42nd Meeting - Montreal, March-April 2004

Document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/21:  contains the World Bank’s work programme for 2004 as part of which funding has been requested at the 42nd Meeting for four activities.  Three of the activities were recommended for blanket approval and have been considered in Agenda Item 7(a).  Two other institutional strengthening projects, mentioned in the work programme for information only, will be submitted for funding to a future meeting in 2004: no action is requested at the present time.  One activity related to the renewal of the institutional strengthening project is for individual consideration.

• Consideration of approval of Phase IV of the institutional strengthening project for the Philippines.  The Philippines is in non-compliance with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol relating to methyl bromide.  Funding for the preparation of a methyl bromide phase-out plan in the Philippines was approved at the 39th Meeting. In circumstances of non-compliance the Executive Committee has in the past approved institutional strengthening for one year only, instead of the customary two years. 

The Committee may wish to:

 

Approve the institutional strengthening renewal for the Philippines for one year only and express to the government the views contained in Annex II to the document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/21.