Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/4, para. 40), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To note the reports contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/15 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/15/Corr.1 on projects that had experienced implementation delays from Australia, Canada, Finland, France and the four implementing agencies;
(b) To remove institutional strengthening, halon banking, customs training, recovery and recycling, and demonstration projects from the list of projects with implementation delays, but to continue to monitor them, as appropriate;
(c) To note that the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take actions according to the assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress, as mandated in Decision 34/13;
(d) To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in Annex VI to the present report, and to request the Secretariat to write, on its behalf, to the implementing agency and country concerned stating that those projects would be considered for cancellation at the 37th meeting of the Executive Committee if the deadlines were not achieved.
(e) To cancel the following projects:
(i) Preparation of a phase-out project in the methyl bromide sector, KEN/FUM/30/PRP/21 (UNIDO), noting that US $30,000 would be returned to the 37th meeting;
(ii) Phasing out of ODS at 3 small domestic refrigerator factories in Sudan (Coldair Refrigerator Factory, Modern Refrigerator and Metal Furniture Co., Sheet Metal Industries Co. Refrigerator Factory), SUD/REF/19/INV/06 (UNIDO), partial cancellation of the Sheet Metal component, noting that US $13,600 would be returned to the Fund at the 37th meeting.