group. The final report of the consultant should be submitted directly to the Subgroup and the core group by the end of April 1997. The comments of the core group on the draft and final reports will be submitted to the Subgroup in a separate document. The consultant will also make a presentation directly to the Subgroup when it meets prior to the TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(ii) Request the consultant to assist the volunteer firms in understanding the questionnaire so that the data obtained from the three firms would be as reasonable as possible. Such assistance could, if deemed essential, involve a mission to the country concerned by the consultant;</p><p>(iii) Request the consultant to prepare a spreadsheet designed in consultation with the core group incorporating the main parameters included in the recommendations of the 3rd and 4th Meetings of the Expert Group, so that interested parties could test the sensitivity of the overall levels of funding to changes in those parameters. These parameters should include, inter alia, assumed profit margins, discount rates to be used in calculating the net present value of the profits forgone, inflation rates, projected production growth rates, remaining useful life, parameters on prices and costs as included in Recommendation 8, compensation for labour displacement, etc.;</p><p>(iv) Request the consultant to prepare a short paper describing the relative sensitivity of total funding requirements to changes in the different parameters with respect to the three volunteer firms. The analysis should be presented in a manner that varied the assumptions by an equal amount, both positive and negative.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>Having considered a revised draft of a proposed monitoring and evaluation system prepared by the consulting firm Universalia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/30) and an oral and slide presentation by a representative of Universalia on the proposed monitoring and evaluation system, as well as the replies of the representative to a number of comments and queries by members of the Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To replace the Sub-Committee on Financial Matters with a standing Sub-Committee to be called the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Finance Sub-Committee;</p><p>(b) To adopt the terms of reference contained in Annex VII to the present report [document <a href="/media/6539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36</a>] for the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance SubÔÇæCommittee;</p><p>(c) To request the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Finance Sub-Committee:</p><p>(i) To review the cycle for business planning and the submission of work programmes;</p><p>(ii) To review monitoring of approved projects; and</p><p>(iii) To make recommendations on these matters to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-second Meeting;</p><p>(d) To revise the terms of reference, as necessary, following its review of the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee.</p><p>(e) That the membership of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee would consist of Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica and Zimbabwe, from Parties operating under Article 5 of the Protocol, and Australia, Belgium and the United Kingdom, from Parties not so operating. Australia would act as Chairman.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That there should be a modest strengthening of the Secretariat in order to provide a measure of monitoring and evaluation capacity;</p><p>(b) That once the work programme has been defined and developed by the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee, necessary evaluations will be carried out, bearing in mind the requirements of Action 1 under decision VII/22 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties (UNEP/OzL.Pro.7/12, annex V);</p><p>(c) That it would need to review the progress on implementation of the monitoring and evaluation programme after one year;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to work with the implementing agencies and propose for consideration by the Executive Committee or the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance SubÔÇæCommittee deletions from and/or additions to the current monitoring parameters so as to make them more strategic. In this regard, the Secretariat and the implementing agencies should consider suggestions by members of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to work with the implementing agencies to explore ways in which standardized monitoring and evaluation components could be included in project proposals and to propose standardized guidelines for the content of project completion reports by implementing agencies; and</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat to report back to the Twenty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee on actions taken pursuant to these decisions.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Retroactive funding <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the paper contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/31, <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the issue of retroactive funding until the Twenty-second Meeting.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>Having considered the report on actions to improve the functioning of the Financial Mechanism (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/33), which had been prepared in response to decision VIII/5 of the Eighth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the report should be forwarded to the Open ended Working of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting, with the amendments agreed to by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-first Meeting;</p><p>(b) That, at its Twenty-second Meeting, the Executive Committee should hold a substantive discussion on measures to be taken to move forward on the actions referred to in decision VIII/5 of the Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Having considered the report of the Secretariat on concessional lending (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To invite the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to submit for the consideration of the Executive Committee an innovative proposal for a demonstration project or projects to illustrate how concessional lending and other forms of innovative funding, including financing from the private sector, can be used to advance the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances by providing funding for projects and activities that may or may not otherwise be eligible for full funding in the form of grants from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To approve the request of the World Bank for US $60,000 toward the cost of a concessional financing study to be carried out by the International Finance Corporation with a view to providing the Executive Committee with a comprehensive report that would:</p><p>(i) Explore ways in which private-sector finance can be mobilized to assist Article 5 countries in phasing out ozone-depleting substances, particularly in sectors with a good return on investments in ozone-friendly technologies;</p><p>`(ii) Provide a final theoretical overview of ways in which concessional funding and other forms of innovative funding, including on-lending, can be used to augment and make most effective use of the resources of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the discussion paper for the establishment of training guidelines for identification of needs and coordination of activities (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/35), as introduced by the representative of UNEP;</p><p>(b) To note that, at the Twenty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee, there was insufficient time to have a full discussion of the paper;</p><p>(c) To invite members of the Committee who wished to do so to submit written comments on the paper to the Secretariat and UNEP;</p><p>(d) To request UNEP, in consultation with the Secretariat and the other implementing agencies, to proceed with the development of the training guidelines in line with the framework proposed in the discussion paper, taking into account the comments received in writing from members of the Committee.</p>

21st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twenty-second Meeting would be held in Nairobi from 28 to 30 May 1997, in conjunction with the fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which was scheduled for 3 to 6 June.</p><p>The Meeting would be preceded by simultaneous meetings of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee, the dates and timing of which would be set in the light of the expected workload. The Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs Subgroup on the Production Sector and the informal group established by decision VIII/7 of the Eighth Meeting of the Parties would meet on Monday, 26 May.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1997 as at 30 May 1997 (see Annex I to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>]);</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the Fund as at 30 May 1997 stood at US$ 62,243,959;</p><p>(c) To take note of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Noting that the low level of disbursement in certain countries was an area of concern, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take this concern into account when considering future project preparation and approval for those countries;</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-Committee on Project Review to do likewise.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To encourage Implementing Agencies to develop contingency portfolios of projects that could replace projects awaiting the adoption of policy guidelines if the necessary guidelines had not been adopted by the end of 1997;</p><p>(b) To address the issue of policy guidelines as expeditiously as possible.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Noting the strong concern expressed by the Sub-Committee regarding the fact that a number of lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries (LVCs) had received no funding from the Multilateral Fund, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Implementing Agencies to give priority to these countries in the future and, if funds were available, during 1997.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Taxes and duties, customs clearance and storage costs <p>As there had been instances where Article 5 Governments had levied taxes or duties on equipment funded by the Multilateral Fund, the Executive Committee, reiterating the decision of its Tenth Meeting that no such taxes or duties would be financed by the Multilateral Fund, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge Article 5 Parties to exempt from taxes or duties any equipment bought under the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To urge the Implementing Agencies and the Secretariat to pursue their efforts to resolve the problem of levies, taxes and duties on equipment funded by the Multilateral Fund and to work with relevant countries to resolve any outstanding problems, including, if appropriate, an exchange of letters.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Noting that several Implementing Agencies had not followed the format for the preparation of business plans, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that future business plans would not be approved if not presented in the prescribed format.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note that the Sub-Committee had discussed the suggestion of UNIDO that setting sectoral priorities would assist the operations of the Implementing Agencies, but that no agreement had been reached, some concerns being expressed about pursuing such a path, bearing in mind that priorities would tend to differ for each country.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Noting that there was US$ 10 million in the 1997 business plan for methyl bromide demonstration projects over the next three years, US$ 3 million of which was earmarked for 1997, US$ 4 million for 1998 and US$ 3 million for 1999, but that there was a possibility that the 1997 allocation would be exceeded, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the US$ 3 million for 1997 could be exceeded if necessary. Any adjustment of allocations would have to be approved by the Executive Committee.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the following policy issues forwarded to it by the SubÔÇæCommittee:</p><p>(a) The need to balance the following competing needs:</p><p>(i) Assisting countries to meet the 1999 freeze targets;</p><p>(ii) A more aggressive approach to the needs of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs);</p><p>(iii) The need to complete sectoral/sub-sectoral phase-out programmes to maintain the successful momentum;</p><p>(b) The overall approach and integrated phase-out plan for country programme implementation in low-volume-consuming countries;</p><p>(c) Monitoring and evaluation guidelines for institutional strengthening projects;</p><p>(d) Simplified templates for country programmes in very low volume consuming countries;</p><p>(e) Cost-effectiveness thresholds for small-scale investment projects;</p><p>(f) Completion of the database of estimated costs of major equipment items;</p><p>(g) Guidelines for the production sector;</p><p>(h) Guidelines for retrofitting projects in the commercial refrigeration sub-sector;</p><p>(i) Incremental operating costs for compressor projects.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs statement that some of the issues could be dealt with fairly rapidly, while others would require more time;</p><p>(b) To take note of the requests made by a member to hold a meeting of the Executive Committee back-to-back with the Meeting of the Parties in September 1997 to discuss these issues, as well as the request made by another member to hold a meeting of the Subgroup on the Production Sector between September and November 1997 to develop the guidelines on the production sector, which could then be adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting to be held in late November/early December.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, paragraph 30) on the three-year (1997-1999) business plan of the Multilateral Fund (Revised) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the targets for ODS approvals and expenditures for the triennium, noting that the 1998 and 1999 figures were indicative only and would be reviewed at the next meeting of the Executive Committee, and taking into consideration the following elements:</p><p>(i) The Multilateral Fund, in 1997 and the first half of 1998, would give priority to approving projects with the highest ODP value and short implementation duration for countries that had yet to meet their freeze obligations. This would allow these projects to be implemented before 1 July 1999 in order to curtail the ODS consumption growth in these countries;</p><p>(ii) The Fund would continue to provide funding for all ODS consumption sectors to enable all Article 5 countries to maintain the momentum of phase-out according to the strategies in their country programmes;</p><p>(iii) Halon would continue to receive high priority due to its high ODP value and the cost-effectiveness of halon phase-out projects. This would include consideration of the first sectoral phase-out programme from an Article 5 country in the halon sector;</p><p>(iv) The Fund would continue the practice of setting up a special allocation for LVCs. Implementing Agencies should be encouraged to target funds to assist those countries;</p><p>(v) Funding of full and gradual closure projects in the production sector would be considered during this triennium. Considering that the guidelines for shutting down ODS production facilities would be ready in 1997, and project formulation would be under way in the same year, allocations for the production sector would be made in 1998 and 1999;</p><p>(vi) Future budgets should include project preparation funds for investment projects under investment, rather than non-investment, allocations;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to send letters around mid-year to all countries involved in bilateral activities, asking whether they intended to utilize the full amount allocated to them for bilateral activities. If they did not intend to do so, those funds could be reallocated;</p><p>(c) To insert a new line in Table 3 of the three-year business plan of the Multilateral Fund (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/12), after the investment line, entitled "Funds reserved for preparation of investment projects";</p><p>(d) To take into account the possible increase in the importance of non-investment projects.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, paras. 11-13) on the status report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/13), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the report should be updated on an annual basis;</p><p>(b) That, to improve the usefulness of the document, further status reports should include information on both CFC production and consumption, CFC freeze level data on the basis of the 1995-1997 baseline, and information on halon production and consumption, as well as general information on overall economic growth;</p><p>(c) That Article 5 Parties should be strongly encouraged to provide their own assessment of whether they would be able to meet the 1999 freeze. The Secretariat, working with the Implementing Agencies, should develop and distribute a questionnaire seeking that assessment from Article 5 Parties;</p><p>(d) To request the Implementing Agencies to increase their focus on those Parties that had not yet received assistance from the Multilateral Fund, all of which were lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries (LVCs).</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Having noted the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, para. 15) that, beginning with the current year, the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs term of office should be a calendar year, thus removing the direct linkage with the date of the Meeting of the Parties at which the new composition of the Executive Committee was <u>decided</u>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Chief Officer to contact the Ozone Secretariat with a view to transmitting the recommendation to the Meeting of the Parties.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Having noted the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, paras. 16-17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To recommend to the Meeting of the Parties that the Executive Committee should hold three meetings a year. It should, however, retain the flexibility to take advantage of the opportunity provided by other Montreal Protocol meetings to convene additional meetings where special circumstances made this desirable;</p><p>(b) To adopt the calendar of meetings and the work programme attached as Annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>].</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Having noted the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, para. 18), the Executive Committee also <u>decided</u> that the new schedule of meetings should be put into effect as soon as possible and therefore to hold its Twenty-third Meeting in late November or early December 1997 in accordance with the new schedule.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Progress reports - policies <p>Having noted the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, paras. 19-20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request Implementing Agencies to submit a single annual progress report in accordance with the revised calendar of meetings and work programme;</p><p>(b) That Implementing Agencies could submit updates of their reports where these updates concerned significant matters raised during discussion of the progress reports themselves;</p><p>(c) That the annual progress reports should be submitted by 1 May each year or at least eight weeks before the subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee, whichever was the earlier.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>The Executive Committee noted the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs request (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, para. 40) that it be allotted more time in future for its meetings, as it had not had sufficient time to give due attention to all the items on its agenda and <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in conjunction with the Chairman and ViceÔÇæChairman of the Executive Committee, to take this into account as far as possible when planning the next Executive Committee meeting.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on standardized criteria for monitoring and evaluation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That indicators for non-investment projects should include more outcome-focused indicators and that those for investment projects should be set out in absolute and relative terms;</p><p>(b) To approve the indicators in the document, on an interim basis for use in 1997, noting that there was potential for improvement in the indicators and that there would be an opportunity to consider the matter further at a later date;</p><p>(c) To take note of the concerns expressed regarding the need to evaluate the performance of all players, including the Secretariat, in the project approval and implementation process.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the proposed work programme and work plan on monitoring and evaluation of the Multilateral Fund for a twelve-month period between 1997-1998 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/SC-MEF/2 and Corr.1 and Add.1) and having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, paras. 33-38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt deliverables 1, 2, 4 and 5 as contained in Annex III to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>], noting that one of the milestones for monitoring in deliverable 5 should be the date of dismantling or destruction of equipment;</p><p>(b) To adopt outputs 1-4 as contained in Annex III to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>];</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to take the outputs up in sequence, reversing the order of outputs 2 and 3;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to submit output 1 to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee for review of the evaluation questions to be used for the subsequent evaluations, bearing in mind the requirements of Action 1 under decision VII/22 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties (UNEP/OzL.Pro.7/12, annex V);</p><p>(e) That output 4 should focus on a limited number of specific activities, namely training activities, and institutional strengthening;</p><p>(f) That evaluations should include the question of disbursements and also the role of the various actors in the monitoring system;</p><p>(g) That the evaluations, which were part of the whole monitoring and evaluation process now in place, should review the involvement of all stakeholders in working towards the FundÔÇÖs objectives;</p><p>(h) That the modest strengthening of the Secretariat approved by the Executive Committee in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2136">Decision 21/36</a> should be sufficient to enable the Secretariat to perform monitoring and evaluation on a continuous basis, through the development of a monitoring and evaluation system and database, the coordination, supervision and carrying out of monitoring and evaluation studies and assignments, and the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation post within the Secretariat whose incumbent would report directly to the Sub-Committee and/or the Executive Committee and be responsible for the coordination of all monitoring and evaluation activities;</p><p>(i) To approve a budget for 12 person-months for these tasks.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on meeting the 1999 freeze (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To reaffirm the importance of Decisions 19/4 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-203">and 20/3</a>, in including in the project documents a brief description of how the project would contribute to helping the country concerned achieve the 1999 freeze;</p><p>(b) To recommend that the requirement of those Decisions could be effected by including the sector background in the project description being circulated to members of the Executive Committee.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p><u>Baseline equipment</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on baseline equipment (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request that representatives of the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies form a group to examine and discuss the issue and come up with concrete proposals for the consideration of the Sub-Committee on Project Review at its next meeting.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on recycling projects in CFC-producing countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 21-22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the potential usefulness of demonstration projects for refrigeration recovery and recycling in other ODS-producing countries;</p><p>(b) To note that, while in many cases there may be financial benefits in recycling projects, there could be cases in which the operational costs of refrigerant recovery and reclamation projects could exceed their benefits;</p><p>(c) To note that measures needed to support recovery and recycling projects needed to be appropriate to local circumstances and could involve, for example, incentives affecting the operational level or regulatory measures.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>On the general question of refrigerant recovery and recycling projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) * That future refrigerant recovery and recycling projects should be prepared within the context of the refrigerant management plan/strategy of the country concerned;</p><p>(b) To urge the Implementing Agencies to work with the countries concerned to ensure that the prerequisites for success were put in place before refrigerant recovery and recycling projects were implemented;</p><p>(c) To request the Implementing Agencies to make available to the consultants responsible for implementation of the proposed Multilateral Fund monitoring and evaluation exercise information on, inter alia, the extent to which refrigerant recovery and recycling projects had succeeded in reducing consumption of ODS and on the lessons learned from their implementation, bearing in mind that the majority of consumption was the result of poor servicing practices;</p><p>(d) To request UNDP to make available to the Executive Committee, when completed, some of the evaluations that were being carried out by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on ongoing refrigerant recovery and recycling projects. Other Implementing Agencies that had completed recycling projects should also be requested to submit information on the results of those projects;</p><p>(e) To take note of the view that it was necessary to take account of the costs involved in undertaking the necessary support measures for refrigerant recovery and recycling projects, such as training and efforts to reduce CFC emissions resulting from leakages;</p><p>(f) To urge the Implementing Agencies to take time at the forthcoming fifteenth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to reach out to, and develop appropriate assistance requests for, all Parties that had not yet received Fund assistance and might be in danger of not meeting the freeze;</p><p>(g) To request the Secretariat, the Implementing Agencies, Parties involved in bilateral cooperation activities and other interested members of the Executive Committee to meet before the next meeting of the Committee to elaborate draft guidelines for refrigerant management plan projects for the consideration of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting.</p><p>*Sub-paragraph (a) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2223">decision 22/23</a> was replaced by text approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2316">decision 23/16</a>.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered conference room paper PR-SC/CRP.3.1, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request UNEP, in consultation with the Secretariat, the Implementing Agencies and members of the Executive Committee, to review the proposed guidelines for refrigeration management plans and bring forward a revised proposal to the September 1997 meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, with comments from members of the Executive Committee to be provided by the end of June 1997;</p><p>(b) To authorize low-volume-consuming countries that have approved country programmes and now need to take near-term action in this area to meet the freeze, to submit refrigeration management plans based on the draft guidelines recommended by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (with the input coming from the consultations noted in subparagraph (a) above) along with any associated projects, to the next meeting of the Executive Committee and, in this respect, to approve US$ 140,000 for UNDP and US$ 60,000 for UNIDO for this purpose;</p><p>(c) To urge the Implementing Agencies not to view this discussion as an opportunity to develop recycling programmes, but rather as an opportunity to help countries think through the measures they need to take to facilitate compliance with the Protocol. In this regard, recycling projects should not be proposed unless there are incentives or regulatory measures that will be in place prior to proposed implementation of any proposed recycling projects to ensure that such projects will be sustainable;</p><p>(d) To request UNEP to adjust country programmes presently under preparation to accommodate the requirements of the draft guidelines for refrigeration management plans as recommended by the Sub-Committee on Project Review and to urgently finish that work;</p><p>(e) In cases where no country programmes for very-low-/low-volume-consuming Parties have yet to be started, to request UNEP to reach out to those countries to develop refrigeration management plan/country programme combination documents based on the draft guidelines, authorizing US$ 200,000 for this initial UNEP work and requesting UNEP to report on the status of related activities at the Twenty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Prices of chemicals <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the price of chemicals (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to hold discussions on and review the process of setting the prices of ODS and other chemicals for the purpose of calculating incremental operating costs, taking fully into account the earlier decision of the Executive Committee on limiting the variation in prices to 20 per cent of the regional border price, and to prepare, by the Twenty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee, a paper outlining the process proposed to be followed.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on incremental operating costs for compressors (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 25-26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) In countries that do not have compressor manufacturers, or have undertaken not to seek funding for conversion of any compressor manufacturers, incremental operating costs for loaded non-CFC compressors would continue to be eligible for compensation unless such compressors are being procured from firms that the Fund is paying to convert;</p><p>(b) For countries that are seeking funding for conversion of a compressor manufacturer, in order to be eligible for incremental operational costs, they must first submit information on their 1995 production of compressors and downstream user products. If those data show that compressor production was equal to or greater than the production of the downstream equipment producers, no funds shall be provided for incremental operational costs associated with the compressors;</p><p>(c) For countries that are seeking funding for conversion of compressor manufacturers that produced less than the number of units produced by the downstream users, the eligible incremental operational costs associated with compressors for downstream users shall be reduced in accordance with the following example: if a country produced 100 refrigerators, but is seeking compensation for the production of 90 compressors, the eligible incremental costs for the downstream users would be 10 per cent of the level otherwise eligible for funding in a distributive manner;</p><p>(d) If a country has received compensation for the conversion of some of its compressor manufacturers, but for the remainder of its firms would like instead to receive compensation for its downstream users, such compensation for the downstream users for the cost of loaded compressors would be eligible - however, the level of compensation would have to be adjusted using, at the choice of the country, either the example used above, or in a manner (to be proposed by the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies for the consideration of the Executive Committee) which would offset funds spent on the earlier conversion projects in a distributive manner;</p><p>(e) The above guidelines were adopted with the following understandings:</p><p>(i) Incremental operating costs will no longer be considered for compressor manufacturers;</p><p>(ii) The guidelines will independently apply to domestic and commercial refrigeration projects;</p><p>(iii) Further work may need to be done to accurately define domestic and commercial refrigeration;</p><p>(iv) The agencies and the Secretariat need to agree to a specific methodology for determining what incremental cost will be used for defining the eligible costs;</p><p>(v) Further work needs to be done in relation to combined compressor and refrigerator manufacturers;</p><p>(vi) In considering the availability of domestic compressor production within Article 5 countries, one factor which may be considered by the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies could be the source of supply used by the downstream users in the baseline;</p><p>(vii) Given the apparent ambiguity that existed prior to this meeting regarding the eligibility of incremental operational costs for domestic refrigerator compressors, projects submitted to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Meeting will be approved with operational costs as agreed between the Implementing Agencies and the Secretariat;</p><p>(viii) Domestic refrigeration compressor projects first submitted to this Meeting, one Meeting after the issue was originally raised, shall be agreed consistent with the above guidelines;</p><p>(ix) Projects submitted to the present Meeting in the commercial refrigeration sector (where this issue was first raised) shall be <u>decided</u> consistent with the manner in which previous projects were approved;</p><p>(x) After the present Meeting, all compressor projects shall be considered in accordance with the above guidelines.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be handled through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15. para. 7 (f)), and of the Secretariat (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests from the Government of France to credit against its 1997 contribution the amount of US$ 192,423 and from the Government of Canada to credit against its 1997 contribution the amounts of US$ 145,000 and US$ 495,285 for the projects as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>];</p><p>(b) To note that, with reference to the bilateral solvent project between France and Malaysia, the Sub-Committee on Project Review recommended this project for approval on the understanding that it would eliminate the residual use of ODS in the enterprises under the project.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the work programme amendments submitted by UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/18), UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/19), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/20) and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/21) and the related recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 8 and 39-48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project preparation requests on the understanding that the Implementing Agencies would be left with sufficient funds to comply with any future project preparation requests from any of the countries that had not yet benefited from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the work programme amendments submitted by UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/18), UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/19), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/20) and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/21) and the related recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 8 and 39-48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(b) To approve the work programme amendments listed in Annex V to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>], for the amounts indicated and subject to any condition specified.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>project preparation in the foam, refrigeration and solvents sector (UNDP)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 41), the Executive Committee, while noting that US$ 40,000 of the project preparation request for China was for the preparation of projects in the solvents sector and that the preparation of a sectoral financing plan for the solvents sector in China had been approved by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-first Meeting, <u>decided</u> to approve the above work programme amendment as submitted, on the understanding that UNDP would pre-screen all project proposals in ChinaÔÇÖs solvents sector to ensure that they concerned cost-effective projects for the phase-out of CFCs.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the production sector for 1998 submission (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the condition imposed on the above project be amended to enable the release of funds so that the World Bank could initiate preparatory activities, on the understanding that no project proposals would actually be submitted for project review until the guidelines in question were submitted.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Strategy for the refrigeration sector (UNIDO)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the above work programme amendment submitted by UNIDO should be withdrawn, since it was premature to recommend this project for implementation at the current stage.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p><u>Cyprus:</u> <u>institutional strengthening (UNEP)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To recall decision VI/5, paragraph (e), of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties, whereby, inter alia, countries initially classified as non-Article 5 but subsequently reclassified as operating under that Article were urged not to request financial assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To note that Cyprus had been reclassified as operating under Article 5 in 1994;</p><p>(c) To note also that Cyprus had a relatively high level of per capita gross domestic product and that the Executive Committee was endeavouring to channel funds to those countries most in need of assistance in order to meet their requirements under the Protocol;</p><p>(d) To urge Cyprus, consistent with decision VI/5, paragraph (e), of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties, not to seek support from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Mexico:</u> <u>Technical assistance project:</u> <u>market survey of ODS use in SMEs and approaches to ODS elimination (UNDP)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To agree that the above activity would entail only a market survey of ODS use in SMEs, costed at US$ 60,000;</p><p>(b) That the results of the survey would provide input into a future, separately costed, country programme update;</p><p>(c) To approve the activity on the understanding that, while it was impossible to identify all ODS users in Mexico, UNDP and the Government of Mexico would endeavour to identify the maximum possible number of such users and that no further surveys on ODS use in SMEs in the country would be submitted to the Executive Committee with a request for funding.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay: Technical assistance project (World Bank)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 7 (e)), the Executive Committee, in approving the project, agreed that the market survey conducted under the project would strive to identify the maximum possible number of consumers of ODS.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 7, 27-38 and 51-54), <u>decided</u> to approve the investment project proposals listed in Annex VI to the present report [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>], for the amounts indicated and subject to any condition specified.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to finalize their discussions on guidelines for liquid carbon dioxide projects and submit recommendations on the subject to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting;</p><p>(b) That liquid carbon dioxide projects could be submitted to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting and approved for funding on the basis of the guidelines agreed at that Meeting, on the understanding that, if no guidelines were approved, consideration of the projects would be deferred until such time as they were.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In addition, the Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 10), further <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the projects recommended for blanket approval on the understanding that the Implementing Agencies would take strong steps to ensure that equipment to be replaced by the projects was destroyed or rendered unusable;</p><p>(b) That in future project submissions, the Implementing Agencies should provide a list of the equipment to be destroyed or rendered unusable;</p><p>(c) To request the Implementing Agencies to provide in their project completion reports information on the actions taken to ensure that specific equipment or components replaced had in fact been destroyed or rendered unusable. The reports should also cover the fate of old equipment in those cases where funds had been approved for retrofitting and the enterprise concerned had subsequently <u>decided</u> to replace the equipment rather than to retrofit. The Secretariat could then transmit this information to a future meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To approve the projects recommended for approval on the understanding that the Implementing Agencies would ensure that the safety measures paid for were implemented;</p><p>(e) To request the Implementing Agencies to explain in their project completion reports how they ensured that funds allocated for safety related costs were actually used for this purpose.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam at Trambusti, Giroflex, Polipex, Metallurgica Barra, Tekcor, Isolenge, Cumulus, Facchini, and Dalla Rosa E Cia</u></p><p>In approving the above nine projects, the Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 7 (a)), <u>decided</u> to request the Implementing Agencies and the Secretariat to provide additional information on the status of project implementation in Brazil and on the problems behind the slow rate of implementation of specific projects.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China:</u> <u>Elimination of ODS (CFC-113) used in the production line at Shanghai Railway Communication Equipment Factory and at Shanghai Computer Factory</u></p><p>In approving the above two projects, and having considered the recommendation of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 7 (b)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the concern expressed in the Sub-Committee that, although their cost effectiveness fell within the established thresholds, it was relatively poor, given the limited resources of the Multilateral Fund and the problems China could face in meeting the 1999 freeze.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Phasing out ODS at the Hualing refrigerator plant, the Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd refrigerator plant, the Zerowatt Electric Appliances Group refrigerator plant, and the Zel Tianjin Compressor Co. Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/28)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four projects, following advice that the agreement that had been reached between the Secretariat and UNIDO had been endorsed by the Government of China.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Conversion of CFC-12 small open-type refrigerating compressor to HCFC-22 refrigerating compressor at Subei Refrigeration Machinery Factory, conversion of CFC-12 small open-type and semi-hermetic refrigerating compressor to HCFC-22 refrigerating compressor at Zhenjiang Refrigerating Equipment Factory (ZREF), conversion of CFC-12 small and medium open-type refrigerating compressor production at Zhejiang Chunhui Company (Group) (ZCC), conversion of CFC-12 small open-type refrigerating compressor production at Ningbo Refrigerating Machinery Factory, conversion of CFC-12 medium open-type refrigerating compressor at Wuhan New World Refrigeration Industrial Co. Ltd., conversion of CFC-12 medium open-type refrigerating compressor at Chongzing Bingyang Refrigeration Machine Co., and conversion of CFC-12 medium open-type refrigerating compressor to HCFC 22 compressor at Guangzhou Refrigerating Machinery Factory (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/28)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve for funding, together with support costs, the above seven projects submitted by the World Bank at the levels indicated in Annex VI [to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6540">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>];</p><p>(b) That the funding was approved on the basis of the newly estimated level of eligible incremental costs arising from a technical analysis carried out jointly by the World Bank and the Fund Secretariat, subject to a further discount of 12 per cent for the technical upgrade also determined in the technical analysis;</p><p>(c) Not to apply the estimated 8 per cent discount arising from excess capacity identified by the Secretariat in the project proposals.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Conversion of manufacturing facilities from CFC-11 foaming agent to cyclopentane and CFC-12 refrigerant to HFC-134a at Gansu Changfeng Baoan Industry Co. Ltd</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/28)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project within the context of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, on incremental operating costs for compressors.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Elimination of CFCs 11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic freezers at Jilin Jinuoer Electric Appliances Group Co. and at Hongxiang Group - Laizhou Freezer Plant</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/28)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the above two projects should not be approved for funding at present in view of the number of issues still outstanding, and should be resubmitted at a later date once those issues had been resolved.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration equipment at Videocon and at Maharaja</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/35)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above two projects within the context of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, on incremental operating costs for compressors;</p><p>(b) That the Implementing Agency may resubmit the request for incremental operating costs associated with non-CFC compressors when the requirements of the policy for compensation for replacement compressors have been met.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Hindustan Refrigeration Industries, Standard Refrigeration Appliances, Refrigerators and Home Appliances, Polar Enterprises, Refrigeration Components and Accessories, and</u> <u>Sheetal Engineering Works P. Ltd</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/35)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above six projects within the context of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, on incremental operating costs for compressors.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indian aerosol projects submitted at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Committee</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, paras. 51-54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To recall that, at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Committee, the Government of India had not been in a position to agree to the conditions attached to the approval of its aerosol projects submitted to that Meeting;</p><p>(b) To approve the projects referred to in Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1738">Decision 17/38</a>, on the basis of IndiaÔÇÖs new policy measures and the statement of its representative that he believed India could meet the condition that the level of CFC consumption in the aerosol sector would be limited to the level remaining after reductions from the projects have been made;</p><p>(c) That, among those projects, those with a project cost exceeding US$ 100,000 (excluding agency support costs) be implemented in cooperation with the World Bank, and those with project costs below US$ 100,000 (excluding agency support costs) be implemented in cooperation with UNDP;</p><p>(d) That the US$ 20,000 previously approved for project preparation activities by UNIDO in the Indian aerosol sector should be returned to the Fund.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFC-134a designs at Sanyo Universal Electric Co. Ltd and conversion of compressor manufacture from CFC-12 to HFC-134a and at Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Limited (Phase II)</u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/53)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above two projects within the context of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, on incremental operating costs for compressors.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 and CFC-12 into HCFC-141b and HFC-134a at Kulahcioglu and at Gumaskan</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/55)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above two projects within the context of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, on incremental operating costs for compressors.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Venezuela:</u> <u>Implementation of a centralized reclamation plant for recovered refrigerants in the commercial refrigeration and air conditioning sector</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/56)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, taking into account the following considerations:</p><p>(a) The significant use of ODS for refrigeration in Venezuela;</p><p>(b) The assurance, based on the success of past recycling projects in Venezuela, that the project could be successfully implemented;</p><p>(c) The indication from the additional data provided that, at least for the first few years, the operational costs would exceed the benefits;</p><p>(d) The understanding that the project was intended to provide regional capacity for refrigerant reclamation.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Projects for the implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerant in Bahrain, Lesotho, Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 7 (c)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four projects, taking into account the statement by the Implementing Agency in the Sub-Committee that the accompanying measures necessary for successful implementation were already or would be in place before implementation began and that the projects had been prepared on the basis of in-depth discussions with the national authorities and trade associations.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Projects for refrigerant recovery and recycling schemes in Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, the Philippines and Senegal</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 7 (d)), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above six projects, taking into account the statement by the Implementing Agency in the Sub-Committee that the accompanying measures necessary for successful implementation were already or would be in place before implementation began and that the projects had been prepared on the basis of in-depth discussions with the national authorities and trade associations.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Demonstration projects on the phase-out of methyl bromide in four Article 5 countries:</u> <u>Brazil, China, Guatemala and Morocco</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/78)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/15, para. 38), the Executive Committee, in approving the above projects, <u>decided</u>, with reference to the project in Brazil, that UNIDO should try to optimize the dissemination of the latest technology used by multinational tobacco companies to small-scale growers and obtain information on its application.</p>

Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Switzerland, United States of America

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress reports presented by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Switzerland and the United States of America;</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer to adjust the bilateral contributions for Canada and France in the amounts of US$ 58,400 and US$ 226,000 for project cancellations in China and Malaysia, respectively;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to address the issues raised by the Government of Canada concerning implementation difficulties.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/59);</p><p>(b) To note the offset of US$ 118,000 against future approvals as a result of the cancellation of projects ETH-2 and IDS-25 and to inform the Treasurer accordingly;</p><p>(c) To note the offset of US$ 3.8 million in accrued interest against future UNDP approvals and to inform the Treasurer accordingly.</p><p>(d) To note that information from UNDP and one member of the Executive Committee indicated that the Government of Colombia had nearly resolved all obstacles that had previously prevented the timely implementation of phase-out projects in the country and, therefore, that disbursements of project preparation funds already approved by the Executive Committee should be allowed to proceed.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/60);</p><p>(b) To note the offset of US$ 287,442 in interest accrued during the reporting period against future approvals of UNEP and to inform the Treasurer accordingly;</p><p>(c) To request the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee to consider UNEPÔÇÖs requests pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2033">Decision 20/33</a>;</p><p>(d) To note the support by the Government of Sweden for UNEPÔÇÖs South East Asian Ozone Network;</p><p>(e) To request UNEP to take a lead role in coordinating expanded efforts by all the Implementing Agencies to contact and engage Article 5 Parties that had not yet done so in the development of country programmes and ODS reduction strategies, including the development of refrigeration management plans.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>On the recommendation of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5, para. 10), the Executive Committee, bearing in mind its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">Decision 17/22</a> prohibiting budget overruns, <u>decided</u> that as an exceptional measure, UNEP should be allowed to offset its budget overrun for 1995 against its underrun for the same year.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/61).</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress report of the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/62);</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer to offset against approvals for World Bank projects at the current Meeting the sum of US$ 3,608,634 plus agency fees (where appropriate) resulting from the BankÔÇÖs cancellation of and savings in projects, as noted in the SecretariatÔÇÖs comments on the progress reports of the World Bank;</p><p>(c) To request the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance Sub-Committee to consider further action on the projects identified by the World Bank pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2128">Decision 21/28</a>.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Progress reports - policies <p>With regard to progress reports in general, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to include executive summaries in all future progress reports;</p><p>(b) To recall <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2128">Decision 21/28</a> and to request the Implementing Agencies to include a "List of projects with no significant activity in the last two years" in all future progress reports, and to use the same format as used by the World Bank in its report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/62).</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/5 paras. 7-9) on the following issues identified in the progress reports of the Implementing Agencies, <u>decided</u> to take the following action:</p><p><u>Slow disbursement and delays in project implementation</u></p><p>(a) Where no disbursement had occurred 18 months after the date of approval of a project, a full explanation of the reason for the delay should be submitted by the Implementing Agency to the next meeting of the Executive Committee for review. Those reports should contain the comments received from the Article 5 countries and enterprises concerned;</p><p>(b) Where a project had not been completed 12 months after the proposed completion date in the progress report of the Implementing Agencies to the Executive Committee, a full explanation of the reason for the delay should also be submitted by the Implementing Agencies to the next meeting of the Executive Committee for review. Those reports should contain the comments received from the Article 5 countries and enterprises concerned;</p><p>(c) To review the reports on a case by case basis and decide upon the action required;</p><p>(d) On the basis of the experience gained through consideration of these reports, to consider the development of guidelines to ensure that the project preparation process included measures to prevent any delays in implementation or completion in the future.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee noted the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs decision to address, at its next meeting, the following additional reasons for delays in implementation:</p><p>(a) Changes in project specification by the beneficiary;</p><p>(b) Enterprises refrained from implementing their projects until their competitorsÔÇÖ projects had been approved or government regulations had been enacted;</p><p>(c) The bidding process resulted in higher costs;</p><p>(d) The difficulty of obtaining agreements on the transfer of technology;</p><p>(e) Prolonged contract negotiations;</p><p>(f) Changes in technology;</p><p>(g) Differences in appraised tonnage;</p><p>(h) Completion of grant agreements.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Partial funding and counterpart funding <p>On the subject of counterpart funding, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Implementing Agencies to seek a commitment from the relevant enterprise(s) to provide the required counterpart funding;</p><p>(b) For projects approved at the level of funds requested, to request Implementing Agencies to provide the Executive Committee with a clear indication that the enterprise(s) concerned had given this commitment on counterpart funding;</p><p>(c) For projects for which no commitment on counterpart funding had been obtained and projects for which a significant reduction in the funding requested was being recommended by the Secretariat, to give the project provisional approval, subject to the commitment being obtained and to request the Implementing Agencies to approach the enterprise(s) concerned to obtain this commitment;</p><p>(d) When the Secretariat received an assurance of the relevant commitment, the provisionally approved projects could proceed.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programme for Cyprus taking into consideration <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2233">Decision 22/33</a>, and the country programmes for El Salvador, Gabon, Nicaragua and Western Samoa, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels, except as indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6540">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>];</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of El Salvador, Gabon, Nicaragua and Western Samoa to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 31 May 1997 to December 1997, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 31 March 1998;</p><p>(c) To request UNEP to proceed with the disbursement of the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening in El Salvador, Gabon, Nicaragua and Western Samoa, with subsequent disbursements being contingent on the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan for the country concerned.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the report of the Subgroup on the Production Sector (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/68) as presented by the representative of Australia, facilitator of the Subgroup, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report of the Subgroup and its recommendation in paragraph 16 of that report;</p><p>(b) To recognize that there remained a number of complex issues which would merit further discussion by the Subgroup, with a view to resolving those issues as expeditiously as possible;</p><p>(c) To request the Subgroup to meet in September 1997 to discuss remaining issues and to review the consolidated report to be prepared by the Secretariat on the guidelines and recommendations made by the Expert Group and modified by the Subgroup and any relevant decision of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to advise the Subgroup, at its meeting in September 1997, whether resources were available to permit the Subgroup to hold an additional meeting prior to December 1997.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the report on options to advance phase-out in the SME sector (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/69), and its presentation by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report on options to advance phase-out in the SME sector;</p><p>(b) To note that several representatives expressed concern about problems associated with accessing the relevant data and with its reliability;</p><p>(c) To invite countries to provide the Secretariat and the Executive Committee with explanations of the factors responsible for these problems;</p><p>(d) To note also that several representatives expressed concerns that advancing phase-out in the SME sector required moving beyond relying on "a project approach" and focusing, instead, on other types of support measures to assist individual Article 5 Parties to meet the ODS control schedules in the Montreal Protocol.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>Following further discussions, which included a general consensus on the need for the Executive Committee to develop a framework within which to move the SME issue forward, as well as to permit an exchange of views on how to do so, a contact group was formed, with the participation of the representatives of Australia, China, Costa Rica, India, Peru, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.</p><p>Based on an information paper submitted by Sweden and Malaysia and the recommendations submitted by the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the contact group should meet at the next Executive Committee meeting to continue the discussion. In order to have a fruitful discussion, members of the contact group should come with the following information:</p><p>(i) National experience in managing the ODS phase-out by SMEs;</p><p>(ii) Problems and challenges in achieving phase-out by SMEs in their country;</p><p>(iii) Proposals on national strategies and plans to move ahead on SMEs phase-out;</p><p>(b) To set up a pilot programme on SMEs at the next meeting. For that purpose, the Group will present proposals on:</p><p>(i) The sector/sub-sectors to be focused on;</p><p>(ii) The criteria to be applied;</p><p>(c) That the Sweden/Malaysia information paper provided to the contact group be included as part of the documentation for the pilot programme.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the report on progress of implementation of country programmes: implications of using different baseline years (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/70), which had been prepared in response to its Decisions 20/36 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2037">and 20/37</a>, and the report on discrepancies between data reported to the Ozone Secretariat and the Fund Secretariats, (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/71), which had been prepared in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2037">Decision 20/37</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the paper on the new format for reporting data on progress of implementation of country programmes to the Executive Committee and the paper on reconciling and harmonizing the data streams that produce discrepancies between data reported to the Fund and Ozone Secretariats.</p><p>(b) To adopt, beginning in 1998, the baseline year of the Montreal Protocol as the baseline year for the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(c) To use, until it is feasible to use the baseline year of the Montreal Protocol as the baseline year for the Multilateral Fund, the baseline data from the country programme, the consumption data from the previous year and the unconstrained growth indicated in the country programme, while making it clear in the report that the latter figure is an extrapolation made at an early stage of the ODS phase-out programme in the country concerned;</p><p>(d) To note the new data formats contained in annexes I to III of the report on implications of using different baseline years, as contained in Annex VII to [document <a href="/media/6540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/79/Rev.1</a>], which could be used as guidance for countries that wished to report information on progress in the implementation of their country programmes additional to the current requirements;</p><p>(e) To adopt the date of 1 May of each year as the new deadline for submission of data on the progress of implementation of country programmes for the preceding year. The new deadline would take effect in 1998.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Technology transfer <p>DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS TO CHANGE TECHNOLOGY IN APPROVED PROJECTS</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following guidelines:</p><p>(a) There is a presumption that the technology selected in all projects will be mature and that the projects will be implemented as approved;</p><p>(b) For projects approved after the adoption of these guidelines:</p><p>(i) Projects are to be implemented as approved;</p><p>(ii) Exemptions will be considered in the following circumstances:</p><p>a. The only other option would be cancellation of the project; or</p><p>b. The project approved is for conversion to a transitional technology, and the revised proposal is for conversion in a single step to non-transitional technology;</p><p>(iii) Such proposals will be submitted to the Executive Committee for individual consideration, together with the SecretariatÔÇÖs review and recommendations;</p><p>(iv) The revised proposals will be implemented within the level of funding already approved;</p><p>(c) For projects first approved before the adoption of these guidelines:</p><p>(i) Recognizing that there have been delays in project implementation, with possible implications for technology choice, proposals for change in technology of projects approved before adoption of these guidelines may be submitted; the revised project must be implemented within the level of funding already approved. The new proposal must demonstrate that the impediments to implementation of the project have been overcome and that implementation will commence immediately upon clearance of the proposal;</p><p>(ii) Where the change in technology has no other significant policy implications, the proposal may proceed on the basis of agreement between the Secretariat and the implementing agency, including agreement on the extent of savings to be realized, if any. The Executive Committee is to be informed at its next meeting;</p><p>(iii) Where the condition in guideline (c)(ii) above is not met, the project will be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration of the relevant issues.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u> to consider at its Twenty-third Meeting the issue of additional funding for project preparation for change of technology in approved projects.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the work carried out by UNEP IE to prepare the proposed training guidelines for identification of needs and coordination of activities;</p><p>(b) To defer consideration of, and decision on, the proposed guidelines until the Twenty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee, stressing that the issue would be given priority on the agenda of that meeting.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Retroactive funding <p>The Executive Committee took note of the suggestion made by one member to the effect that, because very few projects were being submitted for retroactive funding, it might be necessary to encourage the submission of such projects, for example by waiving the need to apply the cost-effectiveness thresholds to them.</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the report of the Secretariat on retroactive funding (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/22/75) and of the above comments made by one member.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>Owing to a shortage of time, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer to its Twenty-third Meeting the substantive discussion, called for by its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2138">Decision 21/38</a>, on measures to be taken to move forward on the actions referred to in decision VIII/5 of the Eighth Meeting of the Parties, expressing the hope that the subject could be taken up early in the meeting;</p><p>(b) To agree that its report on actions to improve the functioning of the Financial Mechanism to be forwarded to the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting, would first be reviewed on its behalf by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the representatives of India and the United States.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>AGENDA ITEM 19: SECTOR PLAN FOR HALON PHASE-OUT IN CHINA</p><p><u>and</u></p><p>AGENDA ITEM 20: WIDER APPLICABILITY OF THE INITIAL GUIDANCE ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALON SECTOR APPROACH PILOT PROGRAMME</p><p>The Committee agreed to consider the above two items jointly. Noting that the Sub-Committee on Project Review had insufficient time to discuss the sector plan for halon phase-out in China and also noting the belief of one of the Sub-Committee members that there was a need for in-depth inter sessional discussions to enable the World Bank to further develop the proposal for consideration by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the Sub-Committee on Project Review would meet in September 1997 and would spend time on the proposal to prepare for a decision by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>On the question of wider applicability of the initial guidance on further development of the halon sector approach pilot programme, after a discussion among the members, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) In order to enable an Article 5 country to comply with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol, the concerned Article 5 country may select a sector, project-by-project or any other approach agreeable to the Executive Committee for accessing the Multilateral Fund. Projects should be given the same priority, irrespective of the approach chosen. No approach should proceed without the express agreement of the Executive Committee and the concerned Article 5 country;</p><p>(b) The development of projects based on a sector approach should take into account the specific circumstances of the concerned Article 5 country.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Secretariat to deal urgently with the question of safety related costs for hydrocarbon projects so that the relevant projects could go ahead.</p>

22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twenty-third Meeting would be held in Montreal from 19 to 21 November 1997, and that it would be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, to be held at the same venue on 17ÔÇæ18 November.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1997 as at 12 November 1997 (see Annex I to the present report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/68]);</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the Fund as at 12 November 1997 stood at US $62,561,109 and that this was expected to increase to approximately US $107 million within some months;</p><p>(c) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4, paragraph 12), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to work as quickly as possible to agree on the format of the project completion reports for non-investment projects so that they could be reviewed at the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs fourth meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies, once the formats had been agreed, to give initial priority to preparing completion reports in the refrigeration and foam sectors.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p><strong>Job description for the monitoring and evaluation post</strong></p><p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs comments and recommendations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4, paragraphs 13 and 14), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revised job description (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4, Annex II);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to initiate its submission to the United Nations classification office through UNEP for finalization.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraphs 23 and 27), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To encourage the implementing agencies to facilitate, where possible, the transfer of technologies and make greater efforts to assist in the negotiation of technology transfer agreements between the supplier and the recipient where those were necessary;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to continue its efforts to obtain exemption from taxes for equipment purchased under the Multilateral Fund and to produce a progress report on the matter in time for the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs fourth meeting;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee to maintain a watching brief on project implementation delays.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments on the draft Evaluation Guide made at the-second meeting of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4, paragraphs 4-11) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the Evaluation Guide in Annex I to the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs Report of its second meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4) and to delete the qualificationsÔÇÿif requestedÔÇÖ andÔÇÿif and when feasibleÔÇÖ in the last two bullets of sections c) and d) in part V.C.3 of the Guide (see Annex II to the present report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/68]);</p><p>(b) To recognize that the Guide was the first version of what was intended to be a dynamic document that would be revised by the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in the light of experience with its use by countries and implementing agencies;</p><p>(c) To invite members of the Executive Committee to provide their comments on the Guide, and implementing agencies to continue to offer their advice on the subject in the light of their experience; and</p><p>(d) To request the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, when appointed, to take such comments and advice into account in preparing future proposals for improvements and/or amendments to the Guide for the consideration of the Sub-Committee and to ensure that the impacts of evaluated projects were considered in the light of their impact on the sector as a whole at the national level.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>Responding to the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs request for clarification regarding the issue of membership of the SubÔÇæCommittees (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 5), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the membership of both the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review should be balanced between Parties representing Article 5 countries and Parties representing non-Article 5 countries;</p><p>(b) That it was within the purview of each geographical group to decide which Parties would be represented on each Sub-Committee;</p><p>(c) That nothing precluded a Party from being represented simultaneously on both SubÔÇæCommittees, should that be the decision of the group concerned.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Monitoring and evaluation - policies, Project completion reports

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Monitoring and evaluation - policies, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations and recommendations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraphs 6-13), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That utilized capacity should be deleted from the fifth bullet under baseline data as the other criteria would be sufficient to allow effective monitoring and evaluation;</p><p>(b) That a ninth bullet should be added to the milestones, as follows:</p><p>ÔÇ£the beginning of project activities at the country level as stated by the Article 5 Party concerned. Where possible, these activities should be listed.ÔÇØ;</p><p>(c) That the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer should be requested to report and provide advice in the future on the effectiveness of this additional milestone;</p><p>(d) That the Secretariat should propose milestones for non-investment projects for consideration at a future meeting;</p><p>(e) That the submission of project completion reports should be included as a milestone;</p><p>(f) That the standard components proposed in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/6, as amended, should be included in investment project proposals as additional components.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraphs 14-21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the format for project completion reports on investment projects, subject to the following provisions (see Annex III to the present report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/68]):</p><p>(a) That the key project milestones should be included in the completion reports themselves;</p><p>(b) That the ODS phase-out should be related to national consumption/phase-out;</p><p>(c) That the relevant country should also be asked to endorse the report and space should be left for its comments;</p><p>(d) That the glossary of terms in Appendix III to theÔÇ£Format of Project Completion ReportsÔÇØ should be appended to the reports for information purposes but that it should not be formally approved;</p><p>(e) That the implementing agencies should be encouraged to describe the lessons learned from a project and therefore their statements in this regard should not be qualified asÔÇ£briefÔÇØ;</p><p>(f) That reference should be made toÔÇ£local executing agency/financial intermediaryÔÇØ, rather thanÔÇ£local executing agencyÔÇØ, and that this term should be defined in the glossary;</p><p>(g) That the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer should develop criteria for the section on overall assessment of the project and that these should be used by all implementing agencies;</p><p>(h) That the Executive Committee should approve the foregoing criteria in order to ensure that the assessment process was open and transparent;</p><p>(i) That reports should be submitted within a maximum period of six months after completion of the project on the basis of provisional financial figures, on the understanding that final financial figures would be prepared by the implementing agencies subsequently and that, if the final financial figures differed significantly from the completion report, they could subsequently be brought to the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs attention;</p><p>(j) That the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer should submit a consolidated report to the Executive Committee at its third meeting each year, and should submit a status report to other meetings of the Executive Committee indicating the number of investment project completion reports received;</p><p>(k) That in 1998 implementing agencies should submit their investment project completion reports on projects completed through 1995, together with reports on projects completed in 1996 and 1997, in time for the Executive Committee to receive a first consolidated report at its second meeting in 1998, while the report to be submitted to the third meeting of the Executive Committee in 1998 would cover completion reports on projects completed by the end of 1996.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Regarding the format for project completion reports for non-investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to invite Committee members to provide suggestions in writing and to request the Secretariat to work with implementing agencies to develop the format for submission to the fourth meeting of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Having considered the report of the Sub-Committee on this subject (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraphs 45-52 and Annex II), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revised 1998 budget for the Fund Secretariat and the provisions for Secretariat staff salary costs for the period 1999-2001, as shown in Annex II to the SubÔÇæCommitteeÔÇÖs report*, with the addition of a footnote relating to provision for a fourth meeting of the Executive Committee stating that the budgeted funds were only for the purpose of that meeting;</p><p>(b) To add provision for meetings of the Production Sector Subgroup (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2350">Decision 23/50</a>).</p><p>*The revised 1998 budget is contained in Annex V to the present report (document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/68).</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><strong>Halon Sector Phase-out Plan for China</strong></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the China Halon Sector Strategy (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 7-15) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve in principle US $62 million in total funding for the implementation of the China Halon Sector Strategy. That funding would be paid out in annual increments in the specific amounts specified in paragraph (B) and on the basis of the following understanding:</p><p>General Conditions</p><p>(A) By this approval, China agrees that in exchange for the funding level agreed in paragraph (B), it will be bound to reduce its production and consumption of halons to the following levels in accordance with the following schedule:</p><p>(i) China will reduce its halon 1211 production (as defined in the Montreal Protocol) to the following levels in the following years: 7960 tonnes in 1998; 5970 tonnes in 1999; 3980 tonnes in 2000; 3317 tonnes in 2001; 2654 tonnes in 2002; 1990 tonnes in each of the years 2003 through 2005; and, to 0 tonnes in 2006.</p><p>(ii) China will reduce its halon 1211 consumption (as defined in the Montreal Protocol) to the following levels in the following years: 7160 tonnes in 1998; 5370 tonnes in 1999; 3580 tonnes in 2000; 3117 tonnes in 2001; 2654 tonnes in 2002; 1890 tonnes in each of the years 2003 through 2005; and, to 0 tonnes in 2006.</p><p>(iii) China will reduce its halon 1301 production (as defined in the Montreal Protocol) to: 618 tonnes in each of the years 1998 through 2001; 600 tonnes in each of the years 2002 through 2005, 150 tonnes in each of the years 2006 through 2009, and 0 tonnes in 2010.</p><p>(iv) China will limit its halon 1301 consumption (as defined in the Montreal Protocol) to the following levels in the following years: 300 tonnes in each of the years 1998 through 2001; 150 tonnes in each of the years 2002 through 2005; 100 tonnes in each of the years 2006 through 2009; and 0 tonnes in 2010.</p><p>The above agreement assumes that 1211 and 1301 are the only halons produced in China, and that total halon production and consumption in China (including halon 2402, or any other halons that may be produced in the country) would be limited to the aggregate 1211/1301 levels listed above for the years given. Halon 1202, a by-product of halon production, will also be phased out.</p><p>(B) In order to facilitate China in meeting their first reduction targets in accordance with the above noted schedules, the Executive Committee decides at its Twenty-third Meeting to approve US $12.4 million in funding for 1998. The Executive Committee has also agreed in principle that it will continue to provide funds on the basis of annual programmes submitted in accordance with the following schedule, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph (C):</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Annual Programme</td><td>Actual amounts (US $ millions) to be paid in the year prior to the annual programme</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>12.4</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>9.7</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>10.6</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>4.5</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>3.7</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>5.9</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>1.2</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>1.8</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>11.4</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>0.4</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>62.0</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(C) The payments in respect of each annual programme (other than the initial tranche for 1998) are conditional on:</p><p>(i) adequate progress being maintained in phasing out halon in accordance with the schedule in paragraph (A) and the other requirements of the agreement;</p><p>and in addition, from 2000 onwards,</p><p>(ii) the Executive Committee receiving satisfactory confirmation that reductions have been made in accordance with the schedule in paragraph (A) and the requirements of paragraph (F) for the year two years prior to the year to which the annual programme relates (e.g. confirmation of the 1998 level to determine funding for the year 2000).</p><p>China agrees to establish a system to ensure accurate monitoring of the import, export and production (including in free trade zones), and to report regularly, consistent with the reporting and monitoring regime outlined in Part I, Chapter V of the proposal contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/11. China also agrees to allow for annual independent technical audits administered as directed by the Executive Committee to verify that annual halon production and consumption levels agreed in paragraphs (A), (E) and (F) are actually being met.</p><p>(E) China agrees that it will use all funds provided to it by the Executive Committee through this decision to implement its halon sector strategy. In using the funds provided in this initial US $12.4 million tranche being approved at the Twenty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee, and subsequent tranches China understands, consistent with Executive Committee rules, that it has a responsibility to ensure that it will not use Fund resources to build aggregate capacity for the production of substitute chemicals or substitute extinguishers that exceeds that capacity (for halon 1211, 17,800 tonnes; for halon 1301, 1000 tonnes; and for halon fire extinguisher production capacity of 7.71 million units). China also agrees that, after full conversion, that at least 3.59 million extinguishers<sup>1</sup> produced in China will, in 2005, be either CO2 extinguishers or extinguishers using a technology that is at least as expensive. If that is not the case, funding will be requested to be refunded based on a rate of US $3.08 per unit shortfall of CO2 or equivalent fire extinguishers.</p><p>(F) China agrees that if it does not meet an annual production reduction requirement it has agreed to meet in paragraph (A) above, it will decrease its following yearÔÇÖs production allocation by an equivalent amount. If this should happen for a second year, in addition to reducing the subsequent yearÔÇÖs production allocation by an equivalent amount, China understands that the Multilateral Fund will withhold the subsequent tranche of funding outlined in paragraph (B) until such time as the required reduction has been met. In addition, China understands that the Multilateral Fund will reduce the subsequent tranche and, therefore, total funding for the Halon Sector Strategy, on the basis of US $5510/tonne for halon 1301 and US $486/tonne for halon 1211 of reductions not achieved per year.</p><p>(G) In light of the fact that this project is expected to fund an extensive recycling capability, and that related funds for such capability are being provided solely to allow China to meet its reduction obligations, China will endeavour to prevent export to developed countries of recovered/reclaimed halon.</p><p>(H) In accordance with the strategy, China will propose technical assistance in its annual programme and agrees to carry out any technical assistance performed with Fund money in accordance with terms of reference as agreed with the implementing agency.</p><p>Special Conditions</p><p>(I) The Executive Committee wishes to provide China with maximum flexibility in using the agreed funds to meet ChinaÔÇÖs reduction requirements and alternative fire safety needs. Accordingly, while the strategy included estimates of specific funds that may be needed for specific items, the Executive Committee is of the understanding that during implementation, as long as expenditures are consistent with this agreement, the funds provided to China may be used in the way China believes will achieve the smoothest possible phase-out.</p><p>(J) To carry out its responsibilities as outlined in Part I, Chapter V of UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/11, the World Bank has agreed to be the implementing agency for this project at a fee of 10 per cent of project costs for 1998. The fee for future years will be agreed between the Executive Committee and the implementing agency. Funds for the independent technical audit will be approved separately from the agency fee.</p><p>(K) China agrees that the funds being agreed in principle in paragraph (B) by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting for implementation of the China Halon Sector Strategy is the total funding that will be available to China to enable its full compliance with the halon reduction requirements of the Montreal Protocol (as at the time of this agreement) and the undertakings as promised under the halon sector strategy. It is also understood that, aside from the agency fee referred to in paragraph (J) above, China and the Multilateral Fund and its implementing agencies and bilateral donors will neither provide nor request further Multilateral Fund-related funding for the accomplishment of the total phase-out of halons in accordance with the schedule noted above and the terms of the strategy being approved. This includes but is not limited to funding for actions that China will take regarding conversions of fixed systems, any retrofits of any equipment using halons, and all technical assistance including training. As halon destruction is not part of the Protocol, it is not part of the programme.</p><p>Other Conditions</p><p>(L) If the Executive Committee determines that China has demonstrated a persistent delay in implementation of the agreed phase-out targets included in paragraph (A), China, at the call of the Executive Committee, agrees to repay any funds advanced to it in excess of US $0.40/kg ODP production and consumption that has been verified as being eliminated. A call for repayment on the part of the Executive Committee would signal the end of obligations under this agreement.</p><p>(M) The funding components of this decision shall not be modified on the basis of future Executive Committee decisions that may affect the funding of the halon sector.</p><p>(N) The Executive Committee recalls its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2275">decision 22/75</a> and understands that this decision and the China Halon Sector Strategy embody a specific agreement with the Government of China. In the context of that agreement, several factors that are specific to China have been taken into account. In that regard, and while the Executive Committee welcomes this innovation for phasing out production and consumption of halons in China, the Executive Committee agrees that this agreement establishes no specific precedents (including audits and eligibility or ineligibility of funding for specific levels or specific items).</p><p><sup>1</sup>65 per cent of 1995 production of halon extinguishers plus 1995 production of CO2 extinguishers.</p>

Incremental operating costs, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 19 and 20), <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, together with the implementing agencies:</p><p>(a) To take into account the discussion on the item at the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs twelfth meeting and to produce a document to differentiate between the domestic and commercial refrigeration sub-sectors, as well as between domestic and commercial applications of compressors, for submission to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To agree to a specific methodology for determining what incremental cost will be used for defining the eligible costs, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a>, paragraph (d) (iv).</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 21 and 22), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat, together with the implementing agencies, to prepare a document on a methodology for establishing compressor prices, taking into account the views expressed by the members of the Sub-Committee, for submission to its Twenty-fourth Meeting;</p><p>(b) To continue to consider projects involving compressors, with the portions of such projects related to the compressor prices being left pending until the guidelines on the methodology for establishing compressor prices had been agreed.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 24), <u>decided</u> that the two projects submitted for funding which involved companies in China partially owned by enterprises in Singapore should be approved for funding on the basis of the proportion of local ownership.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the Guidelines for the Preparation of Refrigerant Management Plans (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 30 and 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the Guidelines for the Preparation of Refrigerant Management Plans be approved, subject to the insertion of the following new section before Section 3 - Principles and Steps in Formulating RMPs:</p><p>ÔÇ£SECTION 2 OVERALL OBJECTIVE</p><p>The overall objective of a Refrigerant Management Plan is to develop and plan a strategy that will manage the use and phase-out of virgin CFC refrigerants for servicing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.ÔÇØ</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>On the general question of refrigerant recovery and recycling projects, taking into account the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to amend the text of paragraph (a) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2223">Decision 22/23</a> to read:</p><p>ÔÇ£That future refrigerant recovery and recycling projects should be prepared within the context of the refrigerant management plan/strategy of the country concerned, but that small demonstration projects designed to inform a larger country could be considered.ÔÇØ</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>Taking into account the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To postpone consideration of the issue of baseline equipment until its Twenty-fifth Meeting, noting that informal consultations among members of the Sub-Committee on Project Review could take place before then;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to endeavour to provide concrete examples of projects in which the baseline concept had been applied.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Taking into account the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) Safety standards should follow international standards, where these are higher than standards in the country concerned. The practical application of established standards should be based on industry norms and practice in European countries.</p><p>(b) Projects should be prepared and reviewed on the basis of this principle.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 38 and 39), as well as the views expressed in the course of the discussion, <u>decided</u> to request the Sub-Committee on Project Review to reconsider, during 1999, the question of guidelines for the tobacco sector as a whole, with a view to determining whether the circumstances then prevailing with regard to cost-effectiveness thresholds would allow further work to be done in that sector.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs recommendation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 42), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Fund Secretariat to produce a paper containing figures on an analysis of what projects were being submitted for funding using HCFC technologies, to see whether there existed any trend towards or away from HCFC use in specific sectors, particularly the foam sector;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to incorporate the following elements in the project evaluation sheets and, in the case of (i) below, in the list of projects and activities presented to the Committee for approval:</p><p>(i) information on the conversion technology to be used;</p><p>(ii) a comprehensive outline of the reasons for selection of the HCFC technology, if used; and, where possible,</p><p>(iii) an indication of how long an enterprise intended to use a transitional HCFC technology.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Institutional strengthening, Partial funding and counterpart funding

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Institutional strengthening, Partial funding and counterpart funding <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs comments on the need for a project proposal to provide the best possible information on how the project would contribute to attaining the 1999 freeze (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 43), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To stress the critical need for the implementing agencies to assume responsibility for the accuracy of the data they provided in project proposals they put forward for funding;</p><p>(b) To reiterate that proposals for renewal of institutional strengthening projects should contain a history of what the ozone unit had done since its inception, together with a plan for its future activities, and that the renewal requests should be forwarded to the Executive Committee for its consideration;</p><p>(c) To reinforce the need for compliance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2263">Decision 22/63</a> regarding the conditions for project approval when counterpart funding was involved.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lebanon:</u> <u>Bilateral request:</u> <u>Conversion of refrigeration industrial facilities in Lebanon - Total sector phase-out</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/18)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 45 and 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project, at a reduced level of funding which met the parameters of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1932">Decision 19/32</a> on terminal umbrella projects, and on the understanding that France and Lebanon could still implement the project at the allowable level;</p><p>(b) To review, at a later meeting, action to be taken with respect to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1932">Decision 19/32</a>, which had been adopted for a trial period of 18 months, that period having now expired.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cameroon: Phasing out of CFC-11 at Sonopol</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/26)</p><p><u>Cameroon: Phasing out CFC-11 at Scimpos</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/26)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above two projects, contingent upon the ability of UNIDO to certify the ODS consumption of the enterprises and that the enterprises had converted back to using CFCs before 25 July 1995.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Fourteen flexible polyurethane foam projects using LCD technology</u></p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 14 projects;</p><p>(b) To stipulate that no further projects utilizing LCD technology should be submitted for approval before it had approved the applicable guidelines.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Elimination of ODS (CFC-113) used in the production line at Fujian Putian Vikay Electronics Co. Ltd</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for funding at the level corresponding to the 70 per cent local ownership.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Conversion of refrigerator manufacture to HFC-134a refrigerant and cyclopentane foam blowing agent at Henan Xinfei Electric Co. Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for funding on the basis of costs which took into account the expanded level of production using 50 per cent CFC reduced foam, and on the basis of funding only the local ownership component.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Revision of technical standards for non-ODS products at Hefei General Machinery Research Institute (GMRI)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p><u>China: Licensing and Quality Control at Hefei General Machinery Research Institute </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p><u>China: Conversion of test equipment at GMRI Hefei</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p><u>China: Technology transfer and support to projects on phase-out of CFCs in Chinese industrial &amp; commercial refrigeration industry at Hefei General Machinery Research Institute (HGMRI) </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four projects at a total combined level of funding of US $692,400 including US $422,400 for optical measuring equipment.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Conversion of CFC-12 MAC condensers to HFC-134a at Hubei Jingsha Electric Group </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p><u>China: Conversion of CFC-12 compressor assembly and machining line to HFC-134a at Mudanjiang Automotive Air Conditioning Factory (MDAFC)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p><u>China: Conversion of CFC-12 compressor assembly line to HFC-134a Huada Zexel Automotive Air Conditioning Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/27)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That action on the above three projects should be deferred;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank, the Secretariat and China to re-examine the projects in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-176">Decision 17/6</a> and taking into account the views expressed during the Project Review Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs 12th meeting, with a view to submitting them to the Twenty-fourth Meeting.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Guyana: Phasing out ODS at Guyana Refrigerator Ltd., Guyana (GRL)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/31 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation, Other Sources of Income <p><u>Thailand: Building chiller replacement programme to reduce the usage of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in chiller servicing at Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/46 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 56 and 57), the Executive Committee noted that important issues of such a nature should be dealt with through consideration of the policy first and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the World Bank to consider how innovative funding could be applied to this or a similar project;</p><p>(b) That any project along these lines should be considered in the context of the paper on concessional loans currently being prepared by the World Bank.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Conversion to non-CFC foam blowing agents in the production of polyurethane (PU) insulation panels, spray/in situ foam and one-component foams at Izopoli Yapi Elemantari Taahhuet Sanayii ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti</u>. (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/49 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 58 and 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agency to do further research into the extent of the fire damage and the insurance payout and to resubmit the project only if it could establish the conditions necessary to determine eligible incremental costs and that no additional CFC capacity had been added subsequent to July 1995.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 62 and 63), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve UNIDOÔÇÖs request for an advance against its 1998 work programme in the amounts of US $190,000 and US $24,700 for agency fees;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO, in the light of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observation of a possibility of overlap between certain projects being undertaken by UNIDO vis ├á vis projects being undertaken by UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank, to defer disbursing funds for such projects until the possibility of overlap had been cleared.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 64-67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve UNDPÔÇÖs 1997 work programme amendments;</p><p>(b) To make available to UNDP and to the World Bank an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of the project preparation funding indicated in their 1998 draft business plans for project preparation purposes as an advance against their 1998 work programme;</p><p>(c) To note the importance which the Sub-Committee attached to close coordination among the implementing agencies in the preparatory stages in order to avoid duplication.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraphs 68 and 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs work programme for 1998.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 70), and in particular of the fact that available resources in the Fund currently totalled US $62 million and approvals of projects and activities for funding recommended by the Sub-Committee totalled about US $100 million, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To use the funds currently available to allocate money to the most cost-effective projects first;</p><p>(b) To request the Fund Secretariat to instruct the Treasurer to transfer money to the remainder of the projects as soon as the balance became available.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10/Add.1, paragraph 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize implementing agencies to submit to the Twenty-fourth Meeting project proposals emanating from their 1997 business plans with funding requests amounting to the unused portion of their 1997 shares.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p><u>Guidelines for retrofitting projects in the commercial refrigeration sub-sector</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the revised document* should be considered at the thirteenth meeting of the Sub-Committee.</p><p>*Reference document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/10, paragraph 16</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance shall consider and make recommendations to the Executive Committee on the draft and final versions of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ business plans;</p><p>(b) That the Executive Committee should take final action on the business plans in the light of those recommendations and any that might be submitted by members of the Committee;</p><p>(c) That, in order to assist the Executive Committee, the Secretariat should append the terms of reference of both Sub-Committees to the documents sent to members of the Committee;</p><p>(d) In the light of experience, the Executive Committee should consider whether the foregoing procedure was satisfactory.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Business planning and work programmes - policies

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraphs 30-32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to be more specific on how projects would assist countries to meet the freeze.</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to reconsider the allocation of resources in their revised business plans to be submitted to the first meeting of the Sub-Committee in 1998.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Contingency costs <p>Having taken note of the considerations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to provide more detail on contingency proposals.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee, noting the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 34), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to explore modalities for co-financing with the implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To discuss the issue further at a subsequent meeting.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having noted the views of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance on this issue (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to cooperate more closely in the development of their work programmes;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to facilitate coordination among the implementing agencies with a view to avoiding duplication and ensuring a common approach to the achievements of targets.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having noted the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and FinanceÔÇÖs observations on this issue (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request implementing agencies to include in their business plans information on ongoing activities in addition to new projects;</p><p>(b) To urge implementing agencies to comply with the eight week deadline for the submission of business plans.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having noted the observations and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/4/Add.1, paragraph 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to convene a meeting of implementing agencies and interested bilateral donors, with the participation of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee and some interested non-governmental organizations, for the purpose of developing a strategy and guidelines for investment projects in the methyl bromide sector;</p><p>(b) That, as guidelines for these already existed, demonstration projects should go ahead.</p><p>(c) To urge the implementing agencies to make every effort to present well-considered investment projects in the methyl bromide sector during 1998 and based on the developments under point (a) above.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p>The Executive Committee discussed the allocation of funds for non-investment projects and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to work together with the implementing agencies to charge some items in the non-investment category to other categories in order to allow more room in the non-investment category;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to define separately a specific figure for institutional strengthening projects under the non-investment category.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes for the Islamic Republic of the Comoros, Georgia and Guyana, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of the Islamic Republic of the Comoros, Georgia and Guyana to present annually to the Executive Committee reports on progress being made in the implementation of their country programmes, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 15 November 1997 to 31 December 1998, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 1999.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee, noting the status report on the country programme, <u>decided</u> that projects already approved could go ahead but no new projects could be submitted until the country programme of Nigeria had been approved.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the Training Guidelines for Identification of Needs and Coordination of Activities contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/Inf.4;</p><p>(b) To authorize UNEP/IE to proceed with their implementation.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Other Sources of Income

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Other Sources of Income <p>Actions to improve the functioning of the Financial Mechanism (Decisions 21/38 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2273">and 22/73</a>)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To examine the subject again at a subsequent meeting, in time for a report to be submitted to the Tenth Meeting of the Parties;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to submit the concessional financing study to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-fourth Meeting.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>On behalf of the Subgroup, Mr. A. Agarwal (India) reported on the informal planning meeting of the Subgroup held on 12 November 1997, on the basis of which the Executive Committed <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the Subgroup on the Production Sector be reconstituted from amongst members of the next Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) That the next meeting of the Subgroup be held on 17-19 February 1998 in Washington;</p><p>(c) To request the Subgroup to continue its work and report the results of its meeting in February 1998 to the next meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To accept the offer of the representative of the United States of America to host the meeting in Washington; and</p><p>(e) To make a provision of additional US $30,000 in the budget of the Secretariat for the meeting of the Subgroup in February 1998 and for another potential meeting after March 1998.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals <p>Following an exchange of views on the proposed criteria, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) All project preparation requests should:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Assist countries in meeting their obligations under the Montreal Protocol, beginning with their 1999 CFC consumption freeze obligations;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Be based on previous consultations and close co-ordination with the responsible ozone unit. Ozone units should take into consideration their national strategies in recommending project preparation;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Be consistent with business planning priorities (e.g., <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2211">decision 22/11</a>).</p><p>(b) Low-volume ODS-consuming countries which have not previously received funding from the Multilateral Fund should receive funding;</p><p>(c) Requests for project preparation should indicate the sector(s) concerned (e.g., aerosol, foam, fumigants (methyl bromide), halon, production, multiple, refrigeration, several, or solvent);</p><p>(d)* Requests for project preparation should be considered on a case-by-case basis if:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i)* the request is for project preparation for countries for which approved projects have phased out over 80 per cent of their ODS consumption as reported in the latest available data;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) the request is from agencies whose rate of disbursement is low (for projects approved a year and a half prior to the request) in the country for which the request is made;</p><p>(e) In approving project preparation, the Executive Committee should take into account if regulatory impediments exist that might impede project implementation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>By <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">decision 30/23</a>, the Executive Committee decided that sub-paragraph (d)(i) of <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a> was superseded by subparagraph (a) of <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">decision 30/23</a>.</li></ul>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Prices of chemicals <p>Having considered a paper (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/64) prepared jointly by the Secretariat and the implementing agencies in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2225">Decision 22/25</a>, describing a process and a methodology for determining prices of chemicals for the purpose of calculating incremental operating costs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the document, amended by inserting in its paragraph 13 the wordsÔÇ£and Article 5ÔÇØ followingÔÇ£Article 2ÔÇØ;</p><p>(b) To consider at a subsequent meeting a simplified methodology to be prepared by the representative of India.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (STATUS REPORT)</p><p>Having considered a status report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/65) on the progress of a consultantÔÇÖs work and, notably, the fact that the Memorandum of Discussion which had been drafted revealed a departure from the Terms of Reference of the study, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the consultant to prepare its report in time for the Twenty-fourth Meeting.</p>

ODS consumption data in projects, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report of the Contact Group on SMEs presented by its Chair, Mr. M.A. Gonzalez (Costa Rica);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to provide the following information to the members of the Group by the end of 1997:</p><p>ÔÇó A break-down by sector, including information on cost, cost-effectiveness and ODS phase-out, from the inventory of approved projects of the SMEs already funded, using the definitions of SMEs from the UNDP/UNEP paper (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/54).</p><p>ÔÇó National studies and surveys on SMEs available to the Secretariat (noting that Mexico promises to send its national survey on SMEs once the survey is completed in January 1998, and China promises to send its report on SMEs, to the Secretariat for circulation to members of the Group).</p><p>ÔÇó Completion reports and elaborated progress reports on ongoing projects from implementing agencies on approved SME projects. Therefore the implementing agencies are requested to submit these data to the Secretariat no later than 4 December 1997.</p><p>(c) To encourage members of the Contact Group that had not already done so to submit to the Secretariat their national perspective on the problems and approaches on ODS phase-out by SMEs; and</p><p>(d) To note that the draft proposal of the Contact Group would be presented to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 1998.</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that any issues relating to consideration of projects involving ODS use as process agents should be considered at the Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Executive Committee</p>

23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following Calendar of Meetings and Work Programme of the Executive Committee for 1998 which took into consideration the projection of workload during 1998, the timing of other related important events such as the seventeenth OEWG meeting (6-10 July 1998) and the Tenth Meeting of the Parties (tentatively 17-27 November 1998):</p><table><caption>* To be held back to back with the Tenth Meeting of the Parties in Cairo, Egypt.</caption><tbody><tr><td>Mtg No.</td><td>Timing</td><td>Interval from previous mtg</td><td>Work to be done in the interval</td><td>Agenda</td></tr><tr><td>24th</td><td>23-27 March 1998</td><td>4 months</td><td>Revise 1998 business plans and work programmes. Complete the remaining projects from the 1997 business plans. Prepare policy papers</td><td>Approve revised 1998 business plans and work programmes. Approve the remaining projects from 1997 business plans. Approve policy papers. Consider funding of projects for process agents</td></tr><tr><td>25th</td><td>27-31 July 1998</td><td>4 months</td><td>Prepare projects, policy papers, progress reports, evaluation of 1997 business plans, national status of phase-out</td><td>Approve projects and policy papers. Review progress reports, evaluation of 1997 business plans and national status of phase-out</td></tr><tr><td>26th</td><td>9-13 November 1998*</td><td>4 months</td><td>Prepare projects, policy papers, draft 1999 business plans, necessary elements of work programmes</td><td>Approve projects, policy papers, draft 1999 business plans, necessary and non-contentious elements of work programmes</td></tr></tbody></table>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund and of contributions for the period 1991-1998 as at 24 March 1998 (see Annex I to the present report [<a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a> and Corr.1]);</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the Fund as at 24 March 1998 stood at US $20,435,788;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider the issue of promissory notes;</p><p>(d) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 4 to 6), <u>decided</u> that the business planning process should be included in the agenda of its Twenty-fifth Meeting.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 7 to 19), <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Adopt the target of phasing out, by the end of 1998, 28,541 ODP tonnes of consumption and 11,400 ODP tonnes of production from previous approvals, as indicated in table 4 of the consolidated business plan (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/6) (in addition to the shortfall in phase-out from the 1997 business plans of 5,696 ODP tonnes of consumption);</p><p>(b) Adopt a target of 70 per cent for disbursement by the agencies for projects approved and funded up to the end of 1997.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 7 to 19), <u>approved</u> the business plans of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank without approving the amounts of funding contained therein, subject to the following conditions:</p><p>(a) The shortfall in phase-out from the 1997 business plans should be added to the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ phase-out targets for 1998 from projects approved up to the end of 1997;</p><p>(b) The disbursement target for each implementing agency for 1998 should be 70 per cent of the funds approved up to the end of 1997 for all funded projects;</p><p>(c) Countries that had experienced significant implementation delays should be informed that they could be eliminated from the business plans if they did not address the causes of delay;</p><p>(d) The agencies should be given flexibility to reallocate their business plan activities within 15 per cent of the value of the plan;</p><p>(e) The implementing agencies should include in their business plans the information they had been requested to provide in a standardized manner.</p>

Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to review the experience of agencies in meeting the disbursement target referred to in subparagraph 22(b)* above and, in the light of this review, to propose alternative targets that would better assess the agenciesÔÇÖ performances; and</p><p>(b) To reconsider the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ funding shares of the investment project allocation at its next meeting in light of the review of performance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>&nbsp;22(b) &nbsp;The disbursement target for each implementing agency for 1998 should be 70 per cent of the funds approved up to the end of 1997 for all funded projects;&nbsp;</li></ul>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee also <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the business plan of UNEP, in the light of the recommendations of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review on UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments; and</p><p>(b) To urge UNEP to achieve the same performance level as the other implementing agencies and include in its reports a better description of performance against performance indicators.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 20 to 23), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That as projects suffering from serious delays were relatively few, they could be highlighted on a case-by-case basis at each meeting, when any appropriate guidance could be provided to the implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To urge the implementing agencies to make greater efforts to overcome existing delays and to take appropriate measures to avoid such delays in the future; and</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to analyze specific types of delay, such as bankruptcy, with the implementing agencies and present a paper on the subject to its next meeting.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 24 and 25), <u>decided</u> to adopt the proposed milestones for nonÔÇæinvestment projects for inclusion in future project proposals as presented in Annex II to the present report.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 26 to 27), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Format for Project Completion Report (Non-investment Projects), as presented in Annex III [to document <a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a>];</p><p>(b) That a project completion report should be submitted six (6) months after the completion of the project; and</p><p>(c) That the time schedule specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-238">Decision 23/8</a>(k) for submitting completion reports for investment projects should also apply to non-investment projects, with an interval of three months to enable implementing agencies to prepare to use the new format.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 28 to 31), <u>took note</u> of the status report and requested the implementing agencies to accelerate the preparation of investment project completion reports.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat, Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs observations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4, paragraphs 34 and 35), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status report;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to keep it informed of developments; and</p><p>(c) That a consultant should be employed until the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer could take up the post.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the strategy and guidelines (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 6-14), and proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the strategy and guidelines for the methyl bromide sector, as amended (Annex IV [to document <a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a>]).</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Methyl bromide projects and activities</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on project proposals in the methyl bromide sector (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 15-23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the project proposal for Algeria (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/31) at the present stage, but that it should be retained in the work programme of UNIDO. Should Algeria provide an appropriate commitment regarding ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment, UNIDO should re-examine the proposed project in the light of the project in Tunisia to determine whether, in fact, two separate projects were needed and, if so, should resubmit the proposal for consideration at the Twenty-fifth Meeting;</p><p>(b) To defer the project proposal for Colombia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/32), it being understood that it could be resubmitted for consideration at the end of 1998, when the Executive Committee would be taking stock of the use made of the funds allocated, should the US $29 million not have been totally used. At that time, consideration might be given to approving projects for crops not on the priority list. Otherwise, the project proposal could be reconsidered once the guidelines had been reviewed and revised to include crops not included at present on the priority list;</p><p>(c) To approve the demonstration project on alternatives to the use of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in cut flowers at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/33), at a level of US $328,900, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $42,757;</p><p>(d) To defer the project proposal for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/34). Subject to submission of a letter by the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea regarding ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment, UNIDO could resubmit an alternative non-investment, information transfer type of project;</p><p>(e) To approve the demonstration project on alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation in the Syrian Arab Republic (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/35), at a funding level of US $509,850, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $66,281, on the condition that such approval would not set a precedent and that no expenditure would take place until a letter providing an appropriate status report and commitment by the Syrian Arab Republic regarding ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment had been received by the Secretariat;</p><p>(f) To approve the demonstration project on alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in horticulture (dates) at Soci├®t├® M├®diterran├®enne Fruiti├¿re in Tunisia (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/36), at a level of US $301,730, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $39,225;</p><p>(g) To approve the demonstration project on alternatives to the use of methyl bromide on stacked bags of rice, grain in silos, and timber on a warehouse under tarps at Vietnam Fumigation Company (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/37), at a level of US $411,180, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $53,453, on the understanding that none of the funds approved for the project would be used to demonstrate alternatives to methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment purposes.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Methyl bromide project preparation</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 24-31) on the 44 requests for project preparation funding for methyl bromide projects included in the 1998 work programmes of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/21), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/23 and Corr. 1) and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve all requests other than those set out below. All approved requests for project preparation for methyl bromide are included in Annex V to the present report.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting that letters declaring their intent to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment within nine months, had just been received from the Governments of Costa Rica and Peru, and that the letters satisfied the conditions required, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposal from UNDP for project preparation in the methyl bromide subsector in those countries, with funding as indicated in Annex V. [to document <a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a>]</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the following requests would not be approved but would be retained in the 1998 work programmes until such time as the countries had submitted a letter declaring their intent to ratify the Amendment within nine months, after which the Committee could re-examine the proposal:</p><p><u>UNDP</u></p><p>China: Project preparation for one methyl bromide alternative demonstration project</p><p>Lebanon: Project preparation for one methyl bromide alternative demonstration</p><p>project</p><p>Philippines: Project preparation for a methyl bromide alternative demonstration project</p><p>Tanzania: Project preparation for a methyl bromide demonstration project</p><p>Zambia: Project preparation for a methyl bromide alternative demonstration project</p><p><u>UNIDO</u></p><p>China: Preparation of a demonstration project (grain fumigation)</p><p>Dominican Republic: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, cucurbits, flowers,</p><p>tomatoes)</p><p>El Salvador: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, broccoli, cucurbits)</p><p>Honduras: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, tomatoes, cucurbits,</p><p>strawberries)</p><p>India: Preparation of a demonstration project (grain fumigation)</p><p>Indonesia: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, tomatoes, pepper)</p><p>Macedonia: Preparation of a demonstration project in methyl bromide (tobacco, pepper,</p><p>tomatoes)</p><p>Nicaragua: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, cucurbits, seed beds)</p><p>Romania: Preparation of a demonstration project (tomatoes, cucumber, strawberries,</p><p>grains)</p><p>Senegal: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, peanuts)</p><p>Zambia: Preparation of a demonstration project (tobacco, flowers)</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the following projects because of insufficient information:</p><p>Argentina: Project preparation in the methyl bromide sector</p><p>Turkey: Project preparation in the methyl bromide sector.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 27-29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That, in cases where a project was dropped from the work programme following this procedure, the implementing agencies could come forward with alternative proposals, to the degree consistent with the overall allowable funding level;</p><p>(b) To underline the importance for the implementing agencies of ensuring that all project preparation work, particularly in the area of methyl bromide projects, was carried out with the necessary care and scrutiny to ensure the subsequent success of the project;</p><p>(c) To urge implementing agencies to consider the use of locally-based experts and to contact Article 2 countries with a view to recruiting low- or no-cost government experts from those countries, to bring the double advantage of lowering costs and providing valuable knowledge;</p><p>(d) To defer projects that did not fall within the scope of the priority list of crops for soil fumigation agreed in the strategy for methyl bromide for 15 months, until the strategy had been revised, after which time they could be resubmitted for consideration under the new eligibility criteria, except if methyl bromide consumption was growing. Accordingly, the following two proposals submitted by UNIDO were deferred:</p><p>(i) C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire: Preparation of a demonstration project (cocoa);</p><p>(ii) Paraguay: Preparation of a demonstration project (cotton fumigation).</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 32-35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following non-investment methyl bromide-related activities included in UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/22, paragraphs 17-26), with funding and conditions as indicated;</p><table><tbody><tr><td>(a)</td><td>Methyl bromide information kit</td><td>US $60,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $7,800</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td>Compilation of case studies on commercial, low-impact methyl bromide alternatives successfully implemented</td><td>US $40,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $5,200</td></tr><tr><td>(c)</td><td>Compilation of legislation for regulatory authorities from Article 5 countries that discourage methyl bromide use and promote alternatives</td><td>US $50,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $6,500</td></tr><tr><td>(d)</td><td>Technical and institutional resources for methyl bromide alternative projects</td><td>US $30,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $3,900</td></tr><tr><td>(e)</td><td>Sectoral policy plan for methyl bromide phase-out in China, on the understanding that consideration might be given to a partnership with other implementing agencies and that the total funding level, inclusive of any bilateral assistance, would not exceed US $150,000.</td><td>US $150,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $19,500</td></tr></tbody></table>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee also <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to further examine the following activities and, if it was found to be necessary, present revised proposals to the Executive Committee at the Twenty-fifth Meeting, and to take into account similar studies carried out by other international agencies.</p><p>(a) Manuals (5) for small farmers for tomatoes, strawberries, cucurbits, nurseries/seedbeds, and tobacco;</p><p>(b) Guidebook (TrainerÔÇÖs tool) for farming extension workers</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u> not to approve the following activities which may, instead, be undertaken within the demonstration projects:</p><p>(a) Farmer to farmer workshops (3) on exchange of experience</p><p>(b) Information and training support for demonstration projects on methyl bromide.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 36-39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to meet, as a matter of priority, in the period prior to the next meeting of the Committee in order to examine the issues raised by terminal umbrella projects in light of the deliberations at the current Meeting. In particular, that meeting would need to examine a possible new methodology to be applied to such projects in order to obtain a satisfactory level of information about enterprises on which to base funding decisions and the necessary safeguards that should be put in place to ensure phase-out. It should submit, to the next meeting of the Committee, a paper on the problems faced and possible solutions to expedite the approval of such projects.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p><u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 40-43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That some flexibility should be shown in how countries used the funds approved under projects for renewal of institutional strengthening and that, while slight variations in funds transferred between budget lines could be accepted, overall accountability was essential;</p><p>(b) That, while a full copy of a progress report submitted under an institutional strengthening renewal should be made available to those members of the Executive Committee that requested one, provision of a summary in documentation for the meeting would suffice.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Refrigerant management plans</u> (RMPs)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 44-45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, in the preparation of RMPs, it was not necessary for unduly restrictive conditionalities to be set. However, at the time of approval of an RMP, it was highly important that a clear political commitment be shown by the country concerned and that the RMP be prepared in a high-quality, comprehensive way, containing a strategy, including institutional and legislative aspects, for phasing out CFCs in the entire sector, and including consideration of how to approach the problem of the informal sector.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation together with the comments and recommendations of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/20 and Corr.1), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests and conditions as indicated in Annex V to the present report, and to request the Treasurer to credit:</p><p>(a) US $124,300 against the 1998 contributions of the Government of Canada;</p><p>(b) US $138,600 against the 1997 contributions and US $227,650 against the 1998 contributions of the Government of France;</p><p>(c) US $34,400 against the 1997 contributions of the Government of Germany;</p><p>(d) US $569,000 against the 1998 contributions of the Government of the United States of America.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 58-66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the non-methyl bromide elements of UNDPÔÇÖs 1998 work programme, subject to the amendments set out below for specific projects or activities. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bangladesh: Project preparation in the refrigerant recovery/recycling sector</u></p><p><u>Dominican Republic: Preparation of a refrigerant management plan</u></p><p><u>El Salvador: Project preparation of refrigerant management plan</u></p><p><u>Gabon: Project preparation of refrigerant management plan</u></p><p><u>Niger: Preparation of refrigerant management plan.</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer action on the above five proposals until the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Committee, at which time it was expected that the final cost requirements of the proposals would be known.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria: Preparation of eight projects in the foam sector</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer action on the proposal pending the finalization of NigeriaÔÇÖs country programme.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic Republic of Congo: Preparation of an umbrella project in the foam sector</u></p><p><u>Mongolia: Preparation of an umbrella project in the foam sector</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer action on the proposals pending finalization of their country programmes.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Institutional strengthening renewal</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for funding at a level of US $270,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $35,100 with the requirement that the Committee inform Brazil of its concern at the low rate of disbursement of funds and of ODP phase-out in the country and regulatory impediments (e.g. imposition of customs duties on fund supported equipment).</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Colombia: Institutional strengthening renewal</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for funding at a level of US $212,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $27,560, with the requirement that the Committee inform Colombia of its concern at the low quantity of ODS phased out.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>While considering the above requests for institutional strengthening renewal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies, when submitting requests for institutional strengthening renewal projects, to provide the very latest information available when preparing the summary of the project and country profile.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 67-70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the non-methyl bromide elements of UNEPÔÇÖs work programme, subject to the amendments set out below for specific projects or activities. All approved projects and activities are contained in Annex V to the present report,</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the institutional strengthening project renewal in Malawi to its next meeting, pending clarification of a number of issues raised in the course of the discussion;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to write to the Government of Malawi and to UNEP to express the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs concern that funds allocated be used for the purposes for which they were approved, with only minor variations where necessary, and underlining the need to accelerate implementation of the programme.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 71-82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the non-methyl bromide elements of UNIDOÔÇÖs 1998 work programme, subject to the amendments set out below for specific projects or activities. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex V to the present report&nbsp;</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Institutional strengthening requests:</p><p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina:</u> <u>Establishment of an ozone secretariat</u></p><p><u>Qatar:</u> <u>Establishment of an ozone secretariat</u></p><p><u>Yugoslavia:</u> <u>Establishment of an ozone secretariat</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer action on the above three projects pending approval of the country programmes.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Institutional strengthening requests:</p><p><u>Saudi Arabia:</u> <u>Establishment of an ozone secretariat</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to send a letter to Saudi Arabia urging it not to seek funding from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syrian Arab Republic:</u> <u>Project support to strengthening the general commission for environmental affairs to implement MP-related activities</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project, pending the submission of the relevant documentation to support the request.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Preparation of refrigerant management plan</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above proposal, pending completion of the country programme of Nigeria.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yugoslavia:</u> <u>Preparation of refrigerant management plan</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the above request, noting an undertaking by UNIDO to seek a very modest amount, in order to keep this component within the country programme of Yugoslavia.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Preparation of an investment project in the aerosol sector at IMEFA</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above request since it was deemed premature to undertake work in the pharmaceutical sub-sector at this time.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba:</u> <u>Preparation of an investment project (hospitals) in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the proposal on an exceptional basis and on the understanding that policy issues regarding concessional loans would have to be resolved before the project could proceed.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico:</u> <u>Preparation of projects in the production sector</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of this proposal, as requested by Mexico.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yugoslavia:</u> <u>Preparation of investment project in the solvents sector (CFC-113) for Hemofarm</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of this proposal pending completion of the country programme for Yugoslavia.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 83-88), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World Bank 1998 work programme, subject to the amendments set out below for specific projects or activities. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex V to the present report</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Project preparation in the refrigeration, halon and MAC sectors</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the proposal at a level of US $60,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $7,800, noting that the investment projects resulting from the project preparation should not be approved until the Executive Committee was assured that all regulatory impediments had been resolved.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Tunisia:</u> <u>Project preparation in the aerosol and foam sectors</u></p><p>The Executive Committee noted that the aerosol component of the projects had been dropped and <u>approved</u> funding at a level of US $25,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $3,250.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the total amount of funds recommended for approval for the 1998 work programmes for UNDP and the World Bank should be offset by the advances provided for those agencies at the Twenty-third Meeting in the following amounts:</p><p>UNDP: US $256,000, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $33,280</p><p>World Bank: US $275,600, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $35,828.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that no project preparation proposals should be put forward by implementing agencies if there were impediments at policy level in the country concerned to active and expeditious implementation. Furthermore, in cases where counterpart contributions were needed to ensure implementation, in order to avoid delays in the projectsÔÇÖ implementation, those counterpart contributions should be known to the implementing agency to be in place before the projects were submitted.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 46-53), <u>approved</u> for funding the projects submitted for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its Twenty-third Meeting subject to the conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets and to the amendments or conditions set out below* for specific projects. All approved projects are listed in Annex V to the present report [document <a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a>].</p><p>*References to the amendments or conditions can be found in decisions 24/51, 24/52, 24/53, 24/54, and 24/55.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Umbrella project to complete CFC phase-out in general purpose aerosols at NCLI and Fujiang Light Industry Co. (World Bank)</u>. (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/25)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 48), <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, on the understanding that this was a terminal umbrella project for non-pharmaceutical applications in the aerosol sector.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/27)</p><p>(a) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at Vijay Fire Protection Systems Ltd. (UNDP)</p><p>(b) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at Nitin Fire Protection Industries Ltd., Bombay (UNDP)</p><p>(c) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at New Ages Industries, Bombay (UNDP)</p><p>(d) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at Steelage Industries Limited, Minimax Division/Chennai (UNDP)</p><p>(e) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at Vimal Industrial Safety Equipment Corporation, Baroda - Gujrat (UNDP)</p><p>(f) Conversion of production halon 1211 fire extinguishers at Atkins, New Delhi (UNDP)</p><p>(g) Conversion of halon 1211 fire extinguisher production and elimination of its consumption of virgin halon 1301 at Ashoka Engineering Co., New Delhi (UNDP)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 49), <u>decided</u> to approve the above seven projects, subject to the condition that the conversion to CO2 should be maintained, at the ratio specified, after implementation, or the operating costs associated with CO2 should be recalculated and any ineligible costs returned. These projects should be undertaken within the context of the sector strategy prepared by UNDP, and the strategy should be submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand: Umbrella project to convert CFC-12 commercial refrigeration to HFC-134a, and CFC-11 to HCFC-141b as the blowing agent for foam insulation at 224 small- and medium-sized enterprises (Kulthorn Engineering Co. Ltd.) (World Bank)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/29)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 55), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer consideration of this project;</p><p>(b) That, on an exceptional basis, the project should be retained in the 1997 business plan of the World Bank;</p><p>(c) That information on the methodology used to calculate corroborated data on CFC consumption be provided to the Executive Committee as a basis for a funding decision, as well as details of the assurances given by the Government of Thailand concerning its commitment to the implementation of the phase-out.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Elimination of ODS used in the production of household refrigerators at Hitachi Consumer Products (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (World Bank)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/29)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That only those items which the Secretariat found to be eligible should be considered for funding;</p><p>(b) That the funding of operating costs be approved on the scale of costs agreed to earlier for similar projects in Thailand, noting that this should not constitute a precedent;</p><p>(c) To approve this project, at a level of US $253,381, plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $32,939.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey:</u> <u>Conversion to non-CFC foam blowing agents in the production of polyurethane (PU) insulation panels, spray/in situ foam and one component foam at Izopoli Yapi Elemantari Taahhuet Sanayii ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti. (World Bank)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/30/Rev.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve this project at a level of US $1,141,500 plus 13 per cent agency support costs of US $148,395, on the basis of funding for the non-fire-related costs and the retrofitting of one machine needed to restore the production of foam panels to the pre-fire level, taking into account the amount received in insurance payments.</p>

Equipment-related, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Equipment to be destroyed or rendered unusable</u></p><p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraph 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve all investment projects on the understanding that project implementation would not go forward until a list of equipment to be destroyed or made unusable had been prepared, and an undertaking given by the enterprise concerned that the dismantling or destruction would be carried out;</p><p>(b) That projects should not be prepared in cases where the countries or enterprises involved did not agree to destruction of the equipment.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>Having taken note of the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 90-91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to continue its process of completing the report and submit it to the Twenty-fifth Meeting in July 1998, so that the Executive Committee could discuss it on its technical merits. On the basis of the CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the report, the guidelines for hydrocarbon safety-related costs would emerge and would be applied to projects submitted for approval to the Twenty-sixth Meeting.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Revised draft guidelines for liquid carbon dioxide technology in foam projects </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/39)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 92-93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the revised draft guidelines, which appear in Annex VI to the present report [document <a href="/media/6542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/47</a>].</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs <p><u>Incremental operating costs for compressors</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/40 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/17, paragraphs 94-97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the matter. Since the representative of India had a number of comments to make, he was requested to submit his detailed comments in writing.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programme for Mali, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Mali to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 27 March 1998 to 31 December 1998, should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 1999;</p><p>(c) To approve the amount of US $70,000 and US $9,100 support costs for institutional strengthening as an amendment to UNEPÔÇÖs 1998 work programme;</p><p>(d) To request UNEP to proceed with the disbursement of the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening, but subsequent disbursements to be contingent on the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-204">Decision 20/4</a>).</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Following further discussion by the Subgroup and bearing in mind the earlier decision of the Executive Committee (19/36) requiring Article 5 countries to submit data on production capacity by 31 December 1996, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve US $600,000 to be used by the Secretariat for conducting technical audits;</p><p>(b) That the Secretariat arrange for technical audits to be carried out in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1936">Decision 19/36</a> in those countries that have submitted satisfactory data on the production sector according to the agreed format and subject to the views of any Subgroup member on these data;</p><p>(c) That funding requests for sectoral plans and project preparation can be submitted for consideration of the Executive Committee once data have been submitted, in accordance with subparagraph (b) above;</p><p>(d) To request the Subgroup to examine further the issues related to timing and funding of production sector related activities at its next meeting.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following an exchange of views, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request members of the Executive Committee to submit their thoughts on the issue of concessional loans, in writing, to the Secretariat by the end of April;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to circulate those views to all members of the Executive Committee before the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to submit to the Twenty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee the results of its study on concessional loans, and to resubmit its project proposal on concessional loans in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2330">Decision 23/30</a>; and</p><p>(d) To undertake substantive discussion on the subject of concessional loans at its Twenty-fifth Meeting.</p>

24th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEÔÇÖS CONTACT GROUP ON SMEs</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that implementing agencies, countries and members of the Contact Group should provide their reports or views by 1 May 1998 to enable the Contact Group to coordinate and present a further report to the next meeting of the Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-1998 as at 28 July 1998 (see Annex I to the present report [document <a href="/media/6543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/68</a>]);</p><p>(b) To note that the resources available to the fund as at 28 July 1998 stood at US $53,585,539;</p><p>(c) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies, Other Sources of Income <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraph 6), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the proposed amendments to the agreements between the Executive Committee and UNDP and UNIDO and authorize the Chairman of the Executive Committee to sign them on its behalf (Annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/68</a>]);</p><p>(b) That, in view of the significant shift in the composition of cash and promissory notes in the resources of the Multilateral Fund and operational needs, the Treasurer should have the flexibility to implement the Executive Committee decision on accelerated encashment on need, provided that any accelerated encashment was done on a pro-rata basis across all the promissory notes received by the Treasurer, to provide fairness, and with a reasonable period of time of advance notice;</p><p>(c) That contributing parties which issued promissory notes in currencies other than the United States dollar should be responsible for the upward or downward movement of the value of their promissory notes due to exchange rate fluctuations. The variance between the value of the note when it was deposited and the value of the note when it was cashed should be credited or debited to the account of the note-issuing party and reflected in the contribution due from the party in the following year.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bankruptcy <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 7 to 10) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies:</p><p>(i) to carry out some preliminary screening of the financial viability of companies when preparing project proposals;</p><p>(ii) to take appropriate action, in consultation with the ozone unit in the country concerned, if there was any indication of a possibility of bankruptcy;</p><p>(iii) to report to the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance any slowdown expected as a result of bankruptcy and to present the most cost-effective options to protect the FundÔÇÖs assets, in collaboration with the ozone unit;</p><p>(iv) to sell or redeploy equipment within an appropriate time-frame in accordance with the recommendations made by the implementing agencies and the ozone unit and approved by the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Executive Committee;</p><p>(v) to reflect instances of bankruptcy and their impact on ODS phase-out in project completion reports;</p><p>(b) To consider seeking advice from external auditors or lawyers, as appropriate, on bankruptcy issues with a view to protecting the FundÔÇÖs assets.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 12 to 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To reduce investment project shares of UNDP by 1 per cent, that of the World Bank by 2 per cent and that of UNIDO by 3 per cent;</p><p>(b) That the unallocated amount should be reserved for projects in the aerosol and halon sectors and could be bid for by each agency for up to half of the unallocated amount;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee on Project Review to examine barriers to the submission and implementation of such halon and aerosol projects.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 15 to 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in collaboration with the implementing agencies:</p><p>(a) To make proposals on the appropriate indicators for the evaluation of business plan performance;</p><p>(b) To consider how to give different weighting to indicators;</p><p>(c) To take into account the importance of the indicators relating to ODP reduction, speed of delivery and distribution of projects among countries when making proposals;</p><p>(d) To consider the need to revise the cost of project preparation and cost-effectiveness performance indicators;</p><p>(e) To apply any new or weighted indicators to evaluation of 1998 business plans.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Concerning non-investment project performance indicators, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraph 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in collaboration with the implementing agencies, to consider adding other non-investment project indicators concerning the assessment of the success of performance of such projects. In this regard, it was noted that UNEP had made extensive use of performance indicators and that this should be taken into account by the Secretariat in its discussions with implementing agencies concerning modifications to performance indicators.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraph 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, in order to allow a period of grace in view of the changes made to the business planning process, for 1998 agencies be allowed to submit projects up to the first meeting in 1999. The Sub-Committee would then reconsider whether to discontinue the practice of allowing agencies to complete their business plans during the following year.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 21 to 24), the Executive Committee took note of the consolidated progress report and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies and the Treasurer to work further to reconcile data in the progress reports with the Annual Report on the Accounts of the Multilateral Fund and reduce the occurrence of data discrepancies;</p><p>(b) To endorse the SecretariatÔÇÖs proposal for a workshop on the requirements of progress reporting;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to provide to the next meeting a list of ongoing projects up to 1992 and, if possible, 1993, with suggestions for action, to permit the Executive Committee to determine whether or not they should be cancelled.</p>

Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, United States of America

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 25 and 26), the Executive Committee took note of the progress reports of the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States of America on their bilateral cooperation activities and <u>decided</u> to approve the offsetting of US $68,517 against future approvals for bilateral cooperation of the United States of America.</p>

Project cancellation, Report on balances and availability of resources, Savings and benefits and overruns, UNDP progress reports, UNEP progress reports, UNIDO progress reports, World Bank progress reports

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, Report on balances and availability of resources, Savings and benefits and overruns, UNDP progress reports, UNEP progress reports, UNIDO progress reports, World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 27 to 31), the Executive Committee took note of the progress reports of UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve UNIDOÔÇÖs request for adjustment as a result of over-runs and under-runs, as noted in Table 10 of UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/13), amounting to a net balance of US $147,598 to be returned to the Fund;</p><p>(b) To approve UNDPÔÇÖs request to cancel the following four projects: (i) Argentina Market Costan (ARG/REF/18/INV/034) and return the balance of US $421,642 plus support costs to the Fund, (ii) India Meenakshi Aerosols and Cosmetics (IND/ARS/22/INV/140) and return the full funding of US $98,940 plus support costs; (iii) India Antofil PVT. Ltd (IND/FOA/19/INV/070) and return the full funding of US $103,125 plus support costs; (iv) Vietnam project preparation (VIE/REF/22/PRP/017) and return the full funding of US $25,000 plus support costs;</p><p>(c) To approve UNDPÔÇÖs request to return the remaining balance of US $10,000 plus support costs under Cuba Phaseout Strategy in Refrigeration (CUB/REF/13/TAS/003);</p><p>(d) To approve UNDPÔÇÖs request, following a request from Egypt, to transfer the preparation of two methyl bromide alternative demonstration projects approved at the 24th Meeting to Germany and return US $40,000 and the applicable support costs to the Fund and to request the Treasurer to credit US $40,000 to GermanyÔÇÖs 1998 contributions to the Fund accordingly;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to develop a procedure and criteria for cancellation of projects, bearing in mind the need to ensure that cancelled projects were not resubmitted within a period of time to be specified, and to consider this within the context of the business planning process.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 32 to 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to develop operational guidelines to ensure that in the future project completion reports were prepared in a consistent manner by all implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To request UNDP to submit copies of its project completion reports as soon as possible.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/4, paragraphs 35 to 37), the Executive Committee took note of the summary status report and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request implementing agencies to address the findings in paragraph 35 of the SubÔÇæCommitteeÔÇÖs report in their 1999 business plans, including how to complete or accelerate preparation of country programmes so as to ensure that all countries had data against which to report and measure progress in time for the 1999 freeze;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a summary table providing information for each country with the following data: funds approved to date; funds disbursement; percentage of approved funds disbursed; 13 per cent support costs; pertinent consumption data; approved ODP phase-out for the country; actual ODP phased out; percentage of approved consumption phased out; the approved phase-out in the production sector; and a synthesis of information readily available to the Secretariat on performance of national ozone units.</p>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the flexibility of timing for crediting bilateral cooperation funding (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 7 and 8), and proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to allow flexibility in the year for which bilateral projects would be credited, provided that:</p><p>(a) The bilateral agencies submit their work plans in time at the beginning of the year, so that the Secretariat could transmit them to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance SubÔÇæCommittee for consideration during discussions of the business plans at the CommitteeÔÇÖs first meeting of the year; and</p><p>(b) Any project proposal by a bilateral agency exceeding US $2 million be submitted for full review by the Executive Committee and not approved intersessionally.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the renewal of institutional strengthening in countries where there are delays in project implementation (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 9 and 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in cases where a renewal request for an institutional strengthening project had been received:</p><p>(a) To implement the guidelines for renewal;</p><p>(b) To continue to examine what progress had been made in the implementation of the countryÔÇÖs phase-out programmes; and</p><p>(c) To draw to the attention of the Executive Committee any issues that delayed project implementation so that it could take an informed decision.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the quality of project proposals (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 11 and 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following guidelines for submission of investment projects:</p><p>(a) Projects submitted for the consideration of the Executive Committee should follow the project format agreed between the Secretariat and the implementing agencies (incorporating the requirements of the Executive Committee).</p><p>(b) Projects which need major revision, after submission, to comply with the agreed project format will be deferred.</p><p>(c) There will be a cut-off date of 10-working days (two calendar weeks) prior to the commencement of a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, when discussions between the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to resolve projects will conclude. After this date no new information is to be presented by the Secretariat to the Executive Committee in writing or otherwise.</p><p>(d) Projects with policy issues will continue to be brought forward to the Executive Committee before the 10-day deadline.</p><p>(e) Projects for which agreement cannot be reached on major technical eligibility issues before the 10-day period will be deferred. The Executive Committee will be informed of the issues arising from those projects. The issues will be taken up in a technical discussion immediately after the meeting of the Executive Committee with a view to reaching a technical agreement which will be applied to this and similar projects at the next meeting.</p><p>(f) Technical agreements once reached should remain extant as a minimum for the remainder of the annual business planning cycle, as appropriate.</p><p>(g) Emphasis should continue to be placed on the use of technical conferences involving the Secretariat and the implementing agencies and technical experts to reach agreement on technical issues related to project design and the determination of incremental costs.</p>

Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 13 to 17) concerning requests for funding of incremental operating costs (IOC) for three domestic refrigeration projects which had already been implemented in Turkey, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that commitments made at the time of approval should be adhered to and, on that basis:</p><p>(a) The proposals for two of the projects (Klimasan and Profilo) could be approved, subject to any other specific issues to be taken up when the projects were considered individually; and</p><p>(b) The IOC for one of the projects (Arcelik) should not be approved.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on possible consideration of a new sub-sector for transportation refrigeration (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 18 to 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to examine methods to initiate a study on whether transportation refrigeration could be considered a new sub-sector, and what, if any, costs might be eligible.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on possible cancellation of an aerosol project for Jordan (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 21 and 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to communicate to the Government of Jordan that the JIPCO project originally approved at the 20th Meeting should be either implemented as originally agreed, or cancelled and the money refunded, and to indicate that, if the project were cancelled and a terminal umbrella project proposal submitted, the Committee would consider what flexibility, if any, could be applied for implementation of the JIPCO project within that framework and with the funding level approved at the 20th Meeting.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on corroboration of status of contract fillers (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 23 and 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to stipulate that a project document should include verification by the agenciesÔÇÖ consultants and certification by the Government concerned that the enterprise operated as aÔÇ£contract fillerÔÇØ.</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on additional use of terminal umbrella projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 25 and 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to encourage the development of innovative approaches, including terminal umbrella projects for the remainder of the aerosol sector in all Article 5 countries.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>MAC sector in China</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the MAC sector in China (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 29 and 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the World Bank to take into account the comments and suggestions made in the course of the discussion on the need to consider a number of significant cost and eligibility issues when preparing a final proposal for submission to the 26th Meeting. As a special case, this project might not need to meet the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-176">Decision 17/6</a>, but must fall within the US $15.15 million estimated by China to be the total requests from the Multilateral Fund for the entire sector and should not contain proposals for IOC.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendation of the Secretariat thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 31 and 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests and conditions as indicated in Annex III to the present report and to request the Treasurer to credit:</p><p>(a) US $22,600 against the 1998 contributions of the Government of Canada;</p><p>(b) US $225,430 against the 1998 contributions of the Government of Finland.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 33), and the proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs work programme amendments. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>As letters had been received from the Governments of Lebanon and the Philippines to the effect that they were taking the necessary steps to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment, in keeping with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2416">Decision 24/16</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for methyl bromide project preparation in those countries at the level indicated in Annex III.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 34 to 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments, subject to the amendment set out in subparagraph (c) below. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) With regard to RMPs, to request UNEP to organize, in association with the tenth Meeting of Parties, a workshop involving bilateral donors, the implementing agencies and the Secretariat, to review experience to date with RMPs, in order to improve the quality of the preparation and implementation of RMP projects;</p><p>(c) To defer the following project until after the workshop on RMP projects had been held:</p><p><u>Yemen:</u> <u>preparation of refrigerant management plan</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/21)</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 38 and 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs work programme amendments, subject to the amendment set out below for a specific project. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>As letters had been received from the Governments of Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Macedonia and Senegal to the effect that they were taking the necessary steps to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment, in keeping with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2416">Decision 24/16</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for methyl bromide project preparation in those countries at the level indicated in Annex III to the present report [document <a href="/media/6543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/68</a>].</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea: Promotion and information transfer of alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in the preparation of seedbeds for the cultivation of rice and maize (cereals)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/22)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above non-investment (information transfer) project for funding at a level of US $27,500.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 40 to 45), and the proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World Bank;s work programme amendments, subject to the amendment for a specific project. &nbsp;All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report.</p><p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>Project preparation for methyl bromide (citrus and cotton) demonstration project </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/23)</p><p><u>Turkey:</u> <u>Project preparation for methyl bromide</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/23)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 58 and 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank, in consultation with the representative of the United States of America and with the BankÔÇÖs country partners, to explore the possibility of proposing to the Executive Committee at its 26th Meeting a new modality for the preparation of future project proposals in the field of methyl bromide that might, for example, involve employing a competitive tender approach for project implementation. The proposal would take into account the need to insure the best quality and dissemination of information.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile:</u> <u>Project preparation for the Phase II auction scheme</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project preparation request for funding at the level indicated in Annex III to the present report and to request the World Bank to submit project completion reports on the projects approved at the 7th and 19th Meetings of the Executive Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments of the Sub-Committee (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17), as well as information provided and views expressed in the course of the discussion, <u>approved</u> for funding the projects and activities listed in Annex III to the present report, subject to the conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets and to the following conditions for specific projects.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Dominican Republic</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/33)</p><p>(a) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Train the trainers programme in the refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(b) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Monitoring of the activities included in the RMP</u></p><p>(c) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Customs training</u></p><p>(d) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerants</u></p><p><u>El Salvador</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/34)</p><p>(e) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Customs training</u></p><p>(f) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Train the trainers programme in the refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(g) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Monitoring of the activities included in the RMP</u></p><p>(h) <u>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan; Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerants</u></p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 46 to 50), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above eight project proposals for refrigerant management plans for the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, pending the establishment of relevant legislation or policies in those countries at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) In addition, concerning projects (c) and (e) above, to approve the customs training components of those projects at a funding level of US $38,000 each;</p><p>(c) To request that the possibility of carrying out more cost-effective regional training be considered in future projects.</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to undertake further study on the question of the gains arising from recovered and recycled ozone-depleting refrigerants, which would lead to a renewed discussion within the Sub-Committee on the issue of offsetting benefits in large recycling efforts.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>(a) <u>Botswana: Demonstration project - three alternatives to the use of methyl bromide: non-soil cultivation techniques, bio-fumigation with solarization, and application of various mixtures of other chemicals in low doses in tomatoes and curcubits</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/26)</p><p>(b) <u>Cameroon: Demonstration project - two alternatives to the use of methyl bromide: non-soil cultivation techniques and application of various mixtures of other chemicals in low doses in tobacco</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/28)</p><p>(c) <u>Chile: Demonstration project for testing methyl bromide alternatives in soil treatment applications for tomatoes and peppers)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/29)</p><p>(d) <u>Croatia: Demonstration project: 3 alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in tobacco production; namely: solarization plus bio-fumigation, the use of low-dose chemicals, and non-soil cultivation, all in combination with an integrated pest management programme</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/32)</p><p>(e) <u>Jordan: Demonstration project: three alternatives to the use of methyl bromide: steam pasteurization, non-soil cultivation and optimal use of soil fumigants in combination with an integrated pest management (IPM) in cucumbers and tomatoes</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/37)</p><p>(f) <u>Mexico: Demonstration project: alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in the cultivation of tomatoes, strawberries, tobacco, melons, and cut flowers</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/39)</p><p>(g) Thailand: Demonstration project: alternatives to the use of methyl bromide in grain storage (rice, maize, tapioca, feed grains and pulses) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/47)</p><p>(h) <u>Turkey: Demonstration project: alternatives to the use of methyl bromide as soil fumigant in protected horticulture (tomatoes and cucumbers) and ornamental (carnations) crops </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/51)</p><p>(i) <u>Uruguay: Demonstration project: alternatives to the use of methyl bromide as a soil fumigant in protected horticultural crops (cucumbers and peppers), seedbeds, and nurseries (vegetables, tobacco and forestry)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/52)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 52 to 57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above nine projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Elimination of CFC-12 in manufacturing of EPE foam packaging nets at 25 enterprises (umbrella project)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30 and Add.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 61 to 63), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of China, in cooperation with the relevant implementing agencies, to prepare a sectoral strategy plan for the polyethylene/polystyrene foam subÔÇæsector, and that approval of future projects in the sub-sector be dependent on the preparation of such a plan.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30 and Add.1)</p><p>(a) <u>Conversion of PU slabstock manufacture to forced cooling and methylene chloride at Wuxi New Type Raw Material Plant</u></p><p>(b) <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to methylene chloride and forced cooling system in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at Cangzhou New-Type Foam Decoration Material Plant</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 64 to 66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to examine the technical options available as an alternative to the use of low-grade methylene chloride for foam-blowing in China and to develop, for submission to the Executive Committee at its 26th Meeting, proposals on how future projects in the sub-sector should be handled.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Conversion of HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid and spray polyurethane foams at Daqing Petroleum Organization Bureau </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30 and Add.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project to allow the Secretariat and UNDP to resolve outstanding issues by the next meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Conversion of rigid and spray polyurethane foam manufacture from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b foam blowing agent at Victory Petroleum Organization Bureau </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30 and Add.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/38 and Add.1)</p><p>(a) <u>Conversion to water-based and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam blowing at Grorich</u></p><p>(b) <u>Conversion to water-based and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam blowing at Minply</u></p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above two projects pending determination of the cost of equipment necessary to implement the project, and pending provision of a more detailed justification for the use of HCFC technology, as shall be provided for each project based on HCFCs submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/35)</p><p>(a) <u>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 converting to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Prashant Refrigeration Appliances</u></p><p>(b) <u>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Sandeep Refrigeration</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 71 and 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report on the understanding that the costs of training and technology transfer had been reduced in line with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">Decision 22/26</a> and that future groups should comprise more than two companies.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Conversion to HFC-134a as refrigerant and cyclopentane as foam blowing agent at refrigerator manufacturer Changling Huanghe Group Co Ltd. (ÔÇ£ChangheÔÇØ)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project for funding at a level of US $1,267,638.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Conversion to cyclopentane and isobutane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Hangzhou Household Electrical Appliance Industrial Corporation (HHEAIC)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/30)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project for funding at a level of US $2,238,580.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Umbrella project to convert CFC-12 commercial refrigeration to HFC-134a, and CFCÔÇæ11 to HCFC-141b as the blowing agent for foam insulation at 224 small and medium-sized enterprises</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/47)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 75 and 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at a maximum funding of US $2,631,486, on the understanding:</p><p>(a) That the amount be released in tranches;</p><p>(b) That an initial distribution of a tranche of US $750,000 be made to allow the project to move forward;</p><p>(c) That it be understood that no further tranches would be forthcoming until specific data were provided to the Executive Committee; and</p><p>(d) That if the specific data provided demonstrated that the project, through the nonÔÇæserviceÔÇærelated foam and refrigerant components, would achieve less than the 173 ODP-tonne reduction anticipated, the amount approved for the project would be reduced proportionally.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey:</u> <u>Conversion project from CFC-12 into HFC-134a and HFC-404a for commercial refrigeration at Safkar</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/51)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 77 and 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project until the guidelines were available.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sri Lanka:</u> <u>National programme for the replacement of carbon tetrachloride with n-butane in the activated carbon industry (6 companies)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/45)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 79 and 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/Inf.3)</p><p>(a) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Ajay Corrugating &amp; Plastics P. Ltd.</u></p><p>(b) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation products at Duab International</u></p><p>(c) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Jaypee Technoplast P. Ltd.</u></p><p>(d) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Jayson Industries</u></p><p>(e) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at National Flask Industries Ltd.</u></p><p>(f) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam Puff Insulators</u></p><p>(g) <u>Elimination of CFCs with HCFC-141b (and partial water) based systems, in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation products at Sintex Industries Ltd.</u></p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer consideration of the above seven projects;</p><p>(b) That they should be presented, together with extensive explanation of the justification for using HCFC-141b technology, to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Turkey (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/51)</p><p>(a) <u>Conversion from CFC-11 and CFC-12 into cyclopentane and HFC-134a for commercial refrigerators (incremental operating costs) at Klimasan</u></p><p>(b) <u>Conversion from CFC-11 and CFC-12 into cyclopentane and HFC-134a for domestic refrigerators (incremental operating costs) at Profilo</u></p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above two projects since the request for IOC included funding for compressors, guidelines for which had not yet been completed.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 83 to 87), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Hydrocarbon Safety Cost Study to be used as guidance for the implementing agencies, for enterprises in Article 5 countries in the preparation of investment projects and for the Secretariat in reviewing the submitted projects.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Incremental operating costs, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs)

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Incremental operating costs, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 88 to 91), and the proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) <u>Noted</u> that the Sub-Committee on Project Review proposed to take up, at its next meeting, the following issues:</p><p>ÔÇ£the provision of replacement equipment constituted a technological upgrade in relation to the baseline conditions of enterprises for which retrofit of existing equipment was not feasible;</p><p>ÔÇ£that unavoidable technological upgrade was to be taken into account in determining eligible incremental costsÔÇØ; and</p><p>(b) <u>Decided</u> that the baseline concept be adopted and implemented selectively, through application of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1825">Decision 18/25</a> on technological upgrade utilizing pro-rating of equipment costs, to the specific circumstances indicated below, and with the methodologies as also indicated:</p><p><u>For the domestic and commercial refrigeration and rigid polyurethane foam sub-sectors</u>:</p><p>(i) the incremental cost of providing new foam machines where these are essential for conversion and none exist in the baseline should be based on either the difference between the cost of a low-pressure and a high-pressure foam machine, where a highÔÇæpressure machine is essential, or, alternatively, an agreed percentage of the cost of a low-pressure machine;</p><p>(ii) for foam machines nearing the end of their useful life, the incremental cost of conversion should be based on the cost, from the same supplier, of a new machine, from which has been deducted the cost of a replacement ODS-technology machine, or a proportion thereof calculated according to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1825">Decision 18/25</a>;</p><p>(iii) for foam machines in all other circumstances, the incremental cost of conversion should be based on the cost of retrofitting similar machines available through international bidding.</p><p><u>For the solvents sector</u>:</p><p>the incremental cost of conversion of existing solvent cleaning machines to use nonÔÇæCFC or non-TCA solvents should be based on the cost of retrofitting similar machines available through international bidding (excluding conversion to aqueous/semi-aqueous technology which requires different equipment).</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 92 to 94), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to rethink the whole question of incremental operating costs for compressors, and to produce a new document based on a much simpler approach, such as, for example, a percentage of the capital costs.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraphs 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the following modalities should be adopted on a trial basis:</p><p>(a) Where the number of enterprises is large (over 50) and the quality of information is not high, umbrella projects are not an appropriate methodology.</p><p>(b) If a country wishes to approach the sectoral phase-out in a single step, a sectoral strategy could be implemented based on a performance agreement with the government concerned.</p><p>(c) Where a country does not wish to implement a sectoral strategy, enterprises could be grouped in a series of separate umbrella projects. The final project could then be submitted as a terminal umbrella project.</p><p>(d) Where there are significant numbers of small or informal enterprises remaining, the final project should be developed using the following new approach designed to address the remaining small enterprises:</p><p>(i) Proposals should include: (a) institutional support through government policy directives or legislation; a timed action plan and expected results in terms of ODS phase-out; coordination and management by ozone offices and/or financial intermediaries; technology transfer, monitoring and supervision from industry associations and/or component suppliers and systems houses; and (b) the appropriate choice of technology, innovative methodologies for achieving technology transfer; achievement of economies of scale through geographical groupings or industrial rationalization; financial arrangements which could provide flexibility in the allocation of approved resources.</p><p>(ii) The requirements for capital equipment should be determined by establishing the typical equipment needed for an enterprise representative of those remaining in the sector (equipment requirements will be modest and will generally be similar), and the estimated number of enterprises involved, taking into account the possibility of industrial rationalization.</p><p>(iii) The technology transfer, trials and support activities will be costed on the basis of the activities being provided by local technical resources at local rates (where established as essential, with provision of international support on start-up to train the trainers, and on completion to verify phase-out).</p><p>(iv) Incremental operating costs or savings will not be included in project costs.</p><p>(v) Funding could include agreed support for some of the government activities outlined in (i) above.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs <p><u>Retrofit of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment</u></p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/17, paragraph 97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above document until its 26th Meeting.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Chad, Moldova, Nigeria, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Yemen and Yugoslavia;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies and UNEP to assist those countries that had not submitted data to the Ozone Secretariat in accordance with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol to provide that information;</p><p>(c) To request the Governments of Chad, Moldova, Nigeria, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Yemen and Yugoslavia to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programmes, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 August 1998 to 31 December 1999, should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 2000.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to establish an open-ended contact group, with no specific terms of reference to consolidate all views and formulate a consensus on concessional lending. The group should begin its discussions immediately and should report back to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (STATUS REPORT)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer further consideration of the subject to its 26th Meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to take into account the suggestions made and the views expressed in the course of the discussion when preparing their 1999 business plans, with a view to reaching the goal of reducing agency support costs from their current level of 13 per cent to an average of below 10 per cent so as to make more funds available for other activities.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee noted the report of its Subgroup on the Production Sector and <u>decided</u> to adopt the following recommendations of the Subgroup:</p><p>(a) Requests for project preparation funds could be forwarded to the Subgroup for submission to the Executive Committee once preliminary production data and the draft sectoral plan for the country had been submitted;</p><p>(b) With regard to the project proposal for which China had received preparation funds, if China was disposed to submit an innovative project proposal prior to the final receipt of the audited data, it could informally submit such a project proposal to the Subgroup Facilitator for circulation to members of the Subgroup for comment and an opinion on whether the project as formulated in a way could possibly be reviewed by the Sub-Committee on Project Review at its next meeting in Cairo in November 1998;</p><p>(c) If the Subgroup Facilitator determined, after examining the comments, that the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review might review the project, the Facilitator would make the specific comments on the proposal available to the Sub-Committee on Project Review. If the Sub-Committee <u>decided</u> to review and to recommend approval of the project, final approval would probably be subject to confirmation of the figures therein by the technical audit and the presentation of a final sectoral strategy;</p><p>(d) Other CFC-producing Article 5 countries wishing to request funds for project preparation must meet the requirements laid down in earlier decisions of the Executive Committee in this regard, submit the data and a draft sectoral strategy according to the approved format so that the procedure outlined for China could be followed in their case as well.</p>

Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Article 5 countries - general, Foam (excluding HCFCs)

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Article 5 countries - general, Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to include an allocation of US $10 million from the resource allocation for 1999 for a funding window designed to facilitate pilot conversions of significant groups of small firms that met the following criteria:</p><p>(a) Given the fact that SME projects for low-volume consuming countries are currently fully eligible, this window should apply only to group projects from countries with annual ODS consumption of 360 ODP tonnes or more;</p><p>(b) Eligible group projects for this initial pilot programme should be in the aerosol or foam sectors only, and should include firms with annual ODS consumption not exceeding the following:</p><p>Aerosols: 20 ODP tonnes/yr.</p><p>Foams: Flexible 25 ODP tonnes/yr.</p><p>Extruded polyethylene/polystyrene 25 ODP tonnes/yr.</p><p>Flexible integral skin 10 ODP tonnes/yr.</p><p>Rigid polyurethane foams 10 ODP tonnes/yr.</p><p>(c) Group projects should be at a level of US $1 million or less, and should have an overall cost-effectiveness of no more than 150 per cent of the level of the current cost-effectiveness thresholds for the relevant eligible subsectors in (b) above. Such group projects should use the most cost-effective technologies reasonably available, and should consider the possible use of centralized/group use of equipment and industrial rationalization;</p><p>(d) The group project should be put forward with a government plan, including policies and regulations designed to ensure that the specific level of agreed reduction to be achieved was sustained;</p><p>(e) No single country may apply for more than US $1 million from this pilot funding window although projects from one country may cover more than one sector.</p>

25th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional <p>Having noted the comments made by the Chief Officer regarding the host government agreement between the Government of Canada and the Multilateral Fund, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) to authorize the Chairman of the Executive Committee to sign the Host Government Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(b) to request the Chief Officer to seek legal advice from the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs as to who should sign the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Canada concerning the Privileges, Immunities and Other Facilities of United Nations officials servicing the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to pay their outstanding contributions to the Fund;</p><p>(b) To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-1998 as at 10 November 1998 (see Annex I to the present report);</p><p>(c) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 10 November 1998 stood at $36,853,147;</p><p>(d) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, paragraphs 5-8), <u>decided</u> to endorse two procedures for project cancellation:</p><p>(a) First, that projects can be cancelled through mutual agreement among the implementing agencies, the Government concerned and the beneficiary enterprise where applicable. Agencies should indicate their proposed cancellations to the Executive Committee through their annual progress reports and/or reports on projects with implementation delays, bearing in mind the definition of project implementation delays adopted at the Twenty-second Meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2261">decision 22/61</a>);</p><p>(b) Second, that projects with implementation delays identified by the Executive Committee at its second meeting in each year could be considered for cancellation if the following two criteria were met:</p><p>(i) Criterion 1: If no progress is reported after a project has been classified in the latest progress report as having an implementation delay, the Secretariat on behalf of the Committee may, at the meeting following classification, issue a notice of possible cancellation of the project to the implementing agency concerned and the recipient country Government.</p><p>(ii) Criterion 2: If no progress is reported to two consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee for a project classified as having an implementation delay, the Committee may, taking into account the response to the notice of possible cancellation, decide on cancellation of the project on a case-by-case basis.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee also noted the concerns raised by the implementing agencies in the SubÔÇæCommittee with regard to the issue of customs clearance and unanticipated storage charges incurred in certain projects as a result of customs clearance problems and that UNDP had referred in particular to new taxation and customs clearance problems in Egypt. Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge all recipient Governments operating under Article 5 to expedite customs clearance and to refrain from levying any taxes or duties, in accordance with the terms of their agreement with the implementing agencies relating to the levying of taxes and duties on equipment and incremental costs during project implementation;</p><p>(b) To require the implementing agencies to explain what steps had been taken to prevent the occurrence of any customs clearance-problems in future project proposals;</p><p>(c) To consider payment of storage costs in excess of the project budget for the projects in Brazil, Kenya and Nigeria to be implemented by UNIDO, but not to approve any further project funding for those countries if any other customs-clearance issues were raised until assurances had been provided by the Government that the problems had been resolved and that any associated cost had been covered by the beneficiary or the Government;</p><p>(d) To urge implementing agencies to take appropriate measures to avoid other cases of excessive storage charges that caused implementation delays and to report back on any such cases to the Sub-Committee at its first meeting in 1999;</p><p>(e) Also to urge UNDP to work with the Government of Egypt to resolve the taxation and customs clearance issue and not to approve any further funding for Egypt until the problem was resolved;</p><p>(f) To highlight the issue of taxation and customs clearance in its report with a view to drawing the attention of the Meeting of the Parties to the problem.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, paras. 9-12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to maintain two sets of indicators for investment projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) The first to track various aspects of the work of agencies, including the previous indicators and a new indicator covering the net emission/reduction of ODP resulting from implementation delays/early completion (expressed in ODP tonnes);</p><p>(b) The second set to be weighted indicators, to guide the allocation of agenciesÔÇÖ shares. The indicators would assess performance in relation to what had been planned and would be weighted on a pro rata basis as shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Investment project performance indicators</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Actual ODS phased out from completed projects (ODP tonnes)ÔÇô the amount of ODS eliminated from completed projects within the plan period</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Disbursement (US$)ÔÇô the amount of funds to be disbursed (excluding unliquidated obligations) within the plan period per tables 1 and 4 of the business plans</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Satisfactory project completion reports received (percentage)ÔÇô the number of project completion reports submitted expressed as a percentage of the number of project completion reports due for submission.</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Distribution of projects among countries in business plansÔÇô the number of countries for which activities are planned for approval in the year of the business plan per table 5 of the business plans</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>100</td></tr></tbody></table>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>For non-investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to maintain two sets of indicators, as follows:</p><p>(a) The first set to track the results associated with non-investment projects for all implementing agencies. The first set would consist of four indicators which would assess performance in relation to what had been planned and would be weighted on a pro rata basis as shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Non-investment project performance indicators</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Number of non-investment projects completedÔÇô the number of training, technical assistance and country programme preparation projects completed within the plan period.</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Disbursement (expressed in US$ million)ÔÇô the amount of funds disbursed within the planned period for training, technical assistance, country programme preparation, and institutional strengthening projects.</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of first disbursement (expressed in number of months)ÔÇô the average number of months between the date of project approval and the date of first disbursement for training, technical assistance, country programme preparation, and institutional strengthening projects by year of approval.</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of project completion (expressed in number of months)ÔÇô the average number of months between the date of project approval and the date of project completion for training, technical assistance, and country programme preparation projects by year of approval.</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>100</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) The second set would be non-weighted, as follows:</p><p>(i) Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries either as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening;</p><p>(ii) Reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> UNEP, in view of its specific mandate, to continue the monitoring of its activities according to the set of nine indicators set out in its business plan.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p><u>Summary table on the status of ODS phase-out in Article 5 countries</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, paras. 13-15) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to update the summary status report and submit it to the Executive Committee at its second meeting each year;</p><p>(b) Also to request the Secretariat to ensure that data in its documents were consistent and to take steps to validate and update the data;</p><p>(c) Further to request the Secretariat to ensure that the column on consumption included the applicable baseline for each group of substances for which the Multilateral Fund considers projects and to provide information on the sectoral distribution and, if available, on the distribution between the manufacturing and servicing sectors.</p>

Consolidated business plans, UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to finalize their 1999 business plans, taking into account the following considerations:</p><p>(a) The total amount not allocated in the consolidated draft 1999 business plans should remain unallocated but be assigned to the production sector as a priority;</p><p>(b) No agency should be allowed to submit projects in excess of its allocation;</p><p>(c) The allocation for methyl bromide in the business plans should be considered adequate, but this did not prejudge any decision on the level of funding for the two large-scale investment projects in Brazil and Argentina;</p><p>(d) In view of the large number of projects that could conceivably raise policy issues, the Committee should accelerate the resolution of the relevant policy issues, as well as guidelines still pending;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to determine the level of ODS phase-out targets for each agency for each year for future business plans based on progress reports and to ask the implementing agencies to explain any deviation from that level;</p><p>(f) That UNEP should adjust its business plan:</p><p>(i) To reduce the number of regional halon banking management plans to one pilot programme;</p><p>(ii) To rationalize the number of methyl bromide activities and to provide more information on the delivery mechanism, output and content of such activities.</p>

UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee also urged the implementing agencies to take into account the specific comments made by the members of the Sub-Committee in relation to their business plans in the revision of those plans to be submitted for final approval by the Executive Committee at its first meeting in 1999.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>took note</u> of the report on the status of implementation of the monitoring and evaluation work programme (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/13) and <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to prepare a monitoring and evaluation work programme for 1999 for submission to the Executive Committee at its first meeting in 1999.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>took note</u> of the consolidated progress report while recognizing that it was an initial report, to be updated, in a periodic report series and <u>decided</u> that, in the preparation of subsequent consolidated reports, the new Senior Evaluation Officer should ensure better consultation with the parties concerned, with a view to resolving any issues outstanding from the review of the project completion reports.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/4, para. 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the budget for the Fund Secretariat for 1999 as presented in Annex II to this report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on determining ODS consumption in project proposals in the foam and refrigeration sectors and on eligibility of ODS consumption arising from losses during production (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 6-7), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies, in the preparation of projects, to take extreme care to ensure the reliability and accuracy of data on ODS consumption and make available to the Secretariat figures normally provided by enterprises on ODS purchased by the enterprises and ODS used in the products being produced;</p><p>(b) To request that the enterprises for which projects were being prepared made available their relevant records to provide the best available information to the implementing agencies concerning ODS purchased and used;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to examine in detail the technical issues of evaporation losses of ODS, as well as the question of how such losses should be taken into account in determining the eligible level of compensation to be provided to an enterprise, with a view to submitting a report on their findings to the Sub-Committee on Project Review at its sixteenth meeting;</p><p>(d) To agree that any similar projects submitted to the next meeting should be reviewed and approved consistent with the conclusions reached by the Sub-Committee on the report prepared pursuant to subparagraph (c) above.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Proposed increases in consumption of a foam enterprise in the United Republic of Tanzania</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the quality of project proposals (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 8-9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To consider the case purely in terms of the project itself and not as a policy issue;</p><p>(b) To note that the enterprise concerned was entitled to full compensation for conversion to methylene chloride technology;</p><p>(c) To decide that the full history of the project proposal, including the trend in ODS consumption in the enterprise, should be taken into account if and when it was resubmitted to the Committee;</p><p>(d) To encourage UNDP, on the basis of the discussion in the Sub-Committee, to explore the possibility of resubmitting the project before the consumption level of the enterprise exceeded the 50 tonne eligibility threshold and to seek the agreement of the enterprise on the provision of partial funding should it wish to acquire the liquid carbon dioxide technology.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review thereon (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras.10-19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests and conditions as indicated in Annex III to the present report; and</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer to credit:</p><p>(i) $401,810 against the 1998 contribution of the Government of Canada;</p><p>(ii) $281,000 against the 1998 contribution of the Government of France;.</p><p>(iii) $1,171,812 against the 1997 contribution of the Government of Germany and $1,330,750 against its 1998 contribution.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Development of a halon bank management plan for the English-speaking Caribbean</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/18)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 11-12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that, with the exception of two other similar regional projects that were in the pipeline, no other such projects should be submitted for approval until more experience in their implementation had been gained. The countries included in the project should be made aware that no further funding would be made available for the halon sector in their countries.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Methyl bromide replacement demonstration programme in Kenya </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/18)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 14-15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the project go forward only when it had been confirmed to the Secretariat that there were no impediments to the entry into Kenya of material needed to implement the project.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Refrigerant management plans for 14 eastern and southern African countries (Kenyan component)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/18)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, para. 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(i) To approve the components for customs training, and the training of technicians in the servicing sector of the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the technical training and capital costs associated with recovery and recycling would be approved at a later date after resolution of the customs problems that were holding up implementation of other projects in the country;</p><p>(ii) To invite the Chair of the Executive Committee to enter into a policy dialogue with the Government of Kenya, with the aim of overcoming the continuing delays at customs and helping to get outstanding projects implemented as quickly and as faithfully as possible.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Project preparation/technical assistance at Chem Tech, Port Louis, in Mauritius</u></p><p>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/18)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report [document <a href="/media/6544" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/70</a>].</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>With regard to the bilateral project proposals submitted for blanket approval, the Executive Committee, having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, para. 18), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(i) To approve the proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report];</p><p>(ii) To note the need for cooperation between bilateral donors and implementing agencies to ensure that the infrastructure put in place for methyl bromide demonstration projects was used in related subsequent projects by different implementing entities in the same countries, in order to reduce overall expenditure.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16,para. 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs work programme amendments. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16,para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments. All approved projects and activities are listed in Annex III to the present report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the recurring cost component of UNEP's 1999 work programme amendments, as indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve advances on the 1999 Work Programmes of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank recurring costs, as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/22 at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report. Those requests consisted of 18 per cent of the total project preparation requests in the UNDP draft 1999 business plan, and 15 per cent of the project preparation included in the UNIDO and the World Bank 1999 draft business plans.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 29-31), as well as information provided and views expressed in the course of the discussion, <u>approved</u> for funding the projects and activities listed in Annex III to the present report, subject to the conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee also noted the concerns expressed by some members of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the full information provided in the project document should be included in the project evaluation sheet;</p><p>(b) That where, upon review by the Fund Secretariat, a project proposal requesting HCFC technology was considered to provide inadequate information justifying the choice of that technology, the project should be submitted for individual consideration by the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>(i) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of insulated boxes at P.T. Polidaya Fiberindo Indah</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(ii) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (panels) at Irama Sejuk Santosa</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(iii) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Indoklima Sarana Engineering</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(iv) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of insulated panels at P.T. Panendra Sejati</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(v) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-based systems (FMF) and HCFCÔÇæ141b (ISF) in the manufacture of polyurethane foam for automotive and furniture applications at P.T. Yoska Prima Inti</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(vi) <u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Mentari Adi Fayar</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36)</p><p>(vii) <u>Pakistan: Elimination of CFC-11 through conversion to water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible molded polyurethane foam at Saleem Automotive Industries Ltd. </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/48)</p><p>(viii) <u>Thailand: Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam (flexible molded, integral skin) at World Plaster/Europlan Furniture Co.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/53)</p><p>(ix) <u>Thailand: Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam at J.S. Industry Co. Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/53)</p><p>(x) <u>Thailand: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Sahakij Comos L.P.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/53)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 34-35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the deferral of a project for phase-out through conversion to water-based systems (FMF) and HCFC-141b (ISF) in the manufacture of polyurethane foam for automotive and furniture applications at P.T. Yoska Prima Inti (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/36);</p><p>(b) To approve the remaining nine projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Montreal Protocol implementation programme, phase II, second tranche</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/27)</p><p>Having taken note of:</p><p>(a) The comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 36-38);</p><p>(b) The statement made during the meeting of the Sub-Committee by the representative of the World Bank to the effect that the overall cost-effectiveness of the rigid foam projects funded under the programme would be set at $5.77, which was the average of the World BankÔÇÖs projects in that area and that no projects in the sector would have a cost-effectiveness ratio in excess of $7.04 per kilogramme, which was 90 per cent of the threshold agreed by the Executive Committee. For the domestic refrigeration sector, the overall cost-effectiveness of projects funded would be $7.13 per kilogramme and $9.73 for conversion to hydrocarbon technology. No project in the sector would have a cost-effectiveness of more than $12.38 per kilogramme, which was 90 per cent of the cost-effectiveness ratio approved by the Executive Committee for the sector;</p><p>the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: MAC ODS phase-out sector plan</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/28)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 39-42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding of $7.7 million, on the understanding that China had committed to meeting the target of 31 December 2001 for CFC phase-out in new MAC production. The applicable agency support costs should be calculated according to paragraph 78(b) of the present report &nbsp;[document <a href="/media/6544" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/70</a>].</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Halon sector 1999 annual programme</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/28)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 43-44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to provide details on the use of the administrative costs approved in the first tranche.</p><p>(c) That the applicable agency support costs should be calculated according to paragraph 78(a) of the present report &nbsp;[document <a href="/media/6544" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/70</a>].</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Phasing out methyl bromide in the tobacco sector</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/31)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 51-52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project at the funding level indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agency to confer with the Government of Cuba to see if it would be possible to implement the project in less than four years.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Whirlpool of India Ltd. </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/35)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 45-46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the project until its next meeting, prior to which more information should be made available to Executive Committee members on the reasons for the selection of the technology proposed, as well as figures on production levels.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>(a) <u>Malawi: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Robry Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/43)</p><p>(b) <u>Tanzania: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at H.K. Foam Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/52)</p><p>(c) <u>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Pan Africa Enterprises Ltd.</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/52)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 53-57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above three projects at the levels of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To stress the need for each country to obtain and ensure reliable data on imports of ODS, particularly through a system of import licensing and control, and in that context customs training was of special importance;</p><p>(c) To request the Fund Secretariat to notify the Implementation Committee of the Montreal Protocol of this problem at its next meeting in Cairo and suggest that the Implementation Committee might send letters to the Governments of Malawi and of the United Republic of Tanzania requesting them to provide updated data on ODS consumption.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>Programme to reduce the usage of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in chiller servicing by replacing CFC-based chillers with HFC-134a and HCFC-123 chillers at Electricity Generating Authority </u>(EGAT) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/53)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 47-50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, on the understanding that no other chiller replacement projects would be put forward by the World Bank until the Executive Committee had been informed of progress of the current project;</p><p>(a) That the terms of the loan agreement would ensure that the funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of the project or at the end of the fifth year of the programme if the demonstration project was unsuccessful;</p><p>(b) That the amount to be refunded to the Multilateral Fund should exclude losses related to technology and currency risk;</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to explore and implement measures to safeguard the resources of the Multilateral Fund and ensure expeditious implementation of the programme;</p><p>(d) To approve funding for the project in the amount indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the project did not constitute a precedent and that its approval was without prejudice to the ongoing discussions on the question of concessional lending;</p><p>(e) To request the World Bank to provide an annual update on the status of the project and to draw lessons learned based on the following information:</p><p>(i) Whether actual savings were equal or greater than originally anticipated;</p><p>(ii) Whether CFCs from old chillers were properly recovered, recycled and reused in servicing remaining chillers.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p>Having noted that available resources in the Fund were currently insufficient to cover projects and activities approved for funding by the Executive Committee at its current meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To use the funds currently available to allocate money to the most cost-effective projects first;</p><p>(b) To request the Fund Secretariat to instruct the Treasurer to transfer money to the remainder of the projects as soon as the balance became available.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 58-59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the following principles:</p><p>(i) Incremental operating costs will not be considered for compressor manufacturers;</p><p>(ii) In countries that do not have compressor manufacturers or have undertaken not to seek funding for conversion of any compressor manufacturers, incremental operating costs for loaded non-CFC compressors will continue to be eligible for compensation;</p><p>(iii) In countries that have both compressor manufacturers and downstream manufacturers of refrigerators, double-counting of compensation for the capital cost of conversion of compressor manufacture, and the incremental operating costs associated with compressors for downstream manufacturers of refrigerators, is to be avoided;</p><p>(iv) In countries which have received or will seek compensation for compressor conversion, any compensation proposed for downstream manufacturers for incremental operating costs associated with compressors will be discounted according to the ratio of the number of compressors in respect of which compensation for conversion of ODS-based production capacity has been paid or will be paid by the Fund, to the total number of refrigeration units produced in the country concerned using hermetic compressors;</p><p>(v) In countries in which downstream users have received or will seek compensation for incremental operating costs associated with compressors, any proposed compensation for the capital costs of compressor conversion will be discounted according to the ratio of the number of hermetic compressors for which incremental operating costs have been or will be paid to downstream users through projects approved by the Fund, to the total number of refrigeration units produced in the country concerned using hermetic compressors;</p><p>(b) To request relevant countries provide the necessary basic information on their refrigeration sectors, including:</p><p>(i) Relevant enterprise-level data relating to the production levels and capacities of the manufacturers of compressors (hermetic compressors only, since non-hermetic compressors are not used in domestic or small commercial refrigerators), including those manufacturers who have received Multilateral Fund grants as applicable;</p><p>(ii) Relevant enterprise-level data relating to the production level of downstream refrigerator manufacturers (both domestic and commercial, using hermetic compressors), including those manufacturers who received incremental operating costs associated with compressors, as applicable;</p><p>(iii) Relevant enterprise-level data relating to both of the above for enterprises with combined production, including any compensation received for one or the other from the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(iv) A statement from the country concerned regarding its intention on the remaining enterprises for which it wishes to receive funding for incremental operating cost associated with compressors or incremental capital cost for conversion of compressor manufacture;</p><p>(c) To agree that the boundary between domestic and commercial refrigeration be delineated by compressor power rating and that refrigerators using hermetic compressors of 250 rated watts and below be classified as belonging to the domestic subsector;</p><p>(d) To note that specific arrangements for implementation of the decision will be proposed by relevant implementing agencies and the Fund Secretariat on a country-by-country basis in the context of project proposals;</p><p>(e) To decide that the guidelines in subparagraphs (a)ÔÇô(d) above should be applied for a period of one year after which the issue could be brought again to the attention of the Executive Committee for further guidance, as pertinent.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs <p><u>Baseline equipment</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 60-61), and the proposals from the floor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) Unavoidable technological upgrade was to be taken into account in determining eligible incremental costs;</p><p>(b) As an example of the procedure to be followed, in the domestic and commercial refrigeration and rigid polyurethane foam subsectors, the incremental cost of providing new foam machines where they were essential for conversion and none existed in the baseline, should be based on either the difference between the cost of a low-pressure and a highÔÇæpressure foam machine, where a high-pressure machine was essential, or, alternatively, an agreed percentage of the cost of a low-pressure machine;</p><p>(c) The guidelines in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above should be applied for a period of one year, after which the issue could be brought forward again to the Executive Committee for further guidance, as pertinent.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/16, paras. 62-66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in the light of the information contained in the World BankÔÇÖs report and the views expressed at the current meeting, to request the Secretariat, in conjunction with the Implementing Agencies to prepare a paper on the circumstances under which the Committee could consider projects from Article 5 countries to retrofit commercial refrigeration appliances and on how the incremental costs of such projects should be calculated. The draft paper would be send to Executive Committee members for review and would subsequently be finalized by the Secretariat with the aim of giving the Sub-Committee information on which to base a recommendation on the subject to the Executive Committee at its next meeting.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Dominica, and Nepal, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels, except as indicated in Annex III to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies and UNEP to assist those countries that had not submitted data to the Ozone Secretariat in accordance with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol to provide that information;</p><p>(c) To request the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Dominica, and Nepal to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programmes, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 15 November 1998 to 31 December 1999, should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 2000.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>The Executive Committee noted the report of the Subgroup on the Production Sector and, with a view to expediting the conclusion of the work for the production sector <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To expand the SubgroupÔÇÖs mandate to include discussions on actual project proposals and the formulation of recommendations on projects relating to the closure of ODS productionÔÇæsector facilities, in order to enable the Subgroup to bring its recommendations on projects directly to the Executive Committee for its consideration;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to retain the services of the technical audit consultant for an additional mandate to assist the Subgroup in its deliberations on projects during the first part of 1999 and to entrust the Subgroup with drafting the terms of reference for the services of the consultant, following the completion of the technical audit report.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (STATUS REPORT)</p><p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendations of the working group <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To apply an agency fee of 13 per cent on projects up to a value of $500,000;</p><p>(b) That for projects with a value exceeding $500,000 but up to and including $5,000,000, an agency fee of 13 per cent should be applied on the first $500,000 and 11 per cent on the balance;</p><p>(c) To assess projects with a value exceeding $5 million on a case-by-case basis;</p><p>(d) That the agency fee for projects submitted under the SME window (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2556">Decision 25/56</a>) should be 13 per cent;</p><p>(e) That agencies implementing projects under the SME window should report back to the Executive Committee on the actual administrative costs of such projects;</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to develop standardized cost items for future reporting on administrative costs;</p><p>(g) To review the results of implementation of this decision at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 1999 and to report to the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties in 1999, in line with decision VIII/4 of the Meeting of the Parties;</p><p>(h) To apply this decision to projects approved beginning with the current meeting.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u> with regard to the projects with a value exceeding $5 million approved at the current meeting:</p><p>(a) For the China halon sector project, the administrative costs applicable to the second annual programme should be 10 per cent;</p><p>(b) For the China MAC ODS phase-out sector plan, the administrative costs applicable to the first $5 million should be 11 per cent and thereafter 10 per cent;</p><p>(c) That the present decision did not constitute a precedent when applying the Executive Committee decision on administrative costs in paragraph 77 above [of document <a href="/media/6544" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/26/70</a>].</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the draft report;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee, to update the CommitteeÔÇÖs report to reflect the results of the TwentyÔÇæsixth Meeting, including, where appropriate, the recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Executive Committee, for submission to the Tenth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria <p><u>Guidelines for project eligibility</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That it was not in a position to take up the draft decision at the current meeting;</p><p>(b) To put the issue on the agenda of its Twenty-seventh Meeting, at which time the draft decision could be resubmitted.</p>

26th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Committee <u>decided</u> that its first and second meetings in 1999 would be held from 22 to 26 March and in late June or early July, with the exact date to be confirmed at the next meeting of the Executive Committee. The dates of the third meeting would be contingent upon the dates and venue agreed for the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report;</li><li>To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to pay their outstanding contributions to the Fund;</li><li>To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-1999 as at 23 March 1999 (see annex I to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>]);</li></ol><p>(d) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 23 March 1999 stood at US $40,174,360.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 3), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the consolidated business plan;</p><p>(b) To approve the following targets for ODS phase-out calculated by the Secretariat in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-268">decision 26/8</a> (e):</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>ODS phase-out target</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>11,876 ODP tonnes</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>5,883 ODP tonnes</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>15,542 ODP tonnes</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>33,301 ODP tonnes</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(c) To reaffirm the minimum disbursement target of 70 per cent of project funds approved up to the end of 1998 for investment projects;</p><p>(d) To set a target for all agencies of 100 per cent for submission of project completion reports, taking into account that the project completion report should be submitted six months after completion of the project.</p>

Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 5), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and Sweden (<a href="/media/6459" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/6</a>, annexes I to VIII);</li><li>To request countries to submit their draft business plans for bilateral cooperation to the Executive Committee at its third meeting each year;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to advise countries engaged in bilateral cooperation and Implementing Agencies on possible duplication of business plan activities;</li><li>To include in the agenda of the next meeting of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance the subject of bilateral cooperation with regard to its impact on Implementing AgenciesÔÇÖ shares;</li></ol><p>(e) To agree that, for the bilateral business plans to achieve their primary objectives, the beneficiary countries should be advised to avoid duplication by consulting with relevant agencies, including the ozone units.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 9), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse UNDPÔÇÖs 1999 business plan, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li></ol><p>(b) To note that, at the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs meeting, UNDP had revised its investment project targets for ODP phase-out from 3,800 to 6,000 ODP tonnes and for disbursement from US $36,160,000 to US $40,160,000. It had also revised its non-investment project targets for appropriate and timely policies indicated by countries as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening to four countries and for a reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects to 20 ODP tonnes;</p><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNDP presented in tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in document <a href="/media/6460" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/7</a> and Corr.1, as amended in paragraph 21(b) above [of document <a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>8];</p><p>(d) To set a target of 2.7 per cent of 1999 investment project submissions for the cost of project preparation on the understanding that the issue of project preparation costs could be discussed at the next meeting of the Sub-Committee.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 12), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse UNEPÔÇÖs 1999 business plan, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note that UNEP had been requested to revise its disbursement target to US $5.3 million, including agency fees, and its number of projects to be completed to 72;</li></ol><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in document <a href="/media/6462" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/8</a>.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 14), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse UNIDOÔÇÖs 1999 business plan, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li></ol><p>(b) To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in document <a href="/media/6464" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/9</a> and Corr.1, as amended in paragraph 21(b) above [of document <a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>8], for the project completion report target, while noting that UNIDOÔÇÖs disbursement target exceeded 70 per cent of the approvals up to the end of 1998.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 17), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the World BankÔÇÖs 1999 business plan, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note that the World Bank had revised its cost of project preparation from 4 per cent to 2.8 per cent of 1999 submissions;</li></ol><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in document <a href="/media/6466" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/10</a>, as amended in paragraph 21(b) [of document <a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>8].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 20), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To cancel the Brosol project in Brazil (UNIDO), with US $201,548 being returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To take note of the cancellation by the World Bank of the Shanghai Shuanglu Electrical Appliance Co. project in China (CPR/FOA/20/INV/174), with US $2,146,130 being returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To authorize UNEP to proceed with the following project after UNDP and UNIDO had submitted project completion reports to be used as feedback within the next month and immediately after the meeting, respectively:</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó Guidelines for the establishment of recovery and recycling systems and related legislation for low-volume-consuming countries (GLO/REF/19/TAS/96);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To authorize UNEP to prepare a database containing a description and characteristics of available ODS-substituting technologies and the terms under which such technologies were available for transfer, pending completion of the report of the informal group on technology transfer and formulation of terms of reference for this study;</li><li>To authorize UNEP to proceed with the implementation of the following project:</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ÔÇó Training modules on management of ODS phase-out in SMEs (GLO/SEV/19/TRA/112).</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to discuss how to deal with all the consequences of project cancellation at its next meeting and to report back to the Executive Committee.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6455">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 24), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to invite members of the Executive Committee to provide to the Secretariat before 1 May 1999 their views on the effectiveness of existing institutional strengthening arrangements and the functioning of ozone units;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the Implementing Agencies, to prepare a document for the next meeting of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance summarizing the main features of Implementing AgenciesÔÇÖ existing agreements for institutional strengthening.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6455">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/4</a>, para. 27), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 1999;</li></ol><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to submit a draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2000 for consideration at the third meeting of the Executive Committee in 1999.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the sterilants subsector (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 7-8), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) &nbsp;To apply a period of three years for the calculation of incremental operating savings in the project for Argentina submitted to the current meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, in coordination with the Implementing Agencies and other experts, to develop guidelines on the approach to be applied in the consideration of projects for approval under the sterilants subsector.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on projects involving HCFCs (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 9-12), the Executive Committee expressed its appreciation for the increased information/justification provided for the selection of HCFCs and noted that that was the level of information originally expected, and that at least that level was expected in the future; stressed to the Implementing Agencies that it considered this to be more than a paper exercise, and urged the Agencies to take seriously the obligations related to providing information on alternatives available; and <u>decided</u>, in recognition of Article 2F of the Montreal Protocol, to request that Implementing Agencies provide, for all future projects or groups of projects for HCFCs from any country, a letter from the Government concerned. In the letter, the country should:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Verify that it had reviewed the specific situations involved with the project(s) as well as its HCFC commitments under Article 2F;</li><li>State if it had nonetheless determined that, at the present time, the projects needed to use HCFCs for an interim period;</li></ol><p>(c) State that it understood that no funding would be available for the future conversion from HCFCs for these companies.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the impact of projects on the remaining consumption in a sector (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 13-14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request Implementing Agencies and countries submitting projects, with the assistance of the Secretariat, to provide the most up-to-date sectoral ODS consumption data and data for the country as a whole when submitting proposals, to enable countries to better assess the impact of the project proposals on their ability to meet both their own phase-out programmes and their Montreal Protocol obligations.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the resubmission of the project for Whirlpool India (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 15-16), consideration of which had been deferred from the Twenty-sixth Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the World Bank had provided the additional information on the reasons for the choice of technology and on production levels, as requested by the Committee in its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2632">decision 26/32</a>;</p><p>(b) To approve the project from the World Bank at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Equipment-related, Retroactive funding <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on retroactive compressor projects and, specifically, on the request by UNIDO for rectroactive funding for conversion of a compressor factory in China (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 17-19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That project proposals for retroactive funding should be submitted only when the factory concerned had converted all its production to non-CFC technology and destroyed the CFCÔÇæ12-specific equipment;</li><li>To request the Government of China to prepare an information paper on the situation of the remaining compressor manufacturers in the country that were eligible for funding from the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Retroactive funding <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on administrative costs in retroactive projects (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 20-23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that there was general agreement among members of the Sub-Committee that the current level of support costs for retroactive projects was too high;</p><p>(b) That no new level of support costs for retroactive projects could be <u>decided</u> upon at the current meeting and that the proposal should be taken up again in the general framework of the review of the question of administrative support costs to be undertaken in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2641">decision 26/41</a>.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the classification of low-volume-consuming countries and, in particular, on whether the consumption of methyl bromide should be taken into account for the purposes of determining the status of a Party as a low-volume-consuming country (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 24-25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the consumption of methyl bromide reported under Article 7 of the Protocol should be excluded from the calculation of ODS consumption used in establishing the status of a country as a low-volume-consuming country.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the question of customs training in the context of refrigerant management plans (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 26-27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That no funds should be expended on customs-training projects until either the relevant legislation was already in place or substantial progress had been made towards promulgating such legislation;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To request Implementing Agencies to transfer to countries that were in the process of preparing legislation information on ODS issues of relevance to customs authorities so that, as stakeholders, they would be able to provide informed inputs into the legislation preparation process;</li></ol><p>(c) To examine, mindful of its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2532">decision 25/32</a>, customs-training projects on a case by case basis in order to determine whether or not chemical-identification equipment should be included in them.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review thereon (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 28-43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests and conditions as indicated in annex II to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer to offset the cost of the projects as follows:</p><p>(i) US $358,660 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997-1999;</p><p>(ii) US $117,000 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997- 1999;</p><p>(iii) US $1,570,237 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997-1999.</p><p>(iv) US $20,000 against the balance of FinlandÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997-1999.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Refrigerant management plan formulation project in Chile</u> (Canada)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 31-32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, as one of three such trial projects for non-low-volume-consuming countries, one each from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Technical assistance for country programme and refrigerant management plan preparation in Laos</u> (France)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 33-34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, on the understanding that care would be taken to avoid duplication with other similar activities.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Technical assistance in air conditioning for Ghana</u> (France)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 35-36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, on the understanding that care would be taken to avoid duplication with other similar activities.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Technical assistance in air conditioning for Jordan</u> (France)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 37-38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, on the understanding that care would be taken to avoid duplication with other similar activities.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Development of a refrigerant management plan in Egypt</u> (Germany)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 39-40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, as one of three such trial projects for non-low-volume-consuming countries, one each from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Halon banking management plan in West Asia countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Yemen) </u>(France and Germany, with a component from UNEP)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 41-42), the Executive Committee, recognizing that, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1822">decision 18/22</a>, the maximum funding level available for halon banking was determined on the basis of a countryÔÇÖs halon consumption, <u>decided</u> that the project be deferred to enable complete halon-consumption data to be provided.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 44-56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs work programme as contained in document <a href="/media/6475" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/16</a> at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, taking into account the US $337,870 approved for UNDP at the Twenty-sixth Meeting as an advance on the 1999 work programme, with the following amendments and observations concerning specific proposals.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 46-47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests for project preparation for China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique and Peru at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>];</p><p>(b) That, following the intent of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a>, when a project preparation request was submitted for a country, and the Executive Committee had already approved projects to phase out more than 80 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, the Implementing Agency should provide a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 48-49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the statement of the representative of the Secretariat in the Sub-Committee to the effect that the country programme of Bahrain reported that consumption of CFCs in the commercial refrigeration subsector was by end-users (servicing sector) and that UNDP had identified two enterprises producing water coolers with CFC-12 that were not identified in the country programme;</p><p>(b) To approve the request for project preparation for Bahrain at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>];</p><p>(c) That in this and all other similar cases, Implementing Agencies should submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the relevant part of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 50-51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the statement in the Sub-Committee by the representative of UNDP to the effect that, of the two projects submitted by UNDP for the China solvent sector, the first (China Solvent Plan) had been withdrawn, with a request that the matter be taken up within the discussion of the solvent sector plan, while the second (a project for Irico (Caihong) Colour Picture Tube Factory) still required some work in order to be completed; UNDP, however, was prepared to do that at its own expense and thus withdraw the request for funding.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nepal: Preparation of a refrigeration recovery and recycling project and one project in the commercial refrigeration subsector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 52-53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Nepal at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that UNDP would submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 54-55), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the doubts expressed regarding the usefulness of methyl bromide alternative demonstration projects given that their long duration meant that they could have little impact on the ability of Parties to meet the 2002 freeze on methyl bromide consumption, and the need to move quickly to preparation of investment projects;</p><p>(b) To further develop guidelines to cover investment projects in the course of the revision of the guidelines for projects in the methyl bromide sector, due in May 1999 in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2412">decision 24/12</a>.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>With regard to the requests for funding for project preparation for methyl bromide alternative demonstration projects in soil fumigation in Bolivia (for cotton and soy) and Mozambique (for tobacco), the Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 55), <u>decided</u> to approve the project requests on the condition that they would take the form of a phase-out project, with only a small demonstration component.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Costa Rica: Renewal of institutional strengthening project for the phase-out of ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol: Phase 3</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for an institutional strengthening project for Costa Rica at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 57-74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments as contained in document <a href="/media/6476" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/17</a> and Corr.1 at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, with the following amendments concerning specific proposals and on the basis that:</p><p>(a) No funds should be expended on customs-training projects until either the relevant legislation was already in place or substantial progress had been made towards promulgating such legislation;</p><p>(b) UNEP is requested to transfer to countries in the process of preparing legislation, information on ODS issues of relevance to customs authorities so that, as stakeholders, they would be able to provide informal inputs into the legislation preparation process.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 59-60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for preparation of a terminal phase-out plan in the Bahamas at the level indicated in annex II to present report [<a target="_blank" href="/media/6515">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], on the understanding that any project-preparation funding not required would be returned to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Development of a training strategy and plan for the refrigeration-servicing sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 61-62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the proposal until its Twenty-ninth Meeting, on the understanding that additional information on the experience of agencies, particularly UNEP, as well as bilateral sponsors and UNIDO, in the implementation of projects on refrigerant management plans, would be made available by that time and that this information would be taken into account in reformulation of this proposal and proposals for other highÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 63-64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for Comoros at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the refrigerant management plan would be presented in the form of an update to the country programme.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic Republic of Congo: Establishment of the Ozone Office and</u></p><p><u>Democratic Republic of Congo: Preparation of a refrigerant management plan</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 65-66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the institutional-strengthening project initially for one year, at a level of US $32,270 in order to obtain data inputs needed for the completion of the country programme and preparation of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>(b) To defer consideration of the proposal for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan, until final approval of the country programme for the Democratic Republic of Congo.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 67-68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for Yemen at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the refrigerant management plan would be presented in the form of an update to the country programme.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Halon banking management plan in West Asia countries</u></p><p>Following its decision to defer the combined bilateral/UNEP halon banking management plan proposed for West Asia (see para. 52 above) [<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-2726">decision 27/26</a>] , and on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that funding for the UNEP component would be deferred.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 70-71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for preparation of the fact sheet at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the project would be reformulated to delete background information and focus on the technology fact sheet and would conduct an initial analysis of the impact of conversions on the Multilateral Fund, the Global Environment Facility and the Clean Development Mechanism. The initial analysis undertaken in the project would be focused on carbon dioxide.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Development of a manual for the conversion of small and medium sized enterprises that manufacture domestic and small commercial refrigeration equipment</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a> para. 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>(a) <u>Two regional training workshops on policy development in Latin America and Africa</u></p><p>(b) <u>Two regional training-of-trainer courses for extension workers</u></p><p>(c) Development of training manuals for extension workers, and</p><p>(d) <u>National farmersÔÇÖ training and establishment of a pilot FarmersÔÇÖ Field School (FFS)</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects, on the understanding, based on assurances given by the representative of UNEP, that the projects had been so designed as to ensure that the educational materials and training activities actually reached their intended small farmer target groups.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Preparation of crop-specific manuals for farmers</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above proposal for preparation of crop-specific manuals until more experience had been gained in the field and from demonstration projects.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 75-76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDO's work programme as contained in document <a href="/media/6478" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/18</a> and Corr.1 at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], taking into account the US $190,970 approved for UNIDO at the Twenty-sixth Meeting as an advance on the 1999 work programme, with the following amendments and observations concerning specific proposals.</p>

Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 77-78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests for project preparation for China, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan and Malaysia at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present document [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>];</p><p>(b)* That, following the intent of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a>, when a project preparation request was submitted for a country, and the Executive Committee had already approved projects to phase out more than 80 per cent of the country's baseline, the Implementing Agency should provide a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors.</p><p>*By <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">decision 30/23</a>, the Executive Committee decided to note that subparagraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2747">decision 27/47</a> was superseded by subparagraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">decision 30/23</a>.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>C├┤te d'Ivoire: Project preparation for cocoa bean fumigation demonstration</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 79-80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for C├┤te d'Ivoire at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the formal process of ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment by that country was under way and would be completed, but that, consistent with previous decisions, no funds should be disbursed until C├┤te d'Ivoire had indicated its intention to complete ratification of the Amendment within a nine-month time frame.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for preparation of the country programme for Libya at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding, based on a clarification given by the representative of UNIDO in the Sub-Committee on Project Review, that it was possible to travel to the country by land or sea, although not by air, to visit projects.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the request for project preparation for a refrigerant management plan for Pakistan at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>] on the basis that it was one of those to be prepared on a trial basis for non-low volume consuming countries, one in each major geographical region;</p><p>(b) Not to approve the requests for project preparation for refrigerant management plans for Mexico and Nigeria, since the Latin America and Caribbean and the African regions had been covered by projects recommended for Chile and Egypt.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Preparation of investment projects in the aerosol sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 83), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Morocco at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that UNIDO would submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Oman: Preparation of country programme</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 84), and taking note of the statement made in the Sub-Committee by the representative of the Ozone Secretariat to the effect that Oman was not yet a Party to the Montreal Protocol, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project, but that the proposal could be resubmitted should Oman ratify the Protocol.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sudan: Preparation of an investment project in the aerosol sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 85), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Sudan at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that UNIDO would submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syria: Preparation of an investment project in the aerosol sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Syria at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that UNIDO would submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 87), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for implementation of a methyl bromide workshop for Venezuela at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yemen: Preparation of an investment project in the aerosol sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 88), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Yemen at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that UNIDO would submit relevant amendments to the country programme sheets containing updated data on sectoral consumption either prior to, or with, the project proposal.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 89), in which concerns were expressed regarding the exact status of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and other views were expressed that it should continue to be treated as a Party and eligible for funding from the Multilateral Fund, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of projects and activities for that country.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 90-98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs work programme as contained in document <a href="/media/6480" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/19</a> at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], taking into account the US $158,200 approved for the World Bank at the Twenty-sixth Meeting as an advance on the 1999 work programme, with the following amendments and observations concerning specific proposals.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 91-92), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests for project preparation for China, Indonesia, Jordan and Malaysia at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>];</p><p>(b) That, following the intent of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a>, when a project preparation request was submitted for a country, and the Executive Committee had already approved projects to phase out more than 80 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, the Implementing Agency should provide a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Project preparation in the foam, commercial refrigeration and CFC production sectors</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for China at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Project preparation in the refrigeration, solvent and CFC and halon production sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 94), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for India at the reduced level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Project preparation in the foam and halon recycling sectors</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 95), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for project preparation for Indonesia at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that funding would be for project preparation in the foam sector alone.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia: Project preparation in the solvent sector and a national CFC phase-out programme</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests for project preparation for Malaysia at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the programme was experimental and that there were no similar programmes in other countries, apart from Thailand;</p><p>(b) To take note of the suggestion that the World Bank should consult with other Implementing Agencies active in Malaysia to make use of their expertise and experience in the development and implementation of the programme.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand: Preparation of a national CFC phase-out programme</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the requests for project preparation for Thailand at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], with the understanding that the programme was experimental and that there were no similar programmes in other countries, apart from Malaysia;</p><p>(b) To take note of the suggestion that the World Bank should consult with other Implementing Agencies active in Thailand to make use of their expertise and experience in the development and implementation of the programme.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Project preparation in the foam, commercial refrigeration, refrigeration recycling and halon sectors</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for Turkey at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the comments of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 99-103), as well as information provided and views expressed in the course of the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> for funding the projects and activities listed in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a> and Corr.1], subject to the conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sri Lanka: Demonstration project on alternatives to methyl bromide for eradication of tea nematodes</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 100-101), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], subject to the condition that the Government of Sri Lanka would provide a letter stating that no more requests for funding would be made for methyl bromide applications in tea plantations, and that after the 24-month duration of the project methyl bromide would be phased out in tea plantations in Sri Lanka. The letter should be received by UNDP before the deadline for the submission of documents for the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee, failing which the project would be cancelled and the funds would be returned.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Zimbabwe: Demonstration project on alternatives to the use of methyl bromide on stacked bags of maize under gas-proof PVC sheets and plastic cocoons</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 102), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the demonstration project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>], subject to the following conditions;</p><p>(a) As soon as results were available, the investment project would be prepared by UNDP;</p><p>(b) The Government of Zimbabwe would provide a letter stating its commitment to phasing out methyl bromide in that use, once the demonstration and the investment projects were finalized, with approval of the investment project being conditional upon receipt of the letter.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Elimination of CFCÔÇÖs in sterilization via ETO at Asisthos SRI</u></p><p>On the basis of the decision on the sterilants subsector (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2712">decision 27/12</a>), the Executive Committee approved the above project for funding at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Phasing out ODS at the Beijing Embraco Snowflake Compressor Co. Ltd. (BESCO) domestic refrigeration compressor factory</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 105-106), as well as the decision it had already taken regarding retroactive compressor projects (see para. 41 above*), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) Consideration of the project would be deferred;</p><p>(b) The project should continue to be counted against UNIDOÔÇÖs 1998 business plan targets.</p><p>*Reference to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2716">decision 27/16</a>.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Costa Rica: Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a respectively in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeraci├│n Hermanos Gonzalez</u></p><p><u>Costa Rica: Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a respectively in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeraci├│n Omega S.A.</u></p><p><u>Costa Rica: Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a respectively in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Quena S.A</u></p><p><u>Costa Rica: Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a respectively in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeraci├│n Wimmer Hnos, S.A.</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 107 and 108), as well as <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2718">decision 27/18</a> regarding the determination of low-volume-consuming country status, whereby Costa Rica would count as a low-volume-consuming country and cost-effectiveness thresholds should therefore not be applied, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four projects at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>].</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Replacement of CFC-12 as refrigerant by HFC-134a at Iran Compressor Manufacturing Co. (ICMC)</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 110-112), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the above project should be deferred for consideration at the Twenty-eighth Meeting, prior to which reconciled data should be obtained and presented with the project proposal;</p><p>(b) That the project should continue to be counted against UNIDOÔÇÖs 1998 business plan targets;</p><p>(c) That, to enable data to be verified in all future projects submitted in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2226">decisions 22/26</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2636">and 26/36</a>, data on units produced by downstream manufacturers, on manufacturersÔÇÖ CFC consumption levels and on the number of CFC compressors used by the enterprises, should be provided for a three-year period, when possible.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yugoslavia: Replacement of CFC-11 with cyclopentane foam blowing agent and CFC-12 with HFCÔÇæ134a refrigerant in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators/freezers at Obod Electroindustjia</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 113), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the project.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Possible consideration of a new subsector for transportation refrigeration</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 114 and 115), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Activities characterized by the assembly, installation and charging of refrigeration systems may be treated as a new subsector distinct from the already established domestic and commercial refrigeration sectors, which primarily deal with manufacture;</li><li>This new subsector has yet to be fully defined and the activities of enterprises within it can overlap with the commercial refrigeration subsector;</li><li>Where the activities are consistent with those found in typical commercial refrigeration projects approved by the Executive Committee, the projects may continue to be considered as part of the commercial refrigeration subsector;</li><li>Incremental costs for capital equipment should continue to be eligible for funding on the same basis as the commercial refrigeration subsector, provided that the ODS-based equipment is destroyed.</li></ol>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> the Fund Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to provide more information on the impact on the Multilateral Fund of this new subsector for transportation refrigeration.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), ODS consumption data in projects <p><u>Eligibility of ODS consumption arising from evaporation losses in the foam industry </u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6470">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 116-117), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>;</p><p>(a) To reaffirm its <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2613">decision 26/13</a> (a) and (b) in which the Committee:</p><p>(i) Requested the Implementing Agencies, in the preparation of projects, to take extreme care to ensure the reliability and accuracy of data on ODS consumption and make available to the Secretariat figures normally provided by enterprises on ODS purchased by the enterprises and ODS used in the products being produced; and also</p><p>(ii) Requested that the enterprises for which projects were being prepared made available their relevant records to provide the best available information to the Implementing Agencies concerning ODS purchased and used;</p><p>(b) To request the Implementing Agencies, when preparing foam projects, to determine within the context of paragraphs (a) (i) and (ii) above, the ODS evaporation losses arising out of the production activity; and</p><p>(c) To consider as eligible ODS consumption of the enterprise losses of up to 10 per cent of the ODS purchased and used in the production of foam.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Circumstances for the consideration of ODS phase-out in the commercial refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 118-121), including the views:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That much more information on the sector was needed;</li><li>That funding should be concentrated on the production sector rather than for endÔÇæuser conversions;</li><li>That priority should be given to projects in a wider range of areas;</li><li>That projects should also be open to non-low-volume-consuming countries;</li><li>That, with current low CFC prices, end-user conversions would not be economically viable or sustainable;</li><li>That the paper is important for low-volume-consuming countries specifically, since these countries did not obtain other types of funding in the form of investment projects, and since this funding window would probably be the only assistance they would receive towards meeting the 50 per cent CFC reduction measure scheduled for 2005;</li><li>That the list of applications that would receive assistance as indicated in paragraph 29 of the paper would include refrigeration systems in hospitals;</li><li>That clarification was needed on what was meant byÔÇ£minor capital itemsÔÇØ;</li></ol><p>(ix) ThatÔÇ£compressor replacementÔÇØ would be included as a cost-item that would be eligible for funding;</p><p>the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the work carried out by the Secretariat to prepare the proposed initial guidelines;</li></ol><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to refine the proposed guidelines, taking into account the comments made by the members of the Sub-Committee.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 122-126), including the draft Framework Guidelines/Broad Principles for Process Agent Projects proposed by the Sub-Committee for adoption by the Executive Committee (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, para. 124), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That initial implementation of decision X/14 could proceed using the parallel approach outlined in document <a href="/media/6504" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/40</a>;</p><p>(b) To adopt the draft Framework Guidelines/Broad Principles for Process Agent Projects proposed by the Sub-Committee on Project Review, as contained in annex III to the present report [document <a href="/media/6515" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48</a>];</p><p>(c) That, on the basis of the broad principles that have been agreed, Implementing Agencies could submit a limited number of projects conforming to the agreed broad principles, for consideration at the Twenty-eighth Meeting;</p><p>(d) To note, as additional projects were considered and approved, a body of information on cost-effectiveness, emissions limits, and other requirements concerning eligibility and the determination of incremental costs would emerge. This information could form the basis for the Executive Committee to report to the Parties on emissions limits (for the purposes of administering decision X/14) and for the possible development at a later stage of more detailed guidelines for each of the process agent applications listed in the decision.</p>

Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs)

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6470" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13</a>, paras. 127-128), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to set up a working group on the phase-out plan for the solvent sector in China. The working group, which would be assisted in its tasks by the Fund Secretariat and UNDP, would:</p><p>(a) Report back to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) Hold its first meeting back-to-back with the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) Comprise the following members: Bahamas, Brazil, China, Japan, Sweden (Chair) and United States of America.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> the following:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar, noting that approval of the country programmes did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar to present annually to the Executive Committee information on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 April 1999 to 31 December 2000, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2001.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Noting that, due to the situation in that country, it had been impossible to gather 1995-1997 baseline data to determine compliance with the Montreal Protocol and that CFC consumption in the country was high, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme of the Democratic Republic of Congo provisionally on the understanding that the baseline data on ODS consumption would be presented and the matter reviewed within one year by the Executive Committee.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the proposed Agreement for the China Production Sector, as contained in annex IV to the present report ;</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-Committee on Project Review to monitor the implementation of the Agreement in accordance with its terms and report any discrepancies to the Executive Committee, on the basis of the annual work programmes and the requests for funding by the World Bank;</p><p>(c) To request the Subgroup to meet back-to-back with the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee in order to seek agreement on a production sector proposal for India, every effort being made in the interim to facilitate that agreement;</p><p>(d)* To request Parties to send their requests for compensation of production sector/enterprise closure to the Secretariat and that the Secretariat advise the Subgroup of such requests, as well as advise the requesting Party of the established process and relevant decisions of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To note that, with the exception of the meeting referred to in subparagraph (c) above, pursuant to its mandate, the Subgroup had agreed to reconvene on the basis of need and progress achieved on outstanding issues.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Paragraph 120(d) was replaced by text included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/48/Corr.2.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria <p>EXPORT TO NON-ARTICLE 5 COUNTRIES: GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT ELIGIBILITY</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to study this question further, consulting countries as appropriate, and distribute a paper on the subject to members before the Twenty-eighth Meeting, at which it would be considered.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>CONCESSIONAL LOANS</p><p>As no consensus appeared possible at the present stage, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the Implementing Agencies, to prepare a document for the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee containing a compendium of past decisions and describing experiences so far with loan components;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to collaborate on real life scenarios, highlighting issues and problems that might be associated with them, including such concerns as the lack of management capacity in some countries and the fear of augmenting the national debt of countries that were already in economic crisis.</p><p>(c) To consider this subject again at the Twenty-eighth Meeting.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Refrigerant management plans</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To invite members and Implementing Agencies, including those involved in bilateral cooperation, to communicate their views and field experience to the Secretariat in writing to be used as input for discussions by the contact group on the occasion of the TwentyÔÇæeighth Meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/Inf.4 and possible links with other policy issues;</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to take up the question of performance targets applicable to preparation and implementation of refrigerant management plans.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To set up a working group, composed of Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy and the United States of America, to revise the existing guidelines for projects in the methyl bromide sector;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare a document, incorporating information provided by experts in the field and by members of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee, as well as findings from any of the Implementing AgenciesÔÇÖ demonstration projects, for study by the working group and for submission to the Executive Committee at its TwentyÔÇæeighth Meeting.</p>

27th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twenty-eighth Meeting would be held in Montreal from 14 to 16 July 1999, and that it would be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, to be held at the same venue on 12 and 13 July 1999.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to pay their outstanding contributions to the Fund;</p><p>(b) To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-1999 as at 13 July 1999 (see annex I to the present report);</p><p>(c) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 13 July 1999 stood at US $67.1 million;</p><p>(d) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, paras. 3 and 4), <u>decided</u>:*</p><p>(a) &nbsp;To reaffirm <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2238">decision 22/38</a> on equipment destruction and decide that, in order to clarify the issue of phase-out claimed as a result of projectsÔÇ£completedÔÇØ, the following language should be added to the definition ofÔÇ£completed projectÔÇØ contained in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decisions 17/22</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1923">and 19/23</a>:ÔÇ£that no further use of CFCs is in evidence, that the alternative product is being produced and/or production has begun, and that the CFC-using equipment has been destroyed/dismantled/ rendered unusable with CFCsÔÇØ;</p><p>(b) That formal agreements should be concluded among the national government, the enterprise and the implementing agency requiring that replaced equipment should be destroyed/dismantled/rendered unusable and that no CFCs should be used after completion of projects.</p><p>*As per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-306">decision 30/6</a>, the Executive Committee decided to add the following paragraph to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">decision 28/2</a>: "To request the agencies to withhold, wherever possible, part of the project funding or reimbursement of cost until proof of disposal and destruction of equipment has been provided."</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Concerning the following project for which continued CFC use was identified in the agenciesÔÇÖ progress reports, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 5), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request that all CFC use should stop for this project and that UNIDO should report to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee on the status of implementation of this request:</p><p>ÔÇó Hualing refrigeration project in China (CPR/REF/22/INV/204);</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 6), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That, indirect phase-out should not be part of phase-out reporting nor included in the Inventory of Approved Projects, but that information on such phase-out was nevertheless valuable and should be listed in an annex to the agencies' progress reports;</p><p>(b) As this related to future scenarios and considering that UNIDO had indicated that indirect phase-out was in their existing business plan, implementing agencies should not include indirect phase-out in their business plans.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 7), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) No project preparation proposal should be put forward unless it was clear to everyone concerned that, once a project was approved, it must move ahead immediately;</p><p>(b) Beneficiary delays should be dealt with by existing procedures on implementation delays and there was no need for separate, additional procedures.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Concerning the following projects for which the beneficiary had delayed implementation, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 8), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to submit a report to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee:</p><p>ÔÇó Dolidol foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/22/INV/10) (UNDP);</p><p>ÔÇó Richbond foam project (MOR/FOA/22/INV/08) (UNDP);</p><p>ÔÇó Salidor foam project (MOR/FOA/23/INV/13) (UNDP);</p><p>ÔÇó Mousse dÔÇÖOR foam project (MOR/FOA/23/INV/19) (UNDP);</p><p>ÔÇó Bonbino Confort foam project (MOR/FOA/25/INV/22) (UNDP);</p><p>ÔÇó Mirgor (ARG/REF/14/INV/17) (World Bank);</p><p>ÔÇó Adzen (ARG/REF/19/INV/43) (World Bank);</p><p>ÔÇó Simon Cachan (ARG/REF/15/INV/16) (World Bank);</p><p>ÔÇó Piragua refrigeration projects in Argentina (ARG/REF/18/INV/26) (World Bank).</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After noting that about US $9 million was being held by the implementing agencies for projects that had been completed over a year previously and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That project balances should be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the latest 12 months after project completion;</p><p>(b) To request implementing agencies to report to the Executive Committee if they could not close the accounts on a project within 12 months after project completion;</p><p>(c) Also to request implementing agencies to report to the Executive Committee cases where they could not liquidate their remaining obligations within 12 months after project completion.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Noting that the implementing agencies had identified fewer projects with implementation delays than those determined by the Secretariat on the basis of the agenciesÔÇÖ progress report databases and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that reports on projects with implementation delays to be submitted to its Twenty-ninth Meeting should be based on the SecretariatÔÇÖs list of projects with implementation delays, including project preparation and those projects where disbursement had begun after no disbursement had taken place for a period of 18 months.</p>

Implementation delays and status reports, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>In the context of overcoming implementation delays, having considered the recommendation of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to encourage cooperation between international implementing agencies and the national governments in Article 5 countries to develop umbrella projects and sector approaches. The responsibilities of the international implementing agencies would focus on consulting, monitoring and auditing project implementation by domestic implementing agencies.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>After noting that some of the implementing agencies had explained to the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance that delays in the implementation of recovery and recycling projects were often the result of Executive Committee decisions not to implement such projects until all of the necessary regulatory and legislative measures were in place to ensure success and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request those implementing agencies to report to its Twenty-ninth Meeting on the steps taken at the national level to expedite the provision of the necessary regulatory and legislative measures required for successful recovery and recycling projects.</p>

Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, United States of America

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, and the United States of America;</p><p>(b) To approve the request by Canada to credit the value of the positive adjustments for the following projects against future bilateral assistance approvals:</p><p>ÔÇó Centralized reclamation plan for recovery refrigerant in the commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector in Venezuela (VEN/REF/TAS/55) (US $6,685.00);</p><p>ÔÇó Halon recycling and bank management in Brazil (BRA/HAL/19/TAS/47) (CDN $102,700.20);</p><p>ÔÇó Halon recycling and bank management in Venezuela (VEN/HAL/19/TAS/47) (CDN $29,445.78);</p><p>(c) To request the Governments of Australia, France, and the United States of America to provide reports on projects with implementation delays to the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To approve the request by France to credit US $8,965 (the remaining balance of the technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold storage project in Viet Nam (VIE/SEV/13/CPG/03)) against future bilateral assistance approvals;</p><p>(e) To request the Treasurer to remove US $25,000 from Germany's bilateral contributions as a result of the cancellation of the project preparation project in Zimbabwe (ZIM/REF/26/PRP/16);</p><p>(f) To note that the United States had elected to make a cash contribution in the amount of US $68,517 in lieu of the approved offset (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-259">decision 25/9</a>) and that this contribution had already been reflected in the accounts of the Fund by the Treasurer;</p><p>(g) Also to note the cancellation by the United States of the refrigeration demonstration project in Viet Nam (VIE/REF/20/DEM/15);</p><p>(h) To approve the request by the Government of the United States to offset the remaining balance of the cancelled project in Viet Nam (US $159,091) against overruns for CPR/REF/19/DEM/163 (US $77,600) and CPR/REF/17/DEM/135 (US $26,400); and</p><p>(i) To note that the United States of America would make a cash contribution in the amount of US $55,691 for the balance from the project cancellation and project overruns.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of UNDP's progress report;</p><p>(b) To approve the transfer of US $162,281 plus 13 per cent agency fees from UNDP to the Government of Germany for the project (MAR/REF/17/TAS/07) with a new completion date of June 2001 and request the Treasurer to offset this amount transferred against Germany's bilateral contributions for the triennium (1997-1999);</p><p>(c) To take note of the explanation given by UNDP concerning the Compresores Andinos project in Colombia (COL/REF/13/INV/07), where minor equipment purchased with Fund resources had been dismantled and sold to other enterprises;</p><p>(d) To note the explanation provided by UNDP on the expenditure for the El-Tawil project in Egypt (EGY/FOA/15/INV/46) and that US $29,011 plus agency fees had been disbursed on the project and the remaining balance of US $91,979 plus support costs would be returned to the Fund following project cancellation due to bankruptcy;</p><p>(e) To note the return by UNDP of US $1,268,277 from surplus project budgets to the Multilateral Fund for reprogramming, as indicated in recommendation 7 of the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in <a href="/media/6371" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/7</a>.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, paras. 20 and 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of UNEP's progress report;</p><p>(b) To note the explanation provided by UNEP for its plans to expedite the completion of existing RMPs in Pacific island countries;</p><p>(c) To request that reports on the OAIC diskette update (1999) project (GLO/SEV/26/TAS/167) and the Philippines information dissemination project (PHI/SEV/11/TAS/23) be submitted to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) Also to request UNEP to pursue its efforts to make halon bank management clearing-house services even more cost-effective and to report to the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of UNIDO's progress report;</p><p>(b) To note the return by UNIDO of US $802,118 for reprogramming as indicated in paragraph 18 of the SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in <a href="/media/6373" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/9</a> and that this amount included funds for the Barlan Metal foam project in Turkey (TUR/FOA/18/INV/18) that was reported cancelled at the Twenty-fifth Meeting.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that a request by UNIDO to change the focus of the demonstration project for Jamaica (JAM/FUM/26/DEM/10) should be referred to the Sub-Committee on Project Review for action.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the request for transfer of the projectÔÇ£CFC-12 collection, recycling and conservation programme for household refrigerator maintenance and repair shops in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/REF/07/TAS/07) to UNDP should be dealt with by the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review in the light of the current policy on recovery and recycling projects.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the World Bank's report;</p><p>(b) To note the updates given by the World Bank concerning progress in projects that were experiencing implementation delays;</p><p>(c) Also to note the adjustments and administrative notations for the implementing agencies.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having noted the possible solution to financial problems in beneficiary enterprises mentioned by the World Bank in its progress report (para. 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that when such a situation occurred the World Bank should present the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance with a wellÔÇædocumented proposal to be used as a basis for making recommendations on a case-by-case basis.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To clarify the technical reasons involved when referring to projects that had been cancelled because the funding level originally approved had been determined to be insufficient due to technical reasons;</p><p>(b) To determine the potential frequency of such projects, given the assumption that they would be rare;</p><p>(c) To establish the financial implications of allowing such projects to be resubmitted;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a document on these issues; and</p><p>(e) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider the recommendation further at its Ninth Meeting, taking into account the above points, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its Twenty-ninth Meeting.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the representatives of the implementing agencies to identify the reasons for which projects had been cancelled or for which it was proposed to cancel projects.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p><u>Handbook on practical use of policy instruments</u> (GLO/SEV/21/TAS/30): insufficient funding.</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the reformulated project should be transmitted to the Sub-Committee on Project Review.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p><u>Meenakshi Aerosol and Cosmetics project</u> (IND/ARS/22/INV/14): reapplication.</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNDP to bring the matter to the attention of the Ninth Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, paras. 42-46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, for business planning purposes:</p><p>(a) To restore the distribution of shares for the implementing agencies for investment projects set out in the consolidated business plan for 1998 (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/24/4), namely, UNDP (30 per cent), UNIDO (25 per cent), World Bank (45 per cent), while removing special funding windows for methyl bromide, SMEs, aerosols and halons;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies to use an indicative figure of one-third of the amount for the 1997-1999 triennium when preparing their draft business plans for the year 2000.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Regarding the question of whether bilateral investment projects intended for implementing agencies should be included in the agency shares as from the year 2000, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the issue required further reflection and should be taken up at a later date.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Status report on ODS phase-out in Article 5 countries (<a href="/media/6378" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/14</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, paras. 47 and 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report;</p><p>(b) A. <u>For the purpose of facilitating planning for the next triennium</u></p><p>To request the implementing agencies to work with national Ozone Units in those countries in which they were responsible for institutional strengthening projects, in collaboration with other agencies, in order to analyse the country's baseline data with respect to:</p><p>(i) The distribution of the baseline consumption by sector;</p><p>(ii) The reductions envisaged in the baseline as a result of investment projects already approved within each sector;</p><p>(iii) The estimated distribution between consumption for manufacturing industries and servicing/installations on site in the refrigeration sector.</p><p>The implementing agencies should submit a preliminary report to the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee and a final report to the Thirty-first Meeting.</p><p>B. <u>For the purpose of clarifying data related to perceived anomalies</u> concerning (i) phase-out in approved projects higher than the baseline consumption and (ii) cases where only a small proportion (30 per cent or less) of the funds approved at least 12 months previously for that particular country had been disbursed:</p><p>To request the Secretariat to identify the countries where such perceived anomalies occurred (on the basis of the status report);</p><p>Also to request the Secretariat to ask those countries:</p><p>- regarding B (i) above, to explain the reasons for the anomaly;</p><p>- regarding B (ii) above, to clarify the reasons for the low rate of disbursement, what assistance might be needed to overcome the problem where relevant, when the problem might be remedied, and whether they had the capacity to absorb further projects.</p><p>With reference to section B above, the Secretariat should submit a report on its findings to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having noted that institutional strengthening projects were still encountering serious problems in Comoros, Congo, Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Maldives, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia but that the projects in Comoros, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia were now progressing, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to submit a report on institutional strengthening projects that were still encountering problems to its Twenty-ninth Meeting.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>, paras. 53-57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the progress achieved and work planned in the implementation of the 1999 work programme for monitoring and evaluation;</p><p>(b) That the methodology for the evaluation of refrigeration sector projects should include the identification, in collaboration with the implementing agencies and bilateral agencies, of Executive Committee decisions that might potentially influence the choice of technologies for the conversion of ODS-using technologies.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>Regarding the reference in paragraph 55 of the report of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4</a>) to the discussion paper presented by the Government of Sweden on policy on HCFCs (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/Inf.3), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that information on a possible study comparing costs of alternative technologies and the impact on their choice of support from the Multilateral Fund should be the subject of a separate agenda item for its Twenty-ninth Meeting, for consideration by the Executive Committee itself.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the matter of project proposals for enterprises whose work involved providing services to customers instead of, or as well as, goods (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6383">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/19</a>, paras. 4-7), as well as the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6382">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 5-7), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request implementing agencies, when submitting project proposals for enterprises involved in the provision of services, in particular cold rooms, transport refrigeration, sterilants, etc., to provide, wherever possible, data on procurement and consumption of ozoneÔÇædepleting substances for a three-year period prior to project preparation and, where such was not possible, to provide an explanation of why data for a three-year period could not be made available.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation (<a href="/media/6387" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/20/Rev.1</a>), together with the comments and recommendations of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review thereon (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a> and Corr.1, paras. 8-15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposals at the level of funding indicated in annex III to [document <a href="/media/6447" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/57</a>] and to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $108,480 against the balance of BelgiumÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 to 1999;</p><p>(b) US $936,905 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 to 1999;</p><p>(c) US $221,575 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 to 1999;</p><p>(d) US $2,507,500 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 to 1999;</p><p>(e) US $565,000 against the balance of the United KingdomÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 to 1999.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Project preparation of phase-out of the use of ODS solvent in production of parts working in high-voltage conditions in China</u> (US $27,500) (France)</p><p>(<a href="/media/6387" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/20/Rev.1</a>)</p><p><u>Project preparation assistance for enterprises in the city of Shenzhen for the elimination of ODS (CFC-113 and TCA) in the production lines of LC displays and TV picture tubes in China </u>(US $50,000) (Japan) (<a href="/media/6387" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/20/Rev.1</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a> and Corr.1, paras. 9 and 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the projects pending their submission to the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee, at which time the Sub-Committee on Project Review would judge the proposals on their own merits. Based upon such action on bilateral project proposals as might be recommended by the SubÔÇæCommittee, the Executive Committee at its Twenty-ninth Meeting would better clarify the relationship between these projects and ChinaÔÇÖs solvent sector strategy.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chiller concessional lending pilot project in Mexico (United Kingdom)</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6385">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/20</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 11-14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the Multilateral Fund money repaid in the first phase of the project would be made available for redeployment by the Executive Committee within three years of project approval and would be usable, based on a decision to be taken by the Executive Committee, either for a second phase of chiller purchases in Mexico or for other specific projects to phase out ozone-depleting substances in that country.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 1999 work programme amendments contained in document <a href="/media/6388" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/21</a> at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World Bank's 1999 work programme amendments contained in document <a href="/media/6389" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/22</a> at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 20 and 21), as well as information provided and views expressed in the course of the discussion, <u>approved</u> for funding the projects and activities listed in annex III to the present report, subject to the conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects <p>In the context of projects for blanket approval, the Executive Committee, having noted the Sub-Committee's recommendation (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 22), <u>decided</u> that, in the future:</p><p>(a) Where there was an apparent discrepancy between a countryÔÇÖs baseline data on consumption of ozone-depleting substances, data on amounts already phased out or planned for phaseÔÇæout under projects already funded with the resources of the Multilateral Fund and amounts to be phased out under projects proposed for approval, the countries and the relevant implementing agencies should be requested to provide an explanation of the discrepancy to the Sub-Committee on Project Review;</p><p>(b) Where the apparent rate of disbursement for approved projects in a country was unjustifiably low, then the country and the relevant implementing agencies should be requested to provide an explanation of the reasons behind such a rate of disbursement.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Demonstration project for testing methyl bromide alternatives in post-harvest disinfestation for cotton and citrus</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6391">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/24</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6382">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project until the nature of the application of methyl bromide in the project could be verified.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Phasing out methyl bromide in the entire tobacco sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6393" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/25</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 24-26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve a level of funding for the project of US $2.34 million, as a national incentive and on an exceptional basis, to implement the project in order to phase out at least 20 per cent of the methyl bromide currently used in the tobacco sector (from 421.8 to 337.4 ODP tonnes or less) over a period of three years from project commencement;</p><p>(b) That the implementing agency should report back to the Executive Committee three years after project commencement with information on the experience gained in the phase-out, including related costs and remaining consumption of ODS in the sector.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Elimination of CFC-12 in manufacturing of EPE foam packaging nets at 27 enterprises</u> (Umbrella Project) (<a href="/media/6396" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/26</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 27 and 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report &nbsp;with the proviso indicated in paragraph 78 of [document <a href="/media/6447" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/57</a>].</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China: Elimination of ODS used in the production lines at Irico (Caihong) Color Picture Tube</u> Factory (<a href="/media/6396" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/26</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Phase-out of use of carbon tetrachloride as process agent in the production of endosulphan by Excel Industries Limited</u> (<a href="/media/6406" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/31</a>, Add.1 and Add.3)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 30 and 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex III to [document <a href="/media/6447" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/57</a>], on the understanding that the information and data provided in such projects in the future must meet all the requirements of the guidelines in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2778">decision 27/78</a>.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Incremental operating costs for compressors for five enterprises in the domestic refrigeration sector</u> (<a href="/media/6406" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/31</a> and Add.3)</p><p><u>Iran: Replacement of CFC-12 refrigerant by HFC-134a at Iran Compressor Manufacturing Company (ICMC)</u> (<a href="/media/6410" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/32</a> and Add.2)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report .</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand: Umbrella project to convert CFC-12 commercial refrigeration to HFC-134a, and CFC-11 to HCFC-141b as the blowing agent for foam insulation at 224 small and medium-sized enterprises</u> (<a href="/media/6427" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/43</a> and Add.2)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex III to the present report.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 34-36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following guidelines for end-user conversion in the commercial refrigeration sector:</p><p>For an initial period of 18 months, the relevant circumstances which must prevail before priority will be accorded to end-user conversion activities are:</p><p>ÔÇó that the country has production and import controls on CFCs and CFC-based equipment in place and effectively enforced, and restricts the deployment of new CFC components;</p><p>ÔÇó that, at the time of seeking compensation in the form of grants for end-user conversions, the country can establish that its major remaining consumption is for the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;</p><p>ÔÇó to establish the above, that comprehensive data on the profile of all remaining consumption has been determined and made available to the Executive Committee;</p><p>ÔÇó that either no other possible activities would allow the country to meet its CFC control obligations, or the comparative consumer price of CFCs, relative to substitute refrigerants, has been high for at least 9 months and is predicted to continue to increase.</p><p>The guidelines for the initial period of 18 months are:</p><p>ÔÇó retrofitting of commercial refrigeration equipment should continue to be assessed on a case by-case basis;</p><p>ÔÇó training of refrigeration technicians should be recognized as part of end-user conversion activity in the refrigeration sector;</p><p>ÔÇó retrofitting of commercial refrigeration equipment would be considered for funding based on the experience gained from implementation of the relevant parts of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>ÔÇó for the initial period, pending review, priority should be given to projects for the conversion of cold stores in the agricultural, fisheries or other food-chain industries which are important for the economies of the countries concerned;</p><p>ÔÇó for the initial period, the costs associated with replacement of the refrigerant, replacement of the oil and minor capital items where necessary, and labour at the local labour rate, will be eligible as incremental costs. More extensive conversions including reconditioning or replacement of compressors and major overhaul of refrigeration systems will not be considered under the initial guidelines. Incremental operating costs and savings should be calculated as for other commercial refrigeration projects for a two-year period;</p><p>ÔÇó enterprise consumption will be the average annual quantity of CFC refrigerant which can be established as having been added to the refrigeration system as per existing Executive Committee guidelines;</p><p>ÔÇó no cost-effectiveness threshold needs to be established for this initial period but all existing baseline conditions and eligibility criteria will be applied. The funding for the initial period of 18 months will be limited to US $10 million;</p><p>ÔÇó these guidelines should be reviewed after being in operation for 18 months.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 37 and 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following initial guidelines for projects in the sterilants sector:</p><p>(a) Project proposals should be consistent with all the policies and decisions of the Executive Committee, especially those relating to facilities established after 25 July 1995, and to exports.</p><p>(b) To avoid confusion between the sterilants and solvents sectors, a sector profile should be prepared when a country has more than one enterprise involved in sterilization activities.</p><p>(c) The choice of technology should be fully explained. In particular, noting the requirement for cost-effective solutions consistent with national industrial strategies, an outline cost comparison between the principal technological options should be provided. Where a solution involving the use of HCFCs is proposed, it should be fully consistent with all decisions relating to the use of HCFCs.</p><p>(d) Standards for safety. The project should be designed to appropriate norms consistent with industry-recognized national or international standards, for instance the US National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 560ÔÇ£Standard for the Storage, Handling and Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization and FumigationÔÇØ and the electrical installation standardÔÇ£NEC Class 1, Division 2, Group B or CÔÇØ or the equivalent classification in the international IEC codes.</p><p>(e) Technological upgrade and non-eligible costs. Noting the changes to plant layout likely in some of these projects and the installation of computer-operated equipment, proposals should include detailed description of the baseline, and separate costs directly associated with phase-out of ozone-depleting substances from those related to factory improvements, which are not eligible for funding. Incremental costs proposed should be fully consistent with relevant Executive Committee decisions concerning technological upgrade.</p><p>(f) To facilitate the establishment of consumption data, information on the level of business of the enterprise and of annual consumption of ozone-depleting substances should, wherever possible, be provided for a minimum of three years prior to the preparation of the project. Where such data were not provided, an explanation should be given of why data for a threeÔÇæyear period could not be made available.</p><p>(g) The operating costs should be calculated for a duration of three years. The operating costs for each of the alternative sterilants EO/HCFC, EO/CO2 and 100% EO should be considered in the choice of technology for each project. An outline calculation of comparative IOC/savings should be included in the project document in support of the choice of technology.</p><p>(h) These initial guidelines will be considered for review after sufficient projects in this sector have been considered, to enable general conclusions on costs to be drawn. The review will include consideration of a cost effectiveness threshold.</p><p>(i) Pending a review, the cost-effectiveness of project proposals will be considered on a caseÔÇæby-case basis.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6382" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/18</a>, paras. 39 and 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNIDO to refine the strategy plan for ODS phase-out from production of the extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foam sub-sectors of China, and resubmit it to the Executive Committee. In the revised strategy, the total capacity of the enterprises for which funding for conversion would be sought would correspond to the existing level of production of the sub-sector indicated in the strategy, including those projects already approved.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee reviewed the country programme for Mongolia (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6439">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/51</a>) and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programme of Mongolia, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Mongolia to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report covering the period 16 July 1999 to 31 December 2000 should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2001.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following a discussion, in which the Chair of the Executive Committee was pleased to note significant progress toward finding common ground on the issue, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the following principles presented by the representative of Canada and discussed by the Executive Committee:</p><p>ÔÇó Recipient Governments should not be required to assume additional official debt as a result of agreeing to Multilateral Fund projects that utilized more innovative financing arrangements;</p><p>ÔÇó If a country agreed to a project which included concessional lending orÔÇ£innovative fundingÔÇØ arrangements, any funds which are eventually repaid to the project should be used, at the direction of the Executive Committee, to address further related needs within the same country;</p><p>ÔÇó The parameters of innovative financing projects must be tailored to meet the needs of the project being considered and the capacity of the recipient country;</p><p>ÔÇó The operation of concessional loans, or other innovative financing mechanisms, required an appropriate provision for administrative costs;</p><p>(b) To invite the members of the Executive Committee to submit to the Secretariat comments on these four principles or further such principles required, to be incorporated into a broad framework document to be considered at the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To discuss the issue and principles at the Twenty-ninth Meeting, both as an item on the agenda and in a large-scale informal meeting.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee noted that there were different types of retroactive projects, depending on what proportion of the project was actually in place by the time the implementing agency became involved, noted that differing levels of support costs might be appropriate to those different types, and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to provide more information on the different types of retroactive projects;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to give further clarification on the figure of three per cent for the financial intermediary fee at the following meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to identify the approved projects which could be classified as SMEs in accordance with the definition of SMEs provided in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/19/54 and report on their administrative costs to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria <p>EXPORT TO NON-ARTICLE 5 COUNTRIES: REPORT ON PROJECT ELIGIBILITY</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to invite the members of the Executive Committee and the implementing agencies to submit comments on document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6445">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/55</a> to the Secretariat, to collate and analyse them and to present them to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the remaining US $10 million in the 1999 tranche for implementation of the Agreement for the China Production Sector with the understanding that disbursement of these funds by the World Bank would be contingent on the verification by the World Bank for the Executive Committee in accordance with the World BankÔÇÖs responsibilities in the Agreement demonstrating that the initial reductions required by the Agreement had been met;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to transmit a report to the Secretariat for onward transmission to the Executive Committee on the understanding that disbursement of this US $10 million would take place if no objection was received by the Secretariat within 15 business days of the dispatch of the report;</p><p>(c) To convene an informal meeting of the Subgroup to review the revised proposal with regard to the Indian discussion paper to be prepared by Canada, Italy and the United States of America during the week of 26 September 1999 in Washington D.C. An additional meeting was foreseen on the margin of the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

28th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that its Twenty-ninth Meeting would be held in Beijing from 24 to 26 November 1999, and that it would be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, to be held at the same venue on 22 and 23 November 1999.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following statements of thanks to the Government of China, the Executive Committee <u>expressed its strong appreciation</u> for the efforts of China to facilitate the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs deliberations.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Meeting of the Parties to urge Parties to pay their contributions to the Fund promptly and in full;</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to examine the situation of contributions outstanding for three years or more;</p><p>(c) To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-1999 as at 24 November 1999 (see annex I to the present report);</p><p>(d) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 24 November 1999 stood at US $19,584,517; and</p><p>(e) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6271">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 8) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the preliminary summaries of the evaluations of refrigeration and institutional strengthening projects and request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to submit to it at its Thirtieth Meeting the final reports on the evaluation of refrigeration projects and institutional strengthening projects with an action plan to follow up the results of those evaluations; and</p><p>(b) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to incorporate the destruction of ODS-based production machinery into the list of main evaluation issues.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para.13) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the schedules prepared by the implementing agencies to deal with the backlog of project completion reports, as contained in annex II to the present report;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the third Meeting of the Executive Committee in the year 2000, a report on the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ compliance with the schedules for submission of project completion reports and on the practicalities and the legal aspects of withholding a part of the administrative costs for a project until such time as the project completion report, including the final financial data, has been submitted;</p><p>(c) To note that, where a project was approved before 1995, the project completion report should include only the basic information required, tied to the original project proposal. For projects approved after 1995, an effort should be made to improve the quality of information contained in the project completion reports;</p><p>(d) That, where a project completion report has been submitted to a national ozone unit or Government for comments and no response has been received after a period of one month, the implementing agency should submit the project completion report to the Secretariat, with the clear notation that it has not been approved by the national ozone unit or the Government concerned. The implementing agency should also inform the relevant Government that the project completion report has been submitted to the Secretariat and should invite the Government to comment on the project completion report, as appropriate;</p><p>(e) That information covering the ongoing UNEP activities should be included within the framework of the annual progress report;</p><p>(f) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to organize a workshop, bringing together the implementing agencies and the Secretariat, to discuss and finalize elements to be included in a revised project completion report format, including the issue of improving the quality of information contained therein. With regard to institutional strengthening projects, the workshop would examine the question of merging the project completion report and terminal report into a new template to be used for project extension. At this workshop, reporting related to country programmes will also be discussed, taking into account the need for information on the past country programmes in the context of preparing updated country programmes. A report on the outcome of the workshop should be submitted to the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting;</p><p>(g) To note that, for institutional strengthening projects, project completion reports should still be submitted to the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer only in cases where there were no requests for extension;</p><p>(h) That information required on the completion of country programmes should be included within the framework of the agenciesÔÇÖ annual progress reports;</p><p>(i) To note that no project completion reports were requested for project preparation projects. Instead, the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will send a questionnaire to the implementing agencies to obtain information on project preparation for projects included in the sample of projects to be evaluated.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6271">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, paras 16 and 17) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the proposed work programme;</p><p>(b) To approve the budget for its implementation in the amount of US $361,000;</p><p>(c) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare, for submission to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee, a paper on the possibility of incorporating a desk study on recovery and recycling projects into the work programme for monitoring and evaluation for the year 2000.</p>

Australia, France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para.20) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the reports on projects that have experienced implementation delays from the Governments of Australia, France and the United States of America and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To remove the projects that have experienced progress (as contained in Annex I to document <a href="/media/6289" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/7</a> and Corr.1) from the list of projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(c) To maintain the projects that have shown some progress (as contained in Annex II to document <a href="/media/6289" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/7</a> and Corr.1) for future reporting on projects with implementation delays, as appropriate;</p><p>(d) To note that the enterprise under the Hualing project (CPR/REF/22/INV/204), referred to in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-283">Decision 28/3</a> in connection with continued CFC use after project completion, has stopped using CFCs;</p><p>(e) To approve UNIDOÔÇÖs request to cancel the Leulmi Foam project (ALG/FOA/22/INV/21) on the condition that any remaining funds should be returned and with the understanding that Leulmi Foam may not resubmit a request to the Multilateral Fund for any further support;</p><p>(f) To approve UNIDOÔÇÖs request to transfer the equipment from the Leulmi Foam project to the Maghreb Mousse project (ALG/FOA/26/INV/29) on the condition that any remaining funds for this project (as a result of receiving equipment from the Leulmi Foam project) should be returned to the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(g) To approve the cancellation of the Technofrig S.A. project of Romania (ROM/REF/19/INV/08) on the condition that any remaining funds for this project should be returned and with the understanding that Technofrig S.A. may submit a request for a different new project to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, paras. 20 and 21) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to send notices of possible cancellation for the following projects identified by the implementing agencies in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-262">decision 26/2</a>:</p><table><thead><tr><th>Agency</th><th>Project number</th><th>Short project title</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>ARG/FOA/20/INV/48</td><td>Suavestar: flexible foam slabstock</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/15/INV/04</td><td>Andina: domestic ref. inv.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PRC/REF/20/TAS/04</td><td>Recovery and recycling of refrigerant</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>VEN/REF/17/INV/40</td><td>Nutal: commercial ref. inv.</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>MOZ/SEV/15/INS/03</td><td>Institutional Strengthening for the phase-out of ODS</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>SUD/REF/19/INV/06</td><td>Coldair, Modern Refrigerator &amp; Metal furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries Co</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>ARG/REF/18/INV/35</td><td>Elimination of CFCs in domestic refrigerator production plants in Aurora S.A.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>ARG/REF/18/INV/36</td><td>Piragua S.A., and Piragua San Luis</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>ARG/REF/19/INV/43</td><td>Adzen S.A. C.I.F.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IDS/FOA/15/INV/30</td><td>Musimassejahtera Abadi</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/HAL/18/INV/60</td><td>Real Value Appliances Ltd.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to send notices of possible cancellation for the following projects identified by the implementing agencies in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-262">decision 26/2</a>, with a copy to the supplier of equipment:</p><table><thead><tr><th>Agency</th><th>Project number</th><th>Short project title</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IDS/FOA/11/INV/12</td><td>P.T. Foamindo Industri Uretan</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IDS/FOA/13/INV/16</td><td>P.T. Erlangga Trimanunggal Kusumah</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IDS/FOA/15/INV/19</td><td>Positive Foam Industry</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(c) To maintain the following projects that have shown some progress for future reporting on projects with implementation delays, as appropriate:</p><table><thead><tr><th>Agency</th><th>Project number</th><th>Short project title</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CAF/FOA/19/INV/04</td><td>Vita Centralafrique: flexible foam</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>GUA/REF/18/TAS/09</td><td>Recovery and recycling of refrigerant</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/15/INV/06</td><td>Inlensa: domestic ref. Inv</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/19/INV/14</td><td>Copemaco: chest freezers ref.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/19/INV/16</td><td>Col-Frio: chest freezers ref.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>VEN/REF/19/INV/49</td><td>Hielomatic: com. Ref. coolers &amp; freezers</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GAM/SEV/19/TRA/03</td><td>Training of Customs Officers</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/19/INV/89</td><td>Rabi-Run Refrigeration P., Ltd.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/19/INV/92</td><td>Chandra Frig Co. P., Ltd.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/110</td><td>Refrigeration Components and Accessories</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/123</td><td>Hindustan Refrigeration Industries</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/124</td><td>Refrigerators and Home Appliances P. Ltd.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/125</td><td>Maharaja International Ltd.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>MAL/FOA/17/INV/59</td><td>Star Foam Paper Products Sdn. Bhd.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(d) To note the cancellation, through mutual agreement, of the following projects for the reasons and remaining funds, as indicated:</p><table><thead><tr><th>Agency</th><th>Project number</th><th>Short project title</th><th>Reason for Delay</th><th>Funds Returned (US$)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CPR/FOA/15/INV/97</td><td>Dalian No.1: flex foam slabstock inv.</td><td><p>Change of ownership/mgt.</p><p>did not want technology</p></td><td>To be determined (Tbd)</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CPR/SOL/19/INV/170</td><td>Tianjin Pict. Tube: clean electron gun</td><td>Bankruptcy</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>VEN/REF/18/INV/44</td><td>Madosa: domestic ref. inv.</td><td>Plant closed due to rationalization</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>IND/FOA/17/INV/44</td><td>Sree Precoated Steels Ltd. (under SPAP)</td><td>Bankruptcy</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/REF/19/INV/11</td><td>Domestic Appliances Ltd. (DAL)</td><td>Transfer of ownership</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/15/INV/07</td><td>Inresa: domestic ref. inv.</td><td>Bankruptcy</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PER/REF/19/INV/15</td><td>Formetal: chest freezers &amp; refrigerators</td><td>Bankruptcy</td><td>Tbd</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(e) To note the closure of the following project preparation activities, the cancellation of the technical assistance activities and the return of the remaining funds, as indicated:</p><table><thead><tr><th>Agency</th><th>Project number</th><th>Short project title</th><th>Funds Returned (US$)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>CMR/SEV/21/PRP/08</td><td>Project formulation of investment projects in the foam and refrigeration sectors</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>ECU/SEV/17/PRP/17</td><td>Project preparation of an investment project in a plant (Elasta)</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IVC/REF/16/PRP/04</td><td>Project formulation for the ODS phase-out in the refrigeration sector</td><td>Tbd</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IND/REF/10/TAS/05</td><td>Feasibility study for recovery/recycling of CFC refrigerants</td><td>Tbd</td></tr></tbody></table>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 23) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That no reapplication for assistance from the Multilateral Fund should be allowed for projects that had been cancelled for the following reasons:</p><p>ÔÇó Transfer of ownership to a non-Article 5 country;</p><p>ÔÇó Bankruptcy.</p><p>(b) That reapplication for assistance from the Multilateral Fund at a level of funding no greater than that previously approved, following a new decision to be taken on a case-by-case basis, should be allowed for projects that had been cancelled for other reasons such as:</p><p>ÔÇó Request of the company/financial situation;</p><p>ÔÇó Persistent project delays (after making sure that the causes of earlier delays had been removed);</p><p>ÔÇó Lack of response from the beneficiary.</p><p>In cases where reapplication was allowed pursuant to subparagraph (b) above, it could not take place within 24 months from cancellation.</p><p>Furthermore, second requests for project preparation, pursuant to subparagraph (b) above, could be considered as eligible incremental costs on a case-by-case basis, but should not exceed 30 per cent of initial project preparation funds.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 27) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report of UNDP;</p><p>(b) To request a report from each agency, to be submitted to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee, on the extent to which the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ share of the project balances from projects completed through 1998 has been obligated;</p><p>(c) That where there were still balances that had not been committed or obligated for projects completed by December 1997, those amounts should be made available for utilization by the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 28) and taking into account section A of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2825">decision 28/25</a>, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To express appreciation for the efforts of UNEP and UNIDO in submitting the preliminary data on countries for which they were managing the institutional strengthening projects;</p><p>(b) To stress the importance of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ full and diligent compliance with that decision in order to facilitate planning by the Executive Committee for the next triennium;</p><p>(c) To request all the implementing agencies to submit a preliminary reportÔÇô as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2825">decision 28/25</a>, second paragraph of section AÔÇô to the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting, with data on each category of ozone-depleting substances reported separately;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to prepare a consolidated report, based on those preliminary data, for the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting, showing the estimated total quantities and percentage distribution by sector of the consumption of ozone-depleting substances (CFCs, halons, methyl bromide, CTCs and 111-trichloroethane), which had not already been covered by approved investment projects, as well asÔÇô with regard to the refrigeration sectorÔÇô the estimated distribution of that consumption by manufacturing on the one hand, and servicing and installations on site on the other hand. Data on each category of ozoneÔÇædepleting substance should be reported separately; and</p><p>(e) To reconfirm the request in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2825">decision 28/25</a>, second paragraph of section A, that a final report be submitted by the implementing agencies and the Secretariat for discussion by the Executive Committee at its Thirty-first Meeting.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6271">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 28) and taking into account section B of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2825">decision 28/25</a>, <u>decided</u> to take note of the responses received from countries where data anomalies existed.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 33) <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with concern the limited coverage of countries in the consolidated draft business plan for the year 2000;</p><p>(b) That, if the Parties were to agree a level of replenishment lower than the current triennium (1997-1999), the Executive Committee should maintain the indicative figure approved by the Executive Committee at its Twenty-eighth Meeting for the year 2000 and change the allocation for the years 2001 and 2002. If the agreed level of replenishment is higher, then the resource allocation should be increased equally on a pro rata basis for each year of the triennium (2000 to 2002);</p><p>(c) To note that the issue of including in business plans countries that had not yet ratified the London Amendment would be reviewed by the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the exchange of views, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To hold, at its Thirtieth Meeting, an in-depth debate among all members, focusing on the issues of the sectoral aspects of ODS phase-out, the status of all Article 5 countries in terms of meeting their commitments under the Montreal Protocol, an analysis of global needs for the attainment of ODS phase-out targets and a strategic plan for ensuring global coverage by the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To authorize the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund to prepare the draft three-year business plan of the next triennium for consideration by the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting. This, together with other relevant Secretariat analyses, would be the platform for the discussion on the strategic planning for the Multilateral Fund.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6271">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 36) <u>decided</u> that UNDP should finalize its business plan for the year 2000, taking into account the following:</p><p>(a) The technical assistance project with net incremental savings should not be included;</p><p>(b) Activities related to the halon sector should be increased;</p><p>(c) The cost-effectiveness threshold from approvals in the non-weighted indicators for investment projects should be revised;</p><p>(d) ODP phase-out targets as a performance indicator should be established at 13,646 ODP tonnes as calculated by the Secretariat in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-268">decision 26/8</a>;</p><p>(e) UNDP had changed its project completion report target to 100 per cent;</p><p>(f) UNDP should reassess its speed of delivery indicators.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 38) <u>decided</u> that UNEP should finalize its business plan for the year 2000, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) UNEP should provide targets for both its non-weighted performance indicators in its final business plan;</p><p>(b) UNEP should remove Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates from its business plan;</p><p>(c) The preparation of the country programme for Kuwait should, for the time being, be retained in the business plan and the Secretariat should send a letter urging the country to seek other means of satisfying its needs, possibly through trust fund arrangements with UNIDO.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 39) <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to send a letter to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, countries originally classified as non-Article 5, reminding them of Decision VI/5(e) adopted by the Contracting Parties at their Sixth Meeting.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 41) <u>decided</u> that UNIDO should finalize its business plan for the year 2000, based on the draft business plan contained in document <a href="/media/6297" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/14</a> and the revised performance indicators as provided by fax to the Secretariat.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 44) <u>decided</u> that the World Bank should finalize its business plan for the year 2000, based on the draft business plan contained in document <a href="/media/6298" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/15</a>.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/4</a>, para. 45) <u>decided</u> to approve the budget of the Fund Secretariat for the year 2000, as contained in annex III to the present report.</p>

Consolidated business plans, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee noted that the total value of approved projects and activities in the 1997-1999 triennium was about US $509 million. Additionally, the value, as submitted, of projects and activities which it had not been possible to finalize at the Twenty-ninth Meeting amounted to some US $13 million, potentially increasing the total expenditure in the triennium to US $522 million. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, in order to facilitate, as far as possible, committal of the 1997-1999 replenishment, those projects and activities included in that US $13 million amount should be resubmitted to the Thirtieth Meeting and counted against the 1999 business plans.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on funding for countries that have not ratified the London Amendment (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 9) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the projects and activities submitted by countries which had not ratified the London Amendment, on the understanding that a letter would be sent to those countries urging them to take the necessary action to ratify the London Amendment as rapidly as possible.</p>

Foam (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on incremental operating costs (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a> para. 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies to resolve the technical issues on foam density by jointly undertaking a technical study based on information from implemented Multilateral Fund projects and report back to the Sub-Committee at the time of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee, on the understanding that the Chair and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee would be kept informed of any progress made with the study; and</p><p>(b) To provisionally approve, on that basis, the relevant projects, on the understanding that the incremental operating costs associated with foam density still had to be determined.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Also on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on chemical prices (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the three projects for Mexico, submitted for individual consideration; and</p><p>(b) To request UNDP to seek clarification from the Government of Mexico on whether CFCs at prices lower than those currently prevailing in the country were available to enterprises which had not received Multilateral Fund assistance.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents, Retroactive funding <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the process agent sector (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, paras. 17 and 18), and noting that the Fund Secretariat had advised UNIDO that the project was not eligible for submission to the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee <u>confirmed</u> that the project was not eligible for retroactive funding.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on bilateral projects (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request that one donor be nominated in the project proposal to act as the focal point with responsibility for communications with the Secretariat on reviewing, managing and reporting on the project.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the phase-out in the refrigeration sector (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in conjunction with the implementing agencies, and consulting relevant bilateral donors, to prepare a paper on prerequisites and guidelines for terminal phase-out projects in the refrigeration sector, including complete CFC phase-out proposals, for submission to a future meeting.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>Implementation of ChinaÔÇÖs agreement on the CFC production sector</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on the phase-out in the refrigeration sector (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the request for funding for the 2000 annual programme would be submitted at its first Meeting in 2000; and</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to include in its inspection report on the implementation of component 2 of the 1999 programme: the name of the plant and the plant identification number used in the SRIC audit report; CFCs produced; capacity; production level of the year preceding closure (CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFCÔÇæ113 reported separately); production to be closed/reduced; balance to remain in production.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the project proposals to be funded through bilateral cooperation, together with the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review thereon (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, paras. 29 and 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects recommended for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Madagascar: Refrigerant management plan: set up a national recovery and recycling network </u>(France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Madagascar: Refrigerant management plan: training of personnel in charge of control and monitoring of imports of ODS</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Madagascar: Refrigerant management plan: training of trainers and refrigeration technicians </u>(France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Development of halon banking management plan</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Bashar refrigerators</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Sarkisian refrigerators</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co.</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: CFC emission reduction in central air conditioning</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Development of halon banking management plan</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Also on the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the nine projects above at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that a letter would be sent to those countries urging them to take the necessary action to ratify the London Amendment as rapidly as possible.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Refrigerant management plan: recovery and recycling equipment for the MAC sector</u> (Canada) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, paras. 32 and 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project pending submission of a reformulated proposal.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Project preparation of phase-out of use of ODS solvent in production of parts working in high voltage conditions</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>China:</u> <u>Project preparation assistance for enterprises in the city of Shenzhen for the elimination of ODS (CFC-113 and TCA) in the production lines of LC display and TV picture tube</u> (Japan) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 35), and the report of the Chair of the Working Group on the phaseÔÇæout plan for the solvent sector in China (<a href="/media/6350" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/61/Add.1</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above proposals at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Phase-out of methyl bromide use in cut flower and banana production</u> (France) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Egypt: Refrigerant management plan: modification of legal provisions and information system</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Egypt: Refrigerant management plan: implementation of measures to address the informal sector </u>(Germany) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p><u>Egypt: Refrigerant management plan: establishing a national recovery and recycling network </u>(Germany) (<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that the Government of Germany would not proceed with the disbursement of funds approved until the regulatory and legislative requirements and fiscal steps proposed by the Government of Egypt had been put into place and the cost of CFCs had reached US $4/kg.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jordan: Phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in Jordan</u> (Germany)</p><p>(<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, and according to the conditions stipulated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: Preparation of a government strategy to reduce and eliminate the use of CFC refrigerants for servicing and installations on site</u> (Sweden)</p><p>(<a href="/media/6302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/19</a>)</p><p>Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, paras. 42 to 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, on an exceptional basis, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Also on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $368,380 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999;</p><p>(b) US $103,000 against the balance of FinlandÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999;</p><p>(c) US $1,814,641 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999;</p><p>(d) US $4,424,381 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999;</p><p>(e) US $226,000 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999;</p><p>(f) US $430,850 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for the period 1997 through 1999.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having taken note of the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs work programme amendments contained in document <a href="/media/7772" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/20</a>, with the amendment below, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Technical assistance for safety and technical programme to assist SMEs manufacturing aerosol products (phase I)</u> (<a href="/media/7772" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/20</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 1999 work programme amendments contained in document <a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Dominican Republic: Adjustment to customs training project</u> (<a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p><u>Dominican Republic: Renewal of institutional strengthening (Phase II) </u>(<a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p><u>Ethiopia: Renewal of institutional strengthening (Phase II)</u> (<a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p><u>Lesotho: Renewal of institutional strengthening (Phase II)</u> (<a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p><u>Madagascar: Institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6304" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p>Also on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that a letter would be sent to those countries, urging them to ratify the London Amendment as rapidly as possible.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Development of refrigeration training strategy for China</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note that the issue would be discussed by the contact group on refrigerant management plans, and that in light of the conclusions of the contact group the project would be deferred to a future Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sri Lanka: Assistance to develop a refrigerant management programme</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note that the issue would be discussed by the contact group on refrigerant management plans, and that in light of the conclusions of the contact group the project would be deferred to a future Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Togo: Assistance to develop a refrigerant management programme</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note that the issue would be discussed by the contact group on refrigerant management plans, and that in the light of the conclusions of the contact group, the project would therefore be deferred to a future Meeting of the Executive Committee, subject to determination that TogoÔÇÖs Ozone Unit was actually functional.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Development of a manual for the conversion of small and medium-sized enterprises that manufacture domestic and small commercial refrigeration equipment </u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note that the project would be deferred to a future meeting by which time UNEP should have provided additional information on the range of alternative refrigerants to be covered in the manual.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs work programme amendments contained in document <a href="/media/6305" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/22</a>, with the amendment below*, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.</p><p>*Reference to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2946">decision 29/46</a>.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Guatemala: Project preparation for the phase out of 800 tonnes in the methyl bromide sector (melon) </u>(<a href="/media/6305" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that UNIDO would supply to the Secretariat a copy of the letter from the Government of Guatemala to its mission to the United Nations instructing the latter to proceed with ratification of the London and Copenhagen Amendments.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme contained in document <a href="/media/6306" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/23</a> at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve advances on the 2000 work programmes of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as described in document <a href="/media/6307" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/24</a>, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report. &nbsp;Those requests consisted of 15 per cent of the total project preparation requests in the UNIDO and World Bank draft 2000 business plan, and 16.5 per cent of the project preparation costs included in the UNDP 2000 draft business plan.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects recommended for blanket approval, with the exception of the project on the conversion from CFC-11 to methylene chloride/LIA technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane boxfoam at Fasax in Argentina, which was withdrawn by UNDP, at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, subject to any conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chad: Refrigerant management plan: national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerants </u>(UNDP) (<a href="/media/6313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/29</a>)</p><p><u>Chad: Refrigerant management plan: monitoring of the activities included in the refrigerant management plan</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/29</a>)</p><p><u>Chad: Refrigerant management plan: training the trainers of refrigeration technicians</u> (UNEP) (<a href="/media/6313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/29</a>)</p><p><u>Chad: Refrigerant management plan: customs training</u> (UNEP) (<a href="/media/6313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/29</a>)</p><p><u>Dominican Republic: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride/LIA technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (boxfoam) at Espumas del Cibao</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6316" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/32</a>)</p><p><u>Dominican Republic: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (panels and sprayfoam) at Paredomi</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6316" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/32</a>)</p><p><u>Dominican Republic: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride/LIA technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (boxfoam) at Poquinsa</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6316" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/32</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Replacement of refrigerant CFC-12 with HFC-134a and foam blowing agent CFC-11 with HCFC-141b in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration at Austin-Laz and Co. Ltd.</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Replacement of refrigerant CFC-12 with HFC-134a and foam blowing agent CFC-11 with HCFC-141b in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration equipment at De Johnson Ltd.</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Vono Products PLC</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Vito Company (Nig.) Ltd., - Victory Foam</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Rubez (Nig.) Ltd. (Current Foam)</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam at Jafco Industries Limited by conversion to methylene chloride.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride blown technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Betaday Industries Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6331" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/43</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at seven enterprises</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6333" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/45</a>)</p><p>Also on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that a letter would be sent to those Governments urging them to ratify the London Amendment as rapidly as possible.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b or water-blown technology in rigid polyurethane foam (spray) and to water-based formulations in integral skin foam at Comsisa </u>(<a href="/media/6328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/41</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Mexico: Phasing out CFC-11 with cyclopentane and CFC-12 with HFC-134a in the manufacturing plant of commercial refrigerators of Metaplus S.A. de C.V</u> (<a href="/media/6328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/41</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Mexico: Phasing out CFC-11 with HCFC-141b and CFC-12 with HFC-134a in the manufacturing plant of commercial refrigerators at Refrigeraci├│n Duran S.A. de C.V. </u>(<a href="/media/6328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/41</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the three projects for Mexico, submitted for individual consideration; and</p><p>(b) To request UNDP and UNIDO to seek clarification from the Government of Mexico on whether CFCs at prices lower than those currently prevailing in the country were available to enterprises which had not received Multilateral Fund assistance. The projects would remain part of the agenciesÔÇÖ 1999 business plans.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for display cabinets at Vacuum Systems </u>(UNDP) (<a href="/media/6312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/28</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Intertelhas</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/28</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane boxfoam at Fibrasil</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/28</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Brasinj</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/28</a>)</p><p><u>China: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation foam at Henan Bingxiong Refrigeration Truck Plant</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6314" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/30</a>)</p><p><u>China: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation foam at Fushan Anti-Corrosion Insulation Engineering Co. Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6314" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/30</a>)</p><p><u>China: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation foam at Beijing Qianjin Polyurethane Corporation</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6314" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/30</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Tokyo Plast International Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr. 1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to fully water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible molded polyurethane foam at Delite Foam and Polymers</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at National Plastics</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Crystal Electronics and Plastics</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulated thermoware at Mayur Jugs P. Ltd. </u>(UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation at Santech Industries</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation at Saddle Poly Products P. Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam insulation at 24 small and medium-sized enterprises</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible molded polyurethane foam and from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of integral skin polyurethane foam at Harjas Plastic and Metal Components P. Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>India: Conversion from CFC-11 to fully water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible molded polyurethane foam and from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Reactive Polymers Ltd.</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p><u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-based systems (FMF) and HCFC-141b (ISF) in the manufacture of polyurethane foam for automotive and furniture applications at P.T. Yoska Prima Inti</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6322" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/36</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Indonesia: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (sprayfoam, panels, blocks) at Tansri Gani</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6322" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/36</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Also on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to provisionally approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that no funds would be disbursed to the implementing agencies concerned pending the determination of the incremental operating costs associated with foam density, on the basis of the study referred to in paragraph 48 [of document <a href="/media/6270" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/65</a>].</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Colombia: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at selected Colombian enterprises</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6315" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand: Conversion from CFC-11 to LIA technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam, to water-based technology for flexible moulded foam, to water based technology for structural foam/ISF applications and to HCFC-141b technology for rigid polyurethane foam at Great Foam Products Co. Ltd. </u>(UNDP) (<a href="/media/6334" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/46</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 75), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To confirm the current practice that for projects containing several sub-sectors, while costÔÇæeffectiveness thresholds applied to each sub-sector individually as well as to the project as a whole, the implementing agencies had some flexibility in the allocation of funds to eligible equipment or activities in each sub-sector.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Demonstration project for testing methyl bromide alternatives in post-harvest disinfestation for cotton and citrus</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/25</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 77), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, as phase I of an investment project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide in the application.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Phase-out of methyl bromide in strawberry production with alternative chemicals and steam pasteurization</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/25</a>)</p><p><u>Argentina: Phase-out of methyl bromide in protected vegetables and flower crops with alternative chemicals and steam pasteurization</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/25</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 79), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note that the Secretariat and UNIDO would continue their discussion on the projects and report back to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee, and further noted that the two projects would remain in UNIDOÔÇÖs 1999 business plan.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia:</u> <u>Alternatives to the use of methyl bromide on Malaysian timbers</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6327" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/40</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that the demonstration project would be implemented in one year, and would be followed by an investment project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide in the application.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>The halon sector:</u> <u>2000 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6314">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 2000 annual work programme and a 10 per cent agency fee for the World Bank to administer the programme, including a technical audit;</p><p>(b) To establish an additional indicator for cumulative consumption reductions at the enterprise level for the closure and conversion of fire extinguisher manufacturers, which would not be related to the overall calculated reduction in consumption at the country level. The target for the additional indicator up to and including the year 2000 would be 2,780.34 MT.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jordan:</u> <u>Halon management programme for Jordan, halon recovery, recycling and banking</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6325">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/38</a>)</p><p><u>Thailand Halon management programme for Thailand, halon recovery, recycling and banking</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6334">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/46</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 83), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects on the condition that disbursement would proceed now for the technical assistance components but that disbursement for other elements would not proceed until the Committee had approved fire extinguisher conversion projects in those countries.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Replacement of CFC-11 and CFC-12 with cyclopentane and isobutane in the production of refrigerators at Moganshan Electric Appliances Co.</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6314" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 85), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of CFC-12 refrigerator and compressor manufacture to R-600a at GGEAL (Phase II)</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/35</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to continue consultations with the implementing agency and report back to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee. The project would be maintained in the World BankÔÇÖs 1999 business plan.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Conversion to HCFC-141b technology (rigid foam) and HFC-134a (refrigeration) in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Manar</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6330" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/42</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project with support costs of 6 per cent at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syria: Refrigerant management plan: training of the established refrigeration technician including train the trainers</u> (UNEP) (<a href="/media/6333" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/45</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Refrigerant management plan: establish regulations and legislation</u> (UNEP) (<a href="/media/6333" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/45</a>)</p><p><u>Syria: Refrigerant management plan: training of custom officials</u> (UNEP) (<a href="/media/6333" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/45</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex IV to the present report, with the exception of the recovery and recycling project which was subsequently withdrawn by Germany.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Strategy plan of ODS phase-out from production of extruded polyethylene and polystyrene foams sub-sector of China</u> (<a href="/media/6338" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/50</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNIDO to carry out further work in conjunction with the Secretariat in order to demonstrate that the strategy complied with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2846">decision 28/46</a>, and to refine the project so as to eliminate references to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2550">decision 25/50</a>, part (d), which was not applicable, and to report back to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p><u>Tobacco sector plan for CFC-11 phase-out in China</u> (<a href="/media/6339" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/51</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, para. 99), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNIDO to continue its discussions with the Secretariat in order to finalize its work on the sector plan and report back to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p><u>Resource allocation</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of both the Chief Officer and the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/17</a>, paras. 100 and 101), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to proceed in the manner which the Chief Officer had described.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Belize, Madagascar and Myanmar, noting that approval of the country programmes did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels; and</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of Belize, Madagascar and Myanmar to present annually to the Executive Committee information on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 1999 to 31 December 2000, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2001.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p><u>Revision of the guidelines for the methyl bromide sector</u></p><p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To commend the working group and its facilitator on the progress made;</p><p>(b) To reconstitute the working group from members of the new Executive Committee to conclude the work on the guidelines for the methyl bromide sector;</p><p>(c) To include the subject of the revision of the guidelines for the methyl bromide sector in the agenda for the next meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat, in conjunction with the relevant implementing agencies, to develop draft project templates for cost categories for specific priority applications; and</p><p>(e) To continue using the existing guidelines until the new guidelines had been completed.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 1 October, 1999 consensus agreement for the Indian production sector (contained in annex VI [to document <a href="/media/6270" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/65</a>]); and</p><p>(b) To give a high priority to the funding of the said agreement.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p><u>Report of the Contact Group on Refrigerant Management Plans</u></p><p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To commend the contact group and its facilitator for the progress made;</p><p>(b) To reconstitute the contact group from the members of the new Executive Committee; and</p><p>(c) To include refrigerant management plans as an item of the agenda of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the documents on the subject, including an analysis prepared by the World Bank on past experience with concessional loans, and the proposed framework contained in pages 4 and 5 of document <a href="/media/6347" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/59</a>, as a useful basis for further discussion, and to seek the guidance of the Meeting of the Parties on how to proceed further.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee had before it document <a href="/media/6348" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/60</a>. The representative of the Secretariat explained that it had been drawn up in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2849">decision 28/49</a>, and that its various parts corresponded to the parts of that decision. Pending the provision of information from the implementing agencies on the amount of administrative work involved in retroactive projects, information which had been requested for the current meeting but not supplied in time, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the level of administrative support costs for retroactive projects would be set at 6 per cent.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>With regard to the information supplied by the World Bank on the services provided by financial intermediaries, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the World Bank to clarify which of those services, strictly speaking, could fall under the heading of project preparation and to report to the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the other implementing agencies to report to the Executive Committee at its Thirtieth Meeting on the arrangements which they made to have such services performed;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to examine the above-noted issues related to administrative costs at the time of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>DRAFT REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the report, on the understanding that it would be updated to reflect the decisions taken by the Executive Committee itself.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>Following a discussion of the composition of the two Sub-Committees, on the basis of a draft proposal presented by the Chairman, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, from the year 2000 onwards, the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, in addition to having three members from Article 5 countries and three members from non-Article 5 countries, would each have a seventh member. In even-numbered years, the seventh member on the Sub-Committee on Project Review would be from the group of non-Article 5 countries and the seventh member on the SubÔÇæCommittee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance would be from the group of Article 5 countries. In odd-numbered years, the opposite would hold true.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Chairs of the two Sub-Committees, at future meetings, to indicate those parts of their reports that they would wish to see reflected in the report adopted by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to place the adopted reports of the Sub-Committees on the website of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

29th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its Thirtieth Meeting from 29 to 31 March 2000, in Montreal, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review.</p>

General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Groups

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs, Groups <p>Following a proposal by the representative of Sweden, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to establish an open-ended contact group, with Sweden as convenor, in order to consider the question of policy on HCFC use as an interim technology and that the outcome of the group's work would be discussed under "Other matters".</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation, Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to include an item on concessional lending in the agenda of its ThirtyÔÇæfirst Meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, Groups <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to re-establish the Working Group on Revision of the Guidelines for Methyl Bromide Projects, composed of Australia, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, India, Netherlands, Tunisia, Uganda (convenor) and the United States of America.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to re-establish the Subgroup on the Production Sector, composed of Australia (convenor), Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, India and the United States of America.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the Treasurer's report.</p><p>(b) To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to pay their outstanding contributions to the Fund;</p><p>(c) To take note of the status of the Fund for the period 1991-2000 as at 31 March 2000 (see annex I to the present report);</p><p>(d) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 31 March 2000 stood at US $37,920,781.</p>

Desk studies and evaluations, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS Disposal, Project completion reports

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS Disposal, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6220">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 7 and 8), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the final report on the 1999 evaluation of refrigeration projects and draft follow-up action plan (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6221">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/5</a>);</p><p>(b) As a follow-up to the decision in paragraph 32(b) in the report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2613">decision 26/13</a>, paragraphs (a) and (b), to request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to develop definitions and procedures leading to more transparency and consistency in calculating ODS phase-out in project documents and project completion reports (PCRs), and to report on the results to the Thirty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To add the following paragraph to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">decision 28/2</a>:ÔÇ£To request the agencies to withhold, wherever possible, part of the project funding or reimbursement of cost until proof of disposal and destruction of equipment has been provided.ÔÇØ</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to establish, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, lists of key parts for standard equipment which need to be destroyed or rendered unusable, while other parts to be specified could be used as spare parts or in a service department, e.g. leak detectors, and in so doing to identify suitable mechanisms to verify destruction; and</p><p>(e) To request implementing agencies to inform the National Ozone Units (NOUs) of the purpose and outcome of all missions by their staff and consultants to the countries concerned, and always to involve NOUs in project identification and preparation.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Desk studies and evaluations, Institutional strengthening

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Desk studies and evaluations, Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 10), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the final report on the 1999 evaluation of institutional strengthening projects and draft follow-up action plan (<a href="/media/6222" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/6</a> and Corr.1);</p><p>(b) To urge all Article 5 countries with institutional strengthening projects to ensure that:</p><p>(i) the National Ozone Unit is given a clear mandate and responsibility to carry out the day-to-day work in order to prepare, coordinate and, where relevant, implement the government's activities to meet its commitments under the Montreal Protocol; this also requires access to decision-makers and enforcement agencies;</p><p>(ii) the National Ozone Unit's position, capacities, and continuity of officers, resources and lines of command within the authority in charge of ozone issues are such that the National Ozone Unit can carry out its task satisfactorily;</p><p>(iii) a specified high-level officer or a post within the authority is given overall responsibility for supervising the work of the National Ozone Unit and ensuring that action taken is adequate to meet commitments under the Protocol;</p><p>(iv) necessary support structures, such as steering committees or advisory groups are established, involving other appropriate authorities, the private sector and nonÔÇægovernmental organizations, etc.;</p><p>(v) personnel and financial resources and equipment provided by the Multilateral Fund are fully allocated to the task of eliminating ODS consumption and production and are made available to the National Ozone Unit;</p><p>(vi) annual work plans for the National Ozone Unit are prepared and integrated in the authorities' internal planning processes;</p><p>(vii) a reliable system to collect and monitor data on ozone depleting substances imports, exports and production is established; and</p><p>(viii) measures taken and problems encountered are reported to the Secretariat and/or the implementing agency in charge of the institutional strengthening project when required by the Executive Committee.</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat, in collaboration with interested Article 5 and nonÔÇæArticle 5 countries and the implementing agencies, to prepare general principles for agreements between governments and the implementing agencies on new and renewed institutional strengthening projects which incorporate the elements under (b), while recognizing that the agreements should be appropriate and adaptable to the specific situation in different countries. These principles should emphasize that action to be undertaken should be stated in general terms only in the institutional strengthening agreement;</p><p>(d) To instruct the implementing agency in charge of the institutional strengthening project to follow up the phase-out status and problems encountered by the National Ozone Unit and discuss and propose possible solutions with them;</p><p>(e) To instruct all implementing agencies to ensure that their project proposals are based on the current strategic planning of the Article 5 country government and ensure that the National Ozone Unit is fully involved in the planning and preparation of projects, regularly provide National Ozone Units with information on the progress of project implementation and assist them in improving their capacity to monitor and evaluate projects implemented and their impact at the country level;</p><p>(f) To request the implementing agencies to define a procedure to justify reallocation of funds among the budget lines of institutional strengthening projects and report to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</p><p>(g) To request UNEP and UNIDO to review whether quarterly progress reporting can be extended to six-month intervals and to report thereon to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

Country programme, Institutional strengthening, Project completion reports

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme, Institutional strengthening, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 12 and 13), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revised PCR format for investment projects (Annex I to document <a href="/media/6224" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/7</a>);</p><p>(b) To take note of the proposed revised overall assessment scheme for investment projects (Appendix to Annex I to document <a href="/media/6224" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/7</a>);</p><p>(c) To agree on the principle of a quantification and the three indicators proposed (ODS phaseÔÇæout, cost and implementation delays) (Appendix to Annex I to document <a href="/media/6224" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/7</a>);</p><p>(d) To request that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, in association with the implementing agencies, continue refining the content and wording of the assessment scheme and report on the results to the Thirty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to continue dialogue with the implementing agencies and National Ozone Units, including through the use of network meetings, on the suggested format for terminal reports and extension requests for institutional strengthening projects, to see how the process could be further streamlined and how the work could be divided between the implementing agencies and the National Ozone Units so that there would be no additional burden on the National Ozone Units;</p><p>(f) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to indicate the differences between existing report formats and proposed formats so that members of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation and Finance might compare the work involved in completing each version of the reports;</p><p>(g) To request that future proposals for country programme updates be accompanied by an assessment of the results achieved under the approved country programme.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6220">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 18 and 19), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6226">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/9</a>;</p><p>(b) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to present a desk study on recovery and recycling projects to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee, as an addition to the work programme for monitoring and evaluation for the year 2000, taking into account the discussions held and the suggestions made in the Sub-Committee.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 20) and noting that progress had been reported, <u>decided</u> that the following projects should not be cancelled but should continue to be monitored closely:</p><p>(i) Recovery and recycling of refrigerant (PRC/REF/20/TAS/04) (UNDP);</p><p>(ii) Adzen S.A. C.I.F. (ARG/REF/19/INV/43) (World Bank);</p><p>(iii) P.T. Foamindo Industri Uretan (IDS/FOA/11/INV/12) (World Bank);</p><p>(iv) P.T. Erlangga Trimanunggal Kusumah (IDS/FOA/13/INV/16) (World Bank);</p><p>(v) Positive Foam Industry (IDS/FOA/15/INV/19) (World Bank);</p><p>(vi) Suavestar: flexible foam slabstock (ARG/FOA/20/INV/48) (UNDP);</p><p>(vii) Nutal: commercial ref. inv. (VEN/REF/17/INV/40) (UNDP);</p><p>(viii) Andina: domestic ref. inv. (PER/REF/15/INV/04) (UNDP);</p><p>(ix) Institutional strengthening for the phase-out of ODS in Mozambique (MOZ/SEV/15/INS/03) (UNEP);</p><p>(x) Coldair, Modern Refrigerator &amp; Metal Furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries (SUD/REF/19/INV/06) (UNIDO);</p><p>(xi) Real Value Appliances Ltd. (IND/HAL/18/INV/60) (World Bank);</p><p>(xii) Elimination of CFCs in domestic refrigerator production plants in Aurora (ARG/REF/18/INV/35) (World Bank);</p><p>(xiii) Piragua S.A., and Piragua San Luis (ARG/REF/18/INV/36) (World Bank).</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 20) and noting that there had been minimal progress in the project Musimassejahtera Abadi (IDS/FOA/15/INV/30) (World Bank), <u>decided</u> to request the World Bank to ascertain whether there was likely to be any progress and to report back for a decision at the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 20), <u>decided</u> to withhold future funding for projects in Kenya pending resolution of the UNIDO demurrage charge issue*.</p><ul><li>By <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3311">decision 33/11</a>, the Executive Committee decided "that <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3012">decision 30/12</a> should no longer be applied"</li></ul>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 22 and 23), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for the year 2000 (<a href="/media/6227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/10</a> and Corr.1);</p><p>(b) That countries which had not ratified the London Amendment might be maintained in the 2000 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to write to Parties which had not ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol requesting them to proceed rapidly with ratification;</p><p>(d) Also to request the implementing agencies to emphasize further the need to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in their consultations with Article 5 Parties;</p><p>(e) To adopt the disbursement target of US $148.8 million and the phase-out target of 29,542 ODP tonnes for the year 2000.</p>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 26), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom (<a href="/media/6229" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/11</a> and Corr.1);</p><p>(b) To urge that, when preparing business plans for bilateral cooperation, there should be ongoing discussion among the bilateral donors, the implementing agencies and the Fund Secretariat in order to avoid overlapping and to provide consistency;</p><p>(c) To note the explanations given by the representative of Sweden concerning the projects in its business plan for bilateral cooperation in 2000;</p><p>(d) To request the Government of France to review the chiller replacement projects in its business plan in the light of decisions taken by the Executive Committee on the funding of such projects.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 27-29), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the revised business plan of UNDP for the year 2000 (<a href="/media/6231" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/12</a> and Corr.1), while noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor of their funding level;</p><p>(b) To reaffirm the targets set by the Executive Committee in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2914">decision 29/14</a> as 13,646 ODP tonnes for the target "ODP phased out from previous approvals" and 100% for the target "satisfactory project completion reports received";</p><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Secretariat's comments in the year 2000 business plan of UNDP and sub paragraph (b) above and the figure of 6,750 ODP tonnes as the performance indicator for net emissions/reductions of ODP resulting from implementation delays/early project completion.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 30-31), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the revised business plan of UNEP for the year 2000 (<a href="/media/6233" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/13</a>), while noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor of their funding level;</p><p>(b) To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Secretariat's comments in the year 2000 business plan of UNEP.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 32-34), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the revised business plan of UNIDO for the year 2000 (<a href="/media/6234" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/14</a> and Corr.1), while noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor of their funding level;</p><p>(b) To take note of the performance indicators for non-weighted non-investment projects, namely, one to two countries for the indicatorÔÇ£Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries either as a result of networking, training, information exchange, CP development and/or institutional strengtheningÔÇØ and 5 10 ODP tonnes to result from ongoing training programmes in the recovery and recycling projects;</p><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Secretariat's comments in the year 2000 business plan of UNIDO and sub paragraph (b) above;</p><p>(d) To note the revisions to UNIDO's business plan to replace the tobacco sector project in its contingency list and to add to its business plan's contingency list contingency projects that might be used to replace projects for Kenya.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, paras. 35-37), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the revised business plan of the World Bank for the year 2000 (<a href="/media/6236" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/15</a>), while noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor of their funding level;</p><p>(b) To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Secretariat's comments in the year 2000 business plan of the World Bank.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 39), <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to liaise with the implementing agencies to refine further the un obligated balances and un-liquidated obligations included in Table 1 of the document <a href="/media/6238" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/17</a>, and to indicate a time for return of the balances to the Fund in time for the Thirty-first Meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/4</a>, para. 41), <u>decided</u>:</p><p>a) To request the implementing agencies to submit their final reports to the Thirty-first Meeting, using the format of the consolidated report contained in annex II to <a href="/media/6240" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/19</a>, including baseline data as well as the latest total consumption data, in time for the Secretariat to prepare and submit a consolidated report to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to include baseline data as well as the latest total consumption data in the summary in its consolidated report.</p>

Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para. 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the funding for additional individual project preparation activities in countries which were preparing sector plans for terminal phase-out, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) It was clear that the sectoral strategy in preparation was unlikely to be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval for at least six months;</p><p>(b) The country concerned had stated in a letter its intention to adhere to a sectoral strategy; and</p><p>(c) The implementing agency provided an assurance in the request for funding that the project could be adjusted, as appropriate, and incorporated into the sectoral strategy.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 11 and 12) and in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3061">Decision 30/61</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the work programme activities for preparation of project proposals related to refrigerant management plans for low-volume consuming countries on the basis of the current guidelines;</p><p>(b) To defer the relevant work programme activities for non-low-volume consuming countries pending a decision on revised guidelines for refrigerant management plans.</p>

Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 13 and 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That requests for project preparation should be considered on a case-by-case basis if the request was for project preparation in a country for which projects approved, but not yet implemented, would phase out over 80 per cent of their consumption of ozone-depleting substances, as contained in the latest available data reported to the Ozone Secretariat;</p><p>(b) That, following the intent of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a>, when a project preparation request was submitted for a country and that country already had projects that were approved but not yet implemented which would phase out more than 80 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline consumption, the implementing agency should provide a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors;</p><p>(c) To approve all the proposed project preparation activities, with the exception of those in Indonesia and Lebanon, on the understanding that the implementing agencies would provide the information required under subparagraph (b) above, with regard to the delineation of the remaining consumption in all sectors of the country;</p><p>(d) To note that subparagraphs (a) and (b) above would supersede subparagraph (d) (i) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2351">decision 23/51</a> and subparagraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2747">decision 27/47</a>, respectively.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 15-17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve project preparation funding for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Nigeria;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to send a letter to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libyan Arab Jamahiriya urging them to take the necessary action to ratify the London Amendment as rapidly as possible.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 18 and 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed project preparation for contingency projects.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 20-22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for projects to be submitted after 2000.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6242">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 23 and 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of project preparation requests for the production sector until technical audits had been undertaken.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para. 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation from the Governments of Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland, as contained in document <a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Moldova: Initiating early phase-out of methyl bromide through awareness raising, policy development and demonstration/training activities</u> (Canada) (<a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1);</p><p><u>Georgia: Initiating early phase-out of methyl bromide through awareness raising, policy development and demonstration/training activities</u> (Canada) (<a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1).</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 27 and 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, &nbsp;subject to the proviso that there should be no overlap with any project from the Czech Republic. If this was the case, then funds would not be disbursed for CanadaÔÇÖs projects, and the value of them would be offset against future bilateral projects.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Amendment to refrigerant management plan implementation</u> (Canada) (<a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Halon banking management plan in West Asia countries: Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen</u> (jointly implemented by France and Germany) (<a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1).</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 29-32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Kenya: Development of an investment project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in vegetable production</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/6245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/22</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 33-34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, on the understanding that project preparation would be deferred until such time as the impediment to the implementation of already approved projects had been removed.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $175,000 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000;</p><p>(b) US $123,375 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000;</p><p>(c) US $971,653 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Barbados: Development of refrigerant management plans</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Brunei: Darussalam: Development of refrigerant management plans</u> <a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Maldives: Development of refrigerant management plans</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr.1).</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para.40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Policy assistance for the design and implementation of an ozone-depleting substances import/export licensing system</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered paragraphs 41 and 42 of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Training for the refrigeration servicing sector (Phase III)</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p><u>Argentina: Customs training</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1).</p><p>Having considered paragraphs 41 and 42 of the report of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>) and in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3061">Decision 30/61</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project proposals pending a decision by the Executive Committee on refrigerant management plans.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: develop policy and customs training strategies</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 43 and 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project for funding at a level of US $50,000.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Enhancing the capability of local agricultural organizations and non-governmental organizations in methyl bromide communication (10 countries)</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6247">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p><u>Policy development assistance to prevent future methyl bromide growth in low methyl bromideÔÇæconsuming countries</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6247">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6242">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 46 and 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above methyl bromide projects, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Implementing agencies be requested to ensure that the information and expertise generated in their projects be shared with other implementing agencies to inform future project development;</p><p>(b) UNEP be requested, in its annual business planning, to examine and re-prioritize its core programme to increase the effort directed towards information dissemination and awareness raising on emerging needs such as methyl bromide;</p><p>(c) UNEP also be requested to make every effort to incorporate any future projects of this nature within its re-prioritized core programme.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Workshop for halon banking management plan in West Asia countries (Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 31 and 32, and 48 and 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>West Asia region military ozone-depleting substances workshop</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 50-52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, as amended, at a funding level of US $150,000 to enable it to be held in conjunction with a global military environmental conference.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Long-term strategy for collection, storage, disposal and destruction of ozone-depleting substances and ozone-depleting substances containing equipment</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 53-54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the above project proposal until related issues to which it gave rise had been addressed by the Open ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at its twentieth meeting, in July 2000;</p><p>(b) To note the explanation of the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat to the effect that, upon receipt of letters of request from Parties, the Ozone Secretariat could include the issue as an item on the agenda of the twentieth meeting of the Open ended Working Group.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Develop materials to educate children on ozone layer protection</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p><u>Adapting existing audio-visual materials to promote control of illegal trade in ozone depleting substances</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p><u>New awareness raising activities and materials for dissemination to the general public</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p><u>Organizing a global video competition on ozone layer protection</u> (<a href="/media/6247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/23</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 56-58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 9 to 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the following project proposals pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3022">Decision 30/22</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Brazil: technical assistance for RMP development;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Colombia: technical assistance for RMP development;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Nigeria: technical assistance for RMP development;</p><p>(b) To defer the following project proposals pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">Decision 30/23</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Indonesia: preparation of 5 projects in the rigid foam sub-sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Indonesia: preparation of two projects in the commercial refrigeration sub-sector;</p><p>(c) To note that UNDP had withdrawn the project proposal for the preparation of two aerosol projects in India and had deferred the project proposal for technical assistance for RMP development in India;</p><p>(d) To approve, pursuant to Decisions 30/21, 30/23, 30/24, and 30/25 and subject to the above amendments, UNDP 2000 work programme contained in document <a href="/media/6249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/24</a>, at the level of funding and conditions indicated in annex II to the present report.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 9 to 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project proposal for the preparation of an investment project in the refrigeration (transportation) sector in China;</p><p>(b) To approve the project proposal for the preparation of a phase-out project in the fumigants (methyl bromide) sector in Kenya, on the understanding that project preparation would be deferred until such time as the impediment to the implementation of already approved projects had been removed;</p><p>(c) To defer the following project proposals pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3022">Decision 30/22</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Algeria: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Iran: Preparation of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Mexico: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Venezuela: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan;</p><p>(d) To defer the following project proposal pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3023">Decision 30/23</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Lebanon: Preparation of an investment project in the commercial refrigeration sector;</p><p>(e) To defer the following project proposals pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3027">Decision 30/27</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea: Preparation of projects in the CFC production sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Romania: Preparation of a project in the CFC production sector;</p><p>(f) To note that the project proposal for a strategy for the preparation of refrigerant management plan in Nigeria had been withdrawn because a similar project proposal had been approved under the UNDP 2000 work programme;</p><p>(g) To approve, pursuant to Decisions 30/21, 30/23, 30/24, and 30/26 and subject to the above amendments, the UNIDO 2000 work programme contained in document <a href="/media/6250" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/25</a>, at the level of funding and conditions indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 68 to 70) and in light of the discussion on the project proposal for the preparation of an investment project in the refrigeration (transportation) sector in China; the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the draft guidelines for the transportation refrigeration sector should be prepared as soon as possible.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 9 to 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the following project proposals:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) China: Project preparation in the foam general sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) China: Project preparation in the solvents general (process agent) sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) India: Preparation of projects in the industrial refrigeration and chiller sub-sectors;</p><p>(b) To defer the following project proposals pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3027">Decision 30/27</a>:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Argentina: Project preparation in the CFC production sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) China: Project preparation in the CTC production sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) China: Project preparation in the TCA production sector;</p><p>(c) To approve, pursuant to Decisions 30/21, 30/23, 30/25 and 30/26, and subject to the above amendments, the World Bank 2000 work programme contained in document <a href="/media/6252" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/26</a>, at the level of funding and conditions indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects recommended for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, &nbsp;subject to any conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>Phase-out of methyl bromide in strawberry, protected vegetables and cut flower production</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6253" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/27</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 83 and 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report, with the agreed conditions set out in annex III.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Senegal: RMP: Assistance with adoption of legislation</u> (UNEP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6258">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/31</a>)</p><p><u>Senegal: RMP: Recovery and recycling scheme</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6258">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/31</a>)</p><p><u>Senegal: RMP: Demonstration retrofit</u> (France) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6258">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/31</a>)</p><p><u>Senegal: RMP: Hydrocarbon retrofit</u> (Switzerland) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6258">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6242">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 85 and 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above projects to a subsequent meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China: Year 2000 Annual Plan for the China CFC Production Sector</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6254" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/28</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 87-89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>India: CFC Production Sector Gradual Phase-out ProjectÔÇô 2000 Annual Programme</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6257" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 90-92), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to distribute the report on performance audits to verify 1999 production to the members of the Executive Committee who would examine it and consider approval of the year 2000 annual programme. In the absence of objections from any member, the Secretariat would be requested to authorize the Treasurer to disburse funding in the amount of US $11 million, and US $880,000 in support costs, to the World Bank and report to the Thirty-first Meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental operating costs, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Manufacture of rigid polyurethane spray foam and integral skin foam at Comsisa </u>(<a href="/media/6244"></a><a href="/media/6243" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/21</a>/Rev.1 and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Mexico: Manufacture of commercial refrigerators at Metalplus </u>(<a href="/media/6243" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/21</a>.Rev.1 and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Mexico: &nbsp;Manufacture of commercial refrigeration at Refrigeraci├│n Duran </u>(<a href="/media/6243" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/21</a>.Rev.1 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 93 and 94), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Refrigeraci├│n Duran and Metalplus projects at the level of funding indicated in annex II to the present report;</p><p>(b) To defer consideration of the Comsisa project which would, however, continue to be considered as part of UNDPÔÇÖs 1999 business plan;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to produce a document for the Thirty-first Meeting presenting historical data on the relevant decisions of the Executive Committee and the methodologies used to establish incremental operating costs or savings arising from the replacements of CFCs by substitute chemicals in projects funded by the Multilateral Fund. Until that paper was considered, the present arrangements for determining the prices of chemicals would continue to be followed;</p><p>(d) To try and find a way forward with Mexico which respected both the rules of the Multilateral Fund and the unique situation of Mexico.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of domestic refrigeration manufacture at GGEAL </u>(<a href="/media/6244" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/21/Rev.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project, on an exceptional basis, at a funding level of US $2,050,000.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Phase-out strategy for the tobacco sector in China</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6242">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 97-100), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve in principle US $11 million for the implementation of the sector plan;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO, in consultation with the Secretariat, to prepare a draft agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, governing disbursement modalities, performance requirements and monitoring procedures of the sector plan for submission to the Executive Committee at its Thirty-second Meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Technical issues of foam density, as contained in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2922">decision 29/22</a></u></p><p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6242">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/20</a>, paras. 103-104), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To await the completion of the study requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2922">decision 29/22</a> (a) before reconsidering the relevant projects; and</p><p>(b) To urge the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to ensure that the study would be completed for submission to the Executive Committee at its Thirty-first Meeting.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 29 March 2000 agreement on the phase-out of ozone depleting substances in ChinaÔÇÖs solvent sector (annex IV);</p><p>(b) To approve the first payment under the agreement in the amount of US $6,750,000 and US $675,000 in support costs to UNDP.</p><p>(c) To note with appreciation the work of the Working Group on the Phase out of Ozone depleting Substances in ChinaÔÇÖs solvent sector and to dissolve it.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the question of strategic planning should be discussed informally immediately prior to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee and should also be included in the agenda of that Meeting for formal consideration;</p><p>(b) To request those members who had made detailed comments to submit them in written form to the Secretariat as early as possible;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper containing the above comments and to provide it, together with the information summary prepared by the meeting of the informal advisory group, held in Paris from 19-21 January 2000, to Executive Committee members for the informal discussions to be held immediately prior to the Thirty-first Meeting;</p><p>(d) That the development of an overall strategy should be thorough and careful;</p><p>(e) That, in the meantime, however, in order to facilitate the process, to request the implementing agencies involved with institutional strengthening in those Article 5 countries unable to comply with the CFC freeze and also with the 2002 freeze on halons and methyl bromide to contact urgently the National Ozone Units of the countries concerned to assess what activities may need to be undertaken to ensure compliance; and</p><p>(f) To request the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to report to the Thirty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee on the results of the above contacts with the National Ozone Units with proposals for recommendations to be taken into account by the Executive Committee in their deliberations on activities of the implementing agencies.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion which touched upon the question of the lack of up-to-date baseline data, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the China country programme update with appreciation, while noting that it was not for the Executive Committee to change a document approved by the relevant national authorities;</p><p>(b) To encourage UNDP and the Government of China to revise the data on ozone depleting substances included in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6264">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/36</a>, taking account of the comments made by the Secretariat as appropriate.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee considered the country programme for Grenada (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6265">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/37</a>) and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Grenada country programme, noting that approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor of their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Grenada to present information to the Executive Committee annually on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 April 2000 to 31 December 2000, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2001.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Based on the report of the convenor of the Subgroup, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the SecretariatÔÇÖs request to proceed with the technical audit of the CFC production sector in Argentina;</p><p>(b) When required, to allow a country which was not a member of the Subgroup but whose project was being considered by it to attend its meetings in order to provide data and answer questions;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to draw up an inventory of the remaining production plants for substances included in Annex A and Annex B to the Montreal Protocol in Article 5 countries and to use that information to reflect on its strategic and work planning and assist it in making future recommendations to the Executive Committee pertaining to priority assignments;</p><p>(d) Also to request the Secretariat to explore, within the United Nations financial rules, the feasibility of using the competitive bid process once only to identify a small number of audit contractors who could be used from time to time, with a view to accelerating the audit process;</p><p>(e) Further to request all members of the Subgroup to provide the Secretariat with their designated focal points to facilitate future communication between meetings.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, until new guidelines for refrigerant management plans had been adopted, the existing guidelines would continue to be applied.</p>

30th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its Thirty-first Meeting from 5 to 7 July 2000 at the United Nations Office in Geneva, preceded by an informal meeting of the Committee on 2 July 2000. The meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review would be held at the same venue on 3 and 4 July 2000.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report;</p><p>(b) To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to pay their outstanding contributions to the Fund;</p><p>(c) To take note of the status of the Fund as at 5 July 2000 (see annex I to the present report);</p><p>(d) To note that the resources of the Fund as at 5 July 2000 stood at US $24.74 million;</p><p>(e) To request the Treasurer to prepare for submission to the Committee at its 32<sup>nd</sup> meeting a status report on the implementation of paragraph 6 of decision XI/6 of the Parties;</p><p>(f) To entrust to the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance consideration of issues pertaining to contributions at future meetings of the Executive Committee.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the following guidelines for the return of unobligated balances from completed projects, as proposed in document <a href="/media/6140" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/6</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies should return remaining unobligated (unencumbered) balances as soon as possible, but not later than one year following project completion, with the amount returned specified by project;</li><li>Implementing agencies should report on the reasons why any unobligated (unencumbered) balances could not be returned within the required time-frame and when they would be returned;</li><li>Full accounting of funds returned during the calendar year of reporting should be provided by project in the annual progress and financial reports;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to develop procedures and formats for applying the above guidelines and to investigate ways of dealing with the balances from recurring projects. The format should include the date of completion, the level of approved funding, the amount disbursed to date and, of the balance, how much had been obligated, how much was unobligated, and how much had been returned;</li></ol><p>(c) &nbsp; &nbsp; To take note of the return of US$ 525,161 from UNDP.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Taking into account the SecretariatÔÇÖs report on projects with implementation delays (<a href="/media/6141" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/7</a>) and having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To continue monitoring the following projects closely:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Recovery and recycling of refrigerant project in the Congo (PRC/REF/20/TAS/04) (UNDP);</li><li>Suavestar: flexible foam slabstock project in Argentina (ARG/FOA/20/INV/48)(UNDP);</li><li>Coldair, Modern Refrigerator &amp; Metal Furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries in Sudan (SUD/REF/19/INV/06)(UNIDO);</li><li>Adzen S.A. C.I.F. in Argentina (ARG/REF/19/INV/43)(World Bank):</li><li>P.T. Foamindo Industri Uretan in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/11/INV/12)(World Bank);</li><li>P.T. Erlangga Trimanunggal Kusumah in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/13/INV/16)(World Bank);</li><li>Positive Foam Industry in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/INV/19)(World Bank);</li><li>Nutal: commercial refrigeration investment project in Venezuela (VEN/REF/17/INV/40)(UNDP), noting that it would be completed by the end of 2000;</li><li>Real Value Appliances Ltd. in India (IND/HAL/18/INV/60)(World Bank);</li></ul><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Pakistan on the possible cancellation of the following projects at the 32nd meeting:</p><ul><li>Singer foam project in Pakistan (PAK/FOA/29/INV/21)(World Bank);</li><li>Foam project at Refrigerators Manufacturing Company in Pakistan (PAK/FOA/29/INV/31)(World Bank);</li></ul><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>Also to request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Pakistan stating that the proposed revised completion date of 2003 for the following projects was not acceptable and that a completion date of 2001, as suggested by the World Bank, should be used:</li></ol><ul><li>Dawlance foam project in Pakistan (PAK/FOA/29/INV/26)(World Bank);</li><li>United foam project in Pakistan (PAK/FOA/29/INV/27)(World Bank);</li></ul><p>(d) Having noted the information provided by the representative of UNIDO concerning the demurrage charge issue in Kenya, to request UNIDO to pursue the matter and report back to the Secretariat to enable it to provide an update to the Executive Committee at its 32nd meeting.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 14 and 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the consolidated progress report (<a href="/media/6142" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/8</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To note the levels of unobligated balances held by the implementing agencies and bilateral donors shown in the consolidated progress report;</li><li>To encourage the implementing agencies to work on simplifying their internal procedures;</li><li>To decide that any project preparation funding request by an implementing agency must be accompanied by a letter from the country in order to be approved.</li><li>To monitor closely the implementation of the remaining five projects approved in 1992 on a meeting-by-meeting basis, in the context of projects with implementation delays, until those projects were completed;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to consult with the implementing agencies on the feasibility of closing project preparation accounts annually or biennially and to submit a concise report on the matter to the Executive Committee at its 32nd meeting.</li></ol>

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 17 and 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports on bilateral cooperation submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States (<a href="/media/6144" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/9</a>), as well as that of the Government of Belgium;</li><li>Also to note that the Government of Australia had returned the balance (US$ 91,869.87) from the methyl bromide demonstration project in Kenya (KEN/FUM/21/DEM/12) by way of an additional cash contribution prior to the current meeting for reprogramming and planned to submit a cancellation report on the project to the 32nd meeting;</li><li>To request the bilateral agencies to strive to achieve the same rate of disbursement (70 per cent for all funded projects) as required for the implementing agencies by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-244">decision 24/4</a>;</li><li>Also to request the Governments of France, Germany and the United States to provide the 32nd meeting of the Executive Committee with reports on projects with implementation delays.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 20 and 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNDP (<a href="/media/6145" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/10</a>);</li><li>To note that reports on projects classified with implementation delays identified in the consolidated progress report (<a href="/media/6142" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/8</a>, annex I) would be submitted to the 32nd meeting in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-262">decision 26/2</a>;</li><li>To request that an additional status report be submitted to the 32nd meeting on the following projects, due to the late submission of UNDPÔÇÖs progress report:</li></ol><ul><li>CINTER S.R.L. Elimination of CFC use in the manufacture of sandwich polyurethane panels in Argentina (ARG/FOA/15/INV/14);</li><li>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Nuvel Corp. S.A. in Argentina (ARG/FOA/18/INV/27);</li><li>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Piero SAIC in Argentina (ARG/FOA/18/INV/30);</li><li>Elimination of the use of CFC's in the manufacture of sandwich panels and spray foams at Montisol Argentina S.A. and Art Nouveau Puntana, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/FOA/18/INV/33);</li><li>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators and display cabinets at TREVI in Argentina (ARG/REF/23/INV/60);</li><li>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of sandwich polyurethane panels and spray foams at BONANO in Argentina (ARG/REF/23/INV/61);</li><li>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at FPV S.A. in Argentina (ARG/FOA/22/INV/56);</li><li>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of rigid foam blocks for insulated trailers at FRUEHAUF in Argentina (ARG/FOA/23/INV/65);</li><li>Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstocks) at Suavestar S.A. in Argentina (ARG/FOA/20/INV/48);</li><li>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of sandwich polyurethane panels and spray foams at Calofrig Asilaciones Jacobi S.A.I.C. in Argentina (ARG/FOA/22/INV/57);</li><li>Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerant in Bolivia (BOL/REF/20/TAS/04);</li><li>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of polyurethane foam at Trambusti Naue in Brazil (BRA/FOA/22/INV/66);</li><li>Elimination of CFCs 11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic freezers at DEBAO Refrigeration Equipment Co. Ltd. in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/233);</li><li>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of rigid PU foam in seven plants in Egypt (EGY/FOA/15/INV/36);</li><li>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam at Al-Sharif Plastic Factories in Egypt (EGY/FOA/09/INV/10);</li><li>Elimination of CFCs 11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Prado S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador (ELS/REF/22/INV/03);</li><li>Project preparation for two projects in the foam sector (ELS/FOA/24/PRP/05);</li><li>Global MAC project: Phase 3 (GLO/REF/24/TAS/159);</li><li>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible cold-cured moulded and integral skin PUF at PT ARCHIGRAMMA in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/23/INV/71);</li><li>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at ANDINA Industrial in Peru (PER/REF/15/INV/04);</li><li>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of polyurethane shoe soles at Group Project (ORCA) in Mexico (MEX/FOA/23/INV/73);</li><li>Preparation of one project in the flexible foam subsector in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/FOA/27/PRP/42);</li><li>Institutional strengthening of the Ozone Layer Protection Unit: Phase 1 in Thailand (THA/SEV/09/INS/09);</li><li>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at NUTAL in Venezuela (VEN/REF/17/INV/40);</li><li>Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Coresmalt Valencia in Venezuela (VEN/REF/18/INV/43);</li></ul><p>(d) Noting that UNDP had a balance of US$ 865,000 from project preparation funds, against which US$ 288,000 had been disbursed, and that further obligations had been made against part of the remaining balance, to defer any decision thereon pending the submission of the report to be prepared by the Secretariat on the closure of project preparation accounts (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-314">decision 31/4</a>, subparagraph (f)).</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 23 and 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNEP (<a href="/media/6146" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/11</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To note that reports on projects classified with implementation delays identified in the consolidated progress report (<a href="/media/6142" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/8</a>, annex I) would be submitted to the 32nd meeting;</li><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs policy on extending the time-frame of institutional strengthening projects, if necessary, in order to ensure that they were implemented effectively;</li><li>Also to note UNEPÔÇÖs report on the effectiveness of the halon bank management clearing house and their request for suggestions on how to make the activity even more effective;</li><li>To request that an additional status report be submitted to the 32nd meeting of the Executive Committee on the following projects, due to the late submission of UNEPÔÇÖs progress report:</li></ol><ul><li>RMP: customs training in Bahrain (BAH/REF/26/TRA/06);</li><li>RMP: customs training in Burundi (BDI/REF/126/TRA/03);</li><li>RMP: training of technicians in Burundi (BDI/REF/26/TRA/04);</li><li>RMP: monitoring ODS in the Bahamas (BHA/REF/23/TRA/04);</li><li>RMP: training refrigeration technicians in the Bahamas (BHA/REF/23/TRA/06);</li><li>RMP: preparation in Bolivia (BOL/REF/24/PRP/07);</li><li>RMP: customs training in Dominica (DMI/REF/26/TRA/02);</li><li>RMP: customs training in the Dominican Republic (DOM/REF/25/TRA/14);</li><li>RMP: customs training in Gambia (GAM/SEV/19/TRA/03);</li><li>RMP: monitoring ODS in Georgia (GEO/REF/23/TRA/02);</li><li>RMP: preparation in Guinea (GUI/REF/21/PRP/03);</li><li>RMP: training of technicians in Moldova (MOL/REF/25/TRA/03);</li><li>RMP: monitoring ODS in Moldova (MOL/REF/25/TRA/04);</li><li>RMP: training of technicians in Peru (PER/REF/21/TRA/21);</li><li>RMP: customs training in Peru (PER/REF/21/TRA/23);</li><li>RMP: monitoring ODS in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (STV/REF/25/TRA/03);</li></ul><p>(f) Also to request additional status reports on the following institutional strengthening projects, which were classified by UNEP as having slow project implementation: Bahamas, Botswana, Comoros, Congo, Dominica, Lesotho, Namibia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Swaziland, Togo and Uganda.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 26 and 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNIDO (<a href="/media/6148" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/12</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To note the progress reported by UNIDO with regard to the following two projects in Algeria and Pakistan:</li></ol><ul><li>Ets. Matelas Djurdjura foam project (ALG/FOA/25/INV/27);</li><li>Chest freezer project (PAK/REF/19/INV/09);</li></ul><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>Also to note that projects with negative balances would be financially closed without overruns for the projects with negative balances listed in UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report database;</li><li>To note further that reports on projects classified with implementation delays identified in the consolidated progress report (<a href="/media/6142" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/8</a>, annex I), would be submitted to the 32nd meeting;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Brazil, Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania indicating the possibility of cancellation of the following projects if no progress was reported to the 32nd meeting:</li></ol><ul><li>Refrigera├º├úo Rubra refrigeration project (BRA/REF/23/INV/83);</li><li>Refrigeration project in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04);</li><li>Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers (URT/REF/18/INV/06);</li></ul><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>Also to request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Algeria and Pakistan urging the expeditious implementation of the projects referred to in subparagraph (b) above;</li><li>Noting that UNIDO had a balance of US$ 290,983 from project preparation, to defer any decision thereon pending the submission of the report to be prepared by the Secretariat on the closure of project preparation accounts (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-314">decision 31/4</a>, subparagraph (f)).</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having noted that the World Bank had submitted a request for a change in technology in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2270">decision 22/70</a> in respect of the Lobato San Luis refrigeration project in Argentina (ARG/REF/23/INV/69) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6138">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to refer this issue to the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review for consideration at its next meeting prior to the 32<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having noted that the World Bank had a balance of US$ 567,000 from project preparation activities, including funds from unspecified sectors, and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6138">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer any decision thereon pending the submission of the report to be prepared by the Secretariat on the closure of project preparation accounts (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-314">decision 31/4</a>, subparagraph (f)).</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6138">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 33) on the 1999 business plans of the implementing agencies contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/6152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/14</a> and Corr.1, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request members of the Executive Committee and implementing agencies to communicate to the Secretariat, within 60 days, their views on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The current indicators for the evaluation of the performance of the implementing agencies in achieving the targets in their business plans;</li><li>The possible need for new indicators (for example, on assistance provided by implementing agencies to national ozone units and the effective operation of the units) in the light of decisions on strategic planning;</li><li>The need for and possible uses of agency shares, including the removal of fixed shares, special funding windows and over-programming;</li><li>Potential consequences for agencies not meeting existing and potential new performance targets;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a report based on the comments received for submission to the 32nd meeting;</li><li>Also to request UNEP to report project implementation status using the indicators required by the decisions of the Executive Committee, bearing in mind that UNEP had not indicated its achievements against its own targets for the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Policies initiated from non-investment activities;</li><li>Reduction in ODP tons from non-investment activities;</li><li>The extent to which the networks were used by the agencies and the Secretariat in developing their work or explaining new policies;</li></ol></li><li>To request the implementing agencies to report on all of the indicators required by the decisions of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>The Executive Committee, having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 34-37), <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the summary status report of the survey conducted by the Secretariat on ODS phase-out in Article 5 countries (<a href="/media/6154" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/15</a>);</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to attempt to reconcile the sector consumption data against the data from the Ozone Secretariat, taking into account the fact that the sectoral data should be seen as estimated breakdowns of the data officially reported to the Ozone Secretariat, and to report this information to the Committee at its 34th meeting;</li><li>To urge the national ozone units to provide the implementing agencies with the breakdown of refrigeration sector data into servicing and manufacturing, for their own planning purposes as well as for planning by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in its future annual reports on the status of ODS sector consumption in Article 5 countries, to further adjust the tables contained in the annexes to document <a href="/media/6154" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/15</a> to include sector totals and the related percentages, and to introduce totals of the data while indicating all caveats concerning the reliability of the data which the Secretariat may consider necessary;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update the tables with the most recent data available;</li><li>That the Secretariat should explore the implications of and modalities for strengthening the data management function within the Secretariat to ensure accuracy, comparability and efficiency in data collection, and in so doing liaise with relevant Article 5 countries and those providing and receiving data.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 38-40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the agreement that UNEP and UNIDO would extend their quarterly progress reporting to six-monthly intervals;</p><p>(b) To note that the Secretariat would report on the implementation of subparagraphs (b) and (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">decision 30/7</a> at the 32nd meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To adopt the following procedures for reallocating funds across budget lines for institutional strengthening projects:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The changes in budget lines should be proposed by the country concerned and reviewed and, as appropriate, approved by the implementing agency assisting the country before being finalized and adopted;</li><li>Certain categories of expenditure, which might not be allowed under the institutional strengthening project, should be defined and strictly followed.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the information provided in the desk study on compressor projects (<a href="/media/6156" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/17</a>);</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to consider, during preparation of the 2001 draft work programme for monitoring and evaluation, the possibility and usefulness of a field evaluation of compressor projects, in the context of ODS phase-out in the refrigeration sector of selected countries.</li></ol>

Desk studies and evaluations, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The implementing agencies should seek information from governments and/or national ozone units on the status of all the recovery and recycling projects they have implemented so as to ascertain whether they are in operation. The reports should be based on a standardized format for data collection, both at the individual equipment user level and as summarized information at the project level. This format should be developed by the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in consultation with the implementing agencies and interested national ozone units, and should be presented to the Executive Committee at its 32nd meeting;</li><li>An evaluation of recovery and recycling projects should be undertaken, particularly for those projects implemented as a component of a refrigerant management plan, as soon as they had been monitored for a reasonable period and data had been collected by the national ozone units and the implementing agencies and forwarded to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat. Depending on the information received from the national ozone units and the implementing agencies, as well as that contained in the project completion reports, the evaluation could be undertaken under the 2001 or 2002 work programme for monitoring and evaluation. The terms of reference for the evaluation would be presented to the Executive Committee for consideration. The draft terms of reference would take account of comments made by members of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance at its 11th meeting;</li><li>The national ozone units together with the implementing agencies should also be requested to obtain costing data for recovery and recycling which should include the operating cost of equipment, to arrive at the cost of recovery and recycling, as well as the price trends in refrigerants. The data would permit the conditions for economically viable recycling and recovery operations to be determined, and they should be made available to the implementing agency, with a copy to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve for the time being the revised formats for terminal reports and extension requests for institutional strengthening projects* contained in annexes III and IV to the present report, &nbsp;while inviting the members of the SubÔÇæCommittee to offer their suggestions for improvement, for discussion at the next SubÔÇæCommittee meeting.</p><ul><li>By <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3217">decision 32/17</a>, the Executive Committee decided to approve the revised formats for terminal reports and extension requests relating to IS</li></ul>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4</a>, paras. 42 and 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the findings and recommendations in the report on the evaluation of training projects prepared by the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (<a href="/media/6160" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/20</a>);</li><li>To request the members of the Executive Committee to submit their comments on the report within 60 days of the adoption of its decision;</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to circulate the reports to the countries evaluated for their comments;</li><li>To further request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare a recommendation on the matter for the 32nd meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account the comments made by the members of the Executive Committee, the observations made during the 11th meeting of the Sub-Committee, and the views of the countries covered by the evaluations, as well as any further observations submitted by the implementing agencies.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6091">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, paras. 8 and 9 ), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to work together in defining more precisely the estimated durations of projects and, in particular, distinguishing between the physical completion of the project and other outstanding activities, such as equipment destruction and project completion reports.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, paras. 10-13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation from the Governments of Germany and of Japan, as contained in document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/23, with the amendment below, at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Development of a strategy for the refrigeration servicing subsector in China</u> (Japan) (<a href="/media/6164" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, para. 13), and the decision adopted by the Executive Committee on guidelines for the preparation of refrigerant management plans (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, on the understanding that there was an expectation that the strategy would address roughly 70 per cent of the refrigeration sector consumption in the country.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 10-13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US$ 661,732 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</li><li>US$ 350,000 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs contributions for 2000.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 14-21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24, with the amendment below*, at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*Reference to the amendment can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3123">decision 31/23</a>.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lebanon: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p><u>Mexico: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p><u>Uruguay: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p><u>Venezuela: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 16 and 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the above four project proposals at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report;</li><li>To express the following views to the Governments of the countries concerned:</li></ol><p><u>Lebanon</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Lebanon. The Executive Committee takes note, with appreciation, of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Lebanon will meet its freeze requirement and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be in a good position to meet the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Lebanon reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the establishment of liaison with local institutions and the private sector, institution of a ban on halon imports, and the preparation of draft legislation for implementing a system to regulate the import and export of equipment bearing ozone-depleting substances, and the licensing of imports and exports of ozone-depleting substances. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Lebanon. The Executive Committee also expresses the expectation that, during the two years covered by the institutional strengthening renewal, Lebanon will move forward to finalize its regulations and implement its import/export licensing programmes to help ensure compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs reduction requirements.</p><p><u>Mexico</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Mexico. The Executive Committee takes note, with appreciation, of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Mexico will meet its freeze requirement and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be in a good position to meet the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Mexico reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the establishment of national regulations, a ban on the import of commercial and domestic refrigeration equipment using CFCs, reductions amounting to 370 tons of methyl bromide, and institution of a licensing system. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Mexico. Along with the data submitted to this meeting of the Executive Committee were data that raised issues about the level of consumption of halons in Mexico. The Executive Committee wishes to express appreciation for the statements of Mexico that it continues to work hard on this issue, and feels certain that it will comply in a timely fashion with related Protocol requirements. The Executive Committee also notes with appreciation that over the next two years Mexico intends to work on a strategy to deal with CFC production, and establish methyl bromide quotas designed to ensure that it will meet the requirements of the Montreal Protocol.</p><p><u>Uruguay</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Uruguay. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Uruguay will meet its freeze obligation under the Protocol and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be making good progress toward meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Uruguay reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the implementation of a project for a refrigerant management plan, the establishment of a clear implementation agreement with the World Bank, and the execution of agreements with 13 enterprises using ozone-depleting substances to execute projects to reduce use of ozone-depleting substances. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Uruguay. In its plan for the next two years, Uruguay notes its intent to undertake a number of activities at the national level, including gaining approval of a decree to ban production, import and export of equipment using CFCs, and coordinating with the national customs office to implement an import/export licensing system. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that during the two years covered by the institutional strengthening renewal, Uruguay will move forward with these planned initiatives which are critical to helping ensure compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs reduction requirements.</p><p><u>Venezuela</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Venezuela. The Executive Committee takes note, with appreciation, of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Venezuela will meet its freeze requirement, and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be well on its way to meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Venezuela reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including implementation of national regulations regarding gathering and reporting of data on ozone-depleting substances, operation of a national halon bank, and implementation of a new decree establishing maximum allowable levels of production and import of ozone-depleting substances. The Executive Committee greatly appreciates these activities which should help to ensure compliance with Protocol obligations. The Executive Committee also appreciates VenezuelaÔÇÖs intent to work toward early phase-out of all ozone-depleting substances to achieve early compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs requirements.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Project preparation in the rigid foam sector</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p><u>Indonesia: Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration sector</u> UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/24)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 19 and 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above two projects.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 22-25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25, with the amendment below*, at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*Reference to the amendment can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3126">decision 31/26</a>.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bahrain: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p><u>Malawi: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p><u>Namibia: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p><u>Nicaragua: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p><u>Panama: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p><u>Seychelles: renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/25)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 23-25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the above six project proposals at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To express the following views to the Governments of the countries concerned:</li></ol><p><u>Bahrain</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Bahrain. The Executive Committee takes note of the fact that data provided to the Committee at its 31st meeting suggest that CFC consumption in Bahrain for 1999 was 4.2 per cent less than its compliance baseline. While, with projects already approved by the Fund, consumption would be further reduced, full implementation of already approved projects is not scheduled for completion until after the year 2000. The Executive Committee notes with appreciation the communication of Bahrain with UNEP that has indicated that Bahrain will be in a position to meet the CFC freeze. The Executive Committee also notes the fact that Bahrain has undertaken significant staff training designed to regulate imports of ozone-depleting substances and equipment using ozone-depleting substances, and has implemented a recycling effort that is resulting in the reuse of CFCs representing almost 7 per cent of national demand. Further, over the next two years, Bahrain intends to focus on the control and import of ozone-depleting substances. The Executive Committee expresses the importance it places on BahrainÔÇÖs meeting its first control obligation, and expresses the expectation that, over the coming months, Bahrain will move forward with enforcement of national regulations, and that its efforts to control imports of ozone-depleting substances and recycle CFCs will result in ensured and sustained compliance with the freeze provision of the Montreal Protocol.</p><p><u>Malawi</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Malawi. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Malawi will meet its freeze obligation under the Protocol, and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be making good progress toward meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Malawi reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the approval of regulations on management of ozone-depleting substances, enforcement of regulatory requirements including a ban on imports of equipment containing CFCs, and introduction of national import permits. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Malawi. Over the next two years, Malawi intends to focus on a number of areas, including phasing out the use of methyl bromide in tobacco seedlings. The Executive Committee notes that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that MalawiÔÇÖs methyl bromide consumption may be up to 10 per cent over the compliance baseline. It is hoped that the methyl bromide workshop held in 1999 in Malawi has provided an important boost to the efforts to control methyl bromide consumption. The Executive Committee agrees with the desire of Malawi to prioritize methyl bromide work for the next two years, and looks forward to working with Malawi to help ensure compliance with the upcoming methyl bromide freeze.</p><p><u>Namibia</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Namibia. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that, since the signing of the Montreal Protocol, Namibia has reduced its national consumption by over one half. This is a significant achievement, and we congratulate Namibia for its efforts. However, the Executive Committee must express some concern that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Namibia is very close to the level of CFC consumption needed to ensure that it meets the upcoming freeze obligation. That said, the Executive Committee notes that with timely implementation of projects already approved by the Fund, it appears that Namibia can safely meet that requirement and take a first step towards meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Namibia noted that it has identified as a priority the development and adoption of legislation and a licensing system. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Namibia will be able to finalize the drafting and secure the adoption of the legislation and licensing system that it has determined to be a priority. These activities will surely help Namibia to ensure sustained compliance with the obligations of the Montreal Protocol.</p><p><u>Nicaragua</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Nicaragua. The Executive Committee takes note, with appreciation, of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Nicaragua will meet its freeze obligation under the Protocol and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be making good progress toward meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Nicaragua reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the implementation of a project for a refrigerant management plan, and the framing of legal measures to address the use of ozone-depleting substances on a sector basis. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Nicaragua. In its plan for the next two years, Nicaragua notes its intent to undertake a number of activities at the national level, including establishing appropriate legislation to control the consumption of ozone-depleting substances. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, during the two years covered by the institutional strengthening renewal, Nicaragua will move forward with its priority initiatives which are critical to helping ensure compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs reduction requirements.</p><p><u>Panama</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Panama. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Panama will meet its freeze obligation under the Protocol and, with the projects already approved by the Fund, appears to be making good progress toward meeting the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Panama reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including the establishment of a framework for regulations to control import of ozone-depleting substances and equipment based on ozone-depleting substances, implementation of legal measures including tax rebates for users of non-ozone-depleting substances, and developing systems to certify service technicians and ensure licensing of imports through Customs. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Panama. In its plan for the next two years, Panama expresses its intent to undertake a number of key activities including the implementation of regulations controlling the import of CFC using equipment. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that during the two years covered by the institutional strengthening renewal Panama will move forward with these initiatives, as planned, as they are critical to helping ensure compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs reduction requirements.</p><p><u>Seychelles</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Seychelles. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that the most recent data available to the Secretariat suggest that Seychelles will meet its freeze obligation under the Protocol and, taking into account the significant national initiatives it has undertaken, it appears to be well positioned to ensure that it will meet the 2005, 50 per cent reduction required by the Montreal Protocol. In its submission, Seychelles reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken over the last few years, including preparing regulations on the import and disposal of ozone-depleting substances (to be enforced as of June 2000) and implementing a system to monitor sectoral use of ozone-depleting substances. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Seychelles. In the next two years, Seychelles intends to focus on implementation of these regulations. The Executive Committee expresses appreciation for the strong work of the Seychelles and expresses the expectation that during the two years covered by the institutional strengthening renewal, Seychelles will move forward with these initiatives, as planned, as they are critical to helping ensure compliance with the upcoming controls of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 26-31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/26, with the amendment below*, at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*Reference to the amendment can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3128">decision 31/28</a>.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Algeria: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan </u>(UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/26)</p><p><u>Iran: Preparation of a refrigerant management plan</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/26)</p><p><u>Mexico: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan </u>(UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/26)</p><p><u>Venezuela: Strategy for the preparation of a refrigerant management plan </u>(UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/26)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 28-29), and the decision adopted by the Executive Committee concerning guidelines for refrigerant management plans (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four projects.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, para. 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNIDO that the funds approved at the 30th meeting for project preparation in the foam sector in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya be reallocated to project preparation for the refrigeration sector in the country.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 32-36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/27, with the amendment below*, at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*Reference to the amendment can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3131">decision 31/31</a>.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Jordan: Country programme update</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/27)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 34 and 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, para. 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to prepare for the Executive Committee at its 32nd meeting a document containing draft guidelines for the preparation of country programme updates, including conditions for the justification for such updates, as well as the specific consideration that needed to be taken into account to ensure that such updates serve not only the national needs, but also the information and planning needs of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To require that all future requests for country programme updates be in conformity with the guidelines to be agreed by the Executive Committee on the basis of the above-mentioned document.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Uruguay: Country programme update</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/31/27)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project, since Uruguay already had an RMP project under implementation and it had funds approved for the preparation of a terminal phase-out project.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 37-39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects recommended for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, subject to any conditions appearing in the SecretariatÔÇÖs recommendations in the project evaluation sheets.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Projects with foam density issues</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 40-42), and the decision by the Executive Committee concerning technical issues of foam density (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3144">decision 31/44</a>) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To give final approval to the 20 projects provisionally approved by the Executive Committee at its 29th meeting, as listed, with their funding levels, in annex VI to the present report, on the basis of the conclusions and recommendations of the technical study on foam density contained in annex VII to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the 19 projects with foam density issues submitted to the Executive Committee at its 31st meeting, on the basis of the conclusions and recommendations of the technical study on foam density contained in annex VII to the present report, at a level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Manufacture of rigid polyurethane spray foam and integral skin foam at Comsisa</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6187" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/39</a>)</p><p>58. Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 43-44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNDP and the Government of Mexico would have flexibility in the application of the approved funds during the projectÔÇÖs implementation; and</li><li>Approval was being granted on an exceptional basis in recognition of the unique situation of the project arising from the measures taken by the Government of Mexico, and in no way represented a precedent for future funding decisions.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Peru: Phase-out of methyl bromide in soil fumigation in Peru</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/6189" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/41</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 45 and 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNDP would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the project proposal;</li><li>If Peru did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the proposal, UNDP would withhold funding for the subsequent tranche of funding until such time as the required reduction had been met;</li><li>UNDP would submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the project to the Fund Secretariat;</li><li>A package of policy measures would be developed to ensure that, by the end of 2002, methyl bromide consumption for soil fumigation would be reduced to the baseline level, and would be completely phased out by the end of 2005. Such measures would also ensure that methyl bromide was not reintroduced after users had stopped using it.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Phase-out of methyl bromide in the dried fig sector in Turkey</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/6195" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/47/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 47-49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, &nbsp;which did not take into account the level of exports to non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of Turkey would ensure that the total national aggregate methyl bromide consumption in the sector would be permanently reduced to a level no higher than its 1999 national aggregate consumption, less the phase-out proposed in the project (an agreement with the Government of Turkey concerning methyl bromide is contained in annex VIII to the present report);&nbsp;</li><li>The Government of Turkey, through the World Bank, would provide to the Fund Secretariat an annual progress report on the implementation of the project, including data on aggregate methyl bromide consumption phased out by the project.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Zimbabwe: Phase-out of methyl bromide in cut flowers</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6199" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/51</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 50-52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, which did not take into account the level of exports to non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNIDO would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the project proposal;</li><li>If Zimbabwe did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the proposal, UNIDO would withhold the subsequent tranche of funding until such time as the required reduction had been met;</li><li>The Government of Zimbabwe would ensure that the total national aggregate methyl bromide consumption in the sector would be permanently reduced to a level no higher than its 1999 national aggregate consumption, less the phase-out proposed in the project (an agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe on methyl bromide is contained in annex IX to the present report);</li><li>The Government of Zimbabwe, through UNIDO, would provide to the Fund Secretariat an annual progress report on the implementation of the project, including data on aggregate methyl bromide consumption phased out by the project.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to trichloromethane at M/S Alpha Drugs India Ltd., Patiala</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6177">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/33</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to ethylene dichloride at Svis Labs Ltd., Ranipet</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6177">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/33</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to ethylene dichloride at Satya Deeptha Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Humnabad</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6177">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/33</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 53 and 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above projects until a subsequent meeting, pending provision of additional data for the seven ibuprofen producing plants concerning:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Tons of ibuprofen produced annually;</li><li>Tons of CTC emitted annually;</li><li>Tons of CTC used annually.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 55-57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2000 Annual Programme for IndiaÔÇÖs CFC production sector and gradual phase-out project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 55-57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to develop transparent and clear methodologies for reporting formats to facilitate the modality of verification and the decision-making process of the Executive Committee with respect to project proposals in the production sector, for consideration at the 32nd meeting of the Committee.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Replacement of CFC-11 and CFC-12 with cyclopentane and HFC-134a in the production of refrigerators at Banshen Electric Appliances Co</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/6173" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/EoxCm/31/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 58-60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of China would provide information on the specific consumption in the remaining enterprises for the manufacture of domestic refrigerators;</li><li>In view of the discrepancies in the data received, a careful examination would be made of the country programme updating procedure.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 64-66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the conclusions and the recommendations of the technical study on foam density, as contained in annex VII to the present report, for a period of one year for the calculation of incremental operating costs;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to arrange for work on the subject to be resumed, in order to improve the conclusions. This resumed work, may include, inter alia, consideration of the costs and viability of LCD technology for small and medium-sized enterprises, within the context of existing guidelines and cost-effectiveness thresholds.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21</a>, paras. 67 and 68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt, for a period of 18 months, the guidelines for the subsector for assembly, installation and charging of refrigeration equipment contained in annex X to the present report;</li><li>To pay attention to projects submitted under guidelines 3 and 4, in particular to determine whether there is any eligible incremental cost;</li><li>To consider projects on a case-by-case basis in order to gain experience.</li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>(a) The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to hold a two-day informal meeting on strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund in the compliance period immediately prior to the Sub-Committee meetings preceding the 32nd meeting of the Committee.</p><p>*Reference documents: <a href="/media/6203" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/55</a> and 31/Inf.5.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Based on the report of the convenor of the Subgroup, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To authorize the Secretariat to commission a technical audit of carbon tetrachloride- and trichloroethane-producing enterprises in China, and CFC-producing enterprises in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea;</li><li>In response to a concern raised by one representative that, contrary to current policy, project preparation assistance was needed in advance to facilitate the audit, to request the Secretariat to clarify both past practices and current requirements of production sector project preparation assistance to facilitate further discussion and resolution of the issue at the next meeting of the Subgroup;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide a consolidated inventory of remaining plants producing ozone-depleting substances in Article 5 countries;</li><li>To request the World Bank to develop a draft phase-out agreement that would set out optional scenarios based on both the consultantsÔÇÖ audit report of the Argentina CFC production sector and on the related concerns of Argentina, for use in negotiations at the next meeting of the Subgroup;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In consultation with the World Bank, to develop, for consideration at the 32<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, guidelines setting out an acceptable format and content for the verification report and a workable time scale for data submission with a view to enabling payment authorization at the first meeting of the Executive Committee each year;</li><li>To maintain the confidentiality of verification data, while ensuring that Executive Committee members had the necessary information to facilitate review and decision-making.</li></ol></li></ol>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>A. Already approved refrigerant management plans (RMPs) for low-volume-consuming countries (LVCs)</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request national ozone officers, with the assistance of the implementing agency concerned, to review and assess the content, implementation to date and expected outcomes of their RMPs against their objective to phase out all consumption in the refrigeration sector according to the Montreal Protocol timetable. In undertaking this review, national ozone officers should:</li><li>Calculate current and forecast future consumption in relation to the freeze, 50% cut in 2005, 85% cut in 2007 and phase-out in 2010 and calculate the size of consumption cuts in the refrigeration sector required to meet these targets;</li><li>Include forecast cuts in consumption attributable to the activities already approved under the RMP, including training activities and recovery/recycling;</li></ol><p>(iii) Ensure that the current and expected future consumption of all subsectors, including the informal sector, small and medium-sized enterprises and mobile air conditioners, are included in the review;</p><p>(iv) For each activity identified, consider the cost and means of funding, including national financing;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>Ensure that the RMP and government strategy for delivering phase-out includes adequate provision for monitoring and reporting on progress;</li><li>That LVCs (or groups of LVCs) with already approved RMPs may submit to the Executive Committee requests for funding additional activities necessary to reduce consumption and thereby ensure compliance with the Protocol. Such additional activities should be essential parts of their comprehensive strategy for phase-out in the refrigeration sector. Additional funding shall not exceed 50% of the funds approved for the original RMP or, where relevant, RMP components. With the possible exception of the post-2007 period noted in subparagraph (d) below, no further funding beyond this level, including funding related to retrofits, would be considered for activities in this sector;</li><li>That requests for additional funding consistent with subparagraph (b) above should be accompanied by:</li><li>A justification for the additional activities to be funded in the context of the countryÔÇÖs national phase-out strategy;</li><li>A clear explanation of how this funding, together with the initial RMP funding and steps to be taken by the government, will ensure compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs reduction steps and phase-out;</li><li>A commitment to achieve, without further requests for funding for the RMP, at least the 50% reduction step in 2005 and the 85% reduction step in 2007. This shall include a commitment by the country to restrict imports if necessary to achieve compliance with the reduction steps and to support RMP activities;</li><li>A commitment to annual reporting of progress in implementing the RMP and meeting the reduction steps;</li></ol><p>(d) That it will review in 2005 whether further assistance is needed for the post-2007 period, and what assistance the Fund might consider at that time to enable full compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs phase-out requirements;</p><p>B. Preparation and approval of new RMPs for LVCs</p><p>(e) That the project preparation phase for RMPs should, as intended by the existing guidelines, include a full survey of CFC consumption in all subsectors, the development of a comprehensive government phase-out strategy and a commitment by the government to enact regulations and legislation required for the effective implementation of activities to phase out the use of CFC refrigerants. To enable these preparatory activities, including the development of legislation and regulations, to be completed in full, the funding provided for the project preparation phase should be double the level traditionally provided;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>That the provisions relating to existing RMPs in section A, subparagraphs (a), (c) and (d) above shall also apply to new RMPs submitted pursuant to this decision;</li><li>That in lieu of the ability given to already approved RMPs to request additional funds, the total level of funding for the implementation of new RMPs could be increased by up to 50% compared to the level of RMP funding typically approved to date, with flexibility for the country in selecting and implementing the RMP components which it deems most relevant in order to meet its phase-out commitments. With the exception of the post-2007 phase noted in section A, subparagraph (d) above, no further funding beyond this level, including funding for retrofits, would be considered for activities in this sector;</li><li>That the following text should be added to the RMP guidelines (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2315">decision 23/15</a>) after the last bullet in section 3.1:</li></ol><p>ÔÇ£The elements and activities proposed for an RMP, whether they are to be funded by the Multilateral Fund or the country itself, should reflect the countryÔÇÖs particular circumstances and address all relevant sectors including the informal sector. They should be sufficient to ensure fulfilment of the countriesÔÇÖ control obligations at least up to and including the 85% reduction in 2007, and should include mechanisms for reporting progress.ÔÇØ</p><p>C. RMPs for higher-volume-consuming countries</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="9"><li>That, taking into account the need for large consuming countries to initiate planning for dealing with this large and complex sector, as well as the related decision of the meeting of the Parties, it will consider requests for funding the development of long-term strategies for the refrigeration sector for high-volume-consuming countries. High-volume-consuming countries that have not yet undertaken country programme updates should undertake this strategic RMP development in the context of such updates, consistent with any Executive Committee guidance on country programme updates;</li><li>That future Executive Committee decisions on funding the implementation of the elements of such RMP strategies should take into account the relative priority in national government planning of CFC reductions in the refrigeration sector and the availability of other reduction opportunities in meeting the countryÔÇÖs control obligations;</li></ol><p>(k) That, in that context, the Executive Committee may consider whether certain activities often considered to be part of an RMP (such as training of customs officers) could be initiated before an RMP was developed.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A STUDY ON CFC ALTERNATIVES IN RIGID FOAMS</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference contained in annex XI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>In the absence of agreement, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of concessional lending.</p>

31st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 32nd meeting from 6-8 December 2000 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, preceded by a two-day informal meeting on strategic planning on 2 and 3 December. The meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review would be held at the same time on 4 and 5 December.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To express appreciation for the work of the Secretariat in preparing extensive documentation for the use of Parties, and for its efforts in organizing the 32nd meeting;</p><p>(b) That the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Secretariat should give consideration to opportunities to attend regional meetings of environment ministers, avail themselves of such opportunities in the future and prepare a detailed report on their attendance at such meetings, which would be circulated by the Secretariat.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 7) concerning the status of contributions and disbursements (<a href="/media/6071" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/4</a>) and the status report on the implementation of the fixed exchange rate mechanism between January and October 2000 (<a href="/media/6072" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/5</a>) presented by the Treasurer, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status of contributions and disbursements, as included in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To take note, with appreciation, of the report of the Treasurer on the implementation of the fixed exchange rate mechanism (Decision XI/6, para. 6);</p><p>(c) To urge Parties eligible to use the fixed exchange rate mechanism to inform the Treasurer by the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee of their intention to do so;</p><p>(d) To request the Treasurer to submit to each meeting of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance in 2001, for information purposes, updated reports on the fixed exchange rate mechanism, bearing in mind that the meeting of the Parties intends to conduct a review of the mechanism by the end of 2001;</p><p>(e) Noting the provisions of para. 7 of Decision XI/6, request Parties unable to make contributions by 1 June of the current year to notify the Treasurer of their proposed payment schedule for the current triennium by the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Taking note of the report on completed projects with balances (<a href="/media/6073" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/6</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the return at the 32nd meeting of US $2,977,982 from UNDP, US $46,400 from UNEP, US $330,901 from UNIDO, and US $994,997 from the World Bank;</p><p>(b) To note that UNIDO and UNDP plan to return balances from completed projects to the Fund at the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) That balances from completed recurring projects should be returned to the Fund for reprogramming;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat and UNDP to resolve the data discrepancy of US $77,315 contained in the report submitted by UNDP on completed projects with balances by the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

