Following the presentation, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note the verification of the 2005 work programme for the India CTC phase-out plan provided by the World Bank;
- To approve the 2006 annual work programme at a total cost of US $10,755,313 plus associated support costs of US $889,148, and the subsequent distribution between the World Bank and the bilateral and multilateral agencies of US $9,556,267 plus US $716,720 as support costs for the World Bank; US $500,000 plus US $85,000 as support costs for France; US $300,000 plus US $57,500 as support costs for Germany; and US $399,046 plus US $29,928 as support costs for UNIDO;
- To request the World Bank to ensure that the verification of the 2006 work programme examined the 801 metric tonnes of increased CTC stock in 2005 and to report on its use in 2006;
- To note that the approval of the 2006 annual programme and associated funding was without prejudice to any decisions that might be taken by the Meeting of the Parties regarding compliance issues arising from the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years;
- That, should the Meeting of the Parties take a decision on the issue of the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years, the Executive Committee would consider the relevance of that decision with respect to India’s CTC phase-out agreement and take action as appropriate;
- To request the Government of India and the World Bank to take into account any future decision by the Meeting of the Parties concerning the treatment of ozone-depleting substances produced and stockpiled for use as feedstock in future years when implementing and reporting on the India CTC phase-out agreement; and
- To request that, in future annual programmes of the CTC phase-out plan, the breakdown of CTC consumption would include the quantities used for the process agent sector and process agent applications.