The Executive Committee may wish to:
1. Note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays provided by Belgium, Canada, Germany and the four implementing agencies as contained in the document on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15 and Add.1).
2. Request the Governments of France and Japan to provide reports on the projects classified with implementation delays as a matter of urgency.
3. Note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required.
4. Adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the table following paragraph 11 11 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15 and Add.1.
5. Note the reports presented at the meeting on the following projects to determine if they warrant cancellation or other action as appropriate:
see attached tables
6. Note the reports presented at the meeting on the following projects to determine if milestones were met and note the automatic cancellation as appropriate:
see attached table
7. Note the automatic cancellation of the following project:
- The Chandra refrigeration project in India (IND/REF/19/INV/92) where US $66,787 had been disbursed of the US $130,984 approved for the project and 4.8 ODP tonnes were assigned as phase-out pursuant to Decision 39/13(b).
8. With regard to the Moroccan LCD projects:
• To note with appreciation the efforts made by UNDP, the Secretariat, the Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Telecommunications (MCIT) and all other stakeholders in trying to reach an agreement;
• To take note of the report of UNDP against the background of the information provided in paragraphs 12 (bis) to 12(quin) of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/15/Add.1;
• To decide that the proposed agreement as attached to UNDP’s report, could be considered on an exceptional basis as a suitable way to continue the implementation of the projects, and on condition that each company signs the agreement by 15 April 2004;
• To decide, in the event the agreement remains unsigned by any or all of the companies by 15 April 2004, that:
(i) Since the Dolidol project has been cancelled as of December 2001, that this will remain the case;
(ii) Since trials have been conducted at Richbond as well as Sodiflex and Tiznit but the commissioning of the LCD foam equipment has been a subject of controversy between the stakeholders (the companies, the equipment supplier and the executing agency), UNDP should take necessary steps to resolve any controversy that might have arisen with the view to completing the two projects not later than the end of 2004;
(iii) That Bonbino Confort and Mousse d’Or be allowed to complete the trials and commissioning of the two projects, not later than the end of 2004;
(iv) That Salidor be allowed after relocation, to complete the trials and commission the project not later than the end of 2004;
(v) To request UNDP to take steps consistent with relevant decisions and in consultation with the Government of Morocco, to cancel the affected project or projects, in the event that the stakeholders as described in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above are not able to meet the above objectives;
• To allow UNDP to utilize all remaining funds under the LCD projects in Morocco to accomplish the above tasks;
• To request UNDP to submit a status report with the necessary explanations to the Executive Committee at its 43rd Meeting.