43rd Meeting - Geneva, 5-9 July 2004

The Executive Committee decided:

(a) To note the World Bank’s progress report contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/15;

(b) Also to note that the World Bank would report to the 44th Meeting on a total of 49 projects with implementation delays, including 39 projects that had been so classified in 2003;

(c) To monitor the following projects by means of an additional status report to the 44th Meeting in the context of projects with implementation delays and to note their slow progress:
(i) Post-harvest disinfestation for cotton and citrus demonstration project in Argentina (ARG/FUM/29/DEM/93);
(ii) Soil treatment application for tomatoes and peppers demonstration project in Chile (CHI/FUM/25/DEM/35);
(iii) Halon bank project in Argentina (ARG/HAL/26/TAS/80);
(iv) Halon bank project in Jordan (JOR/HAL/29/TAS/53);
(v) Halon bank project in Oman (OMA/HAL/41/TAS/O8);
(vi) Halon bank project in Turkey (TUR/HAL/38/TAS/80);
(vii) Halon bank project in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/TAS/121);
(viii) Halon phase-out project in Thailand (THA/HAL/32/INV/134); and

(d) To note that the World Bank had 21 projects that it had classified as completed for over one year with remaining balances totalling US $5,273,240 as of July 2004.