Australia, France, Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Taking note of the report on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/6074" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/7</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note, with appreciation, the cancellation report of the Government of Australia and decide that project cancellation reports should be submitted for all projects that had incurred disbursements;</p><p>(b) To note with appreciation the reports on projects that have experienced implementation delays from the Governments of France, Germany and the United States of America and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>(c) To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement, and the amount and timing of the return of the remaining balances for these projects, as specified below:</p><p>(i) DeBao Refrigeration Equipment project in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/233) (UNDP), which was cancelled due to dissolution of the enterprise. The Government is attempting to repossess the foam and refrigeration equipment, which had not yet been installed. The remaining balance (which has yet to be determined) will be returned to the 34th meeting;</p><p>(ii) Helwan component of the umbrella foam project in Egypt (EGY/FOA/15/INV/36)(UNDP), which was cancelled due to it being a military installation, to which UNDP/UNOPS experts were not allowed access, thereby being unable to determine implementation status. Remaining funds under the umbrella project will be returned only when the umbrella project is completed;</p><p>(iii) Elimination of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Andina Industrial S.A. in Peru (PER/REF/15/INV/04)(UNDP), which was cancelled as the enterprise had stopped production due to economic difficulties. Since Government approval was obtained only on 9 November 2000, the remaining balance (which has yet to be determined) will be returned to the 34th meeting;</p><p>(iv) Radio Victoria Catamarca, S.A. refrigeration project in Argentina (ARG/REF/22/INV/58) (UNIDO), which was cancelled due to the closure of the factory, and that the remaining balance would be returned to the 33rd meeting;</p><p>(v) Phasing out CFC-11 at Go-Ya Sungar Ltd. Sti. In Turkey (TUR/FOA/23/INV/31)(UNIDO), which was cancelled due to an earthquake that affected the location of the company, and that the remaining balance would be returned to the 33rd meeting;</p><p>(d) To note that the World Bank would report at the 33rd meeting on the project Zhenjiang No. 5 Plastic Factory foam project in China (CPR/FOA/17/INV/138);</p><p>(e) Having noted that UNIDO had suggested the cancellation of the following projects owing to the fact that the beneficiaries had not fulfilled their commitments, to request UNIDO, in association with the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund, to seek the position of the two Governments, launch missions to both countries and report the findings to the Executive Committee at its 33rd meeting:</p><p>(i) Phasing out of CFCs at Industria de Aplica├º├úoes Tecnico-Domesticas Limitada in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04);</p><p>(ii) Phasing out of CFCs at Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd. in Tanzania (URT/REF/18/INV/06);</p><p>(f) To remove from the list of projects with implementation delays those projects included in Annex II;</p><p>(g) To continue monitoring the projects contained in Annex III closely by not removing them from future reporting under projects with implementation delays, noting that UNEP would report to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee on those projects that could be removed from the list for continued monitoring;</p><p>(h) To agree that projects that have experienced some progress and are recommended for continued monitoring should include:</p><p>(i) Those institutional strengthening projects which have not moved from one milestone to another, the delay in which has not been clearly removed, or which have additional implementation delays;</p><p>(ii) Those other projects approved within the last three years which have not moved from one milestone to another, the delay in which has not been clearly removed, or which have additional implementation delays, and which, despite additional actions taken by the agency, government or beneficiary, still experience implementation delays;</p><p>(i) To agree that projects which should be considered for cancellation in accordance with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs project cancellation guidelines (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-262">Decision 26/2</a>) should include:</p><p>(i) Projects which have made no progress;</p><p>(ii) Projects approved more than three years previously which have not moved from one milestone to another, the delay in which has not been clearly removed, or which have additional implementation delays, and which, despite additional actions taken by the agency, government or beneficiary, still experience implementation delays;</p><p>(j) To request the Secretariat to send notices of possible cancellation of the following projects:</p><p>(i) Training programme in Morocco (MOR/REF/23/TRA/18) (France);</p><p>(ii) Continuation of conversion to CFC-free technology in manufacturing of flexible polyurethane foam at Vita-Centrafrique in the Central African Republic (CAF/FOA/19/INV/04) (UNDP);</p><p>(iii) Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerants in the Central African Republic (CAF/REF/20/TAS/05) (UNDP);</p><p>(iv) Implementation of a national programme for recovery and recycling of refrigerant in Tanzania (URT/REF/22/TAS/08) (UNDP);</p><p>(v) Information exchange programme in the Philippines (PHI/SEV/11/TAS/23) (UNEP);</p><p>(vi) Phasing out CFC-11 at La Mousse du Sud flexible polyurethane foam plant in Algeria (ALG/FOA/23/INV/25) (UNIDO);</p><p>(vii) Phase out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam through the use of methylene chloride technology at Ets Matelas Djurdjura in Algeria (ALG/FOA/25/INV/27) (UNIDO);</p><p>(viii) Phasing out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Matelas Atlas (Sam Atlas) in Algeria (ALG/FOA/27/INV/33) (UNIDO);</p><p>(ix) Phasing out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at King's Matelas in Algeria (ALG/FOA/27/INV/34) (UNIDO);</p><p>(x) Phasing out CFC-11 at Scimpos in Cameroon (CMR/FOA/23/INV/10) (UNIDO);</p><p>(xi) Phasing out CFC-11 at Sonopol in Cameroon (CMR/FOA/23/INV/11) (UNIDO);</p><p>(xii) Phasing out ODS at Guyana Refrigerator Ltd. in Guyana (GRL) (GUY/REF/23/INV/05) (UNIDO);</p><p>(xiii) Phasing out of CFCs at Industria de Aplica├º├úoes Tecnico-Domesticas Limitada (Indatec) in Mozanbique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04) (UNIDO);</p><p>(xiv) Phasing out CFC-11 at Sud Inter Mousse flexible polyurethane foam plant in Tunisia (TUN/FOA/23/INV/23) (UNIDO).</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Taking note of the draft guidelines for the closure of project preparation accounts (<a href="/media/6075" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/8</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following guidelines:</p><p>(a) Project preparation activities approved at the first or second Executive Committee meeting in a particular year should be completed within 12 months and financially completed (closed) by 31 December of the first year following approval, at the latest, to allow sufficient time for closure of financial accounts and payments of all outstanding obligations (for example, a project approved in July 2000 would be completed by August 2001 and financially completed by 31 December 2001);</p><p>(b) Project preparation activities approved at the last Executive Committee meeting in a particular year should be financially completed (closed) by 31 December of the second year following approval (for example, a project approved in November 2000 would be completed by December 2001 and financially completed by December 2002);</p><p>(c) Project preparation with durations that exceed 12 months should be accompanied by an explanation of the reason for the longer duration;</p><p>(d) That it be recognized that, in certain cases, such as the preparation of umbrella projects, sector plans, RMPs and terminal phase-out projects, project preparation might take longer.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Additional status report on project implementation required by Decisions 31/6 (c) <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-317">and 31/7</a> (e) and (f)</p><p>Taking note of the summary of additional status reports requested from UNDP and UNEP for projects specified in Decisions 31/6 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-317">and 31/7</a> for the respective agencies (<a href="/media/6076" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/9</a>), and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, paragraph 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the additional status reports provided by UNDP and UNEP.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Taking note of a report on the evaluation of the implementation of the 1999 business plans (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6077">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/10</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To maintain the current sets of performance indicators, while requesting the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies and Article 5 countries, to begin to examine and formulate new indicators consistent with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs efforts to develop a strategic plan which incorporates a country-driven approach, and submit a report to the Executive Committee at a future meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the Chief Officer to write to all Governments of Article 5 countries advising them of the results of the evaluations of implementing agenciesÔÇÖ 1999 business plans, noting the critical importance of national choices regarding implementing agencies in relation to their capacity to meet the imminent initial control measures, and send a copy of the letter to the heads of the implementing agencies, so that they might better compare the performance of their agency against that of the others.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the consolidated draft business plan of the Multilateral Fund for the year 2001 (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6078">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/11</a>);</p><p>(b) To determine the appropriateness of mechanisms to ensure funding in 2001 for the compliance of Article 5 countries with the initial control measures of the Montreal Protocol, and establish the criteria for those mechanisms, if and where relevant.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Taking note of a document on draft business plans for bilateral cooperation for the year 2001 (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6079">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/12</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note, with appreciation, the draft business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by Canada, Germany and Japan and the letters sent by Australia and the United Kingdom;</p><p>(b) To request all Parties planning to submit requests for bilateral cooperation to submit final business plans to the 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft business plan of UNDP for the year 2001 (<a href="/media/6080" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/13</a>);</p><p>(b) To request UNDP to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a> for countries which apply for the 50 per cent increase to their current RMP funding level. Funding requests should be accompanied by a justification for the proposed additional activities based on a full assessment as described in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>, para. (a), and a clear explanation of how this funding will ensure compliance with the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule to January 2007;</p><p>(c) To request UNDP to submit a final business plan taking into account the requested modifications to the 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>Taking note of UNEPÔÇÖs draft business plan for the year 2001 (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6081">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/14</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP:</p><p>(a) To ensure that, after taking into account the non-investment activities planned by the other implementing agencies, the addition of UNEPÔÇÖs planned activities for 2001 did not exceed the resource allocation for non-investment projects;</p><p>(b) To remove the projectÔÇ£SME conversion manualÔÇØ (US $180,000) from the business plan and ensure that the proposedÔÇ£Study on development of ODS phase-out strategy for SMEsÔÇØ would review and provide information on the manner in which different countries have phased out ODS from SMEs in different sectors, noting the importance of avoiding any duplication of UNEPÔÇÖs existing project,ÔÇ£Training modules on management of ODS phaseÔÇæout in SMEsÔÇØ;</p><p>(c) To rationalize its proposedÔÇ£Regional compliance workshopsÔÇØ andÔÇ£Harmonized subregional ODS legislative and regulatory import mechanismsÔÇØ in the light of the capacity to address these issues created through existing regional network and institutional strengthening projects;</p><p>(d) To include the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the list of interregional trade organizations it intends to use to carry out its subregional projects to improve monitoring and control of ODS consumption in the 2001 business plan;</p><p>(e) To ensure that methyl bromide activities in countries that have not signed the Copenhagen Amendment are for non-investment projects only;</p><p>(f) To extend the full services of the existing African regional networks to all PortugueseÔÇæspeaking African countries;</p><p>(g) To coordinate activities with the other implementing agencies in Yemen, taking into account that the refrigeration management plan should contain a full strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector, in order to avoid any overlaps;</p><p>(h) To submit a final business plan taking into account the requested modifications to the 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft business plan of UNIDO (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6082">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/15</a>);</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO to examine the need to assist Yugoslavia in achieving a freeze on halon consumption, which currently does not display a high probability of success;</p><p>(c) To request UNIDO to submit a final business plan taking into account the requested modifications to the 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft business plan of the World Bank (<a href="/media/6083" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/16</a>);</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to examine the possibility of assisting countries which do not display a high potential of achieving a halon freeze to do so;</p><p>(c) To note, with regard to the proposed national CFC phase-out plan for the Philippines, that a Swedish bilateral project approved at the 29th meeting of the Executive Committee covers the phase-out strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector, the largest remaining sector, and that the outputs of the two projects, once approved by the Government, will have to be submitted jointly by the two agencies to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request the World Bank to submit a final business plan taking into account the requested modifications to the 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Taking note of the budget of the Fund Secretariat for the year 2001 (<a href="/media/6084" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/17</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed budget for the Secretariat as contained in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>General principles for agreements between Governments and implementing agencies on new and renewed institutional strengthening projects (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a> (c))</p><p>Taking note of a report on the implementation of para. (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6086">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/18</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request UNEP and UNIDO to move the following elements of para. (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a> from section 3.3,ÔÇ£AssumptionsÔÇØ, of the revised model agreement as currently proposed to section 6.4.1,ÔÇ£General terms and conditionsÔÇØ:</p><p>(i) The National Ozone Unit is given a clear mandate and responsibility to carry out the day-to-day work in order to prepare, coordinate and, where relevant, implement the government's activities to meet its commitments under the Montreal Protocol; this also requires access to decision-makers and enforcement agencies;</p><p>(ii) The National Ozone Unit's position, capacities, and continuity of officers, resources and lines of command within the authority in charge of ozone issues are such that the National Ozone Unit can carry out its task satisfactorily;</p><p>(iii) A specified high-level officer or a post within the authority is given overall responsibility for supervising the work of the National Ozone Unit and ensuring that action taken is adequate to meet commitments under the Protocol;</p><p>(iv) Annual work plans for the National Ozone Unit are prepared and integrated in the authorities' internal planning processes;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to revise the proposed amendment letter in order to ensure consistency with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a>;</p><p>(c) To request UNDP, when incorporating para. (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a> in the separate section of each agreement entitledÔÇ£Special considerationsÔÇØ, to insert a chapeau worded as follows:ÔÇ£The [Government/Ministry] and UNDP commit to cooperate to ensure that:ÔÇØ;</p><p>(d) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to review the matter at its next meeting in the light of comments received from the implementing agencies on the legal aspects of the proposed changes.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Desk study on recovery and recycling projects: follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3115">Decision 31/15</a></p><p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6087">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to review the objectives of the evaluation exercise with a view to improving the exercise and lightening the burden on respondents. That did not imply that the same procedures would apply to all recovery and recycling projects in the future.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6087">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the revised formats for terminal reports and extension requests relating to institutional strengthening with the following changes:</p><p>(a) Requiring signatures for those preparing and submitting the reports in both formats;</p><p>(b) Describing, in both formats, how the action plan for the institutional strengthening project has been integrated in the national authoritiesÔÇÖ planning process, in particular the country programme;</p><p>(c) Including the following question in both formats:</p><p>ÔÇ£Describe the role and position of the NOU within the national administration, the way its work was supervised and its access to senior decision makers. Give the name and title of the government officer who had the overall responsibility of supervising the work of the NOU and ensured that action taken was adequate to meet the commitments under the Protocol, and include cooperation with steering committees, advisory groups or interÔÇæministerial bodies as well as the government entities which dealt with import/export licensing and customsÔÇØ;</p><p>(d) Adding to the extension request format a description of sources/methods of collecting data on imports, exports and production as well as distribution by sector, and attaching the job description of the head of the National Ozone Unit.</p><p>(e) Adding in table 9 of the extension request a column specifying work months for planned activities and, in table 12, replacingÔÇ£Other fundsÔÇØ byÔÇ£Government fundingÔÇØ.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a href="/media/6087" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the revised Project Completion Report (PCR) format for investment projects;</p><p>(b) To endorse the new overall assessment scheme (Annex V [to document) contained in section 2 of the Project Completion Report format, which will be used from 1 January 2001 onwards;</p><p>(c) To take note of the schedule for submission of outstanding Project Completion Reports in 2001 (Annex VI);</p><p>(d) Authorize implementing agencies to withhold part of funding until such time as proof of equipment destruction has been provided according to the guidelines being finalized by the Secretariat in consultation with the implementing agencies and the company has also submitted to the implementing agency the necessary data to prepare a project completion report of good quality.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Report on evaluation of training projects: follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3117">Decision 31/17</a></p><p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a href="/media/6087" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the recommendations contained in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a href="/media/6087" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the progress reported in the status report on the evaluation of foam projects.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>In the light of an overview of the results of the ongoing implementation of the 2000 work programme for monitoring and evaluation (<a href="/media/6087" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/19</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the desk study on the evaluation of solvents projects.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Taking note of the draft 2001 monitoring and evaluation work programme (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6089">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/20</a>) and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/3</a>, para. 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed 2001 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a revised budget of US $318,000, after the removal of theÔÇ£Extended desk study on recovery and recycling projectsÔÇØ due to insufficient data on the status quo of recovery and recycling projects.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request all countries to include in their reports on sectoral consumption the phase-out from all projects completed in their countries in the previous year.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6091">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, on the basis of the rule that production capacity installed prior to 25 July 1995 was eligible for funding by the Multilateral Fund, projects such as that for Haier (China) would be eligible for funding.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Technology transfer <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That, in future cases where the Secretariat and the implementing agencies were in agreement concerning project proposals for a change in technology after project approval, the proposal could proceed on the basis of such an agreement;</p><p>(b) That the Executive Committee was to be informed of such an agreement, including any financial implications involved, at its next meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the implementing agency responsible for implementing the RMP be requested to make every effort to assist the country concerned to achieve phase-out targets specified in the RMP.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that it was prepared to approve project proposals for the development of implementation of licensing schemes. In that process, the Secretariat would be requested, in each case, to seek information from countries on the status of their ratification of the Montreal Amendment, as well as whether they had a licensing system in place, and to report such information to the Executive Committee.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that project proposals for incentive programmes to encourage retrofitting of refrigeration equipment could be submitted within an RMP, on the understanding that, where the project was to make use of the 50 per cent additional funding for an existing RMP available under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>:</p><p>(a) The implementing agency concerned should consult with the country and all other agencies implementing components of the RMP;</p><p>(b) The country concerned was fully informed about all the investment and non-investment activities which might be available;</p><p>(c) The timing of the proposed activity was appropriate for the countryÔÇÖs circumstances.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, paras. 21-33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation from the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: National halon management and banking programme (Australia and Canada) </u>(<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that disbursement would not take place until a commitment had been given by the Government of India that regulations facilitating bans on the production and import of new halons would be established within six months after the reclamation centre had been set up.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Benin: Training of customs officials</u></p><p><u>Benin: Training of environmental inspectors and investigators</u></p><p><u>Benin: Development of code of good practice for technicians</u></p><p><u>Benin: Training of technicians in good refrigeration practices (Canada) </u>(<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report and, in order not to block progress at the current meeting, approve other projects with similar funding components (project assistance monitoring and evaluation) submitted to the current meeting;</p><p>(b) Request that similar project components not come forward to future meetings of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) Request UNEP to produce a paper showing how the 13 per cent allowance for support costs was utilized in general terms and also in specific similar projects already implemented;</p><p>(d) Re-examine, in the light of the above paper, whether the other implementing agencies might be in a better position to implement the non-investment activities in question in an RMP within the 13 per cent agency support costs.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Technical assistance for cold storage - training and demonstration project (France) </u>(<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a> and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that it would form part of the RMP for Morocco currently being prepared.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Africa region: Refrigeration and global environment - evaluation of equipment modernization study </u>(France) (<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a> and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The resources would be used only for ozone-related issues;</p><p>(b) The results of the study would be made available to the Executive Committee, as well as to the countries involved;</p><p>(c) No further funding would be requested from the Multilateral Fund as a result of this study, unless such requests were fully consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a> and all other Executive Committee requirements.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Gambia: Project preparation for additional activities for Gambia RMP (Germany) </u>(<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a> and Add. 2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report. .</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Preparation of a national strategy to reduce and eliminate the use of CFC refrigerants in the servicing sector (Germany and Switzerland)</u> (<a href="/media/6094" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/23</a> and Add. 2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, with the understanding that all stakeholders would be consulted, including all implementing agencies involved, and an agreed strategy would be developed.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, paras. 21-33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>US $245,700 against the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</p><p>US $613,827 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</p><p>US $135,804 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</p><p>US $1,521,085 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</p><p>US $485,833 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs contributions for 2000;</p><p>US $80,000 against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs contributions for 2000.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, paras 35-38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.</p><p>*References to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3238">decisions 32/38</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3239">and 32/39</a>.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 3</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>China:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 4</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Ghana:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 4</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Indonesia:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 3</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 3</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Kenya:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 3</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Malaysia: institutional strengthening extension, Phase 4</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Trinidad and Tobago:</u> <u>institutional strengthening extension, Phase 2</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To express the following views to the Governments concerned:</p><p><u>Brazil</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Brazil. The Executive Committee expresses serious concerns at the fact that the 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 10 per cent higher than the 1995-1997 compliance baseline and that as a consequence, Brazil may have difficulty complying with the CFC consumption freeze. This is occurring in spite of the fact that the Executive Committee has approved over US $52 million in projects for Brazil. Despite these serious concerns, the Executive Committee does understand that Brazil has taken some significant steps in the period covered by their second phase of the institutional strengthening projects. Specifically, in its submission, Brazil reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its second phase of the institutional strengthening project including: shutting down the last CFC production plant, revising relevant legislation to reflect updates in Montreal Protocol ODS phase-out schedules, enacting a decree to restrict ODS import, enacting legislation to ban CFC-12 MAC systems, phasing out CFC-12 in non-essential aerosol products, reducing halon consumption tenfold from 200 ODP tonnes in 1991 to 20 ODP tonnes in 1999, converting most of the enterprises in the domestic refrigeration and solvent sectors to non-CFC and developing a database on ODS-consuming enterprises. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Brazil. Over the next two years, Brazil intends to focus on updating its country programme, enacting legislation to ensure an 85 per cent reduction in CTC, preparing a refrigerant management plan and conducting workshops for remaining ODS-using foam and refrigeration manufacturing companies. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, Brazil will continue with the progress achieved and sustain and build upon its current levels of CFC reductions and institutional measures to achieve its goal of complying with the ProtocolÔÇÖs ODS phase-out schedules in the next critical years.</p><p><u>China</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for China. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline. In its submission, China reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its third phase of institutional strengthening projects, including: undertaking activities to achieve the 1999 freeze in production and consumption, developing and implementing over 300 individual and three large umbrella foam projects. In addition, China had received Executive Committee approval for sectoral phase-out programmes in the production sector, halon and solvent sectors. For example, China has closed and dismantled five halon production lines. Other important initiatives taken by China include strengthening the State Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) through establishing special working groups for sector approaches, formulating policy and legislation to improve the management and supervision of the ODS phase-out, setting up an ODS import and export office, a CFC production quota and licensing system, environmental labelling systems and other policy and incentive systems to facilitate the ODS phase-out in the country. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of China. Over the next two years, China intends to focus on enhancing the overall programme management capability and continued implementation of the phase-out investment activities, instituting improved project implementation procedures, evaluating and enforcing existing policies and organizing training programmes and workshops for relevant local ministries and departments, local authorities, customs and industry personnel. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, China will continue with the progress achieved and sustain and build upon its current levels of CFC reductions to achieve its goal of complying with the ProtocolÔÇÖs ODS phase-out schedules.</p><p><u>Ghana</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Ghana. The Executive Committee expresses serious concern that Ghana has reported to the Ozone Secretariat 1999 CFC consumption that is over 30 per cent higher than its 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that as a consequence, Ghana may have difficulty complying with the CFC consumption freeze. This is occurring in spite of the fact that the Executive Committee has approved over US $1 million in projects for Ghana. Despite these serious concerns, the Executive Committee does understand that Ghana has taken some significant steps in the period covered by their third phase of the institutional strengthening project. Specifically, in its submission, Ghana reports that it has achieved complete phase-out in the foam sector and undertaken important initiatives, including: training 60 technicians and engineers in good refrigeration service practices and recovery and recycling techniques, establishing a national refrigeration demonstration centre equipped with recovery and recycling machines, collecting data on chiller systems and formulating projects for their conversion to a CFC-free system. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Ghana. In particular, the Executive Committee appreciates the commitment of Ghana to the Montreal Protocol, and their intent, over the next two years, to ensure their compliance with the upcoming control provisions of the Protocol through the implementation of fiscal policies and regulations to control the import and use of ODS and ODS-containing equipment. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Ghana will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out and consequent compliance with the Protocol.</p><p><u>Indonesia</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Indonesia. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that Indonesia reported to the Ozone Secretariat 1999 CFC consumption that is 30 per cent below its 1995-1997 CFC compliance baseline, and that Indonesia appears to be able to comply with the CFC consumption freeze. In its submission, Indonesia reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its second phase of the institutional strengthening project to meet its CFC reduction obligations, including issuing of a decree to restrict the use of controlled substances, setting up a database to monitor compliance with the Protocol, and demonstration of hydrocarbons as alternative refrigerants in certain equipment. Indonesia has also reported the establishment of halon bank management programme and methyl bromide demonstration projects, as well as the ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment. It also reported development of an inventory on consumption of methyl bromide. These and other activities reported are encouraging, particularly as they relate to CFC consumption, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Indonesia to reduce their consumption of CFCs. Over the next two years, Indonesia intends to focus on improvement of the data collection system, auditing and monitoring investment projects to achieve phase-out of some 1,300 ODP tonnes. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, Indonesia will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and that it will have vigorously promoted the implementation of the approved investment projects in combination with the policy measures to enhance its ability to meet the goal of a 50 per cent reduction in its CFC consumption in 2005.</p><p><u>Islamic Republic of Iran</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran has reported to the Ozone Secretariat 1999 CFC consumption that is about 4% lower than its 1995-1997 compliance baseline. In its submission, the Islamic Republic of Iran reported on a number of initiatives it has undertaken during its second phase of institutional strengthening project including: preparing draft regulations on ODS which is under review, several public awareness activities and supervision and co-ordination of investment projects. Over the next two years, the Islamic Republic of Iran intends to focus on implementing import/export licensing policy, enacting a law to restrict or ban import of ODS-using equipment, carrying out SME surveys, identifying new projects and training technicians in good practices. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, the Islamic Republic of Iran will have fully implemented these and other initiatives that are essential to ensure a more rapid reduction of its consumption to levels that will be consistent with the compliance requirements of the Montreal Protocol.</p><p><u>Kenya</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Kenya. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that Kenya has reported to the Ozone Secretariat 1999 CFC consumption that is about the same as its 1995-1997 compliance baseline. In its submission, Kenya reports that it has undertaken important initiatives, including: implementing demonstration and investment projects which have led to the phase-out of halon, and significant reductions in CFC-12, CFC-11, methyl bromide and methyl chloroform consumption; developing draft regulations; instituting a quota system for importation of CFCs; and organizing workshops on ozone-friendly technologies. Over the next two years, Kenya intends to prepare regulations to enforce the laws that control the import and export of ODS and ODS equipment, and implement a licensing system for methyl bromide. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee appreciates the commitment of Kenya to the Montreal Protocol and their intent, over the next two years, to ensure their compliance with the upcoming control provisions of the Protocol through the implementation of regulations and other measures to control the import and use of ODS and ODS-containing equipment. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, Kenya will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to effectively control the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is criticial to ensuring an effective phase-out.</p><p><u>Malaysia</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Malaysia. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 40 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that Malaysia has complied with the CFC consumption freeze and could well be on its way to meeting the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005. In its submission, Malaysia reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its third phase of institutional strengthening projects, including: conducting a national residual CFC consumption study and formulating a national strategy for its phase-out, training trainers in chiller management and enforcing new regulations in halon and refrigerant management. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Malaysia. Over the next two years, Malaysia intends to focus on continued monitoring of converted plants to ensure complete compliance with existing regulations, as well as on the refrigeration and end-user sector. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, with the high visibility accorded to ozone issues by the Government, Malaysia will continue with the progress achieved and build upon its current levels of CFC reductions to achieve its goal of early complete phase-out.</p><p><u>Trinidad and Tobago</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Trinidad and Tobago. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 30 per cent lower than the 1995-1997 compliance baseline and that Trinidad and Tobago has complied with the CFC consumption freeze and could well be on its way to meeting the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005. In its submission, Trinidad and Tobago reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: establishment of a steering committee to guide the phase-out process, establishment of a separate customs code for ODS and undertaking training for refrigeration servicing technicians. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Trinidad and Tobago. Over the next two years, Trinidad and Tobago intends to focus on completing training for customs officers and monitoring CFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing and end-user sectors, monitoring compliance with refrigeration management regulations, monitoring converted enterprises to ensure compliance with existing regulations and sustainability of the projects. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Trinidad and Tobago will have fully implemented these and other initiatives that are essential to ensure the reduction of its consumption to levels that fulfil the requirements of the Protocol.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Technical assistance for RMP survey and preparation</u> (<a href="/media/6097" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project preparation request at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Comoros: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Congo: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>El Salvador: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Gabon: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Georgia: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Honduras: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Korea, DPR: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Paraguay: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report;</p><p>(b) To express the following views to the Governments concerned:</p><p><u>Comoros</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Comoros. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is the same as the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that Comoros appears to be able to comply with the CFC consumption freeze. It its submission, Comoros reported on a number of important initiatives it has prepared during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: training for refrigeration technicians and customs officers, formulation of a recovery and recycling programme, fixing a quota for imports of ODS, and establishing a mechanism (and a related presidential decree) to control imports of ODS-containing equipment. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Comoros. Over the next two years, Comoros intends to focus on implementation of the regulatory infrastructure it has prepared, including issuance of import quotas and licensing on ODS, further implementation of the RMP, ratification of the presidential decrees on imports of ODS equipment, and annual reporting to the Fund and Ozone Secretariats. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Comoros will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out.</p><p><u>Congo</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Congo. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 20 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that Congo appears to be able to comply with the CFC consumption freeze and be well on its way to meeting the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005. In its submission, Congo reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: setting up legislation and an administrative decree to restrict the import of ODS, undertaking training for refrigeration technicians, implementing a recovery and recycling programme, and preparing a draft decree on imports of ODS-based equipment. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Congo. Over the next two years, Congo intends to focus on putting in place legislation and a quota system on importation of ODS, training for customs agents, setting up a national committee on ozone and continued training programmes. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Congo will have fully implemented their system to limited imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out.</p><p><u>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 75 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea appears to have fully complied with the CFC consumption freeze as well as attaining the 50 per cent CFC reduction required in 2005 and may well be on its way to meeting the 85 per cent reduction required in 2007. In its submission, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea reported on a number of initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: data collection, training and dissemination of information. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the strong efforts of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to reduce their consumption of CFCs. Over the next two years, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea intends to focus on developing and implementing an RMP, closure of its CFC production plants, and preparation of further projects. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea will establish a licensing system and related regulations to control the import of ODS and ODS-containing products. These policies are critical to ensuring that the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea can continue with its outstanding progress, and sustain and build upon its current levels of reductions in CFCs.</p><p><u>El Salvador</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for El Salvador. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 60 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that El Salvador appears to have been able to fully comply with the CFC consumption freeze as well as the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005 and may well be on its way to meeting the 85 per cent reduction required in 2007. In its submission, El Salvador reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: setting up rules and regulations to control the import of ODS, and coordination of training for refrigeration technicians, including recovery and recycling programmes. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the strong efforts of El Salvador to reduce their consumption of CFCs. Over the next two years, El Salvador intends to focus on implementing and enforcing their regulatory system to control imports of ODS, to continue training for customs agents, and to monitor the projects currently under implementation. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, El Salvador will continue with its outstanding progress, and will sustain and build upon its current levels of reductions in CFCs.</p><p><u>Gabon</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Gabon. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that Gabon reported 1999 CFC consumption to the Ozone Secretariat that is below its 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that Gabon will be well on its way to achieving the 50 per cent and 85 per cent reduction steps required in 2005 and 2007. In its submission, Gabon reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project, including: preparation of an RMP project, including training for customs officers and refrigeration technicians, elaboration of legislation and regulations related to ODS and ODS-based equipment, and establishment of a database on imports. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Gabon to reduce their consumption of CFCs. Over the next two years, Gabon intends to focus on adoption and promulgation of legislation, and begin training and implementation of RMP-related activities. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Gabon will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out. It is these activities that will help ensure the attainment of their stated goal of successive reductions in ODS consumption to reach a total elimination of ODS in accordance with the established schedule.</p><p><u>Georgia</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Georgia, and notes that Georgia has taken some significant steps to phase out its consumption of ODS in the period covered by their initial institutional strengthening project. Specifically, in its submission, Georgia reports that it has undertaken a number of important initiatives, including: monitoring and implementation of an RMP project including training for refrigeration technicians, negotiating with relevant authorities in preparation of regulations on ODS, and supervision of a recovery and recycling programme. These and other activities reported are encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Georgia. In particular, the Executive Committee appreciates the commitment of Georgia to the Montreal Protocol, and their intent, over the next two years, to ensure their compliance with the upcoming control provisions of the Protocol through the introduction of import quotas. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that, in the next two years, Georgia will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-using equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out. It is these activities that will help ensure the attainment of their stated goal to ensure compliance with the Protocol.</p><p><u>Honduras</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Honduras. The Executive Committee takes note with appreciation of the fact that Honduras reported 1999 CFC consumption to the Ozone Secretariat that is slightly higher than its 1995-1997 CFC compliance baseline, and that Honduras appears to be able to comply with the CFC consumption freeze. That being said, the Executive Committee is concerned that HondurasÔÇÖ reported methyl bromide consumption is higher than its reported consumption in 1998, putting in jeopardy its ability to meet the upcoming freeze in methyl bromide required by the Copenhagen Amendment. In its submission, Honduras reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its initial institutional strengthening project to meet its CFC reduction obligations, including the introduction of an ODS licensing and registration system, and elaboration of legislation and regulations to control the import and use of ODS (currently under review). It also reported development of an inventory on consumption of methyl bromide. These and other activities reported are encouraging, particularly as they relate to CFC consumption, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Honduras to reduce their consumption of CFCs. Over the next two years, Honduras intends to focus on implementation of sub-projects related to the RMP to ensure that it meets the 50 per cent reduction requirement in 2005, and implementation of a methyl bromide phase-out project. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Honduras will have fully implemented their system to limit imports to levels no higher than those allowed under the Protocol, and to ban the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective phase-out. It is these activities that will help ensure the attainment of their stated goalÔÇô successive reductions in ODS consumption to reach the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005, and the 85 per cent reduction required in 2007.</p><p><u>Paraguay</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Paraguay. The Executive Committee expresses serious concerns that Paraguay has reported 1999 CFC consumption to the Ozone Secretariat that is almost triple its 1995-1997 compliance baseline and that, as a consequence, Paraguay may have serious difficulty complying with the CFC consumption freeze. This is occurring despite the fact that the Executive Committee has approved over $600,000 in projects for Paraguay, a country that just two years ago reported 96 tonnes of consumption. Despite these serious concerns, the Executive Committee does understand that Paraguay has taken some significant steps in the period covered by their initial institutional strengthening project. Specifically, it has enacted laws to promote the mechanism to restrict imports of ODS, and has issued a decree that will impose an import cap on CFC-12. Further, it has prepared an RMP for submission to this meeting of the Executive Committee, and it has implemented initial investment projects in the foam sector. In its plan for the next two years, Paraguay intends to advance with RMP implementation activities and to freeze methyl bromide consumption. While these and other activities proposed for the future are encouraging, the Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the two years covered by this project, Paraguay will have fully implemented a system to license and restrict imports of all CFCs to levels needed to ensure compliance with the Protocol freeze. Paraguay must also consider banning the import of CFC-bearing equipment, which is so critical to ensuring an effective, sustainable phase-out. It is these activities that will ensure the attainment of their goal to ensure compliance with the Protocol.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Training for the refrigeration servicing sector (Phase III)</u></p><p><u>Argentina: Customs training</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above two project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Phase III of the refrigeration servicing sector project was the final phase, and that further training requirements in that respect, if any, would be expected to be minimal;</p><p>(b) No further customs training project proposals would be approved.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>French-speaking Africa: Subregional project on harmonization of legislative and regulatory mechanisms to improve monitoring and control of ODS consumption </u>(<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that no further such projects would be approved until:</p><p>(a) A report had been prepared by UNEP, in consultation with the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies, for submission to the Executive Committee, if possible, at its 33rd meeting. The report would examine the strategic framework for requests for funding of activities associated with national, subregional and regional customs training and harmonization, as well as the implication of the commitment of the regional organizations concerned in establishing regulatory mechanisms;</p><p>(b) The Executive Committee had held a discussion on the strategic vision behind the future approval of such projects.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>West Asia: Regional technology workshop</u> (<a href="/media/6099" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/25</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project proposal.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNIDOÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in <a href="/media/6101" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/26</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2000 work programme amendments, as contained in <a href="/media/6102" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/27</a>, with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*References to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3247">decisions 32/47</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3248">and 32/48</a>.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6102" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/27</a>)</p><p><u>Turkey: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6102" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/27</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report;</p><p>(b) To express the following views to the Governments concerned:</p><p><u>Chile</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Chile. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that reported 1999 CFC consumption is about 10 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline. In its submission, Chile reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its second phase of institutional strengthening projects, including: implementing a market-based auction programme with efficient allocation of resources, lower administrative costs and cost-effective conversions, preparing a draft regulatory framework to regulate import of ODS, designing a strategy for the end-user sector, preparing an RMP project proposal, organizing training and awareness activities on methyl bromide among small-scale farmers and implementing a demonstration project on alternatives to methyl bromide in replanting of fruit trees. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Chile. Over the next two years, Chile intends to focus on enacting as law to control CFC imports through a quota system, ensuring methyl bromide phase-out to ensure compliance with 2002 freeze in methyl bromide consumption, consolidating the conversion of SMEs both through the auction system and implementation of RMP project, including development of revolving funds among others. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Chile will continue with the progress achieved and sustain and build upon its current levels of CFC reductions to achieve its goal of complying with its commitments under the Protocol.</p><p><u>Turkey</u></p><p>The Executive Committee has reviewed the information presented with the institutional strengthening renewal request for Turkey. The Executive Committee takes note with great appreciation of the fact that 1999 CFC consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat is some 53 per cent below the 1995-1997 compliance baseline, and that Turkey appears to have been able to fully comply with the CFC consumption freeze as well as the 50 per cent reduction required in 2005 and may well be on its way to meeting the 85 per cent reduction required in 2007. In its submission, Turkey reported on a number of important initiatives it has undertaken during its second phase of institutional strengthening projects, including: developing an ODS regulatory framework for integration with national ozone policy, promulgating regulations on ODS phase-out which provide principles guiding importation of ODS and ODS-based equipment, issuing licence permits and developing an ODS monitoring system and adopting and implementing an accelerated phase-out schedule. These and other activities reported are very encouraging, and the Executive Committee greatly appreciates the efforts of Turkey. Over the next two years, Turkey intends to focus on implementing the quota system through customs authorities, maintaining a database of all ODS importers and users, monitoring demand of ODS for the refrigeration servicing sector with the objective of revising annual import quotas based on actual demand, phasing out methyl bromide in compliance with the Protocol schedules and establishing a regulatory framework aimed at training and licensing of methyl bromide fumigators. The Executive Committee expresses the expectation that in the next two years, Turkey will continue with the progress achieved and sustain and build upon its current levels of CFC reductions and institutional arrangements to achieve its goal of complying with its commitments under the Protocol in an accelerated manner.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global MDI Study</u> (<a href="/media/6102" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/27</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project, pending the guidance to be provided by the decisions of the Twelfth meeting of the Parties.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNEP work programme for 2001, as reprioritized to make available US $191,000 to increase regional awareness programmes sought by Article 5 countries, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII of the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for work programme advances at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 61), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve all of the projects submitted for blanket approval, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Conversion of PU slabstock manufacture from CFC-11 to liquid carbon dioxide technology at eleven enterprises in Chengdu</u> (World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/China)</p><p><u>China: Conversion of PU slabstock manufacture from CFC-11 to liquid carbon dioxide technology at eight enterprises in Henan Province</u> (World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the above projects, pending preparation of a sectoral phase-out strategy for the foam sector in China, which it was hoped would be presented to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2001. On that basis, the projects would be maintained in the World BankÔÇÖs 2000 business plan.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Colombia: Retroactive funding for the conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded polyurethane foam at Espumlatex-Promicolda</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Colombia and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Foam sector ODS phase-out plan</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Mexico)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6091">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 70), and noting that UNDP had requested that the project be deferred, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the project;</p><p>(b) To retain the project in UNDPÔÇÖs 2000 business plan;</p><p>(c) To request concrete assurances that the project would yield a sustainable, permanent reduction in the national aggregate consumption of CFCs.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Demonstration and phase-out project for methyl bromide soil fumigation for fruit tree production and replant</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Chile)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro./ExCom/32/44], in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) UNDP would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the agreement contained in Annex IX;</p><p>(b) If Chile did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the agreement contained in Annex IX, UNDP would withhold funding for the subsequent tranche until such time as the required reduction had been met;</p><p>(c) UNDP would submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the project to the Fund Secretariat.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Macedonia: Phase-out of methyl bromide in tobacco seedling and horticulture production sector </u>(UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Macedonia and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Macedonia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) UNIDO would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the agreement contained in Annex X;</p><p>(b) If Macedonia did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the agreement contained in Annex X, UNIDO would withhold funding for the subsequent tranche until such time as the required reduction had been met;</p><p>(c) UNIDO would submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the project to the Fund Secretariat.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malawi: Phase-out of all non-essential and non-QPS methyl bromide; release of first tranche </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Malawi and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at a budget of US $2,999,824 and the level of funding for the first tranche indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Malawi and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) UNDP would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the agreement contained in Annex XI;</p><p>(b) If Malawi did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the agreement contained in Annex XI, UNDP would withhold funding for the subsequent tranche until such time as the required reduction had been met;</p><p>(c) UNDP would submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the project to the Fund Secretariat.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in strawberry production</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Morocco)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) UNIDO would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the agreement contained in Annex XII;</p><p>(b) If Morocco did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the agreement contained in Annex XII, UNIDO would withhold funding for the subsequent tranche until such time as the required reduction had been met;</p><p>(c) UNIDO would submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the project to the Fund Secretariat.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of chlorinated rubber manufacture from carbon tetrachloride to non-ODS process at Rishiroop Organics Pvt. Ltd., and Rishiroop Polymers Ltd.</u> (World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/India and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Defer the above project proposal, pending the provision of further information on plans for conversion of Rishiroop Rubber International Limited;</p><p>(b) Note that there was a preference to consider the conversion of all plants in the subsector at the same time;</p><p>(c) Decide that if a project for conversion of Rishiroop Rubber International Limited was submitted later, the cost benefits arising from industrial rationalization in the subsector should be taken into account in determining the cost of the project;</p><p>(d) Decide that the above project proposal would remain in the World BankÔÇÖs 2000 business plan.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to trichloromethane at M/S Alpha Drugs India Ltd., Patiala</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/India and Corr.1)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to ethylene dichloride at Doctors Organic Chemicals Ltd., Tanuku</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/India and Corr.1)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to ethylene dichloride at Svis Labs Ltd., Ranipet</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/India and Corr.1)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to ethylene dichloride at Satya Deeptha Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hummabad</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/India and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above four project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Data would be provided on the current operations of the Chiplun plant;</p><p>(b) If the Chiplun plant was confirmed as operating and consuming CTC, a project for its conversion could be submitted, with consumption capped at 75 tonnes of CTC and a costÔÇæeffectiveness at a level no worse than that presented in the projects currently being approved;</p><p>(c) Incremental operating costs would be considered for one year.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: 2001 Annual programme - Halon sector </u>(World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report &nbsp;(the independent technical audit is included in the 10 per cent agency support cost);</p><p>(b) To request that future technical audits required under the agreement be submitted by the World Bank no later than eight weeks prior to the meeting of the Executive Committee at which approval of funding was being sought.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2001 annual programme for the CFC production sector phase-out in China with funding to be considered at the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee, pending the submission of the verification report on the implementation of the 2000 annual work programme for the CFC production phase-out in China.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Burkina Faso: Implementation of the RMP: Incentive programme for the commercial and industrial refrigeration end-user sector</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Burkina Faso)</p><p><u>Ghana: Incentive programme for the commercial/industrial refrigeration end-user sector</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Ghana and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Sri Lanka: Incentive programme for the commercial and industrial end-user refrigeration sector </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Sri Lanka and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 88), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above three projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report (see also <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3228">Decision 32/28</a>).</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to cyclopentane technology and CFC-12 by conversion to isobutane (600a) technology in the manufacture of domestic freezers at Qingdao Haier No. 2 Freezer Plant</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 90), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report (see also <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3224">Decision 32/24</a>).</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Sarmaye Sepahan Co. </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Hanzad Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration at the Arjah Boroudat Co.</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration at the Roshan Ind. Group</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration at the Tehran Shirak Co.</u> (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Golsarma Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Sana Commercial Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Shagayegh Boroudat Co. </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Yakhchalsazi Yazd Co. </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Zenoz Sanaat Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Ghaynar Khazar Co. </u>(UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at General Industries</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and freezers at Boloorin Yazd Refrigerator Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Iran: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Electro Ara Co.</u> (UNDP) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Iran and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 92), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Defer consideration of the above 14 projects until the required reliable data and evidence of a clear commitment to ODP phase-out on the part of the country were available;</p><p>(b) Retain the projects in the 2000 business plans of UNIDO and UNDP until the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2001.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Technology transfer <p><u>Argentina: Elimination of CFCs in the manufacturing plant of domestic refrigerators at Lobato San Luis S.A.</u> (World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Argentina and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the change of technology in the above project;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank not to disburse the approved funding until after it had ascertained the financial viability of the enterprise, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 34th meeting;</p><p>(c) That the incremental operating cost should be based on the current production capacity;</p><p>(d) Based on the above, request the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund the amount of US $220,660 plus agency support costs, representing the difference between the costs of the original and revised project proposals.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Technology transfer <p><u>Argentina: Change of technology for three out of nine enterprises of the umbrella project for conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua-based cleaning</u> (World Bank) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/30/Argentina)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6091">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 100), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the change in technology for three of the nine enterprises covered by the above umbrella project at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 102), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Defer consideration of the draft guidelines for preparation of country programme updates until its 33rd meeting;</p><p>(b) Invite members to submit to the Secretariat their comments and proposals on the draft guidelines for preparation of country programme updates contained in document <a href="/media/6109" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/31</a>;</p><p>(c) Request the Secretariat to compile those comments on the draft and circulate them to members prior to the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) Also request the Secretariat to prepare a revised draft, taking into account the comments submitted by Governments and those made at the current meeting, for submission to the Executive Committee at its 33rd meeting.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 105), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to:</p><p>(a) Approve the agreement contained in Annex XIII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) Approve the 2001 Annual Work Programme of the Tobacco Sector Plan for CFC-11 phaseÔÇæout in China at the level of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(c) Request that UNIDO report to a future meeting of the Executive Committee on the use of funding allocated to support costs, which would be revisited in two years.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6091" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 107), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the draft guidelines and standard format for verification of ODS production phase-out.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Consideration of the status of the project for a CFC-12 household refrigeration recovery and recycling programme in Brazil (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6091">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/21</a>, para. 110), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the request that the project be transferred to UNDP;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to return the funds in question to the Multilateral Fund for reallocation.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Having noted the update of the country programme of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (<a href="/media/6112" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/34</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To give final approval to the country programme of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Approval of the country programme does not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 2000 to 31 December 2001, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2002.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Having noted the country programme of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6113">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/35</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya country programme. Approval of the country programme does not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 2000 to 31 December 2001, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2002;</p><p>(c) To urge the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to ratify the London, Copenhagen and Montreal Amendments to the Montreal Protocol in the immediate future.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Having noted the country programme of Oman (<a href="/media/6114" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/36</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Oman country programme. Approval of the country programme does not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Oman to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 2000 to 31 December 2001, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2002;</p><p>(c)* To request the Government of Oman not to seek further funding from the Multilateral Fund in the light of its high GNP (Growth National Product).</p><p>*Sub-paragraph (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3274">decision 32/74</a> was rescinded through <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3358">decision 33/58</a>.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>There was an exchange of views on the significance and consequences of adopting theÔÇ£Draft framework on the objective, priorities, problems and modalities for strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund in the compliance periodÔÇØ, annexed to the informal meeting report. There was general agreement that the framework could not be used as a basis for action until certain points were elaborated further. It was also evident to the members that, in order to achieve the desired result, the steps required to make the framework a solid basis for formulating implementable strategic planning should be taken as soon as possible. The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt theÔÇ£Draft framework on the objective, priorities, problems and modalities for strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund in the compliance periodÔÇØ, annexed to the report of the second informal meeting on strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund in the compliance period (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6122">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/43</a>), as the basis for future work in strategic planning;</p><p>(b) To invite members of the Executive Committee to submit their ideas to the Secretariat for onward distribution to all members of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To invite members of the Executive Committee to exchange ideas on the issue;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund to prepare an issue paper on this subject for submission to the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To hold a discussion on the issue at the 33rd meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>In relation to the documentÔÇ£Strategic planning and the draft three-year business plan for the Multilateral FundÔÇØ (<a href="/media/6116" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/38</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of document <a href="/media/6116" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/38</a>;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare an annual update of the status of compliance of Article 5 countries with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in part I of document <a href="/media/6116" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/38</a>, and of the implementation of Montreal Protocol through government policy controls as contained in part II of the document. In so doing, the Secretariat should attempt in future editions of the document to correlate the impact of approved non-investment projects on the status of compliance of Article 5 countries and address other policy measures such as those for end-users and implementation by customs authorities of import controls;</p><p>(c) To request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to review and take action on the updated document.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>In view of the fact that the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea had not responded to the request of the Secretariat to designate a national focal point to conduct a technical audit of the ODS production facility, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to communicate further with the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, emphasizing the importance of complying with the ODS production phase-out schedule;</p><p>(b) To request the Sub-group to review the situation again at its next meeting if the current circumstances should continue.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>With regard to the timing of approval of project preparation funding for the ODS production sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the current procedure of approving project preparation funding after the completion of technical audit should continue to be applied.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Concerning the umbrella project for the closure of two halon projects in India, noting that it had been unable to reach consensus on the payment of lost profit, the Executive Committee:</p><p>(a) <u>Agreed</u> that the Multilateral Fund should pay for the eligible cost of dismantling the two plants, and that it could consider providing funds for the displacement of labour in this case, on the basis of the actual cost of labour being displaced;</p><p>(b) <u>Requested</u> the Sub-group to continue to work on the issue of payment for lost profit with a view to narrowing down the differences of opinion.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Noting the efforts and recommendations of the working group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the revised guidelines for methyl bromide projects, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee considered document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6120">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/41</a>,ÔÇ£Status report on the study on alternatives to CFC in rigid foam applicationsÔÇØ. After expressing some concern about the delay in getting the study under way, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of theÔÇ£Status report on the study on alternatives to CFC in rigid foam applicationsÔÇØ;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to provide to the 33rd meeting more substantive information on progress, if possible with preliminary findings.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>Draft report of the Executive Committee to the Twelfth meeting of the Parties</p><p>Having considered the draft report prepared by the Secretariat (UNPE/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to update the report in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 32nd meeting of the Executive Committee, as well as the comments made on this item.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>In the absence of agreement, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of concessional lending at this time.</p>

32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 33rd meeting from 28 to 30 March 2001 in Montreal, Canada, preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review to be held on 26 and 27 March 2001.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 9) concerning the status of contributions and disbursements, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report (<a href="/media/6021" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/4</a>) and the status of contributions and disbursements attached as Annex I to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report contained in <a href="/media/6023" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/6</a> and, in particular, that the main positive result was that, with only one exception, the companies covered by the evaluation had successfully phased out the target volume of ODS;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies, in cooperation with the Secretariat, to determine proposed project duration on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the particular circumstances, instead of presenting all projects with the same standard duration. Instances where the implementing agencies and the Secretariat could not reach agreement on proposed project duration should be brought to the attention of the Sub-Committee on Project Review when the project was submitted for approval;</li><li>Also to request National Ozone Units to validate the CFC consumption to be phased out in enterprises participating in foam sector projects, retaining records to enable future verification, and to advise their governments that their agreement to the project would indicate a commitment to ensure that the validated phase-out figure was realized and yielded a sustained reduction from the specified level of current sector consumption;</li><li>Further to request that, in accordance with the relevant guidelines, the funding received be partly or fully returned to the Multilateral Fund in cases where technology was changed without informing the Secretariat and without approval by the Executive Committee;</li><li>In view of the instances of equipment purchased by the Multilateral Fund not being used or being reverted to the use of CFCs, to request the National Ozone Units to monitor closely, in cooperation with customs authorities and local environmental protection authorities, the importation of CFCs (if any were still allowed) and to combine this with occasional unscheduled visits to importers and foam companies to check invoices and storage areas for unauthorized use of CFCs. Project documents might include an agreement that the National Ozone Units might conduct a determined number of unscheduled visits to the recipient enterprise. Furthermore, measures were needed to cope with illegal imports that seemed to be widespread in a number of countries;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to ensure that recipient enterprises were fully aware of their obligation to cease using CFCs upon conversion and to make a commitment to that effect in the project documentation;</li><li>Also to request that, in preparing liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) projects, implementing agencies and National Ozone Units fully explain the nature of the LCD technology to potential recipient enterprises so that their decision to sign the required statement would be well-informed;</li><li>To urge all implementing agencies to ensure the appropriate use, or refund, of unused contingency funds, and to keep funding requests for equipment and trials to levels essential to ensuring the conversion. In cases of serious funding irregularities, such as when project funds were used to purchase non-eligible items, the implementing agency concerned might be requested by the Executive Committee to return funding to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To request implementing agencies and National Ozone Units concerned to provide comments on country reports and project evaluation case studies, and particularly explanations on the projects where the evaluation had left questions open, and also to request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to present a synthesis of such comments and explanations in the consolidated project completion report to the Thirty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>Further to request the implementing agencies, in cooperation with their internal auditors, if necessary, to report on the need for and use of technology transfer funds and on the selection and use of international consultants for preparing, reviewing and implementing foam projects, bearing in mind that technology transfer funds should generally be paid only to supplier companies in cases of patented or otherwise restricted and recent technology, but not to consultants and not for standard technology;</li><li>To require the implementing agencies to justify the use of international consultants in projects more carefully than in the past; their cost should be declared as such and their selection be based on competitive bidding and an evaluation of various options, including package deals with supplier companies and systems houses and the increased use of local engineers, in particular, for standard conversion technologies;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to diversify their choice of technical reviewers for foam projects;</li><li>To take note of the actions proposed for follow-up by the Secretariat in cooperation with the implementing agencies (finalizing the guidelines for equipment destruction and reviewing the agreement on eligibility of high-pressure machines for rigid foam insulation projects), in line with the principles of sustainable and long-term conversion;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies, in cooperation with the National Ozone Units, to conduct safety inspections where applicable and to prepare a report on incidences of fires resulting from conversion projects and to report thereon at its Thirty fifth meeting. As a follow-up, implementing agencies and sector experts might need to update safety guidelines as required.</li></ol>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report (<a href="/media/6024" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/7</a> and Corr.1), in particular, the general conclusion that the administrative and technical capacities of National Ozone Units had considerably improved through the networksÔÇÖ impact;</li><li>To request UNEP:</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) to continue the formulation and refinement of objectives, sub-objectives, related results and indicators for the networks as a whole and for each region which clearly indicated their relationship to Article 5 countriesÔÇÖ obligations under the Montreal Protocol, from a short- and medium-term perspective, and reflected those objectives in its annual work programmes;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) to ensure that follow-up meetings focused on a limited number of priority tasks and issues by combining them whenever possible with complementary meetings and workshops addressing the targeted tasks and issues;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) to hold network meetings back-to-back with, for instance, meetings of environment ministers and senior officials in the regions, in order to raise political awareness concerning ozone issues in the region and to promote policy discussions and regional approaches;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) to encourage and facilitate more intensive contacts and information exchange between different networks. Regional Network Coordinators should also be urged to use the e-mail forum set up for consultation between Regional Network Coordinators when preparing for network meetings;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) to identify facilitators to chair or facilitate the discussion on substantive issues at sessions of the meeting. To increase member StatesÔÇÖ sense of ownership, such facilitators should be selected from within the network, for example, by electing member State representatives as Chair for one year to assist the Network Manager and Regional Network Coordinator;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vi) to take the other recommendations in Section VIII of the report into account in its efforts to improve the effectiveness of the networks; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vii) to report on the results achieved, in relation to the objectives defined in the work programmes, in its annual progress report.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6019">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the planned increase in forward commitments and also the increase in the number of countries that appeared to be able to achieve compliance with the approval and implementation of planned activities in the 2001 business plan;</li><li>To request that, as a minimum, multi-year projects include:</li></ol><p>(i) a schedule for the disbursement of project funds in tranches, based on the achievement of stated targets as approved in the project document;</p><p>(ii) a commitment from the recipient government to establish the legislative/regulatory measures necessary to ensure the permanent annual reduction in the countryÔÇÖs latest consumption eliminated through the project or other agreed targets as appropriate; and</p><p>(iii) a commitment to the preparation and submission to the Secretariat of annual reports on progress in meeting the agreed targets;</p><p>(c) To request that implementing agencies:</p><p>(i) in employing the multi-year project modality, consider the needs of countries requiring immediate assistance in complying with freeze and first reduction measures; and</p><p>(ii) ensure that their future business plans include a greater number of projects for countries requiring immediate assistance in complying with the freeze measures or at least requiring assistance in meeting the first reduction targets;</p><p>(d) To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to send a letter to Article 5 countries, in the context of future business planning, to advise on what was left of the ODS consumption in their domestic and commercial refrigeration manufacturing subsectors;</p><p>(e) To adopt a phase-out target of 13,926 ODP tonnes and a disbursement target of US $118 million for activities already financed by the Multilateral Fund to be achieved in 2001;</p><p>(f) To note the consolidated 2001 business plan of the Multilateral Fund (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6026">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/8</a> and Corr.1).</p>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To reaffirm <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3056">decision 30/56</a> (e) with regard to Japanese bilateral activities in ChinaÔÇÖs solvent sector;</p><p>(b) To reaffirm <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3014">decision 30/14</a> (b) with regard to avoiding overlapping and ensuring consistency when preparing business plans for bilateral cooperation;</p><p>(c) To note, with appreciation, the information on the 2001 planned bilateral cooperation activities of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, paras. 20-23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2001 business plan of UNDP in document <a href="/media/6029" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/10</a>, noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To approve the following performance indicators:</p><p>Investment Project Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>ODP phased out from previous approvals (ODP tonnes)</td><td>6,000</td></tr><tr><td>Funds disbursed (US$)*</td><td>$39,200,000</td></tr><tr><td>Satisfactory project completion reports received (percentage)</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Distribution of projects among countries in business plans (number)</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Value of projects to be approved (US$)*</td><td>$38,779,440</td></tr><tr><td>ODP from projects to be approved (ODP tonnes)</td><td>4,514</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of project preparation (per cent of submission)</td><td>2.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Cost-effectiveness from projects to be approved in 1999 (US$/ODP in kg)</td><td>$7.6</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>14 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>36 months</td></tr><tr><td>Net emission/reduction of ODP resulting from implementation delays/early completion (ODP tonnes)</td><td>27,612</td></tr><tr><td>*Including agency fees, but not over-programming.</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Non-Investment Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted Indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Number of Projects to be Completed</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Funds Disbursed (US$)*</td><td>$2,053,960</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>12 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>36 months</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening (number of countries)</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects (ODP tonnes)</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>*Including agency fees.</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2001 business plan of UNEP in document <a href="/media/6030" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/11</a>;</p><p>(b) To note that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(c) To approve the following performance indicators:</p><p>Non-Investment Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted Indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Number of Projects to be Completed</td><td>60% of total projects approved</td></tr><tr><td>Funds Disbursed (US$)</td><td>73% of approved funding</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>6 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>17 months</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening (number of countries)</td><td>10 countries</td></tr><tr><td>Reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects (ODP tonnes)</td><td>40</td></tr></tbody></table><p>UNEP-Specific Non-Investment Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Number of newsletters</td><td>3 newsletters</td></tr><tr><td>Number of joint/regional activities which Network members are involved</td><td>2 per region</td></tr><tr><td>Improvement over previous years in data reporting and enacting the legislation and policies for ODS phase-out in Networking and institutional strengthening countries</td><td>80 per cent of all Network member countries</td></tr><tr><td>The extent of awareness-raising activities initiated by the countries as a result of UNEPÔÇÖs publications</td><td>UNEP stated that this indicator is qualitative but can be expressed in the number of brochures, awareness raising products produced by the countries</td></tr><tr><td>The extent to which experience achieved through UNEPÔÇÖs activities is used in the adoption and adjustment of ODS phase-out strategies by Network countries</td><td>UNEP stated that this indicator is qualitative</td></tr><tr><td>The extent to which the networks are used by the Agencies and the Secretariat in developing their work or explaining new policies</td><td>UNEP stated that this indicator is qualitative</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to prepare a policy paper on the issue of whether or not there should be contingency lists for non-investment projects to be submitted to the Thirty fourth meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2001 business plan of UNIDO in document <a href="/media/6031" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/12</a>, noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li></ol><p>(b) To approve the following performance indicators:</p><p>Investment Project Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>ODP phased out from previous approvals (ODP tonnes)</td><td>2,416.5</td></tr><tr><td>Funds disbursed (US$)*</td><td>$24,455,000</td></tr><tr><td>Satisfactory project completion reports received (percentage)</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Distribution of projects among countries in business plans (number)</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Value of projects to be approved (US$)*</td><td>$28,612,173(excl. support cost)</td></tr><tr><td>ODP from projects to be approved (ODP tonnes)</td><td>3,684.7</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of project preparation (per cent of submission)</td><td>2.1%</td></tr><tr><td>Cost-effectiveness from projects to be approved in 1999 (US$/ODP in kg)</td><td><p>a) $7.51 excl. Mebr</p><p>b) $7.76 incl. Mebr</p></td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>9 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>36 months (incl. MeBr projects)</td></tr><tr><td>Net emission/reduction of ODP resulting from implementation delays/early completion (ODP tonnes)</td><td>14,100</td></tr><tr><td>*Including agency fees but not over-programming</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Non-Investment Performance Indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted Indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Number of Projects to be Completed</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Funds Disbursed (US$)*</td><td>$971,000</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>8 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>24 months</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening (number of countries)</td><td>At least one country</td></tr><tr><td>Reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects (ODP tonnes)</td><td>At least one country</td></tr><tr><td>*Including agency fees</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2001 business plan of the World Bank in document <a href="/media/6032" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/13</a>, noting that the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To approve the following performance indicators:</li></ol><p>Investment project performance indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>ODP phased out from previous approvals (ODP tonnes)</td><td>5,510</td></tr><tr><td>Funds disbursed (US$)*</td><td>54,520,000</td></tr><tr><td>Satisfactory project completion reports received (percentage)</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Distribution of projects among countries in business plans (number)</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Value of projects to be approved (US$)*</td><td>52,220,000</td></tr><tr><td>ODP from projects to be approved (ODP tonnes)</td><td>15,933</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of project preparation (per cent of submission)</td><td>3.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Cost-effectiveness from projects to be approved in 1999 (US$/ODP in kg)</td><td>$3.57</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>25 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>38 months</td></tr><tr><td>Net emission/reduction of ODP resulting from implementation delays/early completion (ODP tonnes)</td><td>(1,600)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">*Includes agency fees, but not over-programming</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Non-investment performance indicators</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ITEMS</td><td>2001 Targets</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted Indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Number of Projects to be Completed</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Funds Disbursed (US$)*</td><td>$2,300,000</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until first disbursement (months from approval)</td><td>19 months</td></tr><tr><td>Speed of delivery until project completion (months from approval)</td><td>24 months</td></tr><tr><td>Non-weighted indicators</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening (number of countries)</td><td>Specific policies identified for 2 countries</td></tr><tr><td>Reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects (ODP tonnes)</td><td>5 ODP tonnes from four recovery and recycling projects</td></tr><tr><td>*Including agency fees</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(c) Also to note that the World Bank was moving its process agent activities in China from its 2001 business plan to its 2002 business plan;</p><p>(d) To note further that, when the Executive Committee had approved the value of the CFC production project in Argentina for the World BankÔÇÖs 2001 business plan, the Bank would adjust its business plan activities by removing projects in the following order of priority:</p><p>(i) Accelerated phase-out in those countries that are willing to do so;</p><p>(ii) Maintaining momentum;</p><p>(iii) Production sector phase-out;</p><p>(iv) Ensuring compliance by all Article 5 countries.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/6019" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To confirm that the Secretariat's interpretation of progress reflected the understanding of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To note the reports by the Government of France and the implementing agencies on projects that had experienced implementation delays listed in <a href="/media/6033" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/14</a> and Corr.1/Rev.1;</p><p>(c) To decide that, as of the Thirty-third meeting, projects which had been approved more than three years previously and had been classified as experiencing implementation delays should remain on the list of projects for continued monitoring;</p><p>(d) To remove from the list of projects with implementation delays the projects that had experienced progress listed in Annex II to the present report by using their planned completion dates in the progress reports submitted to the Thirty first meeting;</p><p>(e) To continue to monitor closely the projects with implementation delays contained in Annex III to the present report that had experienced some progress;</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat to send notices of deadlines for the projects indicated in Annex IV to the present report and to request implementing agencies to report on those projects to the Thirty-fourth meeting;</p><p>(g) Also to request the Secretariat to send notices of possible cancellation for the projects indicated in Annex IV to the present report and to request implementing agencies to report on those projects to the Thirty-fourth meeting;</p><p>(h) To note the cancellation of the following projects:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Continuation of Conversion to CFC-free technology in manufacturing of flexible polyurethane foam at VITA-CENTRAFRIQUEÔÇØ in Central African Republic (CAF/FOA/19/INV/04);</p><p>(ii) Zhenjiang No. 5 Plastic Factory foam project in China (CPR/FOA/17/INV/138), and the return by the World Bank of the remaining balance of US $60,003 at the Thirty-fourth meeting;</p><p>(iii)ÔÇ£Phasing out of CFCs at Industria de Aplica├º├úoes Tecnico-Domesticas LimitadaÔÇØ in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04);</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the fumigants sectorÔÇØ in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/FUM/27/PRP/01);</p><p>(v)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the fumigants sectorÔÇØ in Zambia (ZAM/FUM/27/PRP/09);</p><p>(vi) Project preparation in the fumigants sectorÔÇØ in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (LAC/FUM/27/PRP/31);</p><p>(vii)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the foam sectorÔÇØ in Yemen (YEM/FOA/27/PRP/03);</p><p>(viii) "United Refrigeration Industries" refrigeration project in Pakistan (PAK/REF/25/INV/27) and "Dawlance refrigeration project" in Pakistan (PAK/REF/25/INV/26);</p><p>(i) Also to note that, based on the agreement between UNIDO and Tanzania, the project,ÔÇ£Phasing out of CFCs at Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd. in Tanzania (URT/REF/18/INV/06)ÔÇØ, should not be cancelled at this time and that a deadline of 31 May 2001 should be set for the completion of site preparation.</p>

Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6019">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3012">decision 30/12</a> should no longer be applied;</p><p>(b) To urge implementing agencies to specify a date on which funds would be returned for all projects;</p><p>(c) To note that UNIDO had indicated that it would return US $700,000 of its US $2.2 million in unobligated balances within one month, and that it would report on the schedule for returning funds on 16 projects by the Thirty fourth meeting;</p><p>(d) To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to ensure that UNIDO reported unobligated balances in the same way as the other implementing agencies;</p><p>(e) To note with appreciation the reports on completed projects with balances from the Governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, and the United States of America and the four implementing agencies contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/6035">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/15</a> and Add.1;</p><p>(f) Also to note the return at the Thirty-third meeting of US $419,301 from UNDP, US $40,050 from UNEP, US $13,492 from UNIDO, and US $4,296,039 from the World Bank.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6019">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3</a>, para. 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the proposals of UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank to comply with the requirements of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">decisions 30/7</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3215">and 32/15</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNDP to amend the chapeau in the Special Considerations section of project documents for institutional strengthening projects to readÔÇ£Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3312">decision 33/12</a> <u>decided</u> that Governments commit to ensure that:ÔÇØ;</p><p>(c) Also to request UNDP to include the following sentence in the Legal Context section of project documents for institutional strengthening projects:ÔÇ£Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3312">decision 33/12</a> <u>decided</u> that Governments shall implement clauses i to viii under the titleÔÇÿSpecial ConsiderationsÔÇÖ in the Plan of Action attached.ÔÇØ;</p><p>(d) Further to request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to forward the text of the Executive Committee decision in a letter to governments;</p><p>(e) To note the proposed amendments by the implementing agencies to their agreements for institutional strengthening projects in <a target="_blank" href="/media/6037">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/16</a>;</p><p>(f) To request implementing agencies to apply those new requirements for institutional strengthening projects in all future agreements in this area.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) Proposals to update refrigerant management plans should be in conformity with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a> and should be accompanied by:</p><p>(i) a progress report from implementing agencies on the status of work being undertaken in the projects approved as part of the refrigerant management plan; and</p><p>(ii) a written justification from countries for additional activities, explaining how the additional activities were related to the refrigerant management plan and the countryÔÇÖs phase-out commitments.</p><p>(b) The level of funding of such requests could be up to 50 per cent of the level of funding approved prior to the Thirty-first meeting for the preparation of the original refrigerant management plan;</p><p>(c) Approval of the additional funding would be contingent on submission of the progress reports and the written justification referred to above.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to provide the Secretariat with all the information it required to complete its review of projects proposed for submission to the Executive Committee while safeguarding, as appropriate, information considered by governments or enterprises to be commercially sensitive;</p><p>(b) Noting that the Secretariat is utilizing standard United Nations contracts which contain clauses requiring ongoing confidentiality, to request the Secretariat to resume its review of the Rishiroop project on the basis of the guidance provided in paragraph (a) above, for submission to, and consideration by, the Executive Committee at its Thirty-fourth meeting;</p><p>(c) Noting that the funding of technology which was not in the public domain raises issues never dealt with by the Executive Committee in the past, to request the Secretariat to consult relevant international agencies and prepare a paper on this issue to be submitted to the Thirty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 16 to 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation from the Governments of Germany and Switzerland, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Georgia: Development of the certification system for refrigeration technicians (Czech Republic)</u> (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/33/19)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the proposal; and</p><p>(b) To request the Fund Secretariat to advise the Czech Republic to coordinate with UNDP and UNEP, as the agencies responsible for the implementation of the RMP in Georgia, for additional work to be undertaken to address the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Senegal: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: Demonstration project to retrofit domestic refrigerators for the use of hydrocarbon refrigerant</u> (Switzerland) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/Senegal)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 16 to 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $74,467 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(b) US $71,230 against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 23 to 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia: Project preparation in the integral skin foam sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request, taking into consideration the fact that a national CFC phase out programme for Malaysia was to be submitted by the World Bank during 2001.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran: Project preparation in the domestic refrigeration sector</u></p><p><u>Iran: Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until the ODS consumption data submitted by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had been clarified.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Liberia: Refrigerant recovery and recycling</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project proposal until the country programme had been submitted, the RMP had been prepared, and relevant policy measures were in place.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chad: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Chad: Project preparation in the refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p><u>Congo: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Congo: Project preparation in the refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p><u>Gabon: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Gabon: Project preparation in the refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p><u>Georgia: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Niger: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Niger: Project preparation in the refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p><u>Uruguay: Refrigerant management plan update</u></p><p><u>Uruguay: Project preparation in the refrigeration end-user sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 34), and consistent with the decision taken on this issue (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3313">decision 33/13</a>) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation requests, noting that some of the requests might eventually be withdrawn.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lebanon: Country programme update</u></p><p><u>Nigeria: Country programme update</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6041" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above requests.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Project preparation in the rigid foam sector</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6041">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/20</a> and Corr. 1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors in Morocco had been provided by UNDP.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 39 to 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2001 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia: Project preparation for three projects in the rigid foam sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request, taking into consideration the fact that a national CFC phase out programme for Malaysia was to be submitted by the World Bank during 2001.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Albania: Project preparation in soil fumigation</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until AlbaniaÔÇÖs country programme had been approved by the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Project preparation in the process agent sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project preparation request at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that it represented the funding for the pharmaceutical sub-sector of the sector plan and for project preparation in the pharmaceuticals sub-sector.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Project preparation for the closure of CFC production facilities of Quimob├ísicos</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation until the technical audit of Quimob├ísicos had been undertaken.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration (umbrella) sector</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6043">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors in Morocco had been provided by UNIDO.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Pakistan: Project preparation in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6043">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until a clear delineation of remaining consumption in all sectors in Pakistan had been provided by UNIDO.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Qatar: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: Training of trainers in good refrigerant management practices (Phase I), training of refrigeration service technicians (Phase II)</u></p><p><u>Qatar: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: Customs training programme</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 55), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project proposals until the RMP for Qatar had been submitted in full to the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syria: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>(<a href="/media/6043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document UNEP/OzL./ExCom/33/32], and to express to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic its observations, as contained in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 57 to 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World Bank's 2001 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/6044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bahrain: Project preparation in the chiller sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 60), and consistent with the decision taken on this issue (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3313">decision 33/13</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Project preparation of a sector plan for the process agent sector in China</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation until the World Bank had provided:</p><p>(a) A comprehensive account of the allocation of the US $100,000 so far approved;</p><p>(b) Detailed costing and justification for any additional funding requested for the development of the sector plan;</p><p>(c) Indications of the likely consumption in the sector.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Preparation of a sector plan for the process agent sector</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/6044">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 64 to 65), and having noted that:</p><p>(a) At the request of the Government of India, the World Bank and UNIDO would cooperate in the preparation of a sector plan, with the aim of being able to submit it to the Executive Committee at its Thirty-fifth meeting;</p><p>(b) The work would be shared as follows:</p><p>(i) the World Bank would be responsible for assisting India in the development of the overall sectoral plan, including all sub-sectors;</p><p>(ii) UNIDO would be responsible for the timely preparation of the pharmaceutical product and materials sub-sector, to be incorporated in the India process agent sector plan;</p><p>(iii) the share of implementation of the sector plan would follow the above distribution of work (UNIDOÔÇô pharmaceutical products and material; World BankÔÇô all the remaining sub-sectors);</p><p>(c) The overall fund request would be US $200,000, from which the World Bank would receive US $130,000 and UNIDO would be compensated at a level of US $70,000;</p><p>(d) The amounts specified in sub-paragraph (c) above would be the total sum for the plan and project preparation;</p><p>(e) UNIDO would attempt to submit to the Executive Committee at its Thirty fourth meeting some projects already prepared, which would be part of UNIDOÔÇÖs part of the sector plan;</p><p>the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve an amount of US $130,000 plus agency support costs for the World Bank, on the understanding that it represented the total funding for the preparation of the nonÔÇæpharmaceuticals sub-sector of the sector plan, and for project preparation in all sub-sectors, excluding the pharmaceuticals subÔÇæsector.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yemen: Project preparation in the chiller sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 66 and 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project preparation request until the RMP for Yemen had been approved by the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Global strategy for CFC phase out in the MDI sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above request.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 70 to 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/6045" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/23</a>, with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*References to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3341">decisions 33/41</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3342">and 33/42</a>.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Benin: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Burkina Faso: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Mauritania: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Niger: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Viet Nam: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6045" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, and express to the governments concerned its observations, as contained in Annex VI to the present report.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Preparation of a booklet on data reporting for methyl bromide</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/6045" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above request at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that any attempt to differentiate quarantine and pre-shipment uses from non-quarantine and nonÔÇæpreÔÇæshipment uses should be based on the existing work of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and decisions already taken by the Parties.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the two projects submitted for blanket approval, at the level of funding given in Annex V to the present report.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China: 2001 Annual programme - CFC production sector (World Bank) </u>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 77 and 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the release of 50 per cent of the requested total of US $13 million (and approve the associated support costs for the World Bank) corresponding to the verified reduction from the five total closures;</p><p>(b) To authorize the Secretariat to approve the transfer, intersessionally, of the balance of the funds requested, after receiving from the World Bank information which was fully responsive to the following:</p><p>(i) the verification report encompassing the implementation of the full 2000 work programme of the China CFC production sector in compliance with the guidelines, approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3270">decision 32/70</a>;</p><p>(ii) information on the operation and management of the quota system in China;</p><p>(c) To note that the World Bank would further streamline the implementation procedure to coordinate better the annual work programme and the timing of the verification exercise.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Replacement of CFC-11 foaming agent with cyclopentane and CFC-12 refrigerant with HFC-134a in manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Shangling Electric Appliance (Group) Co. Ltd. (World Bank)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the consideration of the above project, pending consultation between the World Bank and the enterprise concerned.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Report and request for second payment on the implementation of the 2000-2001 annual programme under the China solvent sector plan (UNDP)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/China)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 81 and 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the release of funds for the annual work programme at the level indicated in Annex V to the present report, in accordance with ChinaÔÇÖs agreement with the Executive Committee on the solvent sector plan, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) N-propyl bromide produced by China would not be made available for export;</p><p>(b) An annual production quota would be imposed on n propyl bromide to meet the requirement for solvent use only;</p><p>(c) China would control the sale of n-propyl bromide only to enterprises involved in the conversion projects under the China solvent sector plan;</p><p>(d) The Import and Export Office of China would monitor and ensure that no n propyl bromide was exported by China;</p><p>(e) The implementing agency of the China solvent sector plan, UNDP, would include in its annual audit plan verification that no n-propyl bromide was exported;</p><p>(f) No further financial assistance would be sought from the Multilateral Fund for the final conversion to zero ODP alternatives.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>India: CFC production sector gradual phase-out programme: 2001 annual plan</u></p><p>(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/India)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 2001 annual work programme of the Indian CFC production sector gradual phase-out programme at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that the World Bank would;</p><p>(i) provide in the 2001 verification report data on the aggregate sales of CFCs and progress on the implementation of ODS Regulations enacted in July 2000;</p><p>(ii) include in the 2001 verification report a discussion of the adequacy of the methodology used in light of the specific steps included in the approved guidelines;</p><p>(iii) provide in the 2001 verification report separate data on production, CTC and AHF consumption ratio and quantity for CFC-11 and CFC-12;</p><p>(b) To invite the World Bank to report on measures being taken to monitor smuggling of ODS;</p><p>(c) To note the statement by the World Bank that UNEP had been subcontracted for the implementation of the technical assistance component of the work programme as well as its financial administration, and was accountable to the World Bank in that regard.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Foam sector ODS phase-out plan (UNDP)</u> (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/24/Mexico)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 85 and 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To reaffirm its commitment to assist Mexico to achieve permanent reductions in the national aggregate consumption of CFCs;</p><p>(b) To defer consideration of the project;</p><p>(c) To maintain the project in UNDPÔÇÖs 2000 business plan;</p><p>(d) To reiterate its request, contained in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3254">decision 32/54</a>, for concrete assurances that the project would yield a sustainable, permanent reduction in the national aggregate consumption of CFCs.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 87 and 88), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To invite members to provide comments in writing to the Secretariat on the draft prerequisites and guidelines, as contained in document <a href="/media/6050" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/25</a>, for compilation and presentation to the Executive Committee at a future meeting;</p><p>(b) To use the current draft prerequisites and guidelines, as contained in Annex VII to the present report, in a flexible manner, on a case-by-case basis, for consideration of terminal phase-out proposals related to pending requests to be submitted to future meetings of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 89 and 90), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to finalize the paper, taking into account the need to assess fully the need for transparency in the use of support costs, and to submit it to the Thirty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 91 and 92), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><p>(a) National customs training for each country should continue to be funded. However, UNEP should look for opportunities to implement regional and subregional customs training as a cost effective substitute for national customs training, wherever appropriate, and should look for opportunities to make use of existing regional customs training facilities;</p><p>(b) In order to reach the large number of customs officers, in the countries concerned in a cost effective manner, national customs training should be through theÔÇ£train the trainersÔÇØ approach and be followed by training of customs officers by trainers;</p><p>(c) For demonstration purposes, additional subregional or regional training programmes might be considered for funding where regional trading blocs or trading agreements containing relevant regulatory mechanisms were in place, and after the results of already approved regional and subregional training programmes had been presented to the Executive Committee for review;</p><p>(d) Regional and subregional customs training activities and the regional ozone officers networks should be used to conduct outreach to representatives of regional trading blocs and customs associations with a view to encouraging the formation of informal networks for information dissemination and data management.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Draft guidelines for the preparation of country programme updates</u> (<a href="/media/6054" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/29</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/6038" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, paras. 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to establish, at the current meeting, an informal subgroup, with a mandate to discuss the draft guidelines for preparation of country programme updates.</p><p>The outcome of the informal subgroupÔÇÖs deliberations is reflected in paras. 88-90 below [document <a href="/media/6058" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/32</a>].</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Executive Committee <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/17</a>, para. 97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, where a member of an Executive Committee delegation was employed by one of the implementing agencies to perform ozone layerÔÇærelated work, that delegation should refrain from speaking on projects related to the work for which the delegate had been hired.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Business planning <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt as the basis for future work in strategic planning the framework on the objectives, priorities, problems and modalities for strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund in the compliance period (Annex VIII);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare specific proposals for changes in procedures, implementation mechanisms, and modalities made necessary by paragraph (a) above on the understanding that it might not be possible or necessary to cover all topics at once and that consequently several papers might be needed for consideration at different future meetings of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To note that updates to country programmes and refrigerant management plans would provide Article 5 countries with a mechanism for national phase-out strategies and to encourage Article 5 countries to take advantage of that opportunity.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p><u>Report by the facilitator of the informal group to discuss the draft guidelines for the preparation of country programme updates</u></p><p>Having heard the informal groupÔÇÖs recommendations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Fund Secretariat to forward a letter to all members of the Executive Committee seeking further comments on documents <a href="/media/6054" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/29</a> and <a href="/media/6054" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/29</a>/Add.1;</p><p>(b) Also to request replies to the letter within a two-week period and to incorporate the comments contained in those replies into a revised version of the draft guidelines;</p><p>(c) Further to request the Secretariat to distribute the revised draft guidelines via e mail and collect a second round of comments from Executive Committee members. The Secretariat would then prepare a final version of the draft guidelines incorporating all of the comments gathered during the consultation process, and present the document for consideration at the Thirty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee considered the status report on the study on alternatives to CFC in rigid foam applications (<a href="/media/6057" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/31</a>) and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the status report on the study on alternatives to CFC in rigid foam applications;</p><p>(b) To urge the Secretariat to complete its assessment of offers made by consulting firms to undertake the study so that it could commence as soon as possible.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Taking into account the SubgroupÔÇÖs recommendations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to submit to the next meeting of the Subgroup an updated inventory of the remaining ODS producers in Article 5 countries;</p><p>(b) To note with appreciation the desire of India to explore the possibility of combining the phase-out of both halon production and consumption in a package, to pursue the discussion of the project in the Subgroup with a view to reaching a consensus on the funding level of the project at an early date and to request India and UNDP to consider the timing for implementing the project preparation for the halon non-recycling project approved at the Thirty third meeting, bearing in mind the possibility of combining the phase-out of both halon production and consumption in a package.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p><u>Further funding for the Government of Oman</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to rescind subparagraph (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3274">decision 32/74</a>.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that concessional lending would be placed on the agenda of the ThirtyÔÇæfourth meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

33rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its Thirty-fourth meeting from 18-20 July 2001, in Montreal, Canada, preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review to be held on 16 and 17 July 2001.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report (<a href="/media/5930" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/3</a>) and the status of contributions and disbursements attached as Annex I to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the reports on completed projects with balances submitted by UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5934">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/7</a> and Corr.1 and the report by UNEP;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO and the World Bank, at the 35th meeting, to specify a date on which funds would be returned for those projects where no date was specified, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3311">Decision 33/11</a>(b);</p><p>(c) To note the levels of funds being returned to the 34th meeting as indicated below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Funds from completed projects (US$)</td><td>Funds from cancelled projects (US$)</td><td>Total funds to be returned to the 34th meeting (US$)</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>538,000</td><td>600,304</td><td>1,138,304</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>95,751</td><td>0</td><td>95,751</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>311,967</td><td>396,773</td><td>708,740</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>1,744,475</td><td>2,975,712</td><td>4,720,187</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>6,662,982</td></tr></tbody></table>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5931" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the reports on projects that had experienced implementation delays contained in document <a href="/media/5936" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/8</a>;</p><p>(b) To remove the projects contained in Annex II to the present report from the list of projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(c) To continue to monitor the projects that had experienced implementation delays listed in Annex III to the present report, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3310">Decision 33/10</a>(c);</p><p>(d) Also to continue to monitor, in future reports on implementation delays, those projects contained in Annex IV to the present report that had experienced some progress but had been approved over three years previously;</p><p>(e) To confirm that implementing agencies could identify, after consultation with Article 5 countries, and present for consideration of the Executive Committee the root causes of delays more clearly;</p><p>(f) Without prejudice to the existing policies and procedures for dealing with project implementation delays, to request the Secretariat to communicate to the implementing agencies and the governments of the Article 5 countries concerned that the projects listed in Annex V to the present report would be cancelled at the 35th meeting if the indicated milestones were not met;</p><p>(g) To request the Secretariat to send notices of deadlines for possible cancellation for the projects listed below and to request the relevant implementing agency to report on those projects to the 35th meeting:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Umbrella Aerosol Small and Medium Industries project in MalaysiaÔÇØ (MAL/ARS/19/INV/85) (UNDP): deadline of 1 September 2001 for endorsement from Government on fillers and recommendation on the local entity to conduct safety audits;</p><p>(ii)ÔÇ£Phasing out CFC-11 at Sonopol in CameroonÔÇØ (CMR/FOA/23/INV/11) (UNIDO): deadline of 1 September 2001 for completion otherwise automatic return of full balance in progress report;</p><p>(iii)ÔÇ£Phasing out CFC-11 at Sud Inter Mousse flexible polyurethane foam plant in TunisiaÔÇØ (TUN/FOA/23/INV/23) (UNIDO): deadline of 1 September 2001 for completion otherwise automatic return of full balance in progress report;</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Maharaja International refrigeration project in IndiaÔÇØ (IND/REF/22/INV/125): deadline of third quarter 2001 for the procurement of equipment for the project;</p><p>(h) To cancel the following projects and to request the implementing agencies concerned to return the remaining balances:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Panamante refrigeration project in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/REF/25/INV/106) (UNIDO);</p><p>(ii)ÔÇ£Inaldes Multidimensionales foam project in ColombiaÔÇØ (COL/FOA/13/INV/10) (UNDP);</p><p>(iii) The Dahbour and Yajuz sub-projects of theÔÇ£Third group of Jordanian commercial refrigerator manufactures project in JordanÔÇØ (JOR/REF/28/INV/52) and request UNIDO to return US $73,375 from the approved capital and operating costs for the two sub-projects and their shared costs plus agency fees to the 35th meeting;</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Epex foam project in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/FOA/28/INV/141) (UNIDO);</p><p>(v)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the fumigant sector in JamaicaÔÇØ (JAM/FUM/26/DEM/10) (UNIDO);</p><p>(vi)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the refrigeration sector in NicaraguaÔÇØ (NIC/REF/24/PRP/04) (UNIDO);</p><p>(vii)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the aerosol sector in PhilippinesÔÇØ (PHI/ARS/27/PRP/58) (UNIDO);</p><p>(viii)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the refrigeration sector in SyriaÔÇØ (SYR/REF/18/PRP/12) (UNIDO);</p><p>(ix)ÔÇ£Project preparation in the foam sector in TurkeyÔÇØ (TUR/FOA/31/PRP/67) (UNIDO);</p><p>(x)ÔÇ£Elimination of CFCs in the Manufacture of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment at Amiral in EgyptÔÇØ (EGY/REF/20/INV/59) (UNDP);</p><p>(xi)ÔÇ£Implementation of a National Programme for Recovery and Recycling of Refrigerant in TanzaniaÔÇØ (URT/REF/22/TAS/08) (UNDP);</p><p>(xii)ÔÇ£Implementation of a National Programme for Recovery and Recycling of Refrigerant in Central African RepublicÔÇØ (CAF/REF/20/TAS/05) (UNDP);</p><p>(xiii)ÔÇ£Phasing out of CFC-12 by HFC-134a and CFC-11 by cyclopentane in the production of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeracao Rubra in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/REF/23/INV/83) (UNIDO);</p><p>(i) To request UNEP to complete the projectÔÇ£Training modules on management of ODS phaseÔÇæout in SMEsÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/112), together with the projectÔÇ£Study on the Development of ODS Phase-out Strategy for SMEsÔÇØ, noting that the training modules would be based on the results of the SME strategy and completed afterwards;</p><p>(j) Also to request all implementing agencies to ensure that future investment projects were not submitted until the Article 5 countryÔÇÖs government had verified that the ODS capacity of all recipient enterprises had been established before July 1995, consistent with the project eligibility criteria set out in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-177">Decision 17/7</a>;</p><p>(k) Further to request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania regarding the projectÔÇ£Phasing out CFCs at Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd.ÔÇØ (URT/REF/18/INV/06) requesting guarantees that the company was in a position to make its counterpart contribution to the project and was ready to resume production of refrigerators before UNIDO sent the equipment for the project to the country.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5931" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/5937" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/9</a> and Corr.1;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies and bilateral donors to provide reports to the 35th meeting on the projects with implementation delays indicated in Annex VI to the present report, and further elucidate their reasons for such delays, including any reasons linked to Executive Committee decisions.</p><p>(c) To urge the following countries, for which ongoing projects had been delayed for over two years, to take action to expedite their projectsÔÇÖ implementation: Bahamas, Bolivia, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guyana, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu;</p><p>(d) To add a performance indicator for the timely submission of progress reports;</p><p>(e) Also to add new entries for agency support costs, year of business plan, and whether or not the project was in the investment or non-investment allocation per project in the progress report database;</p><p>(f) To request the World Bank to provide the support cost per project for all the projects approved up to the 16th meeting by pro-rating the administrative costs approved up to that meeting on an annual basis, while noting that any evaluation of agency support costs for the Bank would take into account the method by which support costs for the Bank were originally approved.</p>

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5939">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/10</a>;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Switzerland to provide its progress report to the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(c) To note that the remaining balance of US $7,378 from theÔÇ£Conversion of CFC based commercial refrigeration installations in the fishing industry in MauritaniaÔÇØ (MAU/REF/14/TAS/05) should be offset against future approvals of the Government of France;</p><p>(d) Also to note that the remaining balance for the following German bilateral projects should be offset against future approvals:ÔÇ£Project preparation and technical assistance at Arnatoury S.A.R.L., Sin-El-Fil in LebanonÔÇØ (LEB/ARS/26/PRP/26) (US $15,000) andÔÇ£Project preparation for phasing out of ODS at the domestic refrigeration factory Fridgemaster in ZimbabweÔÇØ (ZIM/REF/26/PRP/16) (US $25,000).</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5940">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/11</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNDP to provide the 35th meeting with an additional status report, in the context of its report on projects with implementation delays, on the institutional strengthening project in Thailand, for which there had been delay by the Government in the disbursement of funds;</p><p>(c) To note that UNDP would report to the 35th meeting on 93 projects with implementation delays, including 27 projects that had been so classified in 2000;</p><p>(d) To take the action indicated below on the following projects and to request an update on the projects at the 35th meeting in the context of UNDPÔÇÖs report on project implementation delays:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Al-sharif foam project in EgyptÔÇØ (EGY/FOA/09/INV/10): set a deadline of December 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(ii)ÔÇ£Bonano foam project in ArgentinaÔÇØ (ARG/FOA/23/INV/61): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(iii)ÔÇ£INCREAL refrigeration project in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/REF/23/INV/90): note that the project had been completed in July 2001;</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Baoding Oil Depot &amp; Storage Engineering Company Foam project in ChinaÔÇØ (CPR/FOA/23/INV/228): set a deadline of September 2001 or return remaining balance;</p><p>(v)ÔÇ£Tianjin PUF foam project in ChinaÔÇØ (CPR/FOA/13/INV/074): set a deadline of September 2001 for resolution of the broken pipe issue or return remaining balance;</p><p>(vi)ÔÇ£Polymermann foam project in IndiaÔÇØ (IND/FOA/22/INV/111): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(vii)ÔÇ£Herval foam project in BrazilÔÇØ (BRA/FOA/25/INV/102): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(viii)ÔÇ£Kwan refrigeration project in MalaysiaÔÇØ (MAL/REF/23/INV/103): note that the June 2001 deadline for equipment installation had been met and set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(ix)ÔÇ£ORCA foam project in MexicoÔÇØ (MEX/FOA/23/INV/073): set a deadline of December 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(x)ÔÇ£ICL aerosol project in Sri LankaÔÇØ (SRL/ARS/18/INV/007): note that the project had been operationally completed and that the Hand-over Protocol would be signed in August 2001;</p><p>(xi)ÔÇ£Alloychem aerosol project in MalaysiaÔÇØ (MAL/ARS/28/INV/064): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion of local work or return remaining balance;</p><p>(xii)ÔÇ£Alpine Cool foam project in IndonesiaÔÇØ (INS/FOA/20/INV/044): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(xiii)ÔÇ£P T Aneka Cool foam project in IndonesiaÔÇØ (INS/FOA/23/INV/065): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;</p><p>(xiv)ÔÇ£Rozen foam project in ArgentinaÔÇØ (ARG/FOA/25/INV/076): note that the equipment would arrive in July 2001 and set a deadline of April 2002 for project completion or return remaining balance.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5931" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/5941" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/12</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP to provide the 35th meeting with additional status reports, in the context of its report on projects with implementation delays, on the institutional strengthening projects for which there had been delay in providing UNEP with progress and financial reports, including those in Dominica, Papua New Guinea, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda, and Western Samoa, while expressing concern that, for the second year, institutional strengthening projects in Papua New Guinea and Uganda had been so classified;</p><p>(c) To note that UNEP had 88 projects classified with implementation delays, including 19 projects that had been so classified in 2000, and that a report on those projects would be submitted to the 35th meeting;</p><p>(d) Also to note that UNEP had confirmed that the following documents had been completed as planned:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Support to a national workshop on refrigeration in KenyaÔÇØ (KEN/REF/10/TRA/05);</p><p>(ii)ÔÇ£Preparation of how-to-crop manual on adopting methyl bromide alternatives for cut flowersÔÇØ (GLO/FUM/29/TAS/187);</p><p>(iii)ÔÇ£Develop a handbook on the practical use of policy instrumentsÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/21/TAS/130);</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Technical sourcebook of methyl bromide alternativesÔÇØ (GLO/FUM/23/TAS/150);</p><p>(v)ÔÇ£Update technology sourcebooks and quality review updated materialÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/16/TAS/76);</p><p>(vi)ÔÇ£Halon bank management case study logbookÔÇØ (GLO/HAL/12/TAS/56);</p><p>(e) To note that UNEP indicated that it would provide a completed copy of the brochure for theÔÇ£Update existing technical brochure series to include 1994/95 TOC dataÔÇØ project (GLO/SEV/21/TAS/127) at the 35th meeting, and that the brochure would include information on 1998/1999 TOC data;</p><p>(f) Also to note that a CD Rom had been produced for the projectÔÇ£Prepare an inventory and assessment of environmentally sound and economically viable technologies and know-how conducive to phase out of ODSÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/106), but that the database portion remained, which UNEP indicated would be completed by the 36th meeting;</p><p>(g) To request UNEP to report on the development of RMPs for Bolivia (the RMP should be completed by 1 January 2002), Brunei (the memorandum of understanding had been signed), Haiti (national and international consultants had been identified), Liberia (national and international consultants had been identified), Maldives, Morocco (no Memorandum of Understanding had yet been signed), and Togo, at each meeting until the RMPs had been prepared and submitted to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(h) Also to request the Secretariat to send a letter to Pacific Island Countries (PICs):</p><p>(i) Noting the ongoing and substantial delays with the Regional Pacific Island Strategy;</p><p>(ii) Also noting with appreciation the participation of the PICs in the UNEP/South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Regional Workshop for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, held in Apia, Samoa, in April 2001, to identify the most appropriate means of facilitating the compliance of PICs with their Montreal Protocol obligations;</p><p>(iii) Urging the PICs to submit their National Compliance Action Plans to UNEP by September 2001, as agreed at that Workshop;</p><p>(i) To note that UNEP would report to the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee on the projectÔÇÖs status. If no progress was reported, the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee would consider alternative means of implementing those activities.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5942">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/13</a>;</p><p>(b) Also to note the late submission of UNIDOÔÇÖs revised progress report and request UNIDO to adhere to the deadline for submission;</p><p>(c) Further to note that UNIDO would report to the 35th meeting on 54 projects with implementation delays, including 17 projects that had been so classified in 2000;</p><p>(d) To request UNIDO to provide the 35th meeting with additional status reports, in the context of its report on projects with implementation delays, on the institutional strengthening projects in Romania and Yugoslavia, for which UNIDO had not been provided with the scheduled progress and financial reports;</p><p>(e) To set a new deadline of 1 September 2001 for completing site preparation for theÔÇ£Mallol Saic foam project in ArgentinaÔÇØ (ARG/FOA/20/INV/47), or to cancel the project at the 35th meeting with the remaining balance being returned to the Fund;</p><p>(f) To request UNIDO to reclassify theÔÇ£Phasing out of CFCs at Union Camerounaise d'Entreprise project in CameroonÔÇØ (CMR/REF/18/INV/07) and theÔÇ£Bole refrigeration project in ChinaÔÇØ (CPR/REF/23/INV/222) as ongoing rather than completed projects according to the definition of project completion;</p><p>(g) To note UNIDOÔÇÖs explanations regarding its use of funds disbursed in its progress report and its classification of projects as completed when there were remaining activities and large undisbursed balances, and to request UNIDO to ensure that the entries in future progress reports for funds disbursed and dates of completion strictly complied with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs definitions.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5943">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/14</a>;</p><p>(b) Also to note the late submission of the World BankÔÇÖs revised progress report and to request the World Bank to adhere to the deadline for submission;</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to remove all indirect phase-out from its progress report in the future and to resolve all issues raised by the Secretariat concerning data inconsistencies and to report back to the 35th meeting on their resolution;</p><p>(d) To note that the World Bank would report to the 35th meeting on up to 73 projects with implementation delays, including eight projects that had been so classified in 2000;</p><p>(e) Also to note that the World Bank would offset US $6,057 against its administrative costs for projects with overruns;</p><p>(f) To set the deadlines indicated below for the following projects:</p><p>(i)ÔÇ£Zhengshou Plastic foam project in ChinaÔÇØ (CPR/FOA/15/INV/86): deadline of 1 September 2001 for the resolution of the legal issues of the Huayuan Group related to the implementation of the project;</p><p>(ii)ÔÇ£BPL refrigeration project in IndiaÔÇØ (IND/REF/25/INV/183): deadline of 1 September 2001 for the signature of the sub-grant agreement;</p><p>(iii)ÔÇ£Candi Swadaya Sentosa aerosol project in IndonesiaÔÇØ (IDS/ARS/22/INV/61): deadline of 1 September 2001 for the procurement of equipment, with the automatic refund of remaining balances if the deadline was not respected;</p><p>(iv)ÔÇ£Sea Horse Maspion foam project in IndonesiaÔÇØ (IDS/FOA/23/INV/76): deadline of 1 September 2001 for the submission of progress reports to the Government of Indonesia or the automatic cancellation of the project and full return of approved funds if the deadline was not respected;</p><p>(v)ÔÇ£Umbrella rigid foam project in PakistanÔÇØ (PAK/FOA/23/INV/20): set an appropriate milestone deadline following a report from the Bank on its June 2001 mission;</p><p>(g) To request the World Bank to implement <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1938">Decision 19/38</a>(b) on changes of ownership after project approval concerning theÔÇ£Whirlpool of India refrigeration projectÔÇØ (IND/REF/27/INV/204) and to reduce the grant component accordingly;</p><p>(h) Also to request the World Bank to submit an updated report to the 35th meeting on the lessons learned and new project milestones, including the milestone of the maturity date (the refund date), for the chiller concessional loan project in Thailand (THA/REF/26/INV/104);</p><p>(i) Also to note the agreement of the Government of China and the World Bank on measures to remedy the export issue with regard to the China halon sector plan and the agreement to reduce the 2001 quotas for the halon plan by an amount equivalent to the excess in national consumption in 2000 to be determined by the independent technical audit;</p><p>(j) Also to note that the national CFC phase-out projects for Malaysia and Thailand would be submitted to the 35th meeting and, in view of the generic interest, to note the World BankÔÇÖs offer to report at that meeting on the experience gained;</p><p>(k) Further to note the World BankÔÇÖs explanations on its classification of projects as completed and the cancellation of sub-projects in line-of-grant projects.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request all the implementing agencies to report to the 35th meeting on any Executive Committee decisions that might have led to implementation delays as a result of an inability to reallocate funds among a projectÔÇÖs budget components.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5931">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the implementing agencies had not reported on their performance relating to their non-weighted non-investment performance indicators pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-265">Decision 26/5</a>, and to require them to report to the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee on this issue, together with any proposals to modify performance indicators;</p><p>(b) To confirm that non-investment projects not included in the approved business plans might be presented for consideration by the Executive Committee, within the limits of the approved funding for non-investment activities for that year and accompanied by an appropriate justification;</p><p>(c) To note that the Multilateral Fund had not achieved its 2000 phase-out target and, for the purposes of the 2002 draft business plans, to request the implementing agencies to concentrate on the implementation of approved but unimplemented projects and to reduce the number of investment and non-investment projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(d) To request agencies presenting investment project proposals to the Executive Committee to ensure that projects were submitted for the countries listed in their business plans and that those projects were submitted during the calendar year of the plan.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Country programme data and prospect for compliance, ODS consumption data in projects

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Country programme data and prospect for compliance, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5931" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report contained in <a href="/media/5945" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/16</a>, in particular that:</p><p>(i) the remaining consumption to be phased out after accounting for approved but unimplemented projects was represented by the following consumption sectors: refrigeration, 35 per cent; foam, 16 per cent; process agents, 16 per cent; solvents, 12 per cent; halons, 12 per cent; fumigants, 6 per cent; aerosols, 2 per cent; and tobacco, 1 per cent;</p><p>(ii) regarding CFCs, 14 countries were at risk of not meeting their freeze obligations. Action by governments and the Multilateral Fund was needed in 53 countries to ensure their compliance with the 50 per cent reduction target by 2005;</p><p>(iii) regarding halons, immediate action was needed in 16 countries, three of which had to implement approved projects sooner than planned in order to ensure the freeze of halons. Action by governments and the Multilateral Fund was needed in 17 countries to ensure the reduction by 2005;</p><p>(iv) regarding methyl bromide, 43 countries had not yet ratified the Copenhagen amendment. Of those that had ratified the Copenhagen amendment immediate action was needed to enable 24 countries to comply with the freeze obligation, of which four countries needed to implement approved projects sooner than planned to achieve compliance. Urgent action by all concerned was required in order to ensure that as many countries as possible would be able to achieve compliance;</p><p>(v) regarding CTC and TCA, the baseline for compliance had to be established as soon as possible to allow for an analysis of the status in achieving compliance;</p><p>(vi) the enactment of policy measures by governments in Article 5 countries had played a crucial role in contributing towards the ability of countries to achieve compliance with the CFC freeze commitment;</p><p>(b) To take into account the results of the status report in the discussion on strategic planning and, as appropriate, in the assessment of project proposals in light of the objective of supporting countries to enable them to comply with the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(c) To request the following countries to clarify the increase in consumption from 1999 to 2000 despite the additional phase-out from approved projects completed in 1999: Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Sri Lanka;</p><p>(d) Also to request the implementing and bilateral agencies to take into consideration the sector analysis contained in the report for the purposes of planning activities for their 2002 draft business plans.</p>

Desk studies and evaluations, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs)

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5931" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4</a>, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the findings and lessons learned contained in the evaluation report;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of China to assess the additional needs for non-CFC domestic and commercial refrigeration compressors over and above the capacities already converted which were partly under-utilized. The assessment should take into account the existing commercial refrigeration sector strategy, the pace of conversion of the refrigeration industry, existing and future demand for CFC based compressors for servicing purposes, as well as the financial viability of the potential beneficiary enterprises;</p><p>(c) To consider future proposals in this sector in the light of this assessment and, in particular, before approving further projects in China in the commercial refrigeration compressor sector, to consider whether China had:</p><p>(i) included firm, time-specific commitments by the Government to reduce production and ban the import of CFC-based compressors, and put in place specific policy measures to ensure that the project would yield reductions, taking into account the target formulated in the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector strategy to cease the production of CFC based refrigeration systems by 1 January 2004;</p><p>(ii) considered the evaluationÔÇÖs findings that more sustainable conversion, at lower cost, might be achieved by encouraging commercial refrigeration compressor producers to combine their ongoing development efforts, relying on internationally available information and the local network of universities and institutes, with the resources of a consultant to undertake the technological upgrade of locally-designed non-CFC compressors;</p><p>(d) To request the State Environmental Protection Administration to examine, in cooperation with the World Bank, the possibilities for relocating idle or under utilized machining centres in commercial refrigeration compressor projects, paying particular attention to project CPR/REF/15/INV/107, to compressor companies with better prospects for achieving a satisfactory rate of capacity utilization and cost-effectiveness;</p><p>(e) Also to request the implementing agencies:</p><p>(i) when preparing future projects in the refrigeration compressor sectors, to ensure that baseline production figures reflected actual current production, not technical capacity, and that planned production figures took into account potential market constraints on future sales prospects;</p><p>(ii) to use as a basis for identifying a projectÔÇÖs requirement for expensive equipment the principle that the more expensive the equipment was, the more the running time of the machinery must be prolonged, and the calculation base for using such equipment should be 5-6 working days per week in 2-3 shifts per day;</p><p>(iii) to ensure that all future projects submitted to the Executive Committee for the commercial refrigeration compressor subsector were accompanied by a letter from the recipient enterprise guaranteeing local funding capability and the support of local relevant authorities;</p><p>(iv) to monitor continuously the conversion process of ongoing compressor projects and inform the Secretariat and the Executive Committee of any significant deviations in their progress reports;</p><p>(v) to revise their project completion reports (PCRs) and to resubmit them in cases where the evaluation found discrepancies between the PCR and project reality;</p><p>(vi) to take into consideration the findings and lessons learned presented in the evaluation report when preparing future proposals for compressor projects;</p><p>(f) Further to request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to undertake an evaluation of mobile air-conditioning projects in the 2002 monitoring and evaluation work programme.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Desk studies and evaluations, Foam (excluding HCFCs)

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Desk studies and evaluations, Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to comply fully with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a> (c), (e), and (f) and include the undertakings from governments in relation to sustained reductions in sectoral consumption and obligations to cease using CFCs in their projects submitted to the 35th and later meetings;</p><p>(b) To approve project proposals submitted to the current meeting for which governments had met the conditions set out in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a>;</p><p>(c) Also to approve projects submitted to the current meeting for which governments had not met their obligations to provide complete information, on the understanding that disbursement of funding for those projects would be contingent on receipt of information as required under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a>;</p><p>(d) To defer final consideration of the format for reporting the undertakings until the 35th meeting, while allowing countries with outstanding commitments pursuant to paragraph (c) above to use the existing or mutually accepted format and to submit outstanding projects to the Executive Committee at its 35th meeting.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5947">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee, in keeping with the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a>, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to review the duration of individual foam projects with a view to shortening the time for the completion of HCFCÔÇæ141b conversions, and to report their findings to the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance at its 15th meeting; and</p><p>(b) Also to request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider the issue at its 15th meeting, in the context of business plans.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Technology transfer <p><u>Funding for technology transfer and trials (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a> (j) and (k))</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5948">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/19</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to continue to review the funding level and/or implementation modality for technical assistance and trials in project proposals, in order to ensure full compliance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a> (j) and (k) and to report to the Executive Committee at its 35th meeting.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p><u>Extension of <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a> to other sectors</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5948">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/19</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take up the matter of extension of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-332">Decision 33/2</a>, as outlined in paragraph 7 of document <a href="/media/5948" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/19</a>, to other sectors in the context of its discussions on strategic planning under agenda item 7.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p><u>Enterprise consumption and country data</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5948">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/19</a></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 18 to 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies not to submit project proposals which showed inconsistencies between project data and the latest reported sectoral consumption data;</p><p>(b) Also to request the Secretariat to prepare, for submission to the Sub-Committee on Project Review at each meeting, a list of project proposals received by the Secretariat for which inconsistencies in reported data existed, listing inter alia latest sectoral consumption data, project ODS consumption data, date of establishment of production capacity, remaining consumption in the sector concerned and project costs;</p><p>(c) To approve the project proposals submitted to the current meeting, on the understanding that projects submitted to future meetings would be in compliance with the request in (a) above and that, at its first meeting in 2002, the Executive Committee could consider those projects that had been dropped from the 2001 business plans;</p><p>(d) That for those countries with data discrepancies, projects remaining in the 2001 allocation could be presented, once issues were clarified, to the March 2002 meeting, and would be counted against the 2001 business plans.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5947">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider requesting implementing agencies:</p><p>(a) To make every effort to submit projects in accordance with approved business plans;</p><p>(b) To replace projects in a business plan or contingency list only when confirmation was provided that:</p><p>(i) the government concerned had been informed in writing by the implementing agency of the reasons why its project or projects had been deferred or deleted from the agencyÔÇÖs business plan;</p><p>(ii) the replacement project or projects would be essential to enable a country to meet a compliance commitment and any delay in their approval and implementation would result in the country being in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Consumption arising from CFC-11 contained in pre-mixed foam chemicals</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5948" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/19</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the issue at its 35th meeting, in the light of any relevant consideration of the matter by the Implementation Committee.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5947">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 27 to 29) that the Executive Committee examine the Mexico foam sector ODS phase-out plan after consideration of "aggregate permanent national consumption" within the context of the discussion on strategic planning in the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project to its 35th meeting.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 30 to 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation, as contained in documents <a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a> and Corr.1 and Add.1, from the Governments of Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland and Sweden with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syrian Arab Republic:</u> <u>Sector phase-out programme: establishing a halon bank and umbrella project for 63 manufacturers (French and German components)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the project would achieve sustainable reductions in the consumption of halons in the Syrian Arab Republic and there would be no further requests for funding for halon projects.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Pilot project: training programme for the refrigeration maintenance sector (Government of Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The project would be implemented within a short time frame and would contribute to the preparation and implementation of the RMP for Brazil currently under preparation by UNDP; and</p><p>(b) The Government of Germany and UNDP would work closely together in the implementation of their respective activities in the refrigeration servicing sector in Brazil.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Romania:</u> <u>Phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture (Government of Italy)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Romania and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Region ASP: Assistance for the implementation of strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund to promote compliance with the Montreal Protocol in the Asia and Pacific region (Government of Japan)</u> (<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Region ASP: Regional cooperation for monitoring and control of ODS consumption (Government of Sweden)</u> (<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that this was a one-time project, not the first in a sequence of projects requiring further funding in the future.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Region ASP: Workshop on RMP update for LVCs (Government of Sweden)</u> (<a href="/media/5949" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/20</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the proposed project to a future meeting.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $328,167 against the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(b) US $585,221 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(c) US $1,083,479 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(d) US $3,374,489 against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000 and 2001;</p><p>(e) US $167,805 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(f) US $113,000 against the balance of PolandÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(g) US $305,000 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5952" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/21</a>, with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p><p>*References to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3431">decisions 34/31</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3432">and 34/32</a>.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve renewal of the institutional strengthening project, and to express to the Government of Bangladesh its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>India:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5953" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/22</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global:</u> <u>Development of tracking system for ODS and ODS based equipment</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5947">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding of US $40,000 on the understanding that it was a one-time project and that no further funding would be requested for this activity.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global:</u> <u>Global public awareness and education campaign to sustain the phase-out </u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5947">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the first phase of this project, for the development of a communications strategy, at a level of funding of US $60,000 on the basis that:</p><p>(a) The project outreach would be less broad;</p><p>(b) The project would focus on the needs of the Article 5 countries.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bolivia:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Guinea:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Guyana:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Lao PDR:</u> <u>Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Sudan:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Zimbabwe:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, and express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Policy training for local authorities in China (first tranche for 2001)</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 55 and 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project in principle at a total level of funding of US $810,000, representing 60 per cent of the amount originally requested, and to approve funding for the first tranche at a level of US $275,000;</p><p>(b) To endorse the Sub-CommitteeÔÇÖs request to the Government of China to identify the remaining 40 per cent of the funding originally requested from funding already approved and from future funding to be approved for the sectoral approaches; and</p><p>(c) To note that the bilateral project on the strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector being prepared by Japan would not include any additional training for customs officials.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cameroon: Enhancing the capability of local agricultural organizations and non-governmental organizations in methyl bromide communication</u></p><p><u>Nigeria: Enhancing the capability of local agricultural organizations and non-governmental organizations in methyl bromide communication</u></p><p><u>Senegal: Enhancing the capability of local agricultural organizations and non-governmental organizations in methyl bromide communication</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Africa region:</u> <u>Regional workshop on the experiences of use of methyl bromide alternatives evaluation under the Multilateral Fund</u></p><p><u>Asia region:</u> <u>Regional workshop on the experiences of use of methyl bromide alternatives evaluation under the Multilateral Fund</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the individual cost of US $80,000 each.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global:</u> <u>Regional crop manual on alternatives for horticultural crops and strawberries</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project, pending a report to be submitted by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, in accordance with Decision IX/5 of the meeting of the Parties on alternatives to methyl bromide use in Article 5 countries, expected to be submitted to the meeting of the Parties in 2002.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5954" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/23</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Egypt:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 65), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report; and to express to the Government of Egypt its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5955" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/24</a>, with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>*References to the amendments can be found in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3444">decisions 34/44</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3445">and 34/45</a>.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Project preparation for the process agent sector plan</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at a level of US $122,000, on the understanding that, if the Parties were to further examine the issue of process agents and include additional applications, the World Bank would be able to submit new proposals for project preparation in China for those applications.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jordan:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, and to express to the Government of Jordan its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/23/2/Rev.1, at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Refrigerant management plans:</u> <u>Monitoring activities</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the funds for monitoring and evaluation should be provided by the concerned implementing or bilateral agency directly to the countries to implement the specified monitoring and evaluation activities.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jordan solvents:</u> <u>Conversion of metal cleaning processes from TCA to TCE degreasing at the King Hussein Workshop, Zarqa</u> (<a href="/media/5966" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/32</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 75), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval of the project did not set a precedent for future conversion of the technology concerned, and that for future projects investigation of options for the retrofit of existing equipment would continue.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yemen: Phase-out of CFC-12 in the manufacture of aerosols by conversion to hydrocarbon propellant at Al-Thowra Industrial Complex Industrial (AIC)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5988" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/50</a>)</p><p><u>Yemen: Phase-out of CFC-11, 12 and 114 in the manufacture of aerosols by conversion to hydrocarbon propellant at Arabia Felix Industries Ltd.</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5988" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/50</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Colombia: Conversion of CFC-12 to R-134a technology in the production of mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems at Thermo-coil, Auto Aires and Servi Aires</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5961" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/28</a>)</p><p><u>Malaysia: Replacement of CFC-12 refrigerant with HFC-134a in the manufacturing of mobile airÔÇæconditioning systems at Sanden International (M) Sdn. Bhd</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5972" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/36</a>)</p><p><u>Mexico: Conversion of CFC-12 to R-134a technology in the production of mobile air-conditioning (MAC) systems at Airtemp</u> (<a href="/media/5974" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/37</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 77), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding given in Annex VII to [documents <a href="/media/5998" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/58</a> and Corr.1], on the understanding that the Governments concerned would indicate the dates by which production of CFC MAC compressors would cease in their countries.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in relation to all future projects which involved conversion to HCFC-141b, to include in the meeting documentation the letter from the Government concerned, explaining the reasons for the choice of the technology, as per Decisions 23/20 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2713">and 27/13</a>.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at 4 foam manufacturers (Umbrella) (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5956" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/25</a>)</p><p><u>Argentina:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid foam insulation panels at Frio Star (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5956" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/25</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam and rigid integral skin foam at Piatex (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Transen (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam and rigid integral skin foam, and to HCFC-141b for rigid, flexible integral skin and phenolic foam at J Dal Ponte (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for surfboards at Jedda (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid integral skin foam at Juntafacil (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Korta Calhas (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Isoeste (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam at Paranoa (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Isar (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam and to HCFC-141b for flexible integral skin foam at Rosil (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible integral skin foam, flexible moulded foam at Royal Rubber (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for electrical resistance floats at Taurus (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Thermoblock (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid integral skin foam at Ornati-Luce (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Danko (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid integral skin foam at Injetec (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid and flexible micro-cellular foam at Hidroplas (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Grupo ACO (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for truck bodies and panels at nine enterprises (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase-out of CFC-11 consumption by conversion to HCFC-141b technology at Danica Co. in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for insulating purposes (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for ice cream makers and coolers at three enterprises (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-based and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid and flexible integral skin foam at VM (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid and flexible integral skin foam at Air Micro (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Isoprice (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid integral skin foam at Beneplast (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid foam for cold room panels, as well as freezers and coolers at Central Equipment (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Brazil: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid integral skin foam, rigid foam and HR flexible moulded foam at Carolinas (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5958" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/26</a>)</p><p><u>Jordan:</u> <u>Replacement of CFC-11 and CFC-12 with HCFC-141b and HFC-134a in the production of commercial refrigeration equipment at the second medium size commercial refrigerator manufacturers group (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5966" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/32</a>)</p><p><u>Jordan:</u> <u>Phasing out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a in manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at sixth group of small size of Jordanian Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5966" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/32</a>)</p><p><u>Jordan:</u> <u>Phasing out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a in manufacturing commercial refrigeration equipment at fifth group of small size Jordanian commercial refrigerator manufacturers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5966" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/32</a>)</p><p><u>Libya: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride (MC) in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Hilal Africa (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5970" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/34</a>)</p><p><u>Libya:</u> <u>Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride (MC) in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Tasharoukiate Essadek (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5970" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/34</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that future projects would be subject to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3418">Decision 34/18</a>.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Sector plan for the phase out of CFC-11 in the foam sector </u>(World Bank)<u> </u>(<a href="/media/5959" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/27</a> and Corr.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer consideration of the project;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the World Bank, together with interested members of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, as well as representatives of other implementing agencies as observers, to continue discussions with a view to presenting a proposal, together with a draft agreement, by the time of the 35th meeting, with such discussions being facilitated as appropriate by Germany.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Morocco: Phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in tomato production (first tranche)</u> <u>(UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5975" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/38</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex X to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uganda: Phase-out of methyl bromide in cut flowers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5983" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/46</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lebanon: Phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in strawberry production (first tranche) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5968" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/33</a> and Add.1)</p><p><u>Lebanon: Sectors phase-out of methyl bromide in vegetable, cut flower and tobacco production (first tranche) (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5968" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/33</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 88 and 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XII to the present report, &nbsp;and to request UNDP and UNIDO to closely coordinate the implementation of the two projects.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syria:</u> <u>Phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in grain storage (first tranche) (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5981" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/44</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay: Phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture: tomatoes and cut flowers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5984" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/47</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of chlorinated rubber manufacture from carbon tetrachloride to non-ODS process at Rishiroop Organics Pvt. Ltd. (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, paras. 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the basis of a 20 per cent reduction in capital costs to account for provision of a new plant, and including calculation of incremental operating costs for a period of one year, with the following understanding:</p><p>(a) Disbursement of the technology transfer fee will be withheld until such time as a patent has been issued and in the light of the paper on intellectual property issues to be submitted to the Executive Committee at its 35th meeting by the Secretariat, following its consultation with relevant international agencies pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3314">Decision 33/14</a>;</p><p>(b) Sustained reductions of 248.8 ODP tonnes will be maintained in CTC consumption in the process agent sector in India, notwithstanding any possible problems in achieving phase-out in this project;</p><p>(c) Any export to non-Article 5 countries by the enterprise will not exceed 10 per cent for the duration of the incremental operating cost period, that is, one year;</p><p>(d) The Contracting Parties, the Executive Committee, the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agency concerned will bear no responsibility, should the application of the chosen technology prove unsuccessful.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to ethylene dichloride at Chiplun Fine Chemicals Ltd., Ratnagiri (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to monochlorobenzene at FDC Limited, Roha (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to monochlorobenzene at GRD Chemicals Ltd., Indore, M.P. (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to monochlorobenzene at M/S Benzo Chemical Industries, Tarapore (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to monochlorobenzene (MCB) at Pradeep Shetye Ltd., Alibagh (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5963" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 100), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the Government of India would not seek funding for any additional projects for the conversion of bromohexine production.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Refrigeration ODS phase out sector plan (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5982" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/45</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 102), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project in principle at a level of funding of about US $9 million, on the understanding that the Secretariat, the World Bank and interested Executive Committee members would continue discussions to finalize project implementation details and a draft performance agreement and would submit those to the Executive Committee at its 35th meeting.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Incremental operating cost: Replacement of CFC-11 with HCFC-141b in manufacturing of polyurethane rigid spray foam for insulation at 26 enterprises (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5959" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/27</a> and Corr.1/Rev.1)</p><p><u>China: Phasing out CFC-11 with HCFC-141b at six companies and phasing out CFC-11 by conversion to water blown technology at one company (umbrella project) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5959" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/27</a> and Corr. 1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 104), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the incremental operational cost component of the umbrella project for 26 enterprises, as well as the new umbrella project for seven enterprises, at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the prices of chemicals used in the determination of incremental operating costs would not be taken as a precedent in the consideration of future projects and activities in the sector.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Replacement of CFC-11 foaming agent with cyclopentane and CFC-12 refrigerant with HFC-134a in manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Shangling Electric Appliance (Group) Co. Ltd. (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5959" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/27</a> and Corr.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 106), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at a cost of US $1.4 million to phase out the remaining consumption of CFC at the enterprise.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5947" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/18</a>, para. 108), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To consider in greater depth, at its 35th meeting, the issue of support costs, particularly with regard to the possibility of:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) adjusting the distribution of support costs between the substantive departments and the administrative departments within the implementing agencies;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) increasing the support costs paid to implementing agencies for administering smaller projects, without increasing the overall proportion of resources for such costs;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) ensuring that any adjustment of support costs would be fully in line with the financial rules and regulations of the United Nations system;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund to prepare an issue paper in consultation with the UNEP Treasurer and UNEP/DTIE.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p><p>(a) to prepare a document that included a definition of the starting point for determining the sustained reduction of each Article 5 country, taking into consideration the need to address properly the alternative approaches* outlined in paragraph 89 above;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) to solicit written comments from members of the Executive Committee on document <a href="/media/5992" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/53</a>; and</p><p>(c) to submit to the Thirty-fifth meeting a revised version of document <a href="/media/5992" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/53</a> taking into account the proposals made and the views expressed at the Thirty-fourth meeting, as well as the written submissions by members of the Executive Committee.</p><p>*The following approaches are outlined in paragraph 89 of document <a href="/media/5998" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/58</a>:</p><ul type="disc"><li>The baseline figure should be based on very recently reported consumption data;</li><li>Some adjustments should be allowed in exceptional circumstances, for example, in cases of ODS imports, stockpiling or illegal imports, and natural sectoral growth; and a suitable method should be developed for the incorporation of ongoing projects in the baseline figure; or</li><li>The Montreal Protocol baseline for compliance in respect of the different controlled substances should be used.</li></ul>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programme for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, while noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels.</p><p>(b) To request the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 2000 to 31 December 2001, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2002.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Taking into account the Sub-GroupÔÇÖs recommendations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To authorize the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audit of MexicoÔÇÖs CFC production plant (Quimobasicos);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audit of ChinaÔÇÖs entire CTC production capacity, irrespective of the eventual uses;</p><p>(c) To request UNIDO to submit a work programme amendment for project preparation for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of KoreaÔÇÖs CFC production sector to the 35th meeting;</p><p>(d) To approve the proposed agreement for the Indian halon production and consumption sector attached as Annex XV to the present report at a total of US $2.6 million.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To consider the proposal for a technical workshop on concessional lending at its 35th meeting;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat, as preparation for that meeting:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) to recirculate its document <a href="/media/6347" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/29/59</a>, as well as the note produced by the representative of Canada, reporting on the informal meeting convened on 23 November 1999 during the 29th meeting of the Executive Committee at Beijing;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) to prepare a report containing a compilation of the experience of the World Bank, which had applied innovative funding modalities to projects financed by the Multilateral Fund in Mexico, Thailand and Turkey, as well as other relevant information that could facilitate the understanding of the process of concessional lending;</p><p>(c) To take the proposal made by the Government of Japan as a basis of further discussion at its 35th meeting, the text of which is reproduced as follows:</p><p>ÔÇ£<u>The Executive Committee, having discussed the document submitted by the Government of Japan (UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/34/CRP.1 of 22 June 2001)</u>:</p><p>ÔÇ£(a) decides to approve the convening of a technical workshop, in a project to be implemented by the Government of Japan with the assistance of the implementing agencies, to:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ÔÇ£(i) promote exchange of views on the objectives and modalities of concessional lending including pros and cons to Article 5 countries among the Member Governments of the Executive Committee;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ÔÇ£(ii) deepen the understanding of operations of any practical and workable concessional lending schemes available within the United Nations system;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ÔÇ£(iii) review relevant experience of the Fund and the implementing agencies as well as Article 5 countries in innovative financing in this field;</p><p>ÔÇ£(b) requests the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Secretariat and interested implementing agencies to make substantive and the relevant logistical arrangements for the convening of the workshop in a most cost-effective manner, at a time in which the Japanese Government deems appropriate by the end of June 2002, on the understanding that the agencies should make substantive contributions based on their experience in this area; and</p><p>ÔÇ£(c) requests the Secretariat and, as appropriate, the agencies to report on the findings of the workshop to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p><p>ÔÇ£(d) requests the Executive Committee at its 34th meeting to approve US $[75,000] to support the participation of the relevant experts and resource persons from Article 5 countries. This amount should be offset against Government of JapanÔÇÖs 2001 contribution to the Multilateral Fund.ÔÇØ</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to prepare the annual report of the Executive Committee to the meeting of the Parties, as well as the report on process agents called for by Decision X/14 of the meeting of the Parties; the two documents should be circulated to the members of the Executive Committee before their submission to the 13th meeting of the Parties.</p>

34th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held from 5 to 7 December 2001 in Montreal, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 3 and 4 December 2001.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>After a discussion concerning whether the status of contributions and disbursements should be discussed in the Executive Committee or in the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report and the status of contributions and disbursements contained in document <a href="/media/5842" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/3</a> and attached as Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To urge those Parties that had not yet paid their contributions to expedite payment;</p><p>(c) To consider the TreasurerÔÇÖs report on the status of contributions and disbursements in plenary meetings of the Executive Committee.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, paras. 8 and 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the consolidated draft business plan of the Multilateral Fund for the year 2002 contained in document <a href="/media/5844" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/5</a>;</p><p>(b) To request implementing agencies to resolve data discrepancy issues before including projects from countries with data inconsistencies in their final 2002 business plans in the light of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs decisions on strategic planning;</p><p>(c) To approve a resource allocation of US $176 million for the purposes of the 2002 final business plan, including US $130 million for investment projects, US $22.7 million for nonÔÇæinvestment projects, US $20 million for bilateral cooperation, and US $3.3 million for the Secretariat/Executive Committee/Monitoring and Evaluation function;</p><p>(d) To request bilateral agencies to submit their final business plans by the due date, indicating the total level of funds needed and, in the light of this, to authorize the Secretariat to adjust the resource allocation for projects accordingly and account for any changes in allocations that might result from discussions of strategic planning, including additional funds that might be needed for country programme updates and increased allocation for institutional strengthening;</p><p>(e) Also to authorize the Secretariat to adjust the resource allocation by the amount of interest and funds returned from completed and cancelled projects when the final accounts of the Fund for 2001 were available, taking into account the balances to be returned up to the 37th meeting;</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat to bring to the attention of countries proposing changes to their baseline data, Decision XIII/15 paragraph 5 of the 13th meeting of the Parties, which provided that changes in reported baseline data for the base years should be presented to the Implementation Committee, which would work with the Ozone Secretariat and the Executive Committee to confirm the justification for those changes and would submit them to the meeting of the Parties for approval;</p><p>(g) Also to request the Secretariat to include in its consolidated draft business plans updated versions of the reports on the status of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance, taking into account the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs decisions on strategic planning;</p><p>(h) Further to request implementing agencies, where a project designed to assist a country at risk of non-compliance with an initial control measure was withdrawn owing to sectoral data discrepancies, to liaise with that country when finalizing its business plan in order to identify an alternative project that would help the country comply with the control measure concerned;</p><p>(i) To encourage implementing agencies to continue to reach out to those countries at risk of non-compliance to provide proposals for activities to be included in the agenciesÔÇÖ final business plans.</p>

Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, World Bank

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the draft business plans for bilateral cooperation for the year 2002 submitted by Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden, as contained in document <a href="/media/5845" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/6</a>, as well as planned bilateral funding by the United Kingdom;</p><p>(b) To request all bilateral agencies planning to submit activities in 2002 to obtain the clearance of the respective Article 5 countries before submitting activities for funding by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To note that the World Bank would adjust approved programme funds allocated for 2002 for the National CFC Phase-out Plans for Thailand and Malaysia when and if the World Bank sub-contracted Sweden for CTC/TCA strategies and MAC technical assistance projects included in SwedenÔÇÖs draft 2002 business plan. The funds would then be credited against SwedenÔÇÖs contribution to the Multilateral Fund, and this would take place in future years when and if this arrangement occurred again;</p><p>(d) Further to request Parties planning to submit bilateral cooperation projects in 2002 to submit final business plans to the 36th meeting.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5843">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft 2002 business plan of UNDP contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5847">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/7</a> and Corr.1;</p><p>(b) To request UNDP:</p><p>(i) to take into account the comments in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5847">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/7</a> and Corr.1 concerning planned activities in Kenya and Lebanon when finalizing its 2002 business plan;</p><p>(ii) to provide letters from countries for all activities included in its final business plan for 2002;</p><p>(iii) to indicate in its final business plan the actions it would take to expedite the implementation of approved projects and those that could be critical to compliance;</p><p>(iv) to provide a target for the performance indicatorÔÇ£net emissions (reductions) of ODP resulting from implementation delays (early completion)ÔÇØ;</p><p>(v) to ensure that the projects included in its business plan were consistent with the compliance obligations of the countries involved;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a paper for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration on the issues associated with developing projects for the CFC metered-dose inhaler (MDI) sub-sector to give effect to Decision XIII/9 of the 13th meeting of the Parties.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft 2002 business plan of UNEP contained in document <a href="/media/5848" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/8</a> and Add.1;</p><p>(b) Also to note with appreciation the reorientation designed to achieve and sustain compliance, promote a greater sense of countryÔÇ£ownershipÔÇØ, and implement the agreed Executive Committee framework for strategic planning;</p><p>(c) To maintain the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in principle in the final business plan;</p><p>(d) To request that funds approved annually for the CAP but not spent be returned to the Multilateral Fund for re-programming at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in the year following that for which they had been approved;</p><p>(e) To agree to the completion dates indicated in Annex II to the present report for the submission of country programme/RMPs;</p><p>(f) To request UNEP to submit country programme/RMPs before requesting funding for any projects/activities contained therein, while indicating that the Executive Committee would consider requests for funding for one year of institutional strengthening for new Parties to the Protocol;</p><p>(g) Also to request UNEP to provide letters from countries for all activities included in its final business plan for 2002.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft 2002 business plan of UNIDO contained in document <a href="/media/5850" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/9</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO:</p><p>(i) to consider modifying its investment project performance indicator targets for ODP phase-out in 2002, cost-effectiveness, and speed of first disbursement; its nonÔÇæinvestment performance indicator targets for speed of first disbursement; and to provide targets for the non-weighted, non-investment project performance indicators, taking into account the consideration by the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance of the report on the performance indicators and proposal on modifications (<a href="/media/5858" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/16</a>);</p><p>(ii) to take into account the comments in document <a href="/media/5850" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/9</a> concerning planned activities in Egypt, Kenya, and Oman when finalizing its 2002 business plan;</p><p>(iii) to provide letters from countries for all activities included in its final business plan for 2002;</p><p>(iv) to indicate in its final business plan the actions it would take to expedite the implementation of approved projects and those that could be critical to compliance;</p><p>(v) to ensure that the projects included for the methyl bromide sector were consistent with the Multilateral FundÔÇÖs guidelines for that sector when finalizing its 2002 business plan;</p><p>(vi) to consult with Germany on the appropriateness of including the end-user project for Kenya in its RMP supplement, noting the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs guidelines for additional funding for LVCs</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the draft 2002 business plan of the World Bank contained in document <a href="/media/5851" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/10</a>;</p><p>(b) Also to note the World BankÔÇÖs efforts to expedite the implementation of approved activities and to request it to indicate in its final business plan additional actions to expedite the implementation of approved projects and those that could be critical to compliance;</p><p>(c) To request the World Bank to consider modifying its investment project performance indicator targets for phase-out in 2002, the number of countries in its business plan, and the net emissions due to delays, as well as its non-investment project performance indicators for speed of completion and reductions in ODS consumption due to non-investment projects, taking into account the consideration by the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance of the report on the performance indicators and proposal on modifications (<a href="/media/5858" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/16</a>);</p><p>(d) Also to request the World Bank to provide more information on its expedited agreement process in the context of its final business plan, indicating the steps taken to reach agreement and the estimated time from approval to agreement for activities in countries where the BankÔÇÖs Montreal Protocol Unit had not yet established agreements, in the light of its planned activities in countries such as the Bahamas and Yemen, and in the Caribbean region;</p><p>(e) Further to request the World Bank to include the non-investment activity for the development of a CTC closure project as part of its investment project allocation.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5843">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2001 and the schedule for submission of project completion reports due in 2002 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5852">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/11</a>;</p><p>(b) With a view to improving the quality of project completion reports:</p><p>(i) to request the implementing agencies to report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee on measures taken to improve submission of data for project completion reports from beneficiary companies, in particular on experiences with withholding part of project funds until such data had been delivered and proof of equipment destruction had been provided in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3218">Decision 32/18</a>;</p><p>(ii) also to request the implementing agencies to specify in the project documents the list of equipment to be destroyed and the modalities for such destruction, including the certification, as well as the data required for the project completion reports;</p><p>(iii) further to request the implementing agencies to ensure consistency of data reported in the project completion reports and the annual progress reports.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That the focus should be on lessons learned from the foam evaluation and their application in the development of future projects;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to use observed actual average project duration as a starting point for determining on a case-by-case basis the duration of foam projects converting to HCFC-141b technology;</p><p>(c) To take note of the report on fire incidences reported in some foam conversion projects.</p>

Desk studies and evaluations, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs)

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, paras. 28 and 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report contained in document <a href="/media/5853" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/12</a>;</p><p>(b) To request that, as far as possible, invoices for the purchase of ODS solvents by beneficiary enterprises be certified by the implementing agencies, with the cooperation of the National Ozone Units, for future verification;</p><p>(c) Also to request the implementing agencies to include a list of all baseline equipment model and serial numbers or other means of identification in project documents and project completion reports;</p><p>(d) Further to request implementing agencies to report in project completion reports on savings arising from the purchase of less costly equipment and/or lower incremental operating costs and/or higher incremental operating savings than anticipated and approved, providing assurance to the companies that the data would be used solely for Multilateral Fund purposes. In cases where enterprises did not receive full funding for conversion, they should be expected to quantify, in consultation with the relevant implementing agency, their commitment to provide counterpart funding, and confirm that figure after project approval. In case of savings, agencies should return to the Multilateral Fund a pro-rata amount corresponding to the share of grant funding in the total eligible incremental cost;</p><p>(e) That HCFC-141b should no longer be proposed as the alternative technology to TCA in solvent-sector projects;</p><p>(f) To request implementing agencies to foresee the necessary measures in project documents and to provide information in project completion reports on safety, health and environmental requirements to ensure that the conversion was achieved while respecting appropriate safety, health and environmental protection standards.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5843">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the proposed 2002 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $328,000, as indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5854">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/13</a>.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, paras. 32 to 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report contained in document <a href="/media/5855" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/14</a> and Corr.1;</p><p>(b) To note that the level of funds being returned to the 35th meeting was US $1,683,603 from UNDP, US $1,093,144 from UNIDO, and US $2,456,916 from the World Bank;</p><p>(c) To note with concern that it appeared that projects had been prematurely classified as completed although they had not been completed, and requested the agencies to adhere strictly to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">Decision 28/2</a> when classifying all projects as completed.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, paras. 38 and 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the reports from the implementing and bilateral agencies contained in document <a href="/media/5857" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/15</a> on projects that had experienced implementation delays;</p><p>(b) That the Secretariat and implementing agencies should take necessary actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress and some progress, and should report and notify governments as required;</p><p>(c) To note that the Secretariat would be conducting a comprehensive review of the status of projects with implementation delays and to authorize the Secretariat to modify its classifications of progress and some progress based on the results of the assessment, and to report on this to the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request implementing agencies to establish a new deadline for the next project milestone to be achieved in moving the following projects forward, in full consultation with the governments concerned. If that deadline expired and no progress had been achieved, the government and company concerned understood that the project would automatically be cancelled and the ODS phase-out from the cancelled project credited to the remaining ODS consumption accordingly:</p><p>(i) Conversion to CFC-free technology at El Fateh, EGY/FOA/12/INV/28 (UNDP);</p><p>(ii) Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstocks) at Suavestar S.A., ARG/FOA/20/INV/48 (UNDP);</p><p>(iii) Phasing out CFC-11 at Sonopol, CMR/FOA/23/INV/11 (UNIDO);</p><p>(iv) Phasing out CFC-11 at Scimpos, CMR/FOA/23/INV/10 (UNIDO);</p><p>(v) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Hindustan Refrigeration Industries, IND/REF/22/INV/123 (World Bank);</p><p>(e) That the milestones established for the following project at the 34th meeting must be achieved by 1 March 2002 or the project would automatically be cancelled:</p><p>- Phasing out of CFCs at Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd., URT/REF/18/INV/06 (UNIDO);</p><p>(f) To note that the following projects had been completed:</p><p>(i) Elimination of the use of CFC in the manufacture of sandwich panels and spray foams at Montisol Argentina S.A. and Art Nouveau Puntana, S.A, ARG/FOA/18/INV/33 (UNDP);</p><p>(ii) Phasing out CFC-11 at Sud Inter Mousse flexible polyurethane foam plant, TUN/FOA/23/INV/23 (UNIDO);</p><p>(g) Also to note that the completion dates established in the original proposals for the following projects were incorrect and that the correct completion dates would be reflected in future progress reports:</p><p>(i) Implementation of the RMP: Monitoring of the activities included in the RMP, GHA/REF/32/TAS/16 (UNDP);</p><p>(ii) Implementation of the RMP: Monitoring the activities included in the RMP, SRL/REF/32/TAS/18 (UNDP);</p><p>(h) Further to note that progress had been experienced in the following projects and that they should therefore be removed from the list of projects with implementation delays:</p><p>(i) Phasing out CFC-11 in manufacturing of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of CO2 blowing technology at National Polyurethane Company (N.P.C.), SYR/FOA/26/INV/32 (UNIDO);</p><p>(ii) Conversion and aerosol filling center at PT Candi Swadaya Sentosa, IDS/ARS/22/INV/61 (World Bank);</p><p>(iii) Umbrella Aerosol Small and Medium Industries project, MAL/ARS/19/INV/85 (UNDP);</p><p>(i) To cancel the following projects and note the return of the funds indicated:</p><p>(i) Prosider Berrahal foam project, ALG/FOA/19/INV/13 (UNIDO) and the return of US $1,251 at the 36th meeting;</p><p>(ii) Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam through the use of HCFC-22 technology at Master Cooler and Cia Ltd., COL/FOA/26/INV/31 (World Bank) and the return of US $70,862 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(iii) Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFC-141b and HFC-134a in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration equipment at Refrigerators Manufacturing Company Pakistan Ltd., PAK/REF/26/INV/31 (World Bank) and the return of US $127,804 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(iv) Conversion from CFC-11 to water-blown and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid foam (spray) at Bangkok Integrated Trading Co., THA/FOA/27/INV/109 (World Bank) and the return of US $117,923 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(v) Changhe Group, CPR/REF/25/INV/251, (World Bank) and the return of US $1,267,638 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(vi) Handan Fuyang Chemical Co., CPR/FOA/27/INV/269, (World Bank) and the return of US $436,100 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(vii) Shandong Tianhua Plastic, CPR/FOA/28/INV/296, (World Bank) and the return of US $534,534 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(viii) Jintan Tiaoxi PU Foam Plant, CPR/FOA/31/INV/363, (World Bank) and the return of US $420,525 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(ix) Tongxiang Shule Plastic Foam Plant, CPR/FOA/29/INV/324, (World Bank) and the return of US $498,400 at the 35th meeting;</p><p>(x) Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at PT Sea Horse Maspion Indonesia, IDS/FOA/23/INV/76 (World Bank);</p><p>(xi) Phase-out of CFC in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Dolidol, MOR/FOA/22/INV/10 (UNDP);</p><p>(j) That the procedure outlined in subparagraph (d) above should also apply to the remaining projects contained in paragraphs 29 and 30 of document <a href="/media/5857" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/15</a>;</p><p>(k) To request implementing agencies to return all agency fees associated with remaining funds from projects. If expenditures had been incurred for support costs, the implementing agencies should provide an explanation and return the balance of funds;</p><p>(l) In order to ensure project implementation did not proceed until the preconditions necessary for sustainability were in place, to urge all implementing agencies to re assess planned completion dates in the context of their annual progress report to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Performance indicators

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Performance indicators <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report contained in document <a href="/media/5858" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/16</a>;</p><p>(b) To request all implementing agencies, when finalizing their 2002 business plans, to apply the SecretariatÔÇÖs advice contained in document <a href="/media/5858" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/16</a> relating to the identification of targets for the non-weighted, non-investment project indicators: (1) appropriate and timely policies initiated by countries either as a result of networking, training, information exchange, country programme development and/or institutional strengthening; and (2) the reduction in ODS consumption over and above that effected by investment projects;</p><p>(c) To consider revising those indicators unique to UNEPÔÇÖs specific mandate (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-266">Decision 26/6</a>) on the basis of the outputs identified by UNEP in Annex 1 to its draft 2002 business plan (<a href="/media/5848" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/8</a> and Add.1) for the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) and to request UNEP to work with the Secretariat in revising Annex I;</p><p>(d) To request all implementing agencies to include a target for the performance indicatorÔÇ£timely submission of progress reportsÔÇØ in their final 2002 business plans;</p><p>(e) Also to request all implementing agencies to include a new non-weighted, investment project performance indicator for project completion pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">Decision 28/2</a> by setting a target for the number of investment projects to be completed in the year of the business plan;</p><p>(f) Further to request implementing agencies to consider revising their targets for their 2002 business plan cost-effectiveness performance indicators in the light of the fact that, historically, cost-effectiveness values achieved by projects had been lower than those targeted by the agencies.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5843" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> the proposed budget for the Secretariat as contained in Annex III to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to re examine LCD technology and the guidelines for projects converting to the technology and to report on its findings to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To approve the three LCD foam projects submitted to the 35th meeting which contained provision for licence fees, on the condition that the fee not be committed for expenditure until the Executive Committee had considered the review of the LCD guidelines.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, General policies <p><u>Inclusion of additional projects in existing methyl bromide phase-out agreements</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5862">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/20</a> and Corr.1, para. 8)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5861">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the project from a country which had reported exceptional decreases in consumption below the agreed baseline should be deferred, pending clarification of the exceptional circumstances and whether the decrease was in fact only temporary.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Funding for technology transfer and trials: implementation of Decisions 33/2 (j) and (k) and 34/16 </u>(<a href="/media/5862" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/20</a> and Corr.1, paras. 10ÔÇô 14)</p><p><u>Projects with data discrepancies: implementation of </u><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3418"><u>Decision 34/18</u></a> (<a href="/media/5862" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/20</a> and Corr.1, paras. 15 and 16)</p><p><u>Format for reporting undertakings from countries: </u><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3414"><u>Decision 34/14</u></a><u> (d)</u> (<a href="/media/5862" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/20</a> and Corr.1, para. 17)</p><p><u>Thailand institutional strengthening project: change of implementing agency</u> (<a href="/media/5862" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/20</a> and Corr.1, para. 18)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the above items and that existing approved funding of US $197,746 plus agency support costs should be transferred from UNDP to the World Bank for the remainder of ThailandÔÇÖs current institutional strengthening project.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for approval of bilateral cooperation, as contained in document <a href="/media/5864" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/21</a> and Corrs.1 and 2 with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: training programme for refrigeration technicians (Government of Canada) </u>(<a href="/media/5864" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/21</a>, Corrs. 1 and 2)</p><p><u>Chile: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: recovery and recycling programme (Government of Canada) </u>(<a href="/media/5864" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/21</a>, Corrs. 1 and 2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, subject to the stipulation that Chile would commit to achieving the 50 per cent reduction in ODS consumption in the servicing sector (identified in the refrigerant management plan as 219.4 ODP tonnes) by 2005 and the 85 per cent reduction by 2007, with no further request for funding in this sector.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Islamic Republic of Iran:</u> <u>Conversion of the use of CFC to LCD in the manufacture of flexible foam at Esfanj Jajerood foam company (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5864" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/21</a>, Corrs. 1 and 2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that the US $50,000 technology licence fee would not be committed for expenditure until the Executive Committee had considered the guidelines on LCD technology.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sectoral phase-out programme: Establishment of a regional halon bank for Eastern and Southern African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) (Government of Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5864" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/21</a>, Corrs. 1 and 2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding given in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $1,007,006 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(b) US $1,537,727 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001;</p><p>(c) Debit US $328,167 against the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2001 and adjust the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs outstanding contribution to the Multilateral Fund accordingly.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5867" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/22</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bangladesh: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5867" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project, on the understanding that no funding would be disbursed until confirmation had been received from UNDP that the project to phase out CFCs in the aerosol sector had been completed and CFCs were no longer being used by the enterprise;</p><p>(b) To express to the Government of Bangladesh its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Costa Rica: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5867" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/22</a>)</p><p><u>Pakistan: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5867" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report; and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2001 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Albania: Institutional strengthening project</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>Guatemala: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>Jamaica: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>Mali: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>Yemen: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report; and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Awareness raising workshop to support ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment </u>(<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>China: Techno-economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives </u>(<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, subject to receipt by the Fund Secretariat of a letter from the Government of China indicating the intention to complete the ratification of the Copenhagen amendment within the following 12 months.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Action plan for integrated training and related non-investment activities to support the phaseÔÇæout of ODS in the solvent sector in the SMEs</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that UNEP would liaise closely with UNIDO and the World Bank in relation to the investment projects included in the strategy.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia: Enhancing the capability of local agricultural organizations and non-governmental organizations in methyl bromide communication </u>(<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>New Parties: Formulation of national phase-out strategies and capacity building (institutional strengthening)</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p><u>Cambodia</u></p><p><u>Cape Verde</u></p><p><u>Sierra Leone</u></p><p><u>Somalia</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the strategy preparation components of the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, but to defer consideration of the capacity-building components until the phase-out strategies had been presented to it.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Rwanda: Formulation of national phase-out strategy and capacity building (institutional strengthening)</u> (<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the proposal to prepare a national phase out strategy for Rwanda, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To clarify that, because of the special situation of Rwanda as a new Party, and to avoid delay in the provision of Fund assistance to help the country meet its obligations under the Montreal Protocol, the above project was being approved on an exceptional basis only, and approval of such projects in the future would be in conformity with the guidelines, procedures and practices of the Executive Committee.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening </u>(<a href="/media/5868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, and to express to the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: Project preparation for the national CFC phase-out plan </u>(<a href="/media/5869" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/24</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The World Bank would coordinate closely with the Government of Sweden and UNEP to ensure that no overlapping would occur between the phase-out plan, the bilateral project in the refrigeration servicing sector and the customs training programme; and</p><p>(b) No additional funding would be made available to the Philippines for project preparation and/or country programme update;</p><p>(c) If the World Bank, in developing the national phase-out plan, determined, however, that the level of funding initially approved would be inadequate to complete the implementation of the project, and could provide appropriate justification for the need for further funding, the Executive Committee would be willing to give due consideration to such a request for additional funding.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for UNEP, as contained in Annex VI to the present report, with the following conditions:</p><p>(a) The use of this budget and related CAP employees shall not be used for implementation of projects approved before 2002;</p><p>(b) UNEP will submit a preliminary report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee on the use of the programme support cost, with a detailed report to be submitted at the 40th meeting in 2003;</p><p>(c) UNEP should also report to the Executive Committee during 2002 on the progress made in the implementation of the CAP programme, specifically on the lessons learned during the first steps of CAP implementation;</p><p>(d) Funds approved annually for the CAP but not spent should be returned to the Multilateral Fund for re programming at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in the year following that for which they had been approved;</p><p>(e) Consideration by the Executive Committee should be given to benefit of developing a unified budget in future years, and UNEP should provide a proposal for such a budget at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve advances on the 2002 work programmes of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as described in document <a href="/media/5873" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/27</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 61), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the investment projects submitted for blanket approval as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/24/2, at the level of funding given in Annex IV to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Islamic Republic of Iran: Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slab stock foam through the use of liquid CO</u>2<u> blowing technology at Abre Shomal Co (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5888" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/41</a>)</p><p><u>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at El Houria Unit Plant (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5890" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/44</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that the US $50,000 licensing fee for the LCD technology would not be committed for expenditure until the Executive Committee had considered a report on revision of the guidelines for LCD technology.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to cyclohexane at Amoli Organics Limited, Mumbai (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5885" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/39</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Pakistan: Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process solvent to 1,2 dichloroethane at Himont Chemicals Ltd. (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5898" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/50</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To take note of:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) the expectation that, following the approval of funds for sector plans for the process agent sector in India, future proposals would be submitted in the context of a sector plan; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) the need for full data to be provided on the relevant sub-sector, including the remaining consumption to be phased out in the sub-sector, with a view to considering the scope for industrial consolidation.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea: Conversion of cleaning processes from CTC to aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques at Huichon February 26 Factory (HUI) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5889" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/43</a>)</p><p><u>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea: Conversion of cleaning installations from carbon tetrachloride (CTC) to aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques at the Gumsong Tractor Factory (GST) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5889" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/43</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above two projects, pending clarification, at the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee, of the costÔÇæeffectiveness as well as the total costs and the proportion of the costs to be borne by the recipient country for controlling impacts on environment, health and safety arising from the chosen technology. The two projects would be maintained in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2001 business plan.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bolivia: Terminal methyl bromide phase-out (excluding QPS) (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5876" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/29</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, taking into account the countryÔÇÖs possible non-compliance with the 2002 freeze, and the fact that the project was similar to demonstration projects approved by the Executive Committee in this sector, to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Bolivia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Costa Rica:</u> <u>Project to adopt alternatives in melon, cut flowers, banana, tobacco seedbeds and nurseries, leading to total methyl bromide phase-out in Costa Rica (excluding QPS) (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5882" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/36</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Croatia:</u> <u>Phase-out of methyl bromide in tobacco seedling (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5884" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/37</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project, on an exceptional basis, given the unfavourable cost effectiveness of about US $30 per kg, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a href="/media/5918" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67</a>], in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IX to [document <a href="/media/5918" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67</a>];</p><p>(b) To call upon the Government of Croatia to undertake the utmost efforts to ensure cost effectiveness and savings in the implementation of the project and full compliance with the phase-out schedule.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Phase-out of methyl bromide in protected tomato, cucumber and carnation crops (first tranche) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5904" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/54</a>, Add.1 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Turkey and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex X to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Zimbabwe: Phase-out of non-essential/non-critical use of methyl bromide in grain storage (maize) (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5910" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/57</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the above project, pending clarification of the exceptional circumstances and whether the decrease in consumption was in fact only temporary.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: &nbsp;Foam sector ODS phase-out plan</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5893">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/46</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the Government of Mexico had provided a commitment that implementation of its foam sector phase-out plan would yield a sustained permanent reduction of 543.4 ODP tonnes (subject to confirmation by audits to be undertaken) from MexicoÔÇÖs 2000 national aggregate CFC consumption of 3,059.5 ODP tonnes;</p><p>(b) To approve in principle the foam sector phase-out plan and to allocate the amount of US $833,150, including US $100,000 as project management funding, on condition that UNDP and the Government of Mexico will:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) implement within a period of 18 months an initial phase of the plan for enterprises which should be identified through an audit of their baseline conditions with the objective of phasing out 145 ODP tonnes. In implementing this initial phase, while exercising flexibility, UNDP and the Government should take due care to ensure that funding of the enterprises selected is consistent with the policies and guidelines of the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) prepare final audit(s) of the remaining enterprises and, on the basis of such audit or audits, prepare the final phase of the plan, including incremental costs, reflecting fully the amount of US $833,150 approved at this meeting in the final plan and taking into account the comments provided in Annex V to document <a href="/media/5893" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/46</a>, for submission to the Executive Committee not later than its 38th meeting; and UNDP will communicate to the Secretariat the results of the audits to be conducted and all other relevant information used to determine the eligible costs of the plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) ensure that the total national Annex A Group I consumption in Mexico is permanently reduced to a level no higher than the 2000 national aggregate consumption reported to the Ozone Secretariat from which the consumption to be phased out from approved but not yet implemented projects (306.8 ODP tonnes) and the phase-out resulting from the foam sector plan have been taken;</p><p>(c) To request UNDP to report on the status of implementation of this initial phase of the plan at its 38th meeting.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 85), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Agreement for CFC phase-out in the Polyurethane Foam Sector in China, as contained in Annex XI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 87), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2002 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme and to note that the funding request would be submitted by the World Bank, to the 36th meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2001 annual programme.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Commercial refrigeration compressor strategy (World Bank) </u>(<a href="/media/5880" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/34</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the sector plan for the phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 consumption, as contained in Annex II to document <a href="/media/5880" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/34</a>;</p><p>(b) To express the intention to provide the Government of China with the agreed and eligible incremental costs for the five remaining compressor plants, in line with the original agreement entered into in 1995 by the Executive Committee, in which China undertook to phase out 13,000 ODP tonnes of CFC consumption, based on unconstrained demand in 1995 in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sub-sector;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to work with the World Bank to reach agreement with the Government of China on the level of the eligible incremental costs of the five projects and to submit the projects to the Executive Committee at its 36th meeting;</p><p>(d) To consider granting the Government of China flexibility in using the identified funding for incremental costs, rather than purely for conversion of the five compressor manufacturing enterprises;</p><p>(e) To urge the Government of China to use the resources for identified incremental costs in the most cost-effective manner to contribute to effecting phase-out activities in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sub-sector, which may or may not involve conversion of the five enterprises in question.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2002 annual implementation programme for the solvent sector in China, as the basis for considering funding of the programme at a future meeting.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bahamas: Terminal phase-out management plan (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5874" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/28</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, &nbsp;in accordance with the agreement between the Government of the Bahamas and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To express its appreciation to the Government of the Bahamas and the World Bank for the initiative taken in promoting the elaboration of the terminal phase out management plan.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malaysia:</u> <u>National CFC phase-out plan (World Bank) </u>(<a href="/media/5891" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/45</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To approve the inclusion of MDIs in the agreement for national CFC phase-out, at a cost of US $57,200, plus agency support costs;</p><p>(c) To express its appreciation to the Government of Malaysia and the World Bank for the initiative taken in promoting the elaboration of the national CFC phase-out plan.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand:</u> <u>National CFC phase-out plan (World Bank) </u>(<a href="/media/5902" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/53</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 99), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To approve the inclusion of MDIs in the agreement for national CFC phase-out, at a cost of US $57,200, plus agency support costs;</p><p>(c) To express its appreciation to the Government of Thailand and the World Bank for the initiative taken in promoting the elaboration of the national CFC phase-out plan.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Total CFC phase-out sector plan (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5904" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/54</a>, Add.1 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5861" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/19</a>, para. 101), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Turkey and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To express its appreciation to the Government of Turkey and the World Bank for the initiative taken in promoting the elaboration of the total CFC phase out sector plan.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Institutional strengthening, Regime and operation including meetings

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Institutional strengthening, Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt the adjusted funding policies of the Multilateral Fund, based on the revised proposals prepared by the Secretariat in the revision to document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/34/53, as amended at the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee and as contained in Annex XVI to the present report, and to emphasize (i) greater government responsibility for managing national phase out programmes, (ii) the demonstrated relevance of projects defined as a direct, and, if applicable, quantifiable linkage between the funded activities and meeting the specific Montreal Protocol control measures;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to work with members of the Executive Committee, the bilateral agencies and the implementing agencies to develop draft guidelines for the preparation, implementation and management of performance-based substance-wide and national phaseÔÇæout agreements;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat, together with members of the Executive Committee and the implementing agencies, to review the guidelines for the funding of institutional strengthening projects in view of the adjusted Fund Policy of emphasizing greater responsibility of governments for national phase-out programmes, with the objective of linking funding of institutional strengthening projects more closely with compliance needs of countries. The review should take into consideration the results of the recently completed evaluation of the institutional strengthening projects and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-307">Decision 30/7</a>, funding criteria, implementation modality, and the willingness of the Executive Committee to consider additional funding for institutional strengthening projects to enable Article 5 governments to assume greater responsibilities;</p><p>(d) To note the Secretariat's proposed approach to implementing <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3354">Decision 33/54</a> as detailed in paragraph 3 of document <a href="/media/5992" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/53</a>, and to request the Secretariat, as a matter of urgency, to use that approach and issues related to the implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3354">Decision 33/54</a> raised by Executive Committee members prior to the 36th meeting, including those in document <a href="/media/5912" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/60</a>, Annex I, as a basis for preparing for the Executive Committee at its 36th meeting an indicative timetable for this task.</p>

Article 5 countries - general, Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, ODS consumption data in projects

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Country programme and update, Institutional strengthening, ODS consumption data in projects <p>After a discussion among several participants, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) <u>Institutional strengthening</u>: All institutional strengthening projects and renewals shall be approved at a level that is 30 per cent higher than the historically agreed level. This will help countries carry out the new strategic framework agreed, and provide increased support for critical areas such as public awareness. The level of institutional strengthening funding noted above should prevail until 2005 when it should again be reviewed. This proposal would also include a clear commitment that this level of institutional strengthening or a level close to it should prevail for all Article 5 Parties until at least 2010, even if they should phase-out early. It should also be noted that, in addition to this direct increase in institutional strengthening funding, UNEP will, as agreed in 2000, be provided with US $200,000/year to support public awareness, and countries will receive enhanced direct support on policy and substantive issues through UNEPÔÇÖs new Compliance Assistance Programme. Finally, it should be noted that countries undertaking national phase-out plans are likely to receive institutional strengthening funding at an even higher level than that anticipated above to facilitate national project implementation, as explicitly agreed in related phase-out agreements.</p><p>(b) <u>Country programme updates</u>: Countries shall be provided with country programme update funding that is 75 per cent of the level originally provided to them to do country programmes. Low-volume consuming countries that have done RMPs will be given 50 per cent of the funding provided to develop their original RMP to do RMP updates, but will not be given funding to do country programme updates. New country programmes should, consistent with existing Executive Committee guidelines, continue to include RMPs.</p><p>(c) <u>Reductions in national aggregate consumption</u>: In the context of the Executive Committee agreement on strategic planning (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3354">Decision 33/54</a> (a)), the Executive Committee agreed that further funding must be predicated on a commitment by the country to achieve sustainable permanent aggregate reductions in consumption and production, as relevant. In implementing this provision, the Executive Committee believes that all Article 5 countries should be treated equally. In that regard, each Article 5 country should select one option from two options below for determining the starting point for implementation of its national aggregate consumption.</p><p>Option 1</p><p>Montreal Protocol Baseline as reported at the 35th meeting less projects approved but not yet implemented when the baseline was established in 1997, and projects approved since.</p><p>Option 2</p><p>Latest Reported Data (1999 or 2000) as reported at the 35th meeting less projects approved but not yet implemented.</p><p>Provisos relating to the decision</p><p>A. If an Article 5 country selects option 2, it should be with the understanding that the Executive Committee may agree in exceptional cases to adjust the resulting baseline at the first instance a project from a country is considered, to take into account the demonstrated non-representative nature of the last yearÔÇÖs data for reasons such as clearly demonstrated stockpiling in the specific 12-month period, and/or national economic difficulties in the specific 12-month period. In so considering, the Executive Committee shall not take into account illegal imports, as there should be agreement that firms that import illegally, or purchase illegal imports, should not benefit from Fund assistance. In any case, it must be perfectly clear that only the Montreal Protocol baseline will be used to determine compliance with the Montreal Protocol.</p><p>B. It is acknowledged that some future yearsÔÇÖ reported consumption may go above or below the levels that result from the agreed calculation, but if consumption numbers go above the resulting levels, such increases in consumption would not be eligible for funding. It is further noted that the resulting numbers represent maximum residual ODS that the Fund will pay to reduce, and that existing Fund guidance related to eligibility of projects would be maintained in all respects.</p><p>C. It is noted that RMPs and methyl bromide projects lead to a specific commitment of levels of reductions in national aggregate consumption relative to Montreal Protocol obligations, and that halon banking projects often lead to commitment for a total national phase-out and ban on the import of halon. Those projects should continue to be handled on that basis.</p><p>D. Institutional strengthening and non-investment activities, including UNEP activities and any country dialogues that may be approved, undeniably contribute to Article 5 reductions in the use of ODS, otherwise, there would be no need to fund these activities. That said, their direct ODS reduction impact has been notoriously difficult to quantify. The Technology and Economic Assessment Panel historically suggested that for methyl bromide, non-investment activities may be five times more cost-effective than phase-out projects, yielding a cost effectiveness of under US $4.25/kg. For the purposes of this endeavour, it has been agreed to take a much more conservative stance, and agreed that all future non-investment activities be given a value that is not many times more cost-effective than investment projects, which is at US $12.10/kg, which is one third as cost-effective as the average investment project approved under the Fund. This should be used as an interim figure until more research can be done on the issue.</p><p>E. While countries are still explicitly given the option of proceeding on a project by project or sector/national basis, it should be noted that in the case of broader plans such as production sector plans, RMPs, solvents sector plans, halon sector plans or national CFC phase-out plans, complicated issues such as selecting a starting point and ensuring national sustained reductions become less critical, as the agreements themselves embody a specific commitment to eliminate national aggregate consumption or production of the given substance on a specific schedule.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>In view of the above* considerations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To encourage Article 5 countries to take advantage of the opportunity of updating the country programmes to prepare the national strategy for complying with the Montreal Protocol obligations;</p><p>(b) To provide funding for national efforts in updating the country programme. Taking into consideration <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a> of the Executive Committee on funding of refrigerant management plans, funding of country programme update should be linked with the funding of RMPs. Specifically:</p><p>(i) in countries where the remaining controlled substance consumed is confined to CFC refrigeration servicing and the RMP has been funded, updating the country programme/RMP should be accomplished by the countries concerned when requesting the additional funding of 50 per cent of their original RMP funding level. Funding should be provided to enable countries to undertake this exercise;</p><p>(ii) in countries where the preparation of the RMP or a strategy for the refrigeration sector has been funded and is under way, supplementary funding for country programme update should cover CFC consumption in other sectors and controlled substances other than CFCs;</p><p>(iii) in countries where the RMP has yet to be prepared, funding of country programme update should be combined with the preparation of the RMP.</p><p>(c) To request that country programme updating be completed within 12 months, on average, from the time that funding is approved by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To encourage Article 5 countries to take advantage of the opportunity of updating the country programme to develop performance-based sector-wide or substance wide phase-out agreements;</p><p>(e) To adopt the Format for Country Programme Update included in Annex XVII to the present report, which could be augmented by countries according to their strategic planning needs;</p><p>(f) To invite implementing agencies, in finalizing their 2002 business plans, to incorporate to the extent possible, requests for assistance for those Article 5 countries seeking to prepare country programme updates at this time.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the Sub-GroupÔÇÖs report UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/63;</p><p>(b) To authorize the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audit on CTC production in India provided that the Government of India submitted the requisite data on the number of employees in each of the CTC producing facilities and on the breakdown of CTC production between feedstocks and other uses;</p><p>(c) To include in the agenda of the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee the reconstitution of the Sub-Group on the production sector.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>As the study on CFC alternatives to rigid foam applications was not yet available due to unforeseeable circumstances, there was no discussion under this item. It was hoped that the report would be available at the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to maintain this agenda item on the agenda of its 36th meeting.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following discussion of the desirability of holding a technical workshop on concessional lending hosted by Japan, and after listening to concerns regarding the eventÔÇÖs timing and the need to ensure effective participation by representatives of Article 5 countries, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the information paper provided by the World Bank on innovative financing for effective ODS phase out;</p><p>(b) To approve the convening of a technical workshop, in the context of a project to be implemented by the Government of Japan with the assistance of the implementing agencies, to:</p><p>(i) promote exchange of views on the objectives and modalities of concessional lending including pros and cons, among Article 5 countries members of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(ii) deepen the understanding of operations of any practical and workable concessional lending schemes available within the United Nations system;</p><p>(iii) review relevant experience of the Fund and the implementing agencies, as well as Article 5 countries, in innovative financing in this field;</p><p>(c) To request the Government of Japan, in cooperation with the Secretariat and interested implementing agencies, to make the substantive and relevant logistical arrangements for the convening of the workshop in the most cost effective manner at a time deemed appropriate by the Japanese Government, preferably back-to-back with the meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, to be held at the end of July 2002, on the understanding that the agencies would make substantive contributions based on their experience in this area;</p><p>(d) Also to request the Secretariat and, as appropriate, the agencies to report on the findings of the workshop to the next appropriate meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To approve US $75,000 plus 13% on support cost, on an exceptional basis, to support the substantive and relevant logistical arrangements, including the participation of Executive Committee members from Article 5 countries and the relevant experts and resource persons from Article 5 countries. This amount should be offset against the Government of JapanÔÇÖs 2001 contribution to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion of the status and responsibilities of co-opted members of delegations to the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that comments, both oral and written, provided by members of the Executive Committee should be unified submissions delivered directly and solely in the name of the Executive Committee member.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to make a presentation to its 36th meeting on the progress in the global public awareness and education campaign to sustain the phase-out established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3435">Decision 34/35</a>.</p>

35th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held from 20 to 22 March 2002 in Montreal, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 18 and 19 March 2002.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report and the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer to ensure timely issuance of requests for payment of contributions to enable Parties to better observe the schedule for payments of contributions in accordance with Decision XI/6, paragraph 7, of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Treasurer to provide an explanation for apparent discrepancies in the amounts transferred to implementing agencies by the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

Desk studies and evaluations, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, paras. 8 and 9), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the findings and recommendations provided in the report as contained in <a href="/media/5770" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/5</a>, Corrs.1 and 2;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP to include a strategic outlook on future clearing house activities in the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) context in its 2003 business plan, including performance indicators, taking into account the recommendations of the extended desk study (<a href="/media/5770" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/5</a>) and the comments made by members of the SubÔÇæCommittee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5769">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the desk study on the evaluation of MAC projects presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5773">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/6</a>;</p><p>(b) To urge countries with MAC projects to collect data on production figures of CFC-12 MAC systems and their use for installation in new cars and for servicing old ones, and to report such data to the Fund Secretariat upon request;</p><p>(c) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to report to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee on whether and how, in light of the information collected, to proceed with a full evaluation of the MAC sector.</p>

Performance indicators, Report on balances and availability of resources

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, paras. 13 and 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report contained in <a href="/media/5774" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/7/Rev.1</a>;</p><p>(b) Also to note that the levels of funds being returned to the 36th meeting were US $2,400,298 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $318,183; US $217,204 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $25,732; and US $835,484 from the World Bank and agency support costs of US $334,296;</p><p>(c) To request the Treasurer to transfer US $616,208 to the World Bank that was inadvertently charged for agency support costs to projects approved prior to the 17th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) Also to request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider the possibility of a new performance indicator for the timely financial completion of projects at its 17th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, paras. 16 to 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the consolidated 2002 business plan of the Multilateral Fund, as contained in <a href="/media/5775" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/8/Rev.1</a> and Add.1, and to convey its appreciation to implementing agencies for taking into account the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs strategic planning approach by increasing the number of country-driven and compliance-driven projects in drafting their 2002 business plans;</p><p>(b) To adopt a phase-out target from approved projects and activities amounting to 15,936 ODP tonnes for investment projects and 624 ODP tonnes for non-investment projects, and a disbursement target of US $106.28 million for investment projects;</p><p>(c) To maintain projects and activities in the 2002 business plan for countries with sectoral data discrepancies in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>;</p><p>(d) To request the implementing agencies to submit to the 37th meeting addenda to their 2002 final business plans in the light of any modification to the level of resource allocation for 2002;</p><p>(e) To adopt a weighting of 10 points for the performance indicatorÔÇ£timely submission of progress reportsÔÇØ with 5 points for submission of the report on time and 5 points for submission of a revision and responses to questions within five working days after receipt of comments.</p><p>(f) Noting that the overall coordination of projects was the responsibility of the country concerned, that:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) when CFC or ODS terminal phase-out plans were being prepared for a country, the country concerned should ensure that one agency assumed coordination for all related sectors and brought forward complete national proposals for the approval of the Executive Committee;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) implementing and bilateral agencies should coordinate among themselves when preparing activities for phase-out of ODS in the servicing sector, with a view to bringing to the Executive Committee one complete national proposal for the servicing sector, in line with the principles and requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a> on Refrigerant Management Plans (RMP);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) implementing and bilateral agencies should also coordinate among themselves and with the Fund Secretariat in their business planning for 2003 to ensure that countries that were at risk of non-compliance with either the halon or methyl bromide freezes and were still eligible for projects in those sectors were given special consideration;</p><p>(g) To request the Secretariat to monitor the approved and planned forward commitments in the context of business planning and reporting on progress;</p><p>(h) Also to request the World Bank to provide the Secretariat with estimated figures for its forward commitments for 2003 and beyond before the end of the present meeting and to report to the Executive Committee thereon.</p>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>With regard to the clarification sought by many Article 5 countries on the interpretation and consequences of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> in general, and whether RMP activities included in the business plans could be submitted as new terminal phase-out management plans if countries requested agencies to do so, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to return to the matter at its 37th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, ODS consumption data in projects <p>After several members had sought clarification of proviso (D) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> as follows:</p><p>(a) That proviso (D) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> should not apply to low-volume consuming countries;</p><p>(b) That for all other countries the rate of US $12.10 per ODP kilogramme should apply to CFC consumption and result in a reduction from the level established by the option selected by the country;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper to enable the Executive Committee to consider the possibility of amending the rate of US $12.10 per ODP kilogramme, by the 39th meeting.</p>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5769">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the business plans and letters on bilateral cooperation submitted by: Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as addressed in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5777">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/9</a>;</p><p>(b) To request bilateral agencies to coordinate with other agencies before the 37th meeting to resolve any potential overlaps before submitting requests for funding, in consultation with the countries concerned, notwithstanding any action on funding requests made to the 36th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2002 business plan of UNDP, as contained in <a href="/media/5778" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/10</a> and Corr.1, with the amendment in subparagraph (d) below while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP and UNDP to redouble their efforts for the implementation of RMPs in Bangladesh and Niger;</p><p>(c) In light of its recommendation on the consolidated 2002 business plan, also to request UNDP to provide an addendum to its 2002 business plan for submission to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee, as appropriate, including the actions it would take to expedite the implementation of approved projects and those critical to compliance;</p><p>(d) To approve the performance indicators for UNDP, set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in <a href="/media/5778" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/10</a>, noting that UNDP had changed its target for phase-out from non-investment activities from 120 to 160 ODP tonnes (Annex II to the present report);</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to prepare draft guidelines for Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) projects for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 37th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, paras. 26 to 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2002 business plan of UNEP, as contained in document <a href="/media/5780" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/11</a>, while noting that, with the exception of the administrative budget to implement the CAP approved at the 35th meeting of the Executive Committee, the endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified in the business plan nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments in <a href="/media/5780" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/11</a> (Annex III to the present report);&nbsp;</p><p>(c) To authorize UNEP to include Eritrea in the list of countries with projects under its business plan, provided that Eritrea ratified the Montreal Protocol and sent a letter to UNEP requesting inclusion in its business plan.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2002 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in <a href="/media/5781" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/12</a> and Corr.1, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) In light of its recommendation on the consolidated 2002 business plan, to request UNIDO to provide an addendum to its 2002 business plan for submission to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee, as appropriate, including the actions it would take to expedite the implementation of approved projects and those critical to compliance;</p><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Tables 1 and 2 of Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, paras. 33 to 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2002 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in <a href="/media/5783" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/13</a> and Corr.1, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Tables 1 and 2 of Annex V to the present report, noting that the indicator for net emissions due to delays has been modified to 17,400 tonnes;</p><p>(c) In light of its recommendation on the consolidated 2002 business plan, to request the World Bank to provide an addendum to its 2002 business plan for submission to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee, as appropriate.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report on modifications to resource allocations for 2002, as contained in document <a href="/media/5785" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/14/Rev.1</a>;</p><p>(b) To distribute among the implementing agencies, according to investment shares, all remaining investment share allocations from 2001 and remaining allocations from bilateral agencies in 2002 business plans, and to request the relevant implementing agencies to prepare addenda to their business plans for submission to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee. Investment activities included in those addenda should be in conformity with the following principles:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) cost-effectiveness standards for the corresponding sector of activities;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) no overlap of agency activities;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) consistent and reliable country data for submission of a request in the form of a letter for each project.</p>

Australia, Canada, Finland, France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4</a>, para. 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the reports contained in <a href="/media/5786" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/15</a> and Corr.1 on projects that had experienced implementation delays from Australia, Canada, Finland, France and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To remove institutional strengthening, halon banking, customs training, recovery and recycling, and demonstration projects from the list of projects with implementation delays, but to continue to monitor them, as appropriate;</p><p>(c) To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take actions according to the assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, as mandated in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3413">Decision 34/13</a>;</p><p>(d) To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in Annex VI to the present report, and to request the Secretariat to write, on its behalf, to the implementing agency and country concerned stating that those projects would be considered for cancellation at the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee if the deadlines were not achieved.</p><p>(e) To cancel the following projects:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Preparation of a phase-out project in the methyl bromide sector, KEN/FUM/30/PRP/21 (UNIDO), noting that US $30,000 would be returned to the 37th meeting;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Phasing out of ODS at 3 small domestic refrigerator factories in Sudan (Coldair Refrigerator Factory, Modern Refrigerator and Metal Furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries Co. Refrigerator Factory), SUD/REF/19/INV/06 (UNIDO), partial cancellation of the Sheet Metal component, noting that US $13,600 would be returned to the Fund at the 37th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>In light of Decisions 34/3 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3513">and 35/13</a>(e) and the indication by the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance that there were official reasons to note that the Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturer (TDAM) project had been cancelled, taking into consideration the specific circumstances of the project delay, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, as an exceptional case, that UNIDO, in cooperation with the Secretariat, would continue to monitor project implementation under the following conditions:</p><p>(a) TDAM, through the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, would provide to the Secretariat by 30 April 2002 a detailed plan of action for the conversion process, indicating the timing for the main activities to be undertaken by TDAM up to the date of project completion and confirming that all costs of site preparation, including the provision of additional materials and equipment, would be borne by TDAM;</p><p>(b) By 1 July 2002, major civil construction and mechanical/electrical engineering works would be completed by TDAM, specifically including drainage of the building location, elevation of the floor, and provision of required piping and wiring systems. TDAM would report to UNIDO through the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on completion of the above-mentioned works;</p><p>(c) The relevant audit of UNIDO on TDAMÔÇÖs achievements would be submitted to the Secretariat accordingly;</p><p>(d) In the event that the above milestones were not met in time, the project would be cancelled automatically without bringing the issue to the Executive Committee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p><u>Inclusion of methyl bromide activities in implementing agenciesÔÇÖ business plans for countries that had not ratified the Copenhagen Amendment</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take up the above issue at its 37th meeting.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request governments, bilateral and implementing agencies:</p><p>(i) to take into account its expectation that, where sectoral plans were to be prepared, they would in time replace the preparation of individual projects, and where a national phase-out plan was to be prepared, it would in time replace preparation of both individual projects and terminal sector programmes;</p><p>(ii) to note that, where requests to prepare multiple sectoral phase-out projects were submitted, the submission of the first sector phase out project had to be accompanied by a clear implementation plan, covering the coordination among the various implementing agencies involved and detailing how the ODS tonnes remaining to be phased out were distributed over the various sectors and how reduction in national aggregate consumption would be verified;</p><p>(iii) also to note that regional network meetings provided an ideal opportunity for the necessary coordination among governments and implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To urge countries to continue the move away from a project-by-project approach to a sectoral and/or national phase out approach, while at the same time confirming countriesÔÇÖ rights to submit individual projects if that approach was appropriate to their circumstances;</p><p>(c) To reaffirm the freedom of countries to choose between the options laid down in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> with regard to the starting point for the CFC consumption data.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation, as contained in document <a href="/media/5790" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/18</a>, Corr.1, Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1 with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Australian component of the regional strategy for Pacific Island countries at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, with the conditions indicated in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3627">Decision 36/27</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Croatia:</u> <u>Assistance to prepare a refrigerant management plan update (Sweden)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5790" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/18</a>, page 12 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $311,880 against the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(b) US $254,250 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(c) US $769,324 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(d) US $16,950 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/25/2/Rev.1, at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5794" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/19</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Croatia: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Moldova: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Mongolia: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Senegal: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5794" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/19</a>, Annex I)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects and all similar projects approved at the present meeting at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report on the understanding that the requests for renewal of institutional strengthening projects were consistent with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>, which called, inter alia, for approval at a level that was 30 per cent higher than the previously approved level and for the projects to realize a contribution to reduction in ODS consumption in the countries concerned at a rate of US $12.10 per ODP kilogramme, and the clarifications provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-367">Decision 36/7</a>;</p><p>(b) To express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cambodia: Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Cape Verde: Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Sierra Leone: Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Somalia: Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Rwanda: Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>(UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/36/19, paras. 9-11)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects for a one-year period at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the funding approved would not constitute the basis for determining the funding level for the remaining two-year period and was fully consistent with the requirement of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>, and the clarifications provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-367">Decision 36/7</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Translation of OzonAction publications</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5794" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/19</a>, paras. 24-26)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project with associated support costs at the funding level indicated in Annex VII to the present report on the understanding that the work would be completed within a period of eight months.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Regional strategy to comply with the Montreal Protocol in Pacific Island Countries (PIC Strategy) </u>(<a href="/media/5794" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/19</a>, paras. 27-55)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 36) and taking into consideration the unique geographical nature of the small island countries and the problem of communication resulting from their isolation from world trade routes, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the UNEP component of the regional strategy for Pacific Island countries at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the Governments of the countries concerned would achieve a complete phase-out of ODS by 2005 and would have flexibility on the use of the funding approved;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Australia and UNEP not to disburse funding for the second tranche pending confirmation that at least 25 per cent of the current ODS consumption in those countries had been phased out;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Governments of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to present information to the Executive Committee annually on progress being made in the implementation of the national compliance strategies, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes. The initial report, covering the period 1 April to 31 December 2002, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2003;</p><p>(d) To note that the funding provided under this project would be the total funding from the Multilateral Fund for those countries to achieve complete phase out by 2005.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5796" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/20</a> and Add.1, with the amendments and conditions indicated below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Project preparation: foam terminal programme</u></p><p><u>Colombia: Project preparation: foam terminal programme</u></p><p><u>Democratic Republic of Congo: Project preparation: flexible slabstock foam</u></p><p><u>India: Project preparation: commercial refrigeration (terminal phase-out)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5796" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/20</a>, paras. 8-10)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report on the basis that the consumption in the resulting projects would be considered in the context of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> and that data discrepancies would be resolved before projects were submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syrian Arab Republic:</u> <u>Project preparation: Refrigeration manufacturing, terminal programme</u></p><p>(UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/36/20, paras. 11-13)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project preparation at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report and subject to the conditions provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3617">Decision 36/17</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria: Country programme update</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5796" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/20</a>, paras. 14-15)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Project preparation in the MDI sub-sector</u></p><p><u>Uruguay: Project preparation in the MDI sub-sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5796" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/20</a>, paras. 16-17)</p><p>The Executive Committee, noting that:</p><p>(a) Special circumstances were warranted by the unique situation of Cuba given that, at two sessions of the meeting of the Parties, Cuba had voiced its concern over the delay in the initiation of activities in the MDI sector since the CFC consumption in the sector was a very high percentage of CubaÔÇÖs total ODS consumption;</p><p>(b) In the absence of action in this sector, Cuba might have difficulties in achieving its compliance commitment;</p><p>and having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 48), <u>decided</u> to approve the proposal for project preparation in the MDI sub-sector in Cuba at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that it could be used as a demonstration activity.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2002 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5798" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/21</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Preparation of a sectoral strategy in the methyl bromide sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5798" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/21</a>, paras. 18-22)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at a level of funding of US $100,000, in order to permit China to have its sectoral strategy in place for implementation immediately upon its ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Preparation of an umbrella investment project in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p><u>India: Preparation of an umbrella investment project in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p><u>India: Preparation of an investment project in the solvent (CFC-113) sector</u></p><p><u>Mexico: Preparation of a sectoral phase-out plan in refrigeration</u></p><p><u>Syrian Arab Republic: Preparation of an investment project in the domestic refrigeration sector</u></p><p><u>Syrian Arab Republic: Preparation of an investment project in the foam (extruded PS) sector</u></p><p><u>Yemen: Preparation of a terminal investment project in the commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5798" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/21</a>, paras. 23-25)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report on the understanding that the consumption in the resulting projects would be considered in the context of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> and that data discrepancies would be resolved before projects were submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syrian Arab Republic:</u> <u>Preparation of a national ODS phase-out plan</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5798" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/21</a>, paras. 26-27)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report; and subject to the conditions provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3617">Decision 36/17</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World Bank 2002 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5799" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/22</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5799" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/22</a>, paras. 5-7)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 60) the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report;</p><p>(b) To ensure that the project was fully consistent with the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>;</p><p>(c) To express to the Government of the Philippines the observations indicated in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Preparation of two sector plans in the aerosol and foam sector</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5799" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/22</a>, paras. 9-11)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report on the understanding that the consumption in the resulting project would be considered in the context of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> and that data discrepancies would be resolved before the project was submitted to the Executive Committee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Project preparation for three projects in the MDI aerosol sub-sector</u></p><p><u>Indonesia: Improvement of import/export control of ODS substances</u></p><p><u>Venezuela: Project preparation in the chiller sub-sector</u></p><p><u>Yemen: Project preparation in the chiller sub-sector</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/5799">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/22</a>, paras. 12-22)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5788">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 63), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project proposals.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 65), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the investment projects submitted for blanket approval, as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/25/2/Rev.1, at the level of funding given in Annex VII to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable, and on the understanding that all such approvals were treated in a manner consistent with all aspects of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>, and the clarifications provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-367">Decision 36/7</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Decorfrio (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam and flexible integral skin foam at Tolling Qu├¡mica (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Isojet (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam, elastomers and integral skin foam for automotive applications, and to HCFC-141b for furniture integral skin foam applications at Steel Plastik (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride/LIA technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane boxfoam at Tecnosono (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Heliotek (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Isosister (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam and flexible integral skin foam at Pretty Glass (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Repor (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Simonaggio (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water and HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Fibral (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid foam and flexible integral skin foam, and water-blown technology for flexible moulded foam and rigid integral skin foam at Ariston Polimeros (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of flexible integral skin foam, and water-blown technology for flexible moulded foam at Arquespuma (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water-blown technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam at Indaru (UNDP)</u></p><p><u>Brazil: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to water/MC/hydrocarbon-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid and flexible foam at Toro (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5802" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/24</a> and Corr.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Elimination of CFC-12 in manufacturing of EPE foam packaging nets at 30 enterprises (terminal umbrella project) (UNIDO)</u></p><p>(<a href="/media/5806" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/26</a>, Add.1, and Add.1/Corr.1, pages 3-7)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the project in principle at a cost of US $4,325,709;</p><p>(b) Also to approve funding of US $1,525,648 for the first tranche of the project and US $171,352 as agency support costs, against UNIDOÔÇÖs 2001 business plan;</p><p>(c) That the final payment of the grant would be released based on confirmation by UNIDO that:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) CFC phase-out targets in the two previously approved umbrella EPE projects had been met;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) relevant project implementation milestones of the approved EPS umbrella projects had been met;</p><p>(d) To note that a total of 849.27 ODP tonnes of CFC should be counted against the remaining fundable CFC consumption in China.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Venezuela: Phasing out CFC-11 by conversion to water system as a blowing agent in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foams at Manufacturas Enveta, C.A. Cumana (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5816" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/30</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the disbursement of the approved funds would be subject to Venezuela declaring its preferred option for the starting point of implementation of its national aggregate consumption, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Methyl bromide phase-out in tobacco and non-protected vegetable seedbeds:</u> <u>request for first tranche (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5800" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/23</a>, and Corr.1, pages 5-8)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve in principle the above project at the level of US $3,588,000, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IX to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) Also to approve the first tranche and the second tranche at a funding level of US $220,000 and US $1.5 million respectively plus agency support costs.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the second instalment for the tobacco sector plan for CFC-11 phase out in China at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3269">Decision 32/69</a>, to report on the use of funding allocated to support costs, together with the work plan for the year 2003.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>China: Sector plan for CFC production phase-out in China, 2002 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5806" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/26</a>, pages 14-17)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the administrative fee for the World Bank at 7 per cent per year until the Executive Committee should decide otherwise;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to report on how the administrative fee for this specific project was to be used;</p><p>(c) Also to request the World Bank to prepare a paper showing, inter alia, how sectoral and national phase out plans were implemented, indicating the administrative costs that had been incurred in the past and would be incurred in the future and how those related to administrative costs charged for other World Bank activities;</p><p>(d) To approve funding of US $13 million plus US $910,000 for agency support costs for implementation of the 2002 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme;</p><p>(e) To request the World Bank to provide information on the financial oversight exercised over the technical assistance programme, specifically the frequency of the financial reporting and the institution carrying out the audit.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p><u>India: CFC production sector gradual phase-out: 2002 work programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5810">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/27</a>, pages 2-5 and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the administrative fee for the World Bank at 8 per cent per year until the Executive Committee should decide otherwise with the expectation that the administrative fee in future years would be at a lower level;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to report on how the administrative fee for this specific project was to be used;</p><p>(c) To approve funding of US $6 million plus US $480,000 for agency support costs for implementation of the 2002 work programme of the India CFC production sector gradual phase out;</p><p>(d) To request the World Bank:</p><p>(i) to submit the full data in its future verification reports in time for the Secretariat to conduct its review of the funding requests;</p><p>(ii) to standardize the verifications for the India and China CFC production phase-out programmes to ensure that the same standards were applied in terms of verification procedures, methodology and data requirement in light of the approved guidelines;</p><p>(iii) to provide information on the financial oversight exercised over the technical assistance programme, specifically the frequency of the financial reporting and the institution carrying out the audit.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Additional funding for change of ownership for Godrej-GE Appliances Limited (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5810" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/27</a> and Add.2, page 6)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2002 annual implementation programme for the solvent sector in China, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that no disbursement would occur until after the required information on the use of carbon tetrachloride as a process agent had been provided.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea: Conversion of cleaning installations from carbon tetrachloride (CTC) to aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques at the Gumsong Tractor Factory (GST) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5815" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/29</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5788" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 88), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p><u>Funding of technology that is not in the public domain</u></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/5817">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5788">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/16</a>, para. 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the study;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to invite members of the Executive Committee and relevant implementing agencies to provide additional comments on the study, and to incorporate those in a working paper for consideration by the Executive Committee at a future meeting;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Secretariat to pursue consultations with relevant international organizations dealing with intellectual property issues and to report thereon at a future meeting.</p>

Institutional strengthening, Regime and operation including meetings

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare a paper for the consideration of the 37th meeting that would address the issues identified in document <a href="/media/5818" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/32</a>, taking into account the comments and views expressed by members of the Executive Committee at the present meeting, as well as comments to be submitted by the members of the Executive Committee and by the implementing agencies up to a deadline of 19 April 2002; in so doing, the Secretariat would take into account the table on page 12 of document <a href="/media/5818" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/32</a>, with a possible change to the indicative completion date for the work of the Executive Committee and for the revised guidelines for the funding of institutional strengthening projects.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3559">Decision 35/59</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to re-constitute the Subgroup on the Production Sector, composed of: Burundi, Canada, China, Colombia, El Salvador, France, Netherlands and United States of America. The Subgroup selected Canada as its facilitator and met on 20 March 2002.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the request of the Secretariat to replenish the account for the technical audit by US $150,000 to enable the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audits planned in 2002;</p><p>(b) To authorize the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audit of the CFC production sector in Venezuela;</p><p>(c) To approve the agreement for the phase-out in the ODS production sector in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, as amended, and contained in Annex X to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>POLICY PAPER ON ISSUES SURROUNDING THE CHOICE OF HCFC-141B FOR CONVERSION PROJECTS</p><p>Based on the policy paper put forward by France and following detailed discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the paper submitted by France;</p><p>(b) To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to update document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5822">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/34</a> with new costs for various options and to investigate the availability of non-ODS pre-blended polyol, and to submit the updated document and its findings for the consideration of the 39th meeting;</p><p>(c) To request implementing agencies to amplify the relevant enterprise information pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2048">Decision 20/48</a> with data concerning import restrictions into non-Article 5 countries and the cost situation for alternatives, and to inform the enterprises that they should acknowledge having received that information. The corresponding documentation should accompany the project proposal;</p><p>(d) To request the Secretariat to send to the National Ozone Unit of the recipient country, a letter recalling that HCFC-141b projects would be excluded from funding in the future (no second conversion), with copies to the Ministries of the Environment and Foreign Affairs;</p><p>(e) That the annual Executive Committee report to the meeting of the Parties should state by country the amount of HCFC-141b consumption phased in through projects using HCFC as replacements, a consumption which would - in application of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2713">Decision 27/13</a> - be excluded from funding at future stages.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Chairman of the Executive Committee to convey to the Executive Director of UNEP the content of the discussion at the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee and to explore the circumstances under which the contract of Dr. Omar E. ElÔÇæArini might be extended;</p><p>(b) To annex the texts of both proposals, which formed the basis of the understanding of the Executive Committee, to the present report (see Annexes XI and XII).</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u> to direct the Fund Secretariat, in coordination with the Ozone Secretariat, to consider possible modalities to ensure some degree of awareness of the work of the Multilateral Fund related to the WSSD, and report back to the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

36th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held from 17 to 19 July 2002 in Montreal, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 15 and 16 July 2002.</p>

Knowledge management, information and communication strategy, Secretariat activities

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy, Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>took note</u> with appreciation of the report on the SecretariatÔÇÖs activities and <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat to continue to explore the possibility of further participation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development; and</p><p>(b) To develop a framework for an information strategy for the Multilateral Fund, to be included on the agenda of the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee, to be held in November in Rome.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including tables showing the status of the Fund as reproduced in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To note that the current yearÔÇÖs rate of payment of contributions appeared slightly slower than the previous year;</p><p>(c) To express gratitude to Parties that had made their contributions on time.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, para. 6), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the status report presented in document <a href="/media/5662" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/5</a>.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5657">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 7 and 8), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the report on the desk study on halon projects presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5663">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/6</a>, and request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to proceed with the field evaluations taking into account the comments received.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 9 and 10), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on information collected concerning the status of implementation of MAC projects as follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-363">Decision 36/3</a> (<a href="/media/5664" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/7</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2);</p><p>(b) To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare an update of the present report in two years when most of the regulations under preparation by the countries concerned should be operational and the production of CFC-12 MAC systems will likely have ended, except for some limited quantities for the after sales market, and in that context to provide also an estimate of the increased use of HFC-134a as a consequence of conversion projects as well as information about filling HFC-134a MAC systems with CFC-12;</p><p>(c) To limit the field evaluation to India, the only country which reported that significant numbers of CFC-MAC systems were still being installed by car manufacturers.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 11 to 13), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note with appreciation of the Accounts of the Multilateral Fund for the years 1991-2000 and the certified accounts for the year 2001 (<a href="/media/5667" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/8</a> and Corr.1).</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 14 to 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the report contained in <a href="/media/5669" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/9/Rev.1</a>;</p><p>(b) To note the levels of funds being returned to the 37th meeting totalling US $3,712,818 plus support costs as follows by agency: US $299,193 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $38,894; US $69,497 from UNEP and agency support costs of US $9,035; US $493,300 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $64,128 and US $2,850,828 from the World Bank and agency support costs of US $76,545;</p><p>(c) To note that implementing agencies had balances totalling almost US $3,557,800 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years ago, as follows: UNDP (US $681,731 plus support costs); UNEP (US $6,477 plus support costs); UNIDO (US $2,292,145 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $577,447 plus support costs);</p><p>(d) To agree to discuss the issue of offsetting balances from projects completed 24 months previously against new project approvals at a future meeting;</p><p>(e) To request the World Bank to return agency support costs for all project savings and cancelled projects as stipulated in Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3513">Decision 35/13</a>(k), while noting that the issue of the return of agency support costs should be considered in the context of reconciliation of the Accounts of the Multilateral Fund and the implementing agency progress reports.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 17 to 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the reports contained in <a href="/media/5670" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/10</a> on projects that had experienced implementation delays from France and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>(b) To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress and report and notify governments as required;</p><p>(c) To note that the following projects had met their deadlines:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Conversion of CFC-12 medium open type refrigerating compressor at Wuhan New World Refrigeration Industrial Co. Ltd., China (CPR/REF/22/INV/208) (World Bank);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Conversion of CFC-12 medium open type refrigerating compressor at Chongqing Bingyang Refrigerating Machine Co., China (CPR/REF/22/INV/214) (World Bank);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam through the use of HCFC-141b technology at Indufrio, Colombia (COL/FOA/26/INV/30) (World Bank);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacturing plants of domestic refrigerators of Frimetal, Rosario, Argentina (ARG/REF/19/INV/44) (World Bank);</p><p>(d) To monitor progress on the following projects, and request the implementing agencies to provide follow-up reports to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Montreal Protocol implementation program (Phase II, second tranche), Chile (CHI/MUS/26/INV/37) (World Bank);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Translate and print three guidelines and training modules into Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish (GLO/SEV/23/TAS/153) (UNEP), noting that UNEP was urged to complete the project by the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(e) To note that the Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd. Project, Tanzania (URT/REF/18/INV/06) had been cancelled since the enterprise involved had withdrawn;</p><p>(f) To set deadlines to achieve milestones as follows:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible (slabstock) polyurethane foam project at Chengdu Plastics No. 7 in China (CPR/FOA/20/INV/179) (World Bank); establish the Line of Credit prior to the submission of documents to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Attarwala and Co. Pvt. Ltd. Aerosol conversion, Bombay in India (IND/ARS/22/INV/137) (World Bank); obtain approval by Chief Controller of Explosives prior to the submission of documents to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Conversion of refrigerator manufacture from CFC-11 to pentane foam blowing agent in the production of PU insulation panels at Foshan Refrigeration Equipment General Factory, China (CPR/FOA/26/INV/267) (World Bank); make decision on new location of equipment by September 2002;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua based cleaning at Argelite La Rioja, SA; CIMCAM, SA; Grimoldi, SA; Heliodino SAIC; Interal Metalurgica, SA; Orbis Merig SAIC; Trosh SA; Unisol, SA and Buffalo, SA, Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/91) (World Bank); Buffalo SA to complete conversion by November 2002, and purchase orders issued for remaining companies;</p><p>(g) To cancel the following projects or project components by mutual agreement:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Phasing out CFCs at Laboratoire Bendi in Algeria (ALG/ARS/20/INV/18) (UNIDO); noting that the Government agrees to recuperate the equipment and ensure that the equipment purchased for the Bendi project will be used in the future conversion of an aerosol plant in Algeria if possible, the phase-out of 19.2 ODP tonnes, and that US $53,700 was disbursed of the US $56,790 approved before project cancellation;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Phasing out CFC-11 at Ets Leulmi Essaid flexible polyurethane foam plant in Algeria (ALG/FOA/22/INV/21) (UNIDO);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Phasing out of CFCs in the manufacturing plant of domestic refrigerators of Radio Victoria Catamarca, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/REF/22/INV/58) (UNIDO); noting that the original approval was for US $599,896 and US $145,352 was disbursed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacturing plant of domestic refrigerators at Lobato San Luis S.A. in Argentina (ARG/REF/23/INV/69) (World Bank);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) Project preparation in the aerosol sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/ARS/30/PRP/03) (UNIDO);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vi) Partial cancellation of the Hydraumatic component of the Umbrella project for five enterprises converting from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a at EZ Industria, Hydraumatic, Menoncin, Unifrio and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a at Croydon in Brazil (BRA/REF/34/INV/219) (UNIDO); noting the adjustment of the project budget from US $469,452 to US $429,652 plus support costs;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFCÔÇæ134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment and rigid polyurethane foam at Baharanfarr Co. in Iran (IRA/REF/31/INV/70) (UNDP); noting that Government informed UNDP that the company had changed owners and stopped its operation using ODS representing a phase-out of 19 ODP tonnes;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (viii) Preparation of a phase-out project in the methyl bromide sector in Kenya (KEN/FUM/30/PRP/21) (UNIDO);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ix) Phasing out of CFCs at INDATEC/Industria de aplicacoes technico domesticas Ltd. in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04) (UNIDO); noting that US $334,113 of US $581,515 approved for the project was disbursed before cancellation;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (x) Conversion of commercial refrigeration equipment to phase out CFC-12, HCFCÔÇæ502 and CFC-11 at Technofrig S.A. in Romania (ROM/REF/19/INV/08) (UNIDO); noting that 6.9 ODP tonnes was phased out and that US $42,024 of US $297,768 was disbursed before cancellation;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (xi) Phasing out CFC-11 at Go-Ya Sungar Ltd. Sti. in Turkey (TUR/FOA/23/INV/31) (UNIDO); noting that US $219,771 of US $533,400 approved for the project was disbursed before cancellation;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (xii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Grupo ACO in Brazil (BRA/FOA/34/INV/236) (UNDP); noting that US $174,139 was approved for the project to phase out 22 ODP tonnes;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (xiii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for truck bodies and panels at nine enterprises (ABC Furgoes, Fricam Refri, Junges, Rafaeli, Refri Santos, Rondofrio, Tresmaiense, Trevosul Refrig, Verde Lago Furgoes) in Brazil (BRA/FOA/34/INV/235) (UNDP); noting that the level of ODS impact for the project should be adjusted from 72.1 ODP tonnes to 65.3 ODP tonnes and the funding from US $450,479 to US $409,158 with associated support costs to reflect the cancellation of Rondofrio;</p><p>(h) To request the Secretariat to prepare a working paper on how to deal with project cancellations in an overall, strategic manner in light of country compliance rather than on a caseÔÇæbyÔÇæcase basis;</p><p>(i) To note that actual ODS phase-out from cancelled projects should be recorded, and request the Secretariat to provide options on how that could be achieved.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5657">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 22 and 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the Consolidated Progress Report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5671">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/11</a>;</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer, the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to provide a full reconciliation of the Accounts of the Fund and the progress reports to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To continue to monitor training, recovery and recycling, and halon banking projects, and provide details to the Sub-Committee on those projects where delays would affect the ability of a country to comply with its obligations under the Montreal Protocol, or where delays were particularly severe.</p>

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 24 and 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, contained in <a href="/media/5672" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/12</a> and Add.1;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Poland to provide its progress report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(c) To request the Governments of Belgium, France, and Germany to provide reports on the projects with implementation delays to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request bilateral agencies to verify their data against the Inventory of Approved Projects before submitting their progress reports;</p><p>(e) To request the Government of Germany to clarify in a report to the 38th meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays the apparent project overrun in the two methyl bromide projects in Egypt (EGY/FUM/25/PRP/68ÔÇô an overrun of US $89 and EGY/FUM/26/DEM/70ÔÇô an overrun of US $1,500) and the condition of approval for EgyptÔÇÖs (EGY/REF/29/TAS/75) and SyriaÔÇÖs national recovery and recycling projects (SYR/REF/30/TAS/59).</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 26 and 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a href="/media/5674" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/13</a>;</p><p>(b) To note that through May 2001, UNDP had 259 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $3,952,495;</p><p>(c) To note that UNDP would report to the 38th meeting on up to 79 projects with implementation delays including 28 projects that were so classified the previous year;</p><p>(d) To continue to monitor the projectÔÇ£Conversion from CFC-11 to LIA technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane boxfoamÔÇØ at two Argentinean enterprises: La Cardeuse and Jovis in Argentina (ARG/FOA/31/INV/111); and returning the balances corresponding to two bankrupt companies (Cosmos and Mircropore) to the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(e) To cancel the projectÔÇ£Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 by conversion to HCFCÔÇæ141b and HFC-134a, respectively in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Quena S.A.ÔÇØ in Costa Rica (COS/REF/27/INV/20);</p><p>(f) To cancel the projectÔÇ£Elimination of CFCs 11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic freezers at Jilin Jinouer Electric Appliances Group Co.ÔÇØ in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/225);</p><p>(g) To reimburse US $105,826 plus support costs to UNDP for project balances that had been returned by UNDP but against which disbursements were charged. In so doing, the Executive Committee notes the inaccurate data reporting from UNDP and notes that UNDP would be further modifying its reported disbursements for projects contained in its progress report for US $245,899 that was incorrectly assigned to the wrong project accounts that resulted in apparent project overruns which did not exist;</p><p>(h) To note the phase-out target for the China solvent sector phase-out plan had been achieved through the implementation of previously approved projects;</p><p>(i) To note that the agreements for the Chilean methyl bromide phase-out project (CHI/FUM/32/INV/143), and PeruÔÇÖs methyl bromide phase-out project (PER/FUM/31/INV/28) were back on track, and that the agreement for Costa RicaÔÇÖs methyl bromide project (COS/FUM/35/INV/25) had not been signed.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, para. 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/5675" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/14</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP to provide additional status reports to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee on the institutional strengthening projects with slow implementation in: Bahamas, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo DR, Dominica, Grenada, Lesotho, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tanzania. In addition, to note with concern that institutional strengthening projects in the following countries are classified for the second year with slow implementation: Central African Republic, Dominica, Mozambique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tanzania and for the third year for Bahamas, Botswana, Papua New Guinea, and St. Kitts and Nevis;</p><p>(c) To note that through May 2001, UNEP had 16 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $323,040;</p><p>(d) To note that UNEP has 24 projects classified with implementation delays, including 16 projects that were so classified the previous year, and that a report on these projects should be submitted to the 38th meeting;</p><p>(e) To cancel the projectÔÇ£Development of regional halon banking management plan for the Latin American region (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Chile, Colombia and Peru)ÔÇØ (LAC/HAL/29/PRP/34), and request that a new project be submitted in accordance with the established precedents for regional halon banking projects;</p><p>(f) To note that the projectÔÇ£Update Technology Sourcebooks and quality review updated materialÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/16/TAS/76) would be printed in September 2002;</p><p>(g) To note that the projectÔÇ£Training modules on management of ODS phase-out in SMEsÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/112) would be completed in June 2003 as planned, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-343">Decision 34/3</a>(i);</p><p>(h) To note that the projectÔÇ£Develop fact sheet describing win-win technology options relative to Kyoto and Montreal ProtocolsÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/27/TAS/182) had already been printed.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 29 and 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/5676" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/15</a>;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO to provide an additional status report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee on the institutional strengthening project with slow implementation in Yugoslavia, while noting concern that the institutional strengthening project in Yugoslavia was classified for the second year with slow implementation;</p><p>(c) To note that through May 2001, UNIDO had 138 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $4,661,333;</p><p>(d) To note that UNIDO would report to the 38th meeting on up to 34 projects with implementation delays including 21 projects that were so classified the previous year;</p><p>(e) To note that the procedures for project cancellation should be applied as appropriate to the following projects:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Phasing out of ODS at the refrigerator plant of Bole Electric Appliances Group in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/222); and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Phasing out of CFC-11 with HCFC-141b at Friobox in the production of rigid P.U. panels in Venezuela (VEN/FOA/31/INV/83);</p><p>(f) To note that the balances returned to the 30th meeting for the following projects were subsequently revised by the data for the same projects presented to the 34th meeting to reflect an adjustment of US $65,023 and US $8,451 in support costs. The Treasurer should revise the amount returned for the following projects with the data provided to the 34th meeting:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>BOT/FUM/24/PRP/04</td><td>CMR/FUM/24/PRP/13</td><td>COL/FUM/21/PRP/23</td></tr><tr><td>CRO/FUM/24/PRP/07</td><td>DOM/FUM/25/PRP/18</td><td>DRK/FUM/23/PRP/04</td></tr><tr><td>IDS/FUM/23/PRP/69</td><td>JAM/FUM/24/PRP/08</td><td>JOR/FUM/23/PRP/36</td></tr><tr><td>MDN/FUM/25/PRP/08</td><td>MEX/FUM/22/PRP/58</td><td>THA/FUM/22/PRP/65</td></tr><tr><td>TUR/FUM/24/PRP/36</td><td>URU/FUM/24/PRP/26;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(g) To note that the balances returned to the 34th and 36th meetings for ALG/REF/27/PRP/35 were in error. The Treasurer should adjust the record for the project accordingly by reflecting an adjustment of US $14,297 and US $1,859 in support costs. In authorising these adjustments due to errors in reporting by UNIDO, the Executive Committee notes the inaccurate data reporting from UNIDO.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 31 and 32), and taking into account the factual amendment presented during the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/5677" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/16</a>;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to provide a level of information comparable to that provided by the other agencies for its seven institutional strengthening projects to the 38th meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays;</p><p>(c) To note that through May 2001, the World Bank had 72 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $11,953,777;</p><p>(d) To note that the World Bank would report to the 38th meeting on up to 78 projects with implementation delays including 47 projects that were so classified the previous year;</p><p>(e) To authorize the World Bank to adjust the budgets for the lines of grants approved at the Seventh meeting for Jordan and Tunisia to reflect the level disbursed on a project by project basis;</p><p>(f) To note that an apparent overrun of US $1,000 for the 50 per cent foam project in China (CPR/FOA/07/INV/16) would be addressed in the context of the reconciliation of the Accounts of the Fund and the agenciesÔÇÖ progress reports;</p><p>(g) To note:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) That the proposed agreement between the World Bank and the Bahamas for the project (BHA/PHA/35/INV/108) had been sent to the Bahamas but had not yet been signed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) That the grant agreement between the World Bank and Malaysia for the National CFC Phaseout Plan had been signed and that the proposed grant agreement with Thailand for the National CFC Phaseout Plan was being negotiated;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) That the World Bank had disbursed additional funds for the China halon phase-out plan but that it had not indicated the reason for the slow disbursement for China CFC production phase-out plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) That the objective of the CFC MAC sector phase-out in China in 2001 had been met;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) That the equipment had been dismantled for one of the two halon production plants in India and that the equipment for the other plant would be dismantled in 2002 but after the agreed July 2002 milestone; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vi) That three of the 24 sub-loan agreements for the Thai chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104) had been signed, and therefore the March 2002 milestone had not been met;</p><p>(h) To note that TurkeyÔÇÖs 2002 methyl bromide consumption might include consumption for quarantine and pre-shipment and request Turkey to clarify its latest consumption with the Ozone Secretariat and note that this issue would be reviewed at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee in the light of any updated data reported;</p><p>(i) To request the World Bank to comply with future requests from the Secretariat for providing information on such agreements in the context of progress reporting;</p><p>(j) To request reports to the 38th meeting in the context of implementation delays for the following projects for which the Bank was not able to assess a future completion date: Shenzhou foam project in China (CPR/FOA/29/INV/311) and Handan Huisheng foam project in China (CPR/FOA/29/INV/323) and PT Sentra Sukses Selalu foam project in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/29/INV/115);</p><p>(k) To note that the issue of tax exemption for Multilateral Fund projects implemented by the World Bank in Colombia had been resolved;</p><p>(l) To request the World Bank to report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee on the status of the release of funds for the Real Value halon project (IND/HAL/18/INV/60) in India;</p><p>(m) To note the BankÔÇÖs continued differences regarding basic project data and its efforts to reconcile the data with the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 33 and 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2001 business plans, as contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/37/17 and Corr.1;</p><p>(b) To consider at a future meeting the possibility of introducing another performance indicator on financial completion by implementing agencies within 12 months after actual project completion, and the impact of withholding funds on agenciesÔÇÖ ability to implement newly approved projects in the context of considering the possibility of offsetting balances from projects completed 24 months previously against new project approvals;</p><p>(c) To reiterate with concern that implementing agencies should abide by the requirement to return balances from projects completed over 12 months ago.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 35 and 36), and keeping in mind the respective roles of the Executive Committee and the Implementation Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the update report on the status of Article 5 countries in the new phase of the Executive Committee in achieving compliance with the initial control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in <a href="/media/5680" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/18</a> and Corr.1, and request the Secretariat to continue to update this report at subsequent meetings, taking into account the comments received;</p><p>(b) To request the relevant Article 5 countries and implementing and bilateral agencies to use the information contained in this report (<a href="/media/5680" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/18</a> and Corr.1) as a basis for all future business planning;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to write to the Government of the Bahamas for an explanation of the CFC data reported to the Fund Secretariat on the implementation of country programme that exceeds by more than 50 per cent the agreed maximum level of consumption for 2001 according to the Bahamas national phase out agreement;</p><p>(d) To urge Costa Rica, Georgia, Ghana, Lebanon, Malawi, Morocco, Peru, Turkey and Uruguay to expedite the implementation of their phase-out agreements and projects to achieve the freeze in methyl bromide consumption;</p><p>(e) To request Argentina, China, Croatia and Romania to reconsider their CTC data to ensure that CTC for feedstock is not included;</p><p>(f) To note that the negative data for ArgentinaÔÇÖs halon consumption in 2001 reported to the Fund Secretariat on the implementation of country programme reflected the exportation of halon for that year when no halon was consumed or produced by Argentina;</p><p>(g) To note that there was an error in the Ozone Secretariat data concerning El SalvadorÔÇÖs consumption of methyl bromide, which was zero ODP tonnes; and</p><p>(h) To note that Syria reported that the Government of Jordan and the Secretariat were discussing JordanÔÇÖs ongoing consumption data.</p>

Performance indicators, UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5657">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4</a>, paras. 37 to 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the Addendum to UNDPÔÇÖs 2002 Business Plan as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5682">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/19</a> while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the project identified therein nor its funding level;</p><p>(b) To endorse the Addendum to UNIDOÔÇÖs 2002 Business Plan as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5683">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/20</a> while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the activities identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(c) To endorse the Addendum to the World BankÔÇÖs 2002 Business Plan as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5684">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/21</a> while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the activities identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(d) To note that weighted and un-weighted performance indicators would be revised, as appropriate.</p>

Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs), Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 14 and 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge Article 5 countries and implementing agencies wherever possible:</p><p>(a) Not to separate phase-out plans for manufacturing and servicing, but to present sector phaseÔÇæout plans for the complete refrigeration sector or for total CFC phase-out, as appropriate;</p><p>(b) During the preparation of project proposals, clearly to identify the quantities of CFCs used as blowing agents and refrigerants.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 16 and 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, for RMPs in large volume consuming countries, interim steps should not be used in performance agreements unless the use of CFCs for manufacturing had been completely phased out, and that the agreement should result in complete phase out as if it were part of a national CFC phase out plan or a sector plan.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 18 and 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, pending any decision by the meeting of the Parties:</p><p>(a) That project proposals in which a country would be in non-compliance with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol should not be approved by the Executive Committee until the underlying issue of non-compliance had been dealt with by the Parties, through the Implementation Committee;</p><p>(b) Not to approve the project for the phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in grain storage in Egypt;</p><p>(c) To invite the Secretariat and the World Bank, and interested Executive Committee members, to continue working on the sector plan for phase out of ODS in the process agents in China to resolve technical issues and eligible incremental costs for consideration at a future meeting, when the underlying non-compliance issues were resolved.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration manufacturing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 20 and 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p><p>(a) To re-examine the issues raised in the chiller sub-sector, taking into account the views expressed by the Executive Committee at the 37th meeting; and</p><p>(b) To report to a future meeting of the Executive Committee on:</p><p>(i) a possible update of policy guidance;</p><p>(ii) clarification of the nature of savings that could be envisaged as a result of increased energy efficiency;</p><p>(iii) how soon those energy savings might be realized.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Solvents and sterilants (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 23 to 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the fact that disbursement of funds from the 2002 programme of the solvent sector phase-out plan had not yet taken place, in the absence of the submission of relevant information by the Government of China;</p><p>(b) To look forward to a report from UNDP and the Government of China about ChinaÔÇÖs ability to meet the requirements of the agreement.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 26 and 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the list of 24 projects in which the Secretariat had detected data discrepancies;</p><p>(b) To stipulate that the projects could be resubmitted for consideration by the Sub-Committee on Project Review at its next meeting, once the outstanding data discrepancy issues had been resolved;</p><p>(c) To decide that, if the data discrepancies could not be resolved, the project proposals should be withdrawn from the 2002 business plan of the implementing agency concerned.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 28 and 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation, as contained in document <a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1 with the amendments below*, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jamaica: Terminal phase out management plan for CFCs (Canada)</u> (<a href="/media/5715" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/42</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 30 and 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Canadian component of the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Executive Committee contained in Annex III to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Albania: Phase-out of ODSÔÇô help in introduction of non-ODS technologies in refrigeration and insulation (Czech Republic)</u> (<a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 32 and 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project for funding, since UNIDO was assisting the Government of Albania in the preparation of a phase-out plan which would address all ODS uses in the country.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire: ODS phase out in 50 existing centrifugal chiller units (France) </u>(<a href="/media/5700" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/34</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 34 and 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, on the understanding that the project, having a significant cost-share component and, being a demonstration project for the African region, would complete the cycle of demonstration projects in the chiller sub-sector for each region, and that no further chiller demonstration projects would be forthcoming.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran: Conversion of the use of CFC to LCD in the manufacture of flexible foam at Abre Baspar foam company (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5713" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/41</a> and Add.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 38 to 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria: Sectoral phase-out programme: establishing a halon bank (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5723" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/49</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> para. 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The regulations facilitating production and import bans would be established within six months after the reclamation centre had been set up; and</p><p>(b) No further assistance from the Multilateral Fund would be requested from the Government of Nigeria for the halon sector.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Project preparation for a CFC phase-out plan (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 42 to 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The project would be reformulated as a refrigerant management plan update;</p><p>(b) The Government of Germany would cooperate closely with the Government of Canada in the updating of the refrigerant management plan.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mauritius: Project preparation for a CFC phase-out plan (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Namibia: Project preparation for a terminal phase-out plan (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 45 and 46), and the related policy decision taken under agenda item 10, on refrigerant management plans and terminal phase out management plans (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3770">Decision 37/70</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Zimbabwe: Project preparation for a terminal phase-out plan (Germany) </u>(<a href="/media/5687" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/24</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 47 and 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, on the understanding that, with regard to the calculation of the consumption to be addressed by the project, the project should comply fully with the rules and procedures of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Training of refrigeration mechanics in the domestic and commercial refrigeration service sub-sectors (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5694" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/30</a>, Add.1 and Add.2)</p><p><u>Brazil: Training of customs officers (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5694" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/30</a>, Add.1 and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 49 and 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the German component of the CFC national phase-out plan for Brazil at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, &nbsp;in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Phase out of CFC-11 by conversion to cyclopentane technology and CFC-12 by conversion to isobutane (600a) technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Guizhou Haier Appliance Co., Ltd. (Italy)</u> (<a href="/media/5697" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/32</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 51 and 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the deferral of the project.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> para. 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $271,200 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(b) US $1,170,200 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(c) US $3,237,220 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(d) US $108,130 against the balance of IsraelÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002;</p><p>(e) US $294,247 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2002.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 54 and 55), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5689" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/25</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lebanon: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Sri Lanka: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Uruguay: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Venezuela: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> para. 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report and express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 57 and 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5690" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/26</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Algeria: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Burundi: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Fiji: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Gabon: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Maldives: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Nepal: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Peru: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Saint Lucia: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Togo: Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> para. 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report and express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Policy and technical assistance for Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Niger, and Oman</u> (US $50,000)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 60 and 61), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above proposal at a level of funding of US $10,000 per country, on the understanding that UNEP would be permitted to divert the required funding for the projects from the unspent salary component of the CAP, and also that:</p><p>(a) In the light of the compelling case of the countries concerned, and the fact that the CAP was in an initial stage, policy and technical assistance under the project would be provided to those countries only;</p><p>(b) In the future, the kind of assistance specified would be provided directly by staff employed under the UNEP CAP, and with related CAP travel resources.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 62 and 63), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5691" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/27</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Renewal of the institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> para. 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report and express to the Government of Mexico its observations indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: Preparation of a sectoral phase-out plan in the methyl bromide sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 65 and 66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the above proposal, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The project would be reformulated by UNIDO to comprise only an assessment of the consumption of methyl bromide in Brazil, without involving the preparation of any project proposal for methyl bromide phase-out;</p><p>(b) The costs of the project proposal should be much less than the US $75,000 indicated by the representative of UNIDO at the meeting;</p><p>(c) The reformulated project would be resubmitted to the Executive Committee at its 38th meeting for approval.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>South Africa: Preparation of a sectoral phase-out plan in the methyl bromide sector</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 67 to 69), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above proposal for funding until a meeting of the Parties had clarified South AfricaÔÇÖs eligibility for such support.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 70 and 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendment, as contained in document <a href="/media/5692" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/28</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 72 and 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/26/2/Rev.1, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran: Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO</u>2<u> blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co. (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5713" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/41</a> and Add.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 74 and 75), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Phase-out of methyl bromide in tomatoes and peppers production (World Bank) </u>(<a target="_blank" href="/media/5696">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 76 and 77), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Georgia: Phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5704" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/37</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 78 and 79), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, on the understanding that it was a technical assistance programme that would achieve a phase out of six ODP tonnes of methyl bromide, representing the entire consumption for soil fumigation.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Honduras: Phase-out of methyl bromide in melon and banana production sector and tobacco seedling (UNIDO)</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5706">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/38</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 80 and 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve US $1,977,454, excluding agency support costs, for the phase-out of 213 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide, to achieve a 25 per cent reduction in the methyl bromide baseline consumption by 2005;</p><p>(b) To note that the Government of Honduras undertook to permanently sustain this reduction in the consumption of methyl bromide through implementation of the project and the use of import restrictions and other policies that it might deem necessary;</p><p>(c) To request UNIDO to report to the Executive Committee once the project had been completed and the phase-out under the project had been achieved;</p><p>(d) To note that the Executive Committee would consider additional funding of the project for Honduras at that time, if it determined that an additional reduction was a priority.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Sector phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the refrigeration (manufacturing) sector (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5710" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/40</a> and Add.1 and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 83 to 85), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project in principle, at a total cost of US $6,398,000 excluding agency support costs, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To approve funding for the first implementation programme as indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Korea, DPR: Conversion of cleaning processes from CTC to aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques at Huichon February 26 Factory (HUI) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5718" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/44</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 86 and 87), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Sterilisation group project to replace CFC-12 technology-based sterilisation equipment by alternative technologies in the hospital medical sterilisation sector (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5722" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/48</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 88 and 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the deferral of the above project until the 38th meeting, pending resolution of the outstanding issues.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: National CFC phase-out plan (UNDP and Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5694" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/30</a> and Add.1 and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 90 and 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project in principle at a total cost of US $26.7 million, excluding agency support costs, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IV to the present report;</p><p>(b) To approve funding for the first implementation programme as indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Sector plan ODS final phase-out: domestic refrigeration and domestic refrigeration compressors (UNIDO and Italy)</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5697">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/32</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 93 and 94), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note that the project had been deferred.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Sector plan for phasing out of CTC consumption in the chlorinated rubber sub-sector (World Bank)</u> (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5708">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/39</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project, pending the resolution of outstanding issues.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Sectoral phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the foam sector (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5708" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/39</a> and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 97 and 98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project in principle, at a total cost of US $5,424,577 excluding agency support costs, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To approve funding for the first implementation programme as indicated in Annex II to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jamaica: Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs (UNDP and Canada) </u>(<a href="/media/5715" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/42</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 99 and 100) and the related policy decision taken under agenda item 10 on refrigerant management plans and terminal phase-out management plans (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3770">Decision 37/70</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNDP component of the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Executive Committee contained in Annex III to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 101 and 102), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> for future meetings that, if a final draft of an agreement which represented an essential component of a phase-out project had not been submitted for the consideration of the Sub-Committee on Project Review by the close of business on the second day of its deliberations, then approval of the project concerned would be deferred until a subsequent meeting.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Status report on liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) technology and guidelines for LCD projects</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 103 and 104), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the status report.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Metered-dose inhalers

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Metered-dose inhalers <p><u>Draft guidelines for metered dose inhaler (MDI) projects</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 105 and 106), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the draft guidelines;</p><p>(b) To request members of the Executive Committee to submit comments on the issue to the Secretariat in time for a further discussion at the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) In the meantime, to allow consideration of some projects on a case by case basis, taking into account the relative need of the country to have an MDI project to ensure compliance, the relative cost effectiveness of the project and the possibility that essential use applications for MDIs might be considered by the Parties as early as 2008.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p><u>Funding of technology that is not in the public domain: follow up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3652">Decision 36/52</a></u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 107 to 109), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report of the consultants prepared for the Secretariat (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5734">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/59</a>);</p><p>(b) To request members of the Executive Committee to provide the Secretariat with their comments on the views expressed in the report and the comments received from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to draft guidelines for the financing of projects using such technology, including the protection as well as the use of the related confidential information for project review on a need to know basis, and submit them to the Committee for its approval;</p><p>(d) In doing so, to seek the advice of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on their experience in dealing with commercially sensitive or confidential information, and other aspects of TRIPS;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to report on the matter at its 40th meeting.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p><u>Report by UNEP on the progress made in the implementation of the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) (submitted by UNEP DTIE)</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 110 to 113), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the interim report.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5658" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/22</a> paras. 114 to 117), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue examining the possibility of an administrative budget for the implementing agencies.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the country programmes of Djibouti, Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan, noting that approval of the country programmes did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of Djibouti, Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress made in the implementation of their country programmes, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on the implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135), noting that using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 August 2002 to 31 December 2003, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2004.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the countries listed in Annex I of document <a href="/media/5739" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/64</a> as amended;</p><p>(b) To agree to the request of India to change its starting point data to a figure of 2317.2 ODP tonnes;</p><p>(c) For countries that had not made or confirmed their final selection of an option:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) to set a deadline for selection at eight weeks prior to the meeting at which the country concerned intended to submit a project for consideration by the Executive Committee;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) automatically to apply Option 1 if such a country submitted a project without making a selection;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, to consider requests from countries at risk of non-compliance;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) to request the Secretariat to assist those countries that were having technical difficulties in making their selection;</p><p>(d) To take note of the five additional countries in Annex IV to document <a href="/media/5739" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/64</a>.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To convene, back-to-back with the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee and prior to it, an informal meeting of a working group to consider revised draft guidelines for the preparation, implementation and management of performance based substance-wide and national phase-out agreements/plans, on a paragraph by paragraph basis, in an endeavour to resolve outstanding issues prior to their submission to the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To invite all interested members of the Committee, as well as representatives of the implementing agencies, to participate in the meeting, under the Chairmanship of the representative of Japan;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat, as preparation for that meeting:</p><p>(i) to compile a revision of document <a href="/media/5740" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/65</a> containing, within the specific paragraphs concerned, the bracketed proposals for addition and amendment made at the current meeting and, after the specific paragraphs concerned, the requests for clarification made and the responses of the Secretariat;</p><p>(ii) to circulate the revised document to all members of the Executive Committee, soliciting their comments thereon, to be submitted to the Secretariat by 19 August 2002;</p><p>(iii) on the basis of the feedback received, to prepare a new version of the revision, for submission to the informal meeting of the working group.</p>

Administrative costs regime, Business planning and work programmes - policies

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/37/66 and Corr.1, in addition to document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/37/18 and Corr.1, as a flexible guide for resource planning for the 2003-2005 triennium;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare, in collaboration with implementing agencies, bilateral agencies and Article 5 countries, a model rolling three-year phase-out plan for the Multilateral Fund, taking into account the results generated by the compliance-oriented model as included in Annex I to document UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/37/66 and Corr.1, as well as UNEP/Ozl.Pro/ExCom/37/18 and Corr.1;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat in collaboration with bilateral agencies and the implementing agencies to assess the feasibility of replacing or changing the current system of project support costs by providing the agencies with administrative budgets together with a reduced rate of support costs for individual activities, and report to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee, it being understood that total administration costs would not exceed existing total administrative costs;</p><p>(d) To note that interested countries would produce conference room papers on the bidding concept and on alternative concepts for resource allocation, for consideration at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare proposals, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 39th meeting, on how to re-organize the work within the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, for the monitoring of national phase-out plans and ensuring compliance through those plans.</p>

Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p><strong>Refrigerant Management Plans and Terminal Phase-out Management Plans (</strong><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-366"><strong>Decision 36/6</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat, in collaboration with the implementing agencies and interested Executive Committee members to prepare a document on the issue, taking account of the content of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>, for consideration at the 38th meeting;</p><p>(b) To endorse the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review relating to project proposals submitted for funding to the current meeting with regard to the terminal phase out plan for Jamaica, and preparation of terminal phase out plans for Mauritius and Namibia.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request China and India to provide to the Secretariat the data on the breakdown of CTC production between feedstock and other uses.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the Communication Strategy for Global Compliance with the Montreal Protocol (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/Inf.2) presented by UNEP;</p><p>(b) To encourage UNEP to continue its work, taking into account the comments made during the meeting, and submit a revised version of the Communication Strategy for consideration at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

37th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held in Rome from 20 to 22 November 2002, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 18 and 19 November 2002. The 38th meeting of the Executive Committee would be preceded by a meeting of the working group to consider revised draft guidelines for the preparation, implementation and management of performance based substance wide and national phase out agreements/plans, to be held at the same venue on 17 November 2002.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 22 November 2002 and reproduced in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To request the Treasurer:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) To include an explanatory section onÔÇ£Methodology and AssumptionsÔÇØ with future reports;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) To carry out a reconciliation every year;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) To include in his report to each meeting of the Executive Committee the value of the promissory notes as at the date of that meeting.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Aerosol (excluding HCFCs), Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 6 to 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the final report on the evaluation of aerosol projects (<a href="/media/5550" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/5</a> and (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5551">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/5/Corr.1</a>);</p><p>(b) To request implementing agencies to assess in each future project the feasibility of retrofitting the CFC-gasser equipment, the liquid filler and the crimper and to justify cases where that was not deemed to be possible;</p><p>(c) To apply <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1715">Decision 17/15</a>, paragraph 24 (c), not only to contract aerosol fillers, but also, in certain cases, to other newly converting fillers, reading:ÔÇ£to recognize that savings resulting from CFC phase-out for contract <strong>and, in certain cases, other</strong> aerosol fillers, and in circumstances where a parallel market exists, may accrue to the national economy but that quantifying these savings is analytically difficult and applying these savings at the project level may not always be feasible.ÔÇØ (changes to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1715">Decision 17/15</a> marked in bold);</p><p>(d) To request:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) UNIDO to find ways to allow the beneficiary to pay the cost difference for equipment from high-priced bidders if the company insisted on it and provided sufficient guarantees for timely payment;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) The implementing agencies:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó To ensure that in the bidding specifications, the provision of manuals in a language understood by the engineers of the beneficiary company was foreseen, as well as interpreters during equipment installation, if necessary;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó To take the necessary measures to ensure that a fair and equitable opportunity was given to all competent suppliers, regardless of location, in the procurement of goods and services for aerosol sector projects;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó To analyze the current procurement procedures and consider ways and means, within the limitations of their contracting procedures, to include as much input as possible from the country and the beneficiary company concerned when composing the list of potential bidders being considered for all projects, and request them, together with the Secretariat, to report on the progress made in the implementation of sub-paragraph (ii);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) UNEP, in consultation with the Secretariat and the other implementing agencies, to prepare, translate and distribute an up-to-date manual on safety, formula adaptations, and effective destenching methods for aerosol production using Hydrocarbon Aerosol Propellants (HAP).</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 12 to 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the findings and conclusions of the evaluation report on MAC projects in India (<a href="/media/5552" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/6</a>), and the information provided by the representative of the World Bank that all facilities for the production of CFC based MAC systems at Subros Ltd. in India (IND/REF/11/INV/12) would be dismantled by May 2003;</p><p>(b) To encourage the Government of India to consider promoting the retrofitting of old cars with HFC-134a-based MAC systems by means of economic incentives.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 16 to 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the consolidated project completion report (<a href="/media/5553" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/7</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5554">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/7/Add.1</a>), including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due in 2003;</p><p>(b) To request the implementing agencies, in cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, to establish by the end of March 2003 full consistency of data reported in the PCRs, the Inventory of Approved Projects, and the Annual Progress Reports;</p><p>(c) Also to request the implementing agencies to provide final financial figures on actual expenditures of financially completed projects for projects that were to be evaluated, as required by the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, instead of updating all PCRs;</p><p>(d) To encourage the implementing agencies to provide in future project completion reports insight into the project history, the problems encountered and resolved, and the lessons learned in the process leading to a substantive analysis of projects.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5543">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraph 20), and its decision concerning the procedural issue to be discussed at its 19th meeting (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5543">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraph 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed 2003 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $198,000, as indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5555">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/8</a>, and request that work be initiated using the same procedures that had been utilized for such evaluations during 1999, 2000 and 2001.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 23 to 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) The document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/5556" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/9</a>);</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) With appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays and additional status reports provided by Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments as required;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) The completion of the following two projects in November 2002: Elimination of the use of CFC-113 and Methyl Chloroform in the color picture tube cleaning process at the Shanghai Novel CPT Corp factory (CPR/SOL/19/INV/171), and Elimination of ODS (CFCÔÇæ113) used in the production line at FUJIAN PUTIAN VIKAY Electronics Co. Ltd. (CPR/SOL/23/INV/224), both implemented by UNDP;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) The deadline of June 2003 for the milestone of relocation of the enterprise, provided by the World Bank at the meeting, for the Chandra refrigeration project in India (IND/REF/19/INV/92), with a report on achievement of the milestone to be submitted by the World Bank to the Executive Committee at its 40th meeting;</p><p>(b) To cancel the following projects through mutual agreement:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of integral skin and flexible moulded foam at STRAPUR in Argentina (ARG/FOA/23/INV/62), implemented by UNDP, due to the company stopping operations, noting that US $32,120 of the US $125,420 approved for the project had been disbursed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of rigid foam blocks for insulated trailers at FRUEHAUF in Argentina (ARG/FOA/23/INV/65), implemented by UNDP, due to bankruptcy, noting that US $134,235 of the US $136,725 approved for the project had been disbursed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Replacement of 1,1,1-trichloethane sheet steel cleaning system on the steel sheetÔÇæcutting table with an aqueous-mechanical system in the steel enterprise Siderar, SAIC in Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/90), implemented by the World Bank, noting that no funds for the project had been disbursed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Elimination of CFCs 11 and 12 in the manufacture of domestic freezers at DEBAO Refrigeration Equipment Co. Ltd. in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/233), implemented by UNDP, due to bankruptcy, noting that US $524,471 of the net US $553,006 approved for the project had been disbursed;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock) at PT Irc Inoac in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/23/INV/75), implemented by the World Bank, noting that no funds for the project had been disbursed; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (vi) Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (sprayfoam) at PT Sentra Sukses Selalu in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/29/INV/115), implemented by the World Bank, noting that no funds for the project had been disbursed;</p><p>(c) To request the implementing agencies to reimburse to the Multilateral Fund all remaining balances from the above projects;</p><p>(d) Also to request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a working paper providing options on how phase-out from cancelled projects should be recorded, for presentation to the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account the comments made by members during their discussion of this issue at the 37th meeting, and inviting further input subsequent to the meeting.</p>

Project cancellation, Report on balances and availability of resources

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 26 to 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) The report on project balances contained in <a href="/media/5557" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/10</a>;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) The levels of funds being returned to the 38th meeting totalling US $3,751,490 including support costs as follows by agency: US $283,783 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $30,468; US $174,000 from UNEP and agency support costs of US $22,620; US $1,770,088 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $232,629, and US $1,147,692 from the World Bank and agency support costs of US $90,210;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $2,422,895 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP (US $664,430 plus support costs); UNIDO (US $1,547,147 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $211,318 plus support costs);</p><p>(b) To urge implementing agencies to re assess the status of their completed projects with balances and re-classify projects as ongoing in their reports to the 39th meeting if <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">Decision 28/2</a> had not been fully complied with and reconsider the matter if balances from projects completed two years previously did not continue to be reduced;</p><p>(c) To withhold US $1,159,980 from fund transfers to the World Bank at the 38th meeting as the World Bank had not provided sufficient explanations for not returning those support costs and any further consideration of the matter should be made contingent on the World Bank providing information required by the Secretariat for its assessments of the BankÔÇÖs compliance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3513">Decision 35/13</a>(k);</p><p>(d) To note that the only circumstances under which it would be possible for a portion of the support costs from cancelled projects and completed projects with savings not to be returned according to United Nations practice was when a fee was paid by the implementing agency to a financial intermediary to undertake a financial evaluation of the enterprise before project implementation, and the project was subsequently cancelled.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5543">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 29 and 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To authorize the Secretariat, in coordination with the country concerned and the implementing agencies, to implement the procedures for project cancellation leading to the possible automatic cancellation of projects except in those cases where the Secretariat and the implementing agency concerned did not agree to cancel the project and in those cases where the project was critical to a countryÔÇÖs compliance with existing or future control measures of the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(b) To request countries with projects considered for cancellation, where the cancellation was critical to a countryÔÇÖs compliance with existing or future control measures of the Montreal Protocol, to present its views on the cancellation along with any actions that the government would take to reactivate the project.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts, Reconciliation of accounts <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 31 and 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the accounts as presented in Schedules 1.1-1.7 attached as Annex II to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) Also to note the return to the 38th meeting of funds for re-programming amounting to US $11,872,332, which comprised US $1,103,805 from UNDP, US $123,196 from UNEP, and US $5,271,991 from the World Bank; and US $5,373,340 from UNIDO reverting back to the Multilateral Fund from promissory notes previously earmarked for UNIDO, as explained in <a href="/media/5559" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/12</a> and Corr.1;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat and the Treasurer to pursue their efforts to complete the reconciliation of the accounts of UNDP and the World Bank;</p><p>(d) Also to request that a full reconciliation of the Accounts of the Fund with the data in the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ progress reports be presented to the third meeting of the Executive Committee each year.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5543" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/4</a>, paragraphs 33 and 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the revised budget for the year 2003 amounting to US $3,303,099 and the provisions for Secretariat staff salary costs for the period 2004-2005 amounting to US $3,182,761 as contained in Annex III to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 14 and 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To stress that the assignment of CFC consumption between sectors should be strongly justified, and must be based on existing and verifiable use;</p><p>(b) That the emerging issues should continue to be resolved among the Secretariat and countries and implementing agencies on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the rules of the Fund.</p>

Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Institutional strengthening

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Institutional strengthening <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 16 and 17), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To urge all implementing agencies responsible for an institutional strengthening project in a country without a compliance baseline to ensure that, before projects and activities other than institutional strengthening were prepared and submitted to the Executive Committee, the country had been provided with every assistance, as a matter of urgency, to report its compliance baseline data and describe its situation to the Ozone Secretariat;</p><p>(b) That projects for countries that did not have a compliance baseline should be considered in the light of the advice provided by the Implementation Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee All, Risk assessments <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 18 to 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge implementing agencies to take all necessary measures to provide assistance to countries that were at risk in regard to their impending Montreal Protocol control obligations.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 21 and 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue to consider, on a case-by-case basis, projects in which <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3720">Decision 37/20</a> (a) was involved.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 23 to 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation, as contained in document <a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5564">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16/Corr.1</a> with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sector plan CFC final phase-out: domestic refrigeration and domestic refrigeration compressors </u>(Italy) (<a href="/media/5575" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5576">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.1</a>, UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.2/Corr.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraph 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Italian component of the sector plan for domestic refrigeration and domestic refrigeration compressors for China at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3845">Decision 38/45</a>.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Assistance for a national information, education and communication campaign for compliance with the Montreal Protocol (Japan)</u> (<a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a> and <a href="/media/5564" target="_blank"></a>UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16/Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 27 and 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above proposal at a level of funding of US $68,000, plus agency support costs, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>The project would focus on the fostering of fundamental capabilities of Nigeria to produce country-specific indigenous media relations and the establishment of cooperative structures within government, industry, non-governmental organizations and the education system to promote action-oriented public understanding and support for ODS phase-out during the compliance period through interaction of media and non-governmental organizationsÔÇÖ entities in Japan;</li><li>The project should ensure cost-effective participation of media experts and nonÔÇægovernmental organizationsÔÇÖ resource persons from bilateral sources who would facilitate the establishment of information and media strategy on the protection of the ozone layer, drawing upon the experience of non-Article 5 countries in achieving national compliance with the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>The project would benefit from any services and input available from the CAP and would be harmonized with the awareness-raising components of the approved projects in the related areas in Nigeria, taking into account the comments made by the Fund Secretariat in paragraphs 17 to 21 of document <a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a>;</li><li>he charge against the aggregate baseline ODP level at US $12.1/kg should be applied in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>.</li></ol>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Asia and Pacific Region:</u> <u>Assistance for the implementation of strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund to promote compliance with the Montreal Protocol (phase 2) (Japan</u>) (<a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 29 and 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of US $125,000, plus programme support costs, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) The Government of Japan would assist the Islamic Republic of Iran and Mongolia in preparing country consultations in these countries and help convene in either of these countries a country consultation meeting on the model of the consultation held in Sri Lanka in the year to come;</p><p>(b) Such consultation should result in the establishment of commitment and shared responsibilities for national compliance by all stakeholders at the highest level such as those of the National Ozone Unit, central and local government entities, policy makers at parliamentary level, industry associations and non-governmental organizations, through networking among them and should facilitate elaboration of a national compliance strategy and expedite implementation of approved phase-out measures as well as the identification of further measures required to achieve compliance;</p><p>(c) The project should ensure cost-effective participation of experts and resource persons from bilateral sources who would contribute to the country consultation by providing knowledge and information on the state of the art on the use of technologies and experience in ODS phase-out in Japan;</p><p>(d) The charge against the aggregate baseline ODP level at US $12.1/kg should be applied to the non-LVC Party, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>; and</p><p>(e) The Government of Japan would coordinate its activities with the projects approved in the related areas for other implementing agencies, taking into account the comments made by the Fund Secretariat in paragraphs 28-35 of document <a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a>.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Asia and Pacific Region:</u> <u>Regional cooperation for monitoring and control of ODS consumption for South Asia (Sweden)</u> (<a href="/media/5563" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/16</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 31 to 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the project;</p><p>(b) To request Sweden to consult with UNEP on the proposal with a view to revisiting individual components of the project, taking into account the comments made during the discussion in the Sub-Committee on Project Review;</p><p>(c) To request Sweden to resubmit a revised project proposal to the Executive Committee at its 39th meeting, incorporating the lessons learned from the first project; and</p><p>(d) To maintain the allocated funding in SwedenÔÇÖs 2002 business plan.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: National CFC phase-out plan</u> (Sweden) (<a href="/media/5606" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/47</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5607">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/47/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 34 and 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Swedish component of the national CFC phase-out plan for Philippines at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Philippines and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraph 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $81,000 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000-2002;</p><p>(b) US $1,950,000 against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000-2002;</p><p>(c) US $218,090 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000-2002;</p><p>(d) US $163,716 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000-2002.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 36 and 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/17</a> and Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>China (phase 5):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Colombia (phase 4):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Ghana (phase 5):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Iran (phase 4):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Kenya (phase 4):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Malaysia (phase 5):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Trinidad and Tobago (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report on the understanding that the level of funding was consistent with past approvals and express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay:</u> <u>MDI transition strategy</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 39 and 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at a cost of US $70,000, plus agency support costs.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Uruguay:</u> <u>Preparation for MDI conversion</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 41 and 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the above project.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Region Africa:</u> <u>Technical assistance for methyl bromide reductions and formulation of regional phase-out strategies for Low-Volume Consuming countries in Africa.</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Botswana and Cameroon would not be included in the project proposal, since the demonstration projects previously approved for UNIDO would result in the complete phaseÔÇæout of methyl bromide consumption in those countries;</p><p>(b) Because UNIDO had been requested by the Governments of Ethiopia and Zambia to formulate investment projects once ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment had been finalized, the project would include those two countries only insofar as policy support was required to allow for the ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment and that any future investment work post-ratification, as deemed necessary, would be undertaken with UNIDO;</p><p>(c) The project will provide technical assistance to achieve methyl bromide reductions to meet the 20 per cent reduction step in Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Sudan and Swaziland, without further assistance from the Multilateral Fund for the said 20 per cent reduction;</p><p>(d) The project would also provide assistance to countries to put in place appropriate mechanisms to reduce and eventually ban imports of methyl bromide;</p><p>(e) UNDP would request all the governments participating in the project, except those in paragraph (c) above, to submit letters indicating their understanding that in accepting this project they would not return for further methyl bromide funding in future, as per the terms of the revised methyl bromide strategy and guidelines; and</p><p>(f) UNDP agreed to report to the Executive Committee on progress achieved on an annual basis.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 44 and 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5567" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/18</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Antigua and Barbuda (phase 2):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Burkina Faso (phase 5):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Central African Republic (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>El Salvador (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Panama (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above projects at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report on the understanding that the level of funding was consistent with past approvals and express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 47 and 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the extension of the institutional strengthening project in Albania for one year at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that its decision was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 49 and 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening project in Haiti for one year at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that its decision was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 51 and 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening project in Sao Tome and Principe for one year, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that its decision was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 53 and 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2002 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5568" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/19</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile (phase 5):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report and express to the Government of Chile its observations indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Project preparation for CTC and TCA production closure plan</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Project preparation for CTC production closure plan</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraph 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 59 to 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the revised UNEP CAP budget for 2003, as contained in Annex VII to the present report, &nbsp;noting that one administrative post had been removed from the UNEP/DTIE office in Paris;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP, in the preparation of future budgets, to take into account the comments and concerns expressed by the Sub-Committee and, if possible, to prepare unified budgets, internalizing the programme support costs, if necessary in an indicative way.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 63 to 66), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request UNEP to continue to provide the service of Treasurer at zero cost to the Multilateral Fund, along the lines of the original agreement, for a further period of six months to enable the appropriate bodies, among them the Executive Committee, to examine the issue;</p><p>(b) To urge UNEP to clear up its large backlog of projects as soon as possible.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee General before adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 67 and 68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) That in future, in proposing for approval any projects that included a CFC recovery and recycling programme, the implementing agencies would:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Examine the possibility of collaboration for leveraging additional financing, for example from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to fund the acquisition of machinery which could be used for recovery and recycling of both HFCs and CFCs; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Consistent with previous decisions, not commence the recovery and recycling component of the RMPs until the legislation controlling CFC imports was in place and measures had been taken to ensure that the local market prices of CFCs and non-ODS refrigerants were similar;</p><p>(b) For projects to phase out CFCs by conversion to HCFC technologies, Governments had officially endorsed the choice of technology and it had been clearly explained to them that no further resources could be requested from the Multilateral Fund for funding any future replacement for the transitional HCFC technology that had been selected.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Dominican Republic: Phase-out of methyl bromide in melon, flowers and tobacco</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5580" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/30</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5581">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/30/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 69 and 70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that Dominican Republic's baseline consumption of methyl bromide is 104 ODP tonnes, its latest methyl bromide consumption reported for 2001 to the Ozone Secretariat is 141 ODP tonnes and, therefore, Dominican Republic might not be in compliance with the 2002 freeze target;</p><p>(b) To agree that, notwithstanding this fact, and without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues, funding of US $922,900 plus agency support costs is approved in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Ecuador: Technology change for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the rose plant nursery sector</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5582" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/31</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5583">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/31/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 71 and 72), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve US $597,945, plus agency support cost for Ecuador, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Ecuador has a baseline consumption of 66.2 ODP tonnes;</p><p>(b) Ecuador will maintain compliance with the methyl bromide freeze during 2003 and 2004;</p><p>(c) A 56 per cent reduction in the methyl bromide baseline consumption will be achieved through implementation of the project, bringing the national level of consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide to a maximum level of 29 ODP tonnes by January 2005;</p><p>(d) The Government of Ecuador commits to permanently sustain this reduction at the maximum level of consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide (29 ODP tonnes) through implementation of the project and the use of import restrictions and other policies that it might deem necessary; and</p><p>(e) The World Bank will report to the Executive Committee annually on progress in this project and in full in 2006 once the project had been completed and the phase-out under the project had been achieved.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Egypt: National phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5584" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/32</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5585">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/32/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 73 and 74), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project component at a level of funding of US $2,750,592, plus agency support costs, on the understanding that Egypt will:</p><p>(a) Meet the methyl bromide freeze on consumption during 2003 and 2004;</p><p>(b) Permanently sustain the reduction in the consumption of methyl bromide through the implementation of this project component, bringing the total aggregate national consumption in controlled uses of methyl bromide to 190.4 ODP tonnes. This will enable Egypt to achieve the 20 per cent reduction in the baseline consumption by 2005;</p><p>(c) Completely phase out methyl bromide consumption by 2009, bringing the national aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide down to zero, provided that a second portion of the project (agreed funding of US $2,259,408) is approved; and</p><p>(d) Sustain this phase-out of methyl bromide agreed above through import restrictions and controlled use of methyl bromide for all non-exempt methyl bromide uses.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Guatemala: National phase-out of methyl bromide</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5586" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/33</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5587">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/33/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 75 and 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note that Guatemala's baseline consumption of methyl bromide is 400.7 ODP tonnes, its latest methyl bromide consumption reported for 2001 to the Ozone Secretariat is 788.6 ODP tonnes and, therefore, Guatemala might not be in compliance with the 2002 freeze target;</li><li>To agree that, notwithstanding this fact, and without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues, funding of US $3,257,377, plus agency support costs is approved on the basis that:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The implementation schedule proposed in the project is planned to achieve a total reduction in consumption of 468 ODP tonnes in 2005; of this amount 100 tonnes would be reduced by non-Article 5 companies. Furthermore, 388 ODP tonnes would be reduced in the calendar year of 2004 and additional 80 ODP tonnes in the calendar year 2005 in order to enable Guatemala to meet the methyl bromide freeze and 2005 reduction targets, respectively;</li><li>Guatemala commits to permanently sustain the reduction in the consumption of methyl bromide through the implementation of the project and the use of import restrictions and other policies that it might deem necessary, bringing the total aggregate national consumption in controlled uses of methyl bromide to 320.6 ODP tonnes. This will enable them to achieve the 20 per cent reduction in the baseline consumption by 2005;</li><li>Guatemala will completely phase out methyl bromide consumption by 2008, bringing the national aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide down to zero, provided that a second portion of the project (US $3,264,389) is approved; and</li><li>Guatemala will sustain this phase-out of methyl bromide agreed above through import restrictions and controlled use of methyl bromide for all non-exempt methyl bromide uses.</li></ol></li></ol>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Kenya:</u> <u>Technology transfer leading to methyl bromide phase-out in soil fumigation (Germany and UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5595" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/38</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5596">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/38/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 77 and 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the cut flower component (UNDP) of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, &nbsp;in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 79 and 80), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 2003 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme and withhold the requested funding until the World Bank had submitted to the 39th meeting a satisfactory verification report on the implementation of the 2002 annual programme;</p><p>(b) To apply 7.5 per cent as agency support cost for the funds to be approved from the 2003 work programme, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">Decision 38/68</a>.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 81 and 82), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve in principle a total of US $7,360,530 in funding for the phased reduction of the remaining national aggregate CFC consumption through the implementation of the Sector Phase-out Plan for CFCs in the Domestic Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector in China;</p><p>(b) To approve, at the 38th meeting, funding in the amount of US $1,788,991 plus support cost of US $161,009 to be offset against the bilateral contribution of Italy for 2000-2002, and US $3,400,000 plus support cost of US $299,200 for UNIDO, subject to the following conditions:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) The Government of China commits to completely phase out 1,099 ODP tonnes of CFC consumption in the domestic refrigeration (manufacturing) sector and permanently sustain the reduction of 1,099 ODP tonnes from its national aggregate consumption of 3,508.7 ODP tonnes according to the following phase-out schedule;</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes) from Italian Bilateral Portion</td><td>0</td><td>181</td><td>0</td><td>181</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes) from UNIDO Portion</td><td>140</td><td>169</td><td>609</td><td>918</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>140</td><td>350</td><td>609</td><td>1,099</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) The Executive Committee will endeavour to provide the second tranche of US $2,171,539 plus agency support cost of US $192,239 to UNIDO at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2003;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) The Government of China agrees that no additional Multilateral Fund resources would be requested for activities in the Domestic Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector. The Executive Committee agreed to provide China with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between China and UNIDO in the Domestic Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector Phase-out Plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) The Government of China agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (v) As the lead implementing agency, UNIDO will be responsible for:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó Providing in 2003 a work programme for the period 2004, 2005 and 2006;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó Reporting annually on the implementation of all activities funded under the sector plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇó Providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that CFC consumption phase-out in the Domestic Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector had been completed based on the schedules listed in the table above.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Plan for phase-out of CFCs in the refrigeration (manufacturing) sector (UNDP and UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5589" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>, <a href="/media/5545" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.1</a> and <a href="/media/5590" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.2</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 83 and 84), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the essential need for the implementing agencies to work together, wherever possible, and select lead agencies to consolidate activities included in individual phase-out plans;</p><p>(b) To approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex X to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia:</u> <u>National plan for phasing out the use of CFC in mobile air-conditioning sector through a combination of policies, technical assistance programmes and CFC recovery and recycling (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5591" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/36</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5592">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/36/Add.1</a>)</p><p><u>Indonesia:</u> <u>Phase-out Management Plan for CFCs in the refrigeration (servicing) sector (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5591" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/36</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5592">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/36/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 85 and 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XI to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note that bilateral partners might wish to consider developing future proposals to assist Indonesia to address any remaining eligible CFC consumption.</li></ol>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nigeria: Terminal phase-out in the aerosol sector (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5604" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5605">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45/Add.1</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria Foam sector ODS phase-out plan (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5604" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5605">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45/Add.1</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Terminal ODS Phase-out Management Plan for the R&amp;AC service sector (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5604" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5605">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45/Add.1</a>)</p><p><u>Nigeria:</u> <u>Terminal phase-out plan in the refrigeration-manufacturing sector</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5604" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5605">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/45/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 87 to 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, which included the reduction of US $29,600 to take account of the Japanese bilateral activity, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines:</u> <u>National CFC phase-out plan (World Bank and Sweden) </u>(<a href="/media/5606" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/47</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5607">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/47/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 90 to 92), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal submitted by the World Bank and Sweden at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 93 and 94), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Sector Phase-out Plan for CFCs in the Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector in the Syrian Arab Republic at a cost of US $1,665,188, plus support costs of US $191,422 to UNDP and US $353,100 plus support cost of US $40,590 to UNIDO, with the following understanding:</p><p>(a) The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic commits to phase-out 312 ODP tonnes through implementation of the Sector Phase-out Plan for CFCs in the Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector according to the following phase-out schedule:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes) from the sector plan</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>100</td><td>112</td><td>312</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) Under this agreement the total remaining eligible CFC consumption in the Syrian Arab Republic would be reduced from the current level of 465.1 ODP tonnes by 312 ODP tonnes, leaving 153.1 ODP tonnes as the maximum remaining CFC consumption eligible for funding;</p><p>(c) The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities in the Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector. The Executive Committee agrees to provide the Syrian Arab Republic with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between the Syrian Arab Republic and the agencies (UNDP and UNIDO) in the Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector Phase-out Plan;</p><p>(d) The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year;</p><p>(e) The lead implementing agency, UNDP, will be responsible for:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Reporting annually on the implementation of all activities funded under the sector plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that CFC consumption phase-out in the Refrigeration (Manufacturing) Sector has been completed based on the schedules listed in the table above.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey</u> <u>:</u> <u>2003 annual programme for the refrigeration sector plan (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/6631" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/51</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 95 and 96), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 97 and 98), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the Government of CubaÔÇÖs transitional strategy to non-CFC MDIs and the associated investment project for the phase-out of CFCs used in the manufacture of MDIs at Laboratorio Farmaceutico Julio Trigo Lopez;</p><p>(b) To note that the capital cost of the project, as revised, amounts to US $1,488,000 (including US $430,000 for trials, pilot scale production, clinical trials, product stability, technical supervision, inspections and certification of completion);</p><p>(c) To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Cuba in finalization of the transitional strategy and the identification of a potential provider of the HFC-134a MDI technology and resubmit the transitional strategy and the investment project once a provider has been identified and selected by the Government of Cuba to the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To maintain the transitional strategy to non-CFC MDIs and the investment project for the phase-out of CFCs in MDIs in Cuba in the 2002 UNDP business plan;</p><p>(e) To note the importance of the project for Cuba and commend the efforts of Cuba, the Secretariat, and UNDP directed to achieving the transfer of the required technology;</p><p>(f) To further request that those efforts be maintained with a view to having the resubmission, referred to in subparagraph (c) above, take place at the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey:</u> <u>Halon management program, halon recovery, recycling and banking (World Bank) </u>(<a href="/media/6631" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/51</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 99 and 100), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that, consistent with this decision, from the end of 2004 onwards, if the Government of Turkey was unable to find sufficient quantities of recycled or reclaimed halons domestically or internationally in the post-2004 time-frame, it would submit any requests for essential uses for halon to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for review, consistent with decision IV/25 of the meeting of the Parties;</p><p>(b) To note that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel had agreed to undertake the review and the Government of Turkey had agreed to be bound by the findings of the Panel.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as process agent to water at Kedia Organic Chemicals, Vapi. (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5589" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5545">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5590">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.2</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 101 and 102), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve the project until it had received confirmation from the Government of India that it was the last project in the chlorinated paraffin subsector;</p><p>(b) To retain the project in the UNIDO 2002 business plan.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Refrigerant management plan to phase-out the use of ODS in the refrigeration servicing sector (includes:</u> <u>training in good refrigerant management practices, training of customs officers, and recovery and recycling programme) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5594">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37/Add.1</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Phasing out CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration equipment at the First Medium Size Umbrella Group of Iranian Domestic Refrigeration Manufacturers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Phasing out CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at the First Medium Size Umbrella Group of Iranian Commercial Refrigeration Manufacturers (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p>Iran: Phasing out CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration equipment at the Second Medium Size Umbrella Group of Iranian Domestic and Commercial Refrigeration Manufacturers (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Niksun Sanaat Co. (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>(Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Ali Felez Co. (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment at Nik Boroudati &amp; Hararati Co. (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment and rigid foam at Ouj Bouran Co. (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at two enterprises (Sanaye Boroudati Pajang and Yakhchalsazi Azizian) (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Nik Sard Co. (UNDP</u>) (<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Sector phase-out plan for CFCs in the refrigeration (manufacturing) sector (UNDP) </u>(<a href="/media/5593" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/37</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 103 and 104), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Not to approve these individual projects;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to prepare a national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan, clearly identifying and explaining consumption in each sector and subsector and any differences in this and consumption previously reported, and incorporating the GovernmentÔÇÖs commitment to phase out all remaining CFC consumption;</p><p>(c) To retain the funding in the 2002 business plans of UNDP and UNIDO.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Conversion of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) as cleaning solvent to trichloroethylene at Navdeep Engineering, Palghar (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5589" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5545">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5590">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35/Add.2</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 105 and 106), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that no further projects would be approved in the absence of a sector or national phase-out plan.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Korea, DPR:</u> <u>Conversion of cleaning processes from CTC (formerly methyl chloroform) to perchloroethylene cleaning at the Plating Workshop (PLT) of the refrigeration factory of the 5 October Automation Complex, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang City (UNIDO</u>) (<a href="/media/5597" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/39</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5598">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/39/Corr.1</a>)</p><p><u>Korea, DPR:</u> <u>Conversion of methyl chloroform and CTC to non-ODS solvent cleaning in the plating workshop of the Taedong-gang Television Factory (PTV), Taedong-gang District, Pyongyang City (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5597" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/39</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5598">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/39/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 107 and 108), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) That similar projects, involving ozone-depleting substances of differing levels of ODP, would in future be costed on the basis of the lower cost to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Sector plan for phase-out of CFC-11 in the China foam sector (2003 Annual Implementation Programme) (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5575" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5576">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.1</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5576">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.1</a>/Corr.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 109 and 110), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) That China be requested to report its Article 7 data, as much as possible, on time (i.e. by 30 September of each reporting year) and endeavour also to report its consumption broken down by substance to the Fund Secretariat to enable verification of CFC-11 consumption both at the national and sectoral level as required under the Agreement.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>2003 Annual programme - Halon sector (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5575" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27</a>, Add.1, Add.1/Corr.1 and Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a> paragraphs 111 and 112), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the annual programme and support costs at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, noting that the support costs were calculated at a rate of 7.5 per cent, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">Decision 38/68</a>.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China:</u> <u>Sector plan to phase-out the production and consumption of CTC in China (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5575" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27</a>, Add.1, Add.1/Corr.1 and Add.2)</p><p>Following a discussion about the nature, scope, timing and cost of the revised project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above reformulated sector plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, in accordance with the agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIII to the present report, on the understanding that, at its 39th meeting, the Executive Committee will consider the distribution of the annual funding tranches for the project.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Sector plan for phasing out of CTC consumption in the chlorinated rubber sub-sector (World Bank)</u> (<a href="/media/5589" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5589">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>/Add. 1 and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5589">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/35</a>/Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 115 and 116), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that a number of issues remained outstanding and that the proposal was not yet ready for consideration by the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) That the project would remain in the World BankÔÇÖs 2002 business plan;</p><p>(c) In undertaking the future review of this project, to apply <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3863">Decision 38/63</a> on the funding of technology that is not in the public domain.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>2002 annual progress report on the implementation of solvent sector plan for ODS phase out in China and 2003 annual implementation programme (UNDP)</u> (<a href="/media/5575" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5576">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.1</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5576">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.1</a>/Corr.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/27/Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5542" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 117 and 118), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the release by UNDP of the funding for implementation of the 2002 annual implementation programme of the solvent sector plan;</p><p>(b) To consider the report on progress and the 2003 annual implementation programme at its 39th meeting.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14</a>, paragraphs 119 and 121), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the communication received from the World Intellectual Property Organization, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3762">Decision 37/62</a>;</p><p>(b) To approve the guidelines for the financing of projects using technology that is not in the public domain, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5544">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/70/Rev.1</a>].</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that specific requests for funding of terminal CFC phase-out plans for LVC countries might be considered on a case by case basis, provided that:</p><p>(a) The country concerned has a licensing system in operation and has enacted or improved legislation to phase-out ODS consumption;</p><p>(b) The Government concerned is committed to achieve, without further request for funding from the Multilateral Fund, the complete phase out of CFCs in accordance with its obligation under the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(c) The Government is committed to annual reporting of progress in implementing the activities proposed and meeting the reduction steps; and</p><p>(d) Implementing and/or bilateral agency(ies) responsible for implementing the terminal phaseÔÇæout plan be requested to advise the Government concerned on the financial implications to the country for submitting a terminal phase out plan, and make every effort to assist the Government concerned to achieve phase-out targets specified in the plan.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the guidelines for the preparation, implementation and management of performance-based sector and national ODS phase-out plans, as contained in document <a href="/media/5618" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/57/Rev.1</a>, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Because of the different situations and needs of countries, and the impracticability of attempting to encompass every situation, the purpose of the guidelines is to provide general principles and procedures that should be followed in developing and implementing performance-based ODS phase-out plans;</p><p>(b) The guidelines shall not apply to already approved performance-based sectoral and national ODS phase-out plans in any regard, since these existing plans refer to agreements that shall be governed by rules specified in each case;</p><p>(c) The guidelines shall also apply to the production and consumption of HBFCs;</p><p>(d) The Executive Committee will review the guidelines after a period of two years, in order to take into account the experience gained in their application. That future review will not affect their status as guidelines;</p><p>(e) The content of subparagraphs (b) and (c) above will be reflected in the final text of the guidelines.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the Multilateral Fund had been established to enable Article 5 countries to comply with the Montreal Protocol. The model three-year phase-out plan, as adjusted and corrected taking into account actions taken at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee, inter alia, suggested the reductions that would presumably be needed over the next three years to enable the compliance of all Article 5 countries with the interim compliance measures that had to be met in 2005 and 2007;</p><p>(b) To adopt the model three-year phase-out plan, as revised, as an important guide that should be considered by UNDP, UNIDO, the World Bank and, as appropriate, bilateral agencies, in the preparation of the annual and/or multi-year business plans of the agencies during the 2003 to 2005 triennium. The model may be further revised taking into consideration guidance provided by the 14th meeting of the Parties, if any (and any further changes, consistent with and agreed under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> and related decisions as regards tables 1 to 4 of document <a href="/media/5619" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/58</a> and any changes agreed by the Secretariat and interested parties as regards tables 5 to 7, taking into account more detailed country specific information, where available);</p><p>(c) To request UNDP, UNIDO the World Bank and bilateral agencies, as appropriate, to take into account the ODS phase-out generated by the model as a basis for the preparation of multi-year agreements and consider allocating the annual funding tranches accordingly;</p><p>(d) That the Secretariat should report to the Executive Committee after each meeting of the SubÔÇæCommittee on Project Review regarding any changes or modification to the model three year phase-out plan, and the possible implications that that may have for the approval of future projects presumed to be necessary to enable compliance;</p><p>(e) To urge Article 5 countries and their cooperating implementing agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2003 to 2005 timeframes, considering that the model also demonstrates that compliance over the next three years will also rest on the timely implementation of the very large number of already approved but unimplemented projects;</p><p>(f) To request the Secretariat to update the model at each last meeting of the Executive Committee of the calendar year for the following three years, in order to have a rolling model three-year ODS phase-out plan.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans, UNEP business plans, UNIDO business plans, World Bank business plans <p>At the conclusion of its discussions on the model three-year phase-out plan, the Executive Committee further <u>decided</u> to request implementing agencies to submit their 2003 business plans to the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Core unit costs <p>Following the discussion, and based on the proposal formulated by the informal group set up to address the issue during the session, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To adopt a new administrative cost regime for the 2003-2005 triennium that includes US $1.5 million, subject to annual review, for a core unit funding budget per year per agency, applying in addition:</p><p>(i) An agency fee of 7.5 per cent for projects with a project cost at or above US $250,000, as well as institutional strengthening projects and project preparation;</p><p>(ii) An agency fee of 9 per cent for projects with a project cost below US $250,000, including country programme preparation;</p><p>(b) To apply the above regime to UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</p><p>(c) To urge implementing agencies to strive toward achieving optimization of these support costs, taking into account the goal of Decision VIII/4 of the Eighth meeting of the Parties to reduce agency support costs to an average below 10 per cent, recognizing that new challenges in the implementation of projects during the compliance period would require substantial support from implementing agencies;</p><p>(d) Review the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget at the 41st meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the Secretariat in cooperation with the implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to prepare a set of performance indicators for the compliance period in the light of the model three-year phase-out plan and taking into consideration the discussion during the meeting on performance indicators;</p><p>(b) To invite Parties which had views on the topic to submit them to the Secretariat within four weeks of the end of the 38th meeting.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer consideration of the Albania country programme to the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee, and;</p><p>(b) To express its willingness to consider AlbaniaÔÇÖs country programme pending clarification by Albania and the proceedings of the Implementation Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the Angola country programme, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Angola to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 December 2002 to 31 December 2003, should be submitted to the Multilateral Fund no later than 1 May 2004</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the Jordan country programme update;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Jordan to continue to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with relevant decisions of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) To approve the National ODS Phase-out Plan in Jordan at a cost of US $410,000, plus support costs of US $53,300 to UNIDO and US $590,000, plus support costs of US $74,900 to the World Bank, on the understanding that:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) The Government of Jordan commits to the phased reduction and complete phase-out in the consumption of Annex A, Group I and Annex B Group II substances used in Jordan, according to the following phase out schedule:</p><table><caption>*Including 78 ODP tonnes of CFCs to be phased out by the Government of Jordan.</caption><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes)*</td><td>110</td><td>33</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>183</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CTC phase-out target (ODP tonnes)</td><td>7.7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7.7</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) The Government of Jordan agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase out of controlled substances. The Executive Committee agrees to provide Jordan with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Jordan and the agencies (UNIDO and the World Bank) in the National ODS Phase out Plan;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) The Government of Jordan agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by 30 September each year;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) The lead implementing agency, the World Bank, will be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of all activities funded under the National ODS Phase out Plan; and providing verification to the Executive Committee annually, that ODS consumption phase-out in the National Phase-out Plan has been completed based on the schedules listed in the table above.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the final report on the technical audit of the CFC production sector in Mexico;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to send to members of the Sub-group the comments of the Government of Mexico on the audit report as well as the response of the consultant to the comments;</p><p>(c) To request UNIDO to take fully into account the findings of the audit report in preparing the CFC closure project.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The moderator of the Sub-group also noted that, at the meeting on 21 November 2002, the Sub-group had received from the World Bank a draft agreement between the Executive Committee and the Government of Argentina on the phase-out of the CFC production in Argentina. After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Agreement for the Argentina Production Sector, contained in Annex XV to the present report, at a funding level of US $8.3 million.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>With regard to the request of the Secretariat for further replenishing the account for the technical audit of the production sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve US $100,000 to enable the Secretariat to meet the commitments and planned commitment under this account.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES</p><p>Having considered the draft report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to update the report in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee, as well as comments made on this item.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the report of the Fund Secretariat on the Technical Workshop on Concessional Lending (<a href="/media/5628" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/67</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5629">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/67/Corr.1</a>) as well as the report of UNEP on the proceedings of the workshop (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/Inf.2);</p><p>(b) To express gratitude to the Government of Japan for the convening of the Technical Workshop with the assistance of UNEP;</p><p>(c) To note that the technical workshop served for useful exchange of views between Article 5 countries and non-Article 5 countries on concessional lending;</p><p>(d) To further note that the respective reports contained useful information on the modalities of concessional lending and their practical applications;</p><p>(e) To acknowledge the significant progress achieved in discussing the issue of concessional lending at the technical workshop and at the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(f) To include an item on concessional lending on the agenda of the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy <p>After the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the SecretariatÔÇÖs paper on the framework for an information strategy for the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(b) To request those delegations that wished to submit further proposals on the mission statement to do so within a period of four weeks;</p><p>(c) That the Secretariat should prepare an elaborated information strategy with the assistance of other institutions dealing with ozone depletion matters, in particular, the Ozone Secretariat, and submit it to the Executive Committee at its 39th meeting.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p><u>Communication strategy for global compliance with the Montreal Protocol (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3772">Decision 37/72</a> (b))</u></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of document <a href="/media/5631" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/69</a> with appreciation;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP to use the strategy described in the document, taking cognisance of the suggestions made by the Executive Committee in the discussion, as part of the implementation of the Compliance Assistance Programme;</p><p>(c) To report to the 41st meeting of the Executive Committee in preliminary results and progress made in implementing the communication strategy.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) Formally to request the Executive Director of UNEP to seek an extension of the contract of the current Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, Dr. Omar El-Arini, at the D2 level for a period of up to two years;</p><p>(b) To request the Chairman, on behalf of the 14 Parties to the Montreal Protocol members of the Executive Committee, to visit United Nations Headquarters in New York, in collaboration with the Executive Director and with such assistance as needed, to seek the extension of the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs contract;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Chairman of the Executive Committee, with such assistance as needed, to review the job vacancy notice prepared by UNEP and to provide comments thereon consistent with the terms of reference of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(d) To request UNEP to ensure that the hiring of the next Chief Officer will be consistent with the following provision in the Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee (Decision IV/18):</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇ£to nominate, for appointment by the Executive Director of UNEP, the Chief Officer of the Fund Secretariat, who shall work under the Executive Committee, and report to itÔÇØ.</p>

38th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held in Montreal from 2 to 4 April 2003, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 31 March and 1 April 2003.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>Before proceeding with the organization of work, the Chair called for nominations for the Subgroup on the Production Sector. The Executive Committee <u>agreed</u> that the Subgroup would be composed of representatives of Bolivia, Canada, El Salvador, France, India and the United States of America, and that it should appoint its own facilitator at its first meeting.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities, Sub-committees <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note with appreciation the report of the Chief Officer;</p><p>(b) To express its deep appreciation for the work of the Secretariat in the transition period from project-driven to compliance-driven planning, and for the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs extraordinary guidance, talent and innovation in general and in formulating a new funding method based on strategic planning for the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to submit the document containing proposals on how to reÔÇæorganize the work of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance for the monitoring of national phase-out plans and ensuring compliance through those plans to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee, indicating that Parties wishing to provide input should do so by 18 April 2003 so that their comments could be incorporated in the draft document.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To express appreciation for the fact that, consistent with the agreement reached with the Executive Committee in 1991, UNEP had acted as Treasurer of the Multilateral Fund for the past 12 years at no cost to the Fund;</p><p>(b) To take note of the fact that, in a letter submitted to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee, the Executive Director of UNEP had informed the Executive Committee that UNEPÔÇÖs role as Treasurer could no longer be performed free of charge;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to explore with UNEP, the World Bank and other potential bodies which might act as Treasurer of the Multilateral Fund, their experience, potential services and fees associated with taking on that role, taking into account the views expressed by representatives at the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee, and to report back to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>agreed</u> to request UNEP to continue providing the services of Treasurer of the Multilateral Fund under the current agreement for a period not exceeding 1 September 2003.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 10 to 12), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on financial planning for the triennium 2003-2005 contained in <a href="/media/5474" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/7</a>;</p><p>(b) To adopt a resource allocation of US $224 million in 2003, US $191 million in 2004, and US $158 million in 2005;</p><p>(c) To urge countries with economies in transition that had not previously paid to pay their contributions to the Fund for the 2003-2005 triennium to enable the compliance of Article 5 countries with the 2005 and 2007 control measures of the Montreal Protocol, and to avoid shortfalls arising from non-payment or delayed payment of pledged contributions during the compliance period for Article 5 countries;</p><p>(d) Also to urge contributing Parties to make their payments for the year 2003 by June 2003, in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6 of the Eleventh meeting of the Parties, to enable the timely implementation of the three-year phase-out plan;</p><p>(e) That the US $248 million in resources available for new commitments should be allocated according to the compliance needs of Article 5 countries;</p><p>(f) That the total allocation for the bilateral projects during the triennium, 2003-2005, was US $47.4 million for planning purposes only, not as an absolute cap on the value of bilateral projects that could be submitted;</p><p>(g) To request contributing Parties that had not submitted an annual business plan for 2003 and/or a three-year business plan to do so prior to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(h) Also to request the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance to consider, at its 20th meeting, the allocation of any resources from the total bilateral allocation not anticipated to be required by contributing Parties based on the bilateral business plan submitted to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee, in view of the compliance requirements of all Article 5 Parties;</p><p>(i) To note that the level of the bilateral allocation planned for the triennium did not limit the right of a party to use up to 20 per cent of its contribution for bilateral projects.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 14 and 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note the consolidated 2003 business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in <a href="/media/5475" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/8/Rev.1</a>;</p><p>(b) To adopt 2003 phase-out targets of 22,936 ODP tonnes for consumption and 10,663 ODP tonnes for production, and a 2003 disbursement target of US $121 million for activities financed by the Multilateral Fund;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) To identify funds not required in the current business plan year beginning with 2003 for possible allocation to the next business plan year for the needs of the implementing agencies in assisting Article 5 Parties to meet their compliance targets;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(ii) To propose for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 40th meeting, criteria for the redeployment of identified funds to additional projects designed to meet additional compliance needs of Article 5 Parties to assist in early phase-out and/or maintain momentum.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 20 and 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that MDI strategies in India and Nicaragua and the methyl bromide activity in Zimbabwe would be re-phased to the 2004 or 2005 business plan pending a decision of the Executive Committee on funding for projects to maintain momentum or accelerate phaseÔÇæout;</p><p>(b) To endorse the 2003 business plan of UNDP contained in <a href="/media/5479" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/10</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5480">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/10/Corr.1</a>, as modified above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(c) To approve a target of 223 investment projects to be completed in 2003 and a target for costÔÇæeffectiveness from approvals in 2003 of US $6.57/kg;</p><p>(d) Also to approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments contained in <a href="/media/5479" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/10</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5480">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/10/Corr.1</a>, while setting a phase-out target of 5,684 ODP tonnes for 2003 for the investment project performance indicator (Annex II to the present report).</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 23 to 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that UNEP agreed to withdraw the following activities from its business plan:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Technical assistance component to promote local trichoderma production as a methyl bromide alternative in Kenya;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Regional workshop on technology transfer for local assembly of mobile recovery and recycling equipment adapted to local needs, proposed and to be hosted by Uruguay;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Regional workshop on CTC alternatives, proposed and to be hosted by Uruguay;</p><p>(b) Also to note that UNEP agreed to re-phase the following activity in line with its 2004 business plan:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Capacity-building to enable building owners/managers to take informed decisions concerning the replacement of chillers in Uruguay, pending a decision of the meeting of the Parties on chillers;</p><p>(c) To endorse the 2003 business plan of UNEP contained in <a href="/media/5481" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5482">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11/Corr.1</a>, as modified above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels with the modifications noted for the following activities:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Customs and policy training implementation in India, provided it was not presented as a stand-alone project but rather as a project in coordination with other bilateral and implementing agencies working in the sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Training and awareness component of refrigeration air conditioning (RAC) servicing sector strategy implementation in India, provided it was not presented as a stand-alone project but rather as a project in coordination with other bilateral and implementing agencies working in the sector;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Implementation of the non-investment component of the national compliance assistance programme (NCAP) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, pending presentation of the countryÔÇÖs terminal phase-out plan; and</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) Implementation of the non-investment component of the NCAP in Sri Lanka would be re-phased to the 2004 or 2005 business plan pending a decision of the Executive Committee on funding for projects to maintain momentum or accelerate phase-out;</p><p>(d) To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Table 1 of the SecretariatÔÇÖs comments contained in <a href="/media/5481" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5482">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11/Corr.1</a> and set a phase-out target for non-investment projects of 17 ODP tonnes (Annex III to the present report);&nbsp;</p><p>(e) Also to approve the performance indicators unique to UNEP set out in Table 2 of the SecretariatÔÇÖs comments contained in <a href="/media/5481" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5482">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/11/Corr.1</a> (Annex III to the present report).&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 27 to 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To endorse the 2003 business plan of UNIDO contained in <a href="/media/5483" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/12</a>, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO to adopt the target of 7,000 ODP tonnes for the performance indicator net emissions due to implementation delays at the 39th meeting;</p><p>(c) To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments contained in <a href="/media/5483" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/12</a>, while setting a phaseÔÇæout target for investment projects of 6,907 ODP tonnes for 2003 and a phase-out target for non-investment projects of 146 ODP tonnes (Annex IV to the present report).</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraph 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that MDI activities in Argentina and CFC activities in Indonesia and Tunisia would be re-phased to the 2004 or 2005 business plan pending a decision of the Executive Committee on funding for projects to maintain momentum or accelerate phase out;</p><p>(b) Also to note that the CTC consumption and production project in India would be submitted to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee, at which time the level of funding indicated in the business plan could be adjusted;</p><p>(c) To endorse the 2003 business plan of the World Bank contained in <a href="/media/5484" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/13</a> and Corr.1, as modified above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(d) To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs comments contained in <a href="/media/5484" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/13</a> and Corr.1, while setting a phase-out target of 20,747 ODP tonnes for 2003 for the investment project performance indicator, on the understanding that the appropriate level would depend on CTC phase-out approved for India (Annex V to the present report);</p><p>(e) Also to approve a target of 40 investment projects to be completed in 2003.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies <p>Following discussion of an informal text submitted by the representative of Japan on the procurement procedures of the implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request the implementing agencies to update rosters of competent suppliers regularly, taking into consideration the need to add new competent suppliers;</p><p>(b) Also to request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to provide citations to allow countries to find the following information:</p><p>(i) The criteria applied by each implementing agency when establishing the rosters;</p><p>(ii) The procedure applied by each implementing agency when inviting new competent suppliers to be included in the rosters;</p><p>(iii) The contact point of each implementing agency for information on the international competitive bidding and procurement procedure;</p><p>(iv) The current rosters established by each implementing agency (or how to access the list of rosters).</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 40 and 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the ConsultantÔÇÖs report contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCMEF/19/2;</p><p>(b) To consider clarifying the following issues at its 41st meeting:</p><ul><li>Could the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer exercise a certain independence within the Secretariat in the context of United Nations staff rules?</li><li>Who had final responsibility for the evaluation reports presented to the Executive Committee and to the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, particularly with respect to technical and/or policy recommendations?</li></ul>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 43 to 45), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on the ODS phase-out from cancelled projects contained in <a href="/media/5488" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/16</a>;</p><p>(b) To adopt the following two options:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) If an enterprise was provided with equipment needed for conversion to non-ODS technology, the full amount of ODS envisioned for phase-out in the approved project should be recorded as the phase-out;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) If an enterprise was provided with some items of equipment and such items could not be transferred by the implementing agency concerned to another enterprise(s) in the country or the region, the cost-effectiveness of the approved project should be used to calculate an amount of ODS phase out proportional to the cost of equipment items and other associated costs, by dividing the amount of funds disbursed to the enterprise by the cost-effectiveness value. The resulting amount should be recorded as the phase-out;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat to prepare, by the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee, advice on how to deal with the issue of funding levels when reapplying for assistance for projects that had previously been cancelled.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraph 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/5489" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/17</a>);</p><p>(b) Also to take note with appreciation of the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Belgium, France, Germany and the four implementing agencies;</p><p>(c) To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments as required, including the Quimica Andina foam project in Bolivia (BOL/FOA/28/INV/10) on which no progress had been reported;</p><p>(d) To partially cancel the umbrella TCA project in Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/91) under World Bank implementation due to the inability of three of the enterprises to participate in the project, noting that none of the funds had been disbursed for those enterprises and no ODS phase-out achieved;</p><p>(e) To request the Secretariat to send letters of possible cancellation for the Chilean auction project (CHI/MUS/26/INV/37) and the Army company component of the umbrella foam project in Egypt (EGY/FOA/22/INV/64);</p><p>(f) To cancel the following projects by mutual agreement and request UNIDO to investigate the possibility of redeploying the equipment from those cancelled projects to the sector plan, and to adjust the future work programmes in the light of the redeployment as part of UNIDOÔÇÖs request for the second tranche of the sector plan:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Conversion from CFC-12 to isobutane technologies and products at the compressor factory of Hangli Refrigeration Ltd., in Hangzhou, China (CPR/REF/26/INV/256), implemented by UNIDO, noting that US $674,109 of the net US $861,000 approved for the project had been disbursed up to 2002 with no direct phase-out of ODS consumption, since this was a compressor project;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Phasing out of ODS at the refrigerator plant of Bole Electric Appliance Group in China (CPR/REF/23/INV/222), implemented by UNIDO, noting that US $1,145,659 of the net US $1,469,029 approved for the project had been disbursed up to 2002 with 132 ODP tonnes phased out;</p><p>(g) Also to cancel the following projects by mutual agreement:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Project preparation for phasing out of ODS use in Pliva Pharmaceuticals in Croatia (CRO/ARS/36/PRP/16), implemented by Germany, noting that the funds approved for the project (US $16,500 plus US $2,145 of support cost) should be offset against future approvals for Germany;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Conversion from halon 1211 to ABC dry chemical powder and carbon dioxide in portable extinguishers at Real Value Appliances Ltd in India (IND/HAL/18/INV/60), implemented by the World Bank, noting that no funds had been disbursed of the US $251,736 approved for the project with 462 ODP tonnes phased out of ODS consumption on the part of the enterprise concerned;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) H.K. Foam. Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/FOA/26/INV/10), implemented by UNDP, noting that US $7,957 of the US $113,700 approved for the project had been disbursed up to 2002 with no phase-out of ODS consumption.</p><p>(h) To note the completion of the activity to develop a handbook on the practical use of policy instruments (GLO/SEV/21/TAS/130), implemented by UNEP;</p><p>(i) To request the implementing agencies to reimburse to the Multilateral Fund all remaining balances from cancelled projects, as well as those funds from cancelled umbrella projects.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5473" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/6</a>, paragraphs 49 and 50, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the report on project balances contained in <a href="/media/5490" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/18</a>;</p><p>(b) To note the levels of funds being returned to the 39th meeting totalling US $5,120,933 including support costs as follows by agency: US $2,662,757 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $346,159, including reimbursement of funds previously returned for one project in error by UNDP; US $708,297 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $91,324; and US $1,121,320 from the World Bank and agency support costs of US $191,076, including the reimbursement of funds returned in error by the Bank for one project and the reimbursement of financial intermediary fees for cancelled projects;</p><p>(c) Also to note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $3,381,057, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP (US $1,121,615 plus support costs); UNIDO (US $1,670,822 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $588,620 plus support costs);</p><p>(d) To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to send a letter to the head administrators of UNDP and UNIDO expressing the Multilateral FundÔÇÖs strong concern with regard to the large amounts corresponding to non-reimbursed balances for projects completed two years previously, and requesting that those amounts be returned immediately to the Multilateral Fund for reprogramming.</p>

Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs)

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 15 and 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To request agencies to coordinate their project preparation requests associated with RMPs or RMP updates so that the total funding sought remained within the limits established by the guidelines in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>;</p><p>(b) To require, with the first project preparation request, nomination of all the agencies that would be involved in the RMP and the lead agency that would be responsible for overall RMP implementation, including its phase-out objectives, and for reporting on overall progress and on achievement. However, in order to be consistent with the country-driven approach, a country would be entitled to change the agency responsible or request additional support from another agency (within the limits of the approved financing), with the Secretariat then being notified of such changes.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation contained in document <a href="/media/5496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5497">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21/Corr.1</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Regional network for 10 Article 5 countries in Eastern Europe/Central Asia (Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovak Republic)</u> (<a href="/media/5496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 19 and 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the bilateral requests for the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Slovak Republic at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the understanding that UNEP would assume full responsibility for reporting on expenditure and implementation of the project.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Islamic Republic of Iran:</u> <u>Preparation of a national CFC phase out plan (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report on the understanding that Germany would cooperate fully with other bilateral and implementing agencies involved in the implementation of the phase out plan.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Kenya: Conversion of TCA based cleaning process to non-ODS alternatives at the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (Germany)</u> (<a href="/media/5513" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/34</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5514">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/34/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 22 and 23), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, after having noted that there were no outstanding cost or eligibility issues, and that clarification had been provided by Kenya regarding its revised consumption figure.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Papua New Guinea: Terminal phase-out management plan for ODS (first phase)</u> (Germany) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5515">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/36</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 24 and 25), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve in principle US $700,000 for a terminal phase out management plan for ODS in Papua New Guinea in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to the present report and on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance;</p><p>(b) Also to approve the first tranche of the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Croatia: Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs (first tranche) (Sweden)</u> (<a href="/media/5510" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 26 and 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the bilateral component of the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, and in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Asia and Pacific Region: Preventing illegal trade of ODS in the South Asia Region (Sweden)</u> (<a href="/media/5496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5497">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/21/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 28 and 29), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above activity at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5491">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 30), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above* bilateral projects, as follows:</p><p>(a) US $329,960 against CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</p><p>(b) US $66,090 against the Czech RepublicÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</p><p>(c) US $2,969,479 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</p><p>(d) US $46,493 against HungaryÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</p><p>(e) US $16,523 against the Slovak RepublicÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</p><p>(f) US $226,000 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2000-2002 and US $49,450 against SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003.</p><p>*Reference to bilateral cooperation projects in Angola, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Region: ASP and Region: EUR.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, contained in document <a href="/media/5498" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22</a> and NEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22/Corr.1, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Comoros (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Congo (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Dominican Republic (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Georgia (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Guinea-Bissau: Institutional strengthening (first year)</u></p><p><u>Nicaragua (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Paraguay (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Samoa (phase 2): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(paragraphs 3 to 6 of document <a href="/media/5498" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report and express to the governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bahamas (phase 2): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Ethiopia (phase 3): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(paragraphs 12 to 14 of document <a href="/media/5498" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 34 and 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above projects, for one year, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present document, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with nonÔÇæcompliance;</p><p>(b) To express to the Governments concerned its observations contained in Annex IX to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(c) To request representatives of the Multilateral Fund and Ozone Secretariats to meet representatives of Ethiopia and the Bahamas during the upcoming network meetings to express serious concern at their non-compliance with the freeze in CFC consumption and to discuss the countriesÔÇÖ proposals to return to compliance as soon as possible;</p><p>(d) To stipulate that Bahamas could submit a request for funding for the second year once the agreement between the Government of Bahamas and the World Bank for the terminal phase out plan approved by the Executive Committee at its 35th meeting had been signed and the project was being implemented.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Regional network for 10 Article 5 countries in Eastern Europe/Central Asia (Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovak Republic jointly with UNEP)</u></p><p>(paragraphs 15 to 21 of document <a href="/media/5498" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 36 and 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve funding for UNEP of US $53,666 to support the network, as a stand-alone project, for the last six months of the current year;</p><p>(b) To request UNEP to submit to the 41st meeting of the Executive Committee a revised budget, based on experience, with a view towards the possible incorporation of the project within a rationalized CAP for the year 2004;</p><p>(c) Also to request UNEP to assume full responsibility for reporting on expenditure and implementation of the project.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Produce OzonAction Newsletter in the Russian language</u></p><p><u>Translate 4 refrigeration/customs training modules into the Russian language</u></p><p><u>Reprinting / updating existing publications (2003)</u></p><p>(paragraphs 22 to 26 of document <a href="/media/5498" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/22</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 38 to 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the three activities as a group to be funded at 50 per cent of the level of funding requested, as indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the understanding that the remaining 50 per cent of funding should be provided from reallocation of funding approved under the CAP.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5500" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/23</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present document.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: Project preparation: MDI sector</u></p><p>(paragraphs 2 and 3 of document <a href="/media/5500" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) To request the Chair of the Executive Committee and the Fund Secretariat to continue to support the efforts of UNDP in locating the technology that needed to be transferred to further development of the investment project to phase out CFCs in metered dose inhalers in Cuba.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cambodia: Project preparation: formulation of the investment components of the RMP</u></p><p><u>Congo, DR: Project preparation: formulation of the investment components of the RMP</u></p><p><u>Mauritania: Project preparation: formulation of the investment components of the RMP</u></p><p><u>Rwanda: Project preparation: formulation of the investment components of the RMP</u></p><p><u>Sao Tome and Principe: Project preparation: formulation of the investment components of the RMP</u></p><p>(paragraphs 6 to 11 of document <a href="/media/5500" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 45 and 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for Rwanda at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report and the other projects at 75 per cent of the level of funding requested, as indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Sri Lanka: Formulation of the national phase-out plan</u></p><p>(paragraphs 12 to 17 of document <a href="/media/5500" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 47 and 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Zimbabwe: Update of formulated methyl bromide phase-out programme</u></p><p>(paragraphs 18 to 21 of document <a href="/media/5500" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/23</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer the project preparation request;</p><p>(b) That the project proposal could be reconsidered at or after the 45th meeting.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2003 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5501" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/24</a>, with the amendments below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire: Preparation of a fumigant phase-out plan</u></p><p>(document <a href="/media/5501" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/24</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project proposal at the level of funding of US $10,000;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO not to initiate development of any methyl bromide related activity in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire until it had been able to acquire information about the current level of methyl bromide consumption in the entire country.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India:</u> <u>Preparation of an investment project in the fumigant sector</u></p><p>(document <a href="/media/5501" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/24</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 55), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>The Executive Committee further <u>decided</u> to request implementing agencies and bilateral agencies in future to submit technical assistance programmes for the complete phase out of methyl bromide in countries with very low methyl bromide consumption rather than requests for preparation of an investment project.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Iran:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the solvent sector (CTC/TCA)</u></p><p><u>Korea, DPR:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the solvents, process agents and fumigant sector (CTC)</u></p><p><u>Korea, DPR:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the refrigeration sector (CFC)</u></p><p><u>Mexico:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the solvent sector (TCA)</u></p><p><u>Mexico:</u> <u>Preparation of a phase-out plan in the fumigant sector (methyl bromide)</u></p><p><u>Pakistan:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the solvents sector (CTC/TCA)</u></p><p><u>Romania:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the solvent sector</u></p><p><u>Sudan:</u> <u>Preparation of investment projects in the domestic/commercial refrigeration sector</u></p><p>(document <a href="/media/5501" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/24</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><p>(a) Wherever possible, UNIDO would endeavour to prepare sectoral phase out plans rather than stand-alone investment project proposals;</p><p>(b) In the event that additional funding might be needed to complete preparation of the sector plans, UNIDO would submit an additional request for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2003 work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/5502" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/25</a>, with the amendment below, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Tunisia (phase 3):</u> <u>Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>(paragraphs 4 and 5 of document <a href="/media/5502" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/25</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, and express to the Government concerned its observations indicated in Annex IX to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/28/2 and Corr.1, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Albania: National ozone depleting substances phase-out plan (UNEP and UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5503" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/26</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/26/Corr.1 &amp; UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/26/Add.1/Rev.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 63 and 64), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance and in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to n-pentane in the manufacture of rigid foam products for insulating purposes at Stirokart Co. (UNIDO) </u>(<a href="/media/5507" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/29</a> and Corr.1)</p><p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Replacement of CFC-12 with HFC-134a, CFC-11 with HCFCÔÇæ141b, and TCA with non-cleaning process in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment, panels, and heat exchangers at three enterprises (umbrella project) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5507" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/29</a> and Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 65 and 66), the Executive Committee, noting that approval of the projects did not denote approval of the countryÔÇÖs action plan, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the above project proposals, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and UNIDO to make every effort to expedite implementation of the projects and ensure that they were completed not later than 15 months from the date of their approval in order to assist the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to expedite its compliance with the CFC control measures under the Montreal Protocol.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 67 and 68), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 2003 work programme of the tobacco sector plan for CFC-11 phase out in China;</p><p>(b) To allocate US $2 million for its implementation, and US $150,000 as agency support costs calculated on the basis of the new administrative regime adopted by the Executive Committee at its 38th meeting.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 69 to 71), the Executive Committee, noting the need for implementation of the project to proceed at the earliest opportunity in order to facilitate ChinaÔÇÖs compliance with the 2005 control measures for CTC, <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the distribution of the annual funding tranches for the sector plan for phase-out of ODS in chemical process agent applications and carbon tetrachloride production in accordance with the agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5544">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/70/Rev.1</a>;</p><p>(b) Also to approve the 2003 annual programme for CTC production and consumption at the requested funding level of US $20 million and US $1.5 million as support costs for the World Bank;</p><p>(c) To request the Secretariat and the World Bank, together with the Government of China, to propose to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee a system for monitoring the implementation of the agreement;</p><p>(d) Also to request the World Bank, in its future annual work programmes, within the context of the monitoring system, to provide sufficient information about the planned activities, in line with other sector plans approved in China, to:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) Establish clearly the individual actions to be carried out during the year and indicate the actual use to which the requested funding would be put;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) Provide a high level of confidence that the actions would enable the required targets to be met;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) Enable the consumption targets, the progress with nominated activities, and the expenditure of funds thereon to be monitored/verified, as appropriate.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 72 and 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve US $13 million for the implementation of the 2003 annual programme of the China CFC production sector phase-out programme and US $975,000 as support costs for the World Bank;</p><p>(b) To note the undertaking in the agreement that funding could be used in a flexible manner, and on that basis, acknowledge ChinaÔÇÖs request, through the World Bank, to use a portion of the funding for the 2003 annual programme of the CFC production sector, to establish a national compliance centre to assist China to meet its Montreal Protocol obligations.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Croatia: Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs (first tranche) (UNIDO)</u> (<a href="/media/5510" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 75), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Component II of the project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VIII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraph 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to consider project proposals for phase out that was not included in the 2003-2005 phase-out plan of the Multilateral Fund until the availability of funding for accelerated phase out had been clarified and appropriate criteria for approval had been adopted.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5491">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 77 and 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve the 2003 annual programme for the Indian CFC production sector gradual phase-out plan at the requested funding level of US $6 million and the associated support costs of US $450,000 for the World Bank;</p><p>(b) To request the World Bank to submit future verification reports in time to facilitate the review by the Secretariat;</p><p>(c) Also to request the World Bank to provide additional information on the financial oversight over the technical assistance programme in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3648">Decision 36/48</a>.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 79 to 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the progress reports on the implementation of methyl bromide phase out projects in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Malawi and Morocco submitted by UNDP and UNIDO;</p><p>(b) To request UNIDO to continue implementation of the projects in Morocco;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund to send a letter to the Moroccan authorities seeking confirmation of compliance by Morocco with its obligations under the agreement.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5491" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/19</a>, paragraphs 82 and 83), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report submitted by the Fund Secretariat (<a href="/media/5517" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/38</a> and <a href="/media/5518" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/38/Corr.1</a>);</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to make a small number of on-site visits to companies that were making successful use of LCD technology in Article 5 countries and submit relevant additional information to the 41st meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(c) Not to approve any future projects utilizing LCD technology pending consideration of the information referred to under sub-paragraph (b) above.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve AlbaniaÔÇÖs country programme without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance issues, while noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Albania to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 April 2003 to 31 December 2003, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2004.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve HaitiÔÇÖs country programme while noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</p><p>(b) To request the Government of Haiti to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 April 2003 to 31 December 2003, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2004.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy <p><strong>Information Strategy for the Multilateral Fund</strong></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to utilize the proposals it had made in order to submit a work plan to the Executive Committee at its 40th meeting, taking into account the views expressed by the Committee, with a time framework and with the attendant cost estimates for an information strategy, noting that the cost estimates should be prepared taking into account the need to use the existing resources through normal budgeting procedure of the Fund.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note of the developments in phase-out in the ODS production sector;</p><p>(b) To request the Governments of India and China to provide, as soon as possible, the ODS data needed by the consultant to complete the technical audit reports;</p><p>(c) Also to request the Secretariat to distribute to members of the Subgroup on the Production Sector, and the World Bank the technical audit report of the CTC production sector in India once it had been completed by the consultant.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To defer consideration of the issue to the 41st meeting of the Executive Committee;</p><p>(b) To request the Secretariat to prepare historical documentation on concessional lending for distribution to members of the Executive Committee.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Chair then introduced a draft decision on the appointment of a Chief Officer pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3880">Decision 38/80</a> of the Executive Committee, which summarized the issues involved. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To take note with appreciation of the report of the Chair of the Executive Committee on his visit to United Nations Headquarters, undertaken at the request of the Executive Committee (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3880">Decision 38/80</a>);</p><p>(b) To endorse the understandings reached by the Chair and United Nations Headquarters officials with respect to the terms of reference of the Chief Officer, process of recruitment, nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer and further extension of the term of office of the current incumbent, Dr. ElÔÇæArini, beyond 31 August 2003;</p><p>(c) To note that the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management had issued a vacancy announcement for the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs post on 10 March 2003, with the deadline for applications set at 9 May 2003;</p><p>(d) To amend the education qualification therein as follows:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇ£Advanced university degree (preferably Ph.D.) in economics, business administration, finance, public administration or any other equivalent field.ÔÇØ</p><p>(e) To request the United Nations Secretariat to reissue the amended announcement immediately;</p><p>(f) To apply mutatis mutandis the procedure employed in 1990 (See UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2, paragraph 15, and <a href="/media/6520" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/2/5/Rev.1</a>, paragraph 13) for the recruitment, nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer;</p><p>(g) That a recruitment committee headed by Japan (Chair) and composed of representatives of Bolivia, Burundi, France, India, and the United States of America might review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation to the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee, it being understood that:</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) The recruitment committee was authorized to meet early in June 2003 to establish a short list and, if necessary, to meet once more or hold a teleconference early in July 2003;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) The recruitment committee was also authorized to invite the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat to attend as an observer;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) A representative of the UNEP Secretariat, accompanied by supporting staff, would assist the recruitment committee technically and administratively throughout the process of selecting the candidates and would provide a briefing on the use of the established interviewing method within the United Nations;</p><p>(h) To nominate the Chief Officer for appointment by the Secretary-General at its 40th meeting;</p><p>(i) To request the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UNEP to expedite the timely appointment of the Chief Officer in order to ensure continuity of the work of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

39th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 40th meeting of the Executive Committee would be held in Montreal from 16 to 18 July 2003, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 14 and 15 July 2003.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the report by the Chief Officer on Secretariat activities (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5396">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/3</a>);</li><li>To express appreciation to the Chief Officer and the SecretariatÔÇÖs staff for their work;</li><li>To convey the CommitteeÔÇÖs best wishes to the Chief Officer for the future.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, in which a number of Parties reported that their contributions had been made but had not yet been reflected in the report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 11 July 2003 and reproduced in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>that the explanation of the methodology and assumptions being used by the Treasurer could be made available through the Internet;</li><li>the payments by Parties of their contributions in accordance with the financial procedures and regulations in force in their respective countries;</li><li>with concern the low level of rates of payment of contributions; and</li><li>the importance of reconciled financial accounts, which would facilitate the financial decisions of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to make their contributions in a timely manner;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>to remind Parties of the need for early payment of their contributions;</li><li>to include footnotes in the report to indicate the provisional nature of the unreconciled financial accounts; and</li><li>to report on how the financial accounts were to be reconciled as well as on how this reconciliation might be effected as early in the year as possible.</li></ol></li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the consultantÔÇÖs report;</li><li>To amend paragraph 3.1 of Article III of the agreement between the Executive Committee and UNEP to read as follows:</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ÔÇ£3.1 UNEP in its capacity as Treasurer shall be reimbursed for costs incurred for services it will provide pursuant to this Agreement. Modalities for the provision of services and the reimbursement of costs shall be agreed upon by the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund and the United Nations Environment Programme.ÔÇØ;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request UNEP to continue acting as Treasurer of the Multilateral Fund until the modalities of cost estimates and reimbursement could be agreed;</li><li>Pending the conclusion of such agreement, to inform the Executive Director of UNEP that the Multilateral Fund would reimburse UNEP for the costs of doing so at a rate of US $301,000 per annum as quoted by UNEP, whose starting point would be 1 September 2003;</li><li>To define precisely the services that would be required of the Treasurer and to request the Secretariat to collect additional information on the services available in other organizations and reflect them in a new draft agreement;</li><li>To re-examine the issue at its 41st Meeting.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p><u>Treatment/encashment of Promissory Notes</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of this agenda item until its 41st Meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to include the proposal of the United States of America on promissory notes as a document for the 41st Meeting.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Agencies <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 15 and 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information provided in document <a href="/media/5402" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/10</a>;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to exchange information on the capacity, efficiency and experience of suppliers and consultants in delivering projects; and</li><li>To include in the Multilateral Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs web site links to the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ relevant sites to assist those interested in providing services or goods.</li></ol>

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 18 and 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2003-2005 business plan letters submitted by the Governments of Spain, Switzerland and the United States of America and the amendments to the 2003-2005 business plans of Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden as contained in <a href="/media/5403" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/11</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5404">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/11/Add.1</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/11/Add.2/Rev.1, the business plan submitted by Japan immediately preceding the 40<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and summarized orally by the representative of Japan at the Executive Committee Meeting, as well as the information that a business plan letter would shortly be received from Austria;</li><li>To request contributing Parties that had indicated their interest in undertaking bilateral projects during the triennium but had not submitted specific information with regard to such projects to do so as soon as possible and at a minimum to submit business plans prior to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, indicating, to the extent practicable, the following information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>the projects planned to be submitted during the triennium;</li><li>the estimated value of each planned project; and</li><li>the phase-out associated with each planned project, where applicable;</li></ol></li><li>To urge contributing Parties to prioritize, for inclusion in their three-year business plans, projects required for countries to comply with impending Montreal Protocol control measures, using as a basis the three-year phase-out plan of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That the funds listed in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) below could be allocated to a funding window to accelerate phase-out, maintain momentum and meet the as yet unidentified compliance needs of Article 5 countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>funds not required in the current yearÔÇÖs business plan defined as the difference between the value for each activity in the business plan and the amount approved for it by the Executive Committee;</li><li>funds returned from balances, cancellations, and changes in ownership from projects approved during the triennium; and</li><li>funds from annual tranches not approved during the business plan year due to a delay in submission and approval, taking into account the funds required for the entire triennium;</li></ol></li><li>That the funds identified in accordance with subparagraphs (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) above could be redeployed to projects/agreements for the following in descending order and on the basis of cost-effectiveness within each category so as to accelerate phase-out, maintain momentum and meet the as yet unidentified compliance needs of Article 5 countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>new Parties to the Montreal Protocol and its amendments;</li><li>countries with low levels of consumption of methyl bromide, halon, CTC and TCA;</li><li>LVC countries that have received funding for an RMP pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>;</li><li>countries for which project preparation has been approved and utilized;</li><li>countries with a low level of residual consumption on a case-by-case basis; and</li><li>countries for the purpose of phasing out ODS production;</li></ol></li><li>That the above criteria would expire after the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee unless previously re-approved or modified by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 25 and 26), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5407">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/13</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to take measures to reduce the amount of time taken to obtain signatures of agreements and project documents and to report thereon to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee, and to require letters from governments accepting the projects/agreements in the amount recommended by the Secretariat prior to final approval;</li><li>Also to request implementing agencies to resubmit the financial information in their progress reports to the Fund Secretariat no later than eight weeks prior to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting and to encourage them to submit the audited financial accounts no later than 1 September 2003; and</li><li>Further to request bilateral agencies to submit their annual progress reports by 1 May each year.</li></ol>

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, World Bank

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom;</li><li>To request the Government of Finland to provide its progress report to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that prior to the 40th Meeting the Treasurer had made adjustments to the total net value of bilateral contributions of Australia and Canada (US $1,208,219 and US $6,448,438, respectively), based on the data submitted in their progress reports that were consistent with the data in the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects;</li><li>To request the Governments of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany and Japan to provide reports on projects with implementation delays to the 41st Meeting;</li><li>To set the milestone of initiation of field trials to demonstrate alternatives to methyl bromide in grain storage by 15 September 2003 for the methyl bromide demonstration programme in Kenya (KEN/FUM/26/DEM/20), implemented by Canada;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>assistance in the design of policies and regulations in Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/REF/24/TAS/04), implemented by Canada; and</li><li>customs training project in Viet Nam (VIE/REF/34/TAS/37), implemented by Poland;</li></ol></li><li>To offset US $125,665 in project savings against future approvals of the Government of France for bilateral cooperation as indicated below:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $19,257 from project preparation for phase-out of methyl bromide used in grain fumigation in Costa Rica (COS/FUM/29/PRP/21);</li><li>US $5,121 from technical assistance in air-conditioning in Ghana (GHA/REF/27/TAS/11);</li><li>US $2,381 from documentary on traffic in secondhand refrigerators in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/REF/27/TAS/14);</li><li>US $31,575 from technical assistance in air-conditioning in Jordan (JOR/REF/27/TAS/46);</li><li>US $495 from project preparation and technical assistance in Lebanon (LEB/FOA/19/TAS/07);</li><li>US $235 from conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible moulded foam at Meuble Mode Sarl in Lebanon (LEB/FOA/20/INV/10);</li><li>US $7,224 from conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Plastiflex Sarl in Lebanon (LEB/FOA/20/INV/12);</li><li>US $950 from conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Merza Foam Sarl in Lebanon (LEB/FOA/20/INV/13);</li><li>US $2,258 from conversion to non-CFC technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Fomaco Sarl in Lebanon (LEB/FOA/20/INV/15);</li><li>US $13,443 from conversion of commercial refrigeration production facilities in Lebanon (LEB/REF/23/INV/22);</li><li>US $3,019 from country programme preparation in Madagascar (MAG/SEV/21/CPG/01);</li><li>US $4,538 from no clean process improvement training for electronic assemblers who phased out CFC-113 in Malaysia (MAL/SOL/22/TRA/97);</li><li>US $12,891 from institutional strengthening in Mauritania (MAU/SEV/14/INS/02);</li><li>US $544 from training and awareness of personnel involved in the task of codifying and identifying ODS and ODS-containing material in Mauritania (MAU/SEV/14/TRA/03);</li><li>US $1,000 from project preparation in the foam sector in Mali (MLI/FOA/25/PRP/04);</li><li>US $248 from project preparation for projects in the hotel and fisheries industries and recycling in Senegal (SEN/REF/19/PRP/06);</li><li>US $8,828 from project preparation in commercial refrigeration in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/26/PRP/35);</li><li>US $4,018 from project preparation in the air-conditioning sector in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/26/TAS/37);</li><li>US $2,140 from no clean process improvement training for electronic assemblers in Thailand (THA/SOL/29/TRA/124); and</li><li>US $5,500 from technical assistance on alternative technologies for cold storage in Viet Nam (VIE/REF/20/TAS/12);</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to modify the total amount of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral assistance up to the end of the 39th Meeting to US $8,592,195 based on the data submitted in FranceÔÇÖs progress report that were consistent with the data in the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects;</li><li>To note the transfer of funds from France for the technical assistance project on airÔÇæconditioning in Jordan (JOR/REF/27/TAS/46) to the World Bank;</li><li>To allow the implementing and bilateral agencies to redeploy savings from RMP subprojects to other RMP subprojects, with the agreement of the country concerned;</li><li>To offset US $81,000 against future approvals of the Government of Germany for bilateral cooperation from the methyl bromide project in Egypt (EGY/FUM/26/DEM/69);</li><li>To request the Treasurer to modify the total amount of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral assistance up to the end of the 39th Meeting to US $21,254,824, based on the data submitted in GermanyÔÇÖs progress report that were consistent with the data in the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects; and</li><li>Also to request the Government of Japan to report to the 41st Meeting on project preparation in the solvent sector in China (CPR/SOL/29/PRP/307) in the context of completed projects with balances.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 30 and 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a href="/media/5410" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/15</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5411">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/15/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To monitor the Garabouli foam project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/FOA/32/INV/06) as a project with implementation delays and note its slow progress;</li><li>To note that UNDP would report on up to 51 projects with implementation delays, including 29 projects that were so classified in 2002;</li><li>Also to note that UNDP had 364 projects classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $4,774,693; and</li><li>To request UNDP to address the financial inconsistencies in the context of the reconciliation of accounts pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-389">Decision 38/9</a>(d), noting that overruns should not be allowed pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">Decision 17/22</a>.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5412">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/16</a>;</li><li>To set targets for UNEPÔÇÖs CAP with a view to full data reporting by Article 7 Parties based on the following performance indicators:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>number of countries with missing data that received specific CAP assistance for data reporting in order to determine compliance baselines.</li></ol></li></ol><p>UNEP should give a clear indication of the assistance provided; and</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>number of countries reporting data in compliance with Article 7 of the Protocol;</li><li>To monitor the project on training in hydrocarbon technology in the refrigeration sector in Uruguay (URU/REF/34/TAS/36) as a project with implementation delays, having noted the verbal report presented by UNEP at the Meeting;</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee, including action taken by UNEP and the National Ozone Units (NOU) since the 40th Meeting, on the following institutional strengthening projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Dominica (DMI/SEV/26/INS/04);</li><li>Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea (DRK/SEV/32/INS/13);</li><li>Cambodia (KAM/SEV/36/INS/03);</li><li>Grenada (GRN/SEV/30/INS/02);</li><li>Mozambique (MOZ/SEV/15/INS/03);</li><li>Myanmar (MYA/SEV/29/INS/02);</li><li>Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/SEV/21/INS/02);</li><li>United Republic of Tanzania (URT/SEV/20/INS/07); and</li><li>Zambia (ZAM/SEV/30/INS/11);</li></ol></li><li>To monitor the preparation of the country programme for Liberia (LIR/SEV/27/CPG/01), implemented by UNEP, as a project with implementation delays and note its slow progress;</li><li>To note that UNEP had 15 projects classified as projects with implementation delays, including three projects that had been so classified in 2002, and to request that a report on those projects be submitted to the 41st Meeting;</li><li>Also to note that up to the end of May 2002, UNEP had 56 projects classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $377,865; and</li><li>To request UNEP to address any financial inconsistencies between the progress report data and the audited UNEP accounts in the context of the reconciliation of accounts pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-389">Decision 38/9</a>(d), noting that overruns should not be allowed pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">Decision 17/22</a>.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 35), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5413">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/17</a>;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>methyl bromide phase-out plan in Turkey (TUR/FUM/35/INV/74);</li><li>methyl bromide phase-out project in Uganda (UGA/FUM/34/INV/08);</li><li>methyl bromide demonstration project in Botswana (BOT/FUM/25/DEM/05);</li><li>methyl bromide demonstration project in Cameroon (CMR/FUM/25/DEM/16);</li><li>methyl bromide workshop in Mali (MLI/FUM/26/TRA/12); and</li><li>methyl bromide demonstration project in Thailand (THA/FUM/25/DEM/97);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee on up to 26 projects with implementation delays, including 15 projects that had been so classified in 2002;</li><li>Also to note that UNIDO had 90 projects classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $2,951,018; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Secretariat to address the financial inconsistencies between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects in the context of the reconciliation of accounts to be submitted to the 41st Meeting pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-389">Decision 38/9</a>(d), noting that overruns should not be allowed pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">Decision 17/22</a>.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5414">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/18</a>;</li><li>Also to note that 68 projects implemented by the World Bank were classified as projects with implementation delays;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Terminal phase-out management plan in the Bahamas (BHA/PHA/35/INV/08);</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Thailand (THA/REF/07/TAS/07);</li><li>chiller project in Thailand (THA/26/REF/INV/104);</li><li>halon fire extinguisher project in Thailand (THA/HAL/32/INV/34); and</li><li>halon bank in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/INV/121);</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to implement the two SME foam projects in Indonesia (IDS/FOA/23/INV/77 and 78) as per the original project document and to return any funds and agency fees associated with the remaining enterprises that had been closed or did not provide required data in project IDS/FOA/23/INV/78;</li><li>To reclassify the methyl bromide demonstration project in Ecuador (ECU/FUM/26/DEM/23) as a technical assistance project and note that it would achieve additional phase-out of 15 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To cancel the foam project preparation activity in Tunisia (TUN/FOA/36/PRP/42) and to request the World Bank to return all approved funds and agency fees;</li><li>To note that the World Bank had 34 projects classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $5,931,118; and</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Secretariat to address the financial inconsistencies between the BankÔÇÖs progress report and the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory of Approved Projects in the context of the reconciliation of accounts to be submitted to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-389">Decision 38/9</a>(d), noting that overruns should not be allowed pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">Decision 17/22</a>.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report contained in <a href="/media/5415" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/19/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to submit audited accounts for 2002 to the Treasurer no later than 1 September 2003 for submission to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on performance indicators presented in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5418">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/21</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies and to invite Parties to submit proposals for performance indicators to the Secretariat eight weeks prior to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>Also to request the Secretariat to prepare a paper based on the concepts outlined in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5418">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/21</a>, comments provided by members of the Executive Committee during the 40th Meeting, and the input of the implementing agencies; and</li><li>Further to request the implementing agencies to explore the feasibility of including the rapidity of financial completion of projects as an indicator.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 45 to 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on phase-out from cancelled projects (<a href="/media/5419" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/22</a>);</li><li>To request that reasons for project cancellation be specified by the implementing agencies and taken into account by the Executive Committee in its decisions on project cancellation;</li><li>That projects cancelled due to the non-provision by the beneficiary of its nonÔÇæincremental counterpart contributions may be resubmitted on a case-by-case basis;</li><li>To consider, on a case-by-case basis, the resubmission of cancelled projects in cases where their completion enables compliance with control measures, provided that the enterprise is determined to be financially viable and, preferably, that the implementation timeframe is accelerated; and</li><li>That enterprises with cancelled projects eligible for resubmission pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-298">Decision 29/8</a> may be allowed to submit a request to reinstate the cancelled projects with the incremental costs adjusted by the amount of funds disbursed on the cancelled projects, and the level of phase-out based on the original approval as modified by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">Decision 39/13</a>(b).</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/5420" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/23</a>);</li><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Belgium, Germany and the four implementing agencies;</li><li>Also to note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report to and notify governments as required;</li><li>To take note of the information given by UNEP that the project on adapting existing audiovisual material to promote control of illegal trade in ODS had been completed (GLO/SEV/30/TAS/208);</li><li>To assign the assessment of no progress for the following projects and note that the Secretariat would take the established actions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>request the World Bank to complete the Auction programme in Chile (CHI/MUS/26/INV/37) for the remaining enterprise and invite UNDP to submit a terminal commercial/domestic refrigeration project for Chile in 2004, noting that the RMP approval for Chile should result in the phaseÔÇæout of 186 ODP tonnes;</li><li>Army Company component of the 11-enterprise foam project in Egypt (EGY/FOA/22/INV/64), implemented by UNDP, with a milestone of stopping CFC use by December 2003; and</li><li>Kolinton refrigeration project in Nigeria (NIR/REF/26/INV/44), implemented by UNIDO, with a milestone of commissioning the equipment by 31 July 2003;</li></ol></li><li>To defer any decision on cancellation of the following two projects until the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Salidor foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/13), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>Bonbino foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/25/INV/22), implemented by UNDP;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to visit the LCD foam projects in Morocco as part of its visits to LCD projects mandated by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3952">Decision 39/52</a> and to report on its findings to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To cancel the following projects by mutual agreement;</li><li>Handan Huisheng foam project in China (CPR/FOA/29/INV/323), implemented by the World Bank, noting that none of the US $522,207 (plus US $67,443 support costs) approved for the project had been disbursed and no ODS had been phased out;</li><li>Nobough foam project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/FOA/32/INV/75), implemented by UNDP, noting that US $179,055 (plus US $23,277 support costs) of the US $248,736 (plus US $32,336 support costs) approved for the project had been disbursed and that 32 ODP tonnes had been phased out; and</li><li>Friobox foam project in Venezuela (VEN/FOA/31/INV/83), implemented by UNIDO, noting that US $8,815 (plus US $1,146 support costs) of the US $128,387 (plus US $16,690 support costs) approved for the project had been disbursed and 1.1 ODP tonnes had been phased out;</li><li>Also to cancel the following project preparation activities implemented by UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>for aerosol projects in Algeria (ALG/ARS/36/PRP/52), noting that no funds had been disbursed;</li><li>for CTC solvent sector projects in Brazil (BRA/SOL/33/PRP/205), noting that US $3,183 (plus US $414 support costs) of the US $30,000 (plus US $3,900 support costs) approved for the activity had been disbursed;</li><li>for soil fumigation projects in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/FUM/33/PRP/78), noting that US $5,147 (plus US $669 support costs) of the US $25,000 (plus US $3,250 support costs) approved for the activity had been disbursed;</li><li>for commercial refrigeration projects in Lebanon (LEB/REF/36/PRP/47), noting that no funds had been disbursed;</li><li>for commercial refrigeration projects in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/REF/33/PRP/11), noting that no funds had been disbursed;</li><li>for solvent sector projects in Mexico (MEX/SOL/36/PRP/108), noting that no funds had been disbursed; and</li><li>for a terminal commercial refrigeration project in Yemen (YEM/REF/36/PRP/14), noting that US $7,639 (plus US $993 support costs) of the US $10,000 (plus US $1,300 support costs) approved for the activity had been disbursed;</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the Adzen refrigeration project in Argentina (ARG/REF/19/INV/43) by mutual agreement between the World Bank and the Argentine Government, noting that none of the US $356,970 (plus US $46,406 support costs) approved for the project had been disbursed and no ODS had been phased out;</li><li>To set the milestone of 31 January 2004 as the deadline for the relocation of the enterprise for the Chandra refrigeration project in India (IND/REF/19/INV/92), implemented by the World Bank; and</li><li>To set the milestone of signature of the UNDP project document by the 42nd Meeting for the conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam project at Quimica Andina in Bolivia (BOL/FOA/28/INV/10), implemented by Belgium.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraph 51), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on project balances contained in <a href="/media/5421" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/24</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5422">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/24/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To note that, during 2003, the agencies had the following reduced balances for projects completed up to the end of May 2002: UNDP from US $4,774,693 to US $2,420,094, UNEP from US $377,865 to US $0, UNIDO from US $2,951,018 to US $1,214,338 and the World Bank from US $5,931,118 to US $1,026,054;</li><li>Also to note that the Government of Canada had returned US $2,600 to the Treasurer in respect of refrigeration project preparation in Cuba (CUB/REF/25/PRP/09);</li><li>To request that the data concerning the refrigeration project at Hitachi Consumer Products Co. Ltd. in Thailand (THA/REF/10/INV/20) be addressed in the annual reconciliation of accounts to be presented to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note with appreciation the letters from the Administrator of UNDP and the DirectorÔÇæGeneral of UNIDO regarding non-reimbursed balances for projects completed two years previously;</li><li>To request the Government of Jordan to resolve the issue concerning the audit bureau, and request the World Bank to financially complete the Fathai Abu Araj foam project in Jordan (JOR/FOA/23/INV/37) as approved and return the US $7,000 plus agency fees identified by the audit bureau for the training component of the project;</li><li>To note with concern that disbursements reported to the 38th Meeting were inaccurate, and request UNDP, UNEP, and the World Bank to ensure that future reports on balances are accurate, comply with Executive Committee financial reporting decisions, and distinguish disbursements from obligated and un-obligated balances;</li><li>Also to note the levels of funds being returned to the 40th Meeting totalling US $2,389,992, plus support costs of US $524,214, as follows by agency: US $1,408,378 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $181,335, including reimbursement of funds previously returned in error for two projects by UNDP; US $1,265,686 from UNEP and agency support costs of US $105,255; US $221,769 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $28,828; and the return of US $505,841 to the World Bank, as well as the return by the World Bank of agency support costs of US $208,796, including the reimbursement of funds returned in error by the World Bank for two projects and reimbursement of financial intermediary fees for cancelled projects; and</li><li>Further to note that the following implementing agencies had balances totalling US $930,834, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP (US $527,816 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $403,018 plus support costs).</li></ol>

Article 5 countries - general, Country programme data and prospect for compliance

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/7</a>, paragraphs 52 and 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the status of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol, as contained in <a href="/media/5423" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/25/Rev.1</a>, which also included data on the implementation of country programmes in Part II;</li><li>To urge implementing and bilateral agencies, as well as the relevant Article 5 countries, to adhere to the timely implementation of the 2003 business plans;</li><li>To note with appreciation that 2002 data reported to the Fund Secretariat were below the CFC freeze baseline levels for the following countries found to be in nonÔÇæcompliance by the Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties: Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nepal and Nigeria, and that the assessment of compliance by the Implementation Committee would be based on data reporting for the control period, which, for 2002, was 1.5 years;</li><li>To request the implementing and bilateral agencies, in particular UNEP, to assist countries identified in the status report as consuming small amounts of methyl bromide, CTC and TCA but not included in any of the agenciesÔÇÖ three-year business plans for the triennium, to determine the proportion of such consumption that is eligible for phase-out; and</li><li>Also to request bilateral and implementing agencies to include activities, after verifying eligible consumption, in their 2004/2005 business plans for the following countries:</li></ol><p>Algeria (CTC/TCA), Bahamas (CTC), Bahrain (methyl bromide, CTC), Burundi (TCA), Croatia (CTC), Cuba (CTC), Ecuador (CTC/TCA), Fiji (methyl bromide), Haiti (halon, TCA), Indonesia (CTC), Mexico (CTC), Morocco (halon, CTC), Nigeria (TCA), Paraguay (methyl bromide/CTC), Peru (CTC), Sudan (CTC), Tunisia (CTC), Uganda (CTC, TCA), Uruguay (CTC), Yemen (TCA), Zambia (CTC), and Zimbabwe (CTC/TCA).</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having noted paragraphs 4 to 11 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5424" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/27</a>), as well as the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 13 and 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to set up an open-ended working group to discuss, in the margins of the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee, ways to reorient the approach to RMPs to better facilitate compliance, with members chosen from both the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance as well as representatives of the implementing agencies.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having noted paragraphs 12 to 15 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5424" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/27</a>), as well as the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 15 and 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To urge low-volume-consuming countries to consider carefully whether it was in their interests at this stage to request final funding to achieve total phase-out of CFCs;</li><li>To request implementing and bilateral agencies to give priority to assisting countries with implementation of the approved refrigeration management plan to meet their 2005 and 2007 CFC control targets;</li><li>To urge all Article 5 Parties concerned to ensure that all the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3864">Decision 38/64</a> were applied before submitting projects for terminal phase-out management plans; and that the acceleration of phase-out implied by the terminal phase-out management plan had met the criteria established by the Executive Committee for prioritizing accelerated phase-out; and</li><li>To give urgent consideration to the adoption of criteria for project funding to accelerate phase-out and/or to maintain momentum.</li></ol>

Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>Having noted paragraph 16 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5424" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/27</a>), as well as the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 17 and 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request implementing and bilateral agencies to indicate qualitatively in all relevant reports, especially those related to tranches of funding, the extent to which reductions in phase-out had been influenced by factors external to the project in the country concerned.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Metered-dose inhalers <p>Having noted paragraphs 25 to 27 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5424" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/27</a> and Add.1), as well as the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 20 and 21), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of Cuba and UNDP, in consultation with the Secretariat, to make the necessary arrangements in order to be able to submit the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee, consistent with the existing guidelines and policies of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 27), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests for bilateral cooperation contained in document <a href="/media/5426" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/28</a> at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report with the exception of the project on phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in grain storage in Indonesia, submitted by Canada, which had been deferred; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $47,016 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003; and</li><li>US $73,450 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003.</li></ol></li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 32), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5427" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/29</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Burundi: Project preparation of RMP update</u></p><p><u>Panama: Project preparation of RMP update</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 33), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Nigeria (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5428" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/30</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Benin (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Honduras (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Jamaica (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Viet Nam (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 37), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Belize (phase II): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 38 and 39), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance and to express to the Government of Belize its observations contained in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bolivia (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 40 and 41), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal at a level of US $100,000, representing a one-time addition of US $21,133 to the established funding level of US $78,867, on an exceptional basis, taking into consideration the circumstances facing the National Ozone Unit in Bolivia as a result of the total destruction of its offices in a fire in February 2003, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Government of Bolivia its observations contained in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 43), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5429" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/31</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Egypt (phase V): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to express to the Government of Egypt its observations indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Serbia and Montenegro: Refrigerant management plan: customs training and institutional framework</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 46), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the project proposal on customs training and institutional framework until it was presented within the national CFC phase-out plan.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5392">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to require from Parties an official commitment in writing to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol before funding could be approved for their projects.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 49), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5430" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/32</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jordan (phase V): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p><u>Thailand (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 54), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/29/2, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Sterilization group project to replace CFC-12 technology-based sterilization equipment by alternative technologies in the hospital medical sterilization sector</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5442">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/41</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 55 and 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that this would represent the total CFC phase-out in the sterilants sector.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Pakistan: Conversion of cleaning installations from carbon tetrachloride (CTC), methyl chloroform (MCF) and CFC-113 to tetrachloroethylene (PER) and water in combination with process modification at Breeze Frost Industries Ltd., Lahore</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5443" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/42</a>)</p><p><u>Pakistan: Conversion of cleaning installations from carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and methyl chloroform (MCF) to tetrachloroethylene (PER) and water in combination with partial process modification at Hirra Farooq Ltd. Lahore</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5443" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/42</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that proposals to phase out the remaining consumption in the solvent sector would be presented as a sector phase-out plan.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 58), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that countries should be requested, insofar as possible, to refrain from submitting further individual investment projects and should in future submit phase-out plans for the entire sector.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Methyl bromide phase-out in tobacco and non-protected vegetable seedbeds (third tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5431">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/33</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 60), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to request UNDP and Argentina to explore the possibility of expediting the project.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Malawi: Phase-out of all non-essential and non-QPS methyl bromide (third tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/5439" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/39</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/39/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 61 and 62), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and to request UNDP to present a further report on the implementation of the project at the 41st Meeting.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Congo: Refrigerant management plan: incentive programme for the commercial and industrial end-user refrigeration sector </u>(UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5434">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/35</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 63 to 65), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project and to request UNDP to present additional information to the 41st Meeting to allow evaluation of the project at that time.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Refrigerant management plan</u> (UNIDO/UNEP) (<a href="/media/5437" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/38</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/38/Add.1)</p><p><u>Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sectoral phase-out in domestic refrigeration sector by conversion of refrigeration and compressor manufacture at 5th October Electronic and Automation Company </u>(UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5437" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/38</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/38/Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 67 to 70), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle US $1,365,011 (excluding agency support costs) as the total funding available for the implementation of the phase-out in domestic and commercial refrigeration manufacturing by conversion of refrigeration and compressor manufacture at 5th October Electronics and Automation Complex;</li><li>Also to approve US $384,000 (excluding agency support costs) as the first tranche for implementation of the project in paragraph (a) above, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNIDO would make every effort to complete the project by 1 January 2005; and</li><li>UNIDO would include the balance of funding of US $981,011 in its draft 2004 business plan and request approval of this funding at the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>Further to approve US $230,000 (excluding agency support costs) for the following activities related to the refrigeration servicing sector in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>assistance for development of a licensing system and training of customs officers (US $50,000) for UNEP;</li><li>training of refrigeration service technicians in good servicing practices, (US $70,000) for UNEP;</li><li>provision of basic tools for the registered service workshops, (US $100,000) for UNIDO; and</li><li>monitoring the activities in the refrigeration servicing sector (US $10,000) for UNEP;</li></ol></li><li>To stipulate that the approvals in subparagraphs (a) to (c) above were to be subject to the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea would achieve at least the 2005 Montreal Protocol CFC reduction target without further assistance from the Fund; and</li><li>in 2006, the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea would submit a comprehensive report on the activities undertaken and results achieved, including the amount of CFC permanently phased out. The report would be reviewed by the Secretariat before submission to the Executive Committee. The Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea could then be advised through the relevant implementing agency to prepare and submit Phase II of the project to achieve complete CFC phase-out in the servicing sector. The activities in Phase II best suited to the circumstances and needs of the country would be identified at that time.</li></ol></li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5392">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 74 and 75), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding of US $5,755,000 plus support costs of US $431,625 for the proposed 2003 annual implementation programme of the solvent sector plan for China;</li><li>To agree to the retention of UNDP as implementing agency for the remaining duration of the project, with support costs of 7.5 per cent; and</li><li>To request the Government of China to return the funding of US $2 million reallocated pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3346">Decision 33/46</a> for uses as originally approved in the solvent sector plan.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>I<u>ndia: CTC phase-out plan for the consumption sector (first tranche)</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5435" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/36</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 76 and 77), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to refer the consumption part of the CTC phase-out plan to the Subgroup on the Production Sector for consideration as a package together with the CTC production sector phase-out.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Conversion of CFC-113 as cleaning solvent to TCE at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5435">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/36</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 78 and 79), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that India would not seek any further funding for phase-out of CFC-113.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the recommendation by the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5392">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraph 84), <u>decided</u> to defer the consideration of this matter to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p><u>A system for monitoring the implementation of the agreement on the phase-out of CTC and process agents in Chinca (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3946">Decision 39/46</a>(c))</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5392" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/26</a>, paragraphs 85 and 86), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the World Bank to complete the report and submit it to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the proposed country programme update for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea submitted by UNEP (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5448">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/47</a>); and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to address the issues raised by the Fund Secretariat regarding CTC data discrepancies, to revise the country programme update document accordingly and to resubmit it, using the format approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3558">Decision 35/58</a>, to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings, Sub-committees <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That the financial plan of the Fund, three-year and annual business plans, and major problems affecting compliance, should be addressed by the full Executive Committee;</li><li>That issues such as return of balances from cancelled or completed projects, and such other routine activities as the Executive Committee might decide, should be handled administratively between the Secretariat and responsible implementing agencies with appropriate reports, including audited financial reports, to the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for consideration at the 41st Meeting further exploring the options for restructuring its work and that of its Sub-Committees, and in particular examining the issues involved in retaining the two Sub-Committees but with revised terms of reference or functions.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>approved</u> US $104,750 to develop the information strategy, as set out in Table 3 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5450">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/49</a>.</p>

