Decision 48/19

Following a discussion, and in view of the consideration given to this issue under item 6 of the agenda, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the annual tranches of multi-year agreements and institutional strengthening requested by Germany with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets as indicated in Annex IX:
   1. US $642,368, plus agency support costs of US $83,503, for the second tranche of the national phase-out plan in Afghanistan;
   2. US $1,543,600, plus agency support costs of US $138,924, for the Germany bilateral share of the third and fourth tranches of the national CFC phase-out plan in Brazil;
   3. US $1,007,124, plus agency support costs of US $110,784, for the 2006 annual implementation of the national CFC phase-out plan in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and US $66,224, plus agency support costs of US $4,967, for the part implemented by UNIDO;
   4. US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,800, for the extension of the institutional strengthening project (phase III) in Papua New Guinea;
   5. US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300, for the second phase of the terminal phase-out management plan for ODS in Papua New Guinea;
2. To inform the Meeting of the Parties that, with those approvals, Germany had exceeded 20 per cent of its contribution for 2006;
3. With regard to the preparation of the terminal phase-out management plan in the Seychelles:
   1. To defer consideration of the proposal until the 49^th Meeting of the Executive Committee;
   2. To request Germany to discuss the future of the project with the Government of the Seychelles; and
   3. To request Germany to obtain a letter from the Government of the Seychelles indicating whether it desired to continue working with Germany as a bilateral agency, and if so, stating its understanding that Germany might not have the necessary funds available to implement the project within the 2006-2008 triennium.