Having considered the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/3, para. 31), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To confirm that the Secretariat's interpretation of progress reflected the understanding of the Executive Committee;
(b) To note the reports by the Government of France and the implementing agencies on projects that had experienced implementation delays listed in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/14 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/14/Corr.1/Rev.1;
(c) To decide that, as of the Thirty-third meeting, projects which had been approved more than three years previously and had been classified as experiencing implementation delays should remain on the list of projects for continued monitoring;
(d) To remove from the list of projects with implementation delays the projects that had experienced progress listed in Annex II to the present report by using their planned completion dates in the progress reports submitted to the Thirty first meeting;
(e) To continue to monitor closely the projects with implementation delays contained in Annex III to the present report that had experienced some progress;
(f) To request the Secretariat to send notices of deadlines for the projects indicated in Annex IV to the present report and to request implementing agencies to report on those projects to the Thirty-fourth meeting;
(g) Also to request the Secretariat to send notices of possible cancellation for the projects indicated in Annex IV to the present report and to request implementing agencies to report on those projects to the Thirty-fourth meeting;
(h) To note the cancellation of the following projects:
(i)“Continuation of Conversion to CFC-free technology in manufacturing of flexible polyurethane foam at VITA-CENTRAFRIQUE” in Central African Republic (CAF/FOA/19/INV/04);
(ii) Zhenjiang No. 5 Plastic Factory foam project in China (CPR/FOA/17/INV/138), and the return by the World Bank of the remaining balance of US $60,003 at the Thirty-fourth meeting;
(iii)“Phasing out of CFCs at Industria de Aplicaçãoes Tecnico-Domesticas Limitada” in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04);
(iv)“Project preparation in the fumigants sector” in Côte d’Ivoire (IVC/FUM/27/PRP/01);
(v)“Project preparation in the fumigants sector” in Zambia (ZAM/FUM/27/PRP/09);
(vi) Project preparation in the fumigants sector” in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (LAC/FUM/27/PRP/31);
(vii)“Project preparation in the foam sector” in Yemen (YEM/FOA/27/PRP/03);
(viii) "United Refrigeration Industries" refrigeration project in Pakistan (PAK/REF/25/INV/27) and "Dawlance refrigeration project" in Pakistan (PAK/REF/25/INV/26);
(i) Also to note that, based on the agreement between UNIDO and Tanzania, the project,“Phasing out of CFCs at Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd. in Tanzania (URT/REF/18/INV/06)”, should not be cancelled at this time and that a deadline of 31 May 2001 should be set for the completion of site preparation.