CFC production phaseout , Other ODS phaseout, Other ODS production phaseout

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>After hearing the SubgroupÔÇÖs recommendation that the Executive Committee approve total funding of US $52 million to support the implementation of the India CTC phase-out plan for both the consumption and production sector, as well as the agreement with Mexico for a total of US $31.85 million in funding for the closure of the entire CFC production capacity in Mexico, contained in Annex V to the present report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the total funding of US $52 million to support the implementation of the India CTC phase-out plan for both the consumption and production sectors. This was the total funding that would be made available to India from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of the CTC production and consumption controlled by the Montreal Protocol, and it was mutually agreed that no additional Multilateral Fund resources would be forthcoming for any additional activities related to phase-out of consumption and production of CTC in India;</li><li>To provide the agreed level of funding in instalments with the understanding that US $30 million would be paid out during the 2003ÔÇô 2005 triennium, and the balance would be released during the next triennium;</li><li>To release the first tranche of US $5 million and associated agency support costs at the 40th Meeting of the Executive Committee in order to enable India to proceed with implementation of its CTC phase-out plan with the understanding that priority of funding would be given to the consumption sector;</li><li>To provide India with maximum flexibility in using the agreed funds to meet the production and consumption targets set forth in the project documents submitted to the 40th Meeting of the Executive Committee and the report required in subparagraph (f) below;</li><li>To request the Government of India, together with the bilateral donors Japan, Germany, and France, the World Bank as the lead implementing agency, and in consultation with the Secretariat as well as cooperating agencies, namely UNIDO and UNEP, to prepare a detailed agreement for the implementation of this CTC phase-out plan and a 2004 annual work programme for consideration at the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>Also, to request India and the World Bank to provide a report addressing the discrepancy related to the level of CTC imports to the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee. In that regard, if it was found that the actual import of CTC in 2001 was over 10 per cent lower than the 24,661 MT figure as reported in the project documents, the US $52 million referred to in subparagraph (a) would be reduced by a sum equivalent to the difference of tonnes between the 24,661 MT figure and the actual import figure on the basis of US $2,000 per tonne;</li><li>To take note of the fact that India considered the use of CTC in the production of DV acid chloride to be a feedstock use. If either India or the Parties ever reclassified that use or any other feedstock use to a controlled status, India agreed that it would phase out that use with no compensation from the Fund; and</li><li>To approve the Agreement for the Mexican CFC Production Sector, as contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After a discussion in which concerns were expressed about the advisability of making exceptions to the recently adopted criteria for project funding to accelerate phase-out, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs (first tranche) for Trinidad and Tobago, at a level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report and in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the comments of the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat; and</li><li>To set aside US $500,000 from the funds returned by the implementing agencies at the 40th Meeting of the Executive Committee pending a decision by the 15th Meeting of the Parties on how to fund a study to evaluate the financial mechanism of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>Following the words of the Chief Officer, statements of appreciation were made by the representative of Canada as the host country, the representatives of Bolivia, Burundi, Jordan, Mauritius and Saint Lucia on behalf of Article 5 countries and their respective regional groups, the United States of America on behalf of non-Article 5 countries, Austria on behalf of European countries, UNIDO on behalf of the implementing agencies, and the statement by a representative of the Secretariat on behalf of Secretariat staff (Annex VII), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To express deep gratitude to Dr. Omar El-Arini for his outstanding contribution to the development and management of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, as well as his excellent assistance to the Executive Committee in the formulation of Fund policies, planning, management and evaluation;</li><li>In view of his remarkable contribution to the work of the Multilateral Fund over an extended period from its inception, to grant the title ofÔÇ£Honorary Chief OfficerÔÇØ to Dr. Omar El-Arini, which he might use in his post-career life after his retirement;</li><li>To note the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs own intention to continue to benefit from Dr. Omar El-AriniÔÇÖs experience and knowledge for its work as appropriate; and</li><li>To convey the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs best wishes to the Chief Officer for the future.</li></ol>

40th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee would be held in Montreal from 17 to 19 December 2003, to be preceded by meetings of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review, to be held at the same venue on 15 and 16 December 2003.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the outstanding efforts made by the Chair of the Executive Committee to bring about the nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer;</li><li>To express its warm welcome to Ms. Maria Nolan and best wishes on her appointment as Chief Officer; and</li><li>To place the issue of Decision XV/48 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties on the agenda of the Executive Committee for its 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 18 December 2003 and reproduced in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note with appreciation the note by the Treasurer on the methodology and assumptions used, and the increased transparency of data submission;</li><li>Also, to note the reduction in the amount of losses from use of the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism and from the process for encashing promissory notes;</li><li>To request contributing Parties to cooperate with the Treasurer to facilitate the timely encashment of promissory notes;</li><li>To note that the cooperation of PartiesÔÇÖ financial authorities in sending written notification of payment to the Treasurer would be greatly appreciated;</li><li>To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to make their contributions in a timely manner;</li><li>To note with appreciation the contribution of Azerbaijan and encourage other Parties to follow the example it had set;</li><li>To urge Parties with contributions that were long overdue to comply with paragraph 7 of Decision XI/7 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to amend the last two rows of the table showing the 1991-2003 summary status of contributions and other income to readÔÇ£outstanding contributions for certain countries with economies in transitionÔÇØ, and to add a footnote to the new title specifying the countries with economies in transition concerned.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following a discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request UNEP to continue acting as Treasurer;</li><li>To negotiate a new agreement with UNEP for its services as Treasurer;</li><li>That the new agreement should stipulate that the annual fee of the Treasurer would remain in effect unchanged for a period of five years as of the date of the agreement;</li><li>That, pending the conclusion of the new agreement, UNEP should continue to be reimbursed for the cost of acting as Treasurer at a rate of US $301,000 per annum;</li><li>To request UNEP to substantiate its request for an annual fee of US $500,000, including clarification of its need for additional support staff, and to seek further savings in this area;</li><li>Also to request UNEP to provide information on the rate of return on its Fund investments; and</li><li>To re-examine the issue at its 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer, Other Sources of Income <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to provide a report to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the historical use of promissory notes. For each promissory note submitted to date, the report should include: country of origin, denomination, date of submission, place of custody, deposit bank of account, date of final Treasurer encashment, any exchange rate loss or gain that resulted to the Fund from the use of the note, schedule of encashment or other stipulation (if any) included by the country concerned with the submission of the note, but should not be drafted with a view to limiting countriesÔÇÖ right to use promissory notes;</li><li>Also to request the Treasurer to report on rules and/or systems for the transparent and equitable encashment of promissory notes used in other forums, with a view to enabling the Executive Committee to determine the advisability of establishing more standardized rules for the use of promissory notes, and in an effort to ensure that the notes, as well as the contributions in cash, of all donors were treated equitably and exchange rate loss was minimized.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraphs 8 to 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information provided in document <a href="/media/5241" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/7</a>; and</li><li>To transmit the recommendations contained in Annex IV to document <a href="/media/5228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a> to the open-ended working group on RMPs set up by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4020">Decision 40/20</a>.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraphs 13 to 15), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2003 consolidated project completion report, as contained in document <a href="/media/5242" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/8</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5243">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/8/Add.1</a>, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports due;</li><li>To request the World Bank, in cooperation with the Fund Secretariat, to establish full consistency of data reported in the project completion reports, in the inventory and in the annual progress reports by the end of January 2004;</li><li>Also to request UNDP and the World Bank to provide the information still missing in a number of project completion reports by the end of January 2004;</li><li>To urge implementing agencies to continue to improve their descriptive assessments of completed projects in project completion reports, while at the same time ensuring that each assessment contained useful information specific to the project that was the subject of the report; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to provide the Executive Committee with information compiled on the lessons learned from project completion reports.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5228">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraphs 17 to 19), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the proposed 2004 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $256,000, as indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5244">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/9</a>; and</li><li>To take into account the comments made by the members of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance, particularly with regard to the extent to which sectoral and national phase-out plans assisted countries to meet their obligations under the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraph 20), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, and the four implementing agencies, as contained in document <a href="/media/5245" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/10</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Japan to provide a report on the projects classified with implementation delays as a matter of urgency;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and to report and notify Governments and implementing agencies as required, taking into account the additional information provided on the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Olufoam and Plastic Industries Limited (NIR/FOA/26/INV/32) in Nigeria, to be implemented by UNDP;</li><li>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Chemical and Wire Manufacturers Nig. Ltd. (NIR/FOA/26/INV/36) in Nigeria, to be implemented by UNDP;</li><li>Conversion from CFC-11 to cyclopenthane in the production of rigid foam panels at National Polyurethane Company (N.P.C.) (SYR/FOA/31/INV/61) in the Syrian Arab Republic, to be implemented by UNIDO;</li><li>Conversion of polyurethane slabstock manufacture from CFC-11 to liquid carbon dioxide technology in Changzhou Huangfa Co. Ltd. (CPR/FOA/28/INV/293) in China, to be implemented by the World Bank.</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the following project through mutual agreement:</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Productos Moldeados America foam project in Panama (PAN/FOA/22/INV/09), implemented by UNDP, noting that US $125,970 had been disbursed by the end of 2002 of the US $339,296 (plus support costs) approved for the project without any ODP phased out.</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestone</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>BOL/FOA/28/INV/10</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC- 141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Quimica Andina</td><td>Signature of the UNDP project document by the 42nd MeetingÔÇöthe milestone was set at the 40<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>IND/REF/19/INV/92</td><td>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Chandra Frig Co. P., Ltd.</td><td>Relocation of enterprise by 31 January 2004ÔÇö milestone was set at the 40th Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/110</td><td>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeration Components and Accessories</td><td>Installation of all equipment by March 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/123</td><td><p>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial</p><p>refrigeration equipment at Hindustan Refrigeration Industries</p></td><td>Installation of all equipment by March 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>IND/REF/22/INV/124</td><td><p>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigerators and Home Appliances</p><p>P. Ltd.</p></td><td>Installation of all equipment by March 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>TUN/FOA/26/INV/33</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to liquid carbon dioxide technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Supermousse</td><td>The World Bank indicated that the delivery of the pumps was expected by March 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>EGY/FOA/22/INV/64</td><td>Phase-out of the remaining ODS consumption in the foam sector (11 enterprises)</td><td>UNDP indicated that CFC use would cease by December 2003.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>URT/FOA/26/INV/11</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Pan Africa Enterprises Ltd.</td><td>Final inspection in January 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>URT/FOA/31/INV/13</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam by conversion to methylene chloride at Plyfoam Limited</td><td>Final inspection in January 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>NIR/REF/26/INV/30</td><td>Replacement of refrigerant CFCÔÇæ12 with HFC-134a and foam blowing agent CFCÔÇæ11 with cyclopentane in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration appliances at A.G. Leventis</td><td>Destruction of equipment by the 42nd Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>TUN/ARS/28/INV/35</td><td>Phase-out of CFCs at Laboratoires Parcos</td><td>Installation, commissioning of equipment and trials by March 2004.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To approve an extension until the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee for the following projects in order to allow the implementing agency, Morocco, the supplier and the Secretariat to refine the terms of an agreement under which the companies concerned would convert successfully to liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) technology, and to request UNDP to report the details of such an agreement to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Richbond S.A. foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/22/INV/08), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>The Salidor S.A. foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/13), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>The Mousse d'Or S.A. foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/19), implemented by UNDP; and</li><li>The Bonbino Confort foam project in Morocco (MOR/FOA/25/INV/22), implemented by UNDP; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the equipment for the Kolinton refrigeration project in Nigeria (NIR/REF/26/INV/44) was being commissioned and that UNIDO would submit a final report on the project to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5228">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraphs 21 and 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on project balances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5246">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/11</a>;</li><li>The levels of funds being returned to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting, totalling US $3,442,269 plus support costs of US $446,975 as follows by agency: US $1,337,614 from UNDP and agency support costs of US $173,252, including reimbursement of funds previously returned in error for two projects by UNDP; US $364,882 from UNEP and agency support costs of US $47,435; US $601,841 from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $78,237, including reimbursement of funds for 17 projects due to necessary adjustments to reconcile the accounts; and US $1,137,932 from the World Bank and agency support costs of US $148,051;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $408,477, excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP (US $255,399 plus support costs); UNEP (US $62,610 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $90,468 plus support costs); and</li><li>That the Government of Israel had returned US $64,177 plus support costs of US $5,847 by making a cash contribution to the Treasurer for the international methyl bromide compliance assistance workshop (GLO/FUM/37/TRA/240); and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to cancel the set-aside of US $500,000 for the study on the evaluation of the financial mechanism in the light of Decision XV/52 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (<a href="/media/5228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/6</a>, paragraphs 23 and 24), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of accounts as presented in document <a href="/media/5247" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/12</a> and Schedules 1.1 to 1.7 of the 2002 accounts of the Fund, attached as Annex II to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Treasurer, together with the Secretariat, to review the following adjustments requested for UNEP and UNIDO and to report to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of the reconciliation of accounts for 2002:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Add US $112,619 to the income of UNEP;</li><li>Add US $1,169,476 to the income of UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>Also to request implementing agencies to ensure that the expenditures in their progress reports submitted to the Secretariat were consistent with their expenditures in the annual accounts of the implementing agencies submitted to the Treasurer; and</li><li>Further to request the Secretariat and the Treasurer to pursue their efforts to complete the reconciliation of the accounts of the World Bank on the basis of audited 2002 accounts and UNDP on the basis of the UNDP ComptrollerÔÇÖs review, with reports on the status of these efforts at each meeting until the accounts were fully reconciled, noting that this was the second consecutive year that the accounts of UNDP and the World Bank had not been fully reconciled with their progress reports.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following those clarifications, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised 2003 budget at an amount of US $3,770,650, the proposed 2004 budget at an amount of US $3,798,558, including staff salaries for the Secretariat, the revised staff component for 2005, and the proposed staff component for 2006, as contained in Annexes III and IV respectively to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to base future budgets on more realistic estimates and to provide explanations for any increases which exceeded the current rate of inflation.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Framework for resource allocation <p>Having noted paragraphs 5 to 8 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/15</a>), as well as the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 11), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take up the issue of a window for projects that involved accelerated phase-out or maintaining momentum, including their priorization (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4181">Decision 41/81</a>).</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p><strong>Projects submitted under bilateral cooperation</strong></p><p>Having noted paragraph 9 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/15</a>), as well as the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 12 to 14), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the modalities stipulated in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-407">Decision 40/7</a> should be maintained.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Having noted paragraphs 10 and 11 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/15</a>), as well as the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 16), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that activities included in the 2003 business plan but not submitted and subsequently included in the draft 2004 business plan could be considered for funding at the 42nd Meeting if the projects were required to assist countries to meet 2005 compliance obligations.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having noted paragraph 15 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/15</a>), as well as the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 22), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to develop criteria for the assessment of the progress reports and verification audits of multi-year agreements with the aim of submitting a paper to the 43rd Meeting.</p>

Country programme data and prospect for compliance, ODS consumption data in projects

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Having noted paragraphs 16 to 18 of the overview paper (<a href="/media/5249" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/15</a>), as well as the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 16 to 18), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request implementing agencies to ensure that they had verified with the National Ozone Unit the consistency of Article 7 data, the country programme implementation data and the project phase- out data, prior to transmitting projects to the Secretariat for review.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, noting that 18 requests for bilateral cooperation, amounting to nearly US $28.5 million, had been submitted by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Sweden and taking into account the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 26), <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for bilateral cooperation contained in document <a href="/media/5250" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/16</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14/Corr.1, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, &nbsp;with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in grain storage</u> (Canada) (<a href="/media/5284" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/37</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 28), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that this project would phase-out all remaining controlled uses of methyl bromide and that the Government of Indonesia would not seek additional funding from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: National CFC phase-out plan (second tranche)</u> (Germany, UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5268">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/25</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 30 and 31), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the bilateral component of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 32 to 34), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out plan for the Islamic Republic of Iran at a total level of funding of US $11,250,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,096,522 in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report; and</li><li>Also to approve funding for the implementation of the first tranche of the bilateral component of the project as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $1,006,620 plus agency support costs of US $110,728 to the Government of France; and</li><li>US $694,124 plus agency support costs of US $76,354 to the Government of Germany.</li></ol></li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Lesotho: Terminal CFC phase-out management plan</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/5294" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/42</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5295">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/42/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 36), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the first tranche of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, &nbsp;on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The total level of funding of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) is US $127,300 plus support costs of US $16,549. This is the total funding that would be available to the Government of Lesotho from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of CFCs in Lesotho;</li><li>The Government of Lesotho commits itself to the phased reduction and complete phaseÔÇæout of consumption of Annex A, Group I substances used in Lesotho, according to the following phase-out schedule, which is at a minimum consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures for CFCs:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes)</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>The total funding would be requested at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2003, 2004 and 2005 according to the following schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Project cost (US $)</td><td>75,000</td><td>35,000</td><td>17,300</td></tr><tr><td>Agency support cost (US $)</td><td>9,750</td><td>4,550</td><td>2,249</td></tr><tr><td>Total cost (US $)</td><td>84,750</td><td>39,550</td><td>19,549</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>The Government of Lesotho agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase-out of Annex A, Group I substances. The Executive Committee agrees to provide Lesotho with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Lesotho and the Government of Germany in the TPMP;</li><li>The Government of Lesotho agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li>The bilateral agency will be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the TPMP and providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the CFC consumption reductions in the TPMP have been completed according to the above schedule.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mauritius: Implementation of an ODS terminal phase-out management plan</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/5303" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/47</a> and (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/47/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 38), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the first tranche of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present document, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The total level of funding of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) is US $212,030 plus support costs of US $27,564. This is the total funding that would be available to the Government of Mauritius from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of all ozone-depleting substances in Mauritius;</li><li>The Government of Mauritius commits itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of the consumption of ODS in Mauritius, according to the following phaseÔÇæout schedule, which is at a minimum consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures for the relevant ozone-depleting substances:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td>Annual ODS (ODP tonnes)*</td><td>2.0</td><td>1.0</td><td>1.0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ul type="disc"><li>Including CFCs and methyl bromide</li></ul><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>The total funding would be requested at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2003, 2004 and 2005 according to the following schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Project cost (US $)</td><td>110,000</td><td>62,030</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>Agency support cost (US $)</td><td>14,300</td><td>8,064</td><td>5,200</td></tr><tr><td>Total cost (US $)</td><td>124,300</td><td>70,094</td><td>45,200</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>The Government of Mauritius agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase-out of ODS. The Executive Committee agrees to provide Mauritius with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Mauritius and the Government of Germany in the TPMP;</li><li>The Government of Mauritius agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li>The bilateral agency will be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the TPMP and providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the ODS consumption reductions in the TPMP have been completed according to the above schedule.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Namibia: Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs</u> (Germany) (<a href="/media/5307" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/49</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5308">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/49/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 40), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the first tranche of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The total level of funding of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) is US $252,500 plus support costs of US $32,825. This is the total funding that would be available to the Government of Namibia from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of CFCs in Namibia;</li><li>The Government of Namibia commits itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of consumption of Annex A, Group I substances used in Namibia, according to the following phase-out schedule, which is at a minimum consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures for CFCs:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC phase-out target (ODP tonnes)</td><td>4.0</td><td>3.0</td><td>3.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>The total funding would be requested at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2003 and 2005 according to the following schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2003</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Project cost (US $)</td><td>160,000</td><td>92,500</td></tr><tr><td>Agency support cost (US $)</td><td>20,800</td><td>12,025</td></tr><tr><td>Total cost (US $)</td><td>180,800</td><td>104,525</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>The Government of Namibia agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase out of Annex A, Group I substances. The Executive Committee agrees to provide Namibia with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Namibia and the Government of Germany in the TPMP;</li><li>The Government of Namibia agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li>The bilateral agency will be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the TPMP and providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the CFCs consumption reductions in the TPMP have been completed according to the above schedule.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Papua New Guinea: Extension of institutional strengthening project</u> (Germany) (UNEP/OzL. Pro/ExCom/41/16)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 42), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a href="/media/5230" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87/Corr.3</a>] and to express to the Government of Papua New Guinea its observations indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Yemen: Total phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in agriculture (Germany) (</u><a href="/media/5327" target="_blank"><u>UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/64</u></a><u> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5328">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/64/Corr.1</a>)</u></p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 43 and 44), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal as a technical assistance programme for Yemen at a cost of US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,500 to phase out 9.1 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide, on the understanding that approval of the project was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Global: Development of handbook on industry-operated systems for recovery and reuse of ozone-depleting substances</u> (Japan and Sweden) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5250">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/16</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 45 to 47), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report on the understanding that the activity would be refocused to review best practices in implementing refrigerant management plans (RMPs), taking into account the findings of the RMP evaluation, the findings of the open-ended working group on RMPs, and the experience of non-Article 5 and Article 5 countries in the successful implementation of RMP-related activities.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 48), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the above bilateral projects, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $478,499 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003;</li><li>US $1,117,348 against FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $847,393 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003, and US $1,901,368 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004 after taking into account Decisions 40/9 <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4024">and 40/24</a> (*)</li><li>US $38,278 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003; and</li><li>US 217,364 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2003.</li></ol><p>(*) This new text of paragraph (c) was included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87/Corr.2</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 50), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNDPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5252" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/17</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5252">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/17</a>/Corr. 1 and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5252">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/17</a>/Corr.2, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present document, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Costa Rica (phase V): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>India (phase V): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Indonesia (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Pakistan (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 51), the Executive Committee decided to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex VII to the present document.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Technical assistance to phase out ozone-depleting solvents</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 52), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report on the understanding that the Government of Chile would not seek any additional funding from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of ODS solvents.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Aerosol inhaled drug products</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 53), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report on the understanding that India had allocated its total remaining CFC consumption eligible for funding to the refrigeration servicing sector and would not be submitting an investment project for metered-dose inhaler (MDI) aerosols.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 56), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5255" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/18</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5256">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/18/Corr.1</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bahrain (phase III): Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Botswana (phase II): Institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Croatia (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Ethiopia (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Gambia (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Guinea (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>D.P.R. Korea (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Malawi (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Mozambique (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Namibia (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Niger (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Senegal (phase V): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Swaziland (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p><u>Yemen (phase III): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 57), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report and to express to the Governments concerned its observations indicated in Annex VII to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cameroon (phase IV): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 58 and 59), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the above project, for one year, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism dealing with non-compliance;</li><li>To express to the Government of Cameroon its observations contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To request representatives of the Multilateral Fund and Ozone Secretariats to meet representatives of Cameroon during the upcoming network meetings to express serious concern at their non-compliance with the freeze in CFC consumption and to discuss the country's proposals to return to compliance as soon as possible.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 61), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve UNIDOÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a href="/media/5257" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/19</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5258">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/19/Corr.1</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, with the exception of the project indicated below, which was considered separately.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Qatar (phase II): Renewal of institutional strengthening project</u></p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 63), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the above project, for one year, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism dealing with non-compliance;</li><li>To request the Government of Qatar to explain what steps were being taken to implement national regulations on ozone-depleting substances;</li><li>To express to the Government of Qatar its observations contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To request representatives of the Multilateral Fund and Ozone Secretariats to meet representatives of Qatar during the upcoming network meetings to express serious concern at their non-compliance with the freeze in CFC consumption and to discuss the country's proposals to return to compliance as soon as possible.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 65), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the World BankÔÇÖs 2003 work programme amendments, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5259">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/20</a>.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 67), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2004 (<a href="/media/5260" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/21</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5261">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/21/Add.1</a>), attached to the present report as Annex VIII, in the amount of US $6,757,900, with support costs of US $540,632, on the following basis:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Incorporation of 12-monthsÔÇÖ costs for the European/Central Asian regional network pro rata on 2003 costs;</li><li>Incorporation of a 9.9 per cent increase for staff costs on the basis of forecasted actual costs;</li><li>Overall allowance of 4 per cent inflation to cover all other costs, with the exception of the following specific budget lines:</li></ol></li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3202, 3203, 3204 and 3205, each to be increased to US $30,000;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3302 to be increased to US $220,000;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3303 to be increased to US $160,000;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3305 to be increased to US $80,000;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3306 to be increased to US $70,000;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="4"><li>A change to be made in budget line 1124:ÔÇ£Halon OfficerÔÇØ to be amended toÔÇ£OfficerÔÇØ and to request UNEP to proceed with recruitment in consultation with countries in the region;</li><li>To consider future programme support costs on the basis of a future Executive Committee decision taken after consideration of the investigation to be carried out by UNEP, as recommended in paragraph 74 below; and</li><li>To review the CAP budget in one yearÔÇÖs time on the basis of the results achieved, including its contribution to the regional networks, in consultation with the countries in the region.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Recalling <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3836">Decision 38/36</a> and taking into account UNEPÔÇÖs reports on the use of programme support costs (<a href="/media/5260" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/21</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5261">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/21/Add.1</a>, and <a href="/media/5262" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/22</a>), and having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 71), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To investigate how it could prepare unified budgets for the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), possibly based on the concept of the general trust funds and integrating all the administrative costs and related expenses, as well as programme support costs, into an administrative budget; and</li><li>To submit the result of the above investigation to the 43<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee for its consideration.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 73), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/SCPR/30/2/Rev.1, at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, with the conditions included in the corresponding Project Evaluation Sheets, where applicable, with the exception of the projects indicated below, which were considered separately.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Cuba: &nbsp;Phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol metered dose inhalers (MDIs)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5279">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/33</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 75 and 76), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report on the proviso that its approval should not be construed as a precedent for a two-year duration for incremental operating costs in this sector.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Sector plan for phase-out of CFC-11 in the China foam sector: 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report and to request the World Bank to ensure, as a matter of priority, that a system was put in place that would provide satisfactory verification of CFC phased out in ongoing and new projects in the polyurethane foam sector, as well as the annual CFC consumption in the sector in 2003 and subsequent years.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic Republic of the Congo: Terminal umbrella project for the foam sector</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5277">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 79), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that this would be the final project for the Democratic Republic of the Congo covering CFC consumption in the foam sector.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: Sectoral phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the foam sector (second tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5283">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/36</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 81), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $1,750,000 plus agency support costs of US $153,000 for UNDP for the 2004 annual work programme of the sectoral phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the foam sector in India;</li><li>To note the changes in the funding request cycle from the second to the third meeting of the year; and</li><li>To request UNDP to make provision in the 2003 - 2004 annual implementation programme for development of methodology for an independent audit to be used to verify consumption limits for 2003 and subsequent years, as required under the agreement on the foam sector CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Phase-out of methyl bromide in tobacco seedling vegetables and flower production sector (first tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5265">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/24</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 82 and 83), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to the present report, and without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance issues.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: National phase-out of methyl bromide (first tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28</a> and NEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28/Corr.1)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 84 and 85), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $4,086,600 plus agency support costs of US $306,495 for UNIDO for the phase-out of 389.2 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide in the consumption sector;</li><li>That the Government of China would have flexibility in utilizing the resources available for the phase-out of methyl bromide in any crop or application it deems more appropriate; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to assist the Government of China to work towards the completion of a project proposal for the phase-out of all controlled uses of methyl bromide for submission to the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Kyrgyzstan: Technical assistance project to install alternatives and phase-out methyl bromide </u>(UNDP) (<a href="/media/5291" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/40</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5292">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/40/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 87), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that the Government of Kyrgyzstan would not seek additional funding from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Syrian Arab Republic: Phase-out of methyl bromide in grain storage (second tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5319">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/60</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 88 and 89), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second tranche of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that the remaining consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide that would be eligible for funding once the project was fully implemented was 8 ODP tonnes.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 91), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2004 work programme of the China halon phase-out plan at a total cost of US $1,200,000 plus agency support costs of US $90,000.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 93), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national ODS phase-out plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina at a total cost of US $864,160 plus agency support costs of US $64,812 for UNIDO, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance issues and was in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report; and</li><li>To allocate US $265,300 plus support costs of US $19,898 to UNIDO for the first annual implementation programme.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: National CFC phase-out plan (second tranche) </u>(Germany, UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5268">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/25</a>)&nbsp;</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 95), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNDP component of the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 97), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national phase-out plan for Annex A (Groups I and II) substances for Colombia at a total level of funding of US $4,500,000 plus agency support costs of US $337,500 for UNDP in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>Also to approve US $2,146,820 plus agency support costs of US $161,011 for UNDP for implementation of the first tranche of the project.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 99, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out plan for Ecuador at a total level of funding of US $1,689,800 plus agency support costs of US $126,735 for the World Bank, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to the present report; and</li><li>Also to approve US $777,326 plus support costs of US $58,299 for the World Bank for implementation of the 2004 annual programme of the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>India: CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors: balance of the 2003 tranche and 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5283" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/36</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 100), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the balance of funding for the 2003 annual work programme in the amount of US $3,520,843 plus agency support costs of US $264,063 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To refer the draft agreement, the 2004 work programme and the policy issues therein to the Subgroup on the Production Sector for its consideration (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4195">Decision 41/95</a> and Annex XVIII).</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Islamic Republic of Iran: National CFC phase-out plan (first annual implementation programme)</u> (Germany, France, UNDP, UNEP, and UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5285" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38</a>, UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38/Add.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38/Corr.1, UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38/Add.2 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38/Corr.2, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5288">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/38/Add.3</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 101), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the implementation of the first tranche of the above project as follows (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4120">Decision 41/20</a> above):</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $140,253 plus agency support costs of US $18,233 to UNEP; and</li><li>US $361,840 plus agency support costs of US $27,138 to UNIDO.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 102 to 104), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out plan for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya at a total level of funding of US $2,497,947 plus agency support costs of US $187,346 for UNIDO, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to the present report; and</li><li>Also to approve US $1,500,000 plus support costs of US $112,500 for UNIDO for implementation of the first tranche of the national phase-out plan.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 106), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $2,976,827 plus agency support costs of US $264,834 for UNDP and US $255,000 plus agency support costs of US $33,150 for UNIDO for the 2004 annual work programme of the CFC phase-out plan for Nigeria; and</li><li>To request UNDP to make provision in the 2004 annual implementation programme for development of methodology for an independent audit to be used to verify consumption limits for 2003 and subsequent years, as required under the agreement on the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Philippines: National CFC phase-out plan, manufacturing sector: 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank, Sweden) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/52)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 108), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve disbursement of funds for the implementation of the 2004 annual implementation programme of the national CFC phase-out plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report; and</li><li>To note with appreciation the vigilance of the Government of Philippines in preventing illegal imports into the country, thus preventing unwanted emissions of ODS.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Thailand: National CFC phase-out plan: 2003 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5320">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/61</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 110 and 111), the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2003 work programme of the CFC national phase-out plan at a total cost of US $4,011,846 plus agency support costs of US $353,066 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to accelerate the implementation of conversion activities for the remaining CFC-consuming industries in Thailand in order to reduce the demand for CFCs.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Turkey: Total phase-out of CFCs plan: 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5321" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/62</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 113), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Venezuela: National CFC phase-out plan (first tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5323" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/63</a>, <a href="/media/5324" target="_blank"></a><a href="/media/5324" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/63/Corr.1</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5324">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/63/Corr.1</a>/Add.1, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5324">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/63/Corr.1</a>/Add.2)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 114 and 115), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the above project proposal, with the understanding that Venezuela wished to submit it again at a time when the CFC production sector project was clearly understood.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Sector plan for phase-out of CTC and process agents (phase I): 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/5272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 116 and 117), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting a revised 2004 work programme, together with the verification report of the 2003 annual work programme of the sector plan for phase out of CTC and process agents. The revised 2004 work programme should address specifically:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Information on fund disbursement; and</li><li>Greater details on the 2004 work programme, such as the number of CTC producers to be closed, the number of CTC-consuming enterprises to be closed, converted to substitute technologies and subjected to emission control, as well as a breakdown of the CTC reductions associated with each category; and</li></ol></li><li>Also to request the World Bank to submit to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting a revised monitoring system for implementing the CTC sector plan to include indicators for verification of the achievement of targets for CTC production and consumption in the proposed monitoring system. The World Bank should coordinate the methodology with the similar request for the CTC sector plan in India, taking into account the differences in technologies applied in the industries in the two countries.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 118 and 119), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2004 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted to the 42nd Meeting by the World Bank, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2003 annual programme.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Refrigeration sector CFC phase-out plan (first tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5263" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/23</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/23Corr.1 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/23/Add.1)</p><p>The Executive Committee noted that UNIDO had submitted a CFC phase-out plan to address the remaining consumption of 1,737 ODP tonnes in the refrigeration sector in Argentina, but that agreement had not been reached in time. Consequently, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 121), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: Sector plan CFC final phase-out: domestic refrigeration and domestic refrigeration compressors (second tranche)</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 123), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the second funding tranche of the above project at the level of US $2,171,539 plus agency support costs of US $192,239 for UNIDO;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to disburse US $1,085,770 plus US $96,120 in support costs, pending completion by the Secretariat and UNIDO of a further examination of the possibility of redeployment of equipment from two cancelled projects to the sector plan, if necessary bringing in independent experts to assess the condition and the value of the equipment;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to disburse the balance to UNIDO, upon completion of the examination, after taking into account the value from reuse of some or all of the equipment; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the Executive Committee on the final disbursement and the return of any unallocated funding.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: customs training</u> (UNEP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5277">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/31</a>)</p><p><u>Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: training of technicians in refrigeration</u> (UNEP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5277">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/31</a>)</p><p><u>Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: centralized recovery and recycling of CFC-12 programme</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5277">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/31</a>)</p><p><u>Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: monitoring the activities</u> (UNEP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5277">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/31</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 124), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposals at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo would have flexibility in using the resources available under the centralized recovery and recycling programme to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation;</li><li>The sub-contracts from the centralized recovery and recycling programme would be funded in stages so that resources could be diverted to other activities such as additional training or procurement of service tools, if the proposed results from the programme were not achieved;</li><li>The centralized recovery and recycling programme should not commence until the legislation controlling CFC imports was in place and measures had been taken to ensure that the local market prices of CFCs and non-ODS refrigerants were similar; and</li><li>UNDP and UNEP would provide appropriate monitoring throughout project implementation.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 126), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve US $476,536 plus agency support costs of US $43,243 to UNDP and US $173,200 plus agency support costs of US $19,052 to UNIDO for the plan for phase-out of CFCs in the refrigeration manufacturing sector in India (second tranche).</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Indonesia: Sector phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the refrigeration (MAC servicing) sector: 2004 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5284">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/37</a>)</p><p><u>Indonesia: Sector phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the refrigeration (manufacturing) sector (balance of second tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5284">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/37</a>)</p><p><u>Indonesia: Sector phase-out plan for elimination of CFCs in the refrigeration (servicing) sector (second tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5284">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/37</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 128), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $1,600,000 plus agency support costs of US $141,100 to UNDP for the refrigeration manufacturing sector plan (balance of second tranche);</li><li>US $1,805,987 plus agency support costs of US $160,939 to UNDP for the refrigeration servicing sector plan (second tranche); and</li><li>US $1,347,300 plus agency support costs of US $119,937 to the World Bank for the mobile air conditioning (MAC) sector (2004 annual programme).</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee noted that UNIDO had submitted a refrigeration sector CFC phase-out plan for Mexico to address the remaining consumption of 1,778 ODP tonnes, but that agreement had not been reached in time. Consequently, having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 130), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Pakistan: Phase-out of the use of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of refrigeration equipment at Dawlance, United Refrigeration, Ice Age and at 29 small enterprises</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5310">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/51</a>)</p><p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 132), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the above project proposal to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 134), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the refrigerant management plan for Pakistan at a total level of funding of US $1,139,500 plus agency support costs of US $85,463 for UNIDO for the phase-out of 215 ODP tonnes of CFCs in the refrigeration servicing sector by 2007, representing the total CFC consumption eligible for funding in this subsector, on the understanding that the remaining consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector will be phased out by the Government of Pakistan without further assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Also to approve US $191,000 plus agency support costs of US $14,325 for UNIDO for implementation of the first tranche of the project; and</li><li>That the remaining funding would be requested according to the following schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Project cost (US $)</td><td>534,200</td><td>414,300</td></tr><tr><td>Support cost (US $)</td><td>40,065</td><td>31,073</td></tr><tr><td>Total cost (US $)</td><td>574,265</td><td>445,373</td></tr></tbody></table>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 135 and 136), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the ODS phase-out plan for the solvent sector in Argentina at a level of funding of US $635,986 plus agency support costs of US $47,699 for UNIDO, with the following understandings:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of Argentina commits itself to phasing out the consumption of CTC, TCA and CFC-113 through implementation of the ODS phase-out plan in the solvent sector in Argentina according to the following phase-out schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">ODS</td><td colspan="7">Max. Allowable Consumption (ODP Tonnes)</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>CTC</td><td>30.5</td><td>8.0</td><td>6.0</td><td>4.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>TCA</td><td>31.0</td><td>22.0</td><td>16.0</td><td>11.0</td><td>7.0</td><td>5.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>CFC-113</td><td>27.5</td><td>17.5</td><td>10.5</td><td>5.5</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>89.0</td><td>47.5</td><td>32.5</td><td>20.5</td><td>11.5</td><td>7.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>The Government of Argentina agrees that no additional Multilateral Fund resources would be requested for activities in the solvent sector, except for the phase-out of bromochloromethane (BCM). A future proposal might be submitted, consistent with Multilateral Fund rules in effect at the time, for a level of consumption not exceeding 1.405 ODP tonnes of BCM;</li><li>The Executive Committee agrees to provide Argentina with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures, as agreed between the Government of Argentina and UNIDO in the phase-out plan in the solvent sector;</li><li>The Government of Argentina agrees that appropriate legislation will be put in place by 2005;</li><li>The Government of Argentina agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide annual reports on the verified level of consumption of CTC, TCA and CFC-113; and</li><li>UNIDO will be responsible, inter alia, for the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Reporting annually on the implementation of all activities funded under the sector plan; and</li><li>Providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that ODS consumption phase-out in the solvent sector has been completed based on the schedules listed in the table above.</li></ol></li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: ODS phase-out in solvent sector: 2004 annual implementation programme solvent plan</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/5272" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5273">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/28/Corr.1</a>)</p><p>Having considered the comments and recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 137 to 139), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNDP to resubmit the 2003 report of progress and the 2004 annual implementation programme for the solvent sector plan for ODS phase-out in China with the performance auditing requirements to the 42nd Meeting.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 140 and 141), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the approach adopted by the Secretariat and UNIDO to determine the remaining eligible CTC consumption in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, as described in paragraph 4 of document <a href="/media/5289" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/39</a>;</li><li>To approve in principle the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at a total cost of US $5,684,840 plus support costs of US $426,363 for UNIDO in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XV to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>Also to approve US $3,500,000 plus agency support costs of US $262,000 for UNIDO for the implementation of the first tranche of the project proposal; and</li><li>To note that the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea undertook not to submit any projects in the CTC consumption sector except for process agent applications currently ineligible for funding and that in such cases the amount of CTC eligible for funding under the Multilateral Fund would not exceed 146 ODP tonnes and the funding level would not exceed US $6.07/kg.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 142 and 143), the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the sector phase-out plan for CTC in Pakistan at a total level of funding of US $2,745,665 plus agency support costs of US $205,924 for UNIDO, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVI to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To request UNIDO to ensure equipment for conversion was provided only to small enterprises whose eligibility had been verified; and</li><li>To approve US $1,200,000 plus agency costs of US $90,000 for the first tranche of the project.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 144 and 145), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the terminal umbrella project for the solvent sector in Turkey at a total cost of US $531,644 plus agency support costs of US $39,873 for UNIDO;</li><li>To stipulate that no further funding would be requested from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of CFC-113, TCA and CTC in Turkey; and</li><li>Also to stipulate that, should the phase-out of bromochloromethane (BCM) in applicable process agent uses become eligible for funding, Turkey might submit a proposal for funding, consistent with the rules of the Multilateral Fund in effect at the time, for a level of consumption not exceeding 21.34 ODP tonnes of BCM.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Foam (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 147), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the follow-up study on liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) technology as contained in document <a href="/media/5329" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/65</a> and Add.1; and</li><li>That any future projects for LCD technology would have to be developed taking fully into consideration:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>the ability of the LCD technology to produce the specific foam grades manufactured by the enterprise;</li><li>the compatibility between the equipment provided by the LCD technology supplier and the equipment in place in the enterprise;</li><li>the need for long-term technical support beyond the currently-defined completion date of the project;</li><li>having regard to the technical constraints mentioned in part I of document <a href="/media/5329" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/65</a>, the ability of LCD technology to contribute to reductions in CFC-11 consumption soon enough to meet the schedules in relevant national CFC phase-out plans; and</li><li>The need for countries to provide written confirmation that they understood the possible problems with the application of the technology.</li></ol></li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraphs 152 to 154), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the reports submitted by UNIDO for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi and Uruguay, and by UNDP on technical assistance for methyl bromide reductions and formulation of regional phase-out strategies for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries in Africa;</li><li>To commend the Ozone Unit of the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and UNIDO for their efforts in completing the project ahead of the 2005 target;</li><li>With regard to the project proposal for Uganda:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with concern that, even though UNIDO had received funding for the preparation of a project proposal for the methyl bromide sector, in which participation by major stakeholders is foreseen, as required by the guidelines for preparation of such projects, UNIDO submitted a project for Uganda that did not reflect its actual methyl bromide consumption;</li><li>Also to note that Uganda is in non-compliance with both the terms of the Montreal Protocol and the Executive Committee agreement;</li><li>Further to note, however, that, with the same level of assistance originally agreed by the Fund, the Government of Uganda has undertaken a commitment to the Executive Committee and the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to achieve significant reductions leading to a complete phase-out of methyl bromide by 2007; and</li><li>To approve the change of technology foreshadowed in the progress report submitted by UNIDO and to request UNIDO to implement the project within the time and in the manner now proposed, on the understanding that UNIDO will submit annual progress reports prior to disbursement of annual tranches;</li></ol></li><li>To defer consideration of the change of the starting point for permanent reductions in methyl bromide consumption in Zimbabwe; and</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the national farmersÔÇÖ training and establishment of farmersÔÇÖ field school project; and to invite UNEP to submit requests for funding for similar activities in three additional countries in 2004, one in each region, at the same level as the project approved at the 27<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a href="/media/5227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 157), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare an updated list of countries which lacked import and export licensing systems.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Sub-committees <p>Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/14</a>, paragraph 158), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>If cost-related issues associated with projects were not resolved one week before a meeting of the Executive Committee, related projects should not be considered by the Sub-Committee on Project Review at that meeting;</li><li>The Secretariat should provide to each delegation member of the Sub-Committee on Project Review a copy of any new or revised document that was completed subsequent to the last hard-copy dispatch of material;</li><li>The Sub-Committee should strive to avoid discussion of projects until complete upÔÇætoÔÇædate documentation was available;</li><li>If the Secretariat was recommending approval of subsequent tranches of multi-year agreements without comment, related approvals should initially be put in the list of projects for blanket approval;</li><li>At the first session of each meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review, the Secretariat should submit a document indicating the historical level of forward funding approved on an annual basis, and the implications for additional forward funding that would occur if all of the projects recommended for forward funding at the meeting were approved at that meeting; and</li><li>The Secretariat should make every effort to economize on use of paper in preparing documentation for the meetings.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare a financial planning document, providing:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>A status report on the process undertaken up to the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting in implementing the FundÔÇÖs three-year model phase-out plan; and</li><li>Guidance on the funding allocations for the remainder of the triennium, including total allocations for 2004 and 2005, allocations of the implementing agencies and the bilateral agencies, and a possible allocation for a funding window on accelerated phaseÔÇæout and maintaining momentum.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Cambodia, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by the Government of Cambodia; and</li><li>To request the Government of Cambodia to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for Colombia, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme update for the Islamic Republic of Iran, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein, or their funding levels, or the ODS consumption data contained therein; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to address the issues raised by the Fund Secretariat regarding CTC and TCA data discrepancies, to revise the country programme update document accordingly and to resubmit it, using the format approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3558">Decision 35/58</a>, to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Liberia, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by the Government of Liberia; and</li><li>To request the Government of Liberia to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for Mexico, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme update for Morocco, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</li><li>To take note that, according to proviso A of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a>, if an Article 5 country selected option 2, it should be with the understanding that the Executive Committee might agree in exceptional cases to adjust the resulting baseline at the first instance a project from a country is considered, to take into account the demonstrated nonÔÇærepresentative nature of the last yearÔÇÖs data for reasons such as clearly demonstrated stockpiling in the specific 12-month period, and/or national economic difficulties in the specific 12-month period, and that there were no other provisos in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">Decision 35/57</a> for a change in the starting point for determining the remaining consumption eligible for funding; and</li><li>To discuss projects proposed by Morocco under its country programme update in accordance with Executive Committee guidelines.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for Pakistan, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Rwanda, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval of the Rwanda country programme was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by the Government of Rwanda; and</li><li>To request the Government of Rwanda to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Sierra Leone, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval of the Sierra Leone country programme was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by the Government of Sierra Leone; and</li><li>To request the Government of Sierra Leone to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Suriname, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval of the Suriname country programme was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol by the Government of Suriname; and</li><li>To request the Government of Suriname to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings, Sub-committees <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Starting with its first meeting in 2004, to eliminate the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance and the Sub-Committee on Project Review and to examine all items in plenary, making use of working groups as necessary;</li><li>To start each meeting with an organizational session which would examine the business plans, the availability of resources and the status of compliance;</li><li>To follow that organizational session with the review of projects;</li><li>To adopt the new regime on a trial basis for a year and retain the possibility of recreating the two Sub-Committees if it felt that the trial had not been successful;</li><li>To examine whether the new regime provided sufficient time-saving to permit reducing the number of meetings to two per year; and</li><li>Bearing in mind the objectives in subparagraphs (d) and (e) above, to request the Secretariat to submit to the final meeting in 2004 a report on operation of the first two meetings in the year.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of document <a href="/media/5346" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/80</a> and the definitions of performance indicators presented therein;</li><li>To approve the following performance indicators for the evaluation of the performance of the implementing agencies, starting with the year 2004, with the weightings indicated in the following table and subject to review from time to time:</li></ol><table><caption>* Existing performance indicator.</caption><tbody><tr><td><p>Category of</p><p>performance indicator</p></td><td>Item</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Approval</td><td>Number of annual programmes of multi-year agreements approved vs. those planned, may not be applicable to UNEP</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Approval</td><td>Number of individual projects/activities (investment projects, RMPs, halon banks, TAS) approved vs. those planned</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Milestone activities completed (e.g. policy measures, regulatory assistance)/ODS levels achieved for approved multi-year annual tranches vs. those planned, may not be applicable to UNEP</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation*</td><td>ODP phased-out for individual projects vs. those planned per progress reports, may not be applicable to UNEP</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation*</td><td>Project completion (pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-282">Decision 28/2</a> for investment projects) and as defined for non-investment projects vs. those planned in progress reports</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Percentage of policy/regulatory assistance completed vs. that planned</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Speed of financial completion vs. that required per progress report completion dates</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative*</td><td>Timely submission of project completion reports vs. those agreed</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative*</td><td><p>Timely submission of progress reports and responses unless otherwise</p><p>agreed</p></td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request the Secretariat to continue to monitor the following indicators of performance on the basis of trend analysis in future evaluations of the performance of implementing agencies: value of projects approved, ODP to be phased out, cost of project preparation, cost-effectiveness, distribution among countries, funds disbursed, speed of first disbursement, speed of completion, and net emission due to delays;</li><li>Also to request implementing agencies to propose qualitative performance indicators as part of their 2004 business plans to be submitted to the 42nd Meeting and to continue to consider the possibility of performance indicators for National Ozone Units; and</li><li>To adopt the following performance indicators for UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) to replace the former performance indicators unique to UNEPÔÇÖs specific mandate:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Indicator</td><td>Data</td><td>Assessment</td></tr><tr><td>Usefulness of the region network/thematic meetings</td><td>Average of all ratings by network meeting participants</td><td>Average versus maximum rating</td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistance to countries for data</p><p>Reporting for the purpose of</p><p>establishing baselines</p></td><td>Number of countries with missing data that received specific CAP assistance for data reporting in order to determine compliance baselines. UNEP should give a clear indication of the assistance provided per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4011">Decision 40/11</a>(b)(i)</td><td>Proportion of countries receiving assistance that subsequently provided data pursuant to Article 7</td></tr><tr><td>Assistance with Article 7 data reporting</td><td>Number of countries reporting data in compliance with Article 7 of the Protocol pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4011">Decision 40/11</a>(b)(ii)</td><td>Proportion of countries accepting assistance that achieved compliance</td></tr><tr><td>Countries in actual or potential non-compliance as per MOP decisions</td><td>Number of countries offered assistance under the CAP and number of Countries that accepted assistance (after consultations with other implementing and bilateral agencies) and received CAP special assistance outside of network meetings listing the countries and type of assistance</td><td>Proportion of countries accepting assistance that achieved compliance</td></tr><tr><td>Countries at risk of becoming in non-compliance as per Article 7 data trends</td><td>Number of countries offered assistance under the CAP including those countries not yet officially declared in non-compliance but where data indicate as much and number of countries that accepted the offered assistance (after consultations with other implementing and bilateral agencies) and received CAP special assistance outside of network meetings, listing the countries and type of assistance</td><td>Number of countries provided special assistance outside of network meetings as a proportion of the number of countries that appeared to be in non-compliance</td></tr><tr><td>Information clearing-house</td><td><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Number of newsletter subscriptions</li><li>Number of discrete visitors (IP addresses) to the web site</li><li>Number of PDF documents downloaded from web site</li><li>Number of hard-copy publications disseminated</li><li>Number of query responses answered; average time for response</li></ol></td><td>Comparison with previous yearsÔÇÖ data</td></tr></tbody></table>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the document on administrative costs as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5347">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/81</a>;</li><li>To approve US $1.5 million each for core unit funding for 2004 for UNDP, UNIDO, and the World Bank;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with bilateral agencies, to compile historical data of the rates of programme support costs of the bilateral cooperation projects and the methodology used for the calculation of such rates with a view to examining the applicability of the current administrative cost regime established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">Decision 38/68</a> to bilateral agencies, and to report thereon to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To continue to monitor the administrative cost regime adopted by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">Decision 38/68</a> in the context of budget requests for future years bearing in mind the need to maintain an overall rate of administrative costs below 10 per cent as was achieved in 2002 and 2003.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to take into full account the findings of the CTC/TCA audit report in developing the sector phase-out plan for phasing out TCA production in China;</li><li>Also to request the World Bank and the Government of China to use the findings of the China CTC/TCA audit report in the implementation of the CTC sector plan, and to submit a complete verification report of both CTC production and consumption in 2003 to the 43<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, with a preliminary report submitted to the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the CTC sector Agreement in India, attached as Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of India to submit a draft verification framework together with milestones for completion of the verification system for the CTC sector Agreement at the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee. The verification system should include methodology and indicators for monitoring of the following elements: the total annual CTC production and imports, exports, a breakdown of CTC production for feedstock and non-feedstock applications, as well as a breakdown of CTC consumption in feedstock and non-feedstock applications, and, possibly, a breakdown of CTC consumption for solvents and process agents;</li><li>To continue the discussion on the discrepancy regarding IndiaÔÇÖs 2001 CTC import data at the next meeting of the Subgroup;</li><li>To approve the project preparation funding for the World Bank for the Venezuela CFC production phase-out project at US $40,000; and</li><li>Further to request the World Bank to take into full account the findings of the CFC audit report and to provide information on the historical development in the ownership of Produven in the project proposal for CFC production phase-out in Venezuela.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that, having reviewed the experiences of the Multilateral Fund and the progress made in the implementation of the projects on highly concessional terms approved to date for Article 5 countries, the implementing agencies and the Article 5 countries concerned had accumulated sufficient useful competence and expertise to further identify and implement projects with innovative financing; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, the implementing agencies and bilateral agencies to continue to explore opportunities and possibilities for carrying out more pilot and demonstration projects in countries that wished to do so in order to illustrate how concessional lending or other innovative financial mechanisms could be used in accordance with Article 10 of the Montreal Protocol and thereby facilitate and/or advance national compliance with the Protocol, and to report from time to time to the Executive Committee and to the Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p><strong>Clarification of issues related to the monitoring and evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-3912">Decision 39/12</a>(b))</strong></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the item until its 42nd Meeting.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general, ODS consumption data in projects <p><strong>Consideration of the rate of US $12.10 per ODP kilogramme used in allocating phaseout to non-investment projects (</strong><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-367"><strong>Decision 36/7</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that a change in value from the figure of US $12.10/kg was not warranted.</p>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report by UNEP on the preliminary results and the progress made in the implementation of the Communication Strategy as contained in document <a href="/media/5352" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/86</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP, in implementing the Communication Strategy, to take into consideration:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Opportunities for coordination with subregional economic organizations and on a regional basis;</li><li>The need for small and micro enterprises to be kept informed of technological developments; and</li><li>The interaction between trade in ODS and the objectives of the Multilateral Fund at the subregional level;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note that UNEP will provide its next annual progress report on the Communication Strategy at the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion, in recognition of the fact that in certain cases Article 5 countries needed flexibility in implementing refrigerant management plans in order to reflect changing circumstances, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To recommend that bilateral and implementing agencies, in collaboration with Article 5 countries preparing and implementing refrigerant management plans, be given flexibility, within historically agreed funding levels, to implement refrigerant management plan components that are adapted to meet the specific needs of relevant Article 5 countries, and that planned changes to project activities be clearly documented and available for future monitoring and evaluation in accordance with Fund rules; and</li><li>That in developing appropriate interventions, Article 5 countries and bilateral and implementing agencies should give consideration to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Concentrating support on the development of legislation and coordination mechanisms with industry, where these are not yet in place, and on further training programmes for refrigeration technicians and customs officers, using existing national capacities and providing expert support and resources such as equipment and tools required; this should also include efforts to raise awareness of the value of skilled technicians for end users and for stakeholders;</li><li>Also concentrating recovery and reuse of CFC on large-size commercial and industrial installations and mobile air conditioner (MAC) sectors, if significant numbers of CFC-12 based systems still exist and the availability of CFC is strongly reduced by the adoption of effective import control measures;</li><li>Further exploring possibilities for facilitating cost-effective retrofitting and/or use of drop-in substitutes, possibly through incentive programmes;</li><li>Becoming more selective in providing new recovery and in particular recycling equipment by:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>establishing during project preparation a sounder estimate of the likely demand for recovery and recycling equipment;</li><li>delivering equipment to the country only against firm orders and with significant cost participation by the workshops for equipment provided, using locally-assembled machines to the extent possible;</li><li>procuring, delivering and distributing equipment in several stages, after reviewing the utilization of equipment delivered and verifying further demand; and</li><li>ensuring that adequate follow-up service and information are available to keep the recovery and recycling equipment in service; and</li></ol></li><li>Monitoring the use of equipment and knowledge acquired by the beneficiaries, on an ongoing basis, through regular consultations and collection of periodic reports from the workshops, to be carried out by national consultants in cooperation with associations of technicians. Progress reports based on such monitoring should be prepared annually by the consultant and/or the National Ozone Units, in cooperation with the implementing agency, as provided for in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">Decision 31/48</a>, and sufficient additional resources should be made available to allow for such follow-up and reporting work.</li></ol></li></ol>

41st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee would be held in Montreal from 29 March to 2 April 2004.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to reconstitute the Subgroup on the Production Sector with the following composition: Bangladesh, Canada (facilitator), China, Cuba, Japan, Mauritius, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 26 March 2004 and reproduced in Annex I to the present report];</li><li>Also to note the new information provided by the Treasurer on the gains and losses resulting from the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to break down the information on gains and losses resulting from the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism by country and to include it in a separate column of the relevant table in future reports;</li><li>To note with appreciation the updated information on the status of payments provided by number of countries during the Meeting;</li><li>To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to make their contributions in a timely manner; and</li><li>To urge Parties with contributions that were long overdue to comply with paragraph 7 of Decision XI/7 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on financial planning as contained in documents <a href="/media/5140" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/4</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5141">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/4/Corr.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5142">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/4/Corr.2</a>;</li><li>To adopt a resource allocation of US $237 million for 2004 and US $178 million for 2005, with any remaining funds from 2004 to be allocated to 2005;</li><li>To note that all projects in the bilateral and implementing agenciesÔÇÖ 2004 business plans for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum could be considered for funding in 2004;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with bilateral and implementing agencies, to prepare a paper for submission to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee, analysing the potential need for projects to accelerate phase-out and maintain momentum, and to provide guidance on the need for a funding window to consider such projects; and</li><li>To consider at its 44th Meeting the possible need for a funding window to accelerate phase-out and maintain momentum, as well as any related criteria for the selection of projects to be funded through that window.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the draft model three-year phase-out plan 2004-2006 presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5143">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/5</a> had been used as the reference for the preparation of the 2004-2006 business plans of the implementing agencies;</li><li>To adopt the model three-year phase-out plan 2004-2006 as a reference for resource planning for the corresponding triennium;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries with projects approved but not implemented and the cooperating implementing and bilateral agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2004-2006 triennium; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for the years 2005-2007 to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2005 in order to provide guidance, as appropriate, for the preparation of the 2005-2007 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2004-2006 business plan of the Multilateral Fund as contained in <a href="/media/5144" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/6</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5145">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/6/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To invite Executive Committee members to submit proposals on qualitative performance indicators to the Secretariat by 31 July 2004;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to consider further the proposals on qualitative performance indicators, taking into account any proposals received from Executive Committee members, and to report thereon to the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>Also to request the Secretariat to present the development over time of the performance indicators for each implementing agency, in the consolidated business plan, to enable comparison and evaluation of their performances.</li></ol>

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the planned window activities, the funding of the European Network of the CAP and possible project overlaps and activities outside the three-year phase-out plan and window, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the business plans and letters on bilateral cooperation submitted by: Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America as addressed in document <a href="/media/5146" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/7</a>;</li><li>Also to note the withdrawal by Hungary of its business plan, which included funding for the European Network;</li><li>To note with appreciation the significant support for the European Network provided by the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Slovak Republic;</li><li>To request the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic to withdraw their business plans, which included funding for the European Network, as UNEP had incorporated the Network into its funding requests for its Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP);</li><li>Further to note the statement made by the representative of Japan with respect to the activities proposed and to maintain them in the business plan of Japan; and</li><li>In the case of multiyear projects which would result in forward commitments into the next replenishment period, to request bilateral agencies to establish arrangements such as agreements with other implementing and bilateral agencies that were in a position to do so, which would ensure that the project received the full funding approved.</li></ol>

Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>Noting that a number of representatives had expressed differing views on the eligibility of funding HCFC phase-out management studies by the Multilateral Fund, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Government of Germany to take into account the views expressed on the eligibility of funding HCFC phase-out management studies by the Multilateral Fund at the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, in the informal group meeting and, in addition, further submissions of additional ideas and opinions sent by e-mail to GTZÔÇæProklima, as the German bilateral implementing agency, provided that they were received 10 weeks prior to the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>Also to request the Government of Germany to circulate to the Executive Committee, through the United Kingdom delegation, a policy paper on the issues of the responsibility of the Multilateral Fund and potential eligibility requirements for such a study and to reformulate the project proposal for submission and consideration at the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee on that basis.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>After discussion on the planned window activities and the performance indicators, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2004-2006 business plan of UNDP, as contained in documents <a href="/media/5147" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/8</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5148">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/8/Corr.1</a> and as orally amended to include a possible project for Cuba, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP, as contained in Annex II to the present report.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>After discussion on the planned window activities, the possible overlaps of projects and the supplementary CAP activities, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2004-2006 business plan of UNEP as contained in document <a href="/media/5149" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/9</a> and as orally amended to include the projects already submitted for Bangladesh and a non-governmental organization methyl bromide project, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP, as contained in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>After discussion on the planned window activities, the overlaps of planned activities and the performance indicators, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2004-2006 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in documents <a href="/media/5150" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/10</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/10Corr.1 and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/10/Corr.2</a> and as orally amended, to bring forward the Serbia and Montenegro project from 2005, modify the phase-out in the MDI and RMP projects in China and remove the methyl bromide project in Viet Nam, taking into account the clarification provided by the representative of UNIDO, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO, as contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>After discussion of the possible window projects and the possible overlaps of projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2004ÔÇô2006 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in documents <a href="/media/5153" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5153">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/11</a>/Corr. 1 and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5153">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/11</a>/Corr.2, with the withdrawal of planned chiller projects in Argentina and Mexico, whose implementation by the World Bank would be subsumed into those countriesÔÇÖ national implementation plans, as well as the withdrawal of the accelerated CTC production phase-out project in China, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank, as contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>After discussing the production sector phase-out results planned and achieved, the measurements in metric and ODP tonnes and gross versus net saleable production, the discrepancies between CFC-production data reported under Article 7 and in the verification reports, capacity development and awareness-building, the support extended for the development and production of substitutes for CFCs, prices and supply/demand for CFCs and substitutes, linkages to the illegal trade in CFCs, and the national and international audits and their focus, methods and schedules, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the findings and recommendations in document <a href="/media/5156" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/12</a>;</li><li>To clarify that, although the phase-out agreement defines the maximum allowable CFC production in China in metric tonnes (MT), this production should continue to be planned and verified in ODP tonnes, as calculated in the original sector plan and the subsequent annual work programmes and verification reports;</li><li>To request the Government of India, in cooperation with the World Bank, to plan and verify allowable CFC production in India as so-called gross production, to review the calculations made to establish the baseline for the agreement, and to report to the 43<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on their findings;</li><li>To request the Governments of China and India to clarify, in cooperation with the Ozone Secretariat, the World Bank and the Fund Secretariat, differences in CFC production data reported under Article 7 to the Ozone Secretariat and in the verification reports;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the World Bank and UNIDO, to review the verification guidelines adopted by the 32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, with respect to the following;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>How to include movements of CTC to and from CFC producers and internal transfers of CTC in CFC-producing companies in the verification reports, annual progress reports and work programmes, in view of the intense pressure on CTC management in the enterprises as a result of the phaseÔÇæout of CFC-11 and CFC-12;</li><li>For countries with CFC and CTC production sector phase-out agreements (China and India), the verification missions should be closely coordinated and possibly be merged;</li><li>Where plants co-produce CFC-11 and CFC-12, it might be necessary to determine whether the practice of counting unit ratios of CTC and AHF and comparing them with previous years was needed;</li><li>Whether the inspection and verification of the daily log books should continue to serve mainly as a back-up to clarify inconsistencies observed;</li><li>Whether reported measurements of CFC production should be rounded to the nearest 100 kg and then compared to the more accurate financial and sales records;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank and the Governments of China and India to revise the presentation of technical assistance activities in future annual reports and work programmes for the CFC production sector by:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Showing separately activities to maintain the national administrative infrastructure to manage the process, activities for awareness-building, and technical advice of direct interest to the enterprises (either individually or collectively);</li><li>Specifying clearly the objectives, related outputs and inputs including planned and actual expenditures; and</li></ol></li><li>To recommend that the Governments of China and India, in cooperation with the World Bank, consider the recommendations presented in paragraphs 14 and 15 of document <a href="/media/5156" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/12</a>, amending subparagraph 15(b) to read as follows:ÔÇ£(b) Conducting market research into the evolution of global markets for products made using CTC as feedstock to complement the research efforts and guide the investment of enterprises taking into consideration all environmental effects of manufacturing such end-products, including interlinkages between ozone layer depletion and climate changeÔÇØ.</li></ol>

Desk studies and evaluations, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following clarification of the rationale for recommending a shift of emphasis from auditing every beneficiary enterprise to auditing a sample of enterprises and verifying national production, consumption and import figures, and the need to gather more data on CTC and 1,1,1, trichloroethane (TCA), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the information provided in document <a href="/media/5157" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/13</a>; and</li><li>To recommend that the Government of China, in cooperation with UNDP, consider the recommendations presented in paragraph 13 of document <a href="/media/5157" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/13</a>.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following a discussion in which it was pointed out that the proposed reduction levels presented by both countries were in fact higher than the levels adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, and in the light of the clarification provided by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the following modification to the methyl bromide phase-out schedule for Guatemala as proposed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3842">Decision 38/42</a>(b): the phase-out schedule would achieve a total reduction in consumption of 502.6 ODP tonnes by 2008; of that amount, 100 ODP tonnes would be reduced by non-Article 5 companies. Furthermore, 181.4 ODP tonnes would be reduced in 2003, 36 ODP tonnes in 2004, 132 ODP tonnes in 2005, 25 ODP tonnes in 2006, 25 ODP tonnes in 2007, and an additional 24 ODP tonnes in 2008, in order to enable Guatemala to meet the methyl bromide freeze and the 20 per cent reduction targets in 2005 and 2007, respectively;</li><li>To note that the phase-out of methyl bromide in Guatemala would be achieved within the funding level approved by the Executive Committee at its 38th Meeting, and to commend the Government of Guatemala for its efforts in that regard; and</li><li>To adopt the following modification to the methyl bromide phase-out schedule for Honduras as proposed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3750">Decision 37/50</a>: the phase-out schedule would achieve a total reduction in consumption of 213 ODP tonnes by the end of 2005. Furthermore, 42.5 ODP tonnes would be reduced in the calendar year 2003, 63.9 ODP tonnes in 2004 and an additional 106.6 ODP tonnes in 2005, in order to enable Honduras to meet the methyl bromide freeze and the 20 per cent reduction target by the end of 2005.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Belgium, Canada, Germany and the four implementing agencies, as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/5160" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15</a>);</li><li>To request the Government of France to provide reports on the projects classified with implementation delays as a matter of urgency;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestone</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>CPR/FOA/20/INV/179</td><td><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the</p><p>manufacture of flexible (slabstock) polyurethane foam at Chengdu Plastics No. 7</p></td><td>Equipment installation by September 2004</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>CPR/FOA/27/INV/277</td><td>Conversion of polyurethane slabstock manufacture from CFC-11 to liquid carbon dioxide technology at Jiangsu Haimen Foam plant</td><td>Equipment installation by April 2004</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>CPR/FOA/27/INV/281</td><td>Conversion of polyurethane slabstock manufacture from CFC-11 to liquid carbon dioxide technology in Putuo Zhujiajian Rubber and Plastic Plant</td><td>Equipment installation by April 2004</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CPR/FOA/28/INV/291</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to n-pentane technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation foam at Suzhou Purification Equipment Factory</td><td>Project completion by the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>URT/FOA/26/INV/11</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene Chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Pan Africa Enterprises Ltd.</td><td>Final inspection by the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>URT/FOA/31/INV/13</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam by conversion to methylene chloride at Plyfoam Limited</td><td>Final inspection by the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note the completion of the following projects reported during the Meeting, in addition to the 20 projects reported in the document on implementation delays presented by the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of an inventory and assessment of environmentally-sound and economically-viable technologies and know-how conducive to phase-out of ODS (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/106), implemented by UNEP;</li><li>Phase-out of the remaining ODS consumption in the foam sector (11 enterprises) (EGY/FOA/22/INV/64), implemented by UNDP;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note that the project for training modules on management of ODS phase-out in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/112), implemented by UNEP, would be completed by 1 April 2005;</li><li>Further to note that the milestones had been met and therefore progress had been made on the following projects:</li><li>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigeration Components and Accessories (IND/REF/22/INV/110), implemented by the World Bank;</li><li>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Hindustan Refrigeration Industries (IND/REF/22/INV/123), implemented by the World Bank;</li><li>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Refrigerators and Home Appliances P. Ltd. (IND/REF/22/INV/124), implemented by the World Bank;</li><li>To note the automatic cancellation of the following projects:</li><li>The Chandra refrigeration project in India (IND/REF/19/INV/92), where US $66,787 had been disbursed of the US $130,984 approved for the project and 4.8 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phase-out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">Decision 39/13</a>(b);</li><li>The conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Quimica Andina (BOL/FOA/28/INV/10) with no phase-out; and<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With regard to the Moroccan LCD projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with appreciation the efforts made by UNDP, the Secretariat, the Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Telecommunications (MICT) and all other stakeholders in trying to reach an agreement;</li><li>To take note of the report of UNDP against the background of the information provided in paragraphs 12 (bis) to 12 (quin) of document <a href="/media/5161" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15/Add.1</a>;</li><li>That the proposed agreement mentioned in paragraph 12 (qua) of document <a href="/media/5161" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15/Add.1</a> could be considered on an exceptional basis as a suitable way of continuing the implementation of the projects, on condition that each company signed the agreement by 15 April 2004;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer to send a letter to the Government of Morocco notifying it of the need to implement the projects;</li><li>That, in the event the agreement remained unsigned by any or all of the companies by 15 April 2004, the projects would automatically be cancelled;</li><li>To request UNDP to submit a status report with the necessary explanations to the Executive Committee at its 43rd Meeting.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After considering issues raised with regard to unobligated balances and the return of funds from ongoing projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note both the level of funds being returned to the 42nd Meeting against project balances totalling US $2,574,926: UNDP - US $526,643 including reimbursement of funds previously returned in error for two projects; UNIDO - US $1,048,283; and the World Bank - US $1,000,000; and additionally the return of support costs totalling US $280,891: UNDP - US $68,463 including reimbursement of support costs previously returned in error for two projects; UNIDO - US $117,428; and the World Bank - US $95,000; and</li><li>Also to note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $513,207 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDPÔÇæ US $388,882 plus support costs; UNEP - US $33,857 plus support costs; and the World Bank - US $90,468 plus support costs.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Institutional strengthening <p><u>Support for data reporting in Article 5 countries</u> (paragraphs 7 and 8 of <a target="_blank" href="/media/5162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/16</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge implementing and bilateral agencies to provide all assistance possible to countries for which they were implementing institutional strengthening projects in order to eliminate instances of non-reporting of data.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval listed in Annex I to documents <a href="/media/5162" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/16</a> and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/16/Corr.1, as amended by withdrawal of the halon project for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets, also indicated in Annex VI. For projects for the renewal of the institutional strengthening projects, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments indicated in Annex VII to the present report. Specific references were made to the following projects as indicated below.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project proposal for a national ODS phase-out plan for Bangladesh at a total level of funding of US $1,355,000 plus US $119,775 in agency support costs;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VIII to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve a first tranche of US $155,000 plus support costs of US $11,625 for UNDP and US $90,500 plus support costs of US $11,765 for UNEP for the first annual implementation programme.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Jamaica: Technical assistance umbrella project to phase out ODS solvent use</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/16</a>)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at a total level of funding of US $25,000 and US $2,250 in agency support costs for UNDP, on the understanding that the Government of Jamaica would not seek additional funding for phase-out of ODS in the solvent sector.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>At the conclusion of its discussions on the agenda item, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 42nd Meeting, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $214,700 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $1,085,000 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $1,866,181 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004, and US $918,527 against the balance for 2005 after taking into account net adjustments amounting to a total of US $15,339 to account for <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3914">Decision 39/14</a> not previously accounted for and <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-409">Decision 40/9</a> and <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4024">Decision 40/24</a> that were accounted for twice;</li><li>US $2,780,000 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $795,841 against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $26,553 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004; and</li><li>US $398,913 against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the renewal of the institutional strengthening projects for Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the understanding that the approvals were without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Governments concerned the views contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to prepare a document for consideration at its 43rd Meeting on the potential implications of subsequently increasing the amounts approved for institutional strengthening projects, paying particular attention to the question of how many similar cases might be involved, indicating the problems faced by ozone units in veryÔÇælowÔÇævolume-consuming-countries and the options for ensuring adequate capacity, including increased funding.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the renewal of the institutional strengthening project for Bahamas for the second year of the phase II project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the renewal of the institutional strengthening project for the Philippines for one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Government of the Philippines the views contained in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project proposal for a national phase-out plan for Argentina at a total level of funding of US $7,360,850 plus agency support costs of US $552,064 for UNIDO;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve US $2,740,000 plus support costs of US $205,500 for UNIDO for the implementation of the first tranche of the national phase-out plan.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal for phase-out of the use of methyl bromide commodities and storage fumigation at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report; and</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2004 annual implementation programme of the solvent sector plan for China at a cost of US $5,555,000 plus support costs for UNDP of US $416,625.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2004 annual programme of the Indian CFC production closure programme at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Government of India and the World Bank to assist the CFC producers in reducing filling losses under the technical assistance programme funded under the production sector phase-out agreement; and</li><li>Also to request the Government of India to make available to the Secretariat a copy of the assessment of the application of CFC-113 in the production of trifluoroacetic acid, once it had been completed.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2004 annual programme for the Indian carbon tetrachloride sector at the total level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report; and</li><li>To note the verified Indian imports of carbon tetrachloride in 2001 of 23,006.94 metric tonnes, within 10 per cent of the 24,661 metric tonnes reported in the sector plan, and therefore to maintain the funding level of the sector plan unchanged.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: Technical assistance to comply with the 2005 phase-out of 20 per cent of methyl bromide</u> (Canada, Spain, and UNIDO) (<a href="/media/5195" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/39</a>)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification report of 2003 CFC production in Mexico;</li><li>To approve the 2004 work programme of the CFC production phase-out agreement with Mexico at a cost of US $10,700,000 plus US $802,500 support costs for UNIDO;</li><li>To request that future verifications include greater detail about the methodology used and the specific steps undertaken;</li><li>Also to request UNIDO to include in the verification team a member with a financial accounting background; and</li><li>Further to request UNIDO and other implementing agencies to use actual tonnes of CFCs and other ODS produced, not tonnes sold, when recording and verifying CFC and other ODS production phase-out.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project proposal for a national phase-out plan for Mexico at a total level of funding of US $8,794,500 plus agency support costs of US $659,588 for UNIDO;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve US $3,517,000 plus support costs of US $263,775 for UNIDO for the implementation of the first tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project proposal for a national CFC phase-out plan for Venezuela at a total level of funding of US $6,240,555 plus agency support costs of US $468,042 for UNIDO;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of Venezuela and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve US $1,895,062 plus support costs of US $142,129 for UNIDO for the implementation of the first tranche of the national phase-out plan.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bolivia: Terminal umbrella project for the commercial manufacturing sector</u> (UNDP) (<a href="/media/5175" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/26</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina: Phase-out of halon consumption</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5176">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/27</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the condition that upon approval of the project the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to ban the import of new halons, in accordance with the relevant guidelines.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Chile: Halon consumption phase-out: Part A: technical assistance programme; Part B: halon recycling and recovery equipment</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5177">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/28</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, on the condition that upon approval of the project the Government of Chile agreed to ban the import of new halons, in accordance with the relevant guidelines.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project proposal for a national CFC consumption phaseÔÇæout plan focusing on the refrigeration servicing sector for India at a total level of funding of US $6,338,120 plus agency support costs of US $757,536;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve funding for the implementation of the first tranche of the project as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $414,370 plus agency support costs of US $53,868 to the Government of Germany;</li><li>US $353,020 plus agency support costs of US $45,893 to the Government of Switzerland;</li><li>US $277,200 plus agency support costs of US $20,790 to UNDP;</li><li>US $256,300 plus agency support costs of US $33,319 to UNEP.</li></ol></li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the amount of US $2,957,564 plus agency support costs of US $221,817 for the implementation of the project on phase-out of residual CFCs in the Indonesian foam sector based on the funding disbursement and CFC phase-out schedule submitted to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee (document <a href="/media/5190" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/34/Add.2</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5189">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/34/Corr.1</a>);</li><li>To request the World Bank to incorporate the project, including the amounts approved in principle, into a national CFC phase-out agreement (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4239">Decision 42/39</a>); and</li><li>To approve an amount of US $100,000 for the World Bank to initiate activities essential for the implementation of the project. The amount should be offset against the amount approved in principle for the project and accounted for in the funding disbursement schedule of the eventual CFC phase-out agreement.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer the national plan for phasing out the use of CFCs in the aerosol sector in Indonesia;</li><li>To request the World Bank to resubmit the project proposal to a future Meeting of the Executive Committee on condition that the Government of Indonesia provide:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A clarification of the division of remaining eligible CFC consumption between sectors proposed for funding (e.g., aerosol and MDIs);</li><li>Sufficient information to establish the level of CFC consumption in the aerosol sector eligible for funding, having regard to the eligibility of the CFC-based aerosol enterprises in accordance with the rules and policies of the Multilateral Fund; which would include all necessary information about the status and the baselines of the enterprises; and</li><li>A draft national CFC phase-out agreement covering CFC phase-out in the refrigeration sector (in accordance with the agreement for phase-out of CFCs in the refrigeration sector in Indonesia, approved by the Executive Committee at its 37th Meeting), plus the project proposal for the phase-out of residual CFCs in the foam sector approved, in principle, at the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and the revised national plan for phasing out the use of CFCs in the aerosol sector (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4238">Decision 42/38</a>).</li></ol></li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka at a funding level of US $1,015,000 plus appropriate agency support costs; and</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to continue discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka in order to finalize the agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for submission to the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on reconciliation of the 2002 accounts of the Multilateral Fund (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4110">Decision 41/10</a>(b)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5207">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/46</a>;</li><li>To note the explanation by the Treasurer on how the following funds shown to be due to the implementing agencies were addressed in 2003, or what adjustments would be made in 2004 to provide the resources owed to the respective agencies as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $112,619 for UNEP;</li><li>US $1,169,476 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to approach the board of external auditors of the United Nations for assistance in determining the initial startÔÇæup costs for UNDP;</li><li>That adjustments should be made to the inventory of approved projects to reflect the amounts indicated in the World BankÔÇÖs progress report for the projects listed in Annex III to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5207">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/46</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to complete the reconciliation of the accounts of the World Bank on the basis of audited 2002 accounts, and the accounts of UNDP on the basis of the UNDP ComptrollerÔÇÖs review, based on the figures derived from the reconciliation presented in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/5247">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/12</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5207">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/46</a>, as well as any relevant decisions taken at the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To urge the World Bank and UNDP to submit the information required for reconciliation as soon as possible.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the agreement between UNEP and the Executive Committee on the service of the Treasurer, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report, to be signed on behalf of the Executive Committee by the Chair;</li><li>Also to approve an annual fee amounting to US $500,000, inclusive of annual inflation, effective 1 April 2004 continuing for the next five years, for UNEP for providing the service of the Treasurer, as indicated in Annex VI to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to ensure that the functions of Treasurer (Annex XIV) were clearly distributed between the P-4 and P-5 positions mentioned in document <a href="/media/5208" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/47/Rev.1</a>.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Having considered the note from the Secretariat on the rate of return on UNEPÔÇÖs fund investments (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5209">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/48</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the information provided by UNEP on its fund investments (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5209">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/48</a>); and</li><li>To request UNEP to maximize the benefits to the Multilateral Fund and the contributing Parties when exercising its functions as Treasurer.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p><strong>Treatment/Encashment of Promissory Notes {follow-up to </strong><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-414"><strong>Decision 41/4</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the additional information provided by the Treasurer; and</li><li>To request UNEP to complete the study on the encashment of promissory notes and submit a report thereon to the Executive Committee at its 43rd Meeting.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Bilateral <p>The representative of Japan questioned the validity of applying <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2641">Decision 26/41</a> of the Executive Committee, which was based on information about only the four implementing agencies, to the bilateral agencies. Subsequently, consultations were held among the representatives of Austria, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Following the consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on programme support costs of bilateral cooperation projects (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5211">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/50</a>);</li><li>To note with appreciation the inputs from Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, and Japan;</li><li>To defer further consideration of the programme support costs of bilateral cooperation projects until its 43rd Meeting;</li><li>To invite the bilateral agencies to make further submissions giving their views on the matter in order to facilitate discussion at the 43rd Meeting; and</li><li>To include in the provisional agenda of the 43rd Meeting an item entitledÔÇ£Rights and obligations of bilateral agencies under the Montreal Protocol and its Multilateral FundÔÇØ.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/51</a>), noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for Mongolia (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5213">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/52</a>), noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Executive Committee <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Chair, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to enter into consultations with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of UNEP, the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management, and the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, regarding the terms of reference of the Executive Committee and the legal and administrative implications related to this matter, and to report to the Committee at a future meeting.</p>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Recognizing that, in order to apply decision Ex.I/2 of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties, more information on the status of implementation of approved projects for the accelerated phase-out of methyl bromide was required, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to prepare for the 43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee, an appropriate document covering updated status of the implementation of approved projects for accelerated phase-out of methyl bromide, based on available information in the Secretariat and relevant bilateral and implementing agencies;</li><li>To invite Executive Committee Members to submit to the Secretariat, by 30 April 2004, their comments on the implementation of decision Ex.I/2 of the Parties; and</li><li>To consider, at its 43rd Meeting, the need to establish a contact group to consider the paper prepared by the Secretariat and any submission by the Executive Committee Members.</li></ol>

42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 43rd Meeting in Geneva from 5 to 9 July 2004.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 30 June 2004 and reproduced in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>Also to take note of the new information provided by the Treasurer on the gains and losses resulting from the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism;</li><li>To urge those Parties that had not yet done so to make their contributions in a timely manner; and</li><li>To urge Parties to make contributions by 1 June each year, and, if that was not possible, to notify the Treasurer in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After discussion on the adjustments and the total resources available at the present Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on project balances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5063">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/4</a>;</li><li>The levels of funds being returned to the 43rd Meeting against project balances totalling US $960,388 (UNDP--US $617,556 net of reimbursement of funds previously returned in error for six projects by UNDP; UNEP--US $214,930; UNIDO--US $27,470; and the World BankÔÇæÔÇæUS $100,432 net of the funds returned by UNDP for the Thai institutional strengthening project to be transferred to the World Bank), and additionally the return of support costs totalling US $107,885 (UNDPÔÇæÔÇæUS $80,078 net of reimbursement of support costs previously returned in error for six projects by UNDP; UNEP--US $19,289; UNIDOÔÇæÔÇæUS $3,484; and the World Bank--US $5,034 net of reimbursement of support costs associated with the transfer of the Thai institutional strengthening project);</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $1,093,535 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously as follows: UNDP (US $808,118 plus support costs); and the World Bank (US $285,417 plus support costs);</li><li>That US $41,950,720 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 43rd Meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To present future reports on balances and on the availability of resources, noting the balances of unliquidated obligations emanating from multi-year agreements which could not be returned.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2004 business plans as contained in documents <a href="/media/5064" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/5</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5065">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/5/Add.1</a>, and the fact that US $94 million remained to be submitted for 22 new multi-year agreements and 176 other projects contained in the 2004 business plans;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies with projects in the 2004 business plans for countries at risk of non-compliance to submit those projects to the 44th Meeting as a matter of urgency, and to consider the projects identified in Table 3 of <a href="/media/5064" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/5</a> as priority projects; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To send a letter, in conjunction with the implementing agencies responsible for institutional strengthening and the Ozone Secretariat, to countries at risk of non-compliance urging them to put forward projects through the implementing and bilateral agencies as soon as possible;</li><li>To prepare a document, to be submitted to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee, on a potential procedure for intersessional approval of projects for countries at risk of non-compliance, when such projects were in the business plan for a given year and there was no disagreement between the Secretariat and the implementing agency; and</li><li>To include in the document to be submitted to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee an examination of the reasons for the nonÔÇæsubmission of projects for countries at risk of non-compliance.</li></ol></li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>After discussion concerning status of compliance, status of implementation of ongoing projects and data on the implementation of country programmes, the need for timely implementation of business plans, and 2003 data for countries found to be in non-compliance by the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in documents <a href="/media/5066" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/6/Rev.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5066">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/6/Rev.1</a>/Corr.1, which included data on the status of implementation of ongoing projects in Part II and the implementation of country programmes in Part III;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies, as well as the relevant Article 5 countries, to adhere to the timely implementation of the 2004 business plans;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies, in consultation with the Secretariat, to include phase-out activities and UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme activities in their 2005ÔÇô2007 business plans, as an immediate priority, for unfunded eligible consumption for countries in non-compliance or at risk of non-compliance with specific Montreal Protocol control measures for the years 2005 and 2007;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the Ozone Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to provide for inclusion in its ensuing reports on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries information and views from the Article 5 countries found to be in non-compliance and/or at risk of non-compliance on the nature of the impediments to their achieving compliance with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol, in particular with regard to low-volume-consuming countries, and to report thereon to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To note the expectation that further actions might be necessary in the future to enhance the capacity of the implementing agencies to better support the efforts of countries that were or might soon be in non-compliance.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>On the basis of the SecretariatÔÇÖs presentation, the ensuing discussion, and IndiaÔÇÖs reiterated commitment to the Montreal Protocol, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report prepared by the Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and the World Bank;</li><li>To clarify that allowable CFC production in India should be verified as net production, apart from the years 2005 and 2007, when it should be gross production; and</li><li>That the foregoing decision, which applied solely to IndiaÔÇÖs CFC production, would not necessitate any change to the CFC production sector agreement that had been negotiated between the Executive Committee and India.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5071">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/10</a>;</li><li>To encourage those bilateral agencies that had not reported the financial data to the Secretariat or financial closure with regard to bilateral activities to do so as a matter of urgency; and</li><li>To note the slow rate of project completion during 2003 for all agencies and the lower level of phase-out than planned and to encourage implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to expedite project implementation.</li></ol>

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, UNDP, UNEP, United Kingdom

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>After hearing additional information on the reasons for the low reported percentage of total expected phaseÔÇæout from bilateral projects in relation to the percentage of funds disbursed under those projects, including the constraints placed on RMPs by existing decisions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the information provided by Belgium, Israel and Poland contained in documents <a href="/media/5072" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5073">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/11/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Finland to provide its progress report to the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>UNEP to provide progress reports to the 44th Meeting pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3918">decision 39/18</a> in the context of projects with implementation delays and completed projects with balances;</li><li>The Governments of Canada, France, Germany and Japan to provide reports on their projects with implementation delays to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>UNDP, on behalf of the Government of Belgium, to provide to the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee a report on the level of funds returned for the cancelled Quimica Andina foam project in Bolivia (BOL/FOA/28/INV/10) and in the context of the balances report; and</li></ol></li><li>To monitor the following projects in the context of the reports on projects with implementation delays and to request an additional status report to be submitted to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Recovery and recycling project in Chile (CHI/REF/35/TAS/147), implemented by Canada;</li><li>Project on assistance in the design of policies and regulations in Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/REF/24/TAS/04), implemented by Canada; and</li><li>National recovery and recycling project in Egypt (EGY/REF/29/TAS/75), implemented by Germany.</li></ol></li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5074">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/12</a>;</li><li>To monitor the following projects by means of an additional status report to the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Halon bank in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/38/TAS/32);</li><li>Halon bank in Egypt (EGT/HAL/32/TAS/81);</li><li>Halon bank in Mexico (MEX/HAL/35/TAS/104);</li><li>Monitoring project for the refrigerant management plan in Mali (MLI/REF/32/TAS/10);</li><li>Monitoring project for the refrigerant management plan in Nepal (NEP/REF/28/TAS/07);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan in Viet Nam (VIE/REF/35/TAS/38 and 39);</li><li>Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam by conversion to methylene chloride at Harmony Foam Nigeria Ltd in Nigeria (NIR/FOA/34/INV/89);</li><li>Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam by conversion to a combination of water and HCFC-141b based systems at Global Plastic Industries Ltd in Nigeria (NIR/FOA/34/INV/91); and</li><li>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Al-Saad Refrigeration in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/35/INV/81);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNDP would report to the 44th Meeting on up to 42 projects with implementation delays, including 18 projects that had been so classified in 2003;</li><li>Also to note that UNDP had 229 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $3,680,970 as of July 2004; and</li><li>To reaffirm <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decision 17/22</a> in the light of apparent project overruns included in UNDPÔÇÖs 2003 progress report and to agree that funds returned in error might be returned to the implementing agency in line with previous practices.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>After some discussion on the return of remaining balances for UNEP CAP activities pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a> (d), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5075">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/13</a>;</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 44th Meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays, including actions by UNEP and the National Ozone Unit since the 43rd Meeting on the institutional strengthening projects in the following countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Fiji (FIJ/SEV/37/INS/08);</li><li>Maldives (MDV/SEV/37/INS/04); and</li><li>Sao Tome and Principe (STP/SEV/38/INS/02);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNEP had 17 projects classified with implementation delays, including five projects that had been so classified in 2003, and to request that a report on those projects be submitted to the 44th Meeting;</li><li>To note that UNEP had 2 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $737,309 as of July 2004; and</li><li>To request UNEP to report to the 45th Meeting on the return of remaining balances for the three bilateral projects for the 2003 European and Central Asian network (EUR/SEV/39/TAS/02, 03 and 04).</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5076">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/14</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 44th Meeting on up to 24 projects with implementation delays, including five projects that had been so classified in 2003; and</li><li>That UNIDO had 8 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $96,128 as of July 2004.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5077">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/15</a>;</li><li>Also to note that the World Bank would report to the 44th Meeting on a total of 49 projects with implementation delays, including 39 projects that had been so classified in 2003;</li><li>To monitor the following projects by means of an additional status report to the 44th Meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Post-harvest disinfestation for cotton and citrus demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>Soil treatment application for tomatoes and peppers demonstration project in Chile (CHI/FUM/25/DEM/35);</li><li>Halon bank project in Argentina (ARG/HAL/26/TAS/80);</li><li>Halon bank project in Jordan (JOR/HAL/29/TAS/53);</li><li>Halon bank project in Oman (OMA/HAL/41/TAS/O8);</li><li>Halon bank project in Turkey (TUR/HAL/38/TAS/80);</li><li>Halon bank project in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/TAS/121);</li><li>Halon phase-out project in Thailand (THA/HAL/32/INV/134); and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the World Bank had 21 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $5,273,240 as of July 2004.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Having considered the liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) projects in Morocco, the information from UNDP on three foam projects in China and the United Republic of Tanzania, and the report from Japan and UNEP on the information, education and communication project in Nigeria, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Canada, France, Germany and the four implementing agencies, as contained in document <a href="/media/5079" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/17</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP, on behalf of the Government of Japan, to provide a report to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee on the projectÔÇ£Assistance for a national information, education and communication campaign for compliance with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇØ in Nigeria, which had been classified as a project with implementation delays;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and notify governments and implementing agencies as required and report thereon to the next Executive Committee Meeting;</li><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestone and Deadline</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>ARG/SOL/28/INV/91</td><td>Conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua-based cleaning at Argelite La Rioja, SA; CIMCAM, SA; Grimoldi, SA; Heliodino SAIC; Integral Metalurgica, SA; Orbis Mertig SAIC; Trosh, SA Unisol, SA and Buffalo, S.A. in Argentina</td><td>Signature of subÔÇægrant agreements by July 2004.</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>CPR/FOA/20/INV/179</td><td>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible (slabstock) polyurethane foam at Chengdu Plastics No. 7 in China</td><td>Installation of Equipment by September 2004. (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4215">decision 42/15</a>)</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/SEV/19/TAS/112</td><td>Training modules on management of ODS phase-out in small and medium enterprises</td><td>Project completion by 1 April 2005. (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4215">decision 42/15</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note the completion of the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam by conversion to methylene chloride at Plyfoam Limited in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/FOA/31/INV/13), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Pan Africa Enterprises Ltd. in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/FOA/26/INV/11), implemented by UNDP;</li></ol></li><li>To note the cancellation, by mutual agreement, of the project for the phase-out of CFCÔÇæ11 by conversion to n-pentane technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation foam at Suzhou Purification Equipment Factory in China (CPR/FOA/28/INV/291), under UNDP implementation where US $262,738 of the US $516,780 approved for the project had been disbursed; and 66 ODP tonnes had been determined as phased out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b); and also to note that UNDP and the Government of China would attempt to recover the equipment for use elsewhere; and</li><li>Further to note the automatic cancellation of the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam at Richbond S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/22/INV/08) where: US $425,316 of the US $470,625 approved for the project had been disbursed; 150 ODP tonnes had been determined as phased out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b); and also to note that the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone;</li><li>Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam at Salidor S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/13) where: US $296,775 of the US $299,000 approved for the project had been disbursed; 48 ODP tonnes had been determined as phased out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b); and also to note that the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone;</li><li>Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam at Mousse d'Or S.A in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/19) where: all the funds approved for the project had been disbursed (US $280,350); 45 ODP tonnes had been determined as phased out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b); and also to note that the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone; and</li><li>Conversion to LCD technology in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam to replace CFC-11 at Bonbino Confort in Morocco (MOR/FOA/25/INV/22) where: US $485,483 of the US $490,200 approved for the project had been disbursed; 90 ODP tonnes had been determined as phased out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b); and also to note that the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone.</li></ol></li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report submitted by UNDP on the implementation of the demonstration and phase-out project for methyl bromide in soil fumigation for tree production and replant in Chile (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5080">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/18</a>);</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Chile to return to compliance and its undertaking to present a plan of action for that purpose to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To continue with the implementation of the project in accordance with the agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee approved at the 32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee (Annex IX to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/7774">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/44</a>).</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the following criteria for the submission of requests for the prolongation of accelerated phase-out agreements pursuant to decision Ex. I/2:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Executive Committee shall evaluate each individual project at the request of the Party implementing the project;</li><li>The project shall be under implementation and demonstrate substantive advancements in its implementation;</li><li>The Party implementing the project shall submit its request for reconsideration, and all other relevant information to justify its case, to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, which will communicate it to the Executive Committee Members eight weeks before the Meeting;</li><li>The information submitted by the Party shall include, among other items it may consider relevant:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Identification of unforeseen difficulties, as of the date of the signature of the commitment, that affect the development of the project (Note: these difficulties may include, inter alia: changes in the market, the proposed alternative is no longer available in the market, the proposed alternative has been demonstrated not to be applicable at the local level in specific conditions or for a specific crop, it has not been possible to register an alternative, cancellation of the registration of an alternative, etc.);</li><li>Where the unforeseen difficulty is the lack of technical or economic feasibility of the alternatives, evidence of trials of alternatives to methyl bromide with negative results undertaken in the corresponding region of the country; and</li><li>Submission of an action plan or alternative schedule for the phase-out of methyl bromide (Note: The proposed action plan/alternative schedule should, at the least, agree with the control measure of the Montreal Protocol applicable to methyl bromide);</li></ol></li><li>The renegotiation of the disbursements shall make it a priority not to affect the continuity of the project, given the importance of not interrupting the technological transfer process because of the characteristics of agricultural production; and</li><li>In its consideration of the projects with difficulties, the Executive Committee shall take into account whether exemptions for critical uses have been granted in nonÔÇæArticle 5 countries, facing similar circumstances. In so doing, the Executive Committee may request the advice of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) and the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC).</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval listed in Annex I to document <a href="/media/5082" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/20</a>, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to the present report, with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets, also indicated in Annex II. For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex III to the present report. Specific comments were made on the projects indicated below.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, in which it was clarified that the project related to the pharmaceutical aerosols sector rather than the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for the pharmaceutical aerosol sector in China at the funding level of US $135,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,163 for the World Bank.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion in which it was recalled that, in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4146">decision 41/46</a>, the Executive Committee had requested UNIDO to assist China to work towards the completion of a project proposal for the phase-out of all controlled uses of methyl bromide for submission to the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of a methyl bromide consumption phase-out plan in China at the funding level of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,500 for UNIDO.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The total level of funding of the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka was US $1,015,000 plus support costs of US $131,950. This was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Sri Lanka from the Multilateral Fund for the complete elimination of ODS consumption in the country. The funding would be distributed as follows:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Project Title</td><td>Project Funding (US$)</td><td>Support Cost (US$)</td><td>Agency</td></tr><tr><td>Incentive programme for commercial and industrial refrigeration end-users</td><td>144,000</td><td>18,720</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>Recovery and recycling programme</td><td>290,400</td><td>37,752</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>MAC recovery, recycling and retrofit programme</td><td>123,000</td><td>15,990</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>Enhancement of national capacity to monitor trade and prevent illegal trade of ODS</td><td>135,000</td><td>17,550</td><td>UNEP</td></tr><tr><td>Extension training of the established refrigeration technicians</td><td>174,600</td><td>22,698</td><td>UNEP</td></tr><tr><td>Halon bank management programme</td><td>40,000</td><td>5,200</td><td>UNEP</td></tr><tr><td>Monitoring the activities included in the phase-out plan</td><td>108,000</td><td>14,040</td><td>Japan</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>The Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of consumption of ODS in Sri Lanka, according to the following phase-out schedule which was, at a minimum, consistent with the Montreal Protocol control measures:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>ODP tonnes</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule</td><td>445.7</td><td>222.9</td><td>222.9</td><td>66.9</td><td>66.9</td><td>66.9</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption</td><td>178.0</td><td>155.0</td><td>106.1</td><td>65.2</td><td>21.8</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Total reduction from ongoing projects</td><td>20.4</td><td>2.5</td><td>2.5</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>25.4</td></tr><tr><td>Total reduction under national compliance action plan</td><td>2.6</td><td>46.4</td><td>38.4</td><td>43.4</td><td>18.7</td><td>3.2</td><td>152.7</td></tr><tr><td>Total annual reduction</td><td>23.0</td><td>48.9</td><td>40.9</td><td>43.4</td><td>18.7</td><td>3.2</td><td>178.1</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>The Government of Sri Lanka agreed that no additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund for activities related to the phase-out of ODS. The Executive Committee agreed to provide Sri Lanka with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan (as the lead implementing agency) in the national compliance action plan;</li><li>The Government of Sri Lanka agreed to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li>The Government of Japan would be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the national compliance action plan and for providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the ODS consumption reductions in the national compliance action plan had been completed according to the above schedule.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The May 2003 Technology and Economic Assessment PanelÔÇÖs HCFC Task Force Report predicted a dramatic increase in HCFC consumption in China in the foreseeable future;</li><li>The intent of the proposed project was also to allow utilization of its results for all Article 5 countries; and</li><li>Established Executive Committee policies did not support conversion of capacity installed after July 1995 nor a second conversion and the study was therefore not aiming at preparing or initiating any conversion projects;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the projectÔÇ£Development of a suitable strategy for the long-term management of HCFCs, in particular HCFC-22, in ChinaÔÇØ, addressed in documents <a href="/media/5083" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/21</a> and <a href="/media/5118" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/51</a>, at the level of funding of US $300,300 plus support costs for the Government of Germany of US $39,039 on an exceptional basis on the condition that, as one of the outcomes, a study would look into the effects of management of HCFCs in China and in other Article 5 countries; and</li><li>To further note that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A schedule for the study, indicating a project duration of 21 months, had been submitted to the Fund Secretariat. Both the Government of Germany and the Government of China would strive to adhere to that schedule;</li><li>The Government of China intended to use relevant outcomes of the study as a basis for subsequent national action by the Government and expected that such action would take place within three years after finalization of the study; and</li><li>Interested Executive Committee members and implementing agencies would be invited to participate in an informal advisory group, which might discuss survey methodologies, the evaluation of information gathered, and policies.</li></ol></li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 43rd Meeting, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $468,125 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $226,000 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004;</li><li>US $670,454 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2005;</li><li>US $751,902 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004; and</li><li>US $234,362 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contributions for 2004.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the renewal of institutional strengthening projects for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and Guatemala for one year only, at the levels of funding of US $53,170 and US $62,400 respectively, on the understanding that the approvals were without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Governments concerned the views contained in Annex III to the present report.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the preparation of the Bhutan country programme/refrigerant management plan at the level of funding of US $45,000, plus US $5,850 support costs for UNEP, and the institutional strengthening project for Bhutan at the funding level of US $40,000, on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until the instrument of ratification had been deposited with the United Nations; and</li><li>To request UNEP to amend its 2004 business plan accordingly.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the preparation of the investment component of the refrigerant management plan in Bhutan at the level of funding of US $15,000, plus support costs of US $1,125 for UNDP, on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until the instrument of ratification had been deposited with the United Nations; and</li><li>To request UNDP to amend its 2004 business plan accordingly.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to comply fully with the guidelines on the verification of ODS production phase-out, adopted at the 32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, especially with regard to the inclusion of a member with financial and accounting background in the verification team, and the need to examine the daily production and raw material consumption records;</li><li>Also to request the World Bank and the Government of Argentina to monitor the coÔÇæproduction of CFC-13 by FIASA in view of its environmental impact, and to report on the situation in the next verification report; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit the revised 2004 annual work programme for the CFC production closure agreement and to specify the funding being requested in the programme.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After discussing whether China really had exceeded the target, and whether the target in row one of Table 2 in the agreement should be interpreted as the gross CTC production for both controlled and non-controlled uses or the production of CTC as defined in the Montreal Protocol, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note, with appreciation, of the efforts made by the World Bank and the Government of China in developing the verification system for monitoring the implementation of the sector plans for phasing out controlled CTC production and consumption in China and applying it for the first time to the verification of CTC production and consumption in China for 2003;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China in the future to include the verification of CTC and CFC-113 imports and exports, as per the proposed framework;</li><li>To approve the funding of the 2004 annual programme at the proposed amount of US $16 million and support costs for the World Bank of US $1.2 million; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to examine the CTC agreement and report back to the Executive Committee on the composition of the targets.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for phase-out of methyl bromide used as a fumigant for melons, cut flowers, bananas, tobacco seedbeds and nurseries, excluding QPS applications (second and third tranches) in Costa Rica, at the level of funding of US $1,938,114, plus support costs of US $145,359 for UNDP, with the understanding that the Government of Costa Rica, in accepting the second and third tranches of project funding, would reduce its national aggregate consumption to 296.1 ODP tonnes by the end of 2005. In so doing, the Government agreed that Costa Rica would not return to the Executive Committee with a possible request for re-evaluation under decision Ex.I/2 of the First Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties, if at all, unless 130.8 ODP tonnes had been phased out by the end of 2005.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out management plan for Cuba at a total level of funding of US $2,145,000 plus agency support costs of US $256,245 for Germany, Canada, France and UNDP;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IV to the present report; and</li><li>Further, to approve funding for the first tranche of the project as indicated below:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $120,000 plus support costs of US $15,600 for Germany;</li><li>US $200,000 plus support costs of US $26,000 for France; and</li><li>US $400,000 plus support costs of US $52,000 for Canada.</li></ol></li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion in which the change in technology was described as providing Lebanon with more flexibility in relation to its phase-out efforts, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for a change of the technology in the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in strawberry production in Lebanon; and</li><li>To amend the agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee accordingly to indicate a revised total project cost of US $1,264,450 plus support costs of US $137,291 for UNIDO, including a final tranche planned for funding in 2005 at a cost of US $42,504 plus support costs of US $3,188.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the technical assistance programme to install alternatives and phase out all remaining non-QPS uses of methyl bromide in Malaysia at the level of funding of US $200,000, plus support costs of US $18,000 for UNDP, on the understanding that the Government of Malaysia would phase out all controlled uses of methyl bromide by the end of 2007 without any further assistance from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the final tranche of the project on phase-out of all nonÔÇæessential and non-QPS methyl bromide in Malawi at the funding level of US $849,824, with agency support costs of US $63,737 for UNDP.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the terminal ODS phase-out umbrella project in the solvent sector for Nigeria at a total level of funding of US $1,575,200 plus support costs of US $118,140. This is the total funding that would be available to the Government of Nigeria from the Multilateral Fund for the complete phase-out of consumption of CTC and TCA;</li><li>Also to approve funding of US $530,000 plus agency support costs for UNIDO of US $39,750 for the first tranche in 2004;</li><li>That the remainder of the funding, as indicated in the table below, would be requested at the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in the relevant years:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Project cost (US $)</td><td>317,000</td><td>425,000</td><td>303,200</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Agency support cost (US $)</td><td>23,775</td><td>31,875</td><td>22,740</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Total cost (US $)</td><td>340,775</td><td>456,875</td><td>325,940</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To establish the conditions indicated below:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Nigeria agrees that no additional resources will be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase-out of these substances;</li><li>The Government of Nigeria commits itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of consumption of CTC and TCA in Nigeria, according to the following schedule which is, at a minimum, consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures for CTC and TCA:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual CTC consumption limit</p><p>(ODP tonnes)</p></td><td>166.7</td><td>22.9</td><td>22.9</td><td>22.9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual TCA consumption limit</p><p>(ODP tonnes)</p></td><td>31.3</td><td>23.0</td><td>23.0</td><td>23.0</td><td>23.0</td><td>23.0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>The Executive Committee agrees to provide Nigeria with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between the Government of Nigeria and UNIDO;</li><li>The Government of Nigeria agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li>UNIDO will be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the project and for providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the CTC and TCA consumption limits in the project have been achieved according to the above schedule.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After amending the draft agreement between the Government of Serbia and Montenegro and the Executive Committee contained in Annex I to document <a href="/media/5109" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/42/Add.1</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out plan for Serbia and Montenegro at a total level of funding of US $2,742,544 plus agency support costs of US $180,204 for UNIDO and US $44,180 for Sweden;</li><li>Also to approve the agreement between the Government of Serbia and Montenegro and the Executive Committee contained in Annex V to the present report; and</li><li>To approve US $474,700 plus support costs of US $35,603 for UNIDO and US $148,000 plus support costs of US $19,240 for Sweden for implementation of the 2004 annual programme of the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers in Uruguay at a total cost of US $427,023 plus agency support costs of US $32,027 for UNDP, noting that the firm assumed the risk of conversion to new formulations and that Government of Uruguay had agreed that no additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund for activities related to the phase-out of CFCs used for the manufacturing of metered-dose inhalers.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>After noting that the baseline consumption for Guinea-Bissau had been established during preparation of the country programme, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Guinea-Bissau contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5112">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/46</a>, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels. Approval of the Guinea-Bissau country programme would be without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 by the Government of Guinea-Bissau; and</li><li>To request the Government of Guinea-Bissau to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report covering the period 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004, should be submitted to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2005.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme update for Lebanon contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5113">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/47</a>, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To establish consumption of 312.5 ODP tonnes of CFC under Option 2 as the level of consumption remaining eligible for funding for Lebanon.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the country programme update for Romania contained in document <a href="/media/5114" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/48</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5115">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/48/Add.1</a>, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To supplement the lower ranges of annual funding levels for institutional strengthening for very low-volume-consuming countries and low-volume-consuming countries up to a threshold level of US $30,000 per year, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>This amount could be reviewed in the context of the review of institutional strengthening funding levels due to be considered in 2005 in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">decision 35/57</a> and the review of the requirement for further assistance for countries post-2007 also foreshadowed for 2005 under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>; and</li><li>The increase to the US $30,000 threshold level would be provided on the condition that:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>The relevant country duly assigned a full-time officer to manage the ozone unit; and</li><li>A national licensing system controlling ODS imports was in place; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To consider this matter, in the context of the review of institutional strengthening funding, in 2005 and to request the Secretariat to continue to collect relevant information in that respect.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request Executive Committee members, bilateral agencies and implementing agencies to submit their written comments on the criteria for the assessment of the progress reports and verification audits of multi-year agreements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5117">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/50</a> to the Secretariat before 20 September 2004; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a new document for consideration at the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Having considered the adjustments regarding UNDPÔÇÖs initial start-up costs and its 2002 accounts and given that the World BankÔÇÖs audited 2002 accounts had not been submitted to the 43rd Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2002 accounts as presented in documents <a href="/media/5119" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/52</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5120">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/52/Add.1</a>, together with JapanÔÇÖs reservation;</li><li>Also to note that the Treasurer would make the appropriate adjustments to account for the additional interest reported by UNDP and the audited level of initial start-up costs as indicated by UNDP to be US $596,500; and</li><li>To urge the World Bank to submit the audited 2002 accounts to the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Bilateral <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in cooperation with interested Parties, to prepare a paper, for consideration at the 45th Meeting, on a procedure for using support costs, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2641">Decision 26/41</a>, in a more flexible manner to address the issues raised in paragraph 146 of document <a href="/media/5135" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/54</a> while allowing bilateral agencies to decide which modalities would apply to them.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To forward Part I, Sections 1 and 2, of document <a href="/media/5128" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/58/Corr.1</a>, as amended and updated, to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To report to the Parties that the Executive Committee would undertake a new evaluation of projects on customs officers training and on licensing systems, to be presented to the Seventeenth Meeting.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Executive Committee <p>On the basis of the comments, and given that final replies had not yet been received from all those consulted, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note, with appreciation, of the efforts made by the Chair and to request that the consultations required by Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4248">decision 42/48</a> continue; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to circulate to members of the Executive Committee the draft of the report intended for presentation to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties as requested in decision XV/48 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties so as to enable members to submit their comments prior to that Meeting.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the update by the Chief Officer, the World Bank and the representative of the United States of America on the production sector projects in the pipeline;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audit of methyl bromide production in China and to request the Secretariat to include in the terms of reference of the technical audit the collection of data on methyl bromide production both for controlled uses and quarantine pre-shipment;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to proceed with the technical audits of the ODS producers in Romania after it had received the preliminary data from the country;</li><li>To take note of the verification framework for the plan for the CTC sector in India developed by the World Bank and the Government of India and to request the World Bank to submit it to the Executive Committee after completion;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to clarify with the technical audit consultant the selection of the parameters used in calculating the cost scenario for the Venezuela CFC production closure project, to provide the Government of Venezuela and the World Bank with the information as soon as it became available and to inform the Subgroup of the results; and</li><li>To request the Government of Venezuela to provide, through the Secretariat, the information requested by Subgroup members during the Meeting.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>In relation to the China TCA production closure project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the China TCA production closure project at a total level of funding of US $2.1 million plus agency support costs of US $157,500 for the World Bank;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of the PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of China and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To approve US $1.4 million plus agency support costs of US $105,000 for the World Bank for the first tranche covering the 2004-2008 programme; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide the annual audited TCA production report to UNDP to facilitate the verification of TCA consumption under the solvent sector plan in China.</li></ol>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>After agreeing to delegate the choice of date and venue for the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee to the Chair, in consultation with the Secretariat and implementing agencies, the Executive Committee subsequently <u>decided</u> to endorse the ChairÔÇÖs proposal that the 44th Meeting of the Executive Committee should take place in Prague from 29 November to 3 December 2004.</p>

43rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to prepare the annual report of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties; the document should be circulated to the members of the Executive Committee before its submission to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation the report of the Treasurer, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 29 November 2004 reproduced in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>The information provided by the Secretariat concerning the contributions from the Russian Federation and accordingly to request the Secretariat to communicate with the Government of the Russian Federation on the issue of their contributions; and</li></ol></li><li>To provide copies of the decision of the most recent Meeting of the Parties relating to outstanding contributions to those Parties that had never paid their contributions to the Multilateral Fund or had done so at an amount inferior to one annual contribution.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on project balances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned to the 44th Meeting against project balances totalling US $443,103, including a reimbursement of US $79,548 to UNDP to account for the funds previously returned in error for 18 projects and the return of US $286,351 from UNEP; US $180,729 from UNIDO; and US $55,571 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned to the 44th Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $47,023, including a reimbursement of US $10,378 to UNDP to account for the support costs for the funds previously returned in error for 18 projects and the return of US $28,383 from UNEP; US $21,848 from UNIDO; and US $7,170 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $53,019, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP--US $47,701 plus support costs; and UNEP--US $5,318 plus support costs, and that the level of balances from such projects was the lowest amount achieved since such balances began to be monitored by the Executive Committee at its 28th Meeting;</li><li>The return of funds from UNDP of US $116,264, including support costs and interest income, on behalf of Belgium for the cancelled Quimica Andina foam project in Bolivia (BOL/FOA/28/INV/10), and that the Treasurer would adjust BelgiumÔÇÖs bilateral contributions and cash contributions accordingly, with the interest to be credited as interest collected on Fund balances instead of additional contributions from Belgium;</li><li>That US $15,344 should be offset against approvals for the Government of Germany for the return of the following amounts, as indicated by project: US $6,900 for the technical assistance project on promoting compliance with the Montreal Protocol in Croatia and Romania (EUR/SEV/28/TAS/01); US $8,197 for the training project in the refrigeration sector in Lebanon (LEB/REF/26/TRA/25); US $3 for the technical assistance project on remaining issues for a refrigerant management plan in Lebanon (LEB/REF/28/TAS/31); and US $244 for the recovery and recycling project in the refrigeration servicing sector in Namibia (NAM/REF/24/TAS/05); and</li><li>That US $89.3 million was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 44th Meeting.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2004 business plans as contained in documents <a href="/media/4968" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/5</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4969">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/5/Add.1</a> and the submission of priority projects as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-433">decision 43/3</a> (c) (iii); and</li><li>Having agreed that the need for a special funding window for accelerated phase-out and maintaining momentum would have to be based on the availability of funds remaining after considering the funding required for projects to meet compliance needs that would be contained in the 2005 business plans of bilateral and implementing agencies, to consider the need for a funding window for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum in the context of the 2005 business plans to be submitted to the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>After discussion on the status of compliance, the revised formats for future reports, a possible strategy for addressing nominal quantities of CTC and TCA, and the level of total remaining ODS consumption, and after having noted that the contact group wished to pursue its work in the margins of the 45th Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in documents <a href="/media/4970" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/6</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4971">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/6/Corr.1</a>, taking into account the comments made during the meeting;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include phase-out activities, where appropriate, for eligible consumption in their 2005-2007 business plans for the following countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For CFCs: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;</li><li>For halon: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Somalia (when the conditions appeared conducive to a sustainable operation);</li><li>For methyl bromide: Papua New Guinea;</li><li>For methyl chloroform: Ecuador;</li><li>For carbon tetrachloride: Bahrain, Barbados, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Paraguay; and</li></ol></li><li>That the contact group on a possible strategy for addressing low volumes of CTC and TCA consumption should be reconvened at the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the 2005-2007 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning to phase out eligible ODS for the corresponding triennium, without prejudice to the level of funding to be agreed by the Parties for the 2005-2007 triennium;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries with approved projects not yet implemented and the cooperating bilateral and implementing agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2005-2007 triennium;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2005 CTC and TCA phaseÔÇæout targets and to include activities in their 2005-2007 business plans as appropriate; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for the years 2006-2008 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2005 to provide guidance as relevant for the preparation of the 2006-2008 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee, after noting that qualitative performance indicators were intended to provide National Ozone Units in Article 5 countries with an opportunity to express their views on the performance of the agencies concerned in their countries, and that the purpose of the indicators proposed at the present Meeting was to address the types of issue that might be relevant to the overall assessment of the performance of agencies, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request further input on qualitative performance indicators from the National Ozone Unit officers at the next scheduled regional network meetings;</li><li>Also to request National Ozone Unit officers to consider the qualitative performance indicators proposed in the table in Annex II to the present report, and to provide suggestions on additions, deletions and/or modifications to those proposals;</li><li>Further to request the Secretariat to compile the results from the regional network meetings in a document for presentation to the 46th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To urge the Secretariat to work with UNEP to schedule regional network meetings at a time in 2005 that would maximize participation by the Secretariat and, where it was unable to attend, to utilize consultative services.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on administrative costs as presented in documents <a href="/media/4975" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/9</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4976">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/9/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To approve US $1.5 million for core unit funding for 2005 each for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>To request a review of the current administrative cost regime and provide recommendations either for its continuance or for an alternative administrative cost regime for the 2006-2008 triennium; and</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to provide more in-depth information on their administrative costs, in time for it to be used in the review of the administrative cost regime to be presented by the Secretariat at the 46th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Firefighting (excluding HCFCS) <p>On the basis of the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In view of the particularly high ODP values of halons, to continue to consider the volume of funding for countries with low volumes of installed halon capacities with some degree of flexibility regarding the one-time funding of US $25,000 foreseen in the Halon Banking Guidelines. Taking into account this flexibility, to allow the submission of halon banking update projects for countries which had received less than US $50,000 for halon banking;</li><li>That countries with low volumes of installed halon capacities should concentrate project activities on stakeholders workshops, training, development of import controls/bans and awareness-raising, and consider the usefulness of the creation of a regional clearing house for providing information on sources for recycled halons and on alternatives. The import controls/bans should include provisions for the allowance of imports of recycled and/or reclaimed halons;</li><li>That recycling equipment should only be funded (i) if a significant volume of installed halon capacities in the country or region had been clearly established; (ii) if alternative recycling facilities in the country or region were not available in the medium and long terms, or were in poor condition; (iii) if the technical competence and economical viability of the proposed host company or institution had been demonstrated; (iv) if a network of recovery centres had or would be established, so as to ensure that the recycling equipment was used; and (v) if a regulatory framework which established periodical checks of equipment containing halons was in place;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies concerned to assist the companies or institutions hosting recovery and recycling centres to review the original planning agreed by the countries and stakeholders in developing a new business plan, which should include calculations of operational costs and projections of revenues, as well as costs and modalities for transporting halon and/or equipment to and from clients. New projects should also include a detailed business plan;</li><li>To request the Government of Germany, in cooperation with the countries concerned, to update the plan for the regional halon projects in West Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa within the framework of the funding approved, and taking into account recovery and recycling facilities in the countries and regions in order to realize full phase-out of virgin halon consumption while assuring the supply of recycled halons from either national or regional recovery and recycling centres, and to report upon the planÔÇÖs preparation and implementation in the progress report covering the year 2004;</li><li>That countries participating in regional halon projects with recovery and recycling equipment should develop, during project preparation, a clear understanding and agreement about the use of the recovery and recycling equipment funded. This should include the processing fees and transport and storage costs, and the coverage of deficits, if they arose, as well as the lifting of any impediments to trade in recovered and recycled halons in the region, if such restrictions existed. In that context, the use of funds under the projects for temporary assistance for funding operating costs should be defined as well;</li><li>To recommend that the Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol draw upon the experience of the Executive Committee in the halon sector in their consideration of the need to review the status of destruction technologies in 2005 envisaged in decision XIV/6 and in the light of decision XV/9 of the Meetings of the Parties; and</li><li>To request UNEP to use fully the capacities of the recently-recruited Compliance Assistance Programme Officer for the halon sector, located in the Regional Office for West Asia, for providing interested parties with information on alternatives to halon and on regulations and standards. This should be achieved via presentations to network meetings and national stakeholder workshops, individual advice by telephone, e-mail and, if necessary, missions to selected Article 5 countries, in particular in cases of nonÔÇæcompliance.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2004 consolidated project completion report, as contained in documents <a href="/media/4978" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/11</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4979">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/11/Add.1</a>, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports due;</li><li>To request bilateral agencies concerned to make all necessary efforts and to request implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish by the end of January 2005, in cooperation with the Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the project completion reports, in the Inventory of approved projects and in the annual progress reports;</li><li>To provide, by the end of January 2005, the information still missing in a number of project completion reports;</li><li>To clear the backlog of project completion reports for projects completed before the end of 2000 by the end of January 2005; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge UNDP and the World Bank to make all necessary efforts to deliver the project completion reports still scheduled to be provided in 2004.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the results of the 2004 work programme, the evaluation studies for the year 2005, the implementation modalities and methodological approach, and the proposed budget for the year 2005, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed 2005 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $246,000, as shown in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4981">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/13</a>.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Following the discussion and having considered the information on behalf of the Government of France on a technical assistance project in the Islamic Republic of Iran and on behalf of the Government of Germany on a recovery and recycling project in Egypt, from the World Bank on an aerosol project in Jordan and a halon project in Oman, from UNDP on a foam project in Nigeria, from UNEP on a technical assistance project, and from UNIDO on a refrigeration project implemented on behalf of the Government of Japan in China, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the four implementing agencies as contained in the documents on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/4982" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/14</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To note with appreciation the report submitted pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4312">decision 43/12</a> on assistance for the national information, education and communication campaign for compliance with the Montreal Protocol in Nigeria, implemented by Japan (NIR/SEV/38/TAS/104);</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestones</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>IND/ARS/28/INV/221</td><td>Phase-out of CFC by substituting HAPs at Syncaps</td><td>Project Completion by March 2005</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>IND/ARS/29/TAS/244</td><td>Technical assistance for safety and technical programme to assist SME's manufacturing aerosol products (Phase I)</td><td>Project Completion by March 2005</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note the cancellation of the following projects through mutual agreement:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The development of a tracking system for ODS and ODS-based equipment (GLO/SEV/34/TAS/232), implemented by UNEP, for which none of the US $40,000 approved for the project had been disbursed and with no ODS phase-out assigned;</li><li>Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam by conversion to a combination of water and HCFC-141b based systems at Global Plastic Industries, Ltd. in Nigeria (NIR/FOA/34/INV/91), implemented by UNDP, for which US $32,379 had been disbursed out of the US $36,801 approved for the project with no phase-out assigned;</li></ol></li><li>To note the automatic cancellation of the following project:</li></ol><p>- Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible foam (slab stock) at Sodiflex and Tiznit Plastic S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/12), implemented by UNDP, for which US $505,820 had been disbursed out of the US $517,300 approved for the project as at 31 December 2003, noting that the cancellation was due to the failure to meet the conditions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4215">decision 42/15</a> (i) (v) and 85 ODP tonnes were recorded as phased out;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>To note the partial cancellation for the Grimoldi, Heliodino, Integral Metalurgica and Trosh components of the following project:</li></ol><p>- Conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua based cleaning at Argelite La Rioja, SA; CIMCAM, SA; Grimoldi, SA; Heliodino SAIC; Integral Metalurgica, SA; Orbis Mertig SAIC; Trosh, SA Unisol, SA and Buffalo, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/91), implemented by the World Bank, for which US $85,085 had been disbursed out of the US $216,717 approved for the project as at 31 December 2003 with 2.3 ODP tonnes of phase-out assigned to the project, while noting that the cancellation was due to the failure to meet the agreed deadline and milestone set at the 43<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="8"><li>To send a letter of possible cancellation regarding the following project: Substitution of CFC-12 for HAPs at the aerosol plant of Arab Chemical Industries (JOR/ARS/31/INV/64) in Jordan, implemented by the World Bank, for which US $37,871 had been disbursed out of the US $49,539 approved for the project with no ODS phase-out assigned;</li><li>To note that the following projects had been completed:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phasing out ODS in the production of compressors at Changshu Refrigerating Equipment Works (CPR/REF/28/INV/302), implemented by Japan;</li><li>A strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector (CPR/REF/31/TAS/359), implemented by Japan;</li><li>Regional awareness-raising and South-South assistance (GLO/SEV/32/TAS/224), implemented by UNEP; and</li></ol></li><li>To defer until the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee the decision to cancel the small and medium-sized enterprises study (IRA/SEV/26/TAS/36) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, implemented by France, for which US $20,000 had been disbursed out of the US $75,000 approved for the project with no ODS phase-out assigned.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to ensure that all verification procedures required under the relevant agreement had been completed and were included in the project document prior to its submission. In the event that all verification procedures had not been completed, agencies should notify the Secretariat in advance and discuss outstanding issues.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat no longer to refer tranches of multi-year agreements for individual consideration, including those for methyl bromide, unless there were specific issues related to a particular agreement.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion and clarifications from the Secretariat and implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects submitted for blanket approval listed in Annex I to document <a href="/media/4985" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/16</a> and in <a target="_blank" href="/media/4986">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/16/Corr.1</a> at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and also those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee, as indicated in Annex III to the present report. &nbsp;For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To urge Germany to find alternative sources of funding for the projects remaining in its 2004 and 2005 business plans; and</li><li>That the non-submission of the 2004 annual tranche of BrazilÔÇÖs CFC phase-out project should not be taken into consideration in assessing performance against relevant UNDP business plan targets for 2004.</li></ol>

France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 44th Meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $550,001 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $429,400 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs contribution for 2005 minus the US $15,344 to be offset per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-442">decision 44/2</a> (f);</li><li>US $1,130,000 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs contribution for 2004;</li><li>US $42,000 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs contribution for 2004;</li><li>US $290,015 against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs contribution for 2004; and</li><li>US $5,375,000 against the balance of the contribution of the United States of America for 2004.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve on an exceptional basis interim funding for institutional strengthening activities in Somalia for an additional one-year period, at the same level of funding previously approved of US $26,000, with the proviso that the level of funding requested would not constitute the basis for determining the funding level for the remaining one-year period.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve CameroonÔÇÖs request for the second year of Phase IV of its institutional strengthening project, at the amount of US $69,766, and to express to the Government of Cameroon the views contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4962">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/73/Corr.1</a>].</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for Fiji for a one-year period, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism on non-compliance, at the amount of US $30,000, and to express to the Government of Fiji the views contained in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase III of MaliÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project at the amount of US $60,667, and to express to the Government of Mali the views contained in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase III of NepalÔÇÖs institutional strengthening renewal request at the amount of US $60,000, and to express to the Government of Nepal the views contained in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the extension of the regional strategy for Pacific Island countries to include the Cook Islands, Nauru and Niue, at a level of funding of US $141,000 plus agency support costs of US $12,480, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Governments of the countries concerned would achieve complete phase-out of ODS by 2005 and would have flexibility on the use of the funding approved;</li><li>The Governments of the Cook Islands, Nauru and Niue would present information to the Executive Committee annually on progress being made in the implementation of the national compliance strategies, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes. The initial report, covering the period 1 December 2004 to 31 December 2005, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2006; and</li><li>The funding provided under the project would represent the total funding from the Multilateral Fund for those countries to maintain complete phase-out of CFCs from 2005 onwards.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the provision of a sum of US $18,000 for institutional strengthening on an exceptional basis, taking into consideration the circumstances facing the National Ozone Unit in Grenada after the destruction by a hurricane in 2004 of 90 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs infrastructure.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase V of the Islamic Republic of IranÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project, at the funding level indicated in Annex III, for a one-year period, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism on non-compliance, and to express to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran the views contained in Annex IV to the present report (decision XVI/20).</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase IV of LebanonÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III, and to express to the Government of Lebanon the views contained in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the issues raised in UNDPÔÇÖs proposal on supplementary oversight services for refrigerant management plan activities at upcoming meetings of the Executive Committee, and to examine them in the context of the 2005 review of assistance needed in the post-2007 period called for in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a> and of the review of the administrative cost regime and core unit costs called for in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">decision 38/68</a>.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2005, attached as Annex V to the present report, at the amount of US $7,157,544 plus support costs of US $572,604 on the following basis:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Approval of the programme line on sub-contracting for a one-year trial period, at the conclusion of which UNEP would report to the Executive Committee on sub-contracts entered into at a regional level (budget line 2299);</li><li>A reduction of US $40,000 to the amount requested for temporary assistance to establish the CAP (budget line 1317);</li><li>Approval of the half-time general service post as assistant to the Regional Network Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia;</li><li>Provision within the budget allocation for a halon officer for the West Asia region;</li><li>Any additional professional position for the West Asia region should be funded from within the CAP budget; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to continue to report to the Executive Committee on the actual allocation and use of the 8 per cent programme support costs between support services pertaining to the implementation of the CAP and the administrative support costs charged by the United Nations Office at Nairobi.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2005 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 45th Meeting, with a verification report on implementation of the 2004 annual programme; and</li><li>To encourage the Government of China and the World Bank to review, for monitoring purposes, the linkages between the CFC production sector phase-out plan, other relevant CFC consumption sectors, and other ODS consumption sector plans.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To confirm that the Agreement with China to phase out CTC for process agent applications and other non-identified uses (Phase I) approved at the 38th Meeting did not cover the production or use of CTC as feedstock for non-ODS chemicals, and that China should verify the amount of CTC used for such applications and report to the Ozone Secretariat under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the 2005 annual work programme but withhold approval of the funding and the associated support costs until the 45th Meeting, when the World Bank would submit verification of the 2004 work programme.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the consumption sector in China at a total level of funding of US $14,789,342 (US $10,789,342 for UNIDO and US $4,000,000 for the Government of Italy) plus agency support costs of US $1,279,201 (US $809,201 for UNIDO and US $470,000 for the Government of Italy);</li><li>To note that the amount approved in principle included US $4,086,600 plus agency support costs of US $306,495 previously approved for UNIDO at the 41st Meeting to phase out 389 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide; and</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress report from the Government of China and UNDP on implementation of the solvent sector plan for ODS phase-out in China for 2003ÔÇæ2004;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2005, funding for which would be requested at the 45th Meeting; and</li><li>That in view of the explanation, by the representative of China, that the verification procedures undertaken annually as part of the production sector project confirmed that the intent of paragraph (c) of the Agreement to prevent the diversion of CFC-113 for use in the solvent sector was being met, it was no longer necessary for annual reports to make reference to the quantity of CFC-113 used as a feedstock or as a chemical intermediate.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the total phase-out of methyl bromide in soil, substrate, storage and structure fumigation at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon at a total level of funding of US $2,091,420 plus agency support costs of US $156,857 for UNDP;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VIII to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve funding of US $1,061,420 plus support costs of US $79,607 for UNDP for the first tranche of the phase-out plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national phase-out plan for Annex A (Group I) substances for Panama, at a total level of funding of US $993,152 plus agency support costs of US $77,237 for UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve US $250,152 plus support costs of US $18,762 for UNDP and US $25,000 plus support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP for implementation of the first year of the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national CFC/CTC phase-out plan for Sudan at a total level of funding of US $1,139,480 plus agency support costs of US $85,461 for UNIDO;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve funding of US $499,480 plus support costs of US $37,461 for UNIDO for the first tranche of the phase-out plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2004-2005 programme of the Bahamas TPMP at the amount of US $200,000 plus agency support costs of US $26,000 for the World Bank.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In the light of the additional information, and following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve US $10,903,000 plus support costs of US $961,270 for the World Bank for implementation of the 2005 annual programme of the sector plan for phase-out of CFC-11 in the China foam sector.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2005 annual implementation programme of the national CFC consumption phase-out plan and associated funding of US $2,640,000 and support costs of US $253,084 as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $100,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,000 to the Government of Germany for the implementation of the second tranche for the customs and policy component and the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>US $256,650 plus agency support costs of US $33,365 to the Government of Switzerland for the implementation of the second tranche for the customs and policy component and the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>US $277,050 plus agency support costs of US $20,779 to UNDP for the implementation of the second tranche for the customs and policy component and the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>US $256,300 plus agency support costs of US $33,319 to UNEP for the implementation of the second tranche for the customs and policy component and the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>US $1,500,000 plus agency support costs of US $131,000 to UNDP for the implementation of the third tranche of the foam sector phase-out plan; and</li><li>US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $21,621 to UNDP for the implementation of the third tranche of the plan for the phase-out of CFCs in the refrigeration manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that disbursement of the funding approved for UNDP under subparagraphs (v) and (vi) above should not commence until verification of the 2003 sectoral consumption limits and related annual phase-out specified in the foam and refrigeration manufacturing sector plans had been completed through the provision of appropriate verification reports and agreement between the Secretariat and UNDP on their contents;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the Executive Committee should further guidance on verification procedures be necessary; and</li><li>To further request the Secretariat to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on possible deductions from future approvals for the national CFC consumption phase-out plan in accordance with the approved Agreement if the verification report showed that consumption targets had been exceeded.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee for the national CFC phase-out plan in Indonesia contained in Annex XI to the present report;</li><li>To approve funding of the national strategy for phasing out the use of CFCs in the aerosol sector in Indonesia at a total cost of US $595,910 plus agency support costs of US $41,333 to UNDP and the World Bank as a part of the national plan for CFC phaseÔÇæout in Indonesia, with the following breakdown:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $224,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,440 to UNDP for the conversion from CFC to hydrocarbon aerosol propellants at P. T. Yulia (retroactive funding); and</li><li>US $371,910 plus agency support costs of US $27,893 to the World Bank for implementation of the technical assistance programme and the project management unit under the National Ozone Unit;</li></ol></li><li>To note that no additional funds would be available from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of CFCs in the aerosol sector except for 30.1 ODP tonnes of CFCs that were currently used in the pharmaceutical aerosol sector, including MDIs. The Government of Indonesia could submit a request for the phase-out of that CFC consumption to a future meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the balance of US $1,625,000 plus support costs of US $121,875 to the World Bank for the 2004 tranche of the foam sector phase-out plan, and to request the World Bank to follow the format proposed in the foam sector project document for its annual reporting on the foam sector component of the national phase-out plan;</li><li>To approve the 2005 refrigeration sector annual programme and the requested tranche at the amount of US $2,262,000 and agency support costs of US $200,300 for UNDP; and US $1,347,300 plus support costs of US $119,937 for the World Bank;</li><li>To approve funding of US $1,464,733, plus support costs of US $108,974 for UNIDO for the terminal project for phase-out in the solvent sector as part of the national plan for CFC phase-out in Indonesia;</li><li>To note that disbursement of the funding approved for UNDP and the World Bank for the refrigeration sector referred to at (e) above should not commence until verification of the 2003 sectoral consumption limits and related annual phase-out specified in the refrigeration sector plan had been completed through the provision of appropriate verification reports and agreement between the Secretariat and relevant agencies on their contents;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the Executive Committee should further guidance on verification procedures be necessary; and</li><li>To further request the Secretariat to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on possible deductions from future approvals for the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan in accordance with the approved Agreement if the verification report showed that consumption targets had been exceeded.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2005 annual implementation plan and the third funding tranche at the amount of US $2,077,141 plus support costs of US $183,863 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that disbursement of the funding should not commence until the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4157">decision 41/57</a> had been met and verification of the 2003 sectoral consumption limits and related annual phase-out specified in the national CFC phase-out plan had been completed through the provision of appropriate verification reports and agreement between the Secretariat and UNDP on their contents;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the Executive Committee should further guidance on verification procedures be necessary; and</li><li>To further request the Secretariat to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on possible deductions from future approvals for the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan in accordance with the approved Agreement if the verification report showed that consumption targets had been exceeded.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Bosnia and Herzegovina: National ODS phase-out plan: second tranche</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5001">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/28</a>)</p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2005 annual work programme and the second tranche at the amount of US $295,860 and supports costs of US $22,190 for UNIDO, without prejudice to the operation of the ProtocolÔÇÖs non-compliance mechanism; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to withhold disbursement of US $19,019 until TCA consumption targets had been met and the countryÔÇÖs licensing system had been established.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Nepal: Implementation of the refrigerant management plan</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5026">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/49</a>)</p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project with associated support costs at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of Nepal would have flexibility in utilizing the resources available under the technical assistance programme for recovery and recycling and retrofit in the refrigeration servicing sectors, to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation;</li><li>To the extent possible, the technical assistance programme would be implemented in stages so that resources could be diverted to other activities, such as additional training, or procurement of service tools, if the proposed results were not achieved; and</li><li>UNDP would provide appropriate monitoring throughout project implementation.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal at the amount of US $330,000 plus support costs of US $24,750 for the World Bank, on the understanding that this project would phase out all remaining controlled uses of methyl bromide and that the Government of the Philippines would not seek additional funding from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national methyl bromide phase-out plan for Thailand at a total level of funding of US $2,901,600 plus agency support costs of US $217,620 for the World Bank, noting that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for dealing with non-compliance;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to the present report; and</li><li>Further to approve funding of US $546,991 plus support costs of US $41,024 for the World Bank for the first tranche of the phase-out plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the change of the technologies in the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in tomato production in Morocco;</li><li>To approve the revised Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee as contained in Annex XIII to the present report; that would:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Include a revised completion date of 2009;</li><li>Reduce the overall cost approved in principle from US $3,957,844 to US $3,912,949;</li></ol></li><li>To note that, in 2001, US $400,000 plus support costs of US $52,000 for UNIDO had been approved for the implementation of the tomato sector project as part of the overall methyl bromide phase-out project; and</li><li>To approve the balance of the first tranche of the revised project at the amount of US $607,513 plus support costs of US $45,563 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Viet Nam: National CFC and halon phase-out plan</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5040">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/61</a>)</p><p>After considering the report by the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national CFC and halon phase-out plan in principle, at a funding level of US $1,260,000 plus agency support costs of US $94,500 to the World Bank, with the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Viet Nam was committed to achieving complete phase-out of CFCs, halons, CTC and TCA in the country, without further requests for funding from the Multilateral Fund, and at least according to the reduction schedule of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>The World Bank would submit a revised proposal for a phase-out plan at least 10 weeks before the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee. The project proposal should be at the level of funding indicated above, be closely related to the phase-out plan submitted previously, and include a draft Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee with verifiable consumption targets; and</li><li>The World Bank would start non-administrative activities in Viet Nam directly related to ODS phase-out within eight months of approval of funding of the first tranche of the project. Commencement of such activities would be reported as part of the annual reporting.</li></ol></li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the phase-out plan in principle with the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The total level of funding of the CFC phase-out management plan for Antigua and Barbuda was US $97,300 plus support costs to the World Bank of US $8,757 to be disbursed in two tranches. That was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda from the Multilateral Fund for the complete elimination of all CFCs in Antigua and Barbuda;</li><li>The Government of Antigua and Barbuda committed itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of the consumption of CFCs in Antigua and Barbuda, according to the following phase-out schedule, which was at a minimum consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>Annual CFC (ODP tonnes)</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>1.0</td><td>0.5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>The second tranche would be requested at the last meeting in 2006. The Executive Committee would not be obliged to approve the second tranche unless Antigua and Barbuda had met the targets specified under subparagraph (a)(ii), and had presented a report concerning activities undertaken as well as a work plan for the implementation of the remaining phase-out;</li><li>The Government of Antigua and Barbuda agreed that no additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral agencies for activities related to the phase-out of CFCs. The Executive Committee agreed to provide Antigua and Barbuda with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Antigua and Barbuda and the World Bank in the CFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>The Government of Antigua and Barbuda agreed to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase-out and to provide regular reports, as required by its obligations under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and</li><li><p>The World Bank would be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the CFC phase-out management plan for Antigua and Barbuda and would provide a report, including customs data, to the Executive Committee annually on the reduction of CFC consumption; and</p><p>(b) &nbsp;The Executive Committee approved US $69,400 plus support costs of US $6,246 for the World Bank for the first biannual implementation programme.</p></li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the status of development of the methyl bromide phase-out plan by the Government of Chile;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the 45th Meeting a national plan for complete phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in Chile, including the demonstration and phase-out project for methyl bromide soil fumigation for fruit tree production and replant currently being implemented by UNDP; and</li><li>To agree that the non-submission of the project proposal for the phase-out of all the remaining uses of methyl bromide in soil applications should not be taken into consideration in assessing performance against the relevant World Bank business plan targets for 2004, and that the project could be submitted as a national plan for complete phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in Chile as part of the World BankÔÇÖs 2005 business plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan for China at a total level of funding of US $7,885,000 plus agency support costs of US $291,380 for UNIDO and US $520,000 for Japan;</li><li>Also to approve the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to the present report; and</li><li>To approve US $1,000,000 plus support costs of US $75,000 for UNIDO and US $1,000,000 plus support costs of US $130,000 for Japan for implementation of the 2005 annual programme of the national CFC phase-out plan.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the terminal CFC phase-out management plan for Kenya at a total level of funding of US $725,000 plus agency support costs of US $94,250 for France;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To approve funding of US $215,914 plus support costs of US $28,069 for France for the first tranche of the project; and</li><li>That the disbursement of the first tranche would be contingent upon confirmation of the adoption of ODS regulations by the Government of Kenya to provide a legal basis for the existing licensing system and enable introduction of independent auditing and verification.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Phase I of the terminal CFC phaseÔÇæout management plan for Zimbabwe at a total level of funding of US $280,000 plus agency support costs of US $36,400 for the Government of Germany, subject to the following conditions:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Zimbabwe would achieve at least the 2005 Montreal Protocol CFC reduction target without further assistance from the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>In 2006, the Government of Zimbabwe would submit a comprehensive report on the implementation of Phase I together with a request for Phase II of the project to achieve complete CFC phase-out in the servicing sector. Phase II would contain activities best suited to the circumstances and needs of the country identified at that time. The progress report should include the activities undertaken and the results achieved, the amount of CFCs permanently phased out and the remaining level of consumption to be phased out.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Cape Verde contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5042">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/63</a>, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To request the Government of Cape Verde to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report covering the period 1 December 2004 to 31 December 2005, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2006.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme for Sao Tome and Principe contained in document <a href="/media/5043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/64</a>, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels; and</li><li>To request the Government of Sao Tome and Principe to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a href="/media/6528" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report covering the period 1 December 2004 to 31 December 2005, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2006.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>After some discussion of the issue of cash advances made to implementing agencies before prior advances had been fully utilized, during which the Treasurer recalled that there had been agreement between the implementing agencies and the Executive Committee that such a practice would expedite project implementation; and understanding that the possibility of late reporting would always exist due to the overlap in the closing dates for accounts in UNEP and in the other implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the 2003 accounts of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/5044" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/65/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>To continue with the particular practice of recording any changes reported by implementing agencies to a previous periodÔÇÖs expenditures as part of the current periodÔÇÖs transactions as a result of the reconciliation exercise between the Treasurer and the implementing agencies, without prejudice to existing United Nations financial rules and regulations;</li><li>To note that, notwithstanding UNEPÔÇÖs policy regarding its own fund to the effect that any pledges to the Fund remaining unpaid after four years were written off with the approval of the Governing Council, in the case of the Multilateral Fund, any decision on writing off such unpaid amounts would remain the responsibility of the Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To direct the Treasurer to review the pertinent aspects of the implementing agency agreements to address the issue of new cash advances being granted to implementing agencies when old ones had not been fully accounted for.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>After representatives had expressed support for the suggestion of the World Bank to hold a workshop, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2002 and 2003 accounts presented in documents <a href="/media/5045" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/66</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/5046">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/66/Corr.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/5047">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/66/Corr.2</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to make the necessary adjustments in accordance with his ongoing responsibility to ensure sufficient funds to cover Executive Committee approvals;</li><li>To request those bilateral agencies that advanced funds to implementing agencies, which were then placed in interest-bearing accounts, to return the interest collected as additional income to the Multilateral Fund in accordance with United Nations standard accounting practices, unless their agreements with implementing agencies stipulated otherwise; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer, the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to hold a workshop in the margins of the next inter-agency coordination meeting on common terminology and procedures for the reconciliation of accounts and to forward the results of the workshop to the Executive Committee if deemed necessary by the workshop participants.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following budget and salary components of the Fund Secretariat, contained in Annex XVI to the present report:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The revised 2005 budget of the Fund Secretariat totalling US $3,867,547 to cover the 2005 salary component of the budget already approved at the 41st Meeting of the Executive Committee and the operational costs of the Secretariat as well as the cost of the upgrade of a GS post from G5 to G7;</li><li>The revised 2006 salary component of the budget totalling US $2,563,624 with an increase of 0.5 per cent as a result of the upgrade of a GS post from G5 to G7; and</li><li>The proposed 2007 salary component of the budget totalling US $2,676,214.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To renew the arrangement by which the work of the Executive Committee took place in plenary rather than in sub-committees;</li><li>To continue discussing, throughout 2005, the issues of reducing the number of Executive Committee meetings and establishing a procedure for intersessional approval;</li><li>Also to request the Secretariat to produce a document compiling the views of Executive Committee members and providing an estimate of the financial implications of various scenarios; and</li><li>To request interested Parties and implementing agencies to submit comments in writing, by 4 February 2005, for incorporation into the document to be prepared by the Secretariat.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the criteria for the assessment of the progress reports and verification audits of multi-year agreements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5051">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/70</a>;</li><li>To request the World Bank, in cooperation with the other implementing agencies and the Secretariat, to organize a one-day seminar on verification and data reporting, to be held in the margins of the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee, with participation by some interested Parties; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise the document in the light of the comments made at the 44th Meeting and of the outcome of the seminar referred to above and to present a revised text to the 46th Meeting.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In principle the agreement for the accelerated phase-out of CFC, CTC and halon 1301 production in China, attached as Annex XVII to the present report, at a funding level of US $10 million and the associated cost of US $750,000 for implementation by the United States of America;</li><li>For the accelerated phase-out of CFC, CTC an halon 1301 in China, the first tranche of US $5 million and the associated support costs of US $375,000 at the current meeting, and to credit US $5 million plus agency support costs of US $375,000 against the 2004 bilateral contribution of the United States of America;</li><li>In principle the agreement for the Venezuela production sector, attached as Annex XVIII to the present report, at a total funding level of US $16.5 million for implementation by the World Bank and the first tranche of US $3.3 million and the associated agency support costs of US $247,500; and</li><li>US $60,000 to supplement the SecretariatÔÇÖs account for the technical audit.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to invite Executive Committee members, bilateral and implementing agencies, and the Treasurer to provide comments and to complete the column entitledÔÇ£recommended actionÔÇØ in the table contained in Annex XIX to the present report, to compile the comments received, and to prepare a document for the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To invite Executive Committee members wishing to do so to provide comments on contributions for the assessment by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the 2006-2008 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To convene a contact group to meet during the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee in order to draft a preliminary assessment report on the recommendations in the 2004 evaluation and review of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol for the 25th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, based on the document prepared by the Secretariat; and</li><li>To consider the preliminary assessment report at the 45th Meeting.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p><u>Assessment of the portion of the refrigeration servicing sector made up by chillers and identification of incentives and impediments to the transition to non-</u><br><u>CFC equipment</u></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the topic to the 45th Meeting.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Replenishment <p><em>Terms of reference for the study on the 2006-2008 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund</em></p><p>Following a discussion of the need for attendance at TEAP meetings on the subject, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the Chair and the Vice-Chair, as well as the Chief Officer, should cooperate fully with the Technical and Economic Assessment PanelÔÇÖs study on the 2006-2008 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p><u>Review of guidelines relating to collection, recovery, recycling and destruction of ozone-depleting substances</u></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee:</p><p>Recalling decision IV/18 by which the Meeting of the Parties identified, as agreed incremental costs for illustration, the cost of collection, recovery, recycling, and, if cost-effective, destruction of ozoneÔÇædepleting substances,</p><p>Recalling also that decision IV/11 facilitated access to and transfer of approved destruction technologies in accordance with Article 10 of the Protocol, together with provision for financial support under Article 10 of the Protocol for the Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5,</p><p>Noting that decision IV/24 urged the Parties to take all practicable measures to prevent releases of controlled substances into the atmosphere, including, inter alia, the recovery of controlled substances for the purposes of recycling, reclamation or destruction and the destruction of unneeded ozone-depleting substances where economically feasible and environmentally appropriate,</p><p>Noting that decision X/7 requested the Parties to consider promoting appropriate measures to ensure the environmentally safe and effective recovery, storage, management and destruction of halons in preparing halon management strategies,</p><p>Mindful that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel Task Force on Collection, Recovery and Storage, in its 2002 report, pursuant to decision XII/8, had concluded that the collection, recovery and storage of ozone-depleting substances was technically feasible and economically viable,</p><p>Recognizing that several million ODP tonnes of ozone-depleting substances were estimated to have been installed in equipment and as foams in 2002, according to the report of the Task Force, and were likely to be released into the atmosphere if preventive measures were not taken,</p><p>Decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>to request the Secretariat to collect existing guidelines relating to collection, recovery, recycling and destruction of ozone-depleting substances in the light of paragraph 6 of decision IV/18 of the Meeting of the Parties on the indicative list of categories of incremental costs and to report its findings to the 46th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>to consider whether to elaborate further guidelines for the funding of projects for the collection, recovery, recycling and destruction of ozone-depleting substances while ensuring economically feasible and environmentally appropriate management of ozone-depleting substances at the 46th Meeting on the basis of the report of the Secretariat.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p><u>Enhancing capacity-building in the National Ozone Units of Article 5 countries in the final stages of the Montreal Protocol compliance period</u></p><p>Following discussion of an informal paper prepared by the representative of China and contained in Annex XX to the present report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that some representatives would work on the issue intersessionally and submit a revised paper to the 45th Meeting.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to hire an expert consultant to catalogue process agent uses in Article 5 Parties and their related emission levels, with the proviso that options for addressing emission reductions would not be analysed.</p>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Project implementation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the transfer of the project for phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in grain storage in Indonesia (IDS/FUM/41/INV/158) at the amount of US $350,000 plus US $26,250 for support costs for UNIDO, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">decision 38/68</a>; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from CanadaÔÇÖs 2004 contributions the US $350,000 originally approved for the project, plus the US $45,500 for support costs approved for Canada pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2641">decision 26/41</a>.</li></ol>

44th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the SecretariatÔÇÖs proposal and a discussion on the advantages of holding Executive Committee Meetings back-to-back with the Open-ended Working Group and Meetings of the Parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold its 45th Meeting in Montreal from 4 to 8 April 2005;</li><li>To hold its 46th Meeting back-to-back with the Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group;</li><li>To express a strong wish to hold its 47th Meeting back-to-back with the Meeting of the Parties, at a date and venue to be set at the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee, coordinating with the Ozone Secretariat as appropriate; and</li><li>That the indicative date for the 46th Meeting would be 4 to 8 July 2005 to take place in Montreal, and the Executive Committee expressed a preference for the Executive Committee meeting to be held immediately before that of the Open-ended Working Group.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Groups <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to reconstitute the Subgroup on the Production Sector with the following composition: Brazil, Canada (facilitator), Japan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Zambia.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion and having noted that the Treasurer had sent numerous letters urging donor countries that had not paid their contributions up to and including 2004 to the Multilateral Fund to do so and that no reply had been received from those countries regarding failure to comply with their commitments, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the report of the Treasurer, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund as at 4 April 2005, reproduced in Annex I to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Chair to send letters to those donor countries that had arrears up to and including 2004, and had not replied to the Treasurer, asking them to respond and to indicate when they would be able to meet their commitments. The Chair would report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the issue.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following the discussion on the total resources available for project approvals, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on project balances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4883">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned from the multilateral implementing agencies to the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $4,222,859, including the return of US $263,533 from UNDP; US $40,000 from UNEP; US $485,945 from UNIDO; and US $3,433,381 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned from the multilateral implementing agencies to the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $519,343, including the return of US $33,923 from UNDP; US $5,200 from UNEP; US $59,063 from UNIDO; and US $421,157 from the World Bank;</li><li>That multilateral implementing agencies had balances totalling US $47,929, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP--US $42,611 plus support costs; and UNEPÔÇæÔÇæUS $5,318 plus support costs; and that the amount of balances from such projects was the lowest achieved since such balances began to be monitored by the Executive Committee at its 28<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>The return of US $110,352 from UNDP on behalf of Australia, including earnings on interest amounting to US $68,190, for the completed recovery and recycling project in Viet Nam (VIE/REF/20/DEM/14), and the TreasurerÔÇÖs adjustments to AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contributions and cash contributions, and that the interest was credited as interest collected on Fund balances instead of additional contributions from Australia;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the return of US $75,353 to Germany from the Azckon refrigeration project in the Philippines (PHI/REF/23/INV/53);</li><li>To note that Germany would transfer the interest amounting to US $36,710 to the Treasurer, which should be credited as interest collected on Fund balances instead of additional contributions from Germany; and</li><li>To note that US $88,629,484 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following further discussion on metered dose inhaler (MDI) activities in countries with no remaining funding eligibility, the ODS destruction projects, the resource allocation, the funding window for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum, the need for expedited implementation of approved projects for compliance in 2005, the HCFC projects to be discussed in connection with UNDPÔÇÖs business plan, and the CTC/TCA/methyl bromide projects for very low-volume-consuming countries, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2005-2007 business plan of the Multilateral Fund (including its impact on the funding window as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-443">decision 44/3</a> and status of compliance), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4884">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/5</a>;</li><li>To maintain metered dose inhaler (MDI) transition strategies in countries with no remaining funding eligibility;</li><li>In the light of decision XVI/13 of the Parties, to establish a funding window amounting to US $15.2 million for the chiller sector in 2005;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a study, with input from the implementing agencies, on criteria and modalities for chiller demonstration projects, including how different regional funds for the chiller sector might come into operation, taking into account proposals submitted and comments made during the current Meeting, for consideration at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting, examining issues such as fairness of funding and any limits on the number or cost of projects to be funded, etc.;</li><li>To handle HCFC survey projects in the manner prescribed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-456">decision 45/6</a>;</li><li>To maintain in the business plan any CTC/TCA/methyl bromide projects for countries with a very low volume of consumption;</li><li>To defer consideration of ODS destruction projects until the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that, although planned activities exceeded the 2005 budget, it was expected that, based on historic performance, the funds actually approved were likely to be lower than those planned and therefore within the budget for the 2003-2005 triennium, enabling the Executive Committee to fulfil the PartiesÔÇÖ directive to fully commit the 2003-2005 budget, pursuant to decision XIV/39 of the Parties;</li><li>To note that, in the light of the expected availability of funds for all projects in the business plans and the fact that the business plans for 2005 included projects for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum, there was no need for a special funding window for that purpose; and</li><li>To urge bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to increase their efforts to implement approved projects to facilitate the 2005 reductions in consumption and production of controlled substances, bearing in mind that 96,734 ODP tonnes were scheduled to be phased out in 2005 from approved projects.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Having considered the amounts in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, the deferral of activities in GermanyÔÇÖs 2005 business plan to 2006, the possible project overlaps, and the project preparation activities for capacityÔÇæbuilding in China, ODS destruction in Indonesia, and innovative financing in the Asia Pacific Region in JapanÔÇÖs business plan, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2005-2007 business plans on bilateral cooperation submitted by: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Sweden, contained in documents <a href="/media/4885" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/6</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4886">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/6/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To note that Germany had received agreement from the Governments of Angola, India, and Papua New Guinea to defer funding for activities in GermanyÔÇÖs 2005 business plan until 2006;</li><li>To request that bilateral agencies cooperate with other implementing agencies to resolve any potential or actual overlaps before submitting requests for funding; and</li><li>To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plans and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To defer consideration of ODS destruction projects until the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>After discussion on the need for surveys of and investment projects for HCFCs and RMP activities, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2005-2007 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a href="/media/4887" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/7</a>, and subsequently amended, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, with the following modifications:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To maintain HCFC surveys, on the understanding that their goal was to enable the Executive Committee to establish an eligible national aggregate level of HCFC consumption in the future against which proposals would be funded;</li><li>To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plan and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To defer consideration of ODS destruction projects to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To remove CTC and TCA activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo;</li><li>To add the country programme and refrigerant management plan (RMP) activities in Eritrea; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP, as contained in Annex II to the present report.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2005-2007 business plan of UNEP as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4888">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/8</a>, and subsequently amended, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, with the following modifications:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plan and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request UNEP to cooperate with bilateral agencies and with other implementing agencies to resolve any potential or actual overlaps in Afghanistan and C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire;</li><li>To add the country programme and refrigerant management plan (RMP) activities in Eritrea;</li><li>To remove the activities for the preparation of a journalistsÔÇÖ kit from UNEPÔÇÖs 2005-2007 business plan and to request UNEP to resubmit the proposal as part of the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP).</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP, as contained in Annex III to present report;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide a detailed progress report that elaborated and differentiated past activities and funds disbursed in categories such as the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), the global awareness programme and region-specific activities so as to clarify that there was no overlap in the context of future plans for discussion at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2005-2007 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in documents <a href="/media/4889" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/9</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4890">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/9/Corr.1</a>, and subsequently amended, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, with the following modification:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plan and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO, as contained in Annex IV to the present report, while setting a target of 32 for the number of annual programmes approved and a phase-out target for individual projects of 1,896.4 ODP tonnes for 2005.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>After discussion of the CTC and TCA activities in low-volume-consuming countries, chiller projects, and performance indicators, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2005-2007 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in document <a href="/media/4891" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/10</a>, and subsequently amended, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, with the following modification:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plan and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank, as contained in Annex V to the present report, while setting a target of 20 for the number of annual programmes approved, a target of 11 for the number of projects approved, and a target of 6,744 ODP tonnes for the phase-out of individual projects.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4892">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/11</a>, including the recommendations in Section V of the document;</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to revise the language of the recommendations to make them less prescriptive and more general and to include a section on conclusions;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To draft a covering note, for submission to the Parties, reflecting the comments on the report made by members of the Executive Committee at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting, to which the revised report would be annexed;</li><li>To post a revised version of the report on its intranet to enable the members to review the text and send in their comments; and</li><li>To submit the revised report and the covering note, after approval by the Chair of the Executive Committee, to the 25<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</li></ol></li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>After discussing the results achieved, the issues on implementation delays, disbursement rates, reporting, monitoring and verification, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the extended desk study on the evaluation of national phase-out plans contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4895">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/12</a>, including the proposed evaluation issues and approach for the second phase of the evaluation;</li><li>That the follow-up phase of the evaluation should continue as proposed, with the following amendments:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation should take into account:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>The fact that in many countries, delays were caused by administrative problems which the country had to deal with by developing new processes and procedures;</li><li>The cost of independent verification and the possibility of using more cost-effective alternatives;</li><li>The fact that the levels of phase-out of ODS were not directly proportionate to the levels of disbursement;</li></ol></li><li>The evaluation report should include a section on conclusions highlighting the achievements of the national phase-out plans;</li><li>The list of evaluation issues should also include the following questions:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>Whether the country felt that there was still a project-by-project approach when several implementing agencies were involved, or whether the national plan approach predominated;</li><li>How the country-driven approach had created a stakeholder buyÔÇæin; and</li><li>Whether the sequence of activities had been implemented as planned, and if not, why not.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Having considered the information from UNEP on the training modules on SMEs, the translation of guidelines and its policy assistance project for a licensing system in Argentina, the World BankÔÇÖs halon banking in Thailand to be submitted during 2005, and updates on other projects provided by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by France, Germany and the four implementing agencies, as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/4896" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/13</a>);</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required, and further note that some progress had been achieved for the following projects: the conversion of SOFTPM, Choupot, Oran, to LCD technology in Algeria (ALG/FOA/32/INV/45), implemented by Germany; the conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigerant equipment at Sarkisian Refrigerators in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/29/INV/48) and the conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/29/INV/53), both implemented by France.</li><li>To note the completion of 29 out of the 85 projects listed with implementation delays including the Syncap aerosol project in India (IND/ARS/28/INV/221), implemented by UNDP, the Arab Chemical Industries aerosol project in Jordan (JOR/ARS/31/INV/64), implemented by the World Bank, and the umbrella project to phase out ODS at SMEs in the aerosol sector in Malaysia (MAL/ARS/19/INV/85), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestones</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CUB/ARS/34/INV/18</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-12 in the manufacture of insecticides and technical aerosols by conversion to hydrocarbon propellant at CIDT aerosol plant in Cuba</td><td>Safety audit to be completed in August 2005</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>LIB/FOA/32/INV/05</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Sebha Unit in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td><td>Issuance of purchase orders by 31 May 2005</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>LIB/FOA/32/INV/08</td><td><p>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of</p><p>flexible polyurethane foam at Ben Ghazi Unit in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</p></td><td>Issuance of purchase orders by 31 May 2005</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/FOA/23/INV/20</td><td>Umbrella project: Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (thermoware) in Pakistan</td><td>A local technician to be trained by the supplier in order to provide ongoing service by June 2005</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/FOA/25/INV/25</td><td>Terminal umbrella project: Conversion to HCFC-141b and water-blown technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (thermoware) in Pakistan</td><td>A local technician to be trained by the supplier in order to provide ongoing service by June 2005</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note that UNEP would reallocate US $ 30,000 to establish the server required for the implementation of the licensing system, and to request UNEP to submit a progress report for the projectÔÇ£Policy assistance for the design and implementation of an ODS import/export licensing system for Argentina (ARG/SEV/30/TAS/104)ÔÇØ, for consideration at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Comment</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/56</td><td>CFC emission reduction in central air conditioning in the Syrian Arab Republic</td><td><p>As agreed by the</p><p>Secretariat and agency</p></td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/FOA/29/INV/34</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane shoe soles at Jaguar Industries in Pakistan</td><td>As agreed by the Secretariat and agency</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/SEV/29/TAS/198</td><td>Complement for translation and printing of four guidelines and training modules into Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish</td><td>After hearing a report at the current Meeting</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/28/INV/50</td><td>Phase-out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td><td>As agreed by the Secretariat and agency</td></tr><tr><td><p>World</p><p>Bank</p></td><td>ARG/REF/18/INV/39</td><td>Elimination of CFC in the Neba S. A. plant manufacturing domestic refrigerators in Argentina</td><td><p>After hearing a report at</p><p>the current Meeting</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>To request the World Bank to submit a revised project proposal before any further activities for the halon banking project in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/TAS/121) took place, specifying the modified costs and project milestones, for consideration by the Executive Committee in 2005 in the light of current guidelines and precedents;</li><li>To note the automatic cancellation of the project for training modules on management of ODS phase-out in SMEs and to further note UNEPÔÇÖs intention to circulate the training modules after they had been reviewed and finalized;</li><li>To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement between the agency and country concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Small and medium enterprises study (IRA/SEV/26/TAS/36) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, implemented by France, for which US $20,000 had been disbursed as at the end of 2003 out of the US $75,000 approved for the project. The reason for cancellation being that the project was no longer needed due to the approval of a national ODS phase-out plan; and</li><li>Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of aerosols by conversion to HFC and hydrocarbon propellants at Alkaloid A.D. (MDN/ARS/32/INV/17) in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, implemented by UNIDO, for which US $86,271 had been disbursed as at the end of 2003 out of the US $110,000 approved for the project, and for which UNIDO was requested to attempt to redeploy the equipment and to report back to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on its efforts to do so. The reason for cancellation being that the company had stopped aerosol production.</li></ol></li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the request to change the phase-out schedule for the project for the complete phase-out of methyl bromide used in the strawberry, protected vegetables and cut flowers sectors, submitted by the Government of Argentina;</li><li>To approve the revisions to the agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee as contained in Annex VI to the present report, which would include a revised completion date of 2015;</li><li>To note that, before the end of 2010, UNIDO and Argentina would submit a full report on the implementation of the phase-out plan, together with a status report on the alternatives to methyl bromide in the strawberry sector available in that country; and, at that time, Argentina would consider the possibility of completing the phase-out of methyl bromide earlier than 2015;</li><li>To note that the Government of Botswana, with assistance from UNIDO, had completed the demonstration project on three alternatives to the use of methyl bromide, which had resulted in the complete phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in Botswana;</li><li>To note that the Government of Cameroon, with assistance from UNIDO, had completed the demonstration project on two alternatives to the use of methyl bromide, which had resulted in the complete phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide as a soil fumigant in the tobacco sector; and</li><li>Consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4165">decision 41/65</a>, to request the Secretariat to inform UNIDO that it may begin to disburse the remaining 50 per cent of the second tranche of the domestic refrigeration and compressor sector plan for China at the amount of US $1,085,769, plus agency support costs of US $96,119, and to request UNIDO to provide US $15,000 to the Multilateral Fund at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting, representing the current value of the capital equipment purchased for the Hangli project (CPR/REF/26/INV/256) from the second tranche of the domestic refrigeration and compressor sector plan.</li></ol>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects, Process agents

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, ODS consumption data in projects, Process agents <p>Following a discussion and amendment of the proposed guidelines, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve guidelines for the funding of technical assistance projects in countries that had reported very low consumption of CTC and/or TCA as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Countries that have a Montreal Protocol baseline for CTC and/or TCA but for which the latest reported consumption is less than 2 ODP tonnes may submit proposals for technical assistance, or assistance with preparation of legislative measures to complete their phase-out in the relevant sectors, or to ensure the sustainability of the phase-out already achieved;</li><li>Countries must have reported some consumption of CTC and/or TCA at least once over the three-year period preceding requests for funding;</li><li>The proposals must comply with the rules and policies of the Multilateral Fund and must be accompanied by an undertaking not to seek additional assistance from the Multilateral Fund in respect of phase-out of these substances. Countries must be made fully aware of this undertaking and a letter to this effect from the government concerned must be submitted with the proposal;</li><li>Other than for training purposes, additional capital items such as recycling machines or service tools will not normally be eligible. Where a need for limited numbers of such equipment can be demonstrated through comprehensive reports and/or surveys, proposals may, in exceptional circumstances, be submitted for consideration on a caseÔÇæby-case basis;</li><li>Depending on the level of consumption, funding for technical assistance would range between US $20,000 and US $40,000, to be determined on a case-by-case basis; and</li><li>To the extent possible, the phase-out of small volumes of CTC and/or TCA should be integrated within terminal phase-out management plans and national phase-out plans.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion on the issue of flexibility conditions for the use of approved funds, in particular whether changes were major or minor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a paper for consideration at the 46th Meeting defining the meaning of major changes in the use of funding and the need to document such changes in advance in the countryÔÇÖs annual implementation programme.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to advise UNDP that the proposal to replace one enterprise in the terminal umbrella project approved for Paraguay (PAR/REF/34/INV/12) by three different enterprises could proceed, noting that the replacement resulted in a reduction in the total consumption of CFCs in the project of 1.75 ODP tonnes and in the return to the Multilateral Fund of US $23,945, including agency support costs, by UNDP, to be submitted to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to agree to any future changes in terminal umbrella projects in cases where all cost and policy issues between the Secretariat and the implementing agency concerned had been resolved, and to report back to the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Secretariat drew attention to the list of projects and activities for blanket approval presented in Annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4900">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/15/Corr.1</a>. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and also those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee. For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 45th Meeting, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $70,060 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $1,866,000 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $1,602,616 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005 after taking into account funds returned as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-453">decision 45/3</a>(b);</li><li>US $2,818,307 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005; and</li><li>US $135,035 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Fiji: Development of a total ODS phase-out plan</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation request at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non-compliance and subject to all CFC-based funding proposals in the resulting project being directly related to the specific needs identified and quantified in FijiÔÇÖs report on implementation of its refrigerant management plan.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve phase IV of HondurasÔÇÖ institutional strengthening project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Government of Honduras the views contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for release of funding for the second year of phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Dominica at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non compliance.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for release of funding for the second year of phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non compliance.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In view of the urgency, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposal to develop the additional awareness materials at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the proposal for harmonization of legislative and regulatory systems in English-speaking Africa at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To request UNEP to complete the project within 18 months and to provide a completion report by the end of 2006.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation request at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non-compliance, and subject to all CFC-based funding proposals in the resulting project being directly related to the specific needs identified and quantified in FijiÔÇÖs report on implementation of its refrigerant management plan.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to remove the chiller project preparation request from the 2005 work programme of UNDP and to invite presentation of the demonstration chiller project to the 47th Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the technical assistance projects in the solvent sector for Paraguay and Uruguay at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In consideration of the discussion under agenda item 5(c)(ii) (UNDPÔÇÖs 2005-2007 business plan), and the information provided by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the funding requested for carrying out HCFC surveys in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-456">decision 45/6</a>.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of a phase-out plan in the solvents (CTC) sector for the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to remove the chiller project from the 2005 work programme and to invite presentation of the demonstration chiller project to the 47th Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation in the fumigants sector as an exceptional case, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, and to urge Serbia and Montenegro to supply additional information to the Ozone Secretariat on consumption of methyl bromide and apply for a revision of its methyl bromide baseline.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the proposal for funding for technical assistance in the methyl bromide sector in Cambodia.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, and in light of the guidelines for countries with little or no consumption in the solvent sector adopted in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4514">decision 45/14</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the projects for technical assistance in the solvent sector for Bahrain, Burundi, Croatia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yemen and Zambia, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve phase VI of the institutional strengthening project for Chile for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non-compliance, and to express to the Government of Chile the views contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second year of phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for the Philippines, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol's mechanism for dealing with non-compliance.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Argentina: Strategy for gradual phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 production: 2005 annual programme</u> (World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4908">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/21</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2005 annual work programme at the level of US $300,000 and the associated support costs of US $120,000 for the World Bank, in the light of the results of the verification, in particular of the financial audit indicating that CFC production at FIASA in 2004 had been 3,015 metric tonnes, which was below the target of 3,020 metric tonnes set in the agreement; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to follow the guidelines on verifying ODS production phase-out adopted by the Executive Committee in future verifications, to ensure the necessary expertise of the verification team, and to achieve consistency in verifications in countries where it was implementing ODS production phase-out plans.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the refrigerant management plan for Bhutan at a total cost of US $90,000, with the following components:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Technical assistance component in the refrigeration servicing sector at a total cost of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,050 for UNDP;</li><li>Train-the-trainer programme for customs and enforcement officers at a total cost of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP; and</li><li>Train-the-trainer programme for refrigeration service technicians at a total cost of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the refrigerant management plan update project for Botswana at a total cost of US $64,295, plus agency support costs of US $8,358 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for dealing with non-compliance and that the Government of Germany would provide appropriate monitoring throughout project implementation.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for dealing with non-compliance:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the strategy and plan of action for Chile for returning to compliance, submitted by the Government of Chile;</li><li>To approve in principle the project for the phase-out of all remaining uses of methyl bromide in soil applications at a total level of funding of US $2,547,156, plus agency support costs of US $191,037 for the World Bank;</li><li>To approve the revised agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of methyl bromide used in soil applications in Chile contained in Annex IX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve US $691,703, plus support costs of US $51,878 for the World Bank, for the implementation of the 2005 work programme for the phase-out of all remaining uses of methyl bromide in soil applications in Chile.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the reinstatement of the project and authorized use of the amount of US $113,250, plus agency support costs of US $10,193 for UNIDO, being the unspent balance of the project funds which had not been returned to the Multilateral Fund by UNIDO.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the terminal phase-out plan for CFCs for the Dominican Republic at a total level of funding of US $1,711,600, plus agency support costs of US $128,370 for UNDP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at a funding level of US $500,000, plus support costs of US $37,500 for UNDP.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at a total level of funding of US $279,081, plus agency support costs of US $20,931 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at a funding level of US $154,210, plus support costs of US $11,566 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national CFC phase-out plan for Romania, at a total level of funding of US $545,300, plus agency support costs of US $47,470 for UNIDO and Sweden;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Romania and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to the present report, and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at a funding level of US $159,050, plus support costs of US $11,929 for UNIDO, and US $119,500, plus support costs of US $15,535 for Sweden.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Viet Nam: National CFC and halon phase-out plan (first tranche)</u> (World Bank) (<a href="/media/4934" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/44</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4935">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/44/Add.1</a>)</p><p>Following discussions between the Secretariat and the World Bank and subsequent to consideration of the related policy issue under agenda item 7(a) on the flexibility conditions in phase-out agreements, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first annual work programme for 2005 at a funding level of US $495,537, plus support costs of US $37,165 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Brazil: National CFC phase-out plan: 2005 implementation work plan (third tranche)</u> (UNDP) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4911">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/24</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2005 annual implementation programme and the requested tranche at the amount of US $3,970,000, plus agency support costs of US $342,500 for UNDP, with the proviso that UNDP be requested to provide clarification as to the relationship between the reported national CFC consumption and the phase-out activities being funded, and to include this information in its annual report when requesting the 2006 funding tranche at the 47th Meeting.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the revised 2005 annual implementation programme;</li><li>To amend the agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee to include UNEP as cooperating implementing agency for the project as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To note the return by UNIDO of US $450,000, plus support costs of US $33,750, from the first tranche approved for the implementation of the China refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan (CPR/REF/44/INV/419); and</li><li>To approve US $450,000, plus support costs of US $58,500 for UNEP, for the implementation of selected activities under the 2005 annual implementation plan.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $5,680,000, plus support costs of US $426,000 for UNDP, for the 2005 tranche of the solvent sector plan for China;</li><li>To approve an amendment to the 2005 annual implementation programme to reallocate US $2 million in savings from previous tranches of the solvent sector plan to purchase and install equipment for the purification of n-propyl bromide (nPB), subject to the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>HEP-2 produced by China would not be made available for export;</li><li>An annual production quota would be imposed on HEP-2 to meet the requirement for solvent use only;</li><li>China would ensure that HEP-2 was only supplied to enterprises involved in the China solvent sector plan;</li><li>The Import and Export Office of China would monitor and ensure that no HEP-2 was exported by China; and</li><li>The implementing agency of the China solvent sector plan, UNDP, would include in its annual audit verification plan that no HEP-2 was exported.</li></ol></li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reinstate the CTC sector plan of India, which had been withdrawn;</li><li>To take note of the amended agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee as contained in Annex XV to the present report; &nbsp;and</li><li>To approve the revised 2005 annual work programme of the India CTC sector phaseÔÇæout plan at the amounts of US $1,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $85,000 for the Government of France, US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $57,500 for the Government of Germany, US $2,500,000 plus agency support costs of US $280,000 for the Government of Japan, US $3,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $262,500 for UNIDO, and US $399,045, plus agency support costs of US $29,928 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the second work programme of the Lesotho terminal CFC phase-out management plan at a total cost of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for dealing with non compliance; and</li><li>To request the Government of Germany to provide appropriate monitoring throughout project implementation.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: National CFC phase-out plan: 2nd tranche</u> (UNIDO) (<a href="/media/4922" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/34</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2005 annual work programme and the requested tranche at the amount of US $720,000, plus agency support costs of US $54,000 for UNIDO, subject to the proviso that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>No disbursement should be made until 2004 Article 7 data had been officially reported to the Ozone Secretariat;</li><li>Written confirmation had been received regarding the enactment of legislation establishing a system for licensing imports and exports of ODS in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; and</li><li>The outstanding reports on the 2002 and 2003 implementation of the Libyan Arab JamahiriyaÔÇÖs country programme had been provided to the Fund Secretariat.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Mexico: National CFC phase-out plan: 2nd tranche</u> (UNIDO and the World Bank) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/5103">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/38</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation that Mexico had reported that its actual 2004 CFC consumption was substantially lower than the maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To amend the agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee to include the World Bank as cooperating implementing agency as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To approve funding for the 2005 tranche of US $500,000, plus support costs of US $37,500 for the World Bank, and US $4,478,000, plus support costs of US $335,850 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that disbursement of the funding approved for UNIDO should not commence until agreement between the Secretariat and UNIDO had been reached that the verification of the 2004 objectives had been completed and that a satisfactory annual implementation programme for 2005 had been submitted; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee of the progress achieved at its 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Venezuela: National CFC phase-out plan: 2nd tranche</u> (UNIDO) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4933">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/43</a>)</p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation that Venezuela had reported that its 2004 CFC consumption was lower than the maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To approve funding for the 2005 tranche of US $1,631,831, plus support costs of US $122,387 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that disbursement of the funding approved for UNIDO should not commence until agreement between the Secretariat and UNIDO had been reached that the verification of the 2004 objectives had been completed and that a satisfactory annual implementation programme for 2005 had been submitted; and,</li><li>To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee of the progress achieved at its 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Bhutan country programme contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4936">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/45</a>, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels, and that approval of the Bhutan country programme was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of the consumption data submitted under Article 7 by the Government of Bhutan; and</li><li>To request the Government of Bhutan to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on the implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 1 April 2005 to 31 December 2005, should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2006.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion on the need to provide assistance to low-volume-consuming countries for the postÔÇæ2007 period, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To urge bilateral and/or implementing agencies on behalf of low-volume-consuming countries without an approved terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) to submit TPMP proposals, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>TPMP project proposals should be in conformity with all relevant decisions taken by the Executive Committee;</li><li>TPMP project proposals should contain, as a minimum, a commitment by the government concerned to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of the consumption of CFCs in the country according to a specific phaseÔÇæout schedule, which was at a minimum consistent with the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs control measures;</li><li>No additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund or bilateral and/or implementing agencies for activities related to the phaseÔÇæout of CFCs and other ODS where applicable;</li><li>The government concerned would have flexibility in utilizing the resources available to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation to facilitate the smoothest possible phase-out of ODS;</li><li>Annual reporting on the implementation of the activities undertaken in the previous year, as well as a thorough and comprehensive work plan for the implementation of the following yearÔÇÖs activities, would be mandatory; and</li><li>The roles and responsibilities of the major national stakeholders, as well as the lead implementing agency and the cooperating agencies when applicable, must be defined;</li></ol></li><li>That additional funding of up to US $30,000 could be requested for the preparation of a TPMP proposal on the understanding that up to US $10,000 of this funding could be earmarked for the bilateral and/or implementing agencies to report on the implementation and impact of the approved recovery and recycling programme, where applicable, and that this report should be integrated within the resulting TPMP proposal;</li><li>That future TPMP proposals for the post-2007 period might include requests for funding up to the levels indicated in the table below, on the understanding that individual project proposals would still need to demonstrate that the funding level was necessary to achieve complete phase-out of CFCs. Up to 20 per cent of approved funds should be used by the bilateral or implementing agency and/or country concerned to ensure comprehensive annual monitoring and reporting of the TPMP, including the recovery and recycling programme:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>CFC baseline (ODP tonnes)</td><td>Funding level (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>&lt;15</td><td>205,000</td></tr><tr><td>15 to 30</td><td>295,000</td></tr><tr><td>30 to 60</td><td>345,000</td></tr><tr><td>60 to 120</td><td>520,000</td></tr><tr><td>&gt;120</td><td>565,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To require, on an annual basis, verification of a randomly selected sample of approved TPMPs for low-volume-consuming countries under implementation (i.e., 10 per cent of approved TPMPs). The costs associated with verification would be added to the relevant work programme of the lead implementing agency; and</li><li>To approve, on a case-by-case basis, up to US $30,000 for the preparation of a transitional strategy for CFC-MDIs in low-volume-consuming countries where the need for a strategy had been fully demonstrated and documented.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p><strong>Enhancing capacity-building in the National Ozone Units of Article 5 countries in the final stages of the Montreal Protocol compliance period (follow-up to <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4464">Decision 44/64</a>)</strong></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to expand on the paper from China and to present to the 47th Meeting the preliminary results of an analysis of possible further action and policies required to assist compliance with the phase-out requirements for all the ODS covered by the Montreal Protocol, including the review of institutional strengthening projects envisaged under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">decision 35/57</a>.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p><strong>Report on the operation of the Executive Committee (follow-up to <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4457">Decision 44/57</a>)</strong></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue to meet three times a year; and</li><li>To reconsider the proposals set out in document <a href="/media/5050" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/69</a> regarding the establishment of an intersessional approval procedure with a view to resuming discussion of the issue at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p><strong>Report on programme support costs of bilateral cooperation projects (follow-up to <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4340">Decision 43/40</a>)</strong></p><p>Following a discussion of the proposal by the representative of Japan to modify the proposed procedures and guidelines for a core unit funding advance, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the agenda item to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To invite Japan to submit its proposed principles and guidelines for a core unit funding advance for bilateral agencies to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the workshop on common terminology and procedures for the reconciliation of accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4942">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/50</a>;</li><li>To request that draft agreements/memorandums of understanding between the Treasurer and the implementing agencies be submitted to the Executive Committee for review and endorsement;</li><li>To note that a detailed description of procedures, roles and responsibilities for the reconciliation of the accounts would be available in the minutes of the workshop and that further work was required by the Secretariat in cooperation with the Treasurer and the implementing agencies to finalize and develop a manual/primer on reporting and recording of the Multilateral Fund accounts; and</li><li>To note the TreasurerÔÇÖs explanation on the issue of new cash advances being granted to implementing agencies when old ones had not been fully accounted for.</li></ol>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Institutional-Treasurer, Performance indicators

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Institutional-Treasurer, Performance indicators <p><strong>Report on the recommendations from the 2004 evaluation and review of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol (follow-up to </strong><a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4460"><strong>Decision 44/60</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>On the basis of the groupÔÇÖs report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report contained in documents <a href="/media/4943" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/51</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4944">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/51/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To reclassify pre-session meeting documentation as General Distribution from the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting onwards in the languages produced for the meetings, while restricting access to any project documents that a Party requested to be classified as such until the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the matter;</li><li>To consider at its 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting whether a further review of the weighting of the quantitative performance indicators was warranted based on their application in the evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ 2004 business plans to be submitted to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To prepare a draft outline of an Executive Committee primer to be considered at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, being the basis of the draft primer to be presented to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting, noting that the primer should include, inter alia, a summary of relevant decisions, procedures related to the approval of ODS phase-out projects, and rules and practices of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To prepare a paper addressing the feasibility and desirability of extending the current performance indicators to bilateral implementing agencies for submission to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To request the implementing agencies to provide the Fund Secretariat with information on how to avoid future delays as part of a lessons-learned document to be prepared by the Secretariat for consideration at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To circulate to the Secretariat and implementing agencies prior to each Executive Committee meeting a ledger indicating when promissory notes are transferred, received and encashed;</li><li>To report on progress in documenting the TreasurerÔÇÖs internal procedures and practices annually until they had been fully documented;</li><li>To provide a detailed report once a year and interim reports at other times, as appropriate, on quality control measures to improve the accuracy of recordkeeping;</li></ol></li><li>To forward its assessment report on the recommendations in the 2004 evaluation and review of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol (contained in Annex XVII to the present report) for consideration at the 25<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Refrigeration servicing (excluding HCFCs) <p><strong>ODS phase-out activities in the chiller sector, including chiller replacements, awareness actions and measures for the effective use of the recovered refrigerant (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4461">Decision 44/61</a>)</strong></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to handle the issue of chiller projects in the manner prescribed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-454">decision 45/4</a>(c) and (d).</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To finalize the draft report on process agent uses in Article 5 Parties and their related emission levels to the Open-ended Working Group, incorporating the views of members of the Executive Committee expressed at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting and to obtain the approval of the Chair of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To submit the report to the 25<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group, together with the technical study to catalogue process agent uses and emission levels involving substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol in countries operating under Article 5.1 of the Protocol, with the recommendation that the technical study be made available to the 25<sup>th</sup> Meeting as an information document; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to consult with UNIDO to ascertain whether the technology proposed for use in the CTC phase-out plan for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea was applicable to the similar use in China for which emission controls were currently proposed.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>On the basis of the report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To consider releasing the final funding tranche of the Mexican CFC production phaseÔÇæout project at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting upon satisfactory verification of CFC production in Mexico in 2005, provided that the cash flow of the Multilateral Fund at the time so permitted;</li><li>To approve US $40,000 for project preparation of the methyl bromide production phase-out project in China, and US $25,000 for project preparation of the ODS production phase-out project in Romania plus related support costs, as set out in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4878">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/55</a>];</li><li>To take note of the technical audit report of the methyl bromide-producing plants in China, and to request UNIDO to take it fully into account in developing the investment project, together with ChinaÔÇÖs comments on the audit report and any other comments submitted prior to the end of April 2005; and</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to apply the intersessional approval procedure on a nonÔÇæobjection basis to the clearance of the Romania technical audit report if it became available to the Secretariat by the end of April 2005.</li></ol>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion on the advisability of transferring surplus funds from one discrete project to another, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the redeployment of up to US $8,000 of surplus funds from the terminal phase-out management plan for Jamaica in order to put the halon recovery equipment in Jamaica into operation.</p>

45th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion on the advantages, disadvantages and costs of holding an Executive Committee Meeting back-to-back with the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 47th Meeting in Montreal from 21 to 25 November 2005.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note, with appreciation, of the report of the Treasurer, including the tables showing the updated status of the Fund and the ledger on the issuing, receipt and encashment of promissory notes as at 30 June 2005, which are reproduced in Annex I to the present report.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on project balances contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/4820">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $1,983,485, including the return of US $69,845 from UNDP; US $1,216,495 from UNEP; US $18,797 net of reimbursement of funds previously returned twice for one project from UNIDO; and US $678,348 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $246,548, including the return of US $9,040 from UNDP; US $142,965 from UNEP; US $6,362 net of reimbursement of support costs previously returned twice for one project by UNIDO; and US $88,181 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $2,940,519 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP--US $484,719 plus support costs; UNEP--US $40,063 plus support costs; and the World BankÔÇæÔÇæUS $2,415,737 plus support costs; and</li><li>That US $91,985,148 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>After a discussion on the countries in the 2005 business plans that were at risk of non-compliance, and the activities left to be submitted in the 2005 business plans, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of implementation of the 2005 business plans as contained in documents <a href="/media/4822" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/5</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4821">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/5/Add.1</a>;</li><li>With concern, the number of proposals to be submitted to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and also, in the light of paragraph 3 of decision XIV/39 of the Meeting of the Parties requestingÔÇ£that the whole of the budget for 2003-2005 is committed by the end of 2005ÔÇØ, the fact that US $133 million was left to be submitted for activities in the 2005 business plans containing 12 new multi-year agreements and 205 other projects, plus activities for the global chiller programme;</li></ol></li><li>To urge bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies with projects in the 2005 business plans for countries subject to decisions of the Meeting of the Parties on compliance to submit those projects to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee as a matter of urgency; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to include in all further reports an explanatory section for the table on projects to be submitted for countries subject to compliance decisions in the report on the status of implementation of the annual business plans.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>After discussion concerning the phase-out of BrazilÔÇÖs CFC production, followed by the need to cover in the report the status of and prospects for compliance for all Article 5 countries, including those that had not received funding from the Multilateral Fund, the need to focus on countries in non-compliance, to consider the 2007 requirement to reduce CFCs to 85 per cent of the baseline, and also the need for the timely submission of data, as well as data on the implementation of country programmes, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in documents <a href="/media/4823" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/6</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4824">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/6/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To note that Brazil had phased out its CFC production;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to reformat the report to focus on actual and potential compliance issues, to address the 85 per cent reduction for CFCs in 2007, and to include a report on all Article 5 countries;</li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to provide requests for project proposals to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting, or in their 2006 business plans, that would address the following countries at risk of non-compliance:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For halons: Kyrgyzstan and Somalia (when the conditions appeared conducive to a sustainable operation);</li><li>For CTC: Nepal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies implementing institutional strengthening projects to continue their efforts to obtain data from National Ozone Units (NOUs) on the implementation of their country programmes and to inform NOUs of the requirement to provide all data necessary in order to receive the maximum two-year renewal of institutional strengthening.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Fumigant and tobacco <p>Having considered the issues raised in the report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the information provided in document <a href="/media/4825" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/7</a> on evaluation of methyl bromide projects;</li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and/or implementing agencies and National Ozone Units (NOUs), as required by the revised strategy and guidelines for projects in the methyl bromide sector, to involve more fully all key stakeholders such as relevant government agencies, farmers and farmersÔÇÖ associations, fumigation companies using methyl bromide, methyl bromide importers, suppliers of alternative technologies, research institutions/universities, public and private extension services and non-governmental organizations in project preparation and implementation and, where appropriate, to encourage the use of steering committees to coordinate project implementation;</li><li>Bilateral and/or implementing agencies and NOUs to analyse in greater detail the long-term sustainability and economical viability of alternatives to methyl bromide during project preparation and implementation, taking into full consideration the equipment needed, its maintenance and servicing, and the operational costs, and to share the results of the analysis among major stakeholders associated with the project;</li><li>Bilateral and/or implementing agencies to assist the relevant government authorities, where possible and appropriate, to develop policy measures from the onset of project implementation, directed to eliminating methyl bromide use and to sustaining the alternative technologies on a permanent basis, and to provide specific information in that respect in regular progress reports;</li><li>Bilateral and/or implementing agencies and NOUs to implement the integrated pest management component of the project during the entire project cycle through interdisciplinary technical teams (which could include research and extension staff specializing in plant pathology, weed control, crop production and application of pesticides) with a view to reducing methyl bromide use and emissions, where technically and economically feasible, during the transitional period until total phase-out, as well as to enhance the overall effectiveness and sustainability of implementing the alternative technology;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to continue submitting, for consideration by the Executive Committee, annual progress reports on the implementation of methyl bromide phase-out projects as mandated in the relevant agreements between the governments concerned and the Executive Committee, providing in all such reports information on results achieved so far, problems overcome and lessons learned and, where applicable, a plan of action for the subsequent tranche of a multi-year phase-out project;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to continue updating and maintaining the joint website on methyl bromide alternatives based on the experience gained in implementation of methyl bromide phase-out projects and, for this purpose, to request bilateral and/or the other implementing agencies to add to the website, through links or directly, their experiences in the implementation of their methyl bromide projects, including information on logistical, regulatory and technical barriers; and</li><li>To request relevant bilateral and/or implementing agencies to explore the feasibility of regional agreements between Article 5 countries facing similar issues regarding the phase-out of methyl bromide, for example for countries producing melons in Central America, or cut flowers and/or tobacco crops in some African countries, in order to facilitate the phase-out of methyl bromide, standardize regulations and minimize the risk of illegal trade.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>There was general appreciation of the analysis presented in the desk study and agreement that more analysis would be useful, including field visits. Such further analysis should focus on deepening the understanding of reasons for non-compliance and return to compliance and show the practical measures taken to move back to compliance. After discussing the best methodological approach, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the desk study on non-compliance with the freeze in consumption of CFCs, halons, methyl bromide and methyl chloroform contained in documents <a href="/media/4826" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/8</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4827">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/8/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to include countries in nonÔÇæcompliance in the sample of field visits planned for evaluations of refrigerant management plans in non-low-volume-consuming countries and of national and sectoral phase-out plans; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to include a full analysis and follow-up study on cases of non-compliance, including field visits, in the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2006.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the addition of US $80,000 to the budget to enable the preparation of country case studies for the evaluation of national and sectoral phase-out plans in the second half of 2005, and the reclassification of evaluation reports submitted to the Executive Committee, including those submitted in previous years, for general distribution, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To add US $80,000 to the budget for the 2005 monitoring and evaluation work programme for the preparation of country case studies for the evaluation of national and sectoral phase-out plans in the second half of 2005, combined with the evaluation of refrigerant management plans in non-low-volume-consuming countries;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to clearly indicate on all pre-sessional documents that they were without prejudice to any decision that the Executive Committee might take; and</li><li>To reclassify evaluation reports submitted to the Executive Committee, including those submitted in past years, as documents for general distribution.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4829">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/10</a>;</li><li>The slow rate of project completion for the second consecutive year, with the following rates of achievement: UNDP (56 per cent), UNEP (46 per cent), UNIDO (68 per cent), and the World Bank (59 per cent);</li><li>That the rates of achievement for planned ODS phase-out were as follows: UNDP (87 per cent), UNIDO (44 per cent), and the World Bank (95 per cent);</li></ol></li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to expedite project implementation;</li><li>To transfer the halon banking project in Oman (OMA/HAL/41/TAS/08) from the World Bank to UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in collaboration with the bilateral and implementing agencies, to prepare for the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, a discussion paper outlining new options for monitoring and assessing the progress of agencies with regard to multi-year agreements, with a view to reflecting more accurately the actual progress and phase-out achieved.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland;</li><li>To request the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America to provide their progress reports to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden to provide reports on projects with implementation delays to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Halon banking project in India implemented by Australia (IND/HAL/32/TAS/281) and Canada (IND/HAL/32/TAS/278);</li><li>Regional halon bank for Eastern and Southern African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe) (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Regional halon bank for West Asian countries: Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar and Yemen (ASP/HAL/30/TAS/360) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Halon banking project in Algeria (ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Halon banking project in Nigeria (NIR/HAL/37/TAS/103) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Halon banking project in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/HAL/34/TAS/77) implemented by Germany; and</li></ol></li><li>To request Germany to submit data on recovery, recycling and reclamation from halon banking projects, as requested by the Fund Secretariat.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in documents <a href="/media/4831" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/12</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4832">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/12/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Regional halon bank for West and Central African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea) (AFR/HAL/37/TAS/31);</li><li>Halon banking activity in Egypt (EGY/HAL/32/TAS/81);</li><li>Technical assistance for revision, preparation and introduction of national fire codes/standards for use of halon alternative technologies in India (IND/HAL/29/TAS/243);</li><li>Country programme update in Nigeria (NIR/SEV/36/CPG/102);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNDP would report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting on a maximum of 25 projects with implementation delays, including six projects that had been so classified in 2004; and</li><li>With reference to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3838">decision 38/38</a>, to clarify that the recovery and recycling component of refrigerant management plans could commence, provided that legislation to control CFC imports was in place and measures had been taken to facilitate cost incentives that enabled effective implementation of the project.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>After some discussion on the possible request for additional status reports on projects with slow progress, and having considered the report on the projectÔÇ£Policy assistance for the design and implementation of an ODS import/export licensing system for ArgentinaÔÇØ (ARG/SEV/30/TAS/104), as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4512">decision 45/12</a> (e), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and its response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-457">decision 45/7</a> (c) contained in document <a href="/media/4833" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/13</a>;</li><li>To monitor the following projects as projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Development of guidelines to promote safety in aerosol conversions (GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246);</li><li>Training modules on management of ODS phase-out in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (GLO/SEV/19/TAS/112);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Grenada (GRN/SEV/30/INS/02 and GRN/SEV/44/INS/07);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Paraguay (PAR/SEV/39/INS/13);</li><li>RMP components in Paraguay (PAR/REF/32/TAS/06, PAR/REF/32/TAS/10 and PAR/REF/32/TRA/07);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Rwanda (RWA/SEV/36/INS/03 and RWA/SEV/41/INS/05);</li><li>RMP components in Rwanda (RWA/REF/41/TAS/09, RWA/REF/41/TRA/06 and RWA/REF/41/TRA/07);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Cape Verde (CBI/SEV/36/INS/02);</li><li>Monitoring of RMP activities in the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic (LAO/REF/34/TAS/07);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNEP had 20 projects classified with implementation delays, including five projects that had been so classified the previous year, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To note that UNEP had reported on the projectÔÇ£Policy assistance for the design and implementation of an ODS import/export licensing system for ArgentinaÔÇØ (ARG/SEV/30/TAS/104), as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4512">decision 45/12</a> (e), and that the reallocated funds would be used for a back-up system, integrating new modules into the system and technical support.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4834">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/14</a>; and</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on a maximum of 23 projects with implementation delays, including nine projects that had been so classified in 2004.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Following a discussion on the desirability of considering the report of the World Bank on global CTC production and the utility of asking the World Bank to make recommendations on that subject, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4835">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/15</a>;</li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on a total of 29 projects with implementation delays, including 20 projects that had been so classified in 2004;</li><li>To request the World Bank to present its study on global CTC production to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, together with its recommendations;</li><li>To monitor the following projects by means of an additional status report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Post-harvest disinfestation demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93); and</li><li>Halon banking activity in Turkey (TUR/HAL/38/TAS/80).</li></ol></li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2004 business plans contained in document <a href="/media/4836" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/16</a> and to take note of document <a href="/media/4837" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/17</a> on qualitative performance indicators and the feasibility and desirability of extending current performance indicators to bilateral agencies;</li><li>To amend the questionnaire on qualitative performance indicators, attached as Annex II to the present report, by inserting an additional column and giving National Ozone Units the choice of awarding a rating of 1 to 4 (with 1 being the lowest mark and 4 being the highest);</li><li>To invite Executive Committee members to submit to the Secretariat, by 30 September 2005, their views and comments on the current performance indicators, including suggestions for modifying the quantitative performance indicator weightings and also propose amendments to the qualitative performance indicators as input for the discussion paper on the progress of implementing agencies with regard to multi-year agreements (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-468">decision 46/8</a>) for consideration at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and to permit consideration of whether to make them applicable to bilateral agencies.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Having considered the information from UNDP on the Sebha foam and Ben Ghazi foam projects in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and from the United Kingdom on milestones and deadlines for the CFC emission reduction project in the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as the issue of how to prevent project implementation delays, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by France, Germany and the four implementing agencies as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a href="/media/4838" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/18</a>);</li><li>To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e. progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>To note the completion of 17 of the 58 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestones and Deadlines</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/56</td><td>CFC emission reduction in central air conditioning in the Syrian Arab Republic</td><td><p>France and the Syrian Arab Republic to submit an action plan to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive</p><p>Committee</p></td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>PAK/FOA/29/INV/34</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane shoe soles at Jaguar Industries in Pakistan</td><td>Equipment installation by July 2005.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/28/INV/50</td><td>Phasing out ODS in the manufacture of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td><td><p>National Ozone Unit will provide a decision on how the Government will proceed by</p><p>the beginning of August 2005.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note that letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following project:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>MOR/FUM/29/INV/37</td><td>Phase-out of methyl bromide use in cut flower and banana production in Morocco</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To note that the milestone for the project on the phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Ben Ghazi in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/FOA/32/INV/08) had been met;</li><li>To note the automatic cancellation of the project on the phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Sebha in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/FOA/32/INV/05), that the cancellation of the project might have an impact on compliance, and that 17 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phase-out pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3913">decision 39/13</a> (b);</li><li>To cancel the country programme update in Argentina (ARG/SEV/39/CPG/134) by mutual agreement;</li><li>To cancel the aerosol project preparation in Argentina (ARG/ARS/39/PRP/135) by mutual agreement as the activities had been covered in the approved national phase-out plan; and</li><li>To take note of the report on how to avoid project implementation delays, and to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to take the findings into account in future project design and implementation.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following a discussion on the request for a revision to the phase-out schedule of the methyl bromide project in Uruguay, in light of decision XV/44, and on the technical assistance programme for methyl bromide reductions in Africa, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In regard to the project to phase out CFCs used for the production of metered-dose inhalers in Cuba:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the change of technology provider;</li><li>To note also that the new completion date of the project was March 2008; and</li><li>To commend the efforts of the Government of Cuba and UNDP in securing an alternative provider for the development of the non-CFC technology;</li></ol></li><li>In regard to the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture and cut flowers in Uruguay:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report containing the request to change the phase-out schedule;</li><li>To approve the revised implementation schedule for the agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee contained in Annex III to the present report, on the understanding that the approval was subject to a possible decision by the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties that would be consistent with the timetable in Annex III to the present report, and to note that approval of the revision was without prejudice to the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To note that, before the end of 2010, the Government of Uruguay and UNIDO would submit a full report on the implementation of the phase-out plan and that, at that time, Uruguay would consider the possibility of completing the phase-out of methyl bromide earlier than 2013;</li></ol></li><li>In regard to the technical assistance programme for methyl bromide reduction and the formulation of regional phase-out strategies for low-volume-consuming countries in Africa:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the technical assistance programme;</li><li>To request UNDP to make every effort to achieve all the objectives proposed in the programme on time, and to submit a report to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting on progress achieved so far; and</li><li>Also to request UNDP to report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting on whether any of the countries covered by the technical assistance programme would be likely to be in non-compliance with their Protocol obligations.</li></ol></li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request bilateral and implementing agencies preparing reports under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decision 45/54</a> to prepare the reports in a format similar to the reports currently prepared under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a> for refrigerant management plan (RMP) updates and to provide a similar comprehensive overview of the implementation of the RMP.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and also those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee. For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex V to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to include, in the narrative of relevant project documents for future meetings, brief descriptions of the technical assistance and other non-investment projects recommended for blanket approval.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 46th Meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $177,695 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $4,470,000 against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $655,841 against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005; and</li><li>US $23,113 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve, on an exceptional basis, an advance on funding for phase I of the institutional strengthening project in Afghanistan, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the institutional strengthening project for Turkmenistan at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report for a three-year period, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the country programme/refrigerant management plan for Turkmenistan and that Turkmenistan had received funding of US $399,220 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for complete phase-out of its ODS consumption; and</li><li>Not to provide assistance from the Multilateral Fund in the future for ODS phase-out activities in Turkmenistan other than for institutional strengthening.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding for the third and final year of phase I of the institutional strengthening project for Albania at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To urge Albania to implement its licensing and quota system with the utmost urgency.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second year of phase III of the institutional strengthening project for Barbados at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding for phase III of the institutional strengthening project for Belize at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report; and</li><li>To express to the Government of Belize its views contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation funding for a project to address residual consumption in Algeria, in conjunction with the terminal phase-out management plan being prepared by Germany, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of funding for the preparation of a country programme/terminal phase-out management plan for the refrigeration-servicing sector in Saudi Arabia until the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and UNEP to provide a preliminary analysis of the nature and cost of the assistance proposed to enable Saudi Arabia to continue its efforts to phase out ODS and fulfil its obligations under the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Niger, Nigeria, Romania and Sudan: Funding requests to carry out HCFC surveys</u></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the eight proposed HCFC surveys for re-submission as part of UNIDOÔÇÖs draft 2006 business plan.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2005 annual implementation programme of the national ODS phase-out plan for Albania, on the understanding that the licensing and quota system would be implemented with the utmost urgency in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4622">decision 46/22</a>; and</li><li>To approve the requested tranche at the amount of US $172,322, plus agency support costs of US $12,924 for UNIDO, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing nonÔÇæcompliance.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the fifth tranche of the methyl bromide phase-out project in tobacco and non-protected vegetable seedbeds in Argentina at the amount of US $467,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,025 for UNDP, on the understanding that future progress reports and the project completion report would advise on the final disposal of the vehicle.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide used in tobacco, flowers, ornamental plants, strawberries and other uses at the level of funding indicated in the table below, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to the present report, and on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phaseÔÇæout of controlled uses of methyl bromide in Brazil.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Project funding (US $)</td><td>Support cost (US $)</td><td>Implementing agency</td></tr><tr><td>(a)</td><td>Total phase-out of methyl bromide used in flowers, ornamental plants, strawberries and other uses</td><td>1,450,251</td><td>108,769</td><td>UNIDO</td></tr><tr><td>(b)</td><td>Total phase-out of methyl bromide used in flowers, ornamental plants, strawberries and other uses</td><td>580,390</td><td>75,451</td><td>Spain</td></tr></tbody></table>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the CFC phase-out plan for Egypt at a total level of funding of US $3,100,000 plus agency support costs of US $232,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the funding for the first tranche of the phase-out plan at the amount of US $1,000,000, plus support costs of US $75,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the annual implementation plan of the terminal phase-out umbrella project in the solvent sector in Nigeria;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of funding at a cost of US $317,000 plus agency support costs of US $23,775, on the condition that disbursement of the funding should not commence until agreement between the Secretariat and UNIDO had been reached that the specified 2004 consumption limits had been verified; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to follow the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4331">decision 43/31</a> in submitting requests for subsequent tranches of the project.</li></ol>

Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, ODS (excluding HCFCs)

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Criteria for submission of project preparation proposals, ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee established a contact group with the representative of Belgium as convenor. Based on the report of the convenor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the study on criteria and modalities for chiller demonstration projects, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4863">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/37</a>;</li><li>To utilize the funding window of US $15.2 million for additional demonstration projects in the chiller sub-sector, with an understanding that no further funding for chiller replacement would be approved by the Executive Committee, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as well as interested bilateral agencies, to submit to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee project proposals that could be replicated in other countries to demonstrate the feasibility of and modalities for replacing centrifugal chillers in the future through use of resources external to the Multilateral Fund. To the extent that funds from the Multilateral Fund would be able to initiate an activity that leveraged other sources of long-term sustainable financing, the scope of the project might be expanded to address all types of chillers. The agencies were encouraged to submit such projects on a regional basis to allow as many countries as possible to be included;</li><li>To agree the following conditions for such investment demonstration projects that:<ol type="1"><li>The relevant countries should have enacted and were enforcing legislation to phase out ODS;</li><li>The project is intended to use financial resources outside the Multilateral Fund, such as national programmes, Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding or other sources. Accordingly, the credibility of those financial resources should be indicated when the project is submitted for approval under the Multilateral Fund. Such financial resources should be secured before disbursement of funds approved under the Multilateral Fund commences;</li><li>The total funding per investment will be determined using an accessible mathematical and/or business model, taking into account relevant decisions of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The maximum Multilateral Fund grant for a particular country is US $1,000,000; for regional projects, approval of additional funding on a revolving fund basis could be decided on a caseÔÇæbyÔÇæcase basis; and</li><li>The project proposal includes a general strategy for managing the entire CFC chiller sub-sector including the cost-effective use and/or disposal of CFCs recovered from chillers in the countries concerned;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in order to ensure a coordinated process, to hold coordination meetings with all agencies to evaluate and, if necessary, prioritize demonstration project proposals for subsequent decision by the Executive Committee using the following criteria:<ol type="1"><li>Fulfilment of the requirements under sub-paragraph (b) (ii) above;</li><li>Cost justification;</li><li>Interlinkage with the existing phase-out plan (where relevant);</li><li>Regional balance of projects according to the main regions: East Asia and South Asia, West Asia and Central Asia and Eastern Europe, Africa, as well as Latin America and the Caribbean;</li><li>The total funding per chiller, taking into account relevant national and local conditions, could be determined by an accessible mathematical and business model and the annual return on investment;</li><li>CFC consumption for the servicing of chillers as a share of total 2004 CFC consumption in the country; and</li><li>The level and source of probable financial resources outside the Multilateral Fund to be utilized for the project;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to submit a project proposal regarding implementation of relevant information, dissemination and awareness activities at a global level with the objective of disseminating the experience gained in the demonstration projects globally. At the same time, the project preparation funding should be used to make information rapidly available to CAP teams for distribution at network meetings;</li><li>To approve the following funding for project preparation, including participation in coordination meetings with the Secretariat and, where relevant, development of suitable methodologies for the preparation of projects referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above:<ol type="1"><li>UNDP: US $122,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,150;</li><li>UNEP: US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200;</li><li>UNIDO: US $119,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,925;</li><li>World Bank: US $155,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,625, and an additional US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,000, to undertake the organization of a workshop in September 2005 for important stakeholders in order to facilitate compatibility of related project proposals from all agencies with stakeholders expectations, in particular relating to potential coÔÇæfunding entities. Participation in the workshop would include all implementing agencies, representatives of potential national and multilateral co-funding institutions for chiller projects, manufacturers of equipment, as well as other stakeholders and experts;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the experiences gained during project preparation and any need for changes in or amendments to the criteria and modalities proposed above; and</li><li>That resources remaining unspent after approval of the proposals submitted to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee should remain as uncommitted obligations from the 2005 business plan.</li></ol></li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of documents <a href="/media/4866" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/39</a> and &nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="/media/4867">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/39/Corr.1</a>, together with the SecretariatÔÇÖs verbal update;</li><li>To endorse the text of the draft agreements between the Treasurer and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank, respectively, with the proposed differences in the text as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In Clause 3.2, stipulating that commitment was conditional upon receipt of funds in the case of UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank and not conditional upon receipt of funds in the case of UNIDO;</li><li>In Clause 4.3, stipulating that in the event that there were insufficient funds for the external audit processes of the World Bank, any subsequent additional audit costs would be borne by the Fund after approval by the Executive Committee;</li><li>In Clause 5.1, on the proposed termination notice of 30 days for the World Bank and 180 days in the case of the other agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To attach the final text of the agreements with UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank to the present report (Annexes VIII to XI respectively).</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following a discussion on the possibility of recalculating the estimated core unit costs on the basis of a 3 per cent annual increase from the 2002 costs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review of administrative costs presented in document <a href="/media/4868" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/40</a>;</li><li>To extend the operation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3868">decision 38/68</a> and its administrative cost regime for the 2006-2008 triennium, with the following modifications:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The base rate for core unit costs for UNDP and UNIDO would be US $1.7 million instead of US $1.5 million;</li><li>An annual increase of up to 3 per cent for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank based on budgets to be submitted for approval at the last Meeting of the year for the following year;</li></ol></li><li>To review the operation of the administrative cost regime as modified by the present decision before the end of the following triennium; and</li><li>To note that, for UNIDO to maintain its current level of administrative costs, it would need either to increase its revenue significantly, including continued and increasing subsidies from UNIDO, or to significantly reduce its administrative costs, or both.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following a discussion on the proposal submitted by Austria and Japan (contained in Annex XII to the present report) and noting the need for terms of reference for the study, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report on the review of guidelines relating to collection, recovery, recycling and destruction of ozone-depleting substances in documents <a href="/media/4870" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/42</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4871">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/42/Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper covering terms of reference, budget and modalities for a study regarding collection, recovery, recycling, reclamation, transportation and destruction of unwanted ODS, taking into account the proposal of Austria and Japan set out in Annex XII to the present report and the comments made at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present the paper to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p><strong>Phase-out agreements: flexibility conditions (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4515">Decision 45/15</a>)</strong></p><p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That consistent with the flexibility provisions in the relevant agreement, any annual implementation plan prepared and submitted to the Executive Committee for approval could include changes to the scope and nature of the activities foreshadowed in the project document, on which approval in principle of the overall phase-out plan was based;</li><li>To reiterate its expectation that each annual implementation plan would be implemented as approved and would achieve, as a minimum, the phase-out proposed in the project document and the agreement, where relevant;</li><li>That minor changes to a project or an annual implementation plan could be incorporated, as implementation proceeded during the year, and reported on in the annual report on implementation of the annual implementation plan;</li><li>That examples of minor changes included:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Adjustments to the number of equipment items to be purchased (for example, plus or minus 20 per cent of the number of recovery and recycling machines in an annual investment plan);</li><li>Changes to the size or content of training programmes included in the current approved annual investment plan;</li><li>Financial adjustments between the levels of funding of activities in the current approved annual implementation plan (excluding transfers between agencies), provided that they did not affect the overall funding level of the approved annual investment plan;</li></ol></li><li>That proposed major changes to the scope and nature of activities foreshadowed in the project document should be referred to the Executive Committee for approval as part of the annual implementation plan for the subsequent year;</li><li>That major changes could be defined as those presenting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Issues potentially concerning the rules and policies of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Reductions from the planned amount of phase-out to be achieved in the year;</li><li>Changes in the annual levels of funding allocated to individual bilateral or implementing agencies;</li><li>Provision of funding for programmes or activities not included in the current endorsed annual investment plan, or removal of an activity in the annual investment plan, with a cost greater than 30 per cent of the total cost of the tranche;</li></ol></li><li>That it is the responsibility of the bilateral or implementing agency in the first instance to identify whether a proposed change to implementation of the current approved annual implementation plan would be considered major or minor according to the criteria above;</li><li>That, if the proposal could constitute a major change, the agency should defer the proposed change pending submission and endorsement by the Executive Committee as part of the subsequent annual investment plan;</li><li>That where there is doubt as to the nature of a proposed change, the agency should seek the views of the Secretariat as to whether the issues raised by the proposal were such that prior consideration by the Executive Committee should be required. If the Secretariat indicated that the proposed change did not raise issues that required reference to the Committee, consistent with the above criteria, the proposal would be deemed to be a minor change and could be incorporated in the annual implementation plan currently under implementation and reported to the Executive Committee in the annual report on implementation of the annual investment plan; and</li><li>That the guidelines for preparation, implementation and management of performanceÔÇæbased phase-out plans adopted by the Executive Committee at its 38<sup>th</sup> Meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3865">decision 38/65</a>) were amended by replacing paragraph 7 of the draft agreement (Annex II to the guidelines) by the following revised wording and that this would be applicable to future agreements:</li></ol><p>ÔÇ£While the funding was determined on the basis of estimates of the needs of the country to carry out its obligations under this agreement, the Executive Committee agrees that the country may have the flexibility to reallocate the approved funds, or part of the funds, according to the evolving circumstances to achieve the goals prescribed under this agreement. Reallocations categorized as major changes must be documented in advance in the next annual implementation programme and endorsed by the Executive Committee as described in sub-paragraphÔÇª Reallocations not categorized as major changes may be incorporated in the approved annual implementation programme, under implementation at the time, and reported to the Executive Committee in the report on implementation of the annual programme.ÔÇØ</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Based on the report of the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the guidelines for the verification of national consumption targets for the multi-year agreements contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply the guidelines to the verification of national consumption targets of the multi-year agreements, starting with the verification of consumption for the year 2005; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, to review the implementation of the guidelines at the end of 2007.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Based on the discussion of the revised reporting format, the Executive Committee also <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To replace the existing format for reporting on country programmes by the revised format contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the National Ozone Units, starting in 2006, to report on the implementation of country programmes using the revised format;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to incorporate the data collected into the annual analysis forecasting the compliance potential of Article 5 countries; and</li><li>To review the implementation of the revised format at the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2007.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p><strong>Report on the operation of the Executive Committee (Decisions 44/57 <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4556">and 45/56</a>(b))</strong></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to re-examine the issue at its 50th Meeting.</p>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p><strong>Draft outline of an Executive Committee primer (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-4559">Decision 45/59</a>(d)(i)</strong></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft outline of an Executive Committee primer as contained in document <a href="/media/4875" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/46/46</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to proceed with the development of a draft primer for submission to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting, taking into account the comments made at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

46th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final audit report on the ODS production sector in Romania; and</li><li>To request UNIDO, when preparing an investment project for Romania, to take into account the findings of the audit report, and the comments of the Government of Romania thereon, as well as the response of the consultant to the GovernmentÔÇÖs comments.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note, with appreciation, of the report of the Treasurer, including tables showing the updated status of the Fund and the ledger on the issue, receipt and encashment of promissory notes as at 18 November 2005, which are reproduced in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>].</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4735">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $913,399, which included the return of US $579,606 from UNDP; US $229,269 from UNIDO; and US $104,524 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $113,555, which included the return of US $74,706 from UNDP; US $25,811 from UNIDO; and US $13,038 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $2,891,059 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP--US $994,163 plus support costs; UNEP--US $47,062 plus support costs; UNIDO--US $119,077 plus support costs; and the World Bank--US $1,730,757 plus support costs;</li><li>That US $25.2 million had been returned by the implementing agencies in 2003-2005, including funds returned by bilateral agencies for projects approved during the triennium; and</li><li>That US $116,969,814 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>After a discussion on the non-submission of remaining projects in the 2005 business plan to the 47th Meeting and their impact on compliance, whether the unallocated US $16.83 million for compliance should be considered as uncommitted obligations from the 2005 business plan, and the accuracy of planned submissions and their values, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2005 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4736">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/5/Rev.1</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>The fact that US $4,919,000 in activities required for compliance were not included in the Supplement to the May 2005 Replenishment Report;</li><li>That the value of forward commitments approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting exceeds the value in the 2005-2007 business plan of the Multilateral Fund by US $9,850,919; and</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies with projects in the 2005 business plans required for compliance to consider including those activities in their 2006-2008 business plans and to endeavour to improve their performance with regard to the accuracy of planned submissions and their values.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>After discussion on the need to track the status of implementation of licensing systems for Article 5 Parties for all controlled substances and the fact that only 10 of the 31 Article 5 countries that had ratified the Montreal Amendment had implemented licensing systems, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4738">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/6</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include phase-out activities, where appropriate, for eligible consumption in their 2006-2008 business plans for the following countries for which no project preparation had been approved in line with decisions of the Parties and the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For CFCs: Somalia when conditions for sustainable activities existed;</li><li>For halons: Romania, Sierra Leone and Somalia when conditions for sustainable activities existed; and</li><li>For CTC: Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.</li></ol></li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following a discussion, which included a clarification on the amounts of controlled substances to be addressed and the data discrepancies in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4738">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/6</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/4740">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/7</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the 2006-2008 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the 2006-2008 triennium;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects and the cooperating bilateral and implementing agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2006-2008 triennium;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2007 and 2010 Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs phase-out targets and to include activities in their 2006-2008 business plans as appropriate; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for 2007-2010 to the last meeting in 2006 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2007-2009 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2005 consolidated project completion report contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4741">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/8</a> and Add.1, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due;</li><li>To request implementing and bilateral agencies concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish by the end of January 2006, in cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs, in the Inventory and in the Annual Progress Reports;</li><li>To provide, by the end of January 2006, the information still missing in a number of PCRs;</li><li>To clear the backlog of PCRs for projects completed before the end of 2002 by the end of January 2006;</li><li>To provide information as to why PCRs had not been submitted;</li></ol></li><li>To urge the World Bank to make all necessary efforts to deliver the PCRs still scheduled to be provided in 2005; and</li><li>To request that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, develop guidelines for PCR reporting of non-investment projects, with particular attention to improving theÔÇ£lessons learnedÔÇØ component, and prepare a short report containing concrete recommendations on how to make best use of those lessons, to be reviewed by the Executive Committee at its 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, United Kingdom, United States of America, World Bank

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation the additional status reports and the reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden and the four implementing agencies as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4743">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/9</a>);</li><li>The financial completion of the Mexican chiller project (MEX/REF/28/INV/95) implemented by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;</li><li>The 2004 progress report submitted by the Government of the United States of America on the acceleration of phase-out of CFCs and halons in China (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425);</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of 30 out of the 95 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/48</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Sarkisian Refrigerators in the Syrian Arab Republic</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/53</td><td>Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shou Kairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>IRA/REF/35/INV/133</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFCÔÇæ134a technology in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration equipment at Ghost Jonoub Industrial Group in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To continue to monitor the following projects, in addition to those identified in the document:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Halon banking project in India (IND/HAL/32/TAS/278 and 281), implemented by Australia and Canada, to track the progress of the implementation of the action plan to reactivate the project;</li><li>The manufacture of refrigerators at a plant in Argentina (ARG/REF/18/INV/39), implemented by the World Bank;</li><li>The refrigeration project at Obed Elektroindustria in Serbia and Montenegro (YUG/REF/34/INV/13), implemented by Italy;</li><li>The country programme update in Bangladesh (BGD/SEV/36/CPG/14) under UNDP implementation;</li></ol></li><li>That policy and technical assistance projects were not subject to the procedure for project cancellation;</li><li>For policy and technical assistance projects suffering persistent delays, to request the Secretariat to write letters of concern to the relevant country or agency, requesting an update on the status of the project, an estimated date of completion, and an action plan for the future completion; and</li><li>That such letters of concern about the delay in implementation be sent for the following policy and technical assistance projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29</td><td>Policy and technical assistance in Kenya</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>OMA/SEV/37/TAS/07</td><td>Policy and technical assistance in Oman</td></tr></tbody></table>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following discussions in which clarification on the levels of methyl bromide consumption proposed for the period 2004-2008 for Honduras was provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In regard to the methyl bromide phase-out project in Guatemala:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide used as a soil fumigant in the production of melons, tomatoes, flowers and strawberries in Guatemala;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat and relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to continue considering the feasibility of convening a technical workshop with major melon producers in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras in early 2006;</li><li>To request UNIDO to continue implementing the methyl bromide project in Guatemala and to submit a progress report to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>In regard to the methyl bromide project in Honduras:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the project to phase out methyl bromide in the melon and banana production sector and in tobacco seedlings in Honduras, and the issues encountered during project implementation;</li><li>To request UNIDO to re-submit a request for a revision of the phase-out schedule in the project to the first meeting of the Executive Committee subsequent to consideration by the Parties of the request by the Government of Honduras for revision of the time-specific benchmarks contained in decision XV/35 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li><li>In regard to the methyl bromide technical assistance programme for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries in Africa:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of technical assistance for methyl bromide reductions and the formulation of regional phase-out strategies for low-volume-consuming countries in Africa;</li><li>To reiterate its request to UNDP to submit a report to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on progress so far achieved;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the halon management programme and the halon recovery, recycling and banking activities in Thailand, to note the revised allocations, which had no additional funding implications, for the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $164,100 from the balance of the approved projectÔÇ£Terminal halon 1211 and halon 1310 phase-out project for fire equipment manufacturers and suppliers converting to ABC powder, HFC-227ea and inert gasesÔÇØ (THA/HAL/32/INV/134) for the purpose of demonstration projects and associated activities; and</li><li>US $96,577 from the balance of the approved projectÔÇ£Halon management programme, halon recovery, recycling and bankingÔÇØ (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120 and 121) for the purpose of training, public awareness and monitoring.</li></ol></li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Having considered the results of the 2005 work programme, the evaluation studies proposed for the year 2006, the implementation modalities and methodological approach, and the proposed budget for the year 2006, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed 2006 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $346,000, as shown in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4746">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/11</a>.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Fumigant and tobacco <p>During the discussion, it was pointed out that countries that had difficulty in maintaining zero consumption and which had already submitted projects would be covered in the strategic plan that UNEP was requested to prepare. After an adjustment to ensure that the wording of the decision would correspond to that in previous decisions on the subject (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1822">decisions 18/22</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4438">and 44/38</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That Article 5 countries with zero halon baselines but a low level of documented installed halon inventories could submit project proposals to manage their halon stocks in accordance with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs Interim Halon Banking Guidelines. The level of funding for such proposals should normally be between US $25,000 (as recommended in the Interim Halon Banking Guidelines) and US$ 50,000 (as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-448">decision 44/8</a>), depending on the level of the inventory;</li><li>That Article 5 countries with zero methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA baselines that were experiencing compliance difficulties with respect to one or more of those substances could be provided with assistance under UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP);</li><li>To request UNEP to use funds from the 2006 CAP budget to provide assistance to countries in accordance with paragraph (b) of the present decision;</li><li>Also to request UNEP to submit to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting a strategic plan indicating which countries with zero baselines it proposed to assist, the justification or criteria used for selecting those countries, the type of assistance to be provided and the extent to which the activities would be additional to the usual work of the CAP;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies providing assistance in the preparation and implementation of new terminal phase-out management plans to work towards ensuring that, within the approved levels of funding, project activities included support for developing and implementing licensing systems or import controls for methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA in cases where there were zero baselines for one or more of those substances but there was a risk of future consumption; and</li><li>That the Executive Committee would consider, at its 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting, the need for any additional support to the CAP that might be required to implement the proposed strategic plan.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets, and also those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee. For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>].</p>

Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal to provide policy assistance to Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and to East Timor at a cost of US $90,000 plus support costs of US $11,700 for Portugal, with the proviso that that would be the final funding for this type of project.</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $330,413 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $45,765 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $252,587 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $3,559,500 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $101,700 against the balance of PortugalÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $135,600 against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $185,320 against the balance of SwedenÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005;</li><li>US $290,015 against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005; and</li><li>US $5,375,000 against the balance of the United States of AmericaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2005.</li></ol></li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the second year of phase IV of FijiÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve phase III of the institutional strengthening project for Samoa at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>] and to express to the Government of Samoa the views that appear in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>].</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Sierra Leone for a one-year period at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance, and to express to the Government of Sierra Leone the views that appear in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>].</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, and in accordance with paragraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that support to assist Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Seychelles and the United Republic of Tanzania in meeting their compliance obligations for methyl bromide should be provided under UNEPÔÇÖs CAP.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to revise its proposal on a halon management and compliance strategy for Kyrgyzstan in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a> and to resubmit its proposal to the 48th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>] on the understanding that Nepal would not seek additional assistance from the Fund for the phase-out of CTC.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussion of the need for an updated customs training manual, and the possibility of producing a more modest supplementary document, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to resubmit a project proposal for a more modest supplementary document to the 48th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second year of Phase V of the institutional strengthening project for the Islamic Republic of Iran at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of that information and after further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding of US $70,000 plus support costs for preparation of an investment project to phase out CFC consumption in the manufacture of MDIs in the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the understanding that approval of funding of that project preparation was an exception and should in no way set a precedent for opening agreements between the Executive Committee and a country regarding limits on further funding.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After a discussion, and in accordance with paragraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that support to assist Armenia in meeting its compliance obligations for methyl bromide should be provided under UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of that information, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second year of phase VI of the institutional strengthening project for Chile at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2006 (Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]) at the amount of US $7,770,000 plus support costs of US $621,600 on the basis that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP would not in future seek separate funding through its business plans or work programme amendments for awareness or public information activities, including the regional awareness programme previously funded at US $200,000 per year;</li><li>UNEP would include in the annex to the CAP budget details regarding the use of all funds that support global awareness activities;</li><li>Requests for future increases in the CAP budget would be limited to 3 per cent, unless the Executive Committee was given evidence that inflationary pressures justified otherwise;</li><li>UNEP was encouraged to continue to extend the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to liaise with UNEP and monitor the return of unspent funds in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d).</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the document on 2006 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4755">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/19</a>); and</li><li>To approve US $1.7 million each for core unit funding for 2006 for UNDP and UNIDO, and US $1.5 million for the World Bank in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4635">decision 46/35</a>.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the work performed by the agencies and the Secretariat between the 46<sup>th</sup> and 47<sup>th</sup> Meetings for the preparation and evaluation of chiller demonstration project proposals;</li><li>To approve the following chiller demonstration projects, on the understanding that the external resources associated with the proposal were to be used only for activities considered to be part of the project costs as indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4758">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/21</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For Brazil, at the amount of US $1,000,000 plus support costs of US $75,000 for UNDP, with external resources of US $252,000, to replace at least 12 chillers in the country;</li><li>For the Caribbean Region, specifically the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, at the amount of US $1,000,000 plus support costs of US $75,000 for UNDP, with external resources of US $690,000, to replace at least 14 chillers in the region;</li><li>For Colombia, at the amount of US $1,000,000 plus support costs of US $75,000 for UNDP, with external resources of US $705,000, to replace at least 13 chillers in the country;</li><li>For Cuba, with UNDP as lead agency, at the amount of US $787,482 plus support costs of US $59,061 and US $196,871, and support costs of US $25,593 for the Government of Canada, with external resources of US $410,125, to replace at least seven chillers in the country and to convert a further five chillers;</li><li>For the East European region, specifically Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania as well as Serbia and Montenegro, at the amount of US $1,069,074 plus support costs of US $80,181 for UNIDO, with external resources of US $416,175, to replace at least 12 chillers in the region;</li><li>For the Syrian Arab Republic, at the amount of US $585,961 plus support costs of US $43,947 for UNIDO, with external resources of US $27,195, to replace at least three chillers in the country and to convert at least a further four chillers; and</li><li>For the global chiller replacement project, at a level of US $6,884,612 plus support costs of US $516,346 for the World Bank, on the condition that implementation of the programme would include activities in China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Philippines and Tunisia, with external resources of US $13,769,224, to replace at least 150 chillers;</li></ol></li><li>To set aside for future projects in the region of Africa a total of US $2,000,000 plus support costs to be recorded as uncommitted obligations from the 2005 business plan, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The non-investment component would be capped at a level of 10 per cent of the project costs for projects relating to one country and at a level of 15 per cent for regional projects;</li><li>The submission of project proposals for the funding of chiller retrofits was allowed, provided that the existing compressor was being replaced with a compressor of greater efficiency and the chiller to be retrofitted was less than 15 years old, the total investment including counterpart funding remained below US $45,000 per retrofit, and the savings were calculated on the basis of the application of the established discount rate for 2.5 years;</li><li>The project proposals should make use of external resources such as national programmes, Global Environment Facility funding or other sources to the extent possible and should as a minimum provide external resources for 5 per cent of the project costs; and</li><li>Any funds remaining in the funding window after approval of projects for Africa at the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting would be rolled into the World BankÔÇÖs global chiller replacement project, on the understanding that those additional resources would be used with priority for projects in Africa;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4633">decision 46/33</a>, to prepare an amended project proposal to disseminate experience gained in the chiller demonstration projects on a global level, in particular for the benefit of those countries not participating in the demonstration projects, in collaboration with the implementing and bilateral agencies involved. The proposal was not to exceed the total of US $200,000 plus support costs and should be submitted to the Secretariat at the latest eight weeks prior to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That disbursement of the amounts approved under sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (vii) above was dependent upon the availability of external resources as specified in the respective sub-paragraphs, to be confirmed by the Secretariat based on the advice from the agency that external funding had been secured. The ratio between the maximum amount of Multilateral Fund resources that could be disbursed and the external resources confirmed by the Secretariat should be equal to the ratio between the amount approved and the corresponding amount of associated external resources as indicated in the respective sub-paragraphs;</li><li>To request all implementing and bilateral agencies involved to inform the Secretariat on an annual basis, in time for the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in every year of project implementation, as well as in the year of completion, on progress in terms of implementation, main experiences and additional external resources acquired for the chiller phase-out and major market transformations observed; and</li><li>That no further funding for chiller replacement would be approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2006 annual work programme, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 48th Meeting together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2005 annual programme.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2006 annual work programme of the China CFC production closure programme, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 48th Meeting together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2005 annual programme.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To commend the Government of Mexico and UNIDO for the successful implementation of the CFC production closure agreement and the permanent closure of the CFC production capacity at Quimobasicos;</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico and UNIDO to continue monitoring the CFC production closure at Quimobasicos between 2006 and 2009, as proposed in the 2006 annual work programme; and</li><li>To approve the 2006 work programme of the Mexican CFC production phase-out agreement at US $11,850,000, plus support costs of US $880,750 for UNIDO on the understanding that the Fund Secretariat would instruct the Treasurer to transfer the funds as soon as they became available.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide used for soil fumigation in strawberry production at the amount of US $42,504 plus agency supports costs of US $3,188 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the request for a change of technology in the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in vegetable, cut-flower and tobacco production in Lebanon;</li><li>To approve the revisions to the agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee approved at the 34<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, which would reduce the overall cost of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in vegetable, cut-flower and tobacco production from US $2,600,000 to US $2,510,000; and</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in vegetable, cut-flower and tobacco production at the amount of US $210,000 plus agency supports costs of US $15,750 for UNDP.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide used as a soil fumigant in horticulture (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and others) at a total cost of US $743,000 plus agency support costs of US $55,725 for UNIDO and US $500,000 plus agency support costs of US $65,000 for the Government of Spain, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]; and</li><li>To approve US $743,000 plus support costs of US $55,725 for UNIDO, for implementation of the first tranche of the project.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the request to change the schedule for the project for the complete phaseÔÇæout of methyl bromide in grain storage, submitted by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic;</li><li>To approve the revisions to the agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee to reflect the following phase-out schedule:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td><u>Year</u></td><td><u>ODP tonnes</u></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>105.0</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>100.8</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>99.0</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>65.7</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>43.4</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>18.0</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>6.0</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve the third tranche of the project at the amount of US $432,414 plus agency support costs of US $32,431 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the remaining methyl bromide consumption eligible for funding would be 8.0 ODP tonnes once the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in grain storage had been completed.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the third and fourth tranches of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in protected tomato, cucumber and carnation crops, at a total cost of US $1,408,844 plus agency support costs of US $105,663 for UNIDO.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the project for phasing out methyl bromide use in the fumigation of tobacco seedlings, at a total cost of US $3,724,972 plus agency support costs of US $279,373 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the draft revised agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]; and</li><li>To approve US $1,862,486, plus support costs of US $139,686 for UNIDO, for implementation of the first tranche of the project.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the implementation of the 2005 work programme (January to August) and the verification of the 2004 CFC consumption targets in the sector;</li><li>To retain the agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee as amended by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4546">decision 45/46</a>;</li><li>To approve the related 2006 annual work plan; and</li><li>Also to approve the second tranche of the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan, at a level of US $3,000,000 plus support costs of US $390,000 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Secretariat had received verification that the 2003 consumption in the former foam and refrigeration (manufacturing) sectors had remained below the targets for those sectors, and that the Secretariat had therefore advised UNDP, on 22 June 2005, that the funding related to those sectors for the 2005 tranche, as approved at the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting, could be disbursed;</li><li>To take note, with appreciation, of the report of the achievements in the implementation of the 2004 annual implementation plan and of the comprehensive verification report; and</li><li>To approve the 2006 annual implementation plan and the third tranche of the phase-out plan, including funding remaining from previous tranches for UNDP, at the amount of US $1,332,377 plus support costs of US $112,417 for UNDP, US $85,000 plus support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP, US $105,090 plus supports costs of US $13,662 for the Government of Germany and US $256,650 plus support costs of US $33,365 for the Government of Switzerland.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for funding for the 2006 annual programme of TurkeyÔÇÖs total CFC phase-out plan (fifth tranche) at the level of US $750,000 plus support costs of US $30,000 for the World Bank subject to all future annual programme approvals being dependent on strict compliance with the performance criteria established in the approved agreement.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for funding at the level of US $114,480 plus support costs of US $10,303 for the World Bank for the phase-out of CTC as a process agent in the elimination of nitrogen trichloride during chlorine production at Prodesal S.A., Colombia, on the condition that the enterprise would have flexibility regarding the choice of the technologies presented in the project document; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to examine technologies and eventual sectoral plans relevant to the phase-out of CTC in the production of chlorine with a view to identifying more cost-effective alternatives and to report to a future meeting.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion in which two members expressed the view that they would have preferred the more cautious approach of a two-stage process, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national phase-out plan for Afghanistan, at the amount of US $1,065,806 plus agency support costs of US $138,555 for the Government of Germany and UNEP;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]; and</li><li>To approve funding for the first tranche of the phase-out plan at the amount of US $118,438 plus support costs of US $15,397 for the Government of Germany and US $305,000, plus support costs of US $39,650 for UNEP.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the submission of the report on the 2004 annual implementation programme and the verification of 2004 CFC consumption in Argentina;</li><li>To note with appreciation that Argentina had an actual 2004 consumption that was almost one-third lower than the 3,220 ODP tonnes defined as maximum allowable consumption for 2004 in the agreement;</li><li>To approve the revised agreement between Argentina and the Executive Committee including the World Bank as a cooperating implementing agency for a chiller component, as proposed by Argentina, contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>];</li><li>To approve funding of US $2,350,000 plus support costs of US $176,250 for the second tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan for Argentina as follows:</li><li>US $1,850,000 plus US $138,750 in support costs for UNIDO; and</li><li>US $500,000 plus US $37,500 in support costs for the World Bank, to be used specifically for a chiller activity in Argentina.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the CFC phase-out plan for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at a total level of funding of US $1,064,000 plus agency support costs of US $68,640 for UNEP and US $40,200 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]; and</li><li>To approve funding for the first tranche of the phase-out plan at the amount of US $234,600 plus support costs of US $30,498 for UNEP and US $536,000, plus support costs of US $40,200 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding of US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNDP and US $80,000 plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for UNEP as the total funding available to the Government of Fiji from the Multilateral Fund for the total elimination of CFC consumption in Fiji. This would be subject to disbursement being withheld pending agreement by the Secretariat to an implementation programme to be prepared and submitted by UNEP, and with the following conditions:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Executive Committee agrees to provide Fiji with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed among Fiji, UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>The Government of Fiji agrees to ensure accurate monitoring of the activities and provide regular reports by 30 September each year, as required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>Annual reports are submitted on the implementation of the activities undertaken in the previous year.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having considered the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out plan for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at the amount of US $237,000 plus agency support costs of US $25,690 for UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>To approve the associated agreement between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of ozone depleting substances, contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the amount of US $101,000 plus support costs of US $9,090 for UNDP and US $67,000 plus support costs of US $8,710 for UNEP.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To express appreciation to the Government of Afghanistan for submitting data pursuant to Article 7 under difficult circumstances;</li><li>To approve the country programme of Afghanistan, noting that approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels; and</li><li>To request the Government of Afghanistan to report to the Executive Committee on the progress made in implementing the country programme annually, noting that the first report should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 2007.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the Tunisia country programme update, noting that approval of the country programme update did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>After considering the explanation of the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reconciliation of the 2003 and 2004 accounts as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4794">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/51/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>The changes to the Inventory of Approved Projects for the projects indicated in Table 2 of the document;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to make the appropriate adjustments and to ensure that funds transferred to the implementing agencies were the net amounts authorized by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies and the Treasurer, to submit a report, as a follow-up to the present decision, on options for a consistent approach to the application of miscellaneous income, exchange rate losses and gains, and bank charges for funds approved by the Executive Committee and any consequences of alternative approaches, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following budgets as reflected in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>]:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The amount of US $1,023,680 in the revised 2006 budget of the Fund Secretariat totalling US $3,572,455 to cover the 2006 salary component already approved at the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and the 2006 operational costs of the Secretariat, as well as the upgrade of a General Service post from G4 to G5 and an additional P2 post;</li><li>The amount of US $102,589 in the revised 2007 salary component of the budget totalling US $2,778,803, including an increase of 3.69 per cent as a result of the upgrade of a General Service post from G4 to G5 and the additional P2 post;</li><li>The proposed 2008 salary component of the budget, totalling US $2,898,976; and</li><li>That the Secretariat withhold an amount of US $100,000 from its next transfer of US $500,000 to UNEP pursuant to its agreement with UNEP pending the report from the Secretariat on the issue to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

Institutional strengthening, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that in the compliance period specific measures had been taken to provide additional, and guaranteed institutional support and to re-focus the work of the Executive Committee on facilitating compliance;</li><li>To agree that the measures already taken constituted an appropriate response to meeting the needs of Article 5 countries in regard to their compliance obligations under the Montreal Protocol up to and including 1 January 2010;</li><li>To note that the anticipated actions required by Article 5 countries to meet compliance obligations after 2010 provided an indication that funding support for institutional strengthening might need to be continued after 2010;</li><li>That possible funding arrangements and levels for institutional strengthening support beyond 2010 should be examined at the end of 2007;</li><li>To explore the extent, nature and eligibility of any additional measures that might be considered for funding by the Executive Committee to address surveys, institutional measures and/or other preparatory activities for HCFC phase-out in the light of the results of the China policy study and the surveys carried out by UNDP;</li><li>To acknowledge that institutional strengthening support might need to be revised in accordance with the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs guidelines when a country formally revised its baseline with the Parties to the Protocol; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with the implementing agencies, to prepare for the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting a paper examining the relative merits of replacing the current requirements for submission of requests for renewal of an institutional strengthening project with a simplified arrangement that would make use of the report on progress on implementation of country programmes, which is now provided annually by all Article 5 countries receiving support from the Multilateral Fund, together with an annual cycle of funding renewals, but with no change to the annual levels of funding provided.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Having considered those issues and following some discussion of concerns regarding the level of progress reporting required on multi-year agreements, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on options for monitoring and assessing the progress of agencies with regard to multi-year agreements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4797">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/54</a>;</li><li>To adopt the following options for improving the accuracy of progress reporting on multi-year agreements:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to continue to review the national implementation carried out in the previous year and to provide additional information in annual implementation plan submissions on disbursements and completed activities, including information on when delayed activities funded by an annual tranche were to be completed. There should also continue to be a comparison of what had been planned in the previous annual tranche and what had been achieved. The disbursement information should be provided cumulatively and data concerning actual or planned commitments could also be provided, as appropriate. The information should also specify how the relevant flexibility clause in the agreement was implemented and/or how to allocate unused funds from previous tranches. In this respect, it should be reiterated that the flexibility clause decision applied only to multi-year agreements approved at or after the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4637">decision 46/37</a>(j));</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue to monitor annual tranches in the context of documents on implementation delays and balances, noting that those monitoring tools appeared to have encouraged the removal of impediments to completing projects and activities and so resulted in more timely final disbursement of approved funds to Article 5 countries. To make the process more effective, it could further request implementing agencies to include in funding requests for annual tranches the dates of completion of the tasks associated with those annual tranches;</li></ol></li><li>To request implementing agencies to record phase-out according to the actual and real levels of consumption achieved in annual tranches of multi-year agreements, while noting that in some cases the phase-out might need further explanation and that there should be consistency in the use of the definition of planned and actual phase-out;</li><li>That a separate sub-agenda item on delays in the submission of annual tranches and disbursement of funds for tranches and obligations should be included for future meetings; and</li><li>To request implementing agencies to inform countries of the need to exceed the phaseÔÇæout indicated in an agreement where necessary to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol, as well as those cases where actual consumption or production data had resulted in changes to the phase-out indicated in the agreements.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>Having considered the revised weightings for quantitative performance indicators and the issue of extending current performance indicators to bilateral agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on performance indicators (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4614">decision 46/14</a>) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4798">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/55</a>);</li><li>To adopt the revised weightings for quantitative performance indicators to apply as of the 2005 evaluation of the performance of multilateral implementing agencies, as follows:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Type of indicator</td><td>Item</td><td>Weighting</td><td>Sub-total</td></tr><tr><td>Approval</td><td>Multi-year tranches approved</td><td>15</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Approval</td><td>Individual projects/activities approved</td><td>10</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Milestone activities completed</td><td>20</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>ODS phased-out for individual projects</td><td>15</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Project completion</td><td>10</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Policy/regulatory assistance completed</td><td>10</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Speed of financial completion</td><td>10</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td><p>Timely submission of project completion</p><p>reports</p></td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Timely submission of progress reports</td><td>5</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>20</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>Not to require bilateral implementing agencies to set targets for performance indicators.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To organize a meeting of experts in Montreal, Canada, from 22 to 24 February 2006 to assess the extent of current and future requirements for the collection and disposition (emissions, export, reclamation and destruction) of non-reusable and unwanted ODS in Article 5 countries;</li><li>To recruit consultants to collect and elaborate as many data as possible on unwanted, recoverable, reclaimable, non-reusable and virgin ODS in Article 5 countries for dissemination to participants in the meeting of experts;</li><li>To develop, in cooperation with the consultants, a standard format for reporting data on unwanted, recoverable, reclaimable, non-reusable and virgin stockpiled ODS;</li></ol></li><li>To request implementing agencies, Executive Committee members (on a voluntary basis for existing data) and National Ozone Units (on a voluntary basis for existing or additional new data) to provide data and related information to the Secretariat, by 15 February 2006, to constitute an initial sample reflecting situations in both Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee, through the Meeting of the Parties, to seek the assistance of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) and its technical options committees in providing the data mentioned above;</li><li>To note, with appreciation, the offer of UNEP to provide data from the regional networks and ODS recovery and disposal workshops conducted by Japan, as well as information on Article 5 experts;</li><li>To agree to consider further, at its 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting, the proposed terms of reference requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4636">decision 46/36</a> contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4799">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/56</a> in light of the outcome of the meeting of experts and any written comments submitted; and</li><li>To allocate a separate budget line of US $50,000 for the meeting, to cover the costs of expertsÔÇÖ fees, travel and daily subsistence allowance, the travel and daily subsistence allowances of participating Article 5 countries and miscellaneous expenses, noting that costs of the consultant would be covered under the SecretariatÔÇÖs budget, with the understanding that there would be a balance between Article 5 and non-Article 5 Executive Committee members attending the meeting.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft Executive Committee primer contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4801">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/58</a>;</li><li>To request Executive Committee members to submit their written comments on the draft primer to the Secretariat by 6 January 2006; and</li><li>Having taken account of those comments, to request the Secretariat to circulate the draft primer for final clearance by current Executive Committee members prior to finalization and distribution to new Executive Committee members in advance of the first meeting of 2006, on the understanding that it would be further updated on an ongoing basis.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>After a brief discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the agreement for the Romania ODS production sector at a total level of funding of US $6.3 million, in principle, as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], and the first tranche at US $3,200,000 plus the support costs of US $240,000 for UNIDO, with the understanding that the funding would eliminate the entire CTC production capacity, including the capacity for CTC co-production;</li><li>To approve the agreement for phasing out methyl bromide production for controlled uses in China at a total level of funding of US $9.79 million, in principle, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61</a>], and the first tranche at US $3,000,000 plus the support costs of US $225,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the sector plan for phase-out of ODS process agent applications (phase II) and corresponding CTC production in China at a total level of funding of US $46.5 million plus support costs of US $3,487,500 for the World Bank, with the following provisos:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That approval was without prejudice to determination by the Parties of maximum residual levels of emissions for process agent applications by Article 5 Parties;</li><li>That China would reduce the residual emissions from the process agent applications for production of chlorinated polypropylene (CP) and chlorinated ethylene-vinyl acetate (CEVA) addressed in the phase II CTC sector plans to levels that might be agreed in future by the Parties, without requesting additional assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That the issue of the reduction of residue emissions from process agent applications from the production of chlorosulphonated polyoefin (CSM) addressed in the phase I CTC sector plan should be considered in finalizing the agreement of the phase II sector plan;</li><li>If, during implementation of the phase II CTC sector plan, or at any time thereafter, China discovered applications, tonnes of CTC and/or uses (including new process agent categories) of CTC not otherwise explicitly covered in the phase II CTC phase-out sector plan, China committed to phase them out in a manner consistent with the phase-out schedule included in the agreement (to be submitted to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting) at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>China would report to the Ozone Secretariat any CTC applications additional to those addressed by this project as soon as they became known to the Government of China; and</li><li>Disposal of CTC by China would be undertaken in accordance with standards cited in applicable international conventions;</li></ol></li><li>To approve funding of US$ 15 million plus support costs of US$ 1.125 million for the World Bank for the first tranche of the project;</li><li>To note that the proposed funding of the second and subsequent tranches would be worked out between the Secretariat and the World Bank and reflected in the draft agreement to be submitted to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit a final draft agreement for the project to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting, together with an annual implementation plan for 2006.</li></ol>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>Having considered the draft report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report in the light of the suggestion of the representative of Japan, the discussions held and decisions taken at the 47th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

47th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project implementation <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of Cuba to resubmit its proposal to the Secretariat for subsequent consideration at the 48th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, during which a number of Parties announced the imminent payment of their contributions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer as of 7 April 2006 on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To urge Parties eligible to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism option to inform the Treasurer by the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of their intention to do so;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to add to his report to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee the list of countries opting to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism facility in making their contributions to the Fund for the triennium 2006-2008; and</li><li>Also to request the Treasurer to contact Parties with pending contributions urging them to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full as early as possible in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Having considered the project transfer requests, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4668">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/4</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $751,179 that included the return of: US $372,434 from UNDP; US $136,537 net of reimbursement of funds previously returned in error for three projects from UNEP; US $247,596 from UNIDO; and US $5,388 reimbursement to the World Bank to account for the funds previously returned in error for one project;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $77,291 that included the return of: US $46,296 from UNDP; US $10,279 net of reimbursement of support costs previously returned in error for three projects from UNEP; US $28,323 from UNIDO; and US $7,607 reimbursement to the World Bank to account for the support costs previously returned in error for one project;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $11,812,361, excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously: UNDP--US $824,798 plus support costs; UNEP--US $119,467 plus support costs; UNIDO--US $165,063 plus support costs; and the World Bank--US $10,703,033 plus support costs;</li><li>The transfer of US $114,480 plus agency fees of US $10,303 from the World Bank to UNDP for the projectÔÇ£Phase-out of CTC as process agent in the elimination of nitrogen trichloride during chlorine production at Prodesal S.A.ÔÇØ (COL/PAG/47/INV/64) and to request the Treasurer to make the necessary adjustments;</li><li>That US $192,547 plus agency support costs of US $25,031 in bilateral cooperation for Germany approved in the 2003 to 2005 triennium for the national ODS phase-out plan in Cuba, including US $116,000 plus agency support costs of US $15,080 from the 2005 annual implementation plan (CUB/PHA/45/INV/30), as well as US $76,547 plus agency support costs of US $9,951 from the first tranche of the plan (CUB/PHA/43/TAS/25), should be offset against future approvals for Germany;</li><li>That US $319,681 plus agency support costs of US $41,559 in bilateral cooperation for France, approved in the 2003 to 2005 triennium for the national ODS phase-out plan in Cuba, including US $200,000 plus agency support costs of US $26,000 approved at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the 2005 annual implementation plan (CUB/PHA/45/INV/31), as well as the remaining balance of funds totalling US $119,681 plus agency support costs of US $15,559 approved for the first tranche of the plan (CUB/PHA/43/TAS/27), should be offset against approvals for France;</li><li>The transfer of US $20,000 plus agency fees of US $1,500 from UNDP to UNIDO for project preparation for a fumigant (methyl bromide) project in Zimbabwe (ZIM/FUM/45/PRP/31) and to request the Treasurer to make the necessary adjustment; and</li><li>That US $41,771,843 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After a discussion on cash flow, the receipt of contributions, the budget and resource allocation for 2006ÔÇæ2008, the status of forward commitments and resources available for new activities during 2006-2008, and bilateral contributions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on financial planning for the 2006-2008 triennium contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4670">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/5</a>;</li><li>To adopt a resource allocation of US $164.47 million in 2006, US $165.57 million in 2007, and US $139.96 million in 2008;</li><li>To urge contributing Parties to make payments for the year 2006 by 1 June 2006 in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, and to enable the full commitment of the US $470 million budget during the 2006-2008 triennium, as foreseen in decision XVII/40 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties (paragraph 3);</li><li>To urge contributing Parties to pay the arrears amounting to US $38.8 million remaining from the 2003-2005 triennium during 2006, as the contributing Parties had already paid US $21 million of the US $59.6 million in arrears due as part of the 2006ÔÇæ2008 replenishment;</li><li>To urge contributing Parties using promissory notes to enable the Treasurer to accelerate the encashment of promissory notes in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-252">decision 25/2</a>;</li><li>To urge countries with economies in transition that had not paid previously to make their contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the 2006-2008 triennium to facilitate the full implementation of the three-year phase-out plan in order to enable Article 5 countries to comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol, and also to avoid shortfalls arising from non-payment or delayed payment of pledged contributions during the compliance period for Article 5 countries;</li><li>To agree that the amount of US $142 million in resources available for new commitments during the 2006-2008 triennium should be allocated as a first priority for the compliance needs of Article 5 countries; and</li><li>To request that bilateral agencies specify the costs of planned activities in their annual business plans.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the discussion on the funding eligibility of projects, such as HCFC activities and ODS destruction activities, and on the fact that impending control measures made it a priority to fund projects directly related to compliance, such as TPMPs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2006-2008 business plan of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4672">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/6</a>;</li><li>To urge bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to increase their efforts to implement approved projects to facilitate achieving the 2007 reduction in controlled substances, noting that 42,175 ODP tonnes were scheduled to be phased out in 2006 from approved projects; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to strive to have as many terminal phase-out management plans as possible from their 2007 business plans ready for submission to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, provided that the conditions in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decisions 45/54</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4617">and 46/17</a> had been met, and on the understanding that the Executive Committee would consider funding the first tranche of those terminal phase-out management plans should sufficient funds be available.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2006-2008 business plans on bilateral cooperation submitted by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Sweden, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4673">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/7</a>;</li><li>To maintain the network activity for the Pacific Island Countries included in AustraliaÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To note the fact that the Executive Committee had committed all but US $35,469 of GermanyÔÇÖs 20 per cent bilateral contribution for the 2006-2008 triennium through annual tranches of multi-year agreements due during the current triennium;</li><li>In view of the compliance requirements associated with the TPMPs and another activity required for compliance identified in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, to request the Fund Secretariat to explore with Germany and other agencies the most effective way in which those activities required for compliance in the 13 African countries concerned could be expedited within the allocation of available funds;</li><li>If, by the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting, Germany did not have sufficient funds available in its 20 per cent allocation for the triennium to finance projects in its business plans required for compliance with the 2007 and 2010 targets, Germany would consult with the relevant countries and the bilateral and implementing agencies regarding the transfer of those projects. Consequently, a decision on the transfer would be made by all the parties concerned;</li><li>To note that the requirements of the present decision did not adversely affect any existingÔÇ£in principle approved tranchesÔÇØ of multi-year agreements and any new activity not related to the 2007 and 2010 compliance needs;</li><li>To remove ODS destruction activities from GermanyÔÇÖs 2006-2008 business plan;</li><li>To move ODS destruction activities in JapanÔÇÖs business plan from 2006 to 2008, with a cap of US $200,000 to cover such activities;</li><li>To maintain the inclusion in SwedenÔÇÖs 2006 business plan of an activity related to a network for combating illegal trade.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2006-2008 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4674">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/8</a>, as amended below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The MDI project preparation in Colombia submitted for 2006;</li><li>The global methyl bromide information exchange project to be submitted in 2007, on the understanding that it might be resubmitted in a future amendment to UNDPÔÇÖs work programme following in-depth coordination between UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>ODS destruction projects;</li><li>HCFC investment projects;</li><li>The terminal phase-out management plan for Guinea;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP, as contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], while setting a target of 27 for the number of annual programmes approved, a target of seven for the number of individual projects approved, and a target of 15 for the activities completed for multi-year agreements; and</li><li>To request UNDP to work in coordination with the Secretariat to provide a target for policy and regulatory assistance to countries requesting it to reflect the efforts it planned to undertake in that regard within its approved projects and/or multi-year agreements as appropriate.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion on the round-table workshop on methyl bromide, the farmer field schools in Africa, the strategy for countries with zero baselines, HCFC activities, the MDI regional awareness programmes, the global halon banking project in the 2007 and 2008 business plans, the logical framework analyses, and new CAP performance indicators, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2006-2008 business plan of UNEP, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4675">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/9</a> and Corr.1, as amended below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The round-table workshop on methyl bromide in light of funding for methyl bromide already provided through the CAP on the understanding that the project might be resubmitted in a future amendment to UNEPÔÇÖs work programme following in-depth coordination between UNEP, UNDP and UNIDO;</li><li>The farmer field schools in Africa on the understanding that they might be resubmitted in a future amendment to UNEPÔÇÖs work programme following in-depth coordination between UNEP, UNDP and UNIDO;</li><li>The proposed additional activities in the strategy for countries with zero baselines;</li><li>The MDI regional awareness programmes;</li><li>The support for the long-term management of halon banks;</li></ol></li><li>To withdraw the HCFC activities from the 2006-2008 business plans for UNEP with the understanding that those activities would be considered at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008 provided that:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The compliance priorities of Article 5 countries for the triennium had been addressed and there were enough funds remaining from the prioritized activities;</li><li>The proposed HCFC surveys were in accordance with Executive Committee guidance based on lessons learned from the approved UNDP surveys and GermanyÔÇÖs study in China; and</li><li>When considering the allocation of the funds remaining for HCFC activities, the Executive Committee would take into account the level of funding approved by decision XVII/40 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to implement <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-333">decision 33/3</a>, paragraph (b)(i), and to provide logical framework analyses with measurable results in advance of, and as an input to, the preparation of its annual business plans;</li><li>To replace the performance indicators agreed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4193">decision 41/93</a> for the CAP with the following indicators, data, methods of assessment and 200</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Performance indicator</strong></td><td><strong>Data</strong></td><td><strong>Assessment</strong></td><td><strong>2006 target</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Efficient follow-up to regional network/thematic meetings</td><td><p>ÔùÅ List of recommendations emanating from 2006 regional network/thematic meetings.</p><p>ÔùÅ Agendas of network/thematic meetings and meeting evaluation questionnaires</p></td><td><p>ÔùÅ Implementation rate of those meeting recommendations that are to be implemented in 2006.</p><p>ÔùÅ Relevance of topics and their presentation at network/thematic meetings as evaluated by participants</p></td><td><p>ÔùÅ 100% implementation</p><p>ÔùÅ High score of relevance and presentation</p></td></tr><tr><td>Effective support to National Ozone Units (NOUs) in their work, particularly guidance to new NOUs, including support to the development and introduction of import/export licensing systems covering all controlled substances, including management and enforcement</td><td><p>ÔùÅ List of innovative ways/means/products/services for supporting NOUs in their work, with specification of those destined for new NOUs.</p><p>ÔùÅ List of import/export licensing systems in Article 5 countries</p></td><td><p>ÔùÅ Number of innovative ways/means/products/services for supporting NOUs in their work, with specification of those destined for new NOUs.</p><p>ÔùÅ Overview of the status of import/export licensing systems in Article 5 countries</p></td><td><p>ÔùÅ 10 such ways/means/products/ services.</p><p>ÔùÅ Qualitative description of the progress made in the development and enforcement of import/export licensing systems covering all controlled substances, including management and enforcement</p></td></tr><tr><td>Assistance to countries in actual or potential non-compliance (according to decisions of the Meeting of the Parties and/or as per reported Article 7 data and trends analysis)</td><td>List of countries in actual or potential non-compliance that received CAP assistance outside network meetings</td><td><p>Number of countries in actual or potential nonÔÇæcompliance that received CAP assistance outside network meetings and results of this assistance</p><p>(e.g. return to compliance, country prepared action plan, action plan approved by the Meeting of the Parties, Article 7 data reported on time)</p></td><td>All such countries received assistance leading to evident results</td></tr><tr><td>Innovation in production and delivery of global and regional information products and services</td><td><p>List of global and regional information products and services destined for new target audiences or that reach existing</p><p>target audiences in new ways</p></td><td>Number of global and regional information products and services destined for new target audiences or that reach existing target audiences in new ways</td><td>10 such products and services</td></tr><tr><td>Close cooperation between CAP regional teams and bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies working in the region</td><td>List of joint missions/undertakings of CAP regional staff with implementing agencies and bilateral agencies</td><td>Number of joint missions/undertakings and achieved results (e.g. agreements reached, problems solved, assistance provided)</td><td>5 joint missions/undertakings with substantive outcomes in each region</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP, as contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], while setting a target of 20 for the number of annual programmes of multi-year agreements to be approved and a target of 16 for the number of individual projects to be approved.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2006-2008 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4677">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/10</a> and Corr.1, as amended below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To maintain projects for countries that had received support for achieving the 2005 methyl bromide control measures during the 2006-2008 triennium in the light of commitments to advance a countryÔÇÖs methyl bromide phaseÔÇæout significantly before the year 2015;</li><li>To remove project preparation leading to a compressor project in Iran that had received support for a CFC phase-out agreement;</li><li>To add a terminal phase-out management plan for Guinea to the 2007 business plan of UNIDO;</li><li>To remove ODS destruction activities;</li><li>To withdraw the HCFC activities with the understanding that those activities would be considered at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008, provided that:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Compliance priorities of Article 5 countries for the triennium had been addressed and there were enough funds remaining from the prioritized activities;</li><li>The proposed HCFC surveys were in accordance with Executive Committee guidance, based on lessons learned from the approved UNDP surveys and GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral study in China;</li><li>When considering the allocation of the funds remaining for HCFC activities, the Executive Committee would take into account the level of funding approved by decision XVII/40 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO, as contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], while setting a target of 29 for the number of annual programmes approved and a phase-out target for individual projects of 1,119.4 ODP tonnes for 2006; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to work in coordination with the Secretariat to provide a target for policy and regulatory assistance to countries requesting it to reflect the efforts it planned to undertake in that regard within its approved projects and/or multi-year agreements as appropriate.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2006-2008 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4679">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/11</a> and Corr.1, as amended below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To maintain the methyl bromide project in Ecuador, conditional on a commitment by the Government of Ecuador to accelerate its methyl bromide phase-out;</li><li>To move the study on phase-out of CTC in the chlor-alkali sector from the 2007 business plan to the 2006 business plan;</li></ol></li><li>To note the decision of the Government of Ecuador to include a methyl chloroform (TCA) phase-out project in the World BankÔÇÖs 2007 business plan instead of the business plan for 2006;</li><li>To approve the submission of the pharmaceuticals project in China at the last meeting in 2006, should any funds become available;</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank, as contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], while setting a target of 23 for the number of annual programmes approved and a target of 20 for the number of milestone activities to be completed; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to work in coordination with the Secretariat to provide a target for policy and regulatory assistance to countries requesting it to reflect the efforts it planned to undertake in that regard within its approved projects and/or multi-year agreements as appropriate.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the final report on the intermediate evaluation of refrigerant management plans and national phase-out plans in non-low-volume-consuming countries focusing on the refrigeration servicing sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4681">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/12</a>; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to develop a comprehensive and categorized compendium of recommendations relevant to that evaluation, distinguishing between new recommendations and those that had already been approved by the Executive Committee, and to present that compendium to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the recommendations contained in the report of the Executive Committee on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects to the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (follow-up to decision XVII/16, paragraph 8, of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4682">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/13</a>;</li><li>To submit the recommendations listed under paragraph 8(b) in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4682">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/13</a>, as amended to include the phraseÔÇ£where feasibleÔÇØ before the wordsÔÇ£in cooperation with other relevant government ministries/agencies:ÔÇØ to the Ozone Secretariat in the context of the ongoing studies and discussions on how best to deal with illegal trade in ODS;</li><li>To request implementing agencies and bilateral agencies to prepare and implement national phase-out plans and terminal phase-out management plans in a manner that would ensure, where feasible, implementation of the recommendations listed under paragraph 8(b), and to implement the recommendations listed under paragraph 8(c) in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4682">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/13</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP to implement the recommendations under paragraph 8(d) in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4682">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/13</a>.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on issues related to project completion reports (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-476">decision 47/6</a>) as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4683">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/14</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to incorporate project completion report data collection and reporting obligations into contracts with their consultants and the beneficiary enterprises or institutions, as appropriate, so as to ensure that all required project completion report data were provided to the agency on time and with the information required;</li><li>UNEP to ensure that, whenever appropriate, representatives from industry and other stakeholders were invited to regional network meetings to address relevant lessons learned on technology transfer and development of substitute technologies as a means of exchanging information and expertise;</li><li>Implementing agencies:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To disseminate information on local/national equipment manufacturers in some Article 5 countries that produced equipment suitable for small- and medium-sized enterprises at competitive prices;</li><li>To consider carefully socio-cultural, political and administrative differences between participating countries when preparing regional projects in order to avoid delays, and to encourage where possible the exchange of ideas and experiences rather than regional projects;</li><li>To ensure that the financial and market implications of conversion projects were appropriately planned for, and to consider mitigating measures where necessary;</li><li>To ensure that beneficiary enterprises fully understood all project implementation procedures and costs, and to agree with them, where appropriate, on specific completion deadlines for complementary activities such as installation of additional new equipment or construction of buildings for site relocation;</li><li>To include lessons learned in the progress reports of annual implementation programmes, given that multi-year projects were currently the main modalities for project implementation; and</li></ol></li><li>The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to include such lessons learned in the consolidated project completion report in addition to those reported in project completion reports.</li></ol></li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the desk study on the evaluation of CTC projects and phase-out agreements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4685">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/15</a>, including the proposed evaluation issues and work plan for the second phase of the evaluation.</p>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following a discussion in which clarification was provided regarding the halon banking project in India implemented by Australia and Canada, the regional halon project in Africa implemented by Germany, and the regional halon project for Africa implemented by UNDP, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With appreciation the additional status reports and the reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the four implementing agencies, as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4686">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/16</a>);</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of 14 out of the 56 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation, or where appropriate letters of concern, should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246</td><td>Development of guidelines to promote safety aerosol conversions</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/SEV/39/TAS/247</td><td>Assistance for regional awareness-raising</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29</td><td>Policy and technical assistance in Kenya</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>BHE/FOA/39/INV/15</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to n-pentane in the manufacture of rigid foam products for insulating purposes at Stirokart Co. in Bosnia and Herzegovina</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>The cancellation of the multi-year projectÔÇ£Phase-out of all remaining uses of methyl bromide in soil application pest control in ChileÔÇØ implemented by the World Bank, as indicated in paragraph 97 (b)( i) of the report of the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranche</td><td>Mtg. to be submitted</td><td><p>Planned submission</p><p>date (Mtg.)</p></td><td>Proposed change (Mtg.)</td><td>Reason for change</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>CFCs PhaseÔÇæ</p><p>out</p></td><td>2006</td><td>1st</td><td>50th</td><td>3rd</td><td>The earliest date of completion of A7 consumption audit is April/May</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>Methyl</p><p>bromide</p></td><td>2006</td><td>N/A</td><td>55th</td><td>2<sup>nd</sup> (2008)</td><td>Request for change in timeline per decision ExMOP/1/2</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>Germany</td><td><p>Methyl Bromide</p><p>(Horticulture)</p></td><td>2006</td><td>No meeting specified</td><td>49th</td><td>2nd</td><td>Agreement not reached with UNDP &amp; country on companion UNDP project</td></tr><tr><td>Korea, DPR</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Production</td><td>2005</td><td>1st</td><td>49th</td><td>2nd</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year</td></tr><tr><td>Macedonia</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase- out</td><td>2006</td><td>1st</td><td>49th</td><td>2nd</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>CFCs PhaseÔÇæ</p><p>out</p></td><td>2006</td><td>1st</td><td>50th</td><td>3rd</td><td>The earliest date of completion of A7 consumption audit is April/May</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>CFCs PhaseÔÇæ</p><p>out</p></td><td>2006</td><td>1st</td><td>50th</td><td>3rd</td><td>The earliest date of completion of A7 consumption audit is April/May</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in the documents on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4687">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/17</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To agree to the changes in due dates for the following annual tranches:</li><li>To defer until the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting the agreement to change the due dates for the following projects for which letters regarding the change were pending:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranche</td><td>Mtg. to be submitted</td><td><p>Planned submission</p><p>date (Mtg.)</p></td><td>Proposed change (Mtg.)</td><td>Reason for change</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>ODS</p><p>Phase-out</p></td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>2<sup>nd</sup> (pending letter)</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td><p>ODS</p><p>Phase-out</p></td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>2<sup>nd</sup> (pending letter)</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>CFCs</p><p>Phase-out</p></td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>1st</td><td>N/A</td><td>2<sup>nd</sup> (pending letter)</td><td><p>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification</p><p>of the previous year</p></td></tr><tr><td>Lesotho</td><td>Germany</td><td><p>CFCs</p><p>Phase-out</p></td><td>2005</td><td>No meeting specified</td><td>50th</td><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> (pending letter from country &amp; contingent approval of 2005</p><p>&amp; 2006 work programme)</p></td><td>Slow disbursement of fund</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>Germany</td><td><p>ODS</p><p>Phase-out</p></td><td>2005</td><td><p>No meeting</p><p>specified</p></td><td>49th</td><td>2<sup>nd</sup> (pending letter)</td><td>Slow disbursement of fund</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To note that 20 out of the 34 annual tranches of multi-year agreements were submitted on time to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that letters should be sent for the following annual tranches that were due for submission to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting, with the reasons indicated for the delay, encouraging implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 countries to resolve the reasons for the delay as soon as possible, where applicable, and to submit those annual tranches, as agreed, to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting as a matter of urgency:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Annual tranche</td><td>Reason for delay</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Change of implementing agency composition</td></tr><tr><td>Ecuador</td><td><p>World</p><p>Bank</p></td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>Delays regarding the management</p><p>audit</p></td></tr><tr><td>Korea, DPR</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Production</td><td>2005</td><td>Pending verification report</td></tr><tr><td>Macedonia</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To note that letters should be sent for the following annual tranches that were due for submission to the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting, with the reasons indicated for the delay, where applicable, encouraging implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 countries to submit those annual tranches, as agreed, to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting without any further delays:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Annual tranche</td><td>Reason for delay</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Government delayed in signature of project document</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td><p>Government delayed in signature of</p><p>project document</p></td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>Government delayed in signature of</p><p>project document</p></td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Government delayed in signature of project document</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>To urge Article 5 countries and agencies to propose annual tranche submissions either to the first or second meetings of the year for new multi-year agreements.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In regard to the methyl bromide projects for which guidance on specific issues was sought:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNIDO to work closely with the Government of Guatemala to identify measures that could accelerate the phase-out of methyl bromide in the country; to continue implementing the methyl bromide phase-out project; and to submit a request for a further revision of the phase-out schedule in the project following a decision by the Meeting of the Parties on the request by Guatemala for a revision of the time-specific benchmarks contained in decision XV/34 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To approve the request by the Government of Honduras to revise the methyl bromide phase-out schedule in the approved project to be consistent with the schedule in decision XVII/34 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties as indicated in the table below, and to note that UNIDO could submit an action plan and funding requirements to achieve the complete phase-out of methyl bromide in Honduras to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>To reduce methyl bromide consumption from 340.80 ODP tonnes in 2004 as follows:</td></tr><tr><td>To 327.6000 ODP tonnes in 2005</td></tr><tr><td>To 295.8000 ODP tonnes in 2006</td></tr><tr><td>To 255.0000 ODP tonnes in 2007</td></tr><tr><td>To 207.5424 ODP tonnes in 2008</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide technical assistance programme in Africa; to request the Secretariat to send a letter urging the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign the contract with UNDP and submit the work programme to UNDP no later than the end of May 2006; to request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Swaziland requesting the submission of a report by the end of May 2006 delineating current methyl bromide consumption in the country; and to request UNDP to submit a completion report to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>In regard to the special requests for projects under current implementation:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the request by the Government of Chile for cancellation of the project for the phase-out of all remaining uses of methyl bromide in soil application pest control; to request the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee US $691,703 plus agency support costs of US $51,878 associated with the tranche of the project already funded; to approve the revisions to the agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee attached as Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>]; and to request UNDP to continue implementing the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the fruit tree nursery and replant sector and to submit a progress report to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the request by the Government of Costa Rica to revise the methyl bromide phase-out schedule in the agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee attached as Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>]; and to request the Government of Costa Rica and UNDP to include in all future work programmes procedures for accelerating the introduction of full-scale alternative technologies in the melon sector; and</li><li>To approve the request by the Government of Cuba to transfer US $550,645, including agency support costs to UNDP, as the new lead implementing agency selected by the Government of Cuba for the implementation of its national CFC phase-out plan; and to approve the revised agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee attached as Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>];</li></ol></li><li>In regard to methyl bromide projects with no outstanding issues to take note of the progress reports:</li><li>On the terminal methyl bromide phase-out plan, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications in Bolivia, on the understanding that UNDP would submit the project completion report prior to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>On the phase-out of the use of methyl bromide for commodities and storage fumigation in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire;</li><li>On the phase-out of methyl bromide in melon, flower and tobacco production in the Dominican Republic;</li><li>Submitted by the World Bank on the implementation of the technical assistance programme for testing methyl bromide alternatives in soil treatment for the flower-growing industry, and the project for the technology change for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the rose plant nursery sector in Ecuador, on the understanding that the World Bank would submit project completion reports prior to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>On the implementation of the project for national phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation in Egypt, on the understanding that UNIDO would submit a progress report to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>On the implementation of the complete phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in Jordan;</li><li>On terminal methyl bromide phase-out, excluding QPS applications, in Kyrgyzstan, on the understanding that UNDP would submit a progress report on the implementation of the project to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>On the implementation of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the dried fig sector in Turkey, on the understanding that the World Bank would submit the project completion report prior to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>On the technical assistance programme for the phase-out of methyl bromide in agriculture in Yemen.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that future TPMPs should be submitted for blanket approval, provided that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>They were in accordance with the relevant policies and decisions of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>They contained no policy issues; and</li><li>All technical and cost issues had been agreed between the Secretariat and relevant bilateral and/or implementing agencies.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets, and also with the conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee. For projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>].</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following a discussion, and in view of the consideration given to this issue under item 6 of the agenda, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the annual tranches of multi-year agreements and institutional strengthening requested by Germany with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets as indicated in Annex IX:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $642,368, plus agency support costs of US $83,503, for the second tranche of the national phase-out plan in Afghanistan;</li><li>US $1,543,600, plus agency support costs of US $138,924, for the Germany bilateral share of the third and fourth tranches of the national CFC phase-out plan in Brazil;</li><li>US $1,007,124, plus agency support costs of US $110,784, for the 2006 annual implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and US $66,224, plus agency support costs of US $4,967, for the part implemented by UNIDO;</li><li>US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800, for the extension of the institutional strengthening project (phase III) in Papua New Guinea;</li><li>US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300, for the second phase of the terminal phase-out management plan for ODS in Papua New Guinea;</li></ol></li><li>To inform the Meeting of the Parties that, with those approvals, Germany had exceeded 20 per cent of its contribution for 2006;</li><li>With regard to the preparation of the terminal phase-out management plan in the Seychelles:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To defer consideration of the proposal until the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request Germany to discuss the future of the project with the Government of the Seychelles; and</li><li>To request Germany to obtain a letter from the Government of the Seychelles indicating whether it desired to continue working with Germany as a bilateral agency, and if so, stating its understanding that Germany might not have the necessary funds available to implement the project within the 2006-2008 triennium.</li></ol></li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee also <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 48th Meeting, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-482">decisions 48/2</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4824">and 48/24</a> as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $33,900 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006;</li><li>US $406,800 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for the 2003-2005 triennium, of which US $361,240 have been offset against returns from the 2003ÔÇæ2005 triennium;</li><li>US $2,894,744 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006, US $946,611 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007, and US $217,578 for the 2003-2005 triennium, which have been offset against returns from the 2003-2005 triennium; and</li><li>US $791,000 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for the 2003-2005 triennium.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Secretariat explained that phase III of the institutional strengthening project for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire had been approved at the 43rd Meeting for one year only, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs non-compliance mechanism, because of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoireÔÇÖs non-compliance with Annex E (methyl bromide) control measures at the time. C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire had now returned to compliance. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the second year of phase III of the institutional strengthening project for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire at the level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>].</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Secretariat indicated that UNEP had submitted a request for an increase of US $66,000 for phase IV of YemenÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project. Phase IV had been approved at the 47th Meeting in the amount of US $104,000 for two years. He indicated that, at their Sixteenth Meeting, the Parties had approved an increase in the CFC baseline for Yemen from 349.1 ODP tonnes to 1,796.1 ODP tonnes. The baselines for halons and methyl bromide had also been increased. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve an increase of US $66,000 for phase IV of YemenÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>One representative questioned the US $120,000 requested for an update of the customs training manual, stating that the funding requested for an update should not exceed the cost of the original manual, namely US $60,000. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the update of UNEPÔÇÖs customs training manual at a level of US $60,000 plus agency support costs of US $7,800.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the chiller demonstration project for the African Region in Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan, to replace at least 19 chillers in the region, at the amount of US $2,000,000 plus support costs of US $218,887 for France, Germany, Japan and UNIDO, with external resources of US $477,876, as indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>], on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The external resources associated with the proposal were to be used only for activities considered to be part of the project costs, as indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4698">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/25</a>;</li><li>Disbursement of the amounts approved would be dependent upon the availability of external resources, as specified, to be confirmed by the Secretariat based on the advice from the agency that external funding had been secured. The ratio between the maximum amount of Multilateral Fund resources that could be disbursed and the external resources confirmed by the Secretariat should be equal to the ratio between the amount approved and the corresponding amount of associated external resources as indicated; and</li><li>Additional countries in Africa could receive support for phase-out in the chiller sector under the project, provided that funding under the project was available, and that all other conditions established by the Executive Committee in its respective decisions regarding chiller demonstration projects were being met;</li><li>UNIDO and the bilateral agencies involved would inform the Secretariat on an annual basis, and in time for the last Meeting of the Executive Committee, for every year of project implementation as well as in the year of completion, on progress in terms of implementation, main experiences and additional external resources acquired for the chiller phase-out and major market transformations observed;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the global technical assistance programme in the chiller sub-sector for UNEP at the amount indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report and subsequent discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To release the 2006 tranche of the CTC sector plan (phase I) of US $16 million and the associated support costs of US $1.2 million to the World Bank, given satisfaction with the process and procedure reported by the State Environment Protection Agency on conducting verifications of CTC feedstock applications for non-ODS chemicals and new process agent applications;</li><li>To approve the revision of the maximum allowable CTC production target in the 2006 annual work programme of the CTC sector plan (phase I) to 28,618 ODP tonnes; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide an update in its 2007 annual work programme on the further actions to be taken to reduce the emission level for chlorosulphonated polyefin (CSM) at Jilin Chemical, in view of the lack of success so far.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report and subsequent discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the agreement between China and the Executive Committee for the phaseÔÇæout of ODS process agent applications (phase II), attached as Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To approve the balance of the 2006 annual work programme of phase II of the sector plan at US $10 million and US $750,000 in support costs for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write a letter to the Parties, through the Ozone Secretariat, stating that, for the purposes of decision X/14(3)(b) of the Tenth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee agreed that the emission levels of CTC from process agent use set out in the China phase II CTC process agent agreement were levels that met the criterion of being reasonably achievable in a costÔÇæeffective manner without undue abandonment of infrastructure. The letter should also state that the Executive Committee would report annually to the Parties in accordance with decision X/14(3)(b) on whether China had met the agreed emission reduction targets.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the issue of CTC use as feedstock and process agents, and the co-production of CTC in Article 5 countries, at its 51st Meeting, following receipt of the conclusions of the desk study on CTC process agent projects and the study of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on global CTC emissions.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Secretariat said that clarifications provided by the World Bank following the issue of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4706">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/31</a> had removed the data anomaly related to one of the CFC producers in India. According to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4706">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/31</a>/Add.1, India had met the CFC production target for 2005, as set out in the agreement. The Executive Committee accordingly <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2006 annual programme of the Indian CFC production closure programme at a funding level of US $6 million plus associated support costs of US $450,000 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To disburse the balance of US $150,000 from the 2005 annual tranche and the associated support costs of US $11,250 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification report on CFC production at Produven in Venezuela for the year 2005;</li><li>To approve the 2006 work programme of the Venezuela CFC production phase-out agreement at US $1.75 million plus support costs of US $131,200 for the World Bank, in view of the fact that Venezuela had achieved the CFC production reduction target in 2005, as confirmed by the verification;</li><li>To request the World Bank to make available to the consultant data that were needed to conduct an effective verification prior to the on-site inspection, in accordance with the guidelines approved at the 32<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of Venezuela to include a proposal in the 2007 annual work programme for a scheme for continued monitoring of CFC production at Produven to sustain the production closure after the cessation of production by the end of 2006.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the above project at the level of funding of US $282,025 and agency support costs for UNDP of US $21,152.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following discussion on verification of the phase-out targets proposed in the agreements between lowÔÇævolume consuming countries and the Executive Committee for TPMPs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to replace paragraph 5(b) of the standard agreement in all future TPMPs with the following text:</p><p>ÔÇ£That the meeting of these targets will be independently verified, if requested by the Executive Committee consistent with paragraph (d) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decision 45/54</a>.ÔÇØ</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion of the TPMP for Dominica, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan for Dominica, at the amount of US $217,000 plus agency support costs of US $24,090 for UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Dominica and the Executive Committee, as amended, for implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the terminal phase-out management plan at the amount of US $40,000 plus support costs of US $3,600 for UNDP and US $35,000 plus support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP; and</li><li>That a letter should be sent to the Government of Dominica advising it that disbursement of the second tranche of funds would be dependent upon the enactment of ODS licensing regulations.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2006 annual implementation programme for the national phase-out plan for Indonesia;</li><li>To approve funding of US $2,176,800 plus total support costs of US $177,642 for its implementation, as indicated below, with the proviso that the funding should not be released until the Fund Secretariat had been officially informed by the Government of Indonesia, through UNDP as lead implementing agency, that the new ODS import control regulations had been adopted and were being implemented:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $750,000 plus agency support costs of US $67,500 for UNDP for the refrigeration-manufacturing sector;</li><li>US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $21,300 for UNDP for the refrigeration-servicing sector;</li><li>US $126,800 plus agency support costs of US $10,092 for the World Bank for the mobile air conditioner (MAC) sector;</li><li>US $1,050,000 plus agency support costs of US $78,750 for the World Bank for the foam sector; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Chair to write to the Indonesian Minister for Industry and Trade to request that the issuance of a decree for a revised import control and licensing system be expedited and to explain that the funds could only be disbursed once the decree was issued.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal CFC phase-out management plan for Saint Kitts and Nevis, at the amount of US $252,000 plus agency support costs of US $28,440 for UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Executive Committee, as amended, for implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the terminal phase-out management plan at the amount of US $50,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNDP and US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve, on an exceptional basis, the project to establish and implement the national halon phase-out programme in Kyrgyzstan at the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no further funds would be sought by Kyrgyzstan for the halon sector.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Bangladesh country programme update, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh to continue to present information annually on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with relevant implementing agencies, to prepare a paper for submission to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting outlining options for addressing the situation of countries referred to in decision XVII/14 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation the report of the meeting of experts, and to thank all experts as well as consultants and the Secretariat for their work leading to that report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to forward the report to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), through the Ozone Secretariat, as an input for consideration by TEAP when complying with decision XVII/17 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties, which requested TEAP to prepare terms of reference for the conduct of case studies in Article 5 countries on the technology and costs associated with a process for the replacement of CFC-containing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on options for a consistent approach to the application of miscellaneous income, exchange rate losses and gains, and bank charges for funds approved by the Executive Committee, and any consequences resulting from alternative approaches (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4747">decision 47/47</a>) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4721">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/43</a>);</li><li>To confirm that the costs approved for implementing agencies should be classified as either project or administrative costs; and</li><li>To request that all implementing agencies that had any costs charged to their Multilateral Fund accounts that were not assigned to either project or administrative costs identify those costs relating to the last replenishment period, and before that, where possible, and inform the Executive Committee at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45/Corr.1</a>] reflecting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>An increase of US $349,717 in the 2006 budget to cover both the 2005 retroactive payment and the 2006 payment of the salary increase of 8.5 per cent for general service staff effective 1 January 2005, resulting in a total revised 2006 budget of US $5,085,732;</li><li>An increase of US $150,000 for consultancy costs in the budget for 2006; and</li><li>An increase of US $59,458 in the 2007 budget and US $82,198 in the 2008 budget as a consequence of the 8.5 per cent increase in the general service staff allowance, resulting in total revised budgets for 2007 and 2008 of US $2,838,261 and US $2,980,174 respectively.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP and UNIDO to submit a project preparation proposal for the country programme/national phase-out plan to the 49th Meeting of the Executive Committee, consistent with the guidelines for such submissions.</p>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the reply of 27 March 2006 by the Executive Director of UNEP to the letter from the Chair dated 19 December 2005;</li><li>To note that the P5 position provided for in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4242">decision 42/42</a>, required for the efficient provision of the services of the Treasurer, had not been filled and that, in the absence of the P5 staff member, the functions related to that level had been performed by the Secretariat, that could become increasingly difficult taking into account the SecretariatÔÇÖs limited staffing capacity;</li><li>To continue to withhold US $100,000 pending further consultations with UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Chair to write to the Executive Director of UNEP communicating the Executive Committee decision on the matter.</li></ol>

48th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Chief Officer confirmed the dates of the 49th Meeting, which would be held in Montreal from 10 to 14 July 2006, immediately following the Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol (3-7 July 2006). She also announced that the Government of India had generously offered to host the 50th Meeting of the Executive Committee, which would be held in New Delhi from 6 to 10 November 2006, back-to-back with the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties (30 OctoberÔÇæ3 November 2006). The Executive Committee accepted the offer from the Government of India and <u>decided</u> to hold its 50th Meeting of the Executive Committee in New Delhi, India from 6 to 10 November 2006.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4614">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/2</a>;</li><li>With respect to the cooperation between the Multilateral Fund Secretariat and other relevant conventions or organizations, to request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To enhance its communication of information to the Executive Committee by adding to its reports on Secretariat activities any known or anticipated requests for information about, or for interactions with, the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To respond to the request by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for information on the Multilateral Fund, in line with the information already provided, attaching the full text of Article 10 of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to bring to the attention of the Ozone Secretariat, prior to the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties, the invitation by the first session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) to the Montreal Protocol and its Multilateral Fund to consider whether and how these might support implementation of appropriate and relevant strategic approach objectives within their mandates and to report to the ICCM; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund, in her response to the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, to inform him of the procedure started under subparagraph (c) above.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>];</li><li>To request the Treasurer to provide the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee with information on when Parties that had been unable to make their contributions by 1 June would make their payments, in accordance with decision XI/6, paragraph 7, of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To note with concern that US $95,637,792 in promissory notes had not been encashed, representing approximately two-thirds of the FundÔÇÖs annual budget;</li><li>To note with concern that no feedback had been provided to the Treasurer on his request to accelerate the encashment of promissory notes;</li><li>To urge countries holding promissory notes to take the necessary action to accelerate their encashment before the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note the list of countries opting to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism facility for their contributions to the Fund for the triennium 2006-2008 as at 7 July 2006, contained in the Appendix to Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To note that from 2006 onwards, the Government of Sweden would be devoting its entire contribution to the Fund as a multilateral contribution.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following the SecretariatÔÇÖs introduction, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4616">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/4</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $4,324,771, including the return of US $650,450 from UNDP, US $50,803 from UNEP, US $216,855 from UNIDO, and US $3,406,663 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $532,132, including the return of US $82,209 from UNDP, US $12,076 from UNEP, US $26,190 from UNIDO, and US $411,657 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $14,550,486 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously, including US $366,760 plus support costs from UNDP, US $258,155 plus support costs from UNEP, US $223,151 plus support costs from UNIDO, and US $13,702,420 plus support costs from the World Bank; and</li><li>That US $31,529,502 was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2006 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4618">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/5</a> and Add.1, the fact that activities required for compliance, amounting to US $65.4 million, should be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that the value of forward commitments approved at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting was US $1.2 million below the value in the 2006-2008 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note that the list of projects and agreements contained in Annex III to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4618">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/5</a>, with a total value of over US $6.2 million, for countries that had been subject to decisions on compliance and for which the required action had not been accomplished as at 26 May 2006, should be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee to prevent any delays in the implementation of activities that might facilitate compliance;</li><li>To include an item in the agenda for its 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on priorities for the triennium, beyond the needs identified by the compliance-oriented model, taking into account the remaining US $40 million in unallocated funds for the triennium;</li><li>To modify the existing performance indicators, starting with the business plans for 2007, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>By removing the wordsÔÇ£policyÔÇØ andÔÇ£regulatoryÔÇØ from the example for the indicatorÔÇ£Milestone activities completedÔÇØ so that the example reads as follows:ÔÇ£Milestone activities completed/ODS levels achieved for approved multi-year annual tranches versus those plannedÔÇØ;</li><li>By defining the indicatorÔÇ£Percentage of policy/regulatory assistance completed versus that plannedÔÇØ as activities to be undertaken by the implementing agencies in assisting Article 5 countries in the development/adoption/implementation of relevant policy and regulatory activities including, but not limited to:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- Enactment of licensing quota systems for all controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol (and not limited to CFCs only), and informing the Ozone Secretariat accordingly;</p><p>- Ratification of remaining amendments to the Montreal Protocol, when applicable;</p><p>- Addressing relevant decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in regard to specific compliance issues;</p><p>- Enactment of legislation/regulation for the certification of technicians, when applicable;</p><p>- Establishment of bans on the import of controlled substances as in the case of halon and ODS-containing equipment;</p><p>- Modifications to fire/equipment codes; and</p><p>- Legislation to combat illegal trade in ODS.</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>That the needs for assistance would be identified at the beginning of each year at the annual business plan coordination meeting and the activities to be undertaken would be based, inter alia, on specific requests from countries, activities already proposed in individual projects and/or in multi-year agreements, and actions associated with institutional strengthening projects;</li><li>To urge bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to submit those activities required for compliance in the 2006 business plans to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a brief document, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting, outlining all remaining phase-out obligations of Article 5 Parties by year and by triennium, and any decisions by the Executive Committee and the Meeting of the Parties that could be pertinent to the discussion referred to under subparagraph (c) above;</li><li>To defer to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee any consideration of further action regarding activities linked to projects for Angola and Ethiopia, which had initially been included in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, pending:</li><li>A letter from Angola confirming that its terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) was to remain in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan despite the fact that there were no funds currently available in GermanyÔÇÖs 2006-2008 bilateral allocation;</li><li>Confirmation from Ethiopia that its TPMP would be included in FranceÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To note confirmation from Algeria that its TPMP was to be included in the business plan of UNIDO; and</li><li>To note confirmation from Uganda that its TPMP was to be included in the business plan of France.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4620">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/6</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include phase-out activities, where appropriate, for eligible consumption in their 2007-2009 business plans for the following countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>CFCs and halon: Somalia (if conditions permit);</li><li>CTC: Bolivia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, within the framework of their terminal phase-out management plans;</li><li>TCA: Croatia;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries to complete fully the data/information required in the new reporting format for country programme data; and</li><li>To request UNEP to include, where appropriate, as an agenda item in its network meetings taking place prior to May 2007, a discussion on completing the new reporting format for country programme data.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following discussion of those modifications, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To recommend that National Ozone Units (NOUs) in planning and implementing refrigerant management plans and national or terminal phase-out plans consider, where feasible and in cooperation with other relevant government ministries/agencies:</li><li>Updating and complementing ODS-related legislation where additional legal measures were needed and further specification of enforcement mechanisms had been identified, including, for example:</li></ol><p>- Banning the import and export of CFC-based second-hand refrigeration equipment;</p><p>- Mandatory certification of technicians performing professional activities in refrigeration servicing;</p><p>- Specification of a system of sanctions in cases of violation of legal regulations;</p><p>- Improvement of the mechanisms for import and export quota allocations under the licensing system and the monitoring of their actual use;</p><p>- Enhancement of cooperation between the NOU and the customs authorities;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>Upgrading the curriculum for technical training in refrigeration, where needed, and providing all training institutions with the latest relevant information with regard to the general application of good practices to significantly reduce usage of ODS and to promote the use of alternatives;</li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To request implementing and bilateral agencies, when implementing ongoing national phase-out plans and when planning new national phase-out plans, to take into consideration <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decision 41/100</a> for the recovery and recycling part of national phase-out plans, in particular the following paragraphs:</li><li>ÔÇ£Concentrating recovery and reuse of CFCs in large-size commercial and industrial installations and mobile air conditioning sectors, if significant numbers of CFC-12-based systems still existed and the availability of CFC was strongly reduced by the adoption of effective import control measures;</li><li>Further exploring possibilities for facilitating cost-effective retrofitting and/or use of drop-in substitutes, possibly through incentive programmes;</li><li>Becoming more selective in providing new recovery, and in particular recycling, equipment by:</li><li>Establishing during project preparation a sounder estimate of the likely demand for recovery and recycling equipment;</li><li>Delivering equipment to the country only against firm orders and with significant cost participation by the workshops for equipment provided, using locally-assembled machines to the extent possible;</li><li>Procuring, delivering and distributing equipment in several stages, after reviewing the utilization of equipment delivered and verifying further demand;</li><li>Ensuring that adequate follow-up service and information was available to keep the recovery and recycling equipment in service;</li><li>Monitoring the use of equipment and knowledge acquired by the beneficiaries, on an ongoing basis, through regular consultations and collection of periodic reports from the workshops, to be carried out by national consultants in cooperation with associations of technicians. Progress reports based on such monitoring should be prepared annually by the consultant and/or the National Ozone Units, in cooperation with the implementing agency, as provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>, and sufficient additional resources should be made available to allow for such follow-up and reporting workÔÇØ (from <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decision 41/100</a>);</li><li>To request bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies, in cooperation with the relevant national institutions:</li><li>To base the training of technicians on a strategy combining theoretical training with practical exercises during seminars with limited numbers of participants, and assisting in upgrading the curriculum of technical training institutes for refrigeration servicing in countries where it had not yet been done;</li><li>To pay full attention to safety aspects and the necessary modification or replacement of electrical components in countries where training in the use of hydrocarbons and particularly retrofitting was carried out; and</li><li>To select carefully the type of refrigerant identifiers to be purchased, taking into account preferences for small portable units, suitable for identifying different types of refrigerants, and including a test phase, where feasible, before buying larger numbers. Moreover, the administrative details of their distribution, usage and storage should be planned in advance in order to avoid delays and to increase the effectiveness of their use;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in cooperation with bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies, to develop recommendations for indicative lists of appropriate equipment for the main target groups and share information about competitive suppliers, including from Article 5 countries; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in cooperation with bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies, to develop an appropriate reporting format for the tracking of cumulative progress achieved in the annual work programmes, summarizing in standardized overview tables the information requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4750">decision 47/50</a>, with a view to simplifying and rationalizing the overall reporting requirements and to report back to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee. Such assessment should contain aÔÇ£comparison of what had been planned in the previous annual tranche and what had been achieved. The disbursement information should be provided cumulatively and data concerning actual or planned commitments could also be provided, as appropriate. The information should also specify how the relevant flexibility clause in the agreement was implemented and/or how to allocate unused funds from previous tranchesÔÇØ (from <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4750">decision 47/50</a>, subparagraph (b)(i)).</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4623">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/9</a>;</li><li>To note the slow rate of project completion for the third consecutive year and the following rates of achievement of project completion: UNDP (45 per cent), UNEP (35 per cent), UNIDO (52 per cent), and the World Bank (70 per cent);</li><li>To consider the capacity of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank to deliver completed projects on time in the context of its review of administrative costs at its 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat would update the consolidated progress report database following clarification from bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies on remaining data issues; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide a brief paper on how best to report on the ODS phase-out achieved within refrigerant management plans and the phase-out achieved in those other projects for which ODS phase-out was not fully reported.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Having considered the need for additional status reports on projects with slow progress and the completion of the halon banking project in India (IND/HAL/32/TAS/281 and 278), being implemented by Australia and Canada, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Sweden (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4624">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/10</a>);</li><li>To note that the completion date for the phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in Jordan (JOR/FUM/29/INV/54) was December 2014;</li><li>To request the Governments of Portugal, Switzerland and the United States of America to submit their progress reports to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland to submit reports on projects with implementation delays to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of Australia and Canada to proceed with the completion of their components of the halon banking project in India (IND/HAL/32/TAS/281 and 278), having noted that several attempts had been made to secure the required regulations, and to request the submission of an additional status report on the project to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request status reports on the following:</li><li>Projects implemented by Australia:</li></ol><p>- Customs officers training project in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM/REF/36/TAS/01);</p><p>- Customs officers training project in Tuvalu (TUV/REF/36/TAS/02);</p><p>- Customs officers training project in the Marshall Islands (MAS/REF/36/TAS/04);</p><p>- Customs officers training project in Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/02);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>Projects implemented by Canada:</li></ol><p>- Customs officers training project in Benin (BEN/REF/32/TRA/08);</p><p>- Environmental inspectors training project in Benin (BEN/REF/32/TRA/11);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>Projects implemented by France:</li></ol><p>- RMP activities in the Central African Republic (CAF/REF/34/TRA/09, TAS/10, TAS/11, and TRA/12);</p><p>- CTC phase-out plan in India (IND/PHA/42/INV/374 and IND/PHA/45/INV/387);</p><p>- Halon bank project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/HAL/38/TAS/49);</p><p>- RMP in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/REF/24/TAS/10 and IVC/REF/37/TAS/16);</p><p>- Chiller project in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/REF/37/INV/17);</p><p>- Recovery and recycling network in Lebanon (LEB/REF/23/TAS/21);</p><p>- Methyl bromide project in Morocco (MOR/FUM/29/INV/37);</p><p>- Recovery and recycling network in Morocco (MOR/REF/23/TAS/17);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="4"><li>Projects implemented by Germany:</li></ol><p>- Recovery and recycling component of the RMP in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/REF/36/TAS/14);</p><p>- Recovery and recycling component of the RMP in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/30/TAS/59);</p><p>- CFC phase-out plan in Brazil: Customs officers training (BRA/PHA/37/TRA/260);</p><p>- CTC phase-out plan in India (IND/PHA/42/INV/375 and IND/PHA/45/INV/388);</p><p>- CFC phase-out plan (Servicing Sector) in India (IND/REF/42/INV/369);</p><p>- ODS phase-out plan in Mauritius (MAR/PHA/45/INV/16);</p><p>- Regional halon bank for Eastern and Southern African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe) (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29);</p><p>- Halon banking project in Algeria (ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51);</p><p>- Halon banking project in Nigeria (NIR/HAL/37/TAS/103);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>Projects implemented by Japan:</li></ol><p>- TPMP in Mongolia (MON/PHA/47/INV/10);</p><p>- ODS phase-out project in Sri Lanka (SRI/PHA/43/TAS/26, 27, 28, and 29); and</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="6"><li>Project implemented by Sweden:</li></ol><p>- CFC phase-out plan in the former Serbia and Montenegro (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22).</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4625">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/11</a> and the revised proposal for the halon banking project in Mexico, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4625">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/11</a>/Add.1;</li><li>To request status reports on the following projects, to be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>ODS phase-out in Bangladesh (BGD/PHA/42/TAS/19);</li><li>Methyl bromide phase-out plan in Costa Rica (COS/FUM/43/INV/33);</li><li>National CFC phase-out plan in Panama (PAN/PHA/44/INV/22 and PAN/PHA/47/INV/24);</li><li>Terminal foam umbrella project in Argentina (ARG/FOA/38/INV/132);</li><li>Country programme update in Nigeria (NIR/SEV/36/CPG/102);</li><li>Regional halon bank West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guinea) (AFR/HAL/37/TAS/31);</li><li>Halon banking in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/38/TAS/32);</li><li>Halon banking activity in Egypt (EGY/HAL/32/TAS/81);</li><li>Monitoring of RMP in Burkina Faso (BKF/REF/34/TAS/13);</li><li>Spare parts component of the RMP in Gabon (GAB/REF/41/TAS/11);</li><li>RMP activities in Haiti (HAI/REF/39/TAS/04 and HAI/REF/39/TAS/06);</li><li>Monitoring component of RMP in Togo (TOG/REF/38/TAS/05);</li><li>Technician training component of the RMP in Honduras (HON/REF/44/TAS/15);</li></ol></li><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs intention to submit a status report to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the HCFC surveys under implementation that were due to be completed in December 2006, while encouraging UNDP to complete as many surveys as possible by the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the revised proposal for the halon banking project in Mexico (MEX/HAL/35/TAS/104) at the amount of US $50,000 of the remaining balance of US $70,218 for the project after considering the issue of the sustainability of the halon bank;</li><li>To note that UNDP would report to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on up to 31 projects with implementation delays, including six projects that were classified as such in 2004; and</li><li>To urge UNDP to resolve the overrun issue in the context of the annual reconciliation of accounts to be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Following the presentation by the representative of UNEP, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4627">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/12</a>;</li><li>To request that status reports be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following individual institutional strengthening projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Grenada (GRN/SEV/44/INS/07);</li><li>Myanmar (MYA/SEV/29/INS/02);</li><li>Uganda (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02);</li><li>Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/SEV/21/INS/02 and STK/SEV/43/INS/05);</li><li>Sudan (SUD/SEV/42/INS/16);</li><li>Somalia (SOM/SEV/36/INS/03);</li></ol></li><li>To request that status reports be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following individual refrigerant management plan projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Honduras (HON/REF/44/TRA/16, HON/REF/44/TAS/17, and HON/REF/44/TAS/18);</li><li>Guatemala (GUA/REF/23/TAS/23, GUA/REF/35/TAS/24 GUA/REF/25/TAS/25, GUA/REF/35/TAS/26, and GUA/REF/35/TAS/27);</li><li>Paraguay (PAR/REF/32/TRA/07);</li><li>Brunei (BRU/REF/44/TAS/09 and BRU/REF/44/TRA/07);</li><li>Yemen (YEM/REF/37/TRA/17 and YEM/REF/37/TRA/18);</li><li>PIC Strategy (ASP/REF/36/TAS/44);</li><li>Myanmar (MYA/REF/45/TAS/05);</li><li>Nicaragua (NIC/REF/45/TAS/15, NIC/REF/45/TAS/16, and NIC/REF/45/TRA/14);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNEP had 11 projects classified with implementation delays, including 9 projects that were so classified in 2005, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request that UNEP submit a revised progress report eight weeks prior to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting with corrected financial information so that the report could be used for the reconciliation of accounts.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4628">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/13</a>;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects to be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>National CFC phase-out plan in the former Serbia and Montenegro (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/23);</li><li>Terminal foam umbrella project in China (CPR/FOA/35/INV/379);</li><li>National CFC phase-out plan in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/PHA/45/INV/25);</li><li>ODS phase-out plan in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/PHA/41/INV/16 and BHE/PHA/44/INV/21);</li><li>Methyl bromide phase-out project in Guatemala (GUA/FUM/38/INV/29);</li><li>Methyl bromide project in Zimbabwe (ZIM/FUM/31/INV/21);</li><li>Methyl bromide workshops in El Salvador (ELS/FUM/45/TAS/18), Madagascar (MAG/FUM/45/TAS/09), Moldova (MOL/FUM/45/TAS/13), Nicaragua (NIC/FUM/45/TAS/12), Pakistan (PAK/FUM/45/TAS/63), and Venezuela (VEN/FUM/45/TAS/104);</li><li>Halon banking project in Pakistan (PAK/HAL/41/TAS/55);</li><li>CTC/TCA workshops in Oman (OMA/SOL/45/TAS/11), Tunisia (TUN/SOL/45/TAS/45), Morocco (MOR/SOL/45/TAS/53), and Ethiopia (ETH/SOL/45/TAS/15);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/SEV/32/INS/04);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on up to 23 projects with implementation delays in 2005, including eight projects that were classified as such in 2004;</li><li>To confirm that the flexibility inherent in multi-year agreements should be exercised in accordance with Multilateral Fund rules and guidelines, unless otherwise authorized by the Executive Committee, and to request implementing agencies, consistent with subparagraphs (e) and (f)(i) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4637">decision 46/37</a>, to refer funding proposals to the Executive Committee in advance, in the event of doubt regarding the incremental nature of the associated costs; and</li><li>To note that UNIDO had indicated that a plan for the sustainability of the halon bank in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4711">decision 47/11</a>, would be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4629">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/14</a>;</li><li>To request that the World Bank define completion dates according to the completion of activities associated with annual tranches and submit them to the Executive Committee for approval at its 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting for those annual tranches for which funds still had to be disbursed;</li><li>To request that additional status reports on the following projects be submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>CFC phase-out plan in the Philippines (PHI/PHA/47/INV/79);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/44/INV/10);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Mexico (MEX/PHA/45/INV/124);</li><li>Methyl bromide alternatives demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>Halon banking project in Argentina (ARG/HAL/26/TAS/80);</li><li>Halon banking project in Turkey (TUR/HAL/38/TAS/80);</li><li>Halon banking project in Indonesia (IDS/HAL/27/TAS/107);</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to indicate how it planned to address the savings identified for ChinaÔÇÖs CFC foam and halon phase-out plans (CPR/FOA/44/INV/424 and CPR/HAL/47/INV/433 respectively) in its request for funding for the next tranche of the agreements;</li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on a total of 16 projects with implementation delays, including nine projects that were classified as such in 2004;</li><li>To urge the World Bank to ensure that halon banking guidelines were implemented, notably the requirement that regulations facilitating bans on the production of halons and imports of newly-produced halons were established within six months after the reclamation centre had been set up and had become operational, as provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1822">decision 18/22</a>(a)(v);</li><li>To request that in future progress reports the World Bank report on disbursement of funds for multi-year phase-out agreements, in particular in China, according to the definition ofÔÇ£funds disbursedÔÇØ established in the progress report guidelines, which should also form the basis for reporting on all projects; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to prepare a paper for submission to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the issues raised in subparagraphs (b) and (g) above.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following consideration of the document, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the evaluation of the performance of the implementing agencies in relation to their 2005 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4630">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/15/Rev.1</a>, as well as the largely sustained and overall improved performance of the agencies.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With appreciation, the reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by France, Italy, Sweden and the four implementing agencies, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4631">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/16</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of four of the 38 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/FOA/23/INV/20</td><td>Umbrella project: Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (thermoware) in Pakistan.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>PAK/FOA/25/INV/25</td><td>Terminal umbrella: Conversion to HCFC-141b and water blown technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam (thermoware) in Pakistan.</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>TUR/FUM/31/INV/69</td><td>Phase-out of methyl bromide in the dried fig sector in Turkey.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>The cancellation of the methyl bromide project preparation in India (IND/FUM/39/PRP/360) by mutual agreement between UNIDO and India and request the return, at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, of the balance of remaining funds.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following a discussion on the requests for changes in due dates, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Germany, UNDP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/17</a>);</li><li>To agree to the changes in due dates for specific annual tranches as indicated in the following table;</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Proposed Change</td><td>Reason for Change</td><td>49th Meeting Submission</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>National ODS phase-out plan</td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>Second Meeting</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year.</td><td>Request for the release of all tranches at the 52nd Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>National ODS phase-out plan</td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>Second Meeting</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year.</td><td>Request for the release of all tranches at the 52nd Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>National phase-out management</p><p>plan for Annex AÔÇô Group I substances</p><p>(CFCs)</p></td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2007</p></td><td>Second Meeting</td><td>To accommodate time required to complete performance verification of the previous year.</td><td>Letter received.</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>Germany</td><td>Implementation of an ODS terminal phase-out management plan</td><td>2005</td><td>Third Meeting</td><td>Lack of necessary funds for next tranche.</td><td>Germany indicated that the words in the letter from the Government, "later in 2006", meant the third meeting of the year.</td></tr><tr><td>Lesotho</td><td>Germany</td><td>Terminal CFC phase-out management plan</td><td>2005</td><td>Third Meeting</td><td>Lack of necessary funds for next tranche.</td><td>Germany indicated that the words in the letter from the Government, "later in 2006", meant the third meeting of the year.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To note that 13 of the 17 annual tranches of MYAs that were due for submission were submitted on time to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting; andTo note that letters should be sent to implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments for the following annual tranches due for submission to the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting but not submitted for the reasons indicated below and to encourage them to submit these annual tranches to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Annual Tranche</td><td>Reason for Delay</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>Germany</td><td><p>Technology transfer leading to</p><p>methyl bromide phase-out in soil fumigation in all other horticulture</p></td><td>2006</td><td>Need to submit along with the companion UNDP project.</td></tr><tr><td><p>Libyan Arab</p><p>Jamahiriya</p></td><td>UNIDO</td><td>National phase-out plan</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report.</td></tr><tr><td><p>The Former Yugoslav Republic of</p><p>Macedonia</p></td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs</td><td>2006</td><td>Pending verification report.</td></tr></tbody></table>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following consideration of the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the progress reports on:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Implementation of the total phase-out of methyl bromide in soil, substrate, storage and structure fumigation in Cuba (CUB/FUM/44/INV/29), on the understanding that UNIDO would submit a detailed progress report on the implementation of the project to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The training programme for terminal phase-out of methyl bromide use, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment applications, in Ghana (GHA/FUM/37/TRA/18), on the understanding that UNDP would submit the project completion report prior to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The implementation of the phase-out of methyl bromide use in grain storage in Indonesia (IDS/FUM/26/DEM/94);</li><li>The technical assistance project to comply with the 20 per cent phase-out of methyl bromide in Mexico in 2005 (MEX/FUM/42/TAS/118, 121 and 122);</li><li>The alternatives to methyl bromide for eradication of tea nematodes (SRL/FUM/27/DEM/13) and methyl bromide phase-out for all remaining uses, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment applications (SRL/FUM/38/TAS/21), in Sri Lanka, on the understanding that UNDP would submit relevant project completion reports prior to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The implementation of the phase-out of methyl bromide in cut flowers in Uganda (UGA/FUM/34/INV/08); and</li><li>The implementation of the phase-out of methyl bromide in cut flowers in Zimbabwe (ZIM/FUM/31/INV/21), on the understanding that UNIDO would submit a project completion report prior to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNDPÔÇÖs request for a change in technology for the projectÔÇ£Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at El Houria Unit PlantÔÇØ in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; and</li><li>To note the intention of UNDP to return the US $50,000 for licence fees plus support costs prior to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting and, upon completion of the project, to return any additional funds recovered by UNDP from the return of the equipment to the supplier of LCD technology.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>];</li><li>To approve the amended agreement between the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of the ozone-depleting substance carbon tetrachloride contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>That for projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>].</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Taking into account the fact that GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral cooperation exceeded 20 per cent of its 2006 contribution in the current replenishment period, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue to inform the Meeting of the Parties of cases where bilateral cooperation exceeded 20 per cent of its 2006 contribution in the current replenishment period, in particular where they relate to commitments for existing multi-year agreements;</li><li>To approve the proposal from France for the preparation of a terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs in the Seychelles at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4818">decisions 48/18</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4929">and 49/29</a> as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $47,460 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006;</li><li>US $651,500 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006; and</li><li>US $357,500 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007.</li></ol></li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening startÔÇæup funding and the project preparation funding for a country programme/refrigerant management plan for Equatorial Guinea at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>], on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until the instrument of ratification had been deposited with the United Nations.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the renewal of the institutional strengthening project in Benin at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>], together with the views expressed by the Executive Committee on the renewal of institutional strengthening projects in Annex V.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, funding for one year only for extension of the institutional strengthening projects for the five Pacific Island Countries at an amount pro-rated from the initial level of funding approved at the 36<sup>th</sup> Meeting, namely: US $7,666 for Kiribati, US $11,333 for Federated States of Micronesia, US $11,333 for Palau, US $6,833 for the Solomon Islands and US $6,566 for Tonga together with the views expressed by the Executive Committee on the renewal of institutional strengthening projects in Annex V;</li><li>To urge UNEP to work closely with the countries concerned to facilitate reporting of consumption data as soon as possible and to enable them to meet the annual reporting requirements under the Pacific Island Countries regional strategy (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3627">decision 36/27</a> (c));</li><li>To request UNEP, in conjunction with the Government of Australia, if relevant, to submit the following no later than the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A comprehensive report on the implementation of the Pacific Island Countries strategy to date covering all the countries concerned; and</li><li>An integrated proposal detailing any potential extension of assistance under the Multilateral Fund to all the countries covered by the Pacific Island Countries strategy, including all the institutional strengthening projects, in the light of relevant Executive Committee decisions and guidelines. The proposal should also include other projects that might be submitted under bilateral assistance.</li></ol></li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the second year of phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Qatar at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>], on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until Qatar had submitted a country programme report for 2005.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the methyl bromide national phase-out plan (soil fumigation) for the Syrian Arab Republic (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4651">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/33</a>), at the amount of US $240,000 plus agency support costs of US $21,600 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To approve the revised agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee for the complete phase-out of methyl bromide contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>].</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national CFC phase-out plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4641">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/24</a>), at the amount of US $625,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,313 for UNDP and US $37,375 for UNEP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the national phase-out plan as contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan at the amount of US $193,750 plus support costs of US $14,531 for UNDP and US $143,750 plus support costs of US $18,688 for UNEP.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised Agreement between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee as contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of the terminal CFC phase-out management plan at the amount of US $20,200 with associated support costs of US $1,515 for UNIDO as indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>], on the understanding that UNIDO would provide annual reports confirming the achievement of the agreed consumption targets and that all activities relevant for that period, as foreseen in the implementation plan, had been completed.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national CFC phase-out plan for the Syrian Arab Republic at the amount of US $754,050 plus agency support costs of US $56,554 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the national CFC phase- out plan as indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the 2006-2007 annual implementation programme and associated first tranche of the plan at the amount of US 430,000 plus support costs of US $32,250 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that UNIDO would replace the refrigerant management plan component in its 2006 business plan with another activity at a later date;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the national ODS phase-out plan for Tunisia at the amount of US $1,135,395 plus agency support costs of US $85,155 for the World Bank;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the national ODS phase-out plan as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/43</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan for the 2006-2007 annual implementation programme at the amount of US $790,000 plus support costs of US $59,250 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the report covering its implementation, to be submitted with the request for a second tranche, would include a detailed account of the institutional set-up, in particular the monitoring and reporting responsibilities, and cover the 2007 CFC and halon consumption data.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification of the 2005 work programme for the India CTC phase-out plan provided by the World Bank;</li><li>To approve the 2006 annual work programme at a total cost of US $10,755,313 plus associated support costs of US $889,148, and the subsequent distribution between the World Bank and the bilateral and multilateral agencies of US $9,556,267 plus US $716,720 as support costs for the World Bank; US $500,000 plus US $85,000 as support costs for France; US $300,000 plus US $57,500 as support costs for Germany; and US $399,046 plus US $29,928 as support costs for UNIDO;</li><li>To request the World Bank to ensure that the verification of the 2006 work programme examined the 801 metric tonnes of increased CTC stock in 2005 and to report on its use in 2006;</li><li>To note that the approval of the 2006 annual programme and associated funding was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Meeting of the Parties regarding compliance issues arising from the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years;</li><li>That, should the Meeting of the Parties take a decision on the issue of the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years, the Executive Committee would consider the relevance of that decision with respect to IndiaÔÇÖs CTC phase-out agreement and take action as appropriate;</li><li>To request the Government of India and the World Bank to take into account any future decision by the Meeting of the Parties concerning the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years when implementing and reporting on the India CTC phase-out agreement; and</li><li>To request that, in future annual programmes of the CTC phase-out plan, the breakdown of CTC consumption would include the quantities used for the process agent sector and process agent applications.</li></ol>

ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports <p>The facilitator of the Subgroup on the Production Sector also advised the Committee of the results of the discussion on the request submitted by the World Bank on behalf of China to exceed the export limit on CFCs set in the accelerated phase-out programme, and reported back to the Executive Committee. On the basis of this, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To clarify that, as shown in the following table, under the Agreement for the accelerated phase-out plan for CFCs, halons and CTC in China, CFCs exported for essential uses approved by the Meeting of the Parties would be exempt from the maximum amounts of net CFCs allowed to be exported under the Agreement from 2006 to 2009 inclusive:</li></ol><p>ODS Phase-out Targets</p><table><tbody><tr><td>(ODP tonnes)</td><td>Baseline</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>CFCs 1</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><p>Montreal Protocol Reduction Schedule</p><p>(Production)</p></td><td>47,004</td><td>47,004</td><td>23,502</td><td>23,502</td><td>7,050.6</td><td>7,050.6</td><td>7,050.6</td><td>02</td></tr><tr><td><p>Montreal Protocol Reduction Schedule</p><p>(Consumption)</p></td><td>57,819</td><td>57,819</td><td>28,910</td><td>28,910</td><td>8,673</td><td>8,673</td><td>8,673</td><td>02</td></tr><tr><td>1. Max allowable CFC total production</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>25,300</td><td>18,750</td><td>13,500</td><td>7,400<sup>3</sup></td><td>550</td><td>550</td><td>0 2</td></tr><tr><td>2. Max allowable CFC total consumption</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>25,300</td><td>18,750</td><td>13,500</td><td>7,400</td><td>550</td><td>550</td><td>0 2</td></tr><tr><td>3. Max allowable CFC-11 consumption limit in PU Foam Sector</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>10,500</td><td>9,000</td><td>7,000</td><td>400</td><td>0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>4. Max. allowable net CFC exports <sup>4</sup></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>NL<sup>5</sup></td><td>NL<sup>5</sup></td><td>400<sup>2</sup></td><td>200<sup>2</sup></td><td>100<sup>2</sup></td><td>50<sup>2</sup></td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><ol class="awlist264" type="1"><li>CFCs include Annex A Group I and Annex B Group I.</li><li>Except for essential uses as agreed by the Parties.</li><li>Production based on the Montreal Protocol plus 10% allowed for basic domestic needs.</li><li>Net exports defined as exports-imports.</li><li>Not limited (NL): No limits on export/import of CFCs.</li><li>To note that any exports of CFCs for essential uses beyond the current limits of the Agreement for the accelerated phase-out plan for CFCs, halons and CTC in China would not lead to any increase in CFC production.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the India country programme update, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To maintain for the time being the current arrangements for submission and consideration of requests for renewal of institutional strengthening projects;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue to examine opportunities to fine-tune the institutional strengthening renewal process and to address any additional findings in the context of the review of institutional strengthening funding post-2010, to be presented to the Executive Committee at the end of 2007 in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4749">decision 47/49</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to draft remarks to be addressed to the governments of those countries for which there were issues that might require urgent attention in order to maintain progress with phase-out and/or compliance or, alternatively, commenting favourably on exceptional successes or specific phase-out achievements.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Metered-dose inhalers <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Governments of Bangladesh and Egypt, assisted by the relevant implementing agencies, to include the following in the 2007 and 2008 annual implementation programmes of their national CFC phase-out plans:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Specific activities that were technically viable and economically feasible that could be implemented in the shortest possible period of time to achieve the greatest reduction in consumption of CFCs, such as the introduction of non-CFC drop-in refrigerants for servicing refrigeration equipment and/or cost-effective equipment retrofits;</li><li>Assessment of the feasibility of importing recovered and recycled CFCs for servicing existing refrigeration equipment;</li><li>Within the flexibility for reallocating approved funds provided in the agreements between the Governments concerned and the Executive Committee, consider establishing stockpiles of pharmaceutical-grade CFC for use in metered-dose-inhaler (MDI) production facilities, if technically feasible and economically viable;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh to submit to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting a proposal for the development of a transition strategy for the phase-out of CFC-based MDIs. In developing its strategy, Bangladesh was invited to consider, among other things:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Accelerating the replacement of CFC-MDIs with hydrofluoroalkane-MDIs and/or other non-CFC alternatives (i.e. dry powder inhalers) by multiÔÇænational companies that had already introduced those products in other Article 5 Parties;</li><li>Inviting multinational companies manufacturing CFC-MDIs in Bangladesh to provide information demonstrating the steps being taken to assist the earliest possible changeover to the manufacture of non-CFC asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatments in Bangladesh;</li><li>To facilitate the earliest possible completion by the leading nationallyÔÇæowned manufacturer of MDIs in Bangladesh of the manufacturing facilities for non-CFC MDIs currently under implementation;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Egypt to finalize as soon as possible the preparation of a project for the phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of MDIs that had been approved for UNIDO at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, addressing any compliance-related issues; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to update document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4657">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/39</a>, taking into account any new information that might come to light and the implications of decisions to be taken at the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties, and to present the revised paper to the Executive Committee at its 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on costs charged to the Multilateral Fund accounts that had not been assigned to either project or administrative costs with respect to the application of miscellaneous income, exchange-rate losses and gains, and bank charges (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4838">decision 48/38</a>) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4658">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/40</a>;</li><li>To note, with appreciation, that all the costs of UNDP and the World Bank had been assigned to either project or administrative costs;</li><li>To note, with appreciation, UNEPÔÇÖs agreement that all costs would be classified as either project or administrative costs and that expenditures amounting to US $60,556 that had previously not been so assigned would be categorized as such; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to continue its efforts to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4838">decision 48/38</a>(b) and to report on the outcome to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of the annual reconciliation of accounts required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-389">decision 38/9</a>(d).</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the FundÔÇÖs 2005 provisional accounts as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4659">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/41</a>;</li><li>To note that the 2005 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Committee at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting taking into account adjustments for prior years;</li><li>To note the actions taken by the Treasurer to reflect adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2003 -2004 accounts exercise;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to make the necessary adjustments in 2006 to transfer bank charges on transfers made by the Treasurer to the implementing agencies from the Secretariat budget to the administrative costs, or as directed by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To take note of the TreasurerÔÇÖs report on the audit of the Multilateral Fund accounts and the possibility that a separate audit of the financial statements of the Multilateral Fund might take place;</li><li>To take note of the additional information provided on the outstanding contributions from countries with economies in transition and disputed contributions from countries not belonging to this category; and</li><li>To note the explanations provided in respect of the submissions of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional accounts to the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Given the above situation and having regard to Executive Committee decisions 46/36, 47/52 and 48/37, as well as Executive Committee discussions on issues related to destruction of ODS during recent years and the report of the Meeting of Experts, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4660">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/49/42</a>, which included the proposed terms of reference for a study regarding collection, recovery, recycling, reclamation, transportation and destruction of unwanted ozone-depleting substances;</li><li>To inform the Parties, through a letter from the Chair of the Executive Committee to the Ozone Secretariat, that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Executive Committee was discussing the above-mentioned terms of reference and was of the view that there were substantial commonalities between those terms of reference and those being considered by the Parties in relation to decision XVII/17 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>The issues raised by both sets of the above-mentioned terms of reference could be considered by the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund, given that it had already held substantial discussions and initiated some work with respect to studying the issue of collection, recovery, recycling, reclamation, transportation and destruction of unwanted ozone-depleting substances;</li><li>A request could be addressed to the Executive Committee to develop consolidated terms of reference and if agreed by the Executive Committee to initiate a study based on the consolidated terms of reference, and to report to the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties on the progress made in that respect; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider the issue at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, in light of any guidance provided by the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> exceptionally to proceed with intersessional review and approval of the 2006 annual funding tranche for the Strategy for gradual phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 production in Argentina.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism <p>Following the exchange of views, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to include in the agenda of its 50th Meeting an item dealing with the preparation of a discussion paper on the issues raised at the 26th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group with regard to the future of the Montreal Protocol, as they related to the Multilateral Fund, taking into account the comments made on the issue at the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress reported with respect to the P5 position addressed in decisions 42/42 (c) and 48/41 (b);</li><li>To note that the Executive Committee still felt that the services provided were not up to the standard required and believed that the appointment of a P5 officer was needed to achieve that standard; and</li><li>To agree to the request for the release of the US $100,000 thus far withheld, on the understanding that, at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The matter would be addressed in the context of consideration of the release of funding for 2007 treasury fees; and</li><li>By that time, UNEP would have presented a mutually agreeable solution to the P5 issue.</li></ol></li></ol>

49th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Chair to review intersessionally the annual report prepared by the Secretariat for submission to the Meeting of the Parties.</p>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, during which a number of Parties expressed concern at the outstanding arrears in contributions, the large value of promissory notes and the delays in the encashment of promissory notes, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>];</li><li>The intersessional approval of US $2 million plus US $0.1 million in support costs for the World Bank towards ArgentinaÔÇÖs CFC production closure project;</li><li>That US $67,735,710 of promissory notes had been encashed since the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>With appreciation that US $51,234,834 related to accelerated encashment of notes by France and the United Kingdom;</li></ol></li><li>To urge the remaining countries holding promissory notes to take the necessary action to accelerate their encashment and to encash those promissory notes issued by 31 December 2005 before the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To encourage Parties with outstanding contributions to pay them at their earliest convenience and in this regard to note with concern that several Parties had not responded to the TreasurerÔÇÖs request to provide information on when they would make their outstanding payments in line with decision XI/6, paragraph 7, of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To note the updated list of countries opting to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism facility in making their contributions to the Fund for the triennium 2006-2008 as at 6 November 2006 attached to Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4534">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/4/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 50th Meeting against project balances totalling US $423,773 and that this amount included the return of US $126,160 from UNDP, US $213,082 from UNEP, and US $84,531 from UNIDO;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $47,184 and that the amount included the return of US $16,402 from UNDP, US $21,584 from UNEP, and US $9,198 from UNIDO;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $12,944,539 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously and that the amount included US $341,151 plus support costs from UNDP, US $528,870 plus support costs from UNEP, US $232,034 plus support costs from UNIDO, and US $11,842,484 plus support costs from the World Bank; and</li><li>That US $58,074,893 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>After a discussion on activities that had not been submitted to the 50th Meeting but were required for compliance, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2006 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4535">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/5</a> and Add.1 and the fact that US $12.76 million in activities that were required for compliance had not been submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies with projects in their 2006 business plans that were required for compliance to include those activities in their 2007-2009 business plans;</li><li>That projects required for compliance included in annual business plans, but not submitted, be given highest priority for submission in the subsequent calendar year and that Parties and agencies make every effort to remove obstacles to their submission; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit reasons why projects required for compliance included in annual business plans were not submitted and to request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to compile them in a report for the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>After some discussion on the data contained in, and the implementation of, the new reporting format for CP data, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4537">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/6</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include phase-out activities, where appropriate, to address eligible consumption in their 2007-2009 business plans as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>CTC: United Republic of Tanzania;</li><li>TCA: United Republic of Tanzania.</li></ol></li><li>To request Article 5 countries to submit complete country programme data using the new format; and</li><li>To urge the Secretariat to provide a means of entering country programme data on its website, together with an explanatory manual on how to complete the new country programme data format to improve consistency in reporting.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>After discussing the issues addressed, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the 2007-2009 model three-year phase-out plan (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4538">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/7</a>) as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects and the cooperating bilateral and implementing agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2007-2009 triennium;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2007 and 2010 phase-out targets in the Protocol and to include activities in their 2007-2009 business plans as appropriate;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase- out plan for the years 2008-2010 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2007 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2008-2010 business plan of the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To note that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Some 40,254.8 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 54,509.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved multi-year sectoral and national phase-out plans;</li><li>Some 37,971.0 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 40,724.8 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved individual or umbrella projects; and</li><li>Sixty-four refrigerant management plan projects for low-volume-consuming countries; 32 terminal phase-out management plans for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries; and 35 national ODS phase- out plans for non-low-volume-consuming countries were currently being implemented.</li></ol></li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>In the light of the foregoing, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on priorities for the triennium 2006-2008, beyond the needs identified by the model rolling three-year phase-out plan, taking into account the remaining US $40 million in unallocated funds for the triennium (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-494">decision 49/4</a>, paragraphs (c) and (g)) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/8</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare an interim report, to be considered at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting in the context of the discussion of the 2007-2009 business plan, addressing all the priorities listed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/8</a>, as well as projects and activities for CTC phase-out, activities related to ODS legislation development and enforcement, the activities that had been eliminated from business plans and those proposed at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a final report containing the information referred to in subparagraph (b) above for the consideration of the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting taking into account the HCFC surveys currently under preparation and any relevant reports from the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) which would be available at that time; and</li><li>That both the interim report referred to in paragraph (b) above and the final reports referred to in paragraph (c) above should provide information on the overall cost and cost-effectiveness of projects and activities.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the final evaluation report on cases of non- compliance (followÔÇæup to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-466">decision 46/6</a>) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4540">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/9</a>) and to communicate its conclusions to the thirty-eighth meeting of the Implementation Committee in mid-2007 through the presentation to be made by the Multilateral Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies, advising that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>One of the most important incentives for returning to compliance had been the commitment to meeting the targets set by the respective plan of action submitted to the Implementation Committee and approved by the Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>Once a country had taken decisive action in approving and enforcing legislation, improving and correcting data reporting, where applicable, and accelerating previously delayed project implementation, rapid progress towards compliance was possible in most cases.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Following a brief discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2006 consolidated project completion report (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4541">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/10</a> and Add.1) including the schedule for submission of PCRs due and the lessons learned in Annex II to the same document;</li><li>To request the implementing and bilateral agencies concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish, by the end of January 2007 and in cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs, in the inventory of approved projects database and in the annual progress reports;</li><li>To provide, by the end of January 2007, the information still missing in a number of PCRs;</li><li>To clear the backlog of PCRs for projects completed before the end of 2004 by the end of January 2007; and</li></ol></li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of projects to take into consideration the lessons learned drawn from PCRs and annual reports on the implementation of multi-year agreements when preparing and implementing projects, and to facilitate discussion on lessons learned during regional network meetings.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2007 work programme for monitoring and evaluation at a budget of US $361,000, as shown in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4543">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/11</a>, with the following amendments requesting the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To send the final country studies on cases of non-compliance to the Parties concerned; and</li><li>To initiate, instead of further country studies on cases of non-compliance estimated at US $100,000, work on standardization of annual work programmes, progress and verification reports on multi-year agreements.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Having considered the updated status reports given at the meeting by the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic, UNEP and the Fund Secretariat and additional suggestions for encouraging timely project implementation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Governments of Portugal and Switzerland to provide progress reports to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the four implementing agencies and the progress report submitted by the United States of America as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4544">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/12</a>);</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of 15 out of the 102 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/53</td><td>Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic</td></tr><tr><td>IBRD</td><td>ARG/REF/18/INV/39</td><td>Elimination of CFC in the manufacturing plant for domestic refrigerators of Neba S.A. in Argentina</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29</td><td>Policy and technical assistance in Kenya</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01</td><td>Formulation of national phase-out strategy in Somalia</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246</td><td>Development of guidelines to promote safety in aerosol conversions</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/28/INV/50</td><td>Phasing out ODS in manufacturing of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/37/INV/149</td><td>Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through the use of LCD blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/REF/28/INV/51</td><td>Replacement of CFC-12 refrigerant by HFC-134a at Iran Compressor Manufacturing Company (ICMC) in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>That additional status reports should be submitted on those activities and projects listed in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>];</li><li>The status of the HCFC surveys and the intention of UNDP to present the results to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>The transfer of the Swedish components of the national CFC phase-out plan in Serbia (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22 and YUG/PHA/47/TAS/29), at the request of the Government of Serbia to UNIDO, and the return, at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, of the balance of remaining funds as cash contributions to the Fund to enable the Treasurer to transfer the funds to UNIDO;</li><li>That the project listed in paragraph (iv) above for the Development of safety guidelines for aerosol conversions (GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246) would possibly be discontinued. Any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To reaffirm the decision taken at the 47<sup>th</sup> Meeting in approving the halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on the condition that UNIDO would submit an acceptable plan for ensuring the sustainability of the halon banking project; and</li><li>To request implementing agencies to suggest ways of encouraging the timely implementation of projects subject to letters of possible cancellation and to emphasize the importance of projects to achieve compliance.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by France, Germany, UNDP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in the documents on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4545">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/13</a> and Corr.1);</li><li>To note that 38 of the 49 annual tranches of multi-year agreements due for submission had been submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting on time, but that seven of them could not be considered for approval either because the submission was incomplete, a condition of approval had not been met, and/or the project document had not been signed;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant countries and agencies for the following annual tranches due for submission to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting but not submitted, with reasons given for the delay, encouraging the relevant Article 5 governments and implementing agencies to submit them to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Reason not submitted provided by the implementing agency</td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>World Bank</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>The annual programme could not be completed and submitted until a grant agreement had been put in</p><p>place.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>World Bank</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>There were inconsistencies in the verification audit and the draft annual plan provided to the Bank that need to be resolved. The tranche is being deferred until the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Signature of the project document is still delayed due to the related MDI issue.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>Signature of the project document is still delayed due to the related</p><p>MDI issue.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>The related MDI issue.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>The related MDI issue.</td></tr><tr><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>The verification audit of the 2005 consumption could not be completed on time.</td></tr><tr><td>Islamic Republic of Iran</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFC phase-out (refrigeration servicing/ assembly/solvents)</td><td><p>2007 due in</p><p>2006 (as per</p><p>2006</p><p>business plan)</p></td><td>Submitted to the 48th Meeting but withdrawn at the request of the Secretariat.</td></tr><tr><td>Islamic Republic of Iran</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFC phase-out (refrigeration servicing/ assembly/solvents)</td><td><p>2008 due in</p><p>2006 (as per</p><p>2006</p><p>business plan)</p></td><td>Submitted to the 48th Meeting but withdrawn at the request of the Secretariat.</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>France</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Submitted to the 48th Meeting but withdrawn at the request of the Secretariat.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant countries and agencies for the following annual tranches submitted to the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting but not considered for approval for the reasons indicated, encouraging the relevant Article 5 governments and implementing agencies to submit them as annual tranches to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Reason the Submission not Considered for Approval</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>World Bank</td><td>Foam</td><td><p>2007 due</p><p>in 2006</p></td><td><p>Milestone not achieved.</p><p>Approval will be considered at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</p></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Refrigeration servicing</td><td>2006</td><td>Verification report not submitted.</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>Agreement not signed and</p><p>submission agreed for the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>Final tranche</td><td>Annual programme did not address all remaining consumption</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CTC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Verification was inadequate and there were compliance issues.</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>World Bank</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Missing verification report.</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td><p>Previous tranche not released prior to the submission of the current request and verification</p><p>report not received in time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>After the representative of the Secretariat had reported on each project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the national phase- out programme in Colombia (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4547">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/14</a>);</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the complete phase- out of the use of methyl bromide in Jordan (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4547">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/14</a>) and to request the Government of Germany to withhold the release of US $900,000 pending agreement from the Secretariat to the conclusions of a report to be submitted by the Government of Germany confirming that the 2006 target of 54 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide had been met;</li><li>To commend the Government of Mexico and UNIDO for the good effort in complying with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4729">decision 47/29</a> and implementing the audit requirement to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at Quimob├ísicos; and</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico and UNIDO to continue monitoring the CFC production closure at Quimob├ísicos between 2007 and 2009 as required under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4729">decision 47/29</a>.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project implementation <p>The Executive Committee decided to request that, in cases where conditions had been placed on the release of approved funds, the implementing agency concerned should coordinate and confirm with the Secretariat that the conditions for release of funds had been met prior to disbursement.</p>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to include in meeting documentation proposals for projects and activities that, by the submission deadline for each meeting, did not contain the information or components necessary for the submission to be considered as potentially approvable;</li><li>To provide the Executive Committee with a list of all proposals received but not included in meeting documentation, together with the reasons for non-inclusion; and</li><li>To provide a brief report, prepared in consultation with the implementing agencies, on the efficacy of such an arrangement at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting after a trial period of 18 months.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], which includes the conditions or provisos contained in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee, with the following exceptions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Not to approve the national halon bank management plan update for the Dominican Republic submitted by UNDP until an acceptable plan for the sustainability of the halon bank was submitted;</li><li>To approve the halon management plan for Romania at an amount of US $32,500 plus agency support costs of US $2,925 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $642,500 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $800,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $325,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $344,894 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $550,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of Annex A Group I ozone-depleting substances contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex III; and</li><li>That for projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the document on bilateral cooperation (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4549">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/16</a>);</li><li>To inform the Parties of the level of bilateral contributions that had been assigned to the contributions of Germany and Switzerland for 2007 during 2006, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4919">decision 49/19</a>(a); and</li><li>To defer the request for project preparation in Ethiopia until an official commitment to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol was provided in writing, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4035">decision 40/35</a>.</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $129,950 against AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006;</li><li>US $326,005 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006;</li><li>US $33,900 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006;</li><li>US $943,887 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007; and</li><li>US $400,024 against SwitzerlandÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2006 and US $14,844 for 2007.</li></ol></li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase VI of the renewal of the institutional strengthening project for the Islamic Republic of Iran for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To express to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran the views contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase VI of the renewal of the institutional strengthening project for Kenya for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To express to the Government of Kenya the views contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the proposal for project preparation for the phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector in Bangladesh at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], taking into account the exceptional circumstances of Bangladesh, on the understanding that the Government of Bangladesh would sign the project document with UNDP for the national ODS phase-out plan and commence implementation of activities in other sectors that would result in reductions of CFC consumption.</p>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the formulation of an MDI transition strategy at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of Bangladesh would sign the project document with UNDP for the national ODS phase-out plan and commence implementation of activities in other sectors that would result in reductions of CFC consumption;</li><li>The transitional strategy would be developed taking into account decision XVIII/16 of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation funds for a terminal phase-out management plan in Bhutan at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Funding would not be disbursed until UNEP and UNDP had submitted a comprehensive progress report on the implementation of the refrigerant management plan, indicating the activities that had been implemented and what additional activities, if any, might be needed to achieve the complete phase-out of the ODS;</li><li>In developing the terminal phase-out management plan, UNEP and UNDP be requested to take into consideration <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) regarding the inclusion in the licensing systems of import controls for methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA, as well as CFCs; and</li><li>When the terminal phase-out management plan was submitted, the Executive Committee would consider whether it wished to approve additional funding for the implementation of the remaining activities that might be identified in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decision 45/54</a>, in particular paragraph (c).</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding for phase V of the institutional strengthening project for Guinea at the level of US $60,000 for two years; and</li><li>To express to the Government of Guinea the views that appear in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding for phase II of the institutional strengthening project for GuineaÔÇæBissau at the level of US $60,000 for two years;</li><li>To express to the Government of Guinea-Bissau the views that appear in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the project preparation for Guinea-Bissau, Malawi and Zambia at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Should investment projects be required, the project preparation funds would be shared with the relevant implementing or bilateral agency selected by the Governments of Guinea-Bissau, Malawi and Zambia; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the terminal phase-out management plans for Guinea-Bissau, Malawi and Zambia, UNEP be requested to take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) regarding the inclusion in licensing systems of import controls for methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA, as well as CFCs.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the preparation of the national CFC phase-out plan for Yemen at the level of funding indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>], on the understanding that no funding would be disbursed until UNDP and UNEP had submitted to the Secretariat a comprehensive progress report on the implementation of the refrigerant management plan.</p>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the CAP budget for 2007 (Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>]) at the amount of US $8,003,000 plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $640,240 on the basis that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP would, in future submissions, provide details on the activities for which the funds for global awareness-raising would be used;</li><li>UNEP was encouraged to continue extending the prioritization of funding among CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities; and</li><li>The CAP budget should only be spent in accordance with the terms of reference for the financial mechanism contained in Article 10 of the Montreal Protocol and therefore resources should not be spent on inter- multilateral environmental agreement coordination activities;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to prepare a paper on how the MDI thematic workshops would be conducted based on the actual needs, including costs, of the different networks. The paper should be presented at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue liaising with UNEP to monitor the return of unspent funds in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d).</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>Having considered the proposed core unit budget for 2007, the need for a comprehensive independent assessment of administrative costs for the 2009ÔÇô2011 triennium, and the points raised by the implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2007 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4554">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/21</a>;</li><li>To approve US $1.751 million for core unit funding for 2007 each for UNDP and UNIDO and US $1.58 million for the World Bank in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4635">decision 46/35</a>;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to undertake a comprehensive independent assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009ÔÇô2011 triennium, using independent consultants or consulting firms as needed, and to report its conclusions to the first Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008; and</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to facilitate the participation of internal auditors, or other financial management personnel as appropriate, in the study team.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers in Egypt, at a total cost of US $5,899,000 plus agency support costs of US $442,425 for UNIDO, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national strategy for the phase-out of CFC-based metered-dose inhalers for Egypt at the amount of US $99,000 plus agency support costs for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the conversion of the two metered-dose inhaler manufacturing plants in Egypt at the amount of US $1,900,000 plus agency support costs for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve technology transfer at the amount of US $3 million plus agency support costs for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNIDO would negotiate with potential providers prior to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and that any savings that might be realized during the process would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To approve total incremental operating costs at the amount of US $900,000 plus agency support costs for UNIDO.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the release of the tenth tranche of the sector plan for halon phase-out in China (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4561">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/28</a>) at the amount of US $400,000 for the implementation of the 2007 annual programme and US $30,000 in support costs for the World Bank;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to continue monitoring and reporting on the annual amount of halon 1301 and, if applicable, halon 1211 being produced and/or used as feedstock, as well as to explore the possibility of verifying those amounts;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the Executive Committee, preferably at its 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting and no later than at its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, a plan outlining how funds approved for the halon phase-out project but not allocated or disbursed would be used; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to report to the Executive Committee, at its 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting, the total numbers of CO2 fire extinguishers produced in China in 2005.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national methyl bromide phase-out plan for Honduras at a funding level of US $1,806,301, plus agency support costs of US $135,472 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the agreed conditions for the phase-out of methyl bromide in Honduras as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the project in the amount of US $600,000 plus agency support costs of US $45,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion during which the funding tranches were revised and associated with performanceÔÇæbased phase-out targets, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the national methyl bromide phase-out plan for Viet Nam at a funding level of US $1,098,284, plus support costs of US $82,371 for the World Bank on the condition that the Government of Viet Nam would not seek further funding from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide;</li><li>To approve the agreed conditions for phase-out of methyl bromide in Viet Nam as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche for the project at the amount of US $230,000 plus agency support costs of US $17,250 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide used in grain fumigation at a total cost of US $192,073, plus agency support costs of US $17,287 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To approve the revised agreed conditions for the complete phase-out of methyl bromide in Zimbabwe as contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>].</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, that the new ODS import control regulations had been adopted in Indonesia and were being implemented and that funding of US $2,176,800 plus support costs of US $177,642 for the 2005 tranche approved at the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting were accordingly being released;</li><li>To defer to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting consideration of the request for the 2006 tranche while awaiting the following further information to be submitted by the lead agency, UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A revised verification report regarding the 2005 consumption of CFC, CTC and TCA, in accordance with the guidelines of the Executive Committee adopted at the 46<sup>th</sup> Meeting. This verification should also emphasize experience in initial implementation of the regulations revised in June 2006 and include detailed information about the actual operation of the new institutional structure, division of responsibilities, collection and reporting of information on actual ODS imports, establishment of import quotas and the list of importers, and awarding of import licences;</li><li>A revised annual implementation plan, taking into account the 2007 and 2008 consumption targets, and providing information on the estimated remaining CFC consumption by sector, planned allocation of remaining balances and funding requested, and expected impact of the activities on the remaining consumption.</li></ol></li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised agreement for the national CFC phase-out plan for Serbia contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>];</li><li>To approve the third tranche for the national CFC phase-out plan for Serbia at the amount of US $1,033,344 plus agency support costs of US $77,501 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the maximum allowable CTC production and imports for controlled use as process agents under both phases I and II in China, and as feedstock for CFC production for 2006 at 28,618 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To amend the maximum allowed CTC production for consumption under the Montreal Protocol in row 1 of Appendix 2-A to the phase II Agreement as follows:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Maximum allowed CTC production for</p><p>consumption under the Montreal Protocol</p></td><td>Baseline (2003)</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>29,367</td><td>7,341.7</td><td>7,341.7</td><td>7,341.7</td><td>7,341.7</td><td>4,471</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request the World Bank to continue monitoring the implementation of CSM projects under phase I and to provide an update in its 2008 work programme; and</li><li>To approve the 2007 work programme of the national phase-out of the production and consumption of CTC for process agent and other non-identified uses (phase I) on the understanding that the request for funding and support costs for the 2007 work programme would be submitted to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2006 work programme.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2007 annual work programme of the sector plan for the phase-out of ODS process agent applications (phase II) and corresponding CTC production on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The seven applications from Table A-bis under decision XVII/8 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which China had contested, should be included in the national annual CTC consumption control target for process agent applications, other than those in phases I and II, which had been set in the agreement at 14,300 ODP tonnes per year for 2006 and 2007; and</li><li>The request for funding and support costs for the 2007 annual work programme would be submitted by the World Bank to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2006 annual programme.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the terminal phase-out management plan for CTC production and consumption for process agent uses in Romania at the amount of US $1,389,800 plus agency support costs of US $104,235 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Romania had agreed to limit its production and consumption of CTC for use as a process agent to the level indicated in the table below;</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>ODP Tonnes</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008 and onwards</td></tr><tr><td>CTC production for PA use</td><td>121</td><td>187</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>CTC PA consumption</td><td>121</td><td>187</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request UNIDO to include in its verification reports on the production sector to be submitted to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2007, 2008 and 2009, information on the levels of production and consumption of CTC for process agent applications in Romania containing an independently audited confirmation of their consistency with the limits indicated in the table above; and</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write a letter to the Parties, through the Ozone Secretariat, stating that, for the purposes of decision X/14 3(b) of the Tenth Meeting of the Parties the Executive Committee agreed that the emission levels of CTC from the process agent use set out in the above table met the criterion of being reasonably achievable in a cost-effective manner without undue abandonment of infrastructure, and that the letter should also state that the Executive Committee would report to the Parties in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, in accordance with decision X/14 3(b), on whether Romania had met the agreed emission reduction targets.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request that the production target for CFC-13 be listed separately within the overall CFC production limit for 2007 as it had a different control schedule under the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide further details on the proposed scheme for controlling CFC exports for 2006 and 2007 through five CFC producers in the revised 2007 work programme to be submitted together with the verification of the 2006 annual work programme at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To approve the 2007 work programme for the China CFC production closure programme, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2006 annual programme.</li></ol>

ODS (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs), Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on how best to report on the ODS phase-out achieved within refrigerant management plans and the phase-out achieved in those other projects for which ODS phase-out was not fully reported (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-497">decision 49/7</a> (e)), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4591">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/54</a>;</li><li>To request that ODS phase-out assigned to refrigerant management plans/refrigerant management plan updates, terminal phase-out management plans, halon banking, methyl bromide, CTC and TCA activities and projects and annual tranches of multiÔÇæyear agreements should represent the commitments made minus any phase-out already recorded; and</li><li>To note that the ODS phase-out recorded based on paragraph (b) above could be assigned on a pro-rated basis of the value of the approved activity if not otherwise agreed by the implementing agencies involved, the countries concerned and the Secretariat.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on issues related to project completion dates and fund disbursement raised in paragraphs (b) and (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4912">decision 49/12</a> as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4592">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/55</a>;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies to address at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting, in the context of the document to be prepared in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">decision 49/6</a>(e), innovative approaches for monitoring and reporting delays in multiÔÇæyear agreements including any implementation difficulties; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide the information requested for applicable multiÔÇæyear agreements on the level of funds transferred to a country in the context of its remarks on each annual tranche, while reasserting the need for the consistent application ofÔÇ£funds disbursedÔÇØ as defined at the 20<sup>th</sup> Meeting in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2013">decision 20/13</a>(a).</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue to meet three times a year;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Parties, through the Ozone Secretariat for consideration to be given at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties to the request of the Executive Committee to change the terms of reference of the Executive Committee to grant it the flexibility to modify the number of times it meets if necessary; and</li><li>To revisit the issue of the number of Executive Committee Meetings at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting in the light of the guidance given by the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to develop specific terms of reference for a study on the treatment of unwanted ozone-depleting substances, identifying a contractor and commissioning the study described below by the end of March 2007, if possible. The study would be completed by 1 February 2008.</li><li>To define the two distinct objectives of the study as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To compile information on management approaches in five non- Article 5(1) countries for the collection, transportation and disposal of CFC-containing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, to provide guidance and to describe the applicability of these management approaches to Article 5(1) countries; and</li><li>To compile information on management approaches and markets in five nonÔÇæArticle 5(1) countries for the recovery, collection, recycling and reclamation of ozone-depleting substances that result in those ODS being locally unusable, and the possible options for the disposition (e.g., reuse in other markets, transformation, destruction) of this locally unusable ODS and describe the applicability of these options for Article 5(1) countries.</li></ol></li><li>To request that the detailed activities under the objective in paragraph (b)(i) consist of:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Selecting five non-Article 5(1) countries that represent a wide spectrum of existing management approaches for the collection, transport and disposal of CFC-containing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;</li><li>Compiling information from the five non-Article 5(1) countries and describing:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The institutions, technologies and processes involved in all steps of collection, transport and disposal of the equipment;</li><li>The costs of the various steps in collecting, transporting and processing the equipment;</li><li>The legal and regulatory requirements and the voluntary administrative procedures for dealing with the CFCs in the equipment; and</li><li>The volume of equipment collected historically and currently;</li></ol></li><li>Using the information compiled from the five non-Article 5(1) countries to describe the economic and financial arrangements among the various individuals and entities in the system for disposing of CFC-containing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment; and</li><li>Collecting information on experiences regarding management approaches for the collection, transportation and disposal of CFC-containing refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in eight Article 5(1) countries, to be collected by contacting national and local government officials who will recommend additional contacts in industry and institutions in order to describe challenges that may be posed in translating the non-Article 5(1) countriesÔÇÖ experiences to the situation in Article 5(1) countries given domestic, social and economic factors. The selection of the countries should represent a wide spectrum of countries that have already identified challenges and should have regional representation;</li></ol></li><li>To request that the detailed activities under the objective in paragraph (b)(ii) consist of:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Using the data from the Meeting of Experts to Assess the Extent of Current and Future Requirements for the collection and disposition of non- reusable and unwanted ODS in Article 5 countries held in March 2006, data already published in reports from the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its subsidiary bodies, and other relevant existing data to describe possible economic incentives and their cost-effectiveness, whether inherent or external to the institutions under the Montreal Protocol, that would encourage disposition (e.g., reuse in other markets, transformation, destruction) of ODS that is locally unusable;</li><li>Describing the capacity and location of all global existing facilities with destruction technologies approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, comparing this capacity to the estimated volume of ODS predicted to be recovered and locally unusable in the March 2006 ExpertsÔÇÖ Meeting report, the viability and potential costs of using these existing destruction technologies, and the regulatory requirements for transporting the locally unusable ODS; and</li><li>Describing opportunities other than existing destruction technologies for the disposition of locally unusable ODS, and the viability and potential costs of using these other approaches;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the status of the process for contracting a consultant for carrying out the study;</li><li>To consider at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee the content of a progress report to be submitted to the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To approve a budget for carrying out the study.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>After a discussion on the way forward, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the audited financial statement of the Fund as at 31 December 2005;</li><li>That the attention of the Meeting of the Parties should be drawn to the need for all outstanding contributions to be paid; and</li><li>To note the auditorsÔÇÖ statement on the need for reconciliation of the recorded figures as soon as the audited financial statements became available.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to present to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee an amended report on the reconciliation of the 2005 accounts containing additional information and explanations where required;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That UNIDO had written to confirm that it would comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4838">decision 48/38</a>(b) by assigning miscellaneous charges of US $361,966 for the period up to December 2005 to either project or administrative costs; and that it proposed to absorb US $107,048 against UNIDOÔÇÖs administrative costs and assign US $254,918 to project costs;</li><li>That any interest received on behalf of the Swedish bilateral contribution would be returned to the Fund; and</li><li>That the implementing agencies were unable to commit to project expenditures against promissory notes without assurance that the promissory notes were encashable upon demand and that that had already resulted in delays in implementation;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to review the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs policy on promissory notes in recognition of financial requirements to reflect the emerging business circumstances of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To urge the Treasurer to provide a schedule of encashment of promissory notes;</li><li>To request UNIDO to present, in the balances report to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, the list of projects to which the charges of US $254,918 were proposed to be recorded at that Meeting;</li><li>To acknowledge the updated status of overruns reported by UNDP, noting that whilst progress had been made further explanations were still required; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to make the following adjustments to funds approved for implementing agencies by offsetting these amounts against current or future approvals: UNDP US $2,370; UNEP US $373,357; World Bank US $96,680 for 2004 and US $622,257 for 2005.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the revised 2007, 2008 and proposed 2009 budgets of the Fund Secretariat (Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62</a>]) as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the amount of US $2,426,000 in the revised 2007 budget of the Fund Secretariat totalling US $5,264,261 to cover the 2007 salary component already approved at the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, the 2007 operational costs of the Secretariat and the amount of US $500,000 for the 2007 treasury fee;</li><li>To further note that while approving the 2007 treasury fee of US $500,000, a sum of US $200,000 is withheld, pending legal advice;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to seek legal advice in respect of the terms of the contract with UNEP as Treasurer, specifically focusing on the issue of the P5 post;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Executive Director of UNEP advising him of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs decisions taken at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting and outlining the reasons for withholding the sum of US $200,000;</li><li>To note the amount of US $2,980,174 for the salary component in 2008 already approved at the 49<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the proposed 2009 salary component of the budget totalling US $3,129,183; and</li><li>To approve an additional amount in the 2007 budget to cover the cost of the study on destruction of unwanted ODS.</li></ol>

50th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Chief Officer proposed dates for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs 51st, 52nd and 53rd Meetings. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold its 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 19 to 23 March 2007;</li><li>To hold its 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 23 to 27 July 2007; and</li><li>Provisionally to hold its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting from 26 to 30 November 2007 and to confirm the dates after the Secretariat had verified that the Meeting did not conflict with any other important international meetings.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the report on Secretariat activities; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to transmit any relevant official documents issued by other multilateral environmental agreements, and the Global Environment Facility, to the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the new and more informative report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], which provided additional information on promissory notes;</li><li>To note with concern the 9.87 per cent ratio of payments to 2007 pledges at the first meeting of the year; and</li><li>To again urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full as early as possible.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the review of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs policy on promissory notes as requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5044">decision 50/44</a>(c), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4472">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/4</a>;</li><li>To recall paragraph 180 of the report of the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in which the Treasurer drew the CommitteeÔÇÖs attention to the reluctance of implementing agencies to accept promissory notes that were not encashable on demand, keeping in mind existing agreements between the Executive Committee and the implementing agencies on the acceptance of promissory notes;</li><li>To request Parties continuing to use promissory notes to do their utmost to meet the TreasurerÔÇÖs request for their accelerated encashment in order to mitigate cash flow problems; and</li><li>To encourage Parties, in the context of the 2009-2011 replenishment, to make their contributions in the form of cash in order not to delay project implementation by implementing agencies.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4473">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/5</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting against project balances totalling US $206,668, which included the return of US $115,285 from UNDP, US $755 from UNEP, US $58,499 from UNIDO, and US $32,129 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of agency fees being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting against project support cost balances totalling US $24,678, which included the return of US $14,058 from UNDP, US $44 from UNEP, US $6,399 from UNIDO, and US $4,177 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $3,077,442, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $408,173 plus support costs from UNDP, US $868,125 plus support costs from UNEP, US $1,562,328 plus support costs from UNIDO, and US $238,816 plus support costs from the World Bank;</li><li>The return to UNIDO the amount of US $254,918 for the projects listed in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4473">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/5</a>/Add.1 in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5044">decision 50/44</a>;</li><li>The return of US $250,860 from Sweden for the transfer of the Swedish components of SerbiaÔÇÖs national ODS phase-out plan (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22 and YUG/PHA/47/TAS/29) and the transfer to UNIDO of US $238,650, including US $16,650 in support costs;</li></ol></li><li>To note that US $57,031,609 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the transfer of US $196,871 in project costs and US $17,718 in support costs for the chiller project in Cuba (CUB/REF/47/DEM/35) from Canada to UNDP and a reduction in the level of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution by US $196,871 in project costs and US $25,593 in support costs; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to report on balances from completed tranches of multi-year agreements, in line with the other implementing agencies.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Having considered the priorities for the 2006-2008 triennium for the US $61 million not directly required for compliance with control measures up to the year 2010, the removal or maintenance of any non-priority activities in the 2007-2009 business plans, the need for the development of further guidance on eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities, the report on HCFC surveys by UNDP, and GermanyÔÇÖs study on HCFC consumption and production in China, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2007-2009 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4475">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/6</a> without prejudice to consideration of the individual business plans;</li><li>To regard the following areas as priorities when allocating the US $61 million in unallocated funds to activities not required for compliance, according to the compliance-oriented, model rolling three-year phase-out plan for 2007-2009:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional funding initiatives outside the budget, namely:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Additional activities/studies currently outside the budget, on a caseÔÇæ byÔÇæcase basis;</li><li>CFC solvents;</li><li>Activities in countries that were currently not Parties, on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until the country had become a Party;</li><li>Terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) preparation and a TPMP for Armenia;</li><li>Institutional strengthening, on a case-by-case basis;</li><li>Methyl bromide (MB) consumption in Parties that had not ratified the Copenhagen Amendment, on the understanding that funds would not be disbursed until ratification had occurred, not even for project preparation;</li><li>Acceleration of CFC production phase-out;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>Also to consider the following areas as priorities, on a case-by-case basis:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Combating illegal trade;</li><li>Halon not required by model rolling three-year phase-out plan;</li><li>Accelerated MB phase-out;</li><li>MB non-investment projects;</li><li>Metered-dose inhaler activities, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To remove HCFC activities and ODS disposal from the 2007-2009 business plans for the time being on the understanding that those issues would be considered at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008; and</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to increase their efforts to implement approved projects to facilitate achieving the 2007 reduction in controlled substances, noting that 35,945 ODP tonnes were scheduled to be phased out in 2007 from approved projects.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Following the discussion on GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, the TPMP for Angola, the value and activities in all the bilateral plans including project overlaps and the CFC-113 solvent project in ItalyÔÇÖs business plan, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2007-2009 business plans on bilateral cooperation, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ discussions on replenishment following the 2006-2008 triennium, submitted by Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4476">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/7</a>;</li><li>To note the agreement of India to the proposed procedure to accommodate activities in GermanyÔÇÖs 2007 and 2008 business plans that currently exceeded its bilateral contribution, which involved funding part of the 2008 tranche for IndiaÔÇÖs national phase-out plan in 2009;</li><li>To request Germany to report to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the proposed terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan (TPMP) projects for Botswana and Swaziland noting that if, at that time, Germany did not have sufficient funds available in its 20 per cent allocation for the triennium, Germany would consult with the relevant countries and the bilateral and implementing agencies regarding the transfer of those projects, reaching a decision agreed by all the parties involved concerning the transfer of those projects;</li><li>To note that the TPMP for Angola had been removed from GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, at the request of Germany;</li><li>To maintain the CFC-113 solvent project for the Democratic Republic of the Congo included in ItalyÔÇÖs 2007 business plan in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">decision 35/57</a>; and</li><li>To urge bilateral agencies and implementing agencies to coordinate with each other when preparing TPMP proposals.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP business plans <p>Having considered the global MB information exchange project, the MDI strategies, the possible overlap with activities of other agencies, and the performance indicators, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2007-2009 business plan of UNDP as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4478">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/8</a> in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-515">decision 51/5</a> on the consolidated business plan, without prejudice to the decision of the Parties on replenishment for the year 2009 and beyond, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The global methyl bromide information exchange project and the metered- dose inhaler (MDI) project for Nigeria, at the request of UNDP;</li><li>Project preparation for MDI transition strategies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], while setting a target of 45 for the number of annual programmes of approved multi-year agreements (MYAs), a target of 22 for the number of individual projects approved and a target of 20 for the milestone activities completed for MYAs.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2007-2009 business plan of UNEP as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4479">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/9</a> in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-515">decision 51/5</a> on the consolidated business plan, without prejudice to the decision of the Parties on replenishment for the year 2009 and beyond, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The methyl bromide (MB) activity for Trinidad and Tobago, at the request of UNEP;</li><li>The study on the use of economic instruments to provide long-term financing for sustained phase-out;</li><li>Capacity-building for teachers on ozone protection;</li><li>The proposed activity for long-term management of halon banks, and to allocate instead US $40,000 to fund a study on the current state of all halon banks supported by the Multilateral Fund, their management capacity, the quantities of halon reclaimed and reused as a result of those banks, problems experienced, and strategies to ensure that the banks could operate without requesting further assistance from the Multilateral Fund, with the proposal for the study to be presented to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>Analysis of HCFC technologies;</li><li>Non-investment MB projects; and</li><li>Regional metered-dose inhaler (MDI) transition strategies for five regions.</li></ol></li><li>To note with appreciation the confirmation of funding by Sweden, outside the Multilateral Fund, of the South-East Asia and Pacific Network and the enforcement networks for South-East and South Asia and to remove them from UNEPÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To add a component of the MDI activity for Pakistan, as agreed with Pakistan and UNDP;</li><li>To add a component, pursuant to decision XVII/14 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties, on the organization of regional workshops on MDIs and to allocate US $200,000 for the activity;</li><li>To maintain the allocation of US $500,000 for the Green Customs Initiative in UNEPÔÇÖs business plan, while reserving the right to consider funding at a lower level, and to request that UNEP submit to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting a more comprehensive proposal with respect to that Initiative, with the expectation that it would include: a detailed description of how the Multilateral Fund resources would be used solely for including issues related to trade in ODS in the larger Green Customs Initiative, and of the relationship between Multilateral Fund resources and the resources being provided by other multilateral environmental agreements and bilateral agencies; a clear indication of the budget; an indication of the activityÔÇÖs relevance for the ozone layer and ODS; and a proposal that progress should be monitored with full accounting of monies spent in accordance with the Multilateral Fund and Executive Committee guidelines; and</li><li>To approve the 2007 performance indicators and targets for UNEP as contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], while setting a target of 35 for the number of annual programmes of multi-year agreements (MYAs) to be approved, a target of 30 for the number of individual projects approved and a target of nine for milestone activities completed/ozone-depleting substances levels achieved for approved MYAs.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse 2007-2009 business plan of UNIDO as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4480">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/10</a> in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-515">decision 51/5</a> on the consolidated business plan, without prejudice to the decision of the Parties on replenishment for the year 2009 and beyond, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The metered-dose inhaler (MDI) phase-out project in Pakistan, at the request of UNIDO; and</li><li>The MDI transition strategy for Kyrgyzstan.</li></ol></li><li>To request implementing agencies to investigate, where appropriate, the need for MB activities for countries with low volumes of MB consumption in the context of their preparation of terminal phase-out management plans for low-volume- consuming countries regardless of the status of ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set as contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], while setting a target of 32 for the number of annual programmes of multi-year agreements approved, a target of 22 for the number of individual projects approved, a target of 20 for milestone activities completed/ODS levels achieved for approved multi-year agreements, and a phase- out target for individual projects of 346.2 ODP tonnes for 2007.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2007-2009 business plan of the World Bank as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4481">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/11</a> in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-515">decision 51/5</a> on the consolidated business plan, without prejudice to the decision of the Parties on replenishment for the year 2009 and beyond, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To transfer the halon consumption phase-out project in Chile (CHI/HAL/42/TAS/156) from the World Bank to UNDP at the amount of US $60,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,500;</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], while setting a target of 19 for the number of annual programmes approved, a target of four for the number of individual projects approved and a target of 18 for the number of milestone activities to be completed; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to investigate the possibility of undertaking projects for the accelerated phase-out of production of CFC and CTC, and to report back to the Executive Committee on any issues it encountered.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the findings presented in the final report on the evaluation of CTC phase-out projects and agreements (document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4482">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/12</a>);</li><li>To request the World Bank to continue to provide a summary of ChinaÔÇÖs CTC consumption data under CTC sector plan, Phase I and II in tentative form to the first Executive Committee meeting of the year, and in a final form to the second meeting of the year;</li><li>To request China, in cooperation with the Ozone Secretariat, the Fund Secretariat, and the World Bank, to clarify the baselines for CTC production and consumption and to report back to the Executive Committee as soon as possible;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to update the information on alternatives to CTC, especially in the solvent sector, avoiding as much as possible the use of trade names and of potentially carcinogenic solvents;</li><li>To request UNEP to organize discussions in regional network meetings about the possibility of voluntary agreements between CTC exporting and importing countries under which CTC exporting enterprises, prior to shipment, would have to request certificates from their importing clients that they had either verified feedstock use or had a valid import licence under the importing country's quota system, bearing in mind that decision VII/30 of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties required importers to provide exporters with a commitment that controlled substances imported for the purpose of being used entirely as feedstock in the manufacture of other chemicals should be used for that purpose only, and that importing Parties report the volumes of controlled ODS imported for that purpose to the Ozone Secretariat;</li><li>To recommend to CTC producers in India that they use a precautionary approach to CTC management by installing destruction facilities, if not yet available, in case the feedstock outlets, essentially for DV acid chloride, should not grow as expected or would be squeezed by increasing CTC imports;</li><li>To take into account in future deliberations on the funding of institutional strengthening projects the need to maintain monitoring and verification of all CTC production and consumption beyond 2010; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to forward to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), via the Ozone Secretariat, the final report on the evaluation of CTC phase-out projects and agreements (document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4482">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/12</a>) so that it could be taken into account in the TEAPÔÇÖs further deliberations on process agents.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following a discussion on the flexibility clause as it applied to the distribution of funds under an NPP to enterprises established after the cut-off date of July 1995, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the desk study on the evaluation of management and monitoring of national phase-out plans contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4483">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/13</a>, including the proposed evaluation issues and work plan for the second phase of the evaluation;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to seek authorization from the Executive Committee prior to using the flexibility provided for under multi-year agreements (MYAs) to allow funds to be directed to enterprises established after July 1995 in cases where countries had committed to the total phase-out of the ODS concerned; and</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to report, as part of their regular periodic reporting under MYAs, whether they had used the flexibility clause for this purpose.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies <p>Following consideration of the report on issues related to monitoring and reporting on MYAs (follow-up to decisions 49/6(e) and 50/40) and the World BankÔÇÖs proposal to organize a workshop on the new template at the 53rd Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on issues related to monitoring and reporting on multi-year agreements (MYAs) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4484">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/14</a>; and</li><li>That:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementation difficulties were to be defined as activities for which no progress was detected in the context of the review of annual implementation plans;</li><li>Status reports on implementation difficulties in MYAs should be based on recommendations made during the review of annual implementation plans;</li><li>In cases where additional status reports were not agreed by the agency concerned, the Executive Committee would determine if a report was required;</li><li>Status reports should be presented in the format of projects with implementation delays and should be considered in the context of that agenda item; and</li><li>Status reports should continue to be submitted until progress on the specific issue had been assessed by the Committee or until the next annual implementation plan was submitted;</li></ol></li><li>To adopt the new format for MYAs, including terminal phase-out projects, on an interim basis, as contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], for review at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to organize a workshop for implementing agencies and other interested Executive Committee Members in the margins of the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting to discuss reporting on MYAs in light of the experience gained in using the new standardized format.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following discussion of the cancellation of the project in Ethiopia, the signing of the project document in Bangladesh and the increasing number of delayed projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the four implementing agencies, and the progress report submitted by Switzerland as contained in the document on project implementation delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4485">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/15</a>);</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of 19 of the 66 projects listed with implementation delays; and</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation would be sent for the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>THA/HAL/32/INV/134</td><td>Terminal halon-1211 and halon-1301 phase-out project for fire equipment manufacturers and suppliers converting to ABC powder, CO2, HFC-227ea and inert gases for Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>LIB/FOA/32/INV/08</td><td><p>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the</p><p>manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Ben Ghazi Unit for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td colspan="5">Project Title</td><td>Milestone and Deadlines</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29</td><td>Policy Kenya</td><td>and</td><td>technical</td><td>assistance</td><td>for</td><td>Gazettement process should be completed by June 2007</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/53</td><td colspan="5"><p>Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at</p><p>Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic</p></td><td>Equipment should be installed prior to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To agree to classify the halon banking project components for Australia (IND/HAL/32/TAS/281) and Canada (IND/HAL/32/TAS/278) as completed, with the understanding that India was committed not to import virgin halon and that the beneficiaries of the project would report recovered, recycled and reclaimed amounts of halon to the Ozone Cell for transmission to the Executive Committee through reporting on the implementation of country programmes;</li><li>To request the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to expedite the signing of the project document so as to enable the institutional strengthening project (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19) to proceed;</li><li>To request the Government of Uganda to expedite the implementation of its institutional strengthening project (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02) approved in July 1994;</li><li>To request the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to expedite the financial arrangements so that the institutional strengthening project (LIB/SEV/32/INS/04) could move forward;</li><li>To request the Government of Algeria to provide a status report on the halon banking project (ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51) and its comments on the country programme update (ALG/SEV/43/CPG/60) to the Executive Committee to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting as input into its deliberations on the possible cancellation of those projects;</li><li>To request the Government of France to provide a comprehensive progress report on the refrigerant management plan (RMP) in the Central African Republic (CAF/REF/34/TRA/8-9 and TAS/10-11) at its 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a>;</li><li>To note the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoireÔÇÖs request to transfer its RMPs (IVC/REF/24/TAS/10 and IVC/REF/37/TAS/16) and its chiller project (IVC/REF/37/INV/17) currently being implemented by France, to UNIDO, with the transfer of funds to be reported at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To consider the cancellation or setting of a milestone for the training and awareness workshop in the solvents and process agents (CTC and TCA) sectors in Ethiopia (ETH/SOL/45/TAS/15) at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to include in its report to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on projects with implementation delays information on the procedures that were in place and the studies that had been undertaken in the past with respect to addressing projects with implementation delays.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>After Members of the Executive Committee had congratulated the Secretariat on the timeliness and the clarity of its documentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4486">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/16</a>);</li><li>That 16 of the 38 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had not been submitted on time to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting; andThat letters should be sent for the annual tranches listed below that were due for submission to the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting with the reasons indicated for the delay, and encouraging implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 countries to submit those annual tranches to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Country</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>AgenciesÔÇÖ comments</td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>The grant agreement is not yet in place.</td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP and</p><p>UNEP</p></td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td><p>2005 and</p><p>2006</p></td><td><p>Project document reported as having been</p><p>signed at the meeting.</p></td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>Bosnia and</p><p>Herzegovina</p></td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Lack of cooperation.</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP and UNEP</td><td><p>Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and</p><p>the Grenadines</p></td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>UNEP and UNDP are developing administrative procedures to implement the 2007 tranches regionally for the four countries involved.</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>Kenya</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>ODS regulations have not been gazetted.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>The unclear status of the NOU.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>CTC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td><p>Awaiting incorporation of action plan recently</p><p>approved by the Meeting of the Parties.</p></td></tr><tr><td>World Bank</td><td>Venezuela</td><td>CFC production</td><td>2007</td><td><p>Delay in the travel of the consultant to</p><p>undertake the verification audit.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national phase-out plan for Afghanistan, the 2005 audit report and the 2007 work programme;</li><li>With regard to Cuba:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national ODS phaseÔÇæout plan for CFCs;</li><li>To request the Government of Cuba to sign the relevant project document as soon as possible; and</li><li>To allow the joint submission of the third and fourth tranches of the national ODS phase-out plan for CFCs to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the condition that phase-out activities were being implemented and the funding available had been disbursed;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Burkina Faso:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the submission by UNDP of the project completion reports for the incentive programme for the commercial and industrial refrigeration end- user sector and monitoring the activities in the refrigerant management plan (RMP);</li><li>To note that UNDP would return US $43,116 to the Multilateral Fund at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To consider authorizing the use of the remaining funding available from the RMP at the amount of US $43,116 based on the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the terminal phase-out management plan and the request for the second tranche to be submitted by UNEP in 2008;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Brunei Darussalam:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Brunei Darussalam urging it to ratify the amendments to the Montreal Protocol and, at the same time, to accelerate the implementation of the RMP project;</li><li>To request UNDP and UNEP to review the phase-out strategy and plan of action proposed in the original RMP project taking into account the current situation of the refrigeration servicing sector in Brunei Darussalam; and</li><li>To request UNEP to continue its efforts to communicate with the Government of Brunei Darussalam and to report back on progress achieved to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Haiti:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNDP and UNEP to review the phase-out strategy and plan of action proposed in the original RMP project, taking into account the current situation of the refrigeration servicing sector in Haiti; and</li><li>To request UNEP to report back on progress achieved in revising the plan of action and on the actual implementation of activities, such as the enactment of legislation and the training of refrigeration technicians, to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Myanmar:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Myanmar urging it to accelerate the implementation of the RMP project;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to review the phase-out strategy and plan of action proposed in the original RMP project, taking into account the current situation of the refrigeration servicing sector in Myanmar, before actual implementation of the RMP commenced; and</li><li>To request UNEP to report back on progress achieved in revising the plan of action and on the actual implementation of activities, such as the enactment of legislation and the training of refrigeration technicians and custom officers, to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To take note of the progress report on the terminal methyl bromide (MB) phase-out plan, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications, in Bolivia on the understanding that UNDP would submit the project completion report at the end of 2007;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the total phase-out of MB in soil, substrate, storage and structure fumigation in Cuba;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on terminal MB phase-out plan, excluding QPS applications, in Kyrgyzstan;</li><li>With regard to Sri Lanka:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Sri Lanka requesting it to complete the implementation of the projects on alternatives to MB for eradication of tea nematodes, and on MB phase-out for all remaining uses, excluding QPS applications, in Sri Lanka no later than August 2007; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit relevant project completion reports at the end of 2007;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the technical assistance programme for Africa:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of technical assistance for MB reductions and the formulation of regional phase-out strategies for lowÔÇævolume-consuming countries in Africa;</li><li>To note that Mozambique had sent UNDP an official request withdrawing from the technical assistance programme;</li><li>To request UNDP, in coordination with the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme, to continue assisting Angola, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Zambia in the ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request UNDP to finalize implementation of the project and to submit a comprehensive report with specific conclusions and recommendations for consideration by the Executive Committee by the end of 2007;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that US $1,206,978 of the sector plan for halon phase-out for China would remain for capacity-building, to help China to comply with the Montreal Protocol commitments, for activities in the China Convention Compliance Centre, based on the shortfall in the number of CO2 fire extinguishers produced, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4459">decision 44/59</a>;</li><li>To note the verification reports on TCA production in China for 2004 to 2006;</li><li>To commend the Government of China and the World Bank on achieving the production reduction targets as specified in the TCA production phase-out agreement;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit a comprehensive report on the status of implementation of the TCA production phase-out agreement, including the efforts of the Government in implementing policies and technical assistance activities in 2008 when submitting the 2007 TCA production verification; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to confirm in 2008 the total dismantling of plant TCA 1, taking advantage of the implementation of other verification missions in China.</li></ol></li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], which included the conditions or provisos contained in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Bolivia and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $540,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Seychelles and the Executive Committee for the TPMP contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $193,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII; and</li><li>To approve in principle the umbrella project for the terminal phase-out of ODS in the solvent sector for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a total amount of US $432,660 plus agency support costs, with the conditions contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], and the first phase for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the customs enforcement network in Latin America for one year only, to be implemented by both the Government of Canada and UNEP, without prejudice to future funding approvals for the remaining two years proposed for the project, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>].</p>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>In the context of the discussion of project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Angola (see paragraphs 112 to 115 below and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5121">decision 51/21</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for TPMP preparation for Ethiopia submitted by the Government of France to the 50th Meeting, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Funding would not be disbursed until such time as official commitment in writing to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol had been received by the Secretariat from the Government of Ethiopia;</li><li>No further funding would be considered for Ethiopia until the country had ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the TPMP, the agency should take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) regarding the inclusion in licensing systems of import controls for MB, CTC and/or TCA, as well as other CFCs.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4919">decision 49/19</a>, to inform the Parties of the level of bilateral contribution assigned to GermanyÔÇÖs contribution for 2008;</li><li>Following its consideration of the business plan issue identified in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4476">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/7</a>, to allow Germany to fund its bilateral projects; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 51<sup>st</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $145,770 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007;</li><li>US $169,500 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007;</li><li>US $646,692 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007 and US $572,818 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008; and</li><li>US $325,937 against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007.</li></ol></li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion during which the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Ethiopia was considered (see paragraph 108 above), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for TPMP preparation for Angola, for the UNEP component, at the level of US $18,000 plus support costs, on the condition that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Funding would not be disbursed until such time as an official commitment in writing to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol had been received by the Secretariat from the Government of Angola;</li><li>No further funding would be considered for Angola until the country had ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the TPMP, the agency should take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) regarding the inclusion in licensing systems of import controls for MB, CTC and/or TCA, as well as other CFCs.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion during which the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Ethiopia was also considered (see paragraph 108 and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5119">decision 51/19</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for TPMP preparation for Angola, for the UNDP component, at the level of US $12,000 plus support costs, on the condition that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Funding would not be disbursed until such time as an official commitment in writing to ratify the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol had been received by the Secretariat from the Government of Angola;</li><li>No further funding would be considered for Angola until the country had ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the TPMP the agency should take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) regarding the inclusion in licensing systems of import controls for MB, CTC and/or TCA, as well as other CFCs.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national halon bank management plan update at a reduced level of US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,800 for UNDP for the purchase of equipment; and</li><li>That the remaining balance of US $4,000 from the original amount requested could be submitted for consideration at a future meeting on the condition that it included a business plan, to be approved by the Executive Committee, for the sustainability of the operation of the halon bank.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project at the reduced level of funding of US $15,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,350 for UNDP, on the understanding that, following the approval of the project, no further funding would be requested by the Government of Sierra Leone for the halon sector.</p>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for Pakistan for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To express to the Government of Pakistan its views as set out in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>].</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for Ecuador for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To express to the Government of Ecuador its views that appear in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>].</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Upon being advised of the outcome of further informal negotiations between the World Bank, the representative of China, and several Members of the Executive Committee and the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the phase-out of CFC consumption in the pharmaceutical aerosol sector in China at a funding level of US $6 million plus support costs of US $450,000 for the World Bank, on the understanding that no more funding would be approved for new sector plans for the phase-out of CFC consumption in China, excluding the MDI sub-sector.</p>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank and China to intensify their efforts to achieve the targets specified in the agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee as a precondition for approval of the 2007 annual work programme and its associated funding tranche;</li><li>To specify that, for the purpose of the annual work programme for 2007 and following years under the agreement, the termÔÇ£CFC phase-out contractsÔÇØ would include contracts signed with the environmental pollution bureaus of either the provinces or very large municipalities. Those contracts would specify:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The objective of full phase-out of CFC-11 use in the province or municipality in line with ChinaÔÇÖs commitments under the Montreal Protocol and in relevant CFC phase-out agreements;</li><li>The related grant amount, the amount of phase-out to be achieved in each year, and the project duration;</li><li>The related activities and their respective budgets, which should include:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Introduction and enforcement of policies banning the use of CFC-11 for foam production from 1 January 2008;</li><li>Training and technical assistance for the relevant local authorities;</li><li>Identification of CFC-11-using enterprises in the respective area, commitments from provincial governments, and activities such as training, public awareness, surveys, monitoring, and enforcement;</li><li>Visiting all registered foam enterprises in the respective area and registration of the blowing agent used;</li><li>Surveys regarding CFC-11-using foam companies, polyol suppliers and CFC-11 dealers;</li><li>Training and technical assistance provided by local and national foam experts to CFC-11-using enterprises in order to assist them in changing over to non-CFC-11 technologies; and</li><li>Supply of CFC substitutes for formulation and trial production, where appropriate.</li></ol></li><li>At least 90 per cent of the funding under those contracts would be used for activities as per sub-items (b)(iii)c. to (b)(iii)g. above.</li></ol></li><li>To specify that the phase-out under those contracts for a given year was defined as the difference between CFC-11 use in the province or municipality during the previous year minus any phase-out from any implementation activities under the Multilateral Fund funded outside the specific contract, and minus the CFC-11 use in the given year;</li><li>To specify that the CFC-11 use in the province or municipality in any year was determined for the period 1 January to 31 December by using the minimum of the amounts obtained through the following two methods:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Sales data provided by the CFC-11 producers still producing in 2007. Those sales data should include produced quantities as well as sales of CFC-11 stocks from the CFC producers;</li><li>Sales data from the larger CFC dealers in the province or municipality. For the first relevant year for which data were needed (baseline), the sales data for 2004-2006 would be reviewed and used to check the consistency of the data for the relevant year; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to submit a report on the implementation of the 2007 tranche to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion on whether to reconfirm the CTC consumption ceiling at its 52nd or 53rd Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification report of CTC production and consumption for process agent applications in Phase I of the China CTC sector plan for 2006;</li><li>To release the 2007 annual tranche of US $5 million and US $375,000 in support costs for the implementation of the 2007 work programme of Phase I of the sector plan as the verification indicated that China met the criteria in the agreement on Phase I of the sector plan in 2006;</li><li>To take note of the results of the survey by the World Bank of CTC consumption in process agent applications listed in Table A-bis of decision XVII/8 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties and in potential process agent applications which had been newly identified and reviewed by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) but had yet to be considered by the Parties for inclusion in the list of controlled substances as process agents, in accordance with decision X/14 of the Tenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To consider the need to reconfirm the ceiling of 14,300 ODP tonnes set in the agreement for those applications at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide reasons for over 1,496.1 ODP tonnes of CTC production not accounted for in the results of the verification of CTC production and consumption for process agent uses in 2006 in Phase I as part of the verification of CTC consumption in Phase II of the sector plan due for the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on implementation of the 2004-2005 tranche of the terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan for the Bahamas;</li><li>To note that verification of consumption in 2004 and 2005 provided sufficient certainty that the consumption of CFCs in the Bahamas in those years remained below the limit specified in the agreement between the Government of the Bahamas and the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the biennial work plan for 2006-2007;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the plan at the level of funding of US $120,000 plus support costs of US $15,600, on the condition that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No funds would be disbursed by the World Bank until the World Bank had submitted the following documentation to the Secretariat:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A verification report for 2006 detailing the legal and institutional setÔÇæup of the import and export control regime and how it was implemented, as well as verifying the 2006 consumption data;</li><li>A verification report for, as a minimum, the first eight months of the year 2007, showing that within that time frame there had been no consumption of CFCs in the Bahamas;</li><li>An implementation report for the 2006-2007 tranche; and</li><li>Further details on the utilization of the amount of US $144,000 disbursed from the second tranche of funding;</li></ol></li><li>The Secretariat had informed the World Bank that it had accepted the documentation as sufficient, consistent with the consumption limits specified in the agreement and in fulfilment of the requirements specified in theÔÇ£Guidelines for the verification of national consumption targets of multi-year agreementsÔÇØ; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the World Bank agreed to deliver such reports not later than the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the introduction by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Paraguay, at the amount of US $565,000 plus agency support costs of US $27,825 for UNDP and US $25,220 for UNEP, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing nonÔÇæcompliance;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the TPMP as contained in Annex XI to the present document;</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the TPMP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>], on the understanding that UNDP and UNEP would not disburse any funding until the Government of Paraguay had submitted to the Ozone Secretariat a plan of action with specific time benchmarks to ensure a prompt return to compliance, as required under decision XVIII/32 of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the annual report for 2005;</li><li>To approve the annual plan for 2007;</li><li>To approve an amount of US $2,071,831 for the third tranche plus support costs of US $155,387 for the implementation of the 2007 annual plan;</li><li>That the full amount of funding foreseen for the third tranche was approved on the basis that CFC production in 2005, which included production for domestic feedstock use in a future year, had resulted in a calculated CFC consumption level in excess of the limits set under the agreement, and that CFC feedstock use in a future year of an amount greater than the excess quantity had been verified before approval; and</li><li>To note that approval was on the understanding that it did not constitute a precedent for any future submissions of similar cases to the Executive Committee, and was without prejudice to any decision of the Meetings of the Parties on compliance issues.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the introduction by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national phase-out plan for Annex A (Group I) substances (Phase II) for Zimbabwe, at the amount of US $565,000 plus agency support costs of US $72,150 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the phase-out plan as contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>];</li><li>To urge the Government of Germany to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the phase-out plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of Phase II of the phase-out plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/46</a>].</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>The representative of Mexico, speaking as facilitator of the contact group established to consider MDIÔÇærelated issues, reported on the groupÔÇÖs deliberations. Following its consideration of the contact groupÔÇÖs conclusions and recommendations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That Article 5 Parties with plants manufacturing CFC-metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) should be advised of the timing on which to begin considering the need for essential use exemptions beyond the 2010 phase-out date and that the preparation of a nomination for essential use exemptions might begin in 2007 for submission to the Parties for their consideration in 2008;</li><li>That the Executive Committee would need to consider further the availability of pharmaceutical grade CFC after 2010 in light of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel reports to the 27<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties on campaign production of CFCs for MDIs in Article 5 and non-Article 5 Parties;</li><li>That the Executive Committee might consider on a case-by-case basis the submission of requests for project preparation for the conversion of CFC-MDI production facilities on the understanding that they must include a comprehensive justification from the country concerned for the need to receive assistance and, as a minimum, should provide the following detailed information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Name of nationally owned CFC-MDI manufacturing facilities, the date when the CFC production lines were established and the production capacity of each production line;</li><li>Type of CFC-MDI products manufactured, active ingredients used, annual production output (units/year);</li><li>Growth patterns of CFC-MDI production over the past five years;</li><li>Whether any of the CFC-MDI manufacturing plants were contemplating alternatives to CFC-MDIs and what those alternatives were;</li><li>Each production facilityÔÇÖs plans for phasing out CFC consumption; and</li><li>The number of non-CFC MDIs and dry-powder inhalers sold or distributed within the Party, by active ingredient, brand/manufacturer, and source;</li></ol></li><li>That the Executive Committee would consider on a case-by-case basis requests for transition strategies to non-CFC MDIs in Article 5 Parties that did not have MDI manufacturing facilities, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decision 45/54</a>, when the need for a strategy had been fully demonstrated and documented through the submission of the following information for the previous three years:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>CFC and non-CFC MDIs and dry-powder inhalers: sold or distributed within the Party, by active ingredient, brand/manufacturer, and source;</li><li>Non-CFC MDIs and dry-powder inhalers: date approved, authorized for marketing, and/or launched in the territory of the Party;</li><li>CFC and non-CFC MDIs and dry-powder inhalers: estimated cost by active ingredient and source.</li></ol></li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To finalize the draft report, noting that the Secretariat would include in it additional information regarding differences between country programme data and Article 7 data and, should time allow, would also provide relevant information from the Chemical Technical Options Committee; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, after seeking the approval of the Chair of the Executive Committee, to submit the report to the 27<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, ODS (excluding HCFCs), Process agents <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the issue of CTC use as feedstock and process agents, and the co-production of CTC in Article 5 countries until its 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting when the study of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) on global CTC emissions would be available; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide all relevant information on the issue to the Fund Secretariat and to the TEAP.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reconciliation of 2005 accounts as presented in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4519">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/43</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>The updated status of overruns reported by UNDP contained within those documents, and that the additional explanations requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5044">decision 50/44</a>(f) had been provided;</li><li>The following adjustments being made by the Treasurer: UNDP US $2,370, UNEP US $373,357, World Bank US $96,680 and US $622,257, as per normal practice of the World Bank; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge the Treasurer to provide information regarding UNEP support costs in time for the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Having considered the proposed terms of reference and the expected outcomes, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to adopt the draft terms of reference, as orally amended, noting that the Fund Secretariat would present the costs based on bids received from qualified consultants to the Executive Committee at its 52nd Meeting.</p>

51st Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following a discussion in which the Members congratulated the Chief Officer and UNEP on finding such a rapid resolution to those issues, considered the issue of upgrading the P4 post of the Administrative and Fund Management Officer at the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to the level of P5, and indicated their preference for the costs of the comprehensive independent assessment of administrative costs to be addressed in the budget in the same manner as the study on unwanted ODS had been at the 50th Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the reply received from the Executive Director of UNEP on the filling of the P5 post;</li><li>To release the US $200,000 amount withheld at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To agree to the upgrade of the P4 post of the Administrative and Fund Management Officer to P5 with additional responsibilities related to the financial management of the Trust Fund, and to charge the difference in cost associated with the upgrade to the treasury fees being paid to UNEP;</li><li>To request UNEP/UNON, in their capacities as treasurer, to continue to attend the meetings of the Executive Committee and provide the relevant financial information; and</li><li>To revise the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs budget to reflect the upgrade of the P4 post to P5 and to include the amount agreed to by the Members of the Executive Committee for a comprehensive independent assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>];</li><li>In accordance with decision XI/6 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, to urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full, as early as possible, and no later than 1 June of each year. Parties unable to make their contributions by 1 June should notify the Treasurer as to when during the calendar or fiscal year their payment would be made, but contributing Parties should strive to make their contributions no later than 1 November of that year; and</li><li>To thank those Parties that had already made their contributions for 2007, in light of the relatively high rate of payment recorded at the second Executive Committee Meeting of the year as compared with previous years.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>Taking into account the unobligated balances held by UNEP, adjustments to the bilateral contributions of Canada, Germany and Japan, the transfer of GeorgiaÔÇÖs institutional strengthening project from UNEP to UNDP and approval of agency fees for UNDP, and resources available for approvals at the 52nd Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on balances and availability of resources contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4387">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/4</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To note the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting amounting to US $1,525,904 against project balances, including the return of US $531,442 from UNDP, US $215,766 from UNEP, US $62,064 from UNIDO, and US $716,632 from the World Bank;</li><li>To note the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting amounting to US $180,933 against project support cost balances, including the return of US $60,419 from UNDP, US $27,199 from UNEP, US $4,814 from UNIDO, and US $88,501 from the World Bank;</li><li>To note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $14,129,095 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously, including US $161,406 plus support costs from UNDP, US $862,627 plus support costs from UNEP, US $678,677 plus support costs from UNIDO, and US $12,426,385 plus support costs from the World Bank;</li><li>To urge UNEP to resolve the US $1,680,292 in unobligated balances and report thereon to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that US $750 should be deducted from the bilateral contribution of Canada as a result of funds being returned from project preparation for the terminal phase-out management plan in Burkina Faso (BKF/PHA/47/PRP/19);</li><li>To note that US $3,686 should be deducted from the bilateral contribution of Germany as a result of funds being returned from the projects indicated below:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td><td>Project costs returned (US$)</td><td>Associated support costs (US$)</td></tr><tr><td>IND/FOA/36/INV/350</td><td><p>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology at Precision Engineering</p><p>Tools and Components</p></td><td>26</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>IND/FOA/36/INV/351</td><td><p>Conversion from CFC-11 to water-based technology at Pramukh Poly-</p><p>Products</p></td><td>9</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>MAR/REF/28/TAS/12</td><td><p>National CFC-12 recovery and recycling programme and demonstration of</p><p>retrofit technology in commercial refrigeration</p></td><td>3,647</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td> </td><td>3,682</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="8"><li>To note that US $6,216 should be deducted from the bilateral contribution of Japan as a result of funds being returned from the projects indicated below:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td><td>Project costs returned (US$)</td><td>Associated support costs (US$)</td></tr><tr><td>CPR/REF/31/TAS/359</td><td>Strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector in China</td><td>1,376</td><td>179</td></tr><tr><td>IDS/FOA/37/INV/145</td><td><p>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid</p><p>polyurethane foam for insulating purposes at Aneka Citra Refrigeratama Co.</p></td><td>377</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>IDS/FOA/37/INV/146</td><td><p>Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid</p><p>polyurethane foam for insulating purposes at Bina Teknik Co.</p></td><td>541</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>NIR/FOA/32/INV/73</td><td><p>Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam at Eastern</p><p>Wrought Iron Limited by conversion to methylene chloride</p></td><td>3,207</td><td>417</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td> </td><td>5,501</td><td>715</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="9"><li>To note the transfer of US $60,667 from UNEP to UNDP for the institutional strengthening project in Georgia (GEO/SEV/51/INS/23);</li><li>To approve US $4,550 in agency fees for UNDP to implement the institutional strengthening project in Georgia (GEO/SEV/51/INS/23);</li><li>To note that US $84.5 million was available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to indicate whether it had any objection to the return of the remaining funds for the Electrical Household Appliance Manufacturing refrigeration project (LIB/REF/32/INV/03) by the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, noting that without written objection the remaining funds from the project should be returned to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Taking into consideration the information contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4389">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/5</a> and Add.1, the discussion on the large number of projects included in the 2007 business plans to be presented for approval at the last meeting in 2007, the relatively large number of projects required for compliance versus those not required for compliance, and the possibility of moving from three to two meetings a year, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2007 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4389">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/5</a> and Add.1 and the fact that US $57.3 million in activities required for compliance had not been submitted to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, and that the value of forward commitments approved at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting below the value in the 2007-2009 business plan of the Multilateral Fund by roughly US $259,899;</li><li>To request bilateral and multilateral implementing agencies to submit those activities required for compliance in the 2007 business plans to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To ask the Secretariat, using the compliance-oriented model, to list separately those activities required for compliance and those not required for compliance in their review and recommendations on projects submitted to meetings; and</li><li>That the Executive Committee would consider those activities required for compliance first, consistent with prior Executive Committee decisions.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following consideration of the SecretariatÔÇÖs report on priorities (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4391">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/6</a>), UNDPÔÇÖs summary of the three remaining HCFC surveys (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/Inf.2/Add.1), a discussion concerning the potential for funding of project preparation in 2008 for a TPMP for Turkmenistan and reported progress with respect to discussions on HCFCs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on priorities for the triennium 2006-2008, beyond the needs identified by the model rolling three-year phase-out plan, taking into account the remaining unallocated funds for the triennium as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4391">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/6</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for discussion at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC consumption and production phase-out activities.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/4392">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/7/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP and El Salvador to expedite the submission of the terminal phase-out management plan proposal to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To urge those countries that have not established licensing systems to endeavour to establish such systems as soon as possible;</li><li>To request UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme to allocate time during its regional network meetings for additional training on the web-based system for reporting progress on country programme implementation and to provide feedback on the experience gained by the initial users of the web-based system;</li><li>To reconfirm existing Executive Committee guidelines regarding submission of country programme implementation data by 1 May each year; and</li><li>To note that country programme implementation data had to be submitted in advance of the last meeting of the year and subsequent meetings as a precondition for the approval and release of funding for projects.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To urge Article 5 countries and respective implementing agencies to intensify their efforts to advance the implementation of approved incentive programmes in order to meet the established targets and phase-out schedules;</li><li>To draw the attention of Article 5 countries for which terminal phase-out management plans had been approved or would be approved in the near future to incentive programmes as a possibility for achieving CFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing sector, provided the necessary pre-conditions were in place and lessons learned from previous programmes were taken into account;</li><li>To request the implementing and bilateral agencies concerned to disseminate the lessons learned from the implementation of incentive programmes among Article 5 countries, including through the regional network meetings;</li><li>To request all bilateral and implementing agencies that were implementing or considering implementing incentive programmes for retrofits to take into account all the elements contained in paragraph (e) below, as they might apply to their programmes; and</li><li>To request UNDP in cooperation with the Fund Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide, as part of the guidelines, a template for calculating estimated operating savings and efficiency gains resulting from retrofitting or replacing a given refrigeration system, as well as the economic benefits of extending the life time of retrofitted equipment;</li><li>To clarify, during the preparation of incentive programmes, the methodology of calculating planned and actual CFC phase-out, taking into account local circumstances;</li><li>To include in the guidelines the preparation of country-specific implementation milestones in order to facilitate monitoring and avoid delays;</li><li>To foresee in the guidelines the possibility of adapting the scale and sequence of payments to local situations and to increase the maximum limit of US $10,000 for large-sized end-users in order to motivate them to proceed with the conversion where the total cost might significantly exceed their maximum entitlement; and</li><li>To incorporate into the guidelines a preference for the use of drop-in alternatives based on natural substances such as hydrocarbons, and to use HCFC ternary blends as drop-in substitutes for CFC-12 only in exceptional circumstances, taking into account safety issues.</li></ol></li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to reorganize the final report on the evaluation of the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4394">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/9</a>), around the seven issues identified in paragraphs 9(a) to 9(g) of that document;</li><li>To request UNEP to consider further regionalization of CAP resources;</li><li>To request UNEP to focus the CAP on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Countries in potential or actual non-compliance, taking into account the likely difficulties of a number of countries in meeting the 85 per cent reduction target for CFC in 2007, to be followed by the total phase-out of CFCs, halons and carbon tetrachloride by 31 December 2009;</li><li>Latecomers to the Montreal Protocol, in order:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To strengthen their institutional structures and develop local capacities;</li><li>To facilitate the establishment of appropriate ODS-related legislation and regulations; and</li><li>To support their public awareness activities.</li></ol></li><li>Further involving more advanced and experienced Article 5 countries to assist and advise less advanced in the same region;</li><li>Further strengthening local capacities of trained trainers and partner training institutes formed during theÔÇ£train the trainersÔÇØ phase to enable future and continued training of customs officers and refrigeration technicians on a sustainable basis. UNEP should also develop a strategy that would integrate the local training capacity created, placing emphasis on national ownership and securing access to appropriate know-how beyond 2010;</li><li>Further promoting collaboration between customs and environmental authorities, in cooperation with professional associations, in order to strengthen the enforcement of legal regulations;</li><li>Assisting, where applicable, the enforcement of unified regulations in regional customs unions or other areas of political and economic cooperation; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge UNEP and the other agencies to ensure close coordination of activities in order to avoid overlapping actions; in particular, UNEP should always consult with the lead agency for national phase-out plans, terminal phase-out management plans or other phase-out plans and projects before providing technical or policy advice.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>Taking into consideration the calculation of net emission delays; the dissatisfaction with the use of project completion as an indicator of agency performance; the fact that only 41 per cent of the projects planned for completion in 2006 had been completed as scheduled; and the need to send letter to heads of agencies concerning the fourth year of slow rates of project completion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4395">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/10</a>;</li><li>To note the slow rate of project completion for the fourth consecutive year and the rates of achievement of project completion as follows: UNDP (33 per cent), UNEP (47 per cent), UNIDO (51 per cent), and the World Bank (48 per cent);</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper on concerns relating to the slow rate of project completion, taking into account the discussion held at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, and on options to address the issue to be considered at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To note the balances in agency fees held by agencies as at 31 December 2006, amounting to around US $10.88 million for the World Bank, US $8.81 million for UNDP, and US $7.14 million for UNIDO.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Following presentation of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4396">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/11</a>, discussion on countries that had not submitted progress reports and the completion of the MAC recovery and recycling projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland;</li><li>To request the Governments of Finland, Portugal, Sweden and the United States of America to provide their progress reports to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee as a matter of urgency;</li><li>To request the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Sweden to provide reports on the projects with implementation delays to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Customs officer training projects implemented by Australia in:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Kiribati (KIR/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM/REF/36/TAS/01);</li><li>Palau (TTR/REF/36/TAS/01);</li><li>The Solomon Islands (SOI/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>Tonga (TON/REF/36/TAS/01);</li><li>Tuvalu (TUV/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/02);</li></ol></li><li>Projects implemented by Canada:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Recovery and recycling project in Chile (CHI/REF/35/TAS/147);</li><li>Methyl bromide project in Kenya (KEN/FUM/26/DEM/20);</li></ol></li><li>Projects implemented by Germany:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Recovery and recycling component of the refrigerant management plan project in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/REF/36/TAS/14);</li><li>Halon banking project in Algeria (ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51);</li><li>Halon banking project in Croatia (CRO/HAL/43/TAS/24);</li><li>Halon banking project in Nigeria (NIR/HAL/37/TAS/103);</li><li>Regional halon bank for Eastern and Southern African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe) (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29);</li><li>Recovery and recycling project in Egypt (EGY/REF/29/TAS/75);</li><li>Recovery and recycling project in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/REF/36/TAS/14); and</li></ol></li><li>Project implemented by Japan:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35);</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To note the completion of the following mobile air-conditioning recovery and recycling project projects implemented by Australia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Micronesia (FSM/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>Kiribati (KIR/REF/36/TAS/03);</li><li>The Marshall Islands (MAS/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>Palau (TTR/REF/36/TAS/02);</li><li>Tuvalu (TUV/REF/36/TAS/04);</li><li>Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/04); and</li><li>The Solomon Islands (SOI/REF/36/TAS/04).</li></ol></li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Following presentation of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4397">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/12</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4397">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/12</a>;</li><li>To note, with concern, UNDPÔÇÖs low rate of disbursement for multi-year agreements;</li><li>Also to note that UNDP would report to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on up to 17 projects with implementation delays, including five projects classified as such in 2005;</li><li>To reconsider the cancellation of the Prasert Sofa Shop foam project in the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic (LAO/FOA/44/INV/14) at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, pending the receipt of written confirmation by the country;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects to be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Methyl bromide phase-out plan in Kenya (KEN/FUM/38/INV/31, KEN/FUM/44/INV/38 and KEN/FUM/50/INV/40);</li><li>Institutional strengthening project in Bangladesh (BGD/SEV/44/INS/23);</li><li>Institutional strengthening project in Nigeria (NIR/SEV/48/INS/114);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Pakistan (PAK/SEV/41/INS/54);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan activities in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/11&amp;12);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan activities in Cape Verde (CBI/REF/44/TAS/08);</li><li>Mobile air-conditioning recycling refrigerant management plan component for UNDP in Guinea-Bissau (GBS/REF/43/TAS/07);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan activities in Haiti (HAI/REF/39/TAS/04 and HAI/REF/39/TAS/06);</li><li>The technician training refrigerant management plan component in Honduras (HON/REF/44/TAS/15);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan activities in Sierra Leone (SIL/REF/41/TAS/05&amp;06);</li><li>Refrigerant management plan activities in Suriname (SUR/REF/44/TAS/09&amp;10);</li><li>Regional methyl bromide project in Africa (AFR/FUM/38/TAS/32);</li><li>Methyl bromide demonstration project in Mexico (MEX/FUM/26/DEM/86);</li><li>Methyl bromide demonstration project (SRL/FUM/27/DEM/13), the methyl bromide technical assistance project (SRL/FUM/38/TAS/21) and the incentive programme component of the refrigerant management plan (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15) in Sri Lanka;</li><li>Halon banking activity in Egypt (EGY/HAL/32/TAS/81);</li><li>Regional halon bank in West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guinea) (AFR/HAL/37/TAS/31); and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to define completion dates according to the completion of activities associated with annual tranches.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Following the discussion of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4398">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/13</a> and the issue of reported slow disbursements and the relationship between UNEP and UNDP, as well as additional reporting by GuineaÔÇæBissau and Uganda, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4398">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/13</a>;</li><li>To note that UNEP had seven projects classified with implementation delays, including five projects that had been so classified in 2006, and that a report on those projects would be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting if the following project preparation activities were not submitted to that Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) preparation in Nicaragua (NIC/PHA/49/PRP/19);</li><li>TPMP preparation in Djibouti (DJI/PHA/48/PRP/11);</li></ol></li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting for the following individual projects on institutional strengthening with respect to reporting on decisions taken by the Parties or recommendations of the Implementation Committee concerning compliance:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>El Salvador (ELS/SEV/44/INS/17);</li><li>Equatorial Guinea (EQG/SEV/49/INS/02;</li><li>Eritrea (ERI/SEV/47/INS/02);</li><li>Guatemala (GUA/SEV/43/INS/30);</li><li>Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic (LAO/SEV/50/INS/17);</li><li>Maldives (MDV/SEV/50/INS/11);</li><li>Somalia (SOM/SEV/44/INS/05);</li><li>Barbados (BAR/SEV/46/INS/13);</li><li>Cape Verde (CBI/SEV/50/INS/10);</li><li>Sao Tome and Principe (STP/SEV/50/INS/11);</li></ol></li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting for the following individual institutional strengthening projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Myanmar (MYA/SEV/29/INS/02);</li><li>Sudan (SUD/SEV/42/INS/16);</li><li>Somalia (SOM/SEV/36/INS/03);</li><li>Kiribati (KIR/SEV/49/INS/05);</li><li>Marshall Islands (MAS/SEV/50/INS/05);</li><li>Tonga (TON/SEV/49/INS/04);</li><li>Palau (TTR/SEV/49/INS/04);</li><li>Tuvalu (TUV/SEV/50/INS/05);</li></ol></li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, for the following individual refrigerant management plan (RMP) projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/09, BRU/REF/44/TRA/07 and BRU/REF/44/TRA/08);</li><li>End-users public awareness component of the RMP in Chile (CHI/REF/35/TAS/148);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC/PHA/49/TAS/23);</li><li>RMP monitoring component in Kuwait (KUW/REF/37/TAS/06);</li><li>Myanmar (MYA/REF/45/TAS/05);</li><li>Nauru (NAU/REF/44/TAS/03); and</li></ol></li><li>To request that UNDP and UNEP collaborate further on resolving issues of delays in disbursement and information exchange on project completion with respect to UNEP projects, and to report to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Following a discussion on existing and proposed means of dealing with implementation delays, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4399">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/14</a>;</li><li>To defineÔÇ£implementation delays due to disbursementÔÇØ as a level of disbursement below 1 per cent of the project budget 18 months after project approval;</li><li>To request UNIDO to expedite the completion of the preparation of the metered- dose inhaler sector plan in China (CPR/ARS/44/PRP/422), the halon phase-out plan in Kuwait (KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07) and the carbon tetrachloride sector plan in Serbia (YUG/SOL/45/PRP/27);</li><li>To take note of the information provided by Guinea, UNIDO and UNEP regarding the completion of the national survey, the work of the consultant and work on the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects to be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Halon phase-out project (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18) and institutional strengthening project (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina;</li><li>Halon phase-out project (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26) and institutional strengthening project (LIB/SEV/32/INS/04) in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on up to 15 projects with implementation delays in 2006, including seven projects that were so classified in 2005.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4400">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/15</a>;</li><li>To urge the World Bank to expedite the signing of its grant agreement with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda;</li><li>To note the signature of the grant agreement between the World Bank and the Government of Tunisia;</li><li>To request that additional status reports on the following projects be submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>CFC phase-out plan in Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/44/INV/10);</li><li>Global chiller project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Ecuador (ECU/SEV/42/INS/33) on the status of the submission of its revised action plan on methyl bromide;</li><li>Methyl bromide alternatives demonstration project (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93) and halon banking project (ARG/HAL/26/TAS/80) in Argentina;</li><li>Halon banking project in Turkey (TUR/HAL/38/TAS/80); and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on a total of seven projects with implementation delays, including six projects that had been classified as such in 2005.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2006 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4401">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/16</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To urge UNEP to continue to report on the achievement of the planned special compliance assistance activities and to strive to complete them as planned; and</li><li>To request UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme, through its regional networks, to include in the agenda of its network meetings taking place before May 2008 an item on assistance in the completion of the qualitative performance questionnaire.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the four implementing agencies (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4403">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/17</a>);</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of seven out of the 34 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>IRA/FOA/37/INV/152</td><td>Conversion from CFC-11 to fully water-based technology in the manufacture of flexible molded PU foam at Sanayeh Dashboard in the Islamic Republic of Iran</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>IND/ARS/41/TAS/368</td><td>MDI Transitional Strategy in India</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To request high-level contacts with the Governments of Algeria and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya concerning ongoing difficulties in obtaining the required government approval for implementing components of projects approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the projects listed below:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Agency or Country</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51</td><td>Algeria</td><td>Sectoral phase out programme: establishment of a halon bank</td></tr><tr><td>ALG/SEV/43/CPG/60</td><td>Algeria</td><td>Development of a country programme update</td></tr><tr><td>CAF/REF/34/TAS/10</td><td>France</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: development and implementation of a tax/incentive programme</td></tr><tr><td>CAF/REF/34/TAS/11</td><td>France</td><td><p>Implementation of the RMP: monitoring the activities of the RMP project, including registration of refrigeration service technicians,</p><p>distributors and importers of CFCs</p></td></tr><tr><td>CAF/REF/34/TRA/08</td><td>France</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: training programme for customs officers</td></tr><tr><td>CAF/REF/34/TRA/09</td><td>France</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: train the trainers programme for refrigeration technicians in good management practices and a training programme to address technicians in the informal sector</td></tr><tr><td>UGA/SEV/13/INS/02</td><td>UNEP</td><td>Institutional strengthening (establishment of the ODS unit)</td></tr><tr><td>BHE/SEV/43/INS/19</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Extension of the institutional strengthening project (phase II)</td></tr><tr><td>LIB/SEV/32/INS/04</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Creation of the National Ozone Unit</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To send a letter to the Government of Ethiopia requesting its agreement to cancel the training and awareness workshop in the solvents and process agents (carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform) sectors in Ethiopia (ETH/SOL/45/TAS/15).</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the presentation of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4404">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/18</a> and the discussion concerning reported progress in Argentina, Bangladesh and Kenya, and delays related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4404">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/18</a>);</li><li>To note that 14 of the 39 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had not been submitted on time to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, 10 had been withdrawn owing to low disbursement of funds, and one had been delayed because of a mutually agreed change in schedule;</li><li>To note that letters should be sent for the annual tranches listed below due for submission to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, with the reasons indicated for the delay and encouraging implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to submit those annual tranches to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Reason for delay</td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>World Bank</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Grant agreement has not been signed.</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>World Bank</td><td>Production CFCs</td><td>2007</td><td>Verification report for 2006was not ready.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005, 2006, 2007</td><td>Late project document signature, the need for revision to the plan, and sufficient funds from the first tranche for 2007.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>2005, 2006, 2007</td><td>Late project document signature, the need for revision to the plan, and sufficient funds from the first tranche for 2007.</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, DR</td><td>UNEP</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Political situation in the country.</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, DR</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Project document has not been signed.</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>France</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Regulations gazetted late.</td></tr><tr><td><p>Libyan Arab</p><p>Jamahiriya</p></td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFC phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Verification report has not been completed.</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CTC phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Verification report has not been completed.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>Change the due date for tranches of the ODS phase-out project in Thailand to the last meeting of the year; and</li><li>Urge Bangladesh, Kenya, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and Pakistan, for which compliance decisions had been taken and the related annual tranches had not been submitted to the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, to facilitate the submission of the required reports to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, as well as ways of overcoming any outstanding problems of delay indicated in the table in subparagraph (c) above in time for that meeting to enable the Executive Committee to approve the annual tranches that could assist in future compliance.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The representative of the Secretariat reported on each project and the Executive Committee reviewed each request separately. Following a discussion in which the need for more expeditious project implementation was expressed and clarification was provided by the implementing agencies regarding the RMP projects in Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to Brunei Darussalam:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNEP to submit a progress report on the status of implementation of the refrigerant management plan (RMP) project to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write a letter to the Government of Brunei Darussalam urging it to ratify the London Amendment, to accelerate the signature of project documents with the relevant implementing agencies, and to accelerate the implementation of the RMP;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Haiti:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the revised plan of action of the RMP for Haiti submitted by UNDP and UNEP on behalf of the Government of Haiti;</li><li>To request UNDP and UNEP to accelerate the implementation of the RMP for Haiti and report back on progress achieved in the actual implementation of activities to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Myanmar:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNEP to submit a progress report on the status of implementation of the RMP project to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write a letter to the Government of Myanmar urging it to accelerate the signature of the project documents with the relevant implementing agencies, and to accelerate the implementation of the RMP;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Argentina:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide phase-out project in tobacco and non-protected vegetable seedbeds;</li><li>To note with concern that the methyl bromide consumption levels reported by the Government of Argentina for 2006 were almost 6.0 ODP tonnes above the maximum level of methyl bromide consumption specified in its agreement made with the Executive Committee at its 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of Argentina and UNDP to continue with the implementation of the methyl bromide phase-out activities proposed in the project and report back on progress achieved in the implementation of phaseÔÇæout activities to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Egypt:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the project for national phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation;</li><li>To note that the remaining methyl bromide consumption eligible for funding in Egypt would be 131.4 ODP tonnes once the current project was fully implemented and, consequently, the level of funding for the second portion of the project, if submitted, could be up to a maximum of US $1,752,735;</li><li>To request the Government of Egypt and UNIDO to accelerate the implementation of the methyl bromide phase-out activities proposed in the project;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Guatemala:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To adopt the following modifications to the methyl bromide phase-out schedule for Guatemala, as proposed in decision XVIII/26 of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties: from 709.4 ODP tonnes in 2002 to 400.7 ODP tonnes in 2006, 361.0 ODP tonnes in 2007, and 320.6 ODP tonnes in 2008; and the phaseÔÇæout of all controlled uses of MB by 1 January 2015;</li><li>To approve the activities proposed by the Government of Guatemala within the level of funding available under the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the cultivation of melons, tomatoes, flowers and ornamentals, and strawberries in Guatemala under current implementation;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit a progress report on the implementation of the project for the phase-out of methyl bromide in the cultivation of melons, tomatoes, flowers and ornamentals, and strawberries in Guatemala to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Lebanon:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the 2006 progress report on the implementation of the projects for the phase-out of all remaining soil uses of methyl bromide used in the production of cut flowers and tobacco, implemented by UNDP, and the phaseÔÇæout of methyl bromide for soil fumigation in strawberry production, implemented by UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the revisions to the agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee approved at the 34<sup>th</sup> Meeting and subsequently modified at the 43<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, extending the phase-out schedule until 2008 as shown in the table below:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td colspan="4">Maximum level of methyl bromide consumption by crop (ODP tonnes)</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td><p>Vegetables/tobacco/</p><p>cut flowers</p></td><td>Strawberries</td><td>Total phased out</td><td>Consumption level</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>236.5</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>25.8</td><td>6.0</td><td>31.8</td><td>204.7</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>36.0</td><td>10.1</td><td>46.1</td><td>158.6</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>54.0</td><td>14.2</td><td>68.2</td><td>90.4</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>36.0</td><td>11.1</td><td>47.1</td><td>43.3</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>43.3</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>17.0</td><td>5.0</td><td>22.0</td><td>21.3</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>17.3</td><td>4.0</td><td>21.3</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in the implementation of the methyl bromide phase-out investment projects;</li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to submit a report on the implementation of the two methyl bromide projects with an assessment of the financial losses that might have occurred during the extraordinary events in Lebanon in 2006, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="8"><li>With regard to the technical assistance programme in Central America, to take note of the progress report on the policy assistance programme to support the methyl bromide phase-out with a special focus on Guatemala and Honduras, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of Spain;</li><li>To note with appreciation the verification of CFC import/export in 2006 in China submitted by the World Bank;</li><li>With regard to C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with appreciation the work undertaken by UNIDO to redeploy the aerosol equipment purchased for an aerosol manufacturing plant in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to a manufacturing plant in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire;</li><li>To request the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire to accelerate the implementation of the project for the phase-out of CFC-12 in the manufacture of cosmetics aerosols by conversion to a hydrocarbon aerosol propellant at COPACI, thus completing the phase-out of CFCs in the aerosol sector in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire;</li><li>To request UNIDO to report back to the Executive Committee at its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on the status of implementation of the aerosol project in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, including the situation of the redeployment of the aerosol equipment purchased for an aerosol manufacturing plant in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;</li></ol></li><li>To note the report from the technology provider for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers in Egypt and that the cost of technology transfer for the project was US $3,146,955; and</li><li>To write a letter to the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya at the highest appropriate level indicating the possible cancellation of the project if no progress was reported to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on establishing a plan for the sustainability of the halon banking facility, including the selection of a host for the facility and a business plan from that host for the facilityÔÇÖs sustainability.</li></ol></li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following reiteration by some Members of the requirement for co-funding from sources external to the Multilateral Fund for such projects, as well as a suggestion that China might wish to apply for funding from the French GEF, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for reallocating funds from the CFC production sector for co-funding of the chiller replacement project because of inconsistency with the criteria for use of external funding sources specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4633">decision 46/33</a>.</p>

ODS consumption data in projects, Process agents, Production approvals and reports

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects, Process agents, Production approvals and reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request China to re-examine the carbon tetrachloride (CTC) production and consumption data between 1998 and 2000 so as to reconstitute them as closely as possible and to submit the data for 1999 and 2000 with a clear breakdown as requested by the Ozone Secretariat for calculating the baseline data. That should be done with the following understanding in accordance with decision X/14 of the Tenth Meeting of the Parties:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That as long as China achieved the emission reduction targets laid out in the agreements with the Executive Committee for Phase I and Phase II of the process agent sector plan, the CTC production and consumption associated with the process agent application in those agreements would not be included in the CTC production and consumption for the determination of the compliance status of China from 2002 with respect to those CTC applications covered by Phase I, and from 2005 with respect to those applications covered by Phase II onwards;</li><li>That since the CTC production and consumption covered in the two agreements of the sector plan should not be included in the calculation of production and consumption for the determination of compliance, any change in the baseline data did not call for a change to the agreements; and</li></ol></li><li>To communicate the present decision to the Meeting of the Parties in the annual report of the Executive Committee, through the Ozone Secretariat.</li></ol>

ODS (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by the Government of Cuba for the procurement of two vehicles to be used in the implementation of the countryÔÇÖs national ODS phase-out plan for CFCs on the understanding that future progress reports and the project completion report would advise on the final disposal of the vehicles.</p>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize using the flexibility provided for under the Agreement between Indonesia and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of ozoneÔÇædepleting substances, approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4439">decision 44/39</a>, to enable funds to be used to cover all relevant national consumption, on the understanding that this would not change existing Executive Committee guidelines for determining eligible incremental costs for consumption and production.</p>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan for Lebanon, the performance verification report of the annual implementation programmes for 2005 and 2006, and the annual implementation programme for 2007 submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in implementing CFC phase-out activities in Lebanon; and</li><li>To note that UNDP would submit a request for the release of the fourth tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan for Lebanon at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, subject to the submission of a satisfactory supplementary progress report on the activities implemented and the level of funding disbursed in 2007.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and those conditions attached to projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Bhutan and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount of US $75,000 plus agency support costs for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Comoros and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $205,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Gabon and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $205,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Madagascar and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Moldova and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $520,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $170,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $470,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $205,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex II; and</li><li>That for projects relating to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>].</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following presentation of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4407">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/21</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To inform the Parties of the level of bilateral contribution assigned to GermanyÔÇÖs contribution for 2008, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4919">decision 49/19</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $176,280 against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007;</li><li>US $585,000 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007;</li><li>US $357,500 against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008; and</li><li>US $542,076 against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007.</li></ol></li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for project preparation in the CFC-metered-dose inhaler (MDI) sector for India at the level of funding in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>], on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The resulting project proposal presented to the Executive Committee would include written commitments for significant counterpart funding from the companies requesting assistance;</li><li>In order to avoid double-counting, a deduction from the total funding approved for either the countryÔÇÖs national phase-out plan and/or from any future MDI conversion project would be made to account for the amount of CFCs consumed for MDIs to be addressed by the new project;</li><li>No additional assistance from the Multilateral Fund would be available for the conversion of CFC-MDI facilities not covered by the proposed project; and</li></ol></li><li>To defer the request for project preparation for the CFC-MDI sector in Colombia to a future meeting of the Executive Committee on the understanding that a revised project proposal would be presented that fully met the justification for funding and the criteria set out in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>(c).</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase V of the institutional strengthening project for El Salvador for a period of one year only, at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>], on the understanding that the approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and</li><li>To express to the Government of El Salvador its views as set out in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>].</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the study on halon banking operations in Article 5 countries at the level of funding indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>].</p>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for integrated enforcement training following the Green Customs Initiative for one year only, without prejudice to future funding approvals for the remaining two years proposed for the project, at the level of funding of US $62,000 indicated in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4409">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/23</a>, provided that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In seeking future funding, UNEP would present a commitment in writing from Green Customs partners that there were assured counterpart funds for the year for which funds were being sought, and that an agreed work plan with specific cost contributions for each activity be provided for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration; and</li><li>UNEP submitted a report for the consideration of the Executive Committee covering the progress on implementation for the first year, including a full accounting of the funds used solely for issues related to trade in ozone-depleting substances.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the addition of US $200,000 for one year only to the budget of the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), approved at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, for regional workshops on metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in Article 5 countries as part of networking activities; and</li><li>To request UNEP to report to the Executive Committee separately from the report made on the CAP, on the use of the US $200,000 approved to fund regional workshops on MDIs.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for metered-dose inhaler (MDI) project preparation for Mexico at the level of funding in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The resulting project proposal presented to the Executive Committee would include written commitments for significant counterpart funding from the companies requesting assistance;</li><li>In order to avoid double-counting, a deduction from the total funding approved for either the countryÔÇÖs national phase-out plan and/or from any future MDI conversion project would be made to account for the amount of CFCs consumed for MDIs to be addressed by the new project; and</li><li>No additional assistance would be available from the Multilateral Fund for the conversion of CFC-MDI facilities not covered by the proposed project.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to revise the wording of the objectives of the assessment as stated in the terms of reference for the study to read:ÔÇ£examine technologies and eventual sectoral plans relevant to the phase-out of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) in the production of chlorine with a view to identifying more cost-effective alternatives.ÔÇØ, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4739">decision 47/39</a>;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit a draft of the assessment report by the second Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2008; and</li><li>To approve the proposal to conduct a study on the phase-out of CTC in the chlor- alkali sector at the funding level of US $100,000, taking into account the amendments contained in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the transition strategy for phasing out use of CFCs in the manufacturing of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in Bangladesh at a funding level of US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP;</li><li>To approve the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers in Bangladesh at the amount of US $2,776,778 plus agency support costs of US $208,258 for UNDP, having taken into account the deduction of US $128,500 to eliminate double-counting of funds provided under the national phaseÔÇæout plan (NPP) and the MDI conversion project, and on the understanding that no further funding would be provided for CFC-MDI conversion in Bangladesh; and</li><li>To request UNDP to obtain from the enterprises receiving funding under the MDI conversion project letters stating their commitment to provide counterpart funding, and their commitment to stop production of CFC-MDI products converted to non-CFC technology immediately upon completion of the conversion project, with the understanding that the requirement to provide letters of commitment would be extended to all future MDI conversion projects proposed by other Article 5 countries.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national transition strategy for the phase-out of CFC propellants in metered-dose inhalers for the Islamic Republic of Iran at the amount of US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP;</li><li>To approve the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the amount of US $3,529,508, plus agency support costs of US $264,713 for UNIDO, subject to a deduction of US $465,500 to be applied to the approved amount of the MDI conversion project or to the national phase-out plan (NPP) for Iran, or both, at the countryÔÇÖs discretion, in order to eliminate double-counting of funds, and on the understanding that no further funding would be provided for CFC-MDI conversion in the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>To request UNIDO to report back to the Executive Committee at its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on the choice made with regard to whether to deduct amounts from either the NPP or the MDI or both. It was accordingly understood that, in the event that funds were deducted from the MDI conversion project, UNIDO would return the relevant portion of the deduction, including agency support costs, to the Multilateral Fund at its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting. In the event that funds were deducted from the NPP, the Government of Germany, as the lead implementing agency of the NPP, would submit an amendment to the agreement relating to the portion of the deduction amount to be taken from the NPP; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to obtain from the enterprise receiving funding under the MDI conversion project a letter stating its commitment to provide counterpart funding, and its commitment to stop production of CFC-MDI products converted to non- CFC technology immediately upon completion of the conversion project, with the understanding that the requirement to provide letters of commitment would be extended to all future MDI conversion projects proposed by other Article 5 countries.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2007; and</li><li>To authorize using the flexibility provided for under the agreement between China and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for CFC phase-out in the polyurethane foam sector, approved by Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3548">decision 35/48</a>, to allow funds to be directed to enterprises established between 25 July 1995 and 7 December 2001, on the understanding that that would not change existing Executive Committee guidelines for determining eligible incremental costs for consumption and production.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that methyl bromide projects that did not have any outstanding policy or cost issues should in future be included in the list of projects for blanket approval.</p>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following presentation of the project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the phase out of methyl bromide used in grain fumigation at a total cost of US $259,713, plus agency support costs of US $33,763 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Cameroon for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country; and</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/55</a>].</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following consideration of the project proposal and discussions on other conditions that could be linked to the approval of funds, as well as on the importance of compliance and the status of the licensing system, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funds for the third tranche of the national phase-out plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the amount of US $303,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,725 for UNIDO, as indicated below, with disbursement contingent on the Fund Secretariat determining, based on reports from UNIDO, that the following conditions had been fulfilled:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Release of US $90,900 upon acceptance of a Government-supported action plan targeted to achieve the phase-out objectives in the shortest possible time frame;</li><li>Release of US $60,600 upon acceptance of a brief report that at least two training courses for customs officers had been carried out, and after reaching the milestone mentioned under subparagraph (i) above;</li><li>Release of US $75,750 upon acceptance of a report on the establishment of the regulations necessary for the full implementation of the ozone legislation and for a licensing system for import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and ODS-containing equipment, and after reaching the milestone mentioned under subparagraph (ii) above;</li><li>Release of the remaining funds upon acceptance of an implementation report describing the completion of the activities from previous annual plans, in particular training of refrigeration technicians, provision of tools and other measures in the refrigeration service sector, and after reaching the milestone mentioned under subparagraph (ii) above; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to provide a status report to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the progress made in preparing an action plan, training customs officers, and completing activities in previous annual plans, and on the progress made in fully implementing the ozone legislation.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification of the carbon tetrachloride (CTC) consumption of Phase II of the CTC sector plan, and the additional data on the CTC production verification provided by the World Bank;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to accelerate the contractual work and disburse the necessary compensation to the plants that were ready for closure in order to complete the dismantling work in a timely manner;</li><li>To request the Government of China to further tighten the control of CTC production and sales to reduce the chance of unauthorized access to the controlled substance;</li><li>To approve the disbursement of US $10 million and US $750,000 as support costs for the implementation of the 2007 work programme of Phase II of the CTC sector plan; and</li><li>To defer to its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting consideration of the need to adjust the ceiling of 14,300 ODP tonnes of the Phase II agreement for CTC applications not covered by Phases I and II of the sector plan.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussion of whether the flexibility clause extended not only to the funding of enterprises established after 1995, but also to those established after the cut-off date of 30 June 1999, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to continue monitoring the movement within the carbon tetrachloride (CTC) inventory held by both the producers and feedstock users, as part of the annual verification exercise, in order to account for total CTC production and imports;</li><li>To authorize using the flexibility provided for under the agreement between India and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances, approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4195">decision 41/95</a>, to allow funds to be used to cover all relevant sectoral consumption, on the understanding that that would not change existing Executive Committee guidelines for determining eligible incremental costs for consumption and production;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide an impact assessment of the annual work programmes by agency and by sector; and</li><li>To approve the 2007 annual work programme at a total funding level of US $4,820,938 with US $444,070 as support costs. The distribution by agency would be: US $4,020,938 plus US $301,570 as support costs for the World Bank; US $500,000 plus US $85,000 as support costs for France; and US $300,000 plus US $57,500 as support costs for Germany.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the annual implementation plan for 2007, together with funding for the fifth tranche of the plan for phase-out of carbon tetrachloride in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at the amount of US $284,840, with agency support costs of US $21,363 for UNIDO;</li><li>To urge UNIDO to find a solution, compliant with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006) and the conditions in the Chemical Weapons Convention, to overcome the related impediments and complete the implementation of the process agent sector activities, and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide a status report on the progress achieved with the activities at the 2.8 Vinalon Factory Complex and the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the fourth tranche of the project at the amount of US $303,200, with the associated support costs of US $22,740 for UNIDO to be disbursed only after confirmation by the Fund Secretariat that an amendment to the verification report provided a clear indication that the legal instruments were sufficient to control the import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS); and</li><li>To request UNIDO to present a status report on the controls on the import of ODS into Nigeria at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following consideration of the document and the additional explanation by the representative of the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the costs for carrying out a comprehensive independent assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium (followÔÇæup to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5138">decision 51/38</a>) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4442">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/50</a>; and</li><li>To approve US $60,000 to cover the additional analytical study costs and US $35,000 for travel costs related to the contract on administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft progress report on the study on the treatment of unwanted ozoneÔÇædepleting substances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4443">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/51</a>;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to take into consideration the discussion at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee when updating the report; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to forward the revised progress report, after approval by the Chair of the Executive Committee, for consideration at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

ODS (excluding HCFCs), ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Process agents

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs), ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Process agents <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to postpone further discussion of the item until the summer of 2008 when the TEAP progress report and the World BankÔÇÖs draft report on the global assessment of the CTC phase-out in the chlor-alkali sector would be available.</p>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Multilateral FundÔÇÖs 2006 provisional accounts;</li><li>That the 2006 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Executive Committee at its 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>The actions taken by the Treasurer to reflect adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2005 accounts; and</li><li>The return to the Fund by UNEP of the amount of US $143,956 that had previously been reported as a programme support cost charge.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft report of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to update the draft report in light of the decisions taken at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following the presentation of the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle US $2.3 million for closing down CFC production in Argentina by the end of 2007, two years ahead of the existing phase-out schedule;</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to prepare a draft agreement for accelerating the CFC production project, including the necessary steps for completing the dismantling activities required and the verification to confirm that production closure and dismantling had taken place;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to circulate intersessionally the draft agreement, and other necessary documents to the members of the informal contact group (Canada, China, Guinea, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Uruguay and the United States of America) for clearance; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to circulate the draft agreement intersessionally to the members of the Executive Committee for approval upon the clearance of the draft agreement by the informal contact group.</li></ol>

52nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the transfer of US $75,833 from UNDP to UNEP for the institutional strengthening project in Kenya (KEN/SEV/50/INS/50/39); and</li><li>To request UNDP to return to the Multilateral Fund US $5,688, representing agency support costs for the institutional strengthening project in Kenya (KEN/SEV/50/INS/50/39).</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>]; and</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4310">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting amounting to US $60,211 against project balances, including the return of US $28,509 by UNDP; US $22,708 by UNEP and US $8,994 by UNIDO;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of US $7,331 against project support cost balances, including the return of US $3,569 by UNDP; US $2,952 by UNEP and US $810 by UNIDO;</li><li>That multilateral implementing agencies had balances totalling US $9,576,651, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: US $119,512 for UNDP, US $899,062 for UNEP, US $669,352 for UNIDO, and US $7,888,725 for the World Bank;</li><li>The transfer of US $510,659 plus agency fees of US $38,300 from UNDP to UNIDO for national methyl bromide projects in Kenya (KEN/FUM/44/INV/38 and KEN/FUM/50/INV/40);</li><li>The transfer of US $12,000 plus agency fees of US $900 from UNDP to UNIDO for the terminal phase-out management plan project preparation project in Niger (NER/PHA/48/PRP/17); and</li><li>That US $102,182,323 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of implementation of the 2007 business plans as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/5/Rev.1</a>; and</li><li>That the value of forward commitments approved at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting was US $1.1 million below the value in the 2007-2009 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To consider for approval at the present Meeting the production closure project for Romania (US $1,290,000) that had not been included in the 2007 business plan;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to proceed with the inclusion of information on submission delays in the context of its review of the implementation of business plans at the second and third Meetings of each year; and</li><li>To note that the level of annual tranches for new agreements submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting for approval amounted to US $7,754,553 and, as a result, the total level of commitments for the period 2009 to 2014 would amount to US $95.14 million.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Following the discussion on the level of effort involved in preparing detailed assessments of risk of nonÔÇæcompliance and the need to involve fully the countries that were the subject of the assessment, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status/prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the initial and intermediate control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4312">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/6/Rev.1</a>; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to proceed with a revision of the status of compliance document, and to include data on project implementation delays, an assessment of risks of non-compliance based on criteria, while engaging in ongoing consultations with countries and agencies to ensure that Article 5 countries were involved in the process, and to report back to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the usefulness and the level of effort associated with preparing detailed assessments of the risk of nonÔÇæcompliance.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adopt the 2008-2010 model rolling three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding period;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant implementing and bilateral agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2008-2010 period;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as in need of immediate assistance to achieve the ProtocolÔÇÖs 2007 and 2010 phase-out targets, and to include activities in their 2008-2010 business plans as appropriate;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated model rolling three-year phase-out plan for the years 2009-2011 to the last Meeting in 2008 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2009-2011 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In total about 57,885.5 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 54,455.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out during the remainder of 2007 and in the 2008-2010 period;</li><li>Fifty-three terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming (LVC) countries, 42 national ODS phase-out plans for non-LVC countries, and 10 phase-out plans in the production sector in five non-LVC countries were currently being implemented; and</li><li>National phase-out plans (NPPs) for two non-LVC countries and TPMPs for 31 LVC countries had yet to be submitted for consideration and approval by the Executive Committee.</li></ol></li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2007 consolidated project completion report, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due and the lessons learned in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4315">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/9</a>;</li><li>To request implementing and bilateral agencies concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, to establish full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory and in the annual progress reports by the end of January 2008;</li><li>To provide the information still missing in a number of PCRs by the end of January 2008; and</li><li>To clear the backlog of PCRs for projects completed before the end of 2005 by the end of January 2008.</li></ol></li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Following the discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2008 monitoring and evaluation work programme and schedule for submission of documents on monitoring and evaluation to the Executive Committee as set out in Table 1 below; and</li><li>To approve the budget for the 2008 monitoring and evaluation work programme at the amount of US $326,000 as set out in Table 2 below.</li></ol><p>Table 1: SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE</p><table><tbody><tr><td>1st Meeting 2008 (54th)</td><td>2nd Meeting 2008 (55th)</td><td>3rd Meeting 2008 (56th)</td><td>1st Meeting 2009 (57th)</td></tr><tr><td><ul type="disc"><li>Final report on the evaluation of management and monitoring of NPPs in nonÔÇæ LVC countries</li></ul><ul type="disc"><li>Desk study on the evaluation of institutional strengthening projects</li></ul></td><td><ul type="disc"><li>Report on standardization of annual work programmes, progress and verification reports of MYAs and on the development of country profiles</li></ul><ul type="disc"><li>Desk study on the evaluation of TPMPs</li></ul></td><td><ul type="disc"><li>Final report on the evaluation of institutional strengthening projects</li><li>2008 consolidated project completion report</li><li>Draft 2009 monitoring and evaluation work programme</li></ul></td><td><ul type="disc"><li>Desk study on chiller projects, focusing on incentive programmes</li><li>Final report on the evaluation of TPMPs</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 2: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE 2008 MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORK PROGRAMME</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Description</td><td>Amount (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Desk study on the evaluation of institutional strengthening projects</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Case studies and final report on the evaluation of institutional strengthening projects</td><td>90,000</td></tr><tr><td>Desk study on the evaluation of TPMPs</td><td>20,000</td></tr><tr><td>Case studies and final report on the evaluation of TPMPs</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Desk study on chiller projects, focusing on incentive programmes</td><td>30,000</td></tr><tr><td>Staff travel</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Equipment (computer, etc.)</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Communication (phone, mail couriers, etc.)</td><td>2,000</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>326,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review of the new format for reporting on multi-year agreements, including terminal phase-out management plans (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5113">decision 51/13</a>) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4320">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/11</a>;</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to initiate the development of web-based country profiles including information compiled for the compliance-risk assessments requested under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-534">decision 53/4</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to ensure, prior to the initial posting of country profiles on its website, that the countries concerned and UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme were notified for comment.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the discussion, taking into account the completion of the project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/FOA/37/INV/152) and the cancellation of the project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/FOA/32/INV/05), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden, and the four implementing agencies, and the 2006 progress report from the Government of Sweden addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4321">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/12</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to, and notify, governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The completion of eight of the 60 projects listed with implementation delays;</li></ol></li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent in respect of the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/53</td><td>Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/SEV/39/TAS/248</td><td>Production of OzonAction Newsletter in Russian, translation of 4 refrigeration/customs training modules into Russian, and reprinting and updating existing publications</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01</td><td>Formulation of national phase-out strategy in Somalia</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>];</li><li>To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>ALG/SEV/43/CPG/60</td><td>Development of a country programme update in Algeria</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>LAO/FOA/44/INV/14</td><td><p>Conversion from CFC-11 in the manufacture of box foam (FPF) and insulated containers (RPF) in Prasert Sofa Shop Co., Ltd. in the Lao</p><p>PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic</p></td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>ETH/SOL/45/TAS/15</td><td>Training and awareness workshop in the solvents and process agents (CTC and TCA) sector in Ethiopia</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To request the Governments of Finland and the United States of America to submit progress reports to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the discussion and the suggestion by the Chair that the updates provided by the representative of UNIDO be reflected, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4322">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/13</a>);</li><li>That 14 of the 57 annual tranches of multi-year agreements due for submission had not been submitted on time to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, and 10 had been withdrawn because of the low levels of disbursement of funds and/or slow implementation;</li></ol></li><li>That letters should be sent to the implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments for the annual tranches listed below that had been due for submission to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, together with the reasons indicated for the delay, and encouraging them to submit those annual tranches to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting unless otherwise indicated:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Reason for delay</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>The activities under prior tranches are only expected to be completed by the end of 2007 or the beginning of 2008.</td></tr><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda</td><td>World Bank</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>Awaiting signature of the grant agreement.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Tranches for 2005 and 2006 were submitted without verification reports and the 2007 tranche was expected to be submitted with the 2008 tranche after approval of the 2005 and 2006 tranches.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Tranches for 2005 and 2006 were submitted without verification reports and the 2007 tranche was expected to be submitted with the 2008 tranche after approval of the 2005 and 2006 tranches.</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, DR</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Slow progress in implementing current work plan.</td></tr><tr><td>Congo, DR</td><td>UNEP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Slow progress in implementing current work plan.</td></tr><tr><td>Islamic Republic of Iran</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out (Refrigeration Servicing /Assembly/ Solvents)</td><td>2008</td><td>Funds had to be reallocated from the MDI project.</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>France</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Recent initiation of first tranche.</td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Slow progress in signing the project document and subsequently delay in the implementation of the 2007 annual plan.</td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>UNEP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Slow progress in signing the project document and subsequently delay in the implementation of the 2007 annual plan.</td></tr><tr><td>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td><td>Spain</td><td>Methyl bromide</td><td>2007</td><td>Changes in the institutional arrangements at the NOU, but an Ozone Officer had been appointed.</td></tr><tr><td>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2006</td><td>No Article 7 data had been reported. At the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, UNIDO reported that Article 7 data had been reported the previous week.</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>Canada</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Late signature of the project document.</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out</td><td>2007</td><td>Late signature of the project document.</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To urge Albania, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, for which compliance decisions had been taken and for which the related annual tranches had not been submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting, to facilitate the submission of the required reports to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To note that letters should be sent for the following annual tranches submitted to the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting but not considered for approval for the reasons indicated, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to submit those annual tranches to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Tranches</td><td>Reason the submission not considered for approval</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2005 and 2006</td><td>Verification report was not submitted.</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>UNEP</td><td>ODS Phase-out</td><td>2005 and 2006</td><td>Verification report was not submitted.</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>World Bank</td><td>ODS Phase-out (Foam)</td><td>2007</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS Phase-out (Refrigeration Manufacturing)</td><td>2007</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Germany</td><td><p>CFCs Phase-out (Refrigeration</p><p>Servicing)</p></td><td>2008</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Switzerland</td><td>CFCs Phase-out (Refrigeration Servicing)</td><td>2008</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out (Refrigeration Servicing)</td><td>2008</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>UNEP</td><td>CFCs Phase-out (Refrigeration Servicing)</td><td>2008</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CFC Phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>CTC Phase-out</td><td>2005</td><td>Verification was inadequate.</td></tr></tbody></table>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2007 progress report on the accelerated phase-out plan in China and to encourage China to continue its efforts to closely monitor import and export of ODS and the illegal trade and production of ODS, thus contributing to the compliance effort in the region and globally;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan in Colombia and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2008;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan in Mexico and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2008; and</li><li>To commend the Government of Mexico and UNIDO for their good efforts in complying with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4729">decision 47/29</a> and implementing the audit to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at Quimobasicos in Mexico and to request the Government of Mexico and UNIDO to continue monitoring the CFC production closure at Quimobasicos between 2008-2009.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNIDO to resubmit the two requests once the host institutions had been identified and the business plan included.</p>

ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to discuss the issue of IndiaÔÇÖs CFC consumption in 2006 and its relation to performance-based agreements at the 54th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the return of US $232,750 plus agency support costs of US $17,456 for UNIDO, representing 50 per cent of the deduction of US $465,500 being applied to the project for the phase-out of CFCs used in the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in the Islamic Republic of Iran approved at the 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the following modifications to Appendix 2-A and Appendix 6-B to the national CFC phase-out plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Annex VI to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5230">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87</a>), reflecting the other 50 per cent of the deduction associated with the MDI conversion project:</li></ol><p><u>Revised</u> <u>Appendix 2-A table</u></p><table><tbody><tr><td>(US $)</td><td>2003</td><td>2004</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Lead Agency</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>GTZ annual funding</td><td>694,124</td><td>946,405</td><td>479,045</td><td>1,007,124</td><td>920,868</td><td>729,846</td><td>512,208</td><td> </td><td>5,289,620</td></tr><tr><td>Support costs</td><td>76,354</td><td>104,105</td><td>52,695</td><td>110,784</td><td>101,295</td><td>80,283</td><td>56,343</td><td> </td><td>581,859</td></tr><tr><td>Total GTZ</td><td>770,478</td><td>1,050,510</td><td>531,739</td><td>1,117,908</td><td>1,022,163</td><td>810,129</td><td>568,551</td><td> </td><td>5,871,479</td></tr><tr><td>Cooperating Agencies</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France annual</p><p>funding</p></td><td>1,006,620</td><td> </td><td>500,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>1,506,620</td></tr><tr><td>Support costs</td><td>110,728</td><td> </td><td>55,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>165,728</td></tr><tr><td>Total France</td><td>1,117,348</td><td> </td><td>555,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>1,672,348</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP annual funding</td><td>140,253</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>140,253</td></tr><tr><td>Support costs</td><td>18,233</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>18,233</td></tr><tr><td>Total UNEP</td><td>158,486</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>158,486</td></tr><tr><td><p>UNIDO</p><p>annual funding</p></td><td>361,840</td><td>2,104,066</td><td>742,449</td><td>66,224</td><td>36,179</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>3,310,757</td></tr><tr><td>Support costs</td><td>27,138</td><td>157,805</td><td>55,684</td><td>4,967</td><td>2,713</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>248,307</td></tr><tr><td>Total UNIDO</td><td>388,978</td><td>2,261,871</td><td>798,132</td><td>71,190</td><td>38,892</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>3,559,064</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP annual funding</td><td> </td><td>770,000</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>770,000</td></tr><tr><td>Support costs</td><td> </td><td>57,750</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>57,750</td></tr><tr><td>Total UNDP</td><td> </td><td>827,750</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>827,750</td></tr><tr><td>Overall</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total grant requested</td><td>2,202,837</td><td>3,820,471</td><td>1,721,493</td><td>1,073,348</td><td>957,047</td><td>729,846</td><td>512,208</td><td> </td><td>11,017,250</td></tr><tr><td>Accumulated Support Costs</td><td>232,453</td><td>319,660</td><td>163,379</td><td>115,750</td><td>104,009</td><td>80,283</td><td>56,343</td><td> </td><td>1,071,876</td></tr><tr><td>Total Costs</td><td>2,435,290</td><td>4,140,131</td><td>1,884,872</td><td>1,189,098</td><td>1,061,056</td><td>810,129</td><td>568,551</td><td> </td><td>12,089,127</td></tr></tbody></table><p><u>Revised</u> <u>Appendix 6-B table</u></p><table><tbody><tr><td>Subsector activity</td><td>ODP</td><td>CE</td><td>Subtotal</td><td>Total</td><td>Coordinating agency</td></tr><tr><td>Refrigeration manufacturing</td><td>56.0</td><td>13.75</td><td> </td><td>770,000</td><td>UNDP</td></tr><tr><td>Refrigeration assembly</td><td>135.0</td><td>6.84</td><td> </td><td>923,245</td><td>UNIDO</td></tr><tr><td>MAC</td><td>424.4</td><td>5.00</td><td> </td><td>2,122,000</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Investment/ recovery and recycling</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>1,506,620</td><td> </td><td>FRANCE</td></tr><tr><td>TA/Training program</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>615,380</td><td> </td><td>GTZ</td></tr><tr><td>Servicing domestic/commercial units</td><td>475.0</td><td>5.00</td><td> </td><td>2,347,672</td><td>UNIDO</td></tr><tr><td>Investment/ recovery and recycling</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Training/incentive component</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(Training of customs officer)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Foam sector</td><td>608.4</td><td>6.57</td><td> </td><td>3,997,188</td><td>GTZ</td></tr><tr><td>Solvent/Aerosol sectors</td><td>9.6</td><td>4.15</td><td> </td><td>39,840</td><td>UNIDO</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>1,708.4</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>10,199,945</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Project Management and Policy Support</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>817,305</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Regulatory and policy support</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>140,253</td><td> </td><td>UNEP</td></tr><tr><td>Management and monitoring Unit</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>677,052</td><td> </td><td>GTZ</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>1,708.4</td><td>6.59</td><td> </td><td>11,017,250</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><u>Summary of agency shares</u></p><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Sector</td><td>Funding</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>Ref. Manufacturing</td><td>770,000</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>Ref. Servicing/ Assembly/Solvents</td><td>3,310,757</td></tr><tr><td>FRANCE</td><td>MAC R&amp;R</td><td>1,506,620</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>Regulations</td><td>140,253</td></tr><tr><td>GTZ</td><td>Foam, MAC Training, Management</td><td>5,289,620</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td>11,017,250</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To further note that this revised Agreement supersedes the Agreement reached between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee at the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS consumption data in projects, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the project on technology transfer leading to methyl bromide phase-out in soil fumigation in Kenya;</li><li>To approve the request by the Government of Kenya to change UNDP for UNIDO as the implementing agency responsible for the completion of the phase-out of methyl bromide in the cut-flower sector; and</li><li>To approve the agreed revised conditions for phase-out of methyl bromide in Kenya as contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>During the ensuing discussion, it was generally agreed that funding for a second tranche in several TPMPs would be requested in 2009. Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>], which included the conditions or provisos contained in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Algeria and the Executive Committee for the national phase-out plan contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $921,500 plus agency support costs of US $69,113 for UNIDO and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $295,000 plus agency support costs of US $30,590 (US $13,130 for UNEP and US $17,460 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Cambodia and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $450,000 plus agency support costs of US $43,100 (US $22,100 for UNEP and US $21,100 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Chad and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs of US $37,890 (US $22,230 for UNEP and US $15,660 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs of US $45,125 (US $38,625 for UNDP and US $6,500 for UNEP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Gambia and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $295,000 plus agency support costs of US $33,150 (US $21,450 for UNEP and US $11,700 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Guyana and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs of US $36,250 (US $16,900 for UNEP and US $19,350 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs of US $39,570 (US $27,690 for UNEP and US $11,880 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Malawi and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs of US $37,930 (US $22,360 for UNEP and US $15,570 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Maldives and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $180,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,000 (US $12,350 for UNEP and US $7,650 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Mali and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $520,000 plus agency support costs of US $49,890 (US $25,740 for UNEP and US $24,150 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $295,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,750 (US $20,150 for UNEP and US $12,600 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $270,295 plus agency support costs of US $20,272 for UNIDO and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $432,500 plus agency support costs of US $39,038 (US $23,438 for UNIDO and US $15,600 for UNEP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $345,000 plus agency support costs of US $38,130 (US $23,010 for UNEP and US $15,120 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Samoa and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $150,000 plus agency support costs of US $16,500 (US $9,750 for UNEP and US $6,750 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV; and</li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the regional customs enforcement network for Africa submitted by the Government of France for one year only, at the funding level of US $75,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,750 on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>This was without prejudice to future funding approvals for the remaining year proposed for the project;</li><li>Disbursement would take place only when UNEP had provided the Secretariat with letters from the 38 countries confirming their interest and the commitment of their governmentsÔÇÖ customs representatives to the network;</li><li>UNEP and the Government of France would prepare a joint report on the output of the networkÔÇÖs first year of operation with an emphasis on making its operation sustainable into the future;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $84,750 against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007; and</li><li>US $62,150 against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2007.</li></ol></li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Chair advised that the request for project preparation for the MDI conversion project in Colombia had been discussed at length at the 52nd Meeting and it appeared that, given the continued opposition, it would not be possible to approve the request. In light of that and the discussion on the projects submitted for blanket approval under agenda item 7(a), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to approve the request for project preparation for Colombia; and</li><li>Not to consider the HCFC surveys submitted by UNDP at the present Meeting.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding year 2 for Phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Tonga at the level of US $30,000 for one year, on the understanding that only US $6,566 would be disbursed until the Government of Tonga had submitted Article 7 data for 2006, had appointed a full-time ODS officer and enacted a licensing system for ODS and to express to the Government concerned the views contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>];</li><li>To approve the regional customs enforcement network for Africa for one year only for UNEP at the level of funding of US $160,000 plus support costs on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>It was without prejudice to future funding approvals for the remaining year proposed for this project;</li><li>That disbursement would take place only when UNEP had provided the Secretariat with letters from the 38 countries confirming their interest and commitment of their governmentsÔÇÖ customs representatives to this network; and</li><li>UNEP and the Government of France would prepare a joint report on the output of the networkÔÇÖs first year of operation, with an emphasis on making its operations sustainable into the future;</li></ol></li><li>To defer consideration of the intelligence-led enforcement support for the Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and to request UNEP to resubmit a more comprehensive proposal to the Executive Committee at a future Meeting;</li><li>To request UNEP to implement the project to translate and outreach existing Montreal Protocol policy and technical documents into Russian within their existing Compliance Assistance Programme budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decision 47/24</a> by reprioritizing activities and funding.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve project preparation funds for Turkmenistan at the funding level of US $20,000, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>], on the understanding that funding would not be disbursed until Turkmenistan had submitted the instruments of ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment; and</li><li>Not to consider the HCFC surveys submitted by UNIDO at the present Meeting.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget, attached as Annex XXII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>], on the condition that UNEP submit to the Secretariat a revised budget in the amount of US $8,243,090 plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $659,447, representing a 3 per cent increase on the previous year consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decision 47/24</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions on the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities and to provide details on the reallocations made in its budget following Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to report on current staff post levels and to inform the Executive Committee of any changes therein particularly as they related to increased budget allocations.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2008 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4332">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve US $1,803,530 for core unit funding for 2008 for UNDP, US $1,803,530 for UNIDO, and US $1,614,900 for the World Bank in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4635">decision 46/35</a> as reflected in Annex IV of [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After being advised by the facilitator of the contact group that the group had been unable to reach consensus, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the sector plan for phase-out of CFC consumption in ChinaÔÇÖs metered-dose inhaler (MDI) sector until the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting; andTo request the Government of China and UNIDO to take into consideration industrial rationalization and cost-effectiveness when resubmitting a revised project proposal.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After being advised of the outcome of further informal discussions with several Members of the Executive Committee, the Secretariat and UNIDO, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national transition strategy for the phase-out of CFC metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) and the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol MDIs in Mexico at the amount of US $2,630,503 plus agency support costs of US $197,288 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no further funding would be provided for CFC-MDI conversion in Mexico;</li><li>To note that in respect of the adjustment required by paragraph (b) of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5230">decision 52/30</a> a total of US $285,950 is to be deducted to eliminate doubleÔÇæcounting of funds provided under the national phase-out plan approved by the Executive Committee at its 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $85,950 from the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol MDIs mentioned in paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>UNIDO would return the remaining US $200,000 plus agency support costs of US $15,000 from the national phase-out plan to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for funding for the China halon phase-out work programme for 2008, at the amount of US $300,000 plus support costs for the World Bank of US $22,500; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to continue to report on the use of the remaining unused funds until 2010 and to report back to the Executive Committee by the last Meeting of 2008 on a feasible reporting system for the years beyond 2010.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that in the revised agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee (Annex VIII to the report of the 48<sup>th</sup> Meeting (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4662">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/48/45</a>)) the maximum allowable total consumption of CFCs for 2008 should be amended to read 93.8 ODP tonnes; and</li><li>To approve the third and fourth tranches of the national CFC phase-out plan for the refrigeration sector for Cuba at the amount of US $641,000 plus agency support costs of US $48,075 for UNDP (US $461,000 plus agency support costs US $34,575 for the 2006 annual implementation plan and US $180,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for the 2007 annual implementation plan).</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Djibouti, at the amount of US $138,000 plus agency support costs of US $17,940 for UNEP and US $147,000 plus support costs of US $11,025 for UNDP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Djibouti and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the TPMP as contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the TPMP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan for funding as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, and informal consultations, a draft agreement was prepared and agreed with Saudi Arabia through UNIDO. This draft agreement changed the project into a performance based phase-out plan taking into account the issues raised regarding compliance. Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the national phase-out plan (NPP) for Saudi Arabia at the amount of US $1,835,000 plus agency support costs of US $107,250 for UNIDO and US $52,650 for UNEP on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the NPP as contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNIDO to take full account of the requirements of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the NPP;</li><li>To approve the biennial implementation plan for the years 2008 and 2009; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Zambia at the amount of US $245,000 plus agency support costs of US $17,680 for UNEP and US $9,810 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the level of funding had been determined taking into account outstanding activities under the refrigerant management plan update implemented by Germany, and on the understanding that those activities would be coordinated between Germany and UNEP and were consistent with the needs identified in the project proposal;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Zambia and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the TPMP as contained in Annex XXV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the TPMP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>].</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project to phase out CTC as process agent in two applications at Braskem, Brazil, until the 54th Meeting to allow time for consultations on the project to take place among interested parties.</p>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2008 work programme of the China sector plan for phasing out the production and consumption of CTC and the consumption of CFC-113 as a process agent (25 applications) under phase I, at US $3.0 million and associated support costs of US $225,000, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 54th Meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2007 annual programme.</p>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To amend the maximum allowable amount of CTC used in process agent applications listed in the interim table A-bis of decision XVII/8 of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties, and in potential future process agent applications as identified and reported by the Government of China, from the 14,300 ODP tonnes currently included in the Agreement on Phase II of the sector plan to 6,600 ODP tonnes in 2008 and 2009;</li><li>To approve the 2008 annual work programme for Phase II of the sector plan for phasing out CTC production and consumption for process agents at US $10 million, and the associated support costs of US $750,000, with the understanding that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2007 annual programme.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The agreement for the accelerated phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 production in Argentina as contained in Annex XXVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>]; and</li><li>The disbursement of US $2.3 million and the amount of US $172,500 in agency support costs for the World Bank.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>On that basis, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To commend the Government of China and the World Bank for completing the CFC production phase-out in China two and a half years ahead of the Montreal Protocol control schedule; and</li><li>To approve the 2008 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme at the level of US $7.5 million and associated support costs of US $562,500, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2007 annual programme.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification report submitted by UNIDO on the 2007 carbon tetrachloride (CTC) production and consumption as process agent until August 2007;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of funding of US $1,200,000 for the implementation of the 2008 annual programme of the Agreement on the Romania ODS production sector and US $90,000 as support costs to UNIDO, in view of the progress already achieved in establishing the CTC incinerator in Chimcomplex and the completion of the removal of the capability to produce CTC at Oltchim;</li><li>To request UNIDO to withhold disbursement until it had verified completion of the 2007 work programme and had cleared with the Secretariat that the targets for 2007 had been achieved; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to carry out the verification of the ODS production sector and the terminal phase-out of CTC for the process agent project in 2008 and 2009.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programmes of Montenegro and Saudi Arabia on the understanding that the approvals did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels and without prejudice to any actions that might be taken by the Ozone Secretariat in regard to 2006 consumption data submitted under Article 7 by the Government of Montenegro; and that the decision was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Parties following consideration by the Implementation Committee of future consumption data submitted under Article 7 by the Government of Saudi Arabia, or its request for a change of baseline for methyl bromide; and</li><li>To request the Governments of Montenegro and Saudi Arabia to report to the Executive Committee on the progress made in the implementation of the country programme annually, and that the first report should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 2008.</li></ol>

HFC-23 related, Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities <p>At the conclusion of the discussion on options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC consumption and production phase-out activities, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That ratification of or accession to the Copenhagen Amendment was the prerequisite for an Article 5 Party to access Multilateral Fund funding for phasing out the consumption of HCFCs;</li><li>That ratification of or accession to the Beijing Amendment was the prerequisite for an Article 5 Party to access Multilateral Fund funding for phasing out the production of HCFCs;</li><li>That, in the case of a non-signatory country, the Executive Committee might consider providing funding for conducting an HCFC survey and the preparation of an accelerated HCFC phase-out management plan, with the commitment of the government to ratify or accede to the necessary Amendment and on the understanding that no further funding would be available until the Ozone Secretariat had confirmed that the government had ratified or acceded to that Amendment, through the deposit of its instrument in the Office of the United Nations Headquarters in New York;</li><li>That the existing policies and guidelines of the Multilateral Fund for funding the phaseÔÇæout of ODS other than HCFCs would be applicable to the funding of HCFC phase-out unless otherwise decided by the Executive Committee in light of, in particular, decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>That institutions and capacities in Article 5 countries developed through Multilateral Fund assistance for the phase-out of ODS other than HCFCs should be used to economize the phase-out of HCFCs, as appropriate;</li><li>That stable and sufficient assistance from the Multilateral Fund would be provided to guarantee the sustainability of such institutions and capacities when deemed necessary for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>That the production sector sub-group would be reconvened at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting to consider issues pertaining to the phase-out of HCFC production, taking into account decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties and the following issues, as well as further elaboration and analysis of those issues to be prepared by the Secretariat in consultation with technical experts:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The continued applicability of the current approach to funding HCFC production phase-out being based on the assumption of plant closures;</li><li>The timing of funding HCFC production phase-out in view of the long duration between the HCFC freeze in 2013 and the final phase-out in 2030, taking into consideration that production and consumption phase-out could take place simultaneously;</li><li>The eligibility of the CFC/HCFC-22 swing plants in view of the commitment in the CFC production phase-out agreement not to seek funding again from the Multilateral Fund for closing down HCFC facilities that use the existing CFC infrastructure;</li><li>The cut-off date for funding eligibility of HCFC production phase-out;</li><li>Other measures that could facilitate management of HCFC production phaseÔÇæout; and</li><li>Other issues related to the HCFC production sector, taking in account subparagraph (g)(ii) above.</li></ol></li><li>That the Secretariat would work with the implementing agencies to examine the existing guidelines for country programmes and sector plans (decision taken at the 3<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3865">decision 38/65</a>), and propose draft guidelines to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans incorporating HCFC surveys, taking into consideration comments and views relating to such guidelines expressed by Executive Committee members at the 53<sup>rd</sup> Meeting and the submissions to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting referred to in paragraph (l) below, and that the Executive Committee would do its utmost to approve the guidelines at its 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That the Secretariat, in consultation with technical experts with knowledge of experiences in Article 5 countries with different levels of development and nonÔÇæArticle 5 countries, would prepare by 25 March 2008 a preliminary discussion document providing analysis on all relevant cost considerations surrounding the financing of HCFC phase-out, taking into account the views expressed by Executive Committee Members in the submissions referred to in paragraph (l) below, and including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Information on the cost benchmarks/ranges and applicability of HCFC substitute technologies; and</li><li>Consideration of substitute technologies, financial incentives and opportunities for co-financing which could be relevant for ensuring that the HCFC phaseÔÇæout resulted in benefits in accordance with paragraph 11(b) of decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li><li>That the current classifications of low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be maintained until the cost-effectiveness thresholds of HCFC phase-out had been developed and the potential impact of those thresholds on LVC countries and SMEs had become better known. It would then be possible to review those classifications including a classification for very low-volume consuming countries, and current policies and funding arrangements targeting those countries and enterprises;</li><li>To note that the following cut-off dates for funding HCFC phase-out had been proposed:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>2000 (Cap of HCFC production/consumption in one major country);</li><li>2003 (Clean Development Mechanism);</li><li>2005 (proposal for accelerated phase-out of HCFCs);</li><li>2007 (Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties);</li><li>2010 (end of the baseline for HCFCs);</li><li>Availability of substitutes;</li></ol></li><li>As a matter of priority, and taking into account paragraphs 5 and 8 of decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, to invite Executive Committee Members to submit their views on the following issues to the Secretariat, by 15 January 2008, with the understanding that the Secretariat would make the submissions available to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Elements the Secretariat should consider in the draft guidelines for the preparation of national HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>Cost considerations to be taken into account by the Secretariat in preparing the discussion document referred to in paragraph (i) above;</li><li>Cut-off date for funding eligibility; and</li><li>Second-stage conversions;</li></ol></li><li>To approve 2008 expenditure of up to US $150,000 to cover the costs of consultations with technical experts and other stakeholders required for the preparation of the documents referred to in the present decision.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on concerns relating to the slow rate of project completion and options to address the issue (follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-528">decision 52/8</a>(c)) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4376">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/62</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to provide planned completion dates for ongoing projects at the last Meeting of the Executive Committee each year.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the anticipated actions required by Article 5 countries to meet compliance obligations after 2010 provided an indication that funding support for institutional strengthening would likely be needed after 2010 and that possible funding arrangements and levels for institutional strengthening support beyond 2010 should be examined taking into account paragraph (b) below, especially in light of decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, which imposed new obligations with respect to an accelerated HCFC phase-out;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to review possible funding arrangements and levels for capacity building, to explore the extent, nature and eligibility of any additional measures that might be considered for funding by the Executive Committee to address activities for HCFC phase-out consistent with guidelines pertaining to institutional strengthening activities to be agreed by the Executive Committee and to report to the Executive Committee by the first Meeting of 2009.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Executive Committee <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the issue until the 54th Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the audited financial statement of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2006;</li><li>To note the auditorsÔÇÖ request that the attention of the Meeting of Parties should once again be drawn to the necessity to declare as bad debts the longest-standing and largest debit balances;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to advise the auditors to treat as closed their observations and recommendation on long-outstanding debts, considering the fact that the Executive Committee had already drawn the PartiesÔÇÖ attention to the matter in its report to the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2007 accounts the differences between the agencies provisional and final 2006 accounts as reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4378">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/64</a>.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of 2006 accounts as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4379">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/65</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP to review the Inventory of Approved Projects figures versus progress reports and to make corrections according to the approvals recorded in the reports of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request UNEP to present to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee a report on its findings on reconciling the amount of US $105,494 and the actions it proposed to take to reconcile the data in its progress report with that in its final financial statement;</li><li>To note the explanations of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank on the expenditures of the programme support costs in respect of approved projects, and to request UNEP to do the same at the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting so as to enable a better understanding of expenditures incurred against the agencyÔÇÖs programme support costs;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to report to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the methodology used by the implementing agencies when reporting on expenditures incurred against the programme support costs for approved projects;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide an explanation of the US $303 excess income in order to offset that amount against future transfers, if required; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer and the agencies to make the adjustments required in the 2007 accounts as a result of the 2006 reconciliation exercise as reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4379">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/65</a>.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the amount of US $2,784,087 in the revised 2008 budget of the Fund Secretariat totalling US $5,764,261 to cover the 2008 salary component already approved at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee and the 2008 revised operational costs of the Secretariat;</li><li>To note the amount of US $3,129,183 for the salary component in 2009 already approved at the 50<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the proposed 2010 salary component of the budget totalling US $3,285,641;</li><li>To approve the revised 2008, 2009 and 2010 budgets of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat as contained in Annex XXVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67</a>]; and</li><li>To note the request from the Secretariat regarding flexibility to revert to the Executive Committee during 2008 with a revised staffing structure.</li></ol>

53rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold its 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 7 to 11 April 2008;</li><li>Provisionally to hold its 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand from 14 to 18 July 2008, on the understanding that the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol would be held in Bangkok during the preceding week (7ÔÇæ11 July 2008); and</li><li>Provisionally to hold its 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting from 8 to 12 November in Doha, Qatar, on the understanding that efforts would be made to minimize any overlaps with the meeting of the Implementation Committee for the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note with appreciation of the report on Secretariat activities (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/2</a>); and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to circulate, via e-mail, the draft responses to the requests from the Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure and the Chemicals Branch of UNEP/DTIE on experiences relevant to the Convention and experiences gained in technology transfer or technical support to developing countries, respectively, before issuing them.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<p> 
</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>];</li>
 <li> To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible, particularly as the current year was the last year of the current replenishment period; and</li>
 <li> That the report of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties should emphasize the Committee&rsquo;s concerns in relation to the arrears in contributions to the Multilateral Fund in light of the 2010 phase-out target.</li>
</ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into consideration the resources available for approvals at the 54th Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $598,760 against project balances, comprising the return of US $413 from UNDP, US $279,684 from UNEP, US $257,168 from UNIDO and US $61,495 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $55,746 against project support cost balances. This included the return of US $45 from UNDP, US $31,278 from UNEP, US $20,427 from UNIDO and US $3,996 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $11,023,102 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously, comprising US $387,718 from UNDP, US $1,041,526 from UNEP, US $662,682 from UNIDO, and US $8,931,176 from the World Bank;</li><li>That US $24,100 should be deducted from the bilateral contribution of Australia as a result of funds being returned from the halon management and banking programme in India; and</li><li>That US $86,439,073 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, UNEP, United States of America

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the four implementing agencies, and the 2006 progress report from the Government of the United States of America addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4228">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/5</a>;</li><li>The completion of 13 of the 41 projects listed with implementation delays;</li></ol></li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent in respect of the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/28/INV/50</td><td>Phasing out ODS in the manufacture of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/37/INV/149</td><td><p>Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through</p><p>the use of LCD blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve the milestones and deadlines reported at the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td><td>Milestone</td><td>Deadline</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01</td><td>Formulation of</td><td>Funding for country</td><td>Six months following</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>national phase-out</td><td>programming</td><td>the UNEP visit, which</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>strategy</td><td>preparation to be</td><td>would occur as soon</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>obligated on the basis</td><td>as security conditions</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>of a visit to Somalia</td><td>allowed</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>by UNEP</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>SYR/REF/29/INV/53</td><td>Conversion from</td><td>Finalize a new action</td><td>Mid-May 2008</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>CFC-12 to HFC-134a</td><td>plan for project</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>technology in the</td><td>implementation</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>manufacture of</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>commercial</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>refrigeration</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>equipment at</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>Shoukairi and Co.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project Title</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>IVC/REF/24/TAS/10</td><td>Implementation of the RMP</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>IVC/REF/37/TAS/16</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: monitoring the activities of the RMP and setting up an import/export licensing system</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To request the Government of Finland to submit its progress report to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request that information on all ODS, including HCFCs and their alternatives, be included in country programme data reports;</li><li>To note, with appreciation, that 42 countries, after having reviewed the risk assessment had expressed their confidence that they would comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to continue its efforts to obtain feedback from Article 5 countries on the risk assessment, the general indicators of possible risk of nonÔÇæcompliance therein, and their ability to achieve compliance.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2008-2010 business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4229">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/6</a>;</li><li>With respect to HCFC activities:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Secretariat to include an HCFC analysis in future versions of the compliance-oriented model/three-year phase-out plan;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to include tonnage for all HCFC activities, excluding preparatory projects, based on current practices or any modifications subsequently approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To remove from the business plans HCFC demonstration and investment activities and associated project preparation, and costs related to technical assistance for start-up, and to reconsider including those activities in the business plans at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To remove ODS disposal activities from the business plans but to maintain project preparation for JapanÔÇÖs ODS destruction demonstration project, on the understanding that it would not be submitted until 2009, as well as the study on ODS disposal pursuant to the conditions agreed in the context of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the World BankÔÇÖs business plan (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5410">decision 54/10</a>);</li><li>With respect to metered-dose inhaler (MDI) investment activities in the business plans:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That all information required under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a> and the additional supporting data in the following paragraphs had to be submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee by the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting to provide ample time for project initiation before the 2010 phase-out and to avoid, to the extent possible, the need for essential-use exemption requests;</li><li>That all requests for MDI investment projects should be submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee no later than the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that any request submitted to a later meeting would not be considered eligible for funding under the criteria in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>;</li><li>That in submitting information required under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>, and for the associated project preparation proposal, the country should provide documentation and certify that the facilities producing MDIs and seeking funding were producing CFC MDIs in the year in which the national phase-out plan (NPP) or sector plan had been prepared;</li><li>To clarify that only MDI production in place in the year in which remaining eligible CFC consumption for the NPP or sector plan had been established was eligible for funding through the Executive Committee so as to ensure that all MDI projects were treated in an equal manner;</li><li>That information submitted under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a> in respect of project proposals should clearly describe: the volumes of CFCs associated with MDIs manufactured for domestic sale as compared with the amounts of CFCs used to manufacture MDIs for export; the volumes of CFCs associated with national MDI manufacturers; and the volumes of stockpiled CFCs currently and in the past in order to facilitate the smooth transition from CFC MDIs and to mitigate the need for a temporary essential-use exemption request;</li><li>That project proposals under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a> should provide detailed information demonstrating that the commitment for co-financing represented at least 30 per cent of total project costs (minus support costs); and</li></ol></li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to continue their efforts to implement approved projects to ensure the expected phase-out of 28,201 ODP tonnes in 2008.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2008-2010 business plans on bilateral cooperation. submitted by Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4230">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/7</a>, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ discussions on replenishment for the period 2009-2011 triennium, and to maintain:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The combating of illegal trade (second year funding) in CanadaÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>The ODS destruction activity in the business plan of Japan, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(c);</li><li>The MDI activity in India in ItalyÔÇÖs business plan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(d);</li></ol></li><li>To remove HCFC activities in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>To note that Germany had indicated with respect to potential over-programming in its business plan that, if all the funding could be approved in the current year, it would team up with other agencies to share the activities, and that all the countries that could be affected by the over-programming had been made aware that Germany might not have sufficient funds to submit their activities for funding in 2008; and</li><li>To allow SwitzerlandÔÇÖs request for funding to be considered as its business plan to enable it to use up to 20 per cent of its pledges for the 2006-2008 triennium for bilateral cooperation.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion on MDI and HCFC activities, ODS disposal activities and additional funding for the core unit, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2008-2010 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4231">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/8</a>, as amended below, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ decision on replenishment for the period 2009-2011, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval either of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels;</li><li>To maintain metered-dose inhaler activities, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(d);</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The HCFC activities in the business plan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>ODS disposal activities in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(c);</li><li>The request for additional funds for UNDPÔÇÖs core unit to cover HCFC activities, but to consider it in the light of the outcome of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the assessment of administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2008-2010 business plan of UNEP as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4232">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/9</a> and Corr.1, as amended below, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ decision on replenishment for the period 2009-2011, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval either of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels:</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Establishment of an East Caribbean regional refrigeration association network;</li><li>TPMP activities in Turkmenistan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4621">decision 46/21</a>;</li><li>Assessment of practices adopted for environmentally sound management of unwanted ODS and obsolete ODS-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in the light of the study already funded by the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Research and development activity in national institutions to be selected by UNEP;</li><li>Global project on sustainable agriculture to prevent new uses of methyl bromide;</li><li>Regional public awareness activities for methyl bromide alternatives in the Asia and Pacific region;</li><li>Regional workshop on strengthening monitoring and reporting systems on methyl bromide use;</li><li>Regional workshop in Africa to prevent new uses of methyl bromide;</li><li>The request for additional funds to cover the post-adjustment allowance of UNEP/CAP, but to consider the request in the context of the results of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the assessment of administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium;</li></ol></li><li>To maintain metered-dose inhaler activities, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(d); and</li><li>To approve the 2008 performance indicators and targets for UNEP as set out in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2008-2010 business plan of UNIDO as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4234">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/10</a>, as amended below, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ decision on replenishment for the period 2009-2011, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval either of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels:</li><li>To maintain metered-dose inhaler activities in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(d);</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The HCFC activities in the business plan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>ODS disposal activities in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(c);</li><li>The terminal phase-out management plan for Turkmenistan in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4621">decision 46/21</a>; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2008-2010 business plan of the World Bank as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4235">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/11</a>, as amended below, without prejudice to the PartiesÔÇÖ decision on replenishment for the period 2009-2011, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval either of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels;</li><li>To remove the HCFC activities in the business plan, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-545">decision 54/5</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>To remove the HCFC phase-out management plan for Turkey from the business plan, at the request of the World Bank;</li><li>To endorse the development of terms of reference for a study on how to develop a strategy to obtain funding through voluntary carbon markets for the destruction of unwanted ODS, which would also include a methodology for the validation and verification of ODS disposal, on the understanding that the World Bank would:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Cooperate closely with Members of the Executive Committee and the implementing agencies and invite them to contribute to the development of the terms of reference;</li><li>Submit the draft terms of reference to the Executive Committee for consideration at its 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>Submit the final study to the Executive Committee for consideration at its 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To encourage Article 5 countries implementing phase-out plans to consider:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Issuing decrees (orders usually emanating at the ministerial level), to the extent possible, so as to introduce the needed policies, bans and restrictions, given the complexity and time required to create or amend legislation;</li><li>Undertaking a comprehensive needs analysis for the further training of customs officers, and developing a training plan utilizing the train-the-trainer approach and integrating ODS issues into the regular curriculum in order to create sustainable training capacities;</li><li>The possibility of eventually charging participants or their employers fees for technician training so as to increase their sense of ownership and generate funds for additional training activities;</li><li>Using voucher systems to enable workshops to select the recovery and recycling (R&amp;R) equipment that they wanted and needed, while paying for part of the cost both to increase the likelihood of that equipment being used and to allow a greater amount of equipment to be purchased;</li><li>When developing business plans for reclamation centres, demonstrating how such centres could be made self-sustainable;</li><li>Undertaking a needs analysis, where not yet done, or at the least an estimate based on best available information or surveys, and developing comprehensive training plans for the remaining numbers of refrigeration technicians to be trained;</li><li>Routinely monitoring local market-place conditions as prices for CFCs, and their substitutes tended to be good indicators of the potential risk for illegal trade;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme regional offices to disseminate to all interested Article 5 countries the on-line interactive customs training module and the manual for customs officers developed in Argentina;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To carefully complete the new multi-year agreement (MYA) overview tables for all additional tranches requested, in cooperation with the National Ozone Units (NOUs) and project management units concerned;</li><li>To improve the content and clarity of annual implementation reports (AIPs) by reflecting the data in the MYA overview tables and explaining the difference between planned and actual results for both the reporting year and in cumulative terms for the whole national phase-out plan;</li><li>To indicate the cost of the verification reports in the AIPs and annual work plans and ensure that all the verification guidelines were followed;</li><li>To find other means of cross-checking customs data to provide the Executive Committee with the required assurances in countries where individual company data were not accessible; and</li><li>To explore options for working with government auditors in those countries where that would result in better access to data.</li></ol></li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank as contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4239">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/14</a>);</li><li>To note that 26 of the 53 annual tranches of MYAs that were due for submission had been submitted on time to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that 27 had not been submitted;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments for the annual tranches listed in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] that had been due for submission to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting, together with the reasons indicated for the delay, and encouraging them to submit those annual tranche requests to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To encourage the Government of Seychelles to expedite the implementation of the first tranche of its terminal phase-out management plan in order to submit the second tranche as soon as possible.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the 2007 work programme of the national CFC phase-out plan for Afghanistan, and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2008;</li><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan in Fiji; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee a progress report on the status of implementation of the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project proposals - Approvals/Deferrals <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve, on an exceptional basis, the request by the Government of Lebanon for an additional US $62,200 (US $57,300 for UNDP and US $4,900 for UNIDO) plus agency support costs of US $4,666 (US $4,298 for UNDP and US $368 for UNIDO) to cover the losses incurred by the project during the extraordinary events in the country in 2006.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Further to a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>], which included the conditions or provisos contained in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Cape Verde and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan for CFCs contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $100,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $205,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,850 (US $14,300 for UNEP and US $8,550 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $565,000 plus agency support costs of US $57,885 (US $36,660 for UNEP and US $21,225 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $320,000 plus agency support costs of US $41,600 for France and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Niger and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $333,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,930 (US $19,370 for UNEP and US $16,560 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Sao Tome and Principe and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $190,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,100 (US $9,750 for UNEP and US $10,350 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $485,000 plus agency support costs of US $47,870 (US $27,170 for UNEP and US $20,700 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Togo and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $316,000 plus agency support costs of US $34,800 (US $20,670 for UNEP and US $14,130 for UNDP) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VII; and</li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the presentation and taking into account the bilateral projects approved at the present Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $656,272 (including agency fees) against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $540,705 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $1,189,494 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $1,120,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $33,900 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $166,562 (including agency fees) against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008; and</li><li>US $91,689 (including agency fees) against the balance of SwitzerlandÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Vanuatu at the level of US $6,750 for one year only, to be implemented by UNEP, as no data pursuant to Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol had so far been submitted and the country had no full-time ODS Officer.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To remove the request for project preparation for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from UNEPÔÇÖs amendments to its 2008 work programme;</li><li>That UNEP could submit its request for preparatory funding for HPMPs to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that those requests should include details on each of the components for the requested funding;</li><li>To approve an advance of US $408,000, and US $53,040 in agency support costs, which represented 10 per cent of the total requests for project preparation for HPMPs submitted by UNEP to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>That the amounts in sub-paragraph (c) above would be deducted from any amounts to be approved for future HPMP preparation requests.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for a terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Brunei Darussalam without additional funding, to be implemented by UNEP and UNDP using funds remaining for implementation of the refrigerant management plan, on the condition that the Government of Brunei Darussalam provides a written commitment to the Committee that the final TPMP would be submitted for funding at the 56th Meeting to allow one full year of implementation before 2010.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Haiti, for the UNEP component, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII on the condition that funding for the full TPMP implementation would be approved only when a licensing system was in place.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase II of the institutional strengthening project in Turkmenistan at the level of US $77,000;</li><li>To approve an additional amount of US $15,000 in the context of the institutional strengthening renewal as one-off funding for the National Ozone Unit to implement training activities in Turkmenistan;</li><li>That no additional funding for CFC phase-out would be provided, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4621">decision 46/21</a>; and</li><li>That if requests for institutional strengthening renewal were to be received in the future, funding approval would be based on the amount approved in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening project for Eritrea at the amount of US $40,000 for one year, for implementation by UNEP, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism on non-compliance, and on the understanding that funding would not be released until confirmation of the reporting of the licensing system to the Ozone Secretariat had been received by the Fund Secretariat.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into account the discussion held in connection with UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments (see paragraphs 106-108), for the same requests the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To remove the request for project preparation for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from UNDPÔÇÖs 2008 work programme;</li><li>That UNDP could submit its request for preparatory funding for HPMPs to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that those requests should include details on each of the components for the requested funding;</li><li>To approve an advance of US $257,000, and US $19,275 in agency support costs, which represented 10 per cent of the total requests for project preparation for HPMPs submitted by UNDP to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>That the amounts in sub-paragraph (c) above would be deducted from any amounts to be approved for future HPMP preparation requests.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Haiti, for the UNDP component, at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII on the condition that funding for the full TPMP implementation would be approved only when a licensing system was in place.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for preparation of a metered-dose-inhaler transition strategy for Moldova at the funding level of US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,700 for UNDP, on the understanding that no further funds for the phase-out in the MDI sector would be available, and to confirm that the information provided was consistent with the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for project preparation for a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) project in Pakistan at the funding level of US $60,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNDP and to confirm that the information provided was consistent with the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5134">decision 51/34</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP to note the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Project preparation should cover only the enterprise and consumption identified at the time when the remaining eligible CFC consumption had been agreed on, and target only the percentage that was locally owned; and</li><li>Any new MDI production after the 42<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, at which the last sector plan for Pakistan had been approved, was not eligible for funding consistent with approvals made for similar investment projects in that sector.</li></ol></li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the preparation of a metered-dose-inhaler conversion project in Colombia at the funding level of US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,250 for UNDP.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into account the discussion held in connection with UNEPÔÇÖs work programme amendments (see paragraphs 106-108), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To remove the requests for project preparation for investment projects for HCFCs;</li><li>To remove the requests for project preparation for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from UNIDOÔÇÖs 2008 work programme;</li><li>That UNIDO could submit its request for preparatory funding for HPMPs to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that those requests should include details on each of the components for the requested funding;</li><li>To approve an advance of US $390,000, and US $29,250 in agency support costs, which represented 10 per cent of the total requests for project preparation for HPMPs submitted by UNIDO to the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>That the amounts in sub-paragraph (d) above would be deducted from any amounts to be approved for future HPMP preparation requests.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion and in line with UNEPÔÇÖs 2008 work programme amendment, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the additional amount of US $15,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,125, as requested by UNIDO, to form part of the institutional strengthening project on a one-off basis to enable enforcement in the refrigeration sector (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5421">decision 54/21</a>(b) and (c)).</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation funds for Ethiopia at the level of funding indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>], on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Funding would not be disbursed until the Government of Ethiopia had reported its Article 7 data for 2006 and had ratified the London Amendment, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5119">decision 51/19</a>; and</li><li>No further funding would be considered until such time as an official commitment, in writing, to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol had been received by the Fund Secretariat from the Government of Ethiopia.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the national methyl bromide phase-out plan at a total amount in principle of US $9,222,379, plus agency support costs of US $897,291, to be implemented by the Governments of Canada, Italy and Spain and by UNIDO on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in Mexico;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee on the national methyl bromide phase-out plan contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the project as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $500,000 plus agency support costs of US $58,527 for the Government of Canada;</li><li>US $1,000,000 plus agency support costs of US $120,000 for the Government of Italy; and</li><li>US $2,000,000 plus agency support costs of US $150,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol></li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the second tranche of the terminal phase-out management plan for Burkina Faso at the amount of US $79,100 plus agency support costs of US $10,283 for UNEP, and US $66,500 plus agency support costs of US $8,645 for the Government of Canada; and</li><li>To authorize use of the funding remaining from the refrigerant management plan project for Burkina Faso at the amount of US $23,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,990 for UNEP, and US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for the Government of Canada.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On that basis, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Eritrea, at the amount of US $170,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,100 for UNEP and US $175,000 plus agency support costs of US $15,750 for UNIDO, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of Eritrea and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the TPMP as contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNIDO to take full account of the requirements of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> during the implementation of the terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the funding level indicated in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>], on the understanding that funding would not be released until the Fund Secretariat had received confirmation from the Ozone Secretariat that the licensing system had been set up.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To apply the penalty in the Agreement calculated as 10 per cent of the amount of the tranche being submitted to the Executive Committee for approval in instances of nonÔÇæcompliance with the Agreement between the Executive Committee and the Government concerned, when the following criteria had been met: (i) the country concerned was a low-volume-consuming country, (ii) it was the first time that the country had been in non-compliance and (iii) the country had returned to compliance without additional assistance from the Fund;</li><li>Using the method outlined in sub-paragraph (a) above, to apply a US $33,000 penalty to the second tranche of the terminal phase-out management (TPMP) for Kenya;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the TPMP for Kenya at the amount of US $297,000, plus agency support costs of US $38,610, which took into account the penalty as calculated in sub-paragraph (b) above.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After having considered the draft decision submitted by the contact group on CFC management and accelerated production closure for India, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with concern the over-consumption of 2,181 metric tonnes of CFCs in 2006 and 2007 as compared to the maximum allowable consumption limit established in the agreement between India and the Executive Committee for National phase-out of CFC consumption in India focussing on the refrigeration service sector, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4237">decision 42/37</a>;</li><li>To note that, in accordance with Article 10 and appendix 7A of this agreement, there would be a reduction of US $14,960 for each ODP tonne of consumption over the maximum allowable consumption limit;</li><li>To note also that the Government of India had submitted a proposed action plan to return the country to compliance with the agreement in the years 2008 and 2009;</li><li>To take into consideration that, in the particular situation of India, the penalty for nonÔÇæcompliance under this agreement might be quite large;</li><li>To reaffirm that the Executive Committee wished to assist India in its efforts to phase out CFC consumption;</li><li>To calculate the penalty as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Foregone profit of US $4,178,600 from exporting 1,228 metric tonnes of existing stock of CFCs on the international market instead of selling them domestically;</li><li>US $1.94 million from the remaining funds available in the CFC consumption sector agreement;</li></ol></li><li>In respect of the CFC consumption sector agreement, that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>India would produce no more than 690 metric tonnes of CFCs, primarily for the manufacturing of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), up until 1 August 2008;</li><li>IndiaÔÇÖs CFC producers would sell no more than 825 metric tonnes of CFCs for MDI production in the years 2008 and 2009, comprising 690 metric tonnes of new production and 135 metric tonnes reprocessed from existing stock;</li><li>India would export 1,228 metric tonnes of CFCs no later than 31 December 2009;</li><li>India would not import any more CFCs of any kind; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve US $250,000 (US $101,078 for Germany, US $81,141 for Switzerland, US $47,881 for UNDP and US $19,900 for UNEP) of the remaining funds available under the CFC consumption sector agreement for continuing project activities.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the understanding between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee that the projectÔÇ£Phase-out of carbon tetrachloride as process agent in two applications at BraskemÔÇØ would be the last phase-out project for the consumption of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) in Brazil, and that no further funding for phase-out of CTC consumption in Brazil would be sought from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Brazil:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For those process agent applications approved to date by the Meeting of the Parties to limit the consumption to zero tonnes of CTC, with the exception of an annual consumption of up to 2 ODP tonnes per year up to and including 2013 for the Braskem Maceio Chlorine-Alkali plant for the process agent applicationÔÇ£Elimination of NCl3 in chlor-alkali productionÔÇØ, as included as application number 1 in the list approved by the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To ensure collection of the necessary data for an assessment of the CTC streams in the Braskem Maceio Chlorine-Alkaline plant on the basis of a mass balance;</li><li>To monitor the collection and subsequent destruction of CTC drained from the NCl3 removal application at the Braskem Maceio Chlorine-Alkaline plant, and to ensure that, except for minor filling losses, destruction of the whole amount was being carried out;</li><li>To monitor that the on-line destruction facility, i.e. the on-site incinerator described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4251">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/24</a>, was on line for at least 97 per cent of the production time, during which at least 97 per cent of the production occurred;</li><li>To report the resulting data regarding the amounts of CTC destroyed, as well as the import of CTC for that application to the Ozone Secretariat annually as part of the reporting of Article 7 data;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to inform the Ozone Secretariat of the present decision and, in particular, its sub-paragraph (b)(i);</li><li>To note that approval of the project would not create a precedent for providing retroactive funding for uses of ODS defined as process agents by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the project for theÔÇ£Phase-out of carbon tetrachloride as process agent in two applications at BraskemÔÇØ, at the amount of US $1,178,554, with associated support costs of US $88,392 for UNDP.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>After having considered the draft decision submitted by the contact group on CFC management and accelerated production closure for India, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle US $3.17 million for closing down CFC production in India by 1 August 2008, 17 months ahead of the existing phase-out schedule with the understanding that additional production of CFCs from 1 JanuaryÔÇô 31 July 2008, dedicated primarily to metered-dose inhaler (MDI) applications, would not exceed 690 metric tonnes;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat and the World Bank to prepare and submit a draft agreement on accelerating the CFC production closure project to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee. The draft agreement should include the GovernmentÔÇÖs commitment to ensure that the remaining stock of CFCs (1,363 metric tonnes) at the end of 2007, except a quantity of up to 135 metric tonnes that might be required to meet the needs of the MDI sector, was exported no later than 31 December 2009;</li><li>To request India to confirm in the draft agreement its domestic demand for CFCs for the MDI sector in 2008 and 2009 in order to establish the exact quantity of CFCs to be exported;</li><li>That the draft agreement should describe and include the necessary steps for completing the dismantling activities required and the verification confirming that production closure and dismantling had taken place; and</li><li>To approve the 2008 annual programme for the India CFC production closure at the level of funding of US $6 million plus agency support costs of US $450,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme of Eritrea, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;</li><li>To request the Government of Eritrea to report annually to the Executive Committee on the progress made in implementation of the country programme, noting that the first report should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 2009; and</li><li>To approve the Nigeria country programme update, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels.</li></ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>
 After having considered the revised text submitted by the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> <u>to adopt the following guidelines</u>:
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<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> Countries should adopt a staged approach to the implementation of an HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), within the framework of their over-arching-strategy;
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 <li> As soon as possible and depending on the availability of resources, countries should employ the guidelines herein to develop, in detail, stage one of the HPMPs, which would address how countries would meet the freeze in 2013 and the 10 per cent reduction in 2015, with an estimate of related cost considerations and applying cost guidelines as they were developed;
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 <li> The elaboration of stage one of the HPMP and subsequent stages should be developed as follows:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> For countries with consumption in the servicing sector only:
 <ol type="a" class="list-type-a"><li>
 To be consistent with existing guidelines for the preparation of RMPs/RMP updates pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decisions 31/48</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3557">and 35/57</a>; and, if applicable, with the preparation of TPMPs pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4554">decision 45/54</a>;</li>
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 To contain commitments to achieve the 2013 and 2015 HCFC control measures and include a performance-based system for HPMPs based on the completion of activities in the HPMP to enable the annual release of funding for the HPMP;
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 </ol></li>
 <li> For countries with manufacturing sectors using HCFCs, HPMPs should contain a national performance-based phase-out plan (NPP) with one or several substance or sector-based phase-out plans (SPP) consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3865">decision 38/65</a> addressing consumption reduction levels sufficient to achieve the 2013 and 2015 HCFC control measures and provide starting points for aggregate reductions, together with annual reduction targets;</li>
 <li> For countries that chose to implement investment projects in advance of completion of the HPMP:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The approval of each project should result in a phase-out of HCFCs to count against the consumption identified in the HPMP and no such projects could be approved after 2010 unless they were part of the HPMP;</li>
 <li> If the individual project approach was used, the submission of the first project should provide an indication of how the demonstration projects related to the HPMP and an indication of when the HPMP would be submitted;
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 <li> Consideration should be given to providing funding for assistance to include HCFC control measures in legislation, regulations and licensing systems as part of the funding of HPMP preparation as necessary and confirmation of the implementation of the same should be required as a prerequisite for funding implementation of the HPMP;
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 <li> In cases where there were multiple implementing agencies in one country, a lead agency should be designated to coordinate the overall development of stage one of the HPMP;
 </li>
 <li> HPMPs should contain cost information at the time of their submission based on and addressing:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The most current HCFC cost guidelines at the time of submission;</li>
 <li> Alternative cost scenarios based on different potential cut-off dates for new capacity if a specific cut-off date had not yet been decided, for funding eligibility of manufacturing facilities as specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5337">decision 53/37</a>(k), as well as the current policy for a 25 July 1995 cut-off date;
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 <li> Alternative cost scenarios for the operational and capital costs for second conversions;</li>
 <li> The incremental costs of regulating import and supply to the market of HCFC dependent equipment once proven alternatives were commercially available in the country and describing the benefits to the servicing sector of associated reduced demand;
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 <li> Cost and benefit information based on the full range of alternatives considered, and associated ODP and other impacts on the environment including on the climate, taking into account global-warming potential, energy use and other relevant factors;</li>
 <li> Countries and agencies were encouraged to explore potential financial incentives and opportunities for additional resources to maximize the environmental benefits from HPMPs pursuant to paragraph 11(b) of decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;
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 <li> HPMPs should address:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The use of institutional arrangements mentioned in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5337">decision 53/37</a>(e) and (f);</li>
 <li> The roles and responsibilities of associations of refrigeration technicians and other industry associations and how they could contribute to HCFC phase-out; and
 </li>
 <li> HPMPs should, as a minimum, fulfil the data and information requirements, as applicable, listed in the indicative outline for the development of HPMPs, as set out in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>After hearing a statement from the facilitator of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider at its 55th Meeting a revised version of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4284">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/54</a> which would take into account any comments that Members had submitted to the Fund Secretariat by the end of April 2008.
</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the reconciliation of the 2006 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4287">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/55</a>;</li><li>To agree to UNEPÔÇÖs request to report on its findings with regard to the US $105,494 difference in expenditures recorded in its financial statement and its progress report, and the nature of the corrective action required, to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that further work would be undertaken in the administrative cost study to address the adequacy of the agency fees and core unit funding, as well as how programme support costs received for bilateral activities were recorded;</li><li>To recommend that the consultant for the administrative cost study take into consideration document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4287">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/55</a>;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That there was no standard methodology for reporting on programme costs in the financial statements of the implementing agencies;</li><li>That UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank had separate trust funds for their Montreal Protocol activities; and</li><li>That UNDP and the World Bank had separate accounts for core unit costs and for agency fees.</li></ol></li></ol>

 The Executive Committee, after noting the information provided in the progress report, as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4288">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/56</a> and the presentation given by the consultant at the 54th Meeting, <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to provide adequate information to ensure that the assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium was as exhaustive and beneficial as possible.</p>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<p> 
</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the operation of the Executive Committee contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4289">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/57</a>; and
 </li>
 <li> To maintain the status quo of holding three meetings per year, but to place the issue on the agenda for consideration at its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting.
 </li>
</ol>

<p> 
</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To approve the upgrading of one Deputy Chief Officer post from P5 to D1 starting in 2009;
 </li>
 <li> To approve a new P3 post and to downgrade one post from P5 to P3 starting in 2008;
 </li>
 <li> To upgrade the post of the Associate Executive Assistant from P2 to P3 starting in 2008;
 </li>
 <li> To approve two new G6 posts starting in 2008; and</li>
 <li> To approve a revised budget of US $5,867,208 in 2008, US $3,421,091 in 2009 and US $3,592,146 in 2010 as contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/59</a>].</li>
</ol>

54th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>In accordance with decision XVIII/9, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to forward the final study of the consultant on the collection and treatment of unwanted ozone-depleting substances in Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries, which would take into account any comments of a technical nature that Members had submitted to the Fund Secretariat by the end of April 2008, to the Ozone Secretariat for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group at its twenty-eighth meeting.</p>

<p> 
</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To hold its 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from 14 to 18 July 2008; and</li>
 <li> To hold its 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Doha, Qatar, from 8 to 12 November 2008.
 </li>
</ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible, considering that this is the last year of the current replenishment period; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To thank those Parties that had already made their contributions for 2008.
 </li>
</ol>

Other Sources of Income, Report on balances and availability of resources

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4148">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $2,282,273 against project balances. That included the return of US $167,062 from UNDP, US $108,253 from UNEP, US $10,689 from UNIDO and US $1,996,269 from the World Bank (including a return of US $1,198,947 against the chiller concessional loan project for Thailand (THA/REF/26/INV/104));</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $129,706 against project support cost balances. That included the return of US $21,718 from UNDP, US $9,760 from UNEP, US $948 from UNIDO and US $97,280 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $6,169,728 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously. That included US $306,423 from UNDP, US $1,198,376 from UNEP, US $659,588 from UNIDO, and US $4,005,341 from the World Bank;</li><li>That US $7,000 plus project support costs of US $910 should be deducted from the bilateral contributions of Canada;</li><li>That US $44,182 plus project support costs of US $5,744 should be deducted from the bilateral contributions of Sweden;</li><li>That US $113,739,340 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting a facility for additional income from loans and other sources to be maintained and the potential uses of those funds.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into account the information contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4149">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/5</a> and Add.1, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of the 2008 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4149">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/5</a> and Add.1 and the fact that US $41.4 million in activities required for compliance had not been submitted to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that the value of forward commitments approved at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting exceeds the value in the 2008-2010 business plan of the Multilateral Fund by US $499,306;</li><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, Italy, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in the document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4149">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/5</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit those activities required for compliance in the 2008 business plans to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that 31 of the 52 annual tranches of multi-year agreements due for submission had been submitted on time to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting whereas 21 of them had not been submitted;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 1 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4149">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/5</a>3/Corr.2], which had not been submitted to two consecutive Meetings, with the reasons stated for the delay, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to take actions to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches, so that tranches due for submission could be presented to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting provided that sufficient progress had been made;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 2 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4149">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/5</a>3/Corr.2], which had been due for submission to the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, with the reasons indicated for the delay, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to submit those annual tranches to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, provided that sufficient progress had been made;</li><li>To encourage the Governments of Bangladesh, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Uruguay to expedite the implementation of their first tranches of TPMPs in order to submit the next tranche as soon as possible; and</li><li>To note that the level of annual tranches approved at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounted to US $5,111,686 and, as a result, the total level of commitments for the period 2009-2014 would amount to US $138.2 million.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, and Spain, and by the four implementing agencies, addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4151">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/6</a>;</li><li>The completion of four of the 27 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent in respect of the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>AFR/FUM/38/TAS/32</td><td>Technical assistance for methyl bromide reductions and formulation of regional phase-out strategies for low-volume-consuming countries</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>SYR/REF/38/INV/86</td><td><p>Sector phase-out plan for CFCs in the refrigeration manufacturing sector</p><p>(except domestic refrigeration)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To adopt the following milestones and deadlines for the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td><td>Milestone</td><td>Deadline</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/28/INV/50</td><td>Phasing out ODS in manufacturing of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co.</td><td>Company to provide requirements for installation</td><td>31 October 2008</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IRA/FOA/37/INV/149</td><td>Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through the use of LCD blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co.</td><td>Finalize installation of equipment</td><td>31 October 2008</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To note the cancellation by mutual agreement of the projectÔÇ£Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. (SYR/REF/29/INV/53)ÔÇØ in the Syrian Arab Republic, for implementation by France:</li><li>To request the Government of Japan to submit implementation delay reports to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note, with appreciation, that 69 countries had thus far indicated that, after having reviewed the risk assessment, they were confident that they would be able to comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request a revision of the risk of non-compliance indicators, taking into account comments by the Parties and with a view to achieving a consensus on their applicability.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into consideration the information contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4154">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/9</a>, the accelerated phase-out of HCFCs, the delays in funding chiller projects and conditions of approval, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4154">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/9</a>, including the projects listed with implementation delays as contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To urge the countries and the companies involved in ongoing projects for conversion to HCFC-based equipment to consider using the approved funding for conversion to non-HCFC alternatives where possible;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to identify projects where conversion to HCFC-based equipment was still being considered, to assess briefly the feasibility of conversion to non-HCFC alternatives, and to report to the Executive Committee on the matter at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to consult the Global Environment Facility and the implementing agencies on resolving co-financing issues with respect to the approval of chiller projects and, when applicable, the related release of funding, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on progress made in all chiller projects; and</li><li>That if funds were to be disbursed before the stated conditions were met, the implementing agency should bear the support costs associated with the project, to be deducted either from the UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget or the applicable implementing agenciesÔÇÖ core unit support costs.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United States of America;</li><li>To request the Governments of Finland, Japan and Switzerland to provide their progress reports to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal and Spain to provide reports on the projects with implementation delays to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, as indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Customs officers training project in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM/REF/36/TAS/01) implemented by Australia;</li><li>Customs officers training project in Tuvalu (TUV/REF/36/TAS/02) implemented by Australia;</li><li>Customs officers training project in Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/02) implemented by Australia;</li><li>Mobile air conditioning (MAC) recovery and recycling project in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM/REF/36/TAS/02) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Kiribati (KIR/REF/36/TAS/03) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in the Marshall Islands (MAS/REF/36/TAS/02) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Palau (TTR/REF/36/TAS/02) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Tuvalu (TUV/REF/36/TAS/04) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/04) implemented by Australia;</li><li>MAC recovery and recycling project in Solomon Islands (SOI/REF/36/TAS/04) implemented by Australia;</li><li>Refrigerant management plan (RMP) component of a public awareness programme in Bolivia (BOL/REF/36/TAS/20) implemented by Canada;</li><li>Terminal CFC phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Kenya (KEN/PHA/44/INV/37) implemented by France;</li><li>TPMP in Seychelles (SEY/PHA/51/INV/12) implemented by France;</li><li>Recovery and recycling project in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/REF/36/TAS/14) implemented by Germany;</li><li>National CFC phase-out plan in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/PHA/45/INV/169) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Halon banking project in Croatia (CRO/HAL/43/TAS/24) implemented by Germany;</li><li>Regional halon bank for eastern and southern African countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe) (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29) implemented by Germany;</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in the Philippines (PHI/PHA/44/TAS/77) implemented by Sweden;</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Romania (ROM/PHA/45/TAS/31) implemented by Sweden; and</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Serbia (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22) implemented by Sweden.</li></ol></li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4157">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/11</a>;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following multi-year agreements that had been approved more than one year previously and for which there had been no disbursement: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC/PHA/49/INV/24), Grenada (GRN/PHA/49/INV/10), Paraguay (PAR/PHA/51/INV/17), Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/PHA/48/TAS/09) and Uruguay (URU/PHA/50/INV/46);</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following multi-year agreements that had been approved more than one year previously and for which disbursement levels were less than 20 per cent: Bolivia (BOL/PHA/51/INV/29), Dominica (DMI/PHA/48/TAS/09), Panama (PAN/PHA/44/INV/22) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (STV/PHA/47/INV/11);</li><li>To note that UNDP would report to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting concerning up to 21 projects with implementation delays contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], including four classified as such in 2006;</li><li>With respect to the MDI project in Bangladesh (BGD/ARS/52/INV/26):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request an additional status report as the project document had not been signed;</li><li>To note, with serious concern, the countryÔÇÖs inability to remain in compliance in the absence of timely action;</li></ol></li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following institutional strengthening projects for which no disbursement had been reported: Lebanon (LEB/SEV/50/INS/64), Trinidad and Tobago (TRI/SEV/50/INS/21) and Uruguay (URU/SEV/49/INS/45);</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following RMP activities: Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/11 and BAR/REF/43/TAS/12), Cape Verde (CBI/REF/44/TAS/08), Guinea Bissau (GBS/REF/43/TAS/07), Haiti (HAI/REF/39/TAS/04 and HAI/REF/39/TAS/06), Honduras (HON/REF/44/TAS/15), Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05), Sierra Leone (SIL/REF/41/TAS/05 and SIL/REF/41/TAS/06), Sri Lanka (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15) and Suriname (SUR/REF/44/TAS/09 and SUR/REF/44/TAS/10);</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following projects in the methyl bromide sector:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Technical assistance to install alternatives and achieve compliance and phaseÔÇæout of methyl bromide in Fiji (FIJ/FUM/47/TAS/17);</li><li>Technical assistance programme to install alternatives and phase-out all remaining non-QPS uses of methyl bromide in Malaysia (MAL/FUM/47/TAS/151);</li><li>Alternatives to methyl bromide for the structural fumigation project in Mexico (MEX/FUM/26/DEM/86);</li><li>Demonstration project in Sri Lanka (SRL/FUM/27/DEM/13);</li><li>Technical assistance for methyl bromide reductions and formulation of regional phase-out strategies for low-volume-consuming countries (AFR/FUM/38/TAS/32);</li></ol></li><li>To request that an additional status report be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the sectoral phase-out programme to establish a regional halon bank for West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea) (AFR/HAL/37/TAS/31);</li><li>To note that UNDP would return the unobligated balances as at 31 December 2007 for the HCFC surveys approved at the 45<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), through UNDP, to complete financially the phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 mixture in the manufacture of insecticides by conversion to hydrocarbon propellant at Fadi SA in Burundi (BDI/ARS/35/INV/09).</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Subsequent to the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4158">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/12</a>;</li><li>To note that nine UNEP projects had been classified as having implementation delays as indicated in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], including four projects that had been so classified the previous year, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the following multi-year agreements: Bahrain (BAH/PHA/50/TAS/17), Bangladesh (BGD/PHA/42/TRA/16, BGD/PHA/42/TAS/18 and BGD/ARS/52/TAS/27), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC/PHA/49/TAS/23); Panama (PAN/PHA/50/TAS/27) and Paraguay (PAR/PHA/51/TAS/18);</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the following individual projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Regional project for harmonization of legislative and regulatory mechanisms to improve monitoring and control of ODS consumption in English-speaking Africa (AFR/SEV/45/TAS/33);</li><li>Customs manual under the global project on updating the customs training manual (GLO/SEV/48/TRA/274);</li><li>Global project on study of challenges associated with halon banking in developing countries (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281);</li><li>Global technical assistance programme in the chiller sector (GLO/REF/48/TAS/275);</li></ol></li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the following individual TPMP preparation projects: Cape Verde (CBI/PHA/50/PRP/11), Central African Republic (CAF/PHA/49/PRP/14), Chad (CHD/PHA/48/PRP/12), Comoros (COI/PHA/47/PRP/11), Djibouti (DJI/PHA/48/PRP/11), Gabon (GAB/PHA/48/PRP/18), Guatemala (GUA/PHA/50/PRP/32), Mali (MLI/PHA/48/PRP/20), Moldova (MOL/PHA/48/PRP/16), Nicaragua (NIC/PHA/49/PRP/19), Niger (NER/PHA/48/PRP/18), Rwanda (RWA/PHA/48/PRP/11), Senegal (SEN/PHA/48/PRP/21), Togo (TOG/PHA/48/PRP/12), United Republic of Tanzania (URT/PHA/50/PRP/20) and Yemen (YEM/PHA/50/PRP/26);</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following individual projects on institutional strengthening: Albania (ALB/SEV/49/INS/13), Algeria (ALG/SEV/48/INS/64), Barbados (BAR/SEV/46/INS/13), Bahamas (BHA/SEV/50/INS/13), Botswana (BOT/SEV/41/INS/08), Brunei Darussalam (BRU/SEV/43/INS/05). Cape Verde (CBI/SEV/50/INS/10), Croatia (CRO/SEV/47/INS/28), Djibouti (DJI/SEV/48/INS/09), Ethiopia (ETH/SEV/41/INS/12 and ETH/SEV/50/INS/16), Fiji (FIJ/SEV/50/INS/18), Gabon (GAB/SEV/50/INS/19), Grenada (GRN/SEV/50/INS/11, Guinea Bissau (GBS/SEV/50/INS/09), Kiribati (KIR/SEV/49/INS/05), Lesotho (LES/SEV/45/INS/09), Micronesia (FSM/SEV/49/INS/04), Moldova (MOL/SEV/48/INS/14), Myanmar (MYA/SEV/29/INS/02), Nicaragua (NIC/SEV/49/INS/20), Panama (PAN/SEV/44/INS/21), Paraguay (PAR/SEV/39/INS/13), Peru (PER/SEV/37/INS/31), Rwanda (RWA/SEV/50/INS/12), St Kitts and Nevis (STK/SEV/47/INS/08), Sao Tome and Principe (STP/SEV/50/INS/11), Somalia (SOM/SEV/36/INS/03 and SOM/SEV/44/INS/05), Sudan (SUD/SEV/42/INS/16), Suriname (SUR/SEV/50/INS/11), Togo (TOG/SEV/50/INS/14), Turkmenistan (TKM/SEV/46/INS/01), Vanuatu (VAN/SEV/36/INS/03) and Zimbabwe (ZIM/SEV/50/INS/34);</li><li>To request that additional status reports be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the following individual RMP projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Training of trainers in good refrigerant management practice and training of national technicians in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TRA/07);</li><li>Training programme for customs officials and training for trainers and refrigeration technicians on good service practices in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/29/TRA/47 and SYR/REF/29/TRA/49);</li><li>End-usersÔÇÖ public awareness component of the RMP in Chile (CHI/REF/35/TAS/148);</li></ol></li><li>To request a status report on the country programme and TPMP preparation in Equatorial Guinea (EQG/SEV/49/CPG/01) for submission to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the unobligated balances from UNEPÔÇÖs 2007 Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget, amounting to US $163,341 plus project support costs of US $13,067, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d) that established the CAP;</li><li>To request UNEP not to use Multilateral Fund resources for activities to identify quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) uses unless such activities were directly linked to assisting countries in assessing their Article 7 data and clearly understanding their nonÔÇæQPS usage; and</li><li>To request UNEP to provide responses at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting in the context of status reports to the questions of the Secretariat on the following projects: BRU/REF/44/TRA/07, GUA/REF/35/TAS/23 and PAN/REF/29/TAS/14.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4159">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/13</a>;</li><li>To request that additional status reports on the following projects be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>National methyl bromide phase-out plan in Honduras (HON/FUM/50/INV/21);</li><li>National methyl bromide phase-out plan in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/FUM/47/INV/27);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Romania (ROM/PHA/45/INV/30 and ROM/PHA/48/INV/34);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Serbia (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/23);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/PHA/49/INV/96);</li><li>CTC phase-out plan in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRK/PHA/41/INV/30);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Qatar (QAT/SEV/49/INS/08);</li><li>Institutional strengthening in Serbia (YUG/SEV/44/INS/25);</li><li>Methyl bromide phase-out project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/30/INV/105);</li><li>Halon phase-out plan preparation in Kuwait (KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07);</li><li>Phase-out plan in the CTC sector in Serbia (YUG/SOL/45/PRP/27);</li><li>Halon banking project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18);</li><li>Halon banking project in Kyrgyzstan (KYR/HAL/48/TAS/12);</li><li>Halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on up to 12 projects with implementation delays in 2007 contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], including five projects that had been classified as such in 2006;</li><li>To note that the equipment from the cancelled project in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at Alkaloid A.D. (MDN/ARS/32/INV/17) would be donated to a university in that country, as all attempts to redeploy it to other countries had been unsuccessful; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to expedite completion of the preparation of the halon phase-out plan in Kuwait (KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07) and the CTC sector plan in Serbia (YUG/SOL/45/PRP/27).</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4160">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/14</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To urge the World Bank, for the second consecutive meeting, to expedite signature of its grant agreements with Antigua and Barbuda and Viet Nam and to report on the status to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request that additional status reports on the following projects be submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>National CFC phase-out plan relating to the chiller sector in Argentina (ARG/PHA/47/INV/148);</li><li>Methyl bromide project in Thailand (THA/FUM/50/INV/147);</li><li>National methyl bromide phase-out agreement in Viet Nam (VIE/FUM/50/INV/48);</li><li>Terminal phase-out management plan in the Bahamas (BHA/PHA/44/INV/12);</li><li>Foam sector plan in China;</li><li>Halon sector plan in China;</li><li>Foam sector plan in Indonesia;</li><li>ODS phase-out plan in Thailand;</li><li>Global chiller project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268);</li><li>Methyl bromide alternatives demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>Halon banking project in Argentina (ARG/HAL/26/TAS/80);</li><li>Halon banking project in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/TAS/121);</li></ol></li><li>To commend the Government of Thailand and to note, with appreciation, the repayment of the chiller concessional loan project for Thailand (THA/REF/26/INV/104) at the amount of US $1,198,947; and</li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting on a total of four projects with implementation delays contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], including three projects that had been classified as such in 2006.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2007 business plans as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4162">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/15</a>;</li><li>To request UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), through its regional networks, to include an item in the agenda of each of its network meetings addressing reporting requirements of the Executive Committee, including the qualitative performance questionnaire, so as to ensure a better response to the survey in future; and</li><li>To encourage UNEP to continue to report on the achievement of the special compliance assistance activities and to strive to complete them as planned.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Taking into consideration the information contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4163">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/16</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In regard to the verification, by the World Bank, of ChinaÔÇÖs commitment to limit its net CFC export to Article 5 countries to no more than 200 ODP tonnes in 2007:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with appreciation the verification of ChinaÔÇÖs CFC import/export in 2007 submitted by the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>In regard to the status report on the implementation of the phase-out of CTC at the 2.8 Vinalon Factory Complex and the Sinuji Chemical Fibre Complex as part of the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea:</li><li>To note that some equipment items required for the conversion had been purchased but were deemed to fall under the dual-use restrictions of the International Chemical Weapons Convention, to which the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea had not yet adhered;</li><li>To request UNIDO to sell those equipment items and to report back to the Executive Committee not later than its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the matter, presenting a financial report on all disbursements so far incurred, including storage cost;</li><li>To further request UNIDO to continue with the implementation of all other components of the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC without using any remaining funds associated with CTC phase-out activities at the 2.8 Vinalon Factory Complex and the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea advising of the possible cancellation of the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC if all the activities proposed in the plan or the approved annual work programmes, including those related to the 2.8 Vinalon Factory Complex and the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex, were not completed by 30 April 2009; and</li><li>To note that in the event that the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea was not able to complete the conversion at the 2.8 Vinalon Factory Complex and the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex the country could resubmit, no later than the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, a funding request for the conversion of these two enterprises should an alternative approach be found to be technically feasible and economical viable, on the understanding that the country will in any event achieve compliance with the CTC phase-out schedule under the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>On the basis of the recommendations of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That a discount of 25 per cent should be applied to the survey component of the funding for preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to be approved for countries that had received funding for the HCFC surveys, on the understanding that the countries had flexibility in utilizing the agreed project preparation funding;</li><li>That countries that had reported zero HCFC consumption should receive US $30,000 for the preparation of HPMPs;</li><li>That countries that had reported zero HCFC consumption could submit requests for additional funding for HPMP preparation if levels of HCFC consumption greater than zero were identified during preparation and reported under Article 7;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare for the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting a cost structure for determining funding levels for the preparation of HCFC investment and associated activities, seeking input from the bilateral and implementing agencies on their experience with CFC sector plans and national phase-out plans;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to apply the cost structure to any submissions for the preparation of HCFC investment and associated activities to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting from the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li><li>That the provisions in subparagraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) above did not apply to China.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the funding for project preparation for HPMPs in China at the amount of US $4,100,939 on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>No further funding would be approved for China for HPMP project preparation for Stage l; and</li><li>Decision 55/13 (a) should be applied to the amount approved for HCFC surveys in China, whereby a discount of 25 per cent would be deducted from the corresponding agencyÔÇÖs total approved funding.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $325,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,250 (US $19,500 for UNEP and US $15,750 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Burundi and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $244,000 plus agency support costs of US $26,560 (US $14,950 for UNEP and US $11,610 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $332,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,160 (US $17,160 for UNEP and US $18,000 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $536,500 plus agency support costs of US $51,128 (US $25,740 for UNEP and US $25,388) for UNIDO and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $215,000 plus agency support costs of US $27,950 for France and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV; and</li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>].</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $198,880 (including agency fees) against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $302,275 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008; and</li><li>US $583,497 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008.</li></ol></li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the preparation of a terminal phase-out management plan for Botswana at a level of funding of US $30,000, plus supports costs of US $3,900, for implementation by Germany, on the condition that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>No further funding would be considered for Botswana until the country had ratified the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the TPMP, the agency should take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) of the Executive Committee regarding the inclusion in the licensing system of import controls for methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA, as well as other ODS.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests submitted by Germany for preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Bolivia, Brazil, Mauritius and Namibia at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>]; and</li><li>To defer consideration of GermanyÔÇÖs requests for HPMP preparation in India and the Islamic Republic of Iran until the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve in principle the request submitted by the Government of Germany for HPMP project preparation in China at the level of US $402,739 plus agency support costs of US $52,356 to cover the XPS foam sector on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for this sector would be approved by the Executive Committee, and noting that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $201,369 plus agency support costs of US $26,178 has been approved at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>US $201,370 plus agency support costs of US $26,178 will be requested by the Government of Germany at future meetings.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests submitted by UNDP for preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], bearing in mind the terms of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5423">decision 54/23</a> under which US $257,000 plus agency support costs of US $19,275 had been approved as an advance for HPMP project preparation;</li><li>In the case of China, to approve the request for HPMP preparation at the level of funding of US $1,480,000 plus agency support costs of US $111,000, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], to cover the costs of developing the overarching strategy, as well as sector phase-out plans for the XPS foam, solvent, and the industrial and commercial refrigeration sectors, on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for these sectors would be approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire had requested the withdrawal of the request for HPMP preparation for that country;</li><li>To defer consideration of UNDPÔÇÖs requests for HPMP preparation in India and the Islamic Republic of Iran until the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>In the ensuing discussion, one Member pointed out that, according to the data provided in the request, Armenia already imported twice as many non-CFC MDIs as it did CFC MDIs. He advised that, with institutional strengthening support and assistance from UNEPÔÇÖs CAP, Armenia should be able to prepare and implement its MDI transitional strategy without assistance from the Fund. In response, UNDP explained that, owing to a drop in the price of CFCs, the countryÔÇÖs imports of CFC MDIs had risen recently and that the assistance was required to ensure a successful transition. Although that view was supported by some Members, no consensus was reached on the issue. As a result, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for the preparation of a CFC-MDI transitional strategy for Armenia.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests submitted by UNEP for preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Yemen at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], bearing in mind the terms of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5418">decision 54/18</a> under which US $408,000 plus agency support costs of US $53,040 had been approved as an advance for HPMP project preparation;</li><li>In the case of China, to approve the request for HPMP preparation at the level of funding of US $475,000 plus agency support costs of US $61,750, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], to cover costs for developing the enabling components of ChinaÔÇÖs HPMP, which included the development of a policy training strategy, assistance to strengthen import/export control, and the development of a communication and awareness strategy, as well as project preparation for the servicing sector, on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for these sectors would be approved by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To defer consideration of UNEPÔÇÖs requests for HPMP preparation in India and the Islamic Republic of Iran until the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNEP for preparation of the country programme and national phase-out plan (CP/NPP) for Iraq at a funding level of US $100,000 (US $60,000 plus agency support costs of US $7,800 for UNEP and US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNIDO), on the condition that the funding would address all remaining consumption to meet 2010 compliance and that no additional preparatory funding would be requested for CP/NPP in the future.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNEP for preparation of a terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Myanmar, on the condition that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>An official letter was received from Myanmar stating its commitment to meet the 2010 compliance targets through the TPMP, and that UNEP would not utilize any funds until that letter had been received; and</li><li>In developing and subsequently implementing the TPMP, the agency should take into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4710">decision 47/10</a>(e) of the Executive Committee regarding the inclusion in the licensing system of import controls for methyl bromide, CTC and/or TCA, as well as other ODS.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project preparation requested by UNEP for the nonÔÇæinvestment component of the CFC-MDI conversion project in Pakistan and the development of a transitional strategy.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request by UNEP for the preparation of a CFC-MDI transitional strategy for Sri Lanka.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests submitted by UNIDO for preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Croatia, Egypt, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Yemen at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], bearing in mind the terms of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5428">decision 54/28</a> under which US $390,000 plus agency support costs of US $29,250 had been approved as an advance for project preparation for HPMPs;</li><li>In the case of China, to approve the request for HPMP preparation at the level of funding of US $584,000 plus agency support costs of US $43,800, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], to cover the XPS foam and room air conditioning sectors (RAC), on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for these sectors would be approved by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To defer consideration of UNIDOÔÇÖs requests for HPMP preparation in India and the Islamic Republic of Iran until the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for preparation of a CFC-MDI conversion project for Algeria.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for preparation of a CFC-MDI conversion project in the Syrian Arab Republic.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for preparation of a CFC-MDI conversion project for Venezuela.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for a CFC-MDI transitional strategy for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for a CFC-MDI transitional strategy for Mongolia.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion and after the verbal update by the representative of the Secretariat that the HPMP for Indonesia was to be undertaken by another implementing agency, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests submitted by the World Bank for preparation of HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans (HPMPs) for Ecuador, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the request for HPMP preparation at the level of funding of US $1,159,200 plus agency support costs of US $86,940, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>], to cover the PU foam and the HCFC production sectors, on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for these sectors would be approved by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to take note of future decisions of the Executive Committee with regard to the production sector when preparing the sector strategy.</li></ol></li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following discussion and oral amendment of the revised terms of reference presented, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised terms of reference for the study on how to develop a strategy to obtain funding through voluntary carbon markets for the destruction of unwanted ozone-depleting substances, contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the request for funding at a level of US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,500 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the phase II of the methyl bromide production sector plan (2008ÔÇæ2010) for China would be reconsidered at the 56th Meeting subject to the verification having been completed.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan for the Central African Republic, at the amount of US $105,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,650 for UNEP and US $100,000 plus support costs of US $13,000 for the Government of France on the condition that the funds for the Government of France be disbursed only when the remaining balance from the RMP had been returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic and the Executive Committee for implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan as contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and the Government of France to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the funding levels indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>].</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the servicing sector terminal CFC phase-out plan for Chile, at the amount of US $437,500 plus agency support costs of US $56,875 for the Government of Canada, on the understanding that approval of the project would not set a precedent;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the servicing sector terminal CFC phase-out plan as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To urge the Government of Canada to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during implementation of the servicing sector terminal CFC phase-out plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the servicing sector terminal CFC phase-out plan at the funding level indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>].</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the second tranche of the CFC national phase-out plan for Nepal to its 56th Meeting on the condition that substantial progress in implementation of the activities in the first tranche has been demonstrated.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the terminal phase-out management plan for Peru, at the amount of US $155,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,150 for UNEP and US $367,000 plus agency support costs of US $27,525 for UNDP;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Peru and the Executive Committee for implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the funding levels indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>].</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>After consultations to resolve MembersÔÇÖ reservations concerning the project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the specific situation in Yemen, namely that<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The only commercially available and proven CFC-11 replacement technology available as a foam blowing agent in the country was HCFCÔÇæ141b;</li><li>The limited time available for implementation before the complete phaseÔÇæout of CFCs in 2010 would not allow for the timely introduction of a new non-HCFC-based technology, thus putting the country at risk of nonÔÇæcompliance;</li><li>The amount of CFC-11 to be phased out under the phase-out plan represented only 2.2 per cent of the national CFC baseline;</li></ol></li><li>To note that intensive consultations had taken place within the Executive Committee with a view to finding the best way forward in order to reconcile the spirit expressed in decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties regarding HCFC phase-out with the conditions of the phase-out plan. In particular, a two-stage approach to ODS phase-out with HCFC-141b as an interim step was the most suitable approach in view of the urgency of the assistance needed at a time when alternatives to CFC-11 other than HCFC-141b were not yet widely available in Article 5 countries;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the national ODS phase-out plan for Yemen, at an amount of US $455,000 plus agency support costs of US $59,150 for UNEP and US $1,370,500 plus support costs of US $102,788 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Yemen would not request any more funding from the Multilateral Fund in relation to the phase-out of CFC MDIs in the country;</li><li>Once other ODS-free technologies became available, the Government of Yemen could submit a request for a second-stage conversion to a non-ODS technology for those enterprises covered under the ODS phase-out plan as part of their HPMP;</li><li>No aspect of the decision on the phase-out plan would constitute a precedent for future decisions of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Executive Committee for implementation of the national ODS phase-out plan, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>];</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNIDO to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at the funding levels indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4140">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/53/Corr.2</a>].</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for funding for the phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector in China at the current time, and requested China and UNIDO to review the project for consideration at a future Meeting of the Committee.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 Not to reconvene the sub-group on the production sector at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li>
 <li>
 That the open-ended contact group should continue to discuss the issues related to the HCFC production sector at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee based on document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/45</a>.
 </li>
</ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>On that basis, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the discussion paper providing an analysis of relevant cost considerations surrounding the financing of HCFC phase-out contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/47</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to prepare and submit project proposals to the Secretariat for those HCFC uses addressed in paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) below so that the Executive Committee could choose those projects that best demonstrated alternative technologies and facilitated the collection of accurate data on incremental capital cost and incremental operating costs or savings, as well as other data relevant to the application of the technologies, on the understanding that the quantity of HCFC to be phased out under those projects needed to be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption as set by the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP);
 </li>
 <li>
 To note the limited introduction of several of the HCFC alternative technologies available to date in Article 5 countries, the need to validate them and optimize their use in the light of the local conditions prevailing in Article 5 countries, and the wide variation in costs of replacement equipment and raw materials and, accordingly:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li>
 To request the Secretariat to gather technical information related to HCFC phase-out in the aerosols, fire extinguishers and solvents sectors on an ongoing basis, to review any project in those sectors when submitted and to refer it, as appropriate, for individual consideration by the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 To consider deferring to its first meeting in 2010 any decision it might wish to take on policies for the calculation of incremental operating costs or savings from HCFC conversion projects, as well as the establishment of cost-effectiveness thresholds, in order to benefit from the experience gained through review of HCFC phase-out projects as stand-alone projects and/or as components of HPMPs prior to that Meeting;
 </li>
 <li>
 To agree that the technical information contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/47</a>, was sufficient to enable preparation, review and submission on a case-by-case basis of a number of stand-alone projects for HCFC phase-out in the foam, refrigeration and air conditioning sectors;</li>
 <li>
 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies, as a matter of urgency, to prepare and submit a limited number of time-specific project proposals involving interested systems houses and/or chemical suppliers for the development, optimization and validation of chemical systems for use with non-HCFC blowing agents on the following basis:
 As part of the projects, following the development and validation process, the collaborating systems houses would provide technology transfer and training to a selected number of downstream foam enterprises to complete the phase-out of HCFCs in those enterprises;
 </li>
 <li>
 Agencies would collect and report accurate project cost data as well as other data relevant to the application of the technologies;</li>
 <li>
 In order to be of benefit for the preparation and implementation of the HPMPs, as well as any stand-alone projects, these specific projects would be completed within a period not exceeding 18 months and a progress report on each of the two implementation phases as outlined in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, would be made available to the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies and relevant collaborating systems houses were encouraged to address the technological issues surrounding preparation and distribution of premixed polyols containing hydrocarbon blowing agents;
 </li>
 <li>
 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to submit a limited number of demonstration projects for the conversion of HCFCs in the refrigeration and air conditioning sub-sectors to low-global warming potential (GWP) technologies to identify all the steps required and to assess their associated costs;</li>
 <li>
 To continue its deliberations on policy relating to second-stage conversions and determination of the cut-off date for installation of HCFC-based manufacturing equipment, after which incremental costs for the conversion of such equipment would not be eligible for funding, with a view to concluding its considerations prior to submission of stand-alone projects;
 </li>
 <li>
 To further analyse if an approach of the type outlined in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/47</a> provided a satisfactory and transparent basis for the prioritization of HCFC phase-out technologies to minimize other impacts on the environment, including on the climate as originally envisaged in decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, and to request the Secretariat to continue with its evaluation in order to report in a more detailed fashion at a subsequent Executive Committee Meeting;</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to approach other institutions with the objective of identifying individual, regional or multilateral funding mechanisms that might be suitable and compatible as sources for timely co-financing to top up Multilateral Fund ozone funding in order to achieve additional climate benefits and to provide a further report to a future Meeting; and</li>
 <li>
 To consider, at a future Meeting, issues relating to whether or not to retire, prematurely, functioning equipment once the 2013 and 2015 compliance targets had been addressed.</li>
</ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u> to reconsider the matter at its 56th Meeting in the context of the evaluation of the UNEP CAP and applicable implementing agenciesÔÇÖ core unit costs budgets, and requested the Secretariat to prepare, for that meeting, a review of the report, laying out some of the key issues for consideration by the Committee, including the issue of developing a common definition of administrative costs.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to take into account the information to be provided by TEAP in response to decision XVIII/10 of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties, as well as any decisions taken at the Twentieth Meeting on additional process agent uses, and to provide a report to the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee on emission reductions and phase-out of CTC in Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries, in accordance with all relevant decisions of both the Meetings of the Parties and the Executive Committee.</p>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs explanation on the cause of the difference of US $105,494 between the disbursements and obligations recorded in the progress report and UNEPÔÇÖs 2006 financial statements;</li><li>To note that corrective action would be taken to reduce UNEPÔÇÖs 2006 expenditures by US $105,494 and bring them within the correct 2006 disbursement level as reflected in the progress report;</li><li>To note that UNEP was taking corrective actions to adjust the same errors that were likely to have occurred in its 2007 accounts;</li><li>To note that UNEP would put in place a system for ongoing projects to calculate and record support costs manually to eliminate the risk of incorrect generation of support costs in future; and</li><li>To request UNEP to report to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on progress made in implementing those actions as part of the 2007 reconciliation of accounts exercise.</li></ol>

55th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the FundÔÇÖs 2007 provisional financial statements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4210">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/52</a>;</li><li>To note that the 2007 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Executive Committee at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that the World Bank reflected expenditures against the chiller concessional loan project for Thailand (THA/REF/26/INV/104) in its 2007 financial statement and not in its progress report, which constituted a reconciling item in the 2007 reconciliation of the accounts exercise;</li><li>To note that necessary actions had been taken by the Treasurer to reflect the adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2006 accounts exercise;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to report to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting audit observations and recommendations on the Multilateral Fund Secretariat accounts for the CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration; and</li><li>To note the SecretariatÔÇÖs explanation relating to an overrun against certain budget lines in the SecretariatÔÇÖs main accounts.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, the information on promissory notes and the list of countries using the fixed-exchange mechanism during the 2006-2008 triennium as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>];</li>
 <li>
 To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible, considering that the present Meeting was the last Meeting of the last year of the current replenishment period; and
 </li>
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 That, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-542">decision 54/2</a>, the report of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties should provide information on the arrears in contributions to the Multilateral Fund.
 </li>
</ol>

Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4067">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, amounting to US $1,107,116 against projects and the balance from advances for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMP). That included the return of US $267,698 from UNDP, US $443,000 from UNEP, and US $396,418 from UNIDO;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 56th Meeting amounting to US $123,488 against projects and the balance from advances for HPMP support costs. That included the return of US $20,581 from UNDP, US $55,840 from UNEP, US $29,816 from UNIDO, and US $17,251 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $5,911,756, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously. That included US $412,783 for UNDP, US $1,322,165 for UNEP, US $623,517 for UNIDO and US $3,553,291 for the World Bank;</li><li>bilateral agencies had balances from completed projects totalling US $617,117 excluding support costs;</li><li>That bilateral agencies had balances totalling US $457,254 from projects completed over two years previously. That included US $42,162 for Australia, US $237,336 for France, US $676 for Italy, US $43,497 for Denmark, US $76,730 for Finland and US $56,853 for Japan;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral agencies to report to the Executive Committee at its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting on their proposed disposition of balances from completed projects; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue monitoring completed projects with balances for bilateral agencies and to report to the Executive Committee thereon.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2008 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4068">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/5</a> and Add.1 and the fact that US $10.67 million in activities that were required for compliance had not been submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that the value of forward commitments approved at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting exceeded that in the 2008-2010 business plan of the Multilateral Fund by US $4,326,099;</li><li>The information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, Italy, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4068">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/5</a>;</li><li>That 34 of the 64 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, but the remaining 30 had either not been submitted on time or were not being submitted to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries regarding the annual tranches which had not been submitted to two or three consecutive Meetings, as indicated in Table 1 in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>], with the reasons stated for the delay, and that implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments should be encouraged to take actions to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that tranches due for submission could be presented to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, provided that sufficient progress had been made;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries regarding the annual tranches which had been due for submission to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting, as indicated in Table 2 in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>], with the reasons stated for the delay, and that implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments should be encouraged to take actions to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that tranches due for submission could be presented to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, provided that sufficient progress had been made;</li><li>To encourage the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to provide verification reports to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and the Government of Serbia to expedite the implementation of the existing tranches of its national CFC phase-out plan, in order to submit the next tranche as soon as possible; and</li><li>To note that the level of annual tranches submitted for approval to the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounted to US $7,546,163 and, as a result, the total level of commitments including standard activities for the period 2009 to 2014 would amount to US $240.4 million.</li></ol>

Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, UNDP, UNIDO

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the four implementing agencies, and the 2007 progress reports provided by the Governments of Finland, Japan and Switzerland addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/6</a>;</li><li>The completion of 15 of the 54 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to and notify Governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The cancellation of the sectoral phase-out programme: establishing a regional halon bank for West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guinea) (AFR/HAL/37/TAS/31) (UNDP);</li><li>With appreciation the comments received from 31 countries on the risk indicators;</li><li>With appreciation, that 83 countries had thus far indicated their confidence that they would comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol after having reviewed the risk assessment, and to request the Fund Secretariat to continue to update the assessment based on the other risk indicators given the overall consensus on their application and obtain feedback from the countries;</li></ol></li><li>That Parties would be given the opportunity to comment on the risk indicators up until the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That the indicators would remain in operation pending reconsideration at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting after responses had been received from all countries concerned with regard to the risk assessment;</li><li>To adopt a milestone of project completion and deadline of 24 December 2008 for the project for the phase-out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through the use of LCD blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co. in Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/FOA/37/INV/149) (UNIDO); and</li><li>To request status reports on the projects listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4070">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/6</a>4].</li></ol>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, ODS consumption data in projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, ODS consumption data in projects, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To adopt the 2009&ndash;2011 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4071">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/7</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2009&ndash;2011 triennium;
 </li>
 <li>
 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as in need of immediate assistance to achieve the 2010 Protocol&rsquo;s phase-out targets, and to include activities in their 2009-2011 business plans as appropriate;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for the years 2010&ndash;2012 to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2009 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2010&ndash;2013 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;
 </li>
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 To note that:
 In total around 12,197.8 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 7,997.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out during the remainder of 2008 and in the 2009-2011 triennium;</li>
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 The 2007 HCFC consumption and production reported by 144 Article 5 countries was 26,367.8 ODP tonnes and 30,581.3 ODP tonnes, respectively. The level of HCFC consumption had been estimated at 32,606 ODP tonnes in 2013 and the HCFC production would follow the demand;</li>
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 Eighty-six terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) for low&#8209;volume&#8209;consuming (LVC) countries, 40 national ODS phase-out plans for non-LVC countries, and 12 phase-out plans in the production sector in seven non-LVC countries were currently being implemented; and
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 A national phase-out plan for one non-LVC country and TPMPs for 10 LVC countries had yet to be submitted for consideration and approval by the Executive Committee.
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</ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the final report on the evaluation of institutional strengthening projects as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4072">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/8</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Fund Secretariat to take into account the findings of the evaluation in its review of the funding for institutional strengthening pursuant to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5339">decision 53/39</a>;</li><li>The implementing agencies to review procedures for fund disbursement and reporting and administrative requirements with a view to minimizing project implementation delays for institutional strengthening projects while ensuring that accountability for institutional strengthening funds disbursed was maintained;</li><li>The Fund Secretariat, implementing agencies and the bilateral agencies, in consultation with Article 5 countries, to agree on a set of objectives, expected results and indicators, which would be incorporated into future institutional strengthening extension requests;</li><li>The implementing agencies to monitor implementation of institutional strengthening projects and to submit any requests for renewal up to six months in advance of expiry of the existing project in line with Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1929">decision 19/29</a>;</li><li>The Fund Secretariat to review the formats for terminal reports and extension requests for institutional strengthening projects with the aim of rationalizing reporting and project review;</li><li>UNEP, through the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), to allocate time during network meetings to discuss institutional strengthening reporting and the importance of requesting renewals on time; and</li><li>UNEP to develop a training module on policy and technical issues related to the reduction of HCFCs, with technical inputs from the other implementing agencies, for briefings of national ozone units during network meetings.</li></ol></li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the 2008 consolidated project completion report contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/4073">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/9</a> and Add.1, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due and the lessons learnt;
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 To request the implementing agencies and bilateral agencies concerned:
 To establish by the end of January 2009, in cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory of approved projects and in the annual progress reports;</li>
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 To provide the information still missing in a number of PCRs by the end of January 2009;
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 To clear the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006 by the end of January 2009; and</li>
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.
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</ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve a reduced budget of US $75,000 for the implementation of the 2009 monitoring and evaluation work programme, in view of the departure of the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the end of 2008. The Secretariat, with the assistance of an interim Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and consultants, should finalize activities under way, specifically the preparation of the extended desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects, the final report on the evaluation of terminal phase&#8209;out management plans, the consolidated project completion report for the year 2009, the multi-year agreement tables, the web-based country profiles, and the multi&#8209;year agreement reporting format;
 </li>
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 To request the Secretariat to adhere to the draft timetable as proposed in the 2009 monitoring and evaluation work programme, as modified by the work identified in paragraph (a) above and the time required to recruit the interim Monitoring and Evaluation Officer provided for in the 2009 budget, and in any case to complete the work in 2009 and report back on its completion to the Executive Committee by the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;
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 To request the Secretariat in consultation with the Chair (Article 5) and the Vice-Chair (non-Article 5), as well as the outgoing Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, to engage the services of an interim Monitoring and Evaluation Officer consistent with existing terms of reference for that position, to the extent feasible;
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare and submit a document to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee outlining existing terms of reference for the position and briefly summarizing how evaluation functions in other similar fund secretariats and financial institutions were organized and implemented; and
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 Commencing at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, to make an effort to reach a decision no later than the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, to discuss priorities and arrangements that might be necessary over the next five years for the monitoring and evaluation programme, and bearing in mind the 2010 compliance period, the size and complexity of the future work, including associated budgetary and institutional arrangements for carrying out such work, including the possibility of cost effective and independent delivery options external to the Fund Secretariat.
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</ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification and progress reports on the implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Argentina, and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2008-2009 with a proviso requesting the Government of Argentina and UNIDO to ensure that future verification would include the countryÔÇÖs monitoring of its activities under the Agreement through the monitoring institutions defined in Appendix 5 A to the Agreement;</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Bhutan, as well as the annual implementation plan for 2008-2009;</li><li>To note the 2008 progress report on the accelerated phase-out of CFCs and halons in China and to encourage China to continue its efforts to monitor closely the import and export of ODS and the illegal trade and production of ODS, thus contributing to the compliance effort in the region and globally;</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the NPP for Colombia, covering the 2007-2008 period, and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2009;</li><li>To note the successful verification of Croatia's compliance in 2007 with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption under the TPMP;</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the TPMP for Ghana in 2008 and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2009;</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the project on technology transfer leading to methyl bromide phase-out in soil fumigation in Kenya in 2008 and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2009, requesting the Government of Germany and UNIDO to assist the Government of Kenya to strengthen current ODS regulations to ban controlled uses of methyl bromide once the project had been completed;</li><li>To note the verification and progress reports on the implementation of the NPP for Mexico and to approve the annual implementation programme for 2008-2009, requesting UNIDO to ensure that a verification of the countryÔÇÖs monitoring of its activities was carried out as part of future verifications, as specified in paragraph 6 of the Agreement approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4232">decision 42/32</a>;</li><li>With regard to the sector plan for phasing out CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the production sector for Mexico:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To commend the Government of Mexico and UNIDO on their good efforts to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4729">decision 47/29</a> and for successfully implementing the audits in 2007 and 2008 to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at the Quimob├ísicos plant in Mexico;</li><li>To agree that the 2007 verification would be the final exercise to be undertaken by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the National Ozone Office to maintain monitoring of the CFC production closure at the Quimob├ísicos Plant as part of the effort to sustain the national CFC phase-out plan in future years.</li></ol></li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report on progress made in all chiller projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4077">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/11/Add.1</a>; and</li>
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 To request that the discussions held at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting be taken into account when preparing a revision of the desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects and when preparing a policy paper on "a facility for additional income from loans and other sources" in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-552">decision 55/2</a>.
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</ol>

HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Multi-phase, umbrella and terminal umbrella projects, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs), Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the report on planned conversion to HCFC-based equipment in ongoing projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4078">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/11/Add.2</a>;
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 To note the information cited in the report to the effect that UNDP would call for tenders under the project "Terminal umbrella project for phase-out of the use of CFC-11 in the manufacture of polyurethane foam" in Chile for equipment that allowed the use of non&#8209;ODS technology once it became available in the country;
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 To request agencies to discuss with relevant countries the possibility of avoiding the use of HCFCs as replacement technology in conversion activities under phase-out plans where possible; and
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 To request agencies to report in their annual implementation reports for multi-year agreements those cases in which HCFC technology was used to replace CFC technology, including the name and location of the relevant beneficiaries, capacity converted or previous CFC consumption, the reason for the technology selection, and whether the equipment selected could also be used with non-ODS technology to lessen the need for further assistance from the Multilateral Fund.
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</ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in regard to the resubmission of project proposals to the Committee:</p>

 That project proposals that had previously not been approved by the Executive Committee could not be resubmitted for reconsideration unless new and relevant substantive information was provided; and
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 In the event that such new information was provided that the Secretariat could submit that proposal for consideration by the Committee.
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</ol>

Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Firefighting (excluding HCFCS), Foam (excluding HCFCs), Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee decided to set up a contact group, with the representative of the United States of America as the facilitator. Having heard the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue monitoring activities and the utilization of project balances beyond the end of the agreements with the Executive Committee for the foams and halons and CFC production sector plans and the related accelerated phase-out sector plans in China, with the following simplified procedures:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>China would submit a final work plan for the foam sector, as had been done in the halon and CFC production sectors with information on planned activities including associated funding. Each respective work plan would provide a list of activities and the associated budget for each activity to be carried out in 2009 and beyond. China would use those work plans as a basis for implementation of work in each sector in 2009 and beyond with the understanding that China had flexibility to make necessary adjustments to those plans. With this flexibility, China would not be required to submit any additional work plans unless there were major changes made to them;</li><li>China would continue to have independent financial audits conducted of the account of the three sector plans. The financial audit reports based on the format used in the previous years would be provided to the Executive Committee on an annual basis from 2009 and beyond. China would provide the necessary information for the project completion reports;</li><li>The World Bank would facilitate the review and submission of any adjustments to the work plans and financial audit reports to the Executive Committee, and submit the related project completion reports upon the final expenditure of funds;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Executive Committee was approving work plans beyond 2009 for the halon and CFC production and the related accelerated phase-out sector plans in China; and</li><li>To request China to resubmit the work plan for activities beyond 2009 for the foam sector to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That consideration of the fourth tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela be deferred to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to complete the verifications for 2006 and 2007 and submit all other information required in respect of CFC consumption.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Guatemala:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $314,000 (US $65,000 for UNEP and US $249,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $30,860 (US $8,450 for UNEP and US $22,410 for UNDP);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $282,000 (US $33,000 for UNEP and US $249,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $26,700 (US $4,290 for UNEP and US $22,410 for UNDP);</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Guinea-Bissau:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $100,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP;</li><li>To urge UNEP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $62,500 plus agency support costs of US $8,125 for UNEP;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Mozambique:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $251,500 (US $134,000 for UNEP and US $117,500 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $27,995 (US $17,420 for UNEP and US $10,575 for UNDP);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $175,500 (US $75,000 for UNEP and US $100,500 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $18,795 (US $9,750 for UNEP and US $9,045 for UNDP);</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Nicaragua:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $520,000 (US $200,000 for UNEP and US $320,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $50,000 (US $26,000 for UNEP and US $24,000 for UNDP);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $450,000 (US $130,000 for UNEP and US $320,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $40,900 (US $16,900 for UNEP and US $24,000 for UNDP);</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Suriname:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Suriname and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $278,000 (US $153,000 for UNEP and US $125,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $31,140 (US $19,890 for UNEP and US $11,250 for UNDP);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $225,000 (US $100,000 for UNEP and US $125,000 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $24,250 (US $13,000 for UNEP and US $11,250 for UNDP);</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the terminal phase-out management plan in Swaziland:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Swaziland and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] at a total amount in principle of US $253,500 (US $132,000 for UNEP and US $121,500 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $28,095 (US $17,160 for UNEP and US $10,935 for UNDP);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNDP to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the plan at US $156,500 (US $75,000 for UNEP and US $81,500 for UNDP) plus agency support costs of US $17,085 (US $9,750 for UNEP and US $7,335 for UNDP); and</li></ol></li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].</li></ol>

HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Project-by-project, sectoral and national phase-out approaches <p>On the basis of the text proposed by the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4081">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/13</a> regarding a cost structure for determining funding levels for preparation of HCFC investment and associated activities (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5513">decision 55/13</a>(d));</li><li>To define the elements of a cost structure for funding the preparation of an overall HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a> and comprising several components as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Assistance for policy and legislation, e.g. to develop new or extend existing legislation regarding HCFC, products containing HCFCs, quotas, and licences;</li><li>Survey of HCFC use and analysis of data;</li><li>Development and finalization of the HPMP including its stage one to address the 2013 and 2015 control measures, the latter being akin to a terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan (TPMP) or a refrigeration service sector plan;</li><li>Development of investment activities for the HCFC-consuming manufacturing sectors for stage one of an HPMP, if such activities were necessary;</li></ol></li><li>To provide funding for elements (b)(i) to (iii) above as specified in the table below, based on the countriesÔÇÖ HCFC consumption for 2007, while applying <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5513">decision 55/13</a>(a), (b) and (c):</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Group according to consumption pattern</td><td>Funding for above components (b)(i) to (iii)</td></tr><tr><td>Countries with zero consumption of HCFC</td><td>US $30,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>Countries with consumption only of HCFC-22, or</p><p>consumption below 6 ODP tonnes/year</p></td><td>US $85,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>Countries with medium consumption, between 6</p><p>ODP tonnes/year and 100 ODP tonnes/year</p></td><td>US $150,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>Countries with consumption higher than 100 ODP</p><p>tonnes/year</p></td><td>US $195,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To limit the maximum funding provided for the element (b)(iv) of the HPMP for any country with a manufacturing sector using HCFCs as per the following table based on the countriesÔÇÖ HCFC consumption for 2007, on the understanding that those limits represented maximum amounts and requests for project preparation would have to justify the level of funding up to that amount, and on the understanding that preparation costs for demonstration projects according to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a> paragraphs (b) to (f) were not taken into account when calculating that level of funding;</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Consumption limit (ODP tonnes)</td><td>Investment preparation limit</td></tr><tr><td>Up to 100</td><td>$100,000</td></tr><tr><td>101 ÔÇô300</td><td>$200,000</td></tr><tr><td>301-500</td><td>$250,000</td></tr><tr><td>501 ÔÇô 1,000</td><td>$300,000</td></tr><tr><td>1,001 and above</td><td>$400,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To define five manufacturing sub-sectors as follows: air-to-air air conditioning systems; refrigeration (including all refrigeration, heat pumps and air conditioning sub-sectors except air-to-air air conditioning systems); polyurethane foam; extruded polyurethane (XPS) foam; and solvent uses in manufacturing;</li><li>To provide funding for the element (b)(iv) of the HPMP for countries with manufacturing capacity up to a maximum specified below, to be determined by the total number of enterprises to be converted under HPMP stage one in the relevant sub-sector as defined under paragraph (e) above, excluding those enterprises with demonstration projects that might be chosen by the Executive Committee according to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>, paragraphs (b) to (f):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>One enterprise to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $30,000;</li><li>Two enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $60,000;</li><li>Three to 14 enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $80,000;</li><li>Fifteen or more enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $150,000;</li></ol></li><li>That in the case where Parties wish to submit requests for preparation of sub-sector plans in the approved sectors, the total funding available for all sub-sector plans in each sector should not exceed US $150,000;</li><li>Not to apply the provisions in subparagraphs (c), (e) and (f) above to China;</li><li>To request that for demonstration projects, according to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a> paragraphs (b) to (f), the request for preparation funds should include specification of country, sector, brief description of the project, approximate ODP tonnes phase-out to be achieved, the enterprise(s) to be addressed, if relevant, and the date when they began operation, reference to the relevant sub-paragraph of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>, and a description of compelling reasons as to why the Executive Committee should choose this project as described in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a> (b). Funding could be provided up to the following levels:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Stand-alone demonstration projects (55/43) in a manufacturing sector, per project: US $30,000;</li><li>Umbrella demonstration projects (55/43) with three to 14 beneficiaries in one manufacturing sector, per umbrella project: US $80,000;</li><li>Projects addressing 15 or more beneficiaries could not receive preparation funding for demonstration projects related to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to apply this cost structure when assessing the eligibility for funding of the different elements of the HPMP preparation, and to propose adjustments to the structure, in particular with regard to investment and associated activities, to the Executive Committee when necessary.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to approve the request for preparation of a sector plan for the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning servicing sector as part of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation for India, as that sector was already embodied in the amount agreed for the first part of the HPMP preparation funding of US $173,750 that had been approved for UNDP as lead agency; and</li><li>To approve US $30,000 plus support costs of US $3,900 as part of the overarching strategy for India in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5625">decision 56/25</a>.</li></ol>

Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>
 Following discussions on the overarching strategy for the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve US $30,000 plus support costs of US $3,900 as part of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5627">decision 56/27</a>.
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the international methyl bromide compliance workshop, at a cost of US $101,200 plus agency support costs of US $13,156 for the Government of Israel.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $102,830 (including agency fees) against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution: US $17,909 in 2007 and US $84,921 in 2008;</li><li>US $114,356 (including agency fees) against the balance of IsraelÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2008;</li><li>US $2,799,005 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution: US $1,632,512 in 2006, US $764,499 in 2007 and US $401,994 in 2008</li><li>US $565,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution in 2008; and</li><li>US $191,436 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution in the 2006-2008 triennium.</li></ol></li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the requests for project preparation for HCFC demonstration projects for China and to urge the Government of China and UNDP to submit revised requests for consideration of the Committee in line with Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(e) and (f) and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>, to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of those revisions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for preparation of an MDI transition strategy in Ghana at the level of US $30,000, on the understanding that no further funds for phase-out in the MDI sector in Ghana would be available and that UNDP would take into consideration the views expressed at the present Meeting when implementing the project.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for preparation of an MDI transition strategy in Nicaragua.
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the two global requests for technical assistance to validate alternatives to HCFC technology in the foam sector and asked UNDP to resubmit them when the countries where those projects would be demonstrated were identified, and the information required in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>(i) had been provided.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion on how the implementing agencies would distribute the project preparation costs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $173,750 for the overarching HPMP strategy for India and note that those funds would be distributed as follows: US $113,750 plus agency support costs of US $8,531 for UNDP as lead agency, US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP, and US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for Germany; and</li><li>To approve a total of US $330,000 for the preparation of sector plans and agency support costs for UNDP as follows: US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,500 for the fire fighting and solvents sub-sectors; US $105,000 plus agency support costs of US $7,875 for the foam sub-sector; US $125,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,375 for the air-conditioning sector; and US $80,000 plus agency support costs of US $6,000 for the refrigeration manufacturing sector, on the condition that those approvals constituted a component of Stage 1 of the HPMP for India and that no further funding for project preparation would be requested for those sectors.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 Not to approve the request for additional funds to prepare a refrigeration servicing sector strategy for Indonesia as it had already been included in the funds approved for HPMP preparation at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and
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 To defer consideration of the request for funding for project preparation in the refrigeration air-conditioning manufacturing sector in Indonesia to its 57th Meeting.
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion on how the implementing agencies would distribute the project preparation costs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $173,750 consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5513">decision 55/13</a>(a) for the overarching HPMP strategy for the Islamic Republic of Iran; and</li><li>To note that those funds would be distributed as follows: US $113,750 plus agency support costs of US $8,531 for UNDP as lead agency, US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP, and US $30,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for Germany.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>While there was no consensus to proceed with the project at the present Meeting, several Members felt that it was an important one and asked that the project be reconsidered at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee. Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project for validation of the cost-effective use of locally-produced hydrocarbons as a refrigerant in refrigeration applications in Nigeria until its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting and to request UNDP to reformulate the project to take into account the views that had been expressed at the present Meeting, and the request for more information on the need for hydrocarbons.</p>

 To approve renewal of year 2 of phase II of the institutional strengthening project for Tuvalu, on the condition that no disbursement would be made until confirmed in a communication to the Fund Secretariat that the national ozone unit had a full-time ODS officer and that outstanding country programme data for 2006 and 2007 were submitted; and
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 To express to the Government of Tuvalu the comments appearing in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve institutional strengthening start-up funds for Timor-Leste at a level of US $40,000, on the condition that no funding would be disbursed until the instruments of ratification of the Montreal Protocol had been received by the United Nations depositary in New York.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to approve funding of the non-investment activities for India and the Islamic Republic of Iran as they were already embodied in the HPMP funding of US $195,000 requested by UNDP as lead agency;</li><li>To approve US $30,000 for India plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP as part of the approval for the overarching strategy in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5625">decision 56/25</a>; and</li><li>To approve US $30,000 for the Islamic Republic of Iran plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP as part of the approval for the overarching strategy in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5627">decision 56/27</a>.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for China at the level of US $140,000 plus agency support costs of US $18,200 for UNEP, on the condition that China provided a written agreement that those funds would constitute an advance on the final request for funding for a programme on communication and awareness to be submitted by UNEP as part of the full HPMP submission.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request to establish a separate network for Pacific island countries (PIC), maintaining an allocation for those countries within the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) to allow their participation in network meetings in the Asia and the Pacific region and encourage coordination; and</li><li>To note the above when approving the UNEP CAP budget and in reviewing the proposal to ensure linkage to the South East Asia and Pacific (SEAP) network.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for a compliance contingency budget and asked UNEP to include the activities within the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget, using the flexibility provided by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decision 47/24</a> to reallocate funding between UNEP CAP budget lines to accommodate changing priorities.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer the requests for project preparation for demonstration projects for China; and</li><li>To urge the Government of China and UNIDO to submit revised requests for consideration of the Committee in line with decisions 55/43(e) and (f) and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a> to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of an HCFC demonstration project in Jordan, at an amount of US $40,000 plus agency costs of US $3,000 for UNIDO.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to approve the request for a demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ141b in the manufacture of sandwich panels in Saudi Arabia; and</li><li>To urge UNIDO to resubmit the project once a decision on cut-off dates had been made.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for preparation of a sector plan to phase out HCFCs in the transport refrigeration and air-conditioning sub-sector in India, at an amount of US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,250 for UNIDO, on the condition that the approval constituted a component of Stage 1 of the HPMP for India and that no further funding for project preparation would be requested for the transport refrigeration and air-conditioning sub-sectors.</p>

 To approve funding for the second year of phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for Ecuador for one year only at a level of funding of US $88,400 plus agency support costs of US $6,630, without prejudice to the non-compliance mechanism of the Montreal Protocol; and
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 To express to the Government of Ecuador the comments appearing in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for funding for a sector plan to reduce the use of HCFCs in the foam manufacturing sector in Indonesia to its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting.
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on key issues arising from the assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium, prepared pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5544">decision 55/44</a> and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4087">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/19</a>;</li><li>To maintain the existing administrative cost regimes for the bilateral and implementing agencies for the 2009-2011 triennium;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to provide sufficient actual data in order to monitor the differences between administrative cost income and the costs incurred; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide the assumption for its administrative costs model, and in future requests for core unit funding to furnish administrative cost information distinguishing project-related activities from administrative costs.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2008 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4088">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/20</a>; and</li><li>To approve the requests for US $1,857,636 for core unit funding for 2009 for UNDP, US $1,857,636 for UNIDO, and US $1,663,347 for the World Bank, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4635">decision 46/35</a> and in the light of the above report and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5641">decision 56/41</a>(b) on key issues arising from the assessment of the administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4087">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/19</a>.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the CAP budget for 2009 at the amount of US $8,490,000 plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $679,200 and apply <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5641">decision 56/41</a> to the budget accordingly and to agree to the changes submitted by UNEP in its budget proposal;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions on the CAP budget to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>To expand the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines to accommodate changing priorities; and to provide details on the reallocations made in its budget following <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>; and</li><li>To report on the current post levels of staff and to inform the Executive Committee of any changes therein particularly in respect of increased budgetary allocations.</li></ol></li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacturing of metered-dose inhalers in Argentina, at the amount of US$2,806,874 plus agency support costs of US $210,516 to the World Bank, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Laboratorio Pablo Cassar├í will cease consumption of CFCs for non-essential uses and convert to a non-ODS technology at its own cost if the selection of the isobutane technology proposed by the enterprise is not approved by the local health authorities; and</li><li>The Government of Argentina will have flexibility in using the funding available for eligible activities it deems appropriate to achieve the complete phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector and in accordance with relevant decisions and guidelines of the Fund.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After having heard the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the sector plan for phase-out of CFC consumption in the MDI sector in China at a total cost of US $13.5 million plus agency support costs of US $1,012,500 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of China would have flexibility in using the funding available for eligible activities it deemed appropriate to achieve the complete phase-out of CFCs in the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) sector and in accordance with the relevant decisions and guidelines of the Fund; and</li><li>That no more funding would be approved by the Executive Committee for the phaseÔÇæout of CFCs in China.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project to phase-out use of CFCs in the manufacture of MDIs at the amount of US $409,359 plus agency support costs of US $30,702 for UNDP.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting the substantial counterpart contribution from the MDI manufacturing enterprises, the urgent need to complete the conversion of the MDI sector to non-CFC alternatives and the work undertaken by the Government of India, the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the national strategy for transition to non-CFC MDIs and plan for phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of pharmaceutical MDIs in India at US $10,202,267 plus agency support costs of US $851,700 (US $2,000,000 plus agency support costs of US $230,000 for the Government of Italy; US $8,082,267 plus agency support costs of US $606,170 for UNDP; and US $120,000 plus agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP), on the understanding the Government of India would have flexibility in using the funding approved for eligible activities that it considered adequate to achieve the complete phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector and in accordance with relevant decisions and guidelines of the Fund.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, having noted the commitment of the Government of Indonesia to the complete phase-out of CFC consumption used in the manufacturing of MDIs by the end of 2009, <u>decided </u>to approve the MDI technical assistance programme in Indonesia at the amount of US $155,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,950 for the World Bank, on the understanding that no more funding would be approved from the Fund for the phase-out of CFCs in Indonesia.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After having heard the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the plan for phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of pharmaceutical metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in Pakistan at the amount of US $449,996 plus agency support costs of US $33,750 for UNDP;</li><li>To approve the national strategy for transition to non-CFC MDIs at the amount of US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP; and</li><li>That the Government of Pakistan would have flexibility in using the funding available for eligible activities it deemed appropriate to achieve the complete phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector and in accordance with the relevant decisions and guidelines of the Fund.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project for validation of methyl formate as a blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam (phase I) in Brazil at a total cost of US $401,500 plus agency support costs of US $30,113 for UNDP, noting that the project was consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(e) and that it had been designed to disseminate the results from the validation of methyl formate technology in rigid and integral skin polyurethane foam applications globally, and on the understanding that the project would be the final validation project for methyl formate in the manufacture of rigid and integral skin polyurethane foams, and that approval of the project was without prejudice to consideration of the future funding request for phase II of the project by the Executive Committee.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the pilot project for validation of methyl formate in microcellular polyurethane foam applications (phase I) in Mexico at a total cost of US $291,500 plus agency support costs of US $21,862 for UNDP, noting that the project was consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(e) and that it had been designed to disseminate the results of the validation of methyl formate technology in microcellular polyurethane foam applications globally, and on the understanding that the project would be the final validation project for methyl formate in the manufacture of microcellular polyurethane foams, and that approval of the project was without prejudice to consideration of the future funding request for phase II of the project by the Executive Committee.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having resolved the issue with respect to post-2010 monitoring for the agreement (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2009 programme of the plan for phasing-out CFCs in the polyurethane foam sector in China and the associated tranche at a funding level of US $1,767,000 plus support costs of US $159,030 for the World Bank, on the understanding that funding for activities beyond 2009 would be released by the World Bank only after the work plan to be submitted to the 57th Meeting had been approved.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Secretariat recalled that the halon production/consumption sector plan was the first sector phase-out plan to have been approved, addressing both consumption and production. To date, US $61.9 million of the US $62 million approved for the overall plan had been released. China, through the World Bank, was requesting the release of the 12<sup>th</sup> and last tranche of US $100 000 for implementation of the 2009 programme. Having resolved the issue with respect to post-2010 monitoring of the agreement (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the release of the final tranche of the China halon sector plan at the amount of US $100,000 plus agency support costs of US $7,500 for the World Bank.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, after noting the level of counterpart funding, the positive results achieved in the introduction of alternative techniques, the fact that the revised project would complete the introduction of those techniques, the fact that the Government had committed itself to achieving phase-out by the end of 2013 and the cost-effective value of the revised project of US $10.50/kg, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project on the national phase-out for methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation (except for dates) in Egypt at a total cost of US $1,934,994 plus agency support costs of US $145,125 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to the Government of Egypt for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country; and</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the terminal project for the phase-out of methyl bromide used as a soil fumigant in the production of green beans and cucurbits in Morocco, at a total cost of US $1,437,594 plus agency support costs of US $84,750 for UNIDO and US $40,300 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Morocco for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country,</li><li>To approve the revised agreement between the Government of Morocco for the phaseÔÇæout of controlled uses of methyl bromide contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>], and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the project at a total cost of US $690,000 plus agency support costs for US $51,750 for UNIDO and US $310,000 plus agency support costs of US $40,300 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee, while commending the Government of Thailand for meeting a number of the project targets, <u>decided</u> to defer the request for funding the third tranche of the national methyl bromide phase-out plan to a future Meeting, once the activities initiated with the previously approved tranches had been implemented and the available funding had been disbursed or committed.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On that basis, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the project for the terminal phase-out of methyl bromide in Yemen, at an amount of US $601,450 plus agency support costs of US $76,159 for Germany, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Yemen for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country;</li><li>To approve the revised draft agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the terminal phase-out of methyl bromide in Yemen, at a total cost of US $201,450 plus agency support costs of US $25,509 for Germany, on the understanding that of that amount US $123,636 would be approved at the present Meeting and the balance of US $103,323 would be requested by the Government of Germany at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the technical assistance programme for the total phase-out of methyl bromide in tobacco, cut flowers, horticulture and post-harvest uses in Zambia, at an amount of US $289,548 plus agency support costs of US $21,716 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Zambia for the phaseÔÇæout of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country; and</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of Zambia and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On that basis, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requested tranche of US $18,334, plus agency support costs of US $1,375 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the World Bank would forward a copy of the report on the chiller replacement to the Secretariat when it became available.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the proposed 2009 work programme of the China sector plan for phasing out the production and consumption of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and the consumption of CFC-113 as a process agent (25 applications) under phase I;</li><li>To take note of the proposed plan to extend implementation of the CTC phase-out sector plan for both phase I and phase II beyond 2010 and the proposal to allocate the estimated unspent fund balance of US $1.3 million; and</li><li>To approve the 2009 annual programme at US $1.0 million and agency support costs of US $75,000 for the World Bank for phase I of the sector plan, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the Executive Committee at its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2008 annual programme.</li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2009 annual work programme of phase II of the sector plan for phasing out CTC production and consumption for process agents and other non-identified uses (phase II) at US $1.5 million, and agency support costs of US $112,500 for the World Bank, with the understanding that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the Executive Committee at its 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2008 annual programme.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having resolved the issue with respect to post-2009 monitoring of the agreement (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the 2009 work programme of the China CFC production closure programme at US $7.5 million and agency support costs of US $562,500 for the World Bank, noting that the request for funding and support costs would be submitted by the World Bank to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, together with a verification report on the implementation of the 2008 annual programme.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the revised agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee on the accelerated phase-out of CFC production in India contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>].</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer the issue of cut-off dates for the production sector to a future meeting, taking into account any further discussions on a cut-off date for HCFC consumption;</li><li>To further consider the issue of swing plants at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to provide a summary of information publicly available on relevant elements of the operation of the clean development mechanism and the amounts of HCFC-22 production available for credits as a first step;</li><li>To constitute and convene the production sector sub-group at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting to finalize the work of the contact group on elements of a future decision with respect to the HCFC production sector, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Adopting the practices and procedures laid out in paragraphs (a)(i)-(a)(vii) to (d) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1936">decision 19/36</a> of the Executive Committee for the HCFC production sector or excluding paragraph (a)(vii) which states that ÔÇ£the environmental clean-up of the ODS-producing facility should not constitute an incremental cost; however, it should be done in an environmentally responsible mannerÔÇØ;</li><li>Continuing to calculate production costs on the basis of closure taking into account foreign ownership and export to non-Article 5 components of facilities being closed or calculating production costs on the basis of closure, conversion, and/or redirection to feedstock taking into account foreign ownership and export to non-Article 5 components of facilities being closed;</li><li>Encouraging a synchronized production/consumption phase-out as part of the first HPMP;</li><li>Considering, as appropriate, providing incentives for early phase-out of HCFC production and/or providing disincentives for HCFC production that would be phased out later;</li><li>Requiring a robust monitoring system, similar to that used for the verification of the CTC phase-out, to monitor facilities that received funding but continued to produce HCFCs for feedstock uses;</li><li>Continuing the discussion on other issues including but not limited to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Technical audits for production sector in China under its HPMP; and</li><li>An analysis of costs for production closure versus conversion to HFCÔÇæ32 versus feedstock.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue its deliberations on the issue of second conversions and cut&#8209;off dates at its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, in light of the mandate provided by the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, and the information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4130">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/58</a> and annexes thereto.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the audited financial statement of the Fund as at 31 December 2007;
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 To note the Auditors&rsquo; request that the attention of the Meeting of the Parties should once again be drawn to the need for the long-outstanding contributions to be paid or written off; and
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 To request the Treasurer to record in the 2008 accounts the differences between the agencies&rsquo; provisional and final 2007 accounts as reflected in tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4131">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/59</a>.</li>
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56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2007 accounts as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4132">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/60</a>;</li><li>To note that, in order to complete the 2006 reconciliation exercise, a further update from UNEP and the World Bank was required on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $105,494 project support cost expenditures;</li><li>US $303 excess in the World BankÔÇÖs income to allow the Treasurer to offset that amount from future transfers;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the 2007 reconciliation of the accounts exercise was pending further explanation from the World Bank on the shortfall of US $2,686,741 in its income and US $45,161 surplus from UNEP in its income and to request UNEP and the World Bank to report on those two amounts to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that UNEP was still investigating an entry of US $93,622 in its 2007 final expenditures to explain the difference between the expenditures in its progress reports and in its provisional statement, and would report on those items at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request UNDP to adjust its 2007 expenditures by US $6,445 in 2008;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in 2008 the 2007 income of US $1,320,670 for UNDP, US $187,233 for UNEP, US $633,576 for UNIDO and US $1,838,022 for the World Bank in 2008; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record the 2007 expenditures of US $299,485 for UNDP in 2008.</li></ol>

 To approve the amount of US $2,714,587 in the revised 2009 budget of the Fund Secretariat contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64</a>] to cover the operational costs of the Secretariat, resulting in a total of US $6,135,678 with the inclusion of the 2009 salary component already approved at the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;
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 To note the amount of US $3,592,146 for the salary component in 2010 already approved at the 54<sup>th</sup> Meeting;
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 To approve the proposed 2011 salary component of the budget totalling US $3,771,753;
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 To allow the Secretariat, on a one-time basis, flexibility in the 2008 budget to exceed the 20 per cent limit to reallocate funds among budget lines and move anticipated savings of approximately US $50,000 from the sub-contract component to cover the overrun on conference service costs under the Executive Committee line in respect of having held the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in Bangkok, back-to-back with the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol in July 2008;
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 That the funds allocated to the position of the temporary staff assuming the role of the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in 2009 were limited to the budgetary allocation for that position only; and</li>
 <li>
 To reconsider the budget for this position concurrently with its decision on the future priorities and arrangements for the monitoring and evaluation programme.
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</ol>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, as well as the comments made by Committee Members.
</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to remove the preparation of a TPMP for Myanmar from the list of projects in light of UNEP's decision, in the absence of an official letter being received from that country, and agreed to assist the country to meet its 2010 compliance needs through the existing funds from the RMP, and UNEP's further assistance.</p>

56th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Government of Brunei Darussalam requesting the expeditious signature of the project documents to enable the implementation of the RMP;</li><li>UNEP and UNDP to prepare and submit to the Executive Committee at its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting an action plan for 2009 and 2010 to include activities that would enable Brunei Darussalam to achieve complete phase-out of CFCs by 2010; and</li><li>UNEP and UNDP to provide the Committee with an annual progress report on phaseÔÇæout activities in Brunei Darussalam.</li></ol>

 To hold its 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 30 March to 3 April 2009; and
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 To hold its 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Montreal tentatively from 6 to 10 July 2009.
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</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note, with appreciation, of the report on Secretariat activities;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat
 To prepare a report for the second session of the International Conference on Chemical Management (ICCM2), taking into account the guidance provided at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting and the letter sent to the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention;
 </li>
 <li>
 To circulate the draft report to interested Executive Committee Members and the Chair, by mid-April 2009 for review, before sending it to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management Secretariat in time for the May meeting;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Chief Officer to report back to the Executive Committee at its 58th Meeting on her attendance at ICCM2; and</li>
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 To note that the Chair might attend, as an observer, coordination meetings held in the margins of the Executive Committee Meetings. At the last Meeting of the year, if it was felt that the incoming Vice-Chair would benefit from continuity measures, the incumbent Chair could bring the matter to the attention of the Executive Committee.
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</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>];
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 <li>
 To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible;
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 <li> To urge Parties eligible to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism (FERM) to advise the Treasurer of their intention to do so before the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li>
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 To request the Treasurer to add to his report to the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee the list of Parties that had opted to use the FERM in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2009-2011.</li>
</ol>

Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3991">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/4</a>;</li><li>To note the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 57th Meeting amounting to US $449,113 against projects, which included the return of US $41,294 from UNDP, US $364,421 from UNEP, and US $43,398 from UNIDO;</li><li>To note the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 57th Meeting amounting to US $34,800 against projects, which included the return of US $5,042 from UNDP, US $25,487 from UNEP and US $4,271 from UNIDO;</li><li>To note the net level of funding and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 57th Meeting amounting to US $1,005,112 against projects;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce bilateral funding by the amount of US $448,876 for France which includes a balance of US $25,000 resulting from the applicable project support cost rate for UNIDO; US $23,798 for Italy; and US $57,965 for Japan; as reflected in Annex II of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3991">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/4</a>;</li><li>To record US $432,849 in interest accrued and US $41,624 in exchange gain as miscellaneous income to the Fund on receipt of equivalent amounts in cash;</li></ol></li><li>To note that France had transferred the project on ODS phase-out in 50 existing centrifugal chiller units in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/REF/37/INV/17) to UNIDO at the net level of funds of US $1,000,000 and support costs of US $75,000;</li><li>To note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $6,635,720 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $481,669 from UNDP, US $2,158,709 from UNEP, US $857,335 from UNIDO, and US $3,138,007 from the World Bank; and</li><li>To note that bilateral agencies had balances totalling US $289,465 excluding support costs from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $165,898 from France, US $43,947 from Denmark, US $80,225 from Finland, and minus US $605 from Italy.</li></ol>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Report on balances and availability of resources, Status of contributions and disbursements

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Report on balances and availability of resources, Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report on financial planning for the 2009-2011 triennium as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3992">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/5</a>;
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 To request that bilateral agencies specify the costs of planned activities in their annual business plans and attempt to remain within the estimates specified when submitting the relevant projects during the 2009-2011 triennium;</li>
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 To urge contributing Parties to make payments no later than 1 June each year in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties so as to enable full commitment of the US $490 million budget during the 2009-2011 triennium, as provided in paragraph 3 of decision XX/10 of the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties;
 </li>
 <li> To urge those contributing Parties with arrears from the 2006-2008 triennium to pay them during 2009 as they accounted for US $43.2 million of the US $73.9 million carry&#8209;over from the 2006-2008 triennium;</li>
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 To request those contributing Parties that had not provided for accelerated encashment of promissory notes to consider allowing an accelerated encashment schedule or adjusting their encashment schedule for future promissory notes so that they corresponded to the year in which the contributions were due;</li>
 <li> To urge countries with economies in transition that had never paid to make their contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the 2009-2011 triennium;</li>
 <li> To adopt a resource allocation of US $106 million in 2009, US $181 million in 2010, and US $203 million in 2011;
 </li>
 <li>
 To consider the availability of cash flow for the 2011 budget at the first Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2011 in light of the collection of interest, the payment of contributions from countries that had not previously paid, and any losses due to non&#8209;payment or the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism; and</li>
 <li>
 In the context of business planning, to monitor the impact of the allocation of annual tranche funding in multi-year agreements on the new indicative allocation of US $340.6 million in the budget for the 2009-2011 triennium to enable as many HCFC phase-out plans for as many countries as possible to be accommodated during the triennium.</li>
</ol>

Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Risk assessments

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Risk assessments <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain and the four implementing agencies addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3993">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/6</a>;</li><li>The completion of 13 of the 33 projects listed that had been considered as projects with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments of progress or some progress and report to and notify Governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>With appreciation, the comments received from 53 countries on the risk indicators;</li><li>With appreciation, that thus far 92 countries had indicated their confidence in complying with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol after having reviewed the risk assessment;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage interested Article 5 Parties to conduct their own compliance risk assessment making full use of the methodology and indicators developed by the Secretariat;</li><li>To consider further the role of the Secretariat with respect to the assessment of the risks of non-compliance in the context of work programmes on monitoring and evaluation;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3993">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/6</a>9];</li><li>To note the completion of the Recovery and recycling of CFCs project (URT/REF/36/TAS/14), that had been considered for cancellation, and to request the Government of Germany to proceed with the submission of the project completion report:</li><li>To cancel the refrigeration project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/FOA/28/INV/50) as the milestone set for the company at the 56<sup>th</sup> Meeting had not been met.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Consolidated business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated 2009-2011 business plan of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a href="/media/3994" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/7</a>;</li><li>With concern that the amounts in the business plans exceeded the budget for the triennium owing largely to the uncertainty in the costing of HCFC activities;</li></ol></li><li>That requests for HCFC investment projects and sector plans should be consistent with the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a> and provide an indication of how those investment projects related to the HPMP and an indication of when the HPMP would be submitted;</li><li>That the value of annual tranches for HCFC multi-year agreement activities should be considered in HPMP proposals in the light of budgetary restrictions;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to continue their efforts to implement approved projects to ensure the expected phase-out of 8,836 ODP tonnes in 2009;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting, a strategic analysis to assist the Executive Committee in providing guidance to the bilateral and implementing agencies on how to equitably allocate, in their 2010 and 2011 business plans, funds for all eligible Article 5 countries to enable them to comply with the HCFC 2013 freeze and the 2015 10 per cent reduction, within the limits of available resources. The strategic analysis should take into consideration any decisions on HCFC costs and funding eligibility taken by the Executive Committee prior to the 59th Meeting, and present options on how funding could be allocated, taking into account countriesÔÇÖ total HCFC consumption and the sectoral distribution of that consumption;</li><li>To remove from the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ business plans:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>All metered-dose inhaler strategies;</li><li>All HCFC production components;</li><li>All HCFC foam demonstration projects except:</li></ol></li></ol><table><caption>*An indicative cap on the value of this project was applied to the activity.</caption><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Sector / Sub-sector</td><td>Total value of demonstration project (US $)</td><td><p>Total ODS (ODP</p><p>tonnes)</p></td><td>Project preparation (US $000)</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>UNDP</td><td>Validation of methylal in foams</td><td>499,000</td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>World Bank</td><td>Demonstration of pre-blended hydrocarbon polyol for foam system house</td><td>1,000,000*</td><td>60.0</td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>World Bank</td><td><p>Use of hydrocarbon blowing agents in the insulation foam</p><p>for solar energy water heaters</p></td><td>840,000</td><td>20.0</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>World Bank</td><td>Replace HCFC-141b with liquid carbon dioxide in spray foam applications</td><td>323,000</td><td>20.0</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>Validation of low cost</p><p>hydrocarbons in foams</p></td><td>462,000</td><td>0.0</td><td>32</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="4"><li>All HCFC refrigeration demonstration projects, noting that the project in Jordan had been reclassified as an investment project;</li><li>All HCFC solvent demonstration projects;</li><li>All ODS disposal projects except:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Project</td><td>Total value of demonstration project (US $)</td><td>Total ODS (ODP tonnes)</td><td>Project preparation cost (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>UNDP</td><td><p>ODS disposal</p><p>project</p></td><td>753,000</td><td>75</td><td>43,000</td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>UNDP</td><td>ODS disposal project</td><td>753,000</td><td>75</td><td>32,000</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>World Bank</td><td><p>ODS disposal</p><p>project</p></td><td>0</td><td>60</td><td>54,000</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>ODS disposal</p><p>project</p></td><td>645,000</td><td>40</td><td>86,000</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>World Bank</td><td>ODS disposal project</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>54,000</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>UNIDO</td><td><p>ODS disposal</p><p>project</p></td><td>538,000</td><td>14</td><td>65,000</td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional:</p><p>Asia and the Pacific</p></td><td>Japan</td><td><p>ODS disposal</p><p>demonstration project</p></td><td>200,000</td><td>Not available</td><td>Not specified</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>To include in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/3983" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>] the list of ODS disposal projects removed from the business plans and explanations of those maintained in the business plans with respect to selection criteria; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document containing criteria and guidelines for the selection of ODS disposal projects for consideration of the Committee at its 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, taking into account decision XX/7 of the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties, and the contact group discussions on ODS disposal project selection held at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the 2009-2011 business plans on bilateral cooperation submitted by Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, and Japan as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3995">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/8</a>;</li><li>To note sub-paragraph (f)(iii) in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-576">decision 57/6</a> in connection with the HCFC foam demonstration project in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To request the Government of Germany to provide input on the amounts for ODS phase-out in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To remove:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional project preparation for the refrigeration servicing sector in India in GermanyÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>The regional refrigeration association in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in HungaryÔÇÖs business plan.</li></ol></li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the planned activities for 2009 in UNDPÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3996">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/9</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note the planned activities for 2010 and 2011 in UNDPÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3996">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/9</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below;</li><li>With regard to the 2009-2011 business plan as a whole:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note sub-paragraph (f) in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-576">decision 57/6</a> with regard to metered-dose inhaler transition strategies, HCFC foam demonstration projects, HCFC refrigeration demonstration projects, HCFC solvent demonstration projects, and ODS disposal activities;</li><li>To note the removal by UNDP of the following ODS disposal activities:</li></ol></li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>To include the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td>Total value in 2009 (US $)</td><td>Total value in 2010 (US $)</td><td>Total value in 2011 (US $)</td><td>Total value after 2011 (US $)</td><td>Total ODS (ODP tonnes)</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Project preparation for air- conditioning sectors, Excluding air-to-air conditioning</td><td>118,000</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Air conditioning sector plan</td><td>0</td><td>5,000,000</td><td>5,000,000</td><td>10,000,000</td><td>200</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the planned activities for 2009 in UNEPÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3997">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/10</a>, and subject to the consideration contained in sub-paragraph (c) below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note the planned activities for 2010 and 2011 in UNEPÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3997">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/10</a>, and subject to the consideration contained in sub-paragraph (c) below;</li><li>With regard to the 2009-2011 business plan as a whole, to note sub-paragraph (f) in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-576">decision 57/6</a> with regard to HCFC refrigeration servicing demonstration project preparation;</li><li>To remove the regional workshops on preventing new uses of methyl bromide (MB) from UNEPÔÇÖs business plan and to request UNEP to work with other implementing agencies to identify gaps in regional MB projects in Africa for consideration in future business plan activities;</li><li>With respect to the individual HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) requests for Pacific Island countries:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To limit the total funding available for HPMP preparation to US $ 300,000 in the first instance;</li><li>To request UNEP to explore with those countries the opportunities for taking a regional approach to HPMP preparation, to consult further on a regional approach to implementation, and to report to the Executive Committee on the outcomes of those consultations at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, if timing so permitted.</li></ol></li><li>To limit UNEP to disbursing up to 50 per cent of approved project preparation costs for HPMP preparation until a partner agency capable of providing investment funding had been identified or a letter received from the country indicating that it was aware that it would not receive investment funding for its HPMP as UNEP could not provide such funding and that it would not ask UNEP to share its project preparation funds in order to develop investment components, including recovery and recycling equipment; and</li><li>To approve the 2009 performance indicators and targets for UNEP as contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the planned activities for 2009 in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3998">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/11</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note the planned activities for 2010 and 2011 in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3998">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/11</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below;</li><li>With regard to the 2009-2011 business plan as a whole:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note sub-paragraph (f) in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-576">decision 57/6</a> with regard to HCFC foam and refrigeration demonstration projects, HCFC production activities and ODS disposal activities;</li><li>To include the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project</td><td><p>Total value in 2009</p><p>(US $)</p></td><td><p>Total value in 2010</p><p>(US $)</p></td><td><p>Total value in 2011</p><p>(US $)</p></td><td><p>Total value after 2011</p><p>(US $)</p></td><td><p>Total ODS (ODP</p><p>tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td><p>Air-to-air conditioning investment</p><p>project preparation</p></td><td>70,000</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td><p>HCFC investment project preparation</p><p>for XPS foam sector plan</p></td><td>48,000</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td><p>HCFC investment project preparation</p><p>for the solvent sector</p></td><td>22,000</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td><p>Investment project in the air-to-air</p><p>conditioning sector</p></td><td>0</td><td>1,075,000</td><td>1,075,000</td><td>0</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td><p>Investment project in the XPS foam</p><p>sector</p></td><td>0</td><td>860,000</td><td>860,000</td><td>0</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Investment project in the solvent sector</td><td>0</td><td>430,000</td><td>430,000</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To approve the 2009 performance indicators and targets for UNIDO as contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the planned activities for 2009 in the World BankÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3999">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/12</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of projects identified therein nor their funding levels;</li><li>To note the planned activities for 2010 and 2011 in the World BankÔÇÖs 2009-2011 business plan as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3999">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/12</a>, and subject to the considerations contained in sub-paragraph (c) below;</li><li>With regard to the 2009-2011 business plan as a whole, to note sub-paragraph (f) in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-576">decision 57/6</a> with regard to HCFC production activities, HCFC foam demonstration projects and ODS disposal activities; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
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<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note:
 With appreciation, the Consultant&rsquo;s report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4000">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/13</a>;
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 The express agreement of the Members of the Executive Committee to continue with the function of monitoring and evaluation at the current budget level and that the post should remain staffed by a highly qualified professional; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare and submit to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, for approval, the terms of reference and workload for the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (SMEO), taking into consideration that the Members of the Executive Committee reaffirmed that the position of SMEO should retain independence and was best situated in the Secretariat. The Secretariat should propose additional responsibilities to the workload and the terms of reference, including work on climate benefits, risk of non-compliance, auditing and increased emphasis on monitoring functions, and taking into account that the work should be relevant and helpful for HCFC phase-out. In addition, the terms of reference should include a provision for such a position to be fixed-term in line with the standard practice of other international funding institutions.
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57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in the document on annual tranche submission delays (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4001">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/14</a>);</li><li>To note that 58 of the 90 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries regarding the annual tranches that had not been submitted to two or more consecutive Meetings, as indicated in Table 1 in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], with the reasons stated for the delay, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to take actions to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that tranches due for submission could be presented to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, provided that sufficient progress had been made;</li><li>That letters should be sent to the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies and applicable Article 5 countries regarding the annual tranches that had been due for submission to the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting, as indicated in Table 2 in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], with the reasons stated for the delay, and to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to take actions to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that tranches due for submission could be presented to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, provided that sufficient progress had been made; and</li><li>To encourage:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of India to submit its CFC production sector requests to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>The Government of Costa Rica to expedite the implementation of the existing tranches of its methyl bromide phase-out plan, in order to submit the next tranche for approval as soon as possible;</li><li>The Governments of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Maldives to expedite the implementation of their terminal phase-out management plans in order to submit the 2009 annual tranches for review as soon as possible;</li><li>The Government of the Dominican Republic to submit a complete verification report of its national phase-out plan to the 58th Meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to Afghanistan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the 2008 work programme for the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP);</li><li>To note the verification report on 2007 CFC consumption; and</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2009-2010;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Brunei Darussalam, to take note of the progress report on the implementation of the refrigerant management plan and to approve the annual implementation plan for 2009;</li><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the work plan for the foam sector in China for 2010 to 2012; and</li><li>To provide China with the flexibility defined in Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4637">decision 46/37</a>;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Fiji:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan (TPMP); and</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2009;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Jordan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the complete phase-out of the use of methyl bromide (MB);</li><li>To authorize the release of US $499,930 to the Government of Germany for the fourth tranche of the project; and</li><li>To request the Government of Germany to continue monitoring the phase-out of MB in Jordan and to report back regularly to the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the plan for terminal phase-out of CTC provided by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to present a financial report on all disbursements so far incurred, including storage costs, to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Trinidad and Tobago, to note the successful verification of its compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption under the TPMP in 2007.</li></ol>

General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>Following the report from the facilitator of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that bilateral and implementing agencies should not submit for the Committee&rsquo;s consideration requests for funding of tranches of multi-year agreements with low rates of implementation of activities initiated with previously approved tranches and where the rate of disbursement of funding available from the previously approved tranche was less than 20 per cent, even when the levels of consumption of the ODS under consideration were below the maximum allowable levels under the Montreal Protocol and in the Agreement between the Government concerned and the Executive Committee.
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57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the HCFC phase-out management plan and the fifth tranche of the national phase-out plan to be implemented by UNEP in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, upon confirmation by UNEP regarding the means of distributing the funds to the country;</li><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Botswana and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP), as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], at a total amount in principle of US $205,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,650 for the Government of Germany, and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>];</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Equatorial Guinea and the Executive Committee for the TPMP, as contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], at a total amount in principle of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,400 for UNEP, and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>];</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for the TPMP, as contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>], at a total amount in principle of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,950 (US $12,350 for UNEP and US $3,600 for UNDP), and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>]; and</li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project initiating regional cooperation to enforce ODS trade controls in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia network countries (first tranche) for one year only, to be implemented by the Government of the Czech Republic and UNEP, at a level of funding of US $ 80,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,465 for the Czech Republic, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The approval was without prejudice to future funding approvals for the remaining year proposed for the project; and</li><li>In requesting funding for the second year, the Government of the Czech Republic and UNEP would prepare a joint report on the outputs of the networkÔÇÖs first year of operation;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 57<sup>th</sup> Meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $99,440 (including agency fees) against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009;</li><li>US $90,965 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Czech RepublicÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009;</li><li>US $202,367 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009;</li><li>US $1,748,779 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009;</li><li>US $152,550 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009.</li></ol></li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for validation of low-cost hydrocarbons in foams in Egypt, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(e), at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation requests for ODS disposal pilot projects for Brazil and Ghana at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project preparation request for methyl bromide phaseÔÇæout in Guatemala.</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>noted</u> the approval of the project initiating regional cooperation to enforce ODS trade controls in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia network countries (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5717">decision 57/17</a>(a)) and <u>decided</u> to approve UNEPÔÇÖs component for one year only, at the level of funding of US $51,230, plus agency support costs of US $6,663 for UNEP.</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for Phase I of the institutional strengthening project for Armenia, for two years only, at the total amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO.</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for a pilot project for ODS disposal for Turkey at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>]; and</li><li>To include the request for project preparation for ODS disposal activities for Mexico in the work programme for UNIDO and to approve the project at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests for project preparation for three demonstration projects in China in line with decisions 55/43(e) and 56/16(i), at the amounts indicated below:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for phase-out of HCFC in spray foam: US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,250 for the World Bank;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for phase-out of HCFC in foam insulation for water heaters: US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,250 for the World Bank; and</li><li>Preparation of demonstration project for phase-out of HCFC for foam system house: US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol></li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation requests for ODS disposal pilot projects for Indonesia and the Philippines at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3983">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/69</a>].</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Recalling the special situation of Iraq as a new Party to the Montreal Protocol and its potential difficulties in achieving the complete phase-out of Annexes A and B substances, as discussed by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at their Twentieth Meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the project for the conversion from CFC-11 to methylene chloride in the production of flexible slabstock foam at Al Hadi Co., at a total cost of US $126,457, plus agency support costs of US $11,381 for UNIDO, without prejudice to the non-compliance mechanism of the Montreal Protocol, and on the understanding that no other project for the phase-out of CFCs in the foam sector would be approved for Iraq outside the national phase-out plan.</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of these developments, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project for the replacement of refrigerant CFC-12 with isobutane and of the foam blowing agent CFC-11 with cyclopentane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and chest freezers at Light Industries Company, at a total funding level of US $2,161,581, plus agency support costs of US $162,119 for UNIDO, without prejudice to the non-compliance mechanism of the Montreal Protocol, and on the understanding that no other project for the phase-out of CFCs in the refrigeration manufacturing sector would be approved for Iraq outside the national phase-out plan.</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Having heard the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the national ODS phase-out plan in Bangladesh, including the efforts of Bangladesh to effectively reduce its consumption of CFCs in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>To take note of the verification report on 2004-2007 CFC consumption;</li><li>To apply the penalty clause in the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee calculated, on an exceptional basis, at 5 per cent of the amount for each of the second, third and fourth tranches being submitted to the Executive Committee for approval, for reasons of non-compliance with the Agreement, on the basis of the following considerations that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The levels of CFCs used in the refrigeration servicing sector alone had been reduced from 232.1 ODP tonnes in 2004 to 59.9 ODP tonnes in 2008;</li><li>The status of non-compliance by Bangladesh with its Agreement was attributable to a large extent to the CFC consumption associated with the manufacturing of CFC metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), for which a phase-out project had only been approved by the Executive Committee at its 52nd Meeting, in 2007;</li></ol></li><li>Using the method outlined in sub-paragraph (c) above, to apply a total penalty of US $44,575 for the second, third and fourth tranches of the national ODS phase out plan for Bangladesh;</li><li>To approve the second, third and fourth tranches of the national ODS phase-out plan for Bangladesh at a total funding level of US $669,750, plus agency support costs of US $50,231 for UNDP, and US $177,175, plus agency support costs of US $23,033, for UNEP, which took into account the penalty using the method outlined in subÔÇæparagraph (c) above;</li><li>To note that the maximum level of CFC consumption for both the refrigeration servicing and the pharmaceutical sub-sectors in 2009 was 53.0 ODP tonnes as stipulated in the Agreement, and if this amount was exceeded the Executive Committee might consider applying paragraph 10 of the Agreement on reductions in funding in full, for failure to comply;</li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh and UNDP to submit a progress report on the implementation of the national ODS phase-out plan for Bangladesh and the project for the phase-out of CFCs in the MDI sector to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That verification of consumption had to be provided as part of the request for every second funding tranche under the Agreement between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee approved at the 38<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To take note of the annual implementation report of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Nigeria for 2008;</li><li>To approve the programme for implementation of the NPP for Nigeria for 2009; and</li><li>To approve the sixth tranche (2007) of the NPP for Nigeria at a total cost of US $385,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,770 for UNDP, with the expectation that verification reports for 2007 and 2008 would be submitted to the Secretariat in time for the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the national phase-out plan (NPP) for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela during the years 2007 and 2008;</li><li>That the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was in non-compliance with its Agreement with the Executive Committee for the year 2006;</li><li>That the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had taken action to effectively return to compliance with the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above, for the year 2007;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as reported by UNIDO, to export or destroy any remaining stockpiled CFCs;</li></ol></li><li>To apply the penalty clause in the Agreement calculated at 20 per cent of the amount of the tranche being submitted to the Executive Committee for approval, for reasons of non- compliance with the Agreement, on the basis of the following considerations that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>It was the first time that the country had been in non-compliance with the Agreement;</li><li>Non-compliance with the Agreement would not lead to aggregated consumption for all years of the Agreement being larger than the aggregated values of the agreed consumption for those years; and</li><li>The country had returned to compliance without additional assistance from the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>Using the method outlined in sub-paragraph (b) above, to apply a penalty of US $128,366 to the fourth tranche of the NPP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of the NPP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the amount of US $513,465, plus agency support costs of US $38,510 for UNIDO, which took into account the penalty calculated using the method outlined in subÔÇæparagraph (b) above;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, no later than eight weeks prior to the 61st Meeting of the Executive Committee, a verification of the level of stockpiles of CFCs at the end of the years 2008 and 2009, any export of CFCs during 2008 and 2009, and the destruction of any remaining CFCs not exported prior to December 2009; and</li><li>To approve the implementation programme for 2009, with the flexibility to include the need for the additional verification requested in sub-paragraph (e) above.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to include the review of licences for the sale of CFCs to MDI manufacturers in 2008 and 2009 as part of the verification report to be submitted to the 60th Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To urge the Government of China and the World Bank to make all efforts to submit the verification report as early as possible in 2010 in order to resolve any potential issues in advance of the dispatch of documents to Members of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To release US $7.5 million, and the associated support costs of US $562,500, to the World Bank for the implementation of the 2009 work programme for the China CFC production sector Agreement, in light of the verification results indicating that China had met the CFC production reduction target as established in the CFC production sector Agreement for the year 2008.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To approve the country programme for Equatorial Guinea, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels; and</li>
 <li> To request the Government of Equatorial Guinea to submit information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para 135) using the approved on-line format. The initial report covering the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2009.</li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the status report on the further analysis of the &ldquo;functional unit approach&rdquo; contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4046">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/59</a>;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare a document presenting four concrete examples of the application of the methodology to two technologies in the foam sector and two in the refrigeration sector for submission to the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee for further consideration of the methodology; and
 </li>
 <li> To discuss issues related to the type of incentives to be associated with the indicators being developed, and other relevant questions relating to the indicators, no later than the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting.
 </li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following the report from the informal meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 That the two Members proposing new approaches should submit information regarding their proposals to the Secretariat as soon as possible;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to post the minutes of the informal meeting on HCFC phase&#8209;out policy issues, and institutional strengthening, including the approaches proposed by the two members, on the Multilateral Fund Intranet by 10 April 2009, for comment by Executive Committee Members;</li>
 <li> To request Members to submit their comments on the posted document to the Secretariat, no later than 24 April 2009; and</li>
 <li> To further request the Secretariat to prepare a document compiling and analysing the new approaches proposed, and the intersessional comments from Members, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting.
 </li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>Following the presentation of the report and the Sub-group&rsquo;s recommendations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note that, when preparing any production sector projects, it was understood that, in accordance with usual practice, preparation of production sector phase-out activities would start after the Executive Committee had decided to initiate a technical audit of relevant production facilities;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat:
 To undertake an analysis of the technical feasibility of redirecting HCFC-22 production from controlled uses to feedstock uses;
 </li>
 <li>
 If such redirection was found technically feasible, to consider in the analysis options for ensuring that any redirection to feedstock uses was sustained;
 </li>
 <li>
 To consider in the analysis any costs for downstream facilities (for example those that produced polytetrafluoroethylene) associated with the redirected HCFC feedstock use; and</li>
 <li>
 To make the analysis available in time for the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li> To note the information provided by the Secretariat on the Clean Development Mechanism and the amounts of HCFC-22 production available for credits; and</li>
 <li> To consider, at its 59th Meeting, the following issues in particular, but not limited to:
 Decision XIX/6 (paragraph 15) of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;
 </li>
 <li>
 HCFC-141b production;</li>
 <li>
 Cut-off dates;</li>
 <li>
 Swing plants.</li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the Secretariat&rsquo;s paper (document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4050">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/63</a>) on review of the current funding arrangements for institutional strengthening (IS);
 </li>
 <li>
 To continue to fund requests for the renewal of IS projects up to the end of December 2010 at current levels pending final resolution of the matter by the Executive Committee at its 58th Meeting; and
 </li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to continue its work on objectives, indicators and formats so that the results could be applied to requests for renewal of IS projects submitted by the countries from the beginning of 2010 onwards.</li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on the facility for additional income from loans and other sources (<a target="_blank" href="/media/4051">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/64</a>).</li><li>To prepare a paper on a special funding facility within the Multilateral Fund, together with an executive summary. The paper should take into account the views that had been expressed at the 57th Meeting as compiled by the Secretariat, and would be posted on its intranet, together with any views received by the Secretariat during the intersessional period; and</li><li>To submit the revised paper to the Executive Committee at its 58th Meeting.</li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on reconciliation of the 2006 and 2007 accounts as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/4052">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/57/65</a>;</li><li>To note that reconciliation of the 2006 and 2007 accounts had been completed for UNEP;</li><li>To note the return of the US $45,161 surplus for UNEP and to request the Treasurer to offset this amount against future transfers to UNEP;</li><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs explanation on the shortfall of US $2,686,741 and to request the Treasurer to return US $1,176,270 to the World Bank;</li><li>To note that follow-up actions on the 2006-2007 reconciliation of the accounts exercise had been completed for UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO; and</li><li>That the 2006-2007 reconciliation of the accounts exercise is pending the following reports to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A report from the World Bank, on the amount of US $303; and</li><li>A report from the Treasurer verifying that the amount of US $1,510,471 had been deducted twice from the transfers that had been made to the World Bank.</li></ol></li></ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To maintain the status quo of holding three meetings a year;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to organize, within the next year, one meeting with a duration of four days, rather than five days;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to monitor the time and workload at Meetings of the Executive Committee as compared to meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the Open-Ended Working Group; and</li>
 <li> To place the issue of the operation of Executive Committee Meetings on the agenda for the 61st Meeting, taking into consideration the experience gained pursuant to sub&#8209;paragraph (b) and the findings of sub-paragraph (c) above.
 </li>
</ol>

</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request the relevant implementing agencies to submit to the Secretariat a report on the status of implementation of the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) investment projects approved so far by the Executive Committee, no later than 10 April 2009;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to circulate, intersessionally, the amended report on the status of agreements to convert MDI manufacturing facilities in Article 5 countries and implementation of approved projects to Members of the Executive Committee, for their comments, no later than 30 April 2009; and</li>
 <li>
 To submit the revised report, cleared by the Chair of the Executive Committee, to the 29th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties, no later than 15 May 2009,</li>
</ol>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>After considering the report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to complete the report on the progress made in reducing emissions of controlled substances from process agent uses, taking into account comments provided by Executive Committee Members and, following approval of the final text by the Chair of the Executive Committee, to submit it to the 29<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.
</p>

57th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to give the Secretariat the mandate to provide the Ozone Secretariat with a section on the Multilateral Fund&rsquo;s funding modalities for the report on possible funding opportunities for the management and destruction of ozone depleting substance banks to be transmitted to the Parties at the 29th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</p>

</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To hold its 58th Meeting in Montreal from 6 to 10 July 2009;</li>
 <li>
 To hold its 59th Meeting in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) from 10 to 14 November 2009, back-to-back with the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to attempt to offset the additional cost incurred by holding the 59th Meeting in Sharm El Sheikh using savings made in other budget lines and to report on any outstanding amount to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and
 </li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 60th Meeting an historical analysis of the cost of Executive Committee Meetings.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 To note the list of Parties that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism when making their contributions to the Multilateral Fund during the 2009-2011 replenishment period, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>]; and</li>
 <li>
 To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.
 </li>
</ol>

Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>After having heard the explanation by the representative of the World Bank, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3929">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/4</a>;</li><li>The net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $801,736 against projects, which included the return of US $59,829 from UNDP, US $209,562 from UNEP, US $64,015 from UNIDO, and US $468,330 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounting to US $54,641 against projects, which included the return of US $4,396 from UNDP, US $14,621 from UNEP, US $6,426 from UNIDO, and US $29,198 from the World Bank;</li><li>The net level of funds and support costs being returned to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting by the bilateral agencies amounting to US $309,713 against projects;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $5,290,966, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $519,466 from UNDP, US $1,530,274 from UNEP, US $521,077 from UNIDO, and US $2,720,149 from the World Bank;</li><li>That France had balances totalling US $165,917, including support costs, from projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the World Bank had informed the Committee at its 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting that it was returning the un-obligated balance of US $461,338 against two institutional strengthening projects and the total CFC phase-out for Turkey, which had been completed in 2005, as well as US $28,289 in support costs; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce bilateral funding by US $47,598 for Canada, US $43,947 for Denmark, US $76,855 for Finland, and US $78,451 for Italy; and to record US $59,363 in interest accrued; and</li><li>To apply US $62,862 for future bilateral projects against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for the previous triennia.</li></ol></li></ol>

Implementation delays and status reports, Tranche submission delays

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2009 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/5</a> and Add.1;</li><li>That US $47.5 million in activities required for compliance had not been submitted to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That the value of forward commitments approved at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting was below that in the 2009-2011 business plan of the Multilateral Fund by US $5,129,388;</li><li>The information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, Italy Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/5</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit those activities required for compliance in the 2009 business plans to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that 23 of the 73 annual tranches of multi-year agreements due for submission had been submitted on time to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, but the remaining 50 had not been;</li><li>To note that letters should be sent for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 1 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/5</a>3], that had been due for submission to the 57<sup>th</sup> and 58<sup>th</sup> Meetings, with the reasons indicated for the delay, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to take action to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that the overdue tranches could be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To note that letters should be sent for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 2 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/5</a>3], that had been due for submission to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, with the reasons indicated for the delay, and to encourage implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 Governments to submit those annual tranches to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To encourage the Government of Costa Rica to expedite completion of the existing tranche in order to submit the annual tranches for the methyl bromide project in Costa Rica;</li><li>To encourage the Government of India to complete the documentation necessary for the accelerated CFC production closure project in India, as soon as possible; and</li><li>To note that the level of annual tranches submitted for approval to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounted to US $7,238,300 and, as a result, the total level of commitments for the period 2010 to 2014 would amount to US $108.7 million.</li></ol>

Article 5 countries, Implementation delays and status reports, Institutional

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries, Implementation delays and status reports, Institutional <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Germany, Japan, and the four implementing agencies addressed in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3932">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/6</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>The completion of one of the 19 projects listed with implementation delays and the removal of another project from the list of projects with implementation delays, owing to progress;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would continue monitoring those projects listed in Table 1 of Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] as having hadÔÇ£some progressÔÇØ, and report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request additional status reports on the projects listed in Table 2 of Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To cancel the following projects by mutual agreement of the implementing agencies and countries concerned:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>BEN/PHA/49/PRP/15</td><td>Project preparation for TPMP in Benin</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>TRI/FUM/49/TAS/19</td><td>Technical assistance on MB in Trinidad and Tobago</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>IVC/ARS/46/INV/23</td><td>Phase-out of CFC-12 in the manufacture of cosmetics aerosols by conversion to hydrocarbon aerosol propellant (HAP) at COPACI, Abidjan, C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire</td></tr></tbody></table>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Following a discussion, the Chair invited interested Members to meet informally with the Secretariat to come to an agreement on outstanding issues. Following the report to plenary on the informal consultation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the document &ldquo;Terms of reference and workload for the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (decisions 56/8(e) and 57/12)&rdquo; presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3934">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/7</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To agree on the assessment of the workload of the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3934">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/7</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To adopt the revised job description for the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer as presented in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>];</li>
 <li>
 To agree that the maximum period of engagement of the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer should be up to ten years, consistent with appointment practices in other agencies; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to reflect, in the future work plan, the discussions held at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting regarding short-term and medium-term needs.</li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>
 Following the discussion, the Chair invited interested Members to meet informally with the Secretariat to come to an agreement on outstanding issues. Following the report to plenary on the informal consultation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the final report on the evaluation of terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3935">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/8</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request:
 Bilateral and implementing agencies assisting Article 5 countries in implementing TPMPs to provide the National Ozone Units regularly with updated financial reports on fund disbursement and commitments associated with the activities in the TPMP projects so that they would be in a position to account to their respective governments;</li>
 <li>
 Article 5 countries to give due consideration to enhancing their data collection and monitoring systems for control of ODS trade in order to improve the quality and reliability of the import/export data from customs authorities, companies and servicing workshops, where applicable;</li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies, when implementing the last tranche(s) of the TPMPs, to advise and assist Article 5 countries in reviewing current ODS regulations, including licensing systems, and in incorporating import/export regulations on HCFCs;</li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to consider establishing effective and targeted monitoring and reporting mechanisms, which could include establishment of programme management units if countries chose to do so, in order to ensure adequate assessment, monitoring and reporting of the results of TPMPs, in particular regarding recovery and recycling and end-user projects;
 </li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies assisting Article 5 countries to provide information on technical feasibility and economic viability when considering the establishment of new ODS reclamation and recycling centres in future requests for TPMP tranches;
 </li>
 <li>
 Article 5 countries, when developing and/or designing training programmes for technicians, to include specific modalities for assisting the refrigeration service technicians who had not received formal training; and</li>
 <li>
 To encourage Article 5 countries to establish and/or strengthen refrigeration technicians&rsquo; associations in order to promote good practices in the refrigeration sector through recovery, recycling, leak detection and prevention of unnecessary use of ODS.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3936">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/9</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To urge the bilateral and implementing agencies to accelerate implementation of the current chiller projects with co-funding modalities and to provide a progress report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, as requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4726">decision 47/26</a>(f);
 </li>
 <li>
 To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to continue in their efforts to explore the applicability of carbon market instruments and other forms of co-financing, as appropriate, for the replacement of HCFC equipment, particularly chiller equipment; and</li>
 <li>
 To urge the bilateral and implementing agencies, for any activities related to chiller conversions they might undertake in the context of HCFC phase-out management plans, to complete a thorough analysis of the technical, economic, financial, co-funding and environmental issues associated with the replacement, and to demonstrate the economic viability and long-term sustainability prior to submitting a request for approval.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3938">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/10</a>;</li>
 <li>
 With concern that HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation activities were expected to take longer than originally planned in general and to urge implementing agencies to complete HPMP development, taking into account in particular <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a>(e and h); and</li>
 <li>
 To urge implementing agencies to follow the operational guidelines for progress reporting and use the Secretariat&rsquo;s verification programme to avoid data inconsistencies.
 </li>
</ol>

Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3939">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/11</a>;</li><li>To note that since <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decision 17/22</a>, no overruns had been allowed for Fund-supported activities;</li><li>To request that, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1722">decision 17/22</a>, the Governments of France and Japan address the rule of no overruns in their next progress reports to the Executive Committee and adjust their accounting accordingly;</li><li>To request the Governments of Israel and Portugal to provide their progress reports to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, and Spain to provide reports on the projects with implementation delays contained in Table 1 of Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Pacific Island Countries (PIC) strategy for Tonga (TON/REF/36/TAS/01), implemented by Australia;</li><li>The ODS phase-out plan in Cuba, (CUB/PHA/45/INV/32), implemented by Canada;</li><li>The methyl bromide phase-out plan in Mexico (MEX/FUM/42/TAS/122), implemented by Canada;</li><li>The CFC phase-out plan in Saint Lucia (STL/PHA/52/INV/12), implemented by Canada;</li><li>The CFC phase-out plan in Kenya (KEN/PHA/44/INV/37), implemented by France;</li><li>The CFC phase-out plan in Seychelles (SEY/PHA/51/INV/12), implemented by France;</li><li>The refrigerant management plan (RMP) project in Ethiopia (ETH/REF/44/TAS/14), implemented by France;</li><li>The RMP project in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/REF/46/TAS/18), implemented by France;</li><li>The ODS recycling network in Morocco (MOR/REF/23/TAS/17), implemented by France;</li><li>CFC phase-out plan for the foam, mobile air-conditioning training and Management in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/PHA/51/INV/181 and IRA/PHA/54/INV/186), implemented by Germany;</li><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation in Mauritius (MAR/PHA/55/PRP/20), implemented by Germany;</li><li>HPMP preparation in India (IND/PHA/56/PRP/426), implemented by Germany;</li><li>The RMP update in Swaziland (SWA/REF/41/TAS/08), implemented by Germany;</li><li>The RMP update for the refrigeration and air conditioning sector in Zambia (ZAM/REF/42/TAS/13), implemented by Germany;</li><li>The Eastern and Southern African countries regional halon bank (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29) with respect to the status of halon decommissioning in Kenya, Ethiopia and the United Republic of Tanzania, implemented by Germany;</li><li>The methyl bromide project in Mexico (MEX/FUM/54/INV/137), implemented by Italy;</li><li>The methyl bromide project in Morocco (MOR/FUM/56/INV/62), implemented by Italy;</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in the Philippines (PHI/PHA/44/TAS/77), implemented by Sweden;</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Serbia (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22), implemented by Sweden; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Government of Vanuatu urging the completion of legislation to enable the training of customs officers in order to facilitate compliance with the Montreal Protocol with respect to the PIC strategy in Vanuatu (VAN/REF/36/TAS/02).</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3940">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/12</a>;</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on up to 11 projects with implementation delays contained in Table 1 of Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] including five projects that had been classified as such in 2007;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission of additional status reports on the following multi-year agreements to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bangladesh: National ODS phase-out plan;</li><li>Peru: Terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP);</li><li>Togo: TPMP;</li></ol></li><li>The submission of additional status reports on the following HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Angola (ANG/PHA/55/PRP/08);</li><li>El Salvador (ELS/PHA/55/PRP/23);</li><li>Panama (PAN/PHA/55/PRP/28);</li></ol></li><li>The submission of additional status reports on the following refrigeration management plan projects to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/11&amp;12);</li><li>Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05);</li></ol></li><li>The submission of an additional status report on the methyl bromide project in Fiji (FIJ/FUM/47/TAS/17) to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>The submission of additional status reports on the following halon banking projects to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Chile (CHI/HAL/51/TAS/164);</li><li>Sierra Leone (SIL/HAL/51/TAS/15);</li></ol></li><li>The submission of an additional status report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the metered-dose inhaler project in the Republic of Moldova (MOL/ARS/54/TAS/20) due to lack of activities; and</li><li>The submission of additional status reports on the following chiller projects to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Brazil (BRA/REF/47/DEM/275);</li><li>Colombia (COL/REF/47/DEM/65);</li><li>Cuba (CUB/REF/47/DEM/36);</li><li>Latin American region (LAC/REF/47/DEM/36).</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To note:<ol class="list-type-i bracketed-list" type="i"><li>UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/3941">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/13</a>;</li><li>UNEPÔÇÖs report on its mission to the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the status of UNEPÔÇÖs ability to transfer funds into the country for project implementation;</li></ol></li><li>To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the individual projects/plans indicated below:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Project title</td><td>Code</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>Implementation of RMP: import-export licensing system and establishment of refrigeration and air-conditioning association</td><td>BAR/REF/43/TAS/10</td></tr><tr><td>Brunei Darussalam</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: monitoring of the activities included in the RMP</td><td>BRU/REF/44/TAS/09</td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan (first tranche)</td><td>GRN/PHA/49/TAS/09</td></tr><tr><td>Grenada</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan (second tranche)</td><td>GRN/PHA/55/TAS/12</td></tr><tr><td>Guyana</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan for the phase-out of ODS in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (first tranche)</td><td>GUY/PHA/53/TAS/14</td></tr><tr><td>Haiti</td><td>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: training for customs officials</td><td>HAI/REF/39/TRA/07</td></tr><tr><td>Iran, Islamic Republic of</td><td>National CFC phase-out plan: first tranche</td><td>IRA/PHA/41/TAS/161</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td><p>Implementation of the RMP: training programme on good refrigerant management practices and hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants safe</p><p>handling</p></td><td>KUW/REF/37/TRA/04</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan for Annex A (Group I) substances (first tranche)</td><td>KUW/PHA/52/TAS/10</td></tr><tr><td>Republic of Moldova</td><td>Terminal CFC phase-out management plan (first tranche)</td><td>MOL/PHA/52/TAS/17</td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: preparation of ozone regulations for control of ODS</td><td>MYA/REF/45/TAS/05</td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: monitoring implementation of the RMP</td><td>MYA/REF/45/TAS/06</td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>National phase-out plan for Annex A (Group I) substances (first tranche)</td><td>PAN/PHA/44/TAS/23</td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>National phase-out plan or Annex A (Group I) substances (third tranche)</td><td>PAN/PHA/50/TAS/27</td></tr><tr><td>Yemen</td><td>Implementation of the RMP: training programme for customs officers</td><td>YEM/REF/37/TRA/18</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To note that UNEP had eight projects classified with implementation delays contained in Table 1 of Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], including five projects that had been so classified in 2008, and that a report on those projects would be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities that had been delayed:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/55/PRP/12)</td><td>Bahamas (BHA/PHA/55/PRP/15)</td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain (BAH/PHA/55/PRP/19)</td><td>Barbados (BAR/PHA/55/PRP/18)</td></tr><tr><td>Belize (BZE/PHA/55/PRP/21)</td><td>Grenada (GRN/PHA/55/PRP/13)</td></tr><tr><td>Guyana (GUY/PHA/55/PRP/16)</td><td>Honduras (HON/PHA/55/PRP/25)</td></tr><tr><td>Oman (OMA/PHA/55/PRP/17)</td><td>Paraguay (PAR/PHA/55/PRP/20)</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/PHA/56/PRP/14)</td><td>Saint Lucia (STL/PHA/55/PRP/13)</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (STV/PHA/55/PRP/13)</td><td>Sao Tome and Principe (STP/PHA/55/PRP/15)</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka (SRL/PHA/55/PRP/34)</td><td>Suriname (SUR/PHA/55/PRP/14)</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To request UNEP to submit the global study on challenges associated with halon banking in developing countries (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281) to the Secretariat and Executive Committee for clearance in advance of its release and to report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the likely date that the study would be put forward to the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request that an additional status report be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting for UNEPÔÇÖs global chiller project (GLO/REF/48/TAS/275);</li><li>To request that an additional status report be prepared for the global metered-dose inhaler workshops (GLO/ARS/52/TAS/282) and presented at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting, through which UNEP could indicate activities remaining under the project;</li><li>To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For the institutional strengthening (IS) projects contained in Tables 2 and 3 in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>];</li><li>For addressing the Secretariat questions indicated in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3941">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/13</a> with respect to the following IS projects: Palau (TTR/SEV/53/INS/05), Guyana (GUY/SEV/48/INS/13), and Iraq (IRQ/SEV/54/INS/01);</li></ol></li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to send a letter of possible cancellation for the IS project in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/SEV/43/INS/05), urging the signing of the appropriate documents to support IS in Brunei Darussalam, and that a report on those efforts be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To urge the hiring of the National Ozone Officer for the IS project in Barbados (BAR/SEV/46/INS/13) and the signing of the project agreement as soon as possible, and to request that an additional status report on activities be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>To request that an additional status report be provided to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The IS project in Peru (PER/SEV/37/INS/31) concerning administrative difficulties and their resolution;</li><li>The use of project preparation funding for NOU coordination in the IS project in Guinea-Bissau (GBS/SEV/50/INS/09);</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to record clearly advances separately from disbursements for activities in progress reports submitted to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To offset unaccounted funds versus any future approval for IS projects in Uganda (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02).</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3942">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/14</a>;</li><li>To request additional status reports on the following projects to be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) in Burundi, Eritrea, Guinea, Honduras, and Niger;</li><li>Project preparation in the fumigants sector (methyl bromide) in Serbia (YUG/FUM/45/PRP/26);</li><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation activities in Bahrain (BAH/PHA/55/PRP/20), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/PHA/55/PRP/23), Qatar (QAT/PHA/55/PRP/11), Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/55/PRP/05), Sudan (SUD/PHA/55/PRP/21) and Yemen (YEM/PHA/55/PRP/29);</li><li>Institutional strengthening (IS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19);</li><li>IS in Qatar (QAT/SEV/49/INS/08);</li><li>Halon banking project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18);</li><li>Halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26);</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on up to seven projects with implementation delays in 2008 contained in Table 1 of Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], including four projects that had been classified as such in 2007;</li><li>To request the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to expedite the signature of the project document to facilitate the disbursement of funds for the IS project (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19); and</li><li>To request the Government of Qatar to expedite the signature of the required agreements and provide all of the associated required documentation to facilitate the disbursement of funds for the IS project (QAT/SEV/49/INS/08).</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3943">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/15</a>;</li><li>To request that additional status reports on the following projects be submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>National CFC phase-out management plan in Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/44/INV/10);</li><li>The chiller component of the national CFC phase-out plan in Argentina (ARG/PHA/47/INV/148);</li><li>National ODS phase-out plan in Tunisia (TUN/PHA/49/INV/47);</li><li>HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities in China (CPR/PHA/55/PRP/467 and CPR/PHA/55/PRP/468), Ecuador (ECU/PHA/55/PRP/40), Philippines (PHI/PHA/55/PRP/84), Thailand (THA/PHA/55/PRP/151) and Viet Nam (VIE/PHA/55/PRP/50);</li><li>Argentina methyl bromide demonstration project (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>Global chiller project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268); and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting on three projects with implementation delays contained in Table 1 of Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], all of which had been classified as such in 2007.</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2008 business plans as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3944">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/16</a>;</li><li>The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2008 on a scale of 100 as follows: UNDP (76), UNEP (88), UNIDO (95), and the World Bank (72);</li><li>That UNEP indicated that it had fully achieved the performance indicators approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-487">decision 48/7</a> for its Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP);</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies (Canada, France, Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank) were marked with satisfactory or highly satisfactory performance in the qualitative performance assessments by the National Ozone Units in the overall assessments of performance in 2008; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge UNEP to continue to include an item in the agenda of each CAP network meeting addressing reporting requirements, as provided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5511">decision 55/11</a> (b).</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/3945" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/17</a> on the implementation of approved projects with specific reporting requirements;</li><li>With regard to Lebanon:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan in Lebanon;</li><li>To take note of the verification report of the 2008 CFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the 2009-2010 annual implementation programme;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Morocco:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that the total methyl bromide phase-out in Morocco would be achieved in 2012 and that no additional funding was being requested for the phase-out of 58.7 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To adjust the schedule for the phase-out of methyl bromide consumption in the revised agreed conditions for Morocco as shown in the following table:</li></ol></li></ol><table><caption>(*) Consumption to be phased out by the Government of Morocco without funding from the Multilateral Fund</caption><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Year</td><td colspan="7">ODP tonnes</td></tr><tr><td>Strawberry</td><td><p>Banana and cut</p><p>flowers</p></td><td>Tomato</td><td>Green beans and melon</td><td>Other (*)</td><td>Total phased out</td><td><p>Total consumption</p><p>(tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>767.4</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>23.4</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>23.4</td><td>744.0</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>15.6</td><td>40.0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>55.6</td><td>688.4</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>20.4</td><td>21.0</td><td>34.1</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>75.5</td><td>612.9</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>42.2</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>42.2</td><td>570.7</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>50.0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>39.0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>89.0</td><td>481.7</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>56.4</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>56.4</td><td>425.3</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>78.0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>78.0</td><td>347.3</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>86.4</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>86.4</td><td>260.9</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>96.0</td><td>20.0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>116.0</td><td>144.9</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>30.0</td><td>20.0</td><td>50.0</td><td>94.9</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>28.2</td><td>20.0</td><td>48.2</td><td>46.7</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>28.0</td><td>18.7</td><td>46.7</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>-</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>-</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>151.6</td><td>61.0</td><td>389.9</td><td>106.2</td><td>58.7</td><td>767.4</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>With regard to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To commend the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the World Bank for the good efforts made to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5415">decision 54/15</a>(a) and for successfully implementing the audit for 2008 to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at the PRODUVEN plant in Venezuela;</li><li>To request:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the World Bank to submit the annual plan for 2009 to the Fund Secretariat for inclusion in the report on approved projects with special reporting requirements, to be submitted to the 59th Meeting;</li><li>The World Bank to urge PRODUVEN to implement the measures it suggested to minimize losses, including a thorough assessment of leaks and an effort to produce the best possible vacuum in emptying vessels and hoses; and</li><li>The World Bank to continue the verification of the PRODUVEN facility for a report on 2009 activities to be submitted in time for consideration at the second meeting of 2010, to ensure the permanent closure of the CFC production capacity at the plant.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve institutional strengthening renewals up to 31 December 2010.
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58th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies, ODS consumption data in projects <p>Noting that the Ozone Secretariat would advise the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group that it would provide disaggregated ODS data reported without a claim of confidentiality by Article 5 Parties under Article 7 of the Protocol, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to report back to the 59th Meeting of the Executive Committee on any discussions on the issue that might take place at the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In accordance with the request of the Government of Thailand, to defer approval of the following projects originally contained in the list of projects submitted for blanket approval:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a HCFC phase-out management plan (refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning sectors, except air-to-air conditioning sub-sector) submitted by UNDP;</li><li>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (air-to-air conditioning sector) submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (solvent sector) submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (extruded polystyrene foam sector) submitted by UNIDO; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>The implementation programmes associated with relevant tranches of multiÔÇæyear projects; and</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Haiti and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan, contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], at a total amount in principle of US $190,000 plus agency support costs of US $24,700 for UNEP and US $150,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNDP, and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the following interim guidelines for the funding of demonstration projects for the disposal of ODS in accordance with paragraph 2 of decision XX/7 of the Meeting of the Parties:
 For each separate category of activities for ODS disposal, namely collection, transport, storage and destruction, the definitions are as set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>];
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 The Multilateral Fund will fund a limited number of demonstration projects under the following conditions:
 No funding would be available for the collection of ODS, except as a contribution to the monitoring of the sources of the ODS for an already existing, separately funded, collection effort for CFCs;</li>
 <li>
 A limited number of demonstration projects for ODS disposal related to paragraph 2 of decision XX/7, covering aspects not yet covered by other demonstration projects, will be considered only at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting for project preparation funding;</li>
 <li>
 The funding would be limited to a maximum level of up to US $13.2/kg of ODS to be destroyed for non-low-volume-consuming countries, on the understanding that this would be based on expectation of high start&#8209;up costs for these new activities, and would not constitute a precedent. Should the project not foresee activities related to all of the following areas (transport, storage and destruction), this threshold would be adjusted accordingly;</li>
 <li>
 For the disposal of halon and for the disposal of carbon tetrachloride (CTC), funding would be provided for a maximum of one demonstration project each, provided the respective projects have an important demonstration value;
 </li>
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 Bilateral and implementing agencies are requested to report annually to the first meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experiences gained in demonstration projects on disposal, commencing in the first year after project approval. These reports should cover the amounts of the different ODS collected or identified, transported, stored and destroyed, as well as financial, managerial and co-funding arrangements, and any other relevant issues;</li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies are requested, when submitting activities for funding that are related to the disposal of ODS, to provide:
 In the case of requests for project preparation funding:
 <ol type="i" class="list-type-i"><li>
 An indication of the category or categories of activities for the disposal of ODS (collection, transport, storage, destruction), which will be included in the project proposal;</li>
 <li>
 An indication whether disposal programmes for chemicals related to other multilateral environmental agreements are presently ongoing in the country or planned for the near future, and whether synergies would be possible;</li>
 <li>
 An estimate of the amount of each ODS that is meant to be handled within the project;</li>
 <li>
 The basis for the estimate of the amount of ODS; this estimate should be based on known existing stocks already collected, or collection efforts already at a very advanced and well&#8209;documented stage of being set up;
 </li>
 <li>
 For collection activities, information regarding existing or near-future, credible collection efforts and programmes that are at an advanced stage of being set up and to which activities under this project would relate;</li>
 <li>
 For activities that focus at least partially on CTC or halon, an explanation of how this project might have an important demonstration value;
 </li>

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 In the case of project submissions:
 Updated and more detailed information for all issues mentioned under project preparation funding contained in all sub-paragraphs of (iv) a. mentioned above;</li>
 <li>
 A detailed description of the foreseen management and financial set-up; this should include details such as the total cost of the disposal activity including costs not covered by the Multilateral Fund, the sources of funding for covering these costs, description of the sustainability of the underlying business model, and an identification of time-critical elements of the implementation, which subsequently might be used to monitor progress;
 </li>
 <li>
 A clear indication how the project will secure other sources of funding; these other sources of funding should be available, at least partially, before the end of 2011. In case of activities of the collection type, any other sources of funding necessary in line with sub-paragraph (iv) a. iv. above related to collection would need to be secured before the project is submitted to the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 A concept for monitoring the origin of recovered ODS for future destruction, with the objective of discouraging the declaration of virgin ODS as used ODS for destruction. This concept should include or at least allow for external verification of the amounts destroyed, and the costs for its operation should be covered sustainably;</li>
 <li>
 The project proposal should include valid assurances that the amount of ODS mentioned in the proposal will actually be destroyed, and the agencies should submit proof of destruction with the financial closure of the project;
 </li>
 <li>
 An exploration of other disposal options for the used ODS such as recycling and reuse opportunities;
 </li>
 <li>
 To consider at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting any decision taken by the Parties at their Twenty-first Meeting that might relate to these interim guidelines and definitions;</li>
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 To request the Fund Secretariat to provide, to the second Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2011, a report on the experience gained in the implementation of the disposal projects, using reports from bilateral and implementing agencies and other relevant sources of information; and
 </li>
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 To consider whether to review the interim guidelines and related definitions at the 64<sup>th</sup> Meeting in light of the experience gained and any additional information and guidance available at that time.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the approval of the requests for project preparation for HCFC phase-out management plans for Kenya and Seychelles under agenda item 7(a)ÔÇ£Overview of issues identified during project reviewÔÇØ; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the amount of US $62,862 (including agency fees) against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for the previous triennia and the amount of US $129,238 (including agency fees) against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009.</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for renewal of the institutional strengthening projects for Colombia and Malaysia at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] for a period up to the end of December 2010 only, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5816">decision 58/16</a>, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the Governments of Colombia and Malaysia.</p>

Climate impact, Other Sources of Income, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for technical assistance for mobilizing resources to maximize climate benefits of HCFC phase-out to a future meeting.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for phase II, year 2 of the institutional strengthening project for the Federated States of Micronesia, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], on the condition that country programme data for 2008 were submitted to the 59th Meeting, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for renewal of the institutional strengthening projects for Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Myanmar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa and Sudan at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] for a period up to the end of December 2010 only, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5816">decision 58/16</a>, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the recipient Governments.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request for additional HPMP preparation funding for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, pending further information from UNEP on the administrative arrangements associated with transferring financial resources to the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, and to request that the project be resubmitted to the 61st Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for renewal of the institutional strengthening projects for Mexico, the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], for a period up to the end of 2010 only, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5816">decision 58/16</a>, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the recipient Governments.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for technical assistance for mobilizing resources to maximize climate benefits of HCFC phase-out to a future Meeting.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the requests for renewal of the institutional strengthening projects for Jordan and Thailand at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>], for a period up to the end of 2010 only, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5816">decision 58/16</a>, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>] to the recipient Governments.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for technical assistance for mobilizing resources to maximise climate benefits of HCFC phase-out to a future Meeting.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project for validation of methylal as a blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam (phase I) in Brazil at a cost of US $464,200, plus agency support costs of US $34,815 for UNDP, on the understanding that the laboratory equipment required for the validation of the technology would be donated to a not-for-profit research facility once phases I and II of the demonstration project had been completed.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the validation/demonstration of low-cost options for the use of hydrocarbons as a foaming agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foams in Egypt at a cost of US $473,000, plus agency support costs of US $35,475 for UNDP.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the commitment by the Government of Iraq completely to phase out consumption of CFCs, halons, methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride by</li></ol><p>1 January 2010;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>Further to note with appreciation the assistance and guidance provided to the Government of Iraq by UNEP and UNIDO, which had led to the ratification of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol and all the amendments thereto, the establishment of an ODS licensing system, and the preparation and submission of the national phase-out plan (NPP) for Iraq,</li><li>To approve, in principle, the NPP for Iraq, at the amount of US $6,297,530, plus agency support costs of US $213,330 for UNEP, and agency support costs of US $349,240 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the draft agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee for the implementation of the NPP as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3919">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/53</a>];</li><li>To approve the 2009 annual implementation programme (first tranche);</li><li>To urge UNEP and UNIDO to take full account of the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-41100">decisions 41/100</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-496">and 49/6</a> of the Executive Committee during the implementation of the NPP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the 2009 annual plan at the total cost of US $1,136,000, plus agency support costs of US $147,680 for UNEP and US $4,353,530 plus agency support costs of US $326,515 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to continue the discussion with the National Ozone Unit and the enterprises in Iraq on the choice of technology for those sectors that might be able to select a low global-warming-potential alternative, considering the flexibility inherent in the Agreement.</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the request for the fifth tranche for the national phase-out plan for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, pending further information from UNEP on the administrative arrangements and costs associated with transferring financial resources to the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, and to request that the project be resubmitted to the 61st Meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request for the final tranche of the India production closure project pending the submission of Article 7 data for 2008, and the audit report associated with the accelerated production sector agreement.</p>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the verification of the seventh tranche of the carbon tetrachloride (CTC) phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors, and the resulting consumption figure for CTC of 1,437 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note that the World Bank had informed the Secretariat that India intended to use the full difference between allowed consumption and actual consumption (1,169 ODP tonnes), as feedstock use for future years;</li><li>To approve the funding of US $3,211,874 and US $240,891 as support costs for the World Bank for the implementation of the 2009 work programme (eighth tranche) for the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors:</li><li>To request the World Bank not to commence disbursement of the funding approved by this decision until verification had been submitted to the Secretariat that the excess amount of 1,169 ODP tonnes as per paragraph (b) above had been used as feedstock, and until that verification had been found sufficient by the Secretariat;</li><li>To request the World Bank to continue the verification of the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors in India, using the established format, until verification of the 2010 production and consumption had been submitted, and to provide, as part of this undertaking, verification that the amount of 1,169 ODP tonnes from the 2007 production for feedstock use had been used for that purpose; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee at its 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the progress achieved.</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>

 To approve the Iraq country programme, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval of the Iraq country programme should be without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol&rsquo;s mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and
 </li>
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 To request the Government of Iraq to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, para. 135). Using the approved format, the initial report covering the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2010.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income <p>Following discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on a special funding facility for additional income from loans and other sources (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-552">decisions 55/2</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5737">and 57/37</a>) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3977">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/49</a>;</li><li>That the detailed account of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs discussion on the establishment of a facility for additional income and loans and other sources would be included in the Report of the Executive Committee to the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties, together with a reference to the document considered by the Executive Committee on the subject (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3977">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/49</a>);</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a further concept paper for the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting expanding on papers presented to date with respect to the elements raised at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and in particular, highlighting a definition of a facility and the added value of establishing a facility;</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the Treasurer to address the implications of optimally managing credits for climate change and other environmental benefits from the global carbon markets with a view to making that component of a facility operational;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to seek advice from external carbon market specialists on how the market might best be employed in the longer term in the context of a facility;</li><li>To accept the offer of the World Bank to make a representative from its Treasury Department available to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee to present mechanisms, such as advanced commitments, for dealing with additional financing and blending Multilateral Fund funds with carbon financing; and</li><li>To defer consideration of requests for resource mobilization pending further discussion on this topic.</li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report on emissions of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) in Article 5 and non&#8209;Article 5 countries contained in Annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3978">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/50</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to bring the report to the attention of relevant bodies, in particular the Scientific Assessment Panel and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel.
 </li>
</ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>Following the presentation by the Treasurer, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2008 provisional accounts of the Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3979">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/51</a>;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The action taken by the Treasurer to reflect adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2007 accounts exercise;</li><li>That the 2008 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Committee at its 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>That UNEP, including the Multilateral Fund, had been subject to an external audit in June - July 2009 and that the external auditors had visited Montreal from 15 to 26 June 2009.</li></ol></li></ol>

58th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the draft report of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3980">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/52</a>); and</li>
 <li>
 To authorize the Secretariat to finalize the draft report in light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 The list of Parties that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2009&#8209;2011 as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>]; and
 </li>
 <li>
 </li>
</ol>

Australia, Finland, France, Italy, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3849">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting was US $874,815 against projects, comprising US $347,295 from UNDP, US $222,248 from UNEP, US $155,272 from UNIDO and a return of US $150,000 from the World Bank to be transferred to UNEP and UNIDO in equal shares;</li><li>That the net support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting were US $441,446 against projects, comprising US $29,396 from UNDP, US $26,227 from UNEP, US $14,504 from UNIDO, US $371,319 from the World Bank from its 2008 core unit budget and the programme support costs associated with the transfer of the HCFC phase-out management plan preparation project in Ecuador;</li><li>That the net funds and support costs of US $201,706 being returned by bilateral agencies to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting comprised US $200,945 returned by France and US $761 from Italy, and to request the Treasurer to follow up with France and Italy on the cash transfer of those amounts;</li><li>That implementing agencies had a total balance of US $4,880,613, excluding support costs, from projects completed more than two years previously, which comprised US $530,378 from UNDP, US $1,061,888 from UNEP, US $874,893 from UNIDO and US $2,413,454 from the World Bank; and</li><li>That Australia had balances totalling US $78,087, Finland US $34,022 and France US $87,848, including support costs.</li></ol>

Bilateral agencies business plans, Implementation delays and status reports, Tranche submission delays

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Implementation delays and status reports, Tranche submission delays <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2009 business plans as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3850">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/5</a> and Add.1, the fact that US $17.85 million in activities that were required for compliance had not been submitted to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting and that the level of annual tranches approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting amounted to US $2,490,376 and, as a result, the total level of commitments for the period 2010-2014 would amount to US $109.9 million;</li><li>The information on annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, France, UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3850">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/5</a> and Add.1 and provided by the Secretariat on behalf of UNEP at the Meeting;</li><li>That 44 of the 70 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That letters should be sent with regard to the annual tranches, indicated in Table 1 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3850">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/5</a>9], that had been due for submission to the previous two Meetings, with the reasons for the delays, and encouraging bilateral and implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to expedite implementation of the approved tranches so that they could be submitted to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That letters should be sent with regard to the annual tranches, indicated in Table 2 of Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3850">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/5</a>9], that had been due for submission to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting, with the reasons for the delays, and encouraging bilateral and implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to submit those annual tranches to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage the Governments of Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Tunisia to expedite completion of the existing tranches and the Government of Kyrgyzstan to complete the verification report necessary so as to enable the next tranches of the agreements to be submitted as soon as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Ministry of the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda requesting expedited implementation of the CFC phase-out plan in the light of the complete phase-out of CFCs by 1 January 2010.</li></ol>

Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden and the four implementing agencies addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3852">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/6</a>;</li><li>The completion of four of the 35 projects categorized as having implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to and notify governments and bilateral and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>That UNEP planned to complete its project on the development of guidelines to promote safety in aerosol conversion (GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246) by the end of 2009 as only two translations of the completed document still had to be finalized;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>];</li><li>The Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Minister of the Environment of Barbados requesting gazetting of the licensing system be expedited to enable implementation of ongoing projects for implementation of the refrigerant management plan (RMP), implemented by UNDP and UNEP (BAR/REF/43/TAS/10, 11 and 12), in the light of the impending 1 January 2010 deadline for phase-out of most ODS;</li><li>The Governments of Israel and Portugal to provide their progress reports to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The Secretariat to provide information to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on use of web-based country programme implementation data and country profile systems to enable a review of their continued utility;</li><li>That information on country profiles should only be on the SecretariatÔÇÖs intranet and that public access should be limited to Executive Committee Members;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies and the Governments of Botswana and Somalia to submit requests for HCFC phase-out management plan preparation as soon as possible to facilitate their efforts to meet the 2013 freeze and 2015 reductions in HCFC consumption;</li><li>The Government of Ethiopia to finalize ODS regulations in order to complete implementation of the countryÔÇÖs RMP, implemented by France (ETH/REF/44/TAS/14);</li><li>The Government of Ethiopia to implement a ban on the import of virgin halon to ensure compliance with the 1 January 2010 ban on the import and export of halons to Article 5 countries in the light of the impending completion of the halon bank for Eastern and Southern African countries (including Ethiopia), implemented by Germany (AFR/HAL/35/TAS/29);</li><li>Expedited completion of the licensing system in Eritrea in order to initiate the terminal phase-out management plan, implemented by UNIDO (ERI/PHA/54/INV/05);</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the recovery and recycling project in Morocco (MOR/REF/23/TAS/17), implemented by France, had been reassessed, and the planned completion date was 30 April 2010;</li><li>The intention of the Government of Sri Lanka to use the balance of funds for its incentive programme for milk chilling tank retrofits (SRL/PHA/43/TAS/26), implemented by Japan, and to complete the project by 31 December 2010;</li><li>That UNIDO planned to submit a business plan to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting to allow implementation of the halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26);</li></ol></li><li>That project preparation funds approved at the 55<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the preparation of HCFC production phase-out projects in China implemented by the World Bank (CPR/PHA/55/PRP/467), could be used to assist China in submitting preliminary data on the production sector in order to request the Secretariat to undertake a technical audit; and</li><li>To urge Bosnia and Herzegovina to expedite a value-added tax exemption to facilitate bidding for and the delivery of equipment for the halon banking project implemented by UNIDO (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18), in the light of the impending 1 January 2010 phase-out of halons.</li></ol>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To adopt the 2010-2012 model rolling three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium, noting the significant uncertainty with regard to the amount of HCFC consumption to be addressed during this period;</li>
 <li>
 To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2010-2012 triennium;</li>
 <li>
 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as being in need of immediate assistance to meet the 2010 Montreal Protocol phase-out targets, and to include activities in their 2010 business plans as appropriate;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to present an updated model rolling three-year phase-out plan for the years 2011-2013 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2010 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2011-2013 business plan of the Multilateral Fund; and
 </li>
 <li>
 Some 17,704 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 6,018 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved multi-year sectoral and national phase out plans during the remainder of 2009 and in the 2010-2012 triennium;</li>
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 Some 19,780 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption had yet to be phased out in approved individual or umbrella projects (on the basis of the progress report submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies to the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee);
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 Three refrigerant management plan projects for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries approved in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3148">decision 31/48</a> (e.g., to achieve the 2005 and 2007 CFC phase-out targets on time); 98 terminal phase-out management plans for LVC countries; 41 national ODS phase-out plans for non-LVC countries; and 12 phase-out plans in the production sector in seven non-LVC countries were currently being implemented.
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the 2009 consolidated project completion report, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due and the lessons learned contained in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3855">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/8</a>;
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 In cooperation with the Fund Secretariat, to establish full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory and in the annual progress reports by the end of January 2010;</li>
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 To provide the information still missing in a number of PCRs by the end of January 2010;
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 To clear the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006 by the end of January 2010;</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To request that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, when recruited, address the issue of development of a completion report format for completed multi-year agreement projects as a matter of priority; and
 </li>
 <li>
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the report on progress on the development of multi-year agreement (MYA) tables contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3857">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/9</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat:
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 To carry out the work necessary to enable use of the MYA tables through an online database for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), with the aim of receiving online submissions of MYA tables for new HPMPs with effect from April 2010 and subsequent tranche submissions for HPMPs from September 2010;
 To improve further the usability of the software for the bilateral and implementing agencies, as well as the Secretariat, through improvements in data entry, compatibility, assessment and output formats;
 </li>
 <li>
 To report to the Executive Committee at its 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting on the progress made; and</li>
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 To provide a budget of US $60,000 for the purchase of hardware and software needed, the programming of the database and related work to accomplish the tasks indicated in subparagraph (b) above.</li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3858">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/10</a> on the implementation of approved projects with specific reporting requirements;</li><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the submission of the independent financial audit of the account for the sector plan for phase-out of CFC-11 in the foam sector;</li><li>To approve the reporting format used for future reporting for the foam sector plan under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To carry out, in an expeditious manner, a technical study to determine the level of halon 1301 emission through tail gas emissions resulting from the production of Friponil without incineration systems;</li><li>To identify environmentally and economically sound measures to address such tail gas emissions;</li><li>To report thereon to the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of China had agreed to provide the Executive Committee with information on the use of any funds remaining from the sector plan for CFC production phase-out for new non-ODS production facilities for review in advance of the release of any funding for such activities;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Colombia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan, covering the 2008-2009 period;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2010;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to India:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the verification report submitted by the World Bank pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5835">decision 58/35</a> regarding the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had found the verification provided by the World Bank sufficient and that it had communicated to the World Bank that it could consequently commence disbursement of the funds approved at the 58<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the following revised schedule for the phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and others):</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Year</td><td colspan="2">Maximum level of MB consumption (ODP tonnes)</td></tr><tr><td>Original</td><td>Revised</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>96.0</td><td>96.0</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>75.0</td><td>75.0</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>55.0</td><td>55.0</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>30.0</td><td>30.0</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>-</td><td>30.0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>25.0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>To revise its agreement with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya accordingly;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>With regard to Romania, to note that Romania had submitted verification of CTC production showing its compliance with the Agreement between Romania and the Executive Committee for all years up to and including 2008;</li><li>With regard to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to note the 2009 annual work programme for the CFC production phase-out plan in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;</li><li>With regard to Yemen, to note the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out of methyl bromide for Yemen covering the 2009 period;</li><li>With regard to the following chiller projects:</li></ol></li></ol><p><u>Brazil:</u> <u>Progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector,</u> <u>focusing on application of energy-efficient</u> <u>CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</u></p><p><u>Colombia: Progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</u></p><p><u>Cuba:</u> <u>Progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector,</u> <u>focusing on application of energy-efficient</u> <u>CFC-free technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</u></p><p><u>Syrian Arab Republic: Progress report on the demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers</u></p><p><u>Global: Progress report</u> <u>on the global chiller replacement</u> <u>project</u> <u>(China,</u> <u>India,</u> <u>Indonesia,</u> <u>Jordan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Tunisia)</u></p><p><u>RegionÔÇô Africa:</u> <u>Progress report on the strategic demonstration project for accelerated</u> <u>conversion of CFC chillers in six African countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria,</u> <u>Senegal and Sudan)</u></p><p><u>RegionÔÇô Europe:</u> <u>Progress report on the demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers (Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)</u></p><p><u>RegionÔÇô</u> <u>Latin America and</u> <u>the Caribbean:</u> <u>Demonstration project</u> <u>for integrated</u> <u>management</u> <u>of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector in the Caribbean,</u> <u>focusing on application of energy-efficient</u> <u>CFC-free technologies for replacement</u> <u>of CFC-based</u> <u>chillers</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on progress made in all chiller projects provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3858">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/10</a>;</li><li>To commend UNDP and the World Bank for their successful and ongoing efforts to secure co-financing at levels significantly greater than the funding originally provided by the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To commend the Governments of Canada, France, Germany and Japan, and UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, for broadening the implementation activities beyond the issue of ozone protection and into climate change by addressing energy efficiency in their programmes and for using significant external funds for achieving both objectives in one activity; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to submit another report on progress achieved in chiller projects to the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to allow additional HCFC projects that demonstrated alternative or new technology and that could provide the information required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a> to be included in the 2010 business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies. This also covered demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of low-global warming potential (GWP) alternatives to HCFCs in the air conditioning and refrigeration sector in high ambient temperature areas in Article 5 countries, as requested in decision XXI/9 of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNIDO to submit two additional project preparation requests for ODS disposal pilot projects, one for Africa and one for West Asia, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, as part of their business plan for 2010.</p>

HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>After hearing the report from the convener of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, as a priority, HCFC-141b phase-out projects to enable compliance with the reductions in consumption for the years 2013 and 2015, in accordance with decision XIX/6, paragraph 11(a), of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To consider HCFC consumption phase-out projects for HCFCs with ODP lower than HCFC-141b, where national circumstances and priorities required their submission, in order to comply with the 2013 and 2015 control measures.</li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To request the Fund Secretariat, in consultation with the Ozone Secretariat, to prepare for the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting a brief discussion paper outlining the implications for Article 5 Parties and the Multilateral Fund associated with the import and export of HCFC-based pre-blended polyols, taking into account all relevant decisions by Meetings of the Parties and the Executive Committee, and outlining the policy issues and their related technical and economic implications requiring consideration by the Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to provide the Secretariat, before 31 March 2010, with any information collected during the preparation of HPMPs or otherwise related to the production, export, import, and/or use of pre-blended polyols containing HCFCs; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies not to submit additional projects for the phase-out of HCFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols beyond those submitted to the present Meeting until the eligibility of such projects had been decided by the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To consider the issue of eligibility of measures to improve the climate impact of the conversion from HCFCs at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting providing information regarding the relevant aspects of component upgrade in HCFC conversion projects.
 </li>
</ol>

Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities <p>Following a discussion on the appropriateness and feasibility of cost for conversion of component manufacturing vs. incremental operating cost being referred to one or other of the contact groups, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer it for consideration at its 60th Meeting.</p>

HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs)

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>
 After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to determine the share of the production exported to non-Article 5 countries either:
</p>

 By applying the related decision in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/6533">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/45</a>, paragraphs 146 and 147, on an enterprise basis, by:
 Using the amount of ODS contained in units that had already been charged when shipped; and</li>
 <li>
 Using the design ODS charge for units designed to be filled with an ODS but shipped empty;</li>
</ol>
<p>or</p>
<ol start="2" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 By determining the share of exports on a sectoral basis, if the sector size was sufficient to warrant such a sectoral approach.</li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To request bilateral and implementing agencies preparing HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) to use the preliminary template contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>] as a guideline when advising countries on preparing a draft agreement for HPMPs for consideration by the Executive Committee; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request Executive Committee Members and bilateral and implementing agencies to submit comments on the preliminary template to the Secretariat so as to enable it to prepare a revised version of the preliminary template for consideration by the Committee at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that Article 5 Parties had the flexibility to submit requests for institutional strengthening funding either as part of their HCFC phase-out management plans or separately, as they so chose.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li>
 <li>
 To approve the institutional strengthening projects for the Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Qatar, and the terminal phase-out management plan (second tranche) for Qatar, as the necessary country programme implementation data had been received; and</li>
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 That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 59th Meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $85,315 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009;</li><li>US $96,050 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009; and</li><li>US $160,178 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for project preparation for an ODS disposal project for Colombia presented by UNDP in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>];</li><li>To approve the request for project preparation for an ODS disposal project for Cuba presented by UNDP in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>]; and</li><li>Not to approve the request for project preparation for an ODS disposal project for India presented by UNDP.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the resource mobilization request to the 60th Meeting in the context of the discussions under the agenda item on the special funding facility.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to resubmit a proposal for the preparation of a regional HCFC phase-out management plan for the Pacific island countries to the 60th Meeting of the Committee after consultation with relevant countries, keeping in mind <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-579">decision 57/9</a>(e) and the views expressed by the Committee at its 59th Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for a pilot ODS disposal project in Nepal at the level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The request for project preparation for a pilot ODS disposal project in Algeria at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>; and</li><li>The request for project preparation for a pilot ODS disposal project in China at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2010 Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], at a level of US $8,745,000, plus support costs of US $699,600; and</li><li>To further request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue to provide detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>To continue to expand the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities; and to provide details on the reallocations made for its budget following <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>; and</li><li>To continue to report on the current staff post levels and to inform the Executive Committee of any changes therein, particularly in respect of any increased budgetary allocations.</li></ol></li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>Following the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2010 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3868">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/18</a>;</li><li>To approve the requests for core unit funding of US $1,913,365 for UNDP; US $1,913,365 for UNIDO; and US $1,701,466 for the World Bank in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5641">decision 56/41</a>; and</li><li>To discuss at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting, a methodology to assist UNIDO in identifying projectÔÇærelated costs, if any, in its annual report on administrative costs.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee, noting that the World Bank had reformulated the original demonstration project into an investment project, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the investment project for the conversion from HCFC-141b-based to HFC-245fa-based spray polyurethane foam at Harbin Tianshuo Building Materials Co. Ltd., at a total cost of US $193,808, plus agency support costs of US $14,536 for the World Bank;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to deduct 1.67 ODP tonnes (15.2 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>Further to request the World Bank to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period or part thereof progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b); and</li><li>Request the World Bank and the Government of China to identify and explore the feasibility of lower-GWP alternative technology for the foam sector plan.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for the conversion of the foam part of Jiangsu Huaiyin Huihuang Solar Co. Ltd. from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane at a total cost of US $786,668, plus agency support costs of US $59,000 for the World Bank;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to deduct 5.14 ODP tonnes (46.7 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan; and</li><li>Further to request the World Bank to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period or part thereof progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b).</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for the conversion from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentane-based pre-blended polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co. Ltd at a total cost of US $1,214,936, plus agency support costs of US $91,120 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the release of funding by the World Bank for stage II of the project, amounting to US $635,275, would be subject to successful validation of stage I and submission of the relevant report to the Fund Secretariat by the World Bank supporting the technical feasibility and safety of the full-scale demonstration project;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to deduct 6.84 ODP tonnes (62.2 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan; and</li><li>Further to request the World Bank to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period or part thereof progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b).</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve on an exceptional basis, and without setting a precedent, the project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacturing of polyurethane rigid foam at Pavusin, at a total cost of US $271,150 plus agency support costs of US $20,336 for UNIDO, with the conditions stated in subparagraphs (b) and (c) below;</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Croatia to deduct 1.95 ODP tonnes (17.73 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption to be established by CroatiaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP);</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HPMP, once it had been approved; and</li><li>To defer its consideration of the project to phase out HCFC-141b from the manufacture of polyurethane rigid and integral skin foams at Poly-Mix in Croatia to a subsequent Meeting.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project for the conversion from HCFC&#8209;141b in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for commercial refrigerators at Fabrica de Refrigeradores Comerciales in the Dominican Republic to a future Meeting.
</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve on an exceptional basis, and without setting a precedent, the project for conversion from HCFC-141b and HCFC-22 in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Mabe Mexico, at a total cost of US $2,428,987 plus agency support costs of US $182,174 for UNDP, with the conditions stated in subparagraphs (b) and (c) below;</li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of Mexico to deduct 55.87 ODP tonnes (660 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption to be established by MexicoÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP); and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HPMP, once approved.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in the event that an Executive Committee Meeting was scheduled immediately following a session of the Open-ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol or the Meeting of the Parties, to make all new documents available to Committee Members 15 days before the start of that Executive Committee Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the following revised schedule for the phase-out of methyl bromide:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Year</td><td colspan="2">Maximum level of methyl bromide consumption (ODP tonnes)</td></tr><tr><td>Original</td><td>Revised</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>253.2</td><td>253.2</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>210.0</td><td>210.0</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>174.0</td><td>174.0</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>114.0</td><td>174.0</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>0.0</td><td>170.0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>140.0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>85.0</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To revise its agreement with Costa Rica accordingly;</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the project at a total cost of US $726,791 plus agency support costs of US $54,509 for UNDP, with the following disbursement schedule by UNDP: US $363,400 in 2009; US $255,000 at the end of 2010; and US $108,391 at the end of 2012, on the understanding that disbursement of the funds for 2010 and 2012 would be subject to a report to be submitted by UNDP indicating that the phase-out targets had been met; and</li><li>To request UNDP to present annual progress reports on implementation of the project, including financial reports, until the project was completed.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle phase II of the national methyl bromide phase-out plan for Guatemala, at a total cost of US $2,243,047, plus agency support costs of US $168,228 for UNIDO, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Guatemala for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country;</li><li>To approve the agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3837">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>]; and</li><li>Further to approve the first tranche of phase II of the national methyl bromide phaseÔÇæout plan at a total cost of US $1,300,000, plus agency support costs of US $97,500 for UNIDO, and US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the technical assistance programme for the elimination of methyl bromide in the post-harvest sector in Turkmenistan at a total cost of US $179,586 plus agency support costs of US $16,163 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Turkmenistan for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Referring to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5825">decision 58/25</a>, by which consideration of HPMPs for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea had been deferred, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to postpone a decision on whether to approve the project to phase-out CTC as process agent at Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex and at the 2.8 Vinalon Complex to its 61st Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan (seventh tranche) in Brazil during 2008 and the verification report for 2008;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The implementation plan for 2010;</li><li>Funding of US $100,000 and US $5,000 as support costs for UNDP for the eighth and final tranche (2010) for the national CFC phase-out plan for Brazil;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Not to commence disbursement of the funding approved by the present decision or any funding remaining after implementation of approved activities until the Executive Committee had approved, at a future Meeting, an implementation plan covering activities related to the remaining funds, including their timing;</li><li>To continue preparing annual reports on activities and expenditures according to the established formats;</li><li>To provide on an annual basis a verification of the national CFC phase-out plan for Brazil, until verification of the 2010 consumption had been submitted; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the progress achieved in planning use of the unallocated funds.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer approval of the HCFC phase-out management plan project for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to a future Meeting.
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 To treat the project at Petra Engineering Industries Co. as a demonstration project;</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to review the demonstration project to phase out HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b in the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment at Petra Engineering Industries Co., Jordan, on the basis that a conversion to HFC technology was acceptable for products for which no low-global warming potential technology had been commercialized and to urge the company to provide to the market hydrocarbon units for those types of equipment for which hydrocarbon technology was known to have been commercialized elsewhere on a similar scale; and</li>
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 That the present decision was specific to the demonstration project in subparagraph (a) above and did not constitute a precedent for future project reviews.</li>
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59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the Somalia country programme, noting that approval of the country programme did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels and was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol&rsquo;s mechanism for addressing non-compliance; and
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 To request the Government of Somalia to present information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135), using the approved on-line format, and submitting the initial report covering the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2010.
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59th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note that the Sub-group on the Production Sector had considered the &ldquo;Analysis of the technical feasibility of redirecting HCFC-22 production from controlled uses to feedstock uses&rdquo; prepared by the Fund Secretariat;</li>
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 Also to note that the impact on costs of downstream facilities as a result of possible conversion were not addressed in the analysis but could be addressed in the context of technical audits;
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 Eligible countries ready to phase out the production of HCFCs to submit a draft sector phase-out strategy (that should include an industrial rationalization strategy, as appropriate) and preliminary data on its HCFC plants, using the forms adopted at the 19<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1936">decision 19/36</a>);
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 Eligible countries ready to proceed with the phase-out of HCFC production to submit a request for auditing of their HCFC plants;
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 The Secretariat to modify the terms of reference for the technical audit adopted at the 32<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, as appropriate, to meet the audit needs of the production of HCFCs and to submit them to the Executive Committee for consideration as soon as possible but no later than the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li>
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 To acknowledge the importance of assuring the supply of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs for Parties with essential use exemptions in accordance with decision XXI/4 of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties;
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 To request the Secretariat to report to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting on the terms and conditions under which the existing CFC production agreements with China and India and associated accelerated phase-out agreements might be modified, taking into account the discussion at the Sub-group in accordance with decision XXI/4, paragraph 6, of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties.
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 That the Sub-group on the Production Sector should review decision XXI/4, paragraph 6, at its next meeting;</li>
 <li>
 To consider, within the Sub-group on the Production Sector, giving priority to phasing out production of HCFCs with larger ODP values first, taking into account national circumstances, and the requirements for parallel reductions in the consumption sector, consistent with decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties;
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 To defer the issue of a cut-off date until the Executive Committee had addressed the matter with respect to HCFC consumption;
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 To note that the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties had:
 Encouraged Parties with essential use exemptions in 2010 to consider sourcing required pharmaceutical-grade CFCs initially from stockpiles where they were available and accessible;
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 Encouraged Parties with stockpiles of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs potentially available for export to Parties with essential use exemptions in 2010 to notify the Ozone Secretariat of such quantities and a contact point by 31 December 2009;
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 <li>
 Decided that the Parties listed with authorized essential use exemptions should have full flexibility in sourcing the quantity of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs to the extent required for manufacturing metered-dose inhalers, either from imports or from domestic producers or from existing stockpiles;
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 To encourage Parties to take every practicable step consistent with Multilateral Fund programmes to ensure that the best available and environmentally safe substitutes and related technologies were transferred from Article 2 Parties to Article 5 Parties under fair and most favourable conditions; and</li>
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 To promote substitutes, alternatives and practices in Multilateral Fund programmes to minimize other impacts on the environment, including on the climate, taking into account global-warming potential, energy use and other relevant factors whenever possible.</li>
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Climate impact, Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, Other Sources of Income

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper prepared by the Secretariat on prioritization of HCFC phase-out technologies to minimize other impacts on the environment (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3903">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/51</a> and Add.1);</li><li>To discuss the type of incentives to be associated with the Multilateral Fund climate impact indicator (MCII), and other relevant questions relating to it, at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To demonstrate the application of the MCII to a subset of project submissions, from the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting onwards, that will inform agencies and countries about the climate impact of technology choices and to request the Secretariat to collect further data on the use of the MCII for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to finalize the development of the MCII, as outlined in the SecretariatÔÇÖs paper, using the examples provided by the Secretariat in the Annex of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3903">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/51</a>/Add.1 as a basis for the output to be provided;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to make the underlying data, the methodology used, and preliminary working models of the software available on the intranet to bilateral and implementing agencies and to Members of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the related work, including programming of software, at a budget of US $50,000; and</li><li>To request a report from the Secretariat on the experience gained in implementing subparagraphs (c) and (d) above, to be submitted not later than the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, Options for assessing and defining eligible incremental costs for HCFC activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer discussion of the outstanding HCFC issues, namely those related to the cut-off date, the level of incremental operating costs, funding provided to the servicing sector, and incremental capital costs to the 60th Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To extend financial support for institutional strengthening (IS) funding for Article 5 Parties beyond 2010 up to December 2011; and
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 To allow Article 5 Parties to submit their IS projects as stand-alone projects or within their HCFC phase-out management plans.
 </li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact, Other Sources of Income <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to consolidate the material presented during the Meeting on the Special Funding Facility, with any additional contributions submitted by Members by the end of 2009, into a single agenda item addressing both the Facility as well as any issues related to decision XIX/6 paragraph 11(b) of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties for consideration at its 60th Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the audited financial statement of the Fund as at 31 December 2008;</li>
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 To note that the final audit report on the 2008 financial statement would be submitted to the Committee as soon as it became available; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Treasurer to record in the 2009 accounts the differences between the agencies&rsquo; provisional statements and their final 2008 accounts as reflected in tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3908">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/55</a>.</li>
</ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reconciliation of the accounts as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3909">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/56</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank had adjusted its inventory of projects by US $303 and that the 2006 outstanding reconciling item of the US $303 from the World Bank on approved projects had been closed; and</li><li>That all agencies had completed their 2006 reconciliation at approval, income and expenditure levels;</li></ol></li><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by the World Bank on the outstanding 2007 reconciling item of US $1,510,471;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to return the amount of US $1,510,471 to the World Bank based on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The double reporting and deduction by the Treasurer of US $870,549 of the promissory note gains;</li><li>The double reporting and deduction by the Treasurer of US $640,225 on the unrealized investment loss;</li><li>The return of US $303 from the Bank to the Fund.</li></ol></li><li>To note the following outstanding reconciling items in the 2008 reconciliation of the accounts exercise:</li></ol><p><u>UNDP</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An additional amount of US $11 in UNDPÔÇÖs records of approved projects to be aligned with the 2008 approved projects as per the SecretariatÔÇÖs Inventory;</li><li>US $18,567 in expenditure reported by UNDP as a project-level error adjusted in the progress report but not adjusted in the 2008 accounts;</li></ol><p><u>UNEP</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>A shortfall of US $176,401 against project GLO/SEV/50/TAS/276 in the approved amounts in the progress report, to be adjusted in accordance with UNEPÔÇÖs balance report to the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>A shortfall of US $1,905 in the 2008 expenditures in the accounts reported as expenditure in the 2009 accounts;</li></ol><p><u>UNIDO</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>A US $14 surplus in UNIDOÔÇÖs income;</li><li>A US $208 shortfall in 2008 final expenditures; and</li></ol><p><u>World</u> <u>Bank</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="7"><li>The 2008 standing reconciling item of US $5,375,000 in the World BankÔÇÖs income related to the United States of America bilateral project in China on accelerated production phase-out (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439);</li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To request the Treasurer to carry 2008 adjustments forward to 2009 by:</li><li>Recording the amount of US $297,686 related to UNDP 2008 expenditure in 2009; and</li><li>Recording of the amount of US $504,841 related to UNDPÔÇÖs 2008 interest income in 2009.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the TreasurerÔÇÖs report on the agreement between the Executive Committee and UNEP as Treasurer of the Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3910">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/57</a>;</li><li>To maintain the fee level at US $500,000 per annum until the Executive Committee had had an opportunity to consider the results of the audit of the Secretariat on administrative and Fund management matters;</li><li>To review the TreasurerÔÇÖs service at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, taking into account any relevant audit observation;</li><li>To note that provision of data on expenditures was a matter of transparency and was inherent to the mandate of UNEP; and</li><li>To request UNEP to provide indicative data on expenditures between 2004 and 2009, to the extent feasible, and to bring to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting a plan for providing expenditure data as part of its future treasury services.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the additional amount of US $3,144,869 in the revised 2010 budget of the Fund Secretariat to cover the operational costs of the Secretariat and the Treasury fees as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5951">decision 59/51</a>(b) as contained in Annex IX to [document <a href="/media/3837" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], which includes the Multilateral Fund climate impact indicator allocation of US $50,000 and multi-year agreement table onÔÇæline access of US $60,000, noting that the latter should be deducted from the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation OfficerÔÇÖs work programme, resulting in a total of US $6,737,950;</li><li>To approve the proposed 2012 salary staff component costs of the budget totalling US $3,888,905 as contained in Annex IX to [document <a href="/media/3837" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>], which was calculated on a basis of a 3 per cent inflation rate against the 2011 staff cost levels;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide supporting documents from UNEP to justify a 5 per cent annual increase and had been normally applied against staff costs and to report the findings back to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account the practice of United Nations agencies based in Montreal;</li><li>To consider, at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting, whether the Committee would like to revisit the salary staff component costs of the 2011 and 2012 budget to reflect the discussion as described in subparagraph (c) above;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to facilitate this process with the help of an informal budget group in the margins of the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that the approved 2010 budget was based on the typical costs of holding Executive Committee Meetings in Montreal; and</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had had to move anticipated savings in 2009 under some budget components in order to cover the overrun on conference service costs with respect to holding the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in Port Ghalib, Egypt.</li></ol>

Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Regime and operation including meetings

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Chair might attend coordination meetings held in the margins of Executive Committee Meetings, as an observer; and</li><li>That, at the last meeting of the year, if it was felt that the incoming Chair would benefit from continuity measures, the incumbent Chair could bring the matter to the attention of the Executive Committee (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-571">decision 57/1</a>(d));</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to identify the activities of the incoming Chair and ViceÔÇæChair, along with information on possible relevant missions, and to provide that information to the Chair and Vice-Chair to facilitate the smooth transition of the incoming leadership;</li><li>To encourage the Chair to attend meetings of the Implementation Committee so as to better understand issues related to maintaining compliance, an important part of the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs deliberations;</li><li>To encourage Vice-Chairs unfamiliar with the working of the Executive Committee to attend briefings of the Chair;</li><li>To note that the Executive Committee had decided at its 11<sup>th</sup> Meeting (<a href="/media/6529" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/11/36</a>, paragraph 24) that budget line 3301 of the SecretariatÔÇÖs budget could be used to support travel of the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee, irrespective of whether or not they represented countries operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, if such travel was required to enable the Chair or Vice-Chair to represent the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To note with appreciation that the approved budget had been effectively reduced over the period 2006-2009 and the proposed budget of US $15,000 for travel associated with Executive Committee-related activities in 2010, as proposed by the Multilateral Fund Secretariat (<a href="/media/3911" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/58</a>), would be sufficient.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to place the matter of the outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund by the Russian Federation on the agenda for the consideration of the Committee at its 60th Meeting.</p>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report entitledÔÇ£Response to Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-579">decision 57/9</a>: Identification of gaps in regional methyl bromide projects in AfricaÔÇØ (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/Inf.4), as well as the comments and statements made during its 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request UNEP to incorporate projects that responded to the identified gaps in its business plan to be submitted to the Committee at its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

59th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To hold its 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 12 to 16 April 2010; and
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 <li>
 To hold its 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 26 to 30 July 2010.</li>
</ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>The list of Parties that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2009ÔÇæ2011, as contained in Annex I to the present report; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3775">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/4</a>, and in particular Annex I;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer to reply to the letter from the Government of the Russian Federation and convey the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs views on the long outstanding contributions from the Russian Federation, as expressed at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>Also to request the Chief Officer to invite representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee, the Treasurer and the Ozone Secretariat to participate in an informal meeting to be held the day before the commencement of the 30<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/3776" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/5</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting by the implementing agencies was US $66,944 against projects, which included the return of US $38,855 from UNDP, US $9 from UNEP and US $28,080 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting was US $6,445 against projects, which included the return of US $3,912 from UNDP, US $1 from UNEP and US $2,532 from UNIDO; and</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting was US $140,019, which reflected no return from Finland as a result from its intent to use its unspent balance on other projects, US $16 by France and US $140,003 by Sweden, and to request the Treasurer to follow up the cash transfer of those amounts with France and Sweden;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of two projects (ROM/PHA/45/TAS/31 and YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22) from Sweden, as well as the transfer of US $123,897 in project costs and US $9,292 in support costs for the two projects, as requested by Sweden in its letter to the Secretariat of 12 February 2010, and thereby:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Reduce the bilateral funding approved for the Government of Sweden for the implementation of the project ROM/PHA/45/TAS/31 by US $83,219, plus agency support costs of US $10,818, and to increase the funding approved for UNIDO for implementation of the same project by US $83,219, plus agency support costs of US $6,241, as agreed mutually between the Governments of Romania and Sweden and UNIDO; the text of the present decision would form an amendment to the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Executive Committee; and</li><li>Reduce the bilateral funding approved for the Government of Sweden for implementation of the project YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22 by US $40,678, plus agency support costs of US $5,288, and to increase the funding approved for UNIDO for implementation of the same project by US $40,678, plus agency support costs of US $3,051, as agreed mutually between the Governments of Serbia and Sweden and UNIDO; the text of the present decision would form an amendment to the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That implementing agencies had total balances of US $4,579,745, excluding support costs, from projects completed more than two years previously, which comprised US $709,606 for UNDP, US $1,295,490 for UNEP, US $522,148 for UNIDO, and US $2,052,501 for the World Bank;</li><li>That UNEP had an unobligated balance of US $1,928,039 for completed projects; and</li><li>That there were balances totalling US $52,712 for Finland, US $87,864 for France, US $20,203 for Japan and US $26,841 for Spain, including support costs; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to report on the application of the financial rules regarding obligated cash advances by the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation

Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the four implementing agencies, addressed in document <a href="/media/3777" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/6</a>;</li><li>That the request for projects submitted to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting by Somalia was subject to the receipt of the 2008 country programme implementation data in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-525">decision 52/5</a> as a precondition for the approval and release of funding for projects;</li><li>The completion of four of the 23 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress); and</li><li>The update by UNEP with respect to the global projectÔÇ£Development of guidelines to promote safety in aerosol conversionsÔÇØ (GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246);</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to hold a session on the revised format for country programme data reporting at its network meetings;</li><li>UNEP and the Secretariat to identify problems associated with the low level of use of on-line reporting to determine how best to encourage the timely reporting of Article 5 country programme data using such systems;</li><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex II to the present report; and</li><li>The Secretariat to modify the country programme data reporting format to include information relevant to the HCFC phase-out, including whether HCFC control measures were included in licensing systems;</li></ol></li><li>To consider cancellation of the following projects at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting unless progress had been achieved as indicated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The refrigerant management plan (RMP) in Ethiopia (ETH/REF/44/TAS/14), implemented by France, if progress on implementing ODS regulations had not been reported;</li><li>The halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26), implemented by UNIDO, if a business plan for halon activities had not been submitted;</li><li>The halon banking project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18), implemented by UNIDO, if progress in the delivery of the halon equipment had not been reported; and</li><li>The halon banking project preparation in Kuwait (KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07), implemented by UNIDO, if a site had not been selected for the halon equipment; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Signing of the project document for the institutional strengthening project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19), implemented by UNIDO;</li><li>Reporting as required for the IS project in Mauritius (MAR/SEV/53/INS/19), implemented by UNEP; and</li><li>Initiation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) verification report in Kuwait (KUW/PHA/52/TAS/10), implemented by UNEP.</li></ol></li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2010-2012 business plan of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3778">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/7</a> and the fact that it addressed activities for compliance with the 2015 control measures of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To adopt a budget of US $193.9 million for 2010, while noting the budget of US $203 million for 2011, established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-574">decision 57/4</a>;</li><li>To modify the multi-year agreement amounts in the agenciesÔÇÖ business plans to reflect the records of the Fund Secretariat;</li><li>To integrate terminal phase-out management plan activities beyond 2010 and those planned for Somalia into HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the need for methyl chloroform activities in Haiti and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;</li><li>To amend the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies according to the model rolling three-year phase-out plan for institutional strengthening projects;</li><li>To remove new project preparation requests for ODS disposal included in the business plans, except those required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5910">decision 59/10</a> and requests for countries that had been considered at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To modify the allocation for the ODS disposal activity in China in the business plans of Japan to US $1,320,000 for 100 ODP tonnes and of UNIDO to US $1,320,000 for 100 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting to suggest a level of funding for ODS activities in low-volume-consuming (LVC) counties in light of decision XXI/2 of the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To establish a resource allocation for HCFC production in the business plans amounting to US $147,000,000 for the period 2010 to 2014, guided by the amount suggested by the UNEPÔÇÖs Technology and Economic Assessment Panel in its Assessment of the Funding Requirements for the Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the Period 2009-2011;</li><li>To maintain activities in the business plans for additional HCFC demonstration projects beyond those for which project preparation had already been approved;</li><li>To maintain activities in the business plans for HCFC demonstration projects with no phase-out;</li><li>To remove from the business plans activities for HCFC demonstration projects to be submitted after 2010;</li><li>To modify the business plans for HPMP, HCFC demonstration and HCFC investment project preparation to correspond to the values approved for such activities in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5513">decisions 55/13</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">and 56/16</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A status report on establishing or modifying licensing systems, legislation and regulations pursuant to funding provided through <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a>(e) to address the accelerated phase-out of HCFCs, to be submitted to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting in the context of the agenciesÔÇÖ progress reports;</li><li>That the business plans to be submitted to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting address planning for the period 2010 to 2014 and the 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting 2011 to 2014; and</li><li>Implementing agencies to indicate in their submissions to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting and in future business plans:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The level of HCFC phase-out, by chemical, for example HCFCÔÇæ22 and HCFC-141b; and</li><li>The level of climate co-benefits that could be achieved through HCFC phase-out activities required to achieve compliance;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to revise their 2010-2012 business plans to take into account the criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector adopted by the Executive Committee (see <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>), and in particular:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ensure that the selection of projects in the business plans was consistent with the cut-off date applicable to HCFC-based capacity;</li><li>To include projects for second-stage conversions when they were necessary, and/or the most cost-effective projects in the manufacturing sector, to facilitate the compliance of Article 5 countries with HCFC control measures up to and including the 2020 reduction step;</li><li>To adjust the indicative costs of HCFC projects in the business plans to reflect the relevant parameters agreed with respect to incremental operating costs, phase-out costs in the refrigeration servicing sector, and costÔÇæeffectiveness thresholds; and</li><li>To ensure that for each Article 5 country included in the business plans, the year or years of HCFC consumption used to calculate the quantity of HCFC tonnage to be funded for phase-out to achieve compliance with the 2013 HCFC freeze and 2015 HCFC 10 per cent reduction corresponded to one of the two agreed options for the starting point for aggregate sustained reductions;</li></ol></li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to submit their revised business plans to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee taking into account the above, and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a revised consolidated business plan for the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting based on the revised business plans submitted.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2010-2012 business plan of UNEP, as contained in documents <a href="/media/3781" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/10</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/3834">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/10/Add.1</a>, and to request that the following activities be removed from its revised submission to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Technical assistance to low-volume-consuming countries for replacement of energy efficient chillers and large-size equipment in the tourism, supermarket and fisheries sectors in Asia and the Pacific;</li><li>Guidelines on standards and good practices for use of natural refrigerants in room air conditioning and small refrigeration equipment, in cooperation with international standards associations;</li><li>Case studies and related toolkits for MB alternatives in tobacco, cut-flower and vegetable sub-sectors in Africa;</li><li>Technology transfer and MB phase-out strategy through mainstreaming MB alternatives in national university education in Africa;</li><li>Regional workshops in Asia and the Pacific, West Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia to inform stakeholders of the viability of MB alternatives for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications, disseminating the European UnionÔÇÖs experience of the ban on the use of MB for QPS;</li><li>Dates/Methyl Bromide Help Desk for South Asia, Africa and West Asia;</li><li>Technical assistance to countries in the Asia and Pacific region that produce metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) for CFC use for essential use nominations for 2010-2012;</li><li>Regional workshop on ODS alternatives for laboratory and analytical uses in the Asia and Pacific region, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-216">decision 21/6</a> of the TwentyÔÇæfirst Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit a complete list of special compliance assistance activities with the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget (submitted to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee each year) so that the Executive Committee would be able to examine and approve the budget in a more holistic manner;</li><li>To reflect and include in the business plan (submitted to the first Meeting of the Executive Committee the following year):<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The approved CAP budget; and</li><li>The list of special compliance activities from the approved budget.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the SecretariatÔÇÖs presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation, the information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank, as contained in the document <a href="/media/3784" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/13</a>;</li><li>To further note that 25 of the 55 annual tranches in MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting, but that the remaining 30 had not been;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 1 in Annex III to the present report, that had been due for submission to the previous two Meetings with the reasons indicated for the delay, and encouraging bilateral and implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to take action to expedite the implementation of the approved tranches so that the overdue tranches could be submitted as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters for the annual tranches, as indicated in Table 2 in Annex III to the present report, that had been due for submission to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting with the reasons indicated for the delay, and encouraging bilateral and implementing agencies and the relevant Article 5 governments to submit those annual tranches as early as possible.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3785">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/14</a> on the implementation of approved projects with specific reporting requirements;</li><li>With regard to Afghanistan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the 2009 work programme of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Afghanistan and of the verification report on 2008 CFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for the year 2010;</li><li>To request the Government of Afghanistan, with the assistance of the Government of Germany and UNEP, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the 2010 work programme for the NPP no later than the 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Brazil:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the 2008 verification report and the 2009 annual implementation report on the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Brazil;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programmes for the years 2010 and 2011;</li><li>To request the Government of Brazil, with the assistance of UNDP, as lead agency, to submit annual implementation reports regarding the previous year to the first Meeting of the Executive Committee each year until the NPP had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Cambodia, to take note of the 2009 progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan for Cambodia;</li><li>With regard to Fiji, to take note of the 2009 progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan for Fiji;</li><li>With regard to Georgia, to note the successful verification of GeorgiaÔÇÖs compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption under the terminal phase-out management plan in 2008;</li><li>With regard to the Islamic Republic of Iran:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the 2008 verification report and the 2009 annual implementation report on the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for the year 2010;</li><li>To request the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the assistance of the Government of Germany, as lead agency, to submit annual implementation reports regarding the previous year to the first Meeting of the Executive Committee each year until the NPP had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Maldives:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phaseÔÇæout management plan (TPMP) for Maldives;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To expedite the implementation of the end-user investment component of the TPMP;</li><li>To report to the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the progress in implementing this remaining component;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With regard to Philippines:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the 2009 work programme of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Philippines and of the verification report on 2008 CFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2010;</li><li>To request the Government of Philippines, with the assistance of the World Bank, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the 2010 work programme for the NPP no later than the 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, including a verification report on 2009 consumption;</li></ol></li><li>With (i) regard to Samoa:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the 2009 progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Samoa;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To expedite the implementation of the end-user investment component of the TPMP;</li><li>To report to the Executive Committee at its 62nd Meeting on the progress in implementing this remaining component;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In connection with the CFC production phase-out programme: verification of the 2009 annual work programme, to commend the Government of China and the World Bank for the good efforts made to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decisions 56/13</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5731">and 57/31</a> and for successfully implementing the audit for 2009 to confirm the level of production of CFCs for metered-dose inhalers in China and the remaining stocks;</li><li>To take note of the verification report on the phase-out of the production and consumption of CTC for process agent and other non-identified uses (phase I);</li><li>In connection with the strategy for gradual phase-out of TCA production (second stage programme), to commend the Government of China and the World Bank for successfully dismantling the remaining TCA production facility in China; and</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to commend the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the World Bank for the good efforts made to comply with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5415">decision 54/15</a>(a) and for successfully implementing the audit for 2009 to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at the PRODUVEN plant in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans, Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to automatically adjust the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies to reflect the values in previously approved multi-year agreements and in other previous decisions of the Executive Committee, and to ensure that activities reflected those submitted to the first Meeting of the year and their associated values in order to ensure consistency between submissions and business plans at the first Meeting of the year; and</li><li>To defer consideration of approval of new activities not required for compliance and not previously considered by the Executive Committee until after their consideration in the context of business plans at the first Meeting of the year.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To extend the date for funding of institutional strengthening (IS) projects approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee not exceeding two years up to December 2011 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5947">decision 59/47</a>;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare a document on objectives, indicators and formats pertaining to requests for the renewal of IS projects for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting; and</li>
 <li> To consider the issue of the options for funding IS projects further at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To allow the submission of outstanding funding tranches of national phase-out plans (NPPs) or terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) in Article 5 countries to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee on the understanding that the governments concerned, with assistance from relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, would consider implementing activities to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and other activities to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs; and</li><li>That funding tranches of NPPs or TPMPs not submitted to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting should be integrated into the relevant HCFC phase-out management plans of the countries concerned.</li></ol>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies submitting HCFC projects in the consumption sector with a level of funding of more than US $5 million to submit only one project proposal covering all the enterprises in the relevant sector or subÔÇæsector; and</li><li>That the project proposal should be submitted 12 weeks in advance of the Meeting at which it was to be considered.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That projects for the phase-out of HCFCs used by domestic refrigeration enterprises should be considered under the foam sector as rigid insulation refrigeration foam; and</li><li>To establish the cost-effectiveness threshold for the rigid insulation refrigeration foam sub-sector at a future Meeting once sufficient information had been gathered from the review of HCFC phase-out projects as stand-alone projects and/or as components of HCFC phase-out management plans.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve additional funding for the institutional strengthening (IS) projects that were approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting for Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Palau, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Yemen, and Zimbabwe, at the levels indicated in Annex IV to the present report in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6010">decision 60/10</a>(a); and</li><li>That for projects related to renewal of IS submitted to the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that projects which accelerated the phase&#8209;out of consumption of HCFCs could be considered on a case-by-case basis for low&#8209;volume&#8209;consuming countries that had a strong national level of commitment in place to support accelerated phase-out.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve funding for the request from the Government of Germany for the preparation of an investment project as part of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Afghanistan at the level of funding of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900 consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request from the Government of Italy to prepare two technical publications on experience gained in project implementation under the Montreal Protocol, to the 61st Meeting consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-609">decision 60/9</a>.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request from the Government of Italy to fund the project for a study on mechanisms and strategies for accounting emission reductions related to HCFC phaseÔÇæout in the post-2012 climate regime: synergies between the Montreal Protocol and carbon finance in the introduction of alternatives to HCFCs to the 61st Meeting consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-609">decision 60/9</a>.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 60th Meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $887,922 (including agency fees) against the balance of CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010;</li><li>US $90,965 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Czech RepublicÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010;</li><li>US $305,008 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010;</li><li>US $237,300 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010;</li><li>US $566,243 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010; and</li><li>US $893,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project preparation for a demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-142b and HCFC-22 technology to methyl formate with CO2 co-blowing technology in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam at Feininger (Nanjing) Energy Saving Technology Co. Ltd., at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;</li><li>Not to approve the project preparation for a demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-141b to solvent-free modified silicone oil for silication applications at Shifeng Medical Apparatus and Instrument Co. Ltd.; and</li><li>To approve the project preparation for a demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-141b to a combination of isopropyl alcohol and hydrocarbon-based compounds in solvent cleaning applications at Zhejiang KDL Medical Equipment Group Ltd., at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request for project preparation for a pilot project for ODS disposal in India to the 61st Meeting, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-605">decision 60/5</a>.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the request for technical assistance for mobilizing resources to maximize climate benefits of HCFC phase-out to the 61st Meeting.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project for regional enforcement networking to improve compliance with the Montreal Protocol and to support other chemical Multilateral Environmental Agreements.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposal for the development of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Pacific Island countries (PICs) through a regional approach, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The resulting HPMPs for the PICs would contain activities to meet the 35 per cent reduction target in HCFC consumption by 2020; and</li><li>UNEP will continue to explore how the regional approach could be used in the implementation of the HPMPs for these 12 countries.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for a demonstration project using hydrocarbon (HC) as an alternative to HCFC-22 in the manufacture of XPS foam at Shanghai Xinzhao, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for a pilot ODS disposal project in Nigeria, at the level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report.&nbsp;</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for global resource mobilization for maximizing climate co-benefits of HCFC phase-out to the 61st Meeting.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the demonstration project to validate the use of superÔÇæcritical CO2 in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane (PU) rigid foam in Colombia, at a cost of US $441,100, plus agency support costs of US $57,343 for Japan, on the understanding that the project was approved on an exceptional basis and would be the final and only validation project for super-critical CO2 technology in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foams.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, the project for the conversion plan from HCFCs to hydrocarbons in the production of polyurethane rigid insulation foam in the domestic refrigeration subsector (Mabe Colombia, Industrias Haceb, Challenger and Indusel), at a total cost of US $5,621,483, plus agency support costs of US $421,611 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Colombia had agreed at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the average consumption for 2009 and 2010;</li><li>To deduct 56.02 ODP tonnes (598.6 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide to the Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for HCFC-141b used in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane and integral skin foam at Poli-Mix, at the amount of US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for Italy;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Croatia agreed at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the level of consumption in 2008;</li><li>That the quantity of HCFCs eligible for Multilateral Fund assistance for phaseÔÇæout to meet CroatiaÔÇÖs 2013 freeze and 2015 phase-out targets corresponded to 10 per cent of the starting point for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption;</li><li>That the deduction of 1.76 ODP tonnes (16.0 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption constituted an accelerated phase-out and that approval of the project was on an exceptional basis without prejudice to future projects; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Italy to provide to the Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include the report in the implementation reports on the HPMP, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, the projects for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in the manufacture of insulating polyurethane (PU) rigid foam at United Refrigeration, HNR (Haier), Varioline Intercool and Shadman Electronics companies, at a total cost of US $3,559,359, plus agency support costs of US $266,952 for UNIDO, and the phase-out of HCFC-141b in the manufacture of insulation PU rigid foam at Dawlance, at a total cost of US $1,281,490, plus agency support costs of US $96,112 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Pakistan agreed at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting to establish as its starting point for its sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the average consumption for 2009 and 2010, which was PakistanÔÇÖs baseline;</li><li>To deduct 71.7 ODP tonnes (651.8 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectsÔÇÖ implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HPMP, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project for validation of the use of HFO-1234ze as blowing agent in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam boardstock (phase I) in Turkey, at a cost of US $165,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,850 for UNDP, on the understanding that the project would be the final validation project for HFO-1234ze in the manufacture of XPS foam, that the technology dissemination workshops would be deferred to phase II of the project depending on the results of the validation process, and that approval of the project was without prejudice to consideration of any future funding request for phase II of the project by the Executive Committee.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle the terminal project for the national phase-out plan (NPP) for methyl bromide (MB) for Chile, at a total cost of US $1,657,917, plus agency support costs of US $124,344 for UNIDO, and US $73,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,490 for UNEP, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to Chile for the phase-out of controlled uses of MB in the country;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of MB contained in Annex VI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the NPP for MB at a total cost of US $1,100,000, plus agency support costs of US $82,500 for UNIDO, and US $73,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,490 for UNEP.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After hearing the report of the informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the second to fourth tranches of the national ODS phase-out plan (NPP) for Bangladesh, and the verification report on 2008 CFC consumption, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3793">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/21</a>;</li><li>To note the fast track implementation of the project for the phase-out of CFCs used for the manufacture of metered dose inhalers (MDIs) approved by the Executive Committee at its 52<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, which had so far resulted in the reduction of 46 ODP tonnes of CFCs;</li><li>To apply the penalty clause in the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee, calculated, at 50 per cent of the amount for each of the fifth and sixth tranches being submitted to the Executive Committee for approval, for reasons of non-compliance with the Agreement, on the basis that no sufficient and timely regulatory controls on imports of CFCs for the refrigeration servicing sector had been applied to curtail consumption in the sector;</li><li>Using the method outlined in sub-paragraph (c) above, to apply a total penalty of US $81,500 for the fifth and sixth tranches of the NPP for Bangladesh;</li><li>To approve the fifth and sixth tranches of the NPP for Bangladesh at a total funding level of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,125 for UNDP, and US $26,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,445 for UNEP, which took into account the penalty using the method outlined in sub-paragraph (c) above;</li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh and UNDP to submit to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting a detailed progress report on the implementation of the NPP for Bangladesh and a comprehensive plan of action associated with the seventh and last tranche of the NPP to sustain compliance with the Montreal Protocol targets in 2010 and beyond, including extension of activities to address HCFC controls and reductions; and</li><li>To note that the maximum level of CFC consumption from 1 January 2010 was zero, as stipulated in the Agreement, except for any essential uses of CFCs that the Parties might approve for Bangladesh for the production of MDIs.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Egypt and the verification report on 2009 CFC consumption, as contained in document <a href="/media/3800" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/28</a>;</li><li>To approve the 2010 annual implementation programme associated with the fourth and fifth (final) tranches;</li><li>To request the Government of Egypt, with the assistance of UNIDO, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fourth and fifth (final) tranches of the NPP no later than the 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To approve the 2010 plan associated with the fourth and fifth (final) tranches of the NPP, at a cost of US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,500 for UNIDO, taking into account that CFCs used in all sectors except for the manufacture of meteredÔÇædose inhalers (MDIs), had been completely phased out by 2009.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, and on an exceptional basis, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Maldives, at the amount of US $1,100,000, plus agency support costs of US $129,900 (comprising US $$680,000 plus agency support costs of US $88,400 for UNEP and US $420,000 plus agency support costs of US$31,500 for UNDP), noting that this level of funding was for an accelerated HCFC phase-out up to 2020;</li><li>To note with appreciation the commitment by the Government of Maldives to accelerate its phase-out of HCFCs by 10 years in advance of the Montreal Protocol schedule, and to freeze its HCFC consumption in 2011, and the comments provided by the Government of Maldives made by UNEP on its behalf at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Maldives and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VII to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the starting point of 3.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs, proposed by the country based on its latest (2008) HCFC consumption, as indicated in Appendices 1-A and 2-A to the Agreement; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for the Maldives at the amount of US $355,940, plus agency support costs of US $46,272 for UNEP, and US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the amount of US $1,030,000, plus agency support costs of US $77,250 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>Regarding institutional strengthening (IS):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To include in the approval funding for IS until 2020;</li><li>To request the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia not to submit a funding request for IS outside the HPMP Agreement until the end of the last year mentioned in Appendix 2-A to the Agreement;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the starting point proposed by the country, which was the baseline consumption and was therefore presently a non-quantifiable amount;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data was known, to update Appendix 1-A to the Agreement with the information related to the starting point and Appendix 2-A to the Agreement with the figures for the maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the starting point and the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly;</li><li>To approve the first annual implementation plan for 2010, and the first tranche of the HPMP for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the amount of US $15,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,125 for UNIDO;</li><li>To allow the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to submit to the Executive Committee at a future Meeting for subsequent inclusion in its HPMP funding requests for activities related to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of the use of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols;</li><li>Disposal of ODS; and</li></ol></li><li>To note with appreciation the commitment by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to reduce the consumption of HCFCs by 35 per cent from the future calculated baseline by the year 2020.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-22 technology to HFC-32 technology in the manufacture of commercial air-source chillers/heat pumps at Tsinghua Tong Fang Artificial Environment Co. Ltd., at a level of US $1,229,336, plus agency support costs of US $92,200 for UNDP;</li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of China to deduct 3.40 ODP tonnes (61.9 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>To note that, with the partial funding of the conversion of the heat exchanger production, no more funding would be provided for the conversion of heat exchanger production at Tsinghua Tong Fang in the event that funding for the conversion of the manufacture of other products at the company was requested in the future, and heat exchangers from the converted production could be used for such products;</li><li>To request UNDP to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, or part thereof, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b); and</li><li>To note that the funding provided under this demonstration project was not indicative of future funding levels for similar conversions.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-22 technology to ammonia/CO2 technology in the manufacture of two-stage refrigeration systems for cold storage and freezing applications at Yantai Moon Group Co. Ltd., at a level of US $3,964,458, plus agency support costs of US $297,334 for UNDP;</li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of China to deduct 13.75 ODP tonnes (250 metric tonnes) of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>To request UNDP to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, or part thereof, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b); and</li><li>To note that the funding provided under this demonstration project, as well as the funding level for particular items, was not indicative of future funding levels for similar conversions.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment at Petra Engineering Industries Co. without funding for any of the cost items related to the conversion of the manufacturing of tube-and-fin heat exchangers for the remaining activities, at a level of US $2,167,033, plus agency support costs of US $162,527 for UNIDO;</li><li>To consider funding of the cost items related to the conversion of the manufacturing of tube-and-fin heat exchangers, removed from the funding as per subÔÇæparagraph (a) above, when the related policy issue contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3820">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/47</a> was being considered;</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Jordan to deduct 8.06 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (125 metric tonnes of HCFC-22 and 10.8 metric tonnes of HCFC-141b) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption, as set by JordanÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP);</li><li>To deduct US $65,500 from eligible costs for future service sector activities in Jordan under an HPMP;</li><li>To note the commitment of Petra Engineering Industries Co. to develop, convert manufacture and actively promote HC-based split air conditioners;</li><li>To request UNIDO not to shift the funding of US $279,750 for the activities referred to under (e) above to any activity not related to the above commitment;</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, or part thereof, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b); and</li><li>To note that the funding provided under this demonstration project was not indicative of future funding levels for similar conversions.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the demonstration project for disposal of unwanted ODS (phase I) in Mexico to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To request the implementing agency and the Secretariat to work with the Government of Mexico to further clarify elements of the project; and</li><li>That the proposal should address financial aspects related to how the costs associated with the project might be covered by sources other than the Multilateral Fund, taking into account discussions to date on the special funding facility.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the issue of component upgrade in HCFC conversion projects until its 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to supplement the document on relevant aspects of component upgrade in HCFC conversion projects (document <a href="/media/3818" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/45</a>) with examples of the possible consequences of each option, drawing on the experiences of the implementing agencies.</li></ol>

Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following the description of the agreed criteria by the facilitator of the contact group on HCFCs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>In determining criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector in Article 5 countries:</p><p><u>Cut-off date</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to consider any projects to convert HCFC-based manufacturing capacity installed after 21 September 2007;</li></ol><p><u>Second-stage conversion</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To apply the following principles in regard to second-stage conversion projects for the first stage of HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) implementation to achieve the 2013 and 2015 HCFC phase-out compliance targets, to be reviewed by the Executive Committee no earlier than the last Meeting in 2013:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Full funding of eligible incremental costs of second-stage conversion projects will be considered in those cases where an Article 5 Party clearly demonstrates in its HPMP that such projects are necessary to comply with the Montreal Protocol HCFC targets up to and including the 35 per cent reduction step by 1 January 2020 and/or are the most cost-effective projects measured in ODP tonnes that the Party concerned can undertake in the manufacturing sector in order to comply with these targets;</li><li>Funding for all other second-stage conversion projects not covered under paragraph (b)(i) above will be limited to funding for installation, trials, and training associated with those projects;</li></ol></li></ol><p><u>Starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To establish the starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption, for those Article 5 countries that submit projects in advance of their assessed baseline, at the time of submission of either the HCFC investment project or the HPMP, whichever is first submitted for the consideration of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To allow Article 5 countries to choose between the most recent reported HCFC consumption under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol at the time of the submission of the HPMP and/or the investment project, and the average of consumption forecast for 2009 and 2010, in calculating starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To adjust the agreed starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption in cases where calculated HCFC baselines based on reported Article 7 data are different from the calculated starting point based on the average consumption forecast for 2009ÔÇæ2010;</li></ol><p><u>Eligible incremental costs of HCFC phase-out</u> <u>projects</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To apply the following principles in regard to eligible incremental costs of HCFC phase-out projects for the first stage of HPMP implementation to achieve the 2013 and 2015 HCFC phase-out compliance targets, subject to a review in 2013:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>When preparing HCFC phase-out projects in the foam, refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning sectors, bilateral and implementing agencies shall use the technical information contained in document <a href="/media/4206" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/47</a> as a guide;</li><li>The current cost-effectiveness threshold values used for CFC phase-out projects in paragraph 32 of the final report of the 16<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee (document <a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>), to be measured in metric kilogrammes, shall be used as guidelines during the development and implementation of the first stage of HPMPs;</li><li>That countries will have the flexibility to allocate the approved funding from incremental operating costs to incremental capital costs and to allocate up to 20 per cent of the approved funding for incremental capital costs to incremental operating costs, as long as the use of the flexibility does not change the intent of the project. Any reallocation should be reported to the Executive Committee;</li><li>Funding of up to a maximum of 25 per cent above the cost effectiveness threshold will be provided for projects when needed for the introduction of low global warming potential (GWP) alternatives;</li></ol></li></ol><p><u>HCFC phase-out</u> <u>in the foam sector</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the foam sector will be considered at US $1.60/metric kg for HCFC-141b and US $1.40/metric kg for HCFC-142b consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>For group projects linked to systems houses, incremental operating costs will be calculated on the basis of the total HCFC consumption to be phased out for all downstream foam enterprises;</li><li>The Executive Committee will consider, on a case-by-case basis, funding higher levels of incremental operating costs than indicated in paragraph (f)(v) above when required for the introduction of low-GWP water-blown technology;</li></ol><p><u>HCFC phase-out</u> <u>in the refrigeration and</u> <u>air-conditioning manufacturing sector</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="8"><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the air conditioning sub-sector will be considered at US $6.30/metric kg of HCFC consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the commercial refrigeration subÔÇæsector will be considered at US $3.80/metric kg of HCFC consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>Consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3145">decision 31/45</a> of the Executive Committee, incremental operating costs will not be considered for enterprises categorized under the refrigeration equipment assembly, installation and charging sub-sector;</li></ol><p><u>HCFC phase-out</u> <u>in the refrigeration servicing sector</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="11"><li>Article 5 countries that have total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes must include in their HPMP, as a minimum:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A commitment to meeting, without further requests for funding, at least the freeze in 2013 and the 10 per cent reduction step in 2015, and if the country so decides, the 35 per cent reduction step in 2020. This shall include a commitment by the country to restrict imports of HCFCÔÇæbased equipment if necessary to achieve compliance with the reduction steps and to support relevant phase-out activities;</li><li>Mandatory reporting, by the time funding tranches for the HPMP are requested, on the implementation of activities undertaken in the refrigeration servicing sector and in the manufacturing sector when applicable, in the previous year, as well as a thorough and comprehensive annual work plan for the implementation of the following activities associated with the next tranche;</li><li>A description of the roles and responsibilities of major stakeholders, as well as the lead implementing agency and the cooperating agencies, where applicable;</li></ol></li><li>Article 5 countries that have total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes will be provided funding consistent with the level of consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector as shown in the table below, on the understanding that project proposals will still need to demonstrate that the funding level is necessary to achieve the 2013 and 2015 phase-out targets, and if the country so decides, the 2020 phase-out targets:</li></ol><table><caption>(*) Level of baseline HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector</caption><tbody><tr><td>Consumption (metric tonnes)*</td><td>Funding up to 2015 (US$)</td><td>Funding up to 2020 (US$)</td></tr><tr><td>&gt;0 &lt;15</td><td>51,700</td><td>164,500</td></tr><tr><td>15 &lt;40</td><td>66,000</td><td>210,000</td></tr><tr><td>40 &lt;80</td><td>88,000</td><td>280,000</td></tr><tr><td>80 &lt;120</td><td>99,000</td><td>315,000</td></tr><tr><td>120 &lt;160</td><td>104,500</td><td>332,500</td></tr><tr><td>160 &lt;200</td><td>110,000</td><td>350,000</td></tr><tr><td>200 &lt;320</td><td>176,000</td><td>560,000</td></tr><tr><td>320 &lt;360</td><td>198,000</td><td>630,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="13"><li>Article 5 countries that have total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes and that receive funding consistent with the above table, will have flexibility in utilizing the resources available to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation to facilitate the smoothest possible phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>Article 5 countries that have total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes, used in both the manufacturing and refrigeration servicing sectors, could submit HCFC phase-out investment projects in accordance with prevailing policies and decisions of the Multilateral Fund, in addition to funding for addressing HCFC consumption in the servicing sector;</li><li>Article 5 countries that have total HCFC consumption above 360 metric tonnes should first address consumption in the manufacturing sector to meet the reduction steps in 2013 and 2015. However, if such countries clearly demonstrate that they require assistance in the refrigeration servicing sector to comply with these targets, funding for these activities, such as training, will be calculated at US$4.50/metric kg, which will be deducted from their starting point for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption.</li></ol><p><u>HCFC phase-out</u> <u>in the aerosol,</u> <u>fire extinguisher and</u> <u>solvent</u> <u>sectors</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="16"><li>The eligibility of incremental capital and operating costs for HCFC phase-out projects in the aerosol, fire extinguisher and solvent sectors will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the cost for conversion of component manufacturing vs. incremental operating cost to its 61st Meeting.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer a decision on adopting the revised template for draft agreements for HCFC phase-out management plans (document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3821">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/48</a>) to its 61st Meeting, noting that implementing agencies and Members should be provided with a final opportunity to submit comments on the revised template, to be reflected in the documentation for the 61st Meeting.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>Following consideration of the recommendations in the report of the Sub-group on the Production Sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on terms and conditions under which the existing CFC production Agreements with China and India and associated accelerated phase-out Agreements might be modified and the report on possible modifications to the terms of reference for the technical audit adopted at the 32<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, as appropriate, to meet the audit needs of the production of HCFCs, both contained in document <a href="/media/3836" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/49</a>;</li><li>To modify the production sector Agreements for China and India to allow the production for export of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs for 2010, with an annual review, for purposes of meeting essential use requirements of other countries provided that exporting countries had reporting and verification systems in place and that the reporting and verification systems collected and reported on the following information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Documents from metered-dose inhaler (MDI) manufacturers ordering pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals from importing country governments for purchasing essential use pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals received from governments of producing countries that order and the essential production authorized;</li><li>Raw materials consumed for production run;</li><li>Amount of pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Amount of non-pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Documentation (transport, storage, disposal) verifying that the amount of nonÔÇæpharmaceutical CFCs had been destroyed;</li><li>Export documentation from producers;</li><li>Invoices from MDI manufacturers; and</li><li>Audit reports verifying all the above;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank, as the implementing agency for the CFC production phaseÔÇæout plans for China and India, to provide its services in carrying out the verification/audit and to submit reports to the Executive Committee on behalf of China and India on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World Bank verified that the producer had access to destroy the excess CFC produced using a destruction technique approved by the Parties;</li><li>The cost of verification would be approved in advance of the audit by the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>That:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Fund Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, would seek confirmation from the importing country of the actual quantities imported by that country;</li><li>The producing country agreed to limit the production of non-pharmaceutical specification grade CFCs to the extent possible and pay for their destruction;</li><li>The Executive Committee would consider application of the penalty clause to any CFC production determined as being excessive by the verification reports; and</li></ol></li><li>To adopt the terms of reference for the technical audit of HCFC production in Article 5 countries contained in Annex IX to [document <a href="/media/3769" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/54</a>].</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Other Sources of Income, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to present the report of the Executive Committee on the special funding facility to the 30th Meeting of the of the Open-ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (OEWG), based on Annex V to document <a href="/media/3822" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/50</a>, theÔÇ£Excerpt from Report of the 59th Meeting of the Executive Committee, Agenda item 12: Further Concept Paper for a Special Funding Facility for Additional Income from Loans and Other Sources (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5837">decision 58/37</a>)ÔÇØ.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To maintain the annual increase in salary for staff for 2011 and 2012 approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting, as presented in Annex IX to document <a href="/media/3837" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59</a>, which had been approved for 2011 on the basis of a 5 per cent increase against the 2010 staffing costs and for 2012 on the basis of a 3 per cent increase against the 2011 staffing costs; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue monitoring staff costs to assess the appropriate rate of increase for future years and to report back to the Executive Committee when presenting the 2010 accounts of the Fund at the 65<sup>th</sup> Meeting in 2011.</li></ol>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of consumption arising from HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended foam chemicals to the 61st Meeting.</p>

60th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To hold its 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 5 to 9 July 2010, thus amending <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5956">decision 59/56</a>; and</li>
 <li> To hold its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting in Montreal from 22 to 26 November 2010.</li>
</ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>The list of Parties that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2009ÔÇæ2011, as contained in Annex I to the present report; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting by the implementing agencies was US $156,455 against projects, which included the return of US $52,327 from UNDP, US $3,520 from UNEP, US $26,351 from UNIDO and US $74,257 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting was US $221,184, which included the return of US $5,212 from UNDP, US $282 from UNEP, US $2,549 from UNIDO and US $213,141 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting was US $27,112, which included a return in cash of US $31 from the Government of Canada and US $27,081 from the Government of Spain, noting that the return from Canada was already included in the status of contributions and disbursements;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $3,930,493, excluding support costs, from projects completed more than two years previously, which included US $678,003 for UNDP, US $867,421 for UNEP, US $332,569 for UNIDO, and US $2,052,501 for the World Bank;</li><li>That there were balances totalling US $87,848 for France and US $20,203, for Japan, including support costs from projects completed more than one year previously;</li><li>UNEPÔÇÖs report on the application of the financial rules regarding obligated cash advances, which had been requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-603">decision 60/3</a>, and the application of those rules as of the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to continue to consult with the Government of Spain on the cash transfer of the returned amount by the Government of Spain mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(iv) above; and</li><li>To approve the transfer from the World Bank to UNDP of US $60,000, plus agency costs of US $4,500, for the preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan in Sri Lanka (SRL/PHA/57/PRP/36).</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation, the information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank as contained in document <a href="/media/3712" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/5</a>;</li><li>Also to note that 18 of the 32 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting, but that the remaining 14 had not been;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Article 5 governments and implementing agencies regarding the annual tranches listed in Annex II to the present report, with the reason for non-submission to the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting, requesting them to take action to integrate the funding tranches of those national phase- out plans (NPPs) or terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) into the relevant HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>(b);</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter with regard to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2009 annual tranche for the CFC phase-out plan in Suriname, noting that it had been withdrawn for consideration at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting after discussion with the Fund Secretariat owing to low disbursement and slow implementation, and requesting the Government of Suriname and UNEP to take action to integrate the funding tranches of the TPMP into the relevant HPMP pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>(b);</li><li>The 2009 tranche for the accelerated CFC production sector phase-out plan in India, noting that it had been withdrawn for consideration at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting after discussion with the Fund Secretariat to enable the release of customs records to the World Bank auditors for review, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5918">decision 59/18</a>(a); and</li></ol></li><li>Also to request the Secretariat to send letters for the annual tranches which had originally been due for submission after the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting, requesting the Governments of Bangladesh, Grenada and Turkey, and UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank, respectively, to take actions to integrate the funding tranches of those NPPs and TPMPs into the relevant HPMPs, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>(b).</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status of implementation of delayed projects and prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the next control measures of the Montreal Protocol as contained in documents <a href="/media/3713" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/6</a> and <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/ce95a4f2-7fa8-4ebd-9256-28e518d48b40?filename=6106a1.pdf" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/6/Add.1;</a></li><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted by the Governments of Australia, France and Japan, and the four implementing agencies, addressed in document <a href="/media/3713" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/6</a>;</li><li>The completion of three of the 19 projects identified as having implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to, and notify, governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional status reports on the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Agency</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>BHE/SEV/43/INS/19</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Extension of the institutional strengthening project (phase II) in Bosnia and Herzegovina</td></tr><tr><td>KUW/PHA/52/TAS/10</td><td>UNEP</td><td>Terminal phase-out management plan for Annex A Group I substances (first tranche) in Kuwait</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>That letters of possible cancellation should be sent in respect of the project for the technical assistance for methyl bromide reduction and formulation of regional phase-out strategies for low-volume-consuming countries in the African region (AFR/FUM/38/TAS/32), implemented by UNDP;</li><li>To cancel the following projects:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Code</td><td>Agency</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>ETH/REF/44/TAS/14</td><td>France</td><td>Implementation of the refrigerant management plan (RMP) update in Ethiopia</td></tr><tr><td>KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Preparation of a halon phase-out plan in Kuwait</td></tr><tr><td>LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26</td><td>UNIDO</td><td>Plan for the phase-out of import and net consumption of halons in the fire fighting sector in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To cancel, by mutual agreement between the Government of Romania and UNIDO, the remaining elements of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for the CTC production/consumption for process agent uses in Romania (ROM/PAG/50/INV/36) relating to the establishment of a new production line with no CTC use; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to return the balance of funds from the CTC production/consumption project for process agent uses in Romania (ROM/PAG/50/INV/36) to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following discussions in an informal group, facilitated by Belgium, comprising interested Committee Members, representatives of the Secretariat and the implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the revised consolidated business plan for the years 2010-2014 contained in documents <a href="/media/3715" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/7</a> and Corr.1, as adjusted, on the understanding that the costs and ODP values related to HCFCs were only indicative and did not restrict the submission of projects to those costs and values;</li><li>To consider, at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting, the issue of financing activities to meet the 2013 freeze target at future Executive Committee meetings as part of the project approval process;</li><li>For countries for which ODP values in the business plans submitted by the bilateral and implementing agencies exceeded the calculated starting point, to reduce the total ODP tonnage to reflect the calculated starting points as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-605">decision 60/5</a>(p)(iv) and pro-rated by agency;</li><li>To reduce the HCFC investment component tonnage for Colombia in CanadaÔÇÖs business plan to zero tonnage;</li><li>To remove the HCFC phase-out management plan for Sri Lanka from the World BankÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To maintain terminal phase-out management plan and national phase-out plan entries for activities initially approved in 2008 or 2009 for Burundi, Eritrea and Iraq and allow for their submission up to the 63<sup>rd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To apply the cost-effectiveness values for the foam and refrigeration sectors (converted to US $/ODP) in the categoryÔÇ£Combined Replenishment Study and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">Decision 60/44</a>(f)ÔÇØ in Table 1 of document <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/bb5251f2-4f82-43c5-9563-add7056b3f78?filename=6107c1.pdf" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/7/Corr.1</a>, plus a 25 per cent climate premium as provided for in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(iv), including agency fees, to the ODP tonnages in the business plans as adjusted by subÔÇæparagraphs (c) and (d) above for those sectors; and</li><li>To allocate US $22,190,000 included in the adjusted business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies from the 2010 and 2011 business plans for HCFC investment projects in non-low-volume-consuming countries that had not yet been approved, based on the overall ratio of reductions to the values in the business plans for the years 2010 and 2011 applied equally to all relevant bilateral and implementing agencies for the 2012-2014 triennium, pro-rated by entry.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the 2010-2014 business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3718">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/8</a>, as adjusted, taking into account any modifications based on the consideration of the issues and activities addressed in the context of the revised consolidated business plan.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the revised 2010-2014 business plan of UNDP contained in document <a href="/media/3719" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/9</a>, as adjusted, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, and was with any modifications based on consideration of those activities associated with the issues addressed in the revised consolidated business plan;</li><li>To remove activities not required for compliance, except those for resource mobilization and ODS disposal; and</li><li>To approve the 2010 performance indicators and targets for UNDP set out in Annex III to the present report.&nbsp;</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the revised 2010-2014 business plan of UNEP contained in document <a href="/media/3720" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/10</a>, as adjusted, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, and was with any modifications based on consideration of those activities associated with the issues addressed in the revised consolidated business plan;</li><li>To remove activities for the destruction of CFCs in shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh and India;</li><li>To remove activities not required for compliance, except those for resource mobilization and ODS disposal; and</li><li>To approve the 2010 performance indicators and targets for UNEP set out in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the revised 2010-2014 business plan of UNIDO contained in document <a href="/media/3721" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/11</a>, as adjusted, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, and was with any modifications based on consideration of those activities associated with the issues addressed in the revised consolidated business plan;</li><li>To remove activities not required for compliance, except those for resource mobilization and ODS disposal; and</li><li>To approve the 2010 performance indicators and targets for UNIDO set out in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the revised 2010-2014 business plan of the World Bank contained in document <a href="/media/3722" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/12</a>, as adjusted, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding levels, and was with any modifications based on consideration of those activities associated with the issues addressed in the revised consolidated business plan;</li><li>To remove activities not required for compliance, except those for resource mobilization and ODS disposal; and</li><li>To approve the 2010 performance indicators and targets for the World Bank set out in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/3723" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/13</a>;</li><li>In view of the delays occurring in many of the chiller projects approved by the Executive Committee, to encourage implementing agencies to apply lessons learned from chiller activities in future HCFC projects;</li><li>To note with concern, that for the second consecutive year HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation activities were in general expected to take longer than had been planned and to urge bilateral and implementing agencies to complete HPMP development as soon as possible, in close consultation with National Ozone Units;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to advise all countries that they could seek co-financing for maximizing climate co-benefits within the HPMP, although doing so should be without prejudice to the timely submission of the HPMP;</li><li>To note the modifications to tonnage in the Inventory of Approved Projects for the projects indicated in Annex III to document <a href="/media/3723" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/13</a>;</li><li>To request the lead agencies for the respective countries specified in Annex VII to the present report to provide information on the latest status to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Verifies the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessment of the status of implementing agenciesÔÇÖ efforts and progress towards establishing and modifying relevant HCFC licensing systems to address the accelerated HCFC control measures;</li><li>Specifies actions to endeavour to obtain co-financing; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit HPMPs and HCFC sector plans to the 62<sup>nd</sup> and 63<sup>rd</sup> Meetings of the Executive Committee, bearing in mind that the first HCFC control measures would come into force in less than three years.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden and the United States of America contained in document <a href="/media/3724" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/14</a>;</li><li>To also note that the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Spain would report on the projects with implementation delays to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Governments of Israel, Portugal and Switzerland to provide their progress reports to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The submission to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of additional status reports for the projects and agencies as listed in Annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol></li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3725" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/15</a>;</li><li>request the submission to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of additional status reports for the projects listed in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To report on the additional work identified, based on the stakeholder workshop to be held in July 2010, for the methyl formate foam demonstration project in Mexico (MEX/FOA/56/DEM/141);</li><li>To request UNDP to integrate the RMP activities in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/11 and BAR/REF/43/TAS/12) into the countryÔÇÖs HPMP in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>(b); and</li><li>To note that UNDP would report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on up to nine projects with implementation delays in 2009, including five projects that had been classified as such in 2008.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/16</a>;</li><li>To request the submission to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the figures for disbursement included obligations for the MDI project in Bangladesh (BGD/ARS/52/TAS/27) and the monitoring of refrigerant management plan (RMP) activities in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/09) as inaccuracies might have an impact on the reconciliation of accounts exercise at the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>That the policy training for local authorities (third tranche) in China (CPR/SEV/43/TRA/413) had been completed in December 2009; and</li><li>That UNEP would report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on six projects with implementation delays in 2009, including three projects that had been classified as such in 2008.</li></ol></li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3727" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/17</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of additional status reports for the projects listed in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>UNIDO to bring its application of the date of financial completion into line with that required by the Secretariat (fromÔÇÿcompletedÔÇÖ (COM) toÔÇÿfinancially completedÔÇÖ (FIN)), for those projects where the date of financial completion was recorded as December 2009, for consistency in reporting with other implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on up to five projects with implementation delays in 2009, including three projects that had been classified as such in 2008.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3728" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/18</a>;</li><li>To request the submission to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee of additional status reports for the projects listed in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on a total of three projects with implementation delays in 2009, including two projects that had been classified as such in 2008; and</li><li>To consider at the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting the study on financing the destruction of unwanted ODS through the voluntary carbon market, contained in document <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/85d8efa7-84cf-424e-bf0d-c0163a727e1d?filename=61Inf2.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/Inf.2.</a></li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2009 business plans as contained in document <a href="/media/3729" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/19</a>;</li><li>The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2009, out of 100, as follows: UNDP (89), UNEP (85), UNIDO (92) and the World Bank (71);</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies (Canada, France, Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank) had receivedÔÇ£satisfactoryÔÇØ orÔÇ£highly satisfactoryÔÇØ ratings for their overall performance in 2009 on the basis of the qualitative performance assessments by the National Ozone Units (NOUs);</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To have an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Chad and Paraguay about the areas in which UNEP services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ andÔÇ£unsatisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the results of its consultations with those countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments by the respective countries;</li><li>To remind countries, at meetings of regional networks, to complete the surveys on the performance of bilateral and implementing agencies;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide an additional status report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the status of procurement of the equipment for the terminal phase-out management plan in Togo (TOG/PHA/54/INV/16);</li><li>To continue its open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Colombia and Paraguay about the areas where UNDPÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the results of its consultations on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to have an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs about the areas where UNIDO services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting on the results of its consultations with Benin, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to Bhutan, to take note of the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Bhutan;</li><li>With regard to China:</li></ol><p>Sector plan for phase-out of ODS process agent applications (phase II)</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the verification of CTC consumption for phase II of the CTC sector plan in 2009;</li><li>To encourage China to continue its efforts to control the use of CTC as process agent (PA) in converted non-CTC production lines and the monitoring of CTC use in various enterprises;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide to the Executive Committee at its 62nd Meeting a description of the system for monitoring CTC use in China;</li><li>To approve reallocation of remaining funding in the China PA I sector plan to support the continuous monitoring, reporting and technical assistance activities under the China PA II sector plan;</li></ol><p>Methyl bromide production sector plan</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="16"><li>To take note of the information provided on the reallocation of funds for the Agreement for the methyl bromide production sector plan from the first tranche for technical assistance, noting that Multilateral Fund resources should be directly linked to assessing Article 7 data and to clarify the countryÔÇÖs nonÔÇæquarantine and preshipment (QPS) usage;</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>With regard to India:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the verification of CTC production and consumption for the year 2009 in India;</li><li>To note that India had used the full difference between the allowed 2008 consumption and the actual 2008 consumption (1,169 ODP tonnes) as feedstock in 2009;</li><li>To approve the 2010 work programme for the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors;</li><li>To request the World Bank to continue verification of the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors in India, using the established format, until verification of production and consumption for 2011 had been submitted;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide reports on implementation for 2010, 2011, and 2012 in time for the second Meeting of the Executive Committee in each subsequent year and to include in the submissions any major changes to the planned activities approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Nepal:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the TPMP for Nepal;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP to expedite the implementation of the end-user investment component of the TPMP and to report on progress to the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting;</li><li>To urge the Government of Nepal to ratify the remaining amendments to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible; and</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to take note of the verification of CFC consumption in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5730">decision 57/30</a> for 2008 and 2009.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request UNIDO to submit a project proposal for the Syrian Arab Republic to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting with two options relating to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary airÔÇæconditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels at Al Hafez Group;</li><li>Phase-out of HCFC-141b only from the manufacture of rigid polyurethane insulation panels at Al Hafez Group; and</li></ol></li><li>Also to request UNIDO to include in the project proposal:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional justification for the submission of the HCFC phase-out investment project in advance of the HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>Detailed information on the HCFC-141b foam sector and justification for the intended prioritization of the phase-out of HCFC-22 on the basis of national circumstances.</li></ol></li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To extend the date for funding of institutional strengthening (IS) projects approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee not exceeding a full two-year period, at the levels indicated in Annex IX to the present report in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6143">decision 61/43</a>; and</li><li>That, for projects related to the renewal of IS, the blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to its 62nd Meeting consideration of the request of the Government of Italy for funding for a study on mechanisms and strategies for accounting emission reductions related to HCFC phase-out in the post-2012 climate regime: synergies between the Montreal Protocol and carbon finance in the introduction of alternatives to HCFCs.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request of the Government of Japan for funding for project preparation for a demonstration project to validate the trans-critical CO2 refrigeration technology for application to ice-block makers at Austin Laz, Nigeria, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 61st Meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $207,355 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010;</li><li>US $418,100 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010; and</li><li>US $33,900 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation for a pilot project for ODS disposal in India in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by UNDP for funding for technical assistance for resource mobilization for climate co-benefits to its 62nd Meeting.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the request for additional funding for HCFC phase-out management plan preparation for Afghanistan in view of its non-eligibility under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>(c).</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Given the difficulties experienced due to the lack of adequate communication with the National Ozone Unit of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, as raised in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3727">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/17</a>, and the continued uncertainty about the future sustainability of projects owing to the continual problems associated with the modality of financial disbursement to the country, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the requests for the renewal of the institutional strengthening project and for the additional HCFC phase-out management plan project preparation funds for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to its 64th Meeting.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6127">decision 61/27</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the requests for project preparation for the HCFC phase-out management plan and HCFC phase-out investment activities for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to its 64th Meeting.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for project preparation of a pilot ODS disposal project in Lebanon in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decisions 58/19</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5910">and 59/10</a>, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by UNIDO for funding for technical assistance for resource mobilization to its 62nd Meeting.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by the World Bank for funding for technical assistance for resource mobilization for an HCFC phase-out co-benefits study to its 62nd Meeting.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Taking into account the discussions under agenda item 10(d) on consumption arising from HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended foam chemicals (polyols), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the conversion from HCFC-141b in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for commercial refrigerators project for the Dominican Republic, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report, on an exceptional basis, without prejudice to any future project, which would be subject to the conditions specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6147">decision 61/47</a>.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to consider the project for phase-out of CTC as process agent at Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Complex and at Vinalon 2.8 Complex in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea as it was not required for compliance.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Government of Argentina had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, the consumption level reported under Article 7 for 2008 (356.9 ODP tonnes);</li><li>To approve on an exceptional basis the investment project for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ22 in the room and unitary air-conditioning equipment manufacturing sector at a level of US $8,435,542, plus agency support costs of US $632,666 for UNIDO, and US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $39,000 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that it would not set a precedent for funding the phaseÔÇæout of more than 10 per cent of the starting point for aggregate reduction until a clear policy on that issue was established;</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to deduct 53.5 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (972 metric tonnes of HCFC-22) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, as established under sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>Also to request UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, or part thereof, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b).</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The demonstration sub-project for the conversion of room air-conditioning compressor manufacturing from HCFC-22 to propane at Guangdong Meizhi Co. at a funding level of US $1,875,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,625 for UNIDO;</li><li>The demonstration sub-project for conversion from HCFC-22 to propane at Midea Room Air-conditioner Manufacturing Company, including the heat exchanger component, at a funding level of US $4,026,507, plus agency support costs of US $301,988 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNIDO and the Government of China to deduct 13.2 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (240 metric tonnes of HCFC-22) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption, as set out in ChinaÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b); and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the funding provided for the demonstration project did not establish a precedent for future funding levels of similar conversions.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first and second tranches of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Ecuador;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The transfer of the third, fourth and fifth tranches of the NPP for Ecuador from the World Bank to UNEP as lead implementing agency, and to UNIDO as coÔÇæoperating implementing agency, at the following levels of funding:<ol class="list-type-a bracketed-list" type="a"><li>For the third tranche, US $92,835, plus agency support costs of US $12,069 for UNEP, and US $134,575, plus agency support costs of US $10,093 for UNIDO;</li><li>For the fourth tranche, US $92,835, plus agency support costs of US $12,069 for UNEP, and US $134,576, plus agency support costs of US $10,093 for UNIDO;</li><li>For the fifth tranche, US $7,485, plus agency support costs of US $973 for UNEP, and US $10,849, plus agency support costs of US $814 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>The revised Agreement attached as Annex XI to the present report, which reflects the changes noted above;</li><li>The 2010 annual implementation programme associated with the third, fourth and fifth tranches and, without establishing a precedent for such approvals, use of part of the funding to set up a CFC destruction facility; and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World Bank to return the funding associated with the third, fourth and fifth tranches of the NPP for Ecuador at the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>UNEP, as lead agency, to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third, fourth and fifth and final tranches of the NPP no later than the 64<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol></li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>In the context of the discussion on the national CFC phase-out plan for Ecuador, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, for national phase-out plans, the flexibility clause could not be used to reallocate resources for activities not related to compliance unless specifically authorized by the Executive Committee.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6127">decision 61/27</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project for the implementation of the national phase-out plan (NPP): regulations, training programme and monitoring (fifth tranche) for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to the 64th Meeting, provided that it met the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the national ODS phase-out plan (NPP) in Tunisia;</li><li>Also to note the verification report for 2006 and 2007;</li><li>To approve the 2010 and 2011 annual implementation programme associated with the second tranche;</li><li>Also to approve the second and final tranche of the NPP for Tunisia, requested by the World Bank, at the level of funding of US $345,395, plus agency support costs of US $25,905 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the World Bank, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the second and final tranche of the NPP, a verification report for 2008 and 2009, and, if significant funds remained uncommitted at the beginning of 2011, an implementation plan for those funds no later than its 64<sup>th</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations on those issues among interested Committee Members, and representatives of the Secretariat, UNDP and of UNEP, which consulted the Government of Cambodia, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, and on an exceptional basis, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cambodia, at the amount of US $1,600,000, plus agency support costs of US $172,250 (US $950,000 plus support costs of US $123,500 for UNEP, and US $650,000 plus support costs of US $48,750 for UNDP);</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Cambodia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present document;</li><li>To note that the Government of Cambodia agreed to change its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption to the consumption based on the average consumption forecast for 2009 and 2010 (13.8 ODP tonnes) instead of its 2009 HCFC consumption;</li><li>To further note that the estimated baseline of consumption (13.8 ODP tonnes) was the basis for calculating funding for the HPMP for Cambodia;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the actual baseline data was known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for Cambodia at the total amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNEP, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>UNIDO had consulted the Government of Croatia, which had agreed to accept the funding level of US $600,000 proposed by the Executive Committee and, following informal discussions on those issues among interested Committee Members, the Secretariat, and UNIDO, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, and on an exceptional basis, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Croatia, at the amount of US $1,081,150, plus agency support costs of US $65,336 for UNIDO, noting that US $271,150 and agency support costs of US $20,336 for UNIDO had been approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> Meeting, and that US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for Italy, had been approved at the 60<sup>th</sup> Meeting for the complete phase-out of HCFC-141b in the foam manufacturing sector;</li><li>To note with appreciation the commitment by the Government of Croatia to accelerate its phase-out of HCFCs by 24 years in advance of the Montreal Protocol schedule;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data was known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2011, and the first tranche of the HPMP for Croatia at the amount of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6631">Decision 66/31</a>.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC management plan (HPMP) for Ghana to achieve the complete phase-out of HCFCs at an estimated total cost of US $3,875,175 (excluding agency support costs), while pointing out that it did not endorse this estimate and that the application of the US $4.5/kg cost-effectiveness figure beyond 2015 should not set a precedent for future projects;</li><li>To note that the Government of Ghana agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the consumption based on the average consumption forecast for 2009 and 2010 (49.5 ODP tonnes);</li><li>To approve, in principle, Stage 1 of the HPMP for Ghana for the period 2010-2019, at the amount of US $1,031,311, plus agency support costs of US $77,348 for UNDP, and US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250 for Italy;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data was known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2011, and the first tranche of Stage 1 of the HPMP for Ghana at the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for Italy.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the document on Institutional strengthening: Options for funding and formats for renewal requests (<a href="/media/3758" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/49</a>);</li><li>To maintain funding for institutional strengthening (IS) support at current levels, and to renew IS projects for the full two-year period from the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5917">decisions 59/17</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5947">and 59/47</a>(b) that allowed Article 5 Parties to submit their IS projects as stand-alone projects or within their HCFC phase-out management plans, and to review continued IS funding at those levels at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015; and</li><li>To approve the revised format for IS renewals with the identified objectives and indicators attached as Annex XV to the present report, and to request the bilateral and implementing agencies to use those formats for requests for renewal of IS projects submitted to the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting and onwards.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to maintain the established practice when evaluating component upgrades in HCFC conversion projects for the refrigeration and air-conditioning sectors, such that after conversion the defining characteristics of the components would remain largely unchanged or, when no similar component was available, would only be improved to the extent necessary to allow the conversion to take place, and to keep the Executive Committee informed of any deviation from this practice.</p>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To consider funding the conversion of component manufacturers only when the funding requests were submitted as part of an HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) or a sector plan under an HPMP, except for those projects originally submitted to the 61<sup>st</sup> or earlier meetings of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That in cases where countries decided to include component manufacturers in their phase-out plans, to request bilateral and implementing agencies to provide, as part of their submission, information on the incremental operating costs of all refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment manufacturers included in the plan, as well as production and export data for compressors for the three years prior to the submissions; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document, based on the relevant sections of document <a href="/media/3760" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/51</a>, on the level of incremental costs related to retooling for manufacturing of tube-and-fin heat exchangers to be considered by the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised template, as amended, attached as Annex XVI to the present report, as a reference for the drafting of an Agreement between a country and the Executive Committee regarding HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans (HPMPs); for countries that decided to submit sector plans, those would be considered on a case-by-case basis;</li><li>To request that future draft agreements schedule the submission of final tranches so that consumption would be reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2013 before approval of the last tranche of the agreement;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide to the Executive Committee at the first Meeting of each year, starting in 2012, a list of all countries with a HCFC consumption baseline of 360 metric tonnes and below that had an approved HPMP and an indication of a sample of 20 per cent of countries from that list to enable the Executive Committee to approve such a sample for the purposes of verification of that countryÔÇÖs compliance with the HPMP agreement for that year;</li><li>Not to require verification under the HPMP agreement for countries on that list other than those included in the sample; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies acting as lead agency for the respective agreements to include the related costs of verification in their work programme amendments in the same year, and to submit the related verification in conjunction with a tranche request in the following year.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of document <a href="/media/3762" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/53</a> on consumption arising from HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended foam chemicals (polyols) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5912">decisions 59/12</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6050">and 60/50</a>);</li><li>To confirm that the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyol systems that were imported and/or manufactured domestically, and counted as consumption under Article 7, was eligible for assistance according to existing guidelines;</li><li>With regard to the import of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, which had not been counted as consumption under Article 7, to request Article 5 countries that wished to seek assistance for the phase-out of such imports:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To include in the overarching strategy for their HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) an indicative list of all the foam enterprises established prior to 21 September 2007 that used imported polyol systems, including the amount of HCFC-141b contained therein;</li><li>To include in the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the annual amount of HCFC-141b contained in imported polyol systems during the 2007-2009 period;</li><li>Also to include in their HPMPs a sector plan for the complete phase-out of the use of HCFC-141b in imported pre-blended polyol systems, covering the cost and funding schedule, taking into account that the share of imported polyol within the HPMP might need support under a schedule beyond 2015, and on the understanding that quantities of HCFC-141b in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems that had not been included in the overarching strategy for the HPMP would not be eligible for funding;</li><li>To include in the sector plan a commitment from the country to put in place, by the time the last foam manufacturing plant had been converted to a nonÔÇæHCFC technology, regulations or policies banning the import and or the use of HCFC-141b pre-blended polyol systems;</li></ol></li><li>That Article 5 Parties with eligible enterprises manufacturing HCFC-141b preÔÇæblended polyol systems would be provided with assistance calculated on the basis of consumption of HCFC-141b sold domestically, on the understanding that the full consumption of HCFC-141b by those enterprises manufacturing pre-blended polyol systems would be deducted from the starting point.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p><strong>OPERATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE</strong></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To maintain the status quo of holding three meetings a year for at least 2011, 2012 and 2013; and</li><li>To review the issue of the number of meetings per year at the first meeting of 2013 in view of the workload related to HCFC phase-out management plans and any other issues at that stage.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the FundÔÇÖs 2009 provisional accounts contained in document <a href="/media/3764" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/56</a>;</li><li>Also to note the actions taken by the Treasurer to reflect adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2008 accounts exercise; and</li><li>Further to note that the 2009 final accounts of the Multilateral Fund would be submitted to the Executive Committee at its 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the draft report of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the Twenty-second Meeting of the Parties (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3765">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/57</a>); and
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 <li> To authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 61<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee.
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61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To thank the Government of Nepal for its letter contained in document <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/0435ee40-99e5-47e1-8b38-2c076ec2c606?filename=61Inf.3.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/Inf.3</a> on the special consideration of an HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), and to note the concerns expressed;</li><li>To reiterate the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs current guidelines requiring the ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment in order to receive assistance to phase out HCFCs;</li><li>To urge the Government of Nepal to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment as soon as possible and to provide a commitment to the Executive Committee that it would do so by a specific date; and</li><li>To consider the HPMP for Nepal at the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee in light of any additional information regarding the commitment of Nepal to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment and to phase out HCFCs in accordance with the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the provision of a sum of US $20,000 as additional emergency assistance for institutional strengthening for Haiti on an exceptional basis, taking into consideration the circumstances facing the National Ozone Unit in Haiti after the devastation of the countryÔÇÖs infrastructure by the earthquake in 2010; and</li><li>To request UNEP as lead agency to present, at the 62<sup>nd</sup> Meeting of the Executive Committee, a strategy and action plan to assist the country to return to the preÔÇæearthquake implementation level.</li></ol>

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 62nd Meeting in Montreal from 29 November to 3 December 2010, thus amending <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6051">decision 60/51</a>.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to the present report; and</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3624">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/4</a>;</li><li>To note that the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $1,337,446 against projects, which included the return of US $54,908 from UNDP, US $74,282 from UNEP, US $712,927 from UNIDO and US $495,329 from the World Bank;</li><li>To note that the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $106,223 against projects, which included the return of US $5,977 from UNDP, US $9,657 from UNEP, US $53,470 from UNIDO and US $37,119 from the World Bank;</li><li>To note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $2,854,199, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $665,302 for UNDP, US $769,433 for UNEP, US $304,237 for UNIDO and US $1,115,227 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that Finland, as a bilateral agency, had a balance totalling US $34,022, excluding support costs, from a project completed over two years previously; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to assign any gains or losses from balances returned from completed bilateral activities to exchange rate losses or gains due to the fixedÔÇæexchange rate mechanism, including those funds returned to the 57<sup>th</sup>, 59<sup>th</sup>, and 60<sup>th</sup> meetings.</li></ol>

Business planning and work programmes - policies, Tranche submission delays

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2010 business plans as contained in documents <a href="/media/3625" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/5</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/79ca26f6-6b0b-45eb-a3ae-28b8c76eaab7?filename=6205a1.pdf"> UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/5/Add.1</a> and the fact that US $44.2 million in activities required for compliance had not been submitted to the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>With appreciation, that all annual tranches of multi-year agreements due for submission had been submitted on time to the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The reports provided by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO on their dialogue with countries on the 2009 business plansÔÇÖ qualitative performance evaluations; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to implement <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6117">decision 61/17</a>(d) with respect to Kyrgyzstan and to report to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status of implementation of delayed projects and prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the next control measures of the Montreal Protocol, as contained in documents <a href="/media/3627" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/6</a> and <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/2e986abd-994e-41af-8b6b-7aa325d464a3?filename=6206a1.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/6/Add.1</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Fund Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, and the four implementing agencies, addressed in documents <a href="/media/3627" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/6</a> and<a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/2e986abd-994e-41af-8b6b-7aa325d464a3?filename=6206a1.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/6/Add.1</a>;</li><li>The completion of three of the 34 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes II and III to the present report;</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation be sent in respect of the following projects:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The elimination of CFCs in the domestic refrigerator manufacturing plant of Neba, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/REF/18/INV/39), implemented by the World Bank; and</li><li>The sub-regional project on harmonization of legislative and regulatory mechanisms to improve monitoring and control of ODS consumption in English-speaking Africa (AFR/SEV/45/TAS/33), implemented by UNEP;</li></ol></li><li>The Governments of Israel, Portugal and Spain to provide their implementation delay reports to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To note the possible cancellation of the renewal of the institutional strengthening project (phase II) in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/SEV/43/INS/05), implemented by UNEP, if the project document had not been signed by the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, with the possibility of resubmission when the Government was in a position to sign a project document;</li><li>To request additional information from the lead agency of HCFC phase-out management plans on the application of licensing systems to the importation of HCFCÔÇæcontaining equipment and to continue requesting reports on those countries that had not taken the 2007 adjustments to the HCFC control measures into account;</li><li>To note the cancellation of the chiller project in the Caribbean (LAC/REF/47/DEM/36) if no additional chillers had been identified for inclusion in the project by the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request UNEP and Germany to provide to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting information on the status of actions undertaken to obtain co-financing for the countries for which such information had not been provided according to the categories used in table 14 of document <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/2e986abd-994e-41af-8b6b-7aa325d464a3?filename=6206a1.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>Also to request UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank to update the information they had provided to the 62nd meeting on the status of actions undertaken to obtain coÔÇæfinancing, as appropriate, for submission to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the model rolling three-year phase-out plan of the Multilateral Fund for the years 2011-2013, as contained in document <a href="/media/3629" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/7</a>;</li><li>To urge Article 5 countries, with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the period 2011-2013;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as being in need of immediate assistance to meet the 2013 and 2015 Montreal Protocol phase-out targets, and to include relevant activities in their 2011ÔÇæ2014 business plans, as appropriate;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phaseÔÇæout plan for the years 2013-2015 to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2012 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of a business plan for the Multilateral Fund for 2013-2015;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That some 14,579.3 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption had yet to be phased out in approved multi-year sectoral and national phase-out plans during the remainder of 2010 and in the period 2011-2013; and</li><li>That 41 national ODS phase-out plans for non-low-volume-consuming (nonÔÇæLVC) countries, 98 terminal phase-out management plans for LVC countries, and 12 phase-out plans in the production sector in seven nonÔÇæLVC countries were currently being implemented.</li></ol></li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2010 consolidated project completion report contained in documents <a href="/media/3630" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/8</a> and <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/c790c826-8ea5-4131-b6c8-0ac82ddc4dc1?filename=6208a1.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/8/Add.1</a>, including the schedule for submission of project completion reports (PCRs) due and the lessons learned in Annex II to document <a href="/media/3630" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/8</a>;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish by the end of January 2011, in cooperation with the Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory of approved projects and in the annual progress reports;</li><li>To provide the information still missing in a number of PCRs by the end of January 2011;</li><li>To clear the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006 by the end of January 2011;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to address the issue of development of a completion report format for completed multi-year projects as a matter of priority and to inform the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on progress; and</li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the verification report regarding CFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector in China during the year 2009;</li><li>To note that the annual implementation report for the years 2009 and 2010 would be considered at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Colombia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan (NPP) for Colombia, covering the 2009-2010 period;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation programme for 2011;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Oman:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the verification of the CFC terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Oman in 2009 and the recommendations contained therein;</li><li>To encourage the Government of Oman to continue its efforts to control the use of CFCs, and to apply the conclusions and recommendations of the verification when implementing the HCFC phase-out management plan;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the global project:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report entitledÔÇ£Methyl formate as blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane systems. An assessment for the application in MLF projectsÔÇØ, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To note that the 2010 assessment report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel would provide further information on a variety of alternatives for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in polyurethane foam applications and would be available before the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group in 2011;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on methyl formate, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ141b in polyurethane foam applications;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to provide to the Fund Secretariat information on alternatives for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in polyurethane foam applications as projects were implemented;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the following chiller projects:</li></ol><p>Brazil: progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</p><p>Colombia: progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFC-free technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</p><p>Cuba: progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</p><p>Syrian Arab Republic: progress report on the demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers</p><p>RegionÔÇô Africa: progress report on the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in six African countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan)</p><p>RegionÔÇô Europe: progress report on the demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia)</p><p>RegionÔÇô Latin America and the Caribbean: progress report on the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector in the Caribbean, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFC-free technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers</p><p>Global: progress report on the global chiller replacement project (China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Tunisia)</p><ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on the progress made in all chiller projects provided in document <a href="/media/3633" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to submit a further report on progress achieved in chiller projects to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Fumigant and tobacco, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to provide additional funding for acceleration of the implementation of the investment project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide use in soil fumigation in Jordan.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That the incremental operating costs for the aerosol sector should be determined on the basis of a one-year duration; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to resubmit the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b in aerosol manufacturing at Silimex in Mexico to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that all technical issues would have been resolved and the level of funding would have been agreed between the Fund Secretariat and UNIDO.</li></ol>

Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines, HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that, for the HCFC phase-out management plans which addressed phase-out of HCFCs ahead of the Montreal Protocol schedule and had been submitted in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6015">decision 60/15</a>, the total funding available for achieving 100 per cent phase-out would be extrapolated from that available for meeting the 35 per cent reduction in consumption as prescribed in the table in subparagraph f(xii) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to allow the submission of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plans to assist former low-volume-consuming countries with HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector only, that was above 360 metric tonnes, to meet control measures up to 2020 on the understanding that the level of funding provided would be considered on a case-by-case basis until otherwise decided.
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62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>After hearing the report of the contact group and noting that project proposals for HCFCs with ODP lower than HCFC-141b could be considered where national circumstances and priorities required their submission in order to comply with the 2013 and 2015 control measures as requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5911">decision 59/11</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting activities to phase out HCFC-22 used in the manufacture of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, to estimate the total future amount of HCFC-22 that could potentially be required until 2020 for servicing such equipment;</li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting activities to phase out HCFC-22 used in the refrigeration servicing sector, to clearly demonstrate how the proposed activities would reduce the growth rate in the servicing sector and contribute to meeting the reduction steps in 2013 and 2015; and</li>
 <li> To consider projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22/HCFC-142b used for the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam when it was clearly demonstrated that they would be required by national circumstances and priorities to comply with the 2013 and 2015 control measures, and to consider all other XPS foam projects after 2014.
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</ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to set the cost-effectiveness threshold for rigid insulation refrigeration foam at US $7.83/kg with a maximum of up to 25 per cent above this threshold for low-&#8209;global warming potential alternatives.
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62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
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<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting projects related to the installation, assembly and charging sub-sector, to demonstrate that each of those enterprises participating in the project had invested in equipment, development of products, or training of personnel specific to HCFC technology significantly exceeding the level of such investments prevalent in the service sector; and</li>
 <li> That the activities foreseen for those enterprises represented incremental costs.</li>
</ol>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, Institutional strengthening

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To reiterate that the inclusion of institutional strengthening (IS) funding in an HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5917">decision 59/17</a>, made it subject to the performance-based targets under the multi-year agreement covering the HPMP including all the conditions required for future tranche funding; and</li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies to inform Article 5 countries of the consequences of choosing to include IS in the HPMP and remind them that they could continue to receive IS funding as stand-alone projects.
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62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>After considering a draft decision submitted by Canada, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that project proposals that included requests for second-stage conversions should provide the following information as part of the justification required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The proportion of HCFCs consumed by enterprises that received assistance under the Multilateral Fund for CFC phase-out, as a percentage of:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Total HCFC consumption;</li><li>Total HCFC consumption in the manufacturing sector;</li><li>Total consumption of HCFC-141b in the foam sector; and</li></ol></li><li>The estimated cost-effectiveness value, in ODP and metric tonnes, of the proposed second-stage conversion projects as compared with the estimated cost-effectiveness of phasing out HCFC consumption in other manufacturing enterprises in all sectors.</li></ol>

Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the bilateral and implementing agencies, when preparing multi-year HCFC phase-out management plans, to ensure that the last tranche comprised 10 per cent of the total funding for the refrigeration servicing sector in the agreement and was scheduled for the last year of the plan.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 62nd meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $225,325 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009; and</li><li>US $607,206 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2010.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by UNDP for funding for resource mobilization for climate co-benefits and to consider it at its 63rd meeting in light of any additional information provided by the implementing agency.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the requests submitted by UNEP for preparation of the regional ODS destruction and refrigeration and air conditioning equipment replacement programme for lowÔÇævolume-consuming (LVC) countries and selected countries in Asia and the Pacific, and the regional ODS disposal strategy for LVCs in Latin America and the Caribbean.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by UNEP for funding for resource mobilization for climate co-benefits and to consider it at its 63rd meeting in light of any additional information provided by the implementing agency.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request submitted by the World Bank for funding for resource mobilization for climate co-benefits and to consider it at its 63rd meeting in light of any additional information provided by the implementing agency.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2011 at the amount of US $9,007,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $720,560, as contained in Annex VI to the present report, while:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Noting the elimination of the Information Officer post and redeployment of related funds towards the creation of new regional assistant posts; and</li><li>Requesting UNEP:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To ensure that the primary function of the new regional assistant posts proposed in the 2011 budget focused on assisting countries, particularly low-volume-consuming countries, with the implementation of HCFC phase-out management plans, including supporting outreach activities;</li><li>To examine and monitor South-South cooperation activities, and report on the outcomes of such activities, including detailed reports by region on the utilization of related budgets, to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee in the context of its 2012 CAP budget;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue to provide detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>To continue to extend the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities; and provide details on the reallocations made for its budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>;</li><li>To continue to report on the current staff post levels and inform the Executive Committee of any changes therein, particularly in respect of any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>To make every effort to avoid an increase in the budget lines for activities in the 2012 CAP budget.</li></ol></li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>Following the explanations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2011 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as contained in documents <a href="/media/3642" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/17</a> and <a href="https://prod.multilateralfund.edw.ro/api/drupal-documents/download/file/cc94783f-490c-4396-a04b-d7694b7faf1c?filename=6217c1.pdf">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/17/Corr. 1</a>;</li><li>To approve the core unit budgets as requested amounting to: US $1,970,766 for UNDP, US $1,970,766 for UNIDO and US $1,713,000 for the World Bank; and</li><li>That the extension of the administrative cost regime for the 2012-2014 triennium could be based on the report on 2012 core unit costs to be prepared by the Fund Secretariat by the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the technical assistance programme for the elimination of methyl bromide (MB) in Iraq at a total cost of US $211,970, plus agency support costs of US $19,077 for UNIDO, in light of paragraph 4 of decision XX/15 of the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, and on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Iraq for the phase-out of controlled uses of MB in the country.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the implementation of a pilot project for ODS waste management and disposal in Cuba at the amount of US $525,200, plus agency support costs of US $39,390 for UNDP to destroy a total of 45.3 metric tonnes of ODS waste, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided for Cuba for any ODS disposal projects in future.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Fund Secretariat introduced document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3660">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/32</a>. In light of questions raised by members with respect to the operation of the identified technology in the country, issues related to maintenance of the proposed destruction facility and the lack of a comprehensive business model to sustain the project beyond its pilot phase, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Ghana submitted by UNDP to the 63rd meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the project for accelerated CFC production phase-out (second tranche) in India submitted by the World Bank until its 63rd meeting.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the conversion from HCFC-141b in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigeration at Cristor Company at a total cost of US $215,380, plus agency support costs of US $19,384 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Algeria had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 31.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 2.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting that the phase-out amount was greater than 10 per cent of the estimated HCFC baseline for compliance because the project pertained to a single enterprise, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the conversion from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane technology in manufacturing refrigeration equipment insulation foam at Walton HiÔÇæTech Industries Limited at a total cost of US $1,146,074, plus agency support costs of US $85,956 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Bangladesh had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 72.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 20.2 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the following projects at the levels indicated below:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Conversion from HCFC-141b to methyl formate in the manufacture of polyurethane spray foams at Specialized Engineering Contracting Co., at a total cost of US $178,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,020 for UNDP;</li><li>Conversion from HCFC-141b to n-pentane in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam panels at MOG Engineering and Industry, at a total cost of US $790,400, plus agency support costs of US $59,280 for UNDP;</li><li>Conversion from HCFC-141b to methyl formate in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam water heaters at Fresh Electric Home Appliances, at a total cost of US $124,500, plus agency support costs of US $11,205 for UNDP;</li><li>Conversion from HCFC-141b to n-pentane in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam panels at Cairo Foam, at a total cost of US $386,100, plus agency support costs of US $28,958 for UNDP;</li><li>Phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacture of polyurethane foam at Mondial Freezers Company, at a total cost of US $436,300, plus agency support costs of US $32,723 for UNIDO;</li><li>Phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacture of polyurethane foam at Delta Electric Appliances, at a total cost of US $422,740 plus agency support costs of US $31,706 for UNIDO;</li><li>Phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacture of polyurethane foam at ElÔÇæAraby Co. Engineering Industries, at a total cost of US $456,540, plus agency support costs of US $34,241 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Egypt had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 420.4 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 63.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and</li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectsÔÇÖ implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the conversion from HCFC-141b in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Manar Company to phase out 11 ODP tonnes (100 metric tonnes) of HCFC-141b, at a total cost of US $951,740, plus agency support costs of US $71,381 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Morocco had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the 2009 data reported by Morocco under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol (68.0 ODP tonnes);</li><li>To deduct 11.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the sector plan to phase out HCFC-141b in the foam sector in the Philippines at the amount of US $2,262,055, comprising US $1,770,650, and agency support costs of US $132,799 for UNIDO and US $317,350, and agency support costs of US $41,256 for Japan;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Philippines had agreed at the 62<sup>th</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 202.4 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 40.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Japan to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports of the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the two foam projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene panel at Al-Watania Plastics at the amount of US $1,310,646, comprising US $1,103,578, and agency support costs of US $82,768 for UNIDO, and US $110,000, and agency support costs of US $14,300 for the Government of Japan;</li><li>Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene panel at Line #2 in the Arabian Chemical Company Plastics at the amount of US $785,772, comprising US $615,323, and agency support costs of US $46,149 for UNIDO, and US $110,000, and agency support costs of US $14,300 for the Government of Japan;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Saudi Arabia had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 1,464.1 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 179.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Japan to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectsÔÇÖ implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the umbrella project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from polyurethane rigid foam production in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators, commercial refrigerators and polyurethane insulated composite panels at a total cost of US $1,056,341, plus agency support costs of US $79,226 for UNIDO, noting that a counterpart contribution of US $614,319 would be provided by the beneficiary enterprises;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Sudan had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the 2009 data reported by Sudan under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol (50.6 ODP tonnes);</li><li>To deduct 11.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the umbrella projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the umbrella project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from polyurethane (PU) rigid foam production in the manufacture of PU insulated sandwich panels and the phase-out of HCFC-142b and HCFC-22 in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) boardstock in Turkey at a cost of US $7,713,490, plus agency support costs of US $578,512 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Turkey had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the 2009 HCFC consumption reported under Article 7 of the Protocol of 609.9 ODP tonnes plus 30.8 ODP tonnes of HCFCs contained in imported polyol blends, for a total of 640.8 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 293.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the umbrella projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the Government of Japan could submit to a future meeting a demonstration project for the conversion of manufacturing capacity for refrigeration equipment from HCFC-22 to trans-critical CO2 refrigeration technology, taking into account the need for consistency with the guidelines of the Executive Committee.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The representative of the Fund Secretariat introduced document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3680">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/50</a>. In response to a query from a member seeking further details on the water chillers, he noted that the company involved produced a large range of water-cooled chillers. Following this clarification, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels at Al Hafez Group at a total cost of US $1,465,361, plus agency support costs of US $109,902 for UNIDO (for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFCÔÇæ141b);</li><li>To note that the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 156 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 12.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projectÔÇÖs implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Armenia for the period 2010-2015, at the amount of US $ US $683,000, comprising US $594,353, and agency support costs of US $44,577 for UNDP, and US $39,000, and agency support costs of US $5,070 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Armenia had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 7.83 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Armenia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $321,198, comprising US $265,661, and agency support costs of US $19,925 for UNDP, and US $31,515, and agency support costs of US $4,097 for UNEP.</li></ol><ul><li>&nbsp;This agreement was revised as per d<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6629">ecision 66/29</a>.</li></ul>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Belize for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $313,740, comprising US $213,500, and agency support costs of US $27,755 for UNEP, and US $66,500, and agency support costs of US $5,985 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Belize had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 2.94 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Belize, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $155,800, comprising US $80,000, and agency support costs of US $10,400 for UNEP, and US $60,000, and agency support costs of US $5,400 for UNDP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Dominica for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $164,500, plus agency support costs of US $21,385 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Dominica had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 0.23 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Dominica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex IX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Dominica, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $82,250, plus agency support costs of US $10,693 for UNEP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Grenada for the period of 2010-2020, at the amount of US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Grenada had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, the estimated baseline of 0.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported for 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex X to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Grenada, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,650 for UNEP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC management plan (HPMP) for Madagascar for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $618,500, comprising US $300,000, and agency support costs of US $39,000 for UNEP, and US $260,000, and agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Madagascar had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its baseline for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 17.15 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Madagascar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Madagascar, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $229,600, comprising US $70,000, and agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP, and US $140,000, and agency support costs of US $10,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malawi for the period 2010-2020, at a total amount of US $390,700, comprising US $230,000, and agency support costs of US $29,900 for UNEP, and US $120,000, and agency support costs of US $10,800 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Malawi had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs consumption the estimated baseline of 8.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Malawi and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Malawi, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $133,200, comprising US $60,000, and agency support costs of US $7,800 for UNEP, and US $60,000, and agency support costs of US $5,400 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the information provided, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Serbia for the period 2010-2020, at a total amount of US $1,069,220, comprising US $915,260, and agency support costs of US $68,645 for UNIDO, and US $75,500, and agency support costs of US $9,815 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $332,500, excluding support costs, were for the servicing sector and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a> to reach the 35 per cent reduction of HCFC in 2020; and</li><li>US $658,260, excluding support costs, were for the investment project for the phase-out of 2.27 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 in the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Serbia had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 9.64 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Serbia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $416,520, comprising US $360,130, and agency support costs of US $27,010 for UNIDO, and US $26,000, and support costs of US $3,380 for UNEP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Turkmenistan for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $652,050, plus agency support costs of US $48,904 for UNIDO, noting that the amount included funds for institutional strengthening at the level of US $319,550 from 2012-2020;</li><li>To note that the Government of Turkmenistan had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 7.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Turkmenistan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $309,050, plus agency support costs of US $23,179 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burkina Faso for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $889,561, comprising US $546,168, and agency support costs of US $71,002 for UNEP, and US $249,900, and agency support costs of US $22,491 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Burkina Faso had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 27.79 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level with, any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Burkina Faso, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $299,100, comprising US $120,000, and agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP, and US $150,000, and agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chad for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $697,600, comprising US $370,000, and agency support costs of US $48,100 for UNEP, and US $260,000, and agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Chad had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 27.05 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Chad and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of Stage I of the HPMP for Chad, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $258,125, comprising US $100,000, and agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $135,000, and agency support costs of US $10,125 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Gabon for the period 2010-2020, at the amount US $600,204, comprising US $290,100, and agency support costs of US $37,713 for UNEP, and US $249,900, and agency support costs of US $22,491 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Gabon had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 29.74 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Gabon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for the maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Gabon, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $243,400, comprising US $90,000 and agency support costs US $11,700 for UNEP, and US $130,000, and agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Togo for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $692,650, and agency support costs, comprising US $280,000, and agency support costs of US $36,400 for UNEP, and of US $350,000, and agency support costs of US $26,250 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Togo had agreed at its 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 20.02 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and revised estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Togo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for the maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Togo, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $294,100, comprising US $70,000, and agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP, and US $200,000, and agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the HCFC phase-out management plan (first tranche) for Bhutan to its 63rd meeting.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nepal for the period 2010-2020, at the amount of US $234,030, comprising US $126,000, and agency support costs of US $16,380 for UNEP and US $84,000 and agency support costs of US $7,560 for UNDP, on the understanding that by the time of the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties Nepal would have:</li><li>Officially deposited its instrument of ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol with the United Nations Treaty Depository Office in New York;</li></ol><p>or</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="15"><li>submitted an official request to the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties to be considered under Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Montreal Protocol, which inter alia allows a State not Party to an amendment nevertheless to be found by the Meeting of the Parties to be in full compliance with the control provisions of the Montreal Protocol, thereby obviating the trade sanctions that might otherwise apply;</li><li>That if one of the conditions in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above had been met, the Government of Nepal would submit a request to the Executive Committee for the first tranche of the HPMP and present the corresponding Agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To note that the Government of Nepal had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the official consumption ceiling set by the country of 1.27 ODP tonnes, and not based on 2009 or 2010 estimated consumption;</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After considering the proposal, and following consultations with the Government of Sri Lanka, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka for the period 2010-2020, at a total amount of US $710,151, comprising US $398,866, and agency support costs of US $29,915 for UNDP and US $249,000, and agency support costs of US $32,370 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $560,000, excluding support costs, were for the servicing sector and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a> to reach the 35 per cent reduction in HCFCs by 2020;</li><li>US $18,866 excluding support costs, were for investment project for the phaseÔÇæout of 0.45 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b in the domestic refrigeration manufacturing sector; and</li><li>US $69,000, excluding support costs, were to fund technical assistance activities for the refrigeration and air conditioning assembly sub-sector in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6214">decision 62/14</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Sri Lanka had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 14.09 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for the maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Sri Lanka, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $334,750, comprising US $180,000, and agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNDP, and US $125,000, and agency support costs of US $16,250 for UNEP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Colombia, at the amount of US $7,338,594, comprising US $6,721,483, and agency support costs of US $504,111 for UNDP, and US $100,000, and agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, noting that US $5,621,483, and agency support costs of US $421,611 for UNDP, had been approved at the 60<sup>th</sup> meeting for the phase-out of 56.02 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used in the production of polyurethane rigid insulation foam in the domestic refrigerator subsector;</li><li>To note that the Government of Colombia had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction, the estimated baseline of 223.4 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 22.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption.</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to include the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Colombia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $486,500, comprising US $400,000, and agency support costs of US $30,000 for UNDP, and US $50,000, and agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP.</li></ol><ul><li>This agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6630">Decision 66/30</a>.</li></ul>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, and given the amount of information to consider as well as the complex issues involved, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (stage I) for Indonesia to its 63rd meeting.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following further consultations, and given the amount of information to consider and the complex issues involved, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage I) for the Islamic Republic of Iran to its 63rd meeting.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nigeria for the period 2010-2015, at the amount of US $5,309,242, comprising of US $2,999,750 and agency support costs of US $224,981 for UNDP, and US $1,939,080, and agency support costs of US $145,431 for UNIDO, for the phaseÔÇæout of 90.15 ODP tonnes, with the main objective of ensuring that Nigeria could comply with the 2013 and 2015 control measures of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note that the Government of Nigeria had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 407.4 ODP tonnes calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated 2010 consumption, and that those values would be modified depending on the level of the baseline consumption determined by the Ozone Secretariat;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Nigeria, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,511,023, comprising of US $855,603 and agency support costs of US $64,170 for UNDP, and US $550,000 and agency support costs of US $41,250 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request as a precondition for the submission of the third tranche of the HPMP the existence of a functioning licensing/quota system encompassing HCFCs. The functionality of that licensing/quota system would be expressed by its ability to control, in particular, the imports of HCFCs into the country to a level predefined by a quota, to be established in advance of the year of import. A verification report to be submitted with the third tranche should include verification of NigeriaÔÇÖs HCFC consumption for the respective year, but also the necessary information allowing an assessment of the functionality of the licensing/quota system, as well as a specific opinion on that point.</li></ol><ul><li>This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6632">Decision 66/32</a></li></ul>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan, at the amount of US $5,881,713, comprising of US $5,008,849 and agency support costs of US $375,664 for UNIDO, and US $440,000 and agency support costs of US $57,200 for UNEP; noting that the total amount for UNIDO included US $4,840,849 and agency support costs of US $363,064 that had already been approved at the 60<sup>th</sup> meeting for the phase-out of 71.7 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigerators by five enterprises;</li><li>To note that the Government of Pakistan had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 246.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption for 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 7.43 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Pakistan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $299,100, comprising of US $68,000 and agency support costs of US $5,100 for UNIDO, and US $200,000 and agency support costs of US $26,000 for UNEP.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting the proposal of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of China of its overarching strategy for the HCFC phase-out management plan and the accompanying sector plans for polyurethane (PU) foam, extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam, the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning, the room air-conditioner manufacturing, and other demonstration projects, and agreed that they formed a good basis for continuing to consider assistance for China at its 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> Also to note the difficulties and challenges facing the Government of China and its industry to meet the 2013 and 2015 Montreal Protocol HCFC control targets;</li>
 <li> To request that China and interested members of the Executive Committee hold intersessional consultations with a view to facilitating discussions at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> To confirm the Executive Committee&rsquo;s commitment to provide Multilateral Fund assistance to China to ensure its compliance with the accelerated phase-out; and</li>
 <li> To request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to submit the four sector plans and demonstration projects to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to prepare a new document on the incremental costs related to retooling for manufacturing heat exchangers to assist it in its deliberations, incorporating any views it might receive from experts, implementing agencies and members of the Executive Committee.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the report on the experience gained in implementing the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII) to its 63rd meeting.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the preliminary data on HCFC-producing plants, submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of China;</li><li>Also to note the Sub-groupÔÇÖs agreement in principle to adopting for the HCFC production sector the same practices and procedures as those prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (d) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-1936">decision 19/36</a> of the Executive Committee, with the suggestion that paragraph (a)(vii) of the decision be replaced by the words:ÔÇ£the environmental cleanÔÇæup of the ODS-producing facility should not be included in calculating the funding of HCFC production sector phase-out; however, it should be done in an environmentally responsible mannerÔÇØ;</li><li>To replenish the sub-account for technical audits to cover technical audits of the HCFC production sector on the understanding that any funds not used for technical audits would be returned to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To authorize the Fund Secretariat to initiate the contracting process for the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in China, bearing in mind that detailed technical audits might not be required for all plants.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Following consideration of the document, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the audited financial statement of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2009, contained in document <a href="/media/3689" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/58</a>;</li><li>Also to note that the audit report by the United Nations Board of Auditors referred to the ageing of the Multilateral Fund long-outstanding pledges and recommended that UNEP consider formulating an accounting policy for the treatment of longÔÇæoutstanding pledges;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To bring to the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs attention any change UNEP intended to make in the presentation of long-outstanding pledges in the Multilateral Fund accounts;</li><li>To bring to the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs attention any change in the current practice of separating the Multilateral Fund accounts from UNEPÔÇÖs accounts; and</li><li>To record in the 2010 accounts the differences between the agenciesÔÇÖ provisional statements and their final 2009 accounts, as reflected in tables 1 and 2 of document <a href="/media/3689" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/58</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>Following consideration of the document, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2009 accounts, as presented in document <a href="/media/3690" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/59</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to carry out 2009 adjustments in 2010 as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP to adjust its records of approved amounts by US $(19), and its records of income by US $9 in its progress report;</li><li>UNEP to adjust its records of approved amounts by $7 in its progress report; and US $222,749 income not reflected in its progress reports;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To transfer US $81 that had been overlooked during the transfers made to UNEP for the approved amounts at the 55<sup>th</sup> and 56<sup>th</sup> meetings of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To refund to the World Bank an amount of US $64,500 to rectify the double deduction on the transfer of the Chile halon project (CHI/HAL/42/TAS/156);</li></ol></li><li>To note the 2009 reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $197 additional expenditure in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2009 accounts;</li><li>US $8 reported as a rounding difference in UNEPÔÇÖs income;</li><li>US $1,198,946 for the return of the loan for the Thai Chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), still recorded in the World BankÔÇÖs 2009 Financial Statement as income;</li></ol></li></ol><p>(e) To note the standing reconciling items for UNDP and the World Bank as follows:</p><p>(i) UNDP standing reconciling items for unspecified projects at the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</p><p>(ii) World Bank standing reconciling items for the following projects:</p><p>- Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) at the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- United States bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) at the amount of US $5,375,000;</p><p>- United States bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) at the amount of US $5,375,000; and</p><p>- US $8 investment income adjustment.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Treasurer <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the TreasurerÔÇÖs indicative report on its 2004-2009 expenditures;</li><li>Also to note that the United Nations audit report did not contain any observation on the services of the Treasurer;</li><li>To approve the TreasurerÔÇÖs proposal to maintain the existing level of its fees at US $500,000 per annum until UNEP reverted to the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to include in the accounts of the Fund Secretariat an indicative breakdown of the US $500,000 annual fees for the provision of treasury services, as shown in table 1 of document <a href="/media/3691" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/60</a>.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the additional amount of US $3,834,869 in the revised 2011 budget of the Fund Secretariat, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report, to cover the operational costs of the Fund Secretariat, as well as the funding for technical audits of the production sector, resulting in a total of US $7,606,622 with the inclusion of the 2011 personnel component costs already approved at the 56<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note the amount of US $3,884,905 for the 2012 personnel component costs already approved at the 59th meeting and maintained at the 60<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve the proposed 2013 personnel component costs of the budget totalling US $4,001,453; and</li><li>To note that the personnel component costs referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) above would be subject to any decision taken at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on the 3 per cent inflation rate applied in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6049">decision 60/49</a>(b).</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Process agents, Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>While noting the report of the Executive Committee to the Open-ended Working Group contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/Inf.2 and to enable members to examine the document further and to provide the Fund Secretariat with detailed comments, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Set up a discussion forum, open to all Committee members, on its intranet site, by 7 December 2010 to enable members to provide a first round of feedback on the Report of the Executive Committee to the Open-ended Working Group on the progress made in reducing emissions of controlled substances from process-agent uses by 19 December 2010;</li><li>Collate the feedback and post a revised version of the document on the intranet by 15 January 2011 for further comment by Executive Committee members, via the discussion forum, by 29 January 2011; and</li><li>Take account of membersÔÇÖ comments and to forward a revised version of the report to the Ozone Secretariat for inclusion by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel in the joint report requested in decision XXI/3 of the TwentyÔÇæfirst Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO project concept on ODS destruction in Article 5 countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/Inf.4); and</li><li>To encourage UNIDO to submit the ODS destruction pilot project for Mexico, following the guidelines on ODS disposal demonstration projects, to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Article 5 countries - general <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP, as lead agency, to present the strategy and action plan to assist Haiti to return to the pre-earthquake implementation level of the Montreal Protocol requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6152">decision 61/52</a> to the 63rd meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

62nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 63rd meeting from 4-8 April 2011 and its 64th meeting from 11-15 July 2011, both in Montreal.</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to the present report</li><li>To note the encashment of its promissory note by the Government of France;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To note the obligation of UNEP, as Treasurer of the Multilateral Fund, to make provision for doubtful debts in the accounts of the Multilateral Fund in line with the recommendation of the United Nations Board of Auditors.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/3551" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting was US $147,387 against projects, which included the return of US $67,890 from UNDP, US $39,140 from UNEP, and US $40,357 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting was US $15,670 against projects, which included the return of US $8,707 from UNDP, US $3,591 from UNEP and US $3,372 from UNIDO;</li><li>With concern that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $3,301,923, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years prior to the meeting, which included US $886,174 for UNDP, US $1,124,885 for UNEP, US $634,543 for UNIDO, and US $656,321 for the World Bank;</li><li>That bilateral agencies had balances totalling US $96,319, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years earlier, attributable to the Governments of France and Japan;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting was US $1,008,739, including the return of US $558,527 from the Government of Canada, US $52,712 from the Government of Finland, and US $397,500 from the Government of France;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of Canada, Finland and France the cash transfer of the amounts indicated in subparagraph (a)(vi) above;</li><li>Noting the consent of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to approve the transfer of the halon project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/HAL/28/TAS/49) from the Government of France to UNIDO, at the amount of US $397,500 in project costs, plus agency support costs of US $29,813 for UNIDO, and to offset US $397,500 for bilateral funding by the Government of France;</li><li>Noting the consent of the Government of Mexico, to approve the transfer of the national methyl bromide phase-out plan in Mexico (second tranche) (MEX/FUM/60/INV/149) from the Government of Canada to UNIDO, at the amount of US $500,000 in project costs, plus agency support costs of US $37,500 for UNIDO, and to offset US $500,000, plus support costs of US $58,527 for bilateral funding by the Government of Canada;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNDP to follow up on clearing the obligated balances and to report progress made on the financially closed projects by the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the explanation by UNEP regarding the obligated balance against the institutional strengthening project in Peru, approved in 2002 at the 29<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, and to request UNEP to justify obligated balances for projects completed over two years previously at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to expedite the financial completion of projects with obligated and unobligated balances for projects completed two years earlier with a view to returning the unobligated balances at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the information on the availability of cash flow for the 2011 budget, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3552">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/5</a>;
 </li>
 <li> To agree on a 2011 budget of US $275.4 million, while noting that only US $220.6 million were likely to be available in 2011; and
 </li>
 <li> To urge Parties with fixed encashment schedules to accelerate those encashment schedules for their promissory notes, as needed.
 </li>
</ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Spain and the four implementing agencies, addressed in document <a href="/media/3553" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/6</a>;</li><li>That only 11 country programme (CP) reports for the year 2009 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>The completion of 12 of the 26 projects with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat to consult with the implementing agencies in order to ascertain why so few countries had submitted CP reports through the web-based portal and to report back to the Committee at its 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That CFC, CTC and halon be removed from the CP report format, as shown in Annex II to the present report, starting with the report on 2012 data due on 1 May 2013;</li><li>The UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) to ascertain the reasons for which licensing systems in the Cook Islands, Haiti, Kiribati, Mauritania, the Federated States of Micronesia and Senegal were not operating satisfactorily and the countriesÔÇÖ plans to improve their operation; and why licensing systems in Ethiopia and Lesotho had not been established;</li><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes III and IV to the present report, as well as on the following project subject to an existing decision (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-544">decision 54/4</a>(c)):</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td><td>Existing decision</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01</td><td>Formulation of national phaseÔÇæout strategy</td><td>Milestone: Funding for country programme preparation to be obligated on the basis of a visit to Somalia by UNEP. Deadline: Six months following the UNEP visit, which would occur as soon as security conditions allowed. (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-544">decision 54/4</a>(c))</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="6"><li>The Governments of France, Israel and Portugal to provide their reports on implementation delays to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To encourage the Government of Angola to deposit the instruments of ratification of the four outstanding amendments to the Montreal Protocol with the United Nations in New York as soon as possible and to encourage the Government of Guinea to continue its efforts to ratify the Copenhagen Amendment so as to enable it to access funding for HCFC phase-out, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5337">decision 53/37</a>; and</li><li>To note the report by UNIDO on the results of its consultations with Kyrgyzstan on the 2009 business plansÔÇÖ qualitative performance evaluations, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6117">decision 61/17</a>(d).</li></ol></li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the 2011-2014 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3554">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/7</a>, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels, and:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the global project for information, communication and education activities in the development and implementation of a knowledge portal for HCFC phase-out and HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) implementation could be implemented under the existing resources of UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP);</li><li>To maintain the activities in the business plan for those countries that had already received funding to phase out more than 10 per cent of their estimated baseline/starting point;</li></ol></li><li>To maintain current levels of funding for institutional strengthening for business planning purposes until such time as a decision had been taken on the actual levels;</li><li>To set a window for ODS destruction for low-volume-consuming countries, pursuant to decision XXI/2 of the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties, amounting to US $3 million;</li><li>To allow the modification of performance indicators based on data in the business plans only if new Executive Committee decisions were applied to adjust the business plans submitted;</li><li>To monitor the results of proposed funding distributions in the light of approved commitments to ensure that planned funding would be available to meet those commitments;</li><li>That:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Project preparation could be funded for stage II activities and might be included prior to the completion of stage I in business plans for the years 2012-2014;</li><li>The duration of the next business plan should be only for the next triennium 2012-2014, and include any multi-year funding after 2014;</li></ol></li><li>To remove the UNDP HPMP activities for Gambia (the) from UNDPÔÇÖs business plan, as requested by the Government of the Republic of the Gambia;</li><li>To remove the UNDP individual foam project for Argentina from UNDPÔÇÖs business plan, as requested by the Government of Argentina, and to include the individual foam project in the World BankÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To transfer the HPMP preparation and the relevant lead agency role in Argentina from UNDP to UNIDO;</li><li>To agree that any additional project preparation activity funding should be deducted from the funding eligibility for the HPMP if a country chose to assign an implementing agency other than the one originally approved to conduct the HPMP and to request the initial implementing agency to transfer the results of the HPMP preparation to the new implementing agency; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to agree on a distribution of the tonnage for HPMPs, followed by agreement with the relevant countries, and to report to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting on the agreement.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2011-2014 business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by the Governments of Australia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Japan, as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3555">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/8</a>;</li><li>Further to note that, with respect to potential over-programming in the Government of GermanyÔÇÖs business plan, if all the funding could be approved in 2011, the Government of Germany would join with other agencies to share the activities, and that all the countries that could be affected by the over-programming had been made aware that the Government of Germany might not have sufficient funds to submit their activities for funding in 2011; and</li><li>To remove the activity on regional customs cooperation in Europe and Central Asia from the business plan of the Government of the Czech Republic.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2011-2014 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a href="/media/3556" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/9</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP, as contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2011-2014 business plan of UNEP, as contained in document <a href="/media/3557" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/10</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP to undertake, as part of its 2011 business plan activities, prioritized Compliance Assistance Programme activities, in cooperation with other agencies, to assist Haiti in returning to its pre-earthquake level of implementation of the Montreal Protocol, and in enabling its compliance; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP, as contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2011-2014 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in document <a href="/media/3558" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/11</a>, maintaining institutional strengthening for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in 2012 and adding the HCFC phase-out management plan for Saint-Lucia; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO, as contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2011-2014 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in documents <a href="/media/3559" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/12</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To remove the activity to develop a methodology to generate carbon credits from avoidance of HFC-23 emissions through reduced HCFC-22 use from the World BankÔÇÖs business plan; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note that <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5952">decision 59/52</a>(a) had approved US $60,000 as part of the Secretariat budget to cover operational costs for multi-year agreement (MYA) table on-line access, on the understanding that the same amount would be deducted from the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer&rsquo;s work programme budget;
 </li>
 <li> To approve the 2011 monitoring and evaluation work programme at a budget of US $86,750 to cover the activities for 2011 listed below:
 </li>
</ol>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td>
 <p>Description</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Amount (US $)</p></td>
 </tr><tr><td>
 <p>Completion report format for MYAs</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>12,000</p></td>
 <p>Desk study on evaluation of MYA projects
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>18,750</p></td>
 <p>Staff travel (SMEO&rsquo;s travel to network and thematic meetings, MOP meetings)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>50,000</p></td>
 <p>Miscellaneous (equipment, communication)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>6,000</p></td>
 <p>Total 2011</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>86,750</p></td>
 </tr></tbody></table>
 To note the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2012, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3561">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/13</a>, with the addition of the evaluation of metered dose inhaler (MDI) projects, and pending the decision on the re-submission of the revised proposals for the evaluation of licensing and regulatory systems for the Committee&rsquo;s approval;
 </li>
 <li> To request:
 The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare and submit to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee a strategy for the dissemination and communication of the lessons learned from previous implementation experiences, as well as from the evaluations that had been conducted; and</li>
 <li>
 That the 2012 draft monitoring and evaluation work programme, together with its budget, be submitted for approval to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation, the information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3562">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/14</a>;</li><li>To note that four of the five annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to work with the Government of India to expedite the signing of the agreements for the accelerated CFC production sector closure project as soon as possible to enable the second tranche of the agreement to be submitted to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to Brazil:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the 2009 verification report and the 2010 annual implementation report on the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Brazil;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation plan for 2011; and</li><li>To request the Government of Brazil, with the assistance of UNDP as lead implementing agency, to continue submitting annual implementation reports regarding the previous year to the first meeting of the Executive Committee each year until the NPP had been completed.</li></ol></li><li>With regard to China:</li></ol><p><u>Halon production and</u> <u>consumption phase-out</u> <u>programme</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to provide a final report to the Executive Committee on the status of the emission reduction of halon 1301 in all Friponil manufacturers by 2013;</li></ol><p><u>Conversion demonstration from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentane-based preÔÇæblended</u> <u>polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co. Ltd.</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on safety and technical feasibility analysis of the project to demonstrate the conversion from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentaneÔÇæbased pre-blended polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co. Ltd. in China, submitted by the World Bank;</li><li>To authorize the disbursement of US $635,275 by the World Bank to China for stage II of the project; and</li><li>To request that the World Bank submit the report on the implementation of the demonstration project, including cost calculations for safety measures, for consideration at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5931">decision 59/31</a>(c);</li></ol><p><u>Refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out</u> <u>plan</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="4"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan in China during 2010; and</li><li>To approve the implementation programme for 2011, on the understanding that UNIDO would provide reports annually, by calendar year, on the activities undertaken, the funds spent and the budget remaining, until the financial closure of the phase-out plan.<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>With regard to Costa Rica:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the 2010 annual progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) used as a fumigant in melons, cut flowers, bananas, tobacco seedbeds and nurseries, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications, in Costa Rica;</li><li>To note that the consumption of MB in Costa Rica in 2010 was below the maximum level of consumption indicated in the revised schedule for the phaseÔÇæout of MB for the country;</li><li>To authorize the disbursement of US $255,000 by UNDP to Costa Rica as part of the fifth tranche of the project; and</li><li>To note that UNDP should present annual progress reports on implementation of the project, including financial reports, until the project had been completed, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5936">decision 59/36</a>.</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Mexico, noting that the transfer of the national methyl bromide (MB) phase-out plan in Mexico (second tranche) from the Government of Canada to UNIDO had been approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-632">decision 63/2</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the transfer from the Government of Canada to UNIDO of US $417,522, plus agency support costs of US $31,314 for UNIDO, associated with the 2012 and 2013 work programmes for the phase-out of MB in commodities in Mexico; and</li><li>To approve the revised agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Mexico, as contained in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Paraguay:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Annex A, Group I substances for the 2010 implementation period;</li><li>To request Paraguay to use the balance of funds remaining from the second, third and fourth tranches of the TPMP to complete the remaining activities to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and support other activities to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs in Paraguay; and</li><li>To submit a final report on the implementation of the activities under the TPMP no later than the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Sri Lanka:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report from the Government of Japan on the proposal for the utilization of remaining funds under the National Compliance Action Plan (NCAP) of Sri Lanka;</li><li>To approve the request by the Government of Sri Lanka to continue the implementation of the phase-out activities approved under the NCAP to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and to support other activities to facilitate the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs in Sri Lanka; and</li><li>To submit a final report on the implementation of the activities under the NCAP no later than the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p><em>Discrepancies between data reported under Article 7 and in HPMPs</em></p><p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that the calculation of the starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption for HCFC phase-out management plans should be based on the latest accepted HCFC consumption data reported under Article 7, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a> of the Executive Committee.</p>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that Article 5 countries with HCFC consumption reported under Article 7 solely in the refrigeration servicing sector and with foam enterprises relying exclusively on imported HCFC-141b pre-blended polyol systems not reported as consumption could, on an exceptional and case-by-case basis, and consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6147">decision 61/47</a>, submit a funding request for the conversion of those enterprises during implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), on the understanding that:</p>

 There were no systems houses in the country concerned, and funding for the conversion of any of the foam enterprises was not requested but fully described in the submission of stage I of the HPMP;
 </li>
 <li>
 All foam enterprises and the annual amount of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre&#8209;blended polyol, to be calculated based on the 2007-2009 average consumption excluding those years in which no production was reported, would be included therein;
 </li>
 <li>
 The eligibility of the foam enterprises would be determined at the time of the submission of the project, and the funding level would be based on the amount of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems as defined under subparagraph (b) above; and
 </li>
 <li>
 The project proposal would completely phase out the use of HCFC-141b in imported pre-blended polyol systems and would include a commitment from the country to put in place, by the time the last foam manufacturing plant had been converted to a non&#8209;HCFC technology, regulations or policies banning the import and/or the use of HCFC-141b pre-blended polyol systems.</li>
</ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to include, under the item dealing with the Overview of issues identified during project review in the agenda of the 64th meeting of the Executive Committee, the matter of the flexibility provision under HCFC phase-out management plans in relation to technology changes and funding reallocation among sectors, and to provide relevant background information for the consideration of that matter as needed.
</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>Another concern raised was that some countries, in their submissions, appeared to be indicating that efforts to achieve compliance with the 2013 HCFC consumption freeze were limited to selected sectors. To ensure that adequate measures would be undertaken at the national level, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to add a paragraph both to the template for draft agreements approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6146">decision 61/46</a> and to the draft agreements between Article 5 countries and the Executive Committee submitted to the Committee for consideration at its 63rd meeting. The paragraph read as follows:</p><p>ÔÇ£That, for all submissions from the 68<sup>th</sup> Meeting onwards, confirmation has been received from the Government that an enforceable national system of licensing and quotas for HCFC imports and, where applicable, production and exports is in place and that the system is capable of ensuring the country's compliance with the Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out schedule for the duration of this agreement.ÔÇØ</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex X to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To agree that, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the project for regional customs cooperation in Europe and Central Asia to prevent illegal trade in ODS had been removed from the Government of the Czech RepublicÔÇÖs business plan for 2011 (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-636">decision 63/6</a>); and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $565,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Government of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2011;</li><li>US $3,733,866 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Government of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution: US $2,776,808 in 2011 and US $957,058 in 2010; and</li><li>US $146,900 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Government of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2011.</li></ol></li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group on resource mobilization established under agenda item 8(b) (Bilateral cooperation), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding at the level of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,000 for UNDP, for the preparation of four pilot demonstration projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector to examine technical intervention to improve energy efficiency, national policy and regulatory measures to sustain such intervention in order to maximize the climate impact of HCFC phase-out, to be funded as resource mobilization activities on the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That UNDP inform the Executive Committee of the four proposals specified above no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, noting that this would be submitted for information only and that these proposals would not be funded under the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That an interim report would be provided at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, which would include an update on the activities so far undertaken and address the following elements:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Additionality of the projects proposed;</li><li>Transparency and good governance, as well as covering the cash flow;</li><li>Assurance that these projects would avoid perverse incentives for countries;</li><li>Exploring possibilities of profit-sharing, including return of funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Ensuring sustainability of the projects proposed;</li><li>Avoidance of duplication of similar projects;</li><li>Information on transaction costs;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To note that the funds approved would be taken from the budget reserved for unspecified projects that had been set aside from the funds returned from the Thai chiller project; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide a final report for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for phase III of the institutional strengthening project for Angola, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex X to the present report, with the disbursement of funding being contingent on confirmation of the deposit of the instrument of ratification of the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol by the United Nations in New York, and to communicate the views expressed in Annex XI to the present report to the Government of Angola.</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group on resource mobilization established under agenda item 8(b) (Bilateral cooperation), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding at the level of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, for a study on financing options, regional workshops on coÔÇæfinancing, and/or one or more pilot applications of co-financing for one or more lowÔÇævolume-consuming countries with an approved HCFC phase-out management plan, to be funded as resource mobilization activities on the condition that an interim report would be provided at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, which would include an update on the activities so far undertaken and address the following elements:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additionality of the projects proposed;</li><li>Transparency and good governance, as well as covering the cash flow;</li><li>Assurance that these projects would avoid perverse incentives for countries;</li><li>Exploring possibilities of profit-sharing, including return of funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Ensuring sustainability of the projects proposed;</li><li>Avoidance of duplication of similar projects;</li><li>Information on transaction costs;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to ensure that the regional workshops were held in the context of the network meetings under UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme so as to ensure cost-effectiveness, and that the timing of the workshops would be such to allow the experiences of other agenciesÔÇÖ resource mobilization activities to be incorporated;</li><li>To note that the funds approved would be taken from the budget reserved for unspecified projects that had been set aside from the funds returned from the Thai chiller project; and</li><li>To request UNEP to provide a final report for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group on resource mobilization established under agenda item 8(b) (Bilateral cooperation), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding at the level of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,000 for UNIDO, for the preparation of two project proposals for possible coÔÇæfinancing for HCFC activities, to be funded as resource mobilization activities on the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That UNIDO inform the Executive Committee of the two proposals specified above no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, noting that this would be submitted for information only and that the two proposals would not be funded under the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That an interim report would be provided to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, which would include an update on the activities so far undertaken and address the following elements:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Additionality of the projects proposed;</li><li>Transparency and good governance, as well as covering the cash flow;</li><li>Assurance that these projects would avoid perverse incentives for countries;</li><li>Exploring possibilities of profit-sharing, including return of funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Ensuring sustainability of the projects proposed;</li><li>Avoidance of duplication of similar projects;</li><li>Information on transaction costs;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To note that the funds approved would be taken from the budget reserved for unspecified projects that had been set aside from the funds returned from the Thai chiller project; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide a final report for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group on resource mobilization established under agenda item 8(b) (Bilateral cooperation), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve funding at the level of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,200 for the World Bank, for a study that would focus solely on monetizing carbon credits, to be funded as a resource mobilization activity on the condition that an interim report would be provided at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, which would include an update on the activities so far undertaken and address the following elements:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additionality of the projects proposed;</li><li>Transparency and good governance, as well as covering the cash flow;</li><li>Assurance that these projects would avoid perverse incentives for countries;</li><li>Exploring possibilities of profit-sharing, including return of funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Ensuring sustainability of the projects proposed;</li><li>Avoidance of duplication of similar projects;</li><li>Information on transaction costs;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the funds approved would be taken from the budget reserved for unspecified projects that had been set aside from the funds returned from the Thai chiller project; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide a final report on the study for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion and informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Eritrea;</li><li>To note the 2011 annual implementation programme and to encourage Eritrea to complete its activities for the first tranche of the TPMP as soon as possible;</li><li>To request the Government of Eritrea, with the assistance of UNEP and UNIDO, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the second and final tranche of the TPMP no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the TPMP at the level of funding of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,750 for UNIDO, to complete the remaining activities to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and support other activities to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs in Eritrea.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the national phase-out plan (NPP) of Iraq in 2009 and 2010;</li><li>To approve the 2011 and 2012 annual implementation plans;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide verification of IraqÔÇÖs 2010 consumption, based on trade and similar quality information, no later than 30 September 2011;</li><li>To request the Government of Iraq, with the assistance of UNEP and UNIDO, to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the second and final tranche of the NPP no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To approve the second and final tranche of the NPP for Iraq at the level of US $505,000, plus agency support costs of US $65,650 for UNEP, and US $303,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,725 for UNIDO, on the understanding that only 50 per cent of the funds for each agency would be disbursed until the Secretariat had notified UNEP that it had received satisfactory verification of the 2010 consumption referred to in subparagraph (c) above.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Ghana of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 8.8 metric tonnes of ODS waste; and</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot project for ODS waste management and destruction in Ghana at the amount of US $198,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,820 for UNDP, on the condition that no funds would be disbursed until confirmation of approval of the Energy Efficiency project funded by the Global Environment Facility had been received by the Secretariat, and on the understanding that no further funds would be available for Ghana for any ODS disposal projects in the future.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Mexico of a demonstration project for ODS destruction to destroy a total of 166.7 metric tonnes of ODS waste;</li><li>To approve the implementation of a demonstration project for ODS destruction in Mexico, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, at the amount of US $1,562,509, comprising US $927,915, plus agency support costs of US $69,594 for UNIDO, and US $500,000, plus support costs of US $65,000 for the Government of France, noting that approval was on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Mexico for any ODS disposal projects in the future;</li><li>Any marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To establish a monitoring system for the operation and the activities associated with the ODS disposal demonstration project and to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2014, ensuring that that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b in aerosol manufacturing at Silimex at a level of US $520,916, plus agency support costs of US $39,069 for UNIDO, and to reduce the remaining eligible consumption for Mexico by 60.48 metric tonnes (3.30 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22 and 70.24 metric tonnes (7.73 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b;</li><li>To note that the Government of Mexico had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption 1,214.80 ODP tonnes reported for 2008, which were the latest data available when the project for the conversion from HCFC-141b and HCFC-22 in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Mabe Mexico had been approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Benin for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $697,600, comprising US $370,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,100 for UNEP, and US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Benin had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 23.6 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 23.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 23.6 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Benin, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $203,550, comprising US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of the Congo for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $388,500, comprising US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,750 for UNEP, and US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,750 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Republic of the Congo had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 10.1 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 9.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 10.6 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Republic of the Congo, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $159,850, comprising US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Therefore, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Georgia for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $500,900, plus agency support costs of US $37,568 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $315,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $185,900 were provided for the phase-out of 11 metric tonnes (0.72 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-142b used in the solvent sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Georgia had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 5.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 4.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 6.1 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Georgia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guyana for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $72,660, comprising US $18,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,340 for UNEP, and US $48,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,320 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Guyana had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 1.0 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 0.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 1.0 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Guyana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guyana, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $64,750, comprising US $11,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,430 for UNEP, and US $48,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,320 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $691,000, comprising US $380,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,500 for UNIDO, and US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Honduras had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 19.9 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 17.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 22.00 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010, plus 0.8 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 20.7 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present document;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Honduras, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $192,250, comprising US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,500 for UNIDO, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kyrgyzstan for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $97,328, comprising US $52,800, plus agency support costs of US $4,752 for UNDP, and US $35,200, plus agency support costs of US $4,576 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Kyrgyzstan had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 4.4 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 4.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 4.4 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kyrgyzstan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $87,595 comprising US $47,520, plus agency support costs of US $4,277 for UNDP, and US $31,680, plus agency support costs of US $4,118 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Liberia for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $355,950, comprising US $315,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,950 for the Government of Germany.</li><li>To note that the Government of Liberia had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 5.5 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 5.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 6.0 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Liberia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $157,500, plus agency support costs of US $20,475 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mali for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $617,400, comprising US $280,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,400 for UNEP, and US $280,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,000 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Mali had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 15.0 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 14.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 15.5 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Mali and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mali, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $245,450, comprising US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for UNEP, and US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Montenegro for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $450,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,750 for UNIDO, noting that the amount included funds for institutional strengthening at the level of US $240,000 for eight years starting July 2012;</li><li>To note that the Government of Montenegro had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the level of consumption of 0.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Montenegro, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $155,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,625 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $1,696,000, plus agency support costs of US $220,480 for UNEP, with the individual amounts approved for each country listed in Annex X to the present report;</li><li>To note that each of the Governments of the PICs had agreed to establish individual estimated baselines as their starting points for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption calculated using actual consumption reported for 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010, with a total aggregate baseline of 3.25 ODP tonnes (59.11 metric tonnes), as indicated below:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Country</td><td rowspan="2">2009 actual consumption (mt)</td><td rowspan="2"><p>2010</p><p>estimated consumption (mt)</p></td><td colspan="2">Estimated baseline</td></tr><tr><td>Metric tonnes</td><td><p>ODP</p><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td>Cook Islands (the)</td><td>0.570</td><td>1.820</td><td>1.195</td><td>0.066</td></tr><tr><td>Kiribati</td><td>0.680</td><td>2.190</td><td>1.435</td><td>0.079</td></tr><tr><td>Marshall Islands (the)</td><td>3.480</td><td>4.500</td><td>3.990</td><td>0.219</td></tr><tr><td><p>Micronesia (Federated</p><p>States of)</p></td><td>1.640</td><td>3.000</td><td>2.320</td><td>0.128</td></tr><tr><td>Nauru</td><td>0.100</td><td>0.500</td><td>0.300</td><td>0.017</td></tr><tr><td>Niue</td><td>-</td><td>0.300</td><td>0.150</td><td>0.008</td></tr><tr><td>Palau</td><td>2.040</td><td>3.880</td><td>2.960</td><td>0.163</td></tr><tr><td>Samoa</td><td>3.500</td><td>4.260</td><td>3.880</td><td>0.213</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Islands</td><td>28.280</td><td>41.000</td><td>34.640</td><td>1.905</td></tr><tr><td>Tonga</td><td>0.010</td><td>2.670</td><td>1.340</td><td>0.074</td></tr><tr><td>Tuvalu</td><td>1.590</td><td>1.620</td><td>1.605</td><td>0.088</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu</td><td>1.460</td><td>9.100</td><td>5.280</td><td>0.290</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Governments of the PICs and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the countriesÔÇÖ baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding levels, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranches were submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the PICs, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $873,375, plus agency support costs of US $113,539 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Paraguay for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $695,400, comprising US $330,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,900 for UNEP, and US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,500 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Paraguay had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 18.0 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 15.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 20.8 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010, plus 1.4 ODP tonnes of HCFC- 141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 19.4 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Paraguay, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $346,683, comprising US $146,500, plus agency support costs of US $19,045 for UNEP, and US $168,500, plus agency support costs of US $12,638 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $88,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,920 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Republic of Moldova had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 2.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 1.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 3.4 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $79,200, plus agency support costs of US $7,128 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sao Tome and Principe for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,800 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Sao Tome and Principe had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 0.2 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using consumption of 0.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under the HPMP and consumption of 0.2 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Sao Tome and Principe and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Sao Tome and Principe, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $44,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,720 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the CFC and HCFC phase-out management plan for Timor-Leste for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $302,749, comprising US $164,900, plus agency support costs of US $21,437 for UNEP, and US $106,800, plus agency support costs of US $9,612 for UNDP, on the understanding that the tranche planned for 2013 would not be disbursed until the licensing system or a government notification procedure with legally binding provisions for controlling the import of HCFCs and HCFC-based equipment had been confirmed to be in place;</li><li>To note that the Government of Timor-Leste had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 0.5 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 0.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 0.5 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Timor-Leste and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of CFCs and HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the CFC and HCFC phase-out management plan for Timor-Leste, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $210,426, comprising US $93,500, plus agency support costs of US $12,155 for UNEP, and US $96,120, plus agency support costs of US $8,651 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bhutan, including the countryÔÇÖs high-level commitment and firm intention to completely phase out HCFC consumption by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the HPMP for Bhutan for the period 2011 to 2025 for accelerated HCFC phase-out, at the amount of US $523,580, comprising US $282,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,660 for UNEP, and US $188,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,920 for UNDP, on the understanding that there would be no more funding eligibility for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;</li><li>To note that the Government of Bhutan had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the level of consumption of 0.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Bhutan and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present document, on the understanding that the country could submit the request for the final tranche, presently foreseen for 2025, in 2020 if HCFC consumption had been completely phased out at that time;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Bhutan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $189,300, comprising US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mauritius for the period 2011 to 2030, at the amount of US $1,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $120,000 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that this would be the total funding available from the Multilateral Fund to achieve the complete phase-out of HCFCs by 1 January 2030;</li><li>To note that the Government of Mauritius had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 10.2 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using consumption of 9.7 ODP tonnes for 2009 which excluded 1.0 ODP tonne in stockpiles and consumption of 10.6 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Mauritius and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Mauritius, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $157,050, plus agency support costs of US $18,846 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Namibia, including the countryÔÇÖs firm intention to phase out HCFC consumption completely by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the HPMP for Namibia for the period 2011 to 2025, at the amount of US $900,000, plus agency support costs of US $109,000 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that there would be no more funding eligibility for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;</li><li>To note that the Government of Namibia had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 6.1 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 6.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 6.3 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Namibia and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present document, on the understanding that the country could submit the request for the final tranche, presently foreseen for 2025, in 2020 if HCFC consumption had been completely phased out at that time;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Namibia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,333 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Papua New Guinea for the period 2011 to 2025, at the amount of US $1,397,500, comprising US $1,250,000 (including US $450,000 for institutional strengthening), plus agency support costs of US $147,500 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that there would be no more funding eligibility for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;</li><li>To note that the Government of Papua New Guinea had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 3.4 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 3.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 3.7 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIX to the present document;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Papua New Guinea, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,300 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) of Seychelles, including the countryÔÇÖs firm intention to phase out HCFC consumption completely by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the HPMP for Seychelles for the period 2011 to 2025, at the amount of US $600,000, plus agency support costs of US $76,000 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that there would be no more funding eligibility for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;</li><li>To note that the Government of Seychelles had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 1.4 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 1.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 1.3 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Seychelles and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex to the present document, on the understanding that the country could submit the request for the final tranche, presently foreseen for 2025, in 2020 if HCFC consumption had been completely phased out at that time;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Seychelles, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,333 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6314">decisions 63/14</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6315">and 63/15</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $237,300, comprising US $176,250, plus agency support costs of US $22,913 for UNEP, and US $33,750, plus agency support costs of US $4,388 for the Government of France;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 1.8 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 1.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 2.33 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010, plus 3.2 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 5.0 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex I to the present report</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $128,396, comprising US $113,625, plus agency support costs of US $14,771 for UNEP; and</li><li>To allow the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic to submit the foam sector plan for phasing out the HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol in 2015.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mongolia for the period 2011-2020, at the amount of US $413,580, comprising US $236,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,680 for UNEP, and US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900 for the Government of Japan, to cover both the servicing and manufacturing sectors, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $210,000 were for the servicing sector and to reach the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption by 2020, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>;</li><li>US $156,000 were for the investment project for the phase-out of 9.9 metric tonnes (0.54 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22 used in extruded polystyrene foams;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Mongolia had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 1.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 1.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 1.5 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex II to the present report, and in line with subparagraph (a) above;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mongolia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $220,350, comprising US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for UNEP, and US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900 for the Government of Japan, for both the servicing and manufacturing sectors in line with subparagraph (a) above.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the agreement that the issue of applicability of HCFC cost-effectiveness thresholds for LVC countries was already covered by previous decisions taken by the Executive Committee and existing procedures (see paragraph 68), and based on the outcome of discussions in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Swaziland for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $955,344, comprising US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for UNEP, and US $667,948, plus agency support costs of US $50,096 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $210,000 were for the refrigeration servicing sector to reach the 35 per cent reduction by 2020, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $667,948 were for the investment project for the phase-out of 7.66 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the foam sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Swaziland had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 9.4 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 9.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 9.6 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Swaziland and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex III to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Swaziland, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $802,794, comprising US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP, and US $667,948, plus agency support costs of US $50,096 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, noting that more than 99 per cent of HCFC consumption in Afghanistan was in the refrigeration servicing sector, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Afghanistan for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $767,384, comprising US $398,825, plus agency support costs of US $51,847 for UNEP, and US $280,276, plus agency support costs of US $36,436 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of Afghanistan had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 23.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 22.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 24.4 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex IV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Afghanistan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $231,650, comprising US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP, and US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of a contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the Government of ChileÔÇÖs commitment to meet the 2013 and 2015 control measures solely through policy measures and activities directed at the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile for the period 2011-2015, at the amount of US $1,936,306, comprising US $1,497,966, plus agency support costs of US $112,347 for UNDP, and US $288,489, plus agency support costs of US $37,504 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Chile had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 100.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 75.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 125.3 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 22.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex V to the present report;</li><li>To note that the amount of HCFC consumption to be phased out in the Agreement should assist the country to make progress in meeting control measures beyond 2015 accordingly;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Chile, and the first implementation plan for 2011-2012, at the amount of US $673,618, comprising US $465,566, plus agency support costs of US $34,917 for UNDP, and US $153,217, plus agency support costs of US $19,918 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $527,150, comprising US $235,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,550 for UNEP, and US $240,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,600 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 58.0 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 55.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and revised estimated consumption of 60.3 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $216,350, comprising US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,350 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of a contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of Indonesia to take into account the modifications proposed by the contact group and to forward its HCFC phase-out management plan to the 64th meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of a contact group, where it was agreed that stage I of the HPMP should address the phase-out of 62.7 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b in the foam sector and 29.3 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 used by one large enterprise for manufacturing air-conditioning systems, and an additional US $500,000 should be allocated for activities in the refrigeration servicing sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran for the period 2011-2015, at the amount of US $11,298,306, comprising US $4,565,746, plus agency support costs of US $342,431 for UNDP; US $262,000, plus agency support costs of US $34,060 for UNEP; US $2,679,827, plus agency support costs of US $200,987 for UNIDO; and US $2,885,815, plus agency support costs of US $327,440 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 355.7 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 312.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 399.0 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 101.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VII to the present report;</li><li>To note that the amount of HCFC consumption to be phased out in the Agreement should assist the country to make progress in meeting control measures beyond 2015 accordingly;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2011-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran at the amount of US $6,400,789, comprising US $2,242,000, plus agency support costs of US $168,150, for UNDP; US $262,000, plus agency support costs of US $34,060 for UNEP; US $1,300,000, plus agency support costs of US $97,500 for UNIDO; and US $2,063,000, plus agency support costs of US $234,079 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $2,044,068, comprising US $1,758,500, plus agency support costs of US $131,888 for UNIDO, and US $136,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,680 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 220.7 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 216.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 225.2 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010, plus 1.91 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 222.6 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 23.16 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the fourth (2015) tranche with verification of consumption for 2013, which would include, inter alia, comparisons between data from the National Ozone Unit and from the customs authority, as well as other input by the customs authority, as necessary; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $761,198, comprising US $654,854, plus agency support costs of US $49,114 for UNIDO, and US $50,646, plus agency support costs of US $6,584 for UNEP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of a contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $9,763,820, plus agency support costs of US $732,287 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that the Government of Viet Nam had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 221.2 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 207.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 234.9 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010, plus the average consumption of pre-blended polyol in the years 2007 to 2009 of 164.6 ODP tonnes, giving a total of 385.8 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex IX to the present report;</li><li>To note that the amount of HCFC consumption to be phased out in the Agreement should assist the country to make progress in meeting control measures beyond 2015 accordingly;</li><li>To deduct 140.10 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $3,054,423, plus support costs of US $229,082 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the HCFC phase-out activities for China further at its 64th meeting.</p>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the country programme (CP) for Timor-Leste, noting that its approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels. Approval of the Timor-Leste CP was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing possible non-compliance; and</li><li>To request the Government of Timor-Leste to submit information annually to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the CP, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of CPs (<a target="_blank" href="/media/6528">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40</a>, paragraph 135) using the approved on-line format. The initial report covering the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 should be submitted to the Fund Secretariat no later than 1 May 2012.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report on the multi-year agreement (MYA) tables database for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3609">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/57</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request that further work be undertaken as outlined in the above-mentioned report;</li>
 <li>
 To note that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer would again be responsible for the MYA database;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request agencies to update the entries in the MYA database shortly after the approval of an HPMP to reflect the approved and planned activities for the whole HPMP and the relevant annual implementation plans up to and including the year of the next tranche submission; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to inform the Executive Committee at the last meeting of each year whether the respective agencies had complied with the request from the Executive Committee under subparagraph (d) above.</li>
</ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the report on the experience gained in implementing the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII), as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3610">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/63/58</a>; and</li>
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 To continue discussion of the MCII at its 64<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the status report on the bidding process for the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in China; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to investigate the possibility of the contractor for the technical audits in China submitting an interim report, including audits of HCFCÔÇæ141b-producing plants and, to the extent possible, HCFC-22- and HCFCÔÇæ142b-producing plants, and providing a final report of a comprehensive audit of all HCFC-producing plants, without prejudice to which HCFC-producing plants would be addressed first for phaseÔÇæout.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had not only submitted the very first HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), but had also included funding for institutional strengthening (IS) as part of the HPMP, which was an innovative concept at that time;</li><li>To further note that, owing to the lengthy discussions leading up to the approval of the HPMP, by the time of its approval, the funding remaining under the previouslyÔÇæapproved IS had been depleted more rapidly than originally anticipated; and</li><li>To provide, on an exceptional basis, advance funding for the purpose of IS in the HPMP for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the amount of US $26,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,950 for UNIDO, to be deducted from the funding for the second tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol>

63rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 65th meeting in Bali (Indonesia) from 6 to 10 November 2011.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To recall decision XI/7 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, which called for the Executive Committee to take action to ensure as far as possible that the whole of the budget had been committed by the end of the triennium.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3484">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/4</a>;</li><li>To note that the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $976,400 against projects, which included the return of US $538,420 from UNDP, US $403,062 from UNEP, and US $34,918 from UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $499,244 against projects, which included the return of US $58,920 from UNDP, US $46,538 from UNEP, US $3,080 from UNIDO and US $390,706 from the World Bank;</li><li>To note that implementing agencies had balances totalling US $1,804,588, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $333,721 for UNDP, US $268,110 for UNEP, US $546,436 for UNIDO, and US $656,321 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that bilateral agencies had balances totalling US $139,340, excluding support costs attributed to France and Japan, from projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>To note that the net level of funds and support costs being returned by Canada to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $23,736;</li><li>To approve the transfer of the preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan in Argentina (ARG/PHA/55/PRP/157) from UNDP to UNIDO, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-635">decision 63/5</a>(i), at the amount of US $43,657 in project costs, plus US $3,274 in support costs;</li><li>To approve the transfer of the terminal phase-out management plan in Peru from UNEP and UNDP to UNEP and UNIDO and to request UNDP to return the remaining balance by the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs commitment to return unobligated balances from individual completed projects in full by the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2011 business plans as contained in documents <a href="/media/3485" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/5</a> and <a href="/media/3486" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/5/Add.1</a>, and the fact that US $64.9 million in activities in plans required for compliance had not been submitted to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by the World Bank as contained in document <a href="/media/3485" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/5</a>;</li><li>That three out of four annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to work with the Government of India to expedite the signing of the agreements for the accelerated CFC production sector closure project (IND/PRO/59/INV/435) as soon as possible to enable the second tranche of the agreement to be submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

Canada, France, Israel, Japan, Portugal, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>After hearing updated status reports from UNIDO and the World Bank, a clarification of the definition of countries at risk of non-compliance, a request from Argentina to be removed from table 5 in document <a href="/media/3487" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/6</a> because the next control measure for methyl chloroform (TCA) would be in three years, and a request from France to remove the projectÔÇ£African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in African sub-regional trade organizations (CEMAC, COMESA, SACU and UEMOA)ÔÇØ (AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39) from the list of projects for possible cancellation as it has been progress on the project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note: With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Canada, France and the four implementing agencies, addressed in document <a href="/media/3487" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/6</a>;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That 29 country programme reports for the year 2010 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>he completion of one of the 15 projects listed with implementation delays;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress or some progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes II and III to the present report;</li><li>The Governments of Israel, Japan and Portugal to provide their implementation delay reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge the Government of Ethiopia to approve its licensing system as soon as possible.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the proposed dissemination and communication strategy on lessons learned; and</li>
 <li> In view of the insufficient interest within the Committee, not to proceed with the project.
 </li>
</ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a href="/media/3490" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/9</a>;</li><li>That:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Project document/agreement signatures had not been reported for 26 of the 61 approved HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs);</li><li>Twenty-one countries with approved institutional strengthening projects did not have the signed project document/agreement needed to initiate project implementation and eight countries had outstanding progress and financial reports due to agencies to enable the release of funding;</li><li>Co-financing had been obtained for chiller demonstration projects;</li><li>Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) CFC phase-out projects were progressing but would largely be completed after 2011;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The respective governments of the following countries that planned to complete their refrigerant management plans, terminal phase-out management plans and national phase-out plans for CFC phase-out by 2012 to make every effort to integrate those activities into HPMPs as appropriate: Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Yemen;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to expedite the necessary signing of project documents/agreements to enable the initiation of approved HPMPs;</li><li>The respective governments of the following countries whose HPMPs appeared to be at an initial stage of preparation to expedite their efforts to submit their HPMPs as soon as possible to enable the initiation of activities to facilitate compliance with the 2013 freeze and 2015 control measures for HCFC phaseÔÇæout: Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Eritrea, Haiti, Mauritania, Peru and the Philippines;</li><li>The respective governments of the following countries to expedite the completion of their individual CFC phase-out investment projects that were planned to be completed after 2011:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bangladesh, China, Colombia, India (2) and Pakistan, with respect to their MDI projects;</li><li>China with respect to the pharmaceutical aerosol sector project;</li></ol></li><li>The respective governments of the following countries with outstanding preparatory activities for ODS disposal demonstration projects to expedite the submission of their requests: Algeria, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico (World Bank project), Nigeria, the Philippines, and Turkey;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To convene a meeting with the bilateral and implementing agencies to define the exact nature, content and timing of status information to be provided in the progress reports while exploring ways to further systematize and streamline reporting on progress to the Executive Committee across the spectrum of reports;</li><li>To report on meeting outcomes to the Executive Committee at its 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To consider in the context of its review of administrative costs to be submitted to the 65th meeting pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6225">decision 62/25</a>(c):<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Whether the current administrative cost regime continued to be appropriate in light of the changing roles and portfolios of implementing agencies;</li><li>Options for ensuring that the overall administrative cost ratio remained within the historical average or lower; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to indicate planned completion dates for activities completed prior to the submission of the annual progress and financial report that reflect actual project completion.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain and Sweden contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3492">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/10</a>;</li><li>To request the Governments of Israel and Switzerland to provide their progress reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal, and Spain to provide reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the projects with implementation delays listed in table 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3492">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/10</a>; and</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The CFC phase-out plan in the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic (LAO/PHA/61/INV/21), implemented by France, in order to monitor fund disbursement;</li><li>The identification of co-financing options for each of the countries participating in theÔÇ£strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan)ÔÇØ (AFR/REF/48/DEM/36), implemented by France;</li><li>An agreement for a training institution for the projectÔÇ£African customs enforcement network in the African sub-regional trade organizations (CEMAC, COMESA, SACU and UEMOA)ÔÇØ (AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39), implemented by France;</li><li>Completion of the demonstration project to validate the use of superÔÇæcritical CO2 in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foamÔÇØ in Colombia (COL/FOA/60/DEM/75), implemented by Japan, if it had not been completed by the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The identification of co-financing options for each of the countries participating in theÔÇ£strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan)ÔÇØ (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35), implemented by Japan; and</li><li>Project preparation for a demonstration project on ODS disposal in the Asia and Pacific region (ASP/DES/54/PRP/53), implemented by Japan, if the request for funding was not submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>After discussing whether countries that planned to submit HPMPs in 2012 already had legislation enabling them to move quickly to meet the HCFC freeze in 2013, the fact that the HPMP for Cuba would be presented to the 65th meeting at the end of 2011 instead of 2012, and that demonstration projects for ODS destruction were more challenging as diverse stakeholders with competing needs made a coherent and sustainable approach more elusive, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3493" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/11</a>;</li><li><p>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects owing to low rates of disbursement of approved funds:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></li></ol><p><u>CFC phase-out projects</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Guatemala (GUA/PHA/56/INV/35);</li><li>Haiti (HAI/PHA/58/INV/14);</li><li>Maldives (MDV/PHA/53/INV/15);</li><li>Peru (PER/PHA/55/INV/41);</li></ol><p><u>HCFC demonstration projects</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Brazil (BRA/FOA/58/DEM/292);</li><li>China for HFC-32 (CPR/REF/60/DEM/498) and for ammonia/CO2 technology (CPR/REF/60/DEM/499);</li><li>Egypt (EGY/FOA/58/DEM/100);</li><li>Turkey (TUR/FOA/60/DEM/96);</li></ol><p><u>Chiller projects</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Brazil (BRA/REF/47/DEM/275);</li><li><p>Colombia (COL/REF/47/DEM/65);</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></li></ol><p>&nbsp; (c) &nbsp; &nbsp;To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects in order to monitor the signing of project documents:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) activities in:</li><li>Armenia (ARM/PHA/62/INV/06);</li><li>Belize (BZE/PHA/62/INV/26);</li><li>Cambodia (KAM/PHA/61/INV/24);</li><li>Maldives (MDV/PHA/60/INV/20);</li><li>Sri Lanka (SRL/PHA/62/INV/40);</li><li>Conversion from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane technology in manufacturing refrigeration equipment insulation foam at Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited in Bangladesh (BGD/FOA/62/INV/38);</li><li>Institutional strengthening (IS) project in Bangladesh (BGD/SEV/61/INS/37);</li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;(d) &nbsp; &nbsp;To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects in order to monitor:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The status of completion of the reporting requirements for the IS project in Sri Lanka (SRL/SEV/61/INS/38);</li><li>The status of implementation of the refrigerant management plan (RMP) in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/11 and BAR/REF/43/TAS/12);</li><li>The status of the bidding for the recovery and recycling (R&amp;R) equipment for the RMP in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10);The resolution of procedural problems with respect to the subcontract with the R&amp;R centres and the bidding for the R&amp;R equipment for the RMP in GuineaÔÇæBissau (GBS/REF/43/TAS/07);</li><li>The RMP component for recovery and recycling of CFC-12 refrigerant in Haiti (HAI/REF/39/TAS/04) and the RMP monitoring component in Haiti (HAI/REF/39/TAS/06), in light of the problems associated with the earthquake in Haiti, bearing in mind decision XXII/12 of the TwentyÔÇæsecond Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>The status of disbursement of funds for the halon banking project in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/51/TAS/39) and Chile (CHI/HAL/51/TAS/164);</li><li>The submission of a status report if the HPMP project for Cuba (CUB/PHA/56/PRP/40) was not submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The status of completion of ODS disposal preparation activities in the following countries if the projects were not submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol><li>Brazil (BRA/DES/57/PRP/288);</li><li>Colombia (COL/DES/59/PRP/74);</li><li>India (IND/DES/61/PRP/437);</li><li>The completion of the signing of the required company agreements for the MDI project in Pakistan (PAK/ARS/56/INV/71);</li><li>The status of installation of equipment for the process agent project in Colombia (COL/PAG/48/INV/66); and</li></ol></li></ol><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;(e) &nbsp; &nbsp;To note that UNDP would report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on up to seven projects with implementation delays, including five projects that had been classified as such in 2009.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>After being informed that Grenada had signed the HPMP document with the implementing agency, the Executive Committee considered whether the countries that would be submitting their HPMPs in 2012, namely Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Ecuador, Eritrea, Haiti and Mauritania, had legislation in place to ensure that they would be able to meet the 2013 freeze in less than a year. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3494" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/12</a>;</li><li>The report on expenditures for the 2010 CAP budget and the return of funds pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d);</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following in order to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The signing of the grant agreements for the terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) in:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Ecuador (ECU/PHA/61/TAS/52);</li><li>Peru (PER/PHA/55/TAS/42);</li></ol></li><li>The signing of the project documents for the following HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) activities:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Armenia (ARM/PHA/62/TAS/07);</li><li>Burundi (BDI/PHA/62/TAS/26);</li><li>Gabon (GAB/PHA/62/TAS/26);</li><li>Serbia (YUG/PHA/62/TAS/39);</li></ol></li><li>The signing of the agreements for the institutional strengthening (IS) projects in the following countries:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Algeria (ALG/SEV/57/INS/69);</li><li>Benin (BEN/SEV/62/INS/24);</li><li>Burkina Faso (BKF/SEV/62/INS/31);</li><li>Cape Verde (CBI/SEV/57/INS/14);</li><li>C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/SEV/62/INS/35);</li><li>Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) (DRC/SEV/58/INS/31 and DRC/SEV/62/INS/34);</li><li>Ecuador (ECU/SEV/59/INS/43);</li><li>Gabon (GAB/SEV/62/INS/28);</li><li>Guatemala (GUA/SEV/61/INS/41);</li><li>Kenya (KEN/SEV/62/INS/51);</li><li>Mauritania (MAU/SEV/57/INS/23);</li><li>Morocco (MOR/SEV/59/INS/63);</li><li>Sudan (the) (SUD/SEV/62/INS/27);</li><li>Togo (TOG/SEV/56/INS/18);</li><li>Zambia (ZAM/SEV/57/INS/24);</li></ol></li><li>The signing of the agreements for the HPMP preparation activities in TimorÔÇæLeste (TLS/PHA/59/PRP/03 and TLS/PHA/61/PRP/05);</li><li>he following IS projects for which the financial and progress reports were outstanding:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/SEV/44/INS/11);</li><li>Bahrain (BAH/SEV/60/INS/24);</li><li>El Salvador (ELS/SEV/56/INS/24);</li><li>Grenada (GRN/SEV/60/INS/17);</li><li>Guyana (GUY/SEV/59/INS/17);</li><li>Iraq (IRQ/SEV/57/INS/05);</li><li>Mauritania (MAU/SEV/49/INS/17);</li><li>Suriname (SUR/SEV/59/INS/17);</li></ol></li><li>The last two IS extensions in Dominica (DMI/SEV/56/INS/12 and DMI/SEV/62/INS/20) and the signing of the agreement for the last extension (DMI/SEV/62/INS/20);</li><li>The HPMP project preparation activities that were at an initial stage and/or were planned for completion in 2012 in:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Barbados (BAR/PHA/55/PRP/18);</li><li>Ecuador (ECU/PHA/59/PRP/44);</li><li>Eritrea (ERI/PHA/55/PRP/07);</li><li>Haiti (HAI/PHA/57/PRP/13);</li><li>Mauritania (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20);</li></ol></li><li>The approval of the ODS regulations in English-speaking African countries by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (AFR/SEV/45/TAS/33);</li><li>TPMP verification activities in Kuwait (KUW/PHA/57/TAS/15) and Zambia (ZAM/PHA/57/TAS/25), unless the verification reports were submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the return of the US $22,774 that had not been accounted for in the IS project in Uganda (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02), to cancel the project, and to allow the return of funds to be deducted from the next two-year extension of IS for Uganda; and</li><li>To note that UNEP had five projects classified with implementation delays, including one that had been classified as such in 2010, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3495" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/13</a>;</li><li>With respect to the development of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), to monitor the situation in countries experiencing political difficulties such as the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Yemen;</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects owing to low rates of disbursement of approved funds in multiÔÇæyear agreements (MYAs):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Methyl bromide (MB) project in Chile (CHI/FUM/60/INV/171);</li><li>MB project in Guatemala (GUA/FUM/59/INV/38);</li><li>CFC phase-out plan in Ecuador (ECU/PHA/61/INV/47, 49, and 51);</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects in order to ascertain whether the project document/grant agreement had been signed:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Burundi (BDI/PHA/62/INV/27);</li><li>MB project in Iraq (IRQ/FUM/62/INV/13);</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following projects in order to ascertain whether the project document/memorandum of understanding/grant agreement had been signed, whether an action plan had been established or whether any activities had been conducted for the following HPMPs or HCFC projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Burkina Faso (BKF/PHA/62/INV/30);</li><li>Chad (CHD/PHA/62/INV/22);</li><li>Egypt (EGY/FOA/62/INV/104, 109, and 110);</li><li>Gabon (GAB/PHA/62/INV/27);</li><li>Madagascar (MAG/PHA/62/INV/22);</li><li>Malawi (MLW/PHA/62/INV/32);</li><li>Morocco (MOR/FOA/62/INV/67);</li><li>Saudi Arabia (SAU/FOA/62/INV/11 and SAU/FOA/62/INV/13);</li><li>Serbia (YUG/PHA/62/INV/38);</li><li>Sudan (the) (SUD/FOA/62/INV/28);</li><li>Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/62/INV/103);</li><li>Turkey (TUR/FOA/62/INV/97);</li><li>Turkmenistan (TKM/PHA/62/INV/08);</li><li>Togo (TOG/PHA/62/INV/22);</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting in order to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The signing of the project document for the institutional strengthening projects in Armenia (ARM/SEV/62/INS/08) and Qatar (QAT/SEV/59/INS/15);</li><li>The completion of the selection of national experts for the MB demonstration project in Algeria and Tunisia (AFR/FUM/54/DEM/40);</li><li>The status of bidding for the Al Hadi foam project in Iraq (IRQ/FOA/57/INV/06);</li><li>The resumption of activities at the company for the HCFC phase-out foam project in Croatia (CRO/FOA/59/INV/34);</li><li>Project preparation if projects were not submitted to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting, for:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The MB activities in Algeria (ALG/FUM/34/PRP/50), Ethiopia (ETH/FUM/54/PRP/18), Kenya (KEN/FUM/60/PRP/50) and Tunisia (TUN/FUM/33/PRP/41);</li><li>The ODS disposal demonstration projects in China (CPR/DES/59/PRP/494), Lebanon (LEB/DES/61/PRP/72), Nigeria (NIR/DES/60/PRP/126) and Turkey (TUR/DES/57/PRP/92);</li></ol></li><li>Chiller projects in the Europe and Central Asia region with respect to the reallocation of the supplied chiller in Serbia to another beneficiary (EUR/REF/47/DEM/06); in the Syrian Arab Republic on the status of bidding (SYR/REF/47/DEM/93); and in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire on the status of the concept to implement the project (IVC/REF/57/INV/32);</li><li>The status of conversion of existing production lines for the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) project in China (CPR/ARS/56/INV/473), including information on those enterprises with conversion projects that were adopting existing technologies and those that were developing their own formulations;</li><li>The completion of the training project component for the carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform project in Kenya (KEN/SOL/57/TAS/47);</li><li>The selection of a facility for testing for the refrigeration sector terminal project in Algeria (ALG/REF/44/INV/62);</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting in order to respond to the SecretariatÔÇÖs questions with respect to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The agreement on working arrangements and the contracts agreed for the HCFC demonstration projects in China (CPR/REF/61/DEM/502 and CPR/REF/61/DEM/503);</li><li>The equipment delivery in the TPMP in Benin (BEN/PHA/59/INV/23);</li><li>The training of operators and theÔÇ£operationalizationÔÇØ of the recovery and recycling system in the TPMP in Ecuador (ECU/PHA/61/INV/47, 49, and 51); and</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNIDO would report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on up to seven projects with implementation delays, including two projects that had been classified as such in 2009.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>Following discussion of: a future report on ODS destruction in Mexico to be submitted to the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs 65th meeting; the reimbursement of funding in the CFC phase-out management plan in Antigua and Barbuda; the need to expedite the signing of agreements; and the need to ensure that ODS destruction projects could be implemented in a sustainable manner, in light of changes in the approach to those projects owing to the downturn in the carbon market, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/14</a>;</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The restructuring of the World BankÔÇÖs grant agreement with Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/44/INV/10 and ANT/PHA/61/INV/13);</li><li>The reimbursement of additional purchase orders for chillers in the national phase-out plan in Argentina (ARG/PHA/47/INV/148);</li><li>The procurement of recovery and recycling equipment for the national ODS phase-out plan in Tunisia (TUN/PHA/49/INV/47 and TUN/PHA/61/INV/51);</li><li>The need to amend the grant agreement for the next institutional strengthening (IS) renewal and, if needed, the status of the amendment to the grant agreement for the IS project in Tunisia (TUN/SEV/55/INS/49 and TUN/SEV/61/INS/52);</li><li>The purchase of ovens for the testing of a variation of the cold treatment technique for cotton and citrus crops for the methyl bromide demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>The World BankÔÇÖs global chiller project in light of the fact that low disbursement had been reported to date (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268);</li><li>The ODS disposal preparatory activities in Indonesia, Mexico and Philippines (the) (IDS/DES/57/PRP/187, MEX/DES/58/PRP/143, PHI/DES/57/PRP/85);</li><li>The submission of the HCFC phase-out management plans for Philippines (the) and Thailand, and the HCFC refrigeration sector plan in Philippines (the) (PHI/PHA/55/PRP/84, PHI/REF/59/PRP/88 and THA/PHA/55/PRP/151; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the World Bank would report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on a total of four projects with implementation delays, including one project that had been classified as such in 2009.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2010 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3497">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/15</a>;</li><li>The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2010 on a scale of 100 as follows: UNDP (74), UNEP (72), UNIDO (95), and the World Bank (76); and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Germany to hold an open and constructive discussion with the National Ozone Unit (NOU) in Lesotho about the areas where GermanyÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with the country on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessment of the implementing agencies by the country;</li><li>UNDP to hold an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Argentina, Togo, and Trinidad and Tobago about the areas where UNDPÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ andÔÇ£unsatisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with those countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments of the implementing agencies by the respective countries;</li><li>UNEP to hold an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Lesotho and Swaziland about the areas where UNEPÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with those countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments of the implementing agencies by the respective countries; and</li><li>UNIDO to hold an open and constructive discussion with the NOU in Senegal about the areas where UNIDOÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less satisfactoryÔÇØ and to report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with the country on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessment of the implementing agencies by the country.</li></ol></li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p><em>Reports on the implementation of national phase-out plans/terminal phase-out plans</em></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting complete progress reports on the implementation of the national phase-out plans (NPPs) and terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) that were due as per specific decisions taken between the 59<sup>th</sup> and 62<sup>nd</sup> meetings, but had not yet been submitted;</li><li>With regard to Afghanistan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the 2010 work programme of the NPP for Afghanistan; and</li><li>To request UNEP to submit the verification reports for the years 2009 and 2010 and to report no later than the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Bangladesh:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with appreciation the progress report on the implementation of the fifth and sixth tranches of the NPP, the efforts made by Bangladesh to reach zero consumption of CFCs, carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and methyl chloroform (TCA) in 2010 in all sectors except for the manufacture of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), and the implementation of the MDI investment project that resulted in consumption estimated at 47.9 ODP tonnes of CFCs, which was 108.8 ODP tonnes below the 156.7 ODP tonnes of CFCs authorized by the Parties as essential uses for 2010;</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the verification report on 2009 and 2010 CFC consumption; and</li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh, with the assistance of UNDP and UNEP, to submit a report on the finalization of the implementation of its NPP to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Maldives:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the 2010 progress report on the implementation of the TPMP for Maldives; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP to expedite the completion of the end-user investment component of the TPMP, noting that it would help to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the completion of the implementation of that remaining component;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Nepal:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the 2010 progress report on the implementation of the TPMP for Nepal;</li><li>To note with appreciation the efforts of the Government of Nepal to expedite the ratification of the remaining amendments to the Montreal Protocol, with the expectation that the amendments would be ratified in the near future; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP to expedite the completion of the end-user investment component of the TPMP, noting that it would help to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the completion of the implementation of that remaining component;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Samoa:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the 2010 progress report on the implementation of the TPMP for Samoa; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNDP to expedite the completion of the end-user investment component of the TPMP, noting that it would help to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the completion of the implementation of that remaining component;</li></ol></li></ol><p><em>Reports on CTC consumption and production projects</em></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on the description of the system for monitoring CTC use in China provided by the World Bank;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit, not later than the second meeting of every year, an implementation report on the activities undertaken in the process agent (PA) II sector plan in the previous year, until the implementation of the project had been completed; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit the following reports at least eight weeks before the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Verification report for the year 2010 for the PA I sector plan;</li><li>Verification report for the year 2010 for the PA II sector plan; and</li><li>Implementation report for the PA II sector plan and implementation plan for the remaining funding;</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol><p><em>Reports on HCFC demonstration and investment projects</em></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="8"><li>To urge the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the Fund Secretariat reports on the HCFC demonstration and investment projects that had previously been approved separately from the HCFC phase-out management plans of the relevant Article 5 countries, addressing the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data on incremental capital cost, the incremental operating cost or savings, and data relevant to the application of the technologies, in line with the objectives of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5543">decision 55/43</a>(b), and as requested in the relevant approval decision for each project, as reflected in Annex IV to the present report</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider, on a case-by-case basis, project proposals from countries with total HCFC consumption above 360 metric tonnes that included funding requests for refrigeration servicing sector activities instead of the manufacturing sector.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To agree that, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 64th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $339,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of AustraliaÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2011;</li><li>A maximum amount of US $2,092,159 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009-2011, to stay within the 2009-2011 allocation in GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral allocation; and</li><li>US $322,746 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2011.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the implementing agencies to submit all future proposals for ODS disposal demonstration projects for low-volume-consuming countries for consideration by the Committee no later than its 66th meeting.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the request for project preparation for a demonstration project in ODS bank management and destruction in Georgia, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs component of the preparation of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at the requested funding level of US $35,000, plus support costs of US $4,550; and</li><li>To request UNEP to ensure the use of transparent methods for monitoring the financial transaction of the project in line with existing United Nations rules and regulations.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the request for phase VI of the institutional strengthening project for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat and UNEP, as implementing agency, to propose alternative methods of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures to the Executive Committee by its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the request for phase II, year 2, of the institutional strengthening project for Timor-Leste, at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report on the understanding that any future requests for institutional strengthening renewal would be considered in accordance with the usual Executive Committee guidelines in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4337">decisions 43/37</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6343">and 63/43</a>(a); and</li><li>To communicate the views contained in Annex VI to the present report to the Government of Timor-Leste.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the requests for three regional technical workshops for methyl bromide alternatives for Africa to a future meeting.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for phase VIII of the institutional strengthening (IS) project for the Philippines at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, to be transferred from the World Bank to UNEP at the official request of the Government of Philippines;</li><li>To approve the transfer of the remaining balance of phase VII of the IS project for the Philippines to UNEP from the World Bank; and</li><li>To communicate the views contained in Annex VI to the present report to the Government of the Philippines.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The additional funding for preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at the amount of $65,000, plus agency support costs of $4,875 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation for investment activities for the phase-out of HCFCs in the polyurethane foam sector in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea at the amount of $50,000, plus agency support costs of $3,750 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation for investment activities for the phase-out of HCFCs in the commercial refrigeration sector at the amount of $30,000, plus agency support costs of $2,250 for UNIDO; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to ensure the use of transparent methods for monitoring the financial transaction of the projects in line with existing United Nations rules and regulations.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the World Bank to return the balance of the funds associated with phase VII of the institutional strengthening project (IS) in the Philippines before the 65th meeting for the purpose of the transfer to UNEP of the IS project.</p>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Albania for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $346,750, consisting of US $230,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,700 for UNIDO, and US $85,000 plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Albania had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 5.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 5.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 6.5 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 2.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Albania, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $77,300, consisting of US $45,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,050 for UNIDO, and US $25,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>One member requested that Germany and UNDP adjust the amounts to be disbursed to achieve a more balanced allocation of the tranches of funding during stage I of the HPMP. Following a discussion on ways to improve the balance between the tranches of funding, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $315,000 plus agency support costs of US $40,950 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 4.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 4.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 5.2 ODP tonnes for 2010, plus 0.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 5.4 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 1.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $94,500 plus agency support costs of US $12,285 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cape Verde for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $160,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,800 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Cape Verde had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.25 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.24 ODP tonnes and 0.26 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 0.09 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Cape Verde and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex IX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Cape Verde, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $44,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,720, for UNEP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Central African Republic for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $619,050, consisting of US $310,000 plus agency support costs of US $40,300 for UNEP, and US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $18,750 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Central African Republic had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 12.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 11.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 12.1 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 4.2 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex X to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Central African Republic, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $219,125, consisting of US $75,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP, and US $125,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,375 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Comoros for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $160,000 plus agency support costs of US $20,800 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Comoros had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.14 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.14 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.05 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Comoros and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any necessary adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Comoros, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $44,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,720 for UNEP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Costa Rica for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,153,523 plus agency support costs of US $86,514 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $560,000 was provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $593,523 was provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 14 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacturing sector.</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Costa Rica had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 23.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 14.2 ODP tonnes and 31.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 17.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption, and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Costa Rica, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $761,523 plus agency support costs of US $57,114 for UNDP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guatemala for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $480,605, consisting of US $345,637 plus agency support costs of US $25,923 for UNIDO, and US $96,500 plus agency support costs of US $12,545 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $332,500 was provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $109,637 was provided for the investment component for the phaseÔÇæout of 1.4 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the foam sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Guatemala had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 8.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 9.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 7.2 ODP tonnes for 2010, plus 1.4 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 9.7 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 4.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guatemala, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $158,867, comprising US $118,087 plus agency support costs of US $8,857 for UNIDO, and US $28,250 plus agency support costs of US $3,673 for UNEP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jamaica for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $708,844, consisting of US $578,450 plus agency support costs of US $43,384 for UNDP, and US $77,000 plus agency support costs of US $10,010 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $560,000 was provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $95,450 was provided for the investment component for the phaseÔÇæout of 3.6 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacturing sector.</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Jamaica had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 16.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 18.2 ODP tonnes and 14.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 8.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Jamaica, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $277,859, consisting of US $237,450 plus agency support costs of US $17,809 for UNDP, and US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, without prejudice to the non-compliance mechanism of the Montreal Protocol, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lesotho for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $280,000 plus agency support costs of US $36,400 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of Lesotho had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 3.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using consumption of 3.8 ODP tonnes and 3.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 1.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any necessary adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Lesotho, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $100,000 plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for the Government of Germany, on the condition that funding would be disbursed only upon receipt by the Secretariat of confirmation that an adequate and operational licensing system was in place.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Rwanda for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $312,000, consisting of US $170,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,100 for UNEP, and US $110,000 plus agency support costs of US $9,900 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Rwanda had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 3.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 3.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 4.1 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 1.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix-2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Rwanda, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $107,410, consisting of US $42,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,460 for UNEP, and US $55,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,950 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Kitts and Nevis for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $184,285, consisting of US $124,500 plus agency support costs of US $16,185 for UNEP, and US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.50 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.42 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 0.58 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 0.18 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $109,592, consisting of US $58,400 plus agency support costs of US $7,592 for UNEP, and US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNDP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Lucia for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $232,207, consisting of US $82,650 plus agency support costs of US $10,745 for UNEP, and US $127,350 plus agency support costs of US $11,462 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Saint Lucia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.92 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.42 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 1.42 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 0.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saint Lucia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $111,537, consisting of US $13,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,690 for UNEP, and US $88,850 plus agency support costs of US $7,997 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the period 2011 to 2025 to phase out 100 per cent of HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $526,039, consisting of US $345,800 plus agency support costs of US $44,954 for UNEP, and US $124,115 plus agency support costs of US $11,170 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funds would be available for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;</li><li>To note that the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.28 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.41 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 0.15 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 0.28 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report, on the understanding that the country could submit the request for the final tranche, presently foreseen for 2025, as early as 2020 if HCFC consumption had been completely phased out at that time;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $198,349, consisting of US $55,809 plus agency support costs of US $7,255 for UNEP, and US $124,115 plus agency support costs of US $11,170 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zambia for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $350,350, consisting of US $175,000 plus agency support costs of US $22,750 for UNEP, and US $140,000 plus agency support costs of US $12,600 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Zambia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 5.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 9.2 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 1.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Zambia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Zambia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $121,500, consisting of US $40,000 plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP, and US $70,000 plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $21,220,135, consisting of US $15,506,257 plus agency support costs of US $1,162,969 for UNDP, and US $4,090,909 plus agency support costs of US $460,000 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of Brazil had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 1,327.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1,415.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 1,239.0 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 220.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $6,152,567, consisting of US $4,456,257, plus agency support costs of US $334,219, for UNDP, and US $1,209,091, plus agency support costs of US $153,000, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that funding under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cameroon would give priority to phasing out HCFC-22 in the refrigeration servicing sector, and that the HPMP component dealing with the conversion of the refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturing sector from HCFC-22 to HFC-410A would be postponed to a later stage of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HPMP for Cameroon for the period 2011 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 20 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $1,182,725 plus agency support costs of US $88,704 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Cameroon had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 82.4 ODP tonnes, calculated using the average estimated consumption of 81.7 ODP tonnes and 83.1 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 25.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Cameroon from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve phase-out of HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Cameroon, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $884,453 plus agency support costs of US $66,334 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group, which stated that issues relating to the selection of alternative technology in the air-conditioning, refrigeration and foam sectors had been satisfactorily addressed, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To acknowledge with appreciation the commendable efforts made by Indonesia towards establishing forward-looking regulatory and policy action to sustain the HCFC phase-out;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia for the period 2011 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 20 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $12,692,684, plus agency support costs of US $968,452, consisting of US $300,000 plus agency support costs of US $39,000 for the Government of Australia; US $8,901,102 plus agency support costs of US $667,583 for UNDP; US $777,395 plus agency support costs of US $58,305 for UNIDO; and US $2,714,187 plus agency support costs of US $203,564 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that the Government of Indonesia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction an estimated baseline of 402.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 374.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 429.5 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 135.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Indonesia from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly;</li><li>To request UNDP, as the lead implementing agency, to submit a funding request for heat exchanger conversion as a component of the first tranche of the HPMP for Indonesia, once the Executive Committee had taken a decision on the funding of conversion for heat exchanger manufacturing, on the understanding that the level of funding would be calculated on the basis of that decision and would not exceed a maximum of US $52,800 accordingly;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2011-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for Indonesia at the amount of US $7,087,200 consisting of US $300,000 plus agency support costs of US $39,000 for the Government of Australia; US $4,000,000 plus agency support costs of US $300,000 for UNDP; US $777,395 plus agency support costs of US $58,305 for UNIDO; and US $1,500,000 plus agency support costs of US $112,500 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request UNIDO and the World Bank to resubmit stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jordan to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To grant UNIDO and the World Bank a two-week extension of the deadline for submitting the HPMP for Jordan to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting so that they could include input from the discussions held at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon for the period 2011 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 17.5 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $2,495,109 plus agency support costs of US $187,133 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Lebanon had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 72.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 58.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 87.1 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 20.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Lebanon from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $112,500, for UNDP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico for the period 2011 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 30 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $16,250,031, consisting of US $3,891,279 plus agency support costs of US $291,846 for UNIDO, and US $11,225,029 plus agency support costs of US $841,877 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that stage I of the HPMP also covered US $3,171,146 in already approved HCFC phase-out projects (US $2,428,987 plus agency support costs of US $182,174 for UNDP, for the project for conversion from HCFC-141b and HCFC-22 in the manufacture of polyurethane insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Mabe, approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> meeting; and US $520,916 plus agency support costs of US $39,069 for UNIDO, for the project for phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b in aerosol manufacturing at Silimex, approved at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting);</li><li>To note that the Government of Mexico had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the consumption of 1,214.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2008 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, which were the latest data available when the HCFC phase-out project for Mabe had been approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the deduction of 66.8 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for two projects approved at the 59<sup>th</sup> and 63<sup>rd</sup> meetings, and the deduction of a further 350.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Mexico from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve phase-out of HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mexico, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $5,132,196, consisting of US $2,271,610 plus agency support costs of US $170,371 for UNIDO, and US $2,502,526 plus agency support costs of US $187,689 for UNDP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle and on an exceptional basis, stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,462,733 plus agency support costs of US $109,705 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $1,288,933 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $173,800 were provided for the investment component for the phaseÔÇæout of 2.5 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of the Trinidad and Tobago had agreed to establish as its starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 46.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 38.0 ODP tonnes and 54.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 17.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Trinidad and Tobago and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2ÔÇæA to include the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first implementation plan for 2011-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for the Trinidad and Tobago at the amount of US $559,900 plus agency support costs of US $41,993 for UNDP.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-22/HCFC-142b technology to CO2 with methyl formate co-blowing technology in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam at Feininger (Nanjing) Energy Saving Technology Co. Ltd., at a total cost of US $1,973,300 plus agency support costs of US $147,998 for UNDP; and</li><li>To deduct 12.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-141b based technology to iso-paraffin and siloxane (KC-6) technology for cleaning in the manufacture of medical devices at Zhejiang Kindly Medical Devices Co. Ltd., at a total cost of US $352,051 plus agency support costs of US $26,404 for UNDP, and US $205,616 plus agency support costs of US $26,730 for the Government of Japan; and</li><li>To deduct 3.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To acknowledge with deep appreciation the commendable efforts made by China towards the implementation of HCFC phase-out activities in the polyurethane foam (PU), the extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), the industrial and commercial refrigeration (ICR), the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) and the servicing sectors to enable it to meet the 2013 and 2015 phase-out targets stipulated in the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China for the period 2011 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $265,000,000 plus agency support costs for the Government of Germany, the Government of Japan, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, on the understanding that a maximum level of funding of up to US $5,000,000, plus agency support costs for UNDP, for the solvent sector could be considered at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note that the Government of China had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction an estimated baseline of 19,408.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 18,602.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and estimated consumption of 20,215.0 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 3,320.2 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update the Agreement, including Appendix 2-A, with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for China and the corresponding implementation plan for 2011-2012 at the amount of US $133,937,036, consisting of US $459,023 plus agency support costs of US $51,260 for the Government of Germany; US $80,000 plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of Japan; US $25,740,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,930,500 for UNDP; US $1,579,000 plus agency support costs of US $176,703 for UNEP; US $57,802,000 plus agency support costs of US $4,335,150 for UNIDO; and US $38,859,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,914,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol><ul><li>&nbsp;This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6536">Decision 65/36</a>.</li></ul>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the use of the interim guidelines for the funding of demonstration projects for the disposal of unwanted ODS, while mindful that there was as yet very little experience in the implementation of the full pilot projects;
 </li>
 <li> To request implementing agencies to provide an update to the Secretariat on how those guidelines were used in carrying out the approved ODS disposal pilot projects as their implementation progresses, no later than the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting;
 </li>
 <li> To reiterate that, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>(a)(iii), bilateral and implementing agencies were requested to report annually to the first meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experiences gained in demonstration projects on disposal, commencing in the first year after project approval, and to include in those reports information on: the amounts of the different ODS collected or identified, transported, stored and destroyed, as well as on financial, managerial and co&#8209;funding arrangements, and any other relevant issues, starting at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare a report for the consideration of the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting based on subparagraph (b) above, summarizing the experience gained and making recommendations for future action; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to continue using the interim guidelines and applying them also to pilot projects for low-volume-consuming countries until the Committee had considered the report requested in subparagraph (d) above.
 </li>
</ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the report on the experience gained in implementing the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII); and</li>
 <li> To continue discussion of the MCII at its 65<sup>th</sup> meeting.
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</ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>Following the discussion and further consultation on wording, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the FundÔÇÖs 2010 provisional accounts contained in document <a href="/media/3540" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/51</a>;</li><li>To note that the 2010 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Committee at its 65<sup>th</sup> meeting and that further adjustments would be introduced if required;</li><li>To note the actions taken by the Treasurer in 2010 to reflect the adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2009 accounts exercise; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to reclassify the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism loss, presently classified as SecretariatÔÇÖs expenditure, as a separate line item in the financial statement.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Sub-group on the Production Sector contained in document <a href="/media/3541" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/64/52</a>; and</li><li>To request the Sub-group to continue its discussions on the guidelines for the HCFC production sector and implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6047">decision 60/47</a>.</li></ol>

64th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold its 65th meeting in Bali (Indonesia) from 13 to 17 November 2011, thus amending <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6365">decision 63/65</a>.
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties with outstanding pledges to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible;</li><li>To request contributing Parties with promissory notes due for encashment after the replenishment period to facilitate the acceleration of their encashment as soon as possible and before the end of the replenishment period 2009-2011; and</li><li>To call on the implementing agencies to accept promissory notes if necessary.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/3412" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 65th meeting was US $705,522 against projects, which included the return of US $253,695 from UNDP, US $18,808 from UNIDO and US $433,019 from the World Bank;</li><li>*That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 65th meeting was US $76,196 against projects, which included the return of US $19,121 from UNDP, US $1,416 from UNIDO and US $55,659 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $1,717,559, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $257,492 for UNDP, US $277,674 for UNEP, US $526,072 for UNIDO, and US $656,321 for the World Bank;</li><li>*That bilateral agencies had balances totalling US $147,297 excluding support cost noting that Italy is no longer returning the balance of US $7,957 against the project in Serbia (YUG/SOL/56/INV/33) to the 65th Executive Committee meeting further to a verbal update provided at the 65th meeting.</li><li>The return of the remaining balance of US $183,500 in project costs, plus US $13,763 in support costs already included in sub-paragraph (ii) above, owing to the transfer of the terminal phase-out management plan in Peru (PER/PHA/55/INV/41) from UNDP to UNIDO, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-642">decision 64/2</a>(h);</li><li>*The return of the remaining balance of US $64,471 in project costs and US $4,835 in programme support costs for phase VII of the institutional strengthening project for the Philippines (PHI/SEV/60/INS/89) for the transfer of the project from the World Bank to UNEP, in accordance with Decison 64/25.</li><li>The return of US $8,446 including US $972 agency fees to be offset against GermanyÔÇÖs approvals at the present meeting</li></ol></li><li><p>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-312">decision 31/2</a>(a)(i) and (ii) and request UNIDO to update the Committee at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the date at which the remaining unobligated balances for completed projects would be returned in full.</p><p>* Revised text as per document <a href="/media/3468" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/60/Corr.1</a></p></li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2011 business plans as contained in document <a href="/media/3413" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/5</a>;</li><li>The information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by UNDP and UNIDO, as contained in document <a href="/media/3413" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/5</a>;</li><li>That two out of five annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>That the balance of the 2011 budget would be included in the carry-over calculation for the next triennium to be addressed in the context of the funding requirements for 2012ÔÇæ2014:</li><li>That the balance of US $453,747 set aside for a special funding facility, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-552">decision 55/2</a>(b), would be included in the carry-over calculation;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Armenia to urge the submission of the second tranche of its HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Government of Nigeria to urge the submission of the second tranche of its HPMP to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

Australia, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, UNDP, UNIDO

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports and reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the implementing agencies and the Governments of Australia, France, Italy and Japan, addressed in document <a href="/media/3414" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/6</a>;</li><li>That 51 country programme reports for the year 2010 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>The completion of four of the 34 projects listed with implementation delays, as indicated in Annex III to document <a href="/media/3414" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/6</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (progress and some progress as per Annexes IV and V to document <a href="/media/3414" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/6</a> and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That letters of possible cancellation be sent in respect of the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>ALG/REF/44/INV/62</td><td>Conversion of CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the last group of commercial refrigerator manufacturers (refrigeration sector terminal project) in Algeria</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>CHI/REF/48/INV/160</td><td>Terminal umbrella project for phase-out of the use of CFC-11, CFC-12 and R-502 (CFC-115) in the manufacture of refrigeration equipment in Chile</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>KEN/SOL/57/TAS/47</td><td>Technical assistance for the total phase-out of CTC and TCA in the solvent sector in Kenya</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes II and III to the present report;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to report to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the signing of project documents/agreements/small-scale funding agreements or when working arrangements had been put in place for approved HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>The Governments of Israel, Portugal and Spain to provide their implementation delay reports to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>The Fund Secretariat to write to the following countries enquiring why they had reported that their licensing systems were not operating satisfactorily: the Cook Islands, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lesotho.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the 2011 consolidated project completion report (PCR), including the schedule for submission of PCRs due and the lessons learned, as presented in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3415">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/7</a>;
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 To establish, by mid-February 2012, in cooperation with the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory and in the annual progress reports;
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 To provide, by mid-February 2012, the information still missing in a number of PCRs;
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 To clear, by mid-February 2012, the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006; and</li>
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the multi-year agreement project completion report format as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3417">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/8</a>, together with the comments made by members of the Executive Committee.
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 Regarding the first phase:
 To note the desk study on the evaluation of multi-year agreements presented to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li>
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 To note the comments and observations made at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting on the desk study;
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to post the comments and observations already received on the desk study on the website;
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 To invite current Executive Committee members to submit comments and observations on the desk study intersessionally by 16 January 2012; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to compile the comments, observations and any responses received on the desk study as an annex and to submit it, together with a corrigendum if necessary, for further consideration by the Executive Committee at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
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 Regarding the second phase:
 To note that the desk study contained issues for the second phase of the evaluation;</li>
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 To invite comments from current Executive Committee members giving guidance on the terms of reference for the second phase, which could be made in a discussion group on the Multilateral Fund Secretariat website intersessionally up until 16 January 2012; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to consider the intersessional comments and to submit the terms of reference for the second phase to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to recommend an evaluation of legislation, regulations and quotas as suggested in the 2012 draft monitoring and evaluation work programme.</p>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed 2012 work programme, with the suggested changes, at a budget of US $325,000, as reflected in the table below:</p><p>BUDGET FOR THE 2012 MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORK PROGRAMME</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">2012</td></tr><tr><td>Description</td><td>Amount (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation of MYAs</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>-11 case studies</td><td>132,000</td></tr><tr><td>-Final report (10 working days*US $500)</td><td>5,000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation of methyl bromide projects:</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><ul type="disc"><li>Desk study (1 consultant * 35 working days at US $500/day)</li></ul></td><td>17,500</td></tr><tr><td><ul type="disc"><li>7 case studies</li></ul></td><td>84,000</td></tr><tr><td><ul type="disc"><li>Final report (10 working days *US $500)</li></ul></td><td>5,000</td></tr><tr><td>Desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects (1 consultant * 25 working days at US $500/day)</td><td>12,500</td></tr><tr><td>Desk study for evaluation of MDI (1 consultant * 35 working days at US $500/day)</td><td>17,500</td></tr><tr><td>Staff travel</td><td>47,000</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous (equipment, communication, etc.)</td><td>4,500</td></tr><tr><td>Total 2012</td><td>325,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>National phase-out plans (NPPs) and terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs)</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting complete progress reports on the implementation of the NPPs and TPMPs due, as per specific decisions taken between the 59<sup>th</sup> and 64<sup>th</sup> meetings, but not yet submitted.</li><li>With regard to Afghanistan:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the verification report on the 2009 and 2010 audit of ODS consumption in Afghanistan;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Ecuador:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the 2010 progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Ecuador;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to expedite the completion of the remaining activities under the NPP, noting that they would assist Ecuador to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting on the completion of the implementation of the NPP; and</li><li>To request UNEP to submit the verification reports on the 2009 and 2010 CFC consumption of Ecuador no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Egypt:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the 2010 progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for Egypt; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the independent consumption verification report for the years 2009 and 2010 no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, together with a timetable for completion of the remaining activities in the NPP;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the Philippines:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national CFC phaseÔÇæout plan (NPP) for the Philippines for the period 2003-2011 and the verification report on the CFC consumption for 2008;</li><li>To note that the grant agreement between the World Bank and the Government of the Philippines had closed on 30 June 2011;</li><li>To request the World Bank to return the remaining balance of the NPP to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To further note the request by the Government of the Philippines to select UNEP as the implementing agency for the additional activities needed to ensure the sustainability of the NPP and the CFC phase-out; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines, with the assistance of UNEP, to submit a verification report on the CFC consumption for 2009 and 2010, and an implementation plan for 2012-2013 for the remaining funds under the NPP to the 66<sup>th</sup> Meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Tunisia:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To note the submission of the verification report on the consumption of CFCs and halons for 2008 and 2009 and the annual progress report for 2010 and the first half of 2011 on the implementation of the national ODS phase-out plan (NPP) for Tunisia;</li><li>To approve the biennial implementation plan for the NPP, as modified, for the remainder of 2011 and 2012; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit a verification report on consumption of CFCs and halons for 2010 to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li></ol><p>Methyl bromide phase-out plans</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>With regard to Guatemala:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national phase-out plan for methyl bromide (phase II, first tranche);</li><li>To urge the Government of Guatemala, with the assistance of UNIDO, to speed up the implementation of the first tranche (phase II) of the phase-out plan; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit a progress report on the implementation of the national phase-out plan for methyl bromide no later than the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to Honduras:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the national phase-out plan for methyl bromide in Honduras;</li></ol></li></ol><p>Sector phase-out plans</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="a" start="9"><li>With regard to China:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the status report on the implementation of the approved annual programmes for 2009 up to June 2011 in the polyurethane foam sector plan, submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to report to the Fund Secretariat at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting on the status of the legal issue with respect to the transportation of halons from dismantled fire protection equipment and systems, in the context of additional status reports under the agenda item on the status of delays and compliance;</li><li>To note the submission of four reports by the World Bank, on behalf of the Government of China, related to production and consumption of ODS in process agent uses; and</li><li>To request the World Bank:<ol type="a"><li>To provide an independent verification of consumption and production of CTC for controlled uses in 2010, which should, as a minimum, verify the set-up of the monitoring system and the quality of the information provided through the system;</li><li>To carry out site visits to the relevant enterprises not yet visited and revisit a sample of those already visited in order to gather the necessary data for the verification report; and</li><li>To submit the related report no later than eight weeks prior to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With regard to India:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To note the verification of CTC production and consumption in India for the year 2010;</li><li>To note that, in the verification, the use of CTC for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production had been classified as feedstock from the beginning of 2005, while in 2007 the use of CTC in the production of VCM had already been classified as a process agent application by the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (decision XIX/15);</li><li>To request the World Bank to ask the Government of India to update accordingly the CTC consumption data for 2008 to 2010 reported to the Ozone Secretariat under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To request the World Bank to coordinate with the Government of India to investigate to what degree the quantities of CTC destroyed in 2008, 2009 and 2010 would offset the quantities of CTC used as process agent for the production of VCM in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to provide a related report to be submitted no later than eight weeks before the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide a report on the implementation of the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors during the year 2010 in time for the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting and, if applicable, a revision of the planned activities; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee on progress at the 66th meeting, under the agenda item on Special reporting requirements.</li></ol></li></ol><p>HCFC demonstration and investment projects</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="11"><li>With regard to China:</li></ol><p><u>Conversion from HCFC-141b-based</u> <u>to cyclopentane-based</u> <u>pre-blended</u> <u>polyol in the manufacture of rigid</u> <u>polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co.,</u> <u>Ltd.</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the progress report on conversion from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentane-based pre-blended polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co., Ltd., submitted by the World Bank;</li><li>To approve the request for the replacement of the downstream enterprise Zhongshan Jinli Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., by Guangdong Vanward New Electric Co., Ltd., as requested by the Government of China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to submit a final progress report to the Executive Committee once the demonstration project had been completed, including conversion of the four downstream foam enterprises;</li></ol><p><u>Conversion from HCFC-141b-based</u> <u>to HFC-245fa-based</u> <u>spray polyurethane foam at</u> <u>Harbin Tianshuo Building Materials Co.</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>To note the progress report on the project for the conversion from HCFCÔÇæ141bÔÇæbased to HFC-245fa-based spray polyurethane foam at Harbin Tianshuo Building Materials Co., submitted by the World Bank;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to submit a final progress report to the Executive Committee once the demonstration project had been completed;</li></ol><p><u>Conversion of the foam part</u> <u>of Jiangsu Huaiyin Huihuang Solar Co.,</u> <u>Ltd.</u> <u>from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="5"><li>To note the progress report on conversion of the foam part of Jiangsu Huaiyin Huihuang Solar Co., Ltd. from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane, submitted by the World Bank;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to submit a final progress report to the Executive Committee once the demonstration project had been completed.</li></ol><p>Chiller replacement projects</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="12"><li>To note the submission of a progress report on the World BankÔÇÖsÔÇ£Global chiller replacement projectÔÇØ;</li><li>To include Argentina as one of the beneficiary countries under the global chiller project, with conditions identical to those specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4633">decisions 46/33</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4726">and 47/26</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of chiller projects not yet completed to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, including information on coÔÇæfunding, as well as on the remaining chillers and those already converted for each of their activities and on the climate impact of the chosen alternatives.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider the matter of the flexibility provision under stage I HPMPs in relation to technology changes and funding reallocation among sectors on a case-by-case basis and to reconsider the issue at a later stage.</p>

HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs)

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, Phase-out (multi-year) (excluding HCFCs) <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare for the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>A document containing information on previous conversions funded by the Multilateral Fund, and describing the conditions under which agreements were signed with Article 5 countries on the phase-out of CFCs; and</li><li>A document on options for a tracking system to correlate, by country, the amounts of HCFC 141b-based pre-blended polyols exported by systems houses with the amounts used by foam enterprises in importing Article 5 countries that had been approved for phase-out, which could be updated on a periodic basis.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the bilateral component of the request for project preparation for the development of a strategy for disposal and destruction of ozone-depleting substances for four low-volume-consuming countries in the Europe and Central Asia region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Turkmenistan) at the level of funding of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for the Government of the Czech Republic, on the condition that, upon submission of the full demonstration project, the information required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a> would be provided;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $39,550 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Czech RepublicÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2011; and</li><li>US $8,446 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2009-2011 and US $469,512 (including agency fees) to be offset against GermanyÔÇÖs approved pledge for 2012-2014.</li></ol></li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the implementing agency component of the request for project preparation for the development of a strategy for disposal and destruction of ozone-depleting substances for four low-volume-consuming countries in the Europe and Central Asia region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Turkmenistan) at the level of funding of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,625 for UNIDO, on the condition that, upon submission of the full demonstration project, the information required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a> would be provided.</p>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On that understanding, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve additional funding for project preparation for HPMP investment activities in Argentina at the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for the World Bank.</p>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2012 at the amount of US $8,987,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $718,960 for UNEP, as contained in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue to provide detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>To continue to extend the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details on the reallocations made for its budget following <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the condition that such reallocations did not result in savings from movement of personnel-related costs to other activity lines;</li><li>To continue to report on the current staff post levels and to inform the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly in respect of increased budget allocations; and</li><li>To provide a report in the context of UNEPÔÇÖs role in implementation of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), clearly delineating expenditures made from the CAP budget and those made from HPMP funds.</li></ol></li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee agreed to refer the matter to a contact group for further discussion. After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the 2012 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, and on the administrative cost regime for the 2012-2014 triennium, as presented in document <a href="/media/3430" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/20</a>;</li><li>To approve the 2012 core unit budgets in the following amounts:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $1,984,561 for UNDP, representing a 0.7 per cent increase over 2011 levels;</li><li>US $1,984,561 for UNIDO, representing a 0.7 per cent increase over 2011 levels;</li><li>US $1,724,644 for the World Bank, representing a 0.68 per cent increase over 2011 levels;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The implementing agencies to consider the options in document <a href="/media/3430" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/20</a> and other possible options for an administrative cost regime for 2012-2014 and to report thereon to the Fund Secretariat;</li><li>The Fund Secretariat, taking into account the input provided by the implementing agencies as per sub-paragraph (c)(i) above, to provide a further assessment of administrative costs for the 2012-2014 triennium to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, including options that were discussed during the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>At its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, to consider further requesting the implementing agencies to provide an estimation of the use of administrative costs for reporting, project implementation and internal requirements.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for technical assistance to eliminate the remaining consumption of methyl bromide so as to be in compliance with the total phase-out in Ecuador, at a total cost of US $317,500, plus agency support costs of US $23,813 for UNIDO, and US $12,500, plus agency support costs of US $1,625 for UNEP, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to Ecuador for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country.</p>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for technical assistance for the final elimination of methyl bromide in the post-harvest sector in Kenya at a total cost of US $287,700, plus agency support costs of US $21,578 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to Kenya for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country; and</li><li>To approve the revised Agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide, contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Angola for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $176,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,840 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Angola had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 15.95 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 19.25 ODP tonnes and 12.65 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Angola and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Angola, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $86,222, plus agency support costs of US $7,760 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bahamas for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $342,345, consisting of US $156,900, plus agency support costs of US $20,397 for UNEP, and US $151,420, plus agency support costs of US $13,628 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Bahamas had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 4.81 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 3.50 ODP tonnes and 6.13 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.68 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Bahamas and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex IX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bahamas, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $135,156, consisting of US $18,200, plus agency support costs of US $2,366 for UNEP, and US $105,128, plus agency support costs of US $9,462 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burundi for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $368,760, consisting of US $172,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,360 for UNEP, and US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,400 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Burundi had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 7.15 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 6.90 ODP tonnes and 7.40 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 2.50 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Burundi and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex X to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Burundi, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $138,050, consisting of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO.</li></ol><ul><li>This Agreement was updated as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8142">Decision 81/42</a>.</li></ul>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cuba for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,747,527, plus agency support costs of US $131,065 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $560,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $1,187,527 were provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 13.35 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols used in the foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Cuba had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 16.88 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 11.70 ODP tonnes and 22.07 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 13.35 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 30.23 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 19.26 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that during implementation of stage I of the HPMP the Government of Cuba could submit an investment project to phase-out 1.32 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 used by the company Frioclima to manufacture refrigeration and air conditioning equipment;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Cuba, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $750,000, plus agency support costs of US $56,250 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ecuador for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $2,114,873, consisting of US $1,846,440, plus agency support costs of US $138,483 for UNIDO, and US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $630,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $1,331,440 were provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 14.96 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols used in the foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Ecuador had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 17.49 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 20.65 ODP tonnes and 14.32 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 20.67 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 38.16 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 21.08 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ecuador, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,680,736, consisting of US $1,531,940, plus agency support costs of US $114,896 for UNIDO, and US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP; and</li><li>That funding would be disbursed only upon receipt by the Secretariat of confirmation that an adequate and operational licensing system was in place.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for El Salvador for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US$ 1,138,423, consisting of US $699,277, plus agency support costs of US $52,446 for UNDP, and US $375,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $350,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>;</li><li>US $439,277 were provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 4.94 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b in imported pre-blended polyols used in the foam manufacturing sector; and</li><li>US $285,000 were provided for institutional strengthening from July 2011 to December 2020;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of El Salvador had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 11.68 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 11.86 ODP tonnes and 11.50 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 4.94 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 16.62 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of El Salvador to ban imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, by no later than 1 January 2015;</li><li>To deduct 9.02 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for El Salvador, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $742,475, consisting of US $530,349, plus agency support costs of US $39,776 for UNDP, and US $166,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Equatorial Guinea for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $349,950, consisting of US $165,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,450 for UNEP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Equatorial Guinea had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 6.29 ODP tonnes, calculated using consumption of 6.22 ODP tonnes and 6.36 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 2.20 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Equatorial Guinea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Equatorial Guinea, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $126,950, consisting of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Fiji for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $367,745, consisting of US $199,500, plus agency support costs of US $17,955 for UNDP, and US $133,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,290 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Fiji had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 8.41 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 7.63 ODP tonnes and 9.18 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 2.94 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Fiji, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $132,389, consisting of US $71,800, plus agency support costs of US $6,462 for UNDP, and US $47,900, plus agency support costs of US $6,227 for UNEP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Gambia for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $233,300, consisting of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,300 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Gambia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 0.92 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.91 ODP tonnes and 0.94 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Gambia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $82,750, consisting of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea-Bissau for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $234,100, consisting of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Guinea-Bissau had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 1.43 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of zero ODP tonnes and 2.86 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.50 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guinea-Bissau, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $83,150, consisting of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, and US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to re-submit the request for the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP of US $116,970, consisting of US $63,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,190 for UNEP, and US $42,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,780 for UNDP, and the draft Agreement, only after the country had submitted its instruments of ratification for the Copenhagen Amendment to the United Nations Treaty Depositary Office in New York.</p>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sierra Leone for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $233,300, consisting of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,300 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Sierra Leone had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 1.67 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1.54 ODP tonnes and 1.80 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.58 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Sierra Leone, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $82,750, consisting of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Suriname for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $233,060, consisting of US $104,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,520 for UNEP, and US $106,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,540 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Suriname had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 1.98 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 2.68 ODP tonnes and 1.28 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Suriname and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $104,630, consisting of US $27,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,510 for UNEP, and US $68,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,120 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zimbabwe for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,038,818, plus agency support costs of US $124,270, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $560,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $478,818 were provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 6.11 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used in the foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Zimbabwe had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 15.44 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 12.38 ODP tonnes and 18.50 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 6.11 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 21.55 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of Zimbabwe to ban imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, by no later than 1 January 2015;</li><li>To deduct 11.51 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Zimbabwe, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $426,891, plus agency support costs of US $51,068 for the Government of Germany, noting that US $7,474, plus agency support costs of US $972, would be allocated at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting and that the Government of Germany would submit a request for the remaining balance of US $419,417, plus agency support costs of US $50,096, to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh for the period 2011 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 30 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $460,275 consisting of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,125 for UNDP, and US $355,000, plus agency support costs of US $46,150 for UNEP, and to note that the project to phase out 20.20 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used for polyurethane foam insulation in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Walton Industries, at the amount of US $1,146,074, plus agency support costs of US $85,956 for UNDP, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Bangladesh amounts to US $1,556,074, plus agency support costs of US $136,231.</li><li>To note that the Government of Bangladesh had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 72.65 ODP tonnes, calculated using the actual consumption of 67.75 ODP tonnes and 77.56 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note the deduction of 20.20 ODP tonnes from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the project approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to deduct a further 4.33 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Bangladesh from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $319,025, consisting of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,125 for UNDP, and US $230,000, plus agency support costs of US $29,900 for UNEP.</li></ol><ul><li>This Agreement was updated as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8063">Decision 80/63</a>.</li></ul>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, the solvent sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China for the period 2011 to 2015, at the amount of US $5,000,000, plus agency support costs for UNDP;</li><li>To deduct 65.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report, to replace the previous Agreement approved at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6449">decision 64/49</a>;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update the Agreement, including Appendix 2-A, with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the solvent sector plan under stage I of the HPMP for China and the corresponding implementation plan for 2011-2012 at the amount of US $2,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $187,500 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,468,459, consisting of US $1,313,450, plus agency support costs of US $98,509 for UNDP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP; and to note that the project to phase out 3.74 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the polyurethane rigid insulation foam for the manufacture of commercial refrigerators at FARCO, at the amount of US $332,775, plus agency support costs of US $24,958 for UNDP had already been approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Dominican Republic amounts to US $1,696,225, plus agency support costs of US $129,967.</li><li>To note that the Government of the Dominican Republic had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 51.20 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 48.49 ODP tonnes and 53.92 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol plus the 2007-2009 average amount of HCFC-141b contained in imported preblended polyols of 19.51 ODP tonnes, resulting in 70.71 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Dominican Republic to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2016;</li><li>To note the deduction of 3.74 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for one project approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting, and to deduct a further 23.40 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present document; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Dominican Republic, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $759,250, consisting of US $680,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,000 for UNDP, and US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussions in the contact group on second-stage conversions, the use of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b and commitments by the Government of Egypt to introduce policy measures to control and ban the import of HCFC-141b, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request by UNIDO for the cancellation of the project for the conversion from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane in the manufacture of polyurethane foam at Delta Electric Appliances, approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, with a total phase-out of 80.91 mt (8.90 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b, given that the enterprise had been purchased by non-Article 5 capital, and that the approved funding of US $422,740, plus agency support costs of US $31,706, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt for the period 2011 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 25 per cent, at the amount of US $6,610,148, consisting of US $ 1,432,575, plus agency support costs of US $107,443 for UNIDO, and US $4,716,400, plus agency support costs of US $353,730 for UNDP, and to note that two foam projects to phase out 17.60 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b at the amount of US $892,840, plus agency support costs of US $66,963 for UNIDO, as well as four foam projects to phase out 37.40 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b at the amount of US $1,479,000, plus agency support costs of US $115,463 for UNDP, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that with the amounts referred to in paragraph (b) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Egypt amounts to US $8,520,815 plus agency support costs of US $643,599.</li><li>To note a revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption calculated on the basis of the baseline of 386.27 ODP tonnes, using actual consumption of 396.60 ODP tonnes and 375.93 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 98.34 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 484.61 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of Egypt to introduce an HCFC import quota system, including HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols and all HCFC refrigerant blends by 1 January 2013, further noting the commitment by the Government to ban imports of HCFC-141b pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2018, and the commitment by the Government to ban imports of pure HCFC-141b once all eligible enterprises using HCFC-141b were converted to non-HCFC technology;</li><li>To note the deduction of 55.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for six projects approved at the 62<sup>nd-</sup>meeting, and deducting a further 119.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Egypt from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Egypt, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $3,171,250, consisting of US $950,000, plus agency support costs of US $71,250 for UNIDO, and US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $150,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq for the period 2011 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 13.82 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $1,305,450, consisting of US $770,000, plus agency support costs of US $94,700 for UNEP, and US $410,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,750 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the approved funding included US $40,000 for security-related costs, provided on an exceptional basis, to enable the implementation of the programme, and not taken into account when establishing the reduction of eligibility associated with the activities, particularly in the servicing sector;</li><li>To note that the Government of Iraq had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 108.38 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 110.96 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and estimated consumption of 105.80 ODP tonnes for 2010;</li><li>To deduct 14.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Iraq from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Iraq, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $215,144, consisting of US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,144 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussion in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jordan for the period 2011 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 20 per cent of the baseline at the amount of US $2,617,217, consisting of US $92,184, plus agency support costs of US $8,297 for UNIDO, and US $2,341,150, plus agency support costs of US $175,586 for the World Bank, and to note that the project to phase out HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment at Petra Engineering Industries Co., at the amount of US $2,167,033, plus agency support costs of US $162,527 for UNIDO, had already been approved at the 60<sup>th</sup> meeting and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Jordan amounts to US $4,600,367, plus agency support costs of US $346,410.</li><li>To note that the Government of Jordan had agreed at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 82.98 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, amended by 11.31 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyol systems, representing the average of such imports for eligible enterprises between 2007 and 2009, resulting in 94.29 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Jordan to ban the manufacture and import of HCFC-based, residential air-conditioning equipment by 31 December 2016;</li><li>That the overall air-conditioning sector plan would incorporate policy and technical approaches to improve the energy efficiency of residential airÔÇæconditioning equipment to offset the climate impact of the alternative refrigerant, HFC-410A;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Jordan to achieve energy consumption for residential air conditioners using HFC-410A at least equal to or lower than the HCFC-22 air conditioners they replaced;</li><li>That the approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Jordan from submitting prior to 2015 a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFC consumption beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That with the request for funding of the final tranche a verification would be submitted for the year 2015 as specified in paragraph 5(b) of the draft Agreement between the Government of Jordan and the Executive Committee;</li><li>That stage II of the HPMP would focus on conversion to low-GWP alternatives in the foam sector;</li></ol></li></ol><p>(d)(bis)* To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank to report on progress achieved when submitting the request for the second tranche;</li><li>To note the deduction of 8.06 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (125 mt of HCFC-22 and 10.8 mt of HCFC-141b) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for a project at Petra Engineering Co., and to deduct a further 17.44 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (317.1 mt of HCFC-22) for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Jordan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report; and</li><li><p>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Jordan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,226,658, consisting of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO, and US $1,070,100, plus agency support costs of US $80,258 for the World Bank.</p><p>* Paragraph (d)(bis) was added as per document <a href="/media/3468" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/60/Corr.1</a></p></li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia for the period 2011 to 2016 to reduce HCFC consumption by 15 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $9,587,470, plus agency support costs of US $719,060 for UNDP,</li><li>To note that the Government of Malaysia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 515.76 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 494.04 ODP tonnes and 537.47 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 103.02 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Malaysia from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;</li><li>To request UNDP to report at the end of 2013 the status of the adoption of low global warming potential (GWP) alternative technologies by the four systems houses assisted in the technical assistance component and to provide confirmation that the HCFC import quota has been established; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $5,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $375,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco for the period 2011 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 20 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $335,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,125 for UNIDO, and to note that the project to phase out 11.00 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Manar Company at the amount of US $951,740, plus agency support costs of US $71,381 for UNIDO, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting and had been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Morocco amounts to US $1,286,740, plus agency support costs of US $96,506.</li><li>To note that the Government of Morocco had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the consumption of 68.00 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, which were the latest data available when the HCFC phase-out project for Manar Company had been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the deduction of 11.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the project approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to deduct a further 5.77 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not prevent Morocco from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFC consumption greater than that proposed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present document; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Morocco, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Oman for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $471,354, consisting of US $349,120, plus agency support costs of US $26,184 for UNIDO, and US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP;</li><li>To request UNIDO to report to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting whether an updated licensing and quota system had been enacted before 1 January 2013;</li><li>To note that the Government of Oman had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 31.47 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 30.7 ODP tonnes and 32.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 1.10 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 32.57 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 6.79 ODP tonnes* of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Oman, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $411,129, consisting of US $314,120, plus agency support costs of US $23,559 for UNIDO, and US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for UNEP.</li></ol><ul><li>The original tonnage in this paragraph was corrected with this figure of 6.79 ODP tonnes as per document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/ 65/60/Corr.1</li></ul>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Panama for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $364,561, consisting of US $265,545, plus agency support costs of US $19,916 for UNDP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Panama had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 24.77 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 24.96 ODP tonnes and 24.58 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 2.5 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 27.27 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 4.78 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Panama, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $182,281, consisting of US $132,773, plus agency support costs of US $9,958 for UNDP, and US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Government of Qatar had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 86.08 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 79.75 ODP tonnes and 92.41 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar for the period 2011 to 2015 to meet a 20 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $2,206,395, consisting of US $1,726,600, plus agency support costs of US $129,495 for UNIDO and US $310,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,300 for UNEP;</li><li>To deduct 57.86 ODP tonnes* from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXXI to the present report;</li></ol><p>(d)(bis)* To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Qatar, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,243,000, consisting of US $1,045,907, plus agency support costs of US $78,443 for UNIDO, and US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,650 for UNEP; and</li><li>To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) of US $110,000, plus agency support costs for UNIDO and US $60,000, plus agency support costs for UNEP, as agreed under the TPMP, in line with the implementation plans provided.</li></ol><ul><li>The tonnage in paragraph (c) and paragraph (d)(bis) were corrected/added through document <a href="/media/3468" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/60/Corr.1</a></li></ul>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Senegal for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,141,407, consisting of US $505,216, plus agency support costs of US $37,891 for UNIDO, and US $530,000, plus agency support costs of US $68,300 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Senegal had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 36.15 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 34.76 ODP tonnes and 37.54 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 12.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex II to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Senegal, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $327,887, consisting of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNIDO, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,887 for UNEP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay for the period 2011 to 2015, to meet the 10 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $380,004, plus agency support costs of US $28,500 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Uruguay had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 23.33 ODP tonnes calculated using the average of actual consumption of 21.92 ODP tonnes and 24.71 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 5.33 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols, resulting in a value of 28.66 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 4.18 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption in paragraph (b) above;</li><li>To note that during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP, the Government of Uruguay could submit an investment project to phase out the use of HCFC-22 in the refrigeration manufacturing assembly of cold rooms, should appropriate alternatives be available;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex III to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Uruguay and the corresponding implementation plan at the amount US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,500 for UNDP.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the report on the experience gained in implementing the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII); and
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 To continue the discussion of the MCII at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, based on intersessional discussions.</li>
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to consult further with respect to the information in the verification report on ChinaÔÇÖs 2010 CFC production, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6047">decision 60/47</a>, in order to confirm that all the requirements of that decision were fulfilled, and further to request the Secretariat to report on the issue at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To consider at its 66<sup>th</sup> Meeting whether ChinaÔÇÖs CFC production sector phase-out plan required modification to permit exemptions for the production of CFCs for essential uses approved for other Parties for 2012.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The audited financial statement of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2010, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3464">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/56</a>;</li><li>The actions taken with respect to recording the loss on the fixedÔÇæexchangeÔÇærateÔÇæmechanism previously recorded as part of the SecretariatÔÇÖs expenditures as a separate line item in the accounts of the Fund and that any losses or gains under the mechanism would be recorded in UNEPÔÇÖs accounts using an identifying code;</li><li>The action taken regarding the return of bilateral project balances in cash as part of prior yearsÔÇÖ contributions instead of miscellaneous income;</li><li>The indicative breakdown of the US $500,000 annual fees of the Treasurer, provided by the Treasurer as a supplement to the 2010 accounts only;</li><li>That document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3466">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/58</a> on the revised 2012, approved 2013 and proposed 2014 budgets contained the SecretariatÔÇÖs report on monitoring staff costs and assessing the appropriate rate of increase for future years;</li><li>That the final audit report on the 2010 financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2010 was pending UNEPÔÇÖs review; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2011 accounts the differences between the agenciesÔÇÖ provisional statements and their final 2010 accounts, as reflected in tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3464">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/56</a>.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2010 accounts, as presented in document <a href="/media/3465" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/57</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to carry out 2010 adjustments in 2011 as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP to adjust its records of approved amounts by US $(33) in its progress report;</li><li>UNEP to adjust its records of approved amounts by US $3,984 and its income by US $22,807 and US $13,494 in its progress report; and</li><li>UNIDO to adjust its records of approved amount by US $(14) and its income by US $226,429 and US $3,015 in its progress report;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to refund to UNDP an amount of US $32,642 to rectify the overstated interest income reported by UNDP as of September 2010;</li><li>To note the 2010 outstanding reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $11 difference in income in UNDPÔÇÖs 2010 accounts;</li><li>US $(12) in income and US $184 additional expenditure in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2010 accounts; and</li><li>Shortfall in income of US $38,234 in the World BankÔÇÖs 2010 accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP standing reconciling items for unspecified projects at the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054; and</li><li>World Bank standing reconciling items for the following projects:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) at the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) at the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) at the amount of US $5,375,000.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the SecretariatÔÇÖs feedback on the appropriate rate of increase for staff costs, contained in document <a href="/media/3466" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/58</a>;</li><li>To maintain the 3 per cent rate applied to the 2012, 2013 as well as 2014 budgets and to request the Secretariat to revisit the rate of 3 per cent in 2012 to further assess the most appropriate rate once all positions had been filled and occupied for at least two years;</li><li>To approve the amount of US $3,034,869 in the revised 2012 budget of the Fund Secretariat, as contained in Annex IV to the present report, to cover the operational costs of the Secretariat and the 2012 revised personnel component cost, resulting in a total of US $6,919,774;</li><li>To approve the additional amount of US $42,063 in the revised 2013 personnel component costs of the budget totalling US $4,043,516; and</li><li>To approve the proposed 2014 personnel component costs of the budget totalling US $4,164,821;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to report to the Executive Committee in the future on any balances returned to the Fund and provide information on how such balances were utilized in the document of the final accounts of the Fund.</li></ol>

65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the draft report of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3467">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/59</a>); and</li>
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 To authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, and to forward it for consideration by the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties.
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65th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To hold its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal from 16 to 20 April 2012; and</li>
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 Tentatively to hold its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, at a place to be determined, from 16 to 20 July 2012.</li>
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66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties eligible to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism (FERM) to advise the Treasurer of their intention to do so before the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to add to his report to the Executive Committee the list of Parties that had opted to use the FERM in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2012-2014; and</li><li>To urge all Parties with outstanding pledges to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/3350" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $2,773,074 against projects, which included the return of US $676,933 from UNDP, US $52,098 from UNEP, US $130,094 from UNIDO, and US $1,913,949 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $255,236 against projects, which included the return of US $73,257 from UNDP, US $6,773 from UNEP, US $13,866 from UNIDO, and US $161,340 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the return from the World Bank included the transfer of US $1,835,205, plus US $154,294 in support costs, from the World Bank to UNEP for the national CFC phase-out plan for the Philippines, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6510">decision 65/10</a>(e);</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $1,235,799, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $362,381 for UNDP, US $266,972 for UNEP and US $606,446 for UNIDO;</li><li>That the Government of France had unobligated balances totalling US $78,440, excluding support costs, attributed to a project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDOÔÇÖs report to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting reflected no unobligated balances for completed projects, as a follow-up to decisions 64/2(i) and 65/2(b);</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the Governments of Italy and Japan at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $382 and US $77,950, respectively, and to request the Treasurer to follow up with Italy and Japan on their returns in cash to the Fund;</li><li>ItalyÔÇÖs return of accrued interest of US $261,583 as additional income directly to the Fund; and</li></ol></li><li>To request agencies with long-outstanding obligated balances on projects completed in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to return these balances as soon as possible.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on financial planning for the 2012-2014 triennium contained in document <a href="/media/3351" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/5</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That bilateral agencies specify the costs of planned activities in their annual business plans and make efforts to remain within the estimates specified when submitting those projects during the 2012-2014 triennium;</li><li>Those contributing Parties that did not provide for accelerated encashment of promissory notes to consider either allowing the Treasurer to accelerate the encashment schedule or adjusting their encashment schedules for future promissory notes to correspond to the year in which the contributions were due;</li><li>The Government of Germany to provide an update through the Treasurer on its efforts with regard to encashment of its promissory notes prior to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Parties to pay their contributions for each year by June, in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, so as to enable full commitment of the US $450 million budget during the 2012ÔÇæ2014 triennium, as provided in paragraph 3 of decision XXIII/15 of the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>Those contributing Parties with arrears from the 2009-2011 triennium to pay them during 2012, as they accounted for US $10.3 million of the US $34.9 million carry-over from the 2009-2011 triennium, noting that US $24.6 million of the funds carried over were available for commitment;</li><li>Countries with economies in transition that had not previously paid their contributions to make their contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the 2012ÔÇæ2014 triennium;</li></ol></li><li>To consider the availability of cash flow for the 2014 budget at the first meeting of 2014 in light of the collection of interest, the payment of contributions from Parties that had not previously paid, and any losses due to non-payment or the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism; and</li><li>To adopt a resource allocation of US $145 million in 2012, US $145 million in 2013, and US $160 million in 2014, with any unallocated funds to be allocated subsequently during the 2012-2014 triennium.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance, Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports and reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the implementing agencies and the Governments of France, Italy, Japan and Portugal addressed in document <a href="/media/3352" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/6</a>;</li><li>That 59 country programme implementation reports for the year 2010 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>The completion of seven of the 22 projects listed with implementation delays, as indicated in Annex III to document <a href="/media/3352" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/6</a> and as updated at the meeting;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (some progress as per Annex IV to document <a href="/media/3352" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/6</a>) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That a letter of possible cancellation be sent in respect of the project Global technical assistance programme in the chiller sector (GLO/REF/48/TAS/275) implemented by UNEP;</li><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes II and III to the present report;</li><li>The Governments of Israel and Spain to provide their report on projects with implementation delays to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>The cancellation by mutual agreement of the project Phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacturing of polyurethane rigid foam at Pavusin (CRO/FOA/59/INV/34) implemented by UNIDO.</li></ol></li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the consolidated 2012-2014 business plan of the Multilateral Fund, as contained in documents <a href="/media/3354" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/7</a> and Add.1 as further adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels, and based on its consideration:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To adjust the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies as proposed by the Secretariat in documents <a href="/media/3354" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/7</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To also adjust the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies by applying the cost-effectiveness threshold of US $6.92/kg to all foam projects, including those in the rigid polyurethane foam sector;</li><li>To limit new HCFC phase-out activities that would exceed a 10 per cent reduction of the baseline to no more than a 35 per cent reduction of the baseline in non-low-volume-consuming countries for those activities in the business plan that had not yet been submitted;</li><li>To maintain in the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies only those ODS destruction projects for which project preparation funds had already been approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To remove phase-out activities involving swing plants, pending an Executive Committee decision on funding eligibility for swing plants, on the understanding that requests for such activities could be reintroduced into the business plans of the implementing agencies after the Executive Committee had agreed on the HCFC production sector guidelines, as appropriate;</li><li>To remove activities for the United Arab Emirates on the understanding that the Executive Committee would defer the request of the United Arab Emirates for assistance from the Multilateral Fund to a future meeting to allow more time for discussion with the country;</li><li>To further adjust all new activities in the business plan to the budget allocation for the 2012-2014 triennium;</li></ol></li><li>To maintain the project for promoting alternatives to HCFCs in air-conditioning sectors in high-ambient temperature countries in West Asia in the business plan for 2012, with adjusted funding of US $250,000 for the entire project;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to prepare guidelines for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plan preparation in the light of any comments raised during the meeting, including options for phase-out up to the 2020 control target and for total phase-out in accordance with the Montreal Protocol schedule, and to present a first draft of such guidelines to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to discontinue climate impact data reporting at the business plan stage of project consideration; and</li><li>To monitor the results of proposed funding distributions in the light of approved commitments to ensure that planned funding would be available to meet commitments for both the HCFC consumption and production sectors.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2012-2014 business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by the Governments of Germany and Japan, as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3355">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/8</a>;</li><li>To note GermanyÔÇÖs confirmation that it would continue to adjust its business plan, including by taking the necessary steps with Article 5 partner countries and bilateral or implementing agencies, so that it remained within the range of its 20 per cent bilateral contribution; and</li><li>To request that Germany report to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on progress on adjusting its business plan to ensure that the total value of its activities was within the range of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral allocations for the 2012-2014 triennium.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2012-2014 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a href="/media/3356" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/9</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Annex IV to the present report, while setting the targets of 18.9 ODP tonnes from ODS phase-out for individual projects and 41 for project completion.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2012-2014 business plan of UNEP, as contained in document <a href="/media/3357" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/10</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Annex V to the present report, while setting the following targets: 26 for the number of annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) approved, 79 for the number of individual projects approved, 0 ODP tonne for the ODS phased out from individual projects, 41 for project completion, and 5 for milestone activities completed for MYAs.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2012-2014 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in document <a href="/media/3358" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/11</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Annex VI to the present report, while setting a target of 10 for the number of individual projects approved.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2012-2014 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in document <a href="/media/3359" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/12</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Annex VII to the present report, while setting the following targets: 5 for the number of annual tranches of multi-year agreements (MYAs) approved, 4 for the number of individual projects approved, 8.5 ODP tonnes for the ODS phased out from individual projects, 6 for project completion and 2 for milestone activities completed for MYAs.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the comments, observations and responses received on the desk study on the evaluation of multi-year agreement projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3360">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/13</a>; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, when preparing the final report of the evaluation, also to take into consideration those comments and observations on the desk study that had been received by the Secretariat by the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.
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 To take note of the terms of reference for the evaluation of multi-year agreement (MYA) projects (second phase) presented in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3361">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/14</a> and Corr. 1; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to revise the terms of reference for the evaluation of MYA projects (second phase), taking into account the comments made by the Executive Committee members on the above documents, for consideration by the Committee at a future meeting.
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66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p><strong>Desk study on the evaluation of methyl bromide projects</strong></p><p>Following the discussion and noting the caveat that the final phase of the study should not exceed the bounds of an evaluation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the information provided in document <a href="/media/3363" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/15</a>, including the proposed evaluation issues and approach for the final phase of the evaluation of methyl bromide projects.</p>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The information on annual tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Germany, UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3364">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/16</a>; and</li><li>That ten of the 17 annual tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>National phase-out plans and terminal phase-out management plans</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to Brazil:</li><li>To take note of the 2010 verification report and the 2011 tranche implementation report of the national phase-out plan (NPP) for Brazil;</li><li>To approve the tranche implementation plan for 2012;</li><li>To request UNDP to continue reporting progress on the implementation of the NPP for Brazil until its completion, while providing further such reports in a format and according to the schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Brazil and UNDP, on completion of the NPP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>With regard to Burkina Faso:</li><li>To take note of the report on the verification of the CFC consumption for Burkina Faso and the countryÔÇÖs compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption; and</li><li>To further note with appreciation that Burkina Faso had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol since 2008;</li><li>With regard to C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire:</li><li>To take note of the report on the verification of CFC consumption in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the countryÔÇÖs compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption under the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for the period 2007 to 2008; and</li><li>To note that C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2010;</li><li>With regard to Indonesia:</li><li>To take note of the verification report on 2007-2008 ODS consumption in Indonesia;</li><li>To request UNDP, on behalf of the Government of Indonesia, to submit the verification reports on ODS consumption for 2009 and 2010 to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request UNDP to report progress on the implementation of the NPP for Indonesia as follows:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>For the years 2008 to 2011, to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, while providing the reports in a format consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>;</li><li>For the years 2012 and future years on annual basis until completion of the NPP, while providing further such reports in a format and according to a schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Indonesia and UNDP, on completion of the NPP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>With regard to Kyrgyzstan:</li><li>To take note of the report on the 2010-2011 work programme associated with the third and final tranche of the TPMP for Kyrgyzstan;</li><li>To request UNEP to continue reporting progress on the implementation of the TPMP for Kyrgyzstan until its completion, while providing further such reports in a format and according to a schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Kyrgyzstan and UNEP, on completion of the TPMP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>With regard to the Philippines:</li><li>To note:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The verification report of 2009 and 2010 CFC consumption in the Philippines and the countryÔÇÖs compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption;</li><li>That the Philippines had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2010;</li></ol></li><li>&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the annual implementation plan under the national CFC phase-out plan for April 2012 to April 2013, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of the Philippines, and the activities contained therein, for the disbursement of no more than US $471,630 for this period and to request UNEP to provide a report to the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting on progress made;</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines, through UNEP, to submit a subsequent work plan to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account that the remaining balance of US $1,363,575* should support activities that would facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs within the context of the countryÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6011">decision 60/11</a>;</li><li>To encourage the Government of the Philippines and the World Bank to submit the overarching HPMP for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration no later than the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To further encourage the Government of the Philippines and UNEP to utilize the remaining balance in sub-paragraph (iii) above to defray HPMP costs to the extent possible.</li><li>With regard to Sao Tome and Principe:</li><li>To take note of the verification report on 2007-2009 CFC consumption in Sao Tome and Principe and the countryÔÇÖs compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption; and</li><li>To further note that Sao Tome and Principe had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010;</li><li>With regard to China:</li><li>To approve the revised Appendix 5-A to the Agreement for the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (stage I) between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, submitted by UNDP, on behalf of the Government of China, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li></ol><p>Sector phase-out plans</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With regard to China:</li><li>To take note of the 2009/2010 progress report on the implementation of the solvent sector plan for ODS phase-out in China; and</li><li>To take note of the associated methyl chloroform verification reports for 2009 and 2010;</li><li>With regard to India:</li><li>To take note of the report on implementation of the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors for India in 2010, and the related verification provided;</li><li>To note that paragraph 8 of decision XXIII/7 of the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties, which considered the use of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) for the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) for the purpose of calculated levels of production and consumption, on an exceptional basis, to be a feedstock use until 31 December 2012, superseded sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6510">decision 65/10</a>(j);</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide, to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting, a report on the status of the use of CTC for the production of VCM in India; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting a work plan covering the funds remaining in the CTC phase-out plan in India;</li></ol><p>Institutional strengthening</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>With regard to Democratic People's Republic of Korea:</li><li>To take note of the report submitted by UNEP on the implementation of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6420">decision 64/20</a> on the institutional strengthening project for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and</li><li>To request UNEP and other interested implementing agencies to further develop proposed alternative methods of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures, taking into account the experience of other agencies working on the ground in the country, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol><p>Resource mobilization for climate co-benefits</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="11"><li>To take note of the interim report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNDP and to reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6320">decision 63/20</a>(a)(i) by which UNDP was requested to inform the Executive Committee on the four pilot demonstration projects in the refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturing sector no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, indicating that this report should provide more substantial information on the progress of activities;</li><li>To take note of the interim report submitted by UNEP on the project for resource mobilization to address climate co-benefits for HCFC phase-out in lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries with a servicing sector only, being implemented in cooperation with other agencies, and to request UNEP to submit a more substantial report to the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To take note of the interim report on the project for resource mobilization for HCFC phase-out and climate co-benefits submitted by UNIDO and to reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6323">decision 63/23</a>(a)(i) by which UNIDO was requested to inform the Executive Committee of the two pilot conversions in the fishing and food processing sectors no later than the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, indicating that this report should provide more substantial information on the progress of activities; and</li><li>To take note of the interim report submitted by the World Bank on the study on resource mobilization for HCFC phase-out co-benefits, and to request the World Bank to submit a more substantial report to the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol><p>ODS destruction projects</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="15"><li>With regard to Cuba:</li><li>To take note of the status report on the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Cuba submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit a report to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experiences gained in the pilot demonstration project for Cuba in accordance with decisions 58/19(a)(iii) and 64/50;</li><li>With regard to Ghana:</li><li>To take note of the status report on the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Ghana submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit a report to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experience gained in the pilot demonstration project for Ghana in accordance with decisions 58/19(a)(iii) and 64/50;</li></ol><p>HCFC demonstration and investment projects</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="17"><li>With regard to the assessment of methylal as blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam systems:</li><li>To take note with appreciation of the report entitledÔÇ£Methylal as blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam systems. An assessment for the application in MLF projectsÔÇØ, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on methylal, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ141b in polyurethane foam applications;</li><li>With regard to the assessment of low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams:</li><li>To take note with appreciation of the report entitled ÔÇ£Low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams: An assessment for the application in MLF projectsÔÇØ, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To finalize the additional investigations on safety-related issues, densities and optimization of equipment;</li><li>To develop further a costing concept based on pre-blended hydrocarbon polyols;</li><li>To submit a supplementary report to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li><p>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ141b in polyurethane foam applications.</p><p>* This amount is the corrected figure as per document <a href="/media/3343" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/54/Corr.2</a>.</p></li></ol>

Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation, Project completion reports, Projects with specific reporting requirements, Tranche submission delays

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Project cancellation, Project completion reports, Projects with specific reporting requirements, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the documentÔÇ£Systematizing and streamlining reporting on progress to the Executive Committee across the spectrum of reportsÔÇØ, as contained in document <a href="/media/3367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/18</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, as of the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, the information currently required for the agenda itemÔÇ£Report on implementation of approved projects with specific reporting requirementsÔÇØ be reported, together with compliance issues, in an agenda item and document to be entitledÔÇ£Status reports and complianceÔÇØ, which would replace the document and agenda item currently entitledÔÇ£Status of implementation of delayed projects and prospects of Article 5 countries in achieving compliance with the next control measures of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇØ;</li><li>That the information on multi-year agreements (MYAs) in the remarks column of the Annual Progress and Financial Report (APF) should be included in the narrative of the tranche implementation plan (TIP), with any differences explained;</li><li>That TIP reports were not required in the absence of a funding tranche request, except in those cases where there was an issue on the application of the penalty clause or changes to targets in approved TIPs;</li><li>That agencies submit MYA project completion reports (PCRs) as noted at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-656">decision 65/6</a> and any available verification reports, together with the table entitledÔÇ£Overall implementation plan and annual implementation reportÔÇØ (Table 8) of the approved MYA PCR format, in lieu of TIPs and TIP reports, for: refrigerant management plans, terminal phase-out management plans, national phase-out plans for CFC, CTC and methyl bromide and, in the event that a verification report was completed before a PCR, to submit the verification in the context of a status report or APF;</li><li>UNEP to present its detailed annual progress report on Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities to the third meeting of each year in the context of the annual CAP approval, and to identify any project implementation impediments for the CAP project in the APF;</li></ol></li><li>To review the effectiveness of the present decision at its first meeting in 2015; and</li><li>That one of the two remarks columns in the APF would be used to report the latest non-financial data available related to projects.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the report by the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the information on the assessment of options for an administrative cost regime for the 2012-2014 triennium, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3368">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/19</a>;</li><li>To reconsider administrative costs at its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, including the options in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3368">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/19</a> and options discussed by the contact group at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To apply the existing administrative cost regime to the first tranche of agreements approved at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting and to reconsider the agency fee for subsequent tranches at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To maintain the existing administrative cost regime for UNEP; and</li><li>To continue discussion at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on the possible need for terms of reference for the assessment of the administrative cost regime for the 2015-2017 triennium and how to modify the terms of reference in the light of the previous terms of reference.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That ODS disposal demonstration projects for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries for which project preparation funding had already been approved at previous meetings could be submitted; and</li><li>Not to approve the resubmission of the project preparation requests for pilot ODS disposal projects for LVC countries in South America.</li></ol>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HCFC phase-out management plans related

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following a discussion of the need to set a limit on the funding level of the tranches for stage I HPMPs that could be considered for blanket approval, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to submit for blanket approval all future tranches for stage I HCFC phase-out management plans provided that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>They were in accordance with relevant policies and decisions of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>They contained no policy issues;</li><li>All technical and cost issues had been agreed between the Secretariat and relevant bilateral and/or implementing agencies; and</li><li>That the total requested funding for the tranche was less than US $1 million.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of maximizing the climate benefits from the phase-out of HCFCs in the refrigeration servicing sector until its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting.
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66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting the change of the implementing agency for the extension of the institutional strengthening project (phase VII) for Tunisia from the World Bank to UNIDO, as requested by the Government of Tunisia; and</li><li>To decide that, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>Considering that Germany had, by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-666">decision 66/6</a>(b), agreed to revise the forward commitments under its business plan and, on that basis, to adjust the bilateral activities in its business plan submitted to the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting so that they were within the range of GermanyÔÇÖs 20 per cent bilateral contribution for the 2012ÔÇæ2014 triennium, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $288,686 (including agency fees) against the balance of the FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012;</li><li>US $1,501,405 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012; and</li><li>US $893,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer the renewal of the institutional strengthening project for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea until it has considered the proposed alternative methods of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6615">decision 66/15</a>(k)(ii).</p>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,000 for UNEP, as the Multilateral FundÔÇÖs share in the development of a ÔÇ£Guide for Sustainable Refrigerated Facilities and SystemsÔÇØ, in collaboration with the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE);</li><li>To note that the amount of funding approved, together with the co-funding to be provided by ASHRAE and others, would cover translation of the Guide into the other official languages of the United Nations; and</li><li>To urge UNEP and ASHRAE to complete the Guide by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To allow UNIDO to resubmit the request for project preparation for the development of a strategy for disposal and destruction of ODS for six low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries in the African region to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, on the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the proposal met all of the criteria in the ODS destruction guidelines as established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a> to the fullest extent; and</li><li>That exporting ODS for destruction be included by UNIDO as an option within the proposal;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to refrain from forwarding UNIDOÔÇÖs request for project preparation for the development of a strategy for disposal and destruction of ODS for six LVC countries in the African region to the Executive Committee at its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, if it failed to meet all the criteria contained in the ODS destruction guidelines and did not provide the information or components necessary for it to be considered for approval (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5014">decision 50/14</a>).</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the funding request of the accelerated CFC production phase-out (second tranche) until its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting.</p>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Colombia for a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 114 metric tonnes of ODS waste; and</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot project for ODS waste management and destruction in Colombia at the amount of US $1,195,000, plus agency support costs of US $89,625 for UNDP, on the understanding that no further funds would be available for Colombia for any ODS disposal projects in future.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion among the interested parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Turkey of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 103.72 metric tonnes of ODS waste;</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot project for ODS waste management and destruction in Turkey at the amount of US $1,076,250, plus agency support costs of US $80,719 for UNIDO, noting that approval was on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Turkey for any ODS disposal projects in future;</li><li>Any marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Turkey, through UNIDO, to establish a monitoring system for the operation and the activities associated with the ODS disposal demonstration project and to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2014, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Armenia;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 of the Agreement between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee, as well as Appendix 2-A:ÔÇ£The targets, and fundingÔÇØ, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded the Agreement reached at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting. The revised Agreement is attached as Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Armenia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $297,177, plus agency support costs of US $22,288 for UNDP.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) in Colombia;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 of the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee, as well as Appendix 1-AÔÇ£The substancesÔÇØ and Appendix 2-A:ÔÇ£The targets, and fundingÔÇØ, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded the Agreement reached at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting. The revised Agreement is attached as Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 225.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 209.7 ODP tonnes and 241.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Colombia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $647,750, consisting of US $550,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,250 for UNDP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Croatia;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 of the Agreement between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee, as well as Appendix 2-A:ÔÇ£The targets, and fundingÔÇØ, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded the Agreement reached at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting. The revised Agreement is attached as Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To approve funding of US $360,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,000 for UNIDO, associated with the second and third tranches of the HPMP and the corresponding implementation plan; and</li><li>Not to approve the reallocation of US $200,000 for HCFC phase-out activities in the HPMP from the project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from the manufacturing of polyurethane foam at Pavusin, which had been cancelled by mutual agreement between the Government of Croatia and UNIDO at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, and that the remaining balance from the project cancelled be returned to the Fund by the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nigeria;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 of the Agreement between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee, as well as Appendix 1-AÔÇ£The substancesÔÇØ and Appendix 2-A:ÔÇ£The targets, and fundingÔÇØ, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded the Agreement reached at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting. The revised Agreement is attached as Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 398.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 370.0 ODP tonnes and 426.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Nigeria, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,490,504, consisting of US $836,515, plus agency support costs of US $62,739 for UNDP, and US $550,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,250 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Antigua and Barbuda for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $51,700, plus agency support costs of US $6,721 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 0.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.5 ODP tonnes and 0.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Antigua and Barbuda, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $45,850, plus agency support costs of US $5,961 for UNEP.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following consultations in an informal contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $953,284, plus agency support costs of US $71,496 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $280,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $673,284 were provided for the investment component and the associated technical assistance component for the phase-out of 5.76 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used in the polyurethane foam and commercial refrigeration manufacturing sectors;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 4.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 5.7 ODP tonnes and 3.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 3.47 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 8.17 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2016;</li><li>To deduct 6.58 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $631,282, plus agency support costs of US $47,346 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brunei Darussalam for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $350,670, consisting of US $183,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,790 for UNEP, and US $132,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,880 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Brunei Darussalam had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 6.1 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 5.3 ODP tonnes and 6.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 2.14 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Brunei Darussalam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Brunei Darussalam, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $196,542, consisting of US $123,000 plus agency support costs of US $15,990 for UNEP, and US $52,800, plus agency support costs of US $4,752 for UNDP.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Djibouti for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $164,500, plus agency support costs of US $21,385 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Djibouti had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 0.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.6 ODP tonnes and 0.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.24 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Djibouti and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Djibouti, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $81,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,530 for UNEP; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Djibouti to ratify the Beijing Amendment as soon as possible.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mozambique for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $349,950, consisting of US $165,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,450 for UNEP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Mozambique had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 6.5 ODP tonnes, calculated using the consumption of 4.3 ODP tonnes and 8.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 2.27 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Mozambique was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mozambique, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $126,950, consisting of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nepal had been approved in principle at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee for the period 2010-2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $233,940, comprising US $126,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,380 for UNEP, and US $84,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,560 for UNDP;</li><li>To reiterate that the Government of Nepal had agreed at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the official consumption ceiling set by the country of 1.27 ODP tonnes, and not based on 2009 or 2010 estimated consumption;</li><li>To deduct 0.64 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Nepal, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $116,970, consisting of US $63,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,190 for UNEP, and US $42,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,780 for UNDP, on the condition that disbursements would only be made after official confirmation that the country had submitted its instrument of ratification of the Copenhagen Amendment to the United Nations Treaty Depositary Office in New York had been received by the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nicaragua for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $364,020, consisting of US $108,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,040 for UNEP, and US $222,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,980 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $315,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reduce up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>; and</li><li>US $15,000 were provided for the technical assistance component for the phase-out of 0.31 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used in the foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of Nicaragua had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 6.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 6.0 ODP tonnes and 7.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 0.31 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 7.11 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nicaragua to ban imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2017;</li><li>To deduct 2.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Nicaragua, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $148,125, consisting of US $38,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,940 for UNEP, and US $96,500, plus agency support costs of US $8,685 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Nicaragua to ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Niger for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $617,125, consisting of US $285,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,375 for UNIDO, and US $275,000, plus agency support costs of US $35,750 for UNEP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Niger had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 16.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 16.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under the HPMP and 16.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2010 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 5.60 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Niger and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for Niger was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for the baseline once approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Niger, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $301,125, consisting of US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,125 for UNIDO, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Algeria for the period 2010 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 20 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $1,777,951, plus agency support costs of US $133,347 for UNIDO and, noting that the project to phase out 2.40 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam for domestic refrigerators at Cristor, at the amount of US $215,380, plus agency support costs of US $19,384 for UNIDO, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee in 2010 and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That with the amounts referred to in subparagraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Algeria amounted to US $1,993,331, plus agency support costs of US $152,731;</li><li>That the Government of Algeria had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 30.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 30.2 ODP tonnes reported for both 2009 and 2010, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 5.36 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 35.56 ODP tonnes;</li><li>That, in the event that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol agreed to change the baseline for compliance as calculated in the HPMP, the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption would be 67.46 ODP tonnes (i.e., 62.1 ODP tonnes as the revised baseline for compliance plus 5.36 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems);</li><li>That, in the event that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol did not agree to change the baseline for compliance as calculated in the HPMP, stage I of the HPMP would reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline by 2020 and the Agreement between the Government of Algeria and the Executive Committee would be revised accordingly;</li><li>The deduction of 2.40 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the project approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and the agreement to deduct a further 12.08 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the Government of Algeria had committed to banning the import of HCFC-141b in bulk by 1 January 2016 once the conversion of the enterprise Cristor had been completed and an alternative process for cleaning refrigeration circuits had been implemented;</li><li>That approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Algeria from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Algeria and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Algeria was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Algeria, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,593,860, plus agency support costs of US $119,540 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussion among interested members, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina for the period 2010 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 17.5 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $2,192,583, consisting of US $1,125,000, plus agency support costs of US $84,375 for UNIDO, and US $914,612, plus agency support costs of US $68,596 for the World Bank, noting that the project to phase out 53.46 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 in the room and unitary air-conditioning equipment manufacturing sector at the amount of US $8,435,542, plus agency support costs of US $632,666 for UNIDO and US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $39,000 for the Government of Italy, had already been approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee in 2010 and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that, with the amounts referred to in subparagraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Argentina amounted to US $10,775,154, plus agency support costs of US $824,637;</li><li>To note that in agreement with the Executive Committee, the Government of Argentina had revised its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption from 356.9 ODP tonnes to 377.51 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the deduction of 53.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the project approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting and the agreement to deduct a further 30.07 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Argentina from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve phase-out of HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Argentina, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,720,000, consisting of US $685,388 plus agency support costs of US $51,404 for UNIDO, and US $914,612 plus agency support costs of US $68,596 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the CFC national phase-out plan of US $800,000, plus agency support costs for UNIDO, as agreed by the Government of Argentina in line with the implementation plan provided.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $2,004,371, consisting of US $905,740, plus agency support costs of US $109,631 for UNEP, and US $920,000, plus agency support costs of US $69,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 63.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 61.7 ODP tonnes and 65.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 22.33 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $774,760, consisting of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,260 for UNEP, and US $460,000, plus agency support costs of US $34,500 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To urge the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire to ratify the Beijing Amendment as soon as possible.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $713,510, consisting of US $327,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,510 for UNEP, and US $320,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Guinea had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 22.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 21.8 ODP tonnes and 23.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 7.91 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guinea, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $268,050, consisting of US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP, and US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,000 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Guinea, during implementation of stage I of the HPMP, to give high priority to the implementation of a code of good service practice, and to strengthen the technical capacity of refrigeration service technicians in order to reduce the high leakage rate of HCFC refrigerants during service practices.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report by the convenor of the contact group who indicated that all issues raised by the Executive Committee had been addressed, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $23,011,537, consisting of US $18,438,490, plus agency support costs of US $1,382,887 for UNDP, US $861,600, plus agency support costs of US $104,776 for UNEP, and US $1,994,400, plus agency support costs of US $229,384 for Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of India had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 1,608.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1,598.7 ODP tonnes and 1,617.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 83.05 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in 1,691.25 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 341.77 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that no further funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund to any systems houses in India;</li><li>To note that the Government of India agreed to convert all insular foam enterprises in stage I of its HPMP to cyclopentane technology;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $12,265,080, consisting of US $10,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $750,000 for UNDP, US $430,800, plus agency support costs of US $52,388 for UNEP, and US $925,452, plus agency support costs of US $106,440 for Germany; and</li><li>To note that the Government of India recognized and would abide by all its Montreal Protocol obligations.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kenya for the period 2012 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 21.1 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $900,000, plus agency support costs of US $109,000 for the Government of France;</li><li>To note that the Government of Kenya had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 52.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 54.7 ODP tonnes and 49.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 11.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Kenya from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kenya, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $257,500, plus agency support costs of US $31,186 for the Government of France; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Kenya to ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.</li></ol><ul><li>This Agreement was updated as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8068">Decision 80/68</a>.</li></ul>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the convenor, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait for the period 2012 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 39.2 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $9,904,677, consisting of US $1,043,000, plus agency support costs of US $124,730 for UNEP, and US $8,861,677, plus agency support costs of US $664,626 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Kuwait had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 418.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 398.1 ODP tonnes and 439.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 10.64 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 429.24 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note that the Government of Kuwait had committed to limiting the amount of imports of HCFC-141b to the current level of HCFC-141b exported in pre-blended polyols of 32.49 ODP tonnes once the conversion in the polyurethane foam sector and the implementation of the activities for the servicing sector for stage I had been completed;</li><li>To consider further voluntary commitments by the Government of Kuwait for reduction in HCFC consumption in the servicing sector, if possible, in future HPMP stages;</li><li>To deduct 239.15 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To confirm that stage II of the HPMP would address targets beyond the countryÔÇÖs 2020 reduction obligation;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIX to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $4,112,885, consisting of US $277,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,126 for UNEP, and US $3,537,450, plus agency support costs of US $265,309 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) of US $220,000, plus agency support costs for UNEP, and US $28,000, plus agency support costs for UNIDO, as agreed by the Government of Kuwait, in line with the implementation plan provided.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sudan for the period 2010 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 30 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,000 for UNIDO, and noting that the project to phase out 11.87 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used for polyurethane rigid foam production in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators, commercial refrigerators and polyurethane insulated composite panels by four enterprises, at the amount of US $1,056,341, plus agency support costs of US $79,226 for UNIDO, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee in 2010 and had been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, with the amounts referred to in subparagraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Sudan amounted to US $1,456,341, plus agency support costs of US $109,226;</li><li>That the Government of Sudan had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 50.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, which were the latest data available when the HCFC phase-out umbrella project had been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The deduction of 11.87 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the project approved at the 62nd meeting, and to deduct a further 4.28 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Sudan from submitting, prior to 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFC consumption beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Sudan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a report by the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage I, first tranche) (World Bank) to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of document <a href="/media/3399" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/49</a> containing information on previous conversions funded by the Multilateral Fund and describing the conditions under which agreements had been signed with Article 5 countries for the phase-out of CFCs;</li><li>That conversion of new HCFC foam production lines in second-stage conversion enterprises established after the enterprises had been converted to a non-CFC alternative were entitled to full funding of eligible incremental costs provided that the new lines were established prior to the cut-off date of 21 September 2007, and on the understanding that the cost of replacement or retrofit of any equipment item installed after the cut-off date would not be eligible for funding; and</li><li>To consider approving full funding of eligible incremental costs for second-stage conversion projects to phase out HCFC-141b contained in imported polyols on a caseÔÇæby-case basis, on the understanding that the governments concerned agreed to make commitments to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both in bulk and in pre-blended polyols, by a specific date to be included within the time-frame of the relevant stage of the HCFC phase-out management plan agreement.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>After brief consultations among the interested parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3400">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/50</a> containing information on options for a tracking system to correlate, by country, the amounts of HCFCÔÇæ141bÔÇæbased pre-blended polyols exported by systems houses, with the amounts used by foam enterprises in importing Article 5 countries that had been approved for phase-out, which could be updated on a periodic basis;</li><li>To consider discounting from a countryÔÇÖs starting point for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption the amount or average amount of HCFC-141b contained in preÔÇæblended polyols exported for the year or years on which the starting point had been based;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies, in collaboration with the Governments of Chile, China and Colombia, to provide the Secretariat with the best available data on the amount of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols exported in 2009 and 2010;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update the information on the amounts of exports and imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols specified in Table 1 and Annex I, respectively, of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3400">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/50</a>, based on information invited under subparagraph (c) above and on additional or updated information reported in the context of HCFC phase-out management plans to be submitted, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To consider, at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, when to deduct the amounts of HCFC-141b exported in pre-blended polyols from the starting points for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption of the countries concerned.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Cost considerations surrounding financing HCFC phase-out including guidelines <p>Following informal discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That in cases where the conversion of a manufacturer of HCFC air conditioning products to an alternative non-flammable substance with substantially higher working pressure was undertaken, and where that manufacturer had its own heat exchanger manufacturing facility, expenditures related to dynamic testing of heat exchangers were to be part of the conversion cost in order to ensure that they were sufficiently pressureÔÇæresistant;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to use, for those cases, the technical information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3401">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/51</a> and the related technical study, as well as any other relevant information available to determine the extent to which those costs were eligible and incremental;</li><li>For the projectÔÇ£Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment at Petra Engineering Industries Co.ÔÇØ (Jordan), to approve additional funding of US $126,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,488 for UNIDO, to cover the costs associated with changes in the heat exchanger production and testing, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6041">decision 60/41</a>, and to request the Secretariat to update the Agreement with Jordan accordingly when introducing any changes related to the determination of the baseline consumption for Jordan; and</li><li>For stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia (air-conditioning sector plan), to approve additional funding of US $52,800, plus agency support costs of US $3,960 for UNDP, to cover the costs associated with changes in heat exchanger production and testing, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6442">decision 64/42</a>, and to request the Secretariat to update the Agreement with Indonesia accordingly when introducing any changes related to the determination of the baseline consumption for Indonesia.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Given the lack of consensus on the matter, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the report on the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting.
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66th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report of the Production Sector Sub-group contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3404">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/53</a>;</li></ol><p>Modification of ChinaÔÇÖs CFC production sector phase-out plan to permit exemptions for the production of CFCs for essential uses approved for other Parties for 2012</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To modify the CFC production sector Agreement for China to allow the production for export of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs in 2012, with an annual review, for purposes of meeting the 2012 essential use exemption for metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) authorized by the Parties in decision XXIII/2 for the other countries, provided the exporting country had reporting and verification systems in place and that the reporting and verification systems collected and reported on the following information:</li><li>Documents from MDI manufacturers ordering pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals from importing country governments for purchasing essential use pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals received from governments of MDI-producing countries that ordered pharmaceutical-grade CFC and the essential production authorized;</li><li>Raw materials consumed for production run;</li><li>Amount of pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Amount of non-pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Documentation (transport, storage, disposal) verifying that the amount of non-pharmaceutical CFCs had been destroyed;</li><li>Export documentation from producers;</li><li>Invoices from MDI manufacturers;</li><li>Audit reports verifying all the above;</li><li>To request the World Bank, as the implementing agency for the CFC production phaseÔÇæout plans for China, to provide its services in carrying out the verification/audit and to submit reports to the Executive Committee on behalf of China on the understanding that:</li><li>The World Bank verified that the producer had access to destroy the excess CFC produced using a destruction technique approved by the Parties;</li><li>The cost of verification would be approved in advance of the audit by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That:</li><li>The Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, would seek confirmation from the importing country of the actual quantities imported by that country;</li><li>The producing country agreed to limit the production of non-pharmaceutical specification grade CFCs to the extent possible and pay for their destruction; and</li><li>The Executive Committee would consider application of the penalty clause to any CFC production determined as being excessive by the verification reports;</li></ol><p>Draft report of the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in China</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat intended to:</li><li>Request the United Nations Office at Nairobi to end the contract with the consultant contracted for the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in China, by mutual agreement, ensuring payment for the work done to date, on the understanding that the consultant would provide to the Secretariat all of the data collected as part of the contract and satisfactorily answer all outstanding questions on the draft final report;</li><li>Pursue completion of the technical audit with the next lowest price bidder, enabling the new consultant to submit the final technical audit to the Committee at its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note that the delayed submission of the final technical audit report would not prevent the Executive Committee from considering the project proposal for HCFC phase-out plan for the production sector for China;</li><li>To request the members of the Production Sector Sub-group to submit comments relating to the final report to the Secretariat by 30 April 2012, on the understanding that any further work on the technical audit would, to the extent possible, address issues raised in their written or oral comments, as well as those made by the Secretariat, the peer reviewer and the World Bank, at the level of individual plants;</li><li>Through the Government of China, to invite the HCFC production plants to provide data that they had not provided to the original consultant, including on:</li><li>The book value for the facility relating directly to production of HCFCs for use in assessing residual plant value;</li><li>Trading price data for carbon emission reductions;</li><li>Incinerator costs; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to review, for consideration at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, the project proposal for HCFC phase-out in the production sector in China, taking into account any available information from the technical audit, as well as any other relevant sources of information;</li></ol><p>HCFC production sector guidelines</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>To request the Sub-group to continue its discussions on the HCFC production sector guidelines at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To defer consideration of the distribution of confidential documents to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to review current practice and decisions and to propose for consideration at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting measures to ensure secure and timely distribution of confidential material to designated members of the Executive Committee.
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66th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>

 To hold its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting in Bangkok from 16 to 20 July 2012; and
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 To hold its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal from 3 to 7 December 2012.
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67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee, after taking note with appreciation of the report on the SecretariatÔÇÖs activities, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the Government of the Russian FederationÔÇÖs intent to start payments to the Multilateral Fund from 2013 with the understanding that future contributions of the Russian Federation would not be associated with the outstanding pledges for prior years, and that the administrative process within the Government of the Russian Federation would be completed in due time to ensure that the payment of the 2013 contribution could be made;</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to write to the Government of the Russian Federation welcoming its future contributions and future engagement in the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to maintain the outstanding contributions of the Russian Federation in the outstanding contributions category of the accounts of the Fund.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>After hearing the report on the informal discussions on the issue of GermanyÔÇÖs promissory notes, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>That France should be added to the list of Parties that had opted to use the fixedÔÇæexchange rate mechanism in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2012-2014, as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>The feedback received from the Government of Germany on the proposed accelerated encashment schedule to the effect that it would not be possible to accelerate encashment of such notes during the current replenishment period and that the German ParliamentÔÇÖs approval would be required to accelerate the encashment of promissory notes during the next replenishment period;</li><li>That the encashment schedule for GermanyÔÇÖs promissory notes for the 2012ÔÇæ2014 triennium went beyond the replenishment period and that some of the notes would be due for encashment between 2015 and 2017;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Germany to pursue with the relevant authorities the issue of encashment of GermanyÔÇÖs promissory notes within the next replenishment period, and to inform the Executive Committee accordingly at its first meeting in 2014; and</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3298">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/4</a>;</li><li>The return of US $2,733 from CanadaÔÇÖs bilateral technical assistance project to phase out the use of methyl bromide in Jamaica (JAM/FUM/47/TAS/22);</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $1,958,285 against projects, which included the return of US $1,190,304 from UNDP, US $296,503 from UNEP, US $295,883 from UNIDO and US $175,595 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $139,727 against projects, which included the return of US $72,986 from UNDP, US $25,094 from UNEP, US $22,274 from UNIDO and US $19,373 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $1,073,513, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $282,707 from UNDP, US $199,653 from UNEP, and US $591,153 from UNIDO;</li><li>The feedback received from UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO on the projects with long outstanding obligated balances completed in 2005, 2006 and 2007;</li><li>That the Government of France still had unobligated balances totalling US $78,440, excluding support costs, attributed to a project completed over two years previously;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to follow up with the Government of Sweden its return of a total of US $114,046 in cash to the Fund; and</li><li>To request implementing agencies with projects completed in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to return the balances as soon as possible.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2012-2014 business plans and tranche submission delays contained in documents <a href="/media/3299" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/5</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and Germany, as shown in Table 7 in document <a href="/media/3299" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/5</a>;</li><li>That seven out of 18 tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the total value of GermanyÔÇÖs business plan for the 2012-2014 triennium was within GermanyÔÇÖs allocation for bilateral activities;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage implementing agencies to submit requests to enable funding for all remaining eligible countries that had not yet received funding for stage I HCFC phaseÔÇæout activities during the current triennium and to take into account business plan allocation; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Brazil, Chile, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico and Saint Lucia urging the submission of the second tranches of their HCFC phase-out management plans to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports and reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the implementing agencies and the Governments of France, Japan and Spain addressed in document <a href="/media/3301" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/6</a>;</li><li>That 47 country programme (CP) implementation reports for the year 2011 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments (some progress as per Annex II to the present report) and report to and notify governments and bilateral and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The significant reduction in reporting resulting from the streamlining decision to date, which has led to the elimination of 81 tranche implementation plan reports for 81 non-HCFC multi-year agreements (MYAs), and 96 tranche implementation plan reports for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) in 62 countries at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, with some involving tranches from multiple agencies;</li></ol></li><li>To address requests for technology changes under the agenda item on investment projects;</li><li>To urge the following countries that had not yet submitted 2011 CP data to do so before the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting: China, the Cook Islands, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies to ensure that the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>(b)(ii) were fulfilled in the future as a condition for submission of tranche implementation plans to meetings following the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Government of South Africa to provide CP data relating to HCFCs following approval of its HPMP;</li><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes III and IV to the present report;</li><li>The Government of Israel to provide its implementation delay reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The submission to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of additional specific status reports on the remaining 34 projects listed in Annex V to the present report;</li></ol></li><li>With respect to the HCFC demonstration project:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note with appreciation the report entitled ÔÇ£HFO-1234ze as a blowing agent in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam boardstock: An assessment for the application in MLF projectsÔÇØ, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on HFO-1234ze, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFCÔÇæ142b/HCFC-22 in extruded polystyrene foam applications; and</li></ol></li><li>With respect to resource mobilization for climate co-benefits, to note the interim reports on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNDP and UNIDO and to urge them to submit final reports on those projects by the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

Consolidated business plans, Country programme data and prospect for compliance

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Following clarification of the future status of the model rolling three-year phase-out plan, and its relationship to the planning process of the Multilateral Fund and to other documents, including that on status reports and compliance, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2013-2015 model rolling three-year phase-out plan contained in document <a href="/media/3302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/7</a>;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those Article 5 countries that did not yet have an approved HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to complete the preparation of their HPMPs and to submit them for the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to assess the HCFC compliance requirements for all Article 5 countries in the document on status reports and compliance to serve as a guide for preparation of the Multilateral FundÔÇÖs business plan.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the terms of reference for the evaluation of the multi-year agreement projects (second phase) presented in documents <a href="/media/3303" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/8</a> and Add.1.</p>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, Project completion reports <p>Following discussion regarding the deadline for submission of project completion reports for stage I HPMPs, the associated burden placed on the implementing agencies and the implications for implementation of stage II HPMPs, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/3308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/10</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ efforts to address <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6616">decision 66/16</a>(d) in the limited time available to them;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to fully implement all of the elements required for the Remarks column, as specified in the Operational Guidelines for progress reporting;</li><li>To recommend that countries expedite the completion of the following individual CFC phase-out projects that had planned post-2012 completion dates: metered-dose inhaler projects in Argentina, China, India and Pakistan; one chiller project in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire; one solvent project in Argentina; and one pharmaceutical aerosol sector project in China;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit outstanding project completion reports (PCRs) for multi-year agreements completed more than six months previously as soon as possible and to encourage the implementing agencies to submit PCRs for stage I of HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMPs) before submission of the second tranche of stage II of HPMPs; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to identify in PCRs the amount of funds from the balances for CFC activities used for HCFC activities.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain and Sweden contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3309">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/11</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Governments of the Czech Republic, Israel and Switzerland to provide their progress reports;</li><li>The Governments of the Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Japan and Spain to provide reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on the projects with implementation delays listed in Table 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3309">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/11</a>;</li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The resolution of the financial mechanism and co-financing issues for Nigeria, Senegal and the Sudan by the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting as a milestone for achievement in order to avoid consideration of possible cancellation in those countries of theÔÇ£strategic demonstration projects for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in African countriesÔÇØ (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35, implemented by Japan, and AFR/REF/48/DEM/36, implemented by France);</li><li>The initiation of the action plan in order to avoid consideration of possible cancellation of the projectÔÇ£African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in the African subÔÇæregional trade organizationsÔÇØ (AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39), implemented by France;</li><li>Project implementation progress for the HCFC phase-out management plans with low disbursement rates in Afghanistan (AFG/PHA/63/INV/13), the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/PHA/63/INV/201), and Papua New Guinea (PNG/PHA/63/INV/11), implemented by Germany;</li><li>Actions taken by Botswana towards the establishment of the licensing system for ODS imports and exports as part of the HPMP project preparation project (BOT/PHA/60/PRP/14), implemented by Germany;</li><li>Project implementation progress for the CFC phase-out project with a low disbursement rate in Senegal (SEN/PHA/57/INV/28), implemented by Italy;</li><li>The completion of the HCFC demonstration project in Colombia (COL/FOA/60/DEM/75), implemented by Japan, if it had not been completed by the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The preparation of a demonstration project on ODS disposal in the Asia and Pacific Region (ASP/DES/54/PRP/53), implemented by Japan, if the request for funding was not submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3310" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/12</a>;</li><li>That significant balances remained for several projects for CFC activities, as indicated in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/3310" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/12</a>;</li><li>That the cumulative fund balance as of the end of 2011 was estimated at US $577,931 for the four refrigerant management plan (RMP) activities in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/12), Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10), Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05) and Sri Lanka (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15);</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on four projects with implementation delays, including three projects that had been classified as such in 2010;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The finalization of the implementation plan for theÔÇ£awareness and incentive programmeÔÇØ in Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05);</li><li>Projects with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>The equipment procurement process or delivery for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Dominica (DMI/PHA/61/INV/17), the TPMP for Annex A Group I substances in Guatemala (GUA/PHA/56/INV/35), the TPMP for Annex A Group I substances in Paraguay (PAR/PHA/60/INV/26), the TPMP in Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/PHA/56/INV/13), and the TPMP in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/PHA/58/INV/28);</li><li>Delays in the implementation of the TPMP in Bahrain (BAH/PHA/59/INV/22) due to the political situation in the country;</li><li>Progress in implementing the 11 HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for the following countries, which had been approved over one year previously and for which no disbursement had been recorded: Belize, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, Georgia, Guyana, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste;</li><li>Delays in signing project documents/letters of agreement for the HPMPs in Bhutan, Chile, Georgia and Guyana;</li></ol></li><li>Projects due to slow implementation of activities:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>The institutional strengthening projects in Georgia (GEO/SEV/63/INS/31) and Trinidad and Tobago (TRI/SEV/59/INS/24);</li><li>ODS disposal project preparation activities in Brazil (BRA/DES/57/PRP/288);</li><li>ODS disposal preparation activities in India (IND/DES/61/PRP/437), if not submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>ODS bank management and destruction demonstration preparation project in Georgia (GEO/DES/64/PRP/32): signing of the project document by the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting as a milestone for achievement in order to avoid consideration of possible cancellation;</li></ol></li><li>Projects due to low rates of disbursement of approved funds:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>The RMP in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/12);</li><li>The RMP component of technical assistance for the refrigeration servicing and mobile air-conditioning sectors in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10);</li><li>TheÔÇ£national halon bank management plan updateÔÇØ in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/51/TAS/39);</li><li>TheÔÇ£halon consumption phase-out: technical assistance programme and halon recycling and recovery equipmentÔÇØ project in Chile (CHI/HAL/51/TAS/164);</li><li>TheÔÇ£demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFC-free technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillersÔÇØ in Brazil (BRA/REF/47/DEM/275);</li><li>TheÔÇ£demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy-efficient CFC-free technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillersÔÇØ in Colombia (COL/REF/47/DEM/65);</li><li>The pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in Cuba (CUB/DES/62/DEM/46); and</li><li>The metered-dose inhaler conversion project in Pakistan (PAK/ARS/56/INV/71).</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3311" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/13</a>;</li><li>That significant balances remained for several projects for CFC activities, as indicated in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/3311" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/13</a>;</li><li>That UNEP had four projects classified with implementation delays, including one that had been classified as such the previous year, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The report on expenditures for the 2011 Compliance Assistance Programme budget and the return of funds pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d);</li></ol></li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP and the Government of Mauritania to finalize arrangements to enable the release of funding for the institutional strengthening (IS) project (MAU/SEV/57/INS/23);</li><li>The Government of Morocco to provide the required progress and expenditure reports to enable the release of funds for its IS project (MOR/SEV/59/INS/63);</li><li>UNEP and the Government of Mauritania to enable HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) project preparation for the country to be finalized (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20);</li><li>UNEP to publish theÔÇ£Study on challenges associated with halon banking in developing countriesÔÇØ (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281) by the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting in order to avoid consideration of the possible return of project funds;</li><li>UNEP to submit the outstanding terminal phase-out management plan verification reports for Kuwait (KUW/PHA/57/TAS/15) and Zambia (ZAM/PHA/57/TAS/25) as soon as possible;</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Progress in the national CFC phase-out plan in Ecuador (ECU/PHA/61/TAS/48, ECU/PHA/61/TAS/50 and ECU/PHA/61/TAS/52), and the methyl bromide phase-out plan in Guatemala (GUA/FUM/59/TAS/39), in light of the fact that they had been approved over one year previously and disbursement levels were below 10 per cent;</li><li>The signing of the agreement on the IS projects in Benin (BEN/SEV/62/INS/24) and S├úo Tome and Principe (STP/SEV/63/INS/20);</li><li>The depositing of the instruments of ratification of the Beijing Amendment by the Governments of Ecuador, Haiti and Peru;</li><li>Implementation of the revised plan of activities for the IS project in Haiti (HAI/SEV/59/INS/16);</li><li>Progress in the IS projects in Yemen (YEM/SEV/59/INS/34), in light of the security situation in the country, and in Algeria (ALG/SEV/57/INS/69) as there had been no disbursement in 2011;</li><li>The closing of the refrigerant management plan for Yemen (YEM/REF/37/TAS/19);</li><li>HPMP project preparation activities in Barbados (BAR/PHA/55/PRP/18), Ethiopia (ETH/PHA/56/PRP/19), Haiti (HAI/PHA/57/PRP/13), Mauritania (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20), Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/55/PRP/06), Uganda (UGA/PHA/56/PRP/14) and Yemen (YEM/PHA/55/PRP/30), if those projects were not submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, and Bahrain (BAH/PHA/55/PRP/19) if the project was not resubmitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>HPMPs with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Delays in signing the agreements for Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau;</li><li>Government requirements for disbursement in the case of Chile;</li><li>Delays in signing the agreement for Paraguay, although HPMP funds had been programmed for 2012 to 2014;</li><li>Delays in signing the agreement and change in staff composition at the National Ozone Unit (NOU) in the case of Timor-Leste;</li><li>Rationalization of resources for Dominica and Honduras;</li><li>Government changes and/or absence of a National Ozone Officer for Gabon, Guyana, and S├úo Tome and Principe; and</li><li>Delays in payment of funds to the NOU by the local UNDP office, despite early dispatch of authorization from UNEP in the case of Swaziland.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/14</a>;</li><li>That significant balances remained for several projects for CFC activities, as indicated in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/3312" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/14</a>;</li><li>That the remaining fund balances from the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Qatar (QAT/PHA/53/INV/09 and QAT/PHA/59/INV/13) and the national phase-out plans (NPPs) in Algeria (ALG/PHA/58/INV/71) and Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/53/INV/03 and SAU/PHA/61/INV/10) would be used for HCFC phase-out activities;</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on up to ten projects with implementation delays, including five projects that had been classified as such in 2010;</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The resolution of the financial mechanism and co-financing issues for Nigeria, Senegal and the Sudan by the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting as a milestone for achievement in order to avoid consideration of possible cancellation in those countries of theÔÇ£strategic demonstration projects for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in African countriesÔÇØ (AFR/REF/48/DEM/37);</li><li>Projects with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The equipment procurement process or delivery and distribution of equipment for the national ODS phase-out plan in Albania (ALB/PHA/58/INV/19 and ALB/PHA/58/INV/20), the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan in China (CPR/REF/53/INV/453 and CPR/REF/59/INV/490), the TPMP for CFCs in Eritrea (ERI/PHA/54/INV/05 and ERI/PHA/63/INV/90), CTC phase-out for the consumption and production sectors in India (IND/PHA/45/INV/385 and IND/PHA/49/INV/402), the TPMP in Montenegro (MOG/PHA/58/INV/08), the terminal ODS phase-out umbrella project in the solvent sector in Nigeria (NIR/SOL/52/INV/116), the TPMP in the Congo (PRC/PHA/60/INV/21), the NPPs in Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/53/INV/03 and SAU/PHA/61/INV/10) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (VEN/PHA/57/INV/114);</li><li>Delays in the implementation of the TPMP in Guinea (GUI/PHA/55/INV/20 and GUI/PHA/60/INV/24), the NPP in Iraq (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09 and IRQ/PHA/63/INV/15), the TPMP in C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (IVC/PHA/58/INV/34), the NPP in Libya (LIB/PHA/45/INV/25 and LIB/PHA/54/INV/28), the national CFC phase-out plan in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/PHA/58/INV/99), and the national ODS phase-out plan in Yemen (YEM/PHA/55/INV/28 and YEM/PHA/60/INV/36) due to the political and/or security situation in these countries;</li><li>Customs clearance and tax exemption for the national CFC phase-out plan in Argentina (ARG/PHA/47/INV/147, ARG/PHA/50/INV/150 and ARG/PHA/53/INV/152);</li><li>Communication problems with the National Ozone Unit or beneficiaries of the TPMP in Burundi (BDI/PHA/62/INV/27) and the NPP in Libya (LIB/PHA/45/INV/25 and LIB/PHA/51/INV/28);</li></ol></li><li>Progress of the institutional strengthening project in Qatar (QAT/SEV/59/INS/15);</li><li>Completion of the selection of national experts for the methyl bromide demonstration projects in Algeria and Tunisia (AFR/FUM/54/DEM/40);</li><li>The chiller projects in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region with respect to the reallocation of the supplied chiller in Serbia to another beneficiary (EUR/REF/47/DEM/06);</li><li>Project preparation of projects, if not submitted to the 68th meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>For HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) activities in: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRK/FOA/64/PRP/54, DRK/PHA/64/PRP/55 and DRK/REF/64/PRP/53); Libya (LIB/FOA/63/PRP/33, LIB/PHA/55/PRP/29 and LIB/PHA/63/PRP/32); Mexico (MEX/MUS/58/PRP/146); Tunisia (TUN/FOA/58/PRP/50 and TUN/PHA/55/PRP/48); Turkey (TUR/PHA/55/PRP/91 and TUR/REF/58/PRP/95); Uruguay (URU/REF/60/PRP/55); and Yemen (YEM/FOA/63/PRP/38 and YEM/PHA/55/PRP/29);</li><li>For the MB project in Ethiopia (ETH/FUM/54/PRP/18) related to the process of selecting the national expert;</li><li>For the ODS disposal demonstration projects in Algeria (ALG/DES/59/PRP/74), the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region (EUR/DES/65/PRP/12), and Lebanon (LEB/DES/61/PRP/72);</li></ol></li><li>The following projects owing to low rates of disbursement of approved funds: Argentina (ARG/PHA/53/INV/152 and ARG/REF/61/INV/164), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/PHA/52/INV/22), Burkina Faso (BKF/PHA/62/INV/30), Iraq (IRQ/FOA/57/INV/06 and IRQ/REF/57/INV/07), Jordan (JOR/REF/60/INV/86), Pakistan (PAK/FOA/60/INV/78 and PAK/FOA/60/INV/77), Peru (PER/PHA/55/INV/41), the Congo (PRC/PHA/60/INV/21), the Sudan (SUD/FOA/62/INV/28), Serbia (YUG/PHA/62/INV/38, YUG/PHA/60/INV/36, YUG/PHA/47/INV/28 and YUG/PHA/51/INV/31), Togo (TOG/PHA/62/INV/22), Turkey (TUR/FOA/62/INV/97), Turkmenistan (TKM/PHA/62/INV/08),</li><li>The following investment projects with low rates of disbursement and/or slow implementation of activities: Chad (CHD/PHA/62/INV/22), Gabon (GAB/PHA/62/INV/27), India (IND/PHA/45/INV/385 and IND/PHA/49/INV/402), Saudi Arabia (SAU/FOA/62/INV/13 and SAU/FOA/62/INV/11);</li><li>The rate of disbursement for the following technical assistance projects: Kenya (KEN/SOL/57/TAS/47), Mozambique (MOZ/FUM/60/TAS/20) and Serbia (YUG/PHA/60/TAS/35); and</li><li>Procurement of the equipment for the project for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b in aerosol manufacturing at Silimex in Mexico (MEX/ARS/63/INV/156).</li></ol></li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a href="/media/3313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/15</a>;</li><li>hat the World Bank would report to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on a total of two projects with implementation delays, which had been classified as such in 2010;</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>On implementation progress and the staffing of the National Ozone Unit for the national CFC phase-out plan in Thailand (2010-2012 annual implementation plan) (THA/PHA/60/INV/154);</li><li>On the signing of the agreement for two HCFC phase-out management plan activities in Viet Nam (VIE/PHA/63/INV/56 and VIE/PHA/63/TAS/58), which had been approved over one year previously;</li><li>On the global chiller demonstration project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268), in light of the fact that a low rate of disbursement to date had been reported;</li><li>On ODS disposal preparatory activities in Indonesia (IDS/DES/57/PRP/187) and the Philippines (PHI/DES/57/PRP/85), if these projects were not submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To confirm the cancellation of the project preparation activities related to HCFC phaseÔÇæout investment activities in the domestic air-conditioning sector in the Philippines (PHI/REF/59/PRP/88) and request the World Bank to return the fund balance to the Multilateral Fund or to redirect it to other HCFC phase-out activities.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2011 business plans as contained in document <a href="/media/3314" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/16</a> and the clarifications provided at the meeting;</li><li>The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2011 on a scale of 100 as follows: UNDP (89), UNEP (71), UNIDO (89), and the World Bank (66);</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World Bank to hold an open and constructive discussion with the National Ozone Unit (NOU) in India about the areas where the BankÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less than satisfactoryÔÇØ andÔÇ£unsatisfactoryÔÇØ, and to report to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with the country on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments; and</li><li>UNEP to hold an open and constructive discussion with the NOU in Afghanistan about the areas where UNEPÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less than satisfactoryÔÇØ, and with the NOU of Haiti about the areas where UNEPÔÇÖs services were perceived to beÔÇ£less than satisfactoryÔÇØ andÔÇ£unsatisfactoryÔÇØ, and to report to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations with those countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments.</li></ol></li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue to apply the existing administrative cost regime to UNEP and the bilateral agencies during the 2012ÔÇô2014 triennium;</li><li>To apply a new administrative cost regime for the 2012ÔÇô2014 triennium to UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, consisting of annual core unit funding for which an annual increase of up to 0.7 per cent could be considered subject to annual review, and to apply the following agency fees on the basis of funding per agency:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An agency fee of 7 per cent for projects with a project cost above US $250,000, as well as institutional strengthening projects and project preparation;</li><li>An agency fee of 9 per cent for projects with a project cost at or below US $250,000;</li><li>An agency fee no greater than 6.5 per cent, to be determined on a case-by-case basis for projects in the production sector; and</li></ol></li><li>To review the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, i.e. the last meeting of the 2012ÔÇô2014 triennium.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Further to the report by the Convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the revised proposal by the Convenor of the contact group on maximizing climate benefits from the phase-out of HCFCs in the refrigeration servicing sector, attached as Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To invite Executive Committee members to submit written comments on the revised proposal to the Secretariat no later than 14 September 2012; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to compile the comments received from Executive Committee members and to submit them, together with the revised proposal by the Convenor, in the document on overview of issues identified under project review, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>In light of the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to request the Secretariat to prepare a document for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 68th meeting outlining the procedures currently in force for the submission of project proposals from bilateral and implementing agencies on behalf of governments.</p>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VII to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting the updated Agreement between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee, attached as Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $67,800 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012; and</li><li>US $1,009,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the updated Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs submitted by UNDP, on behalf of the Government of China; and</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraphs 1, 6 and 9 and Appendices 1ÔÇæA, 2-A, 6-C and 6-D of the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee to reflect the newly established HCFC baseline for compliance, the change in responsibility of co-operating agencies, and the now established agency support costs, and that a new paragraph 15 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting and its revised Appendix 5-A approved at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, as shown in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions among the World Bank, interested members of the Executive Committee and the Secretariat, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the World Bank to submit a work plan covering the funds remaining in the CTC phase-out plan in India to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve 70 per cent of the funding request for the second and final tranche under the accelerated CFC production sector phase-out plan in India at the amount of US $739,900, plus agency support costs of US $213,968 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the remaining amount of US $317,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,032 for the World Bank, would be approved by the Executive Committee once the contaminated CFCs had been destroyed.</p>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following those discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of China of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 192 metric tonnes of ODS waste; and</li><li>To approve the implementation of the pilot project for ODS waste management and destruction in China at the total amount of US $2,322,837, consisting of US $1,227,885, plus agency support costs of US $85,952 for UNIDO, and US $900,000, plus agency support costs of US $109,000 for the Government of Japan, on the understanding that no further funds would be available for China for any ODS disposal projects in future in the absence of a new relevant decision of the Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Nigeria of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 84 metric tonnes of ODS waste;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nigeria to use any income from the marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project for the establishment of an appliance replacement programme in the country to sustain the waste ODS recovery and collection system;</li><li>To approve the implementation of the pilot project for ODS waste management and destruction in Nigeria at the amount of US $911,724, plus agency support costs of US $63,821 for UNIDO, noting that approval was on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Nigeria for any ODS disposal projects in future;</li><li>Any marketing of GHG emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Nigeria, through UNIDO, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of and the activities associated with, the ODS disposal demonstration project, and to request UNIDO to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2014, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ghana;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, and Appendices 1-A and 2ÔÇæA of the Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee, to reflect newly established HCFC baseline for compliance, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting, as shown in Annex XI to the present report;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 57.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using the actual consumption of 77.3 ODP tonnes and 37.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana and the corresponding 2012 and 2013 tranche implementation plans at the amount of US $282,800, consisting of US $200,000, plus support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP, and US $60,000, plus support costs of US $7,800 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;</li><li>That the established starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 3.35 ODP tonnes, calculated using the actual consumption of 2.3 ODP tonnes and 1.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 1.55 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols not reported under Article 7 in eligible enterprises;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in preÔÇæblended polyols, as soon as the last foam manufacturing plant had been converted to non-HCFC technology, scheduled for the year 2015;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Executive Committee on the reduction in consumption of HCFCs as shown in Annex XII to the present report:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reflect the established baseline for compliance, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6038">decision 60/38</a>(e), with the associated changes to paragraphs 1 and 2, and Appendices 1-A and 2-A;</li><li>To include the phase-out of the use of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6038">decision 60/38</a>(g)(i), with the associated changes to Appendix 2-A, reflecting the associated costs of US $136,955, plus agency support costs of US $10,272 for UNIDO;</li><li>To add a new paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded the Agreement reached at the 60<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $294,955, plus agency support costs of US $22,122 for UNIDO, which includes the phase-out of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Eritrea for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $182,685, consisting of US $84,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,985 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Eritrea had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 0.1 ODP tonnes, calculated using the consumption of 0.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Eritrea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Eritrea was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Eritrea, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $88,800, consisting of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP, and US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Somalia for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $315,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,050 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Somalia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 5.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using the consumption of 5.1 ODP tonnes and 5.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, based on the revised survey data, plus 1.68 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols systems, resulting in 6.97 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 1.85 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Somalia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Somalia was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Somalia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $133,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,345 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, and without setting a precedent for any future projects, the funding of US $40,374, plus agency support costs of US $2,826 for UNIDO, in the first tranche for the security-related costs, in addition to the funding of stage I of the HPMP to enable the implementation of the programme;</li><li>To note that additional funding of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,150 for UNIDO, could be requested when the second tranche was being submitted, on the understanding that approval of this funding would be subject to an assessment of the security situation at the time; and</li><li>To allow Somalia to submit the foam sector plan for phasing out the HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the United Republic of Tanzania for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $233,300, consisting of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,300 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the established baseline of 1.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using consumption of 1.4 ODP tonnes and 2.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for the United Republic of Tanzania was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the United Republic of Tanzania, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $116,650, consisting of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,150 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for South Africa for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $6,533,556, plus agency support costs of US $457,349 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of South Africa had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the established baseline of 369.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using the consumption of 339.2 ODP tonnes and 400.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of South Africa to ban imports and exports of HCFC-141b, both pure or as a component of blended chemicals for use in the production of foams or as solvents or any other application, no later than 1 January 2016, and to ban imports of new or used refrigeration and air-conditioning systems containing HCFCs by 1 January 2014;</li><li>To deduct 176.72 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude South Africa from submitting, not earlier than 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of South Africa and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for South Africa was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendices 1-A and 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for South Africa, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $1,960,229, plus agency support costs of US $137,216 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to provide within its tranche implementation plan a specific section reporting on the progress on implementing the accelerated phase-out of non-eligible HCFC consumption and concrete measures taken to prepare and implement the import and export controls for HCFC-141b and HCFC-containing equipment.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Accordingly, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, subsequent to its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, a revised foam sector component for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand had been submitted in time for review and consideration by the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting, although a revised air-conditioning sector component had not;</li><li>That the contact group had been prepared to recommend approval of the foam sector component of the HPMP addressing 16 per cent of the baseline consumption of Thailand and to consider the air-conditioning sector component at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, following a review of the proposal by the Secretariat;</li><li>That the Government of Thailand had preferred that the HPMP be considered as a whole at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts of the Government of Thailand to address some comments and concerns relating to the HPMP raised by members of the Executive Committee at its 66<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To look forward to the submission of a revised HPMP.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the report on the experience gained in implementing the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII);
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 To request the Secretariat to finalize the development of the MCII for the different sectors as outlined in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3334">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/34</a> and in light of the comments received prior to and during the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to present a fully-developed version of the MCII to the Executive Committee no later than its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting, and to propose options for its further implementation; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee of the progress made and experience gained in applying the MCII to project submissions no later than its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Multilateral FundÔÇÖs provisional 2011 accounts;</li><li>That the final 2011 accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Committee at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, and that further adjustments would be introduced as required;</li><li>The actions taken by the Treasurer in 2011 to reflect the adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2010 accounts exercise; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to bring to the attention of the Executive Committee elements of the 2010-2011 audit of UNEPÔÇÖs accounts by the United Nations Board of Auditors of relevance to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Following further discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3336">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/36</a>;
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 To apply, with regard to the review of confidential documents by the Executive Committee, the procedure set out in Part III of the &ldquo;Guidelines for the financing of projects using technology that is not in the public domain&rdquo; (Annex XIV to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/5544">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/70/Rev.1</a>), as approved by the Executive Committee in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3863">decision 38/63</a>, and other decisions taken by the Executive Committee related to the handling of confidential documents and information;
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 To request the Secretariat to maintain a list of confidential documents issued from the 53<sup>rd</sup> meeting onwards and to post the list on the Multilateral Fund intranet, updating it as necessary at each meeting of the Executive Committee.
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67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report in the light of the decisions taken at its 67<sup>th</sup> meeting and to introduce any changes deemed necessary.</p>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to undertake new analyses related to information needs identified during the meeting of the Production Sector Sub-group held in the margins of the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, for submission to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To further request the World Bank to provide for submission to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee the outstanding information identified in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/SGP/3;</li><li>To note the urgency and challenges facing the Government of China and its industry to meet the 2013 and 2015 Montreal Protocol HCFC control targets in the production sector;</li><li>To further note the intention of the Production Sector Sub-group to hold intersessional consultations in the margins of and/or before or after the Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Parties with a view to facilitating discussions at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To confirm the Executive CommitteeÔÇÖs commitment to consider the HCFC production sector phase-out management plan for China at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting with the aim of reaching agreement thereon.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional-Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to update the documentation relating to the recruitment process for the position of Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat and to provide it to the Executive Committee for consideration at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat also to make the necessary arrangements for the Executive Committee to undertake its usual recruitment procedure in relation to the position of Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.</li></ol>

67th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion in the informal group the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information paper containing a project concept for a strategy for the disposal and destruction of ODS in six low-volume-consuming countries in the Central African region (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/67/Inf.2), submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>To allow UNIDO, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent for any further submissions, to submit a full proposal for a technical assistance project for the environmentally sound management of ODS waste for six countries in the Central African region at a level not exceeding US $100,000, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, while noting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Executive Committee recognized that this technical assistance project would not fall within the Executive Committee guidelines for ODS disposal projects (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>) and was allowed only in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6625">decision 66/25</a>, by which a project for Africa had been agreed for submission; and</li><li>That no further projects of a similar nature for ODS disposal could be considered by the Executive Committee in future in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6417">decision 64/17</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];
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 The list of Parties that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism in making their contributions to the Fund during the replenishment period 2012&#8209;2014 as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>]; and
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68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3219">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/4</a> and Add.1;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $309,652 against projects, which included the return of US $212,468 from UNDP and US $97,184 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $417,111 against projects, which included the return of US $18,328 from UNDP, US $810 from UNEP, US $7,288 from UNIDO, and US $390,685 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $720,382, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $145,202 for UNDP, US $130,669 for UNEP and US $444,511 for UNIDO;</li><li>That the Government of France had balances totalling US $14,012, including support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $148,286, which included the return of US $146,869 from the Government of France and US $1,417 from the Government of Italy; and to request the Treasurer to follow up with the Governments concerned on the cash transfer of those amounts;</li><li>The Government of SpainÔÇÖs return of accrued interest of US $157,755 for the projects BRA/FUM/46/INV/272 and MEX/FUM/42/TAS/118 directly to the Treasurer as additional income to the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To request implementing agencies with projects completed in 2007 and 2008 to return the balances as soon as possible;</li><li>To approve an additional US $57,579 in support costs for UNEP for the national CFC phase-out plan for the Philippines (PHI/PHA/66/INV/94), in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-662">decision 66/2</a>(a)(iv);</li><li>With regard to the request by the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia relating to its terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP), to approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The transfer of the balance of US $5,000 of the second tranche of the TPMP from the Government of Canada to UNDP;</li><li>The transfer of US $375 for agency support costs from Canada to UNDP and the return of US $275 from the Government of Canada to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>The revised Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the national ODS phase-out plan for Tunisia, to approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The transfer of the national ODS phase-out plan for Tunisia from the World Bank to UNIDO;</li><li>The transfer of the balance of US $758,432, including US $52,914 in agency support costs, from the World Bank to UNIDO; and</li><li>The revised Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Business planning and work programmes - policies, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of the 2012-2014 business plans and tranche submission delays as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3221">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/5</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by UNDP and UNEP;</li><li>That 23 out of 26 tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The reports provided by UNEP and the World Bank on their discussions with countries on the 2011 business planÔÇÖs qualitative performance evaluations;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to report to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting on the action taken for projects in Haiti to improve training components and fund transfer and to provide sufficient technical advice for technology decision-making;</li><li>The bilateral and implementing agencies to address in their 2013-2015 business plans those activities not submitted in 2012 as planned, as contained in Annexes IV and V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3221">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/5</a>3/Corr.3];</li><li>The Secretariat:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Through its coordination meeting with bilateral and implementing agencies to adjust all new activities in the 2013-2015 business plans for 2013 and 2014 to the budget allocation for the 2012-2014 triennium and for up to an allocation of US $150 million for all activities in 2015, for planning purposes;</li><li>To send letters to the Governments of Angola and Chile to urge the submission of the second tranche of their HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>The Secretariat and bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the planned commitments and standard activities in business planning for new activities in 2015, assuming continued Compliance Assistance Programme, institutional strengthening, core unit and project preparation for HPMPs at current rates, with growth as allowed by existing decisions, for planning purposes.</li></ol></li></ol>

