Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/4, paras. 26 and 27), the Executive Committee decided:
- To take note with appreciation of the progress report of UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/12 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/12/Corr.1);
- To note the progress reported by UNIDO with regard to the following two projects in Algeria and Pakistan:
- Ets. Matelas Djurdjura foam project (ALG/FOA/25/INV/27);
- Chest freezer project (PAK/REF/19/INV/09);
- Also to note that projects with negative balances would be financially closed without overruns for the projects with negative balances listed in UNIDO’s progress report database;
- To note further that reports on projects classified with implementation delays identified in the consolidated progress report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/8, annex I), would be submitted to the 32nd meeting;
- To request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Brazil, Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania indicating the possibility of cancellation of the following projects if no progress was reported to the 32nd meeting:
- Refrigeração Rubra refrigeration project (BRA/REF/23/INV/83);
- Refrigeration project in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04);
- Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers (URT/REF/18/INV/06);
- Also to request the Secretariat to send letters to the Governments of Algeria and Pakistan urging the expeditious implementation of the projects referred to in subparagraph (b) above;
- Noting that UNIDO had a balance of US$ 290,983 from project preparation, to defer any decision thereon pending the submission of the report to be prepared by the Secretariat on the closure of project preparation accounts (see decision 31/4, subparagraph (f)).