Following discussion of the cancellation of the project in Ethiopia, the signing of the project document in Bangladesh and the increasing number of delayed projects, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note:
- With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the four implementing agencies, and the progress report submitted by Switzerland as