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following discussions in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports and reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the implementing agencies and the Governments of Germany and Spain addressed in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3223">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/6</a> and Add.1;</li><li>That the total production of CTC for China indicated in paragraph 10 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3223">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/6</a> should be revised to 415.06 metric tonnes, consisting of 179.92 metric tonnes for process agent uses and 235.14 metric tonnes for laboratory uses;</li><li>That 65 country programme (CP) implementation reports for the year 2011 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The implementing agencies to consider the need for additional methyl bromide (MB) projects, taking into account the evaluation of the MB projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3231">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/11</a>, in the potential countries that had remaining consumption of MB not covered under approved projects or were exempt from compliance pursuant to decision XV/12 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>The implementing agencies to include in their 2013-2015 business plans stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for the following countries that had not yet submitted their HPMPs: Barbados, Botswana, Libya, Mauritania, South Sudan and Tunisia;</li><li>The Governments of Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Panama, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste to report to the Secretariat, as a matter of urgency, on whether their licensing systems were functioningÔÇ£satisfactorilyÔÇØ,ÔÇ£very wellÔÇØ orÔÇ£not so wellÔÇØ;</li><li>The Governments to report, on a voluntary basis, on an average import Free on Board (FOB) price for each ODS and ODS substitute in the revised CP format mandated by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-634">decision 63/4</a>(b)(ii);</li><li>That letters of possible cancellation be sent in respect of the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>UNDP</td><td>PAK/ARS/56/INV/71</td><td>Plan for phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of pharmaceutical MDIs</td></tr><tr><td>UNEP</td><td>GLO/REF/48/TAS/275</td><td>Global technical assistance programme in the chiller sector</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>SYR/FUM/49/TAS/95</td><td>Methyl bromide national phase-out plan (soil fumigation)</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="6"><li>Additional status reports on the projects listed in Annexes VI and VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>The Governments of the Czech Republic, France, Israel and Japan to provide their implementation delay reports to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The submission to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of additional specific status reports on the remaining five projects with specific reporting requirements (BRA/PHA/50/INV/278, BRA/PHA/53/INV/280, BRA/PHA/56/INV/284, BRA/PHA/59/INV/293 and COL/FOA/60/DEM/75), as shown in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>With respect to resource mobilization for climate co-benefits:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take note of the important information on resource mobilization provided in the desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3228">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/10</a> and noted in paragraphs 48 to 54 of [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request that UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank take into account the information provided in the desk study, where relevant, and incorporate such information in the final reports on resource mobilization for climate coÔÇæbenefits to be presented to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting in the context of the terms of reference set out in decisions 63/20, 63/22, 63/23 and 63/24;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in its review and summary of the final reports, to include an elaboration of the elements called for in the decisions of the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, in consultation with the respective implementing agency, and to provide its recommendations to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting on criteria identified in those final reports that could facilitate consideration of whether to engage in a short-term pilot scheme for mobilization of financing for non-eligible projects;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With respect to the verification report on the Process agent sector plan (phase II) in China: status of CTC phase-out in process agent applications, to request the World Bank, on behalf of the Government of China, to submit a project completion report for phase II of the plan, accompanied by a revised 2010 verification report for the sector, together with a report on CTC production and consumption, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6510">decision 65/10</a>(i), no later than the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="5"><li>With respect to the Progress report on final implementation (2010-2012) and consumption verification report for 2009 and 2010 in Nigeria:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the verification report for CFC consumption in Nigeria for 2009 and 2010;</li><li>To note the submission of a report on the implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan for Nigeria from 2010 to 2012;</li><li>To approve use of part of the remaining funds for a publication and the return of the balance to the Multilateral Fund, as proposed in the submission;</li></ol></li><li>With respect to the verification report on the National ODS phase-out plan in Tunisia (2010 verification report on the consumption of CFCs and halons), to note the verification report on CFC and halon consumption in Tunisia for 2010;</li><li>With respect to the methyl bromide (MB) project in Costa Rica:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the 2011 annual progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the project for the total phase-out of MB used as a fumigant for melons, cut flowers, bananas, tobacco seedbeds and nurseries, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment applications, in Costa Rica;</li><li>To authorize the disbursement of US $297,300 by UNDP to the Government of Costa Rica as part of the fifth tranche of the project;</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the project completion report to the Executive Committee soon after completion of the fifth tranche of the project; and</li></ol></li><li>With respect to UNEPÔÇÖs progress report on the implementation of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6615">decision 66/15</a> in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, to note the progress report submitted by UNEP on the implementation of Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6615">decision 66/15</a> on the institutional strengthening project for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</li></ol></li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the 2012 consolidated project completion report (PCR), including the schedule for submission of PCRs due and the lessons learned in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/7</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies concerned, by the end of January 2013:
 To establish full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the inventory of approved projects database and in the annual progress reports, in cooperation with the Secretariat;</li>
 <li>
 To provide the information still missing in a number of PCRs;
 </li>
 <li>
 To clear the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006; and</li>
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Based on the outcome of informal and formal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3226">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/8</a>; and
 </li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit the multi-year agreement project completion reports to the second meeting of the Executive Committee each year.
 </li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The matter was referred to the contact group set up under agenda item 5(c) (see paragraph 36). Following the meeting of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the report on the multi-year agreement (MYA) database for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3227">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/9</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To encourage the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to continue to cooperate to further enhance the user-friendliness of the electronic online reporting systems (MYA database for HPMPs and MYA project completion reports) with a view to facilitating the process of submitting actual and complete information to the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Executive Committee in a timely and efficient manner; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to report to the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting on the progress made.</li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the information provided in the desk study on the evaluation of chiller projects as presented in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3228">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/10</a> and Add.1;</li>
 <li>
 To consider at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting the need for a field evaluation of chiller projects in the context of the proposed 2014 monitoring and evaluation work programme;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare annually a report on the progress of ongoing chiller projects, highlighting key progress in implementation of activities, any further information on co-financing arrangements, information on ODS replaced and any energy efficiency gains achieved through chiller conversions, with the first annual report to be presented to the Executive Committee at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the implementing agencies to provide timely information to the Secretariat on the progress of chiller projects in order to enable it to prepare the annual reports requested under paragraph (c) above. This information could be provided in the context of the annual progress reports.
 </li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Following the meeting of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2013 as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3232">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/12</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve the 2013 monitoring and evaluation work programme at a budget of US $191,000, on the understanding that the terms of reference for the desk study on the evaluation of the preparatory phase of the phasing out of HCFCs would be discussed at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, and that it included the addition of US $15,000 for the improvement of the electronic online reporting system on multi&#8209;year agreements (MYAs), as shown below:
 </li>
</ol>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">
 <p>2013</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Evaluation of metered-dose inhaler projects:
 </p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 <span>&#9679; </span>6 case studies</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>90,000</p></td>
 <p>
 <span>&#9679; </span>Final report (1 consultant * 30 working days at US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>15,000</p></td>
 <p>Desk study on the evaluation of the preparatory phase of the phasing out of HCFCs:</p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 <span>&#9679; </span>(1 consultant * 30 working days at US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Improvement of the electronic online reporting systems on MYAs
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Staff travel
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Miscellaneous
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Total 2013</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>191,000
 </p></td>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of the terms of reference for the assessment of the administrative cost regime for the 2015-2017 triennium until its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting, or until after the preparation of the guidelines for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans had been approved by the Executive Committee.</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following the report by the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat, in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, to prepare a discussion paper for the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting outlining key issues and considerations involved in further promoting strategies, approaches and technologies to minimize any adverse climate impacts of HCFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing sector in the context of decision XIX/6 of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties.
</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Regarding the list of projects submitted for blanket approval, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li>
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 That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>After hearing a report on the informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the technical assistance project to develop a strategy for the disposal and destruction of ODS for five lowÔÇævolume consuming (LVC) countries in the Central African region (Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, and Guinea) at the level of funding of US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of France, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6738">decision 67/38</a>; on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The technical assistance would focus on the following activities:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Collection of data on non-reusable and unwanted ODS amounts;</li><li>Verification of the existing legal framework for the sound disposal of ODS stockpiles;</li><li>Awareness-raising and dissemination;</li><li>Development of a strategy;</li></ol></li><li>UNIDO and the Government of France were encouraged to ensure that the final report and strategy included the following information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The methodology adopted for the collection and verification of ODS waste data, taking into account challenges faced and lessons learned;</li><li>An analysis of the existing situation in the participating countries with regard to their capacity to recover, recycle and reclaim ODS taking into account projects for CFC phase-out already approved;</li><li>Synergies with other conventions dealing with chemicals (Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants);</li></ol></li><li>The strategy would be developed in such a way that it could be extended to all countries in the African region, as well as other low-volume consuming countries;</li><li>No other funding would be made available for new activities related to ODS disposal and destruction in the absence of a new relevant decision of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive committee also <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of the FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012;</li><li>US $3,554,902 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012-2014; and</li><li>US $432,750 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the introduction, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve phase IV of the institutional strengthening renewal project for Botswana, covering the period January 2013 to December 2014 at the level of funding of US $78,173, on the understanding that no funding would be disbursed from UNEP to the Government of Botswana until the ODS regulations, including the import/export licensing system, had been published in the Official Gazette and confirmation had been received from the Ozone Secretariat that the licensing system was in place in accordance with Article 4B, paragraph 4, of the Montreal Protocol.</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve phase VI of the institutional strengthening (IS) renewal project for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, covering the period January 2010 to December 2011, at the level of funding of US $130,000, and phase VII of the IS renewal project, covering the period January 2012 to December 2013, at the level of funding of US $130,000; and</li><li>To request UNEP to ensure the application of the strict and timely monitoring procedure and transparent method of fund disbursement contained in the Progress Report on the Implementation of the Executive Committee <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6615">decision 66/15</a> on the Institutional Strengthening Project of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea (as contained in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3224">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/6/Add.1</a>).</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>
 Following the introduction, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening start-up funds for South Sudan at the amount of US $40,000.
</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2013 at the amount of US $9,158,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $732,640 for UNEP, as shown in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and providing details on the reallocations made in its budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>; and</li><li>Reporting on the current staff post levels and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly in respect of any increased budget allocations.</li></ol></li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on 2013 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as presented in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3243">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/21</a> and Corr.1; and</li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets at the amounts of US $1,998,453 for UNDP, US $1,998,453 for UNIDO, and US $1,725,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the 2013 annual implementation plan under the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) for the Philippines and the activities contained therein, and the disbursement of no more than US $330,000, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6615">decision 66/15</a>(f)(iii);</li><li>To approve the transfer of US $1,033,575, plus agency support costs of US $123,693 for UNEP, from the national CFC phase-out plan to stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>To request UNEP to submit a report on implementation of the activities approved at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To return any remaining balances of the NPP as of 31 December 2013 to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $6,389,727, consisting of US $3,400,000, plus agency support costs of US $255,000 for UNDP, and US $2,472,727, plus agency support costs of US $262,000 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the implementing agencies and the Secretariat to further discuss subÔÇæparagraphs (b), (c), (d) and (f) of paragraph 31 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3247">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/24/Rev.1</a> on the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China with a view to providing recommendations on those issues to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting, including identification of opportunities for providing information specifically on disbursement from China to enterprises, and to request the Secretariat to include in the document a table comparing the different historical implementation modalities of the Multilateral Fund, including those relating to HPMPs;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to work with China to obtain information on any interest accrued on funds held by China for stage I of its HPMP and to offset those amounts against further funding towards subsequent tranches;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the HPMP for China at the total level of funding of US $22,298,000, plus support costs of US $1,590,721 as detailed below, without prejudice to the future interpretation of the 20 per cent disbursement threshold required by the Agreement:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The second tranche of stage I of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning sector plan for China and the corresponding tranche implementation plan at the amount of US $6,900,000, plus agency support costs of US $483,000 for UNDP;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the polyurethane foam sector plan for China and the corresponding tranche implementation plan at the amount of US $5,520,000, plus agency support costs of US $386,400 for the World Bank;</li><li>The second tranche of stage I of the room air-conditioner manufacturing sector plan for China and the corresponding tranche implementation plan at the amount of US $9,200,000, plus agency support costs of US $644,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>The second tranche of stage I of the refrigeration servicing sector plan for China and the corresponding tranche implementation plans at the amount of US $755,321, consisting of US $598,000, plus agency support costs of US $66,921 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of Japan; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider the request for funding for the second tranche for the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan by UNIDO and the Government of Germany at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve, on an exceptional basis, an advance of funding on the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Cuba, at the amount of US $537,527, plus agency support costs of US $40,315 for UNDP.</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Egypt, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $2,418,750, consisting of US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $150,000 for UNDP, and US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guatemala;
 </li>
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 That the Fund Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A &ldquo;The targets, and funding&rdquo; of the Agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee, based on the changes requested by the Government to the funding levels associated with the second and third tranches, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>] superseded that reached at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;
 </li>
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 To encourage the Government of Guatemala to consider issuing a ban on the import of HCFC-141b in bulk or in pre-blended polyols prior to completion of stage I of the HPMP;</li>
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 To request UNIDO, as lead implementing agency, to report thereon to the Executive Committee when submitting subsequent tranche funding requests; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve, on an exceptional basis, the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guatemala, as contained in the revised Agreement, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the funding level of US $97,925, plus agency support costs of US $7,344 for UNIDO.</li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance; the deduction of US $173,550, plus agency support costs of US $13,016 for UNIDO, associated with the conversion of the foam enterprise Yakhchavan, which had been identified as non-eligible for funding under the Multilateral Fund after the HPMP had been approved and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>] superseded the Agreement reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 380.5 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 362.1 ODP tonnes and 398.8 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $2,959,850, consisting of US $1,370,000, plus agency support costs of US $102,750 for UNDP, US $534,233, plus agency support costs of US $60,617 for the Government of Germany, and US $830,000, plus agency support costs of US $62,250 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mexico, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $4,832,137, consisting of US $695,011, plus agency support costs of US $52,126 for UNIDO, and US $3,800,000, plus agency support costs of US $285,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Saint Lucia;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>] superseded that reached at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 0.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.4 ODP tonnes and 0.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and that the overall funding had been reduced accordingly to reflect the amount eligible under the reported baseline;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saint Lucia and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $26,850, consisting of US $13,150, plus agency support costs of US $1,710 for UNEP, and US $11,000, plus agency support costs of US $990 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Saint Lucia was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ethiopia for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $350,350, consisting of US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,750 for UNEP and US $140,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,600 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Ethiopia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 5.5 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.0 ODP tonnes and 11.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.92 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for compliance for Ethiopia was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ethiopia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $172,350, consisting of US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,050 for UNEP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Haiti for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $312,516, consisting of US $182,881, plus agency support costs of US $23,775 for UNEP, and US $97,119, plus agency support costs of US $8,741 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Haiti had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 3.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 3.9 ODP tonnes and 3.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.26 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Haiti and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Haiti, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Haiti to ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Myanmar for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $314,000, consisting of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,600 for UNEP, and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Myanmar had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 4.30 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 4.1 ODP tonnes and 4.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 1.83 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyol systems, resulting in a total of 6.13 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 1.50 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Myanmar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVII to [document <a href="/media/3212" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Myanmar, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $159,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,670 for UNEP, on the understanding that disbursement would occur only after confirmation had been received from UNEP that the Ozone Order establishing an ODS quota system had been approved by the Government of Myanmar; and</li><li>To allow Myanmar to submit the foam project for phasing out the HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol><ul><li>This Agreement was updated as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-8071">Decision 80/71</a>.</li></ul>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uganda for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $182,685, consisting of US $84,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,985 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Uganda had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 0.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.0 ODP tonnes and 0.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.07 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Uganda, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $89,365, consisting of US $40,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,265 for UNEP, and US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the convenor of the contact group, who highlighted the constructive approach of the implementing agencies and other parties involved in the groupÔÇÖs discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bahrain for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 39 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $3,033,814, consisting of US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $61,100 for UNEP, and US $2,338,985, plus agency support costs of US $163,729 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Bahrain had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 51.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 45.1 ODP tonnes and 58.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 10.11 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre blended polyols, and to deduct 0.62 ODP tonnes imported for stockpile, resulting in 61.39 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 23.21 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bahrain, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $723,517, consisting of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP, and US $549,455, plus agency support costs of US $38,462 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that, within the total approved funding, US $112,500 was designated for a feasibility study (prototyping, testing and certification) for conversion of central airÔÇæconditioners to low global-warming-potential alternatives;</li><li>To allow the submission of the conversion project for a central air-conditioner production line once the feasibility study was successfully completed during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the terminal phase-out management plan of US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,650 for UNEP, as agreed by the Government of Bahrain in line with the implementation plan provided; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Bahrain to ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer consideration of the request for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit a report to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting, through the Secretariat, that included information demonstrating that imports of equipment into the country under the CTC phase-out plan were in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions adopted from 2006 onwards.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Peru for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $310,111, consisting of US $232,671, plus agency support costs of US $20,940 for UNDP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Peru had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 26.88 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 27.30 ODP tonnes and 26.45 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>That the amount of 2007-2009 average consumption of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols would be added to the starting point upon submission of stage II of the HPMP, within the context of a foam sector plan;</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Peru to ban imports of pure HCFC-141b no later than 1 January 2015;</li><li>To deduct 3.74 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Peru and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $145,970, consisting of US $108,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,720 for UNDP, and US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250 for UNEP; and</li><li>That funding would be disbursed only upon receipt by the Secretariat of confirmation from the Government of Peru that an enforceable national system of licensing and quotas for HCFC imports and exports was in place and that the system was capable of ensuring the country's compliance with the Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out schedule for the duration of the Agreement.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Philippines for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $230,000, plus agency support costs of US $29,900 for UNEP, noting that the project to phase out 40.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCÔÇæ141b used in the polyurethane foam sector, at the amount of US $2,088,000, plus agency support costs of US $132,799 for UNIDO and US $41,256 for Japan, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee and had subsequently been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that, with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for the Philippines amounted to US $2,318,000, plus agency support costs of US $203,955;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Philippines had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the revised baseline of 162.87 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 161.65 ODP tonnes and 164.10 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under the HPMP survey;</li><li>To note the deduction of 40.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the foam sector project approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to deduct a further 5.0 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Philippines had committed to banning the installation of new, or the expansion of existing, manufacturing facilities using HCFC in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector in 2013, and to banning the import of HCFC-141b for foam manufacturing in 2014;</li><li>To note that, in submitting stage II of the HPMP, funding assistance to meet the 2020 HCFC reduction target would be limited to addressing tonnage equivalent to no more than 15 per cent of its baseline;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the baseline consumption for the Philippines was amended based on revised Article 7 data, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for the baseline once approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Philippines, and the corresponding revised tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $207,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,910 for UNEP; and</li><li>To note the reallocation of funding remaining from the national CFC phase-out plan of US $1,033,575, plus agency support costs of US $123,693 for UNEP, as agreed by the Government of the Philippines and in line with paragraph 104(b) above.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request UNIDO to submit, to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting, a verification report on CFCs, CTC, TCA and halons for the years 2009 and 2010, together with a full implementation report on the national ODS phase-out plan of Saudi Arabia, and not to accept submission of the second tranche request for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) without prior submission of both the verification and implementation reports;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 40 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $12,324,648, consisting of US $10,761,270, plus agency support costs of US $753,289 for UNIDO, and US $720,800, plus agency support costs of US $89,288 for UNEP, noting that the two projects to phase out 180.6 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b in the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector at the amount of US $1,718,901, plus agency support costs of US $128,917 for UNIDO, and US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,600 for the Government of Japan, had already been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee and had been included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that, with the amounts referred to in paragraph (b) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia amounted to US $13,420,971, plus agency support costs of US $1,000,094;</li><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was the baseline of 1,468.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1,362.0 ODP tonnes and 1,575.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Saudi Arabia to ban the import and export of HCFC-141b, either in pure form or as a component of blended chemicals, for use in the production of polyurethane (PU) foams or as solvents or for any other application by 1 January 2018;</li><li>To note the deduction of 180.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the two projects approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting and to deduct a further 522.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Saudi Arabia from submitting, not earlier than 2015, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To request UNIDO and UNEP not to implement any conversion to HFC-245fa in the spray foam sector prior to 1 January 2016, and actively to pursue the establishment of low global-warming-potential alternatives for that sub-sector prior to that date;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, as part of the request for the second tranche, detailed data regarding the refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturing sector, including the names of all eligible enterprises, their level of HCFC consumption, whether additional capacity had been established prior to the cut-off date, ownership, products manufactured, and information to enable assessment of whether the enterprises would be seen as essentially installing, assembling or manufacturing refrigeration and/or air conditioning equipment;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $2,647,845, consisting of US $2,169,600, plus agency support costs of US $151,872 for UNIDO, and US $290,400, plus agency support costs of US $35,973 for UNEP;</li><li>To approve the re-allocation of funding remaining from the national ODS phase-out plan at the amount of US $307,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,025 for UNIDO, as agreed by the Government of Saudi Arabia, in line with the implementation plan provided; and</li><li>To urge the Government of Saudi Arabia to deposit the instruments of ratification of the Montreal and Beijing Amendments to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following consultations in an informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To encourage the resubmission of the HPMP at a future meeting when national conditions had improved, on the understanding that the resubmitted HPMP would acknowledge and maintain the agreements reached between the Fund Secretariat and the implementing agencies on eligibility within the HPMP.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions, the convenor of the contact group, advised that following consultation with the representatives of the Government of Thailand, consensus was reached on a reduced budget for the RAC component, additional language to the decision and minor changes to the Agreement to support the introduction of lower GWP alternatives. In addition, based on the contact groupÔÇÖs suggestions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand for the period 2012 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 15 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $24,683,857, consisting of US $22,749,072, plus agency support costs of US $1,592,435 for the World Bank, and US $302,965, plus agency support costs of US $39,385 for the Government of Japan;</li><li>To note that the Government of Thailand had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 927.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 826.6 ODP tonnes and 1,028.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 15.68 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols, resulting in 943.28 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Thailand to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2016, except for spray foam applications;</li><li>In relation to a planned ban on the use of HCFC-22 in the manufacture of airÔÇæconditioning equipment and imports of HCFC-22-based air-conditioning equipment with cooling capacity under 50,000 BTU (14.5 kW) by 1 January 2017 for the Thai market and a ban on the sales of HCFC-22 based air-conditioning units in the Thai market by 31 December 2017:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Thailand to enact relevant legislation or regulations; and</li><li>Not to allow submission of a second or later tranche for stage II of the HPMP until the Government of Thailand confirmed the enactment of such legislation or regulations as part of the tranche submission;</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Thailand to make available, for the purpose of monitoring, the consumption of 12 air-conditioning manufacturers included in stage I of the HPMP in the years 2015 to 2017, and in addition any other information to be collected to verify the countryÔÇÖs consumption, the records of import quotas issued within each calendar year, and reports listing names of customers of each individual importer, which would be filed by the respective importers as part of their requirements under the licensing and import quota system;</li><li>To include in the annual verification follow-up visits to those air-conditioning manufacturers which had completed their conversion to ensure that they had ceased production of HCFC-22 air-conditioning units;</li><li>To note that the Government of Thailand had agreed to encourage reduction of emissions of HCFCs in the servicing sector;</li><li>To note the activities of the Government of Thailand to promote, as part of its HPMP, technologies in the air-conditioning sector with global-warming potential (GWP) lower than those replaced with a view to encouraging air-conditioning manufacturers in the country choosing to convert to HFC technologies to select such alternatives with a GWP lower than the HCFCs they replaced;</li><li>To request the World Bank to ensure, through relevant formulated contracts, that funds for compressor development foreseen in the technical assistance component of the HPMP would, as a minimum, lead to the production of prototypes and their delivery to refrigeration equipment manufacturers for testing;</li><li>To deduct 234.72 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that the Government of Thailand would be allowed to submit a proposal for stage II of the HPMP after 2015;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Thailand, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $5,496,718, consisting of US $4,817,166, plus agency support costs of US $337,202 for the World Bank, and US $302,965, plus agency support costs of US $39,385 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Turkey for the period 2012 to 2017 to reduce HCFC consumption by 86.4 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $6,971,961, consisting of US $6,406,600, plus agency support costs of US $448,462 for UNIDO, and US $103,450, plus agency support costs of US $13,449 for UNEP, noting that stage I of the HPMP also included US $7,713,490, plus agency support costs of US $578,512 for UNIDO, for an umbrella project for the phase-out of 293.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used for the production of polyurethane (PU) rigid foam and extruded polystyrene (XPS) boardstock foam, approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, with the amounts referred to in paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for Turkey amounted to US $14,223,540, plus agency support costs of US $1,040,424;</li><li>The revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption calculated on the basis of the consumption of 609.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, which were the latest data available when the umbrella project for the phase-out of HCFCs in the PU and XPS foam sub-sectors had been approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, plus 31.53 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols, resulting in 641.43 ODP tonnes;</li><li>The deduction of 293.7 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for an umbrella project approved at the 62<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to deduct a further 214.17 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That an amount of HCFCs equivalent to 42.9 per cent of the HCFC baseline plus 31.53 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols would be phased out without any assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>he commitment of the Government of Turkey to ban the import of: HCFCÔÇæ141b in bulk or contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2013; HCFC-22 used for manufacturing refrigeration and air-conditioning systems sold in the local market from 1 January 2015; and HCFC-22 for all other uses, including refrigeration servicing, from 1 January 2025; and</li><li>That approval of stage I of the HPMP did not preclude Turkey from submitting, not earlier than 2017, a proposal to achieve a reduction in HCFCs beyond that addressed in stage I of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Turkey and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Turkey, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $981,192, consisting of US $807,750, plus agency support costs of US $56,543 for UNIDO, and US $103,450, plus agency support costs of US $13,449 for UNEP.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Yemen for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 15 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $868,100, consisting of US $380,000, plus agency support costs of US $49,400 for UNEP, and US $410,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,700 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Yemen had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 158.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 157.8 ODP tonnes and 158.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 17.55 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols, resulting in 175.75 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 63.28 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Yemen, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $681,650, consisting of US $215,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,950 for UNEP, and US $410,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,700 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the national CFC phase-out plan of US $140,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,200 for UNEP, as agreed by the Government of Yemen in line with the implementation plan provided.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3270">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/46</a> and Corr.1 containing information on the amounts of HCFC-141b-based pre-blended polyols exported by Article 5 countries;
 </li>
 <li>
 When stage II of the countries&rsquo; HPMPs were submitted, to deduct the following amounts of HCFC-141b exported in pre-blended polyols from the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption: 2.42 ODP tonnes for Chile; 137.83 ODP tonnes for China; 12.30 ODP tonnes for Colombia and 28.60 ODP tonnes for Mexico; and</li>
 <li>
 To encourage relevant Article 5 countries to consider establishing a national system for recording the amounts of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols imported and/or exported (where applicable) to support the ban on imports of pure HCFC-141b, as well as that contained in pre-blended polyols, to be issued once all the foam enterprises had been converted, and to facilitate monitoring of these enterprises to sustain the phase-out of HCFC-141b.
 </li>
</ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>After hearing the outcome of the informal meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the audited financial statement of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2011 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3273">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/48</a>;</li><li>To note that the final audit report on the 2011 financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2011 had been completed;</li><li>To take note of the United Nations Board of AuditorsÔÇÖ findings and recommendations on the MLFÔÇÖs 2011 accounts and:</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the auditors had undertaken a review of the appropriateness of the current reporting arrangements for expenditures by the Trust Fund of the Multilateral Fund, and determined that the inclusion, and the presentation as a separate statement, were proper under United Nations System Accounting Standards (UNSAS);</li><li>To request UNEP to consult the Executive Committee prior to any decision regarding possible integration of the accounts of the Multilateral Fund with the accounts of UNEP under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS);</li><li>To reflect the footnote regarding the Russian Federation in the 2012 accounts, as directed by the Executive Committee in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-671">decision 67/1</a>(c), requesting the Treasurer to maintain the outstanding contributions of the Russian Federation in the outstanding contributions category of the FundÔÇÖs accounts;</li><li>To ensure that the recommendation by the United Nations Board of Auditors to record audited statements from implementing agencies (World Bank and UNIDO) would not prevent the annual reconciliation of the accounts taking place within the same time frame;</li><li>To request UNEP to inform the Executive Committee of any options it considers to mitigate exchange rate risks prior to their implementation;</li></ol></li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="2"><li>To request UNEP, as implementing agency, to advise the Executive Committee if it determines that any changes to its current practices and procedures related to cash advances may be needed; and<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2012 accounts the differences between the agenciesÔÇÖ provisional statements and their final 2011 accounts, as reflected in tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3273">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/48</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2011 accounts, as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3274">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/49</a>;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to carry out the following 2011 adjustments in 2012:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP to adjust its records of approved amounts by US $33 in its progress report;</li><li>UNEP to adjust its progress report records on approved amounts by US $ÔÇæ21,960 and the Secretariat by US $-6,232;</li><li>UNEP to adjust its income by US $10,939 and US $9,720 in its progress report;</li><li>UNIDO to adjust its records of approved amounts by US $1,506;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To withhold from its future transfers to UNDP an amount of US $321,101, representing the additional interest income reported by UNDP;</li><li>To refund to UNEP an amount of US $10,939 to rectify an over-recovery reported by UNEP;</li></ol></li><li>To note the 2011 outstanding reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $39 difference in income in UNEPÔÇÖs 2011 accounts;</li><li>US $-12 in income and US $6 less expenditure in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2011 accounts;</li><li>US $-10 in the World BankÔÇÖs approved amounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP standing reconciling items for unspecified projects at the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>World Bank standing reconciling items for the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- Thailand chiller Project (THA/REF/26/INV/104) at the amount of US $1,198,946;</p><p>- Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) at the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) at the amount of US $5,375,000; and</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) at the amount of US $5,375,000.</p>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised 2012 budget totalling US $6,988,442, as contained in Annex XXVI to [document <a href="/media/3212" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>], which included an additional amount of US $68,668 to cover the cost differential of holding the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting in Bangkok rather than in Montreal;</li><li>To approve the amount of US $3,024,031 in the revised 2013 budget of the Fund Secretariat to cover the operational costs of the Secretariat and the 2013 personnel component cost, resulting in a total of US $7,067,547;</li><li>To note the amount of US $4,164,821 for the salary component in 2014 already approved at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve the proposed 2015 personnel component costs of the budget totalling US $4,287,391;</li><li>To note the SecretariatÔÇÖs feedback on the appropriate rate of increase for staff costs and to maintain the 3 per cent rate applied to the 2013, 2014 as well as 2015 budgets; and</li><li>To note the change in title of Post 1104 for the Senior Project Management Officer to Deputy Chief Officer on Financial and Economic Affairs, on the understanding that the post was, and would remain, at P5 level until otherwise decided by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3276">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/51</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To approve the vacancy announcement for the post of third Chief Officer as approved at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting and attached as Annex XXVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53/Corr.3</a>];</li><li>To request UNEP to expedite the launching of the vacancy announcement, as approved by the Executive Committee at its 68<sup>th</sup> meeting, in INSPIRA and to facilitate the selection process;</li><li>To approve the establishment of a selection panel consisting of: three representatives of Article 5 countries, three representatives of non-Article 5 countries and two representatives of UNEP, who would review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation, if possible, to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, it being understood that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat would work expeditiously with Executive Committee members intersessionally to identify the three representatives of Article 5 countries and the three representatives of non-Article 5 countries, including the Chair of the Executive Committee, to serve on the selection panel;</li><li>The Executive Committee would take a decision intersessionally on the composition of the selection panel;</li><li>The selection panel would be co-chaired by a representative of UNEP and the Chair of the Executive Committee in 2013 in her capacity as first reporting officer;</li><li>UNEP would assist the selection panel throughout the process of selecting the candidates and would provide a briefing on the use of the established interviewing method within the United Nations;</li><li>One of the two UNEP representatives on the selection panel would be the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat;</li><li>The selection panel should provide its recommendations to the Executive Committee, if possible, at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>After considering the recommendations of the selection panel, the Executive Committee should forward its decision on the recommendations to the hiring manager;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Executive Director of UNEP to work with the Chair of the Executive Committee to keep the Executive Committee informed of progress made throughout the hiring process; and</li><li>To request the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UNEP to expedite the timely appointment of the Chief Officer in order to ensure continuity of the work of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With respect to the HCFC production sector in China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on the China HCFC production phase-out management plan (stage I), as contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68SGP-InS/2, Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide costs and rationale for the administrative cost functions identified in the draft Agreement and for the project duration to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>With respect to the CFC production sector in China, to request the World Bank, to present to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee a request for funding and justification of the cost components for the 2012 verification/audit foreseen in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6654">decision 66/54</a> of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

68th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee agreed to consider the dates and venue for its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting and <u>decided</u> to hold its 69<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal from 15 to 19 April 2013.
</p>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3168">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/2</a>;</li><li>To express its appreciation:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To the Russian Federation for its contribution to the Multilateral Fund for the year 2013; and</li><li>To the Chief Officer, the Secretariat and a number of governments for their efforts to resolve the issue.</li></ol></li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>]; and</li>
 <li> To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.
 </li>
</ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3170">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $635,063 against projects, which included the return of US $505,286 from UNDP, US $29,119 from UNEP, US $66,345 from UNIDO and US $34,313 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of agency support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $51,625 against projects, which included the return of US $39,758 from UNDP, US $3,785 from UNEP, US $4,994 from UNIDO, and US $3,088 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $535,869, excluding agency support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $286,241 for UNDP, US $8,000 for UNEP and US $241,628 for UNIDO;</li><li>That the Government of JapanÔÇÖs balance for completed projects not returned to the Fund, totalling US $52,906, excluding support costs, would be offset against future bilateral projects;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $176,122, which included the return of US $175,930 from the Government of France and US $192 from the Government of Portugal, and to request the Treasurer to follow up with the Government of Portugal on the cash transfer of US $192 to the Fund; and</li></ol></li><li>To request implementing agencies with projects completed in 2007 to 2009 to return the balances as soon as possible.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the status reports and reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the implementing agencies and the Governments of the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan and Spain addressed in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>;</li><li>That 81 country programme implementation reports for the year 2011 had been submitted through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report, and would notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>The 2007 to 2009 consumption verification report on the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) in Zambia, demonstrating that consumption remained below the maximum allowable consumption specified for 2007 to 2009, as approved in the TPMP agreement;</li><li>With appreciation, the report on actions taken for projects in Haiti to improve training components and fund transfer and to provide sufficient technical advice for technology decision-making;</li><li>The 2011 and 2012 consumption verification report and the 2011 and 2012 annual implementation report on the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Brazil;</li><li>With appreciation, the interim report on the demonstration project to validate the use of super-critical carbon dioxide (CO2) in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foam in Colombia, as submitted by the Government of Japan;</li><li>The report submitted by UNIDO on the CTC phase-out plan in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6834">decision 68/34</a>(b), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>/Add.1.</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Additional status reports to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting on the projects listed in Annexes II and III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>];</li><li>The submission of additional specific status reports as specified for the 22 projects with issues listed in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>];</li><li>The Government of Israel to provide its implementation delay report to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The implementing agencies to consider the need for additional methyl bromide (MB) projects in the following countries that had partial MB phase-out projects or were exempted from complying with the MB controls pursuant to decision XV/12 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties: Algeria, Argentina, China, Congo (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Nigeria, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia and Turkey;</li><li>UNIDO to submit a progress report to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting on the current status of implementation of the MB projects in Argentina, Egypt, Kenya and Morocco, including a detailed explanation as to why the consumption levels reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol in 2011 were above those allowed under their respective Agreements with the Executive Committee, together with the proposed action plans to meet the targets as required by those agreements;</li><li>The Governments of Kenya, Mozambique, Panama, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste, for the second consecutive meeting, and the Government of Guinea-Bissau, to report to the Secretariat, as a matter of urgency, on whether their licensing systems were functioning ÔÇ£satisfactorilyÔÇØ, ÔÇ£very wellÔÇØ or ÔÇ£not so wellÔÇØ;</li><li>UNEP to provide an update on the submission of the financial and activity report and on the signing of the new institutional strengthening (IS) agreement for Haiti that would enable the release of the balance of the funds;</li><li>UNDP to complete the remaining activities outlined in the report on implementation of the NPP in Brazil; to submit a project completion report once the NPP had been completed during 2013, in accordance with the format indicated at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting and as proposed by UNDP; and to return any balance to the Multilateral Fund after completion of the remaining activities;</li><li>The Government of Japan to submit to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting the final report on the demonstration project to validate the use of super-critical CO2 in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foam in Colombia, taking into consideration the additional information requested in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the UNEP resource mobilization project:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the interim report on resource mobilization submitted by UNEP contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>;</li><li>To urge UNEP:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To provide a draft of the study on financing options for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries in the form of an information paper for the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To submit the final study mentioned in sub-paragraph a. above to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, taking into account guidance provided by the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To complete the regional workshops on co-financing by December 2013 with a view to providing a report on their conclusions to the first meeting in 2014;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With regard to the UNDP resource mobilization project:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note the report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNDP contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP to provide by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Copies of the proposals or a description of the projects initiated with funds provided under this project;</li><li>The final report providing more detailed information on the processes and approaches used to mobilize additional resources, as well as lessons learned related to this exercise, ensuring that the elements described in decisions 63/20(a)(ii) and 68/4(c)(ii) were included, where this information was available;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to provide a report to the Executive Committee on the results of the projects funded from the resource mobilization exercise once they had been implemented;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the UNIDO resource mobilization project, to note the final report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNIDO contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3171">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/5</a>; and</li><li>With regard to the World Bank resource mobilization project, to urge the World Bank to submit a final report on the study for climate co-benefits by the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To endorse the consolidated 2013-2015 business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3172">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/6</a> and Corr.1 as further adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels;</li><li>To adjust the value in the business plans for the production sector to maintain overall activities within the budget for the triennium;</li><li>To remove the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The ODS alternative mapping studies from UNDPÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>The global project on bridging technology innovation gaps from UNEPÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>The HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea from the business plans of UNIDO and UNEP;</li><li>Funding for the methyl bromide technical assistance project in Ethiopia from UNIDOÔÇÖs business plan;</li></ol></li><li>To add to UNEPÔÇÖs business plan stage II of the HPMP project preparation funds for Kiribati in the amount of US $22,600 in the year 2018;</li><li>To postpone the inclusion of the HPMPs for Libya and Tunisia in UNIDOÔÇÖs business plan to 2014;</li><li>To reinstate the investment activities for stage II of the HPMP for Mexico in UNIDOÔÇÖs business plans for 2014 taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6445">decision 64/45</a>(e);</li><li>To request a bilateral or implementing agency to include funding for stage I of the HPMP for Botswana in its business plan;</li><li>To allow UNEP to include the logical framework analysis tables in the compliance assistance programme (CAP) budget document rather than in its business plan, as had been required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-487">decision 48/7</a>(d);</li><li>To allow the submission of ODS destruction projects where project preparation had already been approved in accordance with the approved guidelines no later than the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To move funding for the institutional strengthening project for Qatar to 2014 in UNIDOÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the implementing agencies to address the issue raised by the World Bank concerning performance indicators to be submitted to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the implementing agencies to agree a schedule for the submission of project completion reports.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the 2013-2015 business plans for bilateral cooperation submitted by the Governments of Germany and Japan, as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3174">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/7</a>.</p>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2013-2015 business plan of UNDP, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3175">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/8</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>].</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2013-2015 business plan of UNEP, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3176">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/9</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>].</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2013-2015 business plan of UNIDO, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3177">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/10</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>].</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2013-2015 business plan of the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3178">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/11</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>].</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>After hearing the report of the convenor of the informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the final evaluation report on multi-year agreement projects as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3179">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/12</a>; and</li>
 <li> To encourage the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Secretariat, the implementing agencies and interested bilateral agencies to review experiences in assessing the results of activities in the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sectors with a view to developing an approach that could be used for future evaluations.
 </li>
</ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>
 The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the proposed terms of reference for the expanded desk study on the evaluation of the preparatory phase of phasing out HCFCs as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3180">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/13</a>.</p>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by the Government of Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3181">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/14</a>;</li><li>That 14 out of 28 tranches of the MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting, that all delayed tranches were either second or subsequent tranches of stage I of the respective HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), and that the main reason for late submission was the failure to meet the required 20 per cent disbursement threshold for the previous tranche of stage I of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Montenegro, Namibia, Panama, Seychelles and Viet Nam to urge them to address as soon as possible issues that prevented the submission of HPMP tranches as scheduled.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the Agreements between the Government of Maldives and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>] and between the Government of Timor-Leste and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>] had been updated based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>].</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral project approved at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:</p><ul type="disc"><li>US $438,036 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012-2014.</li></ul>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>There was general consensus that the project was an interesting one and that the results could be of help to many countries. However, several members were concerned about the increase in the proposed cost of the project since the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting and the expansion of its scope. Following informal consultations with UNEP and UNIDO to achieve a better understanding of the objectives of the project and to allay concerns about its timing, given that technology in the air-conditioning sector was going through a period of rapid change, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNEP component of the request for the project promoting low-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants for air-conditioning sectors in high-ambient-temperature countries in West Asia at the level of funding of US $155,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,150, noting that UNEP had revised the project to include an assessment of conventional and non-conventional solutions and a special study on district cooling systems using low GWP and/or non-vapour-compression options.</p>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Based on the consultations that had taken place under agenda item 8(c)(ii), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the UNIDO component of the request for the project promoting lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential refrigerants for air-conditioning sectors in high-ambient- temperature countries in West Asia at the level of funding of US $365,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,550.</p>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Georgia of a pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal project;</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Georgia to destroy a total of 2.13 metric tonnes of ODS waste, at the amount of US $55,264, plus agency support costs of US $4,974 for UNDP on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Georgia for any ODS disposal projects in future in the absence of a new relevant decision of the Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>Any marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Georgia, through UNDP, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of, and the activities associated with, the ODS waste management and disposal demonstration project;</li><li>To request UNDP to present a comprehensive final report to the Executive Committee upon completion of the demonstration project in 2015, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>It would be disseminated among regional networks and other interested parties;</li><li>It would contain:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Information on the monitoring system established pursuant to subÔÇæparagraph (c) above, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place; and</li><li>Information on the persistent organic pollutant (POPs) disposal element of the project, taking into account approaches that were common to both, and how costs were rationalized to increase costÔÇæeffectiveness through the synergy between POPs and ODS waste disposal.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro of a demonstration project on a regional strategy for ODS waste management and disposal for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region;</li><li>To approve the implementation of a demonstration project on a regional strategy for ODS waste management and disposal in the ECA region for the destruction of 29.07 metric tonnes of ODS waste, at the total amount of US $378,444, consisting of US $274,480, plus agency support costs of US $19,214 for UNIDO, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP, noting that approval was on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro for any ODS disposal projects in future in the absence of a new relevant decision of the Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>UNIDO and UNEP would submit a comprehensive report providing updated information on the actual amounts of ODS waste collected by substance as from the date of approval of the project by the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNIDO and UNEP would submit a report to the Executive Committee upon completion of the project and no later than the last meeting in 2015, providing information on the verified amounts of ODS waste destroyed during the project, and if the reported amounts destroyed were not equal to that approved in sub-paragraph (b) above, the funds corresponding to the tonnage not destroyed would be returned to the Multilateral Fund, to be calculated at US $12.04/kg;</li><li>The report in sub-paragraph (iii) above should also contain a substantive analysis of lessons learned from the implementation of the project, including a description of the regional approach and of how the sustainability of future similar activities could be ensured;</li><li>Any marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro, through UNEP and UNIDO, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of, and the activities associated with, the ODS disposal demonstration project; and</li><li>UNIDO to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2015, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.</li></ol></li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan for China; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $11,370,226, consisting of US $10,217,000, plus agency support costs of US $715,190 for UNIDO, and US $390,977, plus agency support costs of US $47,059 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Barbados for the period 2013 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $312,880, consisting of US $192,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,960 for UNEP, and US $88,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,920 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Barbados had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 3.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 5.1 ODP tonnes and 2.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.29 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Barbados, and the corresponding implementation plans, at the amount of US $138,120, consisting of US $74,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,620 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNDP.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>Following the report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To defer consideration of the draft guidelines for funding the preparation of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plans, as amended at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare an information document for the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting to assist the Executive Committee in reviewing the criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector adopted by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>, including an analysis of the cost&#8209;effectiveness of projects approved so far, as well as the division of costs between incremental operating costs and incremental capital costs.
 </li>
</ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>One representative introduced a draft decision on the MCII. Following discussion, as well as after informal consultations between interested members in the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3200">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/34</a>;
 </li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to maintain a discussion forum on the MCII to enable continued and transparent exchanges among Executive Committee members, implementing agencies and the Secretariat on the matter;</li>
 <li> To further request the Secretariat to provide the next report to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2014 on progress made and experience gained in applying the MCII to project submissions, as well as the results of an independent review to be undertaken, and to provide a progress report to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li> To include in the report of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties information on the MCII, its envisioned link to climate change, and the need for that information to be consistent with information used in climate-related bodies of the United Nations.</li>
</ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The information onÔÇ£Fund transfers and information on any interest accrued on funds held by China for stage I of its HCFC phase-out management plan, and historical implementation modalities of the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6822">decision 68/22</a>(a) and (b))ÔÇØ contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3201">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/35</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the input of UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank on their agreements with the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environment Protection (FECO/MEP) for the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li>That China had stated that interest accrued could be returned to the implementing agencies or offset against future tranches;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Fund Secretariat, in collaboration with the implementing agencies and the Treasurer, to prepare a paper for consideration at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on options as to how funds for the HPMP in China could be disbursed as close as possible to the time when funds were needed, taking into account the relevant agreements between the Executive Committee and the Treasurer, the Executive Committee and the implementing agencies, and between the Government of China and the implementing agencies;</li><li>Implementing agencies to report on interest provided by China on funds transferred for the HPMP in the tranche implementation reports;</li></ol></li><li>To urge the implementing agencies and the Treasurer to reach an agreement with the Fund Secretariat on how to record disbursement for the implementation modality, including means of returning balances used for stage I of the HPMP for China and similar projects, in the FundÔÇÖs annual progress and financial reports and the accounts of the Fund, and to report back to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To encourage the Secretariat to consider, in the context of the information document referred to in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6922">decision 69/22</a>(b), options to ensure that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The level of funding for the first year of stage II would meet the 20 per cent disbursement threshold; and</li><li>Subsequent tranches were considered in light of the need for cash and the likelihood of reaching the disbursement threshold.</li></ol></li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the document on the operation of the Executive Committee (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3202">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/36</a>) prepared pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6148">decision 61/48</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare an analysis of the implications of holding only two meetings a year without any intersessional approval procedure for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3203">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/37</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To approve the revised vacancy announcement for the post of third Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat with a closing date of 24 April 2013, attached as Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3164">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/40</a>];</li><li>To note the Executive DirectorÔÇÖs reply to the Chief Officer of 22 March 2013 regarding the two UNEP representatives on the selection panel;</li><li>To approve the establishment of a selection panel composed of: Ms. Fiona Walters (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Co-Chair, Mr. Atsushi Suginaka (Japan) and Mr. John Thompson (United States of America), representing non-Article 5 countries, and Mr. R. R. Rashmi (India), Ms. Margaret Aanyu (Uganda) and Mr. Luis Santos (Uruguay), representing Article 5 countries, and Mr. Achim Steiner, Co-Chair, or Ms. Amina Mohamed on Mr. SteinerÔÇÖs behalf, and Mr. Marco Gonzalez, representing UNEP;</li><li>To note the Chief of UNEPÔÇÖs Executive Office correspondence of 27 March and 12 April 2013 to the Chair of the Executive Committee on the selection process for the Chief Officer;</li><li>To request the members of the selection panel to work intersessionally on the matters within its purview, including the definition of the selection process, the dates for interviews in person and the assessment matrix for attributing scores to candidates; and</li><li>To request the selection panel to report to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, through its Chair, on progress made in the process of selecting the Chief Officer.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the report on the decision taken by the Parties at their Twenty-Fourth Meeting regarding the evaluation of the Financial Mechanism, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/38</a>; and</li>
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 To forward a modified version of it to the Parties at their Twenty-Fifth Meeting, including any relevant decisions or actions taken at the meetings of the Executive Committee prior to that date.</li>
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69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the convenor of the Production Sector Sub-group, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/69/39</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>With respect to the submission on the administrative costs of the HCFC production sector phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China by the World Bank, to request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That information be provided to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting on the estimated cost of both the items and the elements in the submission, and the rationale for consideration;</li><li>That a report on each item and each element referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) above be included in the project completion report (PCR) for the CFC production sector projects to be submitted to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a brief report on the allocation from the polyurethane foam sector to the production sector in the agreement between the World Bank and China for stage I of HCFC phase-out in the polyurethane foam and production sectors for the consideration of the Production Sector Sub-group at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the text informing the Meeting of the Parties of the issue of the eligibility of swing-plants for any additional support for HCFC production phase-out should be considered in the context of the discussion on the report of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties, which would be considered by the Executive Committee at its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve a total of US $95 million for stage I of the HPPMP for China to meet the freeze and 10 per cent reduction of ChinaÔÇÖs Montreal Protocol HCFC production baseline, inclusive of all project costs, excluding agency support costs, recognizing ChinaÔÇÖs need to front-load payments in this sector; on the condition that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Disbursement of stage I funding will be US $24 million in 2013, US $23 million in 2014, US $24 million in 2015, and US $24 million in 2016; and the 2014-2016 funding will be released only after verification of prior year data;</li><li>Total compensation for the entire China HCFC production sector does not exceed US $385 million, inclusive of all project costs, excluding agency support costs;</li><li>The total amount of phase-out to be achieved by the project is based on the verified 2010 ODS production data of: 310,000 metric tonnes of HCFC-22, 98,711 metric tonnes of HCFC-141b, 33,957 metric tonnes of HCFC-142b, 2,819 metric tonnes of HCFC-123 and 401 metric tonnes of HCFC-124;</li><li>Production lines producing only HCFCs for controlled uses will be closed and dismantled;</li><li>China agrees to retire an additional 24 per cent of production capacity beyond the tonnages in sub-paragraph (iii) above to take into account average utilization of HCFC production;</li><li>Funding for stage I of the HPPMP and beyond is used to prioritize total permanent closure and dismantling of HCFC production lines. No compensation will be provided in the HPPMP for the production line in Juhua, which produced CFCs in 2010;</li><li>China agrees to ensure that any compensated plant:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Does not redirect any phased out HCFC production capacity toward feedstock, subject to a penalty to be specified in the HPPMP agreement;</li><li>Appropriate monitoring and verification of each compensated production line are undertaken to ensure that the production sector agreement is implemented and that redirection to feedstock does not take place;</li></ol></li><li>China agrees to coordinate with its stakeholders and authorities to make best efforts to manage HCFC production and associated by-product production in HCFC plants in accordance with best practices to minimize associated climate impacts;</li><li>China agrees to optimize the implementation of the HPPMP in order to minimize environmental and climate impacts as much as possible, including by giving priority to HCFC production closure to achieve HCFC reduction targets set forth in decision XIX/6;</li><li>China will ensure that any funds in possession of the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environment Protection will return a reasonable rate of interest, and that any interest will be offset in future tranches; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the World Bank, to prepare a draft agreement, including a proposal for the agency support costs for the World Bank, for consideration by the Executive Committee at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting, taking into account this decision, the CFC production phase-out agreement and the HPPMP draft agreement submitted by the World Bank to the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

69th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To hold its 70<sup>th</sup> meeting in Bangkok from 1 to 5 July 2013;</li>
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 To authorize the Secretariat to transfer funds to cover the additional costs required to organize the meeting in Bangkok; and</li>
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 To hold its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting in Montreal from 2 to 6 December 2013.
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70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>]; and</li>
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70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3102">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/4</a> and the return of US $432,419 by UNEP of the 2012 CAP budget balance to the 70th meeting;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 70th meeting was US $1,013,088 against projects, which included the return of US $197,122 from UNDP, US $400,388 from UNEP and US $415,578 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 70th meeting was US $78,105 against projects, which included the return of US $14,897 from UNDP, US $32,031 from UNEP and US $31,177 from UNIDO;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $752,396, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $112,182 for UNDP, US $401,094 for UNEP and US $239,120 for UNIDO;</li><li>That the Government of Japan and the Government of France had balances totalling US $308,920 and US $40,150, excluding support costs, for a total of three projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of JapanÔÇÖs balance for completed projects not returned to the Fund, totalling US $40,154, excluding support costs, would be offset against future bilateral projects;</li><li>That UNEP had reported obligated balances under two Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities completed in 2010 and 2011 and to request UNEP to review those balances with a view to returning the funds at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting was US $5,603 from the Government of Canada;</li><li>That the Swedish International Development Agency had informed the Secretariat that the Government of Sweden would no longer have a Multilateral Fund bilateral programme;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies with projects completed from 2004 to 2009 to return the balances as soon as possible; and</li><li>The Treasurer to deduct the Government of CanadaÔÇÖs return in cash to the Fund of the amount of US $5,650 as a follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-682">decision 68/2</a>(d)(ii), and the return of US $5,603 against the completed projects in Jamaica (JAM/FUM/47/TAS) and in Saint Lucia (STL/PHA/56/INV/15) from the Government of CanadaÔÇÖs regular contribution to the Fund.</li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The report on the status of the 2013-2015 business plans and tranche submission delays, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3103">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/5</a>;</li>
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 The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by Germany, UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li>
 <li>
 That 42 out of 70 tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting and that four of those tranches had been withdrawn after discussion with the Fund Secretariat;
 </li>
 <li>
 The bilateral and implementing agencies to address in their 2013-2015 business plans those activities not submitted in 2013 as planned, as contained in Annexes II and III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3103">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/5</a>9];
 </li>
 <li>
 The Secretariat:
 To send letters to the Governments of the countries indicated below to urge the submission of the next tranche of the MYA to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, noting, where applicable, that the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting was the second meeting to which the tranche could have been submitted: the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, the Central African Republic, Chile, China, the Congo, Croatia, Cuba, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Viet Nam and Zambia; and</li>
 <li>
 To send letters to the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Nigeria to urge the submission of the next tranches of the MYAs to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, noting that the tranches had been withdrawn from consideration at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting after discussion with the Fund Secretariat owing to the countries&rsquo; inability to meet the 20 per cent disbursement threshold for funding of the previous tranche.</li>
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70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:</li><li>The documents on status reports and compliance, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3104">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/6</a> and Add.1;</li><li>That 40 of the 46 countries that had provided 2012 data had submitted their country programme implementation reports through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007; and</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>To request:</li><li>UNEP to report on the establishment of BotswanaÔÇÖs and South SudanÔÇÖs licensing systems by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The Government of Israel to provide its implementation delay report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on the projects listed in the tables 1 and 2 of Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The submission of additional specific status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on the seven projects with issues listed in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The submission of the verification report on the process agent sector plan (phase II) in China by the World Bank to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>The World Bank, with regard to the implementation of theÔÇ£China halon sector strategyÔÇØ, theÔÇ£Agreement for the China production sectorÔÇØ, and theÔÇ£Agreement for CFC phase-out in the polyurethane foam sector in ChinaÔÇØ, to report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on the outstanding financial audit reports and to submit the project completion reports upon final expenditure of funds, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>;</li><li>With respect to the methyl bromide (MB) phase-out project in Argentina:</li><li>To note:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Argentina submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Argentina;</li><li>With concern that the levels of MB consumption reported between 2006 and 2012 deviated from those committed to by the Government of Argentina in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB; and</li><li>That the Government of Argentina had committed to phase out 100.4 ODP tonnes of controlled uses of MB with its own resources, and to phase out controlled uses completely by 1 January 2015:</li></ol></li><li>To urge the Government of Argentina to establish appropriate control measures to ensure a prompt return to compliance with the consumption levels committed to in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to submit annual progress reports until the implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in strawberries, flowers and protected vegetables had been finalized, and to submit a project completion report no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015;</li><li>With respect to the MB phase-out project in Egypt, given that the particular situation prevailing in Egypt in 2011 had delayed the implementation of the project in the country, and noting that total phase-out of MB in Egypt would be achieved by 1 January 2014:</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Egypt submitted by UNIDO on behalf at the Government of Egypt;</li><li>To adjust the schedule for the phase-out of MB in Egypt to reflect the revised agreed level of MB consumption in Egypt, as contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>]; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Egypt to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in the horticultural and commodities sectors and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li><li>With respect to the MB phase-out project in Kenya:</li><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Kenya submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Kenya;</li><li>To note with appreciation that the Government of Kenya had reported zero consumption of MB in 2012 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Kenya to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in post-harvest applications and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>With respect to the MB phase-out project in Morocco:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Morocco submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Morocco;</li><li>With concern that the levels of MB consumption reported for 2011 deviatedfrom those committed to by the Government of Morocco in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Morocco; and</li><li>That the Government of Morocco had committed to phasing out 58.8 ODP tonnes of controlled uses of MB with its own resources, and that it had also banned imports of MB for controlled uses.</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Morocco to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in the green beans and cucurbits (melon) sector and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>With respect to the World BankÔÇÖs report on resource mobilization, to urge the World Bank to submit a final report on the study for climate co-benefits by the eight-week deadline or earlier, for consideration at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3107">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/8</a> regarding the consolidated multi-year agreement (MYA) project completion report;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies:
 To provide an exhaustive submission schedule for project completion reports for MYAs due to the Secretariat; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To submit their respective project completion reports for MYAs according to that schedule.
 </li>
</ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To take note of the report on the multi-year agreement (MYA) database for HCFC phase-out management plans presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3108">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/9</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to fill in the missing information in the MYA database and to update it no later than eight weeks prior to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li>
 <li>
 That bilateral agencies not directly involved in project implementation might request the implementing agencies to report the information required in paragraph (b) on their behalf.</li>
</ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3109">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/10</a>;</li><li>To request implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To confirm whether the activities reported for the review period represented all those planned for it, or systematically to provide for each project the list of activities planned but not implemented, the reasons for the delay in implementing the activities, the action plan for resolving the issues, and whether or not the delay in implementing specific activities would have an impact on the project completion date in the Remarks column of their annual progress and financial reports;</li><li>Not to incur any new commitments and to return, by the end of 2013, the fund balances for the following projects approved before 2009, for substances with 1 January 2010 phase-out:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>For CFC and ODS phase-out, the projects indicated in Table 1 of Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>], with the exception of the return of balances as per the following dates for UNEPÔÇÖs CFC phase-out plan in the Philippines (March 2014), UNDPÔÇÖs CFC phase-out plan in Saint Kitts and Nevis (January 2014), and UNIDOÔÇÖs ODS phase-out plan in Yemen (June 2014);</li><li>For halon, the halon banking project in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/51/TAS/39) and UNEPÔÇÖs global halon banking project (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281), with the exception of the return of balances as per the following date for UNDPÔÇÖs halon banking project in Chile (CHI/HAL/51/TAS/164) (January 2014);</li><li>For CTC, the CTC phase-out plan in India implemented by the World Bank; and</li></ol></li><li>Not to incur any new commitments and to return project preparation fund balances for approved HCFC phase-out management plans, as indicated in Table 2 of Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>], by the end of 2013.</li></ol></li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3110">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/11</a>;</li><li>To note that, for the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan in China: first tranche (CPR/REF/44/INV/420) and second tranche (CPR/REF/47/INV/438), project costs should be reassigned to support costs so that the overall project and support costs remained within the budget approved for those projects;</li><li>To cancel the projectÔÇ£African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in the African sub-regional trade organizationsÔÇØ (AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39), implemented by France;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Governments of Israel, Portugal and Switzerland to provide their progress reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The Governments of France, Israel and Spain to provide reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on the projects with implementation delays listed below:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td><td>Category of delays</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39</td><td>African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in the African sub-regional trade organizations (CEMAC, COMESA, SACU and UEMOA)</td><td>12 and 18 months delays</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>GLO/FUM/56/TAS/296</td><td>International methyl bromide compliance assistance workshop</td><td><p>12 months</p><p>delays</p></td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>LAC/FUM/54/TAS/40</td><td>Technical assistance to introduce chemical alternatives in countries which have rescheduled methyl bromide phase out plan (Argentina and Uruguay)</td><td>12 months delays</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Progress in project implementation for the tranches of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) with low rates of disbursement in the following countries: Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Zimbabwe, implemented by Germany;</li><li>Regarding the preparation of an HPMP in Botswana (BOT/PHA/60/PRP/14), implemented by Germany, the actions taken by Botswana towards the establishment of the licensing system for ODS imports and exports to enable its HPMP to be submitted based on the guidelines in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>;</li><li>The completion of the demonstration project to validate the use of super-critical CO2 in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foam in Colombia (COL/FOA/60/DEM/75), implemented by Japan, if it had not been completed by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>The finalization of the financial scheme with beneficiaries in Senegal and Sudan for the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in African countries (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35), implemented by Japan; and</li><li>The preparation of a demonstration project on ODS disposal for the Asia and Pacific region (ASP/DES/54/PRP/53), implemented by Japan, if the request for funding was not submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3112">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/12</a>;</li><li>That significant balances had remained for one project for CFC activities as at the end of 2012;</li><li>That the cumulative fund balance was estimated to be US $410,062 for the four refrigerant management plan (RMP) activities in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/12), Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10), Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05) and Sri Lanka (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15) approved up to the end of 2012;</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on up to two projects with implementation delays, including two projects that had been classified as such in 2011;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The zero level of disbursement and the equipment procurement process in the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Belize, approved over one year previously;</li><li>The zero level of disbursement and the signature of the agreement with the enterprises for the HPMP for India, approved over one year previously;</li><li>The zero level of disbursement and the signature of the project document/letter of agreement for the HPMPs for Brunei Darussalam, Cuba, Nepal, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, approved over one year previously;</li><li>The signature of the project document and progress in implementation of the institutional strengthening project in Brazil (BRA/SEV/66/INS/297);</li><li>The balance of funds for the RMP activities in Barbados (BAR/REF/43/TAS/12), Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10) Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05) and Sri Lanka (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15);</li><li>The progress in project implementation and the rates of disbursement of approved funds for the halon projects in the Dominican Republic (DOM/HAL/51/TAS/39) and Chile (CHI/HAL/51/TAS/164);</li><li>Progress on the ODS disposal preparation activities in Brazil (BRA/DES/57/PRP/288), and India (IND/DES/61/PRP/437), if the project was not submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>The low rates of disbursement of approved funds and the return of the initial payment of US $55,000 under the agreement with Zafa under the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) conversion project in Pakistan (PAK/ARS/56/INV/71);</li></ol></li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on the HPMPs approved for Bhutan, El Salvador, Georgia and Maldives over one year previously and for which no disbursement had been recorded;</li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor the following projects due to low rates of disbursement of approved funds:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Haiti (HAI/PHA/58/INV/14);</li><li>The HPMPs for Angola, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Guyana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago; and</li><li>The chiller projects in Brazil (BRA/REF/47/DEM/275) and Colombia (COL/REF/47/DEM/65).</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEPÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3113">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/13</a>;</li><li>That there had been significant balances remaining for the CFC activities as at 31 December 2012;</li><li>That UNEP had four projects classified with implementation delays, and that a report on those projects should be submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To urge UNEP to publish the study on challenges associated with halon banking in developing countries (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281) by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting in order to avoid consideration of possible return of project funds;</li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Multi-year agreements (MYAs), excluding HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Progress in project implementation for the methyl bromide (MB) phase-out plan in Guatemala approved over one year previously and for which no disbursement had been recorded;</li><li>Progress in project implementation for the three CFC/ODS phase-out plans in Ecuador, Kuwait, and the Philippines approved over one year previously with disbursement reported but lower than 10 per cent;</li><li>Signature of the Agreements for the CFC/ODS phase-out plans for Bahrain, Ecuador and Eritrea;</li></ol></li><li>MYAs for HPMPs with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Progress in project implementation for the HPMPs for Dominica, Gabon, Guyana, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Oman, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname, as well as Bangladesh, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar, approved over one year previously and for which no disbursement had been recorded, and the signature of the relevant Agreements;</li><li>Progress in project implementation for the MYAs for the HPMPs approved for El Salvador, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Panama, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, approved over one year previously with disbursement reported but lower than 10 per cent, and the signature of the relevant Agreements;</li><li>Signature of the Agreements on HPMPs for Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Uganda;</li></ol></li><li>Institutional strengthening (IS) projects with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The signature of the renewal or extension of projects in Algeria (ALG/SEV/57/INS/69), Brunei Darussalam (BRU/SEV/67/INS/14), the Cook Islands (CKI/SEV/67/INS/09), Grenada (GRN/SEV/67/INS/19), Mauritania (MAU/SEV/49/INS/17 and MAU/SEV/57/INS/23), Morocco (MOR/SEV/59/INS/63), and Saudi Arabia (SAU/SEV/67/INS/15);</li><li>Rates of disbursement of approved funds for the renewal or extension of projects in Albania (ALB/SEV/66/INS/24), Dominica (DMI/SEV/62/INS/20), Ecuador (ECU/SEV/59/INS/43), Mauritania (MAU/SEV/57/INS/23), Morocco (MOR/SEV/59/INS/63), Myanmar (MYA/SEV/64/INS/13) and Namibia (NAM/SEV/66/INS/18);</li></ol></li><li>The closure of the refrigerant management plan (RMP) in Yemen (YEM/REF/37/TAS/19);</li><li>HPMP project preparation in Mauritania (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20) if the HPMP was not submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To return the balances for the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) verification project in Kuwait (KUW/PHA/57/TAS/15) by 31 December 2013;</li><li>To continue providing reports on the utilization of Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) staff for Multilateral Fund Montreal Protocol activities according to the following five categories in the context of annual progress and financial reports:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Projects and services approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>Pursuing synergies or implementing joint activities with other nonÔÇæMultilateral Fund partnerships and initiatives;</li><li>Mobilizing resources for ozone protection activities from entities outside of Multilateral Fund;</li><li>UNEP-wide processes and activities; and</li><li>Administrative activities.</li></ol></li><li>To provide a status report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on the extent to which UNEP had implemented measures to ensure that all professional staff time paid with CAP funds was used for Multilateral Fund Montreal Protocol activities, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">decision 50/26</a>(a)(iii); and</li><li>To ensure that regional network coordinators were directly accountable to the Network and Policy Manager in the OzonAction branch, based on the CAP organigram presented in the 2010 CAP budget (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3867">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/17</a>), and according to the CAP structure indicated in the original description of the CAP programme provided in <a target="_blank" href="/media/5843">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/4</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3114">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/14</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on up to nine projects with implementation delays, including seven projects that had been classified as such in 2011;</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Projects with issues related to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Recruitment of the National Ozone Officer and new activities implemented for the institutional strengthening project in Qatar (QAT/SEV/59/INS/15);</li><li>Reallocation of the supplied chiller in Serbia to another beneficiary of the chiller project (EUR/REF/47/DEM/06);</li><li>Identification of beneficiaries and the financial scheme agreed for the chiller projects in Senegal and Sudan (AFR/REF/48/DEM/37) by the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, as a milestone for achievement in order to avoid consideration of possible cancellation of those project components in those countries;</li><li>Delivery of the equipment and implementation of activities for the halon banking project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/HAL/63/TAS/198);</li><li>The selection process for the national expert for the methyl bromide preparation project in Ethiopia (ETH/FUM/54/PRP/18);</li></ol></li><li>Project preparation if projects were not submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting for:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation activities in Libya (LIB/FOA/63/PRP/33, LIB/PHA/55/PRP/29 and LIB/PHA/63/PRP/32); and Tunisia (TUN/FOA/58/PRP/50 and TUN/PHA/55/PRP/48);</li><li>ODS disposal project preparation in Algeria (ALG/DES/59/PRP/74) and Lebanon (LEB/DES/61/PRP/72);</li></ol></li><li>The following projects owing to zero/low rates of disbursement of approved funds:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The multi-year agreements (MYAs) for HPMPs approved over one year previously and for which no disbursement had been recorded for: the Bahamas, the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Mozambique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Suriname and Zambia; and</li><li>MYAs for HPMPs approved over one year previously, with disbursement reported but lower than 10 per cent for: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Chad, C├┤te d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guatemala, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Mexico, the Niger, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Sudan and Turkmenistan.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World BankÔÇÖs progress report contained in document NEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/15;</li><li>That the World Bank would report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on a total of two projects with implementation delays, one of which had been classified as such in 2011;</li></ol></li><li>To request the submission of additional status reports to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting to monitor:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The balance of funds for the national CFC phase-out plan in the chiller sector in Argentina (ARG/PHA/47/INV/148);</li><li>Closure of the methyl bromide (MB) demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);</li><li>Completion of the HCFC foam demonstration project in China (CPR/FOA/59/DEM/491);</li><li>The balance of funds for national CFC phase-out plan activities in Thailand (THA/PHA/60/INV/154);</li><li>he progress of implementation and the rate of disbursement of approved funds for the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for China and Viet Nam;</li><li>he signature of the grant Agreement for the approved HPMP for Thailand (THA/PHA/68/INV/161 and THA/PHA/68/INV/162);</li><li>he progress of implementation, the rate of disbursement of approved funds, as well as the signature of the grant Agreement for the HPMPs for Argentina,Indonesia and Jordan; and</li><li>The low rates of disbursement of approved funds for the global chiller demonstration project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268).</li></ol></li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2012 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3116">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/16</a>;</li><li>The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2012 on a scale of 100 as follows: UNDP (87), UNEP (89), UNIDO (100), and the World Bank (71); and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to have an open and constructive discussion with the National Ozone Unit (NOU) in Belize and UNEP with the NOUs in Belize, Colombia, and Senegal, regarding the areas where their services were perceived to beÔÇ£less than satisfactoryÔÇØ and/orÔÇ£unsatisfactoryÔÇØ, and to report to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on the results of their consultations with the countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The report on performance indicators, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3117">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/17</a>;
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 That full achievement in the assessment of implementing agencies&rsquo; performance would not be evaluated in future reports; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to prepare, in consultation with the implementing agencies and other interested parties, a revised draft of the paper on performance indicators for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VIII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the agreements between the following Governments and the Executive Committee had been updated based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement* between the Government of Cambodia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Chad and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XV to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVI to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Malawi and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIX to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XX to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>]; and</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Swaziland and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXI to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];</li></ol></li><li>That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XXII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>]; and</li><li>To request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their respective work programme amendments for submission to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, funding for verification reports for stage I of HPMPs for: Albania, the Bahamas, Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Central African Republic, Cuba, Fiji, the Gambia, the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Malawi, Mongolia, the Niger, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Uganda.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee decided to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral project approved at the 70th meeting at the amount of: US $180,267 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012-2014.</p>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the corresponding 2014 and 2015 tranche implementation plans, at the amount of US $377,632, consisting of US $324,875, plus agency support costs of US $24,366 for UNIDO, and US $25,125, plus agency support costs of US $3,266 for UNEP.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a report on bilateral discussions among interested parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank, as lead implementing agency, to submit project completion reports for all activities under the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors in India to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2014; and</li><li>That expenditure for the implementation of the CTC phase-out plan for India already agreed between the World Bank, India and the counterparts before the present decision would be considered as an existing commitment in the context of sub-paragraph (b)(ii) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-707">decision 70/7</a>.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report by the representative of the Secretariat on the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Seychelles;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6348">decision 63/48</a>, had confirmed:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>That the baseline for Seychelles remained unchanged;</li><li>That the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1.4 ODP tonnes; and</li></ol></li><li>That a new paragraph 16 had been added to the Agreement between the Government of Seychelles and the Executive Committee to indicate that the updated Agreement,* as contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a href="/media/3092" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>], superseded the Agreement that had been approved at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note that the 2012 consumption reported by Seychelles under the country programme exceeded by 0.14 ODP tonnes the maximum allowable consumption of 1.25 ODP tonnes for that year, as set out in row 1.2 of its Agreement with the Executive Committee, because it included consumption of ODS used for servicing foreign-owned ships;</li><li>To recognize that the Government of Seychelles had established a quota system to control the import and export of HCFCs, had committed to meeting the targets in its Agreement with the Executive Committee, and would include the consumption of ODS used for servicing foreign-owned ships in its domestic consumption in its annual report under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the HPMP of Seychelles at the amount of US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,267 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on how to record disbursement for stage I of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>(c), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/50</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank had already established practices to enable it to reflect disbursements from the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office/Ministry of the Environment (FECO/MEP) to final beneficiaries, under the definition used in the annual progress and financial report for stage I of the HPMP for China;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO, in the case of stage I of the HPMP for China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To designate in their annual progress and financial reports, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>(c), the implementation modality whereby disbursements were made to final beneficiaries from FECO/MEP under stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To provide an extra column in their annual progress and financial reports for disbursements made from FECO/MEP to final beneficiaries, on the understanding that the reconciliation of the accounts of the Fund would not take into account this additional column;</li></ol></li><li>To request the implementing agencies, in the light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6822">decision 68/22</a>(b), in the case of stage I of the HPMP for China, to submit to the Treasurer an annual audited financial statement to be provided by FECO/MEP eight weeks prior to an Executive Committee meeting or earlier. The financial statement should show clearly the income received from the implementing agencies, the disbursements by FECO/MEP to final beneficiaries, and the interest amount earned by FECO/MEP on the balances held by FECO/MEP under stage I of the HPMP for China; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the accounts of the Fund interest earned from balances held by FECO/MEP under stage I of the HPMP for China.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To take note of the document on the criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector adopted by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a> (decisions 69/22(b) and 69/24(d)), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3154">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/52</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the Secretariat, where available, information regarding incremental capital and operating costs incurred under stage I of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs);
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 To request the Secretariat to include the information contained in paragraph (b) above in a revised document to be submitted to the Executive Committee at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li>
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 To defer discussion of the criteria for funding HFCF phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II HPMPs to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee, with the goal of reaching agreement on such criteria at that meeting;</li>
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 For those Article 5 countries that wished to do so, to allow the submission of stage II HPMPs in the absence of agreement on guidelines and provisions on funding for preparation of stage II, and prior to a decision by the Executive Committee on criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II, on the understanding that:
 Any such proposals for stage II HPMPs would be considered on the basis of the existing guidelines for stage I HPMPs; and
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 The funding level approved for stage II would not be modified on the basis of the criteria to be adopted for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II HPMPs.
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</ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report on the use of the interim guidelines for the funding of demonstration projects for the disposal of unwanted ODS, as approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3156">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/54</a> and Corr.1; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to continue using the interim guidelines and applying them to the remaining demonstration projects for the disposal of unwanted ODS due for submission no later than the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li>
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70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following discussion of the matter in an informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the document on the operation of the Executive Committee (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3158">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/55</a>), prepared pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;
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 To convene two meetings of the Executive Committee in 2014 on a trial basis, preferably in mid-April/early-May for the first meeting, and prior to the Twenty&#8209;Sixth Meeting of the Parties for the second meeting, on the understanding that:
 The revised schedule of tranche requests for stage I of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Article 5 countries would be submitted between the first and the last meetings, as contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3092">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/59</a>];
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 The terminal report and the plan of future action associated with the renewal of institutional strengthening projects could be submitted to the meeting immediately preceding the set date, namely, six months before the end of the previously approved period, to avoid any delay in the approval of such projects and on the understanding that they were in compliance with all relevant decisions;</li>
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 Tranche requests for HPMPs with a funding level of up to US $5 million (including agency support costs) would be included in the list of projects and activities recommended for blanket approval, provided that they contained no policy issues and all technical and cost issues had been agreed between the Secretariat and relevant bilateral and/or implementing agencies;</li>
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 The 2014-2016 business plan of the Multilateral Fund would be submitted to the last meeting of the year, beginning in 2013;</li>
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 The document on the 2014 business plan and tranche submission delays would be submitted to both the first and last meetings of the year, thus amending <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-533">decision 53/3</a>(c);
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 A revised 2015-2017 business plan could be submitted to the first meeting of 2015 following the adoption of the 2015-2017 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;
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 The evaluation of the 2013 business plans would be submitted to the last meeting in 2014;</li>
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 With regard to progress and financial reports:
 Bilateral and implementing agencies would be requested to continue submitting their annual progress and financial reports to the Secretariat by 1 May each year;</li>
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 The Secretariat would be requested to finalize the consolidated progress report and the relevant progress reports of the bilateral and implementing agencies and to post those documents on the Secretariat&rsquo;s intranet, once finalized, for consideration to the last meeting of the year;
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 The Secretariat would be authorized to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to provide status reports on issues identified during the review of the annual progress and financial reports;
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 To note that the Executive Committee could request the Secretariat to organize an intersessional meeting to discuss any urgent policy issues or project proposals that would need to be addressed between the first and last meetings where the compliance of an Article 5 country with its obligations under the Montreal Protocol was at risk; and</li>
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 To review the two meetings per year scenario at the last meeting of 2014.</li>
</ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the FundÔÇÖs 2012 provisional accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3159">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/56</a>;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the 2012 final accounts of the Fund would be submitted to the Committee at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting and that further adjustments would be introduced as required;</li><li>The actions taken by the Treasurer in 2012 to reflect the adjustments resulting from the reconciliation of the 2011 accounts exercise;</li><li>The following responses provided by the Treasurer as a follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6843">decision 68/43</a>(c)(i):<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A decision on the methodology to be adopted to integrate the accounts of the Fund with those of UNEP was still pending the outcome of discussions involving UNEP, the International Public Sector Accounting Standard team at United Nations headquarters, and the United Nations Board of Auditors;</li><li>A footnote reflecting the outstanding contribution of the Russian Federation was not necessary in the light of accounting standards, rules and practices, according to which any outstanding contributions not written off were maintained in the outstanding contributions category of the accounts;</li><li>The issue of recording only the audited financial statements of UNIDO and the World Bank instead of their provisional accounts, as was currently the practice, was pending further discussions on the subject with the new external audit team from the National Audit Office of the United Republic of Tanzania;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>As UNEP had not yet addressed the issue of mitigating exchange rate risks, to request the Treasurer to follow the matter up with UNEP, as requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6843">decision 68/43</a>(c)(i)e, and to report back at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the response provided by UNEP, as implementing agency, as a follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6843">decision 68/43</a>(c)(ii), on its current practices and procedures relating to cash advances; and</li><li>To request UNEP to update the Committee at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting on the procedures set by the UNEP-wide standard on cash advances and the potential impact on Multilateral Fund-funded project implementation.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>After considering the draft report, the Executive Committee decided to authorize the Secretariat to finalize it in light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 70th meeting of the Executive Committee, and the comments made on this item by Executive Committee members.
</p>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The information on administrative costs for the World Bank for the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) in China, as submitted to the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>The report on the sub-account for the technical audits of the ODS production sector, as submitted to the Sub-group, and that US $385,418.72 had been returned to the Fund for reprogramming; and</li><li>The report on the allocation from the polyurethane foam sector to the production sector in the Agreement between the Government of China and the World Bank for stage I of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan, as submitted to the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li></ol></li><li>That the administrative fee for the World Bank for the HPPMP in China should be 5.6 per cent for the total duration of ChinaÔÇÖs HPPMP;</li><li>That the World Bank might, on a one-time exceptional basis, provide the first tranche of funding for stage I to commence implementation of stage I of ChinaÔÇÖs HPPMP in advance of approval of the relevant agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6928">decision 69/28</a>;</li><li>To approve a total of US $1,344,000 for the World Bank for agency support costs associated with the first tranche of stage I of the HPPMP for China approved at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to seek prior approval for any allocation of funds between sectors as a safeguard measure whenever grant agreements combined more than one sector in a shared grant agreement.</li></ol>

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the progress report on the selection of the Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, as presented by the Chair of the Executive Committee and Co-chair of the Selection Panel to the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>To authorize the Chair of the Executive Committee to forward the Selection PanelÔÇÖs report and recommendation, on behalf of the Executive Committee and through the Executive Director of UNEP, to the Senior Review Group and to the United Nations Secretary-General; and</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to closely monitor the process and report to the Executive Committee at its 71<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note with appreciation the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3031">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/2</a>; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to incorporate into future reports on Secretariat activities an additional section summarizing the advice given by the Secretariat to other bodies and organizations to enable monitoring and to ensure consistency.</li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
 </li>
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 To further note that the interest reported in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3032">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/3</a> excluded the interest of US $94,385 earned on balances transferred from the implementing agencies to the Government of China;
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 To urge all parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and
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 To request the Treasurer, in consultation with the Fund Secretariat, to continue the discussions with the Holy See on its outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

Czech Republic, France, Japan, Portugal, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3033">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting was US $3,918,245 against projects, which included the return of US $28,343 from UNDP, US $583,568 from UNEP, US $48,717 from UNIDO and US $3,257,617 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting was US $318,818 against projects, which included the return of US $2,380 from UNDP, US $53,981 from UNEP, US $3,655 from UNIDO and US $258,802 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $566,914, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $94,141 for UNDP, US $273,027 for UNEP and US $199,746 for UNIDO;</li><li>That UNDP had already alerted its country offices to financially close those projects with balances completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNEP would return funds for 16 of 21 projects not related to HCFCs or methyl bromide (MB) at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That UNIDO would return balances by the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting for three projects: China (CPR/PRO/47/INV/436), Pakistan (PAK/REF/59/PRP/74) and Saudi Arabia (SAU/FOA/60/PRP/07);</li><li>That the Government of Japan had balances totalling US $335, excluding support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of FranceÔÇÖs balances for two projects completed over two years previously and not yet returned to the Fund, totalling US $308,920, excluding support costs, would be returned to the Fund;</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting was US $6,444, which included the return of US $3,260 from the Government of the Czech Republic, US $2,992 from the Government of Japan, and US $192 from the Government of Portugal; and to request the Treasurer to follow up with the respective Governments on the cash transfer to the Fund; and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, or as soon as possible thereafter; and</li><li>UNEP to return at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting all unobligated balances identified in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3033">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/4</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2013-2015 business plans and tranche submission delays as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3034">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/5</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 49 out of 66 tranches of MYAs due for submission had been submitted on time to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting and that five of them had been withdrawn after discussion with the Fund Secretariat;</li><li>With concern, that the political situation in the Central African Republic might have a negative impact on compliance with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>That the other tranches not submitted to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting as listed in Table 7 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3034">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/5</a> were not expected to have a negative impact on compliance owing to the fact that the latest consumption figures were below the baseline or import controls in place would ensure compliance;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The bilateral and implementing agencies to address those activities not submitted in 2013 as planned, as contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>], in their 2014-2016 business plans;</li><li>The Secretariat:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To send letters to the Governments of the following countries to urge the submission of the next tranche of the MYA, indicating where applicable that the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting was the second meeting to which the tranche could have been submitted but had not been: Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iraq, Jordan, Peru, and Suriname (for submission to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting), and Qatar and Thailand (for submission to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting), noting the reasons for delays indicated in Table 7 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3034">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/5</a>;</li><li>To send letters to the Governments of Cuba, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and Saudi Arabia to urge the submission of the next tranches of their MYAs to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, noting that the tranches had been withdrawn from consideration at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting after discussion with the Fund Secretariat owing to the countriesÔÇÖ inability to meet the 20 per cent disbursement threshold for funding and/or insufficient progress in implementation;</li><li>To send a letter to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to revise the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and to submit it to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, noting that the tranche had been withdrawn from consideration at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting after issuance of the documentation in order to resolve an issue related to the revised implementation plan submitted by UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>The Government of Iraq to facilitate the establishment of the accounts and completion of the terms of reference required for the local administration of the HPMP to enable the submission of the next tranche; and</li></ol></li><li>To urge the Government of Equatorial Guinea to facilitate the travel formalities for the UNEP team to meet with the National Ozone Unit as soon as possible in order to enable the submission of the next tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status reports and compliance contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3035">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>That 80 of the 122 countries that had provided 2012 data had submitted their country programme (CP) implementation reports through the web-based system;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report on implementation delays, notifying governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to report on the status of the establishment of BotswanaÔÇÖs and South SudanÔÇÖs licensing systems by the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Governments of Israel and Spain to provide their implementation delay reports to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting on the projects listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3035">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6</a>4/Corr.1], as well as the HCFC phase-out management plan development for Mauritania (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20) under UNEP implementation;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters of possible cancellation in respect of the following projects:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>LEB/DES/61/PRP/72</td><td>Preparation for pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>MOZ/FUM/60/TAS/20</td><td>Technical assistance for the elimination of controlled uses of methyl bromide in soil fumigation</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>TUN/FOA/58/PRP/50</td><td>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (polyurethane foam sector)</td></tr><tr><td>UNIDO</td><td>TUN/PHA/55/PRP/48</td><td>Preparation of an HCFC phase-out management plan</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To reinstate at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting, the following project preparation activities for Costa Rica, Cuba and Paraguay that had been closed as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-707">decision 70/7</a>(b)(iii):</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>Agency</td><td>Code</td><td>Project title</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>UNDP</td><td>COS/PHA/55/PRP/39</td><td>Preparation of an HCFC phase-out management plan</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>UNDP</td><td>COS/REF/57/PRP/41</td><td>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (refrigeration manufacturing sector)</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CUB/FOA/57/PRP/41</td><td>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (foam sector)</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CUB/PHA/56/PRP/40</td><td>Preparation of an HCFC phase-out management plan</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>UNDP</td><td>CUB/REF/58/PRP/42</td><td>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (manufacturing sector)</td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>UNDP</td><td>PAR/FOA/57/PRP/21</td><td>Preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (foam sector)</td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>UNDP</td><td>PAR/PHA/57/PRP/22</td><td>Preparation of an HCFC phase-out management plan (additional funding)</td></tr></tbody></table>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report on the extension of the institutional strengthening (IS) project (phase III) in Haiti submitted as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-704">decision 70/4</a>(b)(iv); and
 </li>
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 To request the submission of an update to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting on the clearance of the technical and financial report and the signing of the new IS agreement for Haiti to enable the release of the balance of the funds.
 </li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>After informal discussions in the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide (MB) phaseÔÇæout project in Guatemala submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Guatemala, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>;</li><li>With concern the deviation of the MB consumption from the 2012 target established in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Guatemala and the potential deviation in consumption for the years 2013 and 2014;</li><li>That the Government of Guatemala agreed to return US $265,300 to the Multilateral Fund from the funds approved in accordance with the agreed conditions made at the 59<sup>th</sup> meeting, consisting of US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,750 for UNIDO, and US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, by the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Guatemala had established an enforceable licensing system allowing for the control of all ozone-depleting substances, including controlled uses of MB, and had committed to phasing out all controlled uses of MB completely by 1 January 2015 instead of 1 January 2013; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO and UNEP to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A progress report to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the ban on the import of controlled uses of MB as of 1 January 2015 and the actions undertaken to ascertain the long-term sustainability of the alternative technologies; and</li><li>The project completion report no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015.</li></ol></li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the introduction by the representative of the Secretariat, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report submitted by UNEP for the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) work plan for the Philippines covering the period April 2012-October 2013 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP to submit to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting a financial report on the NPP as of 31 December 2013 and to return the remaining funds to the Multilateral Fund at that meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification report on the sector plan to phase out CTC in process agent applications (phase II) in China contained in document <a href="/media/3020" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit the project completion report to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-684">decision 68/4</a>.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on chiller projects submitted by UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in documents <a href="/media/3020" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To financially complete the ODS phase-out project for 50 existing centrifugal chiller units in C├┤te d'Ivoire, approved at the 37<sup>th</sup> meeting for the Government of France and transferred to UNIDO at the 51<sup>st</sup> meeting by the end of 2013, and to return the remaining balances to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, while noting that a number of CFC chillers had been replaced by the country without assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To financially complete the regional European demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia approved at the 47th meeting, no later than the last meeting in 2014, to return any remaining balances no later than the last meeting in 2014, and to submit the project completion report (PCR) no later than the first meeting in 2015;</li><li>To financially complete the demonstration project on the replacement of CFC centrifugal chillers in the Syrian Arab Republic approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> meeting, by the end of 2013, to return any remaining balances to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to submit the PCR no later than the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With regard to the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy efficient CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers in Brazil, approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To submit annual progress reports on the status of implementation in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-688">decision 68/8</a>(c);</li><li>To financially complete the project and return any remaining balances no later than the last meeting in 2017;</li><li>To submit the PCR no later than the first meeting in 2018;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the demonstration project for integrated management of the centrifugal chiller sub-sector, focusing on application of energy efficient CFCÔÇæfree technologies for replacement of CFC-based chillers in Colombia, approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To submit annual progress reports on the status of implementation in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-688">decision 68/8</a>(c);</li><li>To financially complete the project and return any remaining balances no later than the last meeting in 2017;</li><li>To submit the PCR no later than the first meeting in 2018;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>With regard to the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan), approved at the 48<sup>th</sup> meeting, for implementation by the Governments of France, Germany and Japan and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Germany to financially complete the project and return any remaining balances no later than the last meeting in 2014;</li><li>To request the Governments of France and Japan to return any remaining balances no later than the first meeting in 2015;</li><li>To request the Governments of France, Germany and Japan, and UNIDO to submit the PCR no later than the first meeting in 2015;</li></ol></li><li>To note the return to the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting of US $3,149,056 by the World Bank from activities under the global chiller replacement project approved at the 47<sup>th</sup> meeting as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-713">decision 71/3</a>(a)(ii);</li><li>To request the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue implementing the global chiller replacement project in Argentina, India and the Philippines;</li><li>To submit annual progress reports on the status of implementation in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-688">decision 68/8</a>(c);</li><li>To financially complete the project and return any remaining balances no later than the last meeting in 2017;</li><li>To submit the PCR no later than the first meeting in 2018; and</li></ol></li><li>To request all relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their respective project completion reports information on the technology chosen, as well as on energy efficiency and energy efficiency gains achieved.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following the presentation, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the completion of CFC, CTC and halon projects approved after 2009 and beyond as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>That the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies should not incur any new commitments for projects listed in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>] after the final date of completion; return any unused balances from those projects as soon as possible but no later than the end of 2014; and submit project completion reports no later than the last meeting in 2014; and</li><li>That the projectÔÇ£Development of a guide for sustainable refrigerated facilities and systems, in cooperation with the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and AirÔÇæConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)ÔÇØ (GLO/SEV/66/TAS/314), implemented by UNEP with the completion date in 2014, should be considered operationally completed as at the planned completion date, and that UNEP return any unused balances from this project as soon as possible but no later than twelve months after the date of completion.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following a report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the financial audit report submitted by the Government of China through the World Bank pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a> contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To invite the Government of China to provide:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Through the World Bank, a report to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting explaining why the 2012 audit report indicated balances higher than the budgets approved at the 56<sup>th</sup> and 57<sup>th</sup> meetings for the halon and polyurethane foam sectors, and information on the resolution of the legal issue identified in the verification report to the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting with respect to the transportation of recovered halons to halon banks for recovery and recycling requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6510">decision 65/10</a>(i)(ii);</li><li>Through the relevant implementing agency, in future financial audit reports per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5613">decision 56/13</a>, data on all funds from the Multilateral Fund that were being held by the Government of China for disbursement to final beneficiaries, and the interest accrued from those balances held by the Government of China, including data on the process agent II sector plan, the solvent sector plan and the refrigeration servicing plan;</li><li>Comprehensive information on progress related to the work plans for the sector plans and its proposal on how to use potential balances for the consideration of the Executive Committee at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for submission to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, including all relevant information to allow the Executive Committee to continue considering ChinaÔÇÖs plans to use the balances held for all sector plans.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the interim report on the demonstration sub-project for conversion from HCFC-22 to propane at Midea Room Air Conditioner Manufacturer Company in China by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit a final report to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that it would only contain preliminary data on incremental operating costs.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the interim report on the demonstration sub-project for conversion of room air-conditioning compressor manufacturing from HCFC-22 to propane at Guangdong Meizhi Co., in China by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the final report to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the interim report on the demonstration project for HFC-32 technology in the manufacture of small-sized commercial air-source chillers/heat pumps at Tsinghua Tong Fang Artificial Environment Co. Ltd., in China by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit a final report to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that it would only contain preliminary data on incremental operating costs.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the interim report on the demonstration project for conversion from HCFCÔÇæ22 technology to ammonia/CO2 technology in the manufacture of two-stage refrigeration systems for cold storage and freezing applications at Yantai Moon Ltd., in China by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit a final report to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that it would only contain preliminary data on incremental operating costs.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report entitledÔÇ£Assessment of the use in Colombia of super-critical CO2 technology for polyurethane spray foamÔÇØ, submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of Japan, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3020">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the assessment report on super-critical CO2, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in polyurethane spray foam applications.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated 2014-2016 business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3036">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/7</a>;</li><li>To add to the 2014 business plans those multi-year agreement and institutional strengthening activities from the 2013 business plans that had not been submitted or not approved at the 71<sup>st </sup>meeting;</li><li>To remove activities in the refrigeration servicing sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina from ItalyÔÇÖs business plan;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit stage I HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) activities for Botswana not included in the business plans;</li><li>In future business plans:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To provide a distribution of tonnage for HPMPs according to the costÔÇæeffectiveness of the overall HPMP agreement;</li><li>To indicate project funding requirements based on the estimated tonnage required to achieve the next scheduled reduction;</li><li>To indicate those countries for which business plan entries represented a 100 per cent phase-out in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6210">decision 62/10</a>; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To endorse the consolidated 2014-2016 business plan of the Multilateral Fund, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the 2014-2016 business plans of bilateral agencies submitted by Germany, Italy and Japan, as addressed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3037">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/8</a>.</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>Following an informal discussion on the issues among interested Committee members, during which there was no consensus on reinstating the ODS mapping activity in the business plan, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2014-2016 business plan of UNDP contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3038">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/9</a>;</li><li>To urge UNDP to submit the HCFC phase-out management plan for Mauritania as soon as possible in light of the ongoing audit of United Nations activities in the country; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2014-2016 business plan of UNEP contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3039">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/10</a>;</li><li>That stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming (LVC) and non-LVC countries for which UNEP was the lead agency for stage I could increase the total business plan value (including values after 2020) by US $11,400,500 and US $6,737,826, respectively; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Tables 1 and 2 contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2014-2016 business plan of UNIDO contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3040">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/11</a>;</li><li>To add the ODS destruction projects for Algeria and Lebanon in UNIDOÔÇÖs business plan for 2014; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2014-2016 business plan of the World Bank contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3041">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/12</a>;</li><li>To remove the allocation related to the preparation of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China from the World BankÔÇÖs business plan for 2014-2016 on the understanding that it could be reinstated at a later date for consideration by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To remove the allocation for stage II of HPPMP implementation for the year 2016 in the World BankÔÇÖs 2014-2016 business plan, noting that China might decide to submit a proposal in 2016 for stage II of the HPPMP to commence in 2017; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the 2013 consolidated Project Completion Report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3042">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/13</a>, including the schedule for submission of PCRs due and the lessons learned;
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 To request the bilateral and implementing agencies concerned:
 To establish by the end of January 2014, in cooperation with the Secretariat, full consistency of data reported in the PCRs in the Inventory of approved projects and in the annual progress reports;</li>
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 To provide to the Secretariat by the end of January 2014 the information still missing in a number of PCRs;
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 To clear by the end of January 2014 the backlog of PCRs on projects completed before the end of 2006; and</li>
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</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the desk study on the evaluation of the preparatory phase of the phasing-out of HCFCs and its recommendations contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3023">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/14</a>.
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71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>After a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report on the evaluation of projects for the conversion of CFC based metered dose inhalers (MDI) to non-CFC technologies, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3026">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/15</a>, as an interim report; and
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to visit two additional countries and to submit a final report, with, inter alia, an analysis of the technology issues surrounding the conversion to alternative technologies, the conclusions and lessons learned, to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li>
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71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>
 To note the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3026">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/15</a>;
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer:
 To prepare a revised monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2014, taking into account the specific suggestions made at the present meeting and any additional suggestions for further study from Executive Committee members to be submitted to the Secretariat before 15 January 2014; and</li>
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 To present the revised work programme for the year 2014 to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li>
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71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on performance indicators contained in document <a href="/media/3043" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/17</a>; and</li><li>To modify the performance indicators established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4193">decision 41/93</a>, as modified by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4751">decision 47/51</a>, as follows:</li></ol><table><caption>* The target of an agency would be reduced if it could not submit a tranche owing to another cooperating or lead agency, if agreed by that agency.<br>** Project preparation should not be assessed if the Executive Committee has not taken a decision on its funding.</caption><tbody><tr><td>Type of Indicator</td><td>Short title</td><td>Calculation</td><td>Weighting</td></tr><tr><td>Planning--Approval</td><td>Tranches approved</td><td>Number of tranches approved vs. those planned*</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Planning--Approval</td><td>Projects/activities approved</td><td><p>Number of projects/activities approved vs. those planned (including project preparation</p><p>activities)**</p></td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Sub-total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Funds disbursed</td><td>Based on estimated disbursement in progress report</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>ODS phase-out</td><td>ODS phase-out for the tranche when the next tranche is approved vs. those planned per business plans</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Project completion for activities</td><td>Project completion vs. planned in progress reports for all activities (excluding project preparation)</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Sub-total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Speed of financial completion</td><td>The extent to which projects are financially completed 12 months after project completion</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td><p>Timely submission of</p><p>project completion reports</p></td><td>Timely submission of project completion reports vs. those agreed</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Timely submission of progress reports</td><td>Timely submission of progress reports and business plans and responses unless otherwise agreed</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Sub-total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Total</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>100</td></tr></tbody></table>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To confirm that achievement of the 20 per cent disbursement threshold provision should be determined in terms of the level of disbursement to final beneficiaries, where applicable; and
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 To request the Secretariat to review the application of the 20 per cent disbursement threshold provision for the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting with a view to clarifying and ensuring its consistent application, and to enable consideration of alternative options for defining pre-conditions for submission of multi-year tranches.
 </li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the agreements between the following Governments and the Executive Committee had been updated based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance and/or revised funding levels:
 The Agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];
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 The Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>]; and
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 That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].
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</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset US $1,927,636 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014 associated with the project approved at the 71st meeting.</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the funds for project preparation for the methyl bromide project for Sudan in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for UNIDO.</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2014 in the amount of US $9,338,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $747,040, as contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>To extend the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details on the reallocations made in its budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>;</li><li>To report on the current staff post levels and to inform the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly in respect of any increased budget allocations; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to report to the Executive Committee on the implications of its adoption of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in meeting the requirements of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3536">decision 35/36</a>(d), requiring the return of the balances of CAP funds, by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on 2014 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3049">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/24</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the World BankÔÇÖs core unit operation was again below its budgeted level and that it would be returning unused balances; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets for UNDP of US $2,012,442, UNIDO of US $2,012,442, and the World Bank of US $1,725,000.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>A contact group was established to further discuss the matter. Following the report by the convener which included inter alia the importance of ensuring that implementing agencies submitted sufficiently detailed information within the required time- frame to support requests for disbursement of future tranches, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress reports on the implementation of the following tranches of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China: the first tranche of the solvent sector plan; and the second tranches of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan, the polyurethane rigid (PU) foam sector plan, the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning (ICR) sector plan, the room air-conditioner manufacturing (RAC) sector plan and refrigeration servicing sector plan, including the national enabling programme;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the XPS foam sector plan for China and the corresponding 2014 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,998,000, plus agency support costs of US $279,860 for UNIDO, and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $11,955, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2012 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the XPS foam sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the third tranche of stage I of the PU foam sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2014 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $13,592,000, plus agency support costs of US $951,440 for the World Bank, on the understanding that funding would be disbursed by the Treasurer to the World Bank only after the Secretariat had accepted as sufficient information provided by the World Bank to the effect that disbursement of 20 per cent or more of the second tranche to final beneficiaries had been achieved;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the ICR sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $8,495,000, plus agency support costs of US $594,650 for UNDP; and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $70,627, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2012 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the ICR sector plan as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the RAC sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $8,495,000, plus agency support costs of US $594,650 for UNIDO; and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $9,513, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2012 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the RAC sector plan as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the solvent sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,000 for UNDP; and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $2,289, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2012 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan for China as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>; and</li><li>To defer consideration of the third tranche of stage I of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme for China to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second and third tranches of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Croatia;</li><li>To approve the fourth (and final) tranche of the HPMP for Croatia, and the corresponding 2014 annual implementation plan, in the amount of US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Italy to submit the project completion report of the HPMP for Croatia no later than the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee to reflect the change in support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $8,846,064, consisting of US $7,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $490,000 for UNDP, US $344,640, plus agency support costs of US $41,910 for UNEP, and US $869,508, plus agency support costs of US $100,006 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and that a new paragraph 17 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 403.9 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 374.8 ODP tonnes and 433.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $5,313,475, consisting of US $4,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $300,000 for UNDP, and US $942,767, plus agency support costs of US $70,708 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Montenegro;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance and the revised funding level, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XXII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 0.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 0.9 ODP tonnes and 0.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and that the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Montenegro was US $404,500, plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Montenegro, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Namibia;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement* between the Government of Namibia and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance and the original HPMP submission, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a href="/media/3009" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>]; and</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 8.4 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 6.0 ODP tonnes and 10.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>That the 2011 consumption reported by the Government of Namibia exceeded the maximum allowable consumption by 1.08 ODP tonnes, as set out in row 1.2 of its Agreement with the Executive Committee, as it included consumption of ODS used for servicing foreign-owned ships;</li><li>That the Government of Namibia had established a quota system to control the import and export of HCFCs, had committed to meeting the targets in its Agreement with the Executive Committee and had included the consumption of ODS used for servicing foreign-owned ships in its domestic consumption in its annual report under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol up to and including 2011, affirming that 2012 and subsequent domestic consumption reporting would include ODS used for servicing foreign-owned ships accordingly; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of the HPMP for Namibia, and the corresponding revised 2014-2017 tranche implementation plan with adjustments to focus the incentive programme only on replacement of HCFC-based equipment and not on retrofits, in the amount of US $240,000, plus agency support costs of US $29,067 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 2, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and that a new paragraph 15 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 221.21 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 207.5 ODP tonnes and 234.9 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus the average annual consumption of pre-blended polyol in the years 2007 to 2009 of 164.6 ODP tonnes, giving a total of 385.77 ODP tonnes; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Viet Nam and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $5,663,016, plus agency support costs of US $424,726 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3080">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/55</a> on the draft guidelines for funding the preparation of stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs);
 </li>
 <li>
 That, guided by the need to ensure compliance with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol for HCFC phase-out, in particular the 2020 reduction step, and the need to facilitate continuity of implementation of HPMP activities between stages, requests for project preparation funding for stage II of a country&rsquo;s HPMP could be submitted no earlier than two years before the end date of the approved stage I of its HPMP as contained in paragraph 1 of its Agreement with the Executive Committee, unless otherwise indicated in the decision of the Executive Committee approving stage I of its HPMP;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting a request for project preparation for stage II of an HPMP, to demonstrate that substantial progress in the implementation of stage I of the HPMP had been achieved, and to provide:
 For the overall stage II strategy:
 An indication of the activities that needed to be undertaken for project preparation, with specific costs clearly identified (i.e. surveys, consultation meetings, etc.);</li>
 <li>
 A description of the information that needed to be gathered and updated and an explanation of why it had not been included in stage I;</li>
 <li>
 For investment projects in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>:
 The number of enterprises for which funding was being sought;
 </li>
 <li>
 If the request was for a sector where project preparation had been approved for stage I but had not been included in the HPMP already submitted, an explanation of why additional funding was required and a list of activities with corresponding costs to support the request;
 </li>
 <li>
 To provide project preparation funding for stage II of HPMPs for individual countries up to the following levels:
 US $30,000 for Article 5 countries with remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding of 0 to 5 ODP tonnes;
 </li>
 <li>
 US $40,000 for Article 5 countries with remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding of 5.1 to 10 ODP tonnes;</li>
 <li>
 US $60,000 for Article 5 countries with remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding of 10.1 to 50 ODP tonnes;</li>
 <li>
 US $70,000 for Article 5 countries with remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding of 50.1 to 100 ODP tonnes;</li>
 <li>
 US $90,000 for Article 5 countries with remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding of 100.1 to 1,500 ODP tonnes;</li>
 <li>
 To be decided on a case-by-case basis for countries with remaining eligible consumption above 1,500 ODP tonnes.</li>
 <li>
 To determine and provide funding for the preparation of stage II of any regional HPMPs on a case-by-case basis;
 </li>
 <li>
 To provide funding for any Article 5 country with a manufacturing sector using HCFCs that had not been addressed in stage I of their HPMPs, according to the number of manufacturing enterprises to be converted as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>(d) and (f), based on their remaining eligible consumption, as follows:
 One enterprise to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $30,000;</li>
 <li>
 Two enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $60,000;</li>
 <li>
 Three to 14 enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $80,000;</li>
 <li>
 Fifteen or more enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $150,000; and</li>
 <li>
 To limit the maximum funding provided for the preparation of the investment component for any country according to the table below:
 </li>
</ol>
 <p>Remaining eligible consumption (ODP tonnes)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 Investment preparation limit (US $)</p></td>
 <p>
 Up to 100
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>100,000</p></td>
 <p>
 101&ndash;300
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>200,000</p></td>
 <p>
 301-500</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>250,000</p></td>
 <p>
 501&ndash;1,000
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>300,000</p></td>
 <p>
 1,001 and above</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>400,000</p></td>
<ol start="7" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To request Article 5 countries to include in the development and finalization of the strategic plan for stage II of the HPMPs, as a minimum, the control target of the Montreal Protocol subsequent to that committed to in stage I of their HPMPs;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to ensure that the following information was included in project proposals for stage II of HPMPs, in addition to the information required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5439">decision 54/39</a> and by the guidelines for the preparation of HPMPs, consistent with decision XIX/6:
 A description of how the HPMP strategy had considered the range of non&#8209;ODS, technically proven, and commercially available alternatives, including climate-friendly alternatives to HCFCs;
 </li>
 <li>
 A qualitative description of how the strategy for the servicing sector had taken into account climate aspects;</li>
 <li>
 The proportion of foreign ownership and exports to non-Article 5 countries in the manufacturing sector;
 </li>
 <li>
 An indication of the project disbursement modality that would be used to implement the HPMP;</li>
 <li>
 Date of establishment of enterprises, taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(a) on the cut-off date, including enterprise names and consumption data, where available; and</li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to return any balances from project preparation funding provided for stage I of HPMPs to the Multilateral Fund before a request for stage II project preparation funding might be considered.</li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following informal discussions the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the document on minimizing the adverse climate impact of HCFC phase-out in the servicing sector (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3081">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/56</a>) until its 72nd meeting, on the understanding that sufficient time would be made available to the Executive Committee to discuss the document.
</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To note the document on disbursement of funds for the HCFC phase-out management plan for China (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>(b)(i)) (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3083">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/58</a>); and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies, to continue work pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>(b)(i) and to report any additional information to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the options for assessment of the administrative cost regime for the 2015-2017 triennium contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3084">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/59</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to submit to the last meeting in 2014 a document reviewing the current administrative cost regime, in consideration of the administrative cost regime for the 2015-2017 triennium.
 </li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2012 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3085">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/60</a>;</li><li>To note that UNEP had yet to receive the final audit report of the 2012 accounts from the United Nations Board of Auditors;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2013 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional financial statements and their final 2012 accounts, as reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3085">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/60</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to report to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting on the:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Consolidation of the Multilateral Fund accounts with those of UNEP under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards;</li><li>Mitigation of exchange rate risks on pledged contributions;</li><li>Procedures set by the UNEP-wide standard on cash advances and the potential impact on Multilateral Fund-funded project implementation; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with the implementing agencies and the Treasurer, to further consider the impact of fund transfers to implementing agencies from the Treasurer, including information on rates of return on interest, in the light of the information provided in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3083">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/58</a>, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2012 accounts, as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3086">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/61</a>;</li><li>UNEP to adjust its income by US $11,982 in interest accrued and US $3,675 in prior yearsÔÇÖ savings in its next progress report;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reflect in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2013 accounts as prior yearsÔÇÖ adjustment:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Income transfers made to UNIDO in 2012 related to the refund on completed projects amounting to US $104,472;</li><li>Interest earned amounting to US $221,896 for the 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> quarters of 2012, as adjusted at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>US $99,041 for the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter of 2012, as adjusted at the 69<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The difference in interest income between the provisional and final accounts for 2012, amounting to US $50,951;</li></ol></li><li>To withhold from future transfers to UNDP an amount of US $551,278, representing the additional interest income reported by UNDP in its final financial statement but not in its provisional financial statement, and a US $12 historical difference in income, and to reflect these amounts as a prior year adjustment in UNDPÔÇÖs 2013 accounts;</li><li>To withhold from future transfers to the World Bank an amount of US $71,078, representing interest earned in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter of 2011, which had not been deducted from the 2012 approvals, as the Treasurer had made no payments to the World Bank at the 66<sup>th</sup> and 67<sup>th</sup> meetings owing to a large return in balances; and</li><li>To note that the adjustments of US $2,880 returned twice by UNIDO against five projects, and US $810 in agency support costs returned twice by UNEP against one project, had been effected in the report on balances and availability of resources (document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3033">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/4</a>) for each agency separately;</li></ol></li><li>To note the 2012 outstanding reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $3,119 in income between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>US $15 in income and US $1,197 in expenditure between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts; and</li><li>US $9 in income between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts; and</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP for unspecified projects in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054; and</li><li>World Bank for the following projects implementing with other bilateral agencies where applicable:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104) in the amount of US $1,198,946;</p><p>- Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) in the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) in the amount of US $5,375,000.</p>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the revised 2013, 2014, 2015 and proposed 2016 budgets of the Fund Secretariat, as contained in Annex XXV to [document <a href="/media/3009" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To approve the revised 2013 budget to reflect transfers between budget lines (BLs) 1101 and 1102 and transfers between BL 1333 and BL1334, noting that the total budget of US $7,067,547 remained at the same level as approved at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve the revised 2014 budget in the amount of US $6,983,852 to reflect:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An additional amount of US $2,819,031 to cover the operational costs;</li><li>Maintaining the posts 1301 and 1310 at G7 level in 2014, 2015 and 2016, pending further information;</li></ol></li><li>To note the approved staff component costs of the 2015 budget totalling US $4,287,391 which included programme support costs;</li><li>To approve the proposed staff component costs of the 2016 budget totalling US $4,416,013, including programme support costs;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to discuss with UNEP options for cost savings through reduced programme support costs, including an 8 per cent programme support cost rate scenario, and potential implications on the provision of services and staffing, including a detailed breakdown of programme support costs, and to report to the Executive Committee by the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to resubmit the revised 2014 and 2015 and proposed 2016 budgets, based on a revised format; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to submit to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting information on options regarding the reclassification results and the financial and operational implications of those options for the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Based on the report from the facilitator of the Sub-group on the Production Sector the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the revised draft Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of production of HCFCs (HPPMP) as contained in Annex I of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3011">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/63</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To agree a penalty for exceeding agreed production limits of US $1.73 per kg/year;</li>
 <li>
 To agree a penalty for redirection of production for controlled uses to production for feedstock of US $0.15 per kg/year; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the HPPMP, contained in Annex XXVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64/Corr.1</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Based on the report from the facilitator of the Sub-group on the Production Sector the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the modification of ChinaÔÇÖs CFC production sector phase-out plan to permit exemptions for the production of CFCs for essential uses approved for other parties for 2014 as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/SGP/5;</li><li>To modify the CFC production sector Agreement for China to allow the production for export of pharmaceutical-grade CFCs in 2014, with an annual review, for purposes of meeting the 2014 essential use exemption for metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) authorized by the Parties in decision XXV/2 for the other countries, provided that the exporting country had reporting and verification systems in place and that the reporting and verification systems collected and reported on the following information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Documents from MDI manufacturers ordering pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals from importing country governments for purchasing essential use pharmaceutical-grade CFCs;</li><li>Approvals received from governments of MDI-producing countries that ordered pharmaceutical-grade CFCs and the essential production authorized;</li><li>Raw materials consumed for the production run;</li><li>Amount of pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Amount of non-pharmaceutical-grade CFC produced;</li><li>Documentation (transport, storage, disposal) verifying that the amount of non-pharmaceutical CFCs had been destroyed;</li><li>Export documentation from producers;</li><li>Invoices from MDI manufacturers;</li><li>Audit reports verifying all the above;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank, as the implementing agency for the CFC production phaseÔÇæout plan for China, to provide its services in carrying out the verification/audit and to submit reports to the Executive Committee on behalf of China on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World Bank verified that the producer had access to destroy the excess CFCs produced using a destruction technique approved by the Parties;</li><li>The cost of verification would be approved in advance of the audit by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>That:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, would seek confirmation from the importing country of the actual quantities imported by that country;</li><li>The producing country agreed to limit the production of non-pharmaceutical specification grade CFCs to the extent possible and pay for their destruction; and</li><li>The Executive Committee would consider application of the penalty clause to any CFC production determined as being excessive by the verification reports.</li></ol></li></ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare for the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting:
 An overview of approved HCFC demonstration projects, including countries and regions covered, and technologies selected;
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 A discussion paper, in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, on options for a number of additional projects to demonstrate climate-friendly and energy-efficient alternative technologies to HCFCs, including not-in-kind technologies, taking into account discussion during the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li>
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 To consider at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting issues related to the additional activities to maximize climate benefits in the HCFC production sector.
 </li>
</ol>

71st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To hold its 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting in Montreal from 12 to 16 May 2014; and
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 To hold its 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting from 9 to 13 November 2014 back-to-back with the Twenty&#8209;sixth Meeting of the Parties at the venue to be decided.
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</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible;</li><li>To further urge the Government of Germany to continue to consider the accelerated encashment of its promissory notes during the replenishment period; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer, in consultation with the Secretariat, to continue the discussion with the Holy See and the Government of Kazakhstan on their respective outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2957">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/4</a> and the updated information provided by the Secretariat at the meeting;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $1,589,391 against completed projects, which included the return of US $377,453 from UNDP, US $1,088,529 from UNEP, and US $123,409 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $4,479,994 against projects subject to decisions 70/7(b)(ii) and (iii), and 71/11(b), which included the return of: US $317,501 from UNDP, US $784,955 from UNEP, US $1,705,511 from UNIDO, and US $1,672,027 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $133,798 against completed projects, which included the return of US $28,823 from UNDP, US $95,717 from UNEP, and US $9,258 from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $402,342 against projects subject to decisions 70/7(b)(ii) and (iii), and 71/11(b), which included the return of: US $26,109 from UNDP, US $102,045 from UNEP, US $127,974 from UNIDO, and US $146,214 from the World Bank;</li><li>That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $307,766, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $8,332 for UNDP, US $138,187 for UNEP and US $161,247 for UNIDO;</li><li>That UNDP was working to financially close the 10 projects operationally completed in 2011 and intended to return the balance of US $8,332 to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of France had balances for two projects (ETH/PHA/51/PRP/17 and IRA/PHA/45/INV/171) completed over two years previously but not returned to the Fund, totalling US $160,381, excluding support costs, and that these balances would be returned in 2014;</li><li>That the Government of Italy had balances for one project completed over two years previously but not returned to the Fund, totalling US $2,677, excluding support costs;-</li><li>That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $7,104, which included the return of US $6,725 from the Government of Italy and US $379 from the Government of Japan, which would be offset against future projects;</li><li>That UNIDO had requested that the methyl bromide project in China (CPR/PRO/47/INV/436) be reinstated asÔÇ£ongoingÔÇØ owing to an ongoing contract on technical assistance for which the final payment was scheduled in December 2015;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances as soon as possible; and</li><li>UNEP to return all unobligated balances to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on the implementation of the 2014-2016 business plan of the Multilateral Fund and cash flow availability, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2958">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/5</a> and Add.1, and the remaining activities required/not required for compliance, as contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>]; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to continue to monitor cash flow availability in the update on the implementation of the 2014-2016 business plan to be submitted to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2960">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements (MYAs) submitted to the Secretariat by the Government of Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 48 out of 73 activities related to tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) due for submission had been submitted on time to the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting and that one of them had been withdrawn after discussion with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated no impact or unlikely impact on compliance resulting from the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for the first meeting of 2014 and that there had been no indication that any of those countries was in non-compliance with the 2013 freeze on HCFC consumption; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters on the decisions on tranche submission delays to the governments listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>].</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the 2014 consolidated project completion report (PCR) of multi-year agreements (MYA) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2961">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/7</a>;</li>
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies concerned to submit to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting the backlog of MYA PCRs, as contained in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2961">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/7</a>; and</li>
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYA projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from MYA PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the report on the multi-year agreement (MYA) database contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2962">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/8</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to fill in the missing information in the MYA database and to update it no later than eight weeks prior to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To note that bilateral agencies not directly involved in project implementation might request the implementing agencies to report the information required in sub&#8209;paragraph (b) on their behalf.</li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>
 The Executive Committee decided to note the report on evaluation of projects for the conversion of CFC&#8209;based metered dose inhalers to CFC-free technologies contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2963">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/9</a>.
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72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the revised draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2014, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2965">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/10/Rev.1</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve the revised 2014 monitoring and evaluation work programme at a budget of US $148,700, as shown below:</li>
</ol>
 <td>
 <p>Evaluation of HCFC phase-out projects in the foam sector (desk study and field visits)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>Desk study (31 days*US $500)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>15,500</p></td>
 <p>
 Field visits (7 countries)</p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 -Consultant fee (49 days*US $500)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>24,500</p></td>
 <p>-Per diem (49 days*US $351)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>17,200</p></td>
 <p>-Travel (7*US $6,000)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>42,000</p></td>
 <p>Country report writing (5 days*US $500)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>17,500</p></td>
 <p>Synthesis report (6 days*US $500)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>3,000</p></td>
 <p>Total (foam sector evaluation)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>119,700</p></td>
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>25,000</p></td>
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>4,000</p></td>
 <p>Total budget</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>148,700
 </p></td>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status reports and compliance contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2966">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11</a> and Corr.1 and the updated information provided by the Secretariat at the meeting;</li><li>That 89 of the 132 countries that had provided 2012 data had submitted their country programme (CP) implementation reports through the web-based system;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report on implementation delays, and would notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to report on the establishment of BotswanaÔÇÖs and South SudanÔÇÖs licensing systems and UNIDO to report on LibyaÔÇÖs licensing system, by the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>Relevant implementing agencies to provide an update, by the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the action taken by the following countries to include the accelerated HCFC control measures agreed in 2007 in their licensing and/or quota system, namely the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Kiribati, Mauritania and Tuvalu;</li><li>The Government of Israel to provide its report on projects with implementation delays to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The submission of additional status reports to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the projects listed in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>], as well as the HCFC phase-out management plan development for Mauritania (MAU/PHA/55/PRP/20), implemented by UNEP.</li></ol></li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the additional information on the demonstration sub-project for conversion from HCFC-22 to propane at Midea Room Air Conditioner Manufacturer Company in China, implemented by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit a final report to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7113">decision 71/13</a>.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the demonstration project for HFC-32 technology in the manufacture of small-sized commercial air-source chillers/heat pumps at Tsinghua Tong Fang Artificial Environment Co. Ltd. in China, implemented by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the report on conversion from HCFC-22 technology to HFC-32 technology in the manufacture of small-sized commercial air source chillers/heat pumps, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22 in small and medium capacity air-conditioning applications, including small-sized commercial air-source chillers/heat pumps.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-22 technology to ammonia/CO2 technology in the manufacture of two-stage refrigeration systems for cold storage and freezing applications at Yantai Moon Group Co. Ltd. in China, implemented by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the report on conversion from HCFC-22 technology to ammonia/CO2 technology in the manufacture of twoÔÇæstage refrigeration systems, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22 in cold storage and freezing applications with two-stage refrigeration systems.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the financial audit reports for the halon, CFC production and foam sector plans submitted by the Government of China through the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the relevant implementing agencies, to submit to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting the financial audit reports for the process agent II, solvent and CFC refrigeration servicing sectors, together with the plans for the remaining funds for the halon, CFC production, foam, process agent II, solvent, and CFC refrigeration servicing sectors, describing how they would be used by the Government of China for activities related to ODS phase-out and allow for the completion of those sector plans by the end of 2018.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the financial report on expenditures until December 2013 submitted by UNEP for the national CFC phase-out plan for the Philippines, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To approve the request for the extension of the Project Management Unit staff and its associated operational cost from January 2014 to May 2014, not exceeding US $31,000 for this purpose;</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines, through UNEP, to submit to the Secretariat, no later than 30 June 2014, the official audited financial report duly signed by an independent or Government-accredited auditor;</li><li>To request UNEP to:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Ensure the return of any balance remaining unspent, based on the auditorÔÇÖs report to the Multilateral Fund, no later than the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>Submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015.</li></ol></li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the revised implementation plan for the conversion of enterprises manufacturing insulation foam in the manufacturing of refrigeration equipment in Nigeria submitted by UNIDO, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2967">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/11/Add.1</a>.</p>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to request UNEP to provide a status report to the 73rd 71. meeting on its discussions with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the unaccounted payment of US $60,000 for the implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan: Policy and regulatory component.
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72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee decided to include in the approval of HCFC phase-out management plans, tranches, projects or activities that proposed the retrofit of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants that the Executive Committee notes that, if the country engages in retrofitting HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants and associated servicing, it does so on the understanding that they assume all associated responsibilities and risks.
</p>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>Following the informal discussions, the Executive Committee decided to remind bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to prioritize the phase-out of HCFC-141b and compliance with the 2020 target when requesting and using project preparation funds for projects in non-low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries.
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Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To encourage lead bilateral and implementing agencies submitting HCFC phase-out management plan tranche requests to the first meeting of the year to include a verification report of national consumption targets for the year immediately preceding the year during which the tranche was submitted; and
 </li>
 <li>
 That, should the verification reports mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above not be ready in time for the first meeting of the year, transfer of any approved funds for tranches to the bilateral and implementing agencies would occur only after receipt by the Secretariat of the verification reports confirming that, in the year immediately preceding the tranche request, the country had been in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between its Government and the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the clarification, the Executive Committee decided to apply the new support cost regime in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6715">decision 67/15</a> for the second and subsequent tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans approved at the 66th meeting.
</p>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis, the pilot demonstration project for ODS disposal in Lebanon, to be implemented by UNIDO, to be resubmitted to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the following conditions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the resubmitted proposal fully met all of the criteria in the ODS destruction guidelines established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5819">decision 58/19</a>;</li><li>That exporting ODS for destruction be included as an option within the proposal;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to refrain from submitting the project proposal to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting if the conditions in sub-paragraph (a) above had not been fully met; and</li><li>Not to allow the regional ODS waste management project for Asia and the Pacific, to be implemented by the Government of Japan, to be resubmitted to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee decided to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their respective amendments to the work programmes for submission to the 73rd meeting funding for verification reports of national consumption targets for the HCFC phase-out management plans for Angola, Armenia, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Lesotho, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, and the Republic of Moldova.</p>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>The Executive Committee decided to request the Secretariat to further consider the issue of how to formulate a stage II agreement for an HCFC phase-out management plan when there was an overlap with stage I, based on the views expressed by the Executive Committee, and to submit a recommendation to the 73rd meeting under the agenda item on Overview of issues identified during project review.
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72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to continue:</p>
 Assessing different modalities for the fund disbursement threshold for HCFC phase&#8209;out management plan (HPMPs) and to inform the Executive Committee of the results of this analysis no later than the first meeting in 2015; and</li>
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 Using the 20 per cent disbursement threshold as a requirement for the approval of tranches of HPMPs and, on an exceptional basis, to allow the bilateral and implementing agencies to submit information on disbursements related to tranches submitted to the 73<sup>rd</sup> and 74<sup>th</sup> meetings up to six weeks prior to these meetings.
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the agreements between the following Governments and the Executive Committee had been updated based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance:
 The Agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 The Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 The Agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>]; and</li>
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 That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting as reflected in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>] as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $659,599 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014;</li><li>US $529,756 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012-2014;</li><li>US $79,100 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014; and</li><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Algeria of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 61.09 mt of ODS waste; and</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot demonstration project for ODS waste management and disposal in Algeria in the amount of US $683,813, consisting of US $375,059, plus agency support costs of US $26,254 for UNIDO, and US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of France, on the understanding that no further funds would be available for Algeria for any ODS disposal projects in future.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions and clarification, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Brazil of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project to destroy a total of 120 mt of ODS waste; and</li><li>To approve the implementation of a pilot demonstration project for ODS waste disposal and management in Brazil in the amount of US $1,490,600, plus agency support costs of US $104,342 for UNDP, on the understanding that no further funds would be available for Brazil for any ODS disposal projects in future.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following these discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on phase III of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) production for the period 2011 to 2013 and the verification reports on MB production for controlled (2011 to 2013) and feedstock (2010 to 2012) uses in China;</li>
 <li>
 To note that the Government of China would continue to use existing balances to undertake activities for the phase-out of MB production; and</li>
 <li>
 To defer consideration of the fourth tranche of the sector plan for the phase-out of MB production, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Based on the outcome of discussions in the contact group on retrofit to HC (see paragraph 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Angola; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Angola, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $39,111, plus agency support costs of US $3,520 for UNDP, on the understanding that Angola assumed all responsibilities and risks associated with retrofitting HCFC-based refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants and associated servicing.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussion on the matter, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the verification report on HCFC consumption for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2013;</li><li>Also to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That there were indications in the verification report that the country might have had a consumption of 580 ODP kg of HCFCs in 2013 above the maximum allowable consumption limit established in the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee;</li><li>That further work was required to establish the actual consumption of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013;</li><li>That the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina had undertaken the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the Agreement in 2014 and future years;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A to the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee to reflect the change in support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>To withhold 10 per cent of the agreed funding for the second tranche of the stage I of the HPMP in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5434">decision 54/34</a> until the exact consumption of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2013 had been established, and to consider at the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the basis of the actual 2013 consumption, whether and at what level a penalty would have to be applied, up to the limit of the funds withheld from the second tranche; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bosnia and Herzegovina with a reduction of 10 per cent as per sub-paragraph (d) above, and the corresponding 2014ÔÇæ2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $128,979, plus agency support costs of US $9,029 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Based on the outcome of discussions in the contact group on retrofit to HC (see paragraph 78), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ghana; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding 2014ÔÇô2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $283,350, consisting of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for the Government of Italy, and US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,250 for UNDP, on the understanding that Ghana assumed all responsibilities and risks associated with retrofitting HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants and associated servicing, and that the regulatory environment for the safe use of hydrocarbon refrigerants would be established prior to the submission of the fourth tranche request to the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>The change in the foam sector plan proposed by UNIDO, and that the amount of US $97,127 associated with one non-eligible foam enterprise (Nobough) would be reallocated to the three new eligible enterprises manufacturing insulation foam for domestic refrigerators added to stage I, but its HCFC consumption (3.8 ODP tonnes) would continue to be deducted from the starting point;</li><li>That the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had committed to reducing its HCFC consumption by 30 per cent of the baseline by 1 January 2018;</li><li>That the Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 and Appendices 2-A and 7-A of the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, based on the revised sector plan submitted by UNIDO, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>] superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct an additional 63.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining consumption eligible for funding; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2014 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $622,711, consisting of US $477,816, plus agency support costs of US $35,836 for UNDP, and US $101,450, plus agency support costs of US $7,609 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP and UNIDO until the Secretariat had received a verification report confirming that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mauritius;</li><li>That the Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Mauritius and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance and the revised funding level, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement* superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XII to [document <a href="/media/2952" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>];</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 8.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 10.7 ODP tonnes and 5.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and that the revised funding level for the HPMP for Mauritius was US $950,000, plus agency support costs, in accordance with decisions 60/44(f)(xii) and 62/10; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of the HPMP for Mauritius, and the corresponding 2014ÔÇæ2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $131,400, plus agency support costs of US $15,851 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The national ODS phase-out plan (NPP) implementation report and the verification reports on consumption for 2009 and 2010 for Saudi Arabia;</li><li>With concern the over-consumption of 1.87 ODP tonnes of CTC in 2009 as compared to the maximum allowable consumption limit established in the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of ODS, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5328">decision 53/28</a>;</li><li>That Saudi Arabia had returned to compliance with the Agreement in the year 2010;</li><li>That, in accordance with paragraph 10 and Appendix 7-A of that Agreement and <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6837">decision 68/37</a>, there would be a reduction of US $7,813;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saudi Arabia;</li><li>The refrigeration/air-conditioning manufacturing sector survey report, and the final list of eligible enterprises in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector contained therein;</li><li>That the Secretariat, in agreement with UNIDO, had corrected rows 1.3 and 1.4 of Appendix 2-A to the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>] superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia, and the corresponding 2014-2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,971,487, plus agency support costs of US $208,004 for UNIDO, deducting from that amount US $7,813 plus agency support costs of US $586 in accordance with subÔÇæparagraph (a)(iv) above, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNIDO until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Saudi Arabia was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia for the period 2014 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 15 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $1,966,209, consisting of US $1,100,195, plus agency support costs of US $77,014 for UNIDO, US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $600,000, plus agency support costs of US $76,000 for the Government of France;</li><li>To note that the Government of Tunisia had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 40.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 44.3 ODP tonnes and 37.0 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 5.02 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 45.72 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 10.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To note that any reduction in HCFC consumption above 15 per cent would assist the country in meeting its 2020 phase-out target under the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2952">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Tunisia, and the corresponding 2014ÔÇô2015 implementation plans, in the amount of US $735,564, consisting of US $512,885, plus agency support costs of US $35,902 for UNIDO, US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP, and US $135,690, plus agency support costs of US $17,187 for the Government of France.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation that stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2991">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/33</a> was cost effective, well-crafted, and was formulated and submitted without preparatory funding;</li><li>To defer consideration of stage II of the HPMP for Mexico to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting to allow for the preparation of an Agreement and to further optimize the aerosol sector plan proposal to explore options to further reduce its climate impact;</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico, the Secretariat and UNIDO to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs; and</li><li>To approve funds on an exceptional basis at the level of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800 for UNIDO, in order to optimize the aerosol sector plan proposal to explore options to further reduce its climate impact.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u></p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on disbursement of funds for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2997">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/38</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat, in collaboration with the implementing agencies and the Treasurer:
 To consider the options on the timing of the disbursement of funds under stage II of the HPMP for China; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To provide a report on the matter to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2998">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/39</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To invite Executive Committee members to submit to the Secretariat, by 30 June 2014, any additional information they considered necessary to complete the information already contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2998">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/39</a>; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document that contained the additional information submitted under subparagraph (b) above for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the report by the convener of the contact group on a new text submitted by the group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the overview of approved HCFC demonstration projects and options for additional projects to demonstrate climate-friendly and energy efficient alternative technologies to HCFCs contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2999">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/40</a>;
 </li>
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 Pursuant to decision XXV/5 of the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties, to consider at its 75<sup>th</sup> and 76<sup>th</sup> meetings proposals for demonstration projects for low-global-warming potential (GWP) alternatives to HCFCs within the following framework:
 The following criteria would be applied when selecting projects:
 The project offered a significant increase in current know-how in terms of a low-GWP alternative technology, concept or approach or its application and practice in an Article 5 country, representing a significant technological step forward;</li>
 <li>
 The technology, concept or approach had to be concretely described, linked to other activities in a country and have the potential to be replicated in the medium future in a significant amount of activities in the same sub-sector;
 </li>
 <li>
 For conversion projects, an eligible company willing to undertake conversion of the manufacturing process to the new technology had been identified and had indicated whether it was in a position to cease using HCFCs after the conversion;
 </li>
 <li>
 The project proposals should prioritize the refrigeration and air&#8209;conditioning sector, not excluding other sectors;</li>
 <li>
 They should aim for a relatively short implementation period in order to maximize opportunities for the results to be utilized for activities funded by the Multilateral Fund as part of their stage II HCFC phase&#8209;out management plans (HPMPs);</li>
 <li>
 The project proposals should promote energy efficiency improvements, where relevant, and address other environmental impacts;
 </li>
 <li>
 Total funding for such projects described in sub-paragraph (b) above would not exceed US $10 million. The project proposals should also contain information on co-financing;
 </li>
 <li>
 Funding requests for project preparation and project concepts where no project preparation funding was required, including indicative costs of the final demonstration project for projects described in sub-paragraph (b) above, would be considered at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting. The funding requirements and project concepts should address the criteria described in sub-paragraph (b) above;</li>
 <li>
 If not extended by decision of the Executive Committee, the demonstration project would be considered financially completed 12 months after the intended completion date, and remaining funds would be returned; reporting obligations for the demonstration project would become part of regular progress reporting under the HPMP, and their fulfilment would be required to allow submission of a tranche;
 </li>
 <li>
 Any reductions in the consumption of HCFCs would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in eligible consumption;
 </li>
 <li>
 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to provide proposals for feasibility studies, including business cases for district cooling, no later than the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting. The resulting studies should assess possible projects, their climate impact, economic feasibility and options for financing such undertakings. The studies should enable stakeholders to understand the advantages and challenges as compared to business as usual. The funding for each study would be limited to a maximum of US $100,000, with a maximum of four studies to be funded. The Executive Committee is not agreeing with this approval to consider further funding beyond the feasibility studies; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper analyzing the remaining eligible HCFC consumption in various sectors and subsectors of potential demonstration relevance, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3155">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/53/Rev.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/3001">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/42</a> on minimizing adverse climate impact of HCFC phase&#8209;out in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li>
 <li>
 To invite relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the information contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/3155">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/53/Rev.1</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/3001">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/42</a> when assisting Article 5 countries in the preparation and implementation of activities in the refrigeration servicing sector contained in their HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs); and</li>
 <li>
 To encourage Article 5 countries, when implementing their HPMPs, to consider, as needed and feasible:
 The development of regulations and codes of practice, and the adoption of standards for the safe introduction of flammable and toxic refrigerants given the potential risk of accidents and negative effects on health associated with their use;
 </li>
 <li>
 Measures to limit the import of HCFC-based equipment and to facilitate the introduction of energy-efficient and climate-friendly alternatives; and</li>
 <li>
 Focusing activities in the refrigeration servicing sector on training of technicians, good practices, the safe handling of refrigerants, containment, recovery and recycling and reuse of recovered refrigerants rather than retrofitting.
 </li>
</ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the accounts of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3003">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/44</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To report on the status of consolidation of the accounts of the Multilateral Fund to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting once the International Public Sector Accounting Standards and Umoja were fully operational;</li><li>To seek, in consultation with the Secretariat, expert views on the issue of fund transfers from the Treasurer to the implementing agencies and to report back to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To include in the next report on the accounts of the Multilateral Fund integrated information on the UNEP-wide standard on cash advances and the 20 per cent disbursement threshold for tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans to show clearly the relationship between the two issues, together with further information on the criteria used for the placement of funds to ensure risk reduction and the maximization of interest accrual.</li></ol></li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following the report on the informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the revised 2014, and proposed 2015 and 2016 budgets of the Secretariat contained in Annex II of document <a href="/media/3004" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the revised 2014 budget, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a href="/media/2952" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>], based on two Executive Committee meetings per year, to reflect:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The upgrade of posts 1301 and 1310 from G7 to P2 under BL 1115 and BL 1116, respectively, effective June 2014, with a transfer of US $12,500 from BL 1201 and US $12,500 from BL 1335 to BL 1115 and BL 1116, respectively, to offset the increase in personnel costs due to a six month upgrade of the two posts; and that post under BL 1303 is classifiable at P2 level and could be accommodated within the Secretariat staff allocation;</li><li>A decrease in the following budget lines:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>4101</td><td>Office stationery</td><td>(US $5,265)</td></tr><tr><td>5201</td><td>Reproduction costs</td><td>(US $4,590)</td></tr><tr><td>5302</td><td>Freight charges</td><td>(US $4,050)</td></tr><tr><td>5401</td><td>Hospitality</td><td>(US $7,200)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>resulting in a total cost of US $6,818,463, including 9 per cent in programme support costs;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve the revised 2015 budget, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a href="/media/2952" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>] to reflect the two upgrades with additional transfers of US $12,500 compared to 2014 from BL 1201 and BL 1335 to BL 1115 and BL 1116, respectively, to cover the 12-month upgrade of posts BL 1115 and BL 1116, and to introduce operational costs at the same level as 2014 in the additional amount of US $2,807,073, totalling US $6,940,604, including 9 per cent programme support costs, and on the understanding that no allocation was made for a third meeting in 2015; and</li><li>To approve the revised 2016 budget, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a href="/media/2952" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/47/Corr.1</a>] to reflect the two upgrades, to introduce operational costs in the additional amount of US $2,808,848 for 2016 to cover the two upgrades, and operational costs at the same level as 2015, totalling US $7,066,385, including 9 per cent programme support costs, on the understanding that no allocation was made for a third meeting in 2016.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Based on the report of the Sub-group on the Production Sector (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3005">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/46</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the World Bank, on behalf of the Government of China, to resubmit the Addendum to the China HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting, and that it should include, inter alia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A glossary of terms used in the Agreement and Addendum including, inter alia, definitions for closure, dismantling, retirement, idle capacity, byÔÇæproducts, and co-production;</li><li>A draft preliminary closure strategy including, inter alia:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>An overview of the strategy;</li><li>A plan for gradual closure, dismantling, and retirement for those plants that would be closed and those likely to be closed prior to 2030 and the relationship to idle capacity and capacity for ODS and feedstock, taking into account:<ol class="list-type-i" type="i"><li>How funding would be linked to this closure, dismantling and retirement;</li><li>How retirement of the additional 24 per cent of production capacity beyond the tonnage specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6928">decision 69/28</a>(e)(iii) would be implemented throughout the phase-out;</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li><li>That the World BankÔÇÖs verification report should provide estimates of inadvertent emissions of HFC-23 and other by-products; submission of these estimates would not be a condition of approval for tranches in the HPPMP;</li><li>The following definition of progress: Progress would be considered with priority for the achievement of reduction targets and compliance. Timely issuance of quotas, bidding, and contracts for enterprises and development of terms of reference, consultant selection, awarding of contracts, and implementation of the annual work plan would also be taken into account; and</li><li>That the list of enterprises subject to plant closure and dismantling, their ODS production, feedstock and idle capacity should be verified by the World Bank, based on 2010 data, and the results should be reported as part of the World BankÔÇÖs verification of 2013 production.</li></ol>

72nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Based on the report of the Sub-group on the Production Sector (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3005">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/46</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the Report on the 2013 annual implementation programme and implementation of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) (stage I, second tranche) submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of China;</li><li>To approve the 2014 tranche of the China HPPMP, and the corresponding 2014 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $23 million, plus US $1.288 million in agency support costs for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that funds remaining from the CFC production phase-out plan for China used for stage I of the HPPMP, would be reimbursed by funds from the HPPMP for China;</li><li>To request the World Bank to provide the remaining information requested by the Secretariat in relation to 2013 HPPMP activities funded by the Multilateral Fund as soon as possible; and</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Secretariat to update the format for future submission of annual implementation plans and progress reports for the HPPMP.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>];</li>
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 To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and
 </li>
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 To request the Treasurer, in consultation with the Secretariat, to continue the discussions with the Holy See and the Government of Kazakhstan on their respective outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2879">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies against completed projects was US $4,139,113, which included: US $244,378, plus agency support costs of US $41,057, from UNDP; US $271,563, plus agency support costs of US $27,974, from UNEP; US $767,378, plus agency support costs of US $58,978, from UNIDO; and US $2,143,080, plus agency support costs of US $584,704, from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies against projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee was US $1,014,384, which included: US $34,137, plus agency support costs of US $2,560, from UNDP; US $422,703, plus agency support costs of US $54,952, from UNEP; US $408,252, plus agency support costs of US $30,640, from UNIDO, including the partial return of US $250,000, plus agency support costs US $18,750, from a project for Tunisia (TUN/PHA/68/INV/54); and US $56,874, plus agency support costs of US $4,266, from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNIDO had balances totalling US $30,192, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of France held balances from four completed projects and one project closed over two years previously, totalling US $378,985, excluding support costs, which would be offset against FranceÔÇÖs future approved bilateral activities;</li><li>That the Government of Italy held balances from one project completed over two years previously, totalling US $2,677, excluding support costs;</li><li>That the Government of Israel held balances for one project completed over two years previously, totalling US $68,853, excluding support costs;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances to the Fund by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to liquidate or cancel obligations not needed for completed projects and projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee in order to return balances to the Fund by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting as follow-up to decisions 70/7(b)(ii) and (iii) and 71/11(b);</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to return balances from all closed projects to the Fund by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>UNEP to return all unobligated balances to the Fund by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the update on implementation of the 2014-2016 business plan and cash-flow availability (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-723">decision 72/3</a>(b)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2880">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/5</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To add to the 2015-2017 business plan the activities from the 2014 business plan that had not been approved in 2014, as contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2881">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements submitted to the Secretariat by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 33 out of 53 activities related to tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) due for submission had been submitted on time to the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting and that 10 of those tranches had been withdrawn after discussion with the Secretariat;</li><li>That the relevant implementing agencies had indicated no impact or unlikely impact on compliance from the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission to the second meeting of 2014 and that there had been no indication that any of those countries was in non-compliance with the 2013 freeze of HCFC consumption; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters on the decisions on tranche submission delays to the governments listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2881">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/6</a>2].</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2014 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2882">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/7</a>, including the schedule for submission of the PCRs due and the lessons learned;</li><li>To request the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ensure that, by the end of December 2014, the PCR data in the Inventory of approved projects and in the annual progress reports were fully consistent;</li><li>To provide the Secretariat, by the end of December 2014, with the information still missing in a number of PCRs;</li><li>To clear, by the end of December 2014, the backlog of PCRs on projects;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit outstanding PCRs in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-238">decisions 23/8</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-249">and 24/9</a>; and</li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of projects to take into consideration the lessons learned drawn from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee decided to note the desk study on the evaluation of the phase-out of the HCFC in the foam sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2883">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/8</a>.
</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Following the informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2884">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/9/Rev.1</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to submit the terms of reference for the desk studies on refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) manufacturing projects and on pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction, indicated in the table in sub-paragraph (c) below, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve the 2015 monitoring and evaluation work programme, budgeted at US $91,285, as follows:
 </li>
</ol>
 <td>
 <p>Completion of the evaluation of the phase-out of HCFC in the foam sector
 </p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 Field visits (3 countries)</p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 (1 consultant*7 days*3 countries*US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 10,500</p></td>
 <p>
 -Per diem (21 days*US $351)</p>
 </td>
 <td>
 <p>
 7,371</p></td>
 <p>
 -Travel (3 countries*US $6,000)</p>
 </td>
 <td>
 <p>
 18,000</p></td>
 <p>-Report writing (3 countries*5 days*US $500)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 7,500</p></td>
 <p>-Synthesis report (6 days*US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 3,000</p></td>
 <p>Desk study of RAC manufacturing projects</p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 Desk study</p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 (1 consultant*24 days*US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 12,000</p></td>
 <p>Evaluation of pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction
 </p></td>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 <td>
 
 </td>
 <p>
 <td>
 <p>
 <p>Staff travel to 2 countries for field visits for the evaluation of HCFC phase-out in the foam sector (2 countries*US $6,000; per diem 14 days*US $351)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>16,914</p></td>
 <p>
 Miscellaneous
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 4,000</p></td>
 <p>Total 2015</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>91,285</p></td>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2013 contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2885">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/10</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by implementing agencies in reporting the 2013 activities and submitting reporting formats, thus ensuring smooth implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-707">decision 70/7</a>(b)(i);</li><li>That the implementing agencies would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on 15 projects with implementation delays and 78 projects recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>];</li></ol></li><li>That the implementing agencies should not be allowed to revise planned completion dates of CFC, carbon tetrachloride and halon projects beyond those dates decided by the Executive Committee, except when the Executive Committee had so decided, or where the Executive Committee had agreed that funds could be transferred to a HCFC phase-out management plan; and</li><li>To allow the extension of the approved completion dates of the national phase-out plans for Iraq, until December 2015, and for Yemen, until June 2015, owing to the political and security situation within those countries.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation, the progress reports as at 31 December 2013 submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2887">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/11</a>, as well as the progress report for Switzerland that was submitted during the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>That Spain would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays, as indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], and Germany on two projects, Italy on one project and Spain on one project recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2013 as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2888">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/12</a>;</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on two projects with implementation delays and on nine projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>]; and</li><li>That the cumulative fund balance estimated at US $208,291 had been obligated by UNDP for the three refrigerant management plan activities in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/REF/44/TAS/10), Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05) and Sri Lanka (SRL/REF/32/TAS/15).</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2013 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2889">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/13</a>; and</li><li>That UNEP would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on five projects with implementation delays and on 43 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2013 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2890">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/14</a>; and</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on six projects classified with implementation delays and 17 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2013 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2891">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/15</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank would report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays, which had also been classified as such in 2012, and on five projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>]; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank and the Secretariat to report on resolution of the issue of the difference in phase-out of 11,000 ODP tonnes in the consumption sector in the Inventory of approved projects and 7,000 ODP tonnes in the production sector in the World BankÔÇÖs progress report.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2013 business plans contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2892">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/16</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that all implementing agencies had exceeded 85 on a scale of 100 in the quantitative assessment of their performance for 2013;</li><li>That the trend analysis performance had improved in 2013 in comparison with that in 2012, noting also that the performance with respect to indicators such asÔÇ£ODS to be phased outÔÇØ,ÔÇ£ODS phased outÔÇØ,ÔÇ£net emissions due to delaysÔÇØ andÔÇ£funds disbursed for non-investment projectsÔÇØ might be improved by means of careful targeting in future;</li></ol></li><li>To request the following implementing agencies to report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting on their open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone unit (NOU) as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Belize, with respect to involvement of the NOU in decision-making; and the Dominican Republic, with respect to the service provided by the UNDP country office;</li><li>UNEP, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Afghanistan, with respect to consultations on how policy tools could be adjusted; Guyana, with respect to the return of unspent project preparation funds; and Sao Tome and Principe, with respect to the choice of refrigeration identifiers and techniciansÔÇÖ tool kits;</li><li>UNIDO, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Madagascar, with respect to administrative procedures; and South Africa, with respect to funding criteria and decisions on regulations and training; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Germany to provide the Executive Committee, by its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, with responses regarding the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from Afghanistan and from the Plurinational State of Bolivia.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on status reports and compliance contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2893">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17</a>;</li><li>That 93 of the 122 countries that had provided 2013 data had submitted their country programme implementation reports through the web-based system;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to report, by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the establishment of licensing systems in Botswana and South Sudan, and UNIDO to report on the licensing system in Libya;</li><li>The relevant implementing agencies to provide an update, by the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the actions taken by Dominica and Mauritania to include in their licensing systems the accelerated HCFC-control measures agreed in 2007; and</li><li>The relevant implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in addressing discrepancies between 2013 Article 7 and country programme data as indicated in Table 9 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2893">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the demonstration project for conversion from HCFCÔÇæ22/HCFC-142b technology to CO2 with methyl formate co-blowing technology in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam at Feininger (Nanjing) Energy Saving Technology Co. Ltd. in China, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the information contained in the final report mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFCs in XPS foam applications.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final reports on the demonstration projects for conversion from HCFC-22 to propane (HC-290) at Midea Room Air Conditioner Manufacturing Company and at Guangdong Meizhi Co. in China, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the information contained in the final reports mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22 in the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to continue monitoring the demonstration projects and report on the incremental operating costs of HC-290-based compressors and air-conditioners to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting as part of the progress report of the room air-conditioner manufacturing sector plan of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-141b to iso-paraffin and siloxane (KC-6) technology at Zhejiang Kindly Medical Devices Co. Ltd in China, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the information contained in the final report mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in medical cleaning applications in the solvent sector.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the supplementary progress report on the implementation of the demonstration project on low-cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams in Egypt, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit, to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, the final report on the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note, with appreciation, the financial audit reports, work plans and progress reports provided for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane (PU) foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing, and solvent sectors in China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Government of China and the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies:
 To submit annual progress reports, audit reports, and interest accrued during the implementation of the CFC production, halon, PU foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing sector and solvent sector plans, until the completion of all related activities planned no later than 31 December 2018, and</li>
 <li>
 To submit project completion reports for the CFC production, halon, PU foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing sector and solvent sector plans to the Executive Committee no later than the first meeting in 2019.
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to note that UNEP would return, by the 74th meeting, US $60,000 from the refrigeration-servicing-sector component of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran that had not been accounted for in the national CFC phase-out plan (IRA/PHA/63/TAS/200), on the understanding that the corresponding activities of the HPMP would be implemented using the GovernmentÔÇÖs own resources.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the audited financial report for the national CFC phase-out plan for the Philippines, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of the Philippines, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP to return the balance of US $15,411, plus agency support costs of US $2,003, as soon as possible, and no later than the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7214">decision 72/14</a>(d)(i); and</li><li>To note that UNEP would submit the project completion report for the project no later than the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, as required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7214">decision 72/14</a>(d)(ii).</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide (MB) phaseÔÇæout project in Guatemala submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Guatemala contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and UNEP to submit to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting a progress report, including any potential risk of non-compliance of Guatemala with the 2015 control measure for MB.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reports submitted by the World Bank on ODS disposal projects for Indonesia and the Philippines contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to consider the information contained in those reports on the establishment of a private-public financing system for disposal of ODS when providing advice to Article 5 countries on ODS waste management and disposal.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report submitted by UNIDO on the actual amounts of ODS waste collected, by substance, for the project to demonstrate a regional strategy for ODS waste management and disposal in the Europe and Central Asia region in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6919">decision 69/19</a>(b)(ii) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to submit the project completion report for the pilot demonstration project, no later than the first meeting in 2016.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer consideration of the report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2894">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/17/Add.1</a>, until the 74th meeting.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>In light of the discussion and guidance, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the consolidated 2015-2017 business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2895">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/18</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To adjust the business plan as recommended by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2895">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/18</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To further adjust the business plan as proposed during the discussion by the Executive Committee and/or the presentation of the business plans by bilateral and implementing agencies by:
 Prorating new HCFC activities so that the total budget for the 2015-2017 business plan reflected the decision of the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Parties on the level of replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the 2015-2017 triennium;</li>
 <li>
 Removing:
 Project preparation activities for stages I and II of HCFC production phase-out management plans (HPPMPs);</li>
 <li>
 Activities in stage I of HPPMPs that had not previously been approved;
 </li>
 <li>
 The project for technical assistance for the HCFC servicing sector in the Asia and Pacific region;
 </li>
 <li>
 Those demonstration projects for alternatives with low global&#8209;warming potential (GWP) and district cooling feasibility studies in the business plan so that any demonstration projects and district cooling feasibility studies might be considered by the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 Project preparation for district cooling feasibility studies unless such project preparation was deducted from the allocation for district cooling indicated in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request that demonstration projects for low-GWP alternatives and technical assistance for feasibility studies in district cooling, be submitted as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>(b), without a requirement for those activities to be included in business plans;</li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their business plans activities in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kenya; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To endorse the consolidated 2015-2017 business plan of the Multilateral Fund, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor approval of their funding or tonnage levels, on the understanding that agencies would place significantly greater emphasis on HCFC phase-out in the foam sector in stage II of the HPMPs included in their business plans for the 2016-2018 period.
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The 2015-2017 business plans of bilateral agencies submitted by Germany, Italy, Japan and Poland contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2896">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/19</a>; and</li><li>That, at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, GermanyÔÇÖs 2015-2017 business plan should be reconsidered in light of the 20 per cent bilateral allocation and the general approach applied in the financial planning document for the 2015-2017 triennium.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2015-2017 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2897">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/20</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2015-2017 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2898">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/21</a>;</li><li>To add activities referred to in UNIDOÔÇÖs business plan for stage II of HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans in low-volume-consuming countries to UNEPÔÇÖs business plan; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2015-2017 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2899">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/22</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2015-2017 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2900">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/23</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the draft Agreement prepared for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2920">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/43</a>;</li>
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to use the Agreement for stage II of the HPMP for Mexico, approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7358">decision 73/58</a>, as a template for stage II of HPMPs, noting that the Agreement had been prepared prior to the conclusion of the ongoing discussions on the criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II of HPMPs and the precondition of reaching the 20 per cent disbursement threshold before the release of the subsequent tranche; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to review the template Agreement for stage II of HPMPs referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, once discussions on criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II of HPMPs and the 20 per cent disbursement threshold had been completed.</li>
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73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following the report of the informal group, the Executive Committee decided that, if a country were to decide, after taking into account <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7217">decision 72/17</a>, to proceed with retrofits that used flammable substances in equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it should be done only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.
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73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee and noting:
 That the Agreements, between the Government of Gabon and the Executive Committee, and the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee, on the reduction of HCFC consumption, had been updated as contained in Annexes XI and XII, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance;</li>
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 That the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee on the reduction of HCFC consumption had been updated as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>] to reflect an updated consumption target for 2018;</li>
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 That the Agreement between the Sudan and the Executive Committee on the reduction of HCFC consumption had been updated as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>] to reflect the change in support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime; and
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 That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>].
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73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the Government of GermanyÔÇÖs components for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out management plan/HCFC phase-out investment activities (stage II) for China as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Extruded polystyrene foam sector at the level of funding of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100; and</li><li>Servicing sector and enabling component at the level of funding of US $46,900, plus agency support costs of US $6,097.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for the Government of JapanÔÇÖs component for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) in China for the servicing sector and enabling component at the level of funding of US $25,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,315.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 73rd meeting as reflected in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>] as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $50,835 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2012ÔÇô2014 and US $659,452 against GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015ÔÇô2017;</li><li>US $667,756 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014; and</li><li>US $28,815 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2014.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for UNDP for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out management plan/HCFC phase-out investment activities (stage II) for China as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Overarching strategy at the level of funding of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000;</li><li>Industrial and commercial refrigeration sector at the level of funding of US $330,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,100; and</li><li>Solvent sector at the level of funding of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs component for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) for the servicing sector and other enabling activities for China at the level of funding of US $217,600 plus agency support costs of US $28,288.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs component of project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt at the level of funding of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs component of project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Iraq at the level of funding of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs component of the project preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) for Qatar at the level of funding of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600, on the understanding that, while the submission of stage II of the HPMP was expected to contain activities supposed to be funded by the Multilateral Fund, it would also include self-funded activities associated with voluntary reduction of eligibility agreed under stage I of the HPMP, to meet a reduction in HCFC consumption of at least 35 per cent by 2020.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNEPÔÇÖs components of project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Yemen at the level of funding of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for UNIDOÔÇÖs components for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out investment activities for China (stage II) as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Extruded polystyrene foam sector at the level of funding of US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,200; and</li><li>Room air-conditioning sector at the level of funding US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,000.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for UNIDOÔÇÖs components of project preparation for the HCFC phase-out plan and investment activities for Egypt (stage II) as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Overarching strategy at the level of funding of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,900;</li><li>Foam sector at the level of funding of US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,200; and</li><li>Refrigeration sector at the level of funding of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for UNIDOÔÇÖs components of project preparation for the HCFC phase-out plan and investment activities for Iraq (stage II) as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Overarching strategy at the level of funding of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750; and</li><li>Refrigeration manufacturing sector at the level of funding of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for UNIDOÔÇÖs component of project preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) for Qatar at the level of funding of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800, on the understanding that, while the submission of stage II of the HPMP was expected to contain activities supposed to be funded by the Multilateral Fund, it would also include self-funded activities associated with voluntary reduction of eligibility agreed under stage I of the HPMP, to meet a reduction in HCFC consumption of at least 35 per cent by 2020.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for UNIDOÔÇÖs components for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out plan and investment activities for Yemen (stage II) as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Overarching strategy at the level of funding of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,400; and</li><li>Foam sector at the level of funding of US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,600.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for the World Bank for the project preparation for the HCFC phase-out investment activities (stage II) for the polyurethane foam sector for China at the level of funding of US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,000.</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided that the Sub-group on the Production Sector would consider whether there was a need for funding for preparation for stage II of the HPPMP.
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73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the World Bank component of project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out plan and investment activities (stage II) for the Philippines as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Overarching strategy at the level of funding of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300; and</li><li>Air-conditioning sector at the level of funding of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>Following the informal discussions and consideration of proposed wording for a decision on the matter, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for 2015, contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], in the amount of US $9,459,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $756,720, on the understanding that, for the implementation of agreed activities, the expenditure of CAP funds and the responsibilities and placement of staff would remain as submitted, and that, were any changes to be proposed, UNEP would report them to the Executive Committee as soon as possible for its consideration and a decision thereon;</li><li>To request UNEP to report to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting actions taken to implement the recommendations 1, 3, 4, and 7 listed below, taken from the May 2014 report of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the UNEP OzonAction Branch, in accordance with all relevant Executive Committee decisions relating to the operation of UNEP as an implementing agency of the Multilateral Fund:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Recommendation 1: UNEP should review the existing organizational arrangements to ensure that they provide for a clear accountability and efficient and effective delivery of the OzonAction Branch programme of work in accordance with the decisions of the Executive Committee;</li><li>Recommendation 3: UNEP should put in place a mechanism to ensure that funds are used as approved by the Executive Committee, variances are disclosed in a timely basis, and unspent balances are returned to the Executive Committee in a timely manner;</li><li>Recommendation 4: UNEP should define a mechanism to ensure that projects are financially closed no more than 18 months after the date of operational completion, and that unutilized balances are returned to the Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in a timely manner;</li><li>Recommendation 7: UNEP should ensure that the OzonAction Branch does not enter into contractual agreements which duplicate the services of the Compliance Assistance Project;</li></ol></li><li>To further request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made; and</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations.</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on 2015 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2909">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/31</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the World BankÔÇÖs core unit operation was again below its budgeted level and that it would be returning unused balances; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets of US $2,026,529 for UNDP, US $2,026,529 for UNIDO and US $1,725,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In response to a request for clarification, she confirmed that the tonnages were being measured in metric tonnes, and not in kilogrammes as had inadvertently been indicated in a table in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2918">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/41</a>.</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the submission of the Government of Lebanon of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project;</li><li>To approve implementation of a pilot demonstration project for ODS waste management and disposal in Lebanon to destroy a total of 12.7 metric tonnes of ODS waste, in the amount of US $123,475, plus agency support costs of US $11,113 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>No further funds would be available for Lebanon for any ODS disposal projects;</li><li>Any marketing of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission reductions that might be generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Lebanon, through UNIDO, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of, and the activities associated with, the ODS waste management and disposal demonstration project; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2016, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the fourth (and final) tranche of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) production, and the corresponding 2014-2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,790,000, plus agency support costs of US $134,000 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the Government of China would continue to use existing balances to undertake activities for the phase-out of MB production, and that all project activities would be completed no later than 31 December 2018; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit annual reports on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of MB production, and the project completion report, to the Executive Committee no later than the first meeting in 2019.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea for 2014 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 15 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $979,272, consisting of US $701,880, plus agency support costs of US $49,132 for UNIDO, and US $202,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,260 for UNEP, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To note that the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 78.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 61.8 ODP tonnes and 94.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2018;</li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To report to the first meeting in 2015 on the results of the consultations with the Committee of the United Nations Security Council regarding equipment items considered unlikely to be prohibited by United Nations resolutions but for which additional information was to be collected by UNIDO to determine that with certainty;</li><li>To present, in the event that there were items not cleared by the Committee of the United Nations Security Council, an alternative action plan to address the associated HCFC consumption;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 20.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, and the corresponding implementation plan, in the amount of US $181,514, consisting of US $123,700, plus agency support costs of US $8,659 for UNIDO, and US $43,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,655 for UNEP; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and UNEP to follow an approach similar to that taken for the first tranche of the HPMP for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea in terms of compliance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, the modality of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures when submitting and implementing future tranches of the HPMP.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico for the period 2014 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $11,932,208, consisting of: US $9,899,581, plus agency support costs of US $692,971 for UNIDO; US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for UNEP; US $650,000, plus agency support costs of US $81,500 for the Government of Germany; and US $458,191, plus agency support costs of US $59,565 for the Government of Italy;</li><li>To deduct an additional 533.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, including 28.6 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in exported pre-blended polyols;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Mexico to issue a ban on import of HCFC-141b by 1 January 2022;</li><li>To note that the Government of Mexico has committed to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline in 2018, 50 per cent in 2020, and 67.5 per cent in 2022;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mexico, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $3,456,227, consisting of US $2,404,412, plus agency support costs of US $168,309 for UNIDO; US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,750 for the Government of Germany; and US $458,191, plus agency support costs of US $59,565 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress reports on the implementation of the following tranches of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China: the third tranches of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan, the polyurethane rigid (PU) foam sector plan, the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning (ICR) sector plan and the room air-conditioner manufacturing (RAC) sector plan;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the XPS foam sector plan for China and the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $6,330,000, plus agency support costs of US $443,100 for UNIDO, and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $43,782, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China in 2012 and interest accrued up to 31 December 2013 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the XPS foam sector plan for China, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the PU foam sector plan for China and the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,079,000, plus agency support costs of US $285,530 for the World Bank, and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $5,195, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2013 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the PU foam sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the ICR sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $11,075,000, plus agency support costs of US $775,250 for UNDP, and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $87,093, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2013 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the ICR sector plan as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the RAC sector plan for China, or the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $9,625,000 plus agency support costs of US $673,750 for UNIDO, and to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $67,293, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China in 2012 and interest accrued up to 31 December 2013 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the RAC sector plan for China, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Fiji;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 5.77 ODP tonnes, calculated using the revised consumption of 5.12 ODP tonnes and 6.41 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 2010, respectively, which the Government of Fiji would submit to the Ozone Secretariat for a request to revise the baseline consumption for compliance under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>That, on the basis of the revised starting point, and in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>, the overall amount of funding for stage I of the HPMP would be adjusted to US $348,370, consisting of US $189,500 plus agency support costs of US $17,055 for UNDP, and US $125,500 plus agency support costs of US$16,315 for UNEP;</li><li>That the 2013 consumption reported by the Government of Fiji under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol of 7.67 ODP tonnes exceeded the maximum allowable consumption of 5.77 ODP tonnes by 1.9 ODP tonnes, as set out in row 1.2 of the revised Agreement with the Executive Committee, as it deducted consumption of ODS used for bulk sales to foreign-owned vessels;</li><li>That the Government of Fiji had an established licensing system to control the import and export of HCFCs, had committed to meeting the targets in its revised Agreement with the Executive Committee, had excluded the consumption of ODS used for bulk sales to foreign-owned vessels as exports in its annual report under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol in 2013, and affirmed that its 2009 and 2010 consumption data would be revised to deduct the consumption for bulk sales to foreign-owned vessels, which had initially been reported as domestic consumption for these years;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had revised paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Executive Committee, on the basis of the revised HCFC starting point, and that this revised Agreement, as contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], superseded that which had been reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage the Government of Fiji to return to compliance with the targets in the Agreement as soon as possible and no later than 2015; and</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Fiji, and the corresponding revised 2015-2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $66,883, consisting of US $37,900, plus agency support costs of US $3,411 for UNDP, and US $24,400, plus agency support costs of US $3,172 for UNEP, on the understanding that approval of further funding would be subject to issues on the licensing and quota system identified in the verification report being satisfactorily addressed.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mozambique contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2921">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/44</a>;</li><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption would be 8.7 ODP tonnes, calculated using revised consumption data of 8.68 ODP tonnes for 2009 and 8.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2010, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and that the revised level of funding for stage I of the HPMP would be US $332,500, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii), if the Parties to the Montreal Protocol approved the change in the HCFC consumption for 2009 at their Twenty-sixth Meeting;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mozambique, and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, on the condition that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol approved at their Twenty-sixth Meeting the change of the HCFC consumption for 2009 as specified in sub-paragraph (b) above, and that the Treasurer would not transfer the funding approved to UNEP until that had happened;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update the Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, and submit it together with the funding request for the third tranche of the HPMP, if the Parties to the Montreal Protocol approved the change in the HCFC consumption for 2009 at their Twenty-sixth Meeting;</li><li>To request UNEP, in the event that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol did not approve the change of the HCFC consumption for 2009, to resubmit the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mozambique to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the approval of the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mozambique was on the understanding that Mozambique assumed all responsibilities and risks associated with retrofitting HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants and associated servicing.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following the informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the review of the administrative cost regime for the 2015-2017 triennium (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7145">decision 71/45</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2927">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/51</a>;
 </li>
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 To apply the existing administrative cost regime for the bilateral and implementing agencies during the 2015&ndash;2017 triennium;</li>
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 To request a review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget at the first meeting of 2017; and
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 To request that the terms of reference for the review mentioned in paragraph (c) above be submitted to the Executive Committee for its consideration at its last meeting of 2015.
 </li>
</ol>

 To note the report on disbursement of funds for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7238">decision 72/38</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2928">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/52</a>;</li>
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 To request implementing agencies:
 To continue monitoring the disbursement of the approved funds during stage I of the HPMP for China; and
 </li>
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 To include, when submitting stage II of the HPMP for China to the Executive Committee for consideration, the respective disbursement modality agreed on with the Government of China, along with the specific milestones that would allow for the disbursement of funds to the Government of China closer to the time when they were needed.
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>In light of the above, the Executive Committee decided to continue its consideration of the draft criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II of HPMPs at its 74th meeting.
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73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Climate impact <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the fully developed Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6923">decision 69/23</a>) contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/54</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:</li></ol><p>To take into consideration, in finalizing the MCII, the recommendations provided by the technical experts who had undertaken independent reviews of the MCII in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6923">decision 69/23</a>(c);</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To take into account, as appropriate, the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the refinement of the MCII tool;</li><li>To share the MCII tool with the IPCC and to invite feedback on the tool from the World Bank in the context of its work with other Multilateral Development Banks to harmonize greenhouse gas accounting across their investment portfolios, and its work on energy subsidy reform;</li><li>To report to the Executive Committee, no later than the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the outcome of the above undertakings; and<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To note that the Secretariat would calculate the impact on the climate of investment projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sectors, applying the revised MCII model resulting from the work referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, and that, for investment projects in all other manufacturing sectors, it would apply the methodologies described in paragraph 14 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/54</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2013 contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2932">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/55</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>That UNEP had received the report of the United Nations Board of Auditors for the biennium ending 31 December 2013 and that there were no major issues of relevance to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That the report of the Treasurer (<a target="_blank" href="/media/2935">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/57</a>), produced pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7242">decision 72/42</a>(b)(ii) and (iii), contained the information requested on the issue of funds transfers from the Treasurer to the implementing agencies and on the UNEP-wide standard on cash advances and the 20 per cent disbursement threshold for tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans, and clearly showed the relationship between the two issues, and also contained further information on the criteria used for the placement of funds to ensure risk reduction and the maximization of interest accrual; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2014 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2013 financial accounts and final 2013 accounts as reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2932">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/55</a> and Corr.1.</li></ol>

Japan, Sweden, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2013 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2934">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/56</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP to adjust, in its progress report, the previously understated support costs under the Nigeria HCFC phase-out management plan project preparation (NIR/FOA/57/PRP/123) by US $144;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To withhold from its future transfers to UNDP an amount of US $205,719 representing the additional interest income reported by UNDP in its provisional financial statement, but not in its final financial statement, and to reflect that amount as a prior year adjustment in UNDPÔÇÖs 2014 accounts;</li><li>To record the decrease in expenditure, in the amount of US $157,470, between UNDPÔÇÖs provisional and final financial statements in 2014;</li><li>To withhold from its future transfers to UNIDO an amount of US $17,064 representing an additional interest income reported by UNIDO in its final statements, but not in its provisional statements, and to reflect that amount as a prior year adjustment in UNIDOÔÇÖs 2014 accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the 2013 outstanding reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $322,396 in income and US $1,578 in expenditure between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>US $16 in income and US $57 in expenditure between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>US $8 in income between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054; and</li><li>The World Bank, for the following projects implemented with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The refund by Government of the Philippines of US $28,434, representing an undocumented balance to the ODS project special account, which was a new item;</li><li>Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104) in the amount of US $1,198,946;</li><li>Japan bilateral (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158) in the amount of US $342,350, which was a new item;</li><li>Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) in the amount of US $5,375,000.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To note the report on fund transfers from the Treasurer to the implementing agencies (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7242">decision 72/42</a>(b)(ii) and (iii)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2935">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/57</a>;
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 <li>
 To maintain the current system for the management and transfer of funds under the Multilateral Fund from the Treasurer to implementing agencies.
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the approved 2014, 2015, 2016 and proposed 2017 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in Annex I of document <a href="/media/2936" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/58</a>;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to reallocate the sum of US $118,750 from the approved 2014 budget under budget lines 1200, 1600 and 3301 to budget lines 1333, 1334 and 3302, as indicated in Table 2 of document <a href="/media/2936" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/58</a>, and as contained in Annex XX to [document <a href="/media/2873" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], in order to accommodate the additional cost of having the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee in Paris, noting that the proposed transfer among budget lines was above the 20 per cent limit; and</li><li>To approve the proposed staff and operational costs of the 2017 budget, as contained in Annex XX to [document <a href="/media/2873" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>], totalling US $7,190,229 based on a scenario of two meetings per year.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the report back by the facilitator of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the review of the operation of the Executive Committee prepared pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7023">decision 70/23</a>(d) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2937">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/59</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To agree to continue convening two meetings of the Executive Committee from 2015 onwards with the possibility of holding an additional brief meeting if required between those meetings to consider project proposals;
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 <li>
 To note:
 That the three-year business plan of the Multilateral Fund would be submitted to the last meeting of the year;</li>
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 That a document entitled &ldquo;Country programme data and prospects for compliance&rdquo; would be submitted to the first and last meetings of the year;</li>
 <li>
 That bilateral and implementing agencies would be requested to submit their annual progress and financial reports to the Secretariat 12 weeks in advance of the last meeting of the year;
 </li>
 <li>
 That the consolidated progress report and the relevant progress reports of the bilateral and implementing agencies would be considered at the last meeting of the year;
 </li>
 <li>
 To note that, in the absence of an agreement by the Executive Committee on the composition of the Sub-group on the Production Sector, the documents for the first meeting of the Sub-group in a given year would be conveyed only to the heads of Executive Committee delegations, with the consent of the country or countries concerned;
 </li>
 <li>
 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to submit projects proposals and reports in advance of the prescribed deadlines wherever possible, in order to facilitate their timely review by the Secretariat;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to continue reviewing the standard agenda items of the Executive Committee meetings with a view to streamlining and improving the efficiency of the operation of the Executive Committee;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document on the main procedures of the operation of the Executive Committee, including the roles of the Secretariat and the implementing agencies regarding their provision of advice to the Executive Committee and, where applicable, to beneficiary countries, in order to provide a basis for discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the Executive Committee, the Secretariat and implementing agencies of the Multilateral Fund, for presentation to the Executive Committee at its last meeting in 2015, with a view to improving understanding and initiating changes where necessary; and</li>
 <li>
 To review the scenario of two Executive Committee meetings per year at the first meeting of the Committee in 2016.
 </li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>After considering the draft report, the Executive Committee decided to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Parties in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 73rd meeting of the Executive Committee.
</p>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission by the World Bank, on behalf of the Government of China, of the remaining information requested by the Secretariat in relation to the 2013 progress report for the HCFC production phase-out management plan activities funded by the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Also to note that no new HCFC production plants or production lines had been established for ODS or feedstock between 2010 and the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request the Government of China to notify the Executive Committee if any additional HCFC production lines were established in China beyond those covered in its Agreement with the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>
 To note the verification report of the HCFC production and consumption for China, which indicated that China had remained within its maximum allowable production and consumption targets for 2013;</li>
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 To encourage the Government of China to request HCFC producers in China in future verifications:
 To provide export-related documents for each shipment claimed as an export;</li>
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 To specify the use of HCFC sales in sales contracts; and
 </li>
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 To allow submission of the funding tranche of the 2015 annual implementation programme of stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft format for progress reports and annual implementation plans regarding HCFC production phase-out management plans (HPPMP) contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2873">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/62</a>];</li><li>To further note that the World Bank would use the draft format on an interim basis when preparing 2015 tranche of funding related to the HPPMP for China to be submitted to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present an updated format for progress reports and annual implementation plans for the HPPMP for consideration at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, ensuring that it took into consideration the lessons learned by the World Bank when using it on an interim basis.</li></ol>

73rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To hold its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal from 18 to 22 May 2015; and
 </li>
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 To hold its 75<sup>th</sup> meeting back to back with the Twenty-seventh Meeting of the Parties at a date and venue to be decided.</li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report updated by the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, and the information on promissory notes and countries which had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism (FERM) during the 2015ÔÇô2017 triennium, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*];</li><li>To note with appreciation the payments made to the Multilateral Fund by the Holy See and the Government of Kazakhstan, as reported in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*];</li><li>To urge all Parties eligible to use the FERM to advise the Treasurer of their intention to do so before the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To note that the Government of Germany had been able to reduce the schedule of payment of its promissory notes for the 2015-2017 replenishment period from five to four years and that it was committed to fitting the encashment schedule within the triennium for the 2018-2020 replenishment period.</li></ol>

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2813">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/4</a> and the update provided by UNIDO after the document had been issued;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $2,409,941, which included the return of US $353,703, plus agency support costs of US $28,024, from UNDP; US $1,772,803, plus agency support costs of US $153,290, from UNEP; and US $94,931, plus agency support costs of US $7,190, from UNIDO;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting by the bilateral agencies in cash against completed projects was US $12,363, which included US $6,529, plus agency support costs of US $849, from the Government of the Czech Republic; US $1,580, plus agency support costs of US $205, from the Government of Japan; and US $32, plus agency support costs of US $4 and interest of US $3,164, from the Government of Spain;</li><li>That the return of US $140,685 (US $94,500, plus agency support costs of US $12,285 for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) (stage I, second tranche) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia; and US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900), for the verification report for stage I of the HPMP, from the Government of Germany owing to the change of implementing agency would be offset against future approved bilateral projects for the Government of Germany;</li><li>That UNIDO had balances of US $15,053, excluding agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNEP had unobligated balances of US $50,000, excluding agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the World Bank had unobligated balances of US $521,029, excluding agency support costs, for one project completedÔÇ£by decisionÔÇØ of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Government of France had balances for one project closed and four projects completed over two years previously, totalling US $378,985, excluding agency support costs, which would be offset against future approved bilateral projects for the Government of France;</li><li>That the Government of Israel had balances for one project completed over two years previously, totalling US $68,853, excluding agency support costs;</li><li>That the Government of Italy had balances for two projects completed over two years previously, totalling US $4,228 in obligated and US $3,043 in unobligated balances, excluding agency support costs;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to liquidate or cancel obligations not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decisionÔÇØ of the Executive Committee in order to return balances to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting as a follow-up to decisions 70/7(b)(ii) and (iii) and 71/11(b);</li><li>UNEP and the World Bank to return all unobligated balances from completed projects and/or projects completedÔÇ£by decisionÔÇØ of the Executive Committee to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Government of Italy to return all unobligated balances to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Secretariat to adjust the additional funds allocated to UNEP for stage I of the HPMP for the Philippines from US $1,077,221, plus agency support costs of US $124,364, approved at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6820">decision 68/20</a>) to US $1,033,575, plus agency support costs of US $123,693, to reflect the actual balance returned by the World Bank, as recorded in the report of the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting (<a target="_blank" href="/media/3343">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/54</a>);</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of the Czech Republic, Japan, and Spain the respective return of balances to the Fund and to record the amount of US $3,164 as interest income for the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The transfer of preparation of stage II of the HPMP (EGY/PHA/73/PRP/121) and related investment activities in the foam sector (EGY/FOA/73/PRP/120) for Egypt from UNIDO to UNDP, in the amount of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,400, for each of the two projects;</li><li>The transfer of preparation of stage II of the HPMP for Chile (CHI/PHA/73/PRP/182) from UNDP to UNIDO, in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800;</li><li>The extension of the duration of the African chiller demonstration project being implemented by the Governments of France (AFR/REF/48/DEM/36) and Japan (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35) until December 2015 to enable the completion of assistance to Sudan; and</li><li>The extension of the duration of the national ODS phase-out plan in Yemen (YEM/PHA/55/INV/28 and YEM/PHA/60/INV/36) until June 2016 owing to the continued crisis and conflict in the country.</li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Based on the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The update on the implementation of the consolidated 2015-2017 business plan of the Multilateral Fund and financial planning for the triennium 2015ÔÇæ2017, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2814">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/5</a>, Corr.1 and Add.1;</li><li>That US $7,608,250 in activities pursuant to decision XXVI/9 (paragraph 4), which had not been included in the 2015-2017 business plans, had been submitted to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the total estimated costs of the project preparation requested and proposed demonstration projects for low global-warming potential (GWP) alternatives exceeded the funding window of US $10 million established by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the Government of Germany, UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO had submitted information with respect to the ratings in the qualitative performance assessments, as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7314">decision 73/14</a>(b)(ii)-(iii) and (c);</li></ol></li><li>To urge:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Belarus to make its contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the 2015-2017 triennium, while noting that it had not previously made contributions;</li><li>The Secretariat and the Treasurer to strengthen outreach to contributing Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more in order to emphasize the need to make payments to the Multilateral Fund in accordance with the replenishments decided by the Parties;</li><li>Those contributing Parties with arrears from the 2012-2014 triennium to pay them during 2015;</li></ol></li><li>To adopt a resource allocation of US $179.9 million in 2015, US $173.8 million in 2016, and US $153.8 million in 2017, with any unallocated funds to be allocated subsequently during the 2015-2017 triennium; and</li><li>To consider the availability of cash flow for the 2016 and 2017 budgets at the first meeting of 2016 in light of the collection of interest, unexpected return of unused balances from projects/agreements, the payment of pledges from trienniums prior to the last replenishment, any losses due to non-payment of pledges expected from the last replenishment, and any losses or gains due to the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Based on the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2817">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements submitted by the Governments of France and Germany, and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 61 out of 96 activities related to tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) due for submission had been submitted on time to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting and that nine of those tranches had been withdrawn after discussion with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had indicated no impact or unlikely impact on compliance resulting from the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for the first meeting of 2015 and that there had been no indication that any of those countries were in non-compliance with the 2013 freeze on HCFC consumption, except for:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, where the Parties to the Montreal Protocol noted with appreciation the submission by the Party of a plan of action to ensure its return to compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs HCFC consumption control measures in 2015 and production control measures in 2016, in line with decision XXVI/15;</li><li>Guatemala, where the Parties had noted with appreciation the submission by the Party of a plan of action to ensure its return to compliance with the ProtocolÔÇÖs HCFC consumption control measures and its decision to reduce its HCFC consumption in 2014 below its allowable consumption by the excess amount consumed in 2013, in line with decision XXVI/16; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters on the decisions on tranche submission delays to the governments of the countries listed in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*].</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the 2015 consolidated project completion reports (PCRs) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2818">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/7</a>;
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 To urge implementing agencies to submit to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting the backlog of PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects as listed in Tables 5 and 10, respectively, of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2818">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/7</a>, and if the PCRs due were not submitted, to provide the reasons for not doing so and the schedule for submission; and</li>
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the report on the multi-year agreement (MYA) database contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2819">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/8</a>;</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, to make a recommendation to the Executive Committee, for consideration at its 75<sup>th</sup> meeting on:
 Options to reduce the burden on bilateral and implementing agencies when submitting information for the MYA database;
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 Options to enable the countries concerned to confirm the data being entered in the MYA database by the bilateral and implementing agencies;</li>
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 To further request bilateral and implementing agencies to fill in the missing information in the MYA database and to update it no later than eight weeks prior to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
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 To note that bilateral agencies not directly involved in project implementation might request the implementing agencies to report the information required in sub&#8209;paragraph (c) above on their behalf.
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the final report on the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out projects in the foam sector contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2820">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/9</a> and Corr.1; and
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 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out projects in the foam sector when implementing projects in this sector.
 </li>
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2822">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/10</a> and Corr.1 on the terms of reference for the desk studies on the HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector and on pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-737">decision 73/7</a>(b));</li>
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 To approve the terms of reference for the desk study on the HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector, as contained in Annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2822">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/10</a>/Corr.1; and
 </li>
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 To approve the terms of reference for the desk study on pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction, as contained in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2822">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/10</a> and as amended by document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2822">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/10</a>/Corr.1.
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2824">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/11</a> on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance;</li><li>That 106 countries (of the 141 that had submitted data) had submitted 2013 data using the web-based system;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to continue assisting the Government of South Sudan in establishing its licensing system, the Governments of Dominica and Mauritania in amending their licensing systems to include the accelerated control measures for HCFCs, and the Government of Burundi in finalizing its quota system, and to report to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNIDO to continue assisting the Government of Libya to operationalize its licensing system, and to report to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in addressing data discrepancies between the CP and Article 7 reports;</li><li>Article 5 countries to submit CP data reports eight weeks prior to the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the year, if possible, and no later than 1 May, on the understanding that the deadlines for CP data submission would need to be revisited in the event that the Executive Committee were to decide to revert to holding three meetings a year; and</li><li>The Secretariat to present to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting a proposal for an updated CP report format, taking into account discussions held on the format at its 74<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP to submit its written report on the audit of the UNEP OzonAction Branch to the 75th meeting so that the Committee could keep those issues under consideration in the context of the approved Compliance Assistance Programme budget.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the status reports and reports on projects with specific reporting requirements, as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a> and Corr.1.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments and report on implementation delays, and would notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission of implementation delay reports and additional status reports to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting on the projects listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] as part of the 2014 annual and financial progress reports of bilateral and implementing agencies, taking into account the information requested in Table 3 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a>;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters of possible cancellation for the following projects:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Technical assistance for alternatives to methyl bromide in Iraq (IRQ/FUM/62/INV/13), being implemented by UNIDO; and</li><li>Technical assistance for the elimination of controlled uses of methyl bromide in soil fumigation in Mozambique (MOZ/FUM/60/TAS/20), being implemented by UNIDO.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the demonstration project on lowÔÇæcost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams in Egypt contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a>, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting an update on the status of finalization of the trials under the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, and the associated supplementary report, if the trials were completed.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the transfer of US $94,500, plus agency support costs of US $8,505 from the Government of Germany to UNIDO, for the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, noting the revised work programme associated with the tranche;</li><li>To approve the transfer of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,700 from the Government of Germany to UNIDO, for the preparation of a verification report to be submitted with the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the transfer from the Government of Germany to UNIDO of funding, approved in principle, of US $126,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,340, associated with the third to the fifth funding tranches of the HPMP; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise the Agreement between the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee based on sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) above, when the funding request for the third tranche of the HPMP was submitted.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide phase-out project in Guatemala submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a>; and</li><li>To note that the project completion report of the project mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above would be submitted to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-717">decision 71/7</a>(b)(ii).</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the halon phase-out project in the Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a>;</li><li>To extend the planned completion date for the project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above until 31 December 2015;</li><li>To request UNIDO:</li><li>To provide a progress report to each meeting until the completion of the project; and</li><li>To submit the project completion report no later than the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNEP, contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2825">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/12</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To encourage:</li><li>Low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries, through the bilateral and implementing agencies, to consider the information provided in the report when seeking additional resources for climate co-benefits during the implementation of stage I and future stages of HCFC phase-out management plans, while noting that the climate-related activities included therein might not be the direct responsibility of the national ozone units; and</li><li>UNEP to address climate co-benefits in the servicing sector while implementing HCFC phase-out in LVC countries in its various capacityÔÇæbuilding activities, through the addition of specific training modules and information outreach activities.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
</p>
 To maintain the 20 per cent disbursement threshold in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7224">decision 72/24</a>(b), noting that it was applied in a flexible manner, taking into account other circumstances with respect to implementation of the project, including the compliance status of the country and aggregated fund disbursement; and
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when assisting Article 5 countries to prepare future stages of their HCFC phase-out management plans, to carefully design the schedule of submission of tranches and their completion according to the activities to be implemented in the following one to three years and their associated costs, and to commence all preparatory work, such as legal agreements or memorandums of understanding as required, in advance of the submission of funding tranches.
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, for HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for which the last funding tranche was requested one or more years prior to the last year for which a consumption target had been established, to request the lead implementing agency and relevant cooperating agencies to submit annual tranche implementation reports and, where applicable, verification reports on the current stage of the HPMPs until all activities foreseen had been completed and HCFC consumption targets had been met, on the understanding that, when consecutive stages of HPMPs were implemented concurrently, the verification reports should be based on the lower HCFC consumption target committed to by the country concerned.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To continue assisting Article 5 countries, during implementation of their HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), in securing the supply of the alternative technologies selected;
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 To report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by an Article 5 country at each meeting up until the original technology selected or another technology with a low-global-warming potential (GWP) had been fully introduced;</li>
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 To include in the submission of any future stage of an HPMP for which a low&#8209;GWP alternative to HCFCs had been selected detailed information from the suppliers on how and when an adequate supply of the technology would be made available to the country; and
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 To note that any change in the final technology other than that proposed in the approved project would require approval by the Executive Committee, in line with paragraph 7 of each country&rsquo;s Agreement with the Executive Committee, where applicable, and with relevant Executive Committee decisions relating to changes of technology.
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</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the SecretariatÔÇÖs analysis of the requests submitted for preparation of projects to demonstrate low-global warming potential (GWP) technologies, the requests for two fully-developed demonstration projects in Colombia and Egypt, and the feasibility studies on district cooling, taking into account the information contained in the document on the analysis of the remaining eligible HCFC consumption in various sectors and subsectors of potential demonstration relevance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/2862">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/49</a>);</li><li>To provide funding for one feasibility study for district cooling and the preparation of 13 projects to demonstrate low-GWP technologies, as contained in the work programmes of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank submitted and modified at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to rationalize the costs of the demonstration projects to enable the approval of a larger number of demonstration projects under the available funding of US $10 million, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>, and to further explore other sources of additional funding; and</li><li>To allow the submission of a limited number of additional requests for the preparation of projects to demonstrate low-GWP technologies in the air-conditioning manufacturing sector, the resubmission of the two fully-developed demonstration projects, and additional feasibility studies on district cooling to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their respective bilateral cooperation and amendments to the work programmes for submission to the 75th meeting, funding for verification reports for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plans for Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Congo (the), Costa Rica, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Mali, Mauritius, Montenegro, Rwanda, Seychelles, Suriname, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Zimbabwe.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting:
 That the Agreements between the Governments of Guyana, the Lao People&rsquo;s Democratic Republic, Liberia, the Pacific Island Countries and the Executive Committee contained in Annexes V to VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*], respectively, had been updated on the basis of the established HCFC baseline for compliance;</li>
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 That the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to reflect the change in agency support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime;</li>
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 That the Agreement between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to reflect the changes in tranche distribution owing to the cancellation of an investment project; and</li>
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 That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*].
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee decided to remove the request for funding for the preparation for the establishment of a regional centre of excellence for demonstration and training of low-global warming potential ozone-safe technologies in the Europe and Central Asia Region, submitted by the Government of the Russian Federation, from the list of bilateral cooperation projects, but to retain it in UNIDOÔÇÖs work programme as a demonstration project.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 74th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $45,765 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015;</li><li>US $463,706 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015; and</li><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of Japan bilateral contribution for 2015.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests for funding for the following projects on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a demonstration project to develop ammonia semi-hermetic frequency convertible screw refrigeration system in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry in China in the amount of US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,680 for UNDP;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for the transition of HCFC-22-based refrigerant unit to ammonia (NH3) cascade system in refrigeration applications in Costa Rica, in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800 for UNDP;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for development and evaluation of spray foam polyols systems for buildings using HFOs as blowing agent in India, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for UNDP;</li><li>Preparation of demonstration of HCFC-free low-global warming potential (GWP) technologies performance in air-conditioning applications in Kuwait, in the amount of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,400 for UNDP;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for HCFC-free low-GWP alternatives in refrigeration in the fisheries sector in Maldives, in the amount of US $15,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,050 for UNDP;</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve the requests for funding for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for developing screw high temperature heat pump compressor units with low-GWP refrigerant in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry in China;</li><li>Preparation of demonstration of HCFC-free low-GWP technologies performance in the commercial refrigeration sector in Egypt;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for development and evaluation of polyol systems for foam products using HFOs as blowing agent in India;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for the production of hydrocarbons refrigerants for refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) applications in Latin America and the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago); and</li><li>Preparation of an assessment of unsaturated HFOs in RAC applications in a small non-low-volume-consuming country (Uruguay).</li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>, to approve the request for funding for the feasibility study to develop a business model for district cooling in the Dominican Republic in the amount of US $91,743, plus agency support costs of US $8,257 for UNDP.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a> to approve the requests for funding to conduct national surveys of ODS alternatives:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Costa Rica and El Salvador, each in the amount of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNDP;</li><li>In Lebanon and Panama, each in the amount of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,900 for UNDP;</li><li>In the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNDP; and</li><li>In India, in the amount of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,200 for UNDP, noting that the funding had been approved taking into account similar surveys conducted outside the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>, that the requests for funding for technical assistance for district cooling feasibility studies for Egypt and Kuwait could be resubmitted to the 75th meeting.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a> to approve the requests for funding to conduct national surveys of ODS alternatives:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bhutan, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guyana, Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia, each in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP;</li><li>In Angola, Armenia, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Jamaica, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe, each in the amount of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP;</li><li>In Afghanistan, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago, each in the amount of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,300 for UNEP;</li><li>In Pakistan, in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900 for UNEP; and</li><li>In Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia and Republic of Moldova, each in the amount of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP; in Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Togo, each in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP; in Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana, each in the amount of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,150 for UNEP; and in Nigeria, in the amount of US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for UNEP, noting that eligible funding had been reduced by 50 per cent to account for surveys funded outside the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding for phase V of the institutional strengthening project for Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the amount of US $95,333, plus agency support costs of US $6,673 for UNIDO, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism on nonÔÇæcompliance.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee, recognizing the special situation of the Government of Libya, <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for funding for phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for Libya for one year only, in the amount of US $68,033, plus agency support costs of US $4,762 for UNIDO, without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism on non-compliance; and</li><li>To encourage the Government of Libya to work with UNIDO in order to return to compliance and to submit its request for the second year of funding for phase IV of the institutional strengthening project to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2016.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the requests for funding for the following projects on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a global demonstration project on refrigerant containment and introduction of low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants at the country level, in the amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500 for UNIDO, noting that the original proposal was revised;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project in the refrigeration assembly sector in Argentina and Tunisia, in the amount of US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,200 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project on the use of compact high-pressure foaming equipment for the safe introduction of pentane technology to small and medium-sized enterprises in Morocco, in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation of a regional centre of excellence for demonstration and training of low-GWP ozone-safe alternative technologies in the Europe and Central Asia region, in the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,500 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project on promoting HFO-based low-GWP refrigerants for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as foam-blowing agent in spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for UNIDO;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project on the technical and economic advantages of vacuum-assisted injection in discontinuous panel at a manufacturing plant converted from HCFC-141b to pentane in South Africa, in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve the requests for funding for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for low-GWP alternatives in various applications for transport refrigeration (cryogenic and natural refrigerants) in China;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for conversion from HCFC-22 to carbon dioxide heat pump compressors in China;</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for leakage reduction of large/industrial refrigerating appliances in China;</li><li>Preparation of a regional demonstration project to ensure safety standards and market availability of high quality refrigerants (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia);</li><li>Preparation of a regional demonstration project for stage II of HPMP refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing activities, with focus on low-GWP flammable refrigerants (Bahamas, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname);</li><li>Preparation of a regional demonstration project on refrigerant containment and refrigerant leakage prevention in high ambient temperatures (Egypt and Gulf Cooperation Council countries); and</li><li>Preparation of a demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by means of using HFOs as foam blowing agent in the manufacture of reefers and truck trailer bodies in Turkey.</li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a> to approve the requests for funding to conduct national surveys of ODS alternatives:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uganda, each in the amount of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,600 for UNIDO;</li><li>In Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Niger and Serbia, each in the amount of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO;</li><li>In Ecuador, Oman, Tunisia and Uruguay, each in the amount of US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,900 for UNIDO;</li><li>In Argentina, Turkey and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), each in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNIDO;</li><li>In Chile, in the amount of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950 for UNIDO; noting that eligible funding had been reduced by 50 per cent to account for surveys funded outside the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>In Mexico, in the amount of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNIDO, noting that the funding had been approved taking into account similar surveys conducted outside the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>, to approve the request for funding for the preparation of a project in the foam sector in Thailand that would demonstrate climate-friendly and energyÔÇæefficient alternative technologies to HCFCs, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a>, to approve the request for funding to conduct a national survey of ODS alternatives in Thailand, in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,800 for the World Bank, noting that the funding had been approved taking into account similar surveys conducted outside the Multilateral Fund.</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>, that the demonstration project to validate the use of HFO for discontinuous panels and spray foam in Article 5 Parties through the development of cost&#8209;effective formulations in Colombia could be resubmitted to the 75th meeting.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided, in light of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7421">decision 74/21</a>, that the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at very small users in Egypt could be resubmitted to the 75th meeting.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the clarifications, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kyrgyzstan;</li><li>With appreciation the submission of stage II of the HPMP by the Government of Kyrgyzstan to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>With appreciation the commitment by the Government of Kyrgyzstan to accelerate the reduction of its HCFC consumption by 35 per cent from the baseline in 2016, 67.5 per cent in 2018, and 97.5 per cent in 2020, with service tail of 2.5 per cent per annum until 2025;</li><li>That <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7241">decision 72/41</a> had been taken into consideration during preparation of stage II of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In principle, stage II of the HPMP for Kyrgyzstan for the period 2015 to 2020 for complete phase-out of HCFC consumption (with a remaining service tail of 2.5 per cent per annum until 2025), in the amount of US $780,560, consisting of US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,000 for UNDP, and US $312,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,560 for UNEP;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*]; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Kyrgyzstan, and the corresponding 2015-2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $351,400, consisting of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,900 for UNDP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNEP, on the understanding that if Kyrgyzstan were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol></li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic;</li><li>That some enterprises in the foam sector for which conversions were approved based on low-global-warming potential (GWP) alternatives were using HFC-245fa temporarily due to the unavailability of low-GWP polyol systems domestically;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of the Dominican Republic during implementation of its HPMP in securing the supply of the alternative technologies selected;</li><li>To request UNDP to report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by the Government of the Dominican Republic at each meeting until the original technology selected or another technology with a low-GWP had been fully introduced;</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Dominican Republic and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,750 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>If the Dominican Republic were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols;</li><li>That the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of the Dominican Republic was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to submit the project completion report to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2017.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for El Salvador;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to revise the remaining eligible consumption in Appendix 2-A, and to add a new paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That one enterprise in the foam sector for which conversion had been approved based on a low-global-warming potential (GWP) alternative was using HFCÔÇæ245fa temporarily due to the unavailability of low-GWP polyol systems domestically;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of El Salvador during implementation of its HPMP in securing the supply of the alternative technologies selected;</li><li>To request UNDP to report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by the Government of El Salvador at each meeting until the original technology selected or another technology with a low GWP had been fully introduced; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for El Salvador and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $82,498, consisting of US $58,928, plus agency support costs of US $4,420 for UNDP, and US $18,500, plus agency support costs of US $650 for UNEP.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran; and</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated in Appendix 2ÔÇæA to deduct US $225,500, plus agency support costs of US $16,913 for UNDP, associated with the postponement of the conversion of the systems house component of the enterpriseÔÇ£USCÔÇØ to stage II, and to indicate in paragraph 16 that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Government of Germany to submit progress reports on a yearly basis on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fourth tranche until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report no later than the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and</li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2015-2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $885,977, consisting of US $250,430, plus agency support costs of US $18,782 for UNDP, US $274,827, plus agency support costs of US $20,612 for UNIDO, and US $288,582, plus agency support costs of US $32,744, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq; and</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to extend the implementation period of stage I of the HPMP and reallocate funds between UNEP and UNIDO and tranches in paragraph 1, Appendix 2-A, and to revise the role of monitoring institutions in Appendix 5-A, and to add a new paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Iraq, and the corresponding 2015-2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $613,072, consisting of US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,822 for UNEP, and US $230,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,250 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNEP and UNIDO until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Iraq was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait; and</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to reflect the change in agency support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime in Appendix 2-A, and to add a new paragraph 16 that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kuwait and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $3,961,140, consisting of US $337,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,301 for UNEP, and US $3,349,382, plus agency support costs of US $234,457 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNEP and UNIDO until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Kuwait was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon;</li><li>With appreciation that the investment projects that were part of stage I of the HPMP had phased out a total of 20.76 ODP tonnes, and had been completed at better cost-effectiveness than that approved by the Executive Committee (US $7.89/kg compared to US $9.79/kg), therefore showing a balance of US $349,209;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to reflect the additional reduction in HCFC-22 agreed in Appendix 2-A, and to indicate in paragraph 16 that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the revised work plan for 2015-2017 submitted by the Government of Lebanon, in line with paragraph 7(a) of the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee concerning major changes in the use of the approved funds and revisions to the activities for remaining tranches;</li><li>To deduct 4.50 ODP tonnes from the remaining eligible consumption of HCFC-22 to be associated with the activities contained in the revised work plan;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding 2015-2017 tranche implementation plan mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (b) above, in the amount of US $124,760, plus agency support costs of US $9,357 for UNDP; and</li><li>To encourage the Government of Lebanon to submit stage II of its HPMP at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting in order to maintain the successes gained during stage I.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] had been updated to reflect the established HCFC baseline for compliance in paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A and 2-A, and to add a new paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1 ODP tonne, calculated using actual consumption of 1.2 ODP tonnes and 0.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>That the funding eligibility for stage I of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova would be US $66,000 up to 2015 and that the deduction of US $22,000 would be applied when stage II of the HPMP had been approved.</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second and last tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova, and the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $8,800, plus agency support costs of US $792 for UNDP, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of the Republic of Moldova was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the project completion report to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2017; and</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reallocation of a balance of US $154,853 from the air-conditioning manufacturing investment project to a train-the-trainer programme for installation and servicing of HFC-32 air-conditioning equipment, on the understanding that the Government of Thailand would maintain its HCFC phase-out commitment as approved in the HPMP; and</li><li>The second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Thailand, and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,706,154, plus agency support costs of US $679,431 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to the World Bank until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Thailand was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request that, upon submission of the request for the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Thailand, the Executive Committee be provided with an update on the implementation of paragraph 7(e) of the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the document on the analysis of the remaining eligible HCFC consumption in various sectors and subsectors of potential demonstration relevance (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>(d)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2862">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/49</a>.
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, in determining criteria for funding HCFC phase-out in the consumption sector for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) in Article 5 countries:</p><p>Cut-off date</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Not to consider any projects to convert HCFC-based manufacturing capacity installed after 21 September 2007;</li></ol><p>Second-stage conversion</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To apply the following principles in respect of second-stage conversion projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Full funding of eligible incremental costs of second-stage conversion projects would be considered in those cases where an Article 5 Party clearly demonstrated in its HPMP that such projects:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Were necessary to comply with the Montreal Protocol HCFC targets up to and including the 35 per cent reduction step by 1 January 2020; and/or</li><li>Were the most cost-effective projects measured in ODP tonnes that the Party concerned could undertake in the manufacturing sector in order to comply with those targets; and/or</li><li>Would make the transition to low global-warming potential (GWP) alternatives;</li></ol></li><li>Funding for all other second-stage conversion projects not covered under sub-paragraph (b)(i) above would be limited to funding for installation, trials, and training associated with those projects;</li></ol></li></ol><p>Eligible incremental costs of HCFC phase-out projects</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To apply the following principles in respect of eligible incremental costs of HCFC phase-out projects for stage II of HPMPs, subject to a review in 2020:</li><li>The current cost-effectiveness threshold values used for CFC phase-out projects in paragraph 32 of the final report of the 16<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee (document <a href="/media/6534" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/20</a>), to be measured in metric kilograms, and a cost-effectiveness threshold of US $7.83/metric kilogram for rigid insulation refrigeration foam, should be used as guidelines during the development and implementation of the second and subsequent stages of HPMPs;</li><li>Article 5 countries would have the flexibility to allocate the approved funding from incremental operating costs to incremental capital costs and to allocate up to 20 per cent of the approved funding for incremental capital costs to incremental operating costs, as long as the use of the flexibility did not change the intent of the project. Any reallocation should be reported to the Executive Committee;</li><li>Funding of up to a maximum of 25 per cent above the cost-effectiveness threshold would be provided for projects when needed for the introduction of low-GWP alternatives; however, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the foam sector with consumption of less than 20 metric tonnes, the maximum would be up to 40 per cent above the cost-effectiveness threshold;</li></ol><p>HCFC phase-out in the foam sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="4"><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the polyurethane foam sector would be considered at US $1.60/metric kilogram for HCFC-141b; however, for projects that make the transition to low-GWP alternatives, incremental operating costs would be considered at up to US $5.00/metric kilogram;</li><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the extruded polystyrene foam sector would be considered at US $1.40/metric kilogram for HCFC-142b, HCFC-142b/HCFC-22, or HCFC-22 consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>For group projects linked to systems houses, incremental operating costs would be calculated on the basis of the total HCFC consumption to be phased out for all downstream foam enterprises;</li><li>When it was clearly demonstrated that low-GWP alternatives with incremental operating costs as indicated in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) above were not feasible, the Executive Committee would fund higher levels of incremental operating costs when needed for the introduction of low-GWP alternatives by SMEs;</li></ol><p>HCFC phase-out in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="8"><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the air conditioning sub-sector would be considered at US $6.30/metric kilogram of HCFC consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>Incremental operating costs for projects in the commercial refrigeration subsector would be considered at US $3.80/metric kilogram of HCFC consumption to be phased out at the manufacturing enterprise;</li><li>Consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-3145">decision 31/45</a> of the Executive Committee, incremental operating costs would not be considered for enterprises in the refrigeration equipment assembly, installation and charging subsector category;</li></ol><p>HCFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing sector, including servicing for all the relevant refrigeration and air-conditioning subsectors</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="11"><li>Article 5 countries with total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes, and former low-volume-consuming (LVC) Article 5 countries with HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector only above 360 metric tonnes, must include in their HPMPs, as a minimum:</li><li>A commitment to meeting, without further requests for funding at least the 35 per cent reduction step in 2020, and, if the country so decided, the 67.5 per cent reduction step in 2025 or the complete phase-out of HCFCs in line or ahead of the Montreal Protocol schedule. This should include a commitment by the country to restrict imports of HCFC-based equipment if necessary to achieve compliance with the reduction steps and to support relevant phase-out activities;</li><li>Mandatory reporting, by the time funding tranches for the HPMP were requested, on the implementation of activities undertaken in the refrigeration servicing sector and in the manufacturing sector when applicable, in the previous year, as well as a thorough and comprehensive annual work plan for the implementation of the activities associated with the next tranche;</li><li>A description of the roles and responsibilities of major stakeholders, as well as the lead implementing agency and the cooperating agencies, where applicable;</li><li>Article 5 countries with total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes would be provided with funding consistent with the level of consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector, as shown in the table below, on the understanding that project proposals would still need to demonstrate that the funding level was necessary to achieve the 2020 and 2025 phase-out targets, or if the country so decided, later reduction targets:</li></ol><table><caption>(*) Level of HCFC baseline consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector<br>(**) This represents the maximum funding eligible, including funding already provided</caption><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Consumption (mt)*</td><td colspan="3">Funding (US $)(**)</td></tr><tr><td>Up to 2020</td><td>Up to 2025</td><td>Total phase-out</td></tr><tr><td>&gt;0 &lt;15</td><td>205,625</td><td>396,500</td><td>587,500</td></tr><tr><td>15 &lt;40</td><td>262,500</td><td>506,250</td><td>750,000</td></tr><tr><td>40 &lt;80</td><td>280,000</td><td>540,000</td><td>800,000</td></tr><tr><td>80 &lt;120</td><td>315,000</td><td>607,500</td><td>900,000</td></tr><tr><td>120 &lt;160</td><td>332,500</td><td>641,250</td><td>950,000</td></tr><tr><td>160 &lt;200</td><td>350,000</td><td>675,000</td><td>1,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>200 &lt;320</td><td>560,000</td><td>1,080,000</td><td>1,600,000</td></tr><tr><td>320 &lt;360</td><td>630,000</td><td>1,215,000</td><td>1,800,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="list-type-i" type="i" start="13"><li>Article 5 countries with HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector only above 360 metric tonnes would be provided with funding for phase-out activities at US $4.80/metric kilogram;</li><li>Article 5 countries with total HCFC consumption in the servicing sector only of up to 360 metric tonnes would have flexibility in utilizing the resources available to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation to facilitate the smoothest possible phase-out of HCFCs, consistent with Executive Committee decisions;</li><li>Article 5 countries with total HCFC consumption of up to 360 metric tonnes, used in both the manufacturing and refrigeration servicing sectors, could submit HCFC phase-out investment projects in accordance with the policies and decisions of the Executive Committee, in addition to funding for addressing HCFC consumption in the servicing sector;</li><li>Article 5 countries with total HCFC consumption above 360 metric tonnes used in both the manufacturing and refrigeration servicing sectors should prioritize consumption in the manufacturing sector to meet the reduction steps in 2020, where possible. Activities in the refrigeration servicing sector for such countries would be calculated at US $4.8/metric kilogram, to be deducted from their starting point for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption;</li></ol><p>HCFC phase-out in the aerosol, fire extinguisher and solvent sectors</p><ol class="list-type-i" type="i" start="17"><li>The eligibility of incremental capital and operating costs for HCFC phase-out projects in the aerosol, fire extinguisher, and solvent sectors would be considered on a case-by-case basis; and</li><li>The Executive Committee would be open to considering projects to promote transition to not-in-kind technologies in relevant sectors.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the review of funding of institutional strengthening (IS) projects prepared in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6143">decision 61/43</a>(b), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2864">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/51</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To recall and reiterate the decisions adopted by the Executive Committee regarding IS;</li>
 <li>
 To approve all IS projects and renewals at a level 28 per cent higher than the historically agreed level, with a minimum level of IS funding of US $42,500 per year, to continue support for compliance with the Montreal Protocol and to address the challenges related to the phase-out of HCFCs in line with the objectives of decision XIX/6 and the transition to alternatives that minimized environmental impact;
 </li>
 <li>
 To review IS, including funding levels, at the first Executive Committee meeting in 2020; and</li>
 <li>
 To continue to use the existing format for IS renewals as approved at the 61<sup>st</sup> meeting (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6143">decision 61/43</a>(c)) with a modification in section 10, to indicate that performance indicators should be included, as contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*].
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report on the status of consolidation of the accounts of the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7242">decision 72/42</a>(b)(i)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2865">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/52</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Treasurer:
 To submit the final 2014 accounts of the Multilateral Fund containing the required information on the fixed-exchange rate mechanism, promissory notes, outstanding contributions, and counterpart contribution by the Government of Canada, to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li>
 To continue submitting separate sub-accounts for each implementing agency, one for the budget of the Fund Secretariat, and another on the financial status of the Multilateral Fund, using the same format when the accounts were reported under United Nations System Accounting Standards;</li>
 <li>
 To report on the status of the Multilateral Fund bank account located in New York and its impact on the financial operation of the Fund Secretariat and the Multilateral Fund to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
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 To organize, together with the Fund Secretariat, an information workshop to update the implementing agencies on the reporting requirement under International Public Sector Accounting Standards prior to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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74th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The request to the Executive Committee from the Meeting of the Parties as contained in decision XXVI/9 (paragraph 4);</li>
 <li>
 Document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2866">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/53</a> on Follow-up to decision XXVI/9 (paragraph 4) of the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Parties on additional funding to conduct inventories or surveys of ODS alternatives;
 </li>
 <li>
 That the objective of the surveys was to give effect to paragraph 4 of decision XXVI/9, which requested the Executive Committee to consider providing additional funding to conduct inventories or surveys of alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in interested Article 5 parties upon their request;</li>
 <li>
 That the scope of the surveys was to obtain information on ODS alternatives in Article 5 countries. Information would include data (where available) and estimates of ODS alternatives currently in use by sector and subsector, and forecasts of ODS alternatives most commonly used;</li>
 <li>
 To limit the maximum funding provided for the preparation of surveys of ODS alternatives according to the table below, based on the countries&rsquo; HCFC consumption, with the exception of those Article 5 countries which had conducted similar surveys outside the Multilateral Fund, which would only be eligible for 50 per cent of the funding levels indicated:
 </li>
</ol>
 <p>HCFC baseline consumption (ODP tonnes)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Funding (US $)</p></td>
 <p>
 Below 6</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 40,000</p></td>
 <p>
 6 and below 20</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 70,000
 </p></td>
 <p>
 20 and below 150</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 110,000
 </p></td>
 <p>
 150 and below 1,000</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 130,000
 </p></td>
 <p>
 1,000 and above</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>On a case-by-case basis
 </p></td>
<ol start="5" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To consider the requests for funding surveys of ODS alternatives submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies, as contained in their work programmes submitted for consideration at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the condition that these were supported by letters of endorsement from the respective Article 5 countries;
 </li>
 <li>
 To allow the submission of funding requests for national surveys of alternatives to ODS from countries that had not submitted a request to the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat, in consultation intersessionally with bilateral and implementing agencies and interested Executive Committee members, to prepare a format for preparation of the surveys and presentation of the resulting data for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its 75<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the understanding that interested countries could initiate the surveys before the format was agreed; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to provide an overall analysis of the results of the surveys for consideration of the Executive Committee by its first meeting in 2017.
 </li>
</ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee decided to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 74th meeting and, following clearance by the Chair, to submit it to the Ozone Secretariat.
</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the Addendum to the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector.
</p>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2014 progress report and the 2015 annual implementation tranche, considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To approve the 2015 tranche of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China, and the corresponding 2015 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $24 million, plus agency support costs of US $1.344 million for the World Bank, on the condition that the Treasurer would deduct the interest accrued from the 2014 tranche from the 2016 tranche after the audit report provided the final accounting of interest accrued in 2014;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to provide in future progress reports on tranches a detailed description of the activities conducted by the project management unit related to the production sector in the relevant time period and the types and estimates of the costs covered by the project management unit;</li><li>To note that the World Bank would include in its 2014 verification report to be conducted in 2015:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Jiangxi Yingguang Chemical Co. Ltd., plant as a one-off verification and report on the production facility, its production of feedstock and whether there had been production of ODS, and the extent to which the plant had been vertically integrated into downstream product production in order to determine whether the facility was dedicated to feedstock production only, on the understanding that the inclusion of this plant in the verification report did not prejudge its eligibility for compensation with respect to the cut-off date;</li><li>Verification that the unused equipment from the previous plant for Changshu 3F had been dismantled and destroyed and would report back to the Executive Committee at the time of the submission of the 2016 tranche request so that it might determine whether the relocated plant would maintain its eligibility for funding; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, based on information from the World Bank, to review the work being carried out relating to paragraph 10 of the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of production of HCFCs (Annex XXVI of <a target="_blank" href="/media/3009">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/64</a>) and to report back to the Executive Committee when the 2015 and 2016 tranche progress reports were presented, recognizing the efforts made by the Government of China on this matter.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document on the format for submissions of annual implementation plans and progress reports for an HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP), considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to use the format contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2808">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/56</a>*] when preparing the submission of the progress reports and tranche implementation plans for the HPPMP for China.</li></ol>

74th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided to hold its 75th meeting in Montreal from 16 to 20 November 2015, and its 76th meeting in Montreal from 9 to 13 May 2016.
</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, the information on promissory notes, and the countries which opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism (FERM) during 2015ÔÇô2017 triennium contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li><li>To further note the exceptional basis for the Russian Federation making its contribution under the FERM in US dollars rather than in its national currency owing to a particular administrative banking constraint;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, as follow-up to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-743">decision 74/3</a>(b), to report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on the feedback received from countries with outstanding contributions from one triennium or more.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2717">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/4/Rev.1</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies against completed projects was US $625,064 which included: a refund of US $4,804 and a return of agency support costs of US $89, from UNDP; US $166,513, plus agency support costs of US $18,687, from UNEP; US $21,864, plus agency support costs of US $256, from UNIDO and US $74,889, plus agency support costs of US $5,617, and US $341,953 in core unit costs, from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned in cash to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting by the bilateral agencies was US $221, plus agency support costs of US $29, from the Government of Spain, and that the Treasurer would follow up on that process;</li><li>That UNEP had balances of US $97,790, excluding support costs, for six projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of France had balances for one project closed and four projects completed over two years previously, totaling US $378,985, excluding agency support costs, which would be offset against FranceÔÇÖs future approved bilateral projects;</li><li>That the Government of Germany had not-committed balances for one completed project totaling US $1,794, excluding agency support costs, which would be offset against GermanyÔÇÖs future approved bilateral projects;</li><li>That the Government of Italy had balances for four completed projects totaling US $74,213, excluding agency support costs, which would be offset against ItalyÔÇÖs future approved bilateral projects;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and project completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ in order to return balances to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the transfer of survey of ODS alternatives at the national level for the Republic of Moldova (MOL/SEV/74/TAS/32) from UNEP to UNDP, in the amount of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,800; and</li><li>To note that UNEP would return US $800 in agency support costs to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting, which represented the difference in agency support costs between UNEP and UNDP for the transfer of survey of ODS alternatives, as per sub-paragraph (c) above.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The update on the implementation of the 2015&ndash;2017 business plans contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2718">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/5</a> and Add.1;
 </li>
 <li>
 That activities amounting to US $28,467,046 in the 2015 business plan had not been submitted to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting, but that several of those activities had been included in the business plans of the bilateral and implementing agencies for the year 2016;
 </li>
 <li>
 With regard to actions to fully utilize the budget of the 2015-2017 triennium as per decision XXVI/10 of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties:
 To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies, in agreements for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans, to carefully plan the timing and value of tranches to reduce possible carryovers from late submissions; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To note that Article 5 countries for which multiple tranche requests had been submitted to the same meeting due to major delays in implementation would submit revised plans of action to take into account the reallocation of the outstanding tranches.
 </li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2720">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements submitted by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 56 out of 79 activities related to tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) due for submission to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting had been submitted on time and that five of those tranches had then been withdrawn following discussion with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had stated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due at the second meeting of 2015 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact on compliance and that there had been no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the 2013 HCFC consumption freeze; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays to the governments of countries listed in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the 2015 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2721">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/7</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting the backlog of PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects as contained in Tables 3 and 7, respectively, of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2721">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/7</a>, and if the PCRs due were not submitted, to provide the reasons for not doing so, along with the schedule for submission;
 </li>
 <li>
 To urge cooperating implementing agencies to complete their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit them according to the schedule;</li>
 <li>
 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learnt from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects;</li>
 <li>
 To approve the PCR format for HCFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to further develop the pilot application for searching for and extracting information on lessons learnt in PCRs to cover all the PCRs considered by the Executive Committee, and to report back to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the multi-year agreement (MYA) database report (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-746">decision 74/6</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2722">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/8</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Secretariat to work closely with bilateral and implementing agencies on the implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-746">decision 74/6</a>, and to report back to the Executive Committee for further consideration of the issue at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the desk study on the evaluation of HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) manufacturing sector, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2723">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/9</a>, as a work in progress;</li>
 <li>
 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the desk study on the evaluation of HCFC phase-out projects in the RAC manufacturing sector in the design and implementation of projects in that sector; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with bilateral and implementing agencies, to make available, through the Secretariat&rsquo;s website, the outcome of the demonstration projects implemented to date, as well as key lessons learned from relevant completed projects.</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the desk study on the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2724">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/10</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the desk study on the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Management and Evaluation Officer, when including the field study on ODS disposal in a future draft monitoring and evaluation work programme, to reassess the projects that were included, to provide an update on the status of implementation or completion of the projects and to take into account the comments made by the Executive Committee on the desk study and the terms of reference.
 </li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2016 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2725">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/11/Rev.2</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To approve the terms of reference for phase two of the evaluation of HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) manufacturing sector, contained in Annex I of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2725">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/11/Rev.2</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve the 2016 monitoring and evaluation work programme, budgeted at US $177,226, as follows:
 </li>
</ol>
 <p>Description
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Final evaluation of HCFC phase-out in the RAC manufacturing sector
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p> 
 </p></td>
 <p>
 Field visits (8 countries<sup>1</sup>)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p> 
 </p></td>
 <p>Staff <sup>2</sup>: 7 days/6 weeks</p></td>
 <td>
 <p> 
 </p></td>
 <ul type="disc"><li>
 Travel (6*US $6,000)</li>
 </ul></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 36,000</p></td>
 Per diem (56*US $351/day)</li>
 <td>
 <p>
 19,656</p></td>
 <p>Consultants</p></td>
 <td>
 <p> 
 </p></td>
 Fee (7 days/10 weeks/US $500/day)</li>
 <td>
 <p>
 35,000</p></td>
 Travel (8*US $3,000)</li>
 <td>
 <p>
 24,000</p></td>
 <p>Per diem (70*US $351/day)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 24,570</p></td>
 <p>
 Report writing (8 countries*7 days*US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 28,000</p></td>
 <p>Synthesis report (12 days*US $500/day)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 6,000</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Sub-total</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>173,226</p></td>
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 <p>Total 2016</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>177,226</p></td>
<p>1 Seven days per country except for China and Indonesia (14 days).</p>
<p>2 The number of staff missions might be rationalized if a consultant could be identified with both the required technical expertise and a thorough understanding of the Multilateral Fund.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/12</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting on 2014 activities;</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on 13 projects with implementation delays and 69 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li></ol></li><li>To extend the approved completion dates for the:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>National phase-out plans in Iraq and Yemen, under joint UNEP and UNIDO implementation, to December 2016, as those countries faced implementation issues due to political and institutional difficulties;</li><li>Phase-out of methyl bromide project in Trinidad and Tobago (TRI/FUM/65/TAS/28) under UNEP implementation, to March 2016;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper for the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting to inform the Executive Committee of issues relating to the recording of disbursements for activities associated with tranches of a multi-year agreement and the planned completion dates of tranches; and</li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in completing project preparation activities for HCFC phase-out management plans as soon as possible, and no later than current completion dates.</li></ol>

Australia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2727">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/13</a>;</li><li>That the bilateral agencies would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on three projects with implementation delays and on 10 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Governments of Israel and Portugal to provide their progress reports to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Governments of France and Japan to submit to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting an update on the status of the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African Countries, (AFR/REF/48/DEM/36) and (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35), respectively, given that the Executive Committee had agreed to extend the required completion dates of December 2015 by six months, to June 2016.</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2728">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/14</a>; and</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on two projects with implementation delays and on three projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/15</a>;</li><li>That UNEP would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on two projects with implementation delays and 27 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit the progress and financial reports for the methyl bromide multi-year agreement in Chile and to return fund balances to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To provide a final report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Destruction of confiscated ODS in Nepal (NEP/DES/59/TAS/27) detailing the full experience if credits were sold; and</li><li>Demonstration of a regional strategy for ODS waste management and disposal in the Europe and Central Asia region (EUR/DES/69/DEM/13).</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2730">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/16</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on five projects with implementation delays and on 25 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the technical assistance for the elimination of controlled uses of methyl bromide in soil fumigation in Mozambique (MOZ/FUM/60/TAS/20), if the training and awareness activities had not been implemented by 31 December 2015, and to request UNIDO to return balances to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To change the completion dates for the ODS disposal projects in: Algeria (ALG/DES/72/DEM/79) to June 2017; China (CPR/DES/67/DEM/520) to June 2017; Lebanon (LEB/DES/73/DEM/83) to March 2017; Mexico (MEX/DES/63/DEM/154) to April 2016; Nigeria (NIR/DES/67/DEM/133) to March 2017; Turkey (TUR/DES/66/DEM/99) to July 2016; and Europe (EUR/DES/69/DEM/14) to December 2015;</li><li>To extend the completion date of the halon phase-out project in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRA/HAL/63/TAS/198), to June 2016, and to request UNIDO to provide an update on the status of the project at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To further request UNIDO to provide a final report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on demonstration of a regional strategy for ODS waste management and disposal in Europe and Central Asia region (EUR/DES/69/DEM/13).</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2014 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2731">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/17</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank would report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays, which had also been classified as such in 2013, and on four projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes IV and V, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li><li>The World BankÔÇÖs report on its approach regarding the establishment of planned completion dates;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The World Bank to return balances from the cancelled, closed and completed components of the global chiller replacement project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268) to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The World Bank and the Secretariat to continue to resolve the data discrepancies between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and the inventory of approved projects and report back to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on their resolution.</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ performance against their 2014 business plans as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2732">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/18</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2014 of at least 70 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That trend analysis indicated that performance had not improved in 2014 in relation to 2013, but that the performance related to indicators such asÔÇ£ODS to be phased outÔÇØ,ÔÇ£ODS phased outÔÇØ,ÔÇ£net emissions due to delaysÔÇØ andÔÇ£funds disbursed for nonÔÇæinvestment projectsÔÇØ might be improved by careful targeting in the future;</li></ol></li><li>To request the following implementing agencies to report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on their open and constructive discussions with the national ozone unit (NOU) concerned:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, regarding the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment given by Belize with respect to timely delivery of services;</li><li>UNEP, regarding the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment given by the Central African Republic with respect to the use of training funds, acquisition of equipment, meeting stakeholder expectations, training or technical advice, and quality and design of training projects, and by Panama with respect to NOU involvement in project development and implementation, meeting stakeholder expectations and advice on technical difficulties; and</li><li>UNIDO, regarding the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment given by Egypt with respect to timely delivery and responsiveness to the NOU, by Iraq with respect to unsatisfactory ratings for all categories, and by Sierra Leone with respect to work plan explanation and NOU involvement in project identification, development and implementation.</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/2733">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/19</a>;</li><li>That 100 countries of the 125 that had submitted 2014 data had done so using the webÔÇæbased system;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to continue assisting the Government of South Sudan in establishing its licensing system, the Government of Mauritania in amending its licensing system to include the accelerated control measures for HCFCs, and the Government of Burundi in finalizing the formal HCFC quota system, and to report back to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting on its efforts in this respect;</li><li>Relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in addressing data discrepancies between the CP and Article 7 reports;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of countries with outstanding 2014 CP data reports urging them to submit their CP data reports as soon as possible, noting that without those reports the relevant analyses of ODS consumption and production levels could not be undertaken by the Secretariat;</li></ol></li><li>That the existing CP data report format would be used for the reporting of 2015 CP data; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a revised CP data report format for submission to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting, taking into account the issues raised in the discussions at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note, with appreciation, the financial audit reports, work plans and progress reports provided for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane (PU) foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors in China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2734">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/20</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To invite the Government of China:
 To include the results of the activities on the screening and evaluation of CFC-free substitutes and the development of new substitutes in a report to be submitted to the Executive Committee when those activities had been completed;</li>
 <li>
 To collect information where available on halon recovery as part of its collection of information on CFC recovery during visits to ship dismantling centres; and</li>
 <li>
 To undertake a study on its country&rsquo;s production of CTC and its use for feedstock applications and to make the results of the study available to the Executive Committee by the end of 2018.</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the availability of pre-blended polyol systems with low-global-warming potential (GWP) blowing agents, domestically in the Dominican Republic and in El Salvador;</li><li>To note that the supply of low-GWP pre-blended polyols for foam enterprises in El Salvador had been secured and that the Government of El Salvador would be able to complete the conversion in the foam sector using low-GWP alternatives as planned; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue to assist the Government of the Dominican Republic in securing the supply of low-GWP-alternative technology and to provide a report on the status of the conversion of the enterprises in the foam sector in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7441">decision 74/41</a>(c).</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p><br><br> </p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the availability of pre-blended polyol systems with low-global-warming potential (GWP) blowing agents, domestically in the Dominican Republic and in El Salvador;</li><li>To note that the supply of low-GWP pre-blended polyols for foam enterprises in El Salvador had been secured and that the Government of El Salvador would be able to complete the conversion in the foam sector using low-GWP alternatives as planned; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue to assist the Government of the Dominican Republic in securing the supply of low-GWP-alternative technology and to provide a report on the status of the conversion of the enterprises in the foam sector in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7441">decision 74/41</a>(c).</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the final complementary report submitted by UNDP onÔÇ£Low-cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams. An assessment for the application in Multilateral Fund projectsÔÇØ contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2734">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/20</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP report onÔÇ£Low-cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams. An assessment for the application in Multilateral Fund projectsÔÇØ, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC-141b in polyurethane foam applications.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2016&ndash;2018 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2736">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/21</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2736">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/21</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To further adjust the business plan by adding to the 2016 business plan the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from the 2015 business plan that had been deferred at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li>
 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their business plans project preparation for stage II of the HPMPs for Kenya and the Syrian Arab Republic; and</li>
 <li>
 To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2016&ndash;2018, as adjusted in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels.</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The bilateral agenciesÔÇÖ business plans for 2016ÔÇô2018 submitted by the Governments of Germany and Italy contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2737">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/22</a>;</li><li>That further approvals after the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting under the 2015ÔÇô2017 business plan for Germany should not exceed US $1,018,810, and that at current replenishment levels, approvals in principle for the years 2018ÔÇô2020 should not exceed US $2,572,768; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Germany to indicate how it would rationalize its remaining new business plan activities amounting to US $1.5 million in 2016 and 2017 taking into account approvals and forward commitments at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting, and to report back to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2016ÔÇô2018 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2738">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/23</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2016ÔÇô2018 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2739">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/24</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2016ÔÇô2018 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2740">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/25</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2016ÔÇô2018 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2741">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/26</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>Following the report from the convenor of the informal group, the Executive Committee decided to request the Secretariat to prepare a document for consideration at the 76th meeting on the calculation of the incremental capital costs and incremental operating costs for foam sector alternatives, providing transparency and consistency in comparing the quality of foam produced for different applications and transparency on the sources of information, taking into account prices in different regions and the size of enterprises.
</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval, as amended by the Secretariat, at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and noting that the following Agreements had been updated:
 Between the Government of Angola and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>], to reflect the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan from 2015 to 2016;
 </li>
 <li>
 Between the Government of C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>], to reflect the change in agency support costs owing to the new administrative cost regime;
 </li>
 <li>
 Between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] to take account of the revision of the HCFC baseline for compliance; and
 </li>
 <li>
 That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>].</li>
</ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a) to consider projects to demonstrate low-GWP technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided not to approve the request for funding for preparation for a demonstration project for low-global warming potential technologies performance in air-conditioning applications in the Federated States of Micronesia.
</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 75th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $265,396 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015;</li><li>US $3,675,936 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015-2017;</li><li>US $282,500 (including agency fees) against the balance of the ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015; and</li><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding the preparation of a national survey on ODS alternatives for Saudi Arabia in the amount of US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,700.
</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global-warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding the feasibility study for district cooling in New Cairo, Egypt, which would include a business model, and the corresponding UNEP component, in the amount of US $27,223, plus agency support costs of US $3,539.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global-warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait, which would include a business model, and the corresponding UNEP component in the amount of US$ 27,223, plus agency support costs of US $3,539.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global-warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding the feasibility study for district cooling in New Cairo, Egypt, which would include a business model, and the corresponding UNIDO component in the amount of US $63,521 plus agency support costs of US $5,717.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global-warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for funding the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait, which would include a business model, and the corresponding UNIDO component in the amount of US $63,521 plus agency support costs of US $5,717.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of decisions 71/23(b) and (c) and 73/27(c)(ii)a, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request for project preparation for stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China at the level of funding of US $254,650, plus agency support costs of US $17,825, noting that the Government of China would be allowed to submit stage II of the HPPMP in 2016 together with a funding request for the approval of the first tranche of stage II not later than the first meeting of 2017, on the understanding that it would include a description of how stage II of the HPPMP would fit into the overarching production sector phase-out plan to 2030.
</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities and budget for 2016 in the amount of US $9,540,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $763,200, contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li><li>To note the 2016ÔÇô2018 rolling strategy proposed by UNEP for its CAP and the approaches contained therein;</li><li>To request UNEP to continue to submit an annual work programme and budget for the CAP, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the progress of the four new activities identified in the 2016 work programme where the global funds would be used until their completion;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details on the reallocations made in its budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>; and</li><li>Reporting on the current staff post levels and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly in respect to any increased budget allocations.</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on 2016 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2749">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/34</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the World BankÔÇÖs core unit operation was again below its budgeted level and that it would be returning unused balances; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets for UNDP in the amount of US $2,040,715, for UNIDO in the amount of US $2,040,715, and for the World Bank in the amount of US $1,725,000.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global-warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the demonstration project for the use of R-290 (propane) as an alternative refrigerant in commercial air-conditioning manufacturing at Industrias Thermotar ltda in Colombia, in the amount of US $500,000, plus agency support costs of US $35,000 for UNDP; and to deduct 0.73 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining consumption eligible for funding.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-globalwarming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee decided to approve the demonstration project on the use of low-cost pentane foaming technology for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at small and medium-sized enterprises in Morocco, in the amount of US $280,500, plus agency support costs of US $19,635 for UNIDO.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In accordance with the recommendations of the contact group established under agenda item 8(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, to consider projects to demonstrate low-global- warming-potential technologies and feasibility studies on district cooling, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the following projects to the 76th meeting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>China: Demonstration project for an ammonia/carbon dioxide (NH3/CO2) refrigeration system using semi-hermetic frequency convertible screw refrigeration compressor units in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry at Fujian Snowman Co., Ltd. (UNDP);</li><li>Colombia: Demonstration project to validate the use of HFOs for discontinuous panels in Article 5 parties through the development of cost-effective formulations (UNDP);</li><li>Egypt: Demonstration of low cost options for conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at very small users (UNDP);</li><li>Saudi Arabia: Demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as a foam blowing agent in spray foam applications in high-ambient temperatures (UNIDO);</li><li>Saudi Arabia: Demonstration project at air-conditioning manufacturers to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using lower GWP refrigerants (World Bank);</li><li>South Africa: Demonstration project on the technical and economic advantages of vacuum assisted injection in a discontinuous panel plant retrofitted from HCFC-141b to pentane (UNIDO);</li><li>Thailand: Demonstration project at foam system houses to formulate pre-blended polyol for spray polyurethane foam applications using low-GWP blowing agent (World Bank); and</li><li>Regional: West Asia: Demonstration project for promoting low-GWP refrigerants in high ambient temperature countries in West Asia (PRAHA-II) (UNEP/UNIDO).</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil for the period 2015 to 2021 to reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $38,815,539, consisting of US $16,770,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,173,900 for UNDP; US $11,216,697 plus agency support costs of US $785,169 for UNIDO; US $7,727,273 plus agency support costs of US $860,000 for the Government of Germany; and US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Brazil to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and by 45 per cent of the baseline in 2021;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Brazil to issue a ban on imports and use of HCFC-141b for the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector and on imports and exports of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2021;</li><li>That UNDP would report the incremental operating costs incurred during the conversion to reduced-HFO formulations in the foam sector when requesting the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP on the understanding that, if the incremental operating costs were below US $5.00 per kilogram, the Government of Brazil would return the associated funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 464.06 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $7,107,717, consisting of US $3,078,900 plus agency support costs of US $215,523 for UNDP; US $1,950,275 plus agency support costs of US $136,519 for UNIDO; US $1,299,386 plus agency support costs of US $144,614 for the Government of Germany; and US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to undertake additional work on the level of incremental costs for the conversion of heat exchangers manufacturing lines in enterprises converting to R-290 technology, to report to the Executive Committee at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting, and to adjust the cost of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, as appropriate, upon receipt of the submission of the request for the second tranche.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Colombia for the period 2015 to 2021 to reduce HCFC consumption by 65 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $5,629,205, consisting of US $4,503,481, plus agency support costs of US $315,244 for UNDP, US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,750 for UNEP, and US $543,000, plus agency support costs of US $69,730 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment by the Government of Colombia to reduce HCFC consumption by 60 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and by 65 per cent of the baseline in 2021;</li><li>That the Government of Colombia would ban the use of HCFC-141b in the fire protection sector by 31 December 2017;</li><li>That the Government of Colombia would ban HCFC-141b in bulk and HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols for all uses by 31 December 2020;</li><li>That the Government of Colombia would ban the manufacture and import of packaged type and condensed air-conditioning equipment that used HCFC-22 with a cooling capacity of less than 5 tonnes by 31 December 2020;</li><li>That the Government of Colombia would ban the manufacture and import of splitÔÇæsystem air-conditioning equipment that used HCFC-22 by 31 December 2022;</li><li>That UNDP would report the incremental operating costs incurred during the conversion to reduced-HFO formulations in the foam sector when requesting the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP, on the understanding that if the incremental operating costs were below US $2.13 per kilogram the Government of Colombia would return the associated funds to the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 104.75 ODP tonnes of HCFC from the remaining consumption eligible for funding, including 12.3 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in exported pre-blended polyols, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6842">decision 68/42</a>(b);</li><li>To deduct a further 17.55 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XIX to the present document; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Colombia, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $2,930,710, consisting of US $2,342,591, plus agency support costs of US $163,981 for UNDP, US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP, and US $325,800, plus agency support costs of US $41,838 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guyana;</li><li>With appreciation the commitment by the Government of Guyana to accelerate the reduction in HCFC consumption, to achieve a reduction of 35 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and 97.5 per cent of the baseline in 2025, with a service tail of 2.5 per cent per annum until 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In principle, stage II of the HPMP for Guyana for the period 2015 to 2025 for complete phase-out of HCFC consumption (with a remaining service tail of 2.5 per cent of the baseline per annum until 2030), in the amount of US $746,430 consisting of US $242,500, plus agency support costs of US $31,525 for UNEP; and US $441,500, plus agency support costs of US $30,905 for UNDP;</li><li>The Agreement* between the Government of Guyana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XX to [document <a href="/media/2711" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guyana, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $233,648, consisting of US $55,500, plus agency support costs of US $7,215 for UNEP, and US $159,750, plus agency support costs of US $11,183 for UNDP, on the understanding that, if Guyana were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol></li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon for the period 2015 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $4,203,826, plus agency support costs of US $294,268 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Lebanon had committed to achieving a reduction in HCFC consumption of 18 per cent of its baseline by 2017, 50 per cent by 2020, and 75 per cent by 2025;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Lebanon to issue a ban on imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b in bulk and contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2020, and of HCFC-22, except for servicing, by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To deduct 36.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,410,000, plus agency support costs of US $168,700 for UNDP.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Oman;</li><li>The commitment by the Government of Oman to ban imports of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in imported pre-blended polyols no later than 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018, respectively;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Oman for the period 2015 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $530,950, consisting of US $285,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,950 for UNIDO, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,000 for UNEP;</li><li>To deduct 5.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XXII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Oman, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $324,405, consisting of US $215,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,050 for UNIDO, and US $83,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,855 for UNEP, on the understanding that no further funding would be approved for subsequent tranches of stage II of the HPMP for Oman until the ban on import of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in pre-blended polyols had been issued.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sudan;</li><li>The commitment by the Government of Sudan to ban imports of HCFC-141b in bulk by 1 January 2020, once conversion projects in the foam sector had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>To approve in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Sudan for the period 2015 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $2,750,729, plus agency support costs of US $192,551 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 31.34 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Executive Committee on the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Sudan, and the corresponding 2015-2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,383,572, plus agency support costs of US $166,850 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Sudan were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Botswana for the period 2015 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $616,000, consisting of US $280,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,400 for UNEP, and US $280,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,600 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note that the Government of Botswana had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 11.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using the actual consumption of 11.0 ODP tonnes reported for both 2009 and 2010 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 3.85 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Botswana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Botswana, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $302,350, consisting of US $135,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,550 for UNEP, and US $140,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,800 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following remarks commending LibyaÔÇÖs efforts, with the assistance of UNIDO, to find a path toward returning the country to compliance with the Montreal Protocol, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Libya for the period 2015 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $1,908,843, plus agency support costs of US $133,619 for UNIDO, on the understanding that approval was without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal ProtocolÔÇÖs mechanism for addressing non-compliance;</li><li>To note that the Government of Libya had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 118.38 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 97.5 ODP tonnes and 139.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and deducting 4.72 ODP tonnes imported for stockpiling, resulting in 113.66 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 26.51 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Libya and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs contained in Annex XXV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Libya, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,717,950, plus agency support costs of US $120,257 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Bahrain; and</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Bahrain, and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $145,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,850 for UNEP, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNEP until the disbursement of the first tranche had reached the 20 per cent disbursement threshold in line with paragraph 5(c) of the Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in the Plurinational State of Bolivia;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in paragraphs 9 and 10 and Appendices 2-A and 5-A to reflect the transfer of the lead implementing agency from the Government of Germany to UNIDO pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7414">decision 74/14</a>(d) and in paragraph 16 to indicate that the Agreement superseded that reached at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To further note the challenges faced by the Plurinational State of Bolivia in reporting its consumption under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and under progress reports on implementation of the country programme and that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia would submit, for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, revised data under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol to the Ozone Secretariat, as well as under the country programme report to the Fund Secretariat, on the basis of the results of the verification report provided to the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Government would verify the HCFC consumption reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010 and that, if, as a result of that assessment, there was a change in the data reported, the Government would submit it to the Implementation Committee under the Non-compliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol for consideration and would report the fact to the Executive Committee when submitting the request for the fourth tranche of the HPMP;</li><li>The Government would also verify the 2007ÔÇô2014 consumption of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols and, if needed, the data submitted under the country programme reporting would be updated accordingly;</li><li>The UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme would assist the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in strengthening its national institutions related to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to submit in its annual progress report the status of the implementation of work towards improving data reporting by the Government; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $64,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,805 for UNIDO, on the understanding that, if the Plurinational State of Bolivia were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks, and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Brazil;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in Appendix 2-A to reflect the deduction of US $179,300, plus agency support costs of US $13,448 for UNDP, associated with the conversion of the foam enterprise Arinos, which had been identified as non-eligible for funding under the Multilateral Fund after approval of the HPMP, and to add paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 64<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Brazil, UNDP and the Government of Germany to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fifth and final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II of the HPMP, and the project completion report to the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018;</li><li>To request UNDP to include in the progress report to be submitted to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting a complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including for each the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted; and</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,035,094, consisting of US $1,470,700, plus agency support costs of US $110,303 for UNDP, and US $409,091, plus agency support cost of US $45,000 for Germany.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report six months after the operational completion of the sector plan and no later than the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018;</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage I of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $7,764,491 consisting of US $6,733,000, plus agency support costs of US $471,310 for UNIDO; and US $500,000, plus agency support costs of US $60,181 for the Government of Germany; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $62,905, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2014 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the XPS foam sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the polyurethane rigid (PU) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report six months after the operational completion of the sector plan and no later than the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018;</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of the PU foam sector plan of stage I of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $10,950,000, plus agency support costs of US $766,500 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $6,431, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2014 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the PU foam sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of stage I of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan for China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNDP to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report six months after the operational completion of the sector plan and no later than the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019;</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the ICR sector plan for China, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,150,000 plus agency support costs of US $640,500 for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $33,650, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2014 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the ICR sector plan as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing (RAC) sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report six months after the operational completion of the sector plan and no later than the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019;</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of the RAC sector plan of stage I of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $11,250,000, plus agency support costs of US $787,500 for UNIDO, noting that China had the flexibility to convert one heat-pump production line to R-290 on an exceptional basis; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $94,424, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2014 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the RAC sector plan as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea;</li><li>The request by the Government to transfer to UNIDO all the phase-out activities included in stage I of the HPMP that originally been intended for implementation by UNEP;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting the balance remaining from the US $43,500 plus agency support costs of US $5,655 that had been approved in the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the transfer from UNEP to UNIDO of the balance remaining from the US $43,500 in sub-paragraph (b) above, along with applicable agency support costs;</li><li>To further approve the transfer from UNEP to UNIDO of funding of US $158,500, plus agency support costs of US $11,095, approved in principle and associated with the second, third and fourth funding tranches of the HPMP;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise the Agreement between the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee to reflect sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) above, upon receipt of the request for funding for the third tranche of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $506,680, plus agency support costs of US $35,468 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request UNIDO when submitting and implementing future tranches of the HPMP, to follow an approach similar to that taken for the first and second tranches of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea in terms of compliance with the resolutions of United Nations Security Council, the modality of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Guatemala;</li><li>The verification report on HCFC consumption for Guatemala in the years 2013 and 2014;</li><li>That in decision XXVI/16, the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties had noted with appreciation the submission by Guatemala of a plan of action, under which the country had specifically committed, without prejudice to the operation of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol, to reduce its consumption of HCFC to no more than 4.35 ODP tonnes in 2014 and to the levels allowed under the Montreal Protocol in 2015 and subsequent years, and that to the degree that it was working towards and meeting the Protocol control measures, Guatemala should continue to receive international assistance to enable it to meet those commitments;</li><li>That the Government of Guatemala had established an import quota of 4.35 ODP tonnes for 2014, in line with decision XXVI/16, and has issued HCFC import quotas in accordance with the Montreal Protocol control targets in 2015;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guatemala, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $108,658, consisting of US $53,775, plus agency support costs of US $4,033 for UNIDO, and US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>If Guatemala were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks, and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols;</li><li>The Treasurer would not disburse the funding for UNEP until the Secretariat had received confirmation that the agreement between the Division of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Environment of Guatemala and UNEP had been signed; and</li></ol></li><li>To apply a penalty of 15 per cent of funding of the third tranche resulting in an amount of US $16,742, consisting of US $14,816 plus agency support costs of US $1,926 to be deducted from the UNEP component indicated in sub-paragraph (b) above.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jordan;</li><li>To further note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Middle East Complex for Engineering, Electronics and Heavy Industries PLC (MEC) would not participate in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Jordan and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in Appendix 2-A to reflect the revised funding level, and to add paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The return by the World Bank of US $89,800, plus agency support costs of US $6,735, to the Multilateral Fund at its 75<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Jordan, UNIDO and the World Bank to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the second and final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report no later than the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018;</li><li>That the Government of Jordan could submit a funding request for stage II of the HPMP as early as the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To approve the second and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Jordan, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇô2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount US $22,184, plus agency support costs of US $1,997 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Malaysia;</li><li>With appreciation, that the foam sector plan included in stage I of the HPMP had been completed, resulting in the phase-out of 94.60 ODP tonnes, and at a lower cost than as originally approved, resulting in savings of US $722,952;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the revised work plan submitted by the Government of Malaysia, in line with paragraph 7(a) of the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee concerning major changes in the use of the approved funds, and revisions to the activities for remaining tranches;</li><li>To deduct 8.83 ODP tonnes from the remaining consumption of HCFC-22 eligible for funding to be associated with the activities contained in the revised work plan;</li><li>To note that the Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in Appendix 2-A to reflect the additional reduction in HCFC-22 agreed in sub-paragraph (c) above, and to add paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $817,452, plus agency support costs of US $61,309 for UNDP.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) in Maldives;</li><li>That equipment used by some enterprises in the fisheries sector had been retrofitted to R-438A as an alternative refrigerant on an interim basis;</li><li>That those enterprises would, at their own cost, convert to an alternative with lowÔÇæglobal warming potential (GWP) when it was commercially available and technically feasible;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Maldives during implementation of its HPMP in identifying low-GWP alternatives for the fisheries sector;</li><li>To request UNDP to report to the Executive Committee, at the first meeting in 2017 and every year thereafter until another technology with a low-GWP had been fully introduced, on the status of use of the interim technology selected by the Government, including the availability of low-GWP refrigerants in the market and the potential use of recycled HCFC-22 from the recovery and recycling component of the HPMP, with a review by the Secretariat of the selected approach in 2019; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the HPMP for Maldives, and the corresponding 2016-2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $100,660, plus agency support costs of US $13,086 for UNEP.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Peru;</li><li>The submission of a revised plan of action for the implementation of the remaining activities under the first and second tranches of the HPMP;</li><li>With concern that the Government of Peru had been unable to establish a ban on imports of HCFC-141b in bulk by 1 January 2015 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6835">decision 68/35</a>(c), but had committed to do so by 1 January 2017;</li><li>The issues encountered in the clearance by customs of equipment procured by UNIDO during the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan, while encouraging the Government of Peru and the relevant implementing agencies to facilitate the clearance of that equipment from customs and distribution to the training centres, recalling that if customs duties were required to release the equipment, such duties would be covered by the beneficiary or the Government, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-263">decision 26/3</a>;</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Peru and the Executive Committee contained in Annex to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in paragraph 1 and Appendices 2-A and 8-A to reflect the extension of stage I of the HPMP until 2016, and to add paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Peru and the revised 2015-2016 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $131,600, consisting of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNDP, and US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP, on the understanding that no further funding would be approved for subsequent tranches of stage I or stage II of the HPMP for Peru until:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Peru had reported, through UNDP, that all the outputs agreed in the revised plan of action for the second tranche as reflected in Appendix 8-A of the Agreement had been completed; and</li><li>Assurances had been provided by the Government of Peru that imports of HCFC-141b in bulk would be banned from 1 January 2017.</li></ol></li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Saudi Arabia;</li><li>With concern, the delay of more than one year in the customs clearance of equipment for Saptex, HESCO and SPF, the associated demurrage fees, and the corresponding delay in implementation of the conversion of those enterprises, despite decisions 22/5(b) and 26/3(a), which urged all recipient Governments operating under Article 5 to expedite customs clearance and to refrain from levying any taxes or duties;</li><li>The new arrangement established by UNIDO in consultation with the Government of Saudi Arabia whereby enterprises would pay the import duty on guarantee, and would claim it back from customs after the release of the equipment and completion of the required paperwork, thereby ensuring that the customs clearance process would be smooth and the potential for any demurrage cost would be minimized;</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve any further funding for activities under subsequent tranches of stage I of the HPMP until assurances had been provided by the Government of Saudi Arabia or by UNEP and UNIDO that the problems with customs clearance had been resolved, and that, in cases where customs duties were required to release shipments purchased with Multilateral Fund funding, such duties would be covered from other sources outside the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To urge the finalization of the agreement between the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment and UNEP so that the activities addressing HCFC consumption in the servicing sector could commence; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia, and the corresponding 2015ÔÇô2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,200,000, plus agency support costs of US $84,000 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNIDO until the agreement between the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment and UNEP had been finalized and signed.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Saudi Arabia;</li><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;</li><li>The return of US $111,754 plus agency support costs of US $14,528 by UNEP associated with the balances available from the first three tranches to the 75th meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the transfer of US $111,754, plus agency support costs of US $8,381 from UNEP to UNIDO associated with the balances available from the first three tranches approved for UNEP, for the implementation of activities contained in the revised 2015-2016 tranche implementation plans;</li><li>To note that the Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>] had been updated in Appendix 2-A to reflect the changes in the funding distribution resulting from the transfer of activities from UNEP to UNIDO, and to add paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and UNIDO to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The project completion report on stage I of the HPMP to the final meeting of the Executive Committee in 2017;</li><li>A verification report on the countryÔÇÖs HCFC consumption in 2015, when submitting stage II of the HPMP for consideration by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the corresponding 2015-2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $189,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,175 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee decided to request the Secretariat to resubmit the draft template Agreement for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans for consideration at the 76th meeting, taking into account the discussion at the 75th meeting and comments received from Executive Committee members no later than 31 December 2015 and including the specific sources of the language included in the draft agreement.
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75th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The format for the surveys of ODS alternatives contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2795">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/77/Rev.1</a> on the understanding that information contained in Part I (Preparation of the surveys) and Annex I (Use of ODS alternatives per sector) of the document was provided for guidance purposes only;
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 That surveys would be conducted on a voluntary basis, information would be collected where available, and the results would solely be for information purposes;</li>
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 That national surveys on ODS alternatives would be undertaken by Article 5 countries that had received funding from the Multilateral Fund to cover the years 2012&ndash;2015, with the assistance of the relevant bilateral or implementing agency and using the methodology and approach agreed between the country and the agency; and</li>
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 That results of the survey would be presented as per Part II (Presentation of the results of the surveys) and Annex II (Data analysis tables by sectors) of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2795">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/77/Rev.1</a>.
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75th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The report on the fully developed Multilateral Fund Climate Impact Indicator (MCII) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7365">decision 73/65</a>(b)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2796">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/78</a>;</li><li>With appreciation the response from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the feedback on the tool from the World Bank in the context of its work with other multilateral development banks to harmonize greenhouse gas accounting across their investment portfolios and its work on energy subsidy reform; and</li><li>That the Secretariat would continue to calculate the impact on the climate of investment projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sectors using the MCII model, and would apply the methodologies described in paragraph 14 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2930">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/54</a> for investment projects in all other manufacturing sectors.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>
 To note the draft terms of reference for the review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7362">decision 73/62</a>(d)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2797">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/79</a>;</li>
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 To approve the revised terms of reference for the review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2711">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>], for the assessment of administrative costs for the 2018&ndash;2020 triennium;</li>
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 To approve a one-off cost of US $60,000 for the Secretariat to conduct the administrative cost study; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to submit the report on the review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget, for its consideration by the Executive Committee at its first meeting in 2017, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7362">decision 73/62</a>(c).</li>
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75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2014 prepared in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7452">decision 74/52</a>(b) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2798">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/80</a>;</li><li>That UNEP had received the report of United Nations Board of Auditors for the biennium ended 31 December 2014 and that there were no major issues of relevance to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>The feedback from the Treasurer on the bank account of the Multilateral Fund in New York;</li><li>That under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) contributions outstanding for up to three years are reported under theÔÇ£voluntary pledges receivableÔÇØ category and contributions outstanding for more than three years were maintained underÔÇ£the doubtful accounts receivableÔÇØ category;</li><li>The report of the workshop on the reporting requirements under IPSAS contained in Annex II to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2798">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/80</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2015 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2014 financial statements and their final 2014 statements as reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of the document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2798">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/80</a>; and</li><li>To authorize the Treasurer to restate the 2014 expenditure balance in the 2015 accounts so that the UNIDO 2014 accounts met the IPSAS reporting requirements.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2014 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2799">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/81</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to adjust the accounts of UNDP and UNIDO by US $82,831 and US $24,667, respectively, representing a higher interest income reported in their provisional financial statements than in their final financial statements;</li><li>To note the 2014 outstanding reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $157,952 between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and the SecretariatÔÇÖs inventory of approved projects; US $36,178 in income and US $2,962,802 in expenditure between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and the final accounts;</li><li>US $10 in income between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and the final accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to submit a revised 2014 progress report to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting with a view to completing the 2014 reconciliation of accounts exercise;</li><li>To request UNIDO to adjust in its 2015 accounts the expenditures of US $58,045, representing the difference in agency support costs; US $33 in income between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts; and US $15 between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and the SecretariatÔÇÖs inventory of approved projects;</li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054; and</li><li>The World Bank, for the following projects implementing with bilateral agencies where applicable:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104) in the amount of US $1,198,946;</p><p>- Japan bilateral (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158) in the amount of US $342,350;</p><p>- Sweden bilateral (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120) in the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425) in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</p><p>- United States of America bilateral (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439) in the amount of US $5,375,000.</p>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the approved 2015, 2016 and 2017, and proposed 2018 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/2800" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/82</a>;</li><li>To authorize the Secretariat to reallocate funding among budget lines in the 2015 approved budget to absorb the additional costs incurred due to the introduction of UMOJA in June 2015 and a higher number of documents than originally estimated, on the understanding that if funding transfers exceeded the 20 per cent limit within the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs authority, the Secretariat would report back to the Executive Committee at its 77<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To approve the proposed staff and operational costs of the 2018 budget contained in Annex III to [document <a href="/media/2711" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/75/85</a>], totalling US $7,268,801 based on a scenario of two meetings per year, while giving the Secretariat the option to update its budget and submit it to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification report on the HCFC production sector for China, considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector, which indicated that China had remained within the maximum allowable production and consumption targets for 2014;</li><li>To request the World Bank and the Government of China to examine the differences between the customs data and the data reported by the following producers: Zhejiang Yongpeng, Zhejiang Sanmei, Zhejiang Juhua and Zibo Luxuan, and to report back to the Executive Committee in the 2015 verification report to be conducted in 2016; and</li><li>To allow consideration of the funding tranche of the 2016 annual implementation programme of stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2016 annual implementation tranche and 2015 progress report of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China, considered by the SubÔÇægroup on the Production Sector;</li><li>That 75 per cent of the ownership of producer Pengyou had been transferred to a British company registered in Hong Kong;</li><li>That the World Bank would include in its 2015 verification report, to be conducted in 2016, verification of the dismantling of HCFC production facilities in Jiangsu Blue Star and Yantai Zhongrui;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the 2016 tranche of the HPPMP for China, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $24 million, plus agency support costs of US $1.344 million for the World Bank, noting that US $7.2 million plus agency support costs of US $403,200 from the fourth tranche would be released at the 75<sup>th</sup> meeting and that the remaining balance of US $16.8 million, plus agency support costs of US $940,800 would be released in 2016; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct US $8,370 of interest accrued from the 2014 tranche as part of the release of the funds to the World Bank.</li></ol>

75th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following an update from the representative of the Ozone Secretariat of the various meetings related to the Parties of the Montreal Protocol in 2016, the Executive Committee confirmed that it would hold its 76th meeting in Montreal from 9 to 13 May 2016 and decided to hold its 77th meeting in Montreal from 28 November to 2 December 2016.
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report by the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, the information on promissory notes, and the countries that opted to use the fixed&#8209;exchange&#8209;rate&#8209;mechanism during the 2015&ndash;2017 triennium, as contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>];
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 To request the Secretariat to continue to follow up with the countries that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Portugal, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, World Bank

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2638">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $867,120, which included the return of: US $243,247 plus agency support costs of US $18,238 from UNDP; US $6,113 plus agency support costs of US $1,403 from UNEP; US $73,462 plus agency support costs of US $6,907 from UNIDO; and US $481,628 plus agency support costs of US $36,122 from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNIDO had balances of US $145,448, excluding support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of France had balances for one closed project and four completed projects, totalling US $425,293, including agency support costs, which would be offset against bilateral projects approved for the Government of France at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Germany had balances for one completed project, totalling US $1,989, including agency support costs, which would be offset against bilateral projects approved for the Government of Germany at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Italy had balances for five completed projects, totalling US $22,357, including agency support costs, which would be offset against bilateral projects approved for the Government of Italy at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or to cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ in order to return balances to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To adjust, by US $82,009, including agency support costs, the amount due in cash to the Multilateral Fund from the Government of Israel to reflect the balances associated with one project completed since December 2008; and</li><li>To adjust, by US $53,765, including agency support costs, the amount due in cash to the Multilateral Fund from the Government of Portugal to reflect the balances associated with one project completed since July 2011.</li></ol></li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The update on the status of implementation of the 2016ÔÇô2018 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2639">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/5</a>, Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1;</li><li>With appreciation, the reports on dialogue with national ozone units by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO with respect to the ratings in the qualitative performance assessments, as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7516">decision 75/16</a>(b); and</li><li>The revised 2016ÔÇô2018 business plan provided by the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2642">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under multi-year agreements submitted by the Government of France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 52 out of 104 activities related to tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) due for submission to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting had not been submitted on time and that six activities from four tranches had been withdrawn following discussions with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for the first meeting of 2016 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, apart from the case of one country, and that there had been no indication that any of the countries concerned had been in non-compliance in 2014 with the 2013 freeze on HCFC consumption; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters on the decisions on tranche submission delays to relevant Governments as indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2642">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/6</a>6].</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the 2016 consolidated project completion reports (PCRs) contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2643">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/7</a> and Corr.1;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting the backlog of PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects, and, if the PCRs due were not submitted, to provide the reasons for not doing so and the schedule for submission;</li>
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 To urge cooperating implementing agencies to complete their portions of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit them according to the schedule;</li>
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well written and thorough lessons learned when submitting their PCRs, as they would appear in their submitted form in the database of lessons learned; and
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learnt from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.</li>
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation - policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the multi-year agreement database report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/8</a>; and
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to report back to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting on the status of implementation of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-756">decision 75/6</a>(b).</li>
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on country programme data and prospects for compliance contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/2646">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/9</a>;</li><li>That 108 of the 138 countries that had submitted 2014 country programme data had done so using the web-based system;</li><li>With appreciation, that 18 countries had submitted 2015 data eight weeks prior to the first meeting of the year in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-749">decision 74/9</a>(b)(iv);</li><li>The explanations provided by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO on possible data discrepancies pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7517">decision 75/17</a>(b)(ii);</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to continue assisting the Government of Mauritania in finalizing the amendment of its licensing system to include the accelerated control measures for HCFCs and the Government of Burundi in finalizing the formal HCFC quota system, and to report to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting on its efforts in that respect;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding 2014 country programme data reports urging them to submit the reports as soon as possible, noting that, without them, the relevant analyses of ODS consumption and production levels could not be undertaken by the Secretariat;</li></ol></li><li>To continue using the existing country programme data report format, noting that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Section B on regulatory, administrative and supportive actions was no longer needed, although such data might be needed if there were further adjustments or chemicals added;</li><li>Section C on HCFC quotas issued and prices of ODS and alternatives (where available) was still relevant, although information on training and recovery, recycling and reuse was no longer needed;</li><li>Section D on the status of implementation of the licence and quota system (qualitative assessment of operation of the HPMP) should continue to be provided, but other qualitative information in that section was no longer necessary;</li></ol></li><li>To consider revising the country programme data report format at a future meeting, on the basis of the outcome of the surveys of ODS alternatives and the discussions on the HFC amendment; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to clarify the uses of HCFCs as process agents reported in Tables 9 to 11 of the report on country programme data and prospects for compliance (<a target="_blank" href="/media/2646">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/9</a>), and to provide an update to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on status reports and reports on projects with specific reporting requirements contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/2647">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/10</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the SecretariatÔÇÖs assessments on status reports and report on implementation delays, and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;</li><li>That the Government of Germany would report on the possible transfer of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Afghanistan (stage I, first and second tranches) at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Submission, to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting, of implementation delay reports and additional status reports on the projects listed in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>] as part of the 2015 annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies, taking into account the information requested in Table 3 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2647">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/10</a>;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters of possible cancellation for the following projects if the project documents were not signed by the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>HPMP for Barbados (stage I) (BAR/PHA/69/INV/21);</li><li>Institutional strengthening project in Qatar (phase III) (QAT/SEV/59/INS/15);</li><li>Renewal of the institutional strengthening project in Morocco (phase IV) (MOR/SEV/59/INS/63);</li></ol></li><li>The Secretariat to send a letter of possible cancellation of the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in Algeria (ALG/DES/72/DEM/79) if confirmation of the establishment of a project management working group was not received by the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To extend the completion date for the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in China (CPR/DES/67/DEM/521) to December 2017 to allow for the completion of the last component of the project;</li><li>HPMP for Iraq (stage I) (IRQ/PHA/65/INV/16) to July 2016 to allow for completion of the training, as all funds had been disbursed; and</li><li>National ODS phase-out plan for Iraq (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09 and IRQ/PHA/63/INV/15) to December 2016 to allow the country to find a company to complete the conversion of ODS-based enterprises under the current internal difficulties.</li></ol></li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by UNDP, and the efforts made to facilitate the availability of pre-blended polyol systems with low-global warming potential domestically in the Dominican Republic; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide a report to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting on the status of the conversion of the enterprises in the foam sector in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7441">decision 74/41</a>(c).</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic until December 2017;</li><li>To note the updated version of the Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], specifically Appendix 2-A, which took into account the extension agreed in sub-paragraph (a) above, and the new paragraph, which indicated that the updated Agreement superseded that approved at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Dominican Republic and UNDP to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programmes associated with stage I on a yearly basis until completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II of the HPMP, and the project completion report no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Islamic Republic of Iran and the verification report on the 2015 HCFC consumption, submitted by UNDP.</p>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the verification report on HCFC consumption for 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Seychelles, submitted by the Government of Germany.</p>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the final report of the projectÔÇ£Promoting low-global warming potential refrigerants for air-conditioning sectors in high-ambient-temperature countries in West Asia (PRAHA)ÔÇØ, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2647">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/10</a>;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to share the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, when preparing projects in air-conditioning sectors in Article 5 countries with high ambient temperatures; and</li><li>To take into account the results contained in the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when considering approval of the demonstration projectÔÇ£Promoting refrigerant alternatives for high-ambient-temperature countries in West Asia (PRAHA-II)ÔÇØ.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the paper on issues relating to the recording of disbursements and planned completion dates of tranches of a multi-year agreement (MYA) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7510">decision 75/10</a>(c)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2648">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/11</a>;</li>
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 To establish a system, if one was lacking, to ensure that they were able to confirm whether the 20 per cent disbursement threshold of a tranche had been achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7224">decision 72/24</a>(b), for all stage II and subsequent stages of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs);
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 To report the same funding disbursement data in the tranche requests and the annual progress reports;
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 To indicate, when submitting the tranche requests of HPMPs, the &ldquo;planned completion dates&rdquo; that reflected when the activities in the tranche were expected to be completed, on the understanding that any change would have to be approved by the Executive Committee, and that updates to latest planned completion dates of tranches would continue to be reported in annual progress reports; and</li>
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 To further note the deletion of the MYA spreadsheets contained in the annual progress and financial report format because the information on activities and disbursements therein was also provided when reporting on the disbursement of funding tranches of the HPMPs.
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Policy issues in project proposals <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge the Government of Guatemala to sign the agreement between the Division of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Environment and UNEP so that the funding associated with the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Guatemala could be disbursed by the Treasurer in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7559">decision 75/59</a>(b)(ii).</p>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to implement approved tranches of HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) on time to avoid delays in the submission of future funding tranches;
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries to ensure proper planning and distribution of the tranches for stage II of HPMPs to ensure efficient equipment procurement, taking into account relevant decisions of the Executive Committee, in particular the requirement to achieve disbursement of 20 per cent of the previous tranche and to allocation to the last tranche of the stage of the HPMP in question at least 10 per cent of the total funding approved in principle for the refrigeration servicing sector; and
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 To consider, on a case-by-case basis, any request for approval, at the same Executive Committee meeting, of two or more tranches of a stage of an HPMP, noting the requirement for revised work and disbursement plans and agreements, and taking into account the availability of resources within the approved resource allocations for the years concerned.
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their respective amendments to their work programmes due for submission to the 77th meeting, funding for verification reports for stage I of the HPMPs in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs, for the following 17 Article 5 countries: Benin, Cabo Verde, Chad, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mozambique, Nepal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, and Zambia.</p>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, and noting that the Agreement between the Government of Madagascar and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], had been updated to reflect the revised Montreal Protocol limits; and</li>
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 That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments, amended in light of discussions under agenda item 6(b), Country programme data and prospects for compliance, and contained in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>].
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 76th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $19,061 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016;</li><li>US $73,450 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016;</li><li>US $48,873 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016; and</li><li>US $666,676 (including agency fees) against the balance of the Russian FederationÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for technical assistance for the national survey of ODS alternatives for Jordan in the amount of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950 for the World Bank, noting that the funding had been approved taking into account similar surveys conducted outside the Multilateral Fund, and on the understanding that the final report of the survey would be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 January 2017.</p>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for project preparation for the HCFC phase-out investment activities for Argentina (stage II) (foam sector) in the amount of US $137,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,625 for the World Bank, noting that the approval was being granted on an exceptional basis in light of the limited time remaining to develop stage II of an HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to enable Argentina to meet its 2020 compliance target, and was contingent on receipt by the Secretariat of an endorsement letter from the country stating how responsibilities for stage II of the HPMP had been assigned among the implementing agencies concerned; and</li><li>To reiterate that future funding requests to prepare stages of HPMPs for all countries should be submitted for the purpose of developing the entire stage and include all of the activities and bilateral and implementing agencies involved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7142">decision 71/42</a>.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for ammonia (NH3) semi-hermetic frequency-convertible screw refrigeration compression units in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry at Fujian Snowman Co., Ltd, in the amount of US $1,026,815, plus agency support costs of US $71,877 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNDP to complete the project within 18 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project for the application of an ammonia/carbon dioxide refrigeration system in replacement of HCFC-22 for the medium-sized producer and retail store at Premezclas Industriales S.A., in the amount of US $524,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,680 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>;</li><li>To deduct 0.035 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Costa Rica; and</li><li>To request the Government of Costa Rica and UNDP to complete the project within 14 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Kuwait to evaluate the performance of HCFC-free technology with low-global warming potential in air-conditioning applications, in the amount of US $293,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,510 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Kuwait and UNDP to complete the project within 36 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Saudi Arabia on promoting hydrofluoro-olefin-based refrigerants with low-global warming potential for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures, in the amount of US $1,300,000, plus agency support costs of US $91,000 for UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>, on the understanding that the testing of window airÔÇæconditioning units with HC-290 could also be conducted despite reduced funding for the project; and</li><li>To request the Government of Saudi Arabia and UNIDO to complete the project within 24 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project at air-conditioning manufacturers in Saudi Arabia to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using refrigerants with lower global warming potential, in the amount of US $796,400, plus agency support costs of US $55,748 for the World Bank, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>, on the understanding that funding provided to the enterprise established after 2007 did not set a precedent and was accorded on an exceptional basis to address performance concerns related to air-conditioning in high-ambient-temperature conditions, and only within the context of the present demonstration project;</li><li>To deduct 3.59 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Saudi Arabia; and</li><li>To request the Government of Saudi Arabia and the World Bank to complete the project within 12 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Argentina and Tunisia for the introduction of transÔÇæcritical CO2 refrigeration technology for supermarkets, in the amount of US $846,300, plus agency support costs of US $59,241 for UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Governments of Argentina and Tunisia, and UNIDO, to complete the projects within 30 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in West Asia on promoting refrigerant alternatives for high-ambient-temperature countries (PRAHA-II), in the amount of US $771,500, consisting of US $375,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,750 for UNEP, and US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,750 for UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to complete the project within 18 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Colombia to validate the use of hydrofluoro-olefins for discontinuous panels in Article 5 countries through the development of cost-effective formulations, in the amount of US $248,380, plus agency support costs of US $22,354 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Colombia and UNDP to complete the project within 12 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project in Egypt on the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at very small users, in the amount of US $295,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,650 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>;</li><li>To deduct 4.4 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt; and</li><li>To request the Government of Egypt and UNDP to complete the project within 12 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Saudi Arabia for the phase-out of HCFCs by using hydrofluoro-olefin as a foam blowing agent in spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures, in the amount of US $96,250, plus agency support costs of US $8,663 for UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Saudi Arabia and UNIDO to complete the project within 16 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in South Africa on the technical and economic advantages of vacuum-assisted injection in a discontinuous-panel plant retrofitted from HCFCÔÇæ141b to cyclopentane, in the amount of US $222,200, plus agency support costs of US $19,998, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of South Africa and UNIDO to complete the project within 16 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project at foam system houses in Thailand to formulate preÔÇæblended polyols for spray polyurethane foam applications using a blowing agent with lowÔÇæglobal warming potential, in the amount of US $352,550, plus agency support costs of US $24,679 for the World Bank, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>;</li><li>To deduct 3.88 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Thailand; and</li><li>To request the Government of Thailand and the World Bank to complete the project within 12 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in Maldives for HCFC-free technologies with low-global warming potential in refrigeration in the fisheries sector, in the amount of US $141,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,690 for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Maldives and UNDP to complete the project within 24 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in the Europe and Central Asia region for the development of a regional centre of excellence for training and certification and demonstration of alternative refrigerants with low-global warming potential, in the amount of US $591,600, plus agency support costs of US $75,076 for the Government of the Russian Federation, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Russian Federation to complete the project within 36 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the demonstration project in the Eastern Africa and Caribbean regions on refrigerant quality, containment and introduction of alternatives with low-global warming potential, in the amount of US $425,650, consisting of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP, and US $345,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,150 for UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7240">decision 72/40</a>; and</li><li>To request the Governments concerned, and UNEP and UNIDO, to complete the project within 24 months of its approval, and to submit a comprehensive final report soon after project completion.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile for the period from 2016 to 2021 to reduce HCFC consumption by 65 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $3,644,694, consisting of US $2,145,047, plus agency support costs of US $150,153 for UNDP, US $218,270, plus agency support costs of US $28,375 for UNEP, and US $1,030,700, plus agency support costs of US $72,149 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Chile had committed to reducing HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of its baseline by 2020, and 65 per cent of its baseline by 2021;</li><li>That the Government of Chile would issue, by 1 January 2020, a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b for the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector and on imports and exports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 47.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To deduct a further 2.42 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding to account for exports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6842">decision 68/42</a>(b);</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Chile, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,154,871, consisting of US $700,955, plus agency support costs of US $49,067 for UNDP, US $65,481, plus agency support costs of US $8,513 for UNEP, and US $309,210 plus agency support costs of US $21,645 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia for the period from 2016 to 2023 to reduce HCFC consumption by 55 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $8,883,314, consisting of US $4,047,000, plus agency support costs of US $283,290 for UNDP, and US $4,255,163, plus agency supports costs of US $297,861 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that the Government of Indonesia has committed to reducing HCFC consumption by 37.5 per cent by 2020, and 55 per cent by 2023;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Indonesia to issue a ban on imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b in bulk and contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2021, and to encourage the Government to establish a national system for recording the amounts of HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in pre-blended polyols to support that ban;</li><li>To further note that no additional funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided to any systems houses in Indonesia for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To deduct 84.33 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Indonesia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,514,177, consisting of US $2,233,114, plus agency support costs of US $156,318 for UNDP, and US $1,985,743, plus agency support costs of US $139,002 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the clarifications, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $5,679,476, consisting of US $4,776,772, plus agency support costs of US $334,374 for UNIDO, and US $503,000, plus agency support costs of US $65,330 for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Pakistan to reducing HCFC consumption by 50 per cent by 2020;</li><li>To deduct 72.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Pakistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,740,690, consisting of US $2,350,200, plus agency support costs of US $164,514 for UNIDO, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,976 for UNEP, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNEP and UNIDO until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Pakistan was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>To note that during the implementation of stage II of the HPMP, the Government of Pakistan could submit an investment project to phase out the use of HCFC-142b in the extruded polystyrene foam manufacturing sector on the condition that the countryÔÇÖs baseline consumption was revised to include HCFC-142b and approved by the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Panama for the period from 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $723,654, plus agency support costs of US $50,656 for UNDP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Panama:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To issue a ban on the use of HCFC-22 as flushing solvent in the refrigeration servicing sector by 1 January 2018;</li><li>To issue a ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To issue a ban on new installations for and on the manufacture of HCFC-based extruded polystyrene foam by 1 January 2018;</li><li>To undertake efforts to extend the bans on imports and use of HCFCs to the Free Trade Zone;</li><li>To introduce measures by 2020 to prevent the import of products being converted under the HPMP that were manufactured with HCFC-141b in the Free Trade Zone;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 9.11 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Panama, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $265,100, plus agency support costs of US $18,557 for UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of Panama to report in the tranche requests of the stage II of the HPMP on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status of the GovernmentÔÇÖs efforts to obtain data from the systems house in the Free Trade Zone; and</li><li>The status of the GovernmentÔÇÖs efforts to obtain information on HCFCs imported to and exported from the Free Trade Zone.</li></ol></li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the clarifications, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 42 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $3,524,113, consisting of US $1,967,144, plus agency support costs of US $137,700 for UNIDO, and US $1,326,420, plus agency support costs of US $92,849 for UNDP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 42 per cent by 2020;</li><li>To issue a ban on imports, exports and use of HCFC-141b pure or contained in preÔÇæblended polyols by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import of refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) equipment operated with HCFC and a ban on manufacturing and new installations of RAC equipment operating with HCFCs by 1 January 2020;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 64.41 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $723,769, consisting of US $600,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,000 for UNIDO, and US $76,420, plus agency support costs of US $5,349 for UNDP.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam for the period 2016 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $15,683,990, consisting of US $14,411,204, plus agency support costs of US $1,008,784 for the World Bank, and US $233,630, plus agency support costs of US $30,372 for the Government of Japan;</li><li>To note that the Government of Viet Nam had committed to reducing HCFC consumption by 35 per cent by 2020;</li><li>To further note the commitment of the Government of Viet Nam to issue a ban on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2022;</li><li>Imports and manufacture of HCFC-22 air-conditioning units by 1 January 2022;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 130.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $472,694, consisting of US $396,095, plus agency support costs of US $27,727 for the World Bank, and US $43,250, plus agency support costs of US $5,623 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the submission by the Government of China of the overarching strategy for stage II of the countryÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and the accompanying plans for the following sectors: extruded polystyrene foam, polyurethane foam, industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning, room air-conditioner manufacturing and heat pump water heaters, solvent, and refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing, with the enabling programme component;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2026 for the complete phase-out of all HCFCs in that sector, in the amount of US $44.8 million, plus agency support costs for UNDP to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Funding for the project implementation and monitoring unit for the sector plan was separate and additional and would be determined at a future meeting;</li><li>That no further funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs in the solvent sector;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, in principle, the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme component of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 734.0 ODP tonnes, in the amount of US $20.29 million, plus agency support costs for UNEP, the Governments of Germany and Japan to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding that the percentage of funds allocated to the project implementation and monitoring unit did not set a precedent for future approvals;</li><li>To deduct:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>454.1 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b and 1.13 ODP tonnes of HCFC-225ca from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the solvent sector;</li><li>734.0 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the servicing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To further consider the remaining sector plans and other outstanding issues for stage II of the HPMP for China at its 77<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To invite the Government of China and interested members of the Executive Committee to hold intersessional consultations one day before the start of the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting with a view to facilitating discussions of the remaining sector plans of stage II of the HPMP for China at that meeting.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Benin;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], specifically Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the consolidation of UNIDOÔÇÖs funding for the fourth (US $35,000 in 2018) and fifth (US $35,000 in 2020) tranches with the funding for the third tranche (US $50,000), and paragraph 16, which had been amended to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Benin, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $213,750, consisting of US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP, and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Chile;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], specifically paragraph 1 and Appendix 2ÔÇæA, on the basis of the revised funding schedule (combining the fourth (US $139,562 in 2014) and the fifth (US $127,860 in 2015) tranches) and the extension of implementation period, and paragraph 16, which had been amended to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Chile was committed to completing implementation of stage I of the HPMP by 31 December 2017; that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and that any funds remaining at the end of 2017 would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Chile, UNDP and UNEP to submit the 2015 verification report by the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting, progress reports on the implementation of the work programmes associated with stage I on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports on a yearly basis until the first meeting of 2018, and the project completion report to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018; and</li><li>To approve the fourth and the fifth (final) tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Chile, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇô2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $291,225, consisting of US $199,299, plus agency support costs of US $14,947 for UNDP, and US $68,123, plus agency support costs of US $8,856 for UNEP, on the understanding that funding for UNEP would be disbursed only after signature of the agreement between the Government of Chile and UNEP for implementing activities in stage I.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plane (HPMP) for Ghana;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $283,075, consisting of US $195,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,625 for UNDP, and US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that the funds would not be transferred to UNDP or the Government of Italy until the Secretariat had:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Ghana was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee; and</li><li>Confirmed that the regulatory environment for the safe use of hydrocarbon refrigerants called for in paragraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7232">decision 72/32</a> was in place.</li></ol></li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia;</li><li>That 12 enterprises in the refrigeration sector and 16 enterprises in the air-conditioning sector had requested to be removed from stage I of the HPMP as they had decided to convert to high-global warming potential (GWP) technology without funding from the Multilateral Fund, and that UNDP would return US $3,134,216, plus agency support costs of US $235,066, associated with those enterprises to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That 15 foam enterprises had decided not to convert to HFC-245fa technology under stage I of the HPMP and that further funding would be provided only to convert to low-GWP alternatives;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the reallocation of up to US $603,077 to support two local systems houses in developing low-GWP formulations, as contained in the 2016ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan;</li><li>To further note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], specifically Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the combination of the third (US $591,812 in 2015) and fourth (US $580,710 in 2018) tranches, and paragraph 17, which had been amended to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of Indonesia, UNDP, UNIDO, the World Bank and the Government of Australia to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programmes associated with stage I on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,260,461, consisting of US $901,102, plus agency support costs of US $67,583 for UNDP, and US $271,420, plus agency support costs of US $20,356 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Lucia;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A, on the basis of the established HCFC baseline for compliance and the revised funding level, as well as the consolidation of UNIDOÔÇÖs funding for the fourth (2018) and fifth (2020) tranches with the funding for the third tranche and paragraph 16, which had been amended to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1.09 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1.37 ODP tonnes and 0.81 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and that the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Saint Lucia was US $210,000, plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saint Lucia, and the corresponding 2016ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $59,694, consisting of US $26,300, plus agency support costs of US $3,419 for UNEP, and US $27,500, plus agency support costs of US $2,475 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Saint Lucia were to decide to proceed with retrofits, and associated servicing, using flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Viet Nam;</li><li>To further note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That a new foam enterprise, Sanaky, had been included in the foam sector plan replacing the enterprise Glory, which was no longer in business;</li><li>That the costs of the conversion and the HCFC consumption of Sanaky had been, on an exceptional basis, calculated on the basis of its 2009 consumption so that the enterprise could be treated in the same manner as the other enterprises included in the foam sector plan under stage I;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>], on the basis of the addition of the enterprise mentioned in paragraph (b)(i) above, the additional amount of HCFC-141b to be phased out and the revised funding level, and that paragraph 15 of the Agreement had been amended to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.1 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding 2016 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $407,581, plus agency support costs of US $30,569 for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Government of Viet Nam and the World Bank to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programmes associated with stage I on a yearly basis until completion of the project, and the project completion report on stage I of the HPMP by the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2017.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2697">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/58</a> on the calculation of the incremental capital costs and incremental operating costs for foam sector alternatives (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7528">decision 75/28</a>).
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 To take note of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2698">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/59</a> on the calculation of the level of incremental costs for the conversion of heat exchanger manufacturing lines in enterprises converting to HC-290 technology (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7543">decision 75/43</a>(f));
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 To further consider, with regard to the HC-290 technology, the technical and cost implications of reducing the tube diameter of the condenser from 7 mm to 5 mm while maintaining the same evaporator;
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 To provide further information on the estimated number of units required for each tool/equipment type when reducing the tube diameter, on the basis of a typical level of production by an enterprise in an Article 5 country; and</li>
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 To submit to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting a revised document that addressed the issues referred to in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) and (ii) above.</li>
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plan template Agreements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the template for draft Agreements for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2632">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>]; and
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 To allow flexibility to modify the Agreement between a Government and the Executive Committee in cases where a country was proposing total HCFC phase-out.
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2014 accounts (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7571">decision 75/71</a>(d)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2700">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/61</a>;</li><li>To note with appreciation the submission by UNEP of a revision to its progress report as at 31 December 2014;</li><li>To request UNEP to reconcile in the 2015 accounts:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $182,570, representing the differences between the accounts in the United Nations System Accounting Standards and the revised 2014 progress report of UNEP; and</li><li>US $39,000, representing more expenditure in the revised 2014 progress report of UNEP than in the International Public Sector Accounting Standards.</li></ol></li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the document on the approved 2016, 2017 and 2018 budgets of the Fund Secretariat (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7572">decision 75/72</a>(c)) contained in <a href="/media/2701" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/62</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 budgets of the Fund Secretariat and to propose a 2019 budget, taking into consideration the outcome of the review by a United Nations classification officer of the job descriptions currently classified at the P-3 level, and to submit it to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2702">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/63</a> on the review of the operation of the Executive Committee, prepared pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7370">decision 73/70</a>(h); and</li>
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 To defer a decision on the number, timing and agenda of meetings, and on the deadlines for submission of documents, to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee decided to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in the light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 76th meeting, and to submit it to the Ozone Secretariat following clearance by the Chair.
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76th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee decided to take note of the report of the Sub-group on the Production Sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2704">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/65</a>.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report by the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, and the countries that had opted to use the fixed-exchange rate mechanism during the 2015&ndash;2017 triennium, contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];
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 To note with appreciation the intention of the Government of Belarus to start paying its contributions in 2016, with the understanding that the 2016 payment would not be associated with the contributions outstanding for Belarus for prior years;
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 To request the Treasurer, in cases where the country had a long-outstanding contribution, to allocate any new contribution to a specific year, if so requested by the country; and</li>
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 To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue to follow up with countries that had contributions outstanding for one triennium or more and to report back to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2536">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $863,471, consisting of: US $244,115, plus agency support costs of US $18,478 from UNDP; US $126,301, plus agency support costs of US $17,643 from UNEP; US $42,829, plus agency support costs of US $2,664 from UNIDO; and US $411,441 in agency support costs from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting by the bilateral agencies was US $115,282, consisting of: US $76,711, plus agency support costs of US $8,783, and US $29,552 in accrued interest, from the Government of Italy; and US $209, plus agency support costs of US $27, from the Government of Japan;</li><li>That UNEP had balances of US $138,818, excluding support costs, for nine projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDO had balances of US $137,311, excluding support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of Germany had non-committed balances for one completed and two ongoing projects, totalling US $1,989 and US $149,090, respectively, including agency support costs, which would be offset against bilateral projects submitted to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting, if they were approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Government of Spain had balances for two completed projects that had been completed over two years previously, totalling US $15,600 in agency support costs, which would be offset against bilateral projects submitted to a future meeting, subject to their approval;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and those completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ in order to return the balances to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNEP to return non-committed balances to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of Italy and Japan on the return in cash as indicated in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2539">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/6</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>That 42 out of 91 activities relating to tranches o HPMPs due for submission to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting had been submitted on time and that two of those tranches had been withdrawn following discussion with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the last meeting of 2016 would have no impact or was unlikely to have an impact on compliance, except in the case of one country; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters on the decisions on tranche submission delays to relevant governments, as indicated in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the 2016 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2540">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/7</a>;</li>
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, and if they did not, to provide the reasons for not doing so and the schedule for submission;</li>
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well written and thorough lessons learned when submitting their PCRs; and
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the multi-year-agreement database report (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-766">decision 76/6</a>(b)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2541">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/8</a>;
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 To further note that the Secretariat would pursue discussions with the bilateral and implementing agencies on the inclusion, in the inventory of enterprises database, of relevant information relating to all the HCFC-based enterprises that had received funding from the Multilateral Fund; and
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to report back to the Executive Committee at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the final report on the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2542">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/9</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2; and
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 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out projects in the refrigeration and air&#8209;conditioning manufacturing sector in the design and implementation of projects under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plans.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2017 and the associated budget of US $143,484 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2545">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/10/Rev.1</a>; and</li>
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to present an amendment to the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2017 to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting, to include the evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector and the associated budget and terms of reference.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2546">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/11</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting 2015 activities;</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on 16 projects with implementation delays and 116 projects recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];</li></ol></li><li>Further to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That one component of the CTC phase-out plan in India (IND/PRO/75/INV/447) would be completed in December 2016 and any remaining balances would be returned by December 2017;</li><li>That project completion reports should be provided separately for the phase-out of methyl bromide in consumption and production sector plans in China;</li></ol></li><li>To extend the approved completion dates for the following projects:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The two technical assistance components of the CTC phase-out plan in India (IND/PHA/45/INV/389 and IND/PHA/75/INV/463), to November 2017;</li><li>The methyl bromide national phase-out plan in China (CPR/FUM/72/INV/542), to December 2018 (or as soon as possible), with any remaining balances being returned;</li><li>The national phase-out plan (NPP) in Iraq implemented by UNEP (IRQ/PHA/58/TAS/10 and IRQ/PHA/63/TAS/14) and UNIDO (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09), to June 2017, owing to issues relating to implementation under the current political and institutional difficulties in the country;</li></ol></li><li>To freeze the tranche funding for the NPP (YEM/PHA/55/INV/28, YEM/PHA/55/INV/31 and YEM/PHA/60/INV/36) and stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) (YEM/PHA/68/TAS/39 and YEM/PHA/68/TAS/40) for Yemen, on the condition that the funding could be reinstated and the agreements reactivated once conditions in the country had improved and once the Government and relevant implementing agencies had submitted a revised plan of action taking into account the reallocation of the funding tranches of the agreements;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies, starting from the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting and continuing until projects had been completed:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit reports for all pilot demonstration projects for ODS disposal as projects with specific reporting requirements;</li><li>To submit reports for all ongoing chiller projects as projects with specific reporting requirements;</li></ol></li><li>Further to request bilateral and implementing agencies to report project preparation activities as completed no later than six months after approval of the HPMP by the Executive Committee and to return fund balances from those activities no later than 18 months after approval of the HPMP;</li><li>To request implementing agencies to revise their progress report disbursement data for the following tranches of HPMPs, as appropriate, in order to be in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7614">decision 76/14</a>(b): BAH/PHA/68/TAS/28 (UNEP); BRA/PHA/73/INV/306 and BRA/PHA/74/INV/307 (UNDP); CHI/PHA/71/INV/179 (UNDP); CHI/PHA/71/TAS/180 (UNEP); IDS/PHA/71/INV/202 (World Bank); and MEX/PHA/71/INV/168 (UNDP);</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to take appropriate actions to complete and submit, by January 2017, as many reports as possible on surveys of ODS alternatives to enable the Secretariat to provide an analysis of the results of such surveys for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 78<sup>th</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a>(h);</li><li>That no more than two institutional strengthening projects should be ongoing at the same time;</li><li>That projects where 100 per cent of the funds had been reported to have been disbursed should be completed within one year of the moment when the full disbursement had been reported;</li><li>To reiterate that the latest planned project completion dates in annual progress reports should represent the agencyÔÇÖs best estimation of the expected completion date;</li><li>That any change in project completion dates should be accompanied by a clear rationale for the extension and, in cases where the Executive Committee had established a completion date, any request for an extension would have to be submitted for approval by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That project completion reports should continue to be provided on each agreement and each project, without being combined into a single report.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>With appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2547">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/12</a>;</li><li>That the bilateral agencies would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays and on four projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of France to submit its progress report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2548">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/13</a>;</li><li>That UNDP would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays and on 11 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li></ol></li><li>To assign a completion date of January 2016 to the refrigerant management plan in Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/05) and to request the return of any remaining balances to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2549">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/14</a>;</li><li>That UNEP would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on four projects with implementation delays and on 59 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];</li></ol></li><li>To assign a completion date of December 2015 to the following projects and to request the return of any remaining balances to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Refrigerant management plan in Maldives (MDV/REF/38/TAS/06);</li><li>Technical assistance to phase out the use of methyl bromide in Trinidad and Tobago (TRI/FUM/65/TAS/28); and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to submit to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting the final report for the ODS disposal project in Nepal (NEP/DES/59/TAS/27).</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2550">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/15</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on nine projects with implementation delays and on 35 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];</li><li>The delays in implementing the national phase-out plan activities in Iraq and Yemen due to the special circumstances prevailing in those countries;</li><li>That the technical assistance for the total phase-out of methyl bromide in tobacco, cut flowers, horticulture and post-harvest uses in Zambia (ZAM/FUM/56/INV/21) had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the project preparation in the fumigants sector (high-moisture dates) in Algeria (ALG/FUM/72/PRP/80) and to request the return of the remaining balance no later than the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting the final report for the ODS disposal project in the Europe and Central Asia region (EUR/DES/69/DEM/13).</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2015 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2551">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/16</a>; and</li><li>That the World Bank would report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on one project with implementation delays and on seven projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p>
 The evaluation of the implementing agencies&rsquo; performance against their 2015 business plans, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2552">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/17</a>;</li>
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 That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2015 of at least 72 on a scale of 100; and</li>
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 That trend analysis indicated that performance of all implementing agencies had improved in 2015 in relation to 2014.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in <a target="_blank" href="/media/2553">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/18</a>;</li><li>That 109 of the 131 countries that had submitted 2015 CP data had done so using the web-based system;</li><li>The explanations provided by UNDP and UNEP on the uses of HCFCs as process agents pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-767">decision 76/7</a>(e);</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to continue assisting the Government of Mauritania in finalizing the amendment of its licensing system to include the accelerated control measures for HCFCs, and the Government of Burundi in finalizing the formal HCFC quota system, and to report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on its efforts in that respect;</li><li>Relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in addressing data discrepancies between the 2015 CP and Article 7 reports; and</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding 2014 and 2015 CP data reports, urging them to submit the reports as soon as possible, noting that, without them, the relevant analyses of ODS consumption and production levels could not be undertaken by the Secretariat.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first and the second tranches of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Afghanistan, submitted by the Government of Germany;</li><li>The return of the remaining funding of US $131,938, plus agency support costs of US $17,152, from the Government of Germany for the first and the second tranches;</li><li>The request by the Government of Afghanistan to transfer to UNIDO all the phaseÔÇæout activities included in stage I of the HPMP that had originally been intended for implementation by the Government of Germany;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the transfer from the Government of Germany to UNIDO of the balance of US $131,938, plus agency support costs of US $11,874, remaining from the first and second tranches;</li><li>Further to approve the transfer from the Government of Germany to UNIDO of funding in the amount of US $111,276, plus agency support costs of US $10,015, approved in principle for the third and fourth tranches of the HPMP; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise the updated Agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee when the request for the third tranche of the HPMP was submitted.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the status of implementation of the conversion of Audivic and Foxman in Argentina, submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>That the room air-conditioning manufacturing project included in stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan had been completed, resulting in the phase-out of 53.5 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22;</li><li>That the enterprises Audivic and Foxman had ceased manufacturing HCFC-22-based air-conditioning equipment, resulting in an overall balance of US $500,636; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Italy to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting the balance of US $547,973, consisting of US $322,644, plus agency support costs of US $24,198 for UNIDO (ARG/REF/61/INV/164), and US $177,992, plus agency supports costs of US $23,139 for the Government of Italy (ARG/REF/61/INV/163).</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To request UNDP to include in the next progress report to be submitted in the context of projects with specific reporting requirements to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted; and</li><li>The status of implementation of the conversion of the enterprises Ecopur and Panisol, on the understanding that the remaining funds from the conversion of Ecopur would be returned to the Multilateral Fund in the event that the enterprise withdrew from the project.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $24,945, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the XPS foam sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the polyurethane (PU) rigid foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $3,443, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the PU rigid foam sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $103,708, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the ICR sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide in the context of projects with specific reporting requirements a letter from the enterprise Dunan Environment stating its commitment to ensuring that the manufacturing lines funded by the Multilateral Fund would continue to manufacture equipment using only the technology for which funding had been approved.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $62,305, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room-air conditioning manufacturing sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the solvent sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $2,656, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of stage I of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and enabling programme of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNEP, under stage II of the HPMP, by US $663, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and enabling programme for China, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2016 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico, submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>With appreciation that the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan was being completed at a lower cost than originally approved, resulting in savings to be assessed once the sector plan had been completed;</li><li>That UNDP, on behalf of the Government of Mexico, could submit a proposal to reallocate savings from the PU foam sector to an investment project to phase out the use of HCFC-142b in the extruded polystyrene foam manufacturing sector once the 2008 consumption of HCFC-142b had been revised under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Mexico, UNIDO and UNDP to include in the progress report on stage I of the HPMP, in the context of projects with specific reporting requirements document to be submitted to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, the complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note, with appreciation, the financial audit reports on the CFC production, halon, polyurethane foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors in China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2554">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/19</a>; and
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 To request the Government of China to provide final study reports on all research and development projects undertaken with funds from the Multilateral Fund under the CFC production sector to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2017ÔÇô2019 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2556">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/20</a>;</li><li>To adjust the business plan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>As proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2556">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/20</a>;</li><li>By adding to the 2017 business plan the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) and institutional strengthening projects from the 2016 business plan that had been deferred at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>Based on decisions taken and the values for HPMPs approved or revised in principle at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include in the business plans activities under stage II of the HPMPs for Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic;</li><li>To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2017ÔÇô2019, adjusted as per sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (iii) above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels; and</li><li>To request the implementing agencies each to provide a detailed report to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting on the feasibility studies of using not-in-kind technologies.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the bilateral agenciesÔÇÖ business plans for 2017ÔÇô2019, submitted by the Governments of Germany, Italy and Japan, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2557">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/21</a>, as well as the additional information provided by the Government of Germany;</li><li>Further to note that approvals in principle for the Government of Germany for the 2018-2020 triennium should not exceed US $2,604,720, based on the assumption that there would be the same level of replenishment as for the 2015ÔÇô2017 triennium.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2017ÔÇô2019 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2558">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/22</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2017ÔÇô2019 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2559">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/23</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2017ÔÇô2019 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2560">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/24</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2017ÔÇô2019 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2561">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/25</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Policy issues in project proposals <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to include requests to change, add or remove a bilateral or implementing agency contained in HCFC phase-out management plan tranche requests in the list of projects submitted for blanket approval, as long as there were no other outstanding issues that required the Executive Committee&rsquo;s consideration.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Policy issues in project proposals <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge UNEP, UNIDO and the Governments of Haiti, Sao Tome and Principe, and South Africa to submit their HCFC consumption verification reports as soon as possible, and UNEP and the Governments of Chile and Honduras to sign agreements for the implementation of their HCFC phase-out management plans as soon as possible, so that activities could be implemented without further delay.</p>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Policy issues in project proposals <p>Following report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies:
 To continue making best efforts to ensure that conversions were consistent with agreed alternatives as approved by the Executive Committee;
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 To report to the Executive Committee, as soon as they became known, exceptional cases where enterprises that had received funding from the Multilateral Fund to manufacture products and equipment using substances with low-global-warming potential (GWP) were temporarily manufacturing products and/or equipment using high-GWP substances, and to identify the reasons for the use, the steps to be taken to enable the enterprises to start manufacturing using the technology for which the funding had been approved, and a timeline for when such manufacturing was expected to commence;</li>
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 To continue reporting the status of manufacturing at the enterprises identified in sub&#8209;paragraph (ii) above to each meeting of the Executive Committee until those converted manufacturing lines used only the low-GWP technology for which funding had been approved, or another alternative technology with a lower GWP;</li>
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 To request the enterprises identified in sub-paragraph (ii) above to provide a letter stating their commitment that the manufacturing lines funded by the Multilateral Fund would manufacture products and/or equipment using only the technology for which funding had been approved;</li>
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 To assess, during project preparation, the availability of the chosen technology in the country, including the necessary components, refrigerants, oils, blowing agents, etc.;</li>
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 Not to pay any incremental operating costs that had been approved for the manufacturing enterprises until it had been verified that the enterprises were manufacturing products and/or equipment using the approved technology;</li>
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 To ensure that verification reports submitted in line with sub-paragraph 5(b) of the Agreements between the Governments of the Article 5 countries concerned and the Executive Committee included verification of conversion of the manufacturing enterprises covered under the Agreement and confirmation of the technology adopted, in a representative sample of enterprises; and
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 To encourage Governments of the Article 5 countries concerned, with the assistance of relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to consider taking measures, if possible, to aid the introduction of low-GWP technology in applications covered under the respective sector and/or sub-sector.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and noting that the following Agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], to take into account the level of funding approved for the second tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan, the savings in incremental costs and the transfer of UNEPÔÇÖs component to UNIDO;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Eritrea and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], to take into account the established HCFC baseline for compliance;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], to correctly reflect the maximum allowable consumption values for the years 2015ÔÇô2019;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Swaziland and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], based on the revised HCFC baseline for compliance; and</li></ol></li><li>To decide that, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*].</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 77th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $197,596 (including agency fees) against the balance of FranceÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016;</li><li>US $2,140,814 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015ÔÇô2017;</li><li>US $1,452,000 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016;</li><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of JapanÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016; and</li><li>US $1,178,229 (including agency fees) against the balance of SpainÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2016.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities and budget for 2017 in the amount of US $9,776,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $782,080, contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];</li><li>To request UNEP to continue to submit an annual work programme and budget for the CAP that included:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Detailed information on the progress of the four new activities identified in the 2016 work programme for which global funds would be used until their completion;</li><li>Extension of the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and details on the reallocations made in its budget pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>;</li><li>Reporting on the current levels of staff posts and information for the Executive Committee on any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li></ol></li><li>To further request UNEP to review the overall structure of the CAP and to consider its operations and regional structure in addressing emerging needs and new challenges, and to submit a final report of that review to the Executive Committee for consideration at its 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>In light of the discussions under that item (see paragraphs 205 to 213, and the corresponding <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7759">decision 77/59</a>, below), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on 2017 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank presented in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2572">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/33</a>;</li><li>The status of the review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7569">decision 75/69</a>(b);</li><li>With appreciation, that the World BankÔÇÖs core unit operation was again below its budgeted level and that it would be returning unused balances to the Multilateral Fund at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For UNDP in the amount of US $2,055,000;</li><li>For UNIDO in the amount of US $2,055,000; and</li><li>For the World Bank in the amount of US $1,725,000.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for South Sudan for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $233,700, consisting of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP, and US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of South Sudan had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption at 1.64 ODP tonnes, on the basis of the data collected from the survey during preparation for stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 0.57 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of South Sudan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs contained in Annex XVI to the present document; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for South Sudan and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Armenia for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 66.6 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $238,896, consisting of US $129,600, plus agency support costs of US $11,664 for UNDP, and US $86,400, plus agency support costs of US $11,232 for UNEP;</li><li>To deduct 3.26 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*];</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Armenia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $157,270, consisting of US $108,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,720 for UNDP, and US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, on the understanding that if Armenia were to decide to proceed with retrofits, and associated servicing, to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks, and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols; and</li><li>To request UNDP to report on the status of sale of equipment purchased for the enterprise SAGA at each Executive Committee meeting until the sale of equipment had been completed and funds obtained from the sale of the equipment have been returned to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 40 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $1,589,477, consisting of US $1,279,558, plus agency support costs of US $89,569 for UNDP, and US $195,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,350 for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Dominican Republic to reduce HCFC consumption by 40 per cent of its baseline by 2020;</li><li>To deduct 15.36 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Dominican Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $705,266, consisting of US $558,800, plus agency support costs of US $39,116 for UNDP, and US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,350 for UNEP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India for the period 2016 to 2023 to reduce HCFC consumption by 60 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $48,315,261, consisting of US $38,911,459, plus agency support costs of US $2,723,802 for UNDP; US $900,000, plus agency support costs of US $109,000 for UNEP; and US $5,100,000, plus agency support costs of US $571,000 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of India:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption from the baseline by 48 per cent by 2020, 50 per cent by 2021, 56 per cent by 2022 and 60 per cent by 2023;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import and use in all sectors of HCFC-141b, pure or contained in pre-blended polyols, upon completion of the conversion of all the eligible enterprises and no later than 1 January 2020;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 769.49 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>With regard to the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNDP to include in request for the second tranche and future tranches an updated list of PU foam enterprises assisted, and to be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HPMP, including the HCFC-141b consumption to be phased out, the estimated incremental cost of conversion, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment where applicable, and the technology to be adopted;</li><li>To note that if, during the implementation of the PU foam sector plan, the total tonnage to be phased out in enterprises eligible for funding was found to be less than the 3,166 metric tonnes of HCFC-141b approved for phase-out under stage II of the HPMP, funding for stage II of the HPMP would be reduced to account for that reduced tonnage, at a rate of US $7.58/kg;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the air-conditioning manufacturing sector:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that no further funding for heat exchangers at the enterprises to be assisted in stage II of the HPMP would be provided in future stages of the HPMP;</li><li>That, for air-conditioning manufacturing enterprises that would receive funding under stage II of the HPMP to convert some but not all HCFC-22-based manufacturing lines, any increase in HCFC-22 consumption on the non-converted line, in relation to the level of HCFC-22 consumption at the time of signature of the memorandum of agreement between the enterprise and the Government, would not be funded by the Multilateral Fund, and the Government would request the enterprise to avoid any growth in HCFC-22 consumption after the time of signature;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $10,623,880, consisting of US $9,256,000, plus agency support costs of US $647,920 for UNDP, US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,333 for UNEP, and US $345,000, plus agency support costs of US $38,626 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, noting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That stage II covered the period 2016 to 2023 to reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of the baseline;</li><li>The related funding for the HPMP amounted to US $12,279,534, consisting of US $4,905,361, plus agency support costs of US $343,375 for UNDP, US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $87,000 for UNEP, US $2,103,205, plus agency support costs of US $147,224 for UNIDO, US $2,672,404, plus agency support costs of US $303,964 for the Government of Germany, and US $907,207, plus agency support costs of US $109,793 for the Government of Italy;</li><li>That the approach taken for the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector was agreed on an exceptional basis owing to the special circumstances in the country;</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of the baseline by 2023;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b pure or contained in pre-blended polyols upon the completion of the conversion of all the eligible enterprises and no later than 1 July 2023;</li><li>To issue a ban on new manufacturing capacity using HCFC-22 by 1 January 2020;</li><li>Further to issue a ban on the use of HCFC-22 in the manufacturing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment upon completion of the conversion of all the eligible enterprises and no later than 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 162.37 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request UNDP to include in the submission of the request for the second funding tranche a report on the results of the conversion of the first 15 enterprises in the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector to low-global-warming-potential alternatives, highlighting the lessons learned and challenges faced;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $3,291,536, consisting of US $1,298,170, plus agency support costs of US $90,872 for UNDP, US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,857 for UNEP, US $473,567, plus agency support costs of US $33,150 for UNIDO, US $645,500, plus agency support costs of US $73,420 for the Government of Germany, and US $403,203, plus agency support costs of US $48,797 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jordan for the period 2017 to 2022, to reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $3,289,919, consisting of US $2,075,236, plus agency support costs of US $145,267 for the World Bank, and US $999,455, plus agency supports costs of US $69,961 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Jordan to reduce its HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of the baseline by 2022;</li><li>That the Government of Jordan would completely phase out HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2022;</li><li>That the Government of Jordan would have flexibility in using the funds approved for the polyurethane foam sector to achieve a smooth and efficient HCFC-141b phase-out in line with its Agreement with the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 44.79 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Jordan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Jordan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $983,466, consisting of US $526,956, plus agency support costs of US $36,887 for the World Bank, and US $392,171, plus agency support costs of US $27,452 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia for the period 2016 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 42.9 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $6,138,063, plus agency support costs of US$ $429,664 for UNDP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Malaysia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption from the baseline by 22.4 per cent in 2019, 35.0 per cent in 2020, 40.0 per cent in 2021, and 42.9 per cent in 2022;</li><li>To issue a ban on the export of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 31 December 2018 and a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in preÔÇæblended polyols by 1 January 2022;</li><li>To phase out all uses of HCFC-141b, except in the solvent sector, by 1 January 2022;</li><li>To limit consumption of HCFC-141b to 1 ODP tonne or less, for use in the solvent sector, by 1 January 2022;</li><li>To issue bans on the import of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment operated with HCFCs and on the manufacturing and the new installation of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment operating with HCFCs, by 1 January 2020;</li></ol></li><li>To no longer issue licences for the import of HCFC-141, HCFC-142b, and HCFC-21;<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To deduct 146.24 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,507,938, plus agency support costs of US $245,556 for UNDP.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $192,293, consisting of US $122,300, plus agency support costs of US $11,007 for UNDP, and US $52,200, plus agency support costs of US $6,786 for UNEP, noting that the amount for approval in principle was in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7447">decision 74/47</a>(a)(iv);</li><li>To deduct 0.25 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $143,780, consisting of US $104,850, plus agency support costs of US $9,437 for UNDP, and US $26,100, plus agency support costs of US $3,393 for UNEP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $1,105,157, plus agency support costs of US $77,361 for UNDP;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of Uruguay to ban imports of HCFC-141b, both pure and contained in imported pre-blended polyols, after the conversion of the enterprises had been completed, and no later than 1 January 2021;</li><li>To deduct 11.25 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding, noting that no further funding would be available for consumption of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $314,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,980 for UNDP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China for the period 2016 to 2026 to reduce HCFC consumption by 37.6 per cent of the baseline by 2020 and to achieve the total phase-out of HCFCs in the polyurethane (PU) foam, extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam and the solvent sectors by 2026, in the amount of US $500,100,000, plus agency support costs to be determined at a future meeting, for UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, the World Bank, the Government of Germany, the Government of Italy and the Government of Japan; and noting that the national HCFC consumption target, as well as the targets for the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector and the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing and heat pump water heaters (HPWH) (RAC) sector for the period 2021 to 2026 would be determined when stage III of the HPMP was submitted;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee would be considered at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting and should include in Appendix 4-A (Format of Tranche Implementation Reports and Plans) the amount of co-funding provided by China for the HCFC reductions;</li><li>That the tonnage of HCFCs eligible and non-eligible for funding to be deducted from the remaining consumption eligible for funding would be as stipulated in document <a href="/media/2664" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/25</a>;</li><li>That any interest accrued by the Government of China in the implementation of each of the sector plans of stage II of the HPMP would be reported annually and that the Treasurer would be requested to offset such interest against future transfers to the relevant implementing agency, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned in line with paragraph 7(f) of the template Agreement for stage II of HPMPs (Annex XIX to document <a href="/media/2632" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/66</a>);</li><li>The maximum allowable consumption and tranche funding values would be as reflected in the following table:</li></ol></li></ol><p>1</p><table><caption>* Maximum allowable total consumption of Annex C, Group I substances for the period 2021 to 2026 would be determined at a later date, but would in no case be greater than 11,772 ODP tonnes prior to 2025, and no greater than 6,131 ODP tonnes thereafter.<br>** Maximum allowable total consumption of Annex C, Group I substances for the period 2021 to 2026 would be determined later, but would in no case be greater than 1,609.9 ODP tonnes prior to 2025, and no greater than 781 ODP tonnes thereafter.<br>*** Maximum allowable total consumption of Annex C, Group I substances for the period 2021 to 2026 would be determined later, but would in no case be greater than 2,259.7 ODP tonnes prior to 2025, and no greater than 1,335 ODP tonnes thereafter.</caption><tbody><tr><td>Particulars</td><td>2016</td><td>2017</td><td>2018</td><td>2019</td><td>2020</td><td>2021</td><td>2022</td><td>2023</td><td>2024</td><td>2025</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>Montreal Protocol reduction schedule of Annex C, Group I substances (ODP tonnes)</td><td>17,342.1</td><td>17,342.1</td><td>17,342.1</td><td>17,342.1</td><td>12,524.9</td><td>12,524.9</td><td>12,524.9</td><td>12,524.9</td><td>12,524.9</td><td>6,262.4</td><td>6,262.4</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable total consumption of Annex C, Group I substances (ODP tonnes)</td><td>16,978.9</td><td>16,978.9</td><td>15,048.1</td><td>15,048.1</td><td>11,772.0</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption of Annex C, Group I substances in the XPS foam sector (ODP tonnes)</td><td>2,286.0</td><td>2,286.0</td><td>2,032.0</td><td>2,032.0</td><td>1,397.0</td><td>1,397.0</td><td>1,397.0</td><td>762.0</td><td>762.0</td><td>165.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption of Annex C, Group I substances in the PU foam sector (ODP tonnes)</td><td>4,449.6</td><td>4,449.6</td><td>3,774.5</td><td>3,774.5</td><td>2,965.7</td><td>2,965.7</td><td>2,965.7</td><td>1,078.4</td><td>1,078.4</td><td>330.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption of Annex C, Group I substances in the ICR sector (ODP tonnes)</td><td>2,162.5</td><td>2,162.5</td><td>2,042.4</td><td>2,042.4</td><td>1,609.9</td><td>1,609.9</td><td>**</td><td>**</td><td>**</td><td>**</td><td>**</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption of Annex C, Group I substances in the (RAC) sector (ODP tonnes)</td><td>3,697.7</td><td>3,697.7</td><td>2,876.0</td><td>2,876.0</td><td>2,259.7</td><td>2,259.7</td><td>***</td><td>***</td><td>***</td><td>***</td><td>***</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum allowable consumption of Annex C, Group I substances in the solvent sector</td><td>455.2</td><td>455.2</td><td>395.4</td><td>395.4</td><td>321.2</td><td>321.2</td><td>321.2</td><td>148.3</td><td>148.3</td><td>55.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Funding (US $)</td><td>49,992,700</td><td>62,027,190</td><td>54,109,930</td><td>59,179,030</td><td>59,551,083</td><td>69,257,646</td><td>34,228,589</td><td>30,564,360</td><td>25,781,592</td><td>25,407,880</td><td>30,000,000</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p>XPS foam sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve, in principle, the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2026 for the complete phase-out of all HCFCs in that sector, in the amount of US $112,786,630 of the total amount approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP, plus agency support costs for UNIDO and the Government of Germany, to be determined at a future meeting;</li><li>To deduct 646 ODP tonnes of HCFC-142b and 1,640 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the XPS foam sector;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the XPS foam sector, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $7,514,867, plus agency support cost of US $526,041 for UNIDO;</li></ol><p>PU rigid foam sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To approve, in principle, the PU rigid foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2026 for the complete phase-out of all HCFCs in that sector, in the amount of US $141,471,210 of the total amount approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP, plus agency support costs for the World Bank, to be determined at a future meeting;</li><li>To deduct 3,733.08 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the PU foam sector;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for PU rigid foam sector, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $7,045,027, plus agency support costs of US $493,152 for the World Bank;</li></ol><p>ICR sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="9"><li>To approve, in principle, the ICR sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2021 to achieve, by 2020, a 33 per cent reduction in relation to the 2013 maximum allowable consumption in the sector, in the amount of US $89,144,797 of the total amount approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP, plus agency support costs for UNDP, to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That a maximum quantity of 3,150 metric tonnes in the unitary air-conditioning (UAC) sub-sector could be converted to HFC-32;</li><li>That the Government of China would have flexibility in the UAC sub-sector to convert to alternatives with a lower global-warming potential (GWP) than HFC-32 as long as the cost and tonnage to be phased out remained the same;</li><li>That the Government of China would have flexibility to convert heat-pump waterÔÇæheater (HPWH) lines to HFC-32 on the understanding that UAC and HPWH conversions to HFC-32 combined would not exceed 3,150 metric tonnes;</li><li>That at least 20 per cent of the total phase-out of HCFC-22 in the ICR sector would be from the conversion of small and medium-sized enterprises (i.e. those consuming 50 metric tonnes or less);</li><li>That, in sectors other than the UAC sector, the Government of China would have flexibility to select from among the six low-GWP technologies identified in Table 8 of document <a href="/media/2664" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/76/25</a>, excluding HFC-32, and would make best efforts to ensure that the tonnage remained within 30 per cent of the amount specified for each technology in that table, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund, and that any deviation from that range would be reported to the Executive Committee for its consideration;</li><li>To deduct 477.79 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and 2.70 ODP tonnes of HCFC-123 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the ICR sector;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for ICR sector, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $13,368,756, plus agency support cost of US $935,813 for UNDP;</li></ol></li></ol><p>RAC sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="10"><li>To approve, in principle, the RAC sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2021 to achieve, by 2020, a 45 per cent reduction in relation to the 2013 maximum allowable consumption in the sector, in the amount of US $89,144,797 of the total amount approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP, plus agency support costs for UNIDO and the Government of Italy, to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding that the Government of China agreed to convert at least:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Twenty manufacturing lines for the production of RAC equipment to HC-290;</li><li>Three compressor manufacturing lines to HC-290;</li><li>Three HPWH manufacturing lines to HC-290;</li><li>Two HPWH manufacturing lines to R-744;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1,027.13 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the RAC sector;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the RAC sector, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $16,698,065, consisting of US $14,671,089, plus agency support costs of US $1,026,976 for UNIDO, and US $891,892, plus agency support costs of US $108,108 for the Government of Italy;</li></ol><p>Solvent sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="13"><li>To note that the sector plan for the solvent sector had been approved in principle by the Executive Committee at its 76<sup>th</sup> meeting, in the amount of US $44,800,000, plus agency support costs for UNDP, to be determined at a future meeting;</li><li>To approve an additional US $2,462,566 of the total amount approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP for the project management unit for the solvent sector for stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for solvent sector, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,821,937, plus agency support cost of US $197,536 for UNDP;</li></ol><p>Refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="16"><li>To note that the sector plan for the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme had been approved in principle by the Executive Committee at its 76<sup>th</sup> meeting in the amount of US $20,290,000, plus agency support costs for UNEP, the Government of Germany and the Government of Japan, to be determined at a future meeting:</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,090,183, consisting of US $3,299,132, plus agency support costs of US $364,651 for UNEP, US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,000 for the Government of Germany, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cuba;</li><li>That three enterprises in the polyurethane foam sector for which conversion had been approved on the basis of a low-global warming potential (GWP) alternative were temporarily using a blend of HFC-365mfc and HFC-227ea owing to the poor performance of the selected technology;</li><li>That the enterprise INPUD had decided to convert to cyclopentane instead of waterÔÇæblown technology and would provide the co-financing required;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue assisting the Government of Cuba, during the implementation of its HPMP, in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technologies for the two foam enterprises (FRIARC and IDA) included in stage I of the HPMP that had not found a low-GWP alternative technology;</li><li>To report to the Executive Committee on the status of the use of the interim technology selected by the two enterprises at each meeting until a low-GWP technology had been introduced and the foam enterprises had been fully converted; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Cuba and the corresponding 2017ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plan, including the proposed change in technology for the enterprise INPUD, in the amount of US $141,527, plus agency support costs of US $10,615 for UNDP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Grenada;</li><li>That UNIDO had been added as a cooperating agency for the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 0.58 ODP tonnes, estimated on the basis of the historical consumption;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had revised the Agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], in relation to the established HCFC baseline for compliance, the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, and the inclusion of UNIDO as cooperating agency;</li><li>That the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Grenada was US $164,500, plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii) and that the deduction of US $45,500 would be applied when stage II of the HPMP was approved; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Grenada and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $91,920, consisting of US $9,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,170 for UNEP, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,750 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Grenada were to decide to proceed with retrofits, and associated servicing, using flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico;</li><li>The inclusion of the Government of Spain as a cooperating bilateral agency for the second (2016) and third (2018) tranches, for activities in the aerosol and refrigeration servicing sectors;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], specifically paragraphs 9 and 10 and Appendix 2-A, with regard to the transfer of funding in the amount of US $1,056,991, for the second tranche, and US $1,070,000, for the third tranche, from UNIDO to the Government of Spain for the implementation of activities mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii) above, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mexico, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $2,836,274, consisting of US $1,165,509, plus agency support costs of US $81,586 for UNIDO, US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200 for UNEP, US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,750 for the Government of Germany, and US $1,056,991, plus agency support costs of US $121,238 for the Government of Spain.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Rwanda;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Rwanda, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇæ2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $93,850, consisting of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for UNEP, and US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>If the Government of Rwanda were to decide to proceed with retrofits, and associated servicing, using flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks, and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols; and</li><li>UNEP would report on the progress made in implementing the recommendations in the verification report at the time of the next tranche submission.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saudi Arabia;</li><li>With concern, the delay in the implementation of activities in the foam manufacturing and refrigeration servicing sectors;</li><li>That the conditions of Appendix 8-A of the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee had not been met, and portions of the funding (US $777,000, plus agency support costs of US $54,390 for UNIDO, and US $120,000 plus agency support costs of US $14,864 for UNEP) related to activities in the servicing sector could not be released as they were subject to the conditions;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the proposal to provide funding for the damaged equipment in accordance with sub-paragraph 7(a) of the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee, as reflected in the 2016-2017 tranche implementation plan;</li><li>To request UNIDO to prepare a report outlining the resolution of issues related to customs clearance, such as duties, taxes, demurrage fees and any damages to equipment purchased by the Multilateral Fund, to be submitted together with the fifth tranche request;</li><li>To allow the fifth tranche request to be submitted once the following conditions had been met:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Completion of the conversion, to the agreed technology, of all polyurethane foam enterprises included in stage I of the HPMP, establishment of the ban on HCFC-141b and completion of the conversion to a blend of isobutane, CO2 and HFO-1234ze at the extruded polystyrene foam enterprise, Al-Watania;</li><li>Completion of the conversion of all systems houses included in stage I of the HPMP to formulations with a low global-warming potential and at least ten workshops held by systems houses for downstream foam users;</li><li>Adoption of a code of practice and e-licensing scheme, establishment of mandatory recovery and recycling of HCFCs and other ODS refrigerants, and establishment of a ban on disposable refrigerant cylinders;</li></ol></li><li>To request the return, to the same meeting at which the fifth tranche request was submitted, of funds associated with any foam enterprise or systems house in stage I of the HPMP that decided not to convert to the agreed technology or not to participate in the HPMP, after taking into account the funds needed for conversion at the two newly identified enterprises (Bayt Al Awazil and Sahari);</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia and the corresponding 2016ÔÇô2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,171,680, consisting of US $1,766,600, plus agency support costs of US $123,662 for UNIDO, and US $250,400, plus agency support costs of US $31,018 for UNEP, on the understanding that the Treasurer would withhold the amount of US $966,254, consisting of US $777,000, plus agency support costs of US $54,390 for UNIDO, and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,864 for UNEP, until receipt of a comprehensive report demonstrating that the conditions specified in Appendix 8-A had been met, and on the understanding that, if the report were not provided by the first regular meeting of 2018, the amount of US $966,254 would be returned to the Multilateral Fund, and that a request for those funds could be made by the Government of Saudi Arabia only once the conditions in Appendix 8-A had been fully met.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Senegal contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2606">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/61</a>;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 20.96 ODP tonnes, based on the verification report submitted to the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting, and that the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Senegal was US $630,000, plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii);</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], specifically paragraph 1, Appendices 1ÔÇæA and 2-A, with regard to the revised starting point and funding level, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Senegal, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $176,400, consisting of US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,000 for UNIDO, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for UNEP.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note:
 The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Somalia;</li>
 <li>
 That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 18.10 ODP tonnes, consisting of 16.42 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and 1.68 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols;</li>
 <li>
 That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Somalia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A, 2-A and 5-A, with regard to the revised starting point and the change in monitoring institutions, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 67<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li>
 To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Somalia, and the corresponding 2017&ndash;2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $141,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,905 UNIDO; and</li>
 <li>
 To approve, on an exceptional basis, the additional funding of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,150 for UNIDO, for security-related costs to enable the implementation of the programme, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6728">decision 67/28</a>(h).
 </li>
</ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XXIX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2529">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*], specifically Appendix 2-A to correct the consumption targets for 2018 and to reflect a reduction in funding amounting to US $381,197, plus agency support costs, in the third tranche, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement, superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Thailand and the World Bank, upon submission of the request for the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP, to confirm:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Completion of HCFC-22 phase-out in the manufacturing of air-conditioners with a capacity of less than 50,000 British thermal units (BTUs) per hour and in the production of HFC-32-based air-conditioners by all manufacturing enterprises;</li><li>Enforcement of regulations prohibiting, from 1 January 2017, the manufacture of HCFC-22-based air-conditioners with a capacity of less than 50,000 BTUs per hour intended for sale in domestic markets, as well as the use of HCFC-141b in bulk and in pre-blended polyols in manufacturing in the foam sector, except for in spray foam;</li><li>Development of a final plan of action addressing the foam sector and all remaining activities in the refrigeration servicing sector for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP, as well as fund balances that might be returned and/or funding associated with the future tranches that might not be requested on the basis of the plan of action, with the understanding that the total phase-out of HCFC specified in Appendix 2-A of the Agreement would be achieved; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Thailand, and the corresponding 2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $618,803, plus agency support costs of US $43,316 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Technology transfer <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2615">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/69</a> on the calculation of the level of incremental costs for the conversion of heat-exchanger manufacturing lines in enterprises converting to HC-290 technology (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7651">decision 76/51</a>);</li><li>To request the Secretariat to adjust the cost of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Brazil, as appropriate, upon receipt of the request for the second tranche, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7543">decision 75/43</a>(f), on the basis of the technical information contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2615">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/69</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies to use the technical information contained in the annex to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2615">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/69</a> as a reference when assessing the incremental costs of converting heat-exchanger lines during the conversion of HCFC-22-based air-conditioners to the use of HC-290, HFC-32 and R-452B refrigerants.</li></ol>

