The Executive Committee decided to request the Secretariat:
(a) to prepare a document that included a definition of the starting point for determining the sustained reduction of each Article 5 country, taking into consideration the need to address properly the alternative approaches* outlined in paragraph 89 above;
(b) to solicit written comments from members of the Executive Committee on document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/53; and
(c) to submit to the Thirty-fifth meeting a revised version of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/53 taking into account the proposals made and the views expressed at the Thirty-fourth meeting, as well as the written submissions by members of the Executive Committee.
*The following approaches are outlined in paragraph 89 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/58:
- The baseline figure should be based on very recently reported consumption data;
- Some adjustments should be allowed in exceptional circumstances, for example, in cases of ODS imports, stockpiling or illegal imports, and natural sectoral growth; and a suitable method should be developed for the incorporation of ongoing projects in the baseline figure; or
- The Montreal Protocol baseline for compliance in respect of the different controlled substances should be used.