Budget of the Fund Secretariat, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HFC cost funding guidelines, HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Production, Regime and operation including meetings

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat, HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related, HFC cost funding guidelines, HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Production, Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following the report of the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To hold a four-day special meeting early in 2017 to address matters related to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol arising from decision XXVIII/2 of the Meeting of the Parties, and potential additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document containing preliminary information in response to the elements in decision XXVIII/2 of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties that requested the Executive Committee to take action, and addressing the following issues:
 Available information on HFC consumption and production, as well as on HFC-23 by&#8209;product, including from surveys of ODS alternatives funded by the Multilateral Fund and other sources;
 </li>
 <li>
 The enabling activities required to assist Article 5 countries in commencing their reporting and regulatory activities in relation to the HFC-control measures;
 </li>
 <li>
 Key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product-control technologies;</li>
 <li>
 Identification of the issues that the Executive Committee might want to consider in relation to existing HCFC phase-out activities;
 </li>
 <li>
 Information relevant to the development of the cost guidelines requested from the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 To invite Executive Committee members of the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting to share relevant information with the Secretariat on, but not limited to, the elements listed in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (v) above, no later than 31 January 2017 on an exceptional basis owing to the limited time until the end of 2016;</li>
 <li>
 With respect to the intended US $27 million fast-start contributions in 2017 from some of the non-Article 5 Parties:
 To accept, with appreciation, the additional contributions announced by a number of non-Article 5 Parties to provide fast-start support for implementation of the Kigali Amendment, noting that such funding was one-time in nature and would not displace donor contributions;</li>
 <li>
 That the additional contributions mentioned in sub-paragraph (d)(i) above should be made available for Article 5 countries that had an HFC consumption baseline year between 2020 and 2022 and that had formally indicated their intent to ratify the Kigali Amendment and take on early HFC phase-down obligations in order to support their enabling activities, such as capacity building and training in handling HFC alternatives, Article 4B licensing, reporting, and project preparation activities, taking into account, but not restricted to, relevant guidelines and decisions of the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to develop a document describing possible procedures for countries identified in sub-paragraph (d)(ii) above in accessing the additional fast-start contributions for enabling activities;
 </li>
 <li>
 That the Treasurer would communicate with contributing non-Article 5 countries on procedures for making the additional contributions available to the Multilateral Fund for the purpose of early action in respect of the Kigali Amendment;</li>
 <li>
 That the Secretariat would report to the Executive Committee on the additional fast&#8209;start contributions received separately from the pledged contributions to the Multilateral Fund; and
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare an agenda for the special meeting referred to in sub&#8209;paragraph (a) above based on the issues identified in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) above.</li>
</ol>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Performance indicators, Progress reports - policies, Regime and operation including meetings

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, Performance indicators, Progress reports - policies, Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following informal discussions among the representatives of the Secretariat and the implementing agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2617">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/71</a> on the operation of the Executive Committee, prepared pursuant to decisions 73/70(h) and 76/55(b);</li>
 <li>
 To continue convening two meetings of the Executive Committee from 2017 onwards, preferably in the second or third week of June for the first meeting, and in late November or the first week of December for the second meeting, with the possibility of holding an additional brief meeting if required to consider project proposals or specific requests from the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to reorganize agenda items for Executive Committee meetings according to the classification scheme described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2617">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/71</a> and as formulated in the illustrative agendas for the first and second meetings contained in the document;</li>
 <li>
 To note:
 That bilateral and implementing agencies would be requested to submit their annual progress and financial reports for the previous year to the Secretariat by 1 May if the first meeting were convened on or after 1 July, otherwise 12 weeks prior to the second meeting of the year;</li>
 <li>
 That the consolidated progress report and the relevant progress reports of the bilateral and implementing agencies would be considered at the first meeting of the year if that meeting were convened on or after 1 July, and at the second meeting of the year if it were convened earlier;</li>
 <li>
 That the sub-agenda item on the evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies would be considered at the first meeting of the year if that meeting were convened on or after 1 July, and at the second meeting of the year if it were convened earlier; and</li>
 <li>
 To continue to invite bilateral and implementing agencies to submit projects proposals and reports in advance of the prescribed deadlines wherever possible, in order to facilitate their timely review by the Secretariat.
 </li>
</ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2015, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2618">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/72</a>;</li><li>The report of the United Nations Board of Auditors (UNBoA) for the year ending 31 December 2015 submitted to UNEP;</li><li>The UNBoA observation and recommendation indicating that UNEP should bring the issue of long-outstanding contributions receivable to the attention of the Executive Committee for its consideration or write-off, and the subsequent response by UNEP, taking into account the SecretariatÔÇÖs comments on the issue;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2016 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2015 financial statements and their final 2015 statements, as reflected in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2618">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/72</a>; and</li><li>To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to report, to the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the UNBoA observation and recommendation that UNEP should ÔÇ£bring again the matter to the attention of the Multilateral Fund Executive Committee for its consideration or write-offÔÇØ.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2015 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2619">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/73</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To deduct from future transfers to UNDP the amount of US $105,346, on account of an interest income reported in its 2015 final accounts that was higher than in its provisional accounts;</li><li>To transfer US $21,467 to UNIDO, which represented interest earned for China in 2012, which had been offset twice, against approvals at the 71<sup>st</sup> and 74<sup>th</sup> meetings;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to make the following adjustments in its 2016 accounts:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $329,000 in expenditure adjustments required for 2015;</li><li>US $221,570 in expenditure representing an unreconciled amount carried forward from 2014;</li><li>US $907,514 representing 2014 reconciliation items not adjusted/actioned in 2015;</li><li>US $219,231 in agency support costs recorded incorrectly in the final 2015 accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to make the following adjustments in its 2016 progress report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $217,633 in income recorded in UNEPÔÇÖs 2015 accounts but not in the progress report; and</li><li>US $123,412 in expenditure, and US $190,385 in savings reflected in UNEPÔÇÖs 2015 accounts but not in its progress report;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to reflect in its 2016 accounts US $2,040,715 in 2015 income not recorded in 2015;</li><li>To note that the following 2015 outstanding reconciling items would be updated prior to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting by relevant implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $41,106 in income and US $18,992 in expenditure between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>Differences of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $26 between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and the SecretariatÔÇÖs inventory of approved projects, to be adjusted by UNIDO in its progress report;</li><li>US $43 in income between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>US $37,725 in agency support costs expenditure between UNIDOÔÇÖs progress report and the final accounts; and</li></ol></li><li>A difference of US $143,940 in income between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054; and</li><li>The World Bank, for the following projects, being implemented with other bilateral agencies where applicable:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</p><p>- The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946;</p><p>- Stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Thailand (THA/PHA/74/INV/164 and 165), in the amount of US $10,385,585; and</p><p>- Stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China (CPR/PRO/75/INV/568), in the amount of US $17,740,800.</p>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on approved 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and proposed 2019 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in <a href="/media/2620" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/74</a>;</li><li>That US $402,099 in expenditure not recorded in the 2015 accounts (composed of US $378,099 relating to the budget of the Fund Secretariat and US $24,000 relating to the budget of Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer) had been reallocated to the 2016 approved budget;</li><li>The return of US $1,477,253 (composed of US $1,449,117 from the approved 2015 budget for the Fund Secretariat and US $28,136 from the approved 2015 budget of the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer) to the Multilateral Fund at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve as contained in Annex to [document <a href="/media/2529" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/76</a>*]:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The revised 2016 budget of US $7,561,218 reflecting a reallocation of unrecorded expenditures of US $378,099 in addition to a credit of US $25,934 under budget line 1309 in 2015, and an increase of US $30,800 associated with higher document translation costs for the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The upgrade of four P3 posts to P4, the downgrade of one G7 post to G6, and the upgrade of one G5 post to G6, at an additional cost of US $39,500, effective as of 1 January 2017;</li><li>The revised 2017 budget totalling US $7,748,982, including one additional meeting of the Executive Committee at a cost US $355,800 and US $92,791 for other Executive Committee meeting-related costs;</li><li>The revised 2018 budget totalling US $7,829,038 based on three meetings of the Executive Committee and on the 2017 revised budget; and</li><li>The proposed 2019 budget with US $7,961,748 based on three meetings of the Executive Committee, the revised 2018 budget and a 3 per cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee decided to continue discussion of the eligibility of swing plants producing HCFC-22 at the next meeting of the Sub-group on the Production Sector and consider that issue in the context of its discussions of by-product controls of HFC-23 arising from the Kigali Amendment.
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77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification report of the HCFC production sector for China, considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector, which indicated that China remained within the maximum allowable production and consumption targets for 2015;</li><li>To request the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue verifying producerÔÇÖs export data through cross-checking with customs export data for individual plant verification;</li><li>To verify, in the 2016 verification exercise to be conducted in 2017, the closure and dismantling of the HCFC production lines that had signed the contracts for idle capacity closure;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage the Government of China to ensure that producing enterprises avoided the practice identified in the verification report of selling waste residues containing HCFCs to the market; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to report to the Executive Committee on the management of waste residues in the context of future verification reports.</li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report for the implementation of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) (stage I) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $4,481, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2015 from funds previously transferred to China, and to associate the offset of the funds against the first tranche of stage II of the HPPMP for China;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The detailed report on the operation of the project management unit in 2015 required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7456">decision 74/56</a>(c); and</li><li>A report on the progress made and the outcomes achieved in the two technical assistance projects: Research and a study on HFC-23 conversion/pyrolysis technologies, and Investigation on reducing HFC-23 by-product ratio using best practices.</li></ol></li></ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p>
 To continue informing members, by correspondence, of requests for observer status made by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as long as the requests had been received at least one week ahead of the meeting of the Executive Committee in question; and</li>
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 That if no objections were received from members within three working days of receipt of the correspondence, the Secretariat should notify the NGOs that they had been permitted by the Executive Committee to attend the meeting as observers.
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</ol>

77th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To hold the four-day special 78<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 4 to 7 April 2017;</li>
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 To hold the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 to 7 July 2017, back to back with the 39<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and other meetings related to the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; and</li>
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 Tentatively to hold the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal from 13 to 17 November 2017, back to back with, and the week preceding the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, tentatively scheduled to take place from 20 to 24 November 2017, pending confirmation from the Government of Canada of the exact timing of that meeting.</li>
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78th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report by the Treasurer on the status of the additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2512">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/3</a> and Corr.1;</li>
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 Further to note with appreciation the status of pledged additional contributions distributed among the 16 non-Article 5 Parties to provide fast-start support for implementation of the Kigali Amendment; and
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 To request the Treasurer to report to the Executive Committee on the additional contributions received for fast-start support separately from the other pledged contributions to the Multilateral Fund at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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78th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report on the available information on HFC consumption and production in Article 5 countries contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2514">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/4</a> and Corr.1;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with relevant Article 5 countries to complete and submit, no later than 8 May 2017, as many ODS alternatives survey reports as possible; and
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 To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to return to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting unspent balances for those surveys of ODS alternatives that had not been submitted to either the 79<sup>th</sup> or 80<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

78th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>Following the comprehensive discussions on information relevant to the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To take note of the information relevant to the development of the cost guidelines for the phase&#8209;down of HCFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2516">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/5</a> and Corr.1;
 </li>
</ol>
<p><u>In relation to flexibility in implementation that</u> <u>enables Parties to select</u> <u>their own strategies and</u> <u>priorities in sectors and technologies</u>
</p>
 To include paragraph 13 of decision XXVIII/2 in the relevant section of the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2508">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/11</a>];
 </li>
</ol>
<p><u>In relation to the cut-off date for eligible capacity</u></p>
 To include paragraph 17 of decision XXVIII/2 in the relevant section of the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2508">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/11</a>];
 </li>
</ol>
<p><u>In relation to second</u> <u>and</u> <u>third</u> <u>conversions</u>
</p>
<ol start="4" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To include paragraph 18 of decision XXVIII/2 in the relevant section of the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2508">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/11</a>];
 </li>
</ol>
<p><u>In relation to sustained</u> <u>aggregate reductions in HFC consumption and</u> <u>production</u>
</p>
 To continue discussions on:
 The methodology for determining the starting point, including whether it would be expressed in CO2 equivalents, metric tonnes, or both;</li>
 <li>
 The inclusion of paragraph 19 of decision XXVIII/2 in the relevant section of the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs;
 </li>
</ol>
<p><u>In relation to eligible incremental costs</u>
</p>
<p>For the consumption manufacturing sector
</p>
<ol start="6" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 In accordance with paragraph 15(a) of decision XXVIII/2, to make the following categories of costs eligible and to include them in the cost calculation associated with the phase-down of HFCs in the consumption manufacturing sector contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2508">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/11</a>]:
 Incremental capital costs (ICCs);
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 Incremental operating costs (IOCs) for a duration to be determined by the Executive Committee;</li>
 <li>
 Technical assistance activities;
 </li>
 <li>
 Research and development, when required to adapt and optimize alternatives to HFCs with low- or zero-global warming potential;
 </li>
 <li>
 Costs of patents and designs, and incremental costs of royalties, when necessary and cost-effective;</li>
 <li>
 Costs of the safe introduction of flammable and toxic alternatives;</li>
 <li>
 To consider approving a limited number of HFC-related projects in the manufacturing sector only, without prejudice to different kinds of technology, no later than at the first meeting of 2019, to allow the Committee to gain experience in the ICCs and IOCs that might be associated with phasing down HFCs in Article 5 countries, on the understanding: that any Article 5 country that submitted a project should have ratified the Kigali Amendment or submitted a formal letter indicating the government&rsquo;s intention to ratify the Amendment; that no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York; and that any amount of HFC reduced as a result of the project would be deducted from the starting point;</li>
 <li>
 To consider costs and savings related to opportunities for further avoiding HFCs in HCFC phase-out activities and how they could be addressed; and</li>
</ol>
<p><u>For the other matters discussed</u> <u>in relation to documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2516">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/5</a></u> <u>and</u> <u>Corr.1</u>
</p>
<ol start="9" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document containing the elements of decision XXVIII/2 presented by the Chair of the Executive Committee in his written summary of discussions on agenda item 6(a), Information relevant to the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, at the 78<sup>th</sup> meeting, for further consideration by the Executive Committee at its 79<sup>th</sup> meeting, including a summary of the issues pending, such as eligible incremental costs (consumption manufacturing, production sector, refrigeration servicing sector, and other costs), energy efficiency, capacity building to address safety, disposal and eligibility of Annex F substances subject to high&#8209;ambient&#8209;temperature exemptions.
 </li>
</ol>

HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Institutional strengthening

78th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Institutional strengthening <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To request the Secretariat to prepare a document providing draft guidelines on enabling activities for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 79<sup>th</sup> meeting, taking into account the discussions on the matter at the 78<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li>
 To consider increasing funding for institutional strengthening at a future meeting in accordance with paragraph 20 of decision XXVIII/2.</li>
</ol>

78th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Following discussions in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product-control technologies contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2522">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/78/9</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To note the urgency of taking action to enable Article 5 countries to meet the HFC-23 reporting and control obligations by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To reiterate, through the World Bank, its request to the Government of China that it provide to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting reports on the status of the studies onÔÇ£HFC-23 conversion/pyrolysis technologiesÔÇØ and onÔÇ£investigation on reducing HFC-23 by-product ratio using best practicesÔÇØ that had been funded through the HCFC production phase-out management plan;</li><li>To invite all relevant HCFC-22 producing parties to provide to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, information on quantities of HFC-23 in facilities producing HCFC-22 as well as their experience in controlling and monitoring HFC-23 by-product emissions, including relevant policies and regulations and the related costs, no later than 15 May 2017;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue to explore whether there were HFC- or other HCFCÔÇæproducing facilities in any party that generated HFC-23 emissions and to report back to the Executive Committee by 31 May 2018;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to submit an updated document of key aspects related to HFC-23 byÔÇæproduct control technologies to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Information relevant to the cost of closure of HCFC-22 production swing plants;</li><li>A description of existing policies and regulations supporting the control and monitoring of HFC-23 emissions and requirements for sustaining those measures in Article 5 countries;</li><li>Further analysis of methods to control HFC-23 emissions based on the additional information provided by Executive Committee members and any other available information to the Secretariat, including information from the Clean Development Mechanism;</li><li>The current levels of HCFC-22 production and HFC-23 emissions, and information on management practices, per line, in each facility in Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries, including information on approved monitoring methodologies under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and</li><li>Exploration of possible options for monitoring HFC-23 emissions, such as those approved for continuous monitoring under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the associated costs; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider the need for a desk and field study at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

78th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Following an update from the Chief Officer, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to confirm that it would hold its 80th meeting in Montreal from 13 to 17 November 2017, back to back with the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, scheduled to take place in Montreal from 20 to 24 November 2017.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note with appreciation the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2443">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/2</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to include in Annex I to future reports on Secretariat activities a full and comprehensive overview of the status of all discussions with multilateral environment agreements and other relevant organizations, rather than only providing new information; and</li>
 <li>
 Further to request the Secretariat to keep the Executive Committee informed about the ongoing discussions on the application to the Secretariat of the rotational staff policy of the United Nations.
 </li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, the information on promissory notes, and the countries that had opted to use the fixed-exchange rate mechanism during the 2015&ndash;2017 triennium contained in Annex I to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>];
 </li>
 <li>
 </li>
 <li>
 To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with countries that had contributions outstanding for one triennium or more and to report back to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2446">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/4</a>;</li><li>That the funds being returned to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies amounted to US $1,960,282, consisting of US $1,291,131, plus agency support costs of US $147,728 from UNEP, and US $486,204, plus agency support costs of US $35,219, from UNIDO;</li><li>The adjustment for UNDP, thereby crediting the agency with US $97,064, plus agency support costs of US $7,159, to rectify the mistaken return of those amounts to the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting, which made the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting US $1,856,059;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting by the bilateral agencies was US $203,182, consisting of US $177,992, plus agency support costs of US $23,139, from the Government of Italy, and US $1,837, plus agency support costs of US $214, from the Government of Spain;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $10,062, excluding support costs, for projects completed two years previously;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $486,443, consisting of US $146,435 and US $340,008 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, excluding support costs, for 13 projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $54,232, excluding support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of GermanyÔÇÖs not-committed balances, totalling US $5,961, including agency support costs, for one project that had been transferred, would be offset against any bilateral projects approved for the Government of Germany at the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Japan held balances totalling US $1,179,170, consisting of US $269,080 and US $910,090 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs, for one completed project and two projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of Italy and Spain on the return, in cash, of the US $203,182 being made to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting as per sub-paragraph (a)(iv) above;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to return, no later than the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, the balances of all projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return the balances to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Government of Japan and UNEP to return to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting not-committed balances no longer required for future projects.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2448">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/5</a> and Corr.1 on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance;</li><li>That 82 countries had submitted 2016 CP data, 75 of them using the web-based system;</li><li>With concern, that 62 countries had not submitted 2016 CP data as at 16 May 2017, and that the Secretariat had therefore been unable to present an analysis on HCFC production and consumption for 2016;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP to report to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting on the finalization of the formal HCFC quota system by the Government of Burundi, and the amendment of the licensing system on the accelerated control measures for HCFCs by the Government of Mauritania;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding 2014, 2015 and 2016 CP data reports urging them to submit the reports immediately;</li><li>The relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the Governments of Morocco, Nigeria and Turkey in clarifying data discrepancies between 2015 CP data and Article 7 data and to report back to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to include in theÔÇ£Overview of issues identified during project reviewÔÇØ document issued at each meeting a summary of the prices of the controlled substances and the alternatives to be phased in, as communicated by enterprises requesting funding in any new project proposals, including clarification of any differences between those and the prices reported in the CP data reports.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Performance indicators <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2016 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2450">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/6</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2016 of at least 68 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That the trend analysis indicated that performance of implementing agencies had not improved in some indicators in 2016 in relation to 2015;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to have open and constructive discussions with the national ozone units (NOUs) of Brazil, Georgia, Iraq, Kenya and Senegal about the areas in which its services were perceived to be less than satisfactory and to report back to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting on the results of its consultations; and</li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the implementing agencies assisting their Government, noting that only 43 out of 144 countries had submitted questionnaires for 2016.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Following the discussion, the Executive committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To approve:
 The inclusion of the desk study for an evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector, and the related budget of US $15,000, in the 2017 monitoring and evaluation work programme pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-777">decision 77/7</a>(b), bringing the total budget for 2017 to US $158,484; and
 </li>
 <li>
 The terms of reference for such an evaluation contained in Annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2453">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/7/Corr.1</a>.</li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p>
 The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2016 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2454">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/8</a>;
 </li>
 <li>
 With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting the 2016 activities; and
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 That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting on 109 ongoing projects or tranches, including 11 projects with implementation delays and 98 recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes II to VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].
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</ol>

Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, Spain

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation and Spain contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2455">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/9</a>;</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex II to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2016 contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2456">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/10</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex III to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2016 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2458">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/11</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex IV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2016 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2459">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/12</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex V to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2016 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2460">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/13</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge the relevant implementing agencies to submit outstanding reports on stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plans for Cuba, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Viet Nam to the 80th meeting.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the return of the balance of US $95,479 from the sale of equipment purchased for SAGA under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Armenia.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the 2016 HCFC consumption verification report as part of the requirements for stage I of the HPMP, no later than to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The commitment letter submitted by the enterprise DunAn Environment, through UNDP, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7721">decision 77/21</a>(c), ensuring that the manufacturing lines funded by the Multilateral Fund would continue to manufacture equipment using only the technology for which funding had been approved; and</li><li>That incremental operating costs would not be provided until the enterprise was manufacturing equipment with the agreed technology, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7735">decision 77/35</a>.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal consultations among interested parties, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the status reports submitted by the World Bank on the technical assistance activitiesÔÇ£research and study on HFC-23 conversion/pyrolysis technologiesÔÇØ andÔÇ£investigation on reducing HFC-23 by-product ratio using best practicesÔÇØ;</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A progress report on the status of implementation of theÔÇ£research and study on HFCÔÇæ23 conversion/pyrolysis technologiesÔÇØ covering the full range of HFC-23 conversion/pyrolysis technologies in the list of destruction processes approved by decision XXIII/12; and</li><li>The draft final report of theÔÇ£investigation on reducing HFC-23 by-product ratio using best practicesÔÇØ.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final reports on the pilot ODS waste management and disposal projects for Georgia and Ghana, submitted by UNDP, and for Nepal, submitted by UNEP;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the lessons learned from the pilot ODS waste disposal demonstration projects mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above, in the design and implementation of similar projects in future;</li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To complete the pilot ODS waste disposal project in Brazil by December 2022, to submit the final report of the project to the first meeting of 2023 and a project completion report no later than July 2023, and to return fund balances no later than December 2023, on the understanding that no further extensions of the completion date of the project would be considered by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To complete the pilot ODS waste disposal project in Colombia by June 2019, to submit the final report of the project to the last meeting of 2019 and a project completion report no later than June 2020, and to return fund balances no later than December 2020, on the understanding that no further extensions of the completion date of the project would be considered by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To submit annual progress reports for the pilot ODS disposal projects in Brazil and Colombia asÔÇ£projects with specific reporting requirementsÔÇØ until the projects had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit final reports on outstanding ODS disposal pilot projects other than those in sub-paragraph ┬® above, and to return to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting the remaining balances for projects for which reports had not been submitted to the 80<sup>th</sup> or 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to submit to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting a synthesis report on the pilot ODS disposal projects completed thus far, collating lessons learned, and including issues related to project design, synergy with other projects, opportunities for resource mobilization, and the cost-effectiveness of the projects.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-778">decision 77/8</a>(e)(ii);</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, reports on all ongoing chiller projects asÔÇ£projects with specific reporting requirementsÔÇØ; and</li><li>To submit project completion reports no later than June 2018 and to return fund balances no later than December 2018, for all chiller projects except the global chiller project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268) implemented by the World Bank, for which the project completion report should be submitted no later than December 2018 and fund balances returned no later than June 2019.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reiterate relevant Executive Committee decisions;</li><li>To urge relevant implementing agencies to submit to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting specific reports on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Feasibility studies addressing district cooling in the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana) (UNDP) and Egypt (UNIDO and UNEP), and comparative analysis of three notÔÇæinÔÇækind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait (UNIDO and UNEP);</li><li>The sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production in China (UNIDO); and</li><li>Research and development projects, undertaken with funds from the Multilateral Fund, under the CFC production sector (World Bank).</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the 2017 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2462">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/15</a>;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting PCRs for multi&#8209;year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, and if they were not going to submit, to provide the reasons for not doing so and the schedule for submission;
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 To urge lead and cooperating agencies to closely coordinate their work in finalizing their portions of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the finished PCRs according on schedule;
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, if relevant, when preparing and implementing future projects.
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the Inventory of enterprises database report (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-775">decision 77/5</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2463">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/16</a>; and
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 Further to note that the bilateral and implementing agencies would incorporate into the Inventory of enterprises database relevant information on the HCFC-based enterprises converted with the Multilateral Fund assistance.</li>
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the update on the status of implementation of the 2017&ndash;2019 consolidated business plan contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2464">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/17</a> and Add.1; and
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 Further to note that US $9,700,228 for HFC-related activities in the manufacturing sector pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>(g) had been submitted to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting, but that it had not been included in the 2017&ndash;2019 consolidated business plan.
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</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2466">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/18</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of France, Germany and Japan, and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 24 out of 65 activities relating to tranches of HPMPs due for submission to the 79<sup>th</sup> meeting had been submitted on time and that eight of those activities had been withdrawn following discussions with the Secretariat;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2017, and the withdrawal of certain submissions, would have no impact or were unlikely to have an impact on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there had been no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to relevant governments on the decisions on tranche submission delays in Annex VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Sustainability <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request bilateral and implementing agencies together with Article 5 countries, when preparing requests for funding for plans for complete HCFC phase-out in the manufacturing sector, to include the necessary regulatory measures to ensure the sustainability of complete HCFC phase-out in that specific sector, such as policies banning the import and/or the use of HCFC.
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include, in their respective amendments to the work programmes for submission to the 80th meeting, funding for verification reports for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs, for each of the following 15 Article 5 countries: Belize; Botswana; Comoros (the); Djibouti; Eritrea; Gabon; Guinea-Bissau; Oman; Palau; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Sudan (the); United Republic of Tanzania (the); Togo; and Tonga.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>], together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and noting that the following agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex IX to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>], to take into account the established HCFC baseline for compliance and the transfer of the component of the Government of Germany to UNIDO; and</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex X to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>], to take into account the established HCFC baseline for compliance; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments contained in Annex XI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>].</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 79th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $675,590 (including agency fees) against the balance of GermanyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2015ÔÇô2017; and</li><li>US $282,500 (including agency fees) against the balance of ItalyÔÇÖs bilateral contribution for 2017.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of the discussions of the contact group established under agenda item 11(c)(i), Development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 80th meeting consideration of the requests for project preparation for HFC-related projects submitted by UNDP.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In light of the discussions of the contact group established under agenda item 11(c)(i), Development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 80th meeting consideration of the requests for project preparation for HFC-related projects submitted by UNIDO.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the request for preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (stage II) (refrigeration manufacturing sector) and the request for preparation of a HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) for the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea until it could be confirmed that such projects did not conflict with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2321 or any other resolutions that the Security Council might adopt on the matter.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Angola for the period 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $904,000, plus agency support costs of US $63,280 for UNDP;</li><li>To deduct 9.18 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Angola and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex XII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Angola, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $450,000, plus agency support costs of US $31,500 for UNDP.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions in an informal group to clarify the timing of and distribution of funds for the project, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina for the period 2017 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $10,652,125, consisting of US $3,641,070, plus agency support costs of US $254,875 for UNIDO, US $6,050,168, plus agency support costs of US $423,512 for the World Bank, and US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Argentina:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent by 2022;</li><li>To ban, no later than 1 January 2022, the import and use of HCFC-141b, pure or contained in pre-blended polyols, for the manufacture of polyurethane foam;</li><li>To ban, no later than 1 January 2022, the import and use of HCFC-141b for flushing refrigeration circuits during servicing;</li><li>To ban, no later than 1 January 2022, the import and use of HCFC-22 and HCFCÔÇæ142b for the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 115.19 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex XIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $1,944,500, consisting of US $645,746, plus agency support costs of US $45,202 for UNIDO, US $907,525, plus agency support costs of US $63,527 for the World Bank, and US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions in a small group regarding the staging of funding tranches and the particular circumstances in the country for activities in the domestic air-conditioning sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt for the period from 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $11,786,341 consisting of US $5,996,841, plus agency support costs of US $419,779 for UNIDO, US $3,695,722, plus agency support costs of US $258,701 for UNDP, US $1,055,000, plus agency support costs of US $126,050 for UNEP, and US $207,300, plus agency support costs of US $26,949 for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To note that the Government of Egypt had also committed to reducing HCFC consumption by 35 per cent by 2020;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Egypt:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ban the import of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2018, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6538">decision 65/38</a>;</li><li>To ban the import, use and export of HCFC-141b in bulk and the export of HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2020;</li><li>To ban the use of HCFCs and blends of HCFCs in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-142b and blends of HCFC-142b by 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To invite, on an exceptional basis, the Government of Egypt to submit, once a technology had been selected, and prior to 1 January 2020, a proposal, as part of stage II, to convert the domestic air-conditioning sector to alternatives with low global-warming potential;</li><li>To note that the Government of Egypt would have flexibility to allocate funding to eligible enterprises in the polyurethane foam sector for which funding had been not requested, if that were deemed necessary during implementation;</li><li>To deduct 146.97 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding, including 4.4 ODP tonnes pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7640">decision 76/40</a>;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex XIV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>]; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Egypt, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $4,964,403, consisting of US $3,356,641, plus agency support costs of US $234,965 for UNIDO, US $1,042,352, plus agency support costs of US $72,965 for UNDP, and US $230,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,480 for UNEP.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XV to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>], for the implementation of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), on the understanding that, if reductions in funding for failure to comply with the Agreement for 2018 were considered, the Executive Committee would take into account its deliberations on stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for the country;</li><li>To set at 6.5 per cent the agency support costs for UNDP, UNIDO, and the World Bank for stage II of the HPMP for China, on the understanding that the agency support costs could be reconsidered at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To maintain the level of agency support costs for the bilateral agencies and UNEP currently in place under the administrative cost regime; and</li><li>To request all bilateral and implementing agencies to submit tranche requests associated with stage II of the HPMP for China 12 weeks in advance of the relevant Executive Committee meeting, irrespective of their level of funding.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following further discussion in an informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Mauritius;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the HPMP for Mauritius, and the corresponding 2017ÔêÆ2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $332,750, plus agency support costs of US $40,140 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Mauritius had consumption in the service sector only and that training activities for servicing agencies would result in smoother and faster adoption of the identified technologies;</li><li>That the Government of Mauritius would provide co-financing for the approved demonstration and user-incentive programme for conversion to technologies with low global-warming potential, thereby demonstrating its strong commitment to supporting the adoption of such technologies; and</li><li>That, if Mauritius were to decide to proceed with retrofits to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, along with the associated servicing, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following further discussion in an informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Togo;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Togo, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇæ2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $231,310, consisting of US $62,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,060 for UNEP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,250 for UNIDO, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Togo had consumption in the servicing sector only; and</li><li>That the financial incentive scheme would enhance the sustainability of the training of servicing technicians, and that end-users would provide co-financing to participate in the scheme.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>
 To approve the reallocation of US $1,293,558 from the savings expected from the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico to the conversion of two extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam manufacturing enterprises from the use of HCFC-142b to HFO-1234ze;
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 To deduct 1.0 ODP tonne of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding; and</li>
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 To note:
 That the remaining savings from the PU foam sector plan and any remaining funds from the XPS foam manufacturing project would be returned to the Fund by the time of completion of stage I of the HPMP in line with paragraph 7(e) of the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee;</li>
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 The commitment of the Government of Mexico not to issue any import quota for HCFC-142b starting on 1 January 2020, and to restrict any potential use of HCFC-22 in the manufacturing of XPS foam through its import and consumption quota system;
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 That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1,208.0 ODP tonnes, calculated on the basis of the revised data on imports of HCFC-141b and HCFC-142b for the year 2008 submitted by the Government of Mexico under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li>
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 That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreements between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for stages I and II of the HPMP for Mexico, as contained in Annexes XVI and XVII, respectively, to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>], specifically the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption and the remaining eligible consumption in Appendix 1-A and Appendix 2-A, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreements for stages I and II superseded those reached at the 73<sup>rd</sup> and 77<sup>th</sup> meetings, respectively.
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions of the contact group established under agenda item 11(c)(i), Development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 80th meeting consideration of the project for the demonstration of the conversion of domestic refrigerator manufacturing facility from HFC-134a to isobutane as a refrigerant and conversion of compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to isobutane-based compressors at Walton Hitech Industries Limited (&ldquo;Walton&rdquo;) in Bangladesh.
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions of the contact group established under agenda item 11(c)(i), Development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>), the Executive Committee decided to defer to the 80th meeting consideration of the project for the conversion from HFC-134a to isobutane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Mabe) in Colombia.
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79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the review of the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7569">decision 75/69</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2489">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/43</a>;</li><li>To note with appreciation the information provided by the implementing agencies through the questionnaire that had been developed to collect information on administrative costs;</li><li>To maintain the current administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the 2018ÔêÆ2020 triennium;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue monitoring use of the administrative cost regime and to report back to the Executive Committee, as relevant;</li><li>To request UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank to present their annual reports on core unit funding using the revised format contained in Annex XVIII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2440">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/51</a>];</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for the last meeting of 2018 describing the duties and costs associated with project management units and an analysis of:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>How those costs and duties related to: institutional strengthening; the Compliance Assistance Programme; project preparation funding; and support costs for project implementation and verification activities; and</li><li>The extent to which agencies passed on administrative duties to other institutions.</li></ol></li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report by the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-781">decision 78/1</a>(c)) contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2490">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/44</a> and Corr.1, and as orally amended during the meeting;</li><li>Further to note with appreciation the six non-Article 5 countries that had made payments to provide fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and New Zealand; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer, at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, to report to the Executive Committee on the status of the additional contributions for fast-start support separately from other pledged contributions to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

 To note the overall preliminary analysis of the results of the surveys of ODS alternatives (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7453">decision 74/53</a>) contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2492">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/45</a> and Corr.1;
 </li>
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with relevant Article 5 countries to complete and submit all outstanding surveys on ODS alternatives no later than 18 September 2017, noting that unspent balances of surveys not submitted to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting had to be returned to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-782">decision 78/2</a>(c); and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Secretariat to submit, to the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, an overall analysis of the results of the surveys of ODS alternatives, updated to include all surveys submitted to the Secretariat by 18 September 2017.</li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>Following a report by the convenor of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2494">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/46</a>;</li>
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 To develop guidelines for funding the phase-down of HFC consumption and production for submission to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties in 2018, and to finalize the guidelines as soon as possible thereafter, taking into account the views and input provided by the Parties;</li>
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 To agree that, in line with paragraph 11 of decision XXVIII/2 on overarching principles and timelines, the Chair of the Executive Committee would report in relation to the HFC phase&#8209;down:
 To the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties on the progress of the Executive Committee in developing cost guidelines for funding HFC phase-down; and</li>
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 To future Meetings of the Parties on progress made, including on cases where Executive Committee deliberations had resulted in a change in a national strategy or a national technology choice submitted to the Executive Committee.</li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>In relation to criteria for considering stand-alone investment projects pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>(g), the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-783">decision 78/3</a>(g) and to consider proposals for HFC-related stand-alone investment projects based on the following criteria:
 That the submitted projects would be considered on a case-by-case basis, should be in individual enterprises deciding to convert to mature technologies, should have broad replicability to the country or region or sector, and should take into account geographic distribution;</li>
 <li>
 That projects must be fully implemented by no more than two years from the time of their approval, that the relevant project completion reports should be comprehensive with detailed information on the eligible incremental capital costs, incremental operating costs, any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation, and that any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion as per the project proposals;
 </li>
 <li>
 That potential projects should be included in the bilateral and implementing agencies&rsquo; 2018 to 2020 business plans for submission at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting or subsequent business plans, as appropriate;</li>
 <li>
 To consider further stand-alone investment projects on a rolling basis after the first meeting in 2019; and
 </li>
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 That any proposal submitted and approved for funding at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting would be funded, to the extent possible, from additional voluntary contributions provided by non-Article 5 Parties, after giving priority to enabling activities.
 </li>
</ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC enabling activities and investment projects <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To note the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft guidelines on enabling activities (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-784">decision 78/4</a>(a)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2495">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/47</a>;</li>
 <li>
 To approve enabling activities for Article 5 Parties on the following basis:
 Countries would be allowed the flexibility to undertake a range of enabling activities to help their national ozone units to fulfil their initial obligations with regard to HFC phase-down in line with the Kigali Amendment;</li>
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 Enabling activities could consist of, but were not limited to:
 Activities to facilitate and support the early ratification of the Kigali Amendment;
 </li>
 <li>
 Initial activities identified in paragraph 20 of decision XXVIII/2, including country-specific activities aimed at initiating supporting institutional arrangements, the review of licensing systems, data reporting on HFC consumption and production, and demonstration of non-investment activities, and excluding institutional strengthening, as addressed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-784">decision 78/4</a>(b);</li>
 <li>
 National strategies that contained the activities in sub-paragraphs a. and b. above;</li>
 <li>
 Funding for the preparation of national implementation plans to meet initial reduction obligations for the phase-down of HFCs could be provided, at the earliest, five years prior to those obligations, after a country had ratified the Kigali Amendment and on the basis of guidelines to be approved in the future;</li>
 <li>
 Funding for stand-alone initial investment projects could be provided in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7945">decision 79/45</a>;
 </li>
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 To provide funding for enabling activities referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) above prior to the preparation of the national implementation plan as specified in the table below, based on the country&rsquo;s HCFC baseline consumption, on the understanding that no further funding for enabling activities, including for HFC-23 activities, would be provided prior to the preparation of national implementation plans:
 </li>
</ol>
 <p>
 HCFC baseline (ODP tonnes)</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 Maximum funding for enabling activities (US $)</p></td>
 <p>
 Below 1</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 50,000</p></td>
 <p>
 Between 1 and 6</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 95,000</p></td>
 <p>
 Above 6 and up to 100</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 150,000
 </p></td>
 <p>
 Above 100</p></td>
 <td>
 <p>
 250,000</p></td>
 That funding requests for enabling activities should meet the following requirements:
 Ratification of the Kigali Amendment by the government submitting the request or a receipt of letter from the government concerned indicating its intent to make best efforts to ratify the Kigali Amendment as early as possible;</li>
 <li>
 The inclusion of detailed descriptions, in project proposals, of each of the enabling activities that would be undertaken, including institutional arrangements, the cost breakdown and the schedule for implementation, consistent with Executive Committee guidelines;</li>
 <li>
 The duration of a project should be no more than 18 months, starting from the time of its approval, and balances should be returned to the Multilateral Fund within 12 months of that end date;</li>
 <li>
 Bilateral and implementing agencies should include any funding requests for enabling activities in their business plans, which could be submitted to the 80<sup>th</sup> or subsequent meetings, and subsequently in their work programmes or work programme amendments;
 </li>
 <li>
 Any submission should also include a statement by both the country concerned and the relevant bilateral/implementing agency that implementation of the enabling activities would not delay implementation of HCFC phase-out projects; and</li>
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 To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, by the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting, funding requests for enabling activities for countries that wanted to take early action on HFCs, with any proposal considered for funding at that meeting to be funded to the extent possible from additional voluntary contributions provided by non-Article 5 Parties.
 </li>
</ol>

Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States of America

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>Following the discussions of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2496">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/48</a>, Corr.1, Corr.2 and Add.1 on key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-785">decision 78/5</a>);</li><li>To note with appreciation the information related to HFC-23 by-product provided by the Governments of Argentina, China, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America; the European Union; the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; a fluorochemical producer; and an independent research and consulting organization;</li><li>To consider possible cost-effective options for compensation for HCFC-22 swing plants to allow for compliance with the HFC-23 by-product control obligations of the Kigali Amendment;</li><li>To request relevant governments of Article 5 countries wishing to close HCFC-22 production swing plants in their respective countries to submit the following preliminary data, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 80<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A list of HCFC-22 swing plants in the country:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Name;</li><li>Location;</li><li>HCFC-22 production capacity;</li><li>Schedule for closure;</li><li>Date of establishment;</li><li>Name of proprietors;</li><li>Ownership;</li><li>Emissions and ratio of HFC-23 by-product;</li><li>Maximum production of HCFC-22;</li></ol></li><li>HCFC-22 production in the last three years countrywide;</li><li>HCFC-22 production in the last three years for each swing plant;</li><li>Quantity of export of each plant to non-Article 5 countries;</li><li>Total number of employees in the HCFC-22 industry:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>In the production sector (direct labour + overheads + maintenance);</li><li>In the packaging sectors;</li></ol></li><li>Total number of employees per HCFC-22 swing plant (one table per plant) for the last three years:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Direct labour;</li><li>Overheads;</li><li>Laboratories;</li><li>Maintenance;</li><li>Packaging;</li></ol></li><li>The raw material purchases of each HCFC-22 swing plant in the last three years:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Hydrogen fluoride (metric tonnes);</li><li>Chloroform (metric tonnes);</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to contract an independent consultant to undertake an evaluation of cost-effective and environmentally sustainable options of HFC-23 destruction from HCFC-22 production facilities, to submit the report of the consultant to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, and to allocate a budget of up to US $100,000 from the additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund to undertake the evaluation and prepare the report. The scope of the study would include:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An assessment of the costs of incineration at an on-site destruction facility, based on characteristics of the facility, including destruction capacity, quantity and frequency of HFC-23 to be destroyed, the expected remaining lifetime, location, and other relevant factors, including:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Start-up costs for destruction facilities that might currently be in disuse;</li><li>Costs to install a new destruction facility if one was not currently installed;</li><li>Costs to operate a currently installed facility;</li></ol></li><li>An assessment of the costs of incineration at an off-site destruction facility, including collection, transportation and incineration, based on the quantity of HFC-23 to be destroyed, location, and other relevant factors;</li><li>An assessment of the cost of destroying emissions of HFC-23 by-product through irreversible transformation and other new technologies, where information was available, based on the quantity of HFC-23 to be destroyed, location, and other relevant factors;</li><li>An assessment of the costs and measures to optimize the HCFC-22 production process to minimize the HFC-23 by-product generation rate and maximize the collection of HFC-23 by-product for destruction based on characteristics of the facility, including capacity, quantity of HFC-23 by-product generated, the expected remaining lifetime, location, and other relevant factors;</li><li>An assessment of the costs of different monitoring and verification methods;</li><li>An assessment of how the performance and costs of different destruction technology options would vary according to local conditions and the quantity of HFC-23 byÔÇæproduct to be destroyed;</li></ol></li><li>To invite all relevant HCFC-22-producing Article 5 countries to provide to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, information on the elements described in paragraph (e) above by 30 September 2017; and</li><li>To invite implementing agencies to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting proposals for feasible technology demonstration for HFC-23 by-product mitigation or conversion technologies with the potential for cost-effective, environmentally sustainable conversion of HFC-23.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to resubmit stage II of the HPPMP for China to a later meeting.</li></ol>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to postpone consideration of the submission of the preliminary data and request to carry out the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea until it could be confirmed that the project did not conflict with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2321 or any other resolutions the Security Council might adopt with respect to the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea.</p>

79th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
 To hold its 81<sup>st</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 18 to 22 June 2018; and
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 To hold the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 3 to 7 December 2018.</li>
</ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>Following informal discussions to clarify the transfer of funds by the Treasurer on behalf of the bilateral agencies, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes, the countries that had opted to use the fixed-exchange rate mechanism (FERM) during the 2015ÔÇô2017 triennium, and the implementation of the FERM, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>With appreciation that the Government of Azerbaijan was taking steps towards paying its contributions to the Multilateral Fund from 2017 onwards;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide, for the consideration of the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, additional information on the transfer of funds by the Treasurer on behalf of governments contributing to bilateral projects;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue to follow up with contributing Parties that had contributions outstanding for one triennium or more and to report back to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2366">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/4</a>;</li><li>That the level of funds being returned to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting by the implementing agencies amounted to US $5,432,309, consisting of US $558,552, plus agency support costs of US $44,491 from UNDP; US $2,609,791, plus agency support costs of US $229,320 from UNEP; US $652,068, plus agency support costs of US $47,948 from UNIDO; and US $1,142,011, plus agency support costs of US $148,128 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds to be returned to the Government of France was US $21,755, plus agency support costs of US $1,450;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $262,988, including agency support costs of US $18,358, for projects completed two years previously;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $377,431, consisting of US $219,231 and US $158,200 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs of US $33,403, for five projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the Government of Japan held balances of US $1,179,170, consisting of US $365,464 and US $813,706 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs of US $122,696, for one completed project and two projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to return, no later than the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, the balances of all projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or to cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and project completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return balances to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Government of Japan and UNEP to return to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting notÔÇæcommitted balances no longer required; and</li><li>The Treasurer to increase FranceÔÇÖs bilateral approval by US $23,205.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the final financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2016, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/5</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Treasurer to record in the 2017 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agencies&rsquo; provisional 2016 financial statements and their final 2016 financial statements, as reflected in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2367">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/5</a>.</li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2016 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2368">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/6</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from the future transfers:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To UNDP, US $309,668, on account of an interest income reported in its 2016 final accounts that was higher than in its provisional accounts;</li><li>To UNIDO, US $78,754, on account of an interest income reported in its 2016 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To the World Bank, US $131,618, on account of an investment income reported in its 2016 accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to make the following adjustments in its 2017 progress report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $56,760 in income, representing additional funds approved for a project (IDS/PHA/64/INV/195) at the 66<sup>th </sup>meeting but not adjusted in the 2016 progress report;</li><li>US $312,406, representing interest from the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, adjusted in UNDPÔÇÖs income but not reflected in its 2016 progress report;</li><li>US $39, representing an incorrect adjustment for one project (DOM/PHA/77/INV/60) in its 2016 progress report;</li><li>US $34, representing a rounding difference in agency support costs adjusted in UNDPÔÇÖs 2015 progress report but not in its 2016 progress report;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To make an adjustment of US $1,122 in its 2017 progress report, representing balances returned for several projects incorrectly reflected in its 2016 progress report;</li><li>To reflect in its 2017 accounts US $2,055,000 in 2016 income not recorded in 2016;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to address the rounding difference of US $7 for 2016, of which US $4 had been carried forward from 2015;</li><li>To note that the following 2016 outstanding reconciling items would be updated prior to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting by relevant implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $110,654 in income between UNEPÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li><li>Differences of US $135,304 in income between the World BankÔÇÖs progress report and final accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>The World Bank, for the following projects, being implemented with other bilateral agencies, where applicable:</li></ol></li></ol><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</p><p>- The bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</p><p>- The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on approved 2017, revised 2018 and 2019, and proposed 2020 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in <a href="/media/2369" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/7</a>;</li><li>That US $62,802 in expenditures not recorded in the 2016 accounts had been reallocated to the 2017 approved budget;</li><li>The return of US $1,388,758 (comprising US $1,345,650 from the approved 2016 budget for the Secretariat and US $43,108 from the approved 2016 budget for the monitoring and evaluation work programme) to the Multilateral Fund at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve as contained in Annex II to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The revised 2018 and 2019 budgets amounting to US $7,402,419 and US $7,540,205, respectively; and</li><li>The proposed 2020 budget of US $7,682,125, based on the revised 2019 budget, including two meetings of the Executive Committee and a three per cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/2370" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/8</a>;</li><li>That 139 countries had submitted 2016 CP data, 120 of them using the webÔÇæbased system;</li><li>With concern that five countries (Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Kuwait, Uganda and Yemen) had not submitted 2016 CP data as at 15 November 2017;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding 2014, 2015 and 2016 CP data reports, urging them to submit the reports immediately; and</li><li>Relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the relevant government in clarifying discrepancies between 2015 CP data and Article 7 data (Morocco), and between 2016 CP data and Article 7 data (South Africa, the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey) and to report back to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the final report on the evaluation of chiller projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2371">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/9</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the lessons learned from the key findings of the evaluation of chiller projects.</li>
 </ol>

 To note the desk study for the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing sector contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2372">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/10</a> and Corr.1; and</li>
 <li>
 To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the desk study on the evaluation of HCFC phase-out in the refrigeration servicing sector, in the implementation of projects in stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans and in the phasing down of HFCs.</li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee subsequently <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2018 and the associated budget of US $174,780, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2374">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/11/Rev.1</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities to assist with the implementation of the Kigali Amendment.
 </li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status reports and reports on implementation delays of the bilateral and implementing agencies submitted to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting, contained in document <a href="/media/2377" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/12</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting on four projects with implementation delays and on 22 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes III and IV, respectively, to the present report;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to report on the transfer of funds to beneficiaries when submitting information on the progress of approved projects and activities, and to provide a description of actions undertaken during implementation; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of Bahrain, to defer the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bahrain and extend the duration of stage I from 2020 to 2023;</li><li>To approve the request outlined in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex V to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to reflect the revised funding schedule and the extension of the duration of stage I, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested;</li><li>To request the Government of Brazil, UNDP and the Government of Germany to continue submitting progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP on an annual basis until the completion of the project, and to submit the project completion report to the first meeting in 2020;</li><li>To note that enterprises Shimteck and U-Tech in the polyurethane foam sector for which conversion had been approved on the basis of an alternative with a low globalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP) were using HFC temporarily owing to lack of availability of HFOs;</li><li>To request UNDP:</li><li>To continue assisting Shimteck and U-Tech, during the implementation of the HPMP, to secure the supply of the alternative technologies selected, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs would not be paid until the original alternative technology selected or another technology with a lowÔÇæGWP had been fully introduced;</li><li>To report on the status of use of the interim technology selected by Shimteck and U-tech at each meeting until the original technology selected or another technology with a low-GWP had been fully introduced;</li><li>To include in the subsequent progress report, to be submitted to the last meeting in 2018:</li><li>The complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including their HCFC-141b consumption phased out, sub-sector, baseline equipment and technology adopted; and</li><li>The status of implementation of the conversion of the enterprises Ecopur and Panisol, on the understanding that the remaining funds from the conversion of Ecopur would be returned to the Multilateral Fund in the event that the enterprise withdrew from the HPMP.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $12,621, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the XPS foam sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the polyurethane rigid (PU) foam sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $4,813, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the PU foam sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $97,468, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the ICR sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the room air-conditioning (RAC) sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $49,273, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the RAC sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the solvent sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $1,101, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for in China, submitted by UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNEP by US $886, representing additional interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2016 from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the servicing sector plan and enabling activities, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by UNDP, and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technology with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the foam enterprises Friarc and IDA in Cuba; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Cuba in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology and to provide a report on the status of the conversion of the two foam enterprises in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7750">decision 77/50</a>(b).</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for India, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested and that the project completion report would be submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the 2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To reiterate that, in cases where an enterprise in an Article 5 country approved to receive funding for conversion under an HPMP ceased to be involved in that HPMP, for any reason, any unspent balances allocated to that enterprise should be returned to the Multilateral Fund in line with previous Executive Committee decisions, unless otherwise agreed by the Committee;</li><li>To deduct US $126,545, plus agency support costs of US $14,393 for the Government of Germany, from the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP of the Islamic Republic of Iran, when submitted, corresponding to 2.90 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b associated with the enterprise Behdor Ranging, which had ceased to be involved in the HPMP.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016ÔÇô2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia, submitted by UNDP; and</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP to 1 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested and that the project completion report would be submitted to the second meeting in 2018, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7736">decision 77/36</a>(a).</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Mexico, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico, UNIDO and UNDP to include in the subsequent progress report on stage I of the HPMP, to be submitted to the last meeting in 2018, the final list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including their HCFC-141b consumption phased out, sub-sector, baseline equipment and technology adopted.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan for Nigeria to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested and that the project completion report would be submitted to the first meeting in 2019.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided to note the completion of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Viet Nam.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project for ammonia semi-hermetic frequency-convertible screw refrigeration compression units in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry at Fujian Snowman Co., Ltd., in China, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of R-290 (propane) as an alternative refrigerant in commercial airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing at Industrias Thermotar ltda, in Colombia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project to validate the use of hydrofluoro-olefins for discontinuous panels in Article 5 Parties through the development of cost-effective formulations, in Colombia, to agree to extend project completion date to 30 April 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the project on demonstration of the application of an ammonia/carbon dioxide refrigeration system in place of HCFC-22 for the medium-sized producer and retail store at Premezclas Industriales S.A., in Costa Rica, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at very small users, in Egypt, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of the use of low-cost pentane foaming technology for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at small and medium-sized enterprises, in Morocco, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project on promoting HFO-based low-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by the World Bank on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project at air-conditioning manufacturers to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using lower-GWP refrigerants, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 September 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the World Bank to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as a foam blowing agent in the spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project on the technical and economic advantages of the vacuumÔÇæassisted injection in a discontinuous-panel plant retrofitted from HCFC-141b to pentane, in South Africa, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by the World Bank on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project at foam system houses in Thailand to formulate pre-blended polyols for spray polyurethane foam applications using a low-GWP blowing agent, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 September 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the World Bank to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the project in West Asia promoting refrigerant alternatives for highÔÇæambientÔÇætemperature countries (PRAHA-II), to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study for district cooling in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study for district cooling in New Cairo, in Egypt, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central airÔÇæconditioning, in Kuwait, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request UNDP to continue exploring other low-GWP alternatives for the fisheries sector in the Maldives;</li><li>To request an update on the progress in implementation of all the projects identified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (p) above as those with specific reporting requirements at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To reiterate that implementing agencies should comply with the decisions of the Executive Committee on reporting requirements and submit reports as requested by the Secretariat.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note, with appreciation, the financial audit reports for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane (PU) foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors in China, contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2377">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/12</a> and Corr.1;</li>
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 To note with appreciation that, with the funding balances available in the CFC production, halon, PU foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors, the Government of China had implemented a large number of research, technical assistance and awareness activities that had facilitated the introduction of low-global-warming-potential alternative technologies in the various sectors, as well as the phase-out of HCFCs and the phase-down of HFCs; and
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 Further to note with appreciation that the Government of China had confirmed that all activities associated with each of the sector plans would be completed by the end of 2018, that relevant research and technical assistance reports would be submitted to the last meeting of 2018, and that the project completion reports would be submitted to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019.
 </li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final reports on the pilot ODS waste management and disposal projects for Mexico, submitted by UNIDO and the Government of France, and for the Europe and Central Asia region, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the lessons learned from the pilot ODS disposal demonstration projects mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, in the design and implementation of similar projects in future;</li><li>To note the detailed progress reports on the pilot ODS waste management and disposal projects for China, submitted by the Government of Japan and UNIDO, and for Nigeria, submitted by UNIDO; and</li><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7918">decision 79/18</a>(d), requesting bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting final reports of outstanding ODS disposal pilot projects in China, Cuba, Lebanon, Nigeria and Turkey, and to return to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting unspent balances for projects where final reports had not been submitted.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the ongoing chiller projects submitted by the Government of France and Japan and UNDP and the World Bank;</li><li>With respect to the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African countries (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To approve the extension, on an exceptional basis, of the project completion date to April 2018;</li><li>To request the Governments of France and Japan to submit the project completion report no later than October 2018 and the final report to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, and to return fund balances no later than April 2019; and</li></ol></li><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7919">decision 79/19</a>(b)(ii), requesting bilateral and implementing agencies to submit project completion reports no later than June 2018 and to return fund balances no later than December 2018, for all chiller projects except the global chiller project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268) implemented by the World Bank, for which the project completion report should be submitted no later than December 2018 and fund balances returned no later than June 2019.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production in China, submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>To recall that all remaining project activities would be completed no later than 31 December 2018; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to continue submitting reports on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production, on an annual basis, and to submit the project completion report no later than the first meeting in 2019.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request by the Government of Argentina to transfer to UNIDO the Argentina component of the global chillers demonstration project and all the phase-out activities included in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country initially planned for implementation by the World Bank;</li><li>With regard to the Argentina component of the global chillers demonstration project (GLO/REF/47/DEM/268):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting the remaining balance of US $808,438, plus agency support costs of US $60,633;</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the remaining balance of US $808,438, plus agency support costs of US $60,633 approved for the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the components of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting the remaining balance of US $907,525, plus agency support costs of US $63,527, composed of US $834,025, plus agency support cost of US $58,382 (ARG/PHA/79/INV/182); US $66,000, plus agency support cost of US $4,620 (ARG/PHA/79/TAS/179); and US $7,500 plus agency support cost of US $525 (ARG/PHA/79/TAS/183);</li><li>To approve:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The transfer to UNIDO of the remaining balance of US $907,525, plus agency support cost of US $63,527 approved for the World Bank, composed of US $834,025, plus agency support cost of US $58,382 (ARG/PHA/79/INV/182); US $66,000, plus agency support cost of US $4,620 (ARG/PHA/79/TAS/179); and US $7,500 plus agency support cost of US $525 (ARG/PHA/79/TAS/183);</li><li>The transfer from the World Bank to UNIDO of the funding of US $5,142,643, plus agency support costs of US $359,985, approved in principle, associated with the second, third and fourth funding tranches of stage II of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex VI to [document <a href="/media/2362" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/59</a>*], specifically Appendix 2-A on the basis of the transfer of the World BankÔÇÖs components to UNIDO, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the World Bank had stopped being the cooperating agency as of the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting and that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 79<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the 2017 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2378">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/13</a>;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting the PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, and if they were not going to submit them, to provide the reasons for not doing so and the schedule for submission;
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 To urge lead and cooperating agencies to closely coordinate their work in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs according to schedule;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well written and thorough lessons when submitting their PCRs; and</li>
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 To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, if relevant, when preparing and implementing future projects.</li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/2380" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/15</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of France and Japan, and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 28 out of 69 activities related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the third meeting of 2017 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there had been no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2018&ndash;2020 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/16</a>;
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 To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2381">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/16</a>;</li>
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 To further adjust the business plan as proposed at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting during the discussions and/or during the presentation of the business plans by bilateral and implementing agencies:

 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> By adding to the 2018 business plan HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) and institutional strengthening activities from the 2017 business plan that had been deferred at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> By taking into account the values approved in principle for new HPMPs at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> By removing:
 Activities related to stage III of HPMPs;</li>
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 Project activities related to the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea;</li>
 <li> By adjusting the agency support cost for HFC enabling activities to seven per cent of the project costs;</li>
 <li> By prorating, pursuant to any decision taken by the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties on the level of replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the 2018&#8209;2020 triennium, new HCFC and HFC activities in order to reach the total budget for the 2018&ndash;2020 business plan;</li>
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their business plans the activities in stage II of the HPMPs for Mauritania and Syrian Arab Republic that had not been included;</li>
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 To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2018&ndash;2020, as adjusted according to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above, while noting that endorsement denoted neither approval of the projects identified therein nor their funding or tonnage levels; and</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to submit to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting a document on the implications for Multilateral Fund institutions in terms of expected workload in the coming years, including in relation to the Kigali Amendment for the phase-down of HFCs.
 </li>
 </ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the bilateral agenciesÔÇÖ business plans for 2018ÔÇô2020 submitted by the Governments of Germany, Italy and Japan contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2382">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/17</a>; and</li><li>That GermanyÔÇÖs 2018ÔÇô2020 business plan should be reconsidered at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting in the light of the bilateral activity allocation for the 2018ÔÇô2020 triennium.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2018-2020 contained in document <a href="/media/2383" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/18</a>, as amended; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2018ÔÇô2020 contained in document <a href="/media/2384" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/19</a>, as amended;</li><li>To add enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Haiti to the UNEP business plan for 2018ÔÇô2020; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2018ÔÇô2020 contained in document <a href="/media/2385" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/20</a>, as amended; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2018ÔÇô2020 contained in document <a href="/media/2386" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit projects with a cost exceeding US $5 million, excluding agency support costs and irrespective of the level of funding requested of the Multilateral Fund, no later than 12 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-207">decision 20/7</a>(a).</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the enabling activities submitted by 59 Article 5 countries contained in the respective documents on bilateral cooperation, and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and World Bank work programme amendments;</li><li>To adjust the related agency support costs to seven per cent of the total cost of the activities mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer, in consultation with the Secretariat, to offset funding to relevant bilateral agencies and transfer funding to relevant implementing agencies from the additional voluntary contributions provided by the group of non-Article 5 Parties for the enabling activities mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), above, as soon as the total amount of US $8,270,000, plus agency support costs of US $578,900, was available to cover all such activities.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the stand-alone HFC investment project for the conversion of a domestic refrigerator manufacturing facility from HFC-134a to isobutane as a refrigerant and conversion of a compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to isobutane-based compressors at Walton Hitech Industries Limited, in Bangladesh, for UNDP; and</li><li>To approve the requests for funding for the preparation of the following stand-alone HFC investment projects as contained in the work programme amendments for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank for 2017:</li></ol><p>In the domestic refrigeration sector:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in domestic refrigeration manufacturing at Lematic Industries, in Lebanon;</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to R-600a in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Capri, in Zimbabwe;</li></ol><p>In the commercial refrigeration sector:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="3"><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to HC-290 in the manufacture of stand-alone, self-contained commercial refrigerators at Farco, in the Dominican Republic;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Ecasa, in Ecuador;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-290 in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Imbera enterprise, in Mexico;</li><li>Conversion from HFC to HFO-based or low-global-warming-potential alternatives in the production of commercial refrigeration equipment at Pattana Intercool, in Thailand;</li></ol><p>In the foam sector:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i" start="7"><li>Conversion from HFC-245fa to HFO as a foam agent in a refrigerator manufacturer, in China; and</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to HFO-1234ze and other liquid HFOs in the manufacture of polyurethane/pour in place and spray foam, in Egypt.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the recommendation of the contact group, the Executive Committee decided to approve the funding request for the preparation of a technology demonstration project to convert HFC-23 by-product to valuable organic halides by reaction with hydrogen and carbon dioxide for Liaocheng Fuer New Material Technology Ltd, in China, as contained in the UNDP work programme amendments for 2017.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval, as amended, at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XII to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to HCFC-related projects, to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $610,203 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of France for 2017;</li><li>US $1,341,252 (including agency fees) against the balance of bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2015ÔÇô2017;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to enabling activities for HFC phase-down, to approve the following activities and to request the Treasurer to offset the costs from the additional voluntary contributions from the Multilateral Fund:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $304,950 (including agency fees) against the additional voluntary contribution to the Multilateral Fund of the Government of Germany, consisting of US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,650, each for Liberia, Papua New Guinea and Seychelles; and</li><li>US $208,650 (including agency fees) against the additional voluntary contribution to the Multilateral Fund of the Government of Italy additional voluntary contribution to the Multilateral Fund, consisting of US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,800, each for Lesotho, Maldives and Rwanda, and US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,250, for Tunisia; and</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve the request for project preparation for conversion of a mobile airÔÇæconditioning production line from HFC-134a to CO2 in China, submitted by the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8041">decision 80/41</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following requests by UNDP for enabling activities for HFC phase-down, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Chile, in the amount of US $33,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,310;</li><li>In Uruguay, in the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000;</li><li>In Costa Rica, Fiji, Jamaica, Lebanon, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago, each in the amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500;</li><li>In China, in the amount of US $165,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,550; and</li><li>In Colombia, in the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,500.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8042">decision 80/42</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the following requests by UNDP for project preparation, each in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Conversion from HFC-245fa to HFO as a foam agent in a refrigerator manufacturer, in China;</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to HC-290 in the manufacture of stand-alone, self-contained commercial refrigerators at Farco, in the Dominican Republic;</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to HFO-1234ze and other liquid HFOs in the manufacture of polyurethane/pour in place and spray foam, in Egypt;</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to R-600a in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Capri, in Zimbabwe;</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve the following requests:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Air-conditioning and production line optimization from HFC-134a to HFOÔÇæ1234yf as refrigerant in a mobile air-conditioning manufacturer, in China; and</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to HC-290 in a domestic freezer manufacturer (Qingdao Haier), in China.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8043">decision 80/43</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request by UNDP for funding of the preparation of a technology demonstration project to convert HFC-23 by-product to valuable organic halides by reaction with hydrogen and carbon dioxide for Liaocheng Fuer New Material Technology Ltd., in China, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, to be funded by additional voluntary contributions from non-Article 5 countries.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8041">decision 80/41</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following requests by UNEP for enabling activities for HFC phase-down, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Mexico, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100;</li><li>In Chile, in the amount of US $31,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,170;</li><li>In Bhutan, Dominica, Palau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Tonga, each in the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,500;</li><li>In Lesotho, Maldives and Rwanda, each in the amount of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,850;</li><li>In the Sudan, in the amount of US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,250;</li><li>In China, in the amount of US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,950;</li><li>In Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Zambia, each in the amount of US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,650;</li><li>In Angola, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Namibia, Senegal, Togo, Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe, each in the amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500; and</li><li>In Nigeria, in the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,500.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8041">decision 80/41</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following requests by UNIDO for enabling activities for HFC phase-down, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In Montenegro and Uruguay, each in the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,500;</li><li>In the Sudan and Tunisia, each in the amount of US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,250;</li><li>In Chile, in the amount of US $86,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,020;</li><li>In Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Gambia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, each in the amount of US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,650;</li><li>In Armenia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo (Republic of), Serbia and Somalia, each in the amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500;</li><li>In Mexico, in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400; and</li><li>In Turkey and Viet Nam, each in the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,500.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8042">decision 80/42</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the following requests by UNIDO for project preparation, each in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Ecasa, in Ecuador;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in domestic refrigeration manufacturing at Lematic Industries, in Lebanon;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-290 in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Imbera enterprise, in Mexico;</li></ol></li><li>Not to approve the following requests:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Induglob, in Ecuador;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-290 and R-744 in self-contained commercial refrigeration equipment at Fersa enterprise, in Mexico;</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in domestic refrigeration equipment at Manar enterprise, in Morocco; and</li><li>Replacement of HFC-134a with R-600a in domestic refrigerators at Nagakawa Vietnam Company, in Viet Nam.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8041">decision 80/41</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee decided to approve the requests by the World Bank for enabling activities for HFC phase-down in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, each in the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,500, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8042">decision 80/42</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee decided to approve the request by the World Bank for project preparation for the conversion from HFC to HFO-based or other low-global-warming-potential alternatives in the production of commercial refrigeration equipment at Pattana Intercool, in Thailand, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of nonÔÇæArticle 5 countries, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8043">decision 80/43</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee decided not to approve the request by the World Bank for project preparation for a technology demonstration project for HFC-23 by-product conversion at Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co. Ltd., in China.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve UNEPÔÇÖs Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities and budget for 2018 in the amount of US $9,863,000, plus agency support costs of eight per cent, amounting to US $789,040, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A final report to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting on the review of the overall structure of the CAP and its operations and regional structure in addressing emerging needs and new challenges in Article 5 countries;</li><li>A final report to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting on the four global activities (national ozone officer training programme, refrigerant drivers licence programme, global training programme for the refrigeration servicing sector, and ODS management in the fisheries sector) which were identified in the 2016ÔÇô2018 three-year rolling strategy, providing details on the overall cost, achievements and outputs and how these had contributed to the compliance for Article 5 countries within the CAP mandate, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7538">decision 75/38</a>(c)(i);</li></ol></li><li>To further request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of CAP staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question, and a report on the estimated costs incurred in the previous year, noting sub-paragraphs (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2018 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2396">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/29</a>, Corr.1 and Corr.2;</li><li>The use of the revised format for reporting administrative costs by UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7941">decision 79/41</a>(e);</li><li>With appreciation, that the World BankÔÇÖs core unit operation was again below its budgeted level and that it would be returning unused balances of US $62,476 to the Multilateral Fund at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,069,385;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,069,385; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following a discussion to clarify the equitable distribution of tranches of funding, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mauritania for the period 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $668,175, consisting of US $302,500, plus agency support costs of US $39,325 for UNEP, and US $305,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,350 for UNDP;</li><li>To note with appreciation the efforts made by the Government of Mauritania to reÔÇæestablish its legal and institutional framework for the effective implementation of Montreal Protocol activities in order to meet its obligations;</li><li>To note that the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption had been estimated at 6.60 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To deduct 4.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, contained in Annex XV to the present report, on the understanding that the clause on reductions in funding for failure to comply (Appendix 7-A) would not be applied in the event that the verified level of HCFC consumption was higher than the estimated starting point of 6.60 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the starting point was revised, to update Appendices 1-A and 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any necessary adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mauritania and the corresponding implementation plan, in the amount of US $281,850, consisting of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNEP, and US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,350 for UNDP, on the understanding that the comprehensive survey to determine the actual level of HCFC consumption in Mauritania would be undertaken and independently verified prior to submission and approval of the second funding tranche.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussions in an informal contact group to clarify the issues, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kenya for the period 2017 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,763,850, plus agency support costs of US $204,023 for the Government of France, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to the Government of Kenya for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Kenya:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce remaining HCFC consumption by 1 January 2030;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment and HCFCs other than HCFC-22 by 31 December 2020;</li></ol></li><li>Further to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Kenya had consumption in the servicing sector only;</li><li>the financial incentive scheme would enhance the sustainability of the training of servicing technicians and would be co-financed by participating end-users;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 21.78 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Kenya, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $456,500, plus agency support costs of US $52,803 for the Government of France, on the understanding that if Kenya were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols;</li><li>To request the Government of Kenya to submit a letter through the Director, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, no later than 31 December 2017, confirming its commitment to accelerate, full phase-out of HCFCs by 1 January 2030;</li><li>To request the Government of France when submitting the second tranche:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To review with the Government of Kenya the implementation plan and strategy of stage II of the HPMP, with a view to considering activities other than those currently included, in order to optimize the effectiveness of the HPMP;</li><li>To report on the status of implementation of the ban mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (b)(ii); and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of France to report on the project management unit expenditures in the tranche progress report along with the measures taken to keep the expenditures below the approved levels.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussions in a group, during which it was agreed that the proposed distribution of funding tranches should be modified, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Peru for the period from 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $1,483,730, consisting of US $1,167,000, plus agency support costs of US $81,690 for UNDP, and US $208,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,040 for UNEP;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Peru to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline by 2025;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 54.79 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 27.3 ODP tonnes and 26.45 ODP tonnes reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010, respectively, plus 27.91 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems;</li><li>That during implementation of stage II of the HPMP the Government of Peru could submit a project to phase out the use of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector, when proven cost-effective and commercially available low-global-warming-potential technology made it possible;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 14.40 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Peru and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Peru, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $445,119, consisting of US $350,100, plus agency support costs of US $24,507 for UNDP, and US $62,400, plus agency support costs of US $8,112 for UNEP.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Philippines for the period 2017 to 2021 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and by 50 per cent in 2021, in the amount of US $2,750,057, plus agency support costs of US $192,504 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Philippines:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent by 2021;</li><li>To issue, by 31 December 2021, a ban on the manufacture and import of HCFC-22-based air-conditioners with cooling capacity of less than 36,000 BTU/hour;</li><li>To issue, upon completion of the conversions of all the eligible enterprises and no later than 1 January 2022, a ban on the use of HCFC-22 in manufacturing of air-conditioning equipment;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 24.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request the World Bank to include in the tranche implementation reports the results of the conversion of the air-conditioning manufacturing sector to lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential alternatives, highlighting lessons learned and challenges faced including the GovernmentÔÇÖs efforts to ensure the sustainable adoption of the selected technology in the country and measures to discourage increased penetration of R-410A fixed-speed air-conditioners;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,010,023, plus agency support costs of US $70,701 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Timor-Leste for the period 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 78 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $384,107, consisting of US $206,880, plus agency support costs of US $26,894 for UNEP, and US $137,920, plus agency support costs of US $12,413 for UNDP;</li><li>To note that the Government of Timor-Leste was committed to the reduction of HCFC consumption by 40 per cent by 2020 and by 78 per cent by 2025, and that the Government was in the process of developing a ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment;</li><li>To deduct 0.34 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Timor-Leste and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Timor-Leste, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $153,740, consisting of US $83,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,790 for UNEP, and US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950 for UNDP, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Timor-Leste had consumption in the servicing sector only; and</li><li>That the financial incentive scheme would enhance the sustainability of the training of servicing technicians, and that end-users would provide coÔÇæfinancing to participate in the scheme.</li></ol></li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in the Bahamas;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide an update at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting on the findings of the study to explore the best available options for the pilot project to assess, monitor, and retrofit two air-conditioning systems; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Bahamas, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $104,790, consisting of US $58,175, plus agency support costs of US $7,563 for UNEP, and US $35,828, plus agency support costs of US $3,224 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if the Bahamas were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following those discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Bangladesh;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A with regard to the revised funding schedule which combined the third (US $18,000 in 2015) and the fourth (US $17,000 in 2018) tranches, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP and UNEP to submit the 2017 verification report by the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on an annual basis until the completion of the project, and to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and</li><li>To approve the third and fourth (final) tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Brazil;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to reflect an extension of stage II and revised funding schedule, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That the extension of stage II would not preclude the Government of Brazil from submitting the request for funding for the preparation of stage III in 2020, if applicable; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,575,078, consisting of US $2,627,704, plus agency support costs of US $183,939 for UNDP, and US $686,978, plus agency support costs of US $76,457 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burkina Faso;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point and funding level, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 70<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 18.00 ODP tonnes, based on the verification report submitted to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting, calculated using the average 2011ÔÇô2016 HCFC consumption, and that the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Burkina Faso was US $630,000, plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Burkina Faso, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $196,410, consisting of US $87,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,310 for UNEP, and US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the Government would implement the recommendations contained in the verification report for HCFC consumption and strengthening the institutional mechanisms to ensure accurate customs, licensing, quota, and data reporting through an upgraded customs training programme.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>Extruded polystyrene foam sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li>To further note that the funding request for the second tranche of the XPS foam sector of China submitted to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting did not meet the requirements specified in paragraph 5 of the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee;</li><li>Strongly to urge the bilateral and implementing agencies to ensure that future submissions meet the relevant requirements for submission, including the deadlines;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,599,497, consisting of US $8,732,614, plus agency support costs of US $567,620 for UNIDO, and US $267,386, plus agency support costs of US $31,877 for the Government of Germany, on an exceptional basis, and on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Treasurer would transfer the funding to UNIDO and offset the costs associated with the bilateral component by the Government of Germany only upon confirmation that the 20 per cent disbursement threshold of the first tranche of the XPS foam sector had been achieved and reviewed by the Secretariat;</li><li>If the confirmation and review in paragraph (a) had not been received and completed by 31 December 2017, then no funding would be transferred to UNIDO and the costs associated with bilateral contributions by the Government of Germany would not be offset and the second tranche could be resubmitted to a future meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To note that, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7935">decision 79/35</a>, the agency support costs with respect to the second tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China could be reconsidered at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol><p>Industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="6"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the ICR sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $20,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,300,000 for UNDP on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of China and UNDP would assess the feasibility of conversion of chiller manufacturers to HFOs, consistent with the lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarming- potential (low-GWP) technology selection reflected in Appendix 8-A of the Agreement on stage II of the HPMP, for possible application in other enterprises to be assisted under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The technology choice for the conversion of manufacturing lines at Dunan Environment, Dunham Bush and Zhejiang Guoxiang was being agreed to on an exceptional basis, on the understanding that:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Consistent with decision XXVIII/2, those manufacturing lines and any other lines converted to the same technology under the second tranche would not be eligible for further funding under the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>The level of funding provided to those manufacturing lines would not constitute a precedent for any such future conversions;</li><li>The Committee would consider, at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, whether and how the Agreement on stage II of the HPMP would need to be modified to account for those conversions, on the understanding that the overall tonnage to be converted to low-GWP alternatives would not change;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To note that, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7935">decision 79/35</a>, the agency support costs with respect to the second tranche of the ICR sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China could be reconsidered at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol><p>Room air-conditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="9"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the room air-conditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector (RAC sector) plan of stage II of the HPMP for China;</li><li>To defer the consideration of the request for the second tranche of the RAC sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China to a future meeting of the Executive Committee;</li></ol><p>Solvent sector</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="11"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of the solvent sector plan of stage I of the HPMP for China submitted by UNDP;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,022,707, consisting of US $3,777,190, plus agency support costs of US $245,517 for UNDP; and</li><li>To note that, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7935">decision 79/35</a>, the agency support costs with respect to the second tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China could be reconsidered at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 17.00 ODP tonnes;</li><li>That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting in order to meet the 10 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline, as initially calculated, had been US $475,000, rather than US $176,000 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); that the maximum funding balance for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $1,125,000, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7450">decision 74/50</a>(c)(xii); and that the necessary funding adjustments would be made during the approval of stage II of the HPMP for the country;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>In accordance with the condition for approval of preparation for stage II of the HPMP in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7927">decision 79/27</a>(a), to note the return to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting of US $7,143, plus agency support costs of US $929 from UNEP, and US $2,857, plus agency support costs of US $200 from UNDP;</li><li>To request the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNEP and UNDP to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the corresponding 2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $52,715, consisting of US $23,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,055 for UNEP, and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,160 for UNDP.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the deliberations of the informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kenya;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 33.41 ODP tonnes;</li></ol></li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To deduct an additional 0.63 ODP tonnes from the remaining consumption eligible for funding as a result of reallocation of funding of servicing-related activities under the project management unit (PMU);</li><li>To request the Government of France to submit a report to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting providing detailed reporting on the activities that had been and continued to be undertaken by the PMU for stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kenya, and the corresponding 2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,900 for the Government of France, on the understanding that if Kenya were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lesotho;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1.54 ODP tonnes, calculated as the average consumption reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for the 2011ÔÇô2016 period;</li><li>That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 64<sup>th </sup>meeting in order to meet the 35 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline, as initially calculated, had been US $280,000, rather than US $210,000 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); that the maximum funding balance for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $470,000, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7450">decision 74/50</a>(c)(xii); and that the necessary funding adjustments would be made during the approval of stage II of the HPMP for the country;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 73<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Lesotho and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $84,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,920 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that if Lesotho were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the total phase-out of HCFCs in Maldives;</li><li>To request UNDP and UNEP to continue reporting annually on the progress of the transition from the interim technology selected by the Government to refrigerants with low global-warming potential (GWP), in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7562">decision 75/62</a>(c), and on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche until the completion of the HPMP in 2020;</li><li>To request the Government of Maldives, UNDP and UNEP to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022;</li><li>To approve the fourth and last tranche of the HPMP for Maldives, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Maldives had consumption in the servicing sector only; and</li><li>That end-users participating in the incentive programme for the introduction of new low-GWP air-conditioning equipment for household and small commercial refrigeration appliances would provide co-financing.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Myanmar;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Myanmar and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A with regard to the revised funding schedule which combined the second (US $79,000 in 2015) and third (US $13,000 in 2017) tranches, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second and third tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Myanmar, and the corresponding 2017ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $101,560, consisting of US $32,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,160 for UNEP, and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Thailand;</li><li>The submission of a revised plan of action for the implementation and completion of the remaining activities by December 2018;</li><li>That funds for the fifth, sixth and seventh tranches amounting to US $4,162,210 would not be requested;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A on the basis of the adjustments of funds for the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh tranches, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the revised Agreement superseded that reached at the 77<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Thailand and the World Bank to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report to the first meeting in 2019;</li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,663,542, plus agency support costs of US $186,448 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Stage II of the HPMP would address the total HCFC-141b consumption eligible for funding in the spray foam sector and up to 20 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 used in the refrigeration servicing sector, on the understanding that the remaining consumption eligible for funding for Thailand would be reviewed upon the submission of stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>Stage III of the HPMP would be submitted no earlier than the last meeting in 2021.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Noting <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8042">decision 80/42</a> under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the Government of Bangladesh had submitted a formal letter indicating its intention to ratify the Kigali Amendment;</li><li>To approve, from the additional voluntary contributions provided by non-Article 5 Parties, funding for the conversion from HFC-134a to isobutane as a refrigerant and conversion of compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to isobutane-based compressors at Walton Hitech Industries Limited, in Bangladesh, in the amount of US $3,131,610, plus agency support costs of US $219,213 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>230.63 metric tonnes of HFC-134a would be deducted from the countryÔÇÖs starting point for sustained aggregate reductions for HFCs to be established at a future meeting;</li><li>That funding for any downstream users that sought compensation for incremental operating costs associated with compressors in subsequent HFC conversion projects would be determined in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2636">decision 26/36</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/2423" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/53</a>, as orally amended during the meeting;</li><li>Further to note with appreciation that 11 non-Article 5 countries had paid their pledged additional voluntary contributions to provide fast-start support for HFC phase-down; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to report again to the Executive Committee on the status of the additional contributions received for fast-start support separately from other pledged contributions to the Multilateral Fund at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the overall analysis of the results of the surveys of ODS alternatives (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7943">decision 79/43</a>(c)) contained in documents <a href="/media/2424" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/54</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to use the findings and the lessons from the results of the surveys of ODS alternatives while undertaking enabling activities, with particular attention to strengthening data collection and reporting of HFCs and HFC blends;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To return, no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, balances related to the completed surveys of ODS alternatives; and</li><li>To return, to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, balances related to surveys of ODS alternatives that had not been submitted to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting from Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, Fiji, Morocco and Myanmar, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7943">decision 79/43</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To include in the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Text related to sustained aggregate reductions in line with paragraph 19 of decision XXVIII/2 of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>Text related to the eligibility of Annex F substances subject to highÔÇæambientÔÇætemperature exemptions, in line with paragraph 35 of decision XXVIII/2;</li><li>For the production sector, the categories of costs in sub-paragraph 15(b) of decision XXVIII/2; and</li><li>For the refrigeration servicing sector, the categories of costs in subÔÇæparagraph 15(c) of decision XXVIII/2;</li></ol></li><li>To continue to use the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs and the list of outstanding elements for further discussion, contained in Annexes XXVIII and XXIX, respectively, to the present report, as the working documents for discussions at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting and future meetings on the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, noting that additional elements could be added as required;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a preliminary document for the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, in cooperation with bilateral and implementing agencies, on all aspects related to the refrigeration servicing sector that support the HFC phase-down, taking into account:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Previous policy documents, case studies, monitoring and evaluation reviews, and the work undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in developing and implementing training and technical assistance programmes, in particular the partnership that the Compliance Assistance Programme had established with world-recognized training and certification institutes;</li><li>Analysis of the existing capacities in Article 5 countries with the funding approved thus far for the refrigeration servicing sector and how those could be utilized for HFC phase-down, in relation to:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The results of funded recovery, recycling and reclamation activities and the provision of servicing tools, and their potential to reduce refrigerant emissions;</li><li>The extent of the involvement of the private and/or public sector (e.g. equipment, components and refrigerant suppliers) in introducing and adopting alternatives in the servicing sector;</li><li>Health and safety standards, protocols and equipment (including protective equipment) available for alternatives;</li><li>Training and certification programmes;</li><li>If and how energy efficiency was addressed in the servicing/end-user sector; and</li></ol></li><li>The minimum information needed for the development of training and competency-based certification programmes and modules for service technicians and customs officers for the transition to alternatives.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the submission by the Governments of Argentina and India of the preliminary data on HCFC-22 swing plants in their countries contained in documents <a href="/media/2427" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/80/56</a> and Add.1; and</li><li>To invite all relevant HCFC-22-producing Article 5 countries to provide to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, information on the elements described in paragraph (e) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7947">decision 79/47</a> by 1 December 2017.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 80th meeting, and to submit it to the Ozone Secretariat following clearance by the Chair.</p>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2016 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To request the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To verify, in the 2017 verification exercise to be conducted in 2018, that the HCFC production lines in Zhejiang Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical Co. Ltd. and Shangdong China Fluoro Technology Co. Ltd. for which idle capacity closure contracts had been signed had been dismantled and the key equipment had been destroyed;</li><li>To verify, on a one-time basis, that the newly established HCFC-142b production lines in Zhejiang Juhua Fluoro-chemical Co. Ltd. and Shandong Donyue Chemical Co. Ltd were vertically integrated with the production of downstream facilities and all HCFCs produced in the new lines would be for feedstock use;</li></ol></li><li>Further to request the World Bank in future verification exercises to include a report on the status of HFC-23 that had been stored in the previous years, including the amounts incinerated, sold and vented;</li><li>To apply the penalty clause in the Agreement between the Executive Committee and the Government of China on the basis that 887.64 metric tonnes of compensated HCFC production capacity had been redirected towards feedstock by the Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Material Co. Ltd facility, noting that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The penalty was calculated at US $0.15 per kg, resulting in an amount of US$133,146 to be returned to the Multilateral Fund through China and the World Bank; and</li><li>The Government of China was improving its monitoring system for examining, inter alia, plant records for HCFC production, sales for controlled use and feedstock use and changes in stock levels, and was improving the mechanism to prevent future redirection of production capacity towards feedstock.</li></ol></li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report for the implementation of the HCFC production phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPPMP) (stage I) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>Further to note that US $6,264 of interest accrued would be deducted from the first tranche of stage II of the HPPMP when approved;</li><li>To approve, upon receipt of a formal request, extension of implementation of stage I of the HPPMP to 31 December 2018, and to request the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To return the balances from stage I of the HPPMP and to submit a project completion report to the first meeting in 2019;</li><li>To agree on a contingency amount of up to US $40,000 for coordination activities, on the understanding that there would not be any further increase in the planned expenditure for technical assistance activities unless otherwise approved by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to work with the Government of China through UNDP, as the lead implementing agency of the HCFC phase-out management plan, and through the World Bank, as the lead implementing agency of the HPPMP, to develop, by the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, a financial reporting format for annual project management unit expenditures in relation to the production and consumption sectors.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector; and</li>
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 To defer consideration of stage II of the HPPMP and to welcome the submission to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting of a revised project proposal that took into account the discussions that had taken place during the 79<sup>th </sup>and 80<sup>th </sup>meetings, in particular in relation to the front&#8209;loading of tranches.</li>
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80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the provision, on an exceptional basis, of a sum of US $20,000 as additional emergency assistance for institutional strengthening for Dominica, taking into consideration the circumstances facing the national ozone unit after the devastation of the countryÔÇÖs infrastructure by the hurricane in September 2017; and</li><li>To request UNEP as lead agency to present, to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, a strategy and action plan to assist the country in returning to its pre-hurricane implementation levels.</li></ol>

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee decided:
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 To hold its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting from 27 May to 31 May 2019 in Montreal, Canada, at a venue to be determined; and</li>
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 To hold its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting from 18 November to 22 November 2019 in Montreal, Canada, at a venue to be determined.</li>
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements and the information on promissory notes and the countries that had opted to use the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism (FERM) during the 2018ÔÇô2020 triennium, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>With appreciation the partial payment made by the Government of Greece toward its outstanding contributions and its commitment to pursue payment of the arrears, as expressed in its message to the Treasurer;</li><li>With appreciation the payment by the Government of Portugal of its outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To urge all Parties eligible to use the FERM to advise the Treasurer of their intention to do so before the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue to follow up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more and to report back to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2293">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $91,055, consisting of: US $10,467, plus agency support costs of US $802, from UNDP; US $124,964, plus agency support costs of US $9,107, from UNIDO; and, to rectify the premature return, by UNEP, of balances to the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting, an adjustment crediting the agency with US $52,867, plus agency support costs of US $1,418;</li><li>That UNEP held US $158,200, including agency support costs, in not committed balances, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDO held US $36,983, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one project completed two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDO did not hold any balances on projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee, and that the total balance withheld by UNIDO should read US $312,499 in Table 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2293">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds and agency support costs due to be returned by the bilateral agencies to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting was US $742,272, consisting of: US $1,462 from the Government of Canada; US $282,500 from the Government of France; and US $458,310 from the Government of Japan;</li><li>That, of the return of US $458,310 by the Government of Japan referred to in sub-paragraph (vi) above, US $1,482, plus agency support costs of US $193 for the project PHI/FOA/62/INV/91, had already been returned in cash to the Fund, and that US $3,914 in accrued interest would be considered additional income to the Fund;</li><li>The return by the Government of Canada of accrued interest of US $1,703 for the project MEX/FUM/54/INV/138, which would be considered additional income to the Fund;</li><li>That the Government of France held US $14,854, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one project completed by decision of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Government of Japan held balances of US $713,741, consisting of US $712,196 and US $1,545 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs, for two projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Government of Spain held US $28,416, including agency support costs, in not-committed balances, for one project completed by decision of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The return to the Fund of US $966,254, consisting of US $777,000, plus agency support costs of US $54,390 for UNIDO, and US $120,000, plus agency supports costs of US $14,864 for UNEP, withheld by the Treasurer from the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7754">decision 77/54</a>(f); and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP and UNIDO to return, no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, the balances from all projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee and to return balances to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The Government of Spain and UNEP to return to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting not committed balances no longer required for future projects;</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up on the amounts of US $3,165 due from the Government of Canada, US $282,500 due from the Government of France and US $456,635 due from the Government of Japan excluding the amount already returned in cash referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(vii) above; and</li><li>The Treasurer to offset US $5,275 against approvals for the Government of Canada at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting in line with Annex IX of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/3212">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/2294" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/5</a>;</li><li>Further to note, with appreciation, that 16 non-Article 5 countries had paid the additional contributions that they had pledged to provide fast-start support for implementation of the HFC phase-down; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, to continue reporting on the status of the additional contributions received for fast-start support separately from other pledged contributions to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The information on country programme data (CP) and prospects for compliance contained in documents <a href="/media/2295" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/6</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>That 90 countries had submitted 2017 CP data, 84 of them using the web-based system;</li><li>With concern that, as at 7 May 2018, Yemen had not submitted 2016 CP data;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding 2014, 2015 and 2016 CP data reports, urging them to submit their reports immediately;</li><li>Relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the respective governments in clarifying the discrepancies between the 2015 CP data and Article 7 data for Morocco and between the 2016 CP data and Article 7 data for the Syrian Arab Republic, and to report back to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Secretariat to prepare a draft of a revised CP data report format, incorporating Annex F substances, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, taking into account the revised forms for reporting data under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol to be considered by the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the preliminary report of the second phase of the evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2297">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/7</a>; and
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 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to submit the final report of the evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-808">decision 80/8</a>.
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities to assist with the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-809">decision 80/9</a>(b), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2298">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/8/Rev.1</a>.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the desk study for the evaluation of gender mainstreaming in Montreal Protocol projects and policies contained in document <a href="/media/2299" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/9</a>;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the information in the desk study referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above;</li><li>To request the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply their own institutionsÔÇÖ gender policies to the projects and activities approved under the Multilateral Fund, when relevant;</li><li>To request UNEP to inform national ozone units, through regional network meetings, about the discussions that had taken place at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on gender mainstreaming in the Montreal Protocol projects and policies and about the present decision, and to seek their input with regard to a potential gender policy for the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a discussion document for the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, outlining possible objectives and elements of a potential gender policy for the Multilateral Fund, taking into account the policies of the bilateral and implementing agencies, input received from the national ozone units as per sub-paragraph (d) above and other relevant information.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status reports and reports on implementation delays, submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, contained in document <a href="/media/2300" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/10</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting on three projects with implementation delays and on seven projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annexes II and III, respectively, to the present report; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems houses Shimtek and U-Tech funded under stage I of the HPMP for Brazil; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technologies and to provide to each meeting a report on the status of the conversion of the two systems houses until the technology originally selected or another technology with a low-GWP has been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the enterprises Friarc and IDA funded under stage I of the HPMP for Cuba; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Cuba in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technologies and to provide to each meeting a report on the status of the conversion of the two enterprises in the foam sector, including, in the event of use of a technology other than that selected when the project was approved, a detailed analysis of the incremental capital and operating costs, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on enterprise conversion of technology in stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia, submitted by UNDP;</li><li>Further to note, with appreciation, the efforts by the Government of Indonesia and UNDP to facilitate the introduction of the low-global-warming-potential technology selected by the refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) manufacturing enterprises funded under stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue providing a report on the status of the conversion of the RAC technology enterprises to each meeting until they were manufacturing equipment based on the agreed alternative technology.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report on the project management unit (PMU) activities and expenditure of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kenya; and</li><li>To request the Government of France to provide a report on expenditure relating to the PMU activities of stage I of the HPMP for Kenya when submitting the request for the second tranche of stage II and, on an exceptional basis, to include information about the PMU expenditures as input for the report on PMUs to be prepared by the Secretariat, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7941">decision 79/41</a>, for submission to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion in the informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the change of technology at Midea Consumer Electric (Viet Nam) Co. Ltd. to the 82nd meeting to provide the enterprise with additional time to consider its technology selection on a best-effort basis, on the understanding that, if the enterprise were to decide to change to HFC-32, it could do so then but would subsequently not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report, submitted by UNDP, on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile, contained in document <a href="/media/2324" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/28</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Chile, UNDP and UNEP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7645">decision 76/45</a>(b), to submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2018; and</li><li>UNEP to return the remaining balance of US $22,742, plus agency support cost of US $2,956, to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report, submitted by UNDP, on the implementation of the solvent sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2325">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/29</a>; and</li><li>Further to note that the project completion report had been completed and submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting and that financial completion would take place by 31 December 2018, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy <p>Following a discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-757">decision 75/7</a>(c), to continue to make available through the Multilateral Fund website the outcome of the demonstration projects implemented to date; and</li><li>To further share the results of the demonstration projects through dedicated communication products such as project fact sheets.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Chair introduced the sub-item. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reports, submitted by the implementing agencies, on the progress in implementation of the demonstration projects for low-global-warming-potential alternatives to HCFCs and feasibility studies for district cooling contained in Table 3 of document <a href="/media/2300" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/10</a>;</li><li>To urge UNDP to submit the final report on technical assistance for a feasibility study for district cooling in the Dominican Republic no later than the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To urge the implementing agencies to submit, to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, updates on the demonstration projects for China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Thailand, and to submit the final reports in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8026">decision 80/26</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Chair introduced the sub-item. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report, submitted by UNDP, of the project for the demonstration of R-290 (propane) as an alternative refrigerant to HCFC-22 in commercial air-conditioning manufacturing at Industrias Thermotar Ltda in Colombia; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects in air-conditioning sectors.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report, submitted by UNDP, of the demonstration project to validate the use of hydrofluoro-olefins (HFOs) for discontinuous panels in Article 5 Parties through the development of cost-effective formulations, implemented in Colombia; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the technical results contained in the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects with HFO-blown foam, noting that costs would vary depending on the technical capacity and market conditions of each country.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Chair introduced the sub-item. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report, submitted by UNDP, of the project to demonstrate the application of an ammonia/carbon-dioxide refrigeration system in place of HCFC-22 for the medium-sized producer and retail store at Premezclas Industriales S.A. in Costa Rica; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for replacing HCFC-22 used in commercial refrigeration systems in medium-sized producers and retail stores.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report, submitted by UNDP, of the demonstration project for HCFC-free alternatives with low global-warming potential (GWP) for refrigeration systems in the fisheries sector in Maldives;</li><li>To request the Government of Maldives and UNDP to include in the progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country, detailed information on the activities undertaken when retrofitting the HCFC-22-based refrigeration systems in three fishing vessels with the alternative refrigerant selected and on the status of conversion of the HCFC-22-based refrigeration systems in fishing vessels in Maldives;</li><li>To request UNDP to continue exploring other low-GWP alternatives for the fisheries sector in Maldives, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8026">decision 80/26</a>(p); and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the conversion of HCFC-22-based refrigeration systems in fishing vessels.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Chair introduced the sub-item. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the final report, submitted by UNIDO, of the demonstration project on the technical and economic advantages of vacuum-assisted injection in a discontinuous panel plant retrofitted from HCFC-141b to pentane, implemented in South Africa; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects involving cyclopentane-blown foam.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Chair introduced the sub-item. The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to submit to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting a document on the use by India of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) for feedstock applications, based on the report submitted by UNDP on behalf of the country; and</li><li>To request the World Bank, together with the Governments of France, Germany and Japan, and UNDP and UNIDO as cooperating implementing agencies, to submit to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting the project completion report on the phase-out of CTC consumption and production.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final reports on the pilot ODS waste management and disposal projects: for China, submitted by UNIDO and the Government of Japan; for Colombia, submitted by UNDP; and for Nigeria and Turkey, submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the lessons learned from the pilot ODS disposal demonstration projects mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above in the design and implementation of similar projects in future;</li><li>To note that the final report of the outstanding ODS disposal pilot project for Lebanon had not been submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request UNIDO to return, to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, unspent balances from the project mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) above, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7918">decision 79/18</a>(d);</li><li>Further to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7918">decision 79/18</a>(e), a synthesis report on the pilot ODS disposal projects, collating lessons learned and including issues related to project design, synergy with other projects, opportunities for resource mobilization and the cost-effectiveness of the projects, would be submitted to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>That balances of all ODS waste disposal projects would be returned to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the 2018 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2302">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/11</a> and Corr.1;
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting the PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, or, if they were not going to submit them, to provide the reasons and the new schedule for submission;
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 To urge lead and cooperating implementing agencies to coordinate closely when finalizing their portions of the PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit completed PCRs according to schedule;</li>
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 To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter thorough and thoughtful lessons when submitting their PCRs; and
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The update on the implementation of the consolidated 2018ÔÇô2020 business plan of the Multilateral Fund and financial planning for the triennium 2018ÔÇæ2020 as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/12</a>;</li><li>That US $21,912,004 in HFC phase-down activities had been submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, including US $11,290,807 that had not been included in the 2018-2020 business plan;</li><li>The bilateral agency business plans for 2018ÔÇô2020 submitted by the Governments of Canada and Germany;</li><li>That the 2018ÔÇô2020 business plans of the Governments of Canada and Germany did not exceed 20 per cent of the GovernmentsÔÇÖ bilateral contributions for the triennium;</li><li>That the 2018 funding tranche for the polyurethane rigid foam sector in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China had been moved to the 2019 consolidated business plan;</li><li>That the 2018 funding tranche for the room air-conditioning manufacturing sector in stage II of the HPMP for China had been moved to the 2019 consolidated business plan;</li></ol></li><li>To adopt resource allocations of US $194.4 million in 2018, US $174.6 million in 2019, and US $171 million in 2020;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit all projects and activities endorsed in the business plan in order to utilize fully the resources available during the for 2018-2020 triennium; and</li><li>To consider the availability of cash flow for the 2020 budget at the last meeting of 2019 in light of: the collection of interest; the unexpected return of unused balances from projects/Agreements; the payment of pledges from triennia prior to the previous replenishment; any losses due to non-payment of pledges expected from the previous replenishment; and any losses or gains due to the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/2305" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/13</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Government of France, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 44 out of 87 activities related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission to the first meeting of 2018 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNEP and UNIDO to continue assisting the Government of Saudi Arabia to meet fully the conditions specified in Appendix 8-A of its Agreement with the Executive Committee, so that the country could submit a request for the sum of US $966,254 from the fourth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country that had been returned to the Multilateral Fund in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7754">decision 77/54</a>(f).</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that funding requests for the second or subsequent tranches of stage II or for subsequent stages of the HCFC phase-out management plan submitted for consideration by the Committee would not be considered if there was an outstanding project completion report from the previously completed stage that had not been submitted to the Secretariat at least six weeks in advance of the meeting to which the tranche request was being submitted.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To extend the relevant submissions deadlines for project proposals and projects with specific reporting requirements, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>New stages of multi-year agreements were to be submitted to the Secretariat, in full, at least 16 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li><li>Stand-alone HFC investment projects were to be submitted, in full, at least 14 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered, irrespective of the level of funding requested from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>Project proposals in which the total cost of the project was more than US $5 million, including agency support costs, irrespective of the level of funding requested from the Multilateral Fund, were to be submitted, in full, at least 12 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li><li>Project proposals in which the total cost of the project was less than US $5 million, including agency support costs, were to be submitted, in full, at least 10 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li><li>Work programmes and amendments, including institutional strengthening renewal requests, were to be submitted, in full, at least eight weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li><li>Reports on projects with implementation delays, projects for which an additional status report was required and projects with outstanding issues were to be submitted, in full, at least eight weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li><li>All other projects with specific reporting requirements were to be submitted, in full, at least 10 weeks in advance of the Executive Committee meeting at which they were to be considered;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to submit projects in advance of the applicable deadlines indicated in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vii) above;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the submission deadlines indicated in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vii) above would be applicable as of the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that, at that meeting only, flexibility would be shown to bilateral and implementing agencies that were unable to submit specific project proposals or projects with specific reporting requirements in accordance with the stipulated deadlines; and</li><li>That the submission deadlines indicated in sub-paragraphs(a)(i) to (a)(vii) above would be reviewed in the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC enabling activities and investment projects <p>After further discussion, the Executive Committee decided:
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 With regard to the funding source for enabling activities and HFC-related investment projects:
 That all requests for enabling activities for Article 5 group 1 countries submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting and listed for blanket approval would be funded from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non&#8209;Article 5 countries, and that those submitted for Article 5 group 2 countries would be funded from the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund;
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 That requests for funding for enabling activities submitted at future meetings for any Article 5 group 1 country that had not yet made such a request would be funded from the additional voluntary contributions to the extent possible, and from the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund if no more funding was available from the additional voluntary contributions;
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 That requests for funding for enabling activities submitted at future meetings for any Article 5 group 2 country that had not yet made such a request would be funded from the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund; and
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 That any balances from the additional voluntary contributions provided by the group of non-Article 5 countries remaining after funding enabling activities at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting could be used to fund stand-alone HFC-related investment projects, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7945">decision 79/45</a>(d) of the Executive Committee, after giving priority to enabling activities.
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC enabling activities and investment projects <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 When approving enabling activities, to maintain the 18-month implementation period for such projects in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7946">decision 79/46</a>(d)(iii) and, if needed, to extend that period by no more than 12 months (totalling 30 months from project approval), when an official request for extension was received by the Secretariat; and
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 To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit a final report of the enabling activities completed within six months of the project completion date, highlighting lessons learned about how the fast-start activities supported early action on implementing the Kigali Amendment.
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their amendments to their respective work programmes, due for submission to the 82nd meeting, funding, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs, for verification reports for stage I of the HPMPs for the following 16 Article 5 countries: Albania, the Bahamas, Cuba, Fiji, the Gambia, the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Mongolia, the Niger, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Uganda.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex V to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>requested</u> the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 81st meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $1,017,237 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Canada for 2018-2020;</li><li>US $222,182 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2018;</li><li>US $371,762 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Italy for 2018;</li><li>US $90,400 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2018; and</li><li>US $1,192,731 (including agency fees) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Spain for 2018.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the efforts of the Government of Dominica, with the assistance of UNEP, to implement the institutional strengthening project for the country, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan and enabling activities for HFC phase-down following the devastation caused by the hurricane in September 2017; and</li><li>Further to note the report on the strategy and action plan, submitted by UNEP, to assist Dominica in returning to its pre-hurricane implementation levels.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request, submitted by UNIDO, for project preparation for the conversion from HFC-134a to HFOs and CO2 with gluing technology in an extruded polystyrene foam manufacturer in China, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non-Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the review of the overall structure of the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) contained in documents <a href="/media/2313" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/20</a> and Corr.1; and</li><li>To request UNEP, when submitting the CAP budget and work plan for 2019 at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, to describe, for consideration by the Executive Committee, the operationalization of the proposed changes in the overall CAP structure, in line with relevant previous decisions on the CAP and its funding.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh for the period 2018 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline by 2025, in the amount of US $6,334,430, consisting of US $5,356,014, plus agency support cost of US $374,921 for UNDP, and US $534,680, plus agency support cost of US $68,815 for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Bangladesh:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2025;</li><li>To issue a ban on the manufacture and import of HCFC-22-based airÔÇæconditioners with a cooling capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes of refrigeration by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 24.01 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,698,706, consisting of US $2,142,405, plus agency support costs of US $149,968 for UNDP, and US $360,000, plus agency support costs of US $46,333 for UNEP.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nigeria for the period 2018 to 2023 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and by 51.35 per cent by 2023, in the amount of US $9,546,759, consisting of US $8,210,472, plus agency support costs of US $574,733 for UNDP, US $176,837, plus agency support costs of US $15,915 for UNIDO, and US $503,425 plus agency support costs of US $65,377 for the Government of Italy;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nigeria:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2020 and by 51.35 per cent by 2023;</li><li>To ban, by 1 January 2020, the import of all HCFCs and HCFC-blend refrigerants except for HCFC-141b and HCFC-22;</li><li>To ban, by 1 January 2023, the import and use of HCFC-141b, including that contained in imported pre-blended polyols, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6147">decision 61/47</a>(c)(iv);</li></ol></li><li>To further note that approval of stage II of the HPMP did not preclude Nigeria from submitting, not earlier than 2020, stage III of the HPMP;</li><li>To deduct 140.26 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Nigeria, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,278,714, consisting of US $2,600,000, plus agency support costs of US $182,000 for UNDP, US $176,837, plus agency support costs of US $15,915 for UNIDO, and US $269,025, plus agency support costs of US $34,937 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia;</li><li>That UNIDO would include an update, as part of the progress report on implementation of the fourth tranche of the HPMP, on the progress made in implementing the recommendations in the verification report submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, including strengthening of the licensing system, improvement of communication between the national ozone unit and customs and additional training for customs, and strengthening of data-recording procedures;</li><li>That the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) of UNEP would continue to assist the Government in strengthening its national institutions dealing with implementation of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>That the CAP would include a report on efforts to assure the continuity of the national ozone unit in the next request for renewal of the institutional strengthening project (phase XI) for the country; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,700 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burundi;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption was 2.10 ODP tonnes, based on the review of consumption levels, particularly given the current socio-economic factors in the country;</li><li>That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 65<sup>th </sup>meeting to meet the 35 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline was US $332,000, rather than US $210,000, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii); that the maximum remaining funding for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $418,000 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7450">decision 74/50</a>(c)(xii); and that the necessary funding adjustments would be made during the approval of stage II of the HPMP for the country;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Burundi and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex IX to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A, with regard to the revised starting point, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded the one reached at the 65<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Burundi and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $159,294, consisting of US $63,800, plus agency support costs of US $8,294 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water-heater sector plan (RAC sector plan) of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the RAC sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $16,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,120,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of the servicing sector plan and the enabling programme of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the servicing sector plan and the enabling programme of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,944,461, consisting of US $2,570,000, plus agency support costs of US $284,061 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To adjust to 7 per cent the agency support costs associated with the second and future tranches of all sector plans of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>In line with sub-paragraph (a) above, to approve additional agency support costs for the second tranche of the following sector plans approved at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $43,663 for UNIDO for the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan;</li><li>US $100,000 for UNDP for the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan;</li><li>US $18,886 for UNDP for the solvent sector; and</li></ol></li><li>To revise, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the implementation of stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on the draft financial reporting format for annual project management unit (PMU) expenditures for the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China contained in document <a href="/media/2325" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/29</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP, in cooperation with the sector lead implementing agencies, to use the financial reporting format for the PMU expenditures contained in Annex X to the present report in their annual tranche progress reports, starting in 2019;</li><li>To request the implementing agencies to consider whether there was a need to amend their respective agreements with the Government of China with a view to ensuring that the financial reporting on PMU expenditures was sufficiently detailed to satisfy the requirements of their respective financial reporting to the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To review the financial reporting format for the annual PMU expenditures at the first Executive Committee meeting of 2020.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the foam sector, excluding spray foam, in Ecuador, in the amount of US $431,719, plus agency support costs of US $30,220 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 4.85 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Ecuador, as of 1 January 2020, not to issue any import quota for HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, except for a maximum of 0.86 ODP tonnes (7.78 metric tonnes) for spray foam for the years 2020 and 2021;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for stage I of its HPMP, as contained in Annex XI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to reflect the changes to the funds approved and the remaining consumption eligible for funding, and paragraph 16, which had been revised to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 70<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>That the Government of Ecuador would submit as part of stage II of the HPMP for the country a project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols for spray foam.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ghana;</li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of Italy to continue assisting the Government of Ghana, during implementation of its HPMP, in identifying possible alternative refrigerants with low global-warming potential (GWP) for retrofits in the commercial refrigeration sector;</li><li>To request UNDP to report, in future progress reports on stage I of the HPMP, on the progress of the transition from the interim technology selected by the Government to lower-GWP refrigerants, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7562">decision 75/62</a>(c), including the availability of lower-GWP refrigerants on the market, until a lower-GWP technology had been fully introduced;</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $202,175, consisting of US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,375 for UNDP, and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the consumption level and starting point would be reviewed when stage II of the HPMP was submitted; and</li><li>That the sum of US $42,000 originally planned for the end-user incentive programme in the fifth tranche would be combined with the funding component of the sixth (2019) tranche for end-user conversions to low-GWP technologies or other activities to promote HCFC conversion to low-GWP alternatives in the sixth (2019) tranche.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Indonesia;</li><li>The return, to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting, of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,450 for the World Bank, associated with the withdrawal of the foam enterprise CV Laksana Teknik Makmur;</li><li>That the systems house PT MCNS Polyurethane Indonesia had decided to withdraw from the foam sector plan and that the systems house PT Intimas Chemindo, which had originally declined to participate, had now committed to join;</li><li>That the funding of US $301,538 associated with the systems house PT MCNS Polyurethane Indonesia had been reallocated to the systems house PT Intimas Chemindo; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Indonesia, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,172,152, consisting of US $753,500, plus agency support costs of US $52,745 for UNDP, and US $1,276,549, plus agency support costs of US $89,358 for the World Bank, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP and the World Bank until the Secretariat had reviewed the verification report for 2016 and 2017 and confirmed that the Government of Indonesia was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its Agreement with the Executive Committee</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon;</li><li>To note that the enterprise Iceberg SARL, in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, for which conversion had been approved on the basis of the use of an alternative with low global-warming potential (GWP), was temporarily using HFC-365mfc owing to the lack of availability of HFOs;</li><li>To further note that the remaining refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing enterprises still to be converted might also temporarily use HFC-365mfc owing to the lack of availability of HFOs;</li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue assisting the Government of Lebanon, during the implementation of the HPMP, in securing the supply of HFO for Iceberg SARL and other enterprises under the HPMP, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs would not be paid until the alternative technology originally selected or another technology with a lower GWP had been fully introduced;</li><li>To report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by Iceberg SARL, at each meeting, until the alternative technology originally selected or another technology with a lower GWP had been fully introduced, also providing an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country;</li><li>To report to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting the status of implementation of the conversion at the remaining enterprisesÔÇô Frigo Liban, UNIC, CGI Halawany and Industrial and Commercial RefrigeratorsÔÇô on the understanding that the funds remaining from the conversion of the enterprises would be returned to the Multilateral Fund after the total conversion of the sector had been fully addressed, and that all expenditures would be recorded; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,114,000, plus agency support costs of US $77,980 for UNDP.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Suriname;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide an update at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the steps taken by the Government of Suriname to strengthen the HCFC licensing and monitoring system, addressing the issues identified in the review of the HCFC verification report by the Secretariat;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname, and the corresponding 2018-2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $71,160, consisting of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, and US $29,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,610 for UNIDO, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That funding under the last tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname would be considered only after the Government of Suriname had addressed all the issues identified in the verification report and implemented the relevant actions, thereby strengthening the import/export licensing and quota systems; and</li><li>That, if Suriname were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks, and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago;</li><li>To request UNDP to provide, to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, a status report on the use of methyl formate and the alternative blowing agent being used, under stage I of the HPMP, in the enterprise being assisted by the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Trinidad and Tobago, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan of the HPMP for Trinidad and Tobago in the amount of US $145,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,875 for UNDP.</li></ol>

HFC cost funding guidelines, Projects approved / deferred / transferred

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7945">decision 79/45</a>, confirming that submitted HFC investment projects should have broad replicability within the country, region or sector, and should take into account geographic distribution;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to prepare and present project proposals for conversion to alternatives to HFCs and promotion of new technologies, for submission up to and including the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, especially in sectors and regions that were not covered by projects approved up to and including the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>That those projects about which concerns had been expressed at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting could be resubmitted in accordance with paragraph (a) above only if those specific concerns had been addressed.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a to R-600a/R-290 in the manufacture of domestic and commercial refrigeration equipment at the three manufacturing facilities in Argentina contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2316">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/22</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, in the amount of US $1,840,755, plus agency support cost of US $128,853 for UNIDO, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non-Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Argentina had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 96.55 metric tonnes (138,069 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it has been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO and that a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion, with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable; and</li></ol></li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the project proposal for the conversion of polyurethane foam panels in domestic refrigeration manufacturing at Hisense Kelon in China from the use of cyclopentane and HFC-245fa to the use of cyclopentane and HFO-1233zd as the blowing agent contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2325">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/29</a>;
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 Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li>
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 To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li>
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a to isobutane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Mabe Colombia contained in document <a href="/media/2326" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/30</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of a commercial refrigerator manufacturing line at F├íbrica de Refrigeradores Comerciales, SRL (FARCO) in Dominican Republic from HFC-134a and R-404A to propane (R-290) as the refrigerant contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2327">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/31</a>;</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in the amount of US $144,709, consisting of US $49,825, plus agency support costs of US $4,484 for UNDP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400 for the Government of Canada, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Dominican Republic had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 4.01 metric tonnes (mt) (5,734.3 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a and 0.15 mt (588.3 mt CO2-eq) of R-404A would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it has been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNDP and the Government of Canada and a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable; and</li></ol></li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of domestic and commercial refrigerator manufacturing at Ecasa in Ecuador from the use of HFC-134a and R-404A as the refrigerants to propane (R-290) and isobutane (R-600a) contained in document <a href="/media/2328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/32</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of commercial refrigerators manufacturing at Induglob in Ecuador from the use of HFC-134a as the refrigerant to propane (R-290) and isobutane (R-600a) contained in document <a href="/media/2328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/32</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of from HFC-134a to HFOs in the manufacture of discontinuous panels at Army Factory in Egypt, contained in document <a href="/media/2329" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/33</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal to convert the manufacturing of mobile air-conditioning units from HFC-134a to hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO-1234yf) at Kerman Motor Company Limited in the Islamic Republic of Iran contained in document <a href="/media/2335" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/39</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project for the conversion from HFC (HFC-134a, R-407C, R-410A) to propane (R-290) of the facility manufacturing large commercial unitary roof-top airÔÇæconditioning units of up to 400 kW at Petra Engineering Industries Co. in Jordan contained in document <a href="/media/2336" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/40</a>;</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, in the amount of US $1,637,610, plus agency support costs of US $114,633 for UNIDO, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, except for enabling activities, no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Jordan had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 36.25 metric tonnes (mt) (51,837.5 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a, 39.75 mt (70,516.5 mt CO2-eq) of R-407C, and 42.70 mt (89,175.6 mt CO2-eq) of RÔÇæ410A would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it has been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO and a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs (IOCs);</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable;</li></ol></li><li>That, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7735">decision 77/35</a>, UNIDO would not pay IOCs until it had verified that the enterprise was manufacturing equipment using R-290 technology, and that, if, within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO, not all the IOCs had been disbursed, the Executive Committee would consider, on an exceptional basis, a one-year extension of the financial completion of the project for the sole purpose of allowing the IOCs to be disbursed, on the understanding that the comprehensive report referred to in paragraph (b)(iii) above would be submitted within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO; and</li><li>That any remaining funds, including any IOCs that had yet to be disbursed, based on the agreed level of US $6.30/kg, and any savings, including savings in IOCs, including from the reduced material costs stemming from the reduction in refrigerant charge, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than the submission of the financial completion of the project.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a and R-404A to R-600a and R-290 in domestic and commercial refrigeration at Lematic Industries in Lebanon, contained in document <a href="/media/2338" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/42</a>;</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in the amount of US $1,053,858, plus agency support cost of US $73,770 for UNIDO, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non-Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Lebanon had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 78.46 metric tonnes (mt) (112,198 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a and 34.08 mt (133,662 mt CO2-eq) of R-404A would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it has been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO and that a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable;</li></ol></li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion; and</li><li>That the Government of Lebanon was committed to banning the production of domestic refrigerators using HFC-134a and R-404A-based commercial refrigerators by 1 January 2021, the year after completion of the conversion project.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of commercial refrigeration manufacturing in two facilities from the use of HFC-134a and R-404A as the refrigerants to isobutane (R-600a) and propane (R-290) at Imbera in Mexico contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2341">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in the amount of US $1,018,123, plus agency support cost of US $71,268 for UNIDO, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non-Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Mexico had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 70.96 metric tonnes (mt) (101,470 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a and 5.91 mt (23,187 mt CO2-eq) of R-404A would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it had been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNIDO and a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable; and</li></ol></li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of a domestic refrigeration manufacturing facility from HFC-134a as the refrigerant to isobutane (R-600a) and conversion of a compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to isobutane-based compressors at Mabe Mexico contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2341">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in the amount of US $2,922,400, consisting of US $2,115,012, plus agency support costs of US $148,051 for UNDP, and US $584,988, plus agency support costs of US $74,349 for the Government of Canada, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification by the Government of Mexico had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 198 metric tonnes (283,140 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction of HFCs once the starting point had been established;</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNDP and the Government of Canada a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies undertaken by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable; and</li></ol></li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>On the basis of the discussions in the contact group on HFC investment projects, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of domestic refrigerator and freezer manufacturing at Capri in Zimbabwe from the use of HFC-134a as the refrigerant to isobutane (R-600a) contained in document <a href="/media/2349" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/52</a>;</li><li>Not to approve the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the project could be resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8153">decision 81/53</a>.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/2350" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/53</a> on development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide to the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting the summary of the PartiesÔÇÖ deliberations at the 40<sup>th </sup>Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in relation to the report by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on issues related to energy efficiency in response to decision XXIX/10 of the Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>To consider, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, the matter of prioritization of technical assistance and capacity building to address safety issues associated with alternatives with low and zero global-warming potential (GWP) for all sectors, in light of the paper being prepared by the Secretariat in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8076">decision 80/76</a> regarding aspects of refrigeration servicing sector that supported HFC phase-down;</li><li>To consider, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, issues related to funding the cost-effective management of stockpiles of used or unwanted controlled substances, including through destruction, in light of the paper on ODS disposal being prepared by the Secretariat for that meeting in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7918">decision 79/18</a>(e);</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare for the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting a preliminary information document containing key considerations that could assist the Executive Committee in developing a methodology for establishing the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions under the Kigali Amendment for the consumption and production sectors, taking into account the discussions that had taken place at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To continue to use the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs and the list of outstanding elements for further discussion, contained in Annex XII and Annex XIII, respectively, to the present report, as the working documents for discussions at the 82<sup>nd</sup> and future meetings on the development of cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, noting that additional elements could be added as required.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies (decisions 78/5(e), 79/17(b), 79/47(e) and 80/77(b)) contained in document <a href="/media/2351" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/54</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to contract an independent consultant to prepare a report for the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, providing information:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>On options and all costs and savings related to the control of HFC-23 byÔÇæproduct emissions in Argentina, based on the quantities of HCFC-22 and HFC-23 produced at the plant and information included in relevant past reports to the Executive Committee, including the option of shipping HFC-23 for offÔÇæsite destruction;</li><li>On estimates of fugitive emissions and options for monitoring, leak detection and control of HFC-23 by-product at the plant;</li><li>On the costs, technical feasibility, and logistical, legal and transaction issues associated with shipping HFC-23 for off-site destruction by means of a technology such as the fluor process described in document <a href="/media/2351" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/54</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Argentina to provide, on a voluntary basis, relevant information for the report referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above;</li><li>To allocate, from existing Secretariat resources, up to US $25,000 for the contract of the independent consultant referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, based on document <a href="/media/2496" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/48</a>, on cost-effective options for controlling HFC-23 by-product emissions, including information relevant to the cost of closure of HCFC-22 production swing plants, and options for monitoring, in light of the report by the consultant submitted to the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting and other relevant reports.</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutions capacity <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the overall analysis of the implications for Multilateral Fund institutions in terms of expected workload in the coming years, including in relation to the Kigali Amendment for the phase-down of HFCs (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8034">decision 80/34</a>(f)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2352">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/55</a>;</li>
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 To request the Secretariat to submit to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting an analysis, conducted in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, of the implications of parallel or integrated implementation of HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities, taking into account, inter alia, resource availability and cost-effectiveness and the capacity of Fund institutions and Article 5 countries, especially national ozone units and programme management units; and</li>
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 To further request the Secretariat to take into account in the analysis relevant partnerships and the engagement of Fund institutions with other institutions, particularly in HFC phase-down activities, supported by the Multilateral Fund, in line with the Kigali Amendment.
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81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 81st meeting, and to submit the report to the Ozone Secretariat following clearance by the Chair.</p>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>On the basis of the recommendations of the Sub-group on the Production Sector, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China, which had been considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>That the revised proposal submitted by the World Bank addressed several of the issues that had been raised by the Sub-group on the Production Sector in relation to the previous proposals submitted to the 79<sup>th </sup>and 80<sup>th </sup>meetings of the Executive Committee;</li><li>That other relevant issues, including the calculation of the lost profit, the distribution of funding across tranches, the duration of stage II and subsequent stages, including the 2030ÔÇô2040 tail-end, and the funding requirements for technical assistance activities and the project management unit, had not, however, been fully addressed and that the Sub-group on the Production sector had consequently been unable to recommend consideration of the proposal by the Executive Committee;</li><li>With appreciation, that the Government of China had complied fully with all the conditions set out in its Agreement with the Executive Committee in relation to the reduction in HCFC production in accordance with stage I of the HPPMP and that, as at March 2018, 94.2 per cent of the total funding approved for stage I of the HPPMP had been disbursed to the final beneficiaries;</li><li>That immediate funding for the production reduction and/or closure of HCFC production lines eligible for funding would assist the Government of China move towards compliance with its 2020 obligations under the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, and without setting a precedent with regard to the overall level of funding of stage II of the HPPMP and the funding tranches therein, the sum of US $23,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,288,000 for the World Bank, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of China agreed that the maximum allowable level of production of HCFCs for 2018 would be 22,742 ODP tonnes, and the amount of funding provided could be reduced by US $1.73 per kg/year of production beyond the above-mentioned level;</li><li>That the Government of China would:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Organize bidding in relation to production closure or quota reduction to reduce 1,188 ODP tonnes of HCFC production in 2018, issue the quota at the reduced level for 2018, and begin to address the sustainability of the phase-out of HCFC production in relation to the environment impact assessment;</li><li>Provide specific technical assistance to support enterprise-level activities, including continued monitoring and verification of each compensated production line;</li><li>Ensure that any compensated plant would not redirect any phased out HCFC production capacity towards feedstock use, subject to a penalty of US $0.15 per kg of redirected production per year;</li><li>Coordinate with its stakeholders and authorities to make best efforts to manage HCFC production and associated by-product production in HCFC plants, in accordance with best practices to minimize associated climate impacts;</li><li>Optimize the implementation of the activities in 2018 in order to minimize environmental and climate impacts as much as possible, including by giving priority to HCFC production closure to achieve the HCFC reduction targets set out in decision XIX/6;</li><li>Ensure that any funds in possession of the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection would return a reasonable rate of accrued interest, and that any interest would be offset against stage II of the HPPMP;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To note that the approved funding of US $23,000,000 indicated in sub-paragraph (b) above would be deducted from the funding of stage II of the HPPMP; and</li><li>To defer consideration of stage II of the HPPMP and to invite submission of a revised proposal to the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting pursuant to discussions at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting on issues remaining to be addressed indicated in sub-paragraph (a)(iii).</li></ol>

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee Global emissions CFC-11 emissions <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to provide information, as necessary, to the Ozone Secretariat, in accordance with the guidelines, procedures, policies and decisions of the Multilateral Fund and the Montreal Protocol, on the unexpected increase in emissions of CFC-11 recently observed in atmospheric monitoring.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, the information on promissory notes, and the countries that had opted to use the fixedÔÇæexchange-rate-mechanism during the 2018ÔÇô2020 triennium, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To note with appreciation that the Government of Kazakhstan had started to pay its contributions to the Multilateral Fund from 2014 when the assessed contributions by Kazakhstan for the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the 2015ÔÇô2017 triennium had been recorded for the first time, at the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note with appreciation, the discussions between the representatives of the Government of Azerbaijan and the Secretariat and the Treasurer and to invite that Government to commence contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note with appreciation, the discussions between the representatives of the Government of Israel and the Secretariat and the Treasurer and to invite that Government to commence contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note with appreciation, the discussions between the representatives of the Government of Ukraine and the Secretariat and the Treasurer and to invite that Government to continue its internal discussions with a view to commencing contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to remove the 2001ÔÇô2013 outstanding contributions of Kazakhstan from the accounts and the status of the Multilateral Fund without setting a precedent of removing from the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements or the accounts of the Fund the outstanding contributions to the Fund due from any other party; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/2199" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $3,102,557, consisting of: US $109,231, plus agency support costs of US $8,619 from UNDP; US $1,248,220, plus agency support costs of US $108,993 from UNEP; US $1,241,267, plus agency support costs of US $90,757 from UNIDO; and US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $75,470 from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $158,200, including agency support costs, in not-committed balances, for one project completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $301,042, including agency support costs, for seven ODS-alternative survey projects;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $12,773, including agency support costs, for two ODS-alternative survey projects;</li><li>That the net level of funds and agency support costs due to be returned by the bilateral agencies at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $121,266, consisting of US $120,723 from the Government of France and US $543 from the Government of Spain;</li><li>The return by the Governments of France and Spain of accrued interest of US $3,774 and US $5,399, respectively, which would be considered additional income to the Fund;</li><li>That the Government of Japan held US $63, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one completed project;</li><li>That the Government of Spain held US $3,092, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one completed project; and</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse committed balances, or to cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decisionÔÇØ of the Executive Committee and to return balances at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNEP and UNIDO to return balances outstanding from ODS-alternative survey projects before the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8075">decision 80/75</a>(c)(i); and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of France, on the return, in cash, the amounts of US $121,266 and US $3,774, referred to in subÔÇæparagraphs (a)(vi) and (vii) above, respectively.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report of the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/2200" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/5</a>;</li><li>With appreciation that all 17 non-Article 5 countries had paid the additional contributions that they had pledged to provide fast-start support for implementation of the HFC phase-down; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Treasurer, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, to report on the status of the additional contributions for fast-start support separately from other contributions pledged to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p>

 To note the final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2017, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2201">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/6</a>; and</li>
 <li> To request the Treasurer to record in the 2018 accounts of the Multilateral Fund, the differences between the implementing agencies&rsquo; provisional 2017 financial statements and their final 2017 financial statements as reflected in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2201">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/6</a>.
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82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2017 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2202">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/7</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To UNDP, US $634,258, on account of income from interest reported in its 2017 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To the World Bank, US $122,167, on account of income from investment reported in its 2017 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to make an adjustment of US $410,975 in its 2018 progress report, representing interest from the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, adjusted in the income of UNDP but not reflected in its 2017 progress report;</li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To make an adjustment of US $38,693 in its 2018 progress report, representing income recorded in its 2017 accounts and returned in 2018;</li><li>To reflect in its 2018 accounts, US $2,069,358 in income that had been recorded in 2017; and US $61,894, representing interest from the HPMP for China that had been offset in 2017 but not reflected in its 2017 accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to make an adjustment of US $4,813 in its 2018 progress report, representing funds returned from income from investment in relation to a project (CPR/PHA/73/INV/551);</li><li>To note that the following 2017 outstanding reconciling items would be updated prior to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting by relevant implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $6,117 in income and US $60,213 in expenditure between the progress report and final accounts of UNIDO;</li><li>Differences of US $135,299 in income between the progress report and final accounts of the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to submit a revised 2017 progress report at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting with a view to completing the 2017 reconciliation of accounts exercise, noting the following outstanding reconciliation items:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $7,357 in income between the progress report and final accounts of UNEP;</li><li>Differences of US $15,528,515 in expenditures between the progress report and final accounts of UNEP; and</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects implementing with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The approved 2018, revised 2019 and 2020, and proposed 2021 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/2203" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/8</a>;</li><li>That US $11,005 in expenditure not recorded in the 2017 accounts had been reallocated to the 2018 budget;</li><li>The return of US $1,665,431 (comprising US $1,631,096 from the approved 2017 budget for the Secretariat and US $34,335 from the approved 2017 budget for the monitoring and evaluation work programme) to the Multilateral Fund at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>The return of US $58,470 from the 2019 and 2020 approved budgets associated with adjustments to the following budget lines (BL): BL 4101, BL 5103, BL 5301, BL 5302 and BL 5303 to the Multilateral Fund at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve, as contained in Annex II to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The revised 2019 and 2020 budgets amounting to US $7,510,970 and US $7,652,890, respectively; and</li><li>The proposed 2021 budget amounting to US $7,799,067, based on the revised 2020 budget, including two meetings of the Executive Committee and a three- per-cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/2204" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/9</a>, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That 141 countries had submitted 2017 CP data reports, 121 of them using the web-based system;</li><li>That, as at 10 October 2018, CP data reports had not been submitted for 2013 (Central African Republic), 2014 (Yemen), 2015 (Yemen), 2016 (Yemen) and 2017 (Central African Republic and Yemen);</li></ol></li><li>Further to note that South Sudan had submitted its 2017 CP data reports after the issuance of document <a href="/media/2204" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/9</a>; and</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the governments of countries with outstanding CP data reports for 2013 (Central African Republic), 2014 (Yemen), 2015 (Yemen), 2016 (Yemen) and 2017 (Central African Republic and Yemen), urging them to submit their reports as soon as possible; and</li><li>Relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic in clarifying the discrepancies between 2016 CP data and Article 7 data and to report back at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2017 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/10</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2017 of at least 76 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That the trend analysis indicated that the performance of implementing agencies had not improved in some indicators in 2017 in relation to 2016;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to have open and constructive discussions with the national ozone units (NOUs) of Botswana, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory, and to report back at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the results of those consultations; and</li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies assisting their government, noting that only 40 out of 144 countries had submitted completed questionnaires for 2017.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the final report of the evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/11</a>; and</li>
 <li> To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the lessons learned based on the key findings of the evaluation of the refrigeration servicing sector.
 </li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To approve the terms of reference for the second phase of the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction, contained in Annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2208">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/13/Rev.1</a>; and</li>
 <li> To approve the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2019, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2208">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/13/Rev.1</a>, and the related budget of US $136,050 as shown in Table 2 of that document.
 </li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2017 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2209">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/14</a>;</li>
 <li>
 With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting the 2017 activities;</li>
 <li>
 That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on four projects with implementation delays and 84 ongoing projects or tranches recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes III to VII to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2192">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/72</a>];
 </li>
 <li> To remind bilateral and implementing agencies that, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-778">decision 77/8</a>(l), any request for an extension would have to be submitted for approval by the Executive Committee in advance of the project completion date, noting that no new commitments were to be made before the extension had been approved; and</li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies:
 To return balances from the previous phase of institutional strengthening projects in cases where two phases were ongoing, no later than two years from the approval date of the most recent phase, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-778">decision 77/8</a>(i); and</li>
 <li>
 To provide an update, prior to the last meeting of every year, on the countries for which requests for renewal of institutional strengthening projects had not been submitted for two years.</li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/2210" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/15</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 to December 2017 contained in documents <a href="/media/2211" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/16</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To cancel the project for the preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities (manufacturing sector) for Cuba (CUB/REF/58/PRP/42) and to return, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, US $50,000, plus agency support cost of US $3,750 for UNDP;</li><li>To cancel the HCFC phase-out management plan for Chile (stage I, third tranche) (CHI/PHA/73/INV/184), and to request UNDP to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2017 contained in documents <a href="/media/2213" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/17</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To approve the actions related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex V to the present report.</li><li>To cancel the following projects at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting and to request UNEP to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Antigua and Barbuda (stage I, first tranche) (ANT/PHA/66/TAS/14);</li><li>Extension of the institutional strengthening project for Antigua and Barbuda (phase IV: 1/2013ÔÇô12/2014) (ANT/SEV/68/INS/15);</li><li>HPMP for the Central African Republic (stage I, first tranche) (CAF/PHA/64/TAS/22);</li><li>Verification report on the implementation of the HPMP for the Central African Republic (CAF/PHA/71/TAS/24);</li><li>Extension of the institutional strengthening project for Ethiopia (phase VI: 1/2015-12/2016) (ETH/SEV/73/INS/23);</li><li>HPMP for Yemen (stage I, first tranche) (YEM/PHA/68/TAS/40);</li><li>National ODS phase-out plan for Yemen (first tranche) (YEM/PHA/55/TAS/31);</li><li>Preparation of an HPMP for Yemen (stage II) (YEM/PHA/73/PRP/44); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 March 2019, of the HPMP for Guyana (stage I, second tranche) (GUY/PHA/74/TAS/24).</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2017 contained in documents <a href="/media/2215" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/18</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To approve the actions on ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2019, of the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Lebanon (LEB/DES/73/DEM/83), on the understanding that the final report and the project completion report would be submitted no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting and that the balances would be returned in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2019, of the project for the replacement of refrigerant CFC-12 with isobutane and foam blowing agent CFC-11 with cyclopentane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and chest freezers at Light Industries Company in Iraq (IRQ/REF/57/INV/07) and the national phase-out plan for Iraq (first tranche) (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09);</li><li>To cancel the following projects at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting and to request UNIDO to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Central African Republic (stage I, first tranche) (CAF/PHA/64/INV/21);</li><li>National ODS phase-out plan for Yemen (first and second tranches) (YEM/PHA/55/INV/28 and YEM/PHA/60/INV/36);</li><li>HPMP for Yemen (stage I, first tranche) (YEM/PHA/68/TAS/39);</li><li>Preparation of an HPMP and preparation for HCFC phase-out investment activities in the foam sector for Yemen (stage II) (YEM/PHA/73/PRP/45 and YEM/FOA/73/PRP/46, respectively); and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat with respect to the HPMP for Algeria (stage I, first tranche) (ALG/PHA/66/INV/77), to send a letter to the Government of Algeria seeking its agreement to cancel the project at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2017 contained in document <a href="/media/2217" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/19</a>; and</li><li>To approve the actions relating to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to its 83rd meeting, consideration of the financial audit reports for CFC production, halon, polyurethane foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors in China.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of phase II of the national plan for the phase-out of the methyl bromide (MB) in China, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To note that the level of consumption of MB for China in 2017 was zero, as per the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee, except for the critical-use exemptions approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, the final report of phase II of the national plan for the phase-out of MB in China, to return, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, any balances to the Multilateral Fund, and to submit, no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the project completion report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) production in China, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To extend the date of completion of the MB production sector plan to 31 December 2021;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to provide a progress report at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting on the contract for the development of the management information system and its incorporation in the monitoring and supervision programme to be implemented by the Customs Authority;</li><li>To note the proposed 2019ÔÇô2021 work plan to ensure the long-term, sustained monitoring of MB production in China, and to request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to provide, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, an update to the work plan in order to ensure the long-term, sustained monitoring of MB after the completion of the sector phase-out plan of MB production, including the elaboration of policy and institutional arrangements demonstrating compliance, monitoring and enforcement;</li><li>Further to note that the 2019 progress report would include the verification of the 2018 MB production;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to include in all subsequent progress reports the disbursement in US dollars at the time of the submission of the report and the value of contracts signed in the currency in which they were signed; and</li><li>Further to request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit to the Executive Committee annual reports on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of MB production, and to provide the project completion report no later than the last meeting in 2022.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the use of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) for feedstock applications in India, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To note the Government of India would continue monitoring the production and use of CTC to ensure continued compliance with the phase-out of consumption of CTC and production of CTC for controlled uses; and</li><li>To urge the World Bank, together with the Governments of France, Germany and Japan and UNDP and UNIDO as cooperating agencies, to submit, no later than 31 December 2018, the project completion report on the phase-out of CTC consumption and production in India.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on chiller projects submitted by the Governments of France and Japan, UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>Regarding the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in five African Countries (Cameroon, Egypt, Namibia, Nigeria and Sudan):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that the Government of Japan had submitted the project completion report (PCR) for the project;</li><li>To request the Governments of France and Japan to return, no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, the balances remaining from the project;</li></ol></li><li>To urge the World Bank to submit the PCR for the global chiller replacement project no later than 31 December 2018; and</li><li>To extend to end of December 2020 the completion date of the Argentina component of the global chiller replacement project (GLO/REF/80/DEM/344) and to request UNIDO to submit, no later than the first meeting of 2021, the PCR and a final report on implementation and to return balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reports on the progress of implementation of the demonstration projects submitted by the implementing agencies, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>Regarding the demonstration project at air-conditioning manufacturers to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using refrigerants with low global-warming potential (GWP) in Saudi Arabia (SAU/REF/76/DEM/29):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400 for the World Bank had already been returned at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, associated with the enterprise Saudi Factory for Electrical Appliances Ltd., which had decided to exit the project;</li><li>To urge the World Bank to submit the final report for the project as soon as possible so that it could be presented at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>Regarding the global demonstration project on refrigerant quality, containment and introduction of low-GWP refrigerants in the Eastern Africa and Caribbean regions implemented by UNEP and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To cancel the component implemented by UNEP (GLO/REF/76/DEM/334), and to note that US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP had already been returned at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To extend to 31 July 2019 the project completion date for the component implemented by UNIDO (GLO/REF/76/DEM/333), on the understanding that no further extension would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>Regarding the global demonstration project for the introduction of trans-critical CO2 refrigeration technology for supermarkets (Argentina, Tunisia) (GLO/REF/76/DEM/335):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To extend to 31 July 2019 the project completion date for the component in Argentina, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested;</li><li>To extend to 31 December 2019 the project completion date for the component in Tunisia;</li><li>To request UNIDO to report on the energy efficiency of the project by the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the project completion report at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting and to return all remaining balances no later than 31 December 2020;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to provide an update on the progress in implementing the demonstration project for HCFC-free, low-GWP technology performance in airÔÇæconditioning applications (KUW/REF/76/DEM/32) at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Russian Federation to provide an update on the progress in development of a regional centre of excellence for training and certification and demonstration of low-GWP alternative refrigerants (EUR/REF/76/DEM/16) at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To reiterate the dates of completion and meetings to which final reports on completed projects should be submitted, as specified in Table 10 of document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>, and amended by the present decision, and that all remaining balances on completed projects should be returned within 12 months of the project completion date unless otherwise specified by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report, submitted by UNDP, of the demonstration project for ammonia semi-hermetic frequency-convertible screw refrigeration compression units in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry at Fujian Snowman Co. Ltd. in China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for manufacturing ammonia semi-hermetic frequency-convertible screw refrigeration compressors.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final reports of the feasibility study for district cooling in the Dominican Republic, submitted by UNDP, and in Egypt, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>Further to note the draft final report for the feasibility study comparing three notÔÇæinÔÇækind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>, and to request UNEP and UNIDO to submit the final report to the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP to submit the project completion report (PCR) for the feasibility study for district cooling in the Dominican Republic at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting and to return any balances from the project no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNEP and UNIDO to submit the PCR for the feasibility study for district cooling in Egypt at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, and the PCR for the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, and to return any balances from those projects no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To encourage the Governments of Egypt and Kuwait, through UNEP and UNIDO, to provide, at a future meeting of the Executive Committee, updated information on the actions taken as a result of the feasibility studies; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to continue to make available through the website of the Multilateral Fund the outcomes of the feasibility studies for district cooling implemented to date and to share further the results of the studies through dedicated communication products such as project fact sheets, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8116">decision 81/16</a>.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technology with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the enterprise Iceberg SARL funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology and to provide a report on the status of the conversion of Iceberg SARL and CGI Halawany at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another technology with low-GWP had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis; and</li><li>To report, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the progress and status of implementation of the conversion, including funding distribution, at the remaining enterprises: Frigo Liban, UNIC, CGI Halawany and Industrial and Commercial Refrigerators.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8152">decision 81/52</a>(b) and to urge UNDP to provide, at the 83rd meeting, a status report on the use of methyl formate, and the alternative blowing agent being used, under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Trinidad and Tobago, in the enterprise being assisted by the Multilateral Fund.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the exchange, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge UNEP to provide, at the 83rd meeting, an update on the findings of the study to explore the best available options for the pilot project to assess, monitor and retrofit two air-conditioning systems, under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Bahamas, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8062">decision 80/62</a>(b).</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 verification and progress reports on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>; and</li><li>To approve the request for the extension of stage I of the HPMP until 31 March 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of the period of implementation of stage I would be considered, that the final report for stage I of the HPMP and the project completion report would be submitted at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and that the balances from stage I of the HPMP would be returned no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of activities under the UNEP components associated with stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras, submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP to continue submitting, at each meeting until submission of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, a progress report on the implementation of activities under the UNEP components associated with stage I of the HPMP, including the disbursement achieved.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The update on enterprise conversion of technology and the progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts by the Government of Indonesia and UNDP to facilitate the introduction of the technology with low global-warming potential (GWP) selected by the refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) manufacturing enterprises funded under stage I of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Indonesia and UNDP to continue exploring mechanisms for and implementing actions favouring the introduction of low-GWP alternatives in the RAC manufacturing sector, noting that funding had been approved at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting for enabling activities;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the reallocation of US $23,000, representing the savings from the conversion at Panasonic, to technical assistance to facilitate the manufacturing of HFC-32-based equipment at the enterprises assisted under stage I;</li><li>To note the return to the Multilateral Fund, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, of US $134,041, plus agency support costs of US $10,053 for the World Bank, associated with savings at the three rigid-foam enterprises that had converted to hydrocarbons;</li><li>To give the systems house PT. TSG Chemical until the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting to decide whether it wished to participate in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that the refrigeration servicing sector plan would be completed by 31 December 2018, and that all balances remaining from the sector would be returned no later than 31 December 2019; and</li><li>To agree to extend the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia until 31 December 2019, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Indonesia could submit, at the last meeting of 2019, a further request to extend stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That, if the Government of Indonesia were to submit the request referred to in sub-paragraph (g)(i) above, the Executive Committee could consider that request at the last meeting of 2019 and, if it were to be agreed, adjustments would be made to the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions for HFC consumption for the country, as noted in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>That, in the absence of the submission of the request referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (g)(i) above:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>All remaining balances from the polyurethane foam and the RAC manufacturing sectors would be returned to the Multilateral Fund by the last meeting of 2020; and</li><li>The Government of Indonesia, UNDP and the World Bank would continue to submit, on annual basis through the completion of the project, progress reports on the implementation of stage I of the HPMP and would provide the project completion report by 30 June 2020.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Jordan, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To approve the request for extension of stage I of the HPMP for Jordan to 30 June 2019, on the understanding: that no further extension of the period of implementation of stage I would be requested; that the project completion report would be submitted by the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting; and that the remaining balances would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To urge the World Bank to work with the Government of Jordan to revise the country programme data for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 in order to ensure that they were consistent with the data reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, and to submit revised country programme data reports to the Secretariat as soon as possible.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017ÔÇô2018 progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>Further to note that US $217,454 had been committed, but not yet disbursed, and to request UNDP to return any remaining balances at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To note that the Government of Malaysia had completed the implementation of stage I of the HPMP by 1 June 2018 and had submitted the project completion report at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8022">decision 80/22</a>(b).</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2218">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico, UNDP and UNIDO to include in the subsequent progress report of stage I of the HPMP, to be submitted at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Any update to the final list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector concerned, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted;</li><li>Clarification of whether the enterprise Plasticos Espumados had participated in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>The balances, including those from the foam sector plan, to be returned to the Multilateral Fund by the time of completion of stage I, in line with subÔÇæparagraph 7(e) of the Agreement for stage I of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to submit the project completion report no later than 30 June 2020.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request for the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To extend the date of completion of stage I of the HPMP for Qatar to 1 July 2019;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report, specifically: paragraphs 1 and 14 and Appendix 2-A to reflect the countryÔÇÖs baseline of 86.9 ODP tonnes as reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; the funding level to reflect that no further tranches would be requested following the first tranche of the HPMP approved at the 65<sup>th </sup>meeting; the completion date, extending it to 1 July 2019; and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Qatar could submit the project proposal for stage II of the HPMP at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on the understanding that it would include the verification of the countryÔÇÖs consumption for the years 2017 to 2018;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting the remaining balance associated with the enterprise Al Kawthar, which had been relocated to Oman;</li><li>To approve the 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan of stage I of the HPMP for Qatar; and</li><li>To request the Government of Qatar, UNIDO and UNEP to submit the final progress report at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, to ensure financial completion and return the remaining balances by 31 December 2019, and to provide the project completion report at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2020.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, submitted by UNIDO, as contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>; and</li><li>To note that UNIDO would return to the Multilateral Fund at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting a balance of US $5,028, plus agency support costs of US $377.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request from the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to remove the polyurethane foam sector plan, implemented by UNDP, from stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) on the understanding that, if the eligible enterprises included in the project reinitiated the use of significant amounts of HCFC-141b during the implementation of stage II of the HPMP, UNDP could resubmit a proposal to address their conversion;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That US $1,326,564, plus agency support costs of US $92,849, approved in principle for UNDP for the polyurethane foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP had been removed from the Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee;</li><li>That UNDP had returned to the Multilateral Fund, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, US $76,420, plus agency support costs of US $5,349, associated with the polyurethane foam sector plan approved as part of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The revised plan for stage II in the refrigeration servicing sector; and</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IX to the present report, to reflect the removal of the polyurethane foam sector plan implemented by UNDP and the revised funding schedule for the UNIDO component, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request, submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of Viet Nam, for the change of technology from R-290 to HFC-32 at Midea Consumer Electric (Viet Nam) Co. Ltd. in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country, as contained in document <a href="/media/2218" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/20</a>;</li><li>To approve the change of technology at Midea Consumer Electric (Viet Nam) Co. Ltd. from R-290 to HFC-32, in the amount of US $743,659, plus agency support costs of US $52,056 for the World Bank, resulting in the return to the Multilateral Fund at the 82nd meeting of US $93,358, plus agency supports costs of US $6,535 by the World Bank;</li><li>To note that Midea Consumer Electric (Viet Nam) Co. Ltd. would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To note that the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP would be amended, when the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP was submitted, to reflect the funding return indicated in subÔÇæparagraph (b), above.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2018 progress report, submitted by UNDP, on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, contained in document <a href="/media/2241" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/41</a>;</li><li>That the enterprise Espumatec had changed the selected technology from methyl formate to water, resulting in additional incremental costs that would be covered by Espumatec;</li><li>That 12 downstream polyurethane foam enterprises had been found to be potentially ineligible and that the funds intended for enterprises confirmed to be ineligible would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of stage I unless UNDP identified additional eligible enterprises not addressed under stage I or stage II to which those funds could be reallocated, in consultation with the Secretariat, with any reallocation of funds to be reported to the Executive Committee in the subsequent annual progress report; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To continue submitting, with the Governments of Brazil and Germany, on annual basis through the completion of the project, progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP and to submit the project completion report at the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2020;</li><li>To include in the progress report to be submitted at the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The status of implementation of the conversion of the enterprise Panisol, on the understanding that the funds remaining from the conversion of the enterprise would be returned to the Multilateral Fund in the event that the enterprise withdrew from the project;</li><li>The complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, along with the HCFC-141b consumption phased-out, the sub-sector concerned, the baseline equipment and the adopted technology; the list of enterprises that had stopped using HCFC- 141b without Multilateral Fund assistance; the list of enterprises found to be ineligible and their HCFC-141b consumption; and the list of additional eligible enterprises identified that were not addressed under stage I or stage II, if any; and</li></ol></li><li>To continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems houses Shimteck and U Tech, on the understanding that no incremental operating costs would be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide a report on the status of those conversions at each meeting of the Executive Committee until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2253">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/52</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of India, UNDP, UNEP and the Government of Germany to report to the Secretariat the final disbursement to beneficiaries at 31 December 2018 and to return, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, any balances remaining from stage I of the HPMP as at the same date.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Thailand submitted by the World Bank, contained in document <a href="/media/2260" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/59</a>; and</li><li>Further to note that the Government of Thailand and the World Bank would submit a project completion report for stage I of the HPMP at the first meeting in 2019 as stipulated in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8072">decision 80/72</a>(b) and would return remaining balances to the Multilateral Fund by 31 December 2019.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS Disposal <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the synthesis report on the pilot ODS disposal projects, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2219">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/21</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, where appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the synthesis report on the pilot ODS disposal projects;</li><li>To urge UNIDO to return remaining balances for the regional project for ODS waste management and disposal in Europe and Central Asia at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7918">decision 79/18</a>(d); and</li><li>To urge UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To return balances for the demonstration project on end-of-life ODS management and destruction for Colombia at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To submit the final report for the demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in Cuba, which had been completed in 2015, as soon as possible and no later than the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the 2018 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2220">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/22</a>;</li>
 <li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, and if they were not going to submit them, to provide the reasons;</li>
 <li> To urge lead and cooperating agencies to closely coordinate their work in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs according to the schedule;</li>
 <li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well written and thorough lessons when submitting their PCRs; and</li>
 <li> To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, if relevant, when preparing and implementing future projects.
 </li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note:
 The update on the status of implementation of the 2018&ndash;2020 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2221">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/23</a>; and</li>
 <li>
 That US $4,120,570 in HFC phase-down activities had been submitted at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, including US $2,959,457 that had not been included in the 2018&#8209;2020 business plans.</li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in documents <a href="/media/2222" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/24</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy and Japan, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 40 out of 91 activities related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2018 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures, apart from Saudi Arabia where non-compliance was possible; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>Following the informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2019&ndash;2021 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2224">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/25</a>;</li>
 <li> To adjust the business plan:
 As proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2224">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/25</a>;</li>
 <li>
 Further as proposed at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting during the discussions and/or during the presentation of the business plans by bilateral and implementing agencies:
 By adding to the 2019 business plan HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from the 2018 business plan that had been deferred at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li>
 By taking into account the values approved in principle for new HPMPs at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> To allow:
 The inclusion of stage III of HPMPs in the 2019&ndash;2021 consolidated business plan only for those countries that had had stage II of an HPMP approved to meet a reduction target by 2020;</li>
 <li>
 The inclusion of project preparation for stage III of HPMPs in the 2019&ndash;2021 consolidated business plan for those countries for which stage II of the HPMP went beyond 2020, with the understanding that requests for project preparation would not be submitted more than two years before the end date of stage II of the HPMP; and</li>
 <li> To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2019&ndash;2021, as adjusted according to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels.
 </li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2019ÔÇô2021, contained in document <a href="/media/2226" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/27</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2019ÔÇô2021, contained in document <a href="/media/2227" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/28</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex XII to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2019ÔÇô2021, contained in document <a href="/media/2228" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/29</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2019ÔÇô2021, contained in document <a href="/media/2229" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/30</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex XIV to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request bilateral and implementing agencies, when requiring the extension of a project for which the Executive Committee had established a completion date, to submit, at least six months before the completion date, a request for such an extension that included justification of the need therefor, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-778">decision 77/8</a>(l).</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting as part of a tranche request reports on the verification of compliance of low-volume consuming countries with HCFC phase-out management plan agreements, to ensure that the verification reports covered all the years since the approval of the previous tranche, including the year of the approval of that tranche.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to invite bilateral and implementing agencies to submit proposals for the demonstration of feasible technology for HFC-23 by-product conversion.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XVI to the present report.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat:</p>

 To compile information on end-user incentive schemes (also referred, inter alia, to as demonstrations, pilot projects, and incentive programmes) funded under approved HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs); and
 </li>
 <li> To submit, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, a report including:
 Information on approved activities, such as tonnes to be phased out, funding, co-funding to be provided, number of beneficiaries, sector, and associated technical assistance;</li>
 <li>
 Status of schemes, including information on delays, if relevant; and</li>
 <li>
 Decisions of the Executive Committee relevant to end-user conversions as they pertained to the end-user incentive schemes approved under HPMPs.</li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider, during the development of cost guidelines for the phaseÔÇædown of HFCs in Article 5 countries, how an enterpriseÔÇÖs interim use of technology with high globalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP) that was not the approved low-GWP technology should be treated in relation to a countryÔÇÖs starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 82nd meeting, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $113,000 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of France for 2018; and</li><li>US $4,850,618 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2018ÔÇô2019.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the proposed UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) 2019 work plan and budget contained in document <a href="/media/2236" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/37</a>;</li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2019 in the amount of US $9,974,000, plus agency support costs of eight per cent, amounting to US $797,920, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report, noting the adjustments to the staff component as originally proposed; and</li><li>Further to request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities and providing details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the last year, noting sub-paragraphs (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2019 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2237">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/38</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operation of the World Bank was again below its budgeted level and that the Bank had returned unused balances of US $60,070 to the Multilateral Fund at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested 2019 core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,083,871;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,083,871; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions and the provision of clarification regarding implementation of the end-user incentive programme, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cameroon for the period 2018 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of the baseline by 2025, in the amount of US $1,383,500, plus agency support costs of US $96,845 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the additional phase-out of 18.98 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 achieved during stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Cameroon:</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of baseline by 2025;</li><li>To issue a ban, by 31 December 2020, on the import, sales and installation of HCFC-based equipment and HCFCs other than HCFC-22;</li><li>Further to note:</li><li>That Cameroon had consumption in the servicing sector only;</li><li>That the end-user incentive programme would enhance the sustainability of adoption of technologies with low global-warming potential and would be coÔÇæfinanced by participating end-users;</li><li>To deduct 14.53 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Cameroon and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $517,750, plus agency support costs of US $36,243 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Cameroon were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols; and</li><li>To request UNIDO, when submitting the second tranche:</li><li>To review with the Government of Cameroon the implementation plan for the end-user incentive programme of stage II of the HPMP, including the co- financing from the identified beneficiaries, with a view to considering activities based on more detailed end-user assessment, and to provide a detailed action plan therefor;</li><li>To report on the status of implementation of the ban mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (c)(ii), above; and</li><li>To report on steps taken to strengthen monitoring and reporting of HCFC imports in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6317">decision 63/17</a>.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand for the period 2018 to 2023 to reduce HCFC consumption by 61.8 per cent of the baseline by 2023, in the amount of US $3,791,077, plus agency support costs of US $265,375 for the World Bank;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Thailand:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 55.8 per cent by 2019, 57.9 per cent by 2022, and 61.8 per cent by 2023;</li><li>To issue a ban on imports of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in pre-blended polyols in all foam applications by 31 December 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to include in every progress report and tranche request, an updated list of foam enterprises verified for assistance by the Multilateral Fund under stage II, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector concerned, the baseline equipment and the conversion technology to be adopted, and a list of enterprises that had been found to be ineligible, along with details of their HCFC-141b consumption, or had ceased use of HCFC-141b without Multilateral Fund assistance;</li><li>To deduct an additional 298.47 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding in Thailand;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Thailand, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $105,000 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Botswana; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Botswana, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $251,500, consisting of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNEP, and US $140,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,800 for UNIDO, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Botswana had consumption in the servicing sector only;</li><li>That the end-user incentive programme would enhance the sustainability of the training of servicing technicians and that end users would provide coÔÇæfinancing to participate in the programme;</li><li>That the end-user incentive programme would focus on small commercial refrigeration equipment; and</li><li>That information on implementation of the programme would be included in the progress reports submitted when requesting future tranches of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil;</li><li>Further to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the enterprise Gelopar changed the selected technology from cyclopentane to HFO-1233zd(E) reduced with water;</li><li>That the savings of US $206,800 associated with the change of technology by Gelopar would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of stage II, unless UNDP identified additional eligible enterprises not addressed under stage I or stage II to which those funds could be reallocated in consultation with the Secretariat;</li><li>That any reallocation of the above-mentioned funds would be reported to the Executive Committee in the subsequent tranche implementation report;</li><li>That US $66,000 associated with the enterprise Spacinox, which had stopped using HCFC-22 without Multilateral Fund assistance, would be reallocated to the new eligible enterprise JJ Instalacoes Commerciais;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XX to the present report, to reflect the revision of the tranche distribution for UNIDO, and had modified paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to report at the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting on the status of implementation of the projects in the room air-conditioning manufacturing sector and at the enterprise Freeart Seral Brasil Metalurgica Ltda. in the commercial refrigeration manufacturing sector; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $13,129,131, consisting of US $7,168,396, plus agency support costs of US $501,788, for UNDP; US $2,647,057, plus agency support costs of US $185,294, for UNIDO, and US $2,363,637, plus agency support costs of US $263,059, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brunei Darussalam; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Brunei Darussalam, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $43,880, consisting of US $7,000, plus agency support costs of US $910 for UNEP, and US $33,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,970 for UNDP, on the understanding that UNEP would include, as part of the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the HPMP, an update on progress towards implementing the recommendations in the verification report submitted at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, which included:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Strengthening the licensing system;</li><li>Improving communication with the customs service and additional training for customs officers; and</li><li>Strengthening data-recording procedures.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $22,256, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for implementation of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan for China under stages I and II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decisions 69/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">and 77/49</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $15,099, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the polyurethane foam sector plan for China under stage I of the HPMP, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $180,821, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan for China under stages I and II of the HPMP, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decisions 69/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">and 77/49</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $66,291, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan for China under stages I and II of the HPMP, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decisions 69/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">and 77/49</a>(b)(iii);</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNEP by US $2,627, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme for China under stages I and II of the HPMP, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decisions 69/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">and 77/49</a>(b)(iii); and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to UNDP by US $4,836, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2017 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan for China under stages I and II of the HPMP, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decisions 69/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">and 77/49</a>(b)(iii).</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of China, through the relevant implementing agency:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a review of the current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforcement systems in line with its Agreements with the Executive Committee on the country&rsquo;s HCFC phase-out management plan and HCFC production phase-out management plan, including information on the organizational structure and capacity at the national and local levels that demonstrated how the long-term sustainability of the phase-out of HCFCs in the consumption and production sectors was being ensured and on the efforts to address any illegal trade in those substances; and</li>
 <li> Further to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a progress report regarding actions taken with a view to strengthening of legislation on ODS and implementation thereof in China.</li>
 </ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of the fifth tranche of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2245">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/45</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Germany to return, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, any remaining balances of funds approved under the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stage I of the HPMP for China.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of the fifth tranche of the polyurethane rigid foam sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by the World Bank and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2245">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the period of implementation of the polyurethane rigid foam sector plan under stage I of the HPMP to 30 June 2019, on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved;</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to prepare for the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting a desk study on the current system of monitoring consumption of foam blowing agents at enterprises assisted under the stage I of the HPMP and a verification methodology that included random sampling in order to ascertain whether ODS that had already been phased out had been or were being consumed at those enterprises; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and the World Bank to submit, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the project completion report and updated information on the level of funds disbursed and potential balances to be returned to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNDP, and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2245">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the period of implementation of the ICR sector plan under stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2019 on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNDP to submit a project completion report at the first meeting of 2020 and to return all remaining balances to the Multilateral Fund upon financial completion.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2245">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/45</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a revised progress report on implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stage I of the HPMP in light of the guidance provided by the Executive Committee at its 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 progress report on implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2245">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/45</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the period of implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved; and</li><li>To request the Government of China, UNEP and the Government of Japan to submit the project completion report at the first meeting in 2019.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p><u>China: HCFC phase-out management plan (stage II) (Overarching)</u></p><p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Government of China, through the relevant implementing agency:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a review of the current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforcement systems in line with its Agreements with the Executive Committee on the countryÔÇÖs HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and HCFC production phase-out management plan, including information on the organizational structure and capacity at the national and local levels that demonstrated how the long-term sustainability of the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs in the consumption and production sectors was being ensured and on the efforts to address any illegal trade in those substances;</li><li>Further to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a progress report regarding actions taken with a view to strengthening of legislation on ODS and implementation thereof in China; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider the requests for funding for the subsequent tranches of stage II of the HPMP for China at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt;</li><li>The return, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, of US $123,200, plus agency support costs of US $9,240 from UNDP, from the savings owing to the change in technology at the Cairo Foam enterprise (EGY/FOA/62/INV/108);</li><li>The return, at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, of US $44,654, plus agency support costs of US $3,382 from UNDP, from the savings made in the conversion of the two foam enterprises (Fresh Electric Home Appliances (EGY/FOA/62/INV/106) and MOG Engineering and Industry (EGY/FOA/62/INV/105));</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Egypt to submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP at the first meeting in 2020 and to financially complete stage I and return any remaining balances by 31 December 2020;</li></ol></li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Egypt and UNDP to submit, at each meeting through completion of stage I, a report on the status of conversion of the systems houses, the 81 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the 350 micro users, including: the status of systems-house conversion, the formulations developed and related disbursement; an updated list of the SMEs converted with the selected technology, related disbursement and the commitment of each SME; and an update on the number of micro users assisted;</li><li>The Government of Egypt and UNIDO to submit, on annual basis through completion of the project, progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Egypt in securing the supply of the alternative technologies selected for the conversion of the 81 SMEs through the systems houses;</li><li>UNDP to report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by the Government of Egypt at each meeting until a technology with low global-warming potential, as agreed, had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Egypt and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,020,148, consisting of US $232,575, plus agency support costs of US $17,443 for UNIDO, and US $716,400, plus agency support costs of US $53,730 for UNDP, on the understanding that the request for the second tranche of stage II could be submitted only if the following conditions had been met:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Memorandum of Agreement had been signed with the systems house Baalbaki;</li><li>At least 40 of the SMEs included in stage I under the systems-houses project had been converted; and</li><li>UNDP had disbursed at least an additional US $350,000 from the funding approved for the systems-houses project to final foam beneficiaries.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Equatorial Guinea;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Equatorial Guinea and the Executive Committee as contained in Annex XXI to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A to reflect the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 2.5 ODP tonnes, on the basis on the verification report submitted at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting and calculated using the HCFC consumption of 2013, and that the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Equatorial Guinea was US $280,000 plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii);</li></ol></li><li>To approve the combined third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Equatorial Guinea, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 implementation plan, in the amount of US $116,250, consisting of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP, and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Approval of further funding would be subject to the issues identified in the verification report being satisfactorily addressed;</li><li>The Government of Equatorial Guinea would submit, at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019, a progress report on HCFC consumption trends and progress made in ensuring an operational licensing and quota system, and in addressing the recommendations of the verification report, including the need to improve the HCFC dataÔÇæreporting and monitoring capacity of the national ozone unit; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide a report at the first meeting of 2019 on the status of signature of the Agreement with the Government of Equatorial Guinea for the combined third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>To provide assistance to support the implementation of stage I of the HPMP for Equatorial Guinea through its Compliance Assistance Programme, and to submit a report, at the second meeting of 2019, on the assistance provided.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India;</li><li>To request the Government of India, through UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, an update on the assessment by the Government of whether the continuous-foam-panel-manufacturing enterprises had adhered to the ban, as of 1 January 2015, on the use of HCFC-141b;</li><li>To provide, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the list of enterprises in the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector, along with their consumption, including the enterprises that had been found eligible, those that had been found ineligible, and those with which Memoranda of Agreement had been signed;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, if the Government of India were to determine that a continuousÔÇæfoamÔÇæpanel-manufacturing enterprise was not in compliance with the ban referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) above, the Memorandum of Agreement with that enterprise would be terminated, and any funding disbursed would be returned to the project, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7743">decision 77/43</a>(d)(ii);</li><li>That no continuous-foam-panel-manufacturing enterprise would be included in stage II until its eligibility had been assessed by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for India and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $18,190,815, consisting of US $14,608,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,022,560 for UNDP, US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,333 for UNEP, and US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $223,922 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Libya;</li><li>To note the return of US $747,533, plus agency support costs of US $52,327, by UNIDO at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting, owing to the cancellation of the foam conversion project at Alyem;</li><li>To request the Government of Libya and UNIDO to submit, each year through the completion of the stage I, a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the second (final) tranche and a verification report on consumption;</li><li>To request UNIDO to return remaining balances upon financial completion of stage I and to submit the project completion report at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2020; and</li><li>To approve the second and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Libya, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $190,893, plus agency support costs of US $13,362 for UNIDO, noting that the country could be at risk of non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol given that the HCFC consumption reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol in 2017 was only 0.70 ODP tonnes below the level of consumption allowed under decision XXVII/11 of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay, and the corresponding 2018ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $679,889, plus agency support costs of US $47,592 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>End-users participating in the pilot projects to demonstrate the use of alternatives with low global-warming potential in supermarkets and the food industry would provide co-financing; and</li><li>UNDP would report, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting on the progress in implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) and HFO-based polyurethane systems and their associated components.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-245fa and cyclopentane to HFO-1233zd(E) and cyclopentane in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Hisense Kelon in the amount of US $1,275,000, plus agency support costs of US $89,250 for UNDP, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non- Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification of the Kigali Amendment by the Government of China had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 250 metric tonnes (257,500 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-245fa would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFC once it had been established; and</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNDP and that a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of project completion with detailed information on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components, including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs, including detailed information on the formulations developed and used, as well as the optimization achieved in the reduction of density;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies established by the Government; and</li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a and R-404A to R-290 and R-600a in the manufacturing of domestic and commercial refrigerators at Ecasa in Ecuador.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a to HFOs in a polyurethane foam panel manufacturer (Army Factory) in Egypt.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the conversion from HFCs to propane (R-290) and isobutane (R600a) in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration appliances at Pattana Intercool Co. Ltd., in Thailand, in the amount of US $183,514, plus agency support cost of US $16,516 for the World Bank, taken from the additional voluntary contributions provided by a group of non-Article 5 countries for fast-start support for the implementation of the HFC phase-down, on the understanding:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification of the Kigali Amendment by the Government of Thailand had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 8.78 metric tonnes of HFC-134a (12,555 mt CO2-eq) would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFCs once it had been established; and</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to the World Bank and a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of the project completion, with detailed information on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The eligible incremental capital costs for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in the energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies established by the Government;</li><li>Information on the implementation of the servicing component where applicable; and</li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the conversion from HFC-134a to isobutane (R-600a) in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Capri (SME Harare), in Zimbabwe, in the amount of US $462,841, consisting of US $326,954, plus agency support costs of US $22,887 for UNDP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for the Government of France, on the understanding:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That no further funding would be available until the instrument of ratification of the Kigali Amendment by the Government of Zimbabwe had been received by the depositary at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York;</li><li>That 14.50 metric tonnes (20,735 mt CO2-eq) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HFC consumption once it had been established; and</li><li>That the project would be completed within 24 months of the transfer of funds to UNDP and the Government of France and that a comprehensive completion report would be submitted within six months of project completion, with detailed information on:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The eligible incremental capital cost for all equipment and other components including those not funded under the project;</li><li>Incremental operating costs;</li><li>Any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation (e.g. whether any purchased and/or installed equipment or supplies had gone through a competitive quote/bidding process and the details thereof);</li><li>Changes in energy efficiency of the products being manufactured and any related policies established by the Government; and</li><li>That any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than one year after the date of project completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>Following introduction of that draft decision and informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the analysis of the duties and costs associated with project management units (PMUs) and the extent to which agencies passed on administrative duties to other institutions (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7941">decision 79/41</a>(f)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2264">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/63</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, in consultation with the implementing agencies, a document providing detailed analysis by country on PMUs, institutional strengthening projects, and implementing agencies, including in relation to: activities and funding under the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme; the core units of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank and other elements of the administrative cost regime; and information on national level independent verification; and</li><li>To request Article 5 countries, through the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to include the specific roles and responsibilities of the PMU and the NOU in Appendix 5-A when finalizing their Agreement with the Executive Committee on multi- year national plans to phase out controlled substances.</li></ol>

Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities), Energy Efficiency Related, Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities), Energy Efficiency Related, Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>In addition, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the summary of the PartiesÔÇÖ deliberations at the 40<sup>th </sup>Meeting of the OpenÔÇæEnded Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in relation to the report by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on issues related to energy efficiency (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8167">decision 81/67</a>(b)), contained in documents <a href="/media/2266" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/65</a> and Add.1;</li><li>To provide flexibility for the Parties operating under Article 5 engaged in enabling activities in relation to implementation of the Kigali Amendment, should they so wish, to undertake the following activities using the funding already approved:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Development and enforcement of policies and regulations to avoid market penetration of energy-inefficient refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump equipment;</li><li>Promotion of access to energy-efficient technologies in those sectors;</li><li>Targeted training on certification, safety and standards, awareness-raising and capacity-building aimed at maintaining and enhancing the energy efficiency;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a paper for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, describing ways to operationalize paragraph 16 of decision XXVIII/2, and paragraph 2 of decision XXX/5, taking into account the criteria, performance indicators, and associated funding mechanisms of servicing sector plans in existing or new HCFC phase-out management plans for lowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming countries;</li><li>Further to request the Secretariat to prepare a paper for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, providing, as a first step, information on relevant funds and financial institutions mobilizing resources for energy efficiency that might be utilized when phasing down HFCs under the Multilateral Fund, including the modalities used by those institutions to provide such resources to developing countries and the feasibility of implementing agencies implementing the co-funding requests of those institutions;</li><li>To discuss, at its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, ways to operationalize paragraph 22 of decision XXVIII/2, and paragraph 5 and 6 of decision XXX/5, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Initiatives associated with maintaining and/or enhancing the energy efficiency of replacement technologies with low or zero global-warming potential in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump sector, such as:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Methodologies to quantify changes in energy efficiency; and</li><li>Technical interventions associated with maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency;</li></ol></li><li>Cost-related issues such as associated incremental costs, payback opportunities and costs of monitoring and verification;</li><li>Possible environmental benefits, particularly those associated with climate; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a summary of the report by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on matters related to energy efficiency with regard to the issues identified in subÔÇæparagraph (e) above.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>Following the report by the facilitator of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue discussing the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: draft criteria for funding at the 83rd meeting.</p>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on cost-effective options for controlling HFC-23 by product emissions, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8168">decision 81/68</a>(e) contained in documents <a href="/media/2271" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/68</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To further note the report on options for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions in Argentina, contained in document <a href="/media/2274" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/69</a>;</li><li>To approve US $75,000 for UNIDO to enable the agency to submit, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, on behalf of the Government of Argentina, project proposal options that would enable the Government of Argentina to comply with the HFC-23 by-product control obligations under the Kigali Amendment, taking into account the information contained in document <a href="/media/2274" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/69</a>, including data regarding costs and benefits and covering technical feasibility, economic viability and logistical, legal, and transactional issues in relation to the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Restarting the onsite incinerator at the HCFC-22 production swing plant FIASA, on the basis of three independent estimates of the costs of so doing, including the costs of incinerator operation, hazardous waste compliance, and cost of monitoring and verifying the destruction of the HFC-23 by-product;</li><li>Compensation for closure of the HCFC-22 swing plant FIASA by 1 January 2020 or upon ratification of the Kigali Amendment by the Government of Argentina, whichever was to come first;</li><li>Destroying HFC-23 by-product through irreversible transformation and other new conversion technologies and storage options for HFC-23 management;</li><li>Shipping HFC-23 for offsite destruction by means of a technology approved by the Meeting of the Parties;</li></ol></li><li>To consider each of the project proposal options, including the data provided as per sub-paragraph (c) above, and to discuss the criteria for funding the activities related to the compliance obligations of Article 5 parties;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to contract an independent consultant to undertake a technical audit of FIASA to determine the costs of closure;</li><li>To approve US $50,000 to enable the Secretariat to carry out the technical audit referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above; and</li><li>To consider applying the procedures set out in the present decision, and the criteria for funding the activities related to the compliance obligations of Article 5 parties, when agreed, with respect to HFC-23 controls in the other Article 5 parties.</li></ol>

Global emissions CFC-11 emissions, HFC cost funding guidelines, Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Global emissions CFC-11 emissions, HFC cost funding guidelines, Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>Following the report by the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/2275" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/70</a> by the Secretariat on matters relevant to the Multilateral Fund pursuant to Executive Committee consideration at its 81<sup>st</sup> meeting of three issues relating to discussions that were due to be held at the 40<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Energy efficiency related to the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs;</li><li>Cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries;</li><li>The increase in global emissions of CFC-11;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide the Ozone Secretariat, with information as required and in a timely manner, to enable it to provide parties with an overview to the 41<sup>st</sup> Open-Ended Working Group, outlining the procedures under the Protocol and the Multilateral Fund with reference to controlled substances by which the Parties review and ensure continuing compliance with Protocol obligations and with the terms of Agreements under the Fund, including with regard to monitoring, reporting and verification, in line with paragraph 6 of decision /3, based on the information contained in document <a href="/media/2275" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/70</a>, and reiterating <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8172">decision 81/72</a>, whereby the Executive Committee had requested the Secretariat to provide relevant information, as necessary, to the Ozone Secretariat, in accordance with the guidelines, procedures, policies and decisions of the Multilateral Fund and the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to develop a document for consideration by the Executive Committee at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting that would include an overview of current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems, including the requirements and practices of the systems for reporting back to the Executive Committee that had been developed with support from the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To request the World Bank, in the 2018 verification exercise to be conducted in 2019:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To verify, on a one-time basis, that the newly established production lines at Fujian Sannong, Liaocheng Fuer and Zhejiang Jusheng Fluorochemical for HCFC-22 and at Inner Mongolia Yonghe Flurochemical for HCFC-142b were vertically integrated with the production of downstream facilities and that all HCFCs produced in the new lines were being channelled to feedstock use;</li><li>To verify that the key equipment in Shangdong China Fluoro Technology Co. Ltd., which was closed in 2017, had been destroyed;</li><li>To include, in the annual verification report of the HCFC production sector in China, national information on the management of HFC-23 by-product generated in all HCFC-22 feedstock production lines established after 2010, including the four HCFC-22 production lines, the establishment of which had been reported to the Executive Committee at its 74<sup>th </sup>and 82<sup>nd</sup> meetings;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to include in the annual verification report of the HCFC production sector, national information provided by the Government of China on the management of HFC-23 by-product generated in all HCFC-22 feedstock production lines established after 2010, including the four HCFC-22 production lines the establishment of which had been reported to the Executive Committee at its 74<sup>th </sup>and 82<sup>nd</sup> meetings; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide a document for the consideration of the Sub-group on the Production Sector in the margins of the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting, containing a review of the guidelines and standard format used during the verification of ODS production phaseÔÇæout, as contained in document <a href="/media/6111" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/33</a>, and analysis of aspects of the guidelines and the standard format where further improvements could be made to support compliance through strengthening the monitoring of the ODS production and the associated costs.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2017ÔÇô2018 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) (stage I) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To note that the World Bank would submit a project completion report and return the remaining balances of stage I of the HPPMP at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To note that US $13,076 of interest accrued in 2017 would be deducted from the first tranche of stage II of the HPPMP when approved;</li><li>To note that the penalty of US $133,146, associated with the redirection of 887.64 metric tonnes of compensated HCFC production capacity towards feedstock production by the Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Material Co. Ltd; facility, would be included in the balances returned, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, to the Multilateral Fund by the World Bank from stage I of the HPPMP in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8079">decision 80/79</a>(d); and</li><li>To request the Government of China through the World Bank to submit the final progress report of stage I of the HPPMP at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To take note of the submission of the explanatory note on stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China considered by the Sub&#8209;group on the Production Sector; and
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 <li> To consider the information contained in the explanatory note in its discussions on stage II of the HPPMP for China in a future meeting.</li>
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82nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To hold its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting from 16 to 20 December 2019 in Montreal, with the option of a back-to-back meeting with the Thirty-First Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, from 11 to 15 November 2019, with a final decision to be made at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li>
 <li> To hold its 85<sup>th </sup>meeting from 25 to 29 May 2020 in Montreal, at a venue to be determined; and</li>
 <li> To make a tentative booking to hold its 86<sup>th </sup>meeting from 2 to 6 November 2020, in Montreal.
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/717">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/2</a>; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to include, in its report on the activities of the Secretariat presented to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, an organization chart showing the staffing structure of the Secretariat and the roles and responsibilities assigned to each post.</li>
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>Also to note, with appreciation, the receipt of the first contribution of the Government of Uzbekistan for 2019;</li><li>To invite the Government of Azerbaijan to continue its internal discussions with a view to commencing contributions to the Multilateral Fund, noting, with appreciation, that discussions had also taken place between the representatives of that Government and the Secretariat;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more and to report back at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/719">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $5,278,006, consisting of: US $267,329, plus agency support costs of US $19,219 from UNDP; US $2,927,147, plus agency support costs of US $265,091 from UNEP; US $345,199, plus agency support costs of US $25,603 from UNIDO, and US $1,333,562, plus agency support costs of US $94,856 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned to the funding window established with the additional contributions for fast-start support for implementation of the HFC phase-down was US $225,992, plus agency support costs of US $15,819 from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $333,873, including agency support costs, for 11 projects completed over two years previously, including one institutional strengthening project completed in 2013;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $56,500, including agency support costs, for one survey of ODS alternative project (ALG/SEV/74/TAS/82);</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $154,257, including agency support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That the net level of funds and agency support costs due to be returned by the bilateral agencies to the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting was US $3,100, consisting of: the return of US $53, plus agency support costs of US $7 from the Government of Japan; the return of US $2,736, plus agency support costs of US $356 from the Government of Spain; and a credit of US $48, plus agency support costs of US $4 to the Government of France;</li><li>The return, by the Government of France, of accrued interest of US $6,632, which would be considered additional income to the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return the balances at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNEP and UNIDO to disburse or cancel commitments for projects completed over two years previously and to return the balances at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNEP to return the outstanding balance for the survey of ODS alternative project for Algeria (ALG/SEV/74/TAS/82) before the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8075">decision 80/75</a>(c)(i); and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of France on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $6,632, referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(viii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/720" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/5</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer, to submit to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, as part of the 2018 accounts of the Multilateral Fund, a certified statement of income and disbursements of the additional contributions for fast-start support for the implementation of HFC phaseÔÇædown separately from the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To consider at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting how to use any remaining balances, taking into consideration the consultations on the issue between the Chief Officer and the 17 donor countries that had paid additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reconciliation of the 2017 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/721">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/6</a>;</li><li>The submission by UNEP of a revision to its progress report as at 31 December 2017;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to reflect in its 2018 accounts:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $7,357 in income representing exchange-rate gains in prior years that had not been recorded in its 2017 final accounts; and</li><li>US $317,438 in expenditure representing the difference between projected and actual agency support costs that had not been recorded in its 2017 final accounts.</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the information on country programme data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/722">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/7</a>, including:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> That 143 countries had submitted 2017 country programme data, 122 of them using the web-based system;</li>
 <li> That, as at 9 April 2019, Yemen had not submitted country programme data for the years 2014 to 2017;</li>
 <li> Further to note that the Central African Republic had submitted its country programme data report for 2013, and an additional 70 countries for 2018 after the issuance of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/722">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/7</a>;
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 <li> To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Yemen regarding the outstanding country programme data reports for the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, urging it to submit those reports as soon as possible;</li>
 <li> To invite Executive Committee members to provide comments on the draft revised format for country programme data reports for 2020 and beyond contained in Annex III of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/722">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/7</a> by 1 August 2019; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, an updated draft revised format for country programme data reports and the draft Practical Manual for Country Programme Data Reporting, taking into account the comments provided by Executive Committee members in line with sub-paragraph (d) above, and the discussions at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
 </ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following that report, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the desk study for the evaluation of the HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities to assist with the implementation of the Kigali Amendment contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/723">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/8</a>;
 </li>
 <li> To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, where appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the evaluation referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat, when developing draft guidelines for HFC project preparation funding, to take into account the lessons learned from the desk study mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, as well as other relevant information and decisions of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
 </ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of the sustainability of the Montreal Protocol achievements contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/724">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/9/Rev.1</a>.
 </p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p>

 To approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of the energy efficiency in the servicing sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/725">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/10/Rev.1</a>;
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 That the desk study referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above will be submitted to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting; and
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 <li>
 To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to provide an update to the 84th meeting on the status of the desk study referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.<br> </li>
 </ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies at the 83rd meeting contained in document <a href="/media/726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 84th meeting on 51 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annex II to the present report; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on continuing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in Annex II to the present report.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report of the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in Cuba, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, where appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the pilot demonstration project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above; and</li><li>To request UNDP to provide, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, an update regarding any additional amounts of ODS waste destroyed as a result of the demonstration project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technology with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems houses Shimtek and U-Tech funded under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Brazil, contained in document <a href="/media/726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To note the introduction of low-GWP technology by the systems house Shimtek; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technologies to the systems house U-Tech, on the understanding that no incremental operating costs would be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide a report on the status of its conversion at each meeting of the Executive Committee until the technology originally selected, or another low-GWP technology, had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of a technology with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the two enterprises, Friarc and IDA, funded under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Cuba, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Cuba in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology and to provide, to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, a report on the status of the conversion of the two enterprises mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, including, in the event of use of a technology other than that selected when the project was approved, detailed analysis of the incremental capital and operating costs, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report provided by UNDP and the Government of Lebanon, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>, describing the continuing challenges faced by the Government in sourcing commercially available alternatives with low globalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP), such as HFOs, and the efforts made by the Government and UNDP to facilitate the supply of technology with low-GWP to the enterprises funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology and to report to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting on the status of the conversion of the remaining beneficiary enterprises in both the foam and air-conditioning manufacturing sectors, including the small foam enterprises, and at each meeting thereafter until the technology originally selected or another technology with low-GWP had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report provided by UNDP on the status of use of different technologies and the challenges faced while adopting low-global-warming-potential (GWP) foamÔÇæblowing agents by enterprises that had been provided with assistance under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>Also to note that, after completing the necessary administrative and financial procedures for cancellation of the project at Ice Con, UNDP would return unspent balances from the project when the next tranche of stage I of the HPMP was submitted;</li><li>To request the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, through UNDP, to inform the enterprise Seal Sprayed Solutions, which had received financial support to convert from the use of HCFC-141b to methyl formate as the blowing agent, that it should supply systems based only on the selected technology or other low-GWP-based blowing-agent technologies; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and to provide, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, a report on the status of the introduction of the proposed technology in applications covered under the foam sector.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge UNEP to provide, at the 84th meeting, an updated final report on the findings of the study to explore the best available options for the pilot project to assess, monitor and retrofit two air-conditioning systems under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Bahamas.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh and UNDP to return the balance of US $11,856 (comprising US $3,628, plus agency support costs of US $272 for UNDP, and US $7,041, plus agency support costs of US $915 for UNEP) from stage I of the HPMP, no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8228">decision 82/28</a>(b).</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report, submitted by UNDP, on the status of conversion of the systems houses, the 81 small and medium enterprises and the 350 micro-users under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt and a report on the status of use of the interim technology in Egypt, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Egypt in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP), on the understanding that no incremental operating costs would be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide a report on the status of its conversion at each meeting of the Executive Committee until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of activities within the UNEP components of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To request UNEP to continue submitting at each meeting of the Executive Committee, until submission of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, a progress report on implementation of all the activities under the UNEP components of stage I of the HPMP, including the disbursements made.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final financial report for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>Also to note that US $3,556, plus agency support costs of US $249, and US $79,849, plus agency support costs of US $5,589, associated with unspent balances from the second and third tranches of stage I of the HPMP, respectively, had already been returned by UNDP at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of India, through UNDP, to submit, at the 84th meeting, the assessment by the Government of adherence to the ban on the use of HCFC-141b in force since 1 January 2015 by continuous foam panel manufacturing enterprises, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8274">decision 82/74</a>(b) and (c).</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report, submitted by UNDP and the World Bank, on the status of conversion of the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing enterprises and of PT. TSG Chemical under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To further note that PT. TSG Chemical had decided to withdraw from stage I of the HPMP and that US $301,539, plus agency support costs of US $22,615 for the World Bank, associated with the enterprise had already been returned at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Indonesia in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP), on the understanding that no incremental operating costs would be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide a report on the status of its conversion at each meeting of the Executive Committee until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fourth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Government of Germany to submit a revised project completion report, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final disbursement for stage I of the HPMP and any balance to be returned to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>Detailed information on the actions taken to ensure that specific equipment or components that had been replaced had in fact been destroyed or rendered unusable, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2238">decision 22/38</a>(c).</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of Jordan for the change of technology in the conversion of the five enterprises from HFOÔÇæ1233zd(E) to a cyclopentane-based foam-blowing agent under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To approve the change of technology mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, noting that the enterprises would bear any additional costs incurred for conversion from HCFC-141b to cyclopentane.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress report on the demonstration project for HCFCÔÇæfree low-global-warming-potential alternatives in refrigeration in the fisheries sector, implemented in Maldives, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to include a report on the status of the demonstration project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above in every progress report on implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Maldives.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update, provided by UNIDO, on the conversion of the foam enterprise Sileks, funded under the stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for North Macedonia, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To note that the foam enterprise Sileks had decided to withdraw from stage I of the HPMP and that US $30,000, plus agency support cost of US $2,250 for UNIDO, associated with the enterprise had already been returned at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the efforts undertaken by the Government of Suriname to strengthen the countryÔÇÖs HCFC licensing and monitoring system, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8151">decision 81/51</a>(c)(i), whereby requests for funding under the last tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Suriname would be considered by the Executive Committee only after the Government of Suriname had addressed all the issues identified in the verification report and implemented relevant actions to strengthen its import and export licensing and quota systems.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request from the Government of Tunisia to remove the residential airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector plan, implemented by UNIDO and the Government of France, from stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia, noting that all enterprises included in the sector plan had phased out their consumption of HCFC-22 (4.36 ODP tonnes);</li><li>Also to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the amount of US $1,206,919, comprising US $513,275 and the associated project management unit (PMU) costs of US $81,462, plus agency support costs of US $41,632 for UNIDO, and US $505,000, plus agency support costs of US $65,550 for the Government of France, approved in principle for the residential air-conditioning manufacturing sector plan would be removed from the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee;</li><li>The revised plan for the refrigeration servicing sector included in stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex III to the present report, specifically: making changes to Appendix 2ÔÇæA to reflect the removal of the residential air-conditioning manufacturing sector plan implemented by UNIDO and the Government of France, the revisions to the funding schedule, and the extension of the duration of stage I; removing Appendix 8-A and the reference to it in paragraph 12; and adding a new paragraph 16 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 72<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP from 2018 to 2020; and</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of France to return US $898,976 to the Multilateral Fund at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, consisting of US $340,237 and the associated PMU costs of US $21,792, plus agency support costs of US $25,342 for UNIDO, and US $454,087, plus agency support costs of US $57,518 for the Government of France, associated with the residential air-conditioning manufacturing sector plan approved as part of the first and second tranches of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the preliminary final report on the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in the polyurethane foam sector at very small users in Egypt, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, noting the substantial progress achieved so far, the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 31 July 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the final report of the project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above, no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, noting that it would include details of the comparison of the specifications of the original equipment with those of the optimized low-cost units, the performance of the equipment during testing, including the foam systems used during the testing, the results of using the new equipment and recommendations regarding its utility for very small users.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the development of a regional centre of excellence for training and certification and demonstration of alternative refrigerants with low globalÔÇæwarming potential in the Europe and Central Asia region, submitted by the Government of the Russian Federation and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, noting the substantial progress achieved so far, the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 31 December 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To request the Government of the Russian Federation to submit, no later than the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting, the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To cancel the demonstration project to evaluate HCFC-free and lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential-technology performance in air-conditioning applications in Kuwait; and</li><li>To request UNDP to return, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the amount of US $293,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,510 related to the cancellation of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the demonstration project on the use of low-cost pentane foaming technology for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector at small and medium-sized enterprises in Morocco, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, noting the advanced progress in implementation and the potential replicability of the results in several Article 5 countries, the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 30 September 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the final report for the project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting and to return all remaining balances by the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the demonstration project on promoting HFO-based lowÔÇæglobal-warming-potential refrigerants for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures implemented in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, noting the advanced progress in implementation and the potential replicability of the results in several Article 5 countries, the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 31 December 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the final report for the project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above no later than the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting and to return all remaining balances by the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report for the demonstration project at airÔÇæconditioning manufacturers to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using refrigerants with low global-warming potential (GWP) implemented in Saudi Arabia, submitted by the World Bank and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for manufacturing packaged air-conditioners using low-GWP refrigerants.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as a foam-blowing agent in spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures implemented in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, noting the substantial progress achieved so far, the project completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 31 October 2019, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report submitted by the World Bank on the demonstration project at two foam system houses in Thailand to formulate pre-blended polyols for spray polyurethane foam applications using a blowing agent with low global-warming potential, as contained in document <a href="/media/726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing spray foam projects that used HFO-based blowing agents.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the demonstration project on promoting alternative refrigerants in air-conditioning for high-ambient-temperature countries in West Asia (PRAHA-II), submitted by UNEP and UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, the date of completion of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to 15 November 2019 in order to complete the testing of airÔÇæconditioner prototypes, validate the test-optimization results and risk-assessment model and disseminate the project results, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to submit the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting and to return all remaining balances by the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report for the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air-conditioning in Kuwait, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/726">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>;</li><li>To reiterate that UNEP and UNIDO should submit the project completion report for the feasibility study referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, and return any balances at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To encourage the Government of Kuwait, through UNEP and UNIDO, to provide updated information on the actions taken as a result of the feasibility studies at a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request by the Government of the Philippines to transfer to UNIDO all the phase-out activities included in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country, and the enabling activities for HFC phase-down, that had initially been planned for implementation by the World Bank;</li><li>With regard to stage II of the HPMP for the Philippines:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that the World Bank had already returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting US $1,010,023, plus agency support costs of US $70,701, associated with the first tranche (PHI/PHA/80/INV/103 and PHI/PHA/80/TAS/102);</li><li>To approve:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>The transfer to UNIDO of US $1,010,023, plus agency support costs of US $70,701 approved for the World Bank, associated with the first tranche (PHI/PHA/80/INV/103 and PHI/PHA/80/TAS/102);</li><li>The transfer from the World Bank to UNIDO of the funding of US $1,740,034, plus agency support costs of US $121,802, approved in principle, associated with the second and third funding tranches;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex IV to the present report, specifically paragraph 9 and Appendix 2-A to reflect the transfer to UNIDO of the components originally planned for the World Bank and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the World Bank had stopped being the lead implementing agency as of the 83rd meeting, and that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the enabling activities for HFC phase-down approved under the additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund (PHI/SEV/80/TAS/01+):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note that the World Bank had already returned the remaining balance of US $225,992, plus agency support costs of US $15,819, at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the remaining balance of US $225,992, plus agency support costs of US $15,819, originally approved for the World Bank, under the additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol></li></ol>

HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Projects with specific reporting requirements

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the requests for extension of enabling activities for HFC phase-down submitted by the respective implementing agencies for the 51 Article 5 countries listed in Table 15 of document <a href="/media/726" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11</a>; and</li><li>To extend the completion date for the enabling activities for HFC phase-down to 31 December 2019, for Ghana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, and to 30 June 2020, for Angola, Armenia, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, the Congo, Costa Rica, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Fiji, Gabon, the Gambia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Palau, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uruguay and Zambia, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that bilateral and implementing agencies would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>(b).</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the convener of the contact group reported on the issues discussed, based on which the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To welcome the following regulatory and enforcement actions to be undertaken by the Government of China:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Increase and extension of penalties for enterprisesÔÇÖ non-compliance with the controlled-substance regulations;</li><li>Intensification of inspections of enterprises currently or formerly using controlled substances;</li><li>Implementation of controlled-substance inspection plans for ecology and environment bureaux (EEBs);</li><li>Increased provision of support and enforcement tools to EEBs;</li><li>Development of an online registration and tracking system for controlledÔÇæsubstance users;</li><li>Increased training for customs officers;</li><li>Conduct of an annual mass balance analysis of foam blowing components to determine the market size of the foam sector;</li><li>Publicizing of the outcome of investigations and increased communication with industry;</li></ol></li><li>To note with appreciation that the Government of China will ndertake the following additional actions in support of its enforcement actions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Establishment of a national controlled atmospheric monitoring network for controlled substances;</li><li>Establishment of an additional six testing laboratories for controlled substances in products;</li><li>Real-time flow monitoring of CTC at chloromethane production enterprises;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note with appreciation that the Government of China will consider the following suggestions to supplement and augment its regulatory and enforcement actions:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Fast-track atmospheric monitoring through movement or modification of existing equipment and/or flask sampling;</li><li>Increased direction on enforcement at the provincial level from the national government;</li><li>Development of performance indicators for enforcement activities, such as the number of customs officers trained or inspections undertaken;</li><li>Extension of penalties and prohibitions to consumers of controlled substances or products containing controlled substances, where appropriate;</li><li>Regular and frequent consultations with industry and enterprises to ascertain market conditions;</li><li>Random testing of products that might contain controlled substances;</li><li>Conduct of annual mass balance analysis of refrigeration and air-conditioning market to determine market size and verify reported HCFC consumption;</li><li>Reporting on the details of enforcement activities, including the capacity of the reactor, amount of controlled substance on site, relevant records on feedstock purchases and sales, any penalties resulting from the enforcement action;</li></ol></li><li>Further to note that the Government of China will consider engaging a nonÔÇægovernmental consultant to undertake a study (including quantitative data, where available, and qualitative market information) to determine the regulatory, enforcement, policy or market circumstances that might have led to the illegal production and use of CFC-11 and CFC-12;</li><li>Further to note the Government of China will report to the Executive Committee, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting and again to the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, on its progress in implementing the activities described above;</li><li>To consider at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting possible forms of remedy in relation to illegal production and/or consumption of CFC-11 in China after 2008; and</li><li>To consider at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting continued funding of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan and stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the financial audit reports for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane foam, process agent II, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors in China (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8217">decision 82/17</a>) to the 84th meeting.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final report on the implementation of the phase II of the national plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide in China, submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/727">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11/Add.1</a>;</li><li>That no consumption of methyl bromide had been reported in China for 2018 except for any critical use exemptions approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To include in the verification of the 2018 methyl bromide production requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8219">decision 82/19</a>(e) the amounts used for methyl bromide consumption; and</li><li>To submit the project completion report no later than the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8218">decision 82/18</a>(c).</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the contract for the development of the management information system and its incorporation in the monitoring and supervision programme to be implemented by the Customs Authority and the update to the work plan in order to ensure the long-term, sustained monitoring of methyl bromide after completion of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production, both submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/727">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/11/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to provide, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, an update on the contract for the monitoring and supervision programme to be implemented by the Customs Authority referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>To request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to include an update regarding the methyl bromide labelling and traceability system in the annual report on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production to be submitted at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8219">decision 82/19</a>.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the 2019 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/729">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/12</a>;</li>
 <li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, PCRs for multi-year agreements and individual projects that were due and, if they were not going to submit them, to provide the reasons;</li>
 <li> To urge lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs according to schedule;</li>
 <li> To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of multi-year agreements and individual projects to take into consideration the relevant lessons learned from PCRs when preparing and implementing future projects.
 </li>
 </ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The update on the status of implementation of the 2019ÔÇô2021 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/730">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/13</a>;</li><li>That HFC phase-down activities submitted to the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting amounted to US $1,849,684, including US $64,200 for activities not included in the 2019ÔÇæ2021 business plans; and</li><li>With appreciation, the reports by UNIDO on discussions held with national ozone units with respect to the ratings in the qualitative performance assessments, as requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-828">decision 82/8</a>(b).</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/731" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/14</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), submitted by the Governments of France, Germany and Japan, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 34 out of 70 activities (for 19 out of 39 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the first meeting of 2019 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex V to the present report;</li><li>To review the existing procedure for project cancellation as set out in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-262">decision 26/2</a> and report back to the Executive Committee at its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting on how the procedure could be applied to multi-year agreements; and</li></ol></li><li>If a response from the Government of Algeria to the letter of 21 December 2018 sent by the Chief Officer had not been received by the Secretariat by 30 August 2019, to cancel stage I of the HPMP for Algeria, noting that the Government could submit a funding request for the preparation of stage II of the HPMP at a future meeting of the Executive Committee and to request UNIDO to return any balances from stage I at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in the amendments to their respective work programmes, due for submission at the 84th meeting, funding in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs, for verification reports for stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans (HPMPs) for Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, Kiribati, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Montenegro, Nauru, Niue, South Sudan, Tuvalu and Vanuatu and for verification reports for stage II of the HPMPs for Angola and Armenia.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VI to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex VII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1, Appendices 1ÔÇæA and 2-A to reflect the revised HCFC baseline for compliance, the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, and the corresponding change in funding for stage I of the HPMP, and paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the requests for project preparation for the following HFC-related projects:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Conversion of HFC-134a in the manufacturing of domestic refrigerators in Indonesia;</li><li>Conversion of R-404A in the commercial refrigeration units for supermarkets at Leon Industries S.A.R.L., Lebanon; and</li><li>Conversion from HFC-134a to R-600a/R-290 as refrigerant in manufacturing of deep freezers, household refrigerators and water dispensers at PAK Elektron Limited, Lahore, Pakistan.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following that clarification, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, noting that UNIDO, as cooperating agency, would prepare the investment component of the HPMP using funding previously approved; and</li><li>To approve the request for technical assistance for enabling activities for HFC phaseÔÇædown for the Syrian Arab Republic in the amount of US $250,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,500, from the additional voluntary contributions, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8131">decision 81/31</a>(a)(ii).</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cambodia;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇæ2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $274,250, consisting of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,250 for UNDP, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That Cambodia had consumption in the servicing sector only;</li><li>That the end-user incentive programme would enhance the sustainability of the training of servicing technicians and that end-users would provide coÔÇæfinancing to participate in the programme; and</li><li>That information on the implementation of the end-user incentive programme would be included in the progress reports submitted when requesting future tranches of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol></li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to the 84th meeting, further consideration of the incremental operating costs incentive scheme of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan for China.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of China and UNEP to submit, at the 84th meeting, updated information on the level of funds disbursed under the refrigeration servicing sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country, and to return, at the 85th meeting, any potential balances to the Multilateral Fund.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to the 84th meeting, consideration of the revision of the Agreement for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China and the requests for the third tranches of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan, the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector plan, the refrigeration servicing sector plan and enabling programme, and the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions among interested members, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait;</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP from 2018 to 2020, with target consumption of 254.51 ODP tonnes for 2019 and 2020;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had revised the updated Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex IX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the new target, the revised funding schedule and the extension of the duration of stage I, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 74<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Kuwait to ban the import and use of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b in the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector by 31 December 2020, coinciding with the completion of HCFC phase-out in XPS foam applications;</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇæ2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,054,845, plus agency support costs of US $73,839 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Kuwait, through UNEP, when submitting the request for the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP, to include a plan of action to address all remaining activities in the refrigeration servicing sector, along with the budgets for the activities in that plan of action, on the understanding that it would have achieved phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs at the level specified in Appendix 2-A of the revised updated Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco;</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP from 2017 to 2020;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex X to the present report, specifically paragraphs 1 and 2, Appendices 1-A and 2-A, to reflect the revised HCFC baseline for compliance of 51.35 ODP tonnes and the extension of the duration of stage I, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 65<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of Morocco and UNIDO to submit progress reports on implementation of the work programme associated with the third and final tranche, on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II of the HPMP and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022; and</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2019-2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,625 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XI to the present report, specifically: paragraphs 1 and 2, Appendices 1-A and 2-A to reflect the countryÔÇÖs baseline of 248.11 ODP tonnes as reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇæ2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,344,418, consisting of US $1,979,852, plus agency support costs of US $138,590 for UNIDO, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,976 for UNEP.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for South Africa; and</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇæ2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $499,612, plus agency support costs of US $34,973 for UNIDO, on the understanding that information on implementation of the end-user demonstration programme would be included in the progress reports submitted when requesting future tranches of stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the overview of current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8286">decision 82/86</a>(c)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/755">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/38</a>;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to forward the document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above to the Ozone Secretariat so that it could be annexed to the document on the Overview of the procedures under the Multilateral Fund by which the Parties review and ensure continuing compliance with the terms of agreements under the Fund (note from the Multilateral Fund Secretariat), and made available to the Parties at the 41<sup>st</sup> Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8286">decision 82/86</a>(b); and</li>
 <li> To defer further consideration of the document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, taking into account any decisions that the Parties might take at their Thirty-First Meeting on the issues raised therein.</li>
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs, UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>
 Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:
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 To note the review of administrative cost regime: analysis by country, of project management units (PMUs), institutional strengthening, and implementing agencies, including activities and funding under the Compliance Assistance Programme, core units and other elements of the administrative cost regime, and information on national-level independent verification (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8282">decision 82/82</a>(b)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/756">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/39</a>; and</li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting tranche funding requests for HCFC phase-out management plans, to include: in the tranche implementation plan, the specific activities that would be implemented by the PMU, and the associated funding; and in the implementation report of the previous tranche, the activities implemented by the PMU and the associated funding disbursed.</li>
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Energy efficiency (maintaining/enhancing when phasing down HFCs)

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency (maintaining/enhancing when phasing down HFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue discussing ways to operationalize paragraph 16 of decision XXVIII/2 and paragraph 2 of decision XXX/5 of the Parties (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8283">decision 82/83</a>(c)) at its 84th meeting and to use the text contained in Annex XII to the present report as the basis for that discussion.</p>

Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 84th meeting consideration of the issues raised by the paper on information on relevant funds and financial institutions mobilizing resources for energy efficiency that might be utilized when phasing down HFCs (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8283">decision 82/83</a> (d)), contained in document <a href="/media/758" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/41</a>.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy Efficiency Related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 84th meeting consideration of the summary of the report by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel on matters related to energy efficiency with regard to the issues identified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8283">decision 82/83</a>(e) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8283">decision 82/83</a>(f)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/759">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/42</a>.
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>Following the report by the convener of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/760" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/43</a> on the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: Draft criteria for funding;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, a document providing analysis of the level and modalities of funding for HFC phase-down in the refrigeration servicing sector, in light of the information provided in document <a href="/media/108" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/64</a> and guidance provided by the Executive Committee, including the flexibility that Article 5 countries had in implementing their servicing sector activities in line with their national circumstances and the planned and ongoing activities in their HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>To consider, at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the matter of disposal of controlled substances, in light of the final report on the evaluation of pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction to be submitted by the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer; and</li><li>To continue to use the draft template for the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs and the list of outstanding elements for further discussion, contained in Annex XIII and Annex XIV, respectively, to the present report, as working documents for discussions, at the 84<sup>th </sup>and future meetings, on the development of cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, noting that additional elements could be added as required.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/761" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/44</a> on key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8285">decision 82/85</a>); and</li><li>To defer to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting further consideration of the project proposal to control HFC-23 by-product emissions in Argentina and the associated policy issues raised by the Secretariat, referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related, Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>With regard to the request for project preparation for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions in the HCFC production sector in Mexico, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,850 for UNIDO to enable the agency to submit, to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, on behalf of the Government of Mexico, project proposal options that would enable the Government of Mexico to comply with the HFC-23 by-product control obligations under the Kigali Amendment, including data regarding costs and benefits and covering technical feasibility, economic viability, relevant credits that might be applicable in the country in the future, and logistical, legal and transactional issues in relation to the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Resuming operation of both the integrated on-site incinerator and the nonÔÇæintegrated on-site incinerator at the HCFC-22 production swing plant Quimobasicos, on the basis of three independent estimates of the costs/savings of doing so for each, including in relation to operation of the incinerator, compliance with standards for the management of hazardous waste, and monitoring and verifying the destruction of the HFC-23 by-product;</li><li>Importing HCFC-22 to meet demand in the domestic market, including a comparison of the price of sourcing it locally and internationally;</li><li>Destroying HFC-23 by-product through irreversible transformation and other new conversion technologies, and storage options for HFC-23 management;</li><li>Shipping HFC-23 for off-site destruction by means of a technology approved by the Meeting of the Parties;</li><li>Optimizing the HCFC-22 production to reduce the generation of the HFC-23 by-product;</li><li>Selling the HFC-23 for feedstock use or adapting the plant so that it could use HFC-23 for the production of HCFC-22;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to include, in its submission to the 84th meeting, information regarding the relationship between the countryÔÇÖs control of HFC-23 by-product emissions and the nationally determined contributions of the Government of Mexico under the Paris Agreement;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present a document to the 84th meeting reviewing each of the project proposal options submitted, including the data provided pursuant to subÔÇæparagraphs (a) and (b) above;</li><li>To discuss the criteria for funding the activities related to the compliance obligations of Article 5 countries with respect to HFC-23 by-production emission controls at the 84th meeting; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to return any remaining balances from the funding approved in sub-paragraph (a) above to the Multilateral Fund by the 86th meeting.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Gender policy <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the elements for a potential gender policy for the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-817">decision 81/7</a>(e)) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/762">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/45</a>;</li>
 <li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies to apply their corporate gender policies in the preparation and implementation of projects funded by the Multilateral Fund; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat, in consultation with bilateral and implementing agencies, to prepare a document for consideration at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, presenting a draft policy on gender mainstreaming for Multilateral Fund-supported projects and how such a policy could be operationalized, taking into account the discussion on the matter at the 83<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Thirty-First Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in light of the discussions held and decisions taken at the 83rd meeting, and to submit it to the Ozone Secretariat following clearance by the Chair of the Executive Committee.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review and analysis of aspects of the guidelines and the standard format used for ODS production verification (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8287">decision 82/87</a>(d)), contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/SGP/2;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update and submit, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, the draft guidelines and standard format used during the verification of ODS production phase-out funded by the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/6111" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/33</a>, taking into consideration current practices and making the following changes:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Inclusion of procedures reflecting current practices for verification of controlled substances for feedstock and other exempted uses;</li><li>Inclusion in the verification report: a description of the mechanism established and implemented by the Government concerned to ensure that plants provided compensation for phase-out of ODS production capacity did not redirect any capacity for feedstock production, if present, towards controlled uses. This shall inter alia include monitoring and enforcement procedures, covering relevant national regulations to deal with cases where provisions of the Agreement had not been adhered by the enterprise and imposition of penalties, where applicable;</li><li>Clarification that all the production capacity of controlled substances should be included in production verification, irrespective of when the production capacity had been established;</li><li>Clarification that, once a production line had been verified to be vertically integrated with downstream production in which the controlled substance was used only as a feedstock, further annual verifications of that line would not be required;</li><li>Confirmation that, once a vertically integrated line had been identified, the owner would be required to retain the records of that line, including process inputs and outputs and purchase and sales data, for at least three years; and</li></ol></li><li>To determine, on a case-by-case basis, the additional costs for the verification of additional production lines not established at the time of approval of the production phase-out plan.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report for the implementation of stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China, considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit an executive summary of the final report on the investigation of HCFC feedstock applications in China for 2014 and 2015 in the English language by 1 July 2019;</li><li>To conduct the investigation of HCFC feedstock applications in China for the period 2016 to 2018 and to submit the final report in the original language and an executive summary in English by 15 January 2020; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a preliminary document on HCFC feedstock applications in China for consideration of the Sub-group on the Production Sector at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, on the basis of the report and the executive summary referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) above, and a final document to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting based on the documents referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above.</li></ol>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.
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83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting from 16 to 20 December 2019 in Montreal, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8290">decision 82/90</a>;</li><li>To hold its 85<sup>th </sup>meeting from 25 to 29 May 2020 in Montreal, at a venue to be decided; and&nbsp;</li><li>To hold its 86<sup>th </sup>meeting during the week preceding the Thirty-Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which was tentatively booked for 23 to 27 November 2020, at a venue to be decided.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 85th meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/624" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting by the implementing agencies was US $12,014,622, consisting of: US $438,499, plus agency support costs of US $30,902 from UNDP; US $2,088,984, plus agency support costs of US $162,970 from UNEP; US $1,050,133, plus agency support costs of US $83,837 from UNIDO; and US $7,670,501, plus agency support costs of US $488,796 from the World Bank;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting by the implementing agencies from projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions was US $28,064, consisting of: US $25,934, plus agency support costs of US $1,815 from UNDP, and US $294 plus agency support costs of US $21 from UNIDO;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $56,500, including agency support costs, for one ODS-alternative survey project, and US $58,363, including agency support costs, in not-committed balance for one project;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $152,209, including agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously, and US $8,058, including agency support costs, for one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>That the net level of funds and agency support costs returned by the bilateral agencies at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting was US $920,287, consisting of: US $454,087, plus agency support costs of US $57,518 from the Government of France, and US $405,953, plus agency support costs of US $2,729 from the Government of Japan;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and for projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, and to return the associated balances at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNIDO to return to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting the balance of one completed project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>UNIDO to disburse or cancel commitments for one project completed over two years previously and to return balances at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNEP to return the outstanding balances for one ODS-alternative survey project before the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, in line with decisions 80/75(c)(ii) and 83/3(b)(iii);</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of France and Japan, on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $920,287 referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(vi) above; and</li><li>The Treasurer to offset US $133,146 from the funds approved for the World Bank at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, representing the amount of the penalty payment received from the Government of China pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8288">decision 82/88</a>(d).</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/625" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/5</a>;</li><li>To note with appreciation the agreement of donor countries to amalgamate the balances from the additional contributions for fast-start support for HFC phase-down with the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To request the Treasurer:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To add, as additional income, the balance of US $13,698 remaining from the additional contributions to the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To add, as additional income, the balances from completed projects and projects completed ÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ remaining from the additional contributions that had been returned at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, or that would be returned at future meetings, to the regular contributions to the Multilateral Fund; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that, as of the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, the status of the additional contributions to the Multilateral Fund would no longer be reported to the Executive Committee separately from the regular contributions to the Fund.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2018, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, and the certified statement of income and disbursements of the additional contributions for fast-start support for the implementation of HFC phaseÔÇædown pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-834">decision 83/4</a>(b), all contained in documents <a href="/media/626" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/6</a> and Corr.1; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2019 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2018 financial statements and their final 2018 statements reflected in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/626" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/6</a>.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2018 accounts contained in document <a href="/media/628" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/7</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To UNDP, US $827,039, on account of income from interest reported in its 2018 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To UNEP, US $616,416, on account of income from interest earned in 2018, US $449,123, on account of income from interest earned in prior years, and US $28,906, on account of income from exchange-rate gain reported in its 2018 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To the World Bank, US $441,943, on account of income from investment reported in its 2018 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To make an adjustment of US $33 in its 2019 progress report, representing rounding differences related to agency support costs;</li><li>To reflect in its 2019 accounts, US $246,281, representing a bilateral expenditure misreported in its 2018 final accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to make adjustments, in its 2019 progress report, of US $317,438 and US $83,383, representing the difference in projected and actual agency support costs in the 2017 and 2018 final accounts, respectively;</li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To make an adjustment of US $109,825 in its 2019 progress report, representing income recorded in its 2018 accounts and balances returned only in 2019;</li><li>To reflect, in its 2019 accounts, US $2,083,871 in income that had been recorded in 2018 and US $88,547, representing interest from the HCFC phase-out management plan for China that had been offset in 2018 but not reflected in its 2018 accounts;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank, in its 2019 progress report, to make adjustments of US $4,813, representing funds returned from income from an investment project (CPR/PHA/73/INV/551), and US $1,102,100, representing funds approved at the 80<sup>th</sup> and 81<sup>st</sup> meetings;</li><li>To note that the following 2018 outstanding reconciling items would be updated prior to the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting by the relevant implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $11,093 in income and US $65,856 in expenditures, between the progress report and final accounts of UNIDO;</li><li>Differences of US $120,198 in income, between the progress report and final accounts of the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects implemented with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on the approved 2019, 2020 and 2021, and proposed 2022 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in <a href="/media/629" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/8</a>;</li><li>That US $97,506 in expenditures not recorded in the final 2018 accounts had been reallocated to the 2019 budget;</li><li>The return of US $1,646,463 (US $1,624,548 from the approved 2018 budget of the Fund Secretariat and US $21,915 from the approved 2018 budget for the monitoring and evaluation work programme) to the Multilateral Fund at the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, as contained in Annex II to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The upgrade of the posts of the Associate Database Officer (BL 1116) from PÔÇæ2 to P-3, the Team Assistant (BL 1309) from G-4 to G-5 and the Finance and Budget Assistant (BL 1312) from G-6 to G-7, with the corresponding change in titles starting in 2020;</li><li>The proposed 2022 budget of the Fund Secretariat of US $7,949,630, based on the 2021 budget, including two meetings of the Executive Committee in Montreal and a 3 per cent increase in staff costs; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to continue monitoring its staff costs to assess the appropriate rate of increase for future years and to report back at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, taking into account the Fund SecretariatÔÇÖs expenses as presented in the final 2019 accounts.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/630" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/9/Rev.1</a>, including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That 140 countries had submitted 2018 CP data, 124 of them using the web-based system;</li><li>That, as at 20 December 2019, Yemen had not submitted CP data for the years 2014 to 2018, and Qatar had not submitted CP data for 2018;</li><li>That the Government of South Africa would resubmit 2018 CP data to the Secretariat;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Government of Yemen regarding the outstanding CP data reports for the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and to the Government of Qatar regarding the outstanding CP data report for 2018, urging them to submit those reports as soon as possible;</li><li>To approve the updated revised format of CP data reports contained in Annex III, and the draft Practical manual for CP data reporting contained in Annex IV, to the present report, noting that the revised format would be used starting in 2020 for 2019 CP data reporting, and would be used for a trial period from 2020 to 2022;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to revise Section B1 for data reporting on manufacturing of blends containing Annex F substances contained in Annex III to document <a href="/media/630" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/9/Rev.1</a>, for consideration at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a report on the outcome of the use of the revised format for CP data reports during the trial period for consideration at the first meeting of 2023.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2018 business plans, as contained in document <a href="/media/631" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/10</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2018 of at least 77 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That the trend analysis indicated that performance of implementing agencies had not improved for some indicators in 2018 in relation to 2017;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies to have open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone units (NOUs) about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory, and the satisfactory outcome of their consultations with the NOUs concerned; and</li></ol></li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies in assisting their governments, noting, with appreciation, that 71 out of the 144 countries had submitted such assessments, as compared to 40 in 2018.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction contained in documents <a href="/media/632" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/11</a> and Corr.1; and</li><li>To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, when appropriate, the lessons learned on the basis on the key findings of the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for the desk study of the evaluation of the regional networks of national ozone officers contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/635">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/13/Rev.1</a>.
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84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>Following the issuance of the revised work programme, as contained in document <a href="/media/637" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/15/Rev.1</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the proposed monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/637" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/15/Rev.1</a> and the related budget of US $36,500 as shown in Table 2 of that document; and</li><li>To reallocate the amount of US $15,000 for the desk study for the evaluation of energy efficiency in the servicing sector from the 2019 budget of the monitoring and evaluation work programme to that of 2020.</li></ol>

Consolidated progress reports, HFC enabling activities and investment projects

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports, HFC enabling activities and investment projects <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2018 contained in document <a href="/media/638" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/16</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting their 2018 activities;</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, on five projects with implementation delays and 58 ongoing projects or tranches of multi-year agreements recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes V to VIII to the present report;</li><li>That the Secretariat, in cooperation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, would revise the progress report database by incorporating a CO2ÔÇæequivalent metric tonne measurement for Annex F substances, calculated as the consumption or production in metric tonnes multiplied by the globalÔÇæwarming potential of the substance as specified in Annex F to the Montreal Protocol, and to report those values in the progress reports submitted at the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting and in all future progress reports;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, an additional report on the HFC-related investment projects and enabling activities funded using the additional contributions by a group of 17 non-Article 5 Parties, identifying the countries for which the projects had been approved and providing an overview of the objectives, status of implementation, key findings and lessons learned, the amounts of HFC phased out where applicable, the level of funds approved and disbursed and potential challenges in completing the projects and activities, on the understanding that that information would be provided on an individual basis for the HFC-related investment projects and on an aggregated basis for the HFC enabling activities; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies to include the information set out in sub-paragraph (b) above in all future consolidated progress reports and individual progress reports, respectively, until all the HFC-related investment projects and enabling activities had been completed.</li></ol>

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, Spain

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/639" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/17</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendation related to an ongoing project with specific issues contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2018 contained in document <a href="/media/640" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/18</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2018 contained in document <a href="/media/641" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/19</a>;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2020, of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (stage I, third tranche) (DRC/PHA/80/TAS/44), to allow UNEP to complete remaining servicing sector activities, noting the difficult situation in the country.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2018 contained in document <a href="/media/642" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/20</a>;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VIII to the present report;</li><li>To cancel at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting the Tunisia component of the demonstration project for the introduction of trans-critical CO2 refrigeration technology for supermarkets (Argentina and Tunisia) (GLO/REF/76/DEM/335), noting that the balances would be returned at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2019, of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cameroon (stage I, fourth tranche) (CMR/PHA/80/INV/44), noting that final disbursement for procurement and related activities would be completed by December 2019;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension, to 31 December 2021, of the HPMP for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (stage I, first, second and third tranches) (DRK/PHA/73/INV/59, DRK/PHA/73/TAS/60, DRK/PHA/75/INV/62, DRK/PHA/75/TAS/63 and DRK/PHA/77/INV/64), noting that the projects are not moving forward on account of the provisions of numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2020, of the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol metered-dose inhalers for Egypt (EGY/ARS/50/INV/92) to enable the conclusion of regulatory approval by the health authorities in the country; and</li></ol><p>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2019, of the HPMP for the Sudan (stage I, third tranche) (SUD/PHA/80/INV/42), noting that activities had been completed by November 2019.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the following reports, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/676">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/49</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of the stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt;</li><li>The report on the project to promote low global-warming-potential refrigerants for the air-conditioning industry in Egypt (EGYPRA);</li><li>The report on the status of conversion of the systems houses, the 81 small- and medium-sized enterprises and the 350 micro users included in the foamÔÇæmanufacturing sector project under stage I of the HPMP and the report on the status of use of the interim technology;</li></ol></li><li>Also to note that all activities under stage I would be completed by 31 December 2019 and that any remaining balances would be returned by 31 December 2020, except for the UNIDO component in the servicing sector which would be completed by 30 June 2020;</li><li>To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP to 30 June 2020 to allow completion of activities in sub-paragraph (b), above;</li><li>To request the Government of Egypt and UNIDO to submit the final report on EGYPRA at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To request the Government of Egypt and UNIDO to submit progress reports on implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage I of the HPMP on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, and to submit the project completion report at the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of activities within the UNEP components of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>To note that the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP could be submitted only once the following conditions had been met:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Completion of training for customs and enforcement officers, covering 31 customs entry points, on the control of imports of HCFCs and HCFC-based equipment;</li><li>Completion of establishment of an electronic system for the registration of importers, suppliers and end-users;</li><li>Substantive progress in the revision of technical standards, including safety measures for flammable refrigerants;</li><li>Disbursement of 100 per cent of the total funds approved for the UNEP components of the first, second and third tranches of stage I of the HPMP and disbursement of 70 per cent for the UNEP component of the fourth tranche; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to continue to submit, to each meeting of the Executive Committee until submission of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, a progress report on implementation of all the activities under the UNEP components of stage I of the HPMP, including the disbursements made.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the fourth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/678">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/51</a>;</li><li>That the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Government of Germany had submitted a revised project completion report in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8323">decision 83/23</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would return at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting a balance of US $2,391, plus agency support costs of US $180, from the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to return, no later than the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, any remaining balances of funds approved for stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Libya, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To extend stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2021, noting the challenging security situation in the country, on the understanding that a revised draft Agreement between the Government of Libya and the Executive Committee would be submitted at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, along with the progress report on implementation of the work programme and a verification report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress reports on the demonstration project for HCFC-free low globalÔÇæwarming-potential (low-GWP) alternatives in refrigeration in the fisheries sector and on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Maldives, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>To request UNDP to submit to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting the project completion report for the demonstration project for HCFC-free low-GWP alternatives in refrigeration in the fisheries sector in the Maldives; and</li><li>To request UNEP to continue to submit progress reports on implementation of stage I of the HPMP on a yearly basis until completion of stage I on 31 December 2020, and to submit the project completion report no later than the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The 2019 progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>That the enterprise Plasticos Espumados had not participated in stage I of the HPMP and that the approved funds of US $683,300 would be returned to the Fund at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting upon financial completion of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>The balance of US $24 that would be returned by UNIDO at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, and the estimated balance of US $300,000 and any remaining balance from the servicing sector, that would be returned by UNDP and UNIDO, respectively, at the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting, upon financial completion of stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>That UNDP and UNIDO would submit the final report on completion of the remaining activities under stage I of the HPMP as part of the subsequent progress report associated with stage II of the HPMP, and the stage I project completion report no later than 30 June 2020, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8233">decision 82/33</a>(c).</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the use of low-cost pentane foaming technology for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in the polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing sector, at small- and medium-sized enterprises in Morocco, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects in the PU foam manufacturing sector at small- and medium-sized enterprises.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The progress report on the global (Eastern Africa and Caribbean regions) demonstration project on refrigerant quality, containment and introduction of low global-warming-potential alternatives in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/645" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>That UNIDO would submit to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting both a final report on the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, and the project completion report, and that remaining balances would be returned at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request from the Government of Senegal to change the lead implementing agency for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) from UNIDO to UNEP, and the cooperating implementing agency from UNEP to UNIDO; and</li><li>To request UNEP as lead implementing agency to submit the request for the third funding tranche of stage I of the HPMP, together with the revised Agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee, no later than the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the requests, submitted by the respective bilateral and implementing agencies, for extension of enabling activities for HFC phase-down for the 63 Article 5 countries listed in Table 11 of document <a href="/media/645" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To extend the completion date for the enabling activities for HFC phase-down to 30 June 2020, for Liberia, Papua New Guinea and Seychelles, and to 31 January 2021, for Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Chad, Comoros, C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia (Federated States of), Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that bilateral and implementing agencies would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report on the enabling activities completed, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>(b).</li></ol>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, Projects with specific reporting requirements

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal discussions among interested members, the Executive Committee decided to request the Secretariat taking into consideration discussions at the 84th meeting, to prepare, for the 85th meeting, a list of enterprises that had been funded under HCFC phase-out management plans for conversion to low global-warming-potential technologies, and that had experienced implementation delays due to issues related to availability in the local market and/or higher costs.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made to facilitate the supply of technology with low global-warming-potential (GWP) to the enterprises FRIARC and IDA, funded under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Cuba, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Cuba in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology and to provide, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, a report on the status of the conversion of the two enterprises mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), above, including, in the event of use of a technology other than that selected when the project was approved, detailed analysis of the incremental capital and operating costs, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available in the country on a commercial basis.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report provided by UNDP and the Government of Lebanon, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>, describing the continued challenges being faced by the Government in sourcing commercially available alternatives with low global-warming-potential (GWP), such as hydrofluoroolefins, and the efforts made by the Government and UNDP to facilitate the supply of low-GWP technology to the enterprises funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon;</li><li>That the Government of Lebanon was fully committed to introducing the ban on the imports of HCFC-141b as of 31 December 2020; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology, and to report, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, on the results of the testing of two alternatives in the foam sector and, at the same meeting and each meeting thereafter until the technology originally selected or another technology with low-GWP had been fully introduced, on the status of the conversion of the remaining beneficiary enterprises in the foam manufacturing sector (SPEC, Prometal and the small enterprises) and in the air-conditioning manufacturing sector (CGI Halawany and ICR).</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report provided by UNDP on the status of use of different technologies and the challenges faced while adopting foam-blowing agents with low globalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential (GWP) by enterprises that had been provided with assistance under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to monitor the availability and use of low-GWP foam blowing agents in Trinidad and Tobago and to provide an update on the adoption of technology by the enterprises assisted in the foam sector, including Seal and Ice Fab, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, along with the fifth tranche request of stage I of the HPMP for Trinidad and Tobago.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the desk study, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of the Bahamas, on the technology options for retrofit of HCFC-22-based airÔÇæconditioning systems under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bahamas, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>That the Government of the Bahamas had decided not to retrofit two HCFCÔÇæ22-based air-conditioning systems to hydrocarbon-based technology; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP to submit, together with the request for the fourth funding tranche of stage I of the HPMP, a revised plan of action for stage I, noting that the retrofit component that had originally been approved as part of that stage would not be implemented.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2018/2019 progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>That the enterprise Panisol would not participate in stage I of the HPMP, and that the fund balance of US $301,695, plus agency support costs of US $22,627, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the systems house Polisystem had decided to withdraw from stage I of the HPMP, and that the funds allocated to Polisystem would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That 12 downstream polyurethane foam enterprises had been found to be ineligible for funding during project implementation, and that the funds allocated to those enterprises would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the end of stage I of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP and the Government of Germany, together with the Government of Brazil:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, the final report on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP up to its completion and the project completion report;</li><li>To include in the final report referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i), above, a list consisting of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>All downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage I, along with the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted;</li><li>Foam enterprises that had phased out HCFC-141b without Multilateral Fund assistance or had withdrawn from stage I, along with their associated consumption;</li><li>Foam enterprises that were found to be ineligible for funding by the Multilateral Fund and their associated HCFC-141b consumption;</li><li>Additional foam enterprises identified as eligible for funding under the Multilateral Fund but that had not been addressed under stage I or stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The balances associated with funding that had been approved for conversion of enterprises that had decided to withdraw from stage I of the HPMP, or had been found to be ineligible for assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To return balances from stage I of the HPMP no later than the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming-potential (GWP) to the systems house U-Tech, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another technology with low-GWP had been fully introduced and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of implementation of the projects in the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector and at the enterprise Freeart Seral Brasil Metalurgica Ltda. in the commercial refrigeration manufacturing sector (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8262">decision 82/62</a>(c)), submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/645" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>That the enterprise Freeart Seral Brasil Metalurgica Ltda. was no longer manufacturing commercial refrigeration equipment and had withdrawn from stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP); that its associated consumption of 17.00 metric tonnes (0.93 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22 had been phased out without assistance from the Multilateral Fund; and that the funds associated with the enterprise would be returned to the Fund unless UNIDO identified additional enterprises eligible for funding that had not been assisted under stage I or stage II of the HPMP to which those funds could be reallocated; and that any reallocation of funds would be reported to the Executive Committee at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That the enterprises CMR Refrigeration, Fermara and Polifrio, consuming 2.06 metric tonnes (0.11 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22, had withdrawn from stage II of the HPMP, and that the enterprises Refriac, Auden, and Ingecold, with a total consumption of 4.16 metric tonnes (0.23 ODP tonnes) of HCFCÔÇæ22, had been included in stage II, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the reallocation of US $198,000 from the enterprises CMR Refrigeration, Fermara, and Polifrio to the enterprises Refriac, Auden, and Ingecold, as indicated in sub-paragraph (a)(iii), above; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to report at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting on the status of implementation of the projects in the room air-conditioning manufacturing sector.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report submitted by UNDP containing the list of enterprises in the polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing sector under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India, along with their consumption of HCFC-141b, including the enterprises that had been found eligible, those that had been found ineligible and those with which Memorandums of Agreement had been signed;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP to submit, with the request for the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP, an updated list of PU foam enterprises assisted, and to be assisted, along with information on the temporary use of high-GWP alternatives by any enterprise assisted, including the level of consumption; and</li><li>The Government of India, through UNDP, to provide by the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting its assessment of whether the continuous foam panel manufacturing enterprises had adhered to the ban on the use of HCFC-141b as of 1 January 2015, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8274">decision 82/74</a>(b) and (c).</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal discussions among interested members, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on enterprise conversion of technology and the progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia, submitted by UNDP, UNIDO, the World Bank and the Government of Australia, and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>Also to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the following enterprises had decided to withdraw from stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia and that the funding associated with the enterprises would be returned at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>In the commercial refrigeration sector, Mentari Metal Pratama, Polysari Citratama, and Inti Tunggal, with a return of US $375,930, plus agency support costs of US $28,195 for UNDP;</li><li>In the commercial refrigeration assembly sub-sector, Sabindo Refrigeration, Global Technic, AVIS Alpin Servis Tr, Aneka Froze Triutama, Graha Cool Technic, United Refrigeration, Gaya Technic Supply and Ilthabi Mandiri Tech, with a return of US $388,912, plus agency support costs of US $29,168 for UNDP;</li></ol></li><li>That the enterprise Aneka Cool had decided to outsource its polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing and that US $60,500 associated with the enterprise would therefore be returned at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That Gita Mandrin Teknik, Fata Sarana Makmur and Sumo Elco Mandiri had decided to convert their production lines to HFC-32 technology, would manufacture HFC-32-based equipment under their enterprisesÔÇÖ brands and would temporarily manufacture high global-warming-potential refrigerantÔÇæbased equipment upon orders from original equipment manufacturers;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the change of technology at Rotaryana Prima, a manufacturer of refrigerators and freezers, from HFC-32 to hydrocarbons, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To extend the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia until 30 June 2020, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That any remaining balances from the PU foam sector would be returned at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>That UNDP would submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, a revised plan of action for the conversion of the enterprises identified in sub-paragraph (b)(iii), above, and a possible further request to extend the completion date of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the Committee would consider at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting the potential impact on the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions for HFC consumption, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8230">decision 82/30</a>(g)(ii); and</li><li>That UNDP would not disburse the incremental operating costs to the enterprises in sub-paragraph (b)(iii), above, until the Executive Committee had taken a decision on the matter.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following informal discussions on the matter, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request for the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, and noting that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, the extension of the date of completion of stage I of the HPMP for Qatar to 30 June 2020; and</li><li>To request the Government of Qatar, UNIDO and UNEP to submit, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, the final progress report and the project completion report, and to ensure financial completion and the return of the remaining balances by the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report provided by UNDP on the progress made in the implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs)/HFO-based polyurethane (PU) systems and their associated components funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Uruguay, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Uruguay in securing the supply of HFOs/HFO-based PU systems and their associated components, or other alternatives with low global-warming-potential (GWP), and to report at the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting, and at each meeting thereafter, on the status of the conversion of the 21 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the foam sector until the technology originally selected or another technology with low-GWP had been fully introduced.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report on the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in the polyurethane (PU) foam sector at very small users in Egypt, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/645">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22</a>;</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing PU foam projects for very small users entailing low global-warming-potential alternatives; and</li><li>To request UNDP to include information on the status of the demonstration project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, focusing in particular on the uptake of small low-cost foaming units by small- and medium-sized enterprises, in each tranche implementation report of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Following the bilateral discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The financial audit reports for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane (PU) foam, process agent II, solvent and refrigeration servicing sectors in China, contained in document <a href="/media/646" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22/Add.1</a>;</li><li>That the funding balances associated with each of the sector plans had not been fully disbursed by 30 June 2019;</li><li>That the Government of China had confirmed that the CFC production, PU foam, solvent and refrigeration servicing sector plans would be completed and the associated balances would be disbursed by 31 December 2019;</li></ol></li><li>To extend:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The process agent II plan to 31 December 2020, with any remaining balances to be returned at the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>The halon sector plan to 31 December 2020, in order to complete already planned activities, with any remaining balances as at 31 December 2020 to be returned to the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of China, through the relevant implementing agency:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, the financial audit report as at 31 December 2019 for the CFC production, halon, process agent II, PU foam, solvent and refrigeration servicing sector plans, and the project completion reports for the CFC production, PU foam, solvent and refrigeration servicing sector plans;</li><li>To return to the Multilateral Fund at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting the funding balances available at 31 December 2019 associated with the CFC production, PU foam, solvent and refrigeration servicing sector plans;</li><li>To report on the results of the monitoring efforts of local Ecology and Environment Bureaux, including cases where CFC-11 had been detected, in future financial audit reports and, once all the remaining balances under the projects included in the financial audit had been disbursed and those projects had been completed, to continue such reporting under the annual progress reports of stage II of the PU foam sector plan of the HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>To submit the remaining completed research and technical assistance reports undertaken in all sectors, for possible dissemination to other Article 5 countries; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to provide additional information on the proposed activities to be undertaken under the process agent II sector plan, their budget and a progress report on their implementation at the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production in China, the update on the contract for the monitoring and supervision programme to be implemented by the Customs Authority, and the update regarding the methyl bromide labelling and traceability system, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/646">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through UNIDO, to include an update on the methyl bromide labelling and traceability system in the annual report on the status of implementation of the sector plan for the phase-out of methyl bromide production in China to be submitted at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through UNIDO, to provide information on the 2014 case of illegal production of methyl bromide referred to in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/646">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22/Add.1</a> once that information was publicly available.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the production of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and its feedstock uses in China (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7518">decision 75/18</a>(b)(iii)) contained in documents <a href="/media/647" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22/Add.2</a> and Add.3;</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit, at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting, an updated report on the production of CTC and its feedstock uses in the country, taking into consideration the information contained in documents <a href="/media/647" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22/Add.2</a>, and Add.3, and including:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An update on the progress in monitoring perchloroethylene plants that used the alkane chlorination process;</li><li>additional information relevant to the difference in emissions described in the report identified in sub-paragraph (a), above, and the estimated CTC emissions from China included in section 1.2.3 of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Government of China was considering monitoring the perchloroethylene plants referred in sub-paragraph (b)(i), above, and to invite the Government to include in the updated report indicated in sub-paragraph (b), above, a report on any actions taken on that matter.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, a simple table, using information extracted from the related progress reports, on the situations of enterprises funded under HPMPs that were experiencing delays and/or subject to changes in the implementation plan.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2019 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a href="/media/649" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/23</a>;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects that were due, and, if they were not going to submit them, to provide the reasons;</li><li>To urge lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs according to the schedule;</li><li>To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well-written and thorough lessons when submitting their PCRs; and</li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, if relevant, when preparing and implementing future projects.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p>

 The update on the status of implementation of the 2019&ndash;2021 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/650">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/24</a>; and</li>
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 That US $2,539,511 in HFC phase-down activities had been submitted to the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting, including US $1,101,777 that had not been included in the 2019&ndash;2021 business plans.</li>
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84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/651" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/25</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>That 43 out of 57 activities (21 out of 30 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2019 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex IX to the present report;</li><li>To establish the following policy for the cancellation of multi-year agreement (MYA) components:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To cancel MYA components upon mutual agreement of the Government concerned and the lead implementing agency of the MYA, where applicable, noting that the lead implementing agency would submit the proposed cancellation to the Executive Committee through its annual progress report and/or reports on projects with specific reporting requirements; or</li><li>To cancel MYA components identified in progress reports with implementation delays, according to the following procedures:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>If no progress in meeting the milestones was reported for two consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee after an MYA component had been classified as having an implementation delay, the Secretariat, on behalf of the Executive Committee, could, at the second meeting following such classification, issue to the lead implementing agency concerned and the recipient country Government a notice of possible cancellation of the MYA component, including the funding approved in principle for the component, and, where needed and on a case-by-case basis, the whole MYA; and</li><li>If, for three consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee, no progress was reported in relation to an MYA component classified as having an implementation delay, the Executive Committee could, taking into account the response to the notice of possible cancellation, decide to cancel the MYA component, and, where needed and on a case-by-case basis, the whole MYA.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>
<p> 
 </p>
 To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2020&ndash;2022 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/652">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/26</a>;</li>
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 To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/652">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/26</a>;
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 To further adjust the business plan as proposed at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting during the discussions and/or during the presentation of the business plans by bilateral and implementing agencies:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> By adding to the 2020 business plan HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) from the 2019 business plan that had been deferred at the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li>
 <li> By taking into account the values approved in principle for new HPMPs at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li>
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 To reinstate stage I of the HCFC production phase-out management plan and project preparation for India;</li>
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 To allow the submission of activities related to stage III of HPMPs for countries with an approved stage II of HPMPs with reduction targets below the 2025 compliance targets;</li>
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 To reinstate HFC phase-down preparation activities for countries that had not ratified the Kigali Amendment but had submitted a letter indicating their Government&rsquo;s intent to make best efforts to ratify the Kigali Amendment;</li>
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 To reinstate activities in the 2022 business plan related to HFC phase-down management plans submitted by countries that had ratified the Kigali Amendment; and</li>
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 To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2020&ndash;2022, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, taking into consideration relevant decisions taken at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels.</li>
 </ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The business plans of the bilateral agencies for 2020ÔÇô2022 submitted by the Governments of Australia and Germany, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/653">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/27</a>; and</li></ol><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="2"><li>That the 2020ÔÇô2022 business plan of the Government of Germany should be reconsidered at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting in the light of the bilateral activity allocation for the 2018ÔÇô2020 triennium, on the understanding that funding and activities for lowÔÇævolume-consuming countries supported by the Government of Germany would not be affected.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 contained in document <a href="/media/654" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/28</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 contained in document <a href="/media/655" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/29</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 contained in document <a href="/media/656" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/30</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex XII to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 contained in document <a href="/media/657" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/31</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to review the submission deadlines agreed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8130">decision 81/30</a> at its 86<sup>th</sup> meeting instead of its 84<sup>th </sup>meeting, on the basis of analysis, to be prepared by the Secretariat in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, of how the revised submission deadlines had been applied and whether they had affected project submissions.</p>

Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HFC enabling activities and investment projects

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation, HFC enabling activities and investment projects <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider proposals for HFC-related stand-alone investment projects up to the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting, in accordance with the criteria set out in decisions 78/3(g), 79/45 and 81/53, and prioritizing projects in the stationary air-conditioning, commercial refrigeration and mobile air&#8209;conditioning sectors.
 </p>

Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Draft guidelines for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries that would include an overarching strategy and a stage I to meet the freeze in consumption and the 10 per cent reduction, taking into account lessons learned during the preparation of guidelines for project preparation for HCFC phase-out management plans, including the sectors as defined in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The draft guidelines would address the need for policies and commitments on the part of Article 5 Parties to ensure limits on growth or reductions in HFC consumption that were sustained over time;</li><li>The draft guidelines would include the proposed levels of funding for the preparation of stage I of HFC phase-down plans;</li><li>Requests for funding for the preparation of stage I of HFC phase-down plans would be considered once the draft guidelines referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, had been agreed by the Executive Committee; and</li></ol></li><li>A document discussing potential strategies, policy measures and commitments, as well as projects and activities that could be integrated within stage I of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries to ensure limits on growth and reductions in HFC consumption that were sustained over time, taking into account the parallel or integrated implementation of HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities, where appropriate.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XIV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, and noting that the following agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Dominica and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance, as contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of the Niger and the Executive Committee, based on the established HCFC baseline for compliance and revised agency support costs, as contained in Annex XVI; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XVII to the present report.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 84th meeting, namely:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $21,470 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of France for 2019;</li><li>US $1,400,376 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2018ÔÇô2020;</li><li>US $565,000 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Italy for 2019; and</li><li>US $185,297 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2019.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to a future meeting, further consideration of the request for project preparation for an HFC-related investment project in the firefighting equipment assembly sector in Egypt, on the understanding that the request should be resubmitted in a manner consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8454">decision 84/54</a> and that it should contain information requested by the Executive Committee on the scalability and replicability of the project and on the consumption of HFC in that sector relative to other applications in the country.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNEP for project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Bahrain in the amount of US $42,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,460.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request by UNIDO for project preparation for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Bahrain in the amount of US $18,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,260, and project preparation for HCFC investment projects in the foam sector in the amount of US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,600.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the proposed work plan and budget for UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/664" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/37</a>;</li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2020 in the amount of US $9,974,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $797,920, as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>To further request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question, and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the previous year, noting sub-paragraphs (c)(ii) and (c)(iii), above.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2020 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/665">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/38</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operations of UNIDO and the World Bank were below their budgeted levels and that the agencies would be returning unused balances of US $7,931 and US $6,940, respectively, to the Multilateral Fund at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested 2020 core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,098,458;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,098,458;</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to present, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, the outcomes of the analysis on the administrative cost regime and core unit funding, taking into consideration relevant decisions by the Executive Committee, including those at its 84<sup>th</sup> and 85<sup>th</sup> meetings, on the basis of which the Committee would decide whether the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the 2018ÔêÆ2020 triennium could be maintained for the 2021ÔêÆ2023 triennium.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Costa Rica for the period 2019 to 2030 to reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $1,099,177, plus agency support costs of US $76,942 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Costa Rica:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2030, according to the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule;</li><li>To issue a ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols once the conversion at Refrigeracion Omega to phase out 0.69 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols had been completed;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 9.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Costa Rica, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $187,777, plus agency support costs of US $13,144 for UNDP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia for the period 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline, in the total amount of US $1,686,492, consisting of US $1,364,946, plus agency support costs of US $95,546 for UNIDO, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,000 for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of Tunisia to ban imports of HCFC-141b, pure and contained in imported pre-blended polyols, after completion of the conversion of enterprises, and no later than 1 January 2023;</li><li>To deduct 22.22 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Tunisia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $1,004,267, consisting of US $858,306, plus agency support costs of US $60,081 for UNIDO, and US $76,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,880 for UNEP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Argentina and the request for extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020;</li><li>To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020 on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved;</li><li>To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP, on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, and the project completion report to the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To request UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, with the third tranche request, the updated list of downstream foam enterprises being assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted;</li><li>To submit at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting an update on the financial viability of the enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund, on the understanding that the funds from the conversion of Celpack would be returned to the Multilateral Fund in the event that the enterprise were removed from the project;</li><li>To inform the Secretariat in advance of cases where enterprises decided to convert to a technology that was different from the one approved by the Executive Committee, so that the new technology, and its environmental and cost implications, could be presented to the Executive Committee for its consideration; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, and the corresponding 2020ÔÇô2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,280,793, plus agency support costs of US $229,656 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bahrain;</li><li>The cancellation of the component, within stage I of the HPMP, to convert an air-conditioning manufacturing line in the Awal Gulf Manufacturing Company, and the associated funding of US $1,789,530, plus agency support costs of US $125,267 for UNIDO, and that the enterprise had committed to phasing out the 254.90 metric tonnes (14.02 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22 consumption associated with the conversion using its own funding;</li><li>That, owing to the cancellation of the component mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii), above, the commitment by the Government of Bahrain under stage I of the HPMP in terms of the reduction in its HCFC consumption by 2020 had been adjusted from 39 per cent to 35 per cent; that the implementation period of stage I has been shortened from 2012ÔÇô2023 to 2012ÔÇæ2020; and that the total funding approved in principle for the period 2012 to 2020 had been adjusted from US $3,033,814 to US $1,119,017, consisting of US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $61,100 for UNEP, and US $549,455, plus agency support costs of US $38,462 for UNIDO;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had revised the Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report, specifically: paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the revised HCFC phase-out target for 2020, the revised funding level approved in principle and the revised funding tranche distribution and schedule, following cancellation of the component mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above; and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the combined third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Bahrain, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,400 for UNEP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers on the basis of interest accrued by the Government of China, up to 31 December 2018, from funds previously transferred for the implementation of sector plans under the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, as per decisions 69/24 and 77/49(b)(iii), as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $5,293 to UNIDO for the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stages I and II;</li><li>US $8,004 to the World Bank for the polyurethane rigid foam sector plan under stage I;</li><li>US $99,480 to UNDP for the industrial and commercial refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning sector plan under stages I and II;</li><li>US $53,142 to UNIDO for the room air-conditioning sector plan under stages I and II;</li><li>US $5,674 to UNEP for the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stages I and II; and</li><li>US $2,373 to UNDP for the solvent sector plan under stage II.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The 2019 progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the polyurethane (PU) rigid foam sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by the World Bank and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/669">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/42</a>; and</li><li>The return to the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting of US $2,560,576, plus agency support costs of US $179,240 from the World Bank related to balances from the PU rigid foam sector plan under stage I of the HPMP for China.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the revised progress report on the implementation of the room air-conditioning (RAC) sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China submitted by UNIDO;</li><li>To note the incremental-operating-cost incentive scheme for the RAC sector plan as a possible reference for future incentive schemes;</li><li>To approve the extension of implementation of the RAC sector plan under the stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of the RAC sector plan on a yearly basis until completion of the project and the project completion report by the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting, and to return balances by the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To report on the effect of the incremental-operating-cost incentive scheme on the market uptake of R-290 split air-conditioners as part of their progress reports.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China approved at the 77<sup>th </sup>meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, on behalf of the Government of China, to submit, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, the 2020 funding tranche requests for the polyurethane (PU) foam, extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam, industrial and commercial refrigeration (ICR) and the solvent sector plans of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the revised Appendix 2-A,ÔÇ£The Targets and FundingÔÇØ, of the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP approved at the 79<sup>th </sup>meeting, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report, to reflect the revised maximum allowable total consumption of HCFCs in row 1.2 and the revised total funding in rows 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 and the sector funding and support costs;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to submit, no later than eight weeks prior to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, a revised plan of action that included related activities and information on the technology selected, and associated funding tranches to extend through 2026 stage II of the room air-conditioning manufacturing and heat pump water heaters (RAC), ICR, and refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sectors and enabling programme, and, for the RAC and ICR sector plans, the maximum allowable sectoral consumption levels of HCFC as described in rows 1.3.1 and 1.3.4;</li><li>Also to request the Government of China, through the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to submit, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, figures for potential revisions to Appendix 2-A for:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Row 1.2 specifying the maximum allowable total consumption of HCFCs in 2021ÔÇô2026 to reflect the information under subÔÇæparagraph (a)(iii), above;</li><li>The XPS foam, PU foam and solvent sector funding tranches for 2021ÔÇæ2026 in rows 2.2.1 to 2.2.4, 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 and 2.6.1 to 2.6.2, respectively; and</li><li>Tonnages associated with lines 4.1.1 to 4.6.3 to reflect the information in sub-paragraphs (a)(iii), above;</li></ol></li><li>~Further to request the Government of China to update the information on necessary revisions to reflect the present decision for the approved XPS foam, PU foam and solvent sector plans;</li><li>To approve US $1,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $120,000 for UNEP, for the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme, consistent with the revised Appendix 2-A referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii), above;</li><li>To request UNDP as the lead implementing agency of the overall stage II of the HPMP, on behalf of the Government of China, to submit, at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, a draft revised Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee reflecting only the relevant outcomes approved at the 84<sup>th </sup>meeting or those relevant to sub-paragraphs (a)(iii) and (a)(iv), above, and the revised plan of action for the RAC, ICR and refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning servicing sectors and enabling programme also due for submission at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank, on behalf of the Government of China, to submit at the 86th meeting a revised proposal for stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for the country.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Colombia; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Colombia, and the corresponding 2019-2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $736,751, consisting of US $635,749, plus agency support costs of US $44,502 for UNDP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500 for UNEP, on the understanding that UNDP would report the actual incremental operating costs incurred during the conversion to reduced hydrofluoroolefin formulations in the foam sector when requesting the fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP, and that if the incremental operating costs were below US $2.13/kg, the Government of Colombia would return the associated funds to the Multilateral Fund, in line with decisions 75/44(b)(vi) and 81/34(a).</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire;</li><li>To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2021;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had revised the updated Agreement between the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XXIII to the present report, specifically: Appendix 2-A to reflect the extension of the duration of stage I and the revised funding schedule, which combined the third (2016) and fourth (2018) tranches and changed the funding schedule of the fifth tranche to 2021; and paragraph 16 to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To approve the combined third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, and the corresponding 2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $806,091, consisting of US $280,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,891 for UNEP, and US $460,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,200 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and UNEP to implement the measures recommended in the verification report and to report, through UNEP, at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the adoption of the interministerial decree for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS, and other measures on strengthening monitoring and reporting systems relating to HCFC import and export.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions among interested members, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt;</li><li>To approve the project for the conversion of El-Araby, Fresh, Miraco, Power and Unionaire from HCFC-22 to HFC-32 and, should the enterprises so decide once the technology became available, R-454B, used in the manufacture of residential air-conditioning units, in the amount of US $10,926,623, plus agency support costs of US $764,864 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 65.44 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Egypt to a reduction of 70 per cent of its HCFC baseline by 1 January 2025, representing a sustained level of 115.54 ODP tonnes;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Egypt:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To ban the import and manufacture of HCFC-22-based residential airÔÇæconditioning equipment by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To ensure full control of R-410A- and R-407C-based residential airÔÇæconditioning equipment, imported or placed in the local market;</li><li>To secure the uptake of the HFC-32 and, should the enterprises so decide once the technology became available, R-454B, by the local market;</li><li>To present an update on regulatory measures planned or introduced and a planned timeline for the enterprises to manufacture exclusively for the local market using HFC-32 or an alternative with lower globalÔÇæwarming-potential (GWP), as part of the submission of the third tranche in 2021;</li></ol></li><li>The commitment of El-Araby, Fresh, Miraco, Power and Unionaire actively to participate in efforts to promote the market acceptance of the residential airÔÇæconditioning equipment based on the agreed technology, and to ensure that their manufacture of R-410A-based equipment for the local market progressively decreased until the enterprises manufactured only equipment for the local market with the agreed technology, or a lower-GWP technology, with the understanding that the enterprises could continue to export R-410A-based equipment;</li><li>That El-Araby, Fresh, Miraco, Power, and Unionaire would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund to phase-down HFCs in residential air-conditioning under the Kigali Amendment;</li><li>That the Secretariat had: updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report, on the basis of the approval of the project proposal referred to in sub-paragraph (b), above, and the deduction of HCFC tonnage referred to in sub-paragraph (c), above; updated the target for controlled use in paragraph 1 to 115.54 ODP tonnes; and added a new paragraph 17 to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 79<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Egypt, and the corresponding 2019-2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $7,507,455, consisting of US $4,668,214, plus agency support costs of US $326,775 for UNIDO; US $1,836,750, plus agency support costs of US $128,573 for UNDP; US $279,500, plus agency support costs of US $33,394 for UNEP; and US $207,300, plus agency support costs of US $26,949 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ghana;</li><li>That the funding planned for the end-user incentive programme would be used for: the training of technicians in the installation and servicing of R-290-based air-conditioning units; the provision of servicing tools for handling flammable refrigerants; the monitoring of the use of R-290 air-conditioners to ensure safety; and dissemination of information on the use of low-GWP technology;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Ghana, UNDP and the Government of Italy to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report to the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To approve the sixth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇô2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $121,311, plus agency support costs of US $9,098 for UNDP, on the understanding that the Government of Ghana was implementing the retrofitting of HCFC-22-based air-conditioning units to hydrocarbon, that it would do so in accordance with relevant standards and protocols, and that it would assume all associated responsibilities and risks.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>That two individual enterprises, Hanzad and Tara Sanat Barfin, with a consumption of 39.00 metric tonnes (4.29 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b and associated funding of US $348,006, had been closed and removed from stage II;</li><li>That UNIDO would move two enterprises for individual conversion with consumption of 51.00 metric tonnes (5.61 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b to the group conversion project, and three enterprises in the group conversion project with consumption of 97.70 metric tonnes (10.75 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b to individual conversion;</li><li>That the enterprises Aysan Sanat, Forouzan and Yoosh Electric, with a consumption of 66.00 metric tonnes (7.27 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-141b, had converted with their own resources before the initiation of the project, and had been removed from stage II, and their associated funding of US $375,701, plus agency support costs of US $26,299, would be deducted from the third tranche approval for UNIDO;</li><li>That US $126,545, plus agency support costs of US $14,393, would be deducted from the approval for the Government of Germany, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8021">decision 80/21</a>(c);</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The change in technology from water-based to pre-blended cyclopentane for the 15 small- and medium-sized foam enterprises being assisted in the group project, without any additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>On an exceptional basis and taking into account the existing economic situation in the country, the reallocation of the balance of US $348,006 from the two enterprises referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), above, to cover additional costs incurred by the changes in sub-paragraphs (a)(iii) and (b)(i), above;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP, UNIDO, the Government of Germany and the Government of Italy:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To submit, with each funding tranche request, a detailed report on the status of the conversion of each of the foam projects covered under stage II, including the financial viability, the current level of HCFC-141b consumption, the alternative technology selected, the total cost to the Multilateral Fund and the level of co-financing, as applicable;</li><li>To continue providing information as soon as it was known about foam enterprises found to be ineligible for funding, that had phased out HCFC-141b without Multilateral Fund assistance, or that had withdrawn from stage II of the HPMP, along with their associated consumption and approved funding;</li><li>To report in advance any change of technology for consideration by the Executive Committee in line with paragraph 7 (a)(v) of the Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee;</li><li>To ensure that, for enterprises that had received funding for conversion during stage II and that had closed down before the conversion was completed, the corresponding equipment would be transferred for the use of other enterprises eligible to receive assistance and that any unspent balances would be returned to the Multilateral Fund without prejudice to other eligible enterprises;</li><li>To ensure that once all enterprises had been verified and funds allocated, any deviation from the approved cost-effectiveness of the polyurethane foam sector for stage II (US $6.79/kg) would be reported to the Executive Committee and would be recovered from the funds remaining for stage II of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2020ÔÇô2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,275,180, consisting of US $1,593,980, plus agency support costs of US $111,579 for UNDP; US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,614 for UNEP; US $584,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,880 for UNIDO; US $1,047,035, plus agency support costs of US $119,092 for the Government of Germany; and US $504,004, plus agency support costs of US $60,996 for the Government of Italy.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq;</li><li>To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report, specifically: Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding schedule and the extension of stage I; and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 74<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of Iraq, UNEP and UNIDO to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The project completion report at the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>An independent verification report for the year 2019 at the time of submission of stage II of the HPMP; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Iraq, and the corresponding 2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $473,384, consisting of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,634 for UNEP, and US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jordan; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2020ÔÇæ2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,663,211, consisting of US $1,013,554, plus agency support costs of US $70,949 for the World Bank, and US $540,849, plus agency support costs of US $37,859 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the World Bank would provide an update at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting on the status of implementation of the activities in stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia;</li><li>That Asia Roofing, on an exceptional basis, had changed its technology to cyclopentane, a low global-warming-potential technology, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇô2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,475,225, plus agency support costs of US $173,266 for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>If, during implementation, Allied Foam, Astino, Century, Gai Hin, Hewgant, Insulated Box or Roto Speed decided to change technology from hydrofluoroolefins to pre-blended cyclopentane, they would have the flexibility to do so, on the understanding that the conversions would not be delayed and any additional costs would be covered by the enterprises; and</li><li>UNDP would report on the implementation of the technologies chosen at the enterprises in sub-paragraph (b)(i), above, on the status of the bans on the import of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment operated with HCFCs, and on the manufacturing and new installation of refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment operating with HCFCs, when submitting the request for the third tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for the conversion of Symbol Industries from the use of HCFCÔÇæ142b/HCFC-22 to HFO/CO2/DME in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam boards in the amount of US $619,938, plus agency support costs of US $43,396 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 4.68 ODP tonnes (1.69 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and 2.99 ODP tonnes of HCFC-142b) from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That there would be no remaining consumption of HCFC-142b eligible for funding;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Pakistan to ban the import of HCFCÔÇæ142b starting 1 January 2023 and the manufacturing of HCFC-based XPS foam once the conversion project had been completed; and</li><li>That the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan would be revised to include the approval of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, and the deduction of the HCFC tonnage referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (b), above, and that it would be submitted, together with the request for the third funding tranche, at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Serbia;</li><li>That the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report, specifically: paragraph 14 and Appendix 2-A, to reflect that stage I would be completed by 31 December 2020 and the fourth tranche requested in 2019; and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 71<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Serbia, UNIDO and UNEP to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche and the project completion report to the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Serbia, and the corresponding 2019-2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $36,159, consisting of US $25,700, plus agency support costs of US $1,928 for UNIDO, and US $7,550, plus agency support costs of US $981 for UNEP.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia;</li><li>The GovernmentÔÇÖs commitment to place strict controls on the import of HCFC-141b for solvent applications;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Tunisia, UNIDO, UNEP and the Government of France to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II of the HPMP and the project completion report to the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Tunisia, and the corresponding 2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $99,945, consisting of US $57,500, plus agency support costs of US $4,025 for UNIDO, US $15,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,950 for UNEP, and US $19,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,470 for the Government of France, on the understanding that no funds would be provided to end-users to replace equipment under the technical assistance.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Turkey;</li><li>To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP to achieve the complete phase-out of HCFCs by 1 January 2025, on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved;</li><li>To deduct 137.06 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To note that the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Turkey and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report, specifically: paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, to reflect the extension of stage I and the complete phase-out of HCFCs; and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 68<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Turkey, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,598,850, plus agency support costs of US $111,920 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Turkey were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to use flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam;</li><li>Also to note that the Secretariat had updated Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report, on the basis of the return of funds approved at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting and that a new paragraph 17 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 76<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding 2019ÔÇô2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,517,034, consisting of US $2,179,193, plus agency support costs of US $152,544 for the World Bank, and US $163,980, plus agency support costs of US $21,317 for the Government of Japan, on the understanding that the Treasurer would transfer the funding to the World Bank and offset the costs associated with the bilateral component by the Government of Japan only upon confirmation by the Secretariat that the 2016, 2017 and 2018 consumption as reported under the country programme implementation report and under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol had been amended to reflect the verified consumption for those years.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the project proposal for the conversion from the use of HFC-134a to propane (R-290) in the manufacture of chillers at Frioclima in Cuba.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on end-user incentive schemes funded under approved HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans (HPMPs) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8254">decision 82/54</a>) contained in document <a href="/media/690" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/63</a>;</li><li>To consider time-limited and one-off demonstration and pilot projects directed to endÔÇæusers to transition to zero- or low global-warming-potential alternatives and/or reduce use of controlled substances under existing or future stages of HPMPs, prioritizing those activities in low-volume-consuming countries, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration that the following circumstances had to prevail before demonstration and pilot projects could be directed to end-users, in line with the guidelines for end-user conversion in the commercial refrigeration sector adopted in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-2844">decision 28/44</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Production and import control on HCFC and HCFC-based equipment had to be in place and effectively enforced, and the deployment of new HCFC components restricted;</li><li>The countryÔÇÖs major remaining consumption had to be for the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;</li><li>Comprehensive data on the profile of all remaining consumption had to have been determined and made available to the Executive Committee;</li><li>There had to be no other possible activities that would allow the country to meet its HCFC control obligations, or the comparative consumer price of HCFCs, relative to substitute refrigerants had to have been high for at least nine months and predicted to continue to increase;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when designing and submitting demonstration and pilot projects directed to end-users as indicated in subÔÇæparagraph (b), above:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To provide information on how the country would implement the domestic policy framework to support and sustain introduction and the scaling up of the new technology and/or practice;</li><li>To provide information on the number of enterprises in that country or region that could be interested in transition as a result of the programme being undertaken, and on the phase-out of controlled substances and the phase-in of alternative refrigerants;</li><li>To illustrate and provide the methodology for estimating the expected scalability of the alternative technology or practice being proposed in light of local market conditions;</li><li>To include a plan for communicating the results of the project to relevant stakeholders to assist in their uptake without using Multilateral Fund resources;</li><li>To prioritize refrigeration and air-conditioning applications where the project could contribute to acceleration of the phase-out of the controlled substance;</li><li>To follow a stepwise approach to ensure early implementation of enabling conditions that would leverage the benefits of such projects;</li><li>To explain how the projects would be implemented and linked with other HPMP activities such as training, capacity-building and technical assistance for adoption of the proposed alternative technology in a cost-effective manner;</li><li>To provide information on the estimated level of co-financing by all the beneficiary end-users participating in the incentive scheme and to describe the actions they would undertake to promote the adoption of the proposed technology;</li><li>To ensure that, if the country engaged in the retrofitting of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment to flammable or toxic refrigerants and associated servicing, it did so on the understanding that they would assume all associated responsibilities and risks, and that the retrofit of equipment would be done only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7217">decisions 72/17</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7334">and 73/34</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit detailed reports on the results of existing and future end-user projects once they have been completed, to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide an update to the report contained in document <a href="/media/690" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/63</a> at the first meeting of 2023 to reassess the effectiveness of demonstration and pilot projects directed to end-users, including updated results from the projects, analysis of cost-effectiveness, discussion of how the present decision had affected such projects, and other observations.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p><strong>OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MONITORING, REPORTING, VERIFICATION AND ENFORCEABLE LICENSING AND QUOTA SYSTEMS DEVELOPED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE MULTILATERAL FUND (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-8360">DECISION 83/60</a>(c))</strong></p><p>Owing to a lack of time, the Committee subsequently <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of document <a href="/media/691" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/64</a> to its 85th meeting.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines, Institutions capacity <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the analysis of the implications of parallel or integrated implementation of HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities contained in document <a href="/media/692" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/65</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To prepare an update of the analysis referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, for the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>In light of document <a href="/media/692" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/65</a>, to take into account the opportunities for integrated implementation of the phase-out of HCFC and phase-down of HFCs in the refrigeration servicing sector when developing the document on an analysis of the level and modalities of funding for the HFC phase-down in the refrigeration servicing sector requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8365">decision 83/65</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p><strong>Development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries: Draft criteria for funding (<a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-8365">decision 83/65</a>(c) and (d))</strong></p><p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>With regard to eligible incremental costs for the consumption manufacturing sector, to request the Secretariat to prepare, for the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, a document providing analysis of and information, including aggregated information, in tabular form, on the incremental capital costs and incremental operating costs and their duration, and the cost-effectiveness of all approved investment projects in the relevant manufacturing sectors and sub-sectors, including the controlled substances that had been phased out and the alternative substances that had been phased in;</li><li>With regard to disposal, to request the Secretariat to prepare for the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting a synthesis report describing best practices and ways for the Executive Committee to consider operationalizing paragraph 24 of decision XXVIII/2, taking into account:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final report on the evaluation of the pilot demonstration projects on ODS disposal and destruction contained in document <a href="/media/632" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/11</a>, and the synthesis report on pilot ODS disposal projects contained in document <a href="/media/2219" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/21</a>;</li><li>Other relevant projects implemented in HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>Lessons learned from existing infrastructure and policies that could be used to establish the cost-effective management of stockpiles of used or unwanted controlled substances; and</li><li>External funding opportunities and existing disposal programmes and partnerships.</li></ol></li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy Efficiency Related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer and continue discussing ways to operationalize paragraph 16 of decision XXVIII/2 and paragraph 2 of decision XXX/5 of the Parties (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8362">decision 83/62</a>) at its 85th meeting and to use the text contained in Annex XXIX to the present report as the basis for that discussion.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>
 Following a discussion in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To note the information on relevant funds and financial institutions mobilizing resources for energy efficiency that might be utilized when phasing down HFCs, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/695">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/68</a>;
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 To prepare, in consultation with implementing agencies, a document for the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting that could provide a framework for consultations with relevant funds and financial institutions to explore, at both the governing and operational levels, the mobilization of financial resources, additional to those provided by the Multilateral Fund, for maintaining or enhancing energy efficiency when replacing HFCs with low global-warming-potential refrigerants in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector; and</li>
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 To continue the informal exchange of information with relevant funds and financial institutions, including for the preparation of the document referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) above.
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 </ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following discussion in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To defer its consideration of the project to control HFC-23 by-product emissions in Argentina to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide further analysis of the project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above, to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting, based on any additional information provided by the Government of Argentina through UNIDO.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>Following discussion in the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer its consideration of the project to control HFC-23 by-product emissions in Mexico to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Gender policy <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the Draft operational policy on gender mainstreaming for Multilateral FundÔÇæsupported projects, contained in document <a href="/media/700" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/73</a>;</li><li>To approve the operational policy on gender mainstreaming for Multilateral FundÔÇæsupported projects contained in Annex XXX to the present report;</li><li>To affirm the importance of gender mainstreaming in Multilateral Fund-supported projects;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To apply the operational policy on gender mainstreaming mentioned in subÔÇæparagraph (b), above, throughout the project cycle, beginning with projects proposed for consideration at the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>To provide, when available, gender-relevant information in reports on ongoing projects approved prior to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to review the implementation of the operational policy on gender mainstreaming mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), above, and to prepare a report for consideration of the Executive Committee at its 89<sup>th </sup>meeting.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the 85<sup>th </sup>meeting an updated 2018 verification report by including a one-time verification confirming that the production line for HCFC-22 at Suqian Kaier was vertically integrated with the production of the downstream facility.</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of activities under the US $23 million approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8171">decision 81/71</a>(b) and the submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to submit, at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting, a progress report on the activities implemented using the sum of US $23 million approved by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8171">decision 81/71</a>(b).</li></ol>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the preliminary document on the investigation of HCFC feedstock application in China to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

84th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 To confirm its decision to hold its 85<sup>th </sup>meeting from 25 to 29 May 2020 in Montreal, Canada, at a venue to be determined;</li>
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 To hold its 86<sup>th </sup>meeting from 2 to 6 November 2020 in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in a change to the dates and venue agreed upon in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8374">decision 83/74</a>;</li>
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 To hold its 87<sup>th </sup>meeting from 28 June to 2 July 2021, in Montreal, Canada, at the ICAO; and</li>
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 To hold its 88<sup>th</sup> meeting from 15 to 19 November 2021, in Montreal, Canada, at a venue to be determined.</li>
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85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The implementation delay reports and status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies, contained in document <a href="/media/565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 86th meeting on five projects with implementation delays and on 26 projects recommended for additional status reports as contained in Annexes II and III, respectively, to the present report as part of the 2019 annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report provided by UNDP and the Government of Lebanon, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>, describing the continued challenges being faced by the Government in sourcing commercially available alternatives with lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP) alternatives, such as HFOs, and the efforts made by the Government and UNDP to facilitate the supply of technology with low GWP to the enterprises funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon; and</li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology, and to report at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting and each meeting thereafter until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP has been fully introduced, on the status of the conversion of the remaining beneficiary enterprises in the foam manufacturing sector (SPEC, Prometal and the small foam enterprises); and in the air-conditioning manufacturing sector (CGI Halawany and ICR).</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting an update on the financial viability of the enterprise Celpack funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan, to determine whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii), and to return the funds associated with the conversion of Celpack to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting should the enterprise be removed from the project.</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The final report on the implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) (stage I) for Brazil, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>;</li><li>That there was an estimated balance of US $2,034,278 from the implementation of projects in the polyurethane foam sector, and that UNDP would return the actual funding balance to the Multilateral Fund at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems house UÔÇæTech, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversion of Froth System applications would not be paid under stage II until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of implementation of the projects in the room airÔÇæconditioning (AC) manufacturing sector under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to report at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting on the status of implementation of the projects in the room AC manufacturing sector under stage II of the HPMP for Brazil.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Costa Rica, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Costa Rica and UNDP to submit a final report on the implementation of stage I of the HPMP to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022, along with the required project completion report.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of activities within the UNEP components of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>That the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP could be submitted only once the conditions set out in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8418">decision 84/18</a>(b) had been met.</li></ol></li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Government of India, through UNDP, to provide, by the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, the GovernmentÔÇÖs assessment of whether the continuous-foam-panel-manufacturing enterprises had adhered, as of 1 January 2015, to the ban on the use of HCFC-141b, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8274">decision 82/74</a>(b) and (c).</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on the status of conversion of the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing enterprises and the revised plan of action for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia, submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>;</li><li>To extend the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia until 31 December 2020; and</li><li>To request the Government of Indonesia and UNDP to submit a final progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HPMP that would include aggregated information on the sales of low-global-warming-potential-based equipment manufactured by the enterprises participating in the project, as well as the project completion report, by 30 June 2021.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request, submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, for the change in technology in 14 foam enterprises from hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) to preÔÇæblended cyclopentane polyol systems in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To approve the change in technology for those 14 foam enterprises from HFOs to preÔÇæblended cyclopentane polyol systems, on the understanding that the conversions would not be delayed and any additional costs would be covered by the enterprises.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>A commitment had been made by UNIDO that the verification report would be submitted to the Secretariat not later than twelve weeks prior to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, that the recommendations included therein would be addressed during the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP, and that the actions implemented towards that end would be included in the progress report of stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>In the event that the verification report confirmed that Morocco had not been in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its Agreement with the Executive Committee, the Secretariat would inform the Executive Committee so that relevant actions, inter alia, the application of the penalty clause, could be considered accordingly.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the final report on the demonstration project for the introduction of trans-critical CO2 refrigeration technology for supermarkets in Argentina and Tunisia submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the final report of the demonstration project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects in commercial refrigeration sectors.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the global (Eastern Africa and Caribbean regions) demonstration project on refrigerant quality, containment and introduction of lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential alternatives in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing and implementing projects in the refrigeration servicing sector.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the development of a regional centre of excellence for training and certification and demonstration of alternative refrigerants with low globalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential for the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, submitted by the Government of the Russian Federation and UNIDO, and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to make full use of the resources provided by the regional centre referred to in sub-paragraph (a) for the implementation of HCFC phase-out management plans and HFC consumption reduction projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and neighbouring countries.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as a foam blowing agent in spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing and implementing polyurethane foam projects.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the demonstration project on promoting hydrofluoroolefinÔÇæbased low-global-warming-potential refrigerants for the airÔÇæconditioning sector in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>;</li><li>To extend the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above to 15 December 2020 on an exceptional basis given the COVID-19 pandemic and the advanced progress achieved; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above no later than 1 January 2021 and to return all remaining balances by the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation, the final report of the demonstration project on promoting alternative refrigerants in air-conditioning (AC) for high-ambient-temperature (HAT) countries in West Asia (PRAHA-II) submitted by UNEP and UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/565">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to return all remaining balances by the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting instead of the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting, given the delay in holding the sixth international symposium on alternative refrigerants for HAT countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to share the final report of the demonstration project mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects in AC sectors in HAT countries.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the requests for extension of enabling activities for HFC phase-down submitted by the respective implementing agencies for the nine Article 5 countries listed in Table 10 of document <a href="/media/565" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9</a>; and</li><li>To extend the completion date for the enabling activities for HFC phase-down to 30 June 2021 for the Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, the Cook Islands, Jordan, Mauritius, Qatar, and Timor-Leste, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that implementing agencies would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report of the enabling activities completed in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>(b).</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFCs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that bilateral and implementing agencies should continue to assist Article 5 countries in implementing the ongoing activities considering the constraints imposed by COVIDÔÇæ19, irrespective of their completion dates, and report back to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting on those specific activities that required an extension of their completion dates.</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their amendments to their respective work programmes, due for submission to the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting, funding in the amount of US $30,000 plus agency support costs for verification reports for stage II or stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guyana, Haiti, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova (the), Sierra Leone, Suriname, and Timor-Leste.</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To note that the Agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee had been updated to reflect that the 2019 target was 0.71 ODP tonnes, as contained in Annex V to the present report; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved under the intersessional approval process, namely:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>US $42,800 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Canada for 2020;</li><li>US $5,085 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of France for 2020; and</li><li>US $101,135 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2018ÔÇô2020.</li></ol></li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Afghanistan for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $748,369, consisting of US $468,567 plus agency support costs of US $60,914 for UNEP, and US $200,815 plus agency support costs of US $18,073 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 7.67 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Afghanistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $357,511, consisting of US $229,567 plus agency support costs of US $29,844 for UNEP, and US $90,000 plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Albania for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $322,346, consisting of US $204,500, plus agency support costs of US $18,406 for UNIDO, and US $88,000 plus agency support costs of US $11,440 for UNEP;</li><li>To deduct 1.95 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Albania, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $140,555, consisting of US $88,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,920 for UNIDO, and US $39,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,135 for UNEP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malawi for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $726,500, consisting of US $450,000, plus agency support costs of US $58,500 for UNEP, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,000 for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Malawi to completely phase out HCFCs by 1 January 2030, and that HCFC would not be imported after that date;</li><li>To deduct 7.02 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Malawi and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex IX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Malawi, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $312,400 consisting of US $180,000 plus agency support costs of US $23,400 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Montenegro for the period from 2020 to 2025 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $635,500, plus agency support costs of US $44,485 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Montenegro to completely phase out HCFCs by 1 January 2025 in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule, and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To note that future tranche submissions would include the report on institutional strengthening (IS) activities in line with the format approved in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7451">decision 74/51</a>, or any subsequent decisions taken by the Executive Committee on the format for IS renewals;</li><li>To deduct 0.52 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex X to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Montenegro, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $296,500, plus agency support costs of US $20,755 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Serbia for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $320,585, consisting of US $248,500, plus agency support costs of US $22,365 for UNIDO, and US $44,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,720 for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Serbia to ban the import and use of HCFCÔÇæ141b by 1 January 2021;</li><li>To deduct 2.70 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Serbia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $160,211 consisting of US $124,175, plus agency support costs of US $11,176 for UNIDO, and US $22,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,860 for UNEP.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNDP, in cooperation with the sector and lead implementing agencies, to continue using the financial reporting format for the project implementation and monitoring unit expenditures contained in Annex X to the final report of the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting in their annual tranche progress reports.</p>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2020-2022 tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $9,890,431, plus agency support costs of US $692,330 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the PU foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2020-2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,067,012, plus agency support costs of US $144,691 for the World Bank.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2018-2020 progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the ICR sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2020-2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,095,775, plus agency support costs of US $146,704 for UNDP.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2020-2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $12,946,782, plus agency support costs of US $906,275 for UNDP.</li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 7.51 ODP tonnes, estimated on the basis of the historical consumption included in the verification report submitted to the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the revised funding level for stage I of the HPMP for Guinea was US $332,500 plus agency support costs, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6044">decision 60/44</a>(f)(xii);</li><li>That a deduction of US $117,000 had been applied to reflect the cancellation of the fourth and fifth tranches of stage I and that a deduction of US $197,500 would be applied when stage II of the HPMP was approved;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated paragraph 1, Appendices 1-A, 2-A and 7-A of the Agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee, based on the revised starting point and funding level, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The extension of stage I of the HPMP up to 31 July 2022, on the understanding that stage II of the HPMP would not be submitted earlier than 2022; and</li><li>The third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guinea, and the corresponding 2020ÔÇæ2022 tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $246,750, consisting of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP; and US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,750 for UNIDO.</li></ol></li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Liberia;</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Liberia, and the corresponding 2020-2021 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $31,500, plus agency support costs of US $4,095 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The approved funds would not be transferred to the Government of Germany until the verification report covering the period 2015 to 2019 had been submitted to the Secretariat;</li><li>The recommendations included in the verification report would be addressed during the implementation of the third and final tranche of stage I and stage II of the HPMP, and that the actions implemented towards that end would be included in the progress report of stage I of the HPMP to be submitted as part of the request for stage II of the HPMP for Liberia; and</li><li>In the unlikely event of LiberiaÔÇÖs non-compliance with the targets set in its Agreement with the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP, the penalty applicable as per Appendix 7-A of the Agreement would be deducted from the eligible funding for stage II of its HPMP, the request for which could be submitted only after the verification report referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) above had been submitted to the Secretariat.</li></ol></li></ol>

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Senegal;</li><li>To approve the extension of the duration of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2021 on the understanding that no further extension would be approved;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had revised the updated Agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XIII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the extension of the duration of stage I and the revised funding schedule which combined the third (2018) and fourth (2020) tranches, paragraph 9, Appendices 2-A and 5-A to reflect the change in lead implementing agency to UNEP and cooperating implementing agency to UNIDO, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To request the Government of Senegal, UNEP and UNIDO to submit a progress report on a yearly basis on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023; and</li><li>To approve the combined third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Senegal, and the corresponding 2020-2021 tranche implementation plan, at the amount of US $189,350 consisting of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,750 for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNEP would include as part of the progress report referred to in paragraph (d) above the recommendations in the verification report submitted to the 85<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/448" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/2</a>;</li><li>To note that the issue of the recruitment of the Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund would be added to the agenda of the 86th meeting, to be held in March 2021;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6737">decisions 67/37</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6846">and 68/46</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To update the documentation relating to the recruitment process for the position of Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund and to submit it for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 87th meeting; and</li><li>To make the necessary arrangements for the Executive Committee to undertake its usual recruitment procedure for the position of Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol></li></ol>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Secretariat activities

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li><p>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/449" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/2/Add.1</a>;&nbsp;</p><p><u>Assessment report of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network</u></p></li><li>To note, with appreciation, the presentation by the Secretariat of the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) on the report of the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by MOPAN contained in the attachment to document <a href="/media/449" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/2/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 88th meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A report that responded to the five key areas of improvement identified in the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by MOPAN, providing information and draft recommendations on those areas of improvement, including an estimate of the resources needed to address them;</li><li><p>A draft management response from the Executive Committee to the MOPAN Secretariat on the assessment referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(i) above;&nbsp;</p><p><u>Recruitment process for the selection of the fourth Chief Officer</u></p></li></ol></li><li>To note, with appreciation, the participation of a representative of the UNEP Executive Director in the process to select the fourth Chief Officer;</li><li>To approve the vacancy announcement for the post of the fourth Chief Officer as contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To request UNEP to launch the vacancy announcement referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above, in the United Nations Inspira human resources gateway and to facilitate the selection process;</li><li>To establish a selection panel consisting of three members representing Article 5 Parties, three members representing non-Article 5 Parties, and two representatives of UNEP, including the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat, that would review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Secretariat would work with Executive Committee members intersessionally to identify the three representatives of Article 5 Parties and the three representatives of non-Article 5 Parties, which would include the Chair of the Executive Committee, to serve on the selection panel;</li><li>The Executive Committee would decide on the composition of the selection panel at its 87th meeting;</li><li>The selection panel would be co-chaired by a representative of UNEP and the Chair of the Executive Committee in 2021 in his capacity as first reporting officer;</li><li>UNEP would assist the selection panel throughout the process of selecting the candidates and would provide a briefing on the use of the established interviewing method within the United Nations; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to report on the progress made on the recruitment process at the 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in Annex II to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To note the adjustments in the bilateral contributions by Czechia, Germany, Japan and Sweden, resulting from a reconciliation exercise between invoices, payments in cash and information, contained in the SecretariatÔÇÖs inventory of approved projects, included in Annex II to [document <a href="/media/446" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/100</a>]; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer in cooperation with the Secretariat to finalize the reconciliation exercise for the bilateral contributions by Canada, Finland, France, Portugal and Spain, and to report back at the 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/451">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 86th meeting by the implementing agencies was US $2,573,375, consisting of US $756,229, plus agency support costs of US $55,951, from UNDP; US $686,656, plus agency support costs of US $61,080, from UNEP; US $794,898, plus agency support costs of US $57,619, from UNIDO; and US $108,881, plus agency support costs of US $52,061, from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $38, including agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously and US $6,637, including agency support costs, for two projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of the HFC phase-down;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 86th meeting by the Government of Japan was US $126, plus agency support costs of US $16;</li><li>That the Government of Italy held balances of US $5,350, including agency support costs, for one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, and to return the associated balances to the 87th meeting;</li><li>UNIDO to return to the 87th meeting the balance of two completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for one project completed over two years previously, and to return balances to the 87th meeting;</li><li>The Government of Italy to return to the 87th meeting the balance of one completed project funded using the additional voluntary contributions; and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of Japan, on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $142 referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(iv) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Accounts of the Multilateral Fund <p>The Executive Committee decided: </p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note: 

 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2019 prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/452">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/5</a>; 
 </li>
 <li> The return of US $1,782,262 (US $1,735,073 from the approved 2019 budget of the Fund Secretariat and US $47,189 from the approved budget for the monitoring and evaluation work programme) to the Multilateral Fund at the 86th meeting; and 
 </li>
 <li> To request the Treasurer to record in the 2020 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agencies&rsquo; provisional 2019 financial statements and their final 2019 statements reflected in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/452">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/5</a>.
 </li>
</ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2019 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/453">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/6</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To UNDP, US $1,302,751, on account of income from interest reported in its 2019 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To UNEP, US $450,092, on account of income from interest earned in 2019, US $1,094,455, on account of income from interest earned in prior years, and US $41, on account of income from exchange rate gain, all reported in its 2019 final accounts, that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To the World Bank, US $1,930,263, on account of income from investment earned in the fourth quarter of 2018 and in 2019, and US $4,436,475, on account of funds returned from the 83rd and 84th meetings, both reported in its 2019 final accounts, that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to make adjustments in its 2020 accounts of US $174,682, representing income adjustments that had been recorded in different years, and US $2,098,458 in income that had been recorded in 2019;</li><li>To request the World Bank to make adjustments of US $1,060,319 in its 2020 progress report, representing funds returned in relation to one project (PHI/SEV/80/TAS/01);</li><li>To note that the following 2019 outstanding reconciling items would be updated by relevant implementing agencies prior to the 88th meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $12,597 in income and US $61,615 in expenditures between the progress report and the final accounts of UNIDO;</li><li>A difference of US $115,560, in income, between the progress report and the final accounts of the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects, implemented with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee decided: </p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/454">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/8</a>, including: 

 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> That 142 countries had submitted 2019 CP data;
 </li>
 <li> That, as at 5 January 2021, Yemen had not submitted CP data for the years 2014 to 2019, and Algeria had not submitted CP data for 2019; 
 </li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Government of Yemen regarding the outstanding CP data reports for the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and to the Government of Algeria regarding the outstanding CP data report for 2019, urging them to submit those reports as soon as possible; and 
 </li>
 <li> To defer consideration of the draft updated revised format of Section B1 of CP data reports, as contained in Annex IV to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/454">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/8</a>, to an in-person meeting of the Executive Committee.
 </li>
</ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2019 business plans, as contained in document <a href="/media/455" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/9</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2019 of at least 83 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That the trend analysis indicated that performance of implementing agencies had not improved in some indicators in 2019 in relation to 2018;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies to have open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone units (NOUs) about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory, and the satisfactory outcome of their consultations with the NOUs concerned;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to have an open and constructive discussion with the NOU in Iraq, to resolve any issues raised in the evaluation of its performance and to report to the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting on the outcome of the discussion; and</li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies in assisting their governments, noting, with appreciation, that 78 out of the 144 countries had submitted such assessments for 2019, as compared to 71 for 2018.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee decided: </p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the revised desk study on the evaluation of the sustainability of the Montreal Protocol achievements, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/456">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/10</a>; and 
 </li>
 <li> To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to take into consideration, where appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the desk study referred to in sub&#8209;paragraph (a) above, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing and implementing projects supported by the Multilateral Fund.
 </li>
</ol>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the desk study on the evaluation of regional networks of national ozone officers and the terms of reference for the second phase of the evaluation contained in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/66">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/11</a> and Corr.1; 
 </li>
 <li> To invite the bilateral and implementing agencies to apply, where appropriate, the findings and recommendations of the evaluation referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and 
 </li>
 <li> To approve the terms of reference for the second phase of the evaluation of regional networks of national ozone officers contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/66">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/11</a>/Corr.1.
 </li>
</ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of the demonstration projects on low-global-warming-potential alternatives to HCFCs, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/459">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/12/Rev.1</a>
</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the desk study for the evaluation of energy efficiency in the servicing sector, contained in documents <a href="/media/460" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/13</a> and Corr.1, to its 87th meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2019 contained in document <a href="/media/462" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/15</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting their 2019 activities; and</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 87th meeting, on the 94 projects with implementation delays and 55 ongoing projects or tranches of multi-year agreements recommended for additional status reports contained in Annexes III to VII to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/463" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/16</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2019 contained in document <a href="/media/464" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/17</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2019 contained in documents <a href="/media/465" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/18</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex V to the present report;</li><li>To request UNEP to return to the 86th meeting the remaining balances amounting to US $30,000 from the institutional strengthening project for Dominica (phase VI: 4/2014ÔÇæ3/2016) (DMI/SEV/72/INS/21) in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8211">decision 82/11</a>(c)(i);</li><li>Noting the difficult situation in Iraq, to approve the extension, to 30 June 2021, of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country (stage I, third tranche) (IRQ/PHA/84/TAS/28), to allow UNEP to complete the remaining servicing sector activities;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2021, of the HPMP for Serbia (stage I, third and fourth tranches) (YUG/PHA/79/TAS/47 and YUG/PHA/84/TAS/52), to allow UNEP to complete the remaining customs and enforcement training activities;</li><li>With regard to the HPMP for Saudi Arabia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To cancel the polyurethane foam sector component included in the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/68/TAS/18), in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8445">decision 84/45</a>(b) and (c), and to request UNEP to return the remaining balances, amounting to US $13,576, to the 86th meeting;</li><li>To request UNEP to submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the activities remaining from stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia (first and fourth tranches;) (refrigeration servicing, custom training and monitoring) (SAU/PHA/68/TAS/16 and SAU/PHA/77/TAS/32) to the last meeting of the Executive Committee of each year until their completion;</li><li>To note that stage II of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia would be considered only after the project completion report of stage I of the HPMP had been submitted, stage I of the HPMP had been financially completed and all funding balances had been returned to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To note also that the amount of US $107,250 transferred under the fourth tranche (SAU/PHA/77/TAS/32) would be deducted from the total funding to be approved for stage II of the HPMP, when submitted.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2019 contained in document <a href="/media/467" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/19</a>;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension, to 31 December 2020, of the phase-out of CFC consumption in the manufacture of aerosol metered-dose inhalers in Egypt (EGY/ARS/50/INV/92), to allow completion of the final activities relating to registration, noting that there would be no further extensions, and to request UNIDO to submit the project completion report (PCR) at the 87th meeting;</li><li>To approve the extension, on an exceptional basis, to 30 June 2021, of the national phaseÔÇæout plan for Iraq (first tranche) (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09) and the replacement of refrigerant CFCÔÇæ12 with isobutane, and foam blowing agent, CFC-11, with cyclopentane, in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators and chest freezers at Light Industries Company in Iraq (IRQ/REF/57/INV/07), to allow completion of project activities relating to the installation and commissioning of equipment at the beneficiary enterprise;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2021, of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq (stage I, second and third tranches) (refrigeration servicing sector) (IRQ/PHA/74/INV/23 and IRQ/PHA/84/INV/29), to complete the procurement and delivery of laboratory and service training equipment and related activities;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2021, of the HPMP for Serbia (stage I, fourth tranche) (YUG/PHA/84/INV/51) to complete the remaining activities;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2021, of the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFCÔÇæ141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels at Al Hafez Group in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/62/INV/103), to allow completion of the remaining activities relating to the installation and commissioning of equipment at the beneficiary enterprise;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2021, of the global chiller replacement project in Argentina (GLO/REF/80/DEM/344), to allow completion of activities relating to beneficiaries;</li><li>With regard to the HPMP for Saudi Arabia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To cancel the refrigeration servicing and monitoring component included in the first, second and third tranches of stage I HPMP for Saudi Arabia (SAU/PHA/68/INV/17, SAU/PHA/72/INV/20, and SAU/PHA/75/INV/25), and the polyurethane foam sector component included in the third tranche of stage I of the same HPMP (SAU/PHA/75/INV/24), in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8445">decision 84/45</a>(b) and (c), and to request UNIDO to return the remaining balances at the 87th meeting;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit an annual progress report on the implementation of remaining activities of the project to phase out HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene panels at Al-Watania Plastics (SAU/FOA/62/INV/13) and of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia (stage I, first, second and fourth tranches) (polyurethane foam sector plan) (SAU/PHA/68/INV/19, SAU/PHA/72/INV/21 and SAU/PHA/77/INV/31) to the last meeting of the Executive Committee of each year until their completion; and</li><li>To note that stage II of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia would be considered only after the PCR of stage I of the HPMP had been submitted, stage I of the HPMP had been financially completed and all funding balances had been returned to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2019 contained in document <a href="/media/468" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/20</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update provided by UNDP on the amounts of ODS wastes destroyed by the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal in Cuba, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Cuba and UNDP to continue monitoring the operation of the cement kiln and the amounts of ODS wastes destroyed once the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic allowed, and to report back to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final report on the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Lebanon, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Lebanon and UNIDO to submit a report at a future meeting of the Executive Committee providing information on the strengthening of the existing legislation related to ODS waste collection and disposal, a way of setting up ODS disposal infrastructure in the country, and the steps that had been taken to encourage the environmentally-sound collection and disposal of ODS waste in the country; and</li><li>To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing similar projects in the future.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the annual progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/469" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis and on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved, the extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 July 2021, owing to the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, which delayed the completion of the activities to support the phase-out of HCFC-141b used as flushing agent by refrigeration servicing technicians.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide, at its 87th meeting, an update on the financial viability of the enterprise Celpack and with a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii), and, in the event that the enterprise were to be removed from the project, to return the funds associated with the conversion at the 87th meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the adoption of the interministerial decree for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS, and other measures on strengthening monitoring and reporting systems relating to HCFC import and export under stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire to provide an update, through UNEP, at the 87th meeting, on the adoption of the interministerial decree for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of the stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>;</li><li>To note that the conversion of the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector under stage I had been completed;</li><li>To further note that the Government of Egypt had banned the import, use and export of HCFC-141b in bulk and the export of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols on 1 January 2020;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis given the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the extension of stage I of the HPMP for Egypt to 30 June 2021 to allow the completion of the outstanding enabling activities in the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning sector, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP would financially complete its projects by 31 December 2020;</li><li>UNIDO would financially complete its projects and submit the project completion reports by 31 December 2021; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Egypt and UNIDO to submit the final report on the project on the promotion of low-global-warming-potential refrigerants for the air-conditioning industry (EGYPRA) at the 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of implementation of the activities in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Jordan, submitted by the World Bank and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve the change of technology in the conversion of the enterprise Abu Haltam from hydrofluoroolefins to a cyclopentane foam-blowing agent, on the understanding that any additional costs incurred would be covered by the enterprise.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Libya, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/469" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To note also that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Libya and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, to extend stage I of the HPMP to 31 December <a href="/media/446" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/100</a> 27 2021, and paragraph 16, added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request for a change in technology in 11 foam enterprises, from hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) to pre-blended cyclopentane polyol systems in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Malaysia, submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of Malaysia and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve the change in technology for those 11 foam enterprises, from HFOs to preÔÇæblended cyclopentane polyol systems, on the understanding that the conversions would not be delayed and any additional costs incurred would be covered by the enterprises.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Maldives, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>;</li><li>To note also the project completion report (PCR) for the demonstration project for HCFCÔÇæfree low-global-warning potential alternatives in refrigeration in the fisheries sector in Maldives submitted by UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8421">decision 84/21</a>; and</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the request of the Government of Maldives to extend the completion date of the HPMP from 31 December 2020 to 30 June 2021, and to request UNEP to submit, no later than the 89th meeting, the PCR for the HPMP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the first and final tranches of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/524">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/70</a>; and</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Qatar, from 30 June 2020 to 31 December 2020, on the understanding that the project would be financially completed by 1 March 2021 and that an additional 0.41 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 would be deducted from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/469">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of France to submit a detailed report on the results of the pilot demonstration project for the use of zero-ODP and low-global-warming-potential alternative technologies by small and medium-sized users in the servicing sector once it has been completed, to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a>(d); and</li><li>To request the Government of Tunisia, UNIDO, as lead implementing agency, UNEP and the Government of France to submit the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP at the 88th meeting and to submit the project completion report at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request for extension of enabling activities for HFC phase-down submitted by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and contained in document <a href="/media/469" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21</a>; and</li><li>To extend the completion date of the enabling activities for HFC phase-down for the Syrian Arab Republic to 31 December 2021, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that UNEP would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report on the enabling activities completed, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>(b).</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided to request the Treasurer to offset the interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of sector plans under stages I and II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country, as per decisions 69/24 and 77/49(b)(iii), as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $5,665 representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $3,879, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the polyurethane foam sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $86,874, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $26,213, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stage I of the HPMP, and the room air-conditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNEP by US $7,472, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stages I and II of the HPMP; and</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $891, representing interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2019 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the room air-conditioning (RAC) sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China (HPMP), including the progress on the effect of the incremental operating cost incentive scheme on the market uptake of R-290 split air-conditioning units in China, submitted by UNIDO in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8468">decision 84/68</a>;</li><li>To note the revision to the incremental operating cost incentive scheme for the RAC sector plan, as reflected in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/471">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, on an exceptional basis, of implementation of the RAC sector plan of stage I of the HPMP for China to 31 December 2021, noting that the coronavirus disease pandemic had affected the manufacturing and marketing of R-290 RAC equipment, and on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that any remaining balances from other sectors under stage I that had been completed would be returned in line with the process of financial completion of those sectors; and</li><li>To request the Government of China and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of the RAC sector plan on a yearly basis until completion of the project and the project completion report by 30 June 2022, and to return any remaining balances by 31 December 2022.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The revised extended plans of action in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China for the industrial and commercial refrigeration, room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water heater and refrigeration servicing sectors and national enabling programme, submitted in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iii), and the revised plans of action in stage II for the extruded polystyrene foam, polyurethane foam and solvent sectors, submitted in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iv);</li><li>The draft revised stage II Agreement of the HPMP between the Government of China and the Executive Committee reflecting only the relevant outcomes approved at the 84th meeting or those relevant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iii), (iv) and (vii); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the revised Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for the implementation of stage II of the HPMP for the country contained in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised plan of action to extend until 2026 stage II of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan, and the maximum allowable sectoral consumption levels of HCFCs as described in document <a href="/media/471" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>; and</li><li>To note that under stage II of the ICR sector plan, the Government of China agreed:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That a maximum quantity of 1,463 metric tonnes in the unitary air-conditioning (UAC) sub-sector could be converted to HFC-32;</li><li>That China would have flexibility to convert to alternatives with a lower globalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP) than HFC-32 as long as the cost of the conversion and the tonnage to be phased out remained the same;</li><li>That China would have flexibility to convert industrial and commercial heat-pump water heater lines to HFC-32 on the understanding that the UAC, water chiller (heat pump) and industrial and commercial heat-pump water heater conversions to HFCÔÇæ32 combined would not exceed 1,463 metric tonnes;</li><li>That at least 30 per cent of the total phase-out of HCFC-22 funded by the Multilateral Fund in the ICR sector during the period 2021ÔÇô2026 would be from the conversion of small- and medium-sized enterprises (i.e. those consuming 50 metric tonnes or less); and</li><li>That, in sectors other than the UAC sub-sector, China would have flexibility to select which technology to use from among the low-GWP technologies identified in Table 3 of paragraph 71 of document <a href="/media/471" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>, excluding HFC-32, and would make best efforts to ensure that the tonnage remained within 30 per cent of the amount specified for each technology in that table, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund, and that any deviation from the range would be reported to the Executive Committee for its consideration.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the revised plan of action to extend until 2026 stage II of the room airÔÇæconditioning (RAC) manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan, and the maximum allowable sectoral consumption levels of HCFC as described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/471">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>;</li><li>To note that under stage II of the revised extended RAC manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan, the Government of China agreed to convert at least:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Twelve manufacturing lines for the production of RAC equipment to R-290;</li><li>Four compressor manufacturing lines to R-290; and</li><li>Three residential heat-pump water heater manufacturing lines to R-290;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to include in the request for the third tranche of the revised extended RAC manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan to be submitted at the last meeting of 2021 information on the level of sales of RAC split units using R-290; and</li><li>To note that the Government of China, through UNIDO, would inform the Executive Committee of the non-Article 5 ownership of any RAC manufacturing lines wishing to participate in the revised extended RAC manufacturing and heat-pump water heater sector plan, and to propose either a reallocation of the funds associated with the non-Article 5 ownership to other activities in the plan or to return the funds to the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the revised plan of action to extend until 2026 stage II of the refrigeration servicing sector and national enabling programme sector plan submitted by UNEP in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iii), as described in documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/471">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a> and Corr.1.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the revised plan of action for stage II of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan, submitted by UNIDO in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iv)b. and (v), as described in document <a href="/media/471" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the revised plan of action for stage II of the polyurethane foam sector plan, submitted by the World Bank in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iv)b. and (v), as described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/471">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the revised plan of action for stage II of the solvent sector plan, submitted by UNDP in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8469">decision 84/69</a>(a)(iv)b. and (v), as described in document <a href="/media/471" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The financial audit reports for the CFC production, halon, polyurethane (PU) foam, process agent II, solvent and servicing sectors in China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/471">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.1</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank would return, at the 86th meeting, the remaining balance of US $314,015 from the CFC production and PU foam sectors, and accumulated interest of US $22,119;</li><li>That UNIDO would return, at the 86th meeting, the remaining balance of US $752 from the refrigeration servicing sector, plus accumulated interest of US $99,178;</li><li>That UNDP would return at the 86th meeting US $356,151 in accumulated interest from the solvent sector plan;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to submit, at the 87th meeting, the financial audit reports for the halon and process agent II sector plans due to be completed by 31 December 2020, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8439">decision 84/39</a>(b), together with the corresponding project completion reports (PCRs) and any balances remaining as at 31 December 2020; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to work with the relevant implementing agency to ensure that the PCRs submitted for the CFC production, PU foam, refrigeration servicing and solvent sector plans reflected disbursements to final beneficiaries, consistent with the information provided in the financial audit reports submitted to the 86th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the updated verification report on HCFC consumption for 2016 to 2019 for Sri Lanka, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/472">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/21/Add.2</a>;</li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Sri Lanka had initiated actions to revise its country programme and Article 7 data reports for 2016 and 2017 in accordance with the verified consumption;</li><li>With concern that the HCFC consumption in 2016 in Sri Lanka exceeded the target under the Montreal Protocol and the maximum allowable consumption set in the Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for that year, by 0.23 ODP tonnes (4.18 metric tonnes);</li><li>That the Government of Sri Lanka had undertaken the necessary steps to return to compliance as noted in the verified consumption for 2017 to 2019, which showed that the country was in compliance;</li><li>That the Government was committed to ensuring that the malpractice in imports did not recur in the future by strengthening the reporting mechanism between the national ozone unit and the Customs Authorities and appropriate enforcement adjustments;</li></ol></li><li>To apply, to the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka, a reduction in funding as per paragraph 11 and Appendix 7-A of the Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP, calculated at US $2,500 for each metric tonne of HCFC consumption over the maximum allowable consumption limit, resulting in a penalty of US $11,463, consisting of US $6,270, plus agency support costs of US $470 for UNDP, and US $4,180, plus agency support costs of US $543 for UNEP;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to release the hitherto withheld funding approved for the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sri Lanka, in the amount of US $458,238, consisting of US $216,200, plus agency support costs of US $15,134 for UNDP, and US $200,800, plus agency support costs of US $26,104 for UNEP, taking into account sub-paragraph (c) above.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee decided: </p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the 2020 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/473">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/22</a>; 
 </li>
 <li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 87th meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects, or to provide reasons for failing to do so; 
 </li>
 <li> To urge lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their portions of the PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs on schedule; 
 </li>
 <li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well-written and thorough lessons when submitting their PCRs; and 
 </li>
 </li>
</ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/475" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/24</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of Italy and Japan, and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 42 out of 89 activities (in 29 out of 66 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 86th meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2020 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided: </p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2021&ndash;2023 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/476">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/25</a>; 
 </li>
 <li> To decide: 

 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/476">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/25</a>; 
 </li>
 <li> To further adjust the business plan: 
 <ol type="a" class="list-type-a"><li> By adding to the 2021 business plan the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), HFC phase-down plan preparation and a HFC-23 by&#8209;product control project that had been deferred at the 86th meeting; 
 </li>
 <li> By taking into account the level of replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2021&ndash;2023 once adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; and 
 </li>
 <li> To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2021&ndash;2023, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, taking into consideration relevant decisions taken at the 86th meeting, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or of their funding or tonnage levels.
 </li>
</ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2021ÔÇô2023, contained in document <a href="/media/478" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/27</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in the table contained in Annex XI to the present document.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2021ÔÇô2023, contained in document <a href="/media/479" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/28</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in the tables contained in Annex XII to the present document.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2021ÔÇô2023, contained in document <a href="/media/480" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/29</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in the table contained in Annex XIII to the present document.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2021ÔÇô2023, contained in document <a href="/media/481" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/30</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in the table contained in Annex XIV to the present document.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFCs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to advise bilateral and implementing agencies to continue assisting all Article 5 countries in implementing ongoing activities taking into account the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, irrespective of their completion dates, and to report back at the 87th meeting on the specific activities that required an extension of their completion dates.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranches of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for any low-volume consuming country requesting funding for the complete phase-out of HCFCs, the relevant Government should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the country for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li></ol></li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranches of the HPMPs for any nonÔÇælowÔÇævolumeÔÇæconsuming country requesting funding for the complete phase-out of HCFCs, the relevant Government should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040; and</li><li>If the country were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Guidelines for project submissions/presentation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to review the submission deadlines agreed in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8130">decision 81/30</a> at a future meeting, instead of at the 86th meeting, on the basis of analysis of how the revised submission deadlines were applied and whether they affected project submissions, to be prepared by the Secretariat in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval, at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the following agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Executive Committee, on the basis of the revised HCFC baseline for compliance, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of North Macedonia and the Executive Committee, on the basis of the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee decided to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved during the 86th meeting and its associated processes, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $423,603 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Australia for 2020;</li><li>US $687,810 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of France for 2020;</li><li>US $3,227,427 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2018ÔÇô2020; and</li><li>US $124,300 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2020.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 87th meeting consideration of the requests, submitted by the Government of Germany, for funding for the preparation for HFC phase-down plans for Burkina Faso and Mauritius.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 87th meeting consideration of the requests, submitted by UNDP, for funding for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Bhutan, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru and Uruguay.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 87th meeting consideration of the requests, submitted by UNEP, for funding for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Albania, Armenia, Bhutan, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal and Turkmenistan.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, the request for funding for project preparation for the conversion of R-410A to R-290 in air-conditioning manufacturing at J.M. Group/Mina Factory in Sudan, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100 for UNIDO;</li><li>To approve also, on an exceptional basis, an extension of the deadline for the submission of the full proposal for the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, to the 88th meeting, given that the project proposal could not be submitted by the submission deadline established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8453">decision 84/53</a>.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 87th meeting consideration of the requests, submitted by UNIDO, for funding for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Albania, Jordan, Mexico, Montenegro, Niger, North Macedonia, Senegal and South Africa.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 87th meeting consideration of the request, submitted by the World Bank, for funding for the preparation of an HFC phase-down plan for Malaysia.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the proposed three-year strategy for the period 2021ÔÇô2023 and the 2021 work plan and budget for the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) contained in document <a href="/media/489" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/36</a>;</li><li>To note also, with appreciation, that UNEP, recognizing that Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries were facing health, financial and social challenges because of the coronavirus disease pandemic, and that CAP activities during 2020 were affected by the unprecedented crisis, would return, at the 86th meeting, in advance of the completion of the 2020 work plan, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, the uncommitted funding balance of US $1,074,023, plus agency support costs of US $85,922;</li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2021 in the amount of US $9,974,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $797,920, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report, noting the adjustments proposed therein; and</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question, and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the previous year, noting sub-paragraphs (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2021 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/490">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/37</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operation of the World Bank was again below its budgeted level and that the Bank would be returning unused balances of US $43,894 to the Multilateral Fund at the 86th meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested 2021 core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,113,148;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,022,000; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the levels of the 2021 core unit budgets indicated in sub-paragraph (b) above could be adjusted on the basis of the outcomes of the discussion on the Analysis of the administrative cost regime and core unit funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8461">decision 84/61</a>(c)), at the postponed 86<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $1,728,517, consisting of US $1,209,276, plus agency support costs of US $143,020 for UNEP, and US $351,608, plus agency support costs of US $24,613 for UNIDO, noting that stage I of the HPMP also included US $1,465,361, plus agency support costs of US $109,902 for UNIDO, for an investment project for the phase-out of 12.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels, approved at the 62nd meeting;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, with the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic amounted to US $3,026,245, plus agency support costs of US $277,535;</li><li>That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 135.03 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of <a href="/media/446" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/100</a> 52 147.22 ODP tonnes and 122.83 ODP tonnes reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010, respectively;</li></ol></li><li>To note the deduction of 12.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the investment project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a), above, and a further 16.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage I of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the presente report;</li><li>To allow the submission of investment projects during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP to phase out consumption in the manufacturing sector, prior to 31 December 2023, on the understanding that the eligibility of the consumption associated with the investment projects would be reviewed upon their submission and the remaining consumption eligible for funding would be adjusted accordingly; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $642,848, consisting of US $238,428, plus agency support costs of US $28,199 for UNEP, and US $351,608, plus agency support costs of US $24,613 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Botswana for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,148,400, consisting of US $640,000, plus agency support costs of US $80,400 for UNEP, and US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,000 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Botswana:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To impose a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b for flushing by 1 January 2021 and a ban on imports of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 7.15 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Botswana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Botswana should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Botswana for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Botswana, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $275,844, consisting of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,844 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brunei Darussalam for the period 2020ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $651,690, consisting of US $351,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,630 for UNEP, and US $234,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,060 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Brunei Darussalam:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish regulatory measures to ban the import of all types of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.96 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Brunei Darussalam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Brunei Darussalam should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Brunei Darussalam for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brunei Darussalam, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $180,473, consisting of US $149,100, plus agency support costs of US $19,383 for UNEP, and US $11,000, plus agency support costs of US $990 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made by the Government of Cuba and UNDP to discontinue the temporary use of a technology with high global-warming potential (GWP) and to introduce the approved low-GWP technology at the polyurethane foam enterprises Friarc and IDA, under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cuba;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Cuba for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,040,000, plus agency support costs of US $72,800 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Cuba to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 10.97 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Cuba should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Cuba for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Cuba, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,200 for UNDP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ecuador for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,257,600, consisting of US $1,075,000, plus agency support costs of US $75,250 for UNIDO, and US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,350 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Ecuador:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2023;</li><li>Not to issue any import quota for HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, except for a maximum of 0.86 ODP tonnes (7.78 metric tonnes), for spray foam, for each year between 2021 and 2023;</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 16.13 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request the Government of Ecuador to submit, as part of stage II of the HPMP, a project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols for spray foam, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8147">decision 81/47</a>(c)(iii), noting that the Government of Ecuador had deferred the enforcement of the import ban on HCFC-141b for spray foam from 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2024 in order to allow the conversion of enterprises;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Ecuador should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Ecuador for the period 2030ÔÇô2040 period, on account of the fact that the Government of Ecuador had requested funding commensurate with a low-volume-consuming country; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Ecuador, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $314,683, consisting of US $268,750, plus agency support costs of US $18,813 for UNIDO, and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,120 for UNEP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Eswatini for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $602,600, consisting of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500 for UNEP, and US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,100 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Eswatini to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 1.11 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Eswatini and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Eswatini should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Eswatini for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Eswatini, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $133,600, consisting of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNDP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Gambia for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $602,600, consisting of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500 for UNEP, and US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,100 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Gambia to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Gambia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Gambia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Gambia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $211,100, consisting of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guatemala for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $670,025, consisting of US $462,500, plus agency support costs of US $32,375 for UNIDO, and US $155,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,150 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Guatemala:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 67.5 per cent by 2025 and 85 per cent by 2028 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import of HCFC-141b for flushing from 1 January 2021;</li><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 5.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Guatemala should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Guatemala for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guatemala, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $187,262, consisting of US $129,600, plus agency support costs of US $9,072 for UNIDO, and US $43,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,590 for UNEP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,262,430, consisting of US $994,500, plus agency support costs of US $69,615 for UNIDO, and US $175,500, plus agency support costs of US $22,815 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Honduras:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 50.2 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 67.5 per cent by 2025, 86.4 per cent by 2028 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 11.71 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Honduras should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Honduras for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Honduras, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $240,735, consisting of US $197,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,790 for UNIDO, and US $26,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,445 for UNEP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for Jamaica was 10.58 ODP tonnes, based on the best estimates of consumption in the country in 2009 and 2010; and that the maximum remaining funding for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $390,000, based on the difference between the maximum level of funding eligible for the complete phaseÔÇæout of US $950,000, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7450">decision 74/50</a>(c)(xii), and the funding approved under stage I of US $560,000;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jamaica for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $390,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Jamaica:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To prohibit import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2026;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 2.48 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request the Government of Jamaica and UNDP to provide, at the 87th meeting, an update on the status of implementation of the measures for strengthening the licensing and quota system and monitoring and reporting of HCFC consumption recommended in the verification report submitted at the 85th meeting;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Jamaica should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Jamaica for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Jamaica, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $117,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,190 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phaseÔÇæout of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $580,096, consisting of US $332,400, plus agency support costs of US $43,212 for UNEP, and US $187,600, plus agency support costs of US $16,884 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of all types of HCFC-based equipment from 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.50 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding and 3.24 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in the imported pre-blended polyols phased out without assistance from the Multilateral Fund, as there had not been any consumption of the substance since 2014;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $236,862, consisting of US $106,400, plus agency support costs of US $13,832 for UNEP, and US $107,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,630 for UNDP.&nbsp;</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mongolia for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $610,200, consisting of US $370,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,100 for UNEP, and US $170,000, plus agency support cost of US $22,100 for the Government of Japan, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Mongolia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 78.6 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2022;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 0.40 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Mongolia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Mongolia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Mongolia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040 period; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mongolia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $255,380, consisting of US $116,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,080 for UNEP, and US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,300 for the Government of Japan.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nepal for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $601,560, consisting of US $324,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,120 for UNEP, and US $216,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,440 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nepal to reduce HCFC consumption by 43 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2021 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFC imports after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.63 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Nepal should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Nepal for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Nepal, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $242,740, consisting of US $128,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,640 for UNEP, and US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,100 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nicaragua for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $636,926, consisting of US $182,931, plus agency support costs of US $23,781 for UNEP, and US $402,069, plus agency support costs of US $28,145 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nicaragua:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) equipment by 30 June 2022;</li><li>To implement a regulation requiring the recovery of HCFC-22 during the servicing of RAC equipment and a prohibition to vent HCFC-22 during installation, servicing and decommissioning of end-of-life equipment, by 30 June 2022;</li><li>To implement a RAC technician certification scheme by 30 June 2022, and to train and certify 1,400 RAC technicians by 30 June 2023;</li><li>To implement a regulation to allow the sale of HCFCs only to certified technicians by 31 December 2023;</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 41 per cent by 1 January 2022, 44 per cent by 1 January 2023, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, 72 per cent by 1 January 2026, and 85 per cent by 1 January 2028; and</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFC imports after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 4.36 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXIII to the present report ;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Nicaragua should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Nicaragua for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Nicaragua, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $159,257, consisting of US $46,158, plus agency support costs of US $6,001 for UNEP, and US $100,092, plus agency support costs of US $7,006 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $5,404,992, consisting of US $4,278,400, plus agency support costs of US $550,492 for UNEP, and US $510,000, plus agency support costs of US $66,100 for the Government of Australia, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of each of the Governments of the 12 PICs to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 2.17 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the PICs and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Governments of the 12 PICs should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in each of the 12 PICs for the 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the PICs, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $2,868,472, consisting of US $2,165,400, plus agency support costs of US $279,469 for UNEP, and US $375,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,603 for the Government of Australia.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Qatar to the 87th meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Rwanda for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $580,800, consisting of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500 for UNEP, and US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,300 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Rwanda to reduce HCFC consumption by 51 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2021 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note also the commitment of the Government of Rwanda to implement regulations for the national product registration and certification of refrigeration service technicians by 1 January 2024;</li><li>To deduct 2.66 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Rwanda should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Rwanda for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Rwanda, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $178,000, consisting of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNEP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve in principle stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,137,700, consisting of US $625,000 plus agency support costs of US $43,750 for UNDP, and US $415,000 plus agency support costs of US $53,950 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Sri Lanka to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 9.14 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request UNDP to submit the revised verification report on the HCFC consumption for Sri Lanka for 2016ÔÇô2019 to the Secretariat no later than 15 January 2021;</li><li>To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXVI to the present report; and</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Sri Lanka should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Sri Lanka for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sri Lanka, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $458,238, consisting of US $216,200, plus agency support costs of US $15,134 for UNDP, and US $200,800, plus agency support costs of US $26,104 for UNEP, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP and UNEP until the Secretariat had reviewed the revised verification report of HCFC consumption for 2016ÔÇô2019 and had confirmed that the Government of Sri Lanka was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP; and, in the event of non-compliance, that relevant actions would be taken by the Executive Committee at its postponed 86th meeting.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9438">Decision 94/38</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,662,520, plus agency support costs of US $116,376 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to reduce HCFC consumption by 38 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2021, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025 and 97.5 per cent by 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note also that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago would implement regulations to prohibit the import of components for HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025, after necessary national consultations;</li><li>To deduct 28.30 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXVII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Trinidad and Tobago intended to have consumption in the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Trinidad and Tobago, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $498,756, plus agency support costs of US $34,913 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Turkmenistan for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $308,500, plus agency support costs of US $21,595 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 2.21 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXVIII to the presenet report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Turkmenistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $165,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,550 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uganda for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $471,470, consisting of US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,800 for UNEP, and US $163,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,670 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Uganda to reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2021 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note also that the Government of Uganda would implement regulations to prohibit import and sale of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024 and enforce national standards for refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment using energy efficient lowÔÇæglobal-warming potential technologies from 1 January 2024, after necessary national consultations;</li><li>To deduct 0.13 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXIX to the present report;</li><li>That, in order to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Uganda should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Uganda for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Uganda, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $136,470, consisting of US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800 for UNEP, and US $63,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,670 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zambia for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $653,490, consisting of US $396,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,480 for UNEP, and US $189,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,010 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Zambia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To establish regulatory measures to ban the import of all types of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2021 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.25 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Zambia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XL to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Zambia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Zambia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Zambia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $167,500, consisting of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,500 for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zimbabwe for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,148,400, consisting of US $640,000, plus agency support costs of US $80,400 for UNEP, and US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,000 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Zimbabwe to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 11.57 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XLI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Zimbabwe should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>expected annual HCFC consumption in Zimbabwe for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Zimbabwe, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $275,844, consisting of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,844 for UNEP, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $2,894,888, consisting of US $2,412,020, plus agency support costs of US $168,841 for UNDP, and US $277,900, plus agency support costs of US $36,127 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Dominican Republic:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To establish a mandatory certification system for service technicians by 2025;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 28.02 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XLII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Dominican Republic should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If the Dominican Republic intended to have consumption in the period 2030ÔÇô2040 in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (d) above covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for the Dominican Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $723,722, consisting of US $603,005, plus agency support costs of US $42,210 for UNDP, and US $69,475, plus agency support costs of US $9,032 for UNEP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Panama for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,292,500, plus agency support costs of US $90,475 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Panama:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that the second tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Panama would be considered only upon completion of stage II of the HPMP and submission of the project completion report;</li><li>To deduct 13.39 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XLIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Panama should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>If Panama intended to have consumption in the period 2030ÔÇô2040 in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Panama, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $206,800, plus agency support costs of US $14,476 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,289,170, plus agency support costs of US $90,242 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>note the commitment of the Government of Uruguay to reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 13.43 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XLIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Uruguay should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>If Uruguay intended to have consumption in the period 2030ÔÇô2040 in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (d) above covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Uruguay, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $350,601, plus agency support costs of US $24,542 for UNDP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil;</li><li>That US $3,895,000, plus agency support costs of US $272,650 for UNDP, associated with the funding tranche for 2020 would be requested in 2021;</li><li>That the three enterprises Climazon, Elgin and Gree that were included in the room air-conditioning manufacturing sector, had converted to R-410A technology with their own resources, resulting in the phase-out of 823.80 metric tonnes (45.31 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22;</li><li>That the funding balance of US $7,147,469, plus agency support costs of US $500,323 for UNIDO, associated with the conversion of the enterprises referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) above would be dealt with as follows:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $744,104, plus agency support cost of US $52,087 for UNIDO, had been returned to the 86th meeting;</li><li>US $3,619,365, plus agency support cost of US $253,356 for UNIDO would be deducted from the 2020 funding tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>US $1,784,000, plus agency support cost of US $124,880 for UNIDO would be deducted from the 2021 funding tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>US $1,000,000, plus agency support cost of US $70,000 for UNIDO would be deducted from the 2022 funding tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>That US $100,000, plus agency support cost of US $7,000 for UNIDO, associated with the adjustment to the project management unit owing to the adjustment in the room air-conditioning manufacturing sector referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) above would be deducted from the funding tranche for 2021;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XLV to the present report, specifically: Appendix 2-A, owing to the postponement of the funding tranche for 2020 to 2021 referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii) above and the reduction of the UNIDO component on account of the removal of the three room air-conditioning enterprises referred to in subÔÇæparagraphs (a)(iii), (iv) and (v) above, and paragraph 16, modified to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 82nd meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems house U-Tech, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversion of froth system applications would not be paid under stage II until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country; and</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2021-2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,004,545, plus agency support costs of US $111,800 for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, as part of the submission for the fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP, the Government of India would either return US $709,493, plus agency support costs for UNDP, associated with the non-Article-5 ownership of Subros Ltd. or propose to replace that enterprise with an alternate enterprise, at which time any necessary adjustments to the funding level and remaining HCFC consumption eligible for phase-out would be made;</li><li>That the Government had determined that the continuous-panel manufacturing production lines of three enterprises initially included in stage II of the HPMP were not in compliance with the 1 January 2015 ban, had excluded the conversion of those lines from the HPMP and would return the amount of US $283,856 disbursed for the project, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8274">decision 82/74</a>(c);</li><li>That US $4,062,046, plus agency support costs of US $284,343, would be deducted from the approval for UNDP, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7743">decision 77/43</a>(d)(ii); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding 2021ÔÇæ2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $14,792,059, consisting of US $12,045,500, plus agency support costs of US $843,185 for UNDP, US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,433 for UNEP and US $1,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $167,941 for the Government of Germany, noting that for the amount approved for Germany, US $1,394,113, plus agency support costs of US $156,086, would be allocated to the 86th meeting and US $105,887, plus agency support costs of US $11,855, would be allocated to the 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon;</li><li>With appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made by the Government of Lebanon and UNDP to discontinue the temporary use of a technology with high global-warming potential (GWP) and to introduce the approved low-GWP technology in both the foam and room air-conditioning manufacturing sectors;</li><li>That the ban on imports of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyols had been postponed to 1 January 2021;</li><li>The request of the Government of Lebanon to accelerate completion of stage II of its HPMP from 2025 to 2024;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Lebanon to reduce HCFC consumption by 62.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022 and 75 per cent by 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the revised duration of stage II of the HPMP from 2025 to 2024;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat has revised the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XLVI to the present report, specifically: paragraph 1, to revise the target consumption to be met by Lebanon in 2024, Appendix 2-A, to reflect the change of the duration of stage II, the change of the targets referred to in sub-paragraph (e) and the revised funding schedule to advance the funding tranche for 2021 to 2020 and the tranche for 2024 to 2023, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75th meeting; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding 2020ÔÇô2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $420,462, plus agency support costs of US $29,432, noting that recommendations from the verification of HCFC consumption would be addressed during the implementation of the third tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information contained in document <a href="/media/539" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/85</a> on analysis of the administrative cost regime and core unit funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8461">decision 84/61</a>(c));</li><li>To allow bilateral and implementing agencies to continue using the existing administrative cost regime for projects to be submitted in 2021, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present, at the 88th meeting, the outcomes of the analysis of the administrative cost regime and core unit funding, taking into consideration relevant decisions by the Executive Committee, including those from the 84th to 87th meetings, and relevant outcomes of discussions by the Parties on the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2021ÔêÆ2023, on the basis of which the Committee would decide whether the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2018ÔêÆ2020 should be maintained for the triennium 2021ÔêÆ2023.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to continue consideration of the draft guidelines for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries at its 87th meeting, on the basis of the working document produced by the contact group formed at the 86th meeting, as contained in Annex XLVII to the present report.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to continue, at its 87th meeting, consideration of the framework for consultations with relevant funds and financial institutions to explore the mobilization of additional financial resources for maintaining or enhancing energy efficiency when replacing HFCs with lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential refrigerants in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector, on the basis of the working document produced by the contact group formed at the formal online 86th meeting, as contained in Annex XLVIII, to the present report.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To continue consideration of the project to control HFC-23 by-product emissions at Frio Industrias Argentinas in Argentina, contained in document <a href="/media/549" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/95</a>, Key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies: Argentina (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8490">decision 84/90</a>), at the 87th meeting;</li><li>To note the working document containing a draft decision on the project referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above that had been considered by the contact group at the 86th meeting, as contained in Annex XLIX to the present report, and that that the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, would submit a counterproposal for consideration at the 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal options to control and phase out HFC-23 by-product emissions at Quimob├ísicos contained in document <a href="/media/550" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/96</a>, Key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies: Mexico (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8491">decision 84/91</a>);</li><li>To approve, in principle, US $3,833,384, plus agency support costs of US $268,337 for UNIDO, to enable the Government of Mexico to comply with the HFC-23 by-product emission control obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Mexico would ensure that, by 1 January 2022 and thereafter, emissions of HFC-23 by-product from HCFC-22 production lines were destroyed in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, such that emissions for both lines were at or below 0.1 kg of HFC-23 per 100 kg of HCFC-22 produced;</li><li>The Government of Mexico had the flexibility to use the funding approved in principle in sub-paragraph (b) above to refurbish either of the two, or both, plasmaÔÇæarc destruction units installed at Quimob├ísicos, as described in document <a href="/media/613" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/65</a>, on the understanding that any additional funding required would be covered by Quimob├ísicos;</li><li>A maximum amount of US $2,995,047, out of the total funding approved, was associated with incremental operating costs and would be divided into annual tranches to be provided to Mexico upon verification of the quantity of HFC-23 byÔÇæproduct destroyed;</li><li>The incremental operating costs in each annual tranche would be calculated by multiplying the number of kilogrammes of HFC-23 destroyed by US $3.28/kg;</li><li>The project would be completed by 1 January 2031;</li><li>The Government of Mexico committed to ensuring that there would be no additional funding from other sources, including HFC-23 credits or offsets, for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions from the production lines concerned, during or after completion of the project;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment by Quimob├ísicos to suspend production of HCFC-22 for up to two weeks to allow for the repair of the plasma-arc destruction unit, if the Government of Mexico were to choose Option 1A in document <a href="/media/613" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/65</a>;</li><li>The commitment by the Government of Mexico to ensure that emissions of HFCÔÇæ23 by-product from HCFC-22 production by Quimob├ísicos would continue to be controlled and verified in the same manner after the completion of the project, including by means of policies and legislation;</li><li>That the funding approved in principle specified in sub-paragraph (b) above was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Mexico from the Multilateral Fund for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions;</li><li>The funding provided included reductions for non-Article 5 ownership and exports to non-Article 5 Parties;</li><li>The costs agreed for the project recognized the special circumstances of the project in Mexico and did not set a precedent for any other projects related to the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with UNIDO, to prepare a draft Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the control of HFCÔÇæ23 by-product emissions for consideration at the 87th meeting, in light of the guidance provided by the Executive Committee at the 86thmeeting;</li><li>To invite the Government of Mexico, after the completion of the project, to consider requesting additional funding, for independent verification of the HFC-23 by-product generated, destroyed, sold, stored and emitted, under the subsequent stage of its HCFC phase-out management plan, until approval of the HFC phase-down plan for the country, at which time verification would continue under that plan; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the project to control and phase out HFC-23 by-product emissions at Quimob├ísicos in Mexico, and the corresponding 2021ÔÇô2022 implementation plan, in the amount of US $483,058, plus agency support costs of US $33,814 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out to a future meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the World Bank had not yet been able to undertake the updated 2018 verification in China, requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8493">decision 84/93</a>(b), owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic; and</li><li>That the World Bank would undertake the verification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above as part of the 2019 and 2020 verification of the HCFC production sector in China, to be conducted in 2021, and would submit a report thereon to the Executive Committee at its last meeting of 2021.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><p>To note the progress report on implementation of activities funded by the US $23 million approved in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-8171">decision 81/71</a>(b), the implementation plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 and the submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China;</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of activities funded by the US $23 million approved in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-8171">decision 81/71</a>(b), the implementation plan for 2020ÔÇô2022 and the submission of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPPMP for China for the period 2018ÔÇô2026 to reduce HCFC production for controlled uses by 67.5 per cent and 71.5 per cent of the baseline, by 2025 and 2026, respectively, in the amount of US $70,752,000, consisting of US $67,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,752,000 for the World Bank, and including the sum of US $23,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,288,000 for the World Bank, already approved in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-8171">decision 81/71</a>(b);</li><li>To note that US $45,143 of cumulative interest accrued during stage I and stage II of the HPPMP between 2015 and 2019 would be deducted from the second tranche of stage II of the HPPMP, when approved, and that the present decision would supersede <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-7766">decisions 77/66</a>(b), <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-8080">80/80</a>(b) and <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-8288">82/88</a>(c);</li><li>To note also that the World Bank would undertake the 2019 and 2020 HCFC production verification under stage II of the HPPMP in 2021 and would submit a report thereon to the Executive Committee at its last meeting of 2021;</li><li>To request the World Bank, as part of the verification exercise referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (d) above, to verify, on a one-off basis:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the newly established production lines for HCFC-22 in Jiangxi Zhongfu Chemical Materials Technology, Jiangxi Lee and Man Chemical Company and Inner Mongolia Yonghe Fluorochemical Co., as well as those for HCFC-142b in Inner Mongolia 3F Wanhao Fluorochemical, were vertically integrated with the production of downstream facilities and that all HCFCs produced in the new lines would be channelled to feedstock use;</li><li>The date of cessation of production at the new HCFC-142b production line at Taixing Meilan;</li><li>That the closure and dismantling of the new 5,500 metric tonnes/year HCFC-142b production line at Inner Mongolia 3F Wanhao Fluorochemical had taken place;</li><li>That the pipeline connection between the HCFC-142b production, the bulk storage tank and the product packaging station at Inner Mongolia Yonghe Fluorochemical Co., had been dismantled; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to present the draft Agreement for stage II of the HPPMP, as orally amended by the Sub-group on the Production Sector, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 87th meeting.</li></ol>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer consideration of the final document on the investigation of HCFC feedstock application in China to a future meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee decided to defer consideration of the draft HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting.</p>

86th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the submission of the preliminary data and request for authorization to carry out the technical audit of the HCFC production sector in India: Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/SGP/7.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had contributions outstanding for one triennium or longer, and to report back at the 88th meeting;</li><li>To note the adjustments in the bilateral contribution by Canada, France, Portugal and Spain, resulting from a reconciliation exercise between invoices, payments and the SecretariatÔÇÖs inventory of approved projects, included in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To request the Treasurer, in cooperation with the Secretariat, to finalize the review of the amounts of the bilateral contribution by Finland recorded in the Multilateral Fund, and to report back at the 88th meeting; and</li><li>To request the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund, in cash, balances from completed or cancelled projects, interest accrued and other adjustments totalling US $3,280,455, which was the amount in excess of the offsets that the Treasurer had been able to make from projects approved for the World Bank since the 83rd meeting.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/386">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $2,308,358, consisting of: US $58,511, plus agency support costs of US $4,199, from UNDP; US $1,867,022, plus agency support costs of US $148,337, from UNEP, and US $214,743, plus agency support costs of US $15,546, from UNIDO;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $109,372, including agency support costs, from seven projects completed over two years previously, which included balances of US $434, including agency support costs, from one ODS-alternative survey project and US $10,110, including agency support costs, from one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $2,132, including agency support costs, from one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>&nbsp;That the net level of funds being returned by the Government of France at the 87<sup>th </sup>meeting was US $6,247, plus agency support costs of US $500;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, and to return the associated balances to the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNEP to return to the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting the balance from one ODS-alternative survey project completed over two years previously, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8075">decision 80/75</a>(c)(i), and the balance from one completed project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>UNEP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the remaining six projects completed over two years previously, and to return the balances to the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li><li>UNIDO to return to the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting the balance from one completed project funded using the additional voluntary contributions; and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of France, on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $6,747 referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(v) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The approved 2020 and 2021, revised 2022 and proposed 2023 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/387" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/5</a>;</li><li>That US $24,209 in expenditures not recorded in the final 2019 accounts had been reallocated to the 2020 budget;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, as contained in Annex II to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The revised 2022 budget of US $6,915,766, based on the analysis of staff costs in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-846">decision 84/6</a>(c), resulting in the return of US $1,033,864 to the Multilateral Fund at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The proposed 2023 budget of US $7,039,830, based on the revised 2022 budget, which included two meetings of the Executive Committee in Montreal, and a 3 per cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the information on country programme data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/388" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/6</a>, including:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That 91 countries had submitted 2020 CP data; and</li><li>That, on 7 June 2021, Yemen had submitted CP data for the years 2014 to 2020.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The reports on implementation delays and the status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting on 44 projects with implementation delays, as indicated in Annexes III and IV to the presente report, and on 22 projects for which additional status reports were recommended, as indicated in Annex V to the present report, as part of the 2020 annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations relating to ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Afghanistan and the request for an extension submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li> To extend, on an exceptional basis owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Afghanistan until 31 December 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested; and</li><li> To request the Government of Afghanistan, UNEP and UNIDO to submit a project completion report to the first meeting of 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide to the 88th meeting an update on the financial viability of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii); and</li><li> To note that, in the event that the enterprise referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above was not assisted by the Multilateral Fund, the funds associated with its conversion would be calculated taking into consideration the flexibility in the allocation of funds approved to the Government of Argentina for the XPS foam sector, and would be deducted from the amount approved for the subsequent tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brunei Darussalam and the request for an extension submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Brunei Darussalam until 31 December 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested; and</li><li>To request the Government of Brunei Darussalam, UNEP and UNDP to submit a project completion report to the first meeting of 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the annual progress report on implementation of the third and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile and the verification report on HCFC consumption for 2019 to 2020 submitted by UNDP, contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>To note that the enterprise Superfrigo had opted not to participate in stage II of the HPMP and that the approved funds of US $103,210 associated with the enterprise, plus agency support costs of US $7,225, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund by UNDP no later than the 89th meeting; and</li><li>To request the Government of Chile, through UNDP as lead implementing agency, to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage III and the project completion report to the first meeting in 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on progress in the future adoption of the interministerial decree (&ldquo;arr&ecirc;t&eacute; interminist&eacute;riel&rdquo;) for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS and other measures for strengthening monitoring and reporting systems relating to HCFC import and export under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire to provide an update, through UNEP, at the 88th meeting, on the adoption of the&ldquo;arr&ecirc;t&eacute; interminist&eacute;riel&rdquo; mentioned in sub?paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on the status of implementation of the measures for strengthening the licensing and quota system and monitoring and reporting of HCFC consumption recommended in the verification report under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Jamaica, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Jamaica and UNDP to provide, to the 88th meeting, an update on the additional steps taken in relation to the recommendations in the verification report submitted to the 85th meeting.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request submitted by the World Bank on behalf of the Government of Jordan for a change of technology in the conversion of the five enterprises from HFO-1233zd(E) to water-blown technology in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Jordan as contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>To approve the change of technology mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>To request the Government of Jordan and the World Bank to return to the Multilateral Fund the balance remaining from the polyurethane foam sector plan once all the enterprises included therein had been converted.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Lao People&rsquo;s Democratic Republic and the request for an extension submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li> To extend, on an exceptional basis owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for the Lao People&rsquo;s Democratic Republic until 31 December 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested; and</li><li> To request the Government of the Lao People&rsquo;s Democratic Republic, UNEP and the Government of France to submit a project completion report to the first meeting of 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the requests submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of Malaysia for the change in technology at nine foam enterprises included in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and for the conversion of an additional foam enterprise that had not been included in stage II, as contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>To further note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The requests for a change in technology, from HFOs, to pre-blended cyclopentane at four enterprises and to methylal at five enterprises, in the context of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The withdrawal of 15 small-sized foam enterprises from stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The request to reallocate US $169,281 of savings from the withdrawal of the 15 enterprises referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above to the conversion to preÔÇæblended cyclopentane at Thermofoam Marketing Sdn Bhd;</li><li>That UNDP would provide an update on the status of the polyurethane foam manufacturing conversions to the 88th meeting as part of the request for the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The change in technology, from HFOs, to pre-blended cyclopentane at four enterprises and to methylal at five enterprises, on the understanding that any additional costs would be covered by the enterprises and that the date of completion of the conversion of the enterprise would not be delayed owing to the change of technology; and</li><li>The reallocation of US $169,281 of savings from the withdrawal of the 15 enterprises referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above to the conversion to preÔÇæblended cyclopentane at Thermofoam Marketing, on the understanding that any additional costs for the conversion would be covered by the enterprise and that the 15 enterprises referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above would not be eligible for future funding from the Multilateral Fund to phase down HFCs.</li></ol></li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> That UNDP had been unable to financially complete stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico by 31 December 2020 and to return balances at the 87th meeting as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8422">decision 84/22</a> and (b), owing to delays in the final verification of and payment to one enterprise on account of restrictions imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic; and</li><li> That UNDP would financially complete stage I of the HPMP for Mexico before the 88th meeting and return to the Multilateral Fund at the 88th meeting the approved funds of US $683,300 for the enterprise Plasticos Espumados, which had not participated in stage I of the HPMP, and the estimated balance of US $300,000 and any remaining balances from stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The final progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the third and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco submitted by UNIDO, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>; and</li><li> That UNIDO would submit the verification report requested by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8357">decision 83/57</a>(d) to the 88th meeting and that, in the absence of such a report, stage II of the HPMP would not be considered by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nepal and the request for an extension submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li> To extend, on an exceptional basis owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the completion date of stage I of the HPMP for Nepal until 31 December 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested; and</li><li> To request the Government of Nepal, UNEP and UNDP to submit a project completion report to the first meeting of 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) submitted by UNEP, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li> To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the date of completion of stage I of the HPMP for the PICs to 31 December 2022, given the delays in implementing phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, and noting that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li> To request the Governments of the PICs and UNEP to submit a progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request from the Government of the Philippines to remove the air-conditioning manufacturing sector plan from stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>, noting that all enterprises included in the sector plan had phased out their consumption of HCFC-22 (15.57 ODP tonnes);</li><li>Also to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>That the amount of US $2,073,988, comprising US $1,793,307 for the airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector plan and US $145,000 for the associated project management unit, plus agency support costs of US $135,681, for UNIDO, approved in principle for stage II of the HPMP, would be removed from the Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex VI to [document <a target="_blank" href="/media/380">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/58</a>], specifically: Appendix 2-A, to reflect the removal of the airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing sector plan, and paragraph 17, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 83<sup>rd </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting the amount of US $212,152, consisting of US $53,273 for the air-conditioning manufacturing sector plan and US $145,000 for the associated project management unit, plus agency support costs of US $13,879, for UNIDO, approved as part of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To approve the tranche implementation plan for 2021ÔÇô2022 for all remaining stage II activities; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage III, and the project completion report to the second meeting in 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the third (and final) tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay and the report on implementation of the foam sector conversion project;</li><li> To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the date of completion of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay to 31 December 2022, given the delay in implementing phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, and noting that no further extension of project implementation would be requested;</li><li> To note that the ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols would be effective as of 1 January 2023;</li><li> To request UNDP to report to the 89th meeting on progress in implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of HFO/HFO-based polyurethane systems and their associated components; and</li><li> To request the Government of Uruguay and UNDP to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The request by the Government of Ecuador to transfer to UNIDO phase VII of the institutional strengthening project and all the phase-out activities included in the fifth tranche of stage I and in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) that had originally been planned for implementation by UNEP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP, contained in Annex VII to the present report, specifically: Appendix 2ÔÇæA, on the basis of the transfer to UNIDO of the component of the fifth tranche originally planned to be implemented by UNEP, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report, specifically: the removal of all references to the cooperating agency and Appendix 6-B; the reallocation of all funding from UNEP to UNIDO in Appendix 2-A, and the addition of a new paragraph 17 to indicate that UNEP had stopped being the cooperating agency as of the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting and that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to phase VII of the institutional strengthening project (ECU/SEV/83/INS/71):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To request UNEP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting the approved funding of US $226,305;</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the funding of US $226,305, plus agency support costs of US $15,841;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the fifth tranche of stage I of the HPMP (ECU/SEV/85/TAS/73):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To request UNEP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting the approved funding of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,300;</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the funding of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $700;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP (ECU/SEV/86/TAS/74):<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To request UNEP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 87<sup>th</sup> meeting the approved funding of US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,120;</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the funding of US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,680; and</li></ol></li><li>Also to approve the transfer from UNEP to UNIDO of the funding, approved in principle, of US $71,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,970, associated with the second, third and fourth tranches of stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on HFC-related activities that required an extension of their completion date, submitted by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany and Italy and UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, contained in document <a href="/media/390" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the completion of 60 HFC-related projects and activities despite constraints imposed on project implementation by the coronavirus disease (COVIDÔÇæ19) pandemic; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension of the HFC-related activities contained in Annex IX to the present report, to the date indicated in the last column of the table in that Annex, on an exceptional basis owing to the constraints caused by the COVIDÔÇæ19 pandemic; and to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to continue assisting Article 5 countries in completing the activities as soon as possible.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the requests for extension of enabling activities for HFC phase-down submitted by the respective implementing agencies for the six Article 5 countries listed in Table 16 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/390">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9</a>; and
</li><li> To extend the completion date for the enabling activities for HFC phase-down to 30 June 2022 for Algeria and Burundi and to 31 December 2022 for Belize, Guinea, Haiti and the Republic of Moldova on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that the respective implementing agencies would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report on the enabling activities completed, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>.
</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The financial audit report for the halon and process agent II sector plans in China, contained in document <a href="/media/391" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/9/Add.1</a>;</li><li>That the World Bank would return to the 87th meeting the remaining balance of US $8,723,002 from the halon sector plan and accumulated interest of US $44 associated with the halon and process agent II sector plans; and</li><li>That, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8641">decision 86/41</a>(c), the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer would continue working with the relevant implementing agencies to ensure that the project completion reports submitted for the refrigeration servicing and solvent sector plans that had been completed in December 2019 reflected disbursements to final beneficiaries, consistent with the information provided in the financial audit reports submitted to the 86th meeting.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the 2021 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/392">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/10</a>;
</li><li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 88th meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects, or to provide reasons for failing to do so;
</li><li> To urge lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs on schedule;
</li><li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to enter clear, well-written and thorough lessons when submitting their PCRs; and
</li><li> To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, if relevant, when preparing and implementing future projects.

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in documents <a href="/media/394" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/12</a> and Corr.1;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of Germany and Italy UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 16 out of 52 activities (in 14 out of 37 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 87th meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the first meeting of 2021 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to request relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their amendments to their respective work programmes, due for submission to the 88th meeting, funding in the amount of US $30,000 plus agency support costs for verification reports for stage II or stage III of the HPMPs for Albania, Botswana, Cuba, Djibouti, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XI to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and noting that the following agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee, to reflect the extension of the duration of stage I and the complete phase-out of HCFC-141b by 1 January 2022, as contained in Annex XII to the present report</li><li>The Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee, to reflect the extension of the duration of stage I and the revised funding schedule and the changes in monitoring institutions and roles, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XIV to the present report.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional, Project proposals - Approvals/Deferrals <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 87th meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $1,102,511 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2021; and</li><li>US $29,832 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2021.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the approval of the guidelines for the preparation of KIPs in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8750">decision 87/50</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the requests, submitted by the Government of Germany, for funding the preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans for:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Burkina Faso, in the amount of US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,700;</li><li>Liberia, in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900; and</li><li>Mauritius, in the amount of US $170,000, plus agency support costs plus agency support costs of US $22,100.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the approval of the guidelines for the preparation of KIPs in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8750">decision 87/50</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the requests, submitted by UNDP, for funding for the preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans for:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bhutan, in the amount of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750;</li><li>Eswatini, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100;</li><li>Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and Maldives, each in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,450;</li><li>Mexico, in the amount of US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,950;</li><li>Kyrgyzstan, in the amount of US $91,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,370;</li><li>Ghana, in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100;</li><li>Sri Lanka, in the amount of US $135,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,450;</li><li>Nigeria, in the amount of US $137,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,590; and</li><li>Costa Rica, Cuba, and Paraguay, each in the amount of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,900;</li><li>Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay, each in the amount of US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,300; and</li><li>Colombia, in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the approval of the guidelines for the preparation of KIPs in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8750">decision 87/50</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the requests, submitted by UNEP, for funding for the preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans for:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Mexico, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900;</li><li>Sri Lanka, in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550;</li><li>Kyrgyzstan, in the amount of US $39,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,070;</li><li>Albania, in the amount of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850;</li><li>Nigeria, in the amount of US $58,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,540;</li><li>Ghana, in the amount of US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800;</li><li>Bhutan, in the amount of US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750;</li><li>Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and Maldives, each in the amount of US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,350;</li><li>Eswatini, in the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000;</li><li>Senegal, in the amount of US $135,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,550; and</li><li>Armenia and Turkmenistan, each in the amount of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,100.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the approval of the guidelines for the preparation of KIPs in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8750">decision 87/50</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the requests, submitted by UNIDO, for funding for the preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans for:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Nigeria, in the amount of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750;</li><li>Senegal, in the amount of US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,850;</li><li>Albania, in the amount of US $85,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,950;</li><li>Montenegro, in the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000;</li><li>Mexico, in the amount of US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,050;</li><li>North Macedonia, in the amount of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100;</li><li>Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Nicaragua and Niger, each in the amount of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,900;</li><li>Ecuador and Jordan, each in the amount of US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,300; and</li><li>South Africa, in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Pursuant to the approval of the guidelines for the preparation of KIPs in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8750">decision 87/50</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the request, submitted by the World Bank, for funding for the preparation of a Kigali HFC implementation plan for Malaysia, in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Belize for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $582,321, consisting of US $388,000, plus agency support costs of US $50,441, for UNEP and US $132,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,880, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Belize:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To establish a ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.74 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Belize should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Belize for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Belize, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $188,247, consisting of US $95,350, plus agency support costs of US $12,396, for UNEP and US $73,854, plus agency support costs of US $6,647, for UNDP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $633,165, consisting of US $506,729, plus agency support costs of US $35,471, for UNIDO and US $80,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,465, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-141b and HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2024;</li><li>To implement refrigeration and air-conditioning technician certification scheme by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To do the following by 1 January 2026: a. Implement an electronic licensing system; a. Implement a prohibition on the venting of HCFCs during installation, servicing and decommissioning of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and a prohibition on disposable cylinders; b. Finalize and implement a regulation requiring the recovery of HCFCs during the servicing of refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment and a regulation requiring leak-checking for larger equipment (using more than 3 kg of refrigerant); c. Establish a code of practice for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians;</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2022, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025 and 85 per cent by 1 January 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 4.57 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $178,000, consisting of US $141,009, plus agency support costs of US $9,871, for UNIDO and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,120, for UNEP.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2021ÔÇô2026 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $473,934, plus agency support costs of US $33,176, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To finalize, by 31 December 2022, regulations requiring the recovery of HCFCs during the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;</li><li>To establish, by 31 December 2022, penalties for contravention of the prohibition of venting of HCFCs during installation, servicing and decommissioning of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;</li><li>To establish by 1 January 2026: a. Mandatory record-keeping practices, including refrigerant and equipment logbooks for systems containing more than 3 kg of refrigerant; b. Mandatory recovery of HCFCs from containers and equipment at their end of life; c. Prohibition of disposable refrigerant cylinders; d. Regulations allowing the sale of HCFCs to certified technicians only;</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent in 2021, 80 per cent in 2023 and 90 per cent in 2025;</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2026 in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2026;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $126,140, plus agency support costs of US $8,830, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for El Salvador for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $698,320, consisting of US $603,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,210, for UNDP and US $47,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,110, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of El Salvador:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 54 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2021, 71 per cent by 2022, 75 per cent by 2025, 80 per cent by 2026, and 97.5 per cent by 2028 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 7.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of El Salvador should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in El Salvador for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for El Salvador, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $210,210, consisting of US $169,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,830, for UNDP and US $26,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,380, for UNEP.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the request for extension of the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) to 30 June 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To request the Government of Ghana to submit an updated progress report for stage I of the HPMP and a verification report on HCFC consumption to the 88th meeting and a project completion report to the second meeting of 2022;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Ghana for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,759,507, consisting of US $1,159,970, plus agency support costs of US $81,198, for UNDP and US $458,707, plus agency support costs of US $59,632, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Ghana:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 70 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 74 per cent by 2023, 79 per cent by 2025, 85 per cent by 2026, 91 per cent by 2029 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To ban the import of all HCFCs by 1 January 2033;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 31.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Ghana should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Ghana were intending to have consumption during the 2030-2040 period, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between Ghana and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $619,210, consisting of US $459,820, plus agency support costs of US $32,187, for UNDP and US $112,569, plus agency support costs of US $14,634, for UNEP.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq for the period 2021ÔÇô2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 69 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $3,026,100, consisting of US $1,840,000, plus agency support costs of US $212,400, for UNEP and US $910,000, plus agency support costs of US $63,700, for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Iraq:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 69 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2025;</li><li>To establish, by 31 December 2022, regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning;</li></ol></li><li>That, to allow for the consideration of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNEP and UNIDO should confirm completion of stage I of the HPMP, submit the project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund;</li><li>UNIDO should confirm completion of the national phase-out plan (first tranche) (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09) and the project to replace refrigerant CFC-12 with isobutane and foam blowing agent CFC-11 with cyclopentane in the manufacturing of domestic refrigerators and chest freezers at Light Industries Company for Iraq (IRQ/REF/57/INV/07), submit the project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 32.79 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Iraq, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $400,421, consisting of US $335,000, plus agency support costs of US $38,671, for UNEP and US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lesotho for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $61,100, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Lesotho:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 71 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2021 and 86 per cent by 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to authorize the import of HCFCs only for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To adopt safety standards for flammable refrigerants by 31 December 2022;</li><li>To establish mandatory certification of technicians by 31 December 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.00 ODP tonne of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Lesotho should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Lesotho for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Lesotho, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $168,900, plus agency support costs of US $21,957, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the duration of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to 31 December 2022, given delay in implementing phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Paraguay for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,280,897, consisting of US $483,290, plus agency support costs of US $62,828, for UNEP and US $686,710, plus agency support costs of US $48,070, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Paraguay:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b pure or contained in preÔÇæblended polyols from 1 January 2024;</li><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 13.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for the consideration of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP, UNEP and UNDP should submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP and return any unused balances to the Fund;</li><li>That, to allow for the consideration of the final tranche of stage II of its HPMP, the Government of Paraguay should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Paraguay for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Paraguay, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $231,885, consisting of US $109,055, plus agency support costs of US $14,177, for UNEP and US $101,545, plus agency support costs of US $7,108, for UNDP, on the understanding that the funds associated with UNEP would be transferred to UNEP by the Treasurer upon receipt by the Secretariat of confirmation by UNEP that the agreement for the implementation of the third tranche of stage I had been signed and the first advance of funds for that tranche had been transferred to the Government.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Qatar to the 88th meeting.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Lucia for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $601,320, consisting of US $318,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,340, for UNEP and US $222,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,980, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Saint Lucia to reduce HCFC consumption by 47 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022 and 67.5 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.71 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Saint Lucia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Saint Lucia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Saint Lucia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $182,000, consisting of US $81,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,530 for UNEP and US $83,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,470, for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9420">Decision 94/20</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sierra Leone for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $602,720, consisting of US $353,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,890, for UNEP and US $187,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,830, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Sierra Leone:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 67 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2021 and 85 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To set up an online HCFC licensing and quota system by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.09 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Sierra Leone should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Sierra Leone for the period 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sierra Leone, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $280,080, consisting of US $135,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,550, for UNEP and US $117,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,530, for UNIDO, on the understanding that the recommendations included in the verification report submitted to the 87th meeting would be addressed during the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP and that the actions implemented towards that end would be included in the tranche implementation report to be submitted with the request for the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sierra Leone.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the completion date of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the United Republic of Tanzania to 31 December 2022, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for the United Republic of Tanzania for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $603,400, consisting of US $370,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,100, for UNEP and US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,300, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To set up an online HCFC licensing and quota system by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment as of 1 January 2026;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.11 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP, UNEP and UNIDO should submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP and return any unused balances to the Fund, and UNEP should confirm that the country had implemented the recommendations of the verification report submitted to the 85th meeting;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of stage II of its HPMP, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the United Republic of Tanzania for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the United Republic of Tanzania, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $303,925, consisting of US $172,500, plus agency support costs of US $22,425, for UNEP and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,000, for UNIDO, on the understanding that funds associated with UNEP would be transferred to UNEP by the Treasurer upon receipt by the Secretariat of confirmation by UNEP that the agreement for the implementation of the third tranche of stage I had been signed.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Republic of Moldova to the 88th meeting.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note that no consensus had been reached on approval of the project for conversion of refrigeration compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to R-600a-based compressors at Misr Compressor Manufacturing Co. in Egypt</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to its 88th meeting consideration of the potential strategies, policy measures and commitments, as well as projects and activities that could be integrated within stage I of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries to ensure limits on growth and sustainable reductions in HFC consumption (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8454">decision 84/54</a>(b)), contained in document <a href="/media/429" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/45</a>.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the draft guidelines for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries, contained in document <a href="/media/430" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/46</a>;</li><li>To include, in the funding for the preparation of an overarching strategy for stage I of the HFC phase-down plan, henceforth referred to as the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP), assistance for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Extending existing or developing new legislation, policies and regulations as required for the import/export licensing and quota systems for controlled substances under Annex F (HFCs) of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>The conduct of a survey of HFC consumption and its sectoral distribution, surveys of enterprises in the manufacturing and servicing sectors, with analysis of the data to estimate the HFC baselines for compliance, and taking into account any HFC surveys conducted;</li><li>The development of the overarching strategy for the phase-down of HFCs and a plan of action that would include the refrigeration servicing sector for stage I of the KIPs to address the freeze and 10 per cent reduction in HFC consumption;</li><li>For those countries that wished to do so, consideration of integrating HFC phaseÔÇædown activities with HCFC phase-out management plan activities;</li><li>For those countries that wished to do so, a description of relevant national initiatives, policies, regulations, and standards associated with maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency;</li></ol></li><li>To provide funding for the elements described in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (v) above, as specified in the table below, based on the countryÔÇÖs HCFC consumption baseline:</li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>HCFC baseline (ODP tonnes)</td><td>Funding for preparation of stage I of the KIPs (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Below 1</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>1 and up to 6</td><td>130,000</td></tr><tr><td>Above 6 and up to 20</td><td>170,000</td></tr><tr><td>Above 20 and up to 100</td><td>190,000</td></tr><tr><td>Above 100 and up to 1,000</td><td>220,000</td></tr><tr><td>Above 1,000 and up to 2,000</td><td>230,000</td></tr><tr><td>Above 2,000</td><td>case-by-case</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="4"><li>To determine and provide funding for, on a case-by-case basis, the preparation of stage I of any regional KIPs and those countries with an HCFC baseline consumption above 2,000 ODP tonnes;</li><li>That, for countries that chose to implement individual HFC investment projects or sector plans in advance of submission of stage I of the KIPs, the approval of each project should result in a phase-out of HFCs to count against the eligible consumption identified in the KIPs and should indicate how the investment project would relate to meeting the overarching strategy for the country and when the KIPs would be submitted;</li><li>To provide funding for any Article 5 country with a manufacturing sector using HFCs according to the number of manufacturing enterprises to be converted in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5616">decision 56/16</a>(d) and (f), as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>One enterprise to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $30,000;</li><li>Two enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $60,000;</li><li>Three to 14 enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $80,000;</li><li>Fifteen or more enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $150,000;</li><li>To limit the maximum funding provided for the preparation of the investment component for any country according to the table below:</li></ol></li></ol><table><tbody><tr><td>HCFC baseline (ODP tonnes)</td><td>Funding limit (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Up to 100</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>101ÔÇô300</td><td>200,000</td></tr><tr><td>301ÔÇô500</td><td>250,000</td></tr><tr><td>501ÔÇô1,000</td><td>300,000</td></tr><tr><td>1,001 and above</td><td>400,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="7"><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting stage I of the KIPs on behalf of Article 5 countries, to include:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Confirmation that the country had an established and enforceable national system of licensing and quotas for monitoring HFC imports/exports in place, consistent with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6317">decision 63/17</a>;</li><li>The GovernmentÔÇÖs commitment and actions to ensure that funded HFC phase-out would be sustained over time;</li><li>An overview of any early actions to control HFC consumption;</li></ol></li><li>To agree that institutions and capacities in Article 5 countries developed through Multilateral Fund assistance for the phase-out of ODS should be used to the extent practicable for the phase-down of HFCs, as appropriate; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, with the assistance of the bilateral and implementing agencies, a guide for preparation of stage I of KIPs that could be used by Article 5 countries.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>The Executive Committee thus <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the framework for consultations with relevant funds and financial institutions to explore the mobilization of additional financial resources for maintaining or enhancing energy efficiency when replacing HFCs with low-global-warming-potential refrigerants in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8694">decision 86/94</a>), contained in document <a href="/media/435" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/51</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022, a report identifying options, within the Multilateral Fund and by working with other financial institutions that financed energy efficiency and whose procedures could be compatible with those of the Multilateral Fund, for mobilizing financial resources for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency when replacing HFCs with lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarming-potential alternatives in the relevant foam manufacturing sub-sectors and the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump sectors; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat as part of the report referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above to identify the relevant procedures and conditions relating to the provision of grants and other funding options by the other financial institutions for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies: Argentina (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8695">decision 86/95</a>) contained in document <a href="/media/437" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/53</a>;</li><li>To approve, in principle, US $2,262,630, plus agency support costs of US $158,384, for UNIDO to enable the Government of Argentina to comply with the HFC-23 by-product emission control obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The Government of Argentina would ensure that, by 1 January 2022 and thereafter, emissions of HFC-23 by-product from the HCFC-22 production line were destroyed in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and that emissions from the line were at or below 0.1 kg of HFC-23 emissions per 100 kg of HCFC-22 produced;</li><li>A maximum amount of US $502,766, out of the total funding approved, was associated with incremental operating costs and would be divided in annual tranches to be provided to Argentina upon verification of the quantity of HFC-23 by-product destroyed;</li><li>The incremental operating costs in each annual tranche would be calculated by multiplying the quantity of HFC-23 destroyed by US $1.40/kg;</li><li>The Government of Argentina would have flexibility to use the funding approved in principle indicated in sub-paragraph (b) above to compensate the production plant, Frio Industrias Argentinas, for the closure of its HCFC-22 production should the plant decide to close its HCFC-22 production line permanently prior to 1 January 2024, with the exception of any funds approved for independent verification for years subsequent to the year of closure, which should be returned to the Multilateral Fund; and any production of any other substance listed in Annex C or F to the Montreal Protocol at that facility would not be eligible for funding;</li><li>The project would be completed by 1 January 2031;</li><li>The Government of Argentina committed to there being no additional funding from other sources for HFC-23 by-product emissions control at Frio Industrias Argentinas during or after completion of the project, including HFC-23 credits or offsets;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the funding approved in principle specified in sub-paragraph (b) above was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Argentina from the Multilateral Fund for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions;</li><li>That the costs agreed recognized the special circumstances of the project in Argentina and did not set a precedent for the calculation of costs for any other projects for the control of HFC-23 by-product emissions;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in cooperation with UNIDO, to prepare a draft Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for the control of HFCÔÇæ23 by-product emissions, in accordance with the present decision, for consideration at the 88th meeting, using the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the destruction of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Quimob├ísicos (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8753">decision 87/53</a>) as a starting point and in light of the guidance provided by the Executive Committee at the 87th meeting;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of the project to control HFC-23 by-product emissions in Argentina in the amount of US $1,527,851, plus agency support costs of US $106,950 for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to submit an annual implementation plan, in accordance with the anticipated draft Agreement referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (d) above, for consideration at the 88th meeting.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the destruction of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Quimob├ísicos, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the progress made on the recruitment process for the position of Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-862">decision 86/2</a>(h)) contained in document <a href="/media/439" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/55</a>;</li><li>The job opening for the post of fourth Chief Officer, with its closing date of 3 August 2021, as contained in Annex I to document <a href="/media/439" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/55</a>;</li><li>The reply of 18 May 2021 from the Executive Director of UNEP to the Chief Officer regarding the two UNEP representatives to serve on the selection panel;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the establishment of a selection panel composed of: Ms. Annie Gabriel (Australia), Mr. Alain Wilmart (Belgium) (Co-Chair), Mr. John Thompson (United States of America), representing non-Article 5 Parties; Ms. Liana Ghahramanyan (Armenia), Mr. Li Yonghong (China) and Ms. Erika Spiess (Paraguay), representing Article 5 Parties; and Ms. Inger Anderson (Executive Director of UNEP) (Co-Chair) and Ms. Megumi Seki (Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat), representing UNEP;</li><li>To request the members of the selection panel to work intersessionally on the matters within its purview, including the definition of the selection process, the dates for interviews, to be held virtually, and the assessment matrix for attributing scores to candidates; and</li><li>To request the selection panel to report, through the Chair of the Executive Committee, at the 88th meeting on progress made in the process to select the fourth Chief Officer.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reports to the Meeting of the Parties <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to authorize the Secretariat to finalize the report of the Executive Committee to the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in light of discussions held and decisions taken at the 87th meeting, and to submit it to the Ozone Secretariat following clearance by the Chair.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the Agreement for stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan for China, as orally amended by the Sub-group on the Production Sector and contained in Annex XXVII to the present report.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the final document on the investigation of HCFC feedstock applications in China for 2014 to 2018, submitted by the Government of China, through the World Bank;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to inform the Executive Committee if any of the HCFC production lines previously verified as being vertically integrated through a pipe to the downstream facility had changed its method of transporting some or all of the HCFCs to the downstream facility;</li><li>To request the World Bank to include, in the annual independent HCFC production verifications submitted under the HCFC production phase-down management plan, all newly established HCFC production lines for feedstock use if they had been verified as not being vertically integrated with their downstream production facility, noting that the Executive Committee could consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether any additional funding would be required for such verification;</li><li>That the Executive Committee would consider the definition ofÔÇ£vertically integrated facilitiesÔÇØ, at its 88th meeting, in the context of its discussions on the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8697">decision 86/97</a>);</li><li>To note that the Government of China would:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Ensure that, in its data reporting under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, starting in 2021, all HCFCs produced in a given year would be reported as produced that year, irrespective of when the HCFC was used, in line with the Article 7 data reporting instructions and guidelines approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in decision XXX/10;</li><li>Review the approach used to report production of HCFC-133a and CFC-113a under Article 7 to strengthen its data reporting and, through the World Bank, report to the Executive Committee the outcomes of that review at the Executive Committee meeting in June 2022; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to provide the outcome of the GovernmentÔÇÖs review of HCFC production reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2014 and 2015 to the 88th meeting.</li></ol>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out to the 88th meeting.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the draft HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting.</p>

87th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold the 89th meeting from 7 to 11 March 2022, in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to discuss, should the 88th meeting scheduled for 15 to 19 November 2021 not take place in person, the outstanding policy items that were unable to be concluded through the related intersessional approval process and virtual meetings;</li><li>To hold its 90th meeting from 20 to 24 June 2022, in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO;</li><li>To hold its 91st meeting from 28 November to 2 December 2022, in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO; and</li><li>To note that, in the event that the 89th meeting did not take place as decided in subÔÇæparagraph (a) above, the proposed meetings in June and November 2022 would become the 89th and 90th meetings, respectively.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li><p>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/293" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/2</a>;&nbsp;</p><p><u>Audit of the Multilateral Fund by the Office of Internal Oversight Services</u></p></li><li>To note the report entitled Audit by the United Nations Environment Programme Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (Assignment No. AA2021-220?01), conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) and attached to document <a href="/media/293" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/2</a>/Add.1;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat and the Treasurer had taken specific action to address the six recommendations contained in the report mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above;</li><li>To request the Fund Secretariat, the Treasurer and the bilateral and implementing agencies to complete implementation of the recommendations made by OIOS and to include information in that regard in relevant meeting documents;</li><li><p>To request the Fund Secretariat to communicate to OIOS, through the Executive Director of UNEP, that the Executive Committee had noted the recommendations contained in the OIOS report and the actions that the Fund Secretariat and the Treasurer had taken, and the bilateral and implementing agencies would take, to address them and that the Committee would give further consideration to the recommendations relating to gender-mainstreaming, project implementation delays and project completion and reporting under relevant agenda items at the first regular meeting of the Executive Committee in 2022;&nbsp;</p><p><u>Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network</u></p></li><li>To note the report on the five key areas of improvement identified in the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network, contained in document <a href="/media/293" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/2</a>/Add.2; and</li><li>To defer to the 89th meeting consideration of the report mentioned is sub-paragraph (f) above.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To note the finalization of the review of the amounts of the bilateral contribution by Finland recorded in the Multilateral Fund, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-871">decision 87/1</a>(d); and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or longer and to report back at the 90th meeting.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/297" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting by the implementing agencies was US $6,320,237, consisting of US $2,261,506, plus agency support costs of US $168,607, from UNDP, US $3,165,404, plus agency support costs of US $241,892, from UNEP, US $36,946, plus agency support costs of US $2,678, from UNIDO and agency support costs of US $443,204 from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $25,773, including agency support costs, from three projects completed over two years previously, and US $22,223, including agency support costs, from three completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $116,344, including agency support costs, from two projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the Government of Australia at the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting was US $2,070, plus agency support costs of US $269;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return the associated balances at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the remaining three projects completed over two years previously and to return the balances at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP to return at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting the balances of three completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>UNEP to return at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting the balances of two projects completed ÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8616">decision 86/16</a>(f)(i); and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of Australia, on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $2,339 referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(v) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2020, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/298">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/5</a>; and
</li><li> To request the Treasurer to record in the 2021 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agencies&rsquo; provisional 2020 financial statements and their final 2020 statements reflected in Table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/298">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/5</a>.

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2020 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/299">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/6</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers to UNEP, US $1,080,630, on account of income from interest earned in 2020 and prior years reported in its 2020 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To request UNDP to make adjustments of US $6,740 in its 2021 progress report, representing the amount withheld as a penalty in relation to a project (SRL/PHA/86/INV/58);</li><li>To request UNEP to make adjustments of US $4,723 in its 2021 progress report, representing the amount withheld as a penalty in relation to a project (SRL/PHA/86/TAS/56);</li><li>To request UNIDO to make adjustments of US $2,022,000, in its 2021 accounts, representing income that had been recorded in 2020, and US $89,600, in its 2021 progress report, relating to grants that were closed in 2020, but the funds of which were returned in 2021;</li><li>To request the World Bank, in its 2021 progress report, to make adjustments of:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>US $314,015 representing the closing balance of US $33,907 of a project (CPR/PRO/57/INV/487) and US $280,108 in relation to a project (CPR/FOA/56/INV/478);</li><li>US $1,060,319, representing funds returned in relation to a project (PHI/SEV/80/TAS/01);</li></ol></li><li>To note that the following 2020 outstanding reconciling items would be updated by relevant implementing agencies prior to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Differences, of US $12,657 in income and US $69,436 in expenditure, between the progress report and the final accounts of UNIDO;</li><li>Differences of US $121,562 in income between the progress report and the final accounts of the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects, implementing with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (VIE/PHA/76/TAS/71) and (VIE/PHA/84/INV/75), in the amount of US $234,170;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The revised 2022, approved 2023 and proposed 2024 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/300" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/7</a>;</li><li>The return, to the Multilateral Fund at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting, of US $2,430,831, comprising US $2,427,831 from the approved 2020 budget of the Fund Secretariat and US $3,000 from the approved 2020 budget for the monitoring and evaluation work programme;</li></ol></li><li>To approve, as contained in Annex II to the present report:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The revised 2022 budget of the Fund Secretariat of US $7,364,366, including US $448,600 to cover the cost of holding one additional meeting of the Executive Committee that year; and</li><li>The proposed 2024 budget of US $7,167,615, which was based on the approved 2023 budget, the holding of two meetings of the Executive Committee in Montreal and a 3 per cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/301" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/8</a>, including that, as at 8 October 2021, 131 countries had submitted 2020 CP data and 13 countries had yet to do so;</li><li>To note that Mali and Mauritania had submitted their CP data for 2020 following the issuance of document <a href="/media/301" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/8</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of the Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Guinea, Myanmar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, South Africa, South Sudan, Suriname and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) regarding the CP data reports outstanding for 2020, urging them to submit those reports as soon as possible;</li><li>Relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the respective governments in clarifying the discrepancies between their CP data and data reported under Article 7 for 2020 and to report back no later than at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li><li>The Secretariat to include, in the document on CP data and prospects for compliance to be submitted to the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, ways of adjusting the requirements for CP reports to allow for reconciliation of the HFC data reported therein with those reported under Article 7.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The evaluation of the performance of the implementing agencies against their 2020 business plans contained in document <a href="/media/302" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/9</a>;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2020 of at least 68 on a scale of 100;</li><li>That trend analysis indicated that the performance of implementing agencies had not improved for some indicators in 2020 in relation to 2019;</li><li>With appreciation, both the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies to have open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone units (NOUs) about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory and the satisfactory outcome of their consultations with the NOUs concerned;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to have an open and constructive discussion with the NOU in Iraq, to resolve any issues raised in the evaluation of its performance and to report at the 90<sup>th </sup>meeting on the outcome of the discussion;</li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies in assisting their Governments, noting that 37 out of the 144 countries had submitted such assessments for 2020, as compared with 78 in 2019; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide, in the subsequent evaluation of the performance of the implementing agencies, more comprehensive analysis of the results, including additional information on the reasons for the agencies not reaching their targets and suggestions about ways to improve their performance, as appropriate.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To take note of the desk study for the evaluation of energy efficiency in the servicing sector contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/303">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/10</a>; and
</li><li> To request the Secretariat, when preparing further information and future reports related to energy efficiency, to take into account the information and lessons learned contained in the desk study referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To approve the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2022 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/304">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/11/Rev.1</a> and the related budget of US$ 144,500 outlined in table 2 of that document; and
</li><li> To reallocate US $15,000, for the desk study for the evaluation of demonstration projects for low-global-warming-potential alternatives to HCFCs, from the 2020 budget of the monitoring and evaluation work programme to that of 2022.

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/305" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/12</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting their 2020 activities; and</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 90th meeting, on 129 projects with implementation delays and 53 ongoing projects or tranches of multi-year agreements recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes III to VII to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/306" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/13</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the completion dates of the projects listed below to allow for completion of the remaining activities as reflected in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/306" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/13</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zimbabwe (stage I, fourth tranche) (refrigeration servicing sector) (ZIM/PHA/80/INV/54), to 31 March 2022;</li><li>HPMP for Zimbabwe (stage I, fifth tranche) (ZIM/PHA/86/INV/62), to 30 June 2022;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 September 2022, of the completion date of the enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Papua New Guinea (PNG/SEV/80/TAS/01+), to allow for completion of the remaining activities, as reflected in Table 3 of document <a href="/media/306" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/13</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/307" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/14</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2022, of the completion date of the enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Uruguay (URU/SEV/80/TAS/02+) to allow for completion of the remaining activities, as reflected in Table 2 of document <a href="/media/307" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/14</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/15</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the completion dates of the projects listed below to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in Table 2 of document <a href="/media/308" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/15</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for El Salvador (stage I, fourth tranche) (ELS/PHA/86/TAS/40), to 30 September 2022;</li><li>HPMP for Honduras (stage I, fifth tranche) (HON/PHA/86/TAS/51), to 30 September 2022; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/309" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/16</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the completion dates of the projects listed below to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in Table 1 of document <a href="/media/309" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/16</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Jordan (JOR/SEV/82/TAS/104), to 30 June 2022;</li><li>Global chiller replacement project for Argentina (GLO/REF/80/DEM/344), to 31 December 2022;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension of the completion dates of the projects listed below to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in Table 3 of document <a href="/media/309" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/16</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Chile (CHI/SEV/80/TAS/02+), to 30 June 2022;</li><li>Enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Morocco (MOR/SEV/81/TAS/01+), to 31 December 2022;</li><li>Enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Uruguay (URU/SEV/80/TAS/01+), to 30 June 2022; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2020 contained in document <a href="/media/310" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/17</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2021, of the completion date of the enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Thailand (THA/SEV/80/TAS/01+), to allow for completion of the remaining activities, as reflected in Table 2 of document <a href="/media/310" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/17</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide, at the 90th meeting, an update on the financial viability of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii); and</li><li> To note that, in the event that the enterprise referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above was not assisted by the Multilateral Fund, the funding associated with its conversion would be calculated taking into consideration the flexibility in the allocation to the Government of Argentina of the funds approved for the XPS foam sector, and that amount would be deducted from the funds approved for the subsequent tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on progress in the future adoption of the interministerial decree (&ldquo;arr&ecirc;t&eacute; interminist&eacute;riel&rdquo;) for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS and other measures for strengthening monitoring and reporting systems relating to HCFC import and export under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire, submitted by UNEP in response to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8710">decision 87/10</a> and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire to provide an update, through UNEP, at the 90th meeting, on the adoption of the&ldquo;arr&ecirc;t&eacute; interminist&eacute;riel&rdquo; mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on the status of implementation of the measures for strengthening the licensing and quota system and monitoring and reporting of HCFC consumption recommended in the verification report under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Jamaica, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Jamaica and UNDP to provide, at the 90th meeting, an update on the additional steps taken in relation to the recommendations in the verification report submitted to the 85th meeting.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the status report on the strengthening of the licensing and quota system for HCFCs and information-sharing with the Kenya Revenue Authority on HCFC imports, submitted by the Government of Kenya through the Government of France and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Kenya, through the Government of France, to provide, at the 90th meeting, an update on the status of implementation of activities for strengthening the licensing and quota system for HCFCs and information-sharing with the Kenya Revenue Authority on HCFC imports.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That UNDP had been unable to conclude financial completion of stage I of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico before the 88th meeting and to return balances at the same meeting, as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8715">decision 87/15</a>(b), owing to the need to resolve an issue identified in the safety audit of the last enterprise to be converted in order to allow the release of the final payment; and</li><li>That UNDP would ensure financial completion of stage I of the HPMP for Mexico before 31 December 2021 and would return to the Multilateral Fund at the 90th meeting the funding of US $683,300 approved for the enterprise Pl├ísticos Espumados, which did not participate in stage I of the HPMP, the estimated balance of US $300,000 from the conversion of the polyurethane foam sector, and any remaining balances from stage I of the HPMP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on the status of the signing of the small-scale funding agreement (SSFA) for the implementation of the fifth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Lucia and disbursement of the first instalment under the SSFA, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To request UNEP to provide, at the 90th meeting, an update on the status of signing of the SSFA for the fifth tranche of stage I of the HPMP and the SSFA for the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Saint Lucia and disbursement of the first instalments under each of the SSFAs.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the progress made in improving the licensing and quota system and strengthening customs capacity for import control under the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with the assistance of UNEP and UNIDO, to continue implementing the activities planned to further strengthen the licensing and quota system and to report on the progress achieved both in the annual progress report of UNEP and at the time of submission of the request for the fourth tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Tunisia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/311" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of France to submit, at the 90th meeting, a detailed report on the results of the pilot demonstration project for the use of zero-ODP and low?global?warming?potential alternative technologies by small and medium-sized users in the servicing sector to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a>(d).</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the request submitted by UNIDO, on behalf of the Government of Tunisia, for a change of technology in the conversion of an enterprise, Le Panneau, from an n?pentane?based foam-blowing agent to HFO-1233zd under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Tunisia, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To approve the change of technology mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, on the understanding that any additional costs for the conversion would be covered by the enterprise.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the final report on the project to promote low-global-warming-potential (low-GWP) refrigerants for the air-conditioning industry in Egypt, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>; and</li><li> To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the conversion of air-conditioning manufacturing to low-GWP refrigerants.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the demonstration project on promoting HFO-based low?global-warming-potential refrigerants for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>;</li><li> To extend, on an exceptional basis, the completion date of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above to 15 March 2022, owing to the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic and in view of the advanced progress already made; and</li><li> To request UNIDO to submit the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above by no later than 28 March 2022 and to return all remaining balances by the 90th meeting.</li></ol>

Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Projects with specific reporting requirements

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The request by the Government of Mauritania to transfer to UNIDO all activities included in stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) that had initially been planned for implementation by UNDP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2ÔÇæA and paragraph 9, on the basis of the transfer of the UNDP component to UNIDO, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of Mauritania would update its data on HCFC consumption submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and in its country programme implementation report when the survey of HCFC consumption for the years 2017ÔÇæ2020 had been completed and independently verified;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To request UNDP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting funding in the amount of US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,350 (MAU/PHA/80/TAS/25);</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,350; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the transfer from UNDP to UNIDO of the funding approved in principle associated with the second and third tranches of stage I of the HPMP in the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the requests to extend the completion dates of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for 16 Article 5 countries, from 31 December 2021 to various dates beyond 31 December 2022, as listed in Table 7 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/311">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18</a>;</li><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Continued implementation of the outstanding activities related to stage I of the HPMPs for Barbados (UNEP), Botswana (UNEP and UNIDO), Congo (UNEP), C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire (UNEP and UNIDO), Dominica (UNEP), Grenada (UNEP), Mozambique (UNEP and UNIDO), Jamaica (UNEP), Saint Kitts and Nevis (UNEP), South Africa (UNIDO), Suriname (UNEP and UNIDO) and Zambia (UNEP and UNIDO) and to request the relevant implementing agencies to submit, at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, a revised implementation plan, including, as applicable, requests for the remaining tranches under stage I;</li><li>UNEP to continue implementation of the outstanding activities related to stage I of the HPMPs for Haiti, Mali and South Sudan and to request UNEP to submit a report on the status of their implementation at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, as well as a report as part of the UNEP progress report at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, on the understanding that no additional funding requests for implementation of HPMP and HFC project activities would be submitted before operational completion of stage I of the HPMPs; and</li><li>UNIDO to continue implementation of the outstanding activities related to stage II of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and to request UNIDO to submit a comprehensive plan of action at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The report on progress in implementation of decisions 86/41(c) and 87/24(c) relating to the project completion reports (PCRs) for the CFC production, polyurethane foam, process agent II, halon, refrigeration servicing and solvent sector plans for China, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/312">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/18/Add.1</a>; and</li><li> That UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank were updating the PCRs referred to in sub?paragraph (a) above, and that the Secretariat would report at the 90th meeting on the status of the updates.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the 2021 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/313">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/19</a>;
</li><li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 90th meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;
</li><li> To urge lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their portion of PCRs to allow the lead implementing agency to submit the completed PCRs on schedule; 
</li><li> To urge bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting their PCRs, to report clear and relevant lessons learned, aiming at actionable recommendations for improvements in future project implementation or replicability of good practices; and 
</li><li> To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable, when proposing and implementing future projects.

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:
</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The update on the status of implementation of the 2021&ndash;2023 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/314">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/20</a>; and 
</li><li> That the total value of activities submitted at the 88th meeting amounted to US $77,716,860 (including US $4,111,058 for HFC-related activities), of which US $2,835,618 was associated with project proposals not included in the 2021 business plan.

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/315" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/21</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Government of Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 42 out of 70 activities (in 20 out of 41 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2021 would have no impact, or was unlikely to have an impact, on compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2022ÔÇô2024 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/316">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/22</a>;</li><li>To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/316">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/22</a>;</li><li>To further adjust the business plan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>By adding to the 2022 business plan an HFC investment project that had been deferred at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>By taking into account the values approved in principle for revised and new HPMPs at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To allow the submission of activities related to stage III of HPMPs, including requests for project preparation for countries for which stage II of the HPMP had been approved and which had a reduction target beyond 2024;</li><li>To reinstate in the business plan, the global HFC technical assistance project ÔÇ£Twinning of national ozone officers and national energy policymakers to support Kigali Amendment objectivesÔÇØ; and</li><li>To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2022ÔÇô2024, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, taking into consideration relevant decisions taken at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or of their funding or tonnage levels.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2022ÔÇô2024 contained in document <a href="/media/318" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/24</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP as set out in Annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2022ÔÇô2024 contained in document <a href="/media/319" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/25</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP as set out in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2022ÔÇô2024 contained in document <a href="/media/320" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/26</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO as set out in Annex XII to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2022ÔÇô2024 contained in document <a href="/media/321" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/27</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank as set out in Annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Policy issues in project proposals <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to urge UNEP and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to sign the agreement for the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the country as soon as possible so that activities could be implemented without further delay and to allow the transfer of the funds associated with the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XIV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments as contained in Annex XV to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That the funding for the preparation of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Colombia approved at the 87th meeting in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs for UNDP, should have consisted of US $150,000, plus agency support cost for UNDP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs for the Government of Germany;</li><li>That UNDP would return to the Multilateral Fund at the 88th meeting the excess approved funds of US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,900, from the activity referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and</li><li>That US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100, would be allocated to the Government of Germany at the 88th meeting for the activity mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and Table 1 of document <a href="/media/323" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/29</a>.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting as follows:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> US $391,833 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Austria for 2021 and 2022;</li><li> US $3,214,121 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contributions of the Government of Germany for 2021 and 2022;</li><li> US $264,840 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Italy for 2021; and</li><li> US $271,200 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2021.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2022 work plan and budget for UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) contained in document <a href="/media/328" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/34</a>;</li><li>To note also, with appreciation, that UNEP, recognizing that Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries continued to face health, financial and social challenges because of the coronavirus disease pandemic, and that CAP activities during 2021 had been affected by the ongoing crisis, would return, at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting, in advance of the completion of the 2021 work plan, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, the uncommitted funding balance of US $1,744,743, plus agency support costs of US $139,580;</li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2022 in the amount of US $9,988,900, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $799,112, as contained in Annex XVI to the present report noting the adjustments proposed therein;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the previous year, noting sub-paragraphs (d)(ii) and (d)(iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on the 2022 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a href="/media/329" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/35</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operations of UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank were below their budgeted levels and that UNDP and UNIDO would return unused balances of US $32,878 and US $49,404, respectively and the World Bank had returned unused balances of US $443,204 to the Multilateral Fund at the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested 2022 core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,127,940;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,036,154; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000.</li></ol></li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bahrain;</li><li>The request by the Government of Bahrain for cancellation of the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the revised updated Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XVII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the revised funding level owing to cancellation of the fourth and final tranche, and paragraph 16, which had been modified to indicate that the updated revised Agreement superseded that reached at the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Bahrain, UNEP and UNIDO to submit, at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, both a progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the third tranche and the project completion report and to return the funding balance remaining from stage I of the HPMP at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol><p><u>Stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Bahrain</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a" start="3"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Bahrain for the period 2021ÔÇô2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 73.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $732,449, consisting of US $384,000, plus agency support costs of US $49,920, for UNEP, and US $278,999, plus agency support costs of US $19,530, for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Bahrain:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 41.3 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 42.2 per cent by 2023, 43.2 per cent by 2024 and 73.5 per cent by 2025;</li><li>To ban, by 1 January 2025, the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in preblended polyols and the import and manufacturing of HCFC-22-based airÔÇæconditioning equipment;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 40.61 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Bahrain and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bahrain, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $500,214, consisting of US $249,500, plus agency support costs of US $32,435, for UNEP and US $203,999, plus agency support costs of US $14,280, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cabo Verde for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $427,500, plus agency support costs of US $55,575, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Cabo Verde:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 96 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022 and 98 per cent by 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025 and to ban flushing with HCFCs by 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 0.16 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Cabo Verde and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Cabo Verde should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Cabo Verde for the period 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Cabo Verde, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $173,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,490, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,237,750, consisting of US $600,000, plus agency support costs of US $76,000, for UNEP and US $525,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,750, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs also by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To issue a ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li><li>To establish, by 1 January 2024, regulatory measures to control the intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 11.20 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $390,993, consisting of US $140,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,733, for UNEP and US $218,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,260, for UNDP, on the understanding that UNDP would include in the progress report on implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP, the results of the feasibility study for the establishment of the recovery and reclamation system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with the business model, the expected amounts of refrigerant to be recovered and an indication of the most suitable institution to operate the reclamation centres.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ethiopia for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $653,570, consisting of US $398,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,740, for UNEP and US $187,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,830, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Ethiopia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs also by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li><li>To establish, by 1 January 2024, regulatory measures to control intended emissions of HCFCs during installation, servicing and decommissioning;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.58 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Ethiopia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Ethiopia for the period 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Ethiopia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $220,210, consisting of US $137,000 plus agency support costs of US $17,810, for UNEP and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400, for UNIDO, on the understanding that the Treasurer would transfer the funding to UNEP and UNIDO only upon confirmation by the Secretariat that the equipment had been delivered and that the level of disbursement by UNIDO under stage I of the HPMP specified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8522">decision 85/22</a>(a) had been achieved.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the implementation period for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Fiji, to 31 December 2022, given delays in implementing the phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Fiji for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $639,990, consisting of US $351,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,570, for UNDP and US $234,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,420, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Fiji:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To introduce and enforce a ban on the import of new or second-hand HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.72 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Fiji should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Fiji for the period 2030-2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Fiji, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $320,191, consisting of US $176,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,320, for UNDP and US $116,700, plus agency support costs of US $15,171, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Georgia for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $585,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,950, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Georgia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 56 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 62 per cent by 2023, 67 per cent by 2024 and 72 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030;</li><li>To ban HCFC imports after 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import and restrict the installation of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 2.97 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Georgia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Georgia for the period 2030-2040;</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNDP would submit detailed reports on the results of the incentive schemes for end users of small and medium-sized commercial refrigeration equipment once they had been completed to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a>(d); and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Georgia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $190,839, plus agency support costs of US $13,359 for UNDP, on the understanding that if Georgia were to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to use flammable substances in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, the country would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait for the period 2021ÔÇô2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $2,816,612, consisting of US $1,952,800, plus agency support costs of US $224,808, for UNEP and US $597,200, plus agency support costs of US $41,804, for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Kuwait:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 39.2 per cent of the country baseline by 2021, 41.6 per cent by 2023, 44 per cent by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To establish, by 1 January 2025, a ban on the manufacturing and import of HCFCÔÇæ22-based equipment;</li><li>To establish, also by 1 January 2025, a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 95.78 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the second tranche of the HPMP, UNEP and UNIDO should confirm completion of stage I of the HPMP, submit the related project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,015,140, consisting of US $670,840, plus agency support costs of US $77,228, for UNEP and US $249,600, plus agency support costs of US $17,472, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list " type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco for the period 2021ÔÇô2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $754,032, plus agency support costs of US $52,782 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct the additional 17.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs phased out during the extension of stage I to 2020 and the 8.64 ODP tonnes associated with stage II of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>To allow submission, no later than at the first meeting in 2024, of the foam umbrella project to phase out completely the HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols in Morocco during the implementation of stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Morocco, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $370,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,900, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list " type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for North Macedonia for the period 2021ÔÇô2028 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $487,500, plus agency support costs of US $34,125, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of North Macedonia to reduce HCFC consumption by 50 per cent in 2021, 56 per cent in 2022, 62 per cent in 2023, 68 per cent in 2024, 74 per cent in 2025, 80 per cent in 2026 and 86 per cent in 2027 and phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2028, in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date;</li><li>To deduct 1.17 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of North Macedonia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVI to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for North Macedonia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,400 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar for the period 2021ÔÇô2026 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $789,440, consisting of US $365,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,500, for UNIDO and US $353,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,890, for UNEP;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Qatar to reduce HCFC consumption by 54 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To deduct 13.81 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To deduct an additional 0.41 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding on account of the extension of stage I, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8629">decision 86/29</a>(b);</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government to implement the following by 1 January 2023:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A ban on disposable refrigerant cylinders;</li><li>A mandatory certification scheme for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians;</li><li>Mandatory good servicing practices for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians, including record-keeping practices (e.g. HCFC log books and HCFC equipment log books for systems above a certain charge) and pre-determined schedules for leakage checks by certified personnel for systems with charges above a certain limit;</li><li>An e-licensing system;</li></ol></li><li>To allow the submission of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP once the commitments identified in sub-paragraph (e) above had been implemented;</li><li>To note also the commitment by the Government of Qatar to ban, by 1 January 2024, the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by converting to lowÔÇæglobal-warming-potential alternatives and that the country would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund to phase out HFCs contained in pre-blended polyols;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Qatar, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $376,985, consisting of US $205,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,350, for UNIDO and US $139,500, plus agency support costs of US $18,135, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Senegal for the period 2021ÔÇô2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 81.1 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $653,570, consisting of US $398,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,740, for UNEP and US $187,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,830, for UNIDO;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Senegal to establish, by 1 January 2024, regulatory measures to control the intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning;</li><li>To deduct 6.81 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Senegal and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Senegal, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $281,080, consisting of US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,800, for UNEP and US $92,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,280, for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNIDO would include in the progress report on implementation of the first tranche the results of the feasibility study for the establishment of a recovery and reclamation system in Senegal, along with the business model, the expected tonnage of refrigerant to be recovered, and an indication of the most suitable institution to operate the reclamation centre.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,500,864, consisting of US $993,500, plus agency support costs of US $69,545, for UNIDO and US $387,450, plus agency support costs of US $50,369, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Chile to reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2028 and phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 15.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Chile and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Chile should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Chile were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between the Chile and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Chile, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $447,740, consisting of US $297,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,790, for UNIDO and US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Colombia for the period 2021ÔÇô2030, in the amount of US $2,247,839, consisting of US $1,683,635, plus agency support costs of US $117,854, for UNDP and US $395,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,350, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Colombia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 81 per cent by 1 January 2022, 87 per cent by 1 January 2024, and 94 per cent by 1 January 2028;</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 23.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex III to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Colombia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Colombia were intending to have consumption during the period 2030-2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Colombia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $US $409,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,630, for UNDP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Oman for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,540,369, consisting of US $780,472, plus agency support costs of US $54,633, for UNIDO and US $626,364, plus agency support costs of US $78,900, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Oman to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 20.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Oman should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Oman were intending to have consumption during the period 2030-2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To reiterate <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8653">decision 86/53</a>(a), which provided that the Government of Oman would submit the 2020ÔÇô2021 verification report as part of the submission requesting the second tranche of the stage III of the HPMP, on the understanding that if the 2020ÔÇô2021 verification report indicated that the country was not in compliance with the targets specified in its Agreement with the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee would consider applying the penalty clause to stage III of the HPMP; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Oman, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $570,066, consisting of US $340,344, plus agency support costs of US $23,824, for UNIDO and US $182,864, plus agency support costs of US $23,034, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $530,385, consisting of US $341,500, plus agency support costs of US $23,905, for UNDP and US $146,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,980, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</p><p>(b) To note the commitment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent by 2021, 42 per cent by 2022, 50 per cent by 2023, 57 per cent by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 2025 and phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</p><p>(c) To deduct 0.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for</p><p>funding;</p><p>(d) To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXII to the present report;</p><p>(e) That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Republic of Moldova should submit:</p><p>(i) A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</p><p>(ii) The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Republic of Moldova for the period 2030-2040;</p><p>(f) To note that UNDP would submit detailed reports on the results of the incentive schemes for end users of commercial refrigeration equipment once they had been completed to allow</p><p>the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a>(d); and</p><p>(g) To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $138,980, consisting of US $75,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,285, for UNDP and US $51,500, plus agency support costs of US $6,695, for UNEP.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the extension of the implementation period of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Sudan, to 31 December 2022, given delays in implementing phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, at the first meeting in 2023, a final progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP and a final report on the demonstration project on end users of R-290 air-conditioning units, to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a>(d);</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HPMP for the Sudan for the period 2021ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $271,418, plus agency support costs of US $18,999, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Sudan to reduce HCFC consumption by 84 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 86 per cent by 2023, 88 per cent by 2024, 90 per cent by 2026, 92 per cent by 2027, 94 per cent by 2028, 96 per cent by 2029 and phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 3.11 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Sudan should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If the Sudan intended to have consumption in the period 2030-2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (f) above covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for the Sudan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $129,918, plus agency support costs of US $9,094 for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNIDO would not disburse to the Sudan any of the funding approved until the agency had submitted a letter to the Secretariat indicating that the planned activities could be implemented in the country.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the fourth tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil;</li><li>That US $3,895,000, plus agency support costs of US $272,650 for UNDP, associated with the funding tranche for 2021, would be divided into two tranches, specifically US $1,400,000, plus agency support costs of US $98,000, to be released in 2021, and US $2,495,000, plus agency support costs of US $174,650, to be released in 2022;</li><li>That UNIDO would return, at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, US $202,100, plus agency support costs of US $14,147, associated with the enterprise Freeart Seral that had phased out 0.93 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 without assistance from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXXIV to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the redistribution of funding tranches for 2021 and 2022 referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii) above, and paragraph 16, which had been modified to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>UNDP:<ol type="a"><li>To continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems house U Tech, on the understanding that any incremental operational costs related to the conversion of froth system applications would not be paid under stage II until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country;</li><li>To include, in the progress report associated with the request for the sixth tranche of stage II of the HPMP, an update on the availability of HFCÔÇæ365mfc/HFC-227ea and HFOs in the polyurethane foam sector and an indication of how the issue was affecting the completion of the conversions of enterprises in that sector;</li></ol></li><li>UNIDO to report, at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the status of three small and medium-sized enterprises that might have stopped using HCFC-22 without Multilateral Fund assistance, on the understanding that the funds associated with those enterprises would be returned to the Fund unless UNIDO identified additional enterprises that were eligible for funding and had not been assisted under stage I or stage II of the HPMP to which the funds could be reallocated; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2021ÔÇæ2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,289,061, consisting of US $1,400,000, plus agency support costs of US $98,000, for UNDP, US $1,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $166,941, for the Government of Germany and US $116,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,120, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The progress report on the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China, including the progress on the effect of the incremental operating cost (IOC) incentive scheme on the market uptake of R-290 split air-conditioning units in China, submitted by UNIDO in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8468">decision 84/68</a>; and</li><li> The agreed revision to the IOC incentive scheme for the room air-conditioning sector plan, as reflected in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/337">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/43</a>.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, with regard to the interest accrued by the Government of China, up to 31 December 2020, on funds previously transferred for the implementation of sector plans under stages I and II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), as per decisions 69/24 and 77/49(b)(iii), to request the Treasurer:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $989, representing interest accrued on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the polyurethane foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $72,559, representing interest accrued on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $17,695, representing interest accrued on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $1,133, representing interest accrued on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNEP by US $7,107, representing interest accrued on funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li> To approve the fourth tranche of the XPS foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $5,381,535, consisting of US $4,400,000, plus agency support costs of US $308,000, for UNIDO and US $600,000, plus agency support cost of US $73,535, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li> To approve the third tranche of the PU foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $280,000, for the World Bank.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li> To approve the fourth tranche of the ICR sector plan under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2021&ndash;2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $630,000, for UNDP; and</li><li> To request the Government of China and UNDP to submit, at the 90th meeting, a report on disbursement of funds for incremental operating costs under stage I of the ICR sector plan.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of the room air?conditioning manufacturing and heat-pump water heater (RAC) sector plan under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li> To approve the third tranche of the RAC sector plan under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2021&ndash;2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,832,333, consisting of US $4,150,000, plus agency support costs of US $290,500, for UNIDO and US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,833, for the Government of Austria.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of the servicing sector plan and the enabling programme under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li> To approve the fourth tranche of the servicing sector plan and the enabling programme under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,229,613, consisting of US $1,160,000, plus agency support costs of US $127,291, for UNEP, US $600,000, plus agency support costs of US $71,122, for the Government of Germany and US $240,000, plus agency support costs of US $31,200, for the Government of Japan.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li> To approve the fourth tranche of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2022&ndash;2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,500,000, plus agency support costs of US $175,000, for UNDP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt;</li><li>That UNIDO would present as part of the submission requesting the fourth tranche in 2023:<ol type="a"><li>The results of the risk assessment and market acceptance studies relating to the residential air-conditioning manufacturing sector, a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure the uptake of the agreed lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarming-potential (GWP) technology, and, if considered feasible by the Government, a timeline for the transition of residential airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing enterprises to the exclusive manufacture of low-GWP equipment for the local market more rapid than that indicated in Table 3 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/341">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/47</a>;</li><li>Proposed policy measures to ensure the sustainability of the conversion to low-GWP alternatives in the commercial air-conditioning manufacturing sector;</li><li>An update on the status of the ban on imports of R-406A for use in servicing CFC-12-based equipment; and</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Egypt, and the corresponding 2021ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $6,155,537, consisting of US $4,664,196, plus agency support costs of US $326,494, for UNIDO, US $816,620, plus agency support costs of US $57,163, for UNDP and US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $31,064, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Kuwait to ban the import and use of HCFCÔÇæ142b in the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector by 1 January 2023, after completion of the phase-out of HCFC in XPS foam applications;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>On an exceptional basis, and on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved, the extension of the implementation period of stage I of the HPMP, to 30 June 2022, owing to the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, which had delayed the completion of the activities in the manufacturing and servicing sectors;</li><li>The fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding 2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,464,703, consisting of US $429,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,303, for UNEP and US $920,000, plus agency support costs of US $64,400, for UNIDO; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Kuwait, UNEP and UNIDO to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan;</li><li>To note also the deferral, to the 90th meeting, of consideration of the UNIDO component of the third tranche of stage II, relating to the project to convert the manufacturing of domestic air-conditioners from HCFC-22 to R-290 at the enterprise Dawlance;</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, at the 90th meeting, a detailed report on progress in the implementation of the project mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, the implementation period of stage II of the HPMP for Pakistan, to 31 December 2023, given delays in completing ongoing activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested;</li><li>To note the commitment by the Government of Pakistan to monitor and to report in its country programme implementation report the use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols and to establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure that the converted foam manufacturing enterprises were no longer using HCFC-141b, either pure or contained in pre-blended polyols;</li><li>To note also that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXXV to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to include the approval of the investment project for the extruded polystyrene foam enterprise in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8478">decision 84/78</a>(c)(iii), to reallocate the funding planned for the UNIDO component of the third tranche to a fourth tranche in 2022, and to extend stage II of the HPMP to 31 December 2023, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised Agreement superseded that reached at the 83rd meeting; and</li><li>To approve the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP, and the corresponding 2021ÔÇô2022 tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $103,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,378, for UNEP.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to a future in-person meeting consideration of the project proposal for the conversion of a domestic air-conditioning facility from R-410A-based units to R-290-based units at J.M. Group/Mina Factory in the Sudan.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime, Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information contained in document <a href="/media/364" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/68</a> on analysis of the administrative cost regime and core unit funding (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8461">decision 84/61</a>(c));</li><li>To allow bilateral and implementing agencies to continue to use the existing administrative cost regime for projects to be submitted in 2022 and 2023; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to present, at the last meeting of 2023, analysis of the administrative cost regime and core unit funding, taking into consideration relevant decisions by the Executive Committee, including those taken up to the meeting prior to the last meeting of 2023, on the basis of which the Committee would decide whether the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2021ÔêÆ2023 should be maintained for the triennium 2024ÔêÆ2026.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to continue, at the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting, its discussions on document <a href="/media/367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/71</a> on potential strategies, policy measures and commitments, as well as projects and activities, that could be integrated within stage I of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries to ensure limits on growth and sustainable reductions in HFC consumption and on the draft decision text proposed by one member that sought to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries, in accordance with their national circumstances, to take into account, when appropriate, the ideas and suggestions contained within document <a href="/media/367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/71</a> when designing strategies to phase down HFC and developing Kigali HFC implementation plans.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC servicing sector including cost guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to pursue, at the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting, its discussion of the analysis of the level and modalities of funding for HFC phase-down in the refrigeration servicing sector on the basis of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/368">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/72</a>.
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88th Meeting of the Executive Committee General policies <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies: Argentina (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8752">decision 87/52</a>) contained in document <a href="/media/373" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/77</a>;</li><li>To approve the 2021ÔÇô2022 annual implementation plan for the control of emissions of HFCÔÇæ23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Frio Industrias Argentina (FIASA) contained in document <a href="/media/373" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/77</a>; and</li><li>To approve also the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for the control of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFCÔÇæ22 at FIASA contained in Annex XXXVI to the present report.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><p>(a) To note that the selection panel established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8754">decision 87/54</a>(b) had reported, through the Chair of the Executive Committee, on the progress made in selecting the fourth Chief Officer of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8754">decision 87/54</a>(d); and</p><p>(b) To request the Chair of the Executive Committee to monitor progress in the selection of the fourth Chief Officer and to report to the Committee thereon at its 89<sup>th</sup> meeting.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The 2019 and 2020 verification reports for the HCFC production sector in China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>That the verifications referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) above had been undertaken virtually in the light of the coronavirus disease pandemic and that the World Bank had not yet been able to undertake the verification required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8699">decision 86/99</a>(e);</li><li>The information contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/SGP/2 relevant to the updated 2018 verification report requested in decisions 84/93(b) and 86/98(b);</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the Executive Committee at its last meeting of 2022:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>An addendum to the 2019 and 2020 verification reports for the HCFC production sector in China;</li><li>The one-off verifications required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8699">decision 86/99</a>(e);</li><li>An update related to the enterprise Suqian Kaier, including on the integrated nature, closure and dismantling of the HCFC-22 production line, as part of the verification of the 2021 HCFC production sector in China;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to verify, on a one-off basis, that the newly established HCFCÔÇæ142b production line at the enterprise Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd was vertically integrated with the downstream facility and that all the HCFC-142b produced in the new line would be for feedstock use and to submit a report thereon to the Executive Committee at the last meeting of 2022; and</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit to the Executive Committee, at its last meeting of 2022, a report on the outcome of the assessment by the Government of an HCFC producer that might have exceeded its assigned 2020 quota for production of ODS for domestic use, including any measures that might have been taken under the administrative regulations in light of the findings of the assessment.</li></ol>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting consideration of the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to a future meeting consideration of the draft HCFC production sector guidelines.</p>

88th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Fund Secretariat to liaise with the Ozone Secretariat about the possibility of holding the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, currently planned for 20 to 24 June 2022, back to back with the forty-fourth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and to report back to the Committee at the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting on the potential options and any related cost implications.</p>

Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Knowledge management, information and communication strategy, Monitoring and evaluation work programmes, Result framework and scorecard, Sustainability

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Knowledge management, information and communication strategy, Monitoring and evaluation work programmes, Result framework and scorecard, Sustainability <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/270">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/2</a> and the report contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/270">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/2</a>/Add.1 which outlined observations and actions proposed by the Secretariat related to the five key areas of improvement identified in the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN);</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, taking into account the discussions on the matter at part I of the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting, to include, in the monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2023 for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, the actions to enhance the evaluation function outlined in paragraphs 13 to 18 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/270">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/2</a>/Add.1;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, taking into account the discussions on the matter at part I of the 89<sup>th</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To develop a results framework and a scorecard that fit the operations of the Multilateral Fund for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To update the information strategy of the Multilateral Fund, to include a detailed plan for information and knowledge management, the website/information technology requirements, the resources needed and clear timelines for implementation and to submit the strategy for consideration by the Executive Committee at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>To explore opportunities to further highlight how the sustainability of activities supported by the Multilateral Fund would be ensured, including by further clarifying in the documents submitted by the Secretariat how partner capacity, risks and critical assumptions were considered, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, a draft management response from the Executive Committee to the Secretariat of MOPAN in relation to its 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund.</li></ol></li></ol>

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer further consideration of the overview of current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems developed with support from the Multilateral Fund, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/3</a>, to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, taking into consideration any outcomes of the 44<sup>th</sup> Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties.
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89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review of funding of institutional strengthening projects, including funding levels (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7451">decision 74/51</a>(d)), contained in document <a href="/media/273" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/4</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to discuss with the bilateral and implementing agencies matters related to reviewing the existing format of terminal reports and requests for extension of institutional strengthening funding, and to selecting a set of performance indicators that could be used consistently by all Article 5 countries, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 91st meeting; and</li><li>To defer consideration of the review of institutional strengthening projects, including funding levels, to the 91st meeting on the basis of the working text contained in Annex I to the present report.</li></ol>

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutions capacity <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the status of the analysis of the implications of parallel or integrated implementation of HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/274">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/5</a>; and
</li><li> To request the Secretariat to prepare an analysis related to the capacity of the Multilateral Fund institutions to address HFC phase-down, for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its 91st meeting.</li></ol>

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries, in accordance with their national circumstances, to take into account, where appropriate and feasible, the ideas and suggestions contained in document <a href="/media/367" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/71</a>, while designing HFC phaseÔÇædown strategies, including developing Kigali HFC implementation plans, taking into account the compliance obligations as per the agreed HFC phase-down schedule for Article 5 Parties.</p>

Energy Efficiency Related, HCFC phase-out management plans related

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy Efficiency Related, HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the paper on ways to operationalize paragraph 16 of decision XXVIII/2 and paragraph 2 of decision /5 of the Parties (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8283">decision 82/83</a>(c)), contained in document <a href="/media/757" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/83/40</a>;</li><li>To consider the following additional activities for inclusion in existing and future HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries, when needed for the introduction of alternatives to HCFCs with low or zero global-warming potential (GWP) and for maintaining energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Pilot projects designed for and targeted towards end users, relating primarily to energy efficient small-capacity refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump (RACHP) equipment using alternative low-GWP technologies to address challenges related to market acceptance;</li><li>Updating of training material to strengthen components related to good practices and energy efficiency during assessment, installation, maintenance and servicing of RACHP equipment, including safety considerations when addressing refrigerants with differing operating characteristics with regard to flammability, toxicity and pressure;</li><li>Coordination and collaboration between the national ozone units and relevant authorities and bodies to include appropriate consideration of low-GWP refrigerants during the development of cooling and energy efficiency plans, which among others include minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and, as appropriate, labelling and testing programmes, and standards for RACHP equipment;</li><li>Development and implementation of competency-based certification schemes for technicians and the strengthening of national institutions for such systems including for energy efficiency and safety; and</li><li>Awareness and outreach programmes to promote the introduction of MEPS and labelling systems; the mandatory certification of technicians; and the introduction of energy-efficient RACHP equipment operating with low- or zero-GWP refrigerants;</li></ol></li><li>To provide the following funding, when needed, for the activities identified in subÔÇæparagraph (b) above, on the understanding that Article 5 countries would have flexibility in using the additional funding to address specific needs that might arise during project implementation relating to introduction of alternatives to HCFCs with low- or zeroÔÇæGWP refrigerants and for maintaining energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector:</li></ol><table><caption>* Level of HCFC baseline consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector</caption><tbody><tr><td>Consumption (mt)*</td><td>Additional funding (US $)</td></tr><tr><td>Less than 120</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>120-360</td><td>120,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list " type="a" start="4"><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting an HPMP tranche request, to include in the tranche implementation plan, the specific actions, performance indicators and funding associated with the activities referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above; a progress report on implementation of those activities under the previous funding tranche; and a revised Agreement between the Government of the Article 5 country concerned and the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

89th Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC-23 related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies (decision83/67(d)) contained in document <a href="/media/286" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/13</a>;</li><li>To confirm:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>That HFC-23 by-product was destroyed to the extent practicable in the context of Multilateral Fund-supported projects when up to a maximum of 0.1 kg of HFC-23 by-product was emitted per 100 kg of the relevant Annex C, Group I or Annex F substance produced;</li><li>That HFC-23 by-product controls would be eligible independent of whether the relevant production that generated the HFC-23 was for controlled or for feedstock uses;</li><li>That the term ÔÇ£productionÔÇØ in the context of HFC-23 by-product emission control projects supported by the Multilateral Fund meant the total amount of relevant Annex C, Group I or Annex F substance produced for all uses, including controlled and feedstock uses, irrespective of any subsequent destruction, recycling, and reuse; and</li></ol></li><li>When approving projects to control HFC-23 by-product emissions from production lines that would continue to produce the relevant Annex C, Group I or Annex F substance after the completion of the project, to invite the relevant Article 5 country to consider requesting additional funding for independent verification of the HFC-23 by-product generated, destroyed, sold, stored and emitted, under the subsequent stage of its HCFC phase-out management plan, until approval of its Kigali HFC implementation plan, at which time verification would continue under that plan.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex I to the present report;</li><li>To note that the extension of the fixed-exchange-rate mechanism to the triennium 2021ÔÇæ2023 was pending a decision by the Fifth Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 91st meeting.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/220" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting, by the implementing agencies, was US $3,360,846, consisting of US $2,156,038, plus agency support costs of US $161,346, from UNDP; a credit adjustment of US $17,118, plus agency support costs of US $23,719, from UNEP; and US $968,631, plus agency support costs of US $68,230, from UNIDO;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $31,206, including agency support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously, and US $119,016, including agency support costs, for one project completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li><li>That UNEP held balances of US $54,511, including agency support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously, and US $240,643, including agency support costs, for three projects completed ÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $46,514, including agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously, and US $893,905, including agency support costs, for three projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, and to return the associated balances at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the remaining two projects completed over two years previously, and to return the associated balances at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNEP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the remaining two projects completed over two years previously, and to return the associated balances at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the remaining project completed over two years previously, and to return the associated balance at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/221" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/5</a>, including that, as at 8 May 2022, 92 countries had submitted 2021 CP data and 52 countries had not done so;</li><li>Further to note that an additional 20 countries had submitted 2021 CP data after the issuance of document <a href="/media/221" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/5</a>;</li><li>To approve the updated revised format of Section B of the CP data reports contained in Annex II to the present report, on the understanding that the data required in the column that related to the manufacture of blends under Section B of CP data reports would be reported on a voluntary basis; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, on the basis of the outcomes of the discussions at the 90th meeting, to update the practical manual for CP data reporting with information on ways to report HFC data in CP reports in order to facilitate reconciliation of those data with HFC data reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>: 
</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the desk study for the evaluation of demonstration projects for low&#8209;global&#8209;warming&#8209;potential alternatives to HCFCs contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/222">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/6</a>; and</li><li> To invite Article 5 Parties, bilateral and implementing agencies and the Secretariat to take account, where appropriate, of the findings of the desk study referred to in sub&#8209;paragraph (a) above, in project design, implementation and reporting related to future technology demonstration activities associated with HFC phase&#8209;down.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of enabling activities for HFC phase-down contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/69">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/8/Rev.1</a>.
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90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The implementation delay reports and status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat would send letters to the relevant Governments and to UNEP as the lead implementing agency regarding possible cancellation of the following projects:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (stage I, third tranche) for the Congo (PRC/PHA/76/TAS/30);</li><li>HCFC phase-out management plan (stage I, second tranche) for Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/PHA/74/TAS/20);</li></ol></li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting on 40 projects with implementation delays, as indicated in Annexes III, IV and V to the present report, and on 23 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in Annex VI to the present report, as part of the 2021 annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on the financial viability of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam enterprise Calpack funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide, at the 91st meeting, an update on the financial viability of the XPS foam enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii); and</li><li>To note that, in the event that the enterprise referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above was not assisted by the Multilateral Fund, the funding associated with its conversion would be calculated taking into consideration the flexibility in the allocation of funds approved for the Government of Argentina for the XPS foam sector and would be deducted from the approved subsequent tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the progress report on implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Bahrain, submitted by UNEP and UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report provided by UNDP on the temporary use of alternatives with high global?warming potential (GWP) in the systems house U-tech contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li> To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low GWP to the systems house U-Tech, on the understanding that any incremental operational costs related to the conversion of froth system applications would not be paid under stage II of the HCFC phase?out management plan until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another low?GWP technology had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the annual progress report on the implementation of the third and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for Chile, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>To note that the individual enterprise Superfrigo and four enterprises associated with the two umbrella projects (Austral and Ixom) had opted not to participate in the polyurethane foam conversion projects under stage II of the HPMP; that three eligible enterprises had been identified and had agreed to join the Ixom group conversion project; and that the associated balance of approved funds of US $111,443, plus agency support costs of US $7,801, would be returned to the Fund by UNDP at the 90th meeting;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the date of completion of stage II of the HPMP for Chile to 31 June 2023, given the delay in implementing phase?out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, noting that no further extension of project implementation would be requested; and</li><li>To request the Government of Chile, through UNDP as lead implementing agency, to submit, at the second meeting in 2023, progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche and the project completion report.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on progress toward finalization of the draft Act and the entry into force of the bans described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/338">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/44</a>, in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Colombia, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li> To request UNDP to provide, at the 91st meeting, confirmation of the finalization of the draft Act and the entry into force of the bans mentioned in the update referred to in sub?paragraph (a) above.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Dominican Republic, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li> To request UNDP to report on the final delivery and distribution of the tools and equipment for refrigeration technicians when requesting the subsequent tranche for stage III of the HPMP.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on the status of implementation of the measures for strengthening the licensing and quota system and monitoring and reporting of HCFC consumption recommended in the verification report under stage II of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for Jamaica, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Jamaica and UNDP to provide an update on the approval of the Trade Order (2014) at the time of submission of the request for the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the update on the status of implementation of activities for strengthening the licensing and quota system for HCFCs and information-sharing with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on HCFC imports, submitted by the Government of Kenya through the Government of France and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Kenya, through the Government of France, to provide an update on the status of activities implemented for strengthening the licensing and quota system for HCFCs and information-sharing with KRA on HCFC imports at the time of submission of the request for the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Kyrgyzstan and the results of the end-user incentive scheme and demonstration projects in Kyrgyzstan, submitted by UNDP, in line with decisions 84/84(d) and 85/22(a), and contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the progress report on the implementation of the final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Oman, submitted by UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8653">decision 86/53</a>(a), and contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Philippines and the request for extension of the completion date of stage II, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>To extend, on an exceptional basis, owing to the delays imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the completion date of stage II of the HPMP for the Philippines until 31 December 2023, noting that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines, through UNIDO, to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The verification report of HCFC consumption for 2021, at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li><li>Progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche on a yearly basis through the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage III and the project completion report at the first meeting in 2024.</li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the update on the status of the signing of the smallÔÇæscale funding agreement (SSFA) for the fifth tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and the SSFA for the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Saint Lucia and disbursement of the first instalments under each of the SSFAs, submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the progress in the implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefin/hydrofluoroolefin-based polyurethane (PU) systems and their associated components funded under stage II of the HCFC phase?out management plan for Uruguay, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>; and</li><li> To request the Government of Uruguay, through UNDP, to submit, at the 91st meeting, a progress report on the implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises, the availability of hydrofluoroolefin/hydrofluoroolefin?based PU systems and the status of the legislation for the ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b and HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the demonstration project on promoting hydrofluoroolefin?based low-global-warming-potential refrigerants for the air?conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures in Saudi Arabia, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li> To extend the completion date of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above to 30 September 2022, given the advanced progress achieved; and</li><li> To request UNIDO to submit the final report of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above and to return all remaining balances by the 92nd meeting.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the status report on the implementation of activities under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document 90/9; and</li><li> To request the Secretariat to inform the Executive Committee if the situation in relation to the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea changed.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on implementation of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam, submitted by the World Bank and contained in documents <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>, Corr.1 and Add.2;</li><li>To approve, in principle, the revised funding for stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam of US $8,774,275, consisting of US $7,953,526, plus agency support costs of US $556,747, for the World Bank and US $233,630, plus agency support costs of US $30,372, for the Government of Japan;</li><li>To approve also the following changes to stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The revised funding for the air-conditioning manufacturing sector would be US $584,612, on the understanding that the participating enterprises committed to no longer importing R-410A-based air-conditioning units after completion of the project;</li><li>The revised funding for the polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing sector would be US $2,529,589, on the understanding:<ol type="a"><li>That the maximum level of funding for the conversion of the enterprises Darling and Tan A would be US $600,000;</li><li>That the maximum level of funding for support to up to four blending houses would be US $1,180,000, noting that such funding could be disbursed only in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7735">decision 77/35</a> and that the World Bank would include in the submission referred to in sub-paragraph (d)(ii) below the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that had signed letters of commitment to participate in the project to convert to pre-blended hydrofluoroolefins;</li><li>That only eligible enterprises with confirmed consumption of HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in pre-blended polyols would be assisted, and the World Bank would include the list of those enterprises in the project completion report (PCR);</li><li>That the capacity converted to low-global-warming-potential (GWP) alternatives in the assisted enterprises under the project would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information on eligible costs to be submitted to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, the Government of Viet Nam, through the World Bank, would return to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting the difference between the agreed maximum funding level (US $2,529,589) and the eligible costs;</li></ol></li><li>The revised funding for the refrigeration manufacturing sector of up to US $1,405,292 based on the phase-out of 117.11 metric tonnes of HCFC-22 at eligible refrigeration manufacturing enterprises, on the understanding:<ol type="a"><li>That the Government would have flexibility to use the approved funding for the sector to undertake technical assistance activities to assist conversions in the sector as long as the overall cost-effectiveness of the sector remained within the US $12.00/kg as approved by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That only eligible enterprises with confirmed consumption of HCFC-22 in refrigeration manufacturing (and not assembly) would be assisted. and the World Bank would provide the list of those enterprises in the PCR;</li><li>That the enterprises assisted under the project would commit to use the converted capacity only to manufacture lowÔÇæGWPÔÇæbased refrigeration equipment and would not import highÔÇæGWPÔÇæbased refrigeration equipment;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information on eligible costs to be submitted to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, the Government of Viet Nam, through the World Bank, would return to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting the difference between the agreed maximum funding level (US $1,405,292) and the eligible costs, plus 8 per cent associated with the project management and implementation unit and possible technical assistance;</li></ol></li><li>The revised funding for the refrigeration servicing sector of US $2,699,570, resulting in an additional reduction from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HCFCÔÇæ22 consumption eligible for funding of 5.84 ODP tonnes;</li><li>The revised funding for technical assistance and the project management and implementation unit of US $734,463, on the understanding that that funding could be reduced in line with sub-paragraph (c)(iii)d. above, and that the Government of Viet Nam would have flexibility to choose, at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, whether any return to the Multilateral Fund associated with technical assistance and the project management and implementation unit would be in the form of funding or additional reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HCFC-22 consumption eligible for funding calculated at US $4.80/kg, or a combination thereof;</li><li>An extension of the date of completion of the project to 31 December 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>That the Government of Viet Nam would issue a ban on the import of HCFC-141b contained in preÔÇæblended polyols and on the use of HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyols by 1 January 2023;</li><li>That the Government would submit, through the World Bank, 10 weeks in advance of the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting:<ol type="a"><li>A progress report detailing inter alia the following: progress towards implementation of the ban on HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in preÔÇæblended polyols; the number of blending houses, PU foam and refrigeration manufacturing enterprises that had signed sub-grant agreements, including their cost and associated HCFC phase-out; and a detailed implementation plan for the servicing sector in line with the revised level of funding specified in subÔÇæparagraph (c)(iv) above; and</li><li>A draft revised agreement reflecting inter alia the revised level of funding, including a possible final tranche in 2022, additional reductions in consumption of HCFC-22 eligible for funding and a revised date of completion of the project.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on status of implementation of activities in the 16 Article 5 countries for which extension of the completion dates of the related HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) beyond 31 December 2022 was requested pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8829">decision 88/29</a>(b), contained in document <a href="/media/225" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>To note also that stage I of the HPMP for Jamaica would be completed by 30 June 2022;</li><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis, continued implementation of the outstanding activities related to the HPMPs for the following countries, and to request the relevant implementing agencies to submit a detailed implementation plan with the requests for the remaining tranches by the following dates:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>At the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, for stage I of the HPMPs for Barbados (UNEP), the Congo (UNEP), South Africa (UNIDO) and Suriname (UNEP and UNIDO), and for stage II of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (UNIDO);</li><li>No later than at the last meeting of 2023, for stage I of the HPMPs for Dominica (UNEP) and Saint Kitts and Nevis (UNEP), on the understanding that no additional funding requests for new stages of HPMPs and HFC project activities would be submitted until after operational completion of the stage I of the HPMPs;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the extension, on an exceptional basis, of the completion dates of stage I of the HPMPs for the following countries, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Botswana (UNEP and UNIDO), to 31 December 2022, to allow for completion of the remaining activities relating to training of customs officers and refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing technicians;</li><li>Zambia (UNEP and UNIDO), to 30 June 2023, to allow for completion of the pending activities relating to equipment procurement and delivery; and</li></ol></li><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis, UNEP to continue implementation of the outstanding activities related to stage I of the HPMPs for Haiti, Mali and South Sudan, and to request UNEP to submit at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting a report on the status of their implementation as part of the UNEP progress report in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8829">decision 88/29</a>(b)(ii).</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the progress report on the implementation of the project for the control of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Frio Industrias Argentina, submitted by UNIDO, and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li> To request the Government of Argentina to do its utmost to prevent the venting of HFC-23 by-product;</li><li> To request UNIDO to provide to the 91st meeting an update on the progress in implementing the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, including progress in the delivery of the parts needed to refurbish the incinerator, progress toward refurbishing the incinerator, confirmation that the cryogenic tank was storing the HFC-23 by-product generated, the quantity of HFC-23 by-product stored and the amount of HFC-23 vented, in case there had been any new occurrences; and</li><li> To request UNIDO to provide a report on the implementation of the project referred to in sub?paragraph (a) above to the first meeting of 2023 that included the 2022 HCFC-22 production and the quantity of HFC-23 by-product generated, stored and vented to the atmosphere.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the project for the conversion from HFC to propane (R-290) at the facility manufacturing large commercial unitary roof-top airÔÇæconditioning units of up to 400 kW at Petra Engineering Industries Co., submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a>;</li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>That the remaining balance of US $113,089 would be disbursed exclusively for incremental operating costs related to the manufacture of large commercial unitary roof-top air-conditioning units based on R-290, in line with decisions 81/62(b)(iv) and 77/35;</li><li>That the enterprise would report, through UNIDO, separately and for each year, through the completion of the project, the annual sales of R-290-based large commercial unitary roof-top air-conditioning units in Article 5 countries and in nonÔÇæArticle 5 countries;</li><li>That incremental operating costs would be provided only on the basis of sales of RÔÇæ290-based large commercial unitary roof-top air-conditioning units in Article 5 countries;</li><li>That UNIDO would submit, on behalf of the Government of Jordan, a final report on the project within six months of its completion, including updated information on the incremental operating costs incurred during the manufacture of R-290-based large commercial unitary roof-top air-conditioning units; and</li></ol></li><li>To extend the date of completion of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above to 31 July 2025.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the updated information provided by UNEP in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/225">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9</a> on the status of implementation of enabling activities for HFC phase-down in 16 Article 5 countries and their requests for extension of the completion dates of the enabling activities;</li><li>To approve the requests for extension, on an exceptional basis, of the completion dates of enabling activities for HFC phase-down for the following countries, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Benin, Burundi, Chad, the Comoros, C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe, to 31 December 2022, to allow for completion of the remaining activities relating to stakeholder consultations, policies and regulations relating to HFC phase-down and information outreach with national stakeholders on HFC phase-down;</li><li>Brunei Darussalam, to 30 June 2023, to allow for completion of stakeholder consultations, the development of regulations for the effective management of the trade and use of HFCs, awareness and information outreach on HFC phase-down and the promotion of the energy-efficient use of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment; and</li><li>Pakistan, to 30 June 2023, to allow for completion of consultations related to the finalization of the country assessment report and the advanced draft of the Statutory Regulatory Order (regulation amendment), capacity-building workshops for industry representatives, including end users and the service sector, on HFC phaseÔÇædown and low-global-warming-potential alternatives and awareness and outreach activities relating to HFC phase-down with a view to soliciting the support of various stakeholders.</li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the disbursement of incremental operating costs under the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for China, submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of China, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8866">decision 88/66</a>(c) and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/226">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9/Add.1</a>;</li><li> To approve an extension of financial completion of stage I of the ICR sector plan for China to 31 December 2022 to allow for the disbursement of incremental operating costs, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that the ICR sector plan of stage I of the HPMP would be financially completed by 31 December 2022; and</li><li> To request the Government of China and UNDP to submit, at the 92nd meeting, a report on disbursement of funds for incremental operating costs under stage I of the ICR sector plan.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the 2022 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/229">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/10</a>;</li><li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 91st meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;</li><li> To request lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agency;</li><li> To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data in PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information about the lessons learned and the reasons for any delays, beyond anecdotal evidence, with a view to enabling the formulation of actionable recommendations for improvements in future project implementation or the replicability of good practices;</li><li> To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable;</li><li> To request UNIDO to complete its update of the PCR for the refrigeration servicing sector in China in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8830">decision 88/30</a> and to note that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer would report on the matter at the 91st meeting;</li><li> To provide guidance to and request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-891">decision 89/1</a>(b), to explore ways and means to collect better data, improve database accessibility and improve access to online information from MYA PCRs and individual PCRs, in the context of the revamped information strategy to be reviewed by the Secretariat, and to include such issues in the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2023.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The update on the status of implementation of the 2022&ndash;2024 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/230">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/11</a>;</li><li> That the total value of activities submitted to the 90th meeting amounted to US $18,550,280 (including US $2,872,500 for HFC?related activities), of which US $1,043,745 was associated with project proposals not included in the 2022 business plan; and</li><li> With appreciation, the report provided by UNIDO on the outcome of its discussion with the Government of Iraq on the issues raised in the assessment of its qualitative performance, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-888">decision 88/8</a>(b).</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in documents <a href="/media/231" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/12</a> and Add.1;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 17 out of 44 activities (13 out of 33 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That the relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the first meeting of 2022 would have no impact on PartiesÔÇÖ compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the Parties concerned were in nonÔÇæcompliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Incremental costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to reaffirm that the principles of eligible incremental costs of HCFC phase-out projects for stage II of HCFC phase-out management plans established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7450">decision 74/50</a> would continue to be applied in the future stages.
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90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex VIII to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to include in their amendments to work programmes, due for submission at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, funding in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs, for verification reports for stage II of the HPMPs for Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, the Comoros, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Paraguay, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting in the amount of US $721,388 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2021ÔÇô2022.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bahamas for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $659,395, consisting of US $361,600, plus agency support costs of US $47,008, for UNEP and US $230,080, plus agency support costs of US $20,707, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Bahamas:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of new and second-hand HCFC-based equipment from 1 January 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.13 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Bahamas and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex X to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Bahamas should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Bahamas for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Bahamas, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $197,486, consisting of US $81,200, plus agency support costs of US $10,556, for UNEP and US $97,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,730, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Benin for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,289,900, consisting of US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $87,000, for UNEP and US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,900, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Benin to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 15.47 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Benin should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Benin for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Benin, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $354,536, consisting of US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,536, for UNEP and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000, for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chad for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,148,360, consisting of US $639,000, plus agency support costs of US $80,290, for UNEP and US $401,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,070, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Chad:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To operationalize an online tool to allow information exchange between the national ozone unit and customs on the use of import quotas for HCFCs in real time as of 1 January 2025;</li><li>To establish a certification scheme for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians and to adopt standards on the safe use of flammable and toxic refrigerants as of 1 January 2027;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2029;</li><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 10.47 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Chad and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Chad should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Chad for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Chad, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $363,461, consisting of US $128,500, plus agency support costs of US $16,146, for UNEP and US $204,500, plus agency support costs of US $14,315, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Grenada for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $420,535, consisting of US $226,500, plus agency support costs of US $29,445, for UNEP and US $151,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,590, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Grenada:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 77 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the imports of HCFC-based equipment (both new and second-hand) by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 0.38 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Grenada should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Grenada for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Grenada, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $191,920, consisting of US $111,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,430, for UNEP and US $61,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,490, for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Liberia for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $651,191, consisting of US $338,512, plus agency support costs of US $44,007, for UNEP and US $246,488, plus agency support costs of US $22,184, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Liberia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 68 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 72 per cent by 2023 and 86 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040 where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To set up an online HCFC licensing and quota system by 1 January 2023;</li><li>To establish a mandatory certification scheme for refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning technicians by 1 December 2023;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 3.45 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Liberia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>&nbsp;The expected annual HCFC consumption in Liberia for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Liberia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $278,879, consisting of US $116,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,080, for UNEP and US $135,595, plus agency support costs of US $12,204, for UNIDO.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9336">Decision 93/36</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the submission of the progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase?out management plan (HPMP) for Libya as requested in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8275">decision 82/75</a>(c);</li><li>To request UNIDO to submit the final progress report for stage I of the HPMP to the first meeting of the Committee in 2023;</li><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Libya for the period 2022ÔÇô2027 to reduce HCFC consumption by 80.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $2,170,268, plus agency support costs of US $151,919, for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct the additional 31.90 ODP tonnes of HCFCs phased out during stage I and the 24.87 ODP tonnes of HCFCs associated with stage II from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Libya and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XV to the present report;</li><li>To allow the submission of a foam sector plan during the implementation of stage II of the HPMP prior to 1 January 2024 in order to phase out the remaining consumption in the foam manufacturing sector; and</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Libya, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $976,018, plus agency support costs of US $68,321, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Madagascar for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,148,140, consisting of US $633,500, plus agency support costs of US $79,685, for UNEP and US $406,500, plus agency support costs of US $28,455, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Madagascar to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 11.10 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Madagascar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVI to the present report, on the understanding that if the baseline data were revised, Appendix 2-A to the Agreement would be updated to include the revised figures for Montreal Protocol limits when the next tranche was submitted;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Madagascar should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Madagascar for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Madagascar, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $335,954, consisting of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,094, for UNEP and US $187,720, plus agency support costs of US $13,140, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Niger for the period 2022ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,133,500, consisting of US $695,000, plus agency support costs of US $48,650, for UNIDO and US $345,000, plus agency support costs of US $44,850, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Niger:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of second-hand HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025 and new HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To establish by 1 January 2025 regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 10.38 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Niger and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Niger should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Niger for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Niger, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $382,585, consisting of US $243,500, plus agency support costs of US $17,045, for UNIDO and US $108,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,040, for UNEP.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan for the period 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $6,409,706, consisting of US $3,864,083, plus agency support costs of US $270,486, for UNIDO and US $2,040,664, plus agency support costs of US $234,473, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Pakistan:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2024;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFCÔÇæbased equipment by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To ban the use of HCFCs in manufacturing by 1 January 2026;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding the additional 24.58 ODP tonnes of HCFCs phased out during stage II and the 56.99 ODP tonnes of HCFCs associated with stage III;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Pakistan should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>Proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030 in the event that Pakistan were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Pakistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $2,047,489, consisting of US $1,468,883, plus agency support costs of US $102,822, for UNIDO and US $426,750, plus agency support costs of US $49,034, for UNEP;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The Government of Pakistan to report the countryÔÇÖs imports of HCFCÔÇæ141b contained in pre-blended polyols in its country programme data reporting from 2023, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8872">decision 88/72</a>(e);</li><li>The Government of Pakistan and UNIDO to continue monitoring and to report, on an annual basis:<ol type="a"><li>Information on the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b until the ban on such imports was in place; and</li><li>An update on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,142,405, plus agency support costs of US $149,968, for UNDP, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The Treasurer would be requested to transfer the approved funds to UNDP only following receipt and review of the verification report by the Secretariat in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7219">decision 72/19</a>(b);</li><li>UNDP committed to submitting the verification report by the end of June 2022 and no later than 12 weeks prior to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>The recommendations included in the verification report would be addressed during the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP and that the actions implemented towards the end of the tranche would be included in the progress report of the second tranche for stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh to be submitted with the request for the third tranche;</li><li>In the event that the verification report confirmed that Bangladesh had not been in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its Agreement with the Executive Committee, the Secretariat would inform the Executive Committee so that relevant actions, including application of the penalty clause, could be considered at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XIX to [document <a href="/media/215" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/40</a>], specifically, Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the revisions to the tranche schedule owing to implementation delays, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 81<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9432">Decision 94/32</a>.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>That US $447,638, plus agency support cost of US $31,335, for UNIDO, associated with the funding tranche for 2022, would be requested in 2023;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO, UNDP and the Governments of Germany and Italy to submit, along with the request for the fifth tranche, a detailed report on the status of the conversion of each of the foam projects under stage II, including the financial viability, the current level of HCFCÔÇæ141b consumption, the alternative technology selected, the total funding provided by the Multilateral Fund and the level of coÔÇæfinancing, as applicable, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8474">decision 84/74</a>(c);</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the duration of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran to 31 December 2025, given the implementation delays caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XX to the present report, specifically, paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the postponement of the funding tranche for 2022 to 2023, as referred to in subÔÇæparagraph (a)(ii) above and the extension of the duration of stage II, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 77<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>The fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the 2022ÔÇæ2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,162,745, consisting of US $464,231, plus agency support costs of US $32,496, for UNDP and US $598,000, plus agency support costs of US $68,018, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mexico;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the duration of stage II of the HPMP for Mexico to 31 December 2024, given the implementation delays caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report, specifically, paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, to reflect the extension of duration of stage II of the HPMP and the reallocation of the fourth tranche from 2020 to 2022 and of the fifth tranche from 2022 to 2023, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 79th meeting;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mexico, and the 2022ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,770,415, consisting of US $1,612,350, plus agency support costs of US $112,865, for UNIDO and US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200, for UNEP.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the project to convert the manufacturing of domestic air-conditioners from HCFC-22 to R-290 at the enterprise Dawlance, submitted by UNIDO in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8872">decision 88/72</a>(c);</li><li>To note also the request, submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, for a change of technology at the enterprise Dawlance from R-290 to HFC-32 and the commitment of the enterprise to convert 80 per cent of its production of air-conditioning equipment to HFC-32 by December 2023;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The request for the change of technology at the enterprise Dawlance from RÔÇæ290 to HFC-32, at a total project cost of US $1,276,340, plus agency support costs of US $89,344 for UNIDO;</li><li>The fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan, and the 2022-2024 implementation plan, in the amount of US $161,340, plus agency support costs of US $11,293, for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the enterprise Dawlance would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund, and that any HFC consumption from the enterprise would be deducted from the countryÔÇÖs starting point for HFC phase-down;</li><li>To note also that, as equipment to manufacture R-290-based air-conditioners had been provided to Dawlance with Multilateral Fund assistance, the enterprise could produce RÔÇæ290-based air-conditioners instead of HFC-32-based air-conditioners without any additional assistance;</li><li>To note further that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report, specifically, Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the adjusted allocation of funding for the UNIDO component of the fourth tranche referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 88<sup>th </sup>meeting; and</li><li>To request the Government of Pakistan and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and fourth tranches on a yearly basis through the completion of the project and the project completion report to the first meeting of 2025.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Gender policy <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the review of the implementation of the operational policy on gender mainstreaming for Multilateral Fund-supported projects contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/257">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/37</a>;</li><li>To note also that the gender mainstreaming checklist for projects and the list of gender indicators to facilitate reporting found in annexes II and IV, respectively, to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/700">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/73</a>, provided guidance to the bilateral and implementing agencies that they might take into account on a voluntary basis when implementing the operational gender mainstreaming policy of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to continue ensuring that the operational gender mainstreaming policy of the Multilateral Fund was applied to all Montreal Protocol projects, taking into consideration the specific activities presented in table 2 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/257">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/37</a>;</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to provide a brief report on key gender mainstreaming results achieved as part of their annual progress reports, as of 2023, on the basis of the information available to them;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To develop, for consideration of the Executive Committee at its 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, improved project requirements, including specific outputs and outcomes, and related key performance indicators for the systematic application of the operational gender mainstreaming policy of the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To incorporate within the proposed Multilateral Fund scorecard, when developed, an overarching results statement on gender mainstreaming on the basis of the reports by the bilateral and implementing agencies requested in sub-paragraph (d) above; and</li><li>To further review and provide an update on the implementation of the gender mainstreaming policy of the Multilateral Fund for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its last meeting in 2024.</li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Disposal (Kigali related), HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee also <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the synthesis report describing best practices and ways for the Executive Committee to consider operationalizing paragraph 24 of decision XXVIII/2, contained in document <a href="/media/111" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/9</a>;</li><li>To provide flexibility for Article 5 countries to include, in the following plans, activities related to the environmentally sound management of used or unwanted controlled substances, including disposal, taking into account paragraphs 19 to 24 of document <a href="/media/111" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/9</a> and lessons learned from previous ODS disposal projects, including in relation to the integration with hazardous waste rules and regulations:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>Refrigeration servicing sector plans under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs), on the understanding that proposals for undertaking such activities would be submitted to the Executive Committee, either as part of new stages of HPMPs or subsequent tranches of approved stages of HPMPs;</li><li>&nbsp;Stage I of Kigali HFC implementation plans;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to develop, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, criteria for a funding window to provide Article 5 countries with assistance to prepare an inventory of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and to develop a plan for the collection, transport and disposal (including consideration of recycling, reclamation and cost-effective destruction) of such substances; and</li><li>To continue its deliberations on operationalizing paragraph 24 of decision XXVIII/2 of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, including implementation of sub-paragraph (c) above, in the context of the discussion of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries.</li></ol>

Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities), Energy efficiency pilot projects related, Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities), Energy efficiency pilot projects related, Report on consultations with other funding mechanisms and institutions on energy efficiency <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>The report identifying options, including the relevant procedures and conditions, for mobilizing financial resources to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency when replacing HFCs with low-global-warming-potential alternatives (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8751">decision 87/51</a>) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/285">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/12</a>;</li><li>With appreciation the participation of the funding and financial institutions that had provided information to the Secretariat as part of its data collection exercise for the report identified in sub-paragraph (a)(i), above;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="i"><li>To develop, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, criteria for pilot projects to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of the HFC phase-down;</li><li>To prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, an operational framework to further elaborate on institutional aspects and projects and activities that could be undertaken by the Multilateral Fund for maintaining and/or enhancing the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the manufacturing and servicing sector when phasing down HFCs in the categories set out in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/285">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/12</a> in the context of implementing options 1 and 2 in table 3 of the document, taking into consideration the comments made by the Executive Committee during its 89<sup>th</sup> and 90<sup>th</sup> meetings; and</li><li>To continue its consultations with the secretariats of the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund and other relevant funding institutions on opportunities for sharing information on policies, projects and relevant funding modalities relating to maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs, and to report back to the Executive Committee at its 91<sup>st</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review of the approach used by the Government of China to report production of HCFC-133a and CFC-113a under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8751">decision 87/51</a>(e)(ii)); and</li><li>To further note that the Government of China had informed the Executive Committee that, as of 2020, the country would report under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol production of HCFCÔÇæ133a and CFC-113a consistent with the verification reports submitted under the countryÔÇÖs HCFC production phase-out management plan and with the GovernmentÔÇÖs more rigorous approach to the reporting of data on those substances.</li></ol>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee ODS production (excluding HCFCs) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the draft guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase out to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.
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90th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer consideration of the draft HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

90th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold:
</p><ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The 91st meeting in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), from 5 to 9 December 2022, instead of from 28 November to 2 December 2022 as decided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8760">decision 87/60</a>(c);
</li><li> The 92nd meeting from 12 to 16 June 2023, in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO; and
</li><li> The 93rd meeting back to back with the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, at a venue to be determined.

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Assessment, evaluation and review of the financial mechanism, Secretariat activities <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/133" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/2</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to transmit the management response of the Executive Committee on the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), contained in Annex I to the present report to the MOPAN secretariat with a letter from the Chair of the Executive Committee on behalf of the Committee.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements contained in Annex II to the present report;</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back to the Committee at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/135">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 91st meeting was US $3,085,700, consisting of US $38,438, plus agency support costs of US $2,887, from UNDP; US $2,578,802, plus agency support costs of US $219,667, from UNEP; US $225,813, plus agency support costs of US $16,526, from UNIDO; and US $3,334, plus agency support costs of US $233, from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $30,298, including agency support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously, and US $43,987, including agency support costs, for four completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fastÔÇæstart activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $5,931, including agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously, US $23,307, including agency support costs, for two projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and US $210,806, including agency support costs, for seven projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That the World Bank held a balance of US $334, including agency support costs, for one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting by the Government of France was US $21,199, consisting of US $18,488, plus agency support costs of US $1,479, and accrued interest of US $1,232, which would be considered additional income to the Fund;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return the associated balances at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP and UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the projects completed over two years previously and to return the balances at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank to proceed with disbursement or return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balances from completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>UNIDO to return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balances of two projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8617">decision 86/17</a>(i)(i); and</li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of France regarding the return, in cash, of the amount of US $21,199 referred to in subparagraph (a)(vi) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2021, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a href="/media/136" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/5</a>; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2022 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2021 financial statements and their final 2021 statements reflected in table 1 of document <a href="/media/136" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/5</a>.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2021 accounts contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/137">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/6</a>;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To UNEP, US $540,089, on account of income from interest earned in 2021 and prior years reported in its 2021 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li><li>To UNIDO, US $104,843, on account of income from interest reported in its 2021 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to make:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>In its 2022 accounts, adjustments of US $2,036,154 representing income that had been recorded in 2021, US $11,317 representing grants closed in 2021 that had been recorded in 2021 progress report but not in the final accounts and US $65,400 representing deferred income from grants that had been recorded in 2021 in the progress report but not in the final accounts;</li><li>In its 2022 progress report, an adjustment of US $63,435 representing expenditure that had not been recorded in 2021;</li></ol></li><li>To note that the following 2021 outstanding reconciling items would be updated by relevant implementing agencies prior to the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Differences of US $1,377 in income and US $173,352 in expenditure between the progress report and the final accounts of UNIDO;</li><li>Differences of US $417,517 in income between the progress report and the final accounts of the World Bank;</li></ol></li><li>To note the standing reconciling items as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects implemented with other bilateral agencies where applicable:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $342,350;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (VIE/PHA/76/TAS/71) and (VIE/PHA/84/INV/75), in the amount of US $234,170;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The document on the revised 2023, 2024 and proposed 2025 budget of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/138" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/7</a>;</li><li>The return, to the Multilateral Fund at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, of US $1,491,964 from the approved 2021 budget of the Fund Secretariat;</li></ol></li><li>To agree to include the following in the revised budget:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Two staff positions at P-4 level, each in the amount of US $247,700 in 2023, and thereafter subject to a 3 per cent inflation rate;</li><li>Travel and daily subsistence allowance for the attendance of one additional Article 5 delegate at Executive Committee meetings, in the amount of US $7,700 in 2023 and thereafter, in line with decision XXXIV/17 of the Parties, while noting that the related budget would be returned to the Fund in the year when the Article 5 party in question was a member of the Executive Committee;</li><li>The development of a knowledge management system, in the amount of US $358,000 in 2023 and US $542,000 in 2024;</li><li>Support related to the United Nations Umoja management system, in the amount of US $115,000 in 2023 and US $60,000 in 2024 and thereafter;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the proposed format being used in the revised 2023, 2024 and approved 2025 budgets contained in Annex III to the present report, for the presentation of the budget of the Fund Secretariat;</li><li>To approve also:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The revised 2023 budget of US $8,645,326, as contained in Annex III to the present report, based on the 2022 actual staff costs, including the projected overrun of US $290,000; a 3 per cent increase in staff costs; and US $976,100 of related costs arising from the additional requirements referred to in subparagraph (b) above;</li><li>The revised 2024 budget of US $8,610,023, as contained in Annex III to the present report, based on the 2023 revised budget, excluding the 2022 projected overrun; a 3 per cent increase in staff costs; and US $1,119,962 of related costs arising from the additional requirements referred to in subparagraph (b) above; and</li><li>The proposed 2025 budget of US $8,224,624, as contained in Annex III to the present report, based on the 2024 revised budget; a 3 per cent increase in staff costs; and US $593,269 of related costs arising from the additional requirements referred to in subparagraph (b) above, noting that phase 3 of the development of the knowledge management system had not been included therein.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in documents <a href="/media/139" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/8</a> and Add.1, including that, as at 11 October 2022, 127 countries had submitted 2021 CP data and 17 countries had not done so;</li><li>To note also that an additional 15 countries had submitted 2021 CP data after issuance of document <a href="/media/139" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/8</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies to continue assisting Article 5 countries in ensuring accurate reporting of data on HFC use, including the manufacture of blends, in the updated revised CP data report format, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-903">decision 90/3</a>(c);</li><li>The Secretariat:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To provide the Ozone Secretariat with any HFC consumption data that it had that could assist the Ozone Secretariat in preparing the information requested under paragraph 2 of decision XXXIV/13 of the Parties; and</li><li>To send letters to the Governments of the Central African Republic and Mali regarding the PartiesÔÇÖ outstanding CP data reports for 2021, urging them to submit those reports as soon as possible.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2021 business plans, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/141">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/9</a>;
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 <li> That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2021 of at least 73 on a scale of 100;
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 <li> That the quantitative performance of all implementing agencies had improved in 2021 compared to 2020;</li>
 <li> That trend analysis indicated that the performance of the implementing agencies had not improved in some indicators in 2021 in relation to 2020;</li>
 <li> With appreciation, both the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies to have open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone units about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory and the satisfactory outcome of their consultations with the national ozone units concerned;
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 <li> To encourage national ozone units to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies in assisting their governments, noting that 75 out of the 144 Article 5 countries had submitted such assessments for 2021, compared with 37 in 2020; and
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 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare, in consultation with the implementing agencies, a revised set of performance indicators for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 93rd meeting, including ways to assess more effectively the performance of the implementing agencies.
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Desk studies and evaluations, Monitoring and evaluation work programmes

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To approve the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2023 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/143">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/11/Rev.1</a> and the related budget of US $85,000;
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 <li> To reallocate, from the provisional unspent balance of US $63,357 from the year 2022 to the 2023 budget, the amount of US $15,000 for the completion of the final stage of the second phase of the evaluation of the regional networks of national ozone officers;
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 <li> To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare:
 Terms of Reference for an external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund, aligned to the recommendations to the assessment by the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network, for the consideration of the Executive Committee at its 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li>
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 On a trial basis, at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a biennial monitoring and evaluation work programme and budget for the years 2024 and 2025, and to report annually on its status of implementation and achievements, starting from the 95<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
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91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2021 contained in document <a href="/media/144" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/12</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting their 2021 activities; and</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, on 109 projects with implementation delays and 37 ongoing projects or tranches of multiÔÇæyear agreements recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes IV to VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/145" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/13</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2023, of the completion date of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Zimbabwe (fourth trancheÔÇô refrigeration servicing sector (ZIM/PHA/80/INV/54) and fifth tranche (ZIM/PHA/86/INV/62)), to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/145" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/13</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2022, of the completion date of the enabling activities for HFC phase-down for Liberia (LIR/SEV/80/TAS/01+), to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities as reflected in table 7 of document <a href="/media/145" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/13</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2021 contained in document <a href="/media/146" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/14</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2021 contained in document <a href="/media/147" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/15</a>;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VI to the present report;</li><li>To cancel the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Haiti (stage I, second tranche) (HAI/PHA/76/TAS/21) at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, and to request UNEP to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>;</li><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis, UNEP to continue implementation of the outstanding activities related to stage I of the HPMP for Mali, and to request UNEP to submit at the 92nd meeting a report on the status of its implementation; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to send a letter to the Government of Suriname and UNEP regarding possible cancellation of the HPMP for the country (stage I, third tranche) (SUR/PHA/81/TAS/26).</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2021 contained in document <a href="/media/148" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/16</a>;</li><li>To approve the extension of the completion dates of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for the countries listed below to allow for completion of the remaining ongoing activities as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/148" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/16</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Botswana (stage I) (BOT/PHA/82/INV/21) to 30 June 2023;</li><li>Libya (stage I) (LIB/PHA/75/INV/36) to 31 December 2023;</li><li>Somalia (stage I) (SOM/PHA/88/INV/16) to 30 June 2023;</li><li>The Sudan (stage II) (SUD/PHA/75/INV/38) to 31 December 2023; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2021 contained in document <a href="/media/149" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/17</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in Annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the use of HFC-32 as a refrigerant in the enterprise manufacturing air conditioners in Algeria under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country, as submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Algeria, through UNIDO, to submit at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the request for the third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP, including the plan for the full conversion of the enterprise mentioned in subparagraph (a) above to use HFC-32 as a refrigerant in the manufacturing of air conditioners.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on the financial viability of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam enterprise Celpack funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina, as provided by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Argentina, through UNIDO, to provide, as part of the submission of the request for the subsequent tranche, an update on the financial viability of the XPS foam enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii); and</li><li>To note that, in the event that the enterprise Celpack was not assisted by the Multilateral Fund, the funds associated with its conversion would be calculated taking into consideration the flexibility in the allocation of funds approved for the Government of Argentina for the XPS foam sector and would be deducted from the approved subsequent tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the submission, by UNDP, of the verification report of HCFC consumption for Bangladesh for 2019ÔÇô2021, which would be reviewed and presented to the Committee by the Secretariat at the 92nd meeting, and that the Treasurer would be requested to transfer the approved funds for the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan to UNDP only upon the review of the verification report by the Secretariat in line with decisions 72/19(b) and 90/44.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The request by the Government of Brunei Darussalam to transfer to UNIDO all activities included in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country that had initially been planned for implementation by UNDP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Brunei Darussalam and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex IX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A and paragraph 9, to reflect the transfer of the UNDP component to UNIDO, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To request UNDP to return to the Multilateral Fund at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting the amount of US $11,000, plus agency support costs of US $990 (BRU/PHA/86/INV/29);</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the amount of US $11,000, plus agency support costs of US $990; and</li><li>To approve the transfer to UNIDO of the US $223,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,070, which had been approved in principle, associated with the second, third and fourth tranches of stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the update on progress towards finalization of the draft Act and the entry into force of the bans described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/338">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/88/44</a>, in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Colombia, as submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>; and</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2023, of the date of completion of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on progress in the future adoption of the interministerial decree (ÔÇ£arr├¬t├® interminist├®rielÔÇØ) for regulating import, export, transit, re-export and trade of ODS and other measures for strengthening the monitoring and reporting systems relating to HCFC import and export under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, as submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire to provide, through UNEP, at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, an update on the adoption of the interministerial decree mentioned in subparagraph (a) above.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the submission by UNIDO of the verification report of HCFC consumption for the Philippines for 2021, which would be reviewed by the Secretariat and presented to the Committee at the 92nd meeting.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Senegal, as submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note the final progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fifth and final tranche of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Trinidad and Tobago and the project completion report, as submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on progress in the implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)/HFO-based polyurethane (PU) systems and their associated components funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay and the request for an additional extension of the date of completion for stage II, as submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the further extension, to 31 December 2023, of the date of completion of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay, given the delay in completing the conversions of the remaining foam enterprises owing to the lack of availability of the alternative and supply-chain disruptions;</li><li>To note that the ban on imports of pure HCFC-141b would be implemented by 1 January 2023 and that the ban on HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols would be effective as of 1 January 2024;</li><li>To request the Government of Uruguay, through UNDP, to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>At the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a progress report on the implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises, the availability of HFO/HFO-based PU systems and the status of the legislation to ban the import and use of HCFCÔÇæ141b and HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols; and</li><li>At the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2024, a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of the HPMP and the project completion report.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil and the request for extension of the implementation period of stage II of the HPMP, as submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/150" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>;</li><li>That the polyurethane (PU) foam enterprise Ananda Metais had changed the selected technology from cyclopentane to methyl formate, resulting in savings of US $154,222;</li><li>That the PU foam enterprise Tecpur, the systems house Polisystem and the 80 downstream PU foam users would not participate in stage II of the HPMP and that one additional PU foam enterprise had lower consumption of HCFC-141b than initially reported, resulting in savings of US $2,340,778;</li><li>That savings of US $2,495,000, plus agency support costs of US $174,650 for UNDP, associated with the conversion of the PU foam enterprises referred to in subparagraphs (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) above, would be deducted from the sixth tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>That one ODP tonne would be deducted from the remaining eligible consumption of HCFC-22 associated with the project monitoring unit costs related to the reductions in the PU foam sector plan referred to in subparagraph (a)(iv);</li><li>That the enterprises Gelomax and So Frio, consuming 2.54 metric tonnes (0.14 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22, had withdrawn from stage II of the HPMP and that the enterprises Peracchi and Zero Grau, with a total consumption of 3.00 metric tonnes (0.17 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-22, had been included in stage II of the HPMP, at no additional cost to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex X to the present report, specifically Appendix 2ÔÇæA, to reflect the deduction, from the sixth tranche, of the funding for UNDP referred to in subparagraph (a)(iv) above, the adjustment of the first tranche for UNIDO owing to the return of funds referred to in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8861">decision 88/61</a>(a)(iii), the reduction of the remaining eligible consumption referred to in subparagraph (a)(v) above and the postponement of the sixth tranche to 2024; Appendix 7-A, to reflect the adjustment of the reductions in funding for failure to comply; and paragraph 16, which had been modified to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The reallocation of US $132,000 from the enterprises Gelomax and So Frio to the enterprises Peracchi and Zero Grau, as indicated in subparagraph (a)(vi) above;</li><li>The extension, to 31 December 2025, of the implementation period of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, given delays in implementing phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested; and</li></ol></li><li>To request that UNDP continue to assist the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the Amino, Flex├¡vel, Purcom and U-Tech systems houses, on the understanding that any incremental operational costs related to the conversions (where applicable) would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, a report on the status of temporary use of high-GWP alternatives, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including the associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9433">Decision 94/33</a>.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note the progress report on the implementation of the project for the control of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Frio Industrias Argentinas, as submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/150">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/18</a>.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2022 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/19</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO had completed its update of the PCR for the refrigeration servicing sector in China in line with decisions 90/28(f) and 88/30;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;</li><li>Lead and cooperating implementing agencies to continue coordinating closely their work in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agency;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data for PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information about the lessons learned and reasons for any delays, beyond anecdotal evidence, with a view to enabling the formulation of actionable recommendations for improvements in future project implementation or the replicability of good practices;</li></ol></li><li>Reiterating decisions 23/8(i) and 81/29, to encourage bilateral and implementing agencies to submit PCRs within six months of the operational completion of the projects to avoid a situation whereby submitted funding requests for the second or subsequent tranches of stage II or for subsequent stages of HCFC phase-out management plans were not considered; and</li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note:
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<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> The update on the status of implementation of the 2022&ndash;2024 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/153">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/20</a>; and
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 <li> That the total value of activities submitted to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting amounted to US $83,048,165 (including US $4,829,989 for HFC-related activities), of which US $18,297,605 was associated with project proposals not included in the 2022 business plan.</li>
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91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/154" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/21</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank;</li><li>That 29 out of 43 activities (17 out of 27 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2022 would have no impact on countriesÔÇÖ compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in Annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2023ÔÇô2025 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/155">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/22</a>;</li><li>To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/155">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/22</a>;</li><li>To adjust the business plan further:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>By adding to the 2023 business plan projects and activities that had been deferred at the 91st meeting;</li><li>By taking into account the values approved in principle for revised and new HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) at the 91st meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To allow Nigeria to submit stage IV of its HPMP in 2025 and the request for the associated project preparation in 2023;</li><li>To maintain the energy-efficiency activities for Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan, which had agreements for the complete phase-out of HCFCs, noting that the implementing agencies concerned did not have any remaining HPMP tranches to request on behalf of those countries; and</li><li>To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2023ÔÇô2025, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, taking into consideration relevant decisions taken at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>The business plans of the bilateral agencies for 2023ÔÇô2025 submitted by the Governments of Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/156">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/23</a>; and</li><li>That the level of the activities in the business plans of the Governments of Austria and Germany for 2023ÔÇô2025 should be considered in the light of the bilateral activity allocation for the triennium 2021ÔÇô2023.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2023ÔÇô2025 contained in document <a href="/media/157" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/24</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in Annex XII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2023ÔÇô2025 contained in document <a href="/media/158" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/25</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in Annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2023ÔÇô2025 contained in document <a href="/media/159" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/26</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in Annex XIV to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2023ÔÇô2025 contained in documentÔÇ»<a href="/media/160" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/27</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in Annex XV to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy Efficiency Related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>That <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-896">decision 89/6</a> applied to low-volume-consuming countries that had already completed their HCFC phase-out management plans; and</li><li>To consider the proposal from Maldives, as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/182">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/44</a>, under agenda item 9(d) on projects recommended for individual consideration, in line with subparagraph (a) above.</li></ol>

HFC cost funding guidelines, HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Kigali HFC implementation plan template Agreements, Kigali HFC implementation plans related

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines, HFC enabling activities and investment projects, Kigali HFC implementation plan template Agreements, Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>In the absence of the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down, to consider HFC individual investment projects and stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs) on a case-by-case basis and without setting a precedent for the cost guidelines or any future HFC individual investment projects and stage I of KIPs;</li><li>To consider the HFC individual investment project for Ecuador contained in document <a href="/media/179" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/40</a> and stage I of the KIP for the Niger contained in document <a href="/media/184" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/48</a> under agenda item 9(d) on projects recommended for individual consideration, in line with subparagraph (a) above;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a draft template for an Agreement for stage I of KIPs for consideration by the Executive Committee at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting; and</li><li>To agree that the template Agreement would be reviewed once discussions on the criteria for funding HFC phase-down had been completed.</li></ol>

Local installation and assembly subsector using HFCs, Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Local installation and assembly subsector using HFCs, Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee therefore <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To encourage Article 5 countries and implementing agencies, in the context of HFC surveys conducted during preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans, to collect information on and provide estimates of any HFC consumption in the local installation and assembly subsector, when it was possible to do so and on a voluntary basis; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to prepare a document, for consideration at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, that provided a description of the local installation and assembly subsector, identifying to the extent possible the types of equipment and refrigerants that characterized that subsector and the challenges in transitioning to low-global-warming-potential alternatives.
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91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting in the amount of US $3,531,749, including agency support costs, against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2021ÔÇô2023.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex XVI to the present report, together with the conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, and noting that the Agreement between the Government of South Sudan and the Executive Committee had been updated, based on the extension of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan to 2025, as contained in Annex XVII; and</li><li>That, for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient governments as contained in Annex XVIII to the present report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions among interested members, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to approve the global technical assistance project for the twinning of national ozone officers and national energyÔÇæefficiency policymakers to support Kigali Amendment objectives (phase I: 2023ÔÇô2024) in the amount of US $793,400, plus agency support costs of US $97,274 for UNEP, on the understanding that:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>UNEP would submit a midterm report on progress in the implementation of the project referred to in paragraph 149 above to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023 as part of the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme progress report;</li><li>On the basis of the results of the project, UNEP could consider the development of a second phase that would take into account the outcomes of the workshops conducted in the first phase of the project and include an action plan to address any regional needs identified through the implementation of that first phase; and</li><li>Any balances left from the first phase of the project would be returned to the Multilateral Fund no later than the second meeting in 2025.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Barbados for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $578,720, consisting of US $298,000, plus agency support costs of US $38,740, for UNEP and US $222,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,980, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Barbados:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1ÔÇ»JanuaryÔÇ»2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the imports of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 2.40ÔÇ»ODPÔÇ»tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stageÔÇ»II of the HPMP, contained in AnnexÔÇ»XIX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Barbados should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Barbados for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Barbados, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $176,930, consisting of US $36,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,680, for UNEP and US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,250, for UNDP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Eritrea for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $601,600, consisting of US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250 for UNEP, and US $215,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,350 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Eritrea to reduce HCFC consumption by 38.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 45 per cent by 2023, 67.5 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 0.71 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Eritrea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Eritrea should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Eritrea for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Eritrea, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $244,400, consisting of US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950, for UNEP and US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,450, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $27,351,569, consisting of US $14,835,060, plus agency support costs of US $1,038,454, for UNDP, US $3,370,000, plus agency support costs of US $380,700, for UNEP and US $6,952,572, plus agency support costs of US $774,783, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of India to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 574.45 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To deduct an additional 5.54 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9153">decision 91/53</a>;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of India should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If India were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the targets specified in row 1.2 of its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,232,016, consisting of US $6,166,500, plus agency support costs of US $431,655, for UNDP, US $668,215, plus agency support costs of US $75,486, for UNEP and US $1,700,643, plus agency support costs of US $189,517, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nigeria for the period from 2022 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $3,144,194, plus agency support costs of US $220,093, for UNIDO only;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Nigeria to implement the following regulatory measures to support the complete phase-out of HCFCs in the refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturing sector:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A ban on the import of HCFC-22-based equipment starting from 1 January 2026;</li><li>A ban on the use of HCFC-22 in the manufacturing of refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment once the conversion projects in stage III had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;</li><li>Tax reductions for equipment using R-290 and HFC-32, developed in collaboration with the relevant authorities;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 68.98 ODP tonnes from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Nigeria, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,944,347, plus agency support costs of US $136,104, for UNIDO only; and</li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO to provide, in the tranche implementation progress reports, the updated list of enterprises that had received assistance from the umbrella project.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9437">Decision 94/37</a>.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for South Africa for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $8,690,000, plus agency support costs of US $608,300, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of South Africa to reduce HCFC consumption by 47.5 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2022, 50 per cent by 2023, 60 per cent by 2024, 67.5 per cent by 2025, 70.2 per cent by 2026, 75.7 per cent by 2027 and 97.5 per cent by 2028 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, when required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 192.92 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of South Africa and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of South Africa should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If South Africa was intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇæ2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between the Government of South Africa and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for South Africa, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,993,125, plus agency support costs of US $209,519, for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNIDO would include in the progress reports submitted with the request for the second tranche an update on the improvement of the process for reporting HCFC consumption and confirmation of the resubmission by the Government of South Africa of the data reports under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and country programme implementation for the years 2020 and 2021.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase out management plan (HPMP) for Togo for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,289,900, consisting of US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $87,000, for UNEP and US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,900, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Togo:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and not to import HCFCs after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of second-hand HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025 and the import of new HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2026;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 13.00 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Togo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, as contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Togo should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Togo for the period 2030ÔÇô2040; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Togo, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $354,536, consisting of US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,536, for UNEP and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, with regard to the interest accrued by the Government of China, up to 31 December 2021, on funds previously transferred for the implementation of sector plans under stages I and II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), as per decisions 69/24 and 77/49(b)(iii), to request the Treasurer:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $1,471, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $182, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the polyurethane foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $35,506, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNIDO by US $9,153, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNDP by US $12,387, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>To offset future transfers to UNEP by US $5,746, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,000 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $70,000 for UNDP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,221,403, consisting of US $1,780,000, plus agency support costs of US $195,325, for UNEP and US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,078, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India;</li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That, in the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector, the enterprises M/s Industrial Foam and M/s Viking Engineers, with an associated funding of US $62,175, plus agency support costs of US $4,352, had ceased manufacturing foam and would not participate in the project;</li><li>That in the residential air-conditioning manufacturing sector, the enterprise Videocon, with an associated funding of US $1,817,975, had gone into bankruptcy, and the enterprise Lloyd Electricals Ltd (now Leel Electricals Ltd) had changed ownership and decided to complete its conversion to HFCÔÇæ32 with its own resources, resulting in a return of US $1,672,902, plus agency support costs of US $117,103;</li><li>That, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8690">decision 86/90</a>, the return associated with the 33.89 per cent non-Article 5 ownership of the residential air-conditioning manufacturing enterprise Subros was US $393,531, plus agency support costs of US $27,547;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the project for the conversion of a third residential air-conditioning manufacturing line at the enterprise Blue Star, with an associated phase-out of 3.15 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22, to HFC-32 in the amount of US $628,032, plus agency support costs of US $43,962;</li><li>To note, on the basis of the returns described in subparagraph (b) above, the addition to stage II of the HPMP of the conversion at the enterprise Blue Star described in subparagraph (c) above and the agreed deduction from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HCFCÔÇæ22 consumption eligible for funding associated with the project management and implementation unit described in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/181">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/42</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The return to the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting of US $3,001,959, plus agency support costs of US $210,137 for UNDP;</li><li>That UNDP would return US $316,592, plus agency support costs of US $22,161, at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That an additional 5.54 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 associated with the conversion of the enterprise Blue Star (3.15 ODP tonnes) and the project management and implementation unit (2.39 ODP tonnes) would be deducted from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding under stage III of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $4,708,507, consisting of US $3,001,959, plus agency support costs of US $210,137, for UNDP, US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,900, for UNEP, and US $1,255,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,511, for the Government of Germany; and</li><li>To request the Government of India, UNDP, UNEP and the Government of Germany to submit, at the first meeting of 2025, a progress report on implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of the HPMP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane (PU) foam sector in Morocco, in the amount of US $344,500, plus agency support costs of US $24,115 for UNIDO;</li><li>To deduct 7.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Morocco to ban the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols after the completion of the umbrella project, no later than 1 January 2025; and</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had revised the Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee for stage II of its HCFC phase-out management plan, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the approval of the PU foam project referred to in subparagraph (a) above; paragraph 1 of Appendix 7-A, to reflect the adjustment of the reductions in funding for failure to comply; and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the revised Agreement for stage II superseded that reached at the 88<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to develop the following regulatory measures under the HPMP to ensure the sustainability of the phase-out of HCFCs in the manufacturing sectors:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A ban on the import of HCFC-141b, pure and in pre-blended polyols, when the conversions had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the use of HCFC-141b, pure and in pre-blended polyols, in foam manufacturing once the conversions in foam manufacturing had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the import of HCFC-22-based air-conditioning equipment, no later than 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the use of HCFC-22 in the manufacture of air-conditioning equipment once the conversion of air-conditioning manufacturing had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the import of HCFC-142b, no later than 1 January 2027;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report, specifically Appendices 2-A and 7-A, to reflect the inclusion of the investment projects to phase out HCFCs in the polyurethane foam and air-conditioning manufacturing sectors in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8693">decision 86/93</a>(e), and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li><li>To deduct 78.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,439,810, consisting of US $418,100, plus agency support costs of US $49,448, for UNEP and US $1,843,236, plus agency support costs of US $129,026, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the revised plan of action for the period from 2022 to 2026 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,367,144, plus agency support costs of US $95,700 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of production and consumption of HCFCs;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 88.8 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2023 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2027, in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To issue a ban on the production of HCFC-22 by 1 January 2027;</li><li>To issue a ban on the manufacturing and new installations of all refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment based on HCFC-22 by 1 January 2025;</li><li>To allow imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols at a level no higher than 1.91 ODP tonnes, and to issue a ban on the import of HCFC-141b, pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, by 1 January 2025;</li></ol></li><li>That the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would have flexibility to allocate up to US $70,000, if required during the time of implementation of stage II, to provide technical assistance to eligible systems houses to develop formulations based on alternatives with low global-warming potential that were accessible and affordable on the local market, in line with the flexibility clause in the Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendix 2ÔÇæA, to reflect the extension of stage II to 2027 for a total phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs, the redistribution of the remaining tranches and the changes to the remaining eligible consumption; Appendix 7-A, to reflect the adjustment of the reductions in funding for failure to comply; and paragraph 16, to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 82<sup>nd</sup> meeting;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela should submit:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To include in the progress report associated with the request for the third tranche an update on the progress achieved in the re-establishment and application of the licensing and quota system and the results of the visits to importers, distributors and users to monitor the local HCFC market, including proposed sanctions or measures to address identified irregular imports and possession of HCFCs;</li><li>To include, in the zero-leak and pilot demonstration projects to be implemented, measurement of performance in the baseline situation, monitoring of the repaired equipment for a representative period (one year), measurement of performance after intervention and a comparison of results with the production of data related to differences in energy and refrigeration consumption, leakage rates, needs for repair and other parameters, and to include this information in the reports associated with requests for tranches;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 162.75 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding; and</li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $261,444, plus agency support costs of US $18,301 for UNIDO.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam;</li><li>That, in accordance with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9022">decision 90/22</a>(c), the funding for the polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing and the refrigeration manufacturing sectors had been revised to US $1,799,553 and US $542,904, respectively, in line, inter alia, with the phase-out of HCFCs at the assisted enterprises;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding level of US $7,208,300, revised schedule and additional reductions from the remaining consumption eligible for funding, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9022">decision 90/22</a>; Appendix 7-A, to reflect the revised cost-effectiveness of the project; and paragraph 17, to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 84<sup>th</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding 2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $711,483, plus agency support costs of US $49,804 for the World Bank only, on the understanding that, should the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols at eligible PU foam manufacturing enterprises assisted under the project be less than 222.95 metric tonnes, the World Bank, upon financial completion of the project, would return the funding associated with the difference in the phase-out amount, calculated at the agreed cost-effectiveness level of US $8.07/kg; and</li><li>To request the Government of Viet Nam, the World Bank and the Government of Japan to submit, at the first meeting in 2024, a progress report on the implementation of the final tranche of stage II of the HPMP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the submission of stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Niger;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, and without setting a precedent, the amount of US $109,800, consisting of US $80,000 plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO and US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,600, for UNEP, to support activities identified in the implementation plan for the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Niger, as described in paragraph 60 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/184">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/48</a>, on the understanding that the funding would be incorporated within the first tranche of the project when stage I of the KIP was considered for approval by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To defer to the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting consideration of stage I of the KIP for the Niger.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the project proposal for the conversion of one commercial and domestic refrigerator manufacturing line at Induglob from the use of HFC-134a as the refrigerant to propane (R-290) and isobutane (R-600a);</li><li>To approve the project proposal referred to in subparagraph (a) above, in the amount of US $267,885, plus agency support costs of US $18,752, for UNIDO, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That 14,901 CO2-eq tonnes (10.42 metric tonnes) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption once it had been established and that that deduction would be undertaken in accordance with the methodology agreed under the HFC cost guidelines currently under discussion;</li><li>That, on an exceptional basis, a comprehensive completion report with detailed information on the eligible incremental capital costs, incremental operating costs, any possible savings incurred during the conversion and relevant factors that facilitated implementation would be submitted within six months of project completion;</li><li>That the present project would be integrated into stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Ecuador, once the plan had been fully formulated ready for submission for consideration by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the level of costs approved would not constitute a precedent for future HFC individual investment project proposals; and</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Ecuador to establish a ban on the import and manufacture of domestic refrigerators and commercial stand-alone refrigeration units using HFC-134a upon completion of the Induglob conversion project.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the project for additional activities for the introduction of alternatives to HCFCs with low or zero global-warming potential and for maintaining energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector in Maldives, in the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Maldives and UNEP to submit progress reports on the implementation of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above, on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, and a project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2025.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2022 progress report and 2023 work plan for the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) contained in document <a href="/media/191" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/58</a>;</li><li>That UNEP had identified the need to enhance the CAP over the subsequent few years to meet the evolving needs of Article 5 countries, particularly in the light of implementation of the Kigali Amendment, and that UNEP would present specific proposals for consideration by the Executive Committee at a future meeting;</li><li>That UNEP, recognizing the health, financial and social challenges caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and that CAP activities were also affected, would return at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting, in advance of the completion of the 2022 work plan, on an exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, the uncommitted funding balance of US $828,000, plus agency support costs of US $66,240;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2023, as contained in Annex XXIX to the present report, in the amount of US $10,129,162, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $810,333, noting the adjustments proposed therein;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question, and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the last year, noting subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the 2023 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/192">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/59</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operation of UNIDO and the World Bank was below their budgeted levels and that UNIDO and the World Bank would return unused balances of US $670,186 and US $260,155, respectively, to the Multilateral Fund at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the 2023 core unit budgets as requested for:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,142,835;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,050,407; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,735,000.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutional strengthening <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the review of institutional strengthening (IS) projects, including the funding levels and the formats for terminal reports and extension requests, and the performance indicators that could be used consistently by all Article 5 countries contained in document <a href="/media/193" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/60</a>;</li><li>To approve the revised format for terminal reports and requests for the extension of IS funding and the corresponding performance indicators contained in Annex XXX to the present report;</li><li>To request Article 5 countries, through the bilateral and implementing agencies, to use the revised format referred to in subparagraph (b) above for all requests for IS renewal as of the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023;</li><li>To approve all IS projects and renewals at a level 38 per cent higher than that agreed at the 74<sup>th</sup> meeting, with a minimum level of IS funding of US $60,000 per year, taking into account the activities that Article 5 countries would need to undertake to initiate implementation of the Kigali Amendment and meet the first control measures for phasing down HFCs during the period 2022ÔÇô2030, while continuing implementation of HCFC phase-out management plans;</li><li>To extend the duration of IS renewal implementation phases from the current two years to three years for IS renewal proposals submitted from the 92nd meeting onwards;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To update the guide for preparation of IS renewal requests to take into account the revised format for terminal reports and requests for extension of IS funding referred to subparagraph (b) above;</li><li>To submit a further review of IS projects, including funding levels, no later than the second meeting in 2029, taking into account the remaining HCFCÔÇærelated obligations; and</li><li>To prepare a report on the review of the use of the revised format referred to in subparagraph (b) above no later than the second meeting in 2028.</li></ol></li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC cost funding guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to request the Secretariat to prepare for the 92nd meeting:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> A paper on the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions based on the discussions that took place at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting in the contact group on the cost guidelines for the phase- down of HFCs; and</li>
 <li> Information to assist the Executive Committee in defining what was to be considered &ldquo;small and medium-sized enterprises&rdquo; in the commercial air-conditioning manufacturing and commercial refrigeration manufacturing sectors.
 </li>
</ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency pilot projects related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information provided in the criteria for pilot projects to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9050">decision 90/50</a>(b)(i)) contained in document <a href="/media/202" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/63</a>;</li><li>To consider the following criteria when selecting pilot projects to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li><p>Support would be provided only for projects related to the following activities, as included in document <a href="/media/202" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/63</a>, specifically:&nbsp;</p><p><u>Manufacturing activities</u></p><ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>Conversion projects to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency while converting from HFCs in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration, stand-alone commercial refrigeration, residential and commercial air-conditioning and heat-pumps would be considered in priority;</li><li><p>Conversion projects in other sectors, such as mobile air-conditioning and transport refrigeration, would be considered on a case-by-case basis;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Assembly and installation activities of large commercial and industrial refrigeration,</u> <u>air-conditioning and heat-pump equipment</u></p></li><li><p>Projects involving technical assistance for the assembly and installation of equipment that would result in the adoption of technologies to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency while converting from HFCs and demonstrate replicability and scalability in the country or region would be considered in priority;&nbsp;</p><p><u>Servicing activities</u></p></li><li><p>Projects in the servicing sector including, but not be limited to, activities identified in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-896">decision 89/6</a>(b) would be considered in priority in the context of Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs), except for those activities that had already been funded under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-896">decision 89/6</a>(b) in the context of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country in question;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Technical assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)</u> <u>in manufacturing and assembly/installation</u></p></li><li>Projects involving technical assistance for SMEs to support the adoption of energy-efficient technologies and alternatives while phasing down HFCs would be considered on a case-by-case basis, provided that such technical assistance projects assisted beneficiaries in maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs;</li></ol></li><li>Pilot projects were to be submitted in the context of HFC phase-down, as part of a KIP and/or as an investment project or sector plan in the manufacturing, assembly/installation and servicing sectors;</li><li>Energy-efficiency activities should consider incentivizing opportunities to avoid the continued growth in use of controlled substances, where feasible;</li><li>Projects submitted for consideration should include confirmation from the Government concerned:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>That, for projects in the manufacturing sector, the country had in place minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and a mechanism to monitor and assess their implementation;</li><li>That the national ozone unit would coordinate with relevant energyÔÇæefficiency authorities and national standards bodies to facilitate consideration of refrigerant transition when developing energyÔÇæefficiency standards in the relevant sectors/applications;</li><li>That, if recipient Article 5 countries had mobilized or were to mobilize funding from sources other than the Multilateral Fund for energyÔÇæefficiency components when phasing down HFCs, the project would not result in the duplication of activities among those funded by the Multilateral Fund and those funded from other sources;</li><li>That the information on project progress, results and key learning would be made available, as appropriate;</li><li>That the date of completion of the project would be set as no more than 36 months after the date of approval by the Executive Committee and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project;</li></ol></li><li>Projects should be submitted as of the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting up to and including the 96<sup>th</sup> meeting; would be considered on a case-by-case basis; should aim to have broad replicability within the country, region or sector; and should take into account regional and geographic distribution;</li><li>The country proposing the pilot project should have, or prioritize the development of, national and/or regional MEPS, including a process or mechanism to monitor and assess their implementation in relation to the relevant sector/application, and, if no MEPS exist, countries should consider priority projects in the servicing sector or that support the development of MEPS and initial awareness and capacity-building initiatives for their enforcement on the understanding that the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)e. above would apply;</li><li>The project should include consultation with relevant stakeholders; and</li></ol></li><li>To establish a funding window for pilot projects in the amount of US $20 million with the possibility of augmenting that funding window at a future meeting to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency in the context of HFC phase-down as specified in decision XXVIII/2, following the criteria identified in subparagraph (b) above.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Disposal (Kigali related) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the criteria for a funding window for an inventory of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and a plan for the collection, transport and disposal of such substances contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/66</a>;
 </li>
 <li> To establish a funding window for the preparation of national inventories of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and a plan for the collection, transport and disposal of such substances, including consideration of recycling, reclamation and cost-effective destruction;</li>
 <li> To agree to the following criteria for the preparation of national inventories of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances and a plan for the collection, transport and disposal of such substances, including consideration of recycling, reclamation and cost-effective destruction:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> That the development of national inventories and plans would take into account the guidance provided in paragraphs 16 to 32 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/66</a>;
 </li>
 <li> That those Article 5 countries that made use of the flexibility provided under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9049">decision 90/49</a>(b) to include the preparation of an inventory and plan in their refrigeration servicing sector plans under their HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) or Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs) would not receive funding for such activities under the funding window referred to in subparagraph (b) above;</li>
 <li> That projects under the funding window referred to in subparagraph (b) above would be submitted for the consideration of the Executive Committee as of the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting up to and including the 97<sup>th</sup> meeting, on the understanding that they would be included in the relevant business plans before their approval;
 </li>
 <li> That the national inventories and resulting action plan should be completed within 24 months of the date of approval by the Executive Committee;
 </li>
 <li> That the preparation of the national inventories and plans would ensure the following:
 <ol type="a" class="list-type-a"><li> That the national inventory and plan would be coordinated with the development and/or implementation of national plans to phase out/down controlled substances and would take into account existing national legislation and policies related to the environmentally sound management of chemical and unwanted controlled substances;
 </li>
 <li> That the concept, methodology and approach to be taken for the preparation of the national inventory/action plan, including consultations with relevant stakeholders to help verify data collection, would be clearly described;</li>
 <li> That national plans that might include, in addition to approaches for the collection, transport storage and disposal, specifically the destruction of waste-controlled substances, would contain a description of a potential business model detailing the arrangements with the various stakeholders and the private sector commitment and involvement in those activities, from waste collection to eventual destruction;
 </li>
 <li> That the final plan would also contain a description of the policies and regulations describing the roles and obligations of manufacturers and distributors, including any recovery, recycling and reclamation programmes;</li>
 <li> That, where the national plans identified export for destruction as the most cost-effective disposal option, they would contain an indication that national legislation and policies that were consistent with the requirements of the relevant conventions, particularly in relation to the transboundary movement of those wastes, needed to be in place;</li>
 <li> That the national plan would include consideration of the development of regulations under national phase-out/phase-down plans (i.e., HPMPs or KIPs) on refrigerant recovery, recycling and reclamation that would support the actions identified for the collection, transport, storage and disposal of those used and unwanted waste-controlled substances;
 </li>
 <li> To agree on funding for the preparation of national inventories of banks of used or unwanted controlled substances, including consideration of recycling, reclamation and cost-effective destruction within the framework described paragraphs 16 to 32 document <a target="_blank" href="/media/205">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/66</a>, as indicated in the table below:</li>
</ol>
 <p>HCFC baseline (ODP tonnes)
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>Funding for the preparation of national inventories of
 </p>
 <p>banks of waste-controlled substances and national action plan (US $)
 </p></td>
 <p>
 Below 1
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>70,000</p></td>
 <p>Between 1 and 6
 </p></td>
 <td>
 <p>80,000</p></td>
 <p>
 <td>
 <p>
 Above 100
 </p></td>
 <td>
<ol start="5" type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To request bilateral and implementing agencies:
 To include in their relevant business plans requests for funding for the preparation of national inventories of used and unwanted substances and the subsequent action plans for Article 5 countries that wished to undertake such actions;
 </li>
 <li>
 To report in detail on the progress of the preparation of national inventories of used and unwanted substances and subsequent action plans on an annual basis as part of the annual financial and progress reports; and</li>
 <li>
 To submit a final report and a copy of the resulting national inventories and the national action plans no later than six months after the completion of the project, highlighting the difficulties and lessons learned.
 </li>
</ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Institutions capacity <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the overall analysis related to the capacity of the Multilateral Fund institutions to address HFC phase-down (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-894">decision 89/4</a>), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/206">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/67</a>, as a framework for the discussions that would take place under other agenda items and further to the documents submitted under those agenda items; and</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to continue discussions with the implementing agencies on their perspectives regarding the additional resources needed on the basis of the expected increase in workload associated with HFC phase-down and to consider them in its review of the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund, to be submitted at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>In the light of the discussion, the Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer to the 93rd meeting consideration of document <a href="/media/208" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/69</a> on the overview of current monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems developed with support from the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-892">decision 89/2</a>), taking into account the discussions at its 89th and 91st meetings and the relevant discussions at the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, forty-fifth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, including the workshop on further strengthening the effective implementation and enforcement of the Montreal Protocol to be held in line with decision XXXIV/8, and, if applicable, the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Knowledge management, information and communication strategy <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the report on the update of the information strategy of the Multilateral Fund, including a detailed plan for information and knowledge management, website and information technology requirements, resources needed and clear timelines for implementation (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-891">decision 89/1</a>(c)(ii)), contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/209">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/70</a>;
 </li>
 <li> To approve the actions for the implementation of the new knowledge management system described in the document referred to in subparagraph (a) above, with their corresponding timelines and estimated associated costs for phases 1 and 2;</li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to report on the progress of implementation of the new knowledge management system until the completion of phases 1 and 2 as part of the Secretariat activities; and
 </li>
 <li> To request the Secretariat to submit an update of the plan for phase 3 and a request for funding for the implementation of phase 3 after phases 1 and 2 had been completed.</li>
</ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The 2021 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>The report on the outcome of the assessment by the Government of an HCFC producer that might have exceeded its assigned 2020 quota for production of ODS for domestic use, submitted in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8879">decision 88/79</a>(d);</li><li>That the verification referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) above had been undertaken virtually in the light of the coronavirus disease pandemic and that the World Bank had not yet been able to undertake the verification required by decisions 84/93(b), 86/99(e) and 88/79(c) or to provide the addenda required by <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8879">decision 88/79</a>(b)(i);</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to submit to the Executive Committee at the last meeting of 2023:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>An addendum to the 2019, 2020, and 2021 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China;</li><li>The one-off verifications required by decisions 86/99(e) and 88/79(c);</li><li>An update on the enterprise Suqian Kaier, including in relation to the integrated nature, closure and dismantling of the HCFC-22 production line, as part of the verification of the 2022 HCFC production sector in China;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank also to verify, on a one-off basis, that the newly established production lines for HCFC-22 in the enterprises Jiangxi Lee and Man Chemical Company Limited, Jiangsu Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Material and Liaocheng Fu'er New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd, as well as the line in Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co. Ltd for HCFC-133a, were vertically integrated with the production of the downstream facilities and that all HCFCs produced in the new lines would be for feedstock use, and to submit that report to the last Executive Committee meeting of 2023;</li><li>To apply the penalty clause in the Agreement between the Executive Committee and the Government of China on the basis that 18.58 metric tonnes of compensated HCFC production capacity had been redirected towards feedstock by the enterprise Zhejiang Artsen Chemical Co. Ltd facility, noting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the penalty had been calculated at US $0.15 per kg, resulting in US $2,787 to be returned to the Multilateral Fund through China and the World Bank at the 91<sup>st</sup> meeting;</li><li>That the Government of China was taking steps to prevent further cases of redirection towards feedstock production by reviewing domestic options available to it, including by organizing training workshops and seminars for all HCFC producers to raise awareness and to enhance their daily production management and by organizing trainings for local Ecology and Environment Bureaux to enhance their capacity in enforcing regulations, managing phaseÔÇæout and monitoring HCFC producers;</li></ol></li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit, at the last meeting of 2023, an update on the development of the technical guidelines being developed by the Government of China for reporting on HFC-23 generation and emission and a description of the methodology used to report that generation and those emissions under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit, at the last meeting of 2023, an analysis of and information that would clarify the discrepancy between the 2021 emissions of HFC-23 reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol and the 2021 verification report.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) for China, considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>To request the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit the reports of the following technical assistance activities supported under the HPPMP:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>At the last meeting of 2023, the 2019ÔÇô2022 investigation of HCFC feedstock applications in China;</li><li>At the first meeting of 2023, the 2020ÔÇô2021 investigation of HCFC dealers in China;</li></ol></li><li>To note the 2021 notification by China requiring the destruction, to the extent practicable, of HFC-23 by-product from HCFC-22 and HFC production facilities, and to invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to provide an update at the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023 containing the most recent information on HFC-23 generation, destruction and emissions in China and any relevant regulatory or implementation updates;</li><li>To approve the second tranche of the HPPMP in China, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇæ2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $22,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,232,000, for the World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Treasurer to offset future transfers to the World Bank by US $431, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of stage II of the HPPMP.</li></ol>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to defer consideration of the draft HCFC production sector guidelines to a future meeting of the Executive Committee.</p>

91st Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To hold the 92nd meeting in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), from 29 May to 2 June 2023, instead of from 12 to 16 June 2023 as originally decided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9054">decision 90/54</a>;</li><li>To hold the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO, from 11 to 15 December 2023;</li><li>To hold the 94<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO, from 10 to 14 June 2024, but also to make a tentative booking at ICAO from 27 to 31 May 2024 as a fallback option in the event of a clash with the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix;</li><li>To hold the 95<sup>th</sup> meeting in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO, from 2 to 6 December 2024; and</li><li>To discuss the dates and venues of the 96<sup>th</sup> and 97<sup>th</sup> meetings at a later meeting.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Secretariat activities, Sustainable cooling <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/61" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/2</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 94th meeting, a paper on how HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities supported by the Multilateral Fund might contribute to sustainable cooling.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in annex I to the present report;</li><li>To note with appreciation, the discussions among the representatives of the Government of Israel, the Secretariat and the Treasurer, and to invite the Government of Israel to continue its internal discussions with a view to resuming contributions to the Multilateral Fund; and</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/63">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting was US $2,508,725 consisting of US $334,630, plus agency support costs of US $23,485 from UNDP; US $277,372, plus agency support costs of US $17,732, from UNEP; US $1,728,863, plus agency support costs of US $123,876, from UNIDO; and US $2,586, plus agency support costs of US $181, from the World Bank;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $50,243, including agency support costs, for five projects completed over two years previously and US $23,411, including agency support costs, for one completed project using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $119,069, including agency support costs, for two completed projects using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completedÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and to return the associated balances at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the projects completed over two years previously and to return balances at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>UNDP and UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or return at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting the balances of completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions;</li><li>The Government of Germany to return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balance from stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the amount of US $803,872, plus agency support costs of US $91,434, consisting of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $93,017, plus agency support costs of US $10,580, from the second tranche (IRA/PHA/84/INV/236);</li><li>US $145,255, plus agency support costs of US $16,521, from the third tranche (IRA/PHA/86/INV/250);</li><li>US $502,500, plus agency support costs of US $57,156, and US $63,100, plus agency support costs of US $7,177, from the fourth tranche (IRA/PHA/90/INV/259 and IRA/PHA/90/INV/260, respectively);</li></ol></li><li>The Treasurer to transfer at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the funds returned for the projects referred to in subparagraph (b)(iv) above to UNDP for the implementation of the fourth tranche, in the amount of US $803,872, plus agency support costs of US $56,271, consisting of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $93,017, plus agency support costs of US $6,511 for the second tranche (IRA/PHA/84/INV/236);</li><li>US $145,255, plus agency support costs of US $10,168 for the third tranche (IRA/PHA/86/INV/250);</li><li>US $502,500, plus agency support costs of US $35,175, and US $63,100, plus agency support costs of US $4,417 for the fourth tranche (IRA/PHA/90/INV/259 and IRA/PHA/90/INV/260, respectively);</li></ol></li><li>The Government of Germany to return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balance from the preparation of stage III of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, consisting of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $5,000, plus agency support costs of US $650, from the preparation of the overarching strategy (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/251);</li><li>US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250, from the preparation of investment activities in the industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/252);</li></ol></li><li>The Treasurer to transfer at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the funds returned for the projects referred to in subparagraph (b)(vi) above to UNDP for implementation, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, consisting of:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $5,000, plus agency support costs of US $350 for the preparation of the overarching strategy (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/251);</li><li>US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750 for the preparation of investment activities in the industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/252);</li></ol></li><li>UNEP to return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balance from the preparation of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Turkmenistan (TKM/KIP/87/PRP/18), in the amount of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,300;</li><li>The Treasurer to transfer at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the funds returned for the project referred to in subparagraph (b)(viii) above to UNIDO for implementation, in the amount of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $700;</li><li>The World Bank to return at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the balance from the preparation of stage III of the HPMP for Jordan (overarching) (JOR/PHA/88/PRP/110), in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,450; and</li><li>The Treasurer to transfer at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting the funds returned for the project referred to in subparagraph (b)(x) above to UNIDO for implementation, in the amount of US $35,000 and agency support costs of US $2,450.</li></ol></li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme and update, Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a href="/media/64" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/5</a>, including that, as at 11 April 2023, 27 countries had submitted 2022 CP data and 117 countries had not done so;</li><li>Further to note that an additional 84 countries had submitted 2022 CP data after the issuance of document <a href="/media/64" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/5</a>;</li><li>To request the relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the respective Governments in clarifying the discrepancies between their CP and Article 7 data for 2021, as indicated in table 13 of document <a href="/media/64" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/5</a>, and to report back no later than at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting;</li><li>To approve the draft updated revised format of Section B of CP data reports as contained in annex II to the present report;</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To update the practical manual for CP data reporting, after the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, to reflect the changes to Section B of the reporting format referred to in subparagraph (d) above; and</li><li>To provide additional information, to the extent possible, on the uses of HFCÔÇæ23 reported in the columnÔÇ£otherÔÇØ in future documents on country programme data and prospects for compliance.</li></ol></li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>Following informal consultations between interested parties and the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer on the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the final report on the evaluation of regional networks of national ozone officers contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/65">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/6</a>;
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 <li> To consider the findings, lessons learned and proposed actions resulting from the evaluation referred to in subparagraph (a) above;
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 <li> To note with appreciation:
 <ol type="i" class="bracketed-list list-type-i"><li> The high-quality work of the OzonAction programme and its regional networks, as well as the dedication of the national ozone officers, and to encourage them to keep maintaining these standards in the long run;
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 <li> The positive contribution of the implementing and bilateral agencies through their participation in the network meetings, and to encourage them to keep attending such meetings on a regular basis and to develop further interactive sessions with national ozone officers;</li>
 <li> The regular presence of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, and to encourage it to continue its participation in the network meetings, for the benefit of national ozone officers in implementing the Montreal Protocol;
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 <li> The regular presence of the Ozone Secretariat, and to encourage it to continue its participation in the network meetings, for the benefit of national ozone officers in implementing the Montreal Protocol;
 </li>
 <li> To encourage OzonAction to consider and use the findings, lessons learned and proposed actions of the evaluation referred to in subparagraph (a) above when planning and delivering the work of the regional networks;
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 <li> To request OzonAction to implement the roadmap presented in paragraph 19 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/65">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/6</a>, taking into consideration subparagraph (d) above, and to report to the 96<sup>th</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee on the progress made in its implementation; and
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 <li> To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to present an update to the 97<sup>th</sup> meeting on the implementation of the present decision, on the basis of the deliberations and decisions of the Executive Committee on the matter at its 96<sup>th</sup> meeting.
 </li>
</ol>

<ol type="a" class="bracketed-list list-type-a"><li> To note the desk study for the evaluation of enabling activities for HFC phase-down contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/68">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/7</a>;
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 <li> To invite Article 5 countries, bilateral and implementing agencies and the Secretariat to consider, where appropriate, the findings and lessons learned, and to take into account, where applicable, the suggestions made in paragraph 186 of the desk study referred to in subparagraph (a) above when designing, implementing, reporting and assessing the results of future projects to support the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, including Kigali HFC implementation plans;</li>
 <li> To encourage Article 5 countries and bilateral and implementing agencies that had remaining reporting requirements to meet on enabling activities to include information on components related to energy efficiency and gender mainstreaming; and
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 <li> To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to follow up and report on the implementation of the suggestions referred to in subparagraphs (b) and (c) above at the 95<sup>th</sup> meeting.</li>
</ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for an external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/70">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/8</a>.
</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The implementation delay reports and status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>That the Secretariat would send a letter to the Government of Myanmar and UNEP as the lead implementing agency regarding possible cancellation of the first tranche (MYA/PHA/68/TAS/14) and second tranche (MYA/PHA/80/TAS/18) of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the country;</li><li>That the Secretariat would send a letter to the Government of Afghanistan and UNIDO as the lead implementing agency regarding possible cancellation of the third tranche (AFG/PHA/79/INV/22) of stage I of the HPMP for the country;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting on 39 projects with implementation delays, as indicated in annexes III, IV and V to the present report, and on 17 projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in annex VI to the present report, as part of the 2022 annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in annex VI referred to in subparagraph (a)(iv) above.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification report on HCFC consumption for 2019 to 2021 for Bangladesh, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/71">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>To note also that the funding, in the amount of US $2,142,405, plus agency support costs of US $149,968, approved in principle at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting for the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh, had been released by the Treasurer to UNDP; and</li><li>To request UNDP to report on the progress of implementation of the verification recommendations as part of the progress report on the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh, to be submitted with the request for the third tranche.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report provided by UNDP on the temporary use of alternatives with high global-warming potential (GWP) in the systems houses Amino, Flex├¡vel, Purcom and U-Tech under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Brazil, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/71">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>That the systems house Purcom had discontinued the temporary use of highÔÇæGWP technology and introduced low-GWP technologies for all its clients; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low GWP to the Amino, Flex├¡vel and U-Tech systems houses, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversions, where applicable, would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced, a report on the status of temporary use of high-GWP alternatives, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including the associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the disbursement of incremental operating costs under the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector plan under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan for China, submitted by UNDP on behalf of the Government of China in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9027">decision 90/27</a> and contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/71">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>; and</li><li>To note also that the remaining balance of the incremental operating costs of US $1,163,094, plus agency support costs of US $81,417 for UNDP, would be returned to the Fund after the approval of the financial audit report at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve, on an exceptional basis, the request from UNIDO to provide assistance to the enterprise Tredco to enable the transfer of equipment purchased to convert the HCFCÔÇæ141b foam manufacturing line at the enterprise Bahgat to Tredco under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt.</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the request from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to transfer to UNDP all remaining activities included in stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and the preparation of stage III of the HPMP that had been approved for the Government of Germany;</li><li>With regard to stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To note <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-923">decision 92/3</a>(b)(iv) and (v) on the return of balances by the Government of Germany for the second, third and fourth tranches, and the corresponding total fund transfer to UNDP for the implementation of the fourth tranche;</li><li>To approve the transfer from the Government of Germany to UNDP of the funding of US $96,860, plus agency support costs of US $6,780, approved in principle, associated with the fifth tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex VII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the transfer of the components of the Government of Germany to UNDP, and paragraph 17, which had been modified to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 90<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>With regard to the preparation of stage III of the HPMP, to note <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-923">decision 92/3</a>(b)(vi) and (vii) on the return of balances by the Government of Germany and the transfer of funds to UNDP for the preparation of the overarching strategy and the preparation of investment activities in the industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector.</li></ol><p>*This Agreement was revised as per <a  href="/resources/decisions/decision-9436">Decision 94/36</a>.</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the status of the review of the HCFC survey report and recommendations on the revised starting point and the revised Agreement for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mauritania, contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>To request UNEP to provide additional information on the population of equipment and the use of HCFCs for each subsector for the years covered by the survey; and</li><li>To note that the Secretariat would present, at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting, a review of the survey report including the additional information referred to in subparagraph (b) above, a recommendation on the revised starting point for aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption and a revised Agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9141">decision 91/41</a>.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the progress in the implementation of the third and fourth tranches of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Pakistan, through UNIDO, to continue submitting progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and fourth tranches of stage II of the HPMP on a yearly basis until the completion of the project and the project completion report to the first meeting of 2025.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFCÔÇæ141b and on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector under stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Pakistan, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>That the ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols would be effective from 1 January 2024; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Pakistan, through UNIDO, to continue reporting information on the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b on an annual basis until the ban on such imports was in place and on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the verification report on HCFC consumption for 2021 and the progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Philippines, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Philippines, through UNIDO, to continue submitting progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage II of the HPMP on a yearly basis until completion of the project, verification reports until the approval of stage III and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2024.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the project for the control of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Frio Industrias Argentina (FIASA), submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/71" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/9</a>;</li><li>The commitment of FIASA not to vent HFC-23 by-product to the atmosphere in the event of a further delay in completing the refurbishment of the incinerator, and that the enterprise would temporarily cease producing HCFCÔÇæ22 if the maximum capacity of the cryogenic tank was reached before the incinerator became operational; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO, on behalf of the Government of Argentina, to provide, at the second meeting of 2023, a report on the implementation of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above that included the quantity of HFC-23 by-product generated, stored and vented to the atmosphere.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the 2023 consolidated project completion report (PCR) (part I) contained in document <a href="/media/72" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/10</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;</li><li>Lead and cooperating implementing agencies to continue coordinating closely their work in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agencies;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data for PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information about the lessons learned and reasons for any delays, beyond anecdotal evidence, with a view to enabling the formulation of actionable recommendations for improvements in future project implementation or the replicability of good practices; and</li></ol></li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of multi-year agreements and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/74" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/12</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>That 28 out of 53 activities (18 out of 34 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That the relevant implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the first meeting of 2023 would have no impact on countriesÔÇÖ compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in annex VIII to the present report.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note that the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had included in their 2023 work programmes, as submitted to the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting, requests for funding for the verification reports for stage I or stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for Benin, Bhutan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Liberia, Namibia, the Niger, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands and Tonga;</li><li>To consider the requests for funding associated with the verifications mentioned in subparagraph (a) above in the context of bilateral cooperation and work programmes submitted by the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies under agenda item 9(d), on projects recommended for individual consideration; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6146">decision 61/46</a>, to select, from the 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting onwards, in consultation with the bilateral and implementing agencies, a sample of 20 per cent of the low-volume-consuming countries with ongoing HPMPs for the purpose of verifying those countriesÔÇÖ compliance with their HPMP Agreements between the countryÔÇÖs Government and the Executive Committee, and to request the bilateral and implementing agencies acting as lead agencies for the respective Agreements to include the related costs of verification in their work programmes submitted at the same meeting.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy Efficiency Related, HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to allow the bilateral and implementing agencies to submit requests for activities referred to in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-896">decision 89/6</a>(b) separately from HCFC phase-out management plan tranche requests, including a revised Agreement between the Government of the Article 5 country concerned and the Executive Committee, on the understanding that those activities were integrated into the ongoing tranche implementation plans and submitted 10 weeks in advance of the relevant Executive Committee meeting and that a progress report on the implementation of the activities would be included in the tranche progress reports associated with the requests for future tranches.</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 92nd meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>US $552,388, including agency support costs, against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Australia for 2023; and</li><li>US $305,100, including agency support costs, against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2021ÔÇô2023.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in annex IX to the present report, together with the implementation programmes associated with the relevant tranches of multiÔÇæyear agreement projects, conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting that the following Agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Between the Governments of Honduras, Malawi and Nicaragua and the Executive Committee, as contained in annexes X, XI and XII, respectively, to the present report, to reflect the revised funding levels, owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XIII to the present report, to reflect the addition of UNIDO as a cooperating implementing agency; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments, as contained in annex XIV to the present report.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9221">decision 92/21</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of verification reports, on the understanding that they must be submitted 10 weeks prior to the Executive Committee meeting at which funding tranches of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) were being sought, as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>For the HPMPs for Namibia, Papua New Guinea and Seychelles, each in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, for the Government of Germany;</li><li>For stage II of the HPMP for Fiji, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,700, for UNDP;</li><li>For the HPMPs for Bhutan and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and for stage II of the HPMPs for Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga, each in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, for UNEP; and</li><li>For stage II of the HPMP for the Niger, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,700, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer to the 93rd meeting consideration of project preparation for the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Guatemala as the country had not yet deposited its instrument of ratification of the Kigali Amendment, which was a prerequisite of project approval.
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92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the preparation of a pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down in the manufacturing sector for India, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900 for the Government of Germany.</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions between interested parties on the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the following requests:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>Preparation of a Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) investment project in the industrial refrigeration sector of Viet Nam for Quant Thang Refrigeration, in amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, for the World Bank, noting that the project would include a consumption phase-out target and a subsector strategy to ensure that that phase-out was achieved and sustained; and</li><li>Preparation of a KIP investment project in the mobile air-conditioning (MAC) sector of Viet Nam for Thaco Auto, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, for the World Bank, noting that the project would achieve a consumption phase-out by converting the manufacture of the MAC systems for one model of motor vehicle, with the objective of prompting a wider conversion in the MAC sector.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burkina Faso for the period from 2023 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,425,500, consisting of US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $87,000, for UNEP, US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,900, for UNIDO and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Burkina Faso:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To ban the import of equipment containing HCFCs by 1 June 2023 in the public procurement sector and by 1 January 2025 in all other sectors;</li><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 79 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2024 and 81 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that stage II of the HPMP included funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, for the Government of Germany;</li><li>To deduct 11.70 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Burkina Faso should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Burkina Faso for the period 2030ÔÇæ2040 in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol and the proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Burkina Faso and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $490,136, consisting of US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,536, for UNEP; US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000, for UNIDO; and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Indonesia for the period from 2023 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $16,048,056, consisting of US $13,240,847, plus agency support costs of US $926,859, for UNDP and US $1,685,000, plus agency support costs of US $195,350, for the Government of Australia, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Indonesia:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import, manufacture and installation of HCFC-123-based chillers by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To ban the import, assembly and manufacture of HCFC-123-based fireÔÇæsuppression and fire-protection equipment no later than 1 January 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 184.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XVI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Indonesia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If Indonesia were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇæ2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Indonesia and the corresponding tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $4,319,049, consisting of US $3,520,244, plus agency support costs of US $246,417, for UNDP and US $495,000, plus agency support costs of US $57,388, for the Government of Australia.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Argentina;</li><li>The delays experienced by Argentina and other countries in receiving international shipments as a result of COVID-19 in 2021;</li><li>With concern, that the HCFC consumption in 2022 exceeded the maximum allowable consumption set out in the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for that year by 28.77 ODP tonnes;</li><li>The challenges presented by the lack of supply of the lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential (GWP) alternative to HCFC-141b in the foam sector, which had delayed implementation of stage II activities in the foam sector that would have allowed the Government of Argentina to phase out 85.92 ODP tonnes;</li><li>That the Government of Argentina was undertaking the necessary steps to return to compliance with the Agreement;</li></ol></li><li>To apply a reduction of US $175,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,250, for UNIDO, in line with Appendix 7-A of the updated Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>To the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina in the amount of US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750, for UNIDO;</li><li>To the fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina in the amount of US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,500, for UNIDO;</li><li>To the second tranche of the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee for the control of emissions of HFC-23 generated in the production of HCFC-22 at Frio Industrias Argentina, in the amount of US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000, for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>Further to note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Argentina not to issue import quotas and not to allow production totalling more than the maximum allowable consumption under the Agreement;</li><li>That, in the event that alternatives were not available on the local market, high--GWP alternatives could be used, on a transitional basis only, and that the Government of Argentina would report to each Executive Committee meeting on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including the associated components, are available on a commercial basis in the country, on the understanding that incremental operating costs would not be funded until the transition to the agreed alternative was complete;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Argentina and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XVII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the reallocation of the third tranche from 2021 to 2023 and of the fourth tranche from 2022 to 2024, and paragraph 17, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80th meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to submit, with the fourth tranche request:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The updated list of downstream polyurethane (PU) foam enterprises being assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II, including their HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the subsector concerned, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted;</li><li>An update on the financial viability of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II of the HPMP for Argentina in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8464">decision 84/64</a>(d)(ii), noting that, in the event that the enterprise was not assisted by the Multilateral Fund, the funds associated with its conversion would be calculated taking into consideration the flexibility in the allocation of funds approved for the Government of Argentina in the XPS foam sector and would be deducted from the approval of the next tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina;</li><li>Revised dates for the commitment by the Government of Argentina to issue a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b pure or contained in pre-blended polyols for the manufacture of PU foam; a ban on the import and use of HCFCÔÇæ22 and HCFC-142b for the manufacture of XPS foam; and a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b for flushing refrigeration circuits during servicing;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>On an exceptional basis, the extension of the duration of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina to 31 December 2024, given the implementation delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to review the situation at the time of submission of the next tranche in light of the availability of the selected technology for the PU foam sector; and</li><li>The third tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $3,863,050, plus agency costs of US $270,414, representing the requested funding and agency support costs minus the reduction specified in subparagraph (b)(i) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Suriname;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis given the delays in implementing phase-out activities, and noting that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, the extension, to 30 June 2024, of the date of completion of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname;</li><li>To request the Government of Suriname, UNEP and UNIDO to submit a progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2024 and the project completion report to the first meeting in 2025; and</li><li>To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2024 tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $25,065, consisting of US $13,500, plus agency support costs of US $1,755, for UNEP and US $9,000, plus agency support costs of US $810, for UNIDO, on the understanding that the Government of Suriname, UNEP and UNIDO would submit a status report on the implementation of the recommendations from the verification report to strengthen the licensing and quota system, as identified in paragraph 15 of document <a href="/media/105" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/38</a>, to each meeting of the Executive Committee starting from the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting and that stage II of the HPMP for Suriname would be considered only after satisfactory implementation of the above recommendations.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Zimbabwe;</li><li>The submission of a request for funding additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,706, for UNEP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XVIII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the inclusion of funding for the additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) above, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th</sup> meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Zimbabwe and the corresponding 2023ÔÇô2027 tranche implementation plan in the amount of US $511,297, consisting of US $312,500, plus agency support costs of US $38,297, for UNEP and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,500, for UNDP, on the understanding that a project completion report for stage I of the HPMP would be submitted to the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting of the Executive Committee and that a report on the implementation of the remaining activities in stage I would be submitted as part of the request for the third tranche of stage II.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Cameroon for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by at least 30 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs estimated baseline in 2030, in the amount of US $1,211,500, plus agency support costs of US $84,805, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XIX to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That the Government of Cameroon would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down that determined the level and modalities of funding for the servicing sector for Article 5 countries had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Cameroon and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $355,500, plus agency support costs of US $24,885, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Cameroon, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the relevant information on stage I of the KIP for Cameroon contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and submit it to a future meeting once the draft Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>The project proposal for the conversion of commercial refrigerator manufacturing at Friocima from the use of HFC-134a as the refrigerant to propane (R-290);</li><li>That Friocima was considered a small and medium-sized enterprise;</li><li>That Friocima would undertake the energy-efficiency component of the conversion estimated at US $80,000, with its own funds;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the project proposal indicated in subparagraph (a) above, in the amount of US $136,500, plus agency support costs of US $12,285, for UNDP, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>That 7,407 CO2-equivalent tonnes (5.18 metric tonnes) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption once it had been established, and that that deduction would be undertaken in accordance with the methodology agreed under the HFC cost guidelines still under discussion;</li><li>That the present project would be integrated into stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Mexico, once the plan had been fully formulated for submission for consideration by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That the level of costs approved would not constitute a precedent for future HFC individual investment project proposals; and</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Mexico to undertake, during stage I of the KIP, analysis of the regulatory mechanisms that could be applied to limit the local manufacture and imports of small self-contained commercial refrigeration units with HFC-134a in Mexico.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on end-user incentive schemes funded under the approved HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) contained in document <a href="/media/106" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/43</a>;</li><li>To continue to apply <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a> in the consideration of end-user incentive schemes submitted for funding under the HPMPs;</li><li>Not to apply <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8484">decision 84/84</a> to technology demonstration projects involving a limited number of end users or to end-user leakage-reduction programmes when they were submitted for funding under the HPMPs;</li><li>To consider end-user-related projects submitted for funding under Kigali HFC implementation plans on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the considerations set out in paragraph 46 of document <a href="/media/106" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/43</a>;</li><li>To request Article 5 countries and bilateral and implementing agencies, when designing end-user incentive schemes, to consider factors that would contribute to the sustainability and scalability of the adoption of low-global-warming-potential alternatives by end users, such as potential energy-efficiency gains and opportunities for additional modalities and sources of funding, whenever possible and on a voluntary basis;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide the Executive Committee, at its first meeting in 2028, with an updated version of the report contained in document <a href="/media/106" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/43</a>, including updated project results, the costÔÇæeffectiveness analysis, a discussion of the impact of the decision on such projects and other observations so as to allow the Executive Committee to reassess the effectiveness and sustainability of end-user incentive schemes and demonstration projects directed at end users; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to develop, in collaboration with the bilateral and implementing agencies, a system to record and report consistently on the phaseÔÇæout/phase-down achieved through end-user projects and on energy-efficiency gains, where applicable, on the understanding that the approach would be applied to any end-user projects approved from the 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting onward.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee HFC servicing sector including cost guidelines <p>Subsequently,&nbsp;the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the analysis of the level and modalities of funding for HFC phase-down in the refrigeration servicing sector, contained in documents <a href="/media/194" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/61</a> and <a href="/media/107" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/44</a>;</li><li><p>To apply the following principles with regard to the eligible incremental costs in the refrigeration servicing sector for stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs),&nbsp;on the understanding that the funding levels specified below would be revised for activities submitted for future KIP stages when activities under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) had been completed:</p><ol class="bracketed-list " type="i"><li>Article 5&nbsp;countries must&nbsp;include in their KIPs,&nbsp;at&nbsp;a minimum:<ol class="list-type-a" type="a"><li>A commitment&nbsp;to meeting,&nbsp;without&nbsp;further requests for funding,&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;the 10&nbsp;per cent reduction target in HFC consumption in line with the compliance schedule of the Montreal Protocol,&nbsp;and&nbsp;to restricting imports of HFC-based equipment, if feasible, and if necessary to achieve the compliance schedule and support relevant phase-down activities;</li><li>Mandatory reporting, by the time funding tranches for the KIPs were requested, on the implementation of activities undertaken in the refrigeration servicing sector and in the manufacturing sector, when applicable,&nbsp;in the previous tranche,&nbsp;as well as a comprehensive annual work plan for the implementation of the activities associated with the next tranche;</li><li>A description of the roles and&nbsp;responsibilities of major stakeholders and&nbsp;the lead&nbsp;implementing agency and&nbsp;the cooperating agencies,&nbsp;where applicable;</li><li>A description of how activities in the servicing sector under KIPs and HPMPs would be coordinated in their implementation;</li></ol></li><li>Article 5 countries that had an average HFC consumption in the servicing sector during the baseline years of up to 360&nbsp;metric tonnes would be provided funding consistent with the level of consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector, as shown in the table below, on the understanding that project proposals would still need to demonstrate that&nbsp;the funding level was necessary to achieve at least the 10 per cent of the Montreal Protocol HFC reduction target;</li></ol><table><caption><sub>*Plus 20&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;funding for countries committing to reduce consumption by 10&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;of the average HFC consumption in the baseline years</sub></caption><tbody><tr><td>Average HFC consumption in servicing in baseline years (metric tonnes)</td><td>Funding for meeting the 10&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;Montreal Protocol HFC reduction target (US$)*</td></tr><tr><td>&gt;0&nbsp;&lt;15</td><td>135,000</td></tr><tr><td>15 &lt;40</td><td>145,000</td></tr><tr><td>40 &lt;80</td><td>158,000</td></tr><tr><td>80 &lt;120</td><td>170,000</td></tr><tr><td>120 &lt;160</td><td>180,000</td></tr><tr><td>160 &lt;200</td><td>190,000</td></tr><tr><td>200 &lt;300</td><td>325,000</td></tr><tr><td>300 &lt;360</td><td>360,000</td></tr></tbody></table><ol class="bracketed-list " type="i" start="3"><li>Article 5 countries with average HFC consumption above 360&nbsp;metric tonnes and below 25,000&nbsp;metric tonnes in the servicing sector in the baseline years would be provided&nbsp;funding,&nbsp;which would&nbsp;be deducted&nbsp;from their starting point&nbsp;for aggregate reductions in HFC consumption,&nbsp;at&nbsp;a level up to US $5.10/kg on the understanding that project proposals would still need to demonstrate that the funding level was necessary to achieve at least the 10 per cent HFC reduction target;</li><li>Funding for Article 5 countries that had an average HFC consumption in servicing in baseline years above 25,000&nbsp;metric tonnes would&nbsp;be considered&nbsp;on a case--by--case basis;</li></ol></li><li>That Article 5 countries referred to in subparagraph (b)(iii) above that could achieve the 10&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;reduction step in HFC consumption in line with&nbsp;the compliance schedule of the Montreal Protocol could&nbsp;receive funding up to the level determined&nbsp;for low-volume-consuming countries with average HFC consumption in servicing in the baseline years between 300&nbsp;and&nbsp;360&nbsp;metric tonnes as specified&nbsp;in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(ii)&nbsp;above, on the understanding that&nbsp;they must&nbsp;include in their HFC phase-down plans,&nbsp;as a minimum, the requirements described in subparagraph (b)(i) above; and</li><li>To include the principles referred&nbsp;to in subparagraphs (b)&nbsp;and&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;in the draft&nbsp;cost&nbsp;guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs and revisit the principles in 2028 for the funding of future stages of the KIPs.</li></ol>

Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities)

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities) <p>Following the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to develop a report for consideration of the Executive Committee at its 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting containing the following:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>Any additional activities to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs beyond those listed in paragraph (b)(i) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>;</li><li>Information on additional costs and savings while implementing activities, including those identified in subparagraph (b)(i) above, taking into account the payback associated with use of energy-efficient equipment and other benefits to the consumer;</li><li>Options for funding modalities in the Multilateral Fund as well as possible implications of their operation, including with respect to the information in subparagraph (b)(ii) above, for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency when phasing down HFCs, taking into account the parameters in paragraph 21 of document <a href="/media/203" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/64</a>;</li><li>Updated information on the role of other institutions addressing energy efficiency, where appropriate;</li><li>A proposed methodology for monitoring and reporting on the progress of projects to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency of replacement equipment in the HFC phase-down, taking note of relevant methodologies, where appropriate; and</li></ol></li><li>To support action through the Multilateral Fund to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency when phasing down HFCs, without prejudice to funding levels.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Local installation and assembly subsector using HFCs <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report on the local installation and assembly subsector, including types of equipment manufactured and refrigerants used and challenges in transitioning to lowÔÇæglobal warming potential alternatives contained in documents <a href="/media/116" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/49</a> and <a href="https://prod.admin.multilateralfund.edw.ro/download/file/d1f5d399-7da8-430a-bf21-dea8b6ec66c1?filename=9249c1.pdf">Corr.1</a>;</li><li>To invite Article 5 countries, through the bilateral and implementing agencies, to provide to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, by 20 September 2023, information on the local installation and assembly subsector;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, taking into account the information provided by the Article 5 countries referred to in subparagraph (b) above, to prepare for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting a paper containing information on the types of activities that Article 5 countries could undertake, on the nature of the assistance required and on supply chain issues that needed to be resolved to address consumption in the local installation and assembly subsector in their Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs); and</li><li>To consider projects in the local installation and assembly subsector in the context of KIPs on a case-by-case basis.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Gender policy <p>Subsequently, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the report outlining the improved project requirements, outputs and outcomes and performance indicators for the systematic application of the operational gender mainstreaming policy of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/119" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/51</a>; and</li><li>To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include the mandatory requirements and performance indicators contained in annex XXII to the present report when submitting stages of multi-year agreement projects, such as HCFC phase-out management plans or Kigali HFC implementation plans, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 94th and subsequent meetings.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Result framework and scorecard <p>Following a discussion and consultations in an informal group, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To note the information provided relative to a results framework that fits the operations of the Multilateral Fund, contained in document <a href="/media/120" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/52</a>;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to develop, for consideration of the Executive Committee at its 93<sup>rd</sup> meeting, taking into account the discussions of the Executive Committee at its 92<sup>nd</sup> meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list list-type-i" type="i"><li>A revised results framework;</li><li>A scorecard based on the revised results framework referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;</li></ol></li><li>To note the communication tool for the achievements of the Multilateral Fund referred to in document <a href="/media/121" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/92/53</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to disseminate the communication tool referred to in subparagraph (c) above.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list list-type-a" type="a"><li>To take note of the report on the investigation of HCFC dealers in China in 2020 and 2021, submitted by the Government of China, through the World Bank; and</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to include information on activities that the Government had undertaken or would undertake towards implementation of the recommendations contained in the investigation report in the progress report of the second tranche when the third tranche of the HCFC production phase-out management plan was submitted.</li></ol>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to hold the 93rd meeting in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization, from 15 to 19 December 2023, instead of from 11 to 15 December 2023 as originally decided in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9173">decision 91/73</a>(b).</p>

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> that proposals for projects that reduced HFC consumption in advance of Montreal Protocol targets could be considered on a case-by-case basis for countries that had a strong national level of commitment in place to support such reductions.</p>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee Eligibility criteria, Financial mechanism <div><div><div><p>The Executive Committee decided to endorse the recommendation that the Fund should not finance phase-out activities relating to enterprises that were wholly owned subsidiaries of transnational corporations or enterprises permitted to operate in "free zones" and whose output was for export only. It also decided that partial funding should be considered on a case-by-case basis to finance the local share ownership of any given enterprise partly owned by a transnational corporation. In such a case, funding could be provided as a percentage of project incremental costs proportionate to the local share ownership of the enterprise with the transnational corporation responsible for the rest. Subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, the same criteria should apply to bilateral assistance for activities involving subsidiaries of transnational corporations (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/24/Corr.1) (Annex VI).</p></div></div></div>

Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies, Project completion reports, Projects with specific reporting requirements, Secretariat activities, Tranche submission delays

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports, Progress reports - policies, Project completion reports, Projects with specific reporting requirements, Secretariat activities, Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document <a href="/media/2053" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/2</a>; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration at the 95th meeting, a document on the mapping of reporting requirements and the streamlining of reporting on progress across the spectrum of reports, taking into account the ongoing development of the knowledge management system.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in annex I to the present report;</li><li>To note also the discussions between the representatives of the Government of Israel and the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, as well as the communication with the Secretariat, and to invite the Government to resume its contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To note further the discussions between the representatives of the Russian Federation and the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, as well as the communication with the Treasurer, and to invite the Government to pay its outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more, and to report back at the 94th meeting; and</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document <a href="/media/2055" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 93rd meeting was US $4,235,786, consisting of US $562,920, plus agency support costs of US $39,505, from UNDP; US $2,245,847, plus agency support costs of US $175,064, from UNEP; US $551,323, plus agency support costs of US $38,603, from UNIDO; and US $320,000, plus agency support costs of US $302,524, from the World Bank;&nbsp;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US $109,930, including agency support costs, for seven projects completed over two years previously, and US $7,953, including agency support costs, for two completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US $1,828,437, including agency support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously, and US $122,134, including agency support costs, for five completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;</li><li>That the level of funding being returned at the 93rd meeting by the Government of France was US $50,850, consisting of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>UNDP and UNIDO:&nbsp;<ol type="a"><li>To proceed with disbursement or cancel committed and not committed funds that were not needed for completed projects, and to return the associated balances at the 94th meeting;&nbsp;</li><li>To proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the projects completed over two years previously, and to return the balances at the 94th meeting;&nbsp;</li><li>To proceed with disbursement or return, at the 94th meeting, the balances from completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions; and</li></ol></li><li>The Treasurer to follow up with the Government of France on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $50,850 referred to in subparagraph (a) (v) above.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Final accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the final audited financial statements of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2022, prepared in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards, contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2056">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/5</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to record in the 2023 accounts of the Multilateral Fund the differences between the implementing agenciesÔÇÖ provisional 2022 financial statements and their final 2022 statements reflected in table 1 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2056">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/5</a>; and&nbsp;</li><li>To note that the audited 2022 financial report of UNEP referred to the matter of outstanding contribution receivables.</li></ol>

Japan, Sweden, UNDP, UNIDO, United States of America, World Bank

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Reconciliation of accounts <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the reconciliation of the 2022 accounts contained in document <a href="/media/2057" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/6</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Treasurer to deduct from future transfers:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To UNDP, at the 93rd meeting, US $457,877, on account of income from interest reported in its 2022 final accounts that had yet to be offset against new approvals;&nbsp;</li><li>To the World Bank, at the 95th meeting, US $45,143, on account of income from cumulative interest accrued during stage I and stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan (HPPMP) between 2015 and 2019 that had been reported in its final accounts but that had yet to be offset against the future approval of the third tranche of stage II of the HPPMP as per subparagraph (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8699">decision 86/99</a>;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to make the following adjustments:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>In its 2023 progress report, adjustments of US $316,592, representing expenditure that had been recorded in the 2022 final accounts but not in the progress report, and of US $1,805,836, representing expenditure that had been overstated in the 2022 progress report;&nbsp;</li><li>In its 2023 accounts, adjustments of US $455,191, representing expenditure from agency support costs that had been recorded in the 2022 progress report but not in the final accounts, and of US $886, representing over-expenditure reflected in the financial statement but not in the progress report;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO, in its 2022 accounts, to make adjustments of US $2,050,407, representing income that had been recorded in 2021, and of US $122,492, representing interest for China deducted in its 2021 accounts but not yet offset against payments by UNIDO;&nbsp;</li><li>To note that the following 2022 outstanding reconciling items would be updated by the relevant implementing agencies prior to the 95th meeting:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Differences of US $288 in income and US $1,524,873 in expenditure between the progress report and the final accounts of UNIDO;&nbsp;</li><li>Differences of US $390,363 in income between the progress report and the final accounts of the World Bank;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To note also the standing reconciling items as follows:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>For UNDP, for unspecified projects, in the amounts of US $68,300 and US $29,054;&nbsp;</li><li>For the World Bank, for the following projects implemented with other bilateral agencies, where applicable:&nbsp;<ol type="a"><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan (THA/PHA/68/TAS/158), in the amount of US $339,013;&nbsp;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Japan ((VIE/PHA/76/TAS/71) and (VIE/PHA/84/INV/75)), in the amount of US $234,170;&nbsp;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of Sweden (THA/HAL/29/TAS/120), in the amount of US $225,985;&nbsp;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/44/INV/425), in the amount of US $5,375,000;&nbsp;</li><li>Bilateral cooperation of the Government of the United States of America (CPR/PRO/47/INV/439), in the amount of US $5,375,000; and&nbsp;</li><li>The Thailand chiller project (THA/REF/26/INV/104), in the amount of US $1,198,946.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Budget of the Fund Secretariat <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The document on the revised 2023, 2024 and 2025 and proposed 2026 budgets of the Fund Secretariat contained in document <a href="/media/2058" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/7</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>The return, to the Multilateral Fund at the 93rd meeting, of US $51,558 from the approved 2022 budget of the Fund Secretariat;&nbsp;</li><li>The reallocation of funds between budget lines in the 2023 approved budget to absorb the recurrent additional non-staff costs, on the understanding that, if funding transfers exceeded the 20 per cent limit that was within the Chief OfficerÔÇÖs authority, the Secretariat would report back to the Executive Committee at its 94th meeting; &nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To agree to include the following additional resources, totalling US $671,063, for the Secretariat in the revised budget for 2024 and thereafter:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Additional resources of US $62,800 for other personnel;&nbsp;</li><li>Additional resources of US $582,400 for meetings and travel costs;&nbsp;</li><li>Additional resources of US $25,863 for operational, equipment and supplies;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The revised 2024 budget of US $9,281,086, as contained in annex II to the present report, which included the additional resources referred to in subparagraph (b) above;&nbsp;</li><li>The revised 2025 budget of US $8,895,687, as contained in annex II to the present report, which included the additional resources referred to in subparagraph (b) above, noting that phase 3 of the knowledge management system had not been included therein; and&nbsp;</li><li>The proposed 2026 budget of US $9,056,985, as contained in annex II to the present report based on the 2025 revised budget, which included the additional resources referred to in subparagraph (b) above and a 3 per cent increase in staff costs.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2059">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/8</a> and that 131 countries had submitted 2022 CP data as at 4 October 2023; 7 had submitted their data after 4 October 2023; and 6 countries had not yet submitted their data;</li><li>To request:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The relevant implementing agencies to continue assisting the respective governments in clarifying the discrepancies between CP data and Article 7 data for 2022 for the Dominican Republic, Gabon, Guinea, Somalia, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe and to report back no later than the 94th meeting;&nbsp;</li><li>The Secretariat to send letters to Afghanistan and to the Governments of the Central African Republic, the Democratic PeopleÔÇÖs Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Haiti regarding outstanding CP data reports for 2022, urging them to submit those reports as soon as possible; and&nbsp;</li><li>The Secretariat to provide options for consideration by the Executive Committee, at its 96th meeting, on potential modifications to section D of the CP data reporting format, specifically in relation to HFC-23 generated, destroyed or maintained as stocks, taking into consideration any decision taken by the Meeting of the Parties pursuant to paragraph 3 of decision XXXV/7.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans, Performance indicators <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The evaluation of the performance of implementing agencies against their 2022 business plans and the revised set of performance indicators for the implementing agencies, as contained in document <a href="/media/2060" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/9</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>That all implementing agencies had a quantitative assessment of their performance for 2022 of at least 86 on a scale of 100;&nbsp;</li><li>That trend analysis indicated that the performance of implementing agencies had not improved for some indicators in 2022 compared with 2021;&nbsp;</li><li>That quantitative performance in 2022 had improved for two implementing agencies (UNIDO and the World Bank) compared with 2021;&nbsp;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies to have open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone units (NOUs) about the areas in which their services were perceived to be less than satisfactory and that the outcome of their consultations with the NOUs concerned had also been satisfactory;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP to have open and constructive discussions with the NOU of the Dominican Republic to resolve any issues raised in the evaluation of the performance of UNDP and to report to the 94th meeting on the outcome of the discussions;&nbsp;</li><li>To encourage NOUs to submit, on a yearly basis and in a timely manner, their assessments of the qualitative performance of the bilateral and implementing agencies assisting their governments, noting that 80 out of the 144 countries had submitted such assessments for 2022, compared with 75 in 2021; and&nbsp;</li><li>To modify the performance indicators established in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7128">decision 71/28</a>, as follows, noting that the new performance indicators would apply as of the 2025ÔÇô2027 business plans:</li></ol><table><caption>* The targets of an agency will be reduced if it cannot submit a tranche owing to another cooperating agency or lead agency or if the HCFC phase-out management plan or Kigali HFC implementation plan submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee is not approved as a result of factors beyond the control of the national ozone unit and agency. &nbsp;<br>** The targets of an agency will be reduced if an extension of the completion date has been approved by the Executive Committee.</caption><tbody><tr><td><strong>Type of indicator</strong></td><td><strong>Short title</strong></td><td><strong>Calculation</strong></td><td><strong>Weighting</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Planning-Approval</td><td>Tranches approved</td><td>Number of tranches approved vs. those planned*</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Planning-Approval</td><td>Individual projects/activities approved</td><td>Number of projects/activities approved vs. those planned (including project preparation activities)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Planning-Approval</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><strong>Subtotal&nbsp;</strong></td><td><strong>20</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Funds disbursed&nbsp;</td><td>Based on estimated disbursement in progress reports</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>ODS phase-out for HCFC-related projects</td><td>ODS phase-out for HCFC-related projects in ODP tonnes vs. those planned per progress reports</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>HFC phase-down for HFC-related projects</td><td>HFC phase-down for HFC-related projects in CO2-eq tonnes vs. those planned per progress reports</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Project operational completion</td><td>Project operational completion vs. planned in progress reports for all activities (excluding project preparation)**</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Implementation</td><td>Gender mainstreaming</td><td>Operational policy on gender mainstreaming applied to all approved projects</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Implementation</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><strong>Subtotal&nbsp;</strong></td><td><strong>60</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Speed of financial completion</td><td>The extent to which projects are financially completed within 12 months after project operational completion</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Timely submission of project completion reports</td><td>Timely submission of project completion reports based on the progress report</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>Timely submission of progress reports and business plans</td><td>Timely submission of progress reports and business plans and responses unless otherwise agreed</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Administrative</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><strong>Subtotal&nbsp;</strong></td><td><strong>20</strong></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>100</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the terms of reference for the desk study for the evaluation of the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme as contained in document <a href="/media/2063" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/12/Rev.1</a></p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring and evaluation work programmes <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To select the three thematic evaluations for the year 2025 proposed in paragraphs 19 to 21 of document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2064">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/13/Rev.1</a> for inclusion in the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2024ÔÇô2025, and to request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to prepare the corresponding terms of reference to be considered by the Executive Committee at the 95th and the 96th meetings, as per annex I to the work programme on planned deliverables for 2024 and 2025;&nbsp;</li><li>To reallocate the amount of US $40,000, from the provisional unspent balance of US $79,251 from the year 2023, to the 2024 budget, and to return the remaining balance of US $39,251 to the Multilateral Fund; and&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2024ÔÇô2025 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2064">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/13/Rev.1</a>, and the related budget of US $115,000 for the year 2024, which included the reallocated amount referred to in subparagraph (b) above from the year 2023, and a budget of US $175,000 for the year 2025.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided </u>to note:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2022 contained in document <a href="/media/2065" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/14</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting their 2022 activities; and&nbsp;</li><li>That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report at the 94th meeting on 105 projects with implementation delays and 16 ongoing projects recommended for additional status reports, as contained in annexes III to VII to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note, with appreciation, the progress reports, as at 31 December 2022, submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain contained in document <a href="/media/2066" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/15</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 30 June 2024, of the completion date of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Egypt (second tranche) (EGY/PHA/84/INV/142) to allow completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/2066" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/15</a>; and</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in annex III to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNDP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNDP as at 31 December 2022 contained in document <a href="/media/2067" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/16</a>; and&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in annex IV to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, UNEP progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNEP as at 31 December 2022 contained in document <a href="/media/2068" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/17</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2024, of the completion date of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Dominica (first tranche (DMI/PHA/62/TAS/190) and second tranche (DMI/PHA/84/TAS/25)) to allow completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/2068" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/17</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>With regard to the HPMP for Afghanistan, to note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The request from Afghanistan to transfer to UNIDO the following projects: stage I, fourth tranche (AFG/PHA/85/TAS/27); and stage II, first tranche (AFG/PHA/85/TAS/29);&nbsp;</li><li>That, at the 94th meeting, the remaining balances from the projects referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) above would be transferred from UNEP to UNIDO;&nbsp;</li><li>That UNIDO would submit the updated Agreements for stage I and stage II of the HPMP for Afghanistan, together with the revised implementation plans, to the 94th meeting;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the following projects of the HPMP for Myanmar and to request UNEP to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>: stage I, first tranche (MYA/PHA/68/TAS/14); stage I, second tranche (MYA/PHA/80/TAS/18); stage I, third tranche (MYA/PHA/86/TAS/23); preparation for stage II (MYA/PHA/83/PRP/21); and technical assistance for verification report (MYA/PHA/86/TAS/24); and&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNIDO progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of UNIDO as at 31 December 2022 contained in document <a href="/media/2069" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/18</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2024, of the completion dates of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) for the countries listed below to allow completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/2069" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/18</a>:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Jordan (stage II, third tranche) (JOR/PHA/91/INV/114);&nbsp;</li><li>Sudan (stage II, first tranche) (SUD/PHA/75/INV/38);&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To cancel the preparation of stage II of the HPMP for Myanmar (MYA/PHA/83/PRP/20) and to request UNIDO to return the remaining balances in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-287">decision 28/7</a>; and&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in annex VI to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee World Bank progress reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report of the World Bank as at 31 December 2022 contained in document <a href="/media/2070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/19</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 December 2024, of the completion date of stage II of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan for Jordan (first tranche (JOR/PHA/77/INV/99); second tranche (JOR/PHA/84/INV/108); and third tranche (JOR/PHA/91/INV/113)), to allow completion of the remaining ongoing activities, as reflected in table 5 of document <a href="/media/2070" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/19</a>; and&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the recommendations related to ongoing projects with specific issues contained in annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The report on the status of availability of low-global-warming potential (GWP) alternatives to HCFC-141b in the foam sector and on the transitional use of high-GWP alternatives in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Argentina, provided by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/2071" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/20</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>That the enterprise Termica San Luis had changed the selected technology from hydrofluoroolefin to cyclopentane, at no additional incremental cost; and&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Argentina and UNIDO, in line with subparagraph (c)(ii) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9231">decision 92/31</a>, to provide an update at the 94th meeting on the local market availability of low-GWP alternatives to HCFC-141b in the foam sector and on the transitional use of high-GWP alternatives.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire, as submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a href="/media/2071" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/20</a>; and &nbsp;</li><li>To request UNEP and UNIDO to submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire no later than 30 June 2024.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request UNDP to provide, at the 94th meeting, an updated progress report, additional to that which had been submitted at the 93rd meeting, on implementation of the project for the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)/ HFO-based polyurethane systems and their associated components and on the status of legislation to ban the import and use of HCFC-141b and HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Uruguay.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the project on additional activities for the introduction of alternatives to HCFCs with low- or zero-global-warming potential and on maintaining energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector in Maldives, as submitted by UNEP and contained in document <a href="/media/2071" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/20</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension, to 30 June 2025, of the completion date of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested; and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of Maldives and UNEP to continue submitting progress reports on the implementation of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above on a yearly basis until the completion of the project and to submit a project completion report to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2025.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the extension, to 30 June 2024, of the completion date of enabling activities for HFC phase-down for India, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested and that UNEP would submit, within six months of the project completion date, a final report on the enabling activities completed, in line with subparagraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8132">decision 81/32</a>.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The report provided by UNDP on the temporary use of alternatives with high global warming potential (GWP) in the systems houses Amino, Flex├¡vel and U-Tech under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, contained in document <a href="/media/2071" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/20</a>;</li><li>That the systems houses Amino and Flex├¡vel had discontinued the temporary use of high-GWP technology and introduced low-GWP technologies for all its clients;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative low-GWP technologies to the U-Tech systems house, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversions (where applicable) would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced; and</li><li>To provide, as part of the request for the following tranche under stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, a report on the status of temporary use of high-GWP alternatives, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including the associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.</li></ol></li></ol>

Project cancellation, Projects with specific reporting requirements

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project cancellation, Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the final progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Libya, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/2072" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/21</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To cancel the project for the conversion of foam manufacturing at the enterprise Al Najam planned under stage I of the HPMP; and</li><li>To request UNIDO to return the funding balance from stage I of the HPMP at the 94th meeting.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The status of the review of the HCFC survey report, the recommendations on the revised starting point and the revised Agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee in the context of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Mauritania contained in document <a href="/media/2072" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/21</a>;</li><li>With appreciation, the efforts from the Government of Mauritania, with the assistance of UNEP, to conduct the survey for determining the HCFC consumption;</li><li>That the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption had been established as 10.67 ODP tonnes on the basis of the results of the survey referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above and taking into account the level of uncertainty related to the indicators used for the leakage rate and the average charge of equipment;</li><li>That the Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex VIII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1, appendices 1-A, 2-A and 7-A, as a result of the establishment of the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(iii) above, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 88th meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNEP:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6317">decision 63/17</a>, to continue assisting the Government of Mauritania in strengthening its licensing and quota system and its systems for recording imports and exports of HCFCs to enable it to account for the export of HCFCs used by foreign vessels from 2023 and to improve the use of customs codes; and</li><li>To report at the 95th meeting on the steps taken to strengthen the HCFC import and export licensing and quota systems.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The 2023 consolidated project completion report (PCR) (part II) contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2073">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/22</a>;</li><li>That the submission of a PCR for technical assistance for verification reports would no longer be required from 2024 onwards;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to submit to the 94th meeting of the Executive Committee outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;</li><li>Lead and cooperating implementing agencies to continue coordinating their work closely in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agency;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data for PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information, including gender information, and the reporting of lessons learned and reasons for delays in project implementation for their use in future improvements in project design and implementation; and&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Disposal (Kigali related) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The update on the status of implementation of the 2023ÔÇô2025 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund contained in document <a href="/media/2074" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/23</a>;</li><li>That the total value of activities submitted to the 93rd meeting amounted to US $100,567,379 (including US $23,789,140 for HFC-related activities; US $7,419,281 for pilot projects for energy efficiency; and US $3,222,500 for the preparation of national inventories of banks of waste-controlled substances), of which US $12,521,905 was associated with project proposals not included in the 2023 business plan; and&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To allow, on an exceptional basis, bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, during 2024, projects for the preparation of national inventories of banks of waste-controlled substances under the funding window established pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9166">decision 91/66</a>, even in cases where such projects had not been included in the agenciesÔÇÖ business plans.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document <a href="/media/2075" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/24</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Governments of France and Germany and UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>That 31 out of 56 activities (16 out of 31 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 93rd meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the second meeting of 2023 would have no impact on countriesÔÇÖ compliance with the Montreal Protocol and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in annex IX to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2076">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/25</a>;</li><li>To adjust the business plan as proposed by the Secretariat in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2076">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/25</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To further adjust the business plan:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>By adding to the 2024 business plan projects and activities that had been deferred at the 93rd meeting;</li><li>By taking into account the values approved in principle at the 93rd meeting for new HCFC phase-out management plans and Kigali HFC implementation plans;</li></ol></li><li>To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2024ÔÇô2026, as adjusted by the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, taking into consideration relevant decisions taken at the 93rd meeting, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral agencies business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>The business plan for 2024ÔÇô2026 submitted by the Government of Germany and contained in document <a href="/media/2077" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/26</a>; and</li><li>That the level of activities in the business plan of the Government of Germany for 2024-2026 should be considered in light of the bilateral activity allocation for the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNDP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the UNDP business plan for 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a href="/media/2078" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/27</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNDP set out in annex X to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNEP business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the UNEP business plan for 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a href="/media/2079" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/28</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNEP set out in annex XI to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, UNIDO business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the UNIDO business plan for 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a href="/media/2080" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/29</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for UNIDO set out in annex XII to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Performance indicators, World Bank business plans <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the World Bank business plan for 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a href="/media/2081" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/30</a>; and</li><li>To approve the performance indicators for the World Bank set out in annex XIII to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p><u>Consideration of HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector in stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plans</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration at the 95th meeting, a brief note on the issue of HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector in Article 5 countries on the basis of past practice with regard to HCFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of bilateral projects approved at the 93rd meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>US $1,548,940, including agency support costs, against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2021ÔÇô2023 and US $2,174,663, including agency support costs, against its approved pledge for 2024ÔÇô2026;</li><li>US $67,800, including agency support costs, against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Japan for 2021ÔÇô2023.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in annex XIV to the present report, together with the implementation programmes associated with relevant tranches of multi-year agreement projects, conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the following Agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), as contained in annex XV to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector and the rescheduling of the third and the final tranche from 2025 to 2026 to synchronize with the tranches planned under stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan;</li><li>Between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVI to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVII to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVIII to the present report, to reflect the advancement of the 2024 tranche by a year and the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XIX to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;&nbsp;</li><li>Between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XX to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;&nbsp;</li><li>Between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXI to the present report, to reflect the advancement of the 2024 tranche by a year and the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Guyana and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXII to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXIII to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXIV to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector and the addition of the Government of Germany as a cooperating implementing agency;</li><li>Between the Government of Mauritius and the Executive Committee for the HPMP, as contained in annex XXV to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Mongolia and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXVI to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Namibia and the Executive Committee for the HPMP, as contained in annex XXVII to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXVIII to the present report, to reflect the deduction of 0.36 ODP tonnes from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the reallocation of unused funds, the reallocation of the third tranche to 2023 and the fourth tranche to 2025 and the extension of the Agreement to 31 December 2026;</li><li>Between the Government of Seychelles and the Executive Committee for the HPMP, as contained in annex XXIX to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector;</li><li>Between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XXX to the present report, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments, as contained in annex XXXI to the present report.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to the 94th meeting, consideration of the request for the preparation of a global pilot project to demonstrate the use of digital monitoring and management tools to enhance energy efficiency and reduce emission of greenhouse gases in the space cooling and cold chain sectors in Colombia, Lebanon, Panama, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, that needed to be refined taking into account the CommitteeÔÇÖs comments on the proposal at the 93rd meeting.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of a demonstration project for the manufacture of compressors in the mobile air-conditioning sector as part of stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for India in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, for UNDP.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Thailand, in the amount of US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,400, on the condition that funding would be disbursed by the Treasurer only after confirmation that the official instrument of ratification had been deposited with and received by the United Nations depositary, signifying the countryÔÇÖs ratification of the Kigali Amendment.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for the demonstration of energy-efficient low-global-warming potential air-conditioning technology in Togo in the amount of US$ 30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, for the Government of Germany.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the preparation of a pilot project to enhance energy efficiency in the air-conditioning sector in Viet Nam, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, for the World Bank, noting that the resulting project would be implemented as part of stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Viet Nam and would support the implementation of the proposed ban on the manufacture and import of R-410A air-conditioning equipment, contribute to reduced demand for R-410A in air-conditioning servicing and facilitate the strengthening of minimum energy performance standards in the air-conditioning sector.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $468,080, consisting of US $257,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,410, for UNEP and US $163,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,670, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Guinea:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 94.7 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2024 and 96.5 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of equipment containing HCFCs by 1 January 2027;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 4.87 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXII to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Guinea should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Guinea during the period 2030-2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, and the proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guinea, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $156,930, consisting of US $81,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,530, for UNEP and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400, for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNEP and UNIDO would include, in the progress report associated with the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP, an update on the refrigerant recovery and reuse infrastructure in the country.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,182,700, plus agency support costs of US $82,789, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Lebanon:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2025 and 88 per cent by 2028 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the use of HCFC-22 in local manufacturing, and the import and establishment of new installations by 31 December 2025;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 12.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXIII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Lebanon should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If Lebanon were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $414,824, plus agency support costs of US $29,038, for UNDP.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mozambique for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $825,501, consisting of US $581,250, plus agency support costs of US $73,938, for UNEP and US $156,250, plus agency support costs of US $14,063, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Mozambique to reduce HCFC consumption by 81.6 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 1 January 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date;</li><li>To note also that stage II of the HPMP included funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,265, for UNEP;</li><li>To deduct 5.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXIV to the present report; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mozambique, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $415,019, consisting of US $315,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,069, for UNEP and US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950, for UNDP, on the understanding that the Treasurer would be requested to transfer the approved funds to UNEP and UNDP only after the Secretariat had received confirmation that the equipment to be procured under the UNIDO component of stage I had been distributed to the beneficiaries and relevant training had taken place.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Philippines for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $4,687,000, plus agency support costs of US $328,090, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Philippines:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;&nbsp;</li><li>To ban the import, manufacture and installation of HCFC-123-based chillers by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To ban the import, assembly and manufacture of HCFC-123-based fire-suppression and fire-protection equipment no later than 1 January 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 93.28 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Philippines should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;</li><li>If the Philippines were intending to have consumption during the period 2030-2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for the Philippines, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,535,150, plus agency support costs of US $177,461, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Suriname for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $603,036, consisting of US $360,900, plus agency support costs of US $46,917, for UNEP and US $179,100, plus agency support costs of US $16,119, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Suriname:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To prohibit the import and sale of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment from 1 January 2025;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 1.29 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Suriname and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXVI to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Suriname should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>The expected annual HCFC consumption in Suriname for the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, and the proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Suriname, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $254,183, consisting of US $166,100, plus agency support costs of US $21,593,</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $9,220,364, plus agency support costs of US $645,425, for the World Bank, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Viet Nam:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFC-225 by 1 January 2025 and to ban new installations and imports of HCFC-based equipment by 31 December 2029;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 105.37 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXVII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Viet Nam should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If Viet Nam were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,227,127, plus agency support costs of US $225,899, for the World Bank.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>, with regard to the interest accrued by the Government of China up to 31 December 2022 on funds previously transferred for the implementation of sector plans under stages I and II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), as per <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6924">decision 69/24</a> and subparagraph (b)(iii) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-7749">decision 77/49</a>, to request the Treasurer to offset future transfers:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To UNIDO, by US $736, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the extruded polystyrene foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To the World Bank, by US $132, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the polyurethane foam sector plan under stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>To UNDP, by US $22,240, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To UNIDO, by US $8,488, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the room air-conditioning sector plan under stages I and II of the HPMP;</li><li>To UNDP, by US $9,849, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the solvent sector plan under stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>To UNEP, by US $6,398, representing interest accrued from funds previously transferred for the implementation of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme under stage II of the HPMP.&nbsp;</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the sixth tranche of the XPS foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $210,000, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the polyurethane (PU) foam sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of the PU foam sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $5,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $350,000, for the World Bank.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning (ICR) sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, with the support of UNDP and the Government of China, to prepare a report, for consideration at the 94th meeting, on the difference between the remaining balance reported in United States dollars and that reported in renminbi in the financial audit report and on the balances to be returned in stage I of the ICR sector plan;</li><li>To approve the fifth tranche of the ICR sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2025 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $8,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $560,000, for UNDP, on the understanding that the Treasurer would withhold the amount of US $1,163,094, plus agency support costs of US $81,417 for UNDP, representing balance from stage I of the ICR sector plan reported to the 92nd meeting, pending the CommitteeÔÇÖs consideration of the document referred to in subparagraph (b) above.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the sixth tranche of the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2025 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,000, for UNDP.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for China; and</li><li>To approve the sixth tranche of the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme of stage II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $219,467, for UNEP.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Albania for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $406,800, consisting of US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,800, for UNIDO, and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XXXVIII to the present report;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Albania, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $202,711, consisting of US $129,390, plus agency support costs of US $16,821, for UNIDO and US $50,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,500, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Albania, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Albania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 15 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $367,250, consisting of US $257,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,410, for UNIDO, and US $68,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,840, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XXXIX to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (b)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $219,220, consisting of US $153,500, plus agency support costs of US $19,955, for UNIDO, and US $40,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,265, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Cambodia for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $491,449, consisting of US $278,800, plus agency support costs of US $36,244, for UNEP and US $161,885, plus agency support costs of US $14,570, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XL to the present report;</li><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Cambodia would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;</li><li>That upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Cambodia would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of the Cambodia and the Executive Committee would be revised when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Cambodia and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $277,672, consisting of US $126,300, plus agency support costs of US $16,419, for UNEP and US $123,810, plus agency support costs of US $11,143, for UNDP; and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of Cambodia, UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Cambodia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it at a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Chile for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $1,868,171, consisting of US $1,477,711, plus agency support costs of US $103,440, for UNDP and US $254,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,020, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLI to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note that the implementation of stage I of the KIP would result in the reduction of 308.68 metric tonnes or 847,086 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes of HFCs;</li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Chile would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined according to those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraphs (b) and (c)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) above;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Chile, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $945,297, consisting of US $752,607, plus agency support costs of US $52,683, for UNDP and US $123,900, plus agency support costs of US $16,107, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Chile, UNDP, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Chile and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Congo for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs average HFC consumption in the baseline years (i.e. 48.7 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline), in the amount of US $257,640, consisting of US $177,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,010, for UNIDO and US $51,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,630, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Congo, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $92,096, consisting of US $67,750, plus agency support costs of US $8,808, for UNIDO and US $13,750, plus agency support costs of US $1,788, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Congo, UNIDO and UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Congo and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Cuba for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLIII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Cuba would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>That, if the HFC consumption level for Cuba in any of the years 2024 to 2025 was above the Montreal Protocol control limits or the maximum allowable consumption in the future Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee, on the understanding that the Government of Cuba would continue to make every effort to meet those control limits, the Secretariat would inform and seek guidance from the Executive Committee on the procedure to follow in light of decision XXXV/16;</li><li>That, during the implementation of stage I of the KIP, the Government of Cuba would be allowed, on an exceptional basis, to submit investment projects in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector to achieve additional HFC reductions;</li><li>That a project to phase out HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector in Cuba would be subject to the decision taken by the Committee on whether it would fund the phase-out of HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols;&nbsp;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Cuba, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $160,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,800, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Cuba, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Dominican Republic for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $1,274,702, consisting of US $794,168, plus agency support costs of US $55,592, for UNDP, US $269,949, plus agency support costs of US $35,093, for UNEP and US $110,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,900, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLIV to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8157">decision 81/57</a>, stage I of the KIP included an additional US $144,709, consisting of US $49,825, plus agency support costs of US $4,484, for UNDP and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,400, for the Government of Canada, related to the project approved at the 81st meeting to phase out 4.01 metric tonnes (5,734.3 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a and 0.15 metric tonnes (588.3 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of R-404A at the commercial refrigerator manufacturing enterprise F├íbrica de Refrigeradores Comerciales, SRL (FARCO);</li><li>That the Government of the Dominican Republic would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with the guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(iii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of the Dominican Republic would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in the baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee would be revised when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Dominican Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $581,693, consisting of US $365,106, plus agency support costs of US $25,557, for UNDP, US $120,774, plus agency support costs of US $15,701, for UNEP and US $50,050, plus agency support costs of US $4,505, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Dominican Republic, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Ecuador for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 14 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $729,944, plus agency support costs of US $51,096, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLV to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9159">decision 91/59</a>, stage I of the KIP included an additional US $267,885, plus agency support costs of US $18,752, for UNIDO, related to the project approved at the 91stmeeting to phase out 10.42 metric tonnes (14,901 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a at the commercial and domestic refrigerator manufacturing facility at Induglob;</li><li>That the Government of Ecuador would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding, referred to in subparagraph (b)(iii) above, would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Ecuador, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $292,600, plus agency support costs of US $20,482, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Ecuador, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Ghana for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by 57 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline between 2024 to 2028 and by 58 per cent between 2029 and 2030, in the amount of US $367,250, consisting of US $232,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,160, for UNDP, and US $93,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,090, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLVI to the present report;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Ghana, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $212,440, consisting of US $132,500, plus agency support costs of US $17,225, for UNDP and US $55,500, plus agency support costs of US $7,215, for UNEP;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of Ghana, UNDP, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>To allow the Government of Ghana to submit a funding request for phasing down HFCs in the firefighting sector, for consideration by the Executive Committee in line with the agreed cost guidelines for that sector, when the Government had identified the consumption and revised the Article 7 and the country programme data.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Grenada for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $163,850, consisting of US $87,842, plus agency support costs of US $11,419, for UNEP and US $57,158, plus agency support costs of US $7,431, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLVII to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Grenada would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (b)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>That, ahead of submission of the second tranche, the Government of Grenada would consider opportunities for more ambitious targets with respect to the maximum allowable consumption;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Grenada, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $81,925, consisting of US $27,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,575, for UNEP and US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850, for UNDP; and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of Grenada, UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Jordan for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2030, HFC consumption by 54 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $4,840,083, plus agency support costs of US $338,806, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLVIII to the present report;</li><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8162">decision 81/62</a>, stage I of the KIP included an additional US $1,637,610, plus agency support costs of US $114,633, for UNIDO, related to the project approved at the 81st meeting to phase out 36.25 metric tonnes (51,837.5 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a, 39.75 metric tonnes (70,516.5 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of R-407C and 42.70 metric tonnes (89,175.6 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of R-410A in the manufacture of large commercial unitary roof-top air-conditioning units of up to 400 kilowatts at Petra Engineering Industries Co.;</li><li>That the Government of Jordan would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(iii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b) (ii) above;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Jordan to ban the import and manufacture of HFC-based domestic refrigeration equipment upon completion of the conversion projects in the subsector;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that, in line with the request from the Government of Jordan, UNDP would be added to stage I of the KIP as a cooperating agency when the second tranche was submitted;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Jordan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,540,680, plus agency support costs of US $177,848, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Jordan, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Jordan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Kyrgyzstan for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $214,700, consisting of US $130,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,900, for UNDP and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLIX to the present report;</li><li>To note that the schedule of tranches contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above had been approved on an exceptional basis as the HFC consumption in the servicing sector in Kyrgyzstan in the baseline years was below 360 metric tonnes and the country had already completed its HCFC phase-out management plan;</li><li>To note also that the next verification report to be submitted under the countryÔÇÖs KIP would include verification of HFC and HCFC consumption, and that, in the unlikely event of noncompliance by the Government with its HCFC Agreement with the Executive Committee, relevant actions to be taken would be considered by the Executive Committee;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Kyrgyzstan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $91,530, consisting of US $51,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,630, for UNDP and US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Kyrgyzstan, UNDP, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Malawi for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2030, HFC consumption by 54 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $211,310, consisting of US $114,200, plus agency support costs of US $14,846, for UNEP and US $72,800, plus agency support costs of US $9,464, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex L to the present report, taking into consideration the ambitious consumption reduction target of the Government of Malawi;</li><li>To note that the approval for stage I of the KIP included an additional 10 per cent above the levels of funding agreed in subparagraph b(ii) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9237">decision 92/37</a>, as an incentive for the ambitious reduction targets that the Government of Malawi aimed to achieve compared to the Montreal Protocol schedule;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Malawi, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $76,840, consisting of US $39,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,070, for UNEP and US $29,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,770, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Malawi, UNEP, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Malawi and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Malaysia for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $9,275,115, plus agency support costs of US $649,258 for World Bank, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LI to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Malaysia would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;&nbsp;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>That the Government of Malaysia would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (b) (iv) above, the Executive Committee might, as appropriate, revisit the countryÔÇÖs starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption;&nbsp;</li><li>That the Government of Malaysia would continue to monitor imports of large new market entrants in 2022 and include any relevant information in the request for the second tranche;</li><li>The commitment of the Government:&nbsp;<ol type="a"><li>To ban the installation of new HFC-23- and HFC-125-based fire suppression systems by 1 January 2026;</li><li>To ban, by 1 January 2029, the manufacturing and import of the following equipment: HFC-based stand-alone commercial refrigeration equipment; HFC-based domestic refrigeration; components for refrigerated transport using HFC-134a, R-452A and R-404A; and split air conditioners and heat pumps using R-407C;&nbsp;</li><li>To ban, by 1 January 2029, new installations of chillers using R-407C;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>That the car manufacturing enterprise Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton) would be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund only for the phase-down of HFCs to convert the existing equipment on its second assembly line not assisted under stage I and for eligible incremental operating costs;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Malaysia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,042,912, plus agency support costs of US $213,004, for World Bank; and</li><li>To request the Government of Malaysia, World Bank and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Mexico for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $21,045,710, consisting of US $14,161,056, plus agency support costs of US $991,274, for UNIDO, US $4,756,594, plus agency support costs of US $332,962, for UNDP and US $715,157, plus agency support costs of US $88,667, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LII to the present report;</li><li>To note that stage I of the KIP included an additional:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>US $1,018,123, plus agency support costs of US $71,268, for UNIDO, related to the project approved at the 81st meeting to phase out 70.96 metric tonnes (101,470 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a and 5.91 metric tonnes (23,187 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of R-404A from the conversion of commercial refrigeration manufacturing in two facilities in Imbera, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8164">decision 81/64</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>US $2,992,400, consisting of US $2,115,012, plus agency support costs of US $148,051 for UNDP, and US $584,988, plus agency support cost of US $74,349, for the Government of Canada, related to the project approved at the 81stmeeting to phase out 198 metric tonnes (283,140 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a from the conversion of a domestic refrigeration and compressor manufacturing facility at Mabe, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8165">decision 81/65</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>US $136,500, plus agency support costs of US $12,285, for UNDP, related to the project approved at the 92ndmeeting to phase out 5.18 metric tonnes (7,407 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes) of HFC-134a from the conversion of the manufacturing of commercial refrigerators at Friocima, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9235">decision 92/35</a>;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To further note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Mexico would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;&nbsp;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (c)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (c)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Mexico to issue a ban on the import and use of HFC pure or contained in pre-blended polyols in the manufacturing of polyurethane foam by 1 January 2029;&nbsp;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration projects in the local installation and assembly subsector included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of the projects, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>That the Government of Mexico would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in the baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(vi) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee would be revised when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>That the Government of Mexico would continue to monitor imports of large new market entrants in 2022 and would include any relevant information in the request for the second tranche;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Mexico and UNIDO to develop, and to submit as part of a future tranche, a strategy to address HFCs in the sectors covered by the demonstration projects under of stage I of the KIP;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Mexico, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $7,231,505, consisting of US $5,085,390, plus agency support costs of US $355,977, for UNIDO, US $1,433,738, plus agency support costs of US $100,362, for UNDP and US $227,795, plus agency support costs of US $28,243, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Mexico, UNIDO, UNDP, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Mexico and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Nicaragua for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $367,250, consisting of US $225,000, plus agency support costs of US $29,250, for UNIDO and US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LIII to the present report;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Nicaragua, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $224,870, consisting of US $159,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,670, for UNIDO and US $40,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,200, for UNEP; and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of Nicaragua, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Niger for the period 2023ÔÇô2030 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs average HFC consumption in the baseline years (i.e. 35.2 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline), in the amount of US $488,160, consisting of US $317,000, plus agency support costs of US $41,210, for UNIDO and US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LIV to the present report;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Niger, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $169,500, consisting of US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950, for UNIDO and US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550, for UNEP, noting that, in line with subparagraph (b) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9158">decision 91/58</a>, the following portion of the approval had been transferred in advance to the implementing agencies at the 91st meeting: US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,600, to UNIDO and US $20,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,600, to UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Niger, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Niger and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for North Macedonia for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of its average HFC consumption in the baseline years (i.e. 18.7 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline), in the amount of US $216,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,080, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LV to the present report;</li><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of North Macedonia would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>That, during implementation of stage I of the KIP, the Government of North Macedonia would be allowed on an exceptional basis to submit a project to phase out the consumption of HFC-152a in the extruded polystyrene foam manufacturing sector;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for North Macedonia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $103,555, plus agency support costs of US $13,462, for UNIDO; and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of North Macedonia, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of North Macedonia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Panama for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $662,200, plus agency support costs of US $46,354, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LVI to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Panama would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration projects in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the projects, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Panama would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee would be revised when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Panama, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $331,100, plus agency support costs of US $23,177, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Panama, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Panama and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Peru for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $628,998, plus agency support costs of US $44,030, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LVII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Peru would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;&nbsp;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>That a project to phase out HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector in Peru would be subject to the decision taken by the Committee on whether it would fund the phase-out of HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Peru would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in the baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be, and would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of its KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the countryÔÇÖs future Agreement with the Executive Committee would be revised when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Peru, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $283,140, plus agency support costs of US $19,820, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Peru, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Peru and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Trinidad and Tobago for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $1,177,695, plus agency support costs of US $82,439, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LVIII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Trinidad and Tobago would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligibility for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;&nbsp;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Trinidad and Tobago, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $543,249, plus agency support costs of US $38,028, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Turkmenistan for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline, in the amount of US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250 for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LIX to the present report;</li><li>To note that, if the HFC consumption level for Turkmenistan in any of the years 2024 to 2025 was above the Montreal Protocol control limits or the maximum allowable consumption in the future Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee, on the understanding that Government of Turkmenistan would continue to make every effort to meet those control limits, the Secretariat would inform and seek guidance from the Executive Committee on the procedure to follow in light of decision XXXV/16;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Turkmenistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $116,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,080, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Turkmenistan, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Viet Nam for the period 2023ÔÇô2029 to reduce, by 2029, HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs established baseline, in the amount of US $5,029,063, consisting of US $3,593,183, plus agency support costs of US $251,522, for the World Bank and US $1,057,980, plus agency support costs of US $126,378, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex LX to the present report;&nbsp;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Viet Nam would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;&nbsp;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in accordance with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;&nbsp;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of Viet Nam to issue a ban on the use of HFC-23 in new installations of fire-suppression systems by 1 January 2025; on the manufacturing and import of stand-alone commercial refrigeration and domestic refrigeration equipment using HFCs by 1 January 2029; on the manufacturing and import of mobile air-conditioning systems using R-407C by 1 January 2029; and on the manufacturing and import of residential air-conditioning units and heat pumps below 60,000 British thermal units/hour using R-410A and R-417A by 1 January 2029;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage I of the KIP, the World Bank would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and, if available, energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with subparagraph (g) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that the Government of Viet Nam would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand HFC demand in future years and would provide that analysis when submitting future tranches of its KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,183,683, consisting of US $1,557,792, plus agency support costs of US $109,045, for the World Bank and US $461,696, plus agency support costs of US $55,150, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Viet Nam, the World Bank, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the conversion of light commercial packaged and ducted air-conditioning-system manufacturing at Voltas Limited from the use of R-407C and R-410A to HFC-32, in the amount of US $422,561, plus agency support costs of US $29,579, for UNDP, on the understanding:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That 63,383 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes of HFCs (30.29 metric tonnes of R-407C and 4.63 metric tonnes of R-410A) would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption once it had been established and that the deduction would be undertaken in accordance with the methodology agreed in the HFC cost guidelines currently under discussion;</li><li>That the project would be integrated into stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for India once the plan had been fully formulated for submission for consideration by the Executive Committee; and&nbsp;</li><li>That the level of costs approved would not constitute a precedent for future individual HFC investment project proposals.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project proposal for the conversion of commercial refrigeration appliances manufacturing at Rockwell Industries Limited from the use of HFC-134a to propane as a refrigerant, in the amount of US $423,765, plus agency support costs of US $29,664 for UNDP, on the understanding:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That 31,328 cardon dioxide-equivalent tonnes (21.91 metric tonnes) of HFC-134a would be deducted from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption once it had been established and that the deduction would be undertaken in accordance with the methodology agreed in the HFC cost guidelines currently under discussion;&nbsp;</li><li>That the project would be integrated into stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for India, once the plan had been fully formulated for submission for consideration by the Executive Committee; and</li><li>That the level of costs approved would not constitute a precedent for future HFC individual investment project proposals.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, in the amount of US $96,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,640, for UNIDO, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia had committed to the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31 December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Ecuador, in the amount of US $190,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,100, for UNIDO, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Ecuador had committed to meeting the conditions referred to subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31 December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Egypt, in the amount of US $285,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,950, for UNIDO, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Egypt had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee decided to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Kyrgyzstan, in the amount of US $206,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,780, for UNEP, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Kyrgyzstan had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31 December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the energy-efficiency strategy for the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Mexico, in the amount of US $938,620, plus agency support costs of US $65,703, for UNIDO, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Mexico had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Nicaragua, in the amount of US $105,840, consisting of US $66,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,940, for UNIDO and US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, for UNEP, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Nicaragua had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Nigeria, in the amount of US $145,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,050, for UNIDO, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Nigeria had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31 December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve, on an exceptional basis, the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down for South Africa, including the replacement of one HCFC-based chiller and one HFC-based chiller, in the amount of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,500, for UNIDO, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of South Africa had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (non-investment activities) for Turkmenistan, in the amount of US $142,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,780, for UNIDO, noting:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Turkmenistan had committed to meeting the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d. of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31 December 2026 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.&nbsp;</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> not to approve the demonstration project of replacing HFC-134a with R-744 in the field of electric vehicles in China.</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve the project proposal for the energy-efficiency pilot component included as part of the project for the conversion, in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration appliances at Rockwell Industries Limited, from the use of HFC-134a to propane as a refrigerant, in the amount of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500, for UNDP, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the pilot component would be completed no more than 36 months after the date of approval by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the investment project;&nbsp;</li><li>That data verified by an independent peer reviewer would be shared with other enterprises and made available to Article 5 countries, except for certain specific elements of proprietary information of the enterprise; and</li></ol></li><li>To note the commitment of Rockwell Industries Limited to continue to meet the voluntary energy-efficiency standards after the completion of the project.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve the pilot project to design and develop on a pilot scale energy-efficient rotary compressors along with microchannel heat exchangers compatible with R-290 technology at Godrej &amp; Boyce Mfg. Ltd. (Godrej), for use in the manufacture of room air conditioners in the context of HFC phase-down for India, in the amount of US $1,853,795, plus agency support costs of US $213,918, for the Government of Germany, noting:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That US $123,745, plus agency support costs of US $14,280, would be allocated at the 93rdmeeting as part of the contributions of the Government Germany in the triennium 2021ÔÇô2023;</li><li>That US $1,730,050, plus agency support costs of US $199,638, would be allocated at the 94th meeting as part of the contributions of the Government of Germany in the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026;</li></ol></li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The commitment of the enterprise Godrej to convert its production of air conditioners from the use of HFC-32 to R-290 by 70 per cent of the HFC-32 equipment production by 2028 without further support from the Multilateral Fund;&nbsp;</li><li>That when the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) was submitted, any remaining eligible HFC consumption for Godrej would be deducted from the countryÔÇÖs starting point for aggregate reduction in HFC consumption, in line with the cost guidelines agreed by the Executive Committee;&nbsp;</li><li>The expected direct emission reduction of 437,840 carbon dioxide-equivalent tonnes by 2028;&nbsp;</li><li>The commitment of the Government of India:<ol type="a"><li>To design additional policy measures to promote air conditioners using R-290 and other low-GWP technologies during the preparation of stage I of the KIP;&nbsp;</li><li>To report on the progress of the manufacturing of compressors using R-290 in Godrej as a part of reporting under stage I of the KIP once approved; and</li></ol></li><li>That the project would be completed no later than 31 December 2025 and that a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme <p>The Executive Committee decided:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the 2023 progress report, the proposed three-year strategy for 2024ÔÇô2026 and the 2024 work plan and budget for the UNEP Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) contained in document <a href="/media/2147" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/94</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the CAP activities and budget for 2024, as set out in annex LXI to the present report, in the amount of US $10,631,200, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent amounting to US $850,496;</li><li>To note that in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9395">decision 93/95</a>(d), the approval referred to in subparagraph (b) above included an increase of US $200,000 for the provision of technical and policy assistance to low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries to support the implementation of Kigali HFC implementation plans, that had to be used within 24 months and balances would be returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>To request UNEP, in future submissions of the CAP budget, to report on the technical and policy assistance activities carried out for LVC countries and their impact in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9395">decision 93/95</a>(d), and to continue:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Providing detailed information on the activities for which the global funds would be used;</li><li>Extending the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines to accommodate changing priorities, and to provide details, pursuant to <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-4724">decisions 47/24</a> <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-5026">and 50/26</a>, on the reallocations made;</li><li>Reporting on the current post levels of staff and informing the Executive Committee of any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations;</li><li>Providing a budget for the year in question and a report on the costs incurred in the year prior to the last year, noting subparagraphs (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) above; and</li></ol></li><li>To also request UNEP to submit a final report detailing lessons learned from the implementation of the first phase of the global technical assistance project for the twinning of national ozone officers and national energy-efficiency policymakers to support the Kigali Amendment objectives when submitting the second phase of the project at the second meeting in 2024.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Core unit costs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The report on the 2024 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2148">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/95</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>With appreciation, that the core unit operations of UNIDO and the World Bank were below their budgeted levels and that UNIDO and the World Bank would return unused balances of US $382,680 and US $280,124, respectively, to the Multilateral Fund at the 93rd meeting; and&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the requested 2024 core unit budgets for:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>UNDP in the amount of US $2,357,835;&nbsp;</li><li>UNIDO in the amount of US $2,264,760; and</li><li>The World Bank in the amount of US $1,947,145.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> on an operational framework to further elaborate on institutional aspects and projects and activities that could be undertaken by the Multilateral Fund for maintaining and/or enhancing the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the manufacturing and servicing sectors when phasing down HFCs;</li><li>To continue to advance efforts at the 94th meeting towards adopting an operational framework to support maintaining or enhancing energy efficiency, taking into account the information presented in document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> and other information requested in the present decision;&nbsp;</li><li>In the framework of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a>, to invite countries that wish to do so to submit projects for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs as part of Kigali HFC implementation plans, noting that the Executive Committee was holding consultations on the funding modalities explained in document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for consideration at the 94th meeting that would further elaborate on the operational framework to support maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency described in document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> and would include the following:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>A methodology for quantifying energy-efficiency gains;</li><li>The specific roles of national ozone units and of bodies regulating energy efficiency;&nbsp;</li><li>Potential modalities for funding both investment and non-investment activities, including those listed in part III and part IV of document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a>, taking into the consideration in subparagraph (d)(i) above, the principles listed in paragraphs 10ÔÇô12 of document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> and the framework to define each funding modality to support enterprises in various stages of project implementation;&nbsp;</li><li>The further refining and expansion of the information provided in part III of document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> on the five equipment types to incorporate any relevant updates and to make estimates of the kilowatt hours saved and on the climate benefits in carbon dioxide equivalent for each of the manufacturing conversions, to the extent feasible;</li><li>Potential modalities for monitoring and reporting on progress and the outcomes of the projects for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency; and</li><li>The further development of information on a revolving fund, taking into account existing models implemented by other funds and financial institutions, including the potential implications for the Multilateral Fund and its implementing agencies.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Local installation and assembly subsector using HFCs <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/99</a> on the types of activities that Article 5 countries could undertake, on the nature of the assistance required and on supply chain issues that needed to be resolved to address consumption in the local installation and assembly subsector in their Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs);</li><li>To take into consideration the information provided in the document referred to in subparagraph (a) above when discussing issues related to the local installation and assembly subsector and in deciding further steps on the matter;&nbsp;</li><li>To invite Article 5 countries, through the bilateral and implementing agencies or their KIPs, to continue providing to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, information on the local installation and assembly subsector;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to provide, at the 95th meeting, an update to the document referred to in subparagraph (a) above, taking into account additional information provided by Article 5 countries on the local installation and assembly subsector; and</li><li>To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies and Article 5 countries, when developing projects in the local installation and assembly subsector under stage I of their KIPs, to ensure that such projects take a strategic approach to facilitate the sustained phase-down of HFCs in the applications being targeted by the project, taking into account the suggestions and activities proposed in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2152">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/99</a>.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Administrative costs regime <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the review of the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund (decisions 88/74(c) and 91/67(b)), as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/2154">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/101</a>;</li><li>To approve an increase in the core unit funding for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, by US $200,000 each, for each year of the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026, for the strengthening of their capacity to provide technical and policy support to Article 5 countries, on the understanding that the increase only applied to the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026;</li><li>That the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2021ÔÇô2023 would be maintained for the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026, except for agency fees for stage I of Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs) for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries, which would be applied starting from the 93rd meeting as follows:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>At 13 per cent for projects up to a value of US $500,000;</li><li>At 13 per cent on the first US $500,000 and 11 per cent on the balance for projects with a value exceeding US $500,000; &nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the increase in the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 by US $200,000, US $150,000 and US $150,000, respectively, for providing technical and policy assistance to LVC countries to support KIP implementation, on the understanding that:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The funding allocation for each year would be used within 24 months and the balances would be returned to the Multilateral Fund;</li><li>UNEP would report on the technical and policy assistance activities provided to LVC countries and their impact as part of the narrative of their CAP annual progress reports; and</li></ol></li><li>To review the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget at the last meeting of 2026, (i.e. the last meeting of the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026), including a review of the implementation of subparagraph (b).</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Monitoring, reporting, verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note documents <a target="_blank" href="/media/2155">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/102</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/media/208">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/69</a> and <a target="_blank" href="/media/272">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/89/3</a> on an overview of current monitoring, reporting verification and enforceable licensing and quota systems developed with support from the Multilateral Fund; and&nbsp;</li><li>To note with appreciation the work of the Secretariat in preparing the documents referred to in subparagraph (a) above and the recommendations therein.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Result framework and scorecard <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the results framework and scorecard that fit the operations of the Multilateral Fund (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9241">decision 92/41</a>(b)), contained in document <a href="/media/2156" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/103</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the results framework and scorecard presented in the document referred to in subparagraph (a) above, including the format of the scorecard contained in annex LXIV to the present report; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to start the implementation of the first results framework in 2024, to provide a midterm progress report on that implementation at the second meeting of 2025 and to communicate progress in implementation through a scorecard at the second meeting of 2027, together with ideas for updating the indicators.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to take note of the addendum to the 2019, 2020, and 2021 verification reports of the HCFC production sector in China, submitted by the World Bank in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9170">decision 91/70</a>(b)(i).</p>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The 2022 verification report of the HCFC production sector in China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;</li><li>The update related to Suqian Kaier, including the integrated nature, closure and dismantling of the HCFC-22 production line, and the measures proposed by the Government to further strengthen the management of HCFC production for feedstock use;&nbsp;</li><li>That the Government of China would revise its Article 7 data for HCFCs to reflect the changes identified in the 2022 annual production verification report;</li></ol></li><li>To request the World Bank to continue including in annual production verification reports information on HCFCs captured from high-boiling residue as a mixture of HCFCs or a single component and subsequently sold or used for controlled or feedstock use;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Government of China to submit a report to the 94th meeting on the matter relating to the reporting of HCFCs captured from high-boiling residue, as mentioned in subparagraph (b) above, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;&nbsp;</li><li>To request the World Bank to include the additional verification of production lines that produced HCFCs for feedstock use, as contained in annex I to document <a target="_blank" href="/media/7776">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/104/Rev.1</a>, in the 2023 verification to be undertaken in 2024; and</li><li>To provide to the World Bank, on an exceptional basis, a one-time payment of US $50,000 for support of verifications of HCFC tonnage of lines owned by enterprises that were not included in the HCFC production phase-out management plan.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit, at the 95th meeting, an update on the development of technical guidelines being developed by the Government of China for reporting on HFC-23 generation and emissions and a description of the methodology used to report that generation and those emissions under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;&nbsp;</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to provide an update at the 95th meeting containing the most recent information on HFC-23 generation, destruction and emissions in China and any relevant regulatory or implementation updates;&nbsp;</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to submit to the 95th meeting an analysis that would clarify the discrepancy between Article 7 reporting and the 2021 and 2022 verification reports; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to engage with the World Bank and provide further analysis at the 95thmeeting on the mass balance emissions estimates as compared to Article 7 reporting, as referenced in paragraph 12 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/SGP/4.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note with appreciation the annual reports on the investigation of HCFC feedstock applications in China for 2019 to 2022, submitted by the Government of China through the World Bank and contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/SGP/5; and</li><li>To invite the Government of China, through the World Bank, to continue to submit annual investigation reports of HCFC feedstock applications in China undertaken under the countryÔÇÖs HCFC production phase-out management plan to the last meeting of the respective year.&nbsp;</li></ol>

HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC production, ODS production (excluding HCFCs), Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To define a ÔÇ£vertically integrated facilityÔÇØ as follows: ÔÇ£A vertically integrated facility is a facility that includes one or more production lines that produce ODS that are used exclusively as raw materials in the manufacture of other chemicals in a downstream process that is exclusively owned, operated and controlled by the same legal entity, including the legal entities within the same group. The vertically integrated facility may also purchase ODS to supplement those produced from the in-house production line(s) as long as the quantities of such supplementary ODS are monitored and reported clearly. A vertically integrated facility must also have the following features:&nbsp;<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>ODS produced in a vertically integrated facility are intended exclusively for use as feedstock in the downstream production process. The vertically integrated facility may also sell or transfer ODS, if there is surplus due to unforeseen plant closures or shutdowns, as long as it is exclusively sold for feedstock uses. In such a case, the Government concerned would inform the Executive Committee to ensure that the any such sales or transfers from the facility are included in the annual verification;&nbsp;</li><li>The design capacity of the downstream production processes must be compatible with or larger than the capacity of the upstream line(s) producing ODS; and&nbsp;</li><li>A monitoring and reporting mechanism must be in place to ensure that all ODS produced by the integrated facility are used exclusively as feedstock in the manufacture of other chemicals in the downstream production process.ÔÇØ&nbsp;</li></ol></li><li>To take note of the draft updated guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/SGP/6;&nbsp;</li><li>To approve the updated guidelines and the standard format used for the verification of ODS production phase-out, contained in annex II to document <a href="/media/7776" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/104/Rev.1</a>;&nbsp;</li><li>To take note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the SecretariatÔÇÖs review of verification reports submitted in line with the updated guidelines might be delayed due to the need to compare the verified production data with the data submitted under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and&nbsp;</li><li>In line with paragraph 4 of Appendix 5-A of the Agreement between the Government of China and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HCFC production phase-out management plan, that the World Bank may require additional funding for the verification of production lines beyond those for which tonnage was included in paragraph 3 of the Agreement, and that in line with subparagraph (c) of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8370">decision 83/70</a>, the Executive Committee would consider the need for such additional funding on a case-by-case basis.</li></ol></li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:&nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to organize a dedicated half-day session prior to the 94th meeting of the Executive Committee for an informal discussion on strategic approaches to Kigali Amendment implementation, including issues related to policies and regulations, cooling and phase-down strategies, energy efficiency, sector approaches and life-cycle refrigerant management;</li><li>To invite the members of the Executive Committee for 2024 to send written views on the issues listed in subparagraph (a) to the Secretariat by 1 March 2024, and&nbsp;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare a compilation of inputs broken down by topic and to present that document for discussion at the dedicated session prior to the 94th meeting.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Disposal (Kigali related) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Committee at its 97th meeting, a report providing an overview of the report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and the outcomes of the workshop &nbsp;that would be held in line with decision XXXV/11 of the Thirty Fifth Meeting of the Parties; and of the status of implementation and preliminary outcomes of the projects submitted under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9166">decision 91/66</a> with a view to considering the establishment of a funding window in line with decision XXXV/11.&nbsp;</p>

HCFC phase-out management plans related, Kigali HFC implementation plans related

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out management plans related, Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>: &nbsp;</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To request the Secretariat to prepare, for consideration at the 94th meeting, an analysis of the implications of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6217">decision 62/17</a> for implementation of HCFC phase-out management plans, with a view to enabling the Executive Committee to discuss whether and how to revise its approach to the timing and the value of the final tranche of a multi-year agreement; and</li><li>That, pending further decision on the matter by the Executive Committee, the Secretariat, in consultation with bilateral and implementing agencies, would finalize the tranche distribution of stage I of Kigali HFC implementation plans on a case-by-case basis.</li></ol>

93rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To hold a half-day session for an informal discussion on strategic approaches to Kigali Amendment implementation on 26 May 2024 in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-93103">decision 93/103</a> and its 94th meeting from 27 to 31 May 2024 as per the fallback option outlined in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9173">decision 91/73</a>(c), in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);&nbsp;</li><li>To hold its 95th meeting from 4 to 8 December 2024 in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO;&nbsp;</li><li>To hold its 96th meeting from 26 to 30 May 2025 in Montreal, Canada at ICAO; and&nbsp;</li><li>To hold its 97th meeting from 1 to 5 December 2025 in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Status of contributions and disbursements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report of the Treasurer on the status of contributions and disbursements, contained in annex I to the present report;</li><li>To request the Chief Officer and the Treasurer to continue following up with Parties that had outstanding contributions for one triennium or more and to report back at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting; and</li><li>To urge all Parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Report on balances and availability of resources <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="/media/7829">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/4</a>;</li><li>That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting was US&nbsp;$1,362,594 consisting of US&nbsp;$239,606, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$17,619, from UNDP; US&nbsp;$469,599, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$44,402, from UNEP; and US&nbsp;$551,985, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$39,383, from UNIDO;</li><li>That UNDP held balances of US&nbsp;$71,695, including agency support costs, for seven projects completed over two years previously;</li><li>That UNIDO held balances of US&nbsp;$72,926, including agency support costs, for five projects completed over two years previously, US&nbsp;$823,615, including agency support costs, for three projects completed ÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and US&nbsp;$116,758, including agency support costs, for four completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phaseÔÇædown;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP and UNIDO:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects, and to return the associated balances at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>To proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the projects completed over two years previously, and to return balances at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or return at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting the balances of the projects completed ÔÇ£by decision of the Executive CommitteeÔÇØ and the completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Country programme data and prospect for compliance <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the information on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/7830">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/5</a>, and that, as at 16 April 2024, 21&nbsp;countries had submitted 2023 CP data, 73&nbsp;countries had submitted 2023 CP data after 16&nbsp;April 2024 and 50&nbsp;countries had not submitted such data; and</li><li>To request the countries that reported HFC-23 in the column ÔÇ£otherÔÇØ of the CP data reporting format to provide additional information or estimates, to the extent possible, on the uses or most likely applications of HFCÔÇæ23 reported in the column.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report on the external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund (part I) as contained in document <a target="_blank" href="/media/7832">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/7</a>; and</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to present the final report of the external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Desk studies and evaluations, Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report on the review of project completion reports (PCRs) contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7833" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/8</a>;</li><li>To approve the universal PCR format contained in annex II to the present report, to be used by bilateral and implementing agencies once the knowledge management system provided the required functionalities for online submission of PCRs, by the end of 2025;</li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To coordinate the necessary actions to operationalize the integration of the universal PCR format and submission process into the knowledge management system, in phase&nbsp;3 of that systemÔÇÖs development as planned, ensuring adequate alignment of the PCR with the project reporting framework across the different milestones of the project life cycle and taking into account, where applicable, the discussions at the 95<sup>th </sup>meeting resulting from <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-931">decision 93/1</a> on the document on the mapping of reporting requirements and the streamlining of reporting across the spectrum of reports;</li><li>To launch the online submission of PCRs after the completion of data migration, by the end of 2025; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to report on the status of implementation of the PCR reform at the 97<sup>th</sup> meeting, as part of the annual report included in the document on the annual monitoring and evaluation work programme and budget.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Implementation delays and status reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The reports on implementation delays and the status reports submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7834" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/9</a>;</li><li>That bilateral and implementing agencies would report to the Executive Committee at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting on 29 projects with implementation delays, as indicated in annexes&nbsp;III and IV to the present report, and on seven projects recommended for additional status reports, as indicated in annex V to the present report, as part of the 2023&nbsp;annual and financial progress report of the bilateral and implementing agencies; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the recommendations on ongoing projects with specific issues listed in the last column of the table in annex V to the present report.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of availability of low-global-warming-potential alternatives (low-GWP) to HCFC-141b in the foam sector and on the transitional use of highÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential (high-GWP) alternatives in the context of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Argentina, provided by UNIDO and contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7834" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/9</a>; and</li><li>To request the Government of Argentina and UNIDO, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9231">decision 92/31</a>(c)(ii), to provide, at the 95<sup>th </sup>meeting, an update on the local market availability of lowÔÇæGWP alternatives to HCFC-141b in the foam sector and on the transitional use of highÔÇæGWP alternatives.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the report on the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFCÔÇæ141b and on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector under stage&nbsp;III of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Pakistan, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/7834" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/9</a>;</li><li>To request the Government of Pakistan, through UNIDO, to continue reporting:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>On the status of the ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, noting that the ban was expected to be implemented in 2024; and</li><li>On the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b on an annual basis until the ban on such imports was in place and on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>The final progress report on the implementation of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for South Africa, submitted by UNIDO and contained in document <a href="/media/7834" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/9</a>;</li><li>That an unused balance of US&nbsp;$33,000 from stage I of the HPMP would be returned at the 95<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;meeting; and</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user demonstration projects included in stage I of the HPMP, UNIDO would submit final reports on their implementation in line with decision&nbsp;92/36(g), including the HCFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to note:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>The final progress report on the implementation of the third and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Chile, submitted by UNDP and contained in document <a href="/media/7834" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/9</a>;</li><li>That the individual enterprise Multipanel had opted not to participate in the polyurethane foam conversion projects under stage II of the HPMP; and</li><li>That unused balances of US&nbsp;$128,961, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,027, including those from the enterprise referred to in subparagraph (b) and from monitoring, had been returned to the Multilateral Fund by UNDP at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The report on the difference between the remaining balance reported in United States dollars and that reported in renminbi in the financial audit report, and on the balances to be returned in stage I of the industrial and commercial refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning (ICR) sector plan, as contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7836" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/10</a>;</li><li>The overarching principles for managing funds transferred from implementing agencies to the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office for stage II of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for China, described in annex I of document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7836" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/10</a>;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To apply to stage II of the ICR sector plan for China, on a trial basis, the overarching principles referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) above and the conditions for their application as described in annex VI to the present report;</li><li>As the lead implementing agency for stage II of the HPMP for China, to coordinate with other implementing agencies and submit a report to the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting on how to implement the overarching principles referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) above in the solvent sector, the extruded polystyrene foam sector, the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing and heat pump water heater sector, and the refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning servicing sector plan and the national enabling programme; and</li></ol></li><li>To note that UNDP would return, at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, US&nbsp;$18,337, which had been calculated on an exceptional basis using the exchange rate on 13 May 2024, representing the remaining balances of the funds from the implementation of stage I of the ICR sector plan, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$1,322, for UNDP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>After informal discussions, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to defer, to the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, consideration of the revised proposal for the incentive scheme for the commercial refrigeration sector under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Kenya that had been submitted at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, on the understanding that the Governments of France and Kenya would submit, to the 95<sup>th </sup>meeting, a further revised proposal reallocating some or all of the funds under the project to other end-user incentive programmes to promote the adoption of lowÔÇæglobalÔÇæwarmingÔÇæpotential technologies in the country and reducing the level of training support in comparison with the proposal submitted at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects with specific reporting requirements <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The report on progress in implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)/HFOÔÇæbased polyurethane (PU) systems and their associated components funded under stage&nbsp;II of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay;</li><li>That the ban on imports of pure HCFC-141b had been implemented from 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2023 and that the ban on HCFC-141b contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyols had been in force since 1 January 2024;</li><li>The completion of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay, and that unspent incremental operating costs in the amount of US&nbsp;$309,186, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$21,643, associated with that PU foam enterprises that had not converted, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 96<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the UNDP to provide, at the 98<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, an update on the technology selected by the small- and medium-sized foam manufacturing enterprises and the availability of HFOÔÇæbased technology in the foam sector in Uruguay.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Project completion reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the 2024 consolidated project completion report (PCR) (part I) contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7837" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/11</a>;</li><li>To request:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, the outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;</li><li>Lead and cooperating implementing agencies to continue coordinating their work closely in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agencies;</li><li>Bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data for PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information, including gender information, and to report on lessons learned and reasons for delays in project implementation for their use in future improvements in project design and implementation; and</li></ol></li><li>To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable.</li></ol>

Consolidated business plans, Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Consolidated business plans, Evaluation of the implementation of the business plans <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The update on the status of implementation of the 2024ÔÇô2026 consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund and financial planning for the triennium 2024ÔÇô2026 contained in document <a href="/media/7838" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/12</a>;</li><li>That the total value of activities as requested at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting amounted to US&nbsp;$62,835,221, including US&nbsp;$4,791,958 for HFC-related activities, US&nbsp;$2,830,001 for pilot projects on energy efficiency and US&nbsp;$2,418,400 for the preparation of national inventories of banks of wasteÔÇæcontrolled substances, of which US&nbsp;$5,994,565 was associated with project proposals not included in the 2024&nbsp;business plan;</li><li>With appreciation, the report provided by UNDP on the outcome of its discussions with the Government of the Dominican Republic on the issues raised in the assessment of its qualitative performance, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-938">decision 93/8</a>(b);</li></ol></li><li>To adopt a resource allocation of US&nbsp;$181 million in 2024, US&nbsp;$392 million in 2025 and US&nbsp;$392&nbsp;million in 2026, with any unallocated funds to be allocated subsequently during the 2024ÔÇô2026 triennium;</li><li>To urge implementing agencies to submit all projects and activities endorsed in the business plan in order to utilize fully the resources available during the 2024ÔÇô2026 triennium; and</li><li>To consider the availability of cash flow for the 2026 budget at the last meeting in 2025 in light of the collection of interest, the unexpected return of unused balances from projects/agreements, the payment of pledges from trienniums prior to the replenishment for the period 2024ÔÇô2026, any losses due to the non-payment of pledges expected from the replenishment for the period 2024ÔÇô2026 and any losses or gains due to the fixedÔÇæexchangeÔÇærate mechanism.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Tranche submission delays <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The report on tranche submission delays contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7839" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/13</a>;</li><li>The information on tranche submission delays under HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) submitted by the Government of France, the Government of Germany, UNDP, UNEP and UNIDO;</li><li>That 32 out of 60 activities (18 out of 35 countries) related to tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the 94<sup>th </sup>meeting had been submitted on time;</li><li>That relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had indicated that the late submission of the tranches of HPMPs due for submission at the first meeting in&nbsp;2024 would have no impact on countriesÔÇÖ compliance with the Montreal Protocol, and that there was no indication that any of the countries concerned were in nonÔÇæcompliance with the Montreal Protocol control measures; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat to send letters to the relevant Governments regarding the decisions on tranche submission delays contained in annex VII to the present report.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Verification reports of a country's compliance with the Agreement <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided:</u></p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note that relevant bilateral and implementing agencies had included in their 2024 work programmes, submitted at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, requests for funding the verification reports for HCFC phase-out management plans for Angola, the Bahamas, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana, Madagascar, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste; and</li><li>To consider the requests for funding associated with the verifications mentioned in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above in the context of the work programmes that had been submitted by each relevant implementing agency under agenda item 9(d) on projects recommended for individual consideration.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Kigali HFC implementation plans related <p><u>Clarification of Secretariat practices with regard to Kigali HFC implementation plans</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to consider, at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, the proposal by the Government of Canada, set out in annex VIII to the present report,&nbsp;on the continued application of the approach, developed at the 93<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp;meeting, to cost-effectiveness&nbsp;calculations in the servicing sector in Kigali HFC implementation plans for non-low-volume-consuming countries.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Bilateral cooperation <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to request the Treasurer to offset the costs of the bilateral projects approved at the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting as follows:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>US&nbsp;$783,667 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Austria for 2024ÔÇô2026;</li><li>US&nbsp;$6,870,648 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of Germany for 2024ÔÇô2026; and</li><li>US&nbsp;$67,800 (including agency support costs) against the balance of the bilateral contribution of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for 2024ÔÇæ2026.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in annex IX to the present report, together with the implementation programmes associated with relevant tranches of multiÔÇæyear agreement projects, updated Agreements where applicable, relevant conditions or provisions included in the corresponding project evaluation documents, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the following Agreements had been updated:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Between the Government of Belize and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP),&nbsp;as contained in annex X to the present report, specifically Appendix&nbsp;2ÔÇæA, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph&nbsp;17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 87<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Cambodia and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;I of the HPMP,&nbsp;as contained in annex XI to the present report, specifically Appendix&nbsp;2ÔÇæA, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 70<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP,&nbsp;as contained in annex XII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Eswatini and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP,&nbsp;as contained in annex XIII to the present report, specifically Appendix&nbsp;2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 17 that had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP,&nbsp;as contained in annex XIV to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector and the shift of the third tranche to 2027, Appendix&nbsp;5-A, to reflect the new national ozone unit under the Department of Climate Change, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP,&nbsp;as contained in annex XV to the present report, specifically Appendix&nbsp;2ÔÇæA, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 87<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 87<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Timor-Leste and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector and the shift of the original third funding tranche from 2023 to 2024, and paragraph&nbsp;17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 80<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;meeting;</li><li>Between the Government of Zambia and the Executive Committee for stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, as contained in annex XVIII to the present report, specifically Appendix&nbsp;2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>That, for projects related to the renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments, as contained in annex XIX to the present report.&nbsp;</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>In line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9417">decision 94/17</a>, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of verification reports on HCFC consumption for the following countries, on the understanding that the reports had to be submitted 10&nbsp;weeks prior to the Executive Committee meeting at which the subsequent tranche of the HCFC phaseÔÇæout management plans (HPMPs) was being sought:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>Angola and Sri Lanka, for verification of stage II of the HPMPs, in the amount, each, of US&nbsp;$30,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$2,700, for UNDP;</li><li>Bahamas, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste, for verification of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMPs, in the amount, each, of US&nbsp;$30,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$3,900, for UNEP; and</li><li>Montenegro and North Macedonia, for the verification of stage II of the HPMPs, in the amount, each, of US&nbsp;$30,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$2,700, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the institutional strengthening project (phase I) for South Africa in the amount of US&nbsp;$500,000 for UNEP.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the project preparation for the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Papua New Guinea, in the amount of US&nbsp;$130,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$16,900, for the Government of Germany, on the condition that funding would be disbursed by the Treasurer only after the receipt of confirmation that the official instrument of ratification had been deposited with and received by the United Nations depositary, signifying the countryÔÇÖs ratification of the Kigali Amendment.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following those consultations, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the preparation of a pilot project to improve energy efficiency and to accelerate the removal of HFCs through a single-phase immersion cooling solution at an intelligent data centre in China, in the amount of US&nbsp;$25,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$1,750, for UNDP.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following informal discussions in the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the request for the preparation of a global pilot project to demonstrate the use of digital monitoring and management tools to enhance energy efficiency and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in the space cooling and cold chain sectors in Colombia, Lebanon, and Trinidad and Tobago, in the amount of US&nbsp;$80,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$5,600, for UNDP, on the understanding that the final project would focus on the cold chain sector and would include information relating to the reduction in HFC consumption, energy savings in kilowatt-hours, any co-funding and how the outputs and outcomes would contribute to implementation of Kigali HFC implementation plans.</p>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage&nbsp;III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$36,564,717, consisting of US&nbsp;$16,700,130, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$1,169,009, for UNDP, US&nbsp;$7,838,622, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$548,704, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$9,277,704, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$1,030,548, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Brazil to phase out HCFCs completely and to ban the imports of HCFCs by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between&nbsp;2030 and&nbsp;2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>That upon completion of the end-user projects on chillers, air-conditioning units, commercial refrigeration units and industrial refrigeration units included in stage&nbsp;III of the HPMP, UNDP and UNIDO would submit final reports on their implementation in line with decision&nbsp;92/36(g), including the HCFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved;</li></ol></li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Brazil should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If Brazil were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond&nbsp;2030;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 641.25&nbsp;ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To request UNDP to include in the progress report to be submitted with the request of the second tranche of stage III, information about the end-user incentive mechanisms established within the demonstration projects on chillers and air-conditioning units;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage&nbsp;III of the HPMP, contained in annex&nbsp;XX to the present report; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage&nbsp;III of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$10,886,940, consisting of US&nbsp;$5,010,039, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$350,703, for UNDP, US&nbsp;$2,351,587, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$164,611, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$2,709,081, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$300,919, for the Government of Germany.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Comoros for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$427,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$55,575, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of the Comoros:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date;</li><li>To&nbsp;ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January&nbsp;2027;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 0.09 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The Agreement between the Government of the Comoros and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, contained in annex&nbsp;XXI to the present report; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for the Comoros, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$150,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$19,500, for UNEP, on the understanding that UNEP would submit an updated verification report to include the 2023 consumption data by&nbsp;30&nbsp;June&nbsp;2024.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage&nbsp;II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for C├┤te&nbsp;dÔÇÖIvoire for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$3,154,100, consisting of US&nbsp;$1,830,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$211,300, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$1,040,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$72,800, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date,&nbsp;except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To deduct 41.47&nbsp;ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, contained in annex&nbsp;XXII to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of C├┤te&nbsp;dÔÇÖIvoire should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period&nbsp;2030ÔÇæ2040;</li><li>If C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article&nbsp;5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond&nbsp;2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for C├┤te dÔÇÖIvoire and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$1,524,287, consisting of US&nbsp;$790,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$91,217, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$601,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$42,070, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage&nbsp;II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Gabon for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$1,014,850, consisting of US&nbsp;$645,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$80,950, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$270,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$18,900, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phaseÔÇæout of HCFCs, and no servicing tail would be needed;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Gabon:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, to ban the import of HCFCs by that date and to ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2027;</li><li>To establish regulatory measures to control intended emission of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning of refrigerant and air-conditioning equipment, within stage II of the HPMP;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 19.63 ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The Agreement between the Government of Gabon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, contained in annex&nbsp;XXIII to the present report; and</li><li>The first tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for Gabon, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$369,566, consisting of US&nbsp;$181,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$22,716, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$155,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$10,850, for UNIDO.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$15,983,465, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$1,118,843, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Malaysia:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To phase out HCFCs completely by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To ban the import of HCFCÔÇæ141b for all uses by 31 December 2025 and to ban the import of HCFC-based equipment for sensitive sectors by 31 December 2027;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 257.67 ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex&nbsp;XXIV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Malaysia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If Malaysia were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond&nbsp;2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$5,542,907, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$388,003,&nbsp;for UNDP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following those consultations, during which it had been agreed to reduce, to 400&nbsp;ODP&nbsp;tonnes, the 2027, 2028 and 2029 target in row 1.2 of Appendix 2-A of the Agreement between the country and the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Saudi Arabia for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US&nbsp;$18,036,768, consisting of US&nbsp;$11,537,233, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$807,606, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$5,118,855, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$573,074, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;</li><li>To note the commitment of the Government of Saudi Arabia to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;</li><li>To note also the commitment of the Government:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>To ban the import and manufacture of HCFC-based equipment by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2025;</li><li>To exempt equipment imported into the country under stage II of the HPMP from levies, taxes and duties or to bear the cost of any such levies, taxes and duties;</li></ol></li><li>To note further:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the implementation of stage II of the HPMP would result in the training and certification of at least 5,000 technicians;</li><li>That the submission of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP would be contingent on: the implementation of a ban on the import and manufacture of HCFC-based equipment; the development of policy and regulations for reclamation and the establishment of one reclamation centre; and the training and certification of at least 1,000&nbsp;technicians;</li><li>That the submission of the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP would be contingent on: the implementation of an e-registration system for certified technicians; the implementation of an e-registration system for servicing workshops; the development of a road map for a green procurement policy that required that only certified technicians should be allowed to service refrigeration and airÔÇæconditioning equipment under government contracts; the training and certification of at least 3,000&nbsp;technicians; and the reclamation of at least 20&nbsp;metric tonnes of controlled substances;</li></ol></li><li>To deduct 765.40 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;</li><li>To approve the Agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXV to the present report;</li><li>That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Saudi Arabia should submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030ÔÇô2040;</li><li>If Saudi Arabia were intending to have consumption during the period 2030ÔÇô2040, in line with paragraph&nbsp;8&nbsp;ter(e)(i) of Article&nbsp;5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond&nbsp;2030; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$6,455,955, consisting of US&nbsp;$4,357,084, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$304,995, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$1,613,265, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$180,611, for UNEP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh;</li><li>That the Government of Bangladesh would implement a ban on the import and manufacturing of residential air conditioners using HCFC-22 by 1 July 2025;</li><li>That the enterprise Unitech Products had withdrawn from the conversion project in the manufacturing sector and that the funds associated with its conversion in the amount of US $440,880, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$30,862, would be deducted from the approval for UNDP of the third tranche of stage II of the HPMP;</li><li>The request from UNEP to release, in advance of the scheduled date, the funding associated with the fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP, which was due at the last meeting of 2025, in the amount of US&nbsp;$54,280, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$6,986;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XXVI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the advancement of the 2025 tranche by a year referred to in subparagraph (a)(iv) above, and the deduction of funds from the third tranche referred to in subparagraph (a)(iii) above, and paragraph 17, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 90<sup>th </sup>meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That all the enterprises funded under the air-conditioning sector conversion project, excluding Unitech Products, would continue to manufacture air conditioners using RÔÇæ290/HFCÔÇæ32 as the refrigerant, at least at the quantities equivalent to the manufacturing capacity of the air conditioners at the respective plants funded under that project;</li><li>That the Government of Bangladesh, through UNDP, would report the number of air conditioners using R-290/HFC-32 as the refrigerant, excluding Unitech Products, that were manufactured each year during the period 2025ÔÇô2027 by each of the enterprises funded under the air-conditioning sector conversion project, doing so at the first meeting of every following year;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP and UNEP to submit, on a yearly basis, progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche through completion of the project and verification reports until approval of stage&nbsp;III; and</li><li>To approve the third and final tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2026 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$871,609, consisting of US&nbsp;$630,324, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$44,123, for UNDP, and US&nbsp;$174,680, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$22,482, for UNEP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of stageÔÇ»II of the HCFC phaseout management plan (HPMP) for Brazil;</li><li>That the systems house U-Tech had withdrawn from stage II of the HPMP and UNDP would continue assisting the downstream users associated with U-Tech with the adoption of a low-global-warming-potential (low-GWP) technology in the froth application, on the understanding that any incremental operational costs related to the conversions, where applicable, would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced;</li><li>That UNIDO would reallocate US&nbsp;$60,000 from the commercial refrigeration project to the project monitoring unit;</li><li>That 0.69 ODP tonnes would be deducted from the remaining eligible consumption of HCFC-22 associated with the increase in the project monitoring unit costs referred to in subparagraph (a)(iii);</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XXVII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the reduction of the remaining eligible consumption referred to in subparagraph (a)(iv) above, and paragraphÔÇ»16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 91<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Brazil, UNDP, UNIDO and the Government of Germany to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>A progress report on the implementation of the work programmes associated with the final tranche to the 96<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, and project completion reports to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2026;</li><li>As part of the progress report referred to in subparagraph (b)(i), the complete list of downstream foam enterprises assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stageÔÇ»II of the HPMP, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the subsector and the technology adopted; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the sixth and final tranche of stageÔÇ»II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2025 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$872,727, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$97,129, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that UNDP, as the lead agency for stage II of the HPMP, had committed to submitting, by&nbsp;June&nbsp;2024, an updated verification report that included 2023 consumption data.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>Following additional discussions among interested members in the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of the room airÔÇæconditioning manufacturing and heat pump water heater sector plan (RAC sector plan) of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan&nbsp;(HPMP) for China;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The agreed revision to the incremental operating cost incentive scheme for the RAC sector plan, as reflected in document <a href="/media/7863" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/29</a>;</li><li>That UNIDO would return, to the 94<sup>th </sup>meeting, US&nbsp;$2,053,955, which had been calculated on an exceptional basis using the exchange rate on 13 May 2024, representing&nbsp;the remaining balances from stage I of the RAC sector plan, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$148,765 for UNIDO;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Secretariat, in consultation with UNIDO, to present to the 97<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting a document describing an approach to estimate the tonnage of possible HFCs phased in by Multilateral Fund-assisted enterprises to meet the demand associated with the HCFC-based manufacturing capacity converted to R-290 under the HPMP RAC sector plan;</li><li>To approve the fourth tranche of the RAC sector plan of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for China, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2025 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$7,524,667, consisting of US&nbsp;$6,300,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$441,000, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$700,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$83,667, for the Government of Austria, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That UNIDO and the Government of Austria would not transfer any of those approved funds to the Foreign Environmental Cooperation Centre of the Government of China until the Executive Committee had considered the report, to be submitted by UNDP, referred to in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9411">decision 94/11</a>(b)(ii);</li><li>That any unused incremental operating costs from stage II of the HPMP RAC sector plan would be returned to the Multilateral Fund taking into account sales of split RÔÇæ290 air-conditioning units that had taken place before 31 December 2026; and</li><li>That UNIDO would submit, to the 97<sup>th</sup> meeting, an update on consideration by the Government of China of the suggestions to facilitate the manufacturing of RÔÇæ290 split air-conditioning units described in paragraph 32 of document <a href="/media/7863" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/29</a>.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Egypt;</li><li>To approve the extension, to 31 October 2024, of the completion date of stage II of the HPMP for Egypt (second tranche) (EGY/PHA/84/INV/142) to allow completion of the remaining ongoing activities;</li><li>Of the fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Egypt, to approve US&nbsp;$2,662,825, consisting of US&nbsp;$2,300,298, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$161,021, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$180,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$21,506, for UNEP, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2026 tranche implementation plan, on the understanding:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That UNIDO, on behalf of the Government, would submit the request for the remaining funding under the fourth tranche of US&nbsp;$1,739,115, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$121,738, for UNIDO at the same meeting at which stage I of the countryÔÇÖs Kigali HFC implementation plan was submitted or to the 96<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting of the Executive Committee, whichever came first; and</li><li>That the country would inform the Ozone Secretariat that it would not avail itself of the high-ambient temperature exemption prior to the submission of stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for the country.</li></ol></li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the fourth tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;</li><li>That US&nbsp;$521,638, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$36,515 for UNIDO, associated with its last funding tranche, would not be requested;</li><li>The return of US&nbsp;$50,600, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$3,542, from UNIDO to the Multilateral Fund, owing to the withdrawal of two spray-foam enterprises (Tejarat Aftab and Akia Duetch) from the HPMP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex&nbsp;XXVIII to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the removal of the last funding tranche for UNIDO, as referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a)(ii) above, and paragraph&nbsp;17, which had been modified to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 92<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Government of Italy to submit:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>A progress report on the implementation of their work programme associated with the final tranche to the 97<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting and project completion report to the second meeting of the Executive Committee in 2026;</li><li>As part of the progress report referred to in subparagraph (b)(i), detailed reports on the status of conversion of each of the foam projects under stage&nbsp;II, including their financial viability, the current level of HCFC-141b consumption, the alternative technologies selected, the total funding provided by the Multilateral Fund and the level of co-financing, as applicable, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-8474">decisions&nbsp;84/74</a>(c) and&nbsp;<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9045">90/45</a>(b); and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the fifth and final tranche of stage&nbsp;II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2025 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$518,910, consisting of US&nbsp;$337,860, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$23,650, for UNDP and US&nbsp;$140,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$17,400, for UNEP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage&nbsp;III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nigeria;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Nigeria and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex&nbsp;XXIX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2ÔÇæA, to reflect the additional reduction of 1.28&nbsp;ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFC-22 associated with the reallocation of US&nbsp;$112,000 to additional activities in the servicing sector and the 0.36&nbsp;ODP&nbsp;tonnes of HCFCÔÇæ22 deducted from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding in line with decision&nbsp;93/36, and paragraph&nbsp;17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 91<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;meeting;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Nigeria, UNDP and UNIDO to include, in future progress reports for stage II of the HPMP, the status of progress in the implementation of stage&nbsp;III of the HPMP, and to submit a project completion report for stage III of the HPMP to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2027; and</li><li>To approve the second and final tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Nigeria, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇô2026 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$1,199,847, plus agency support costs of US $83,989, for UNIDO.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka;</li><li>The submission of additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector in the amount of US&nbsp;$120,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,400, for UNDP;</li><li>That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee, as contained in annex XXX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A, to reflect the revised funding level owing to the inclusion of funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) above and the shift of the original second tranche funding from 2023 to 2024, and paragraph&nbsp;17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting; and</li></ol></li><li>To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sri Lanka, and the corresponding 2024ÔÇæ2026 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$539,078, consisting of US&nbsp;$413,200, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$28,924, for UNDP and US&nbsp;$85,800, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$11,154, for UNEP.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage&nbsp;I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Armenia for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$203,400, consisting of US&nbsp;$114,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$14,820, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$66,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,580, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXI to the present report;</li><li>To note that, if the revision of the HFC consumption data for 2020 to 2022 were approved by the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties, the funding approved in principle, as well as the tranche funding levels and the targets reflected in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, would be revised accordingly at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting;</li><li>To note that the Government of Armenia would implement the following regulatory measures:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A ban on the import of domestic refrigerators and freezers containing HFCs with a globalÔÇæwarming potential (GWP) of 150 or higher, by 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the import of commercial refrigeration equipment containing HFCs with a GWP of 2,500 or higher, by 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the import of moveable room airÔÇæconditioning units containing HFCs with a GWP of 800 or higher and on split air conditioners containing less than 3&nbsp;kg of fluorinated gases with a GWP of 800 or higher, by 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on domestic trade in HFCs in non-refillable containers, by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2028;</li><li>A ban on the import of stationary refrigeration equipment containing or relying on HFCs with a GWP of 2,500 or higher, by 1 January 2029;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Armenia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$186,535, consisting of US&nbsp;$99,075 plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$12,880, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$66,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,580, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Armenia, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Burkina Faso for the period 2024-2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 30&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$325,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$42,250 for the Government of Germany, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Burkina Faso would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption based on guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(i) above;</li><li>That, during the implementation of stage I of the KIP, the Government of Burkina Faso would be allowed, on an exceptional basis, to submit a project for the commercial refrigeration sector to achieve additional HFC reductions;</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of Germany, on behalf of the Government of Burkina Faso, to submit, for consideration at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, a detailed plan for the establishment of the refrigerant distribution centre, including a potential business model for ensuring the viability of the centre;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Burkina Faso, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$162,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$21,125, for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that no disbursement would be made towards the establishment of the refrigerant distribution centre until the Executive Committee considered, on an extraordinary basis, the plan referred to in subparagraph (c) above; and</li><li>To request the Government of Burkina Faso, the Government of Germany and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li><a>To approve:</a><ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>In principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for El&nbsp;Salvador for the period 2024ÔÇæ2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$360,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$46,800 for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXIII to the present report, on the understanding that the schedule, in particular rows&nbsp;1.1 and&nbsp;1.2, would be revised accordingly on the basis of the approval by the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties of the revision of the consumption data in the baseline years;</li><li>The first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for El Salvador, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$180,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$23,400&nbsp;for UNDP; and</li></ol></li><li>To request the Government of El Salvador, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage&nbsp;I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Eswatini for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$163,850, consisting of US&nbsp;$115,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$14,950, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$30,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$3,900, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXIV to the present report;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project included in stage&nbsp;I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision&nbsp;92/36</a>(g);</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Eswatini, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$63,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,255, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Eswatini, UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Eswatini and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the&nbsp;Gambia for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$192,100, consisting of US&nbsp;$92,400, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$12,012, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$77,600, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$10,088, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXV to the present report, on the understanding that the Government of the Gambia would notify the Ozone Secretariat that it was withdrawing its request for the high-ambient temperature (HAT) exemption;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of the Gambia to implement a ban on the import of domestic refrigeration and commercial stand-alone refrigeration units using HFCs by 1 January 2025 and to revise relevant regulations to include a ban on the use of HFCs in fire suppression, foam, aerosol, and solvent sectors in the country by January 2026;&nbsp;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in commercial refrigeration included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on its implementation, including the HFC phase-out and energyÔÇæefficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>(g)</li></ol></li><li><a>To note also:</a><ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of the Gambia would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which consumption reported in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and assess what future HFC demand would be, and that it would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee, would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for the Gambia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$90,570, consisting of US&nbsp;$50,150, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$6,520, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$30,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$3,900, for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNEP and UNIDO would not disburse the approved funds until the Government of the Gambia had notified the Ozone Secretariat that it was withdrawing its request for the HAT exemption; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Gambia, UNEP, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Gambia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Honduras for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 15.5&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$648,915, consisting of US&nbsp;$432,210, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$30,255, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$165,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$21,450, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXVI to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Honduras would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption on the basis of guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(i);</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The strong commitment of the Government of Honduras to support reductions in HFC consumption in advance of the Montreal Protocol targets;</li><li>The commitment from the Government of Honduras to issue a ban on the imports of used HFC-based domestic refrigerators from 1 January 2029;</li><li>That the Government of Honduras had made a request to the Ozone Secretariat for correction of its Article&nbsp;7 data for the years 2021 and 2022, and that, once those changes had been approved by the Meeting of the Parties, the Secretariat and UNIDO would adjust the HFC consumption baseline and maximum allowable consumption, as relevant, in the KIP Agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Honduras, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$321,903, consisting of US&nbsp;$226,918, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$15,885, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$70,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,100, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Honduras, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by at least 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$214,700, consisting of US&nbsp;$114,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$14,820, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$76,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,880, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXVII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which reported consumption in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and to assess what future HFC demand would be and would provide that analysis in submitting the second tranche of its KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (b)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee,&nbsp; would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$124,300, consisting of US&nbsp;$34,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$4,420, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$76,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,880, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic, UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of the Lao PeopleÔÇÖs Democratic Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Liberia for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 32 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$145,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$18,850, for the Government of Germany, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXVIII to the meeting report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The commitment of the Government of Liberia to reduce HFC consumption from the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 28 per cent by 1 January 2025, 30 per cent by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2027 and 32 per cent by 1&nbsp;January 2029;</li><li>That, if the revision of the HFC consumption data for 2020 to 2022 were approved by the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties, the Executive Committee would consider, at its 95<sup>th</sup> meeting, approval of the additional US&nbsp;$20,000 requested for technical assistance in the firefighting sector and associated support costs and revision of the funding approved in principle, as well as the tranche funding levels and Montreal Protocol targets reflected in annex referred to subparagraph (a) above;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that upon, completion of the incentive scheme for R-290-based air conditioners included in stage I of the KIP, the Government of Germany would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision&nbsp;92/36</a>(g);</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Liberia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$72,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,425,&nbsp;for the Government of Germany; and</li><li>To request the Government of Liberia, the Government of Germany and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Montenegro for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs average HFC consumption in the baseline years (i.e. 19.43&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline) by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$189,600, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$24,648, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XXXIX to the present report;</li><li>To note the strong commitment of the Government of Montenegro to support reductions in HFC consumption in advance of the Montreal Protocol targets;</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Montenegro, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$115,050, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$14,956,&nbsp;for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Montenegro, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Mozambique for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$367,250, consisting of US&nbsp;$207,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$26,910, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$118,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$15,340, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XL to the present report;</li><li>To note that, upon completion of the demonstration project in the air-conditioning sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on its implementation, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision&nbsp;92/36</a>(g);</li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Mozambique would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which consumption reported in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and assess what future HFC demand would be, and that it would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee, would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Mozambique, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$191,535, consisting of US&nbsp;$83,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$10,855, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$86,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$11,180, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Mozambique, UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Paraguay for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$471,350, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$32,995, for UNDP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XLI to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Paraguay would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption based on the guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding, referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(ii) above, would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(i);</li><li>That upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNDP would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phaseÔÇæout and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-9236">decision&nbsp;92/36</a>(g);</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Paraguay would continue to monitor HFC consumption to understand the extent to which consumption reported in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and assess what future HFC demand would be, and that it would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee, would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage&nbsp;I of the KIP for Paraguay, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$235,675, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$16,497, for UNDP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Paraguay, UNDP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Paraguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Saint&nbsp;Lucia for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$163,850, consisting of US&nbsp;$94,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$12,220, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$51,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$6,630, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XLII to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That, if the HFC consumption level for Saint Lucia for the years 2024 or 2025 was above the Montreal Protocol control limits or the maximum allowable consumption in the future Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee, on the understanding that the Government of Saint&nbsp;Lucia would continue to make every effort to meet those control limits, the Secretariat would inform and seek guidance from the Executive Committee on the procedure to follow in light of decision XXXV/16;</li><li>That UNEP and the Government of Saint Lucia would include an update on the status of development and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the import and sale of HFCÔÇæ134aÔÇæbased domestic refrigeration equipment in the request for the second tranche of stage I of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Saint Lucia would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which consumption reported in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and assess what future HFC demand would be, and that it would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the&nbsp;KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee, would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Saint Lucia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$79,100, consisting of US&nbsp;$43,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$5,590, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$27,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$3,510, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Saint Lucia, UNEP, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Seychelles for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$178,540, consisting of US&nbsp;$85,260, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$11,084, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$72,740, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,456, for the Government of Germany, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XLIII to the present report;</li><li>To note that the Government planned to establish the following regulatory measures:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>A ban on the imports and sales of HFC-23, by 1 January 2027;</li><li>A ban on the imports and sales of HFCs and HFC blends with a global-warming potential above 3,000 in the fire suppression, foam, aerosol and solvent sectors,&nbsp;by January&nbsp;2029;</li></ol></li><li>To note also that, upon completion of the end-user project included in stage&nbsp;I of the KIP, the Government of Germany would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision&nbsp;92/36</a>(g);</li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Seychelles, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$92,299, consisting of US&nbsp;$64,836, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,429, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$16,844, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$2,190, for the Government of Germany; and</li><li>To request the Government of Seychelles, UNEP, the Government of Germany and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Seychelles and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Sierra&nbsp;Leone for the period 2024ÔÇô2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2029, in the amount of US&nbsp;$203,400, consisting of US&nbsp;$104,317, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$13,561, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$75,683, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$9,839, for UNIDO, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XLIV to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>The commitment of the Government of Sierra Leone to establish a ban on the import of domestic refrigeration and commercial stand-alone refrigeration units based on HFC-134a by 1 January 2025, a ban on the use of HFCs in the fire suppression, foam, aerosol and solvent sectors by 1 January 2026 and a ban on the import of split air conditioners based on R-410A by 1 January 2029;</li><li>That, upon completion of the end-user technology demonstration project in the commercial refrigeration sector included in stage I of the KIP, UNIDO would submit a final report on its implementation, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9236">decision 92/36</a>(g);</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Sierra Leone would continue to monitor its HFC consumption to understand the extent to which consumption reported in baseline years was representative of the local marketÔÇÖs needs and assess what future HFC demand would be and that it would provide that analysis when submitting the second tranche of the KIP;</li><li>That, on the basis of the information provided in subparagraph (c)(i) above, the maximum allowable consumption limits for the remaining years of stage I of the KIP, as contained in Appendix 2-A to the future Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee, would be revised, if appropriate, when the Committee considered the second tranche of the KIP;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Sierra Leone, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$97,745, consisting of US&nbsp;$65,500, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$8,515, for UNEP and US&nbsp;$21,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$2,730, for UNIDO; and</li><li>To request the Government of Sierra Leone, UNEP, UNIDO and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Tunisia for the period 2024ÔÇô2030 to reduce HFC consumption by 23.8&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of the countryÔÇÖs baseline by 2030, in the amount of US&nbsp;$2,336,184, consisting of US&nbsp;$2,067,181, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$144,703, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$110,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$14,300, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex&nbsp;XLV to the present report;</li><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>That the Government of Tunisia would establish its starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HFC consumption based on guidance provided by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That, once the cost guidelines for HFC phase-down had been agreed by the Executive Committee, reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding would be determined in line with those guidelines;</li><li>That the reductions from the countryÔÇÖs remaining HFC consumption eligible for funding referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(ii) above would be deducted from the starting point referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(b)(i);</li></ol></li><li>To note also:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="i"><li>The strong commitment of the Government of Tunisia to support reductions in HFC consumption in advance of the Montreal Protocol targets;</li><li>The commitment of the Government to ban the import and manufacture of HFCÔÇæbased cold-water dispensers, domestic freezers, domestic refrigerators and stand-alone commercial refrigeration equipment, and residential air-conditioning units based on HFCs with a global-warming potential greater than 700 by 1&nbsp;January&nbsp;2027;</li><li>That, should the enterprise Star One not manufacture HFC-32-based residential air-conditioning units on a commercial scale upon completion of its conversion and continue such manufacturing for at least three years, UNIDO would return to the Multilateral Fund the funding associated with the conversion, plus the funding associated with the project management unit and agency support costs;</li><li>That a project to phase out HFCs contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the polyurethane foam sector in Tunisia would be subject to the Executive Committee consideration of funding the phase-out of HFCs contained in imported preÔÇæblended polyols;</li></ol></li><li>To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Tunisia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US&nbsp;$1,689,926, consisting of US&nbsp;$1,526,566, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$106,860, for UNIDO and US&nbsp;$50,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$6,500, for UNEP; and</li><li>To request the Government of Tunisia, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph&nbsp;(a) above, and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (nonÔÇæinvestment activities) for Cameroon, in the amount of US&nbsp;$120,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$10,800, for UNIDO, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Cameroon had committed to the conditions referred to in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-9165">decision&nbsp;91/65</a>(b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d.; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 30 June 2026 and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (nonÔÇæinvestment activities) for El Salvador, in the amount of US&nbsp;$125,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$11,250 for UNDP, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of El Salvador had committed to the conditions referred to in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-9165">decision&nbsp;91/65</a>(b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d.; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 30 June 2027 and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u> to approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (nonÔÇæinvestment activities) for Sri Lanka, in the amount of US&nbsp;$245,700, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$22,113, for UNDP, noting:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>That the Government of Sri Lanka had committed to the conditions referred to in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-9165">decision&nbsp;91/65</a>(b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d.; and</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than May 2027 and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Projects approved / deferred / transferred <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To approve the pilot project to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (nonÔÇæinvestment activities) for Tunisia, in the amount of US&nbsp;$170,000, plus agency support costs of US&nbsp;$15,300, for UNIDO, noting:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of Tunisia had committed to the conditions referred to in <a href="\resources\decisions\decision-9165">decision&nbsp;91/65</a>(b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)d.;</li><li>That the project would be operationally completed no later than 31&nbsp;December&nbsp;2027 and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project; and</li></ol></li><li>To invite the Government of Tunisia, if it so wished, to submit an additional pilot project to enhance the energy efficiency of the HFC-32-based split air-conditioning units and RÔÇæ600aÔÇæbased cold-water dispensers manufactured by the manufacturing enterprises that were being converted in stage I of the countryÔÇÖs Kigali HFC implementation plan, on the understanding that the additional pilot project be submitted no later than the 96<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Preparation of Kigali HFC implementation plans and projects including guidelines <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the analysis of the implications of <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-6217">decision 62/17</a> for implementation of HCFC&nbsp;phase-out management plans (HPMPs) (<a href="/resources/decisions/decision-93105">decision 93/105</a>(a)), contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7889" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/59</a>;</li><li>To encourage Article 5 countries to harmonize the timing of tranches of Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs) with tranches of HPMPs;</li><li>That Article 5 countries could submit the final funding tranche for stage I of KIPs, at the earliest, two years prior to the last year of the plan for which a consumption target had been established, on the understanding that the first tranche of stage I of their KIP should be at a funding level not higher than 60&nbsp;per cent of the total funding for the plan;</li><li>That the final funding tranche approval of stage I of the KIPs for Article 5 countries would be accompanied by a request for a final tranche implementation report, and where applicable, a verification report on the current stage of the KIPs ensuring that all activities foreseen had been completed and HFC consumption targets had been met;</li><li>That, after the approval of the final funding tranche of stage I of KIPs, in any unforeseen circumstances where adjustments of funding, including those resulting from nonÔÇæcompliance with the KIP Agreements with the Executive Committee, needed to be made, those adjustments would be made in the subsequent stage of KIPs; and</li><li>To revisit the elements referred to in subparagraphs (c) to (e) above in 2028 for their application to future stages of the KIPs, including the level of funding disbursement of stage&nbsp;I of the KIPs that was required for the consideration of stage&nbsp;II.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Energy efficiency operational framework (institutional aspects and projects and activities) <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note the information provided in document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a> further elaborating the operational framework to support maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency described in document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> covering aspects mentioned in <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9393">decision 93/93</a>(d);</li><li>To request the Secretariat:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>To use the operational framework on energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs elaborated in paragraphs 8 to 38 of document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a><a href="#_ftn1" title="">[1]</a> for enhancing energy efficiency when phasing down HFCs in the manufacturing of domestic refrigerators, commercial refrigeration display cabinets, commercial refrigeration chest freezers, residential air conditioners and commercial air conditioners, for an initial period of three years;</li><li>To propose periodically any updates to the agreed methodology in light of the experience gained from projects reviewed and implemented under the operational framework;</li></ol></li><li>To agree to a funding window of US $100 million for projects developed and implemented under the framework, subject to further augmentation by the Executive Committee;</li><li>That any investment projects submitted under <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9165">decision 91/65</a> would be subject to the methodology and conditions contained in the operational framework in paragraphs 8ÔÇô38 of document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a>[1];</li><li>To request the Secretariat to apply the modality in paragraphs 65ÔÇô72 of document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a> relevant to investment projects;</li><li>To encourage countries to share information on the carbon dioxide-equivalent emission reductions achieved;</li><li>To consider, at the conclusion of the initial period, whether and how to continue the incentiveÔÇæbased approach for equipment manufacturing;</li><li>To request the Secretariat to further elaborate on the operational framework on energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs, for consideration at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, specifically in relation to:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>Costs for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency in nonÔÇæmanufacturing activities covered in section I.3 of document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a>;</li><li>Costs for maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency for component manufacturers as indicated in document <a href="/media/2151" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/98</a> and heatÔÇæpump manufacturers;</li><li>An operational framework for a revolving fund for end-user incentive projects; and</li><li>Criteria for considering projects for using the revolving fund set out in section&nbsp;IV of document <a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a>.</li></ol></li></ol><p><br>&nbsp;</p><div><hr><div><p><a href="#_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a>&nbsp;The following additions were made to document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7892" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/61</a>:</p><p><u>In paragraph 28</u>: Q<sub>manufactured&nbsp;</sub>= actual quantity of equipment manufactured with target energy efficiency as submitted, for the baseline year;</p><p><u>In paragraph 34:</u> No incentives would be available for equipment that does not have an established mandatory MEPS in the country. Compensated lines would only export equipment at or above their domestic mandatory MEPS requirements.</p></div></div>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee HCFC phase-out projects/sector plans related <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note document <a href="/media/7888" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/58</a> on the issue of alternatives in the polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturing sector;</li><li>To request the Secretariat, in conjunction with the implementing agencies, to prepare a paper, for consideration by the Committee at the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, that updated information on the availability of technologies; prices of already selected alternatives in not-yet-completed PU foam sector projects in small and medium-sized enterprises; programmes to facilitate access to low-global-warming-potential alternatives; and existing barriers to access those programmes by the local system houses in Article 5 countries; and</li><li>To request the Secretariat to update its report contained in document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7888" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/58</a> for consideration at the 96<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises in the PU foam manufacturing sector, in particular for spray and insulating foam applications.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Production approvals and reports <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note:<ol class="bracketed-list" type="I"><li>That the Government of China would revise its Article 7 data for HCFCs to reflect the HCFCs captured and sold from the high-boiling residue (HBR) identified in the 2022&nbsp;annual HCFC production verification report;</li><li>That the Government would continue to report under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol HCFCs captured and sold from HBR;</li><li>That the Government had agreed to include, as part of the training provided under the HCFC production phaseÔÇæout management plan, the issue of reporting HCFCs captured and sold from HBR; and</li></ol></li><li>To consider further, at the 95<sup>th </sup>meeting, the issue of reporting the HCFCs captured in HBR in light of the additional information provided during the meeting of the Sub-group at the 94<sup>th </sup>meeting and the additional information in the 2023 HCFC verification report to be submitted to the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Kigali HFC implementation plans related, Sustainable cooling <p><u>Summary and key takeaways of the half-day session on strategic approaches to Kigali Amendment implementation</u></p><p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To note that the Multilateral Fund was an important institution in supporting Article&nbsp;5 Parties in the implementation of the legally binding Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol through the adoption of low-global-warming-potential, energy-efficient and sustainable cooling technologies; and</li><li>To continue discussions during meetings of the Executive Committee, beginning by scheduling a half-day session immediately following the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting, on the strategic approaches to the Kigali Amendment implementation for sustainable HFC phase-down by Article 5 Parties, taking into consideration the discussions at the half-day session prior to the 94<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting on strategic approaches to the Kigali Amendment implementation and document&nbsp;<a href="/media/7896" target="_blank">UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/94/63</a> on how HCFC phase-out and HFC phase-down activities supported by the Multilateral Fund might contribute to sustainable cooling.</li></ol>

94th Meeting of the Executive Committee Regime and operation including meetings <p>The Executive Committee <u>decided</u>:</p><ol class="bracketed-list" type="a"><li>To hold a half-day session on the strategic approaches to the Kigali Amendment implementation for sustainable HFC phase-down by Article 5 Parties on 9 December 2024, immediately after the 95<sup>th&nbsp;</sup> meeting in line with <a href="/resources/decisions/decision-9462">decision 94/62</a>, in Montreal, Canada, at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); and</li><li>To hold the 98<sup>th&nbsp;</sup>meeting from 22 to 26 June 2026 in Montreal, Canada, at ICAO.</li></ol>

7th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Committee decided that projects costing less than US $500,000 each submitted by the World Bank should be included in the World Bank's work programme. It therefore approved the following figures which, in the case of each country, represented one or more projects costing less than US $500,000 each:&nbsp;</p><p>Brazil US $400,000&nbsp;</p><p>Jordan US $800,000&nbsp;</p><p>Thailand US $100,000&nbsp;</p><p>Tunisia US $800,000&nbsp;</p><p>Turkey US $965,000</p>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNDP work programme for a total amount of US $5,517,564, including US $634,764 as support costs for UNDP.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country</strong></td><td><strong>Projects</strong></td><td><strong>Approved Amount (US $)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>Technical assistance to prepare a National Halons Programme</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td><p>Elimination of CFC-12 in the manufacture of EPE foam sheet at Danshui Huaya Plastics Industries Co. Ltd.</p><p>Elimination of the use of CFC-113 in the electron gun final cleaning processes at the Tianjin Picture Tube Factory&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of the use of TCA (methyl chloroform) at the Baoshi Electronics Corporation Shjiazhuang Manufacturing Operations</p><p>The Twelfth Meeting of the Executive Committee approved a project on ODS-free cleaning equipment manufacturing centre, and decided that further project proposals requesting cleaning equipment in the solvent sector in China would be considered within the context of the project. Therefore, the Committee at its Thirteenth Meeting agreed that no decision be taken on these projects at this time, leaving parties concerned free to consult with one another with a view to clarifying the issues so that when a decision was finally taken there would be a clear agreement on their intent. In the Sub-Committee on Project Review, the representative of UNDP stated that implementation of the approved ODS-free Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing Centre project had not started and would not start until these issues were resolved within the context of China's solvent sector strategy.</p></td><td><p>241,000</p><p>0</p><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td>Cuba&nbsp;</td><td><p>Development of an ODS phase-out strategy in the refrigeration sector&nbsp;</p><p>Demonstration of fire extinguishing methods using alternative agents</p></td><td><p>30,000</p><p>Withdrawn</p></td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td><p>Phase out of CFCs in the manufacture of phenolic foam and foam products at Bakelite Hylam Limited&nbsp;</p><p>Phase out of CFC use in the manufacture of polyurethane foams at U-Foam Private Ltd.</p><p>Strategy and action programme for the elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of foams&nbsp;</p><p>The Executive Committee further agreed that:&nbsp;</p><p>(a) A strategy should provide a finite time-frame for the phase-out in the sector;&nbsp;</p><p>(b) It should identify major foam producers, their link with local CFC (and alternative blowing agent) producers and polyol producers;&nbsp;</p><p>(c) It should provide the ODS phase-out action plan for small-scale CFC users;</p><p>(d) Training and information workshops should be followed by project identification activities; and&nbsp;</p><p>(e) UNDP should provide a report about the progress of this project.</p><p>Demonstration and evaluation of alternative technology for halon fire protection system and technical assistance for sectoral strategy for ODS phase-out</p></td><td><p>367,000</p><p>328,500</p><p>200,000</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>309,000</p></td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam panels for cold storage at Wong Brothers Electrical and Refrigeration Sdn.Bhd.&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators at Pangkat Refrigeration Industries Sdn.Bhd.&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of polyurethane foams for pipe insulation at Allied Foam Insulation&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of cold cure molded flexible polyurethane foams at Eversoft Foam Industries Sdn Bhd.&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of cold cure molded flexible polyurethane foams at Nian Aik Foams Sdn.Bhd.</p><p>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Phoenix Base&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration products at Lian Pang&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of CFCs in commercial refrigeration products at United</p></td><td><p>299,000</p><p>210,000</p><p>276,000</p><p>185,000</p><p>245,000</p><p>165,000</p><p>201,000</p><p>351,200</p></td></tr><tr><td>Panama</td><td>Elimination of CFC-11 in the manufacture of flexible and rigid polyurethane foams in Plastifoam S.A., Profomsa and Thermofoam S.A.</td><td>155,000</td></tr><tr><td>Peru&nbsp;</td><td>Project preparation assistance</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines&nbsp;</td><td><p>Phase out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible PUF (slabstock) at Foamcraft&nbsp;</p><p>Phase out of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of polyurethane insulated building elements at Metal Forming Corporation&nbsp;</p><p>Elimination of the residual use of CFCs in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam sheets at Styrotech Corporation</p></td><td><p>185,000</p><p>305,000</p><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Elimination of the use of CFCs in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam sheet at Ponsri</td><td>340,000</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay&nbsp;</td><td><p>Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to its final approval for the amount of US $200,000, the Executive Committee requested UNDP to develop a strategy on how to deal with enterprises with very low-ODS consumption and requesting capital costs equivalent to those of large-ODS consumers.</p><p>Project preparation assistance</p><p>Technical assistance for the implementation of the National Programme for the Management and Banking of Halon</p></td><td><p>200,000</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>30,000</p><p>Withdrawn</p></td></tr><tr><td>Global</td><td>Analysis and formulation of a halon action plan and phase-out strategy for small consuming countries.</td><td>50,000</td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>4,882,800</td></tr><tr><td>13 percent project support costs</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>634,764</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>5,517,564</td></tr></tbody></table>

13th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Committee considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and approved the following amendments to the 1994 UNEP work programme for an amount of US $535,405, including US $61,595 as support costs for UNEP:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Projects</strong></td><td><strong>Approved Amount (US $)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country Programme Preparation:</p><ol><li>Benin</li><li>Honduras</li><li>Nicaragua&nbsp;</li><li>Papua New Guinea&nbsp;</li><li>Saint Lucia</li><li>Vietnam&nbsp;</li></ol></td><td><ol><li>35,000</li><li>40,000</li><li>40,000</li><li>40,000</li><li>30,000</li><li>30,000</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training activities:&nbsp;</p><ol><li>Training for refrigeration and air conditioning technicians in 76,000 C├┤te d'Ivoire&nbsp;</li><li>Support to national training activities</li></ol></td><td><ol><li>76,000</li><li>60,000</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technical assistance project:&nbsp;</p><p>C├┤te d'Ivoire Institutional Strengthening</p></td><td><p>&nbsp;</p><p>122,810</p></td></tr><tr><td>Subtotal</td><td>473,810</td></tr><tr><td>13 percent project support costs&nbsp;</td><td>61,595</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td>535,405</td></tr></tbody></table>

15th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Executive Committee approved the request of the Government of Canada, included in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/15/6 and Corr.1, to credit against its 1994 contribution to the Fund US $468,170 for the following activities:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country&nbsp;</strong></td><td><strong>Project</strong></td><td><strong>Approved Amount (US $)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>Montreal Protocol Technology Transfer Workshop on ODS (Phase II)</td><td>58,390</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>Bromosorb technology in commodity fumigation</td><td>300,000</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Initiative to help phase out the release of ODS by Asian SME's</td><td>109,780</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>468,170</td></tr></tbody></table>

16th Meeting of the Executive Committee nan <p>The Treasurer introduced document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/16/3/Rev.1. He said that, if the request by the Government of Germany for bilateral cooperation was approved by the Executive Committee, the amount of US $1,336,918 would be credited against the promissory note issued by Germany since it had already paid its 1994 contribution in full. The Fund balance available for projects would be reduced accordingly. The request by the Government of Germany was subsequently approved by the Executive Committee (see paragraph 37(b) below).&nbsp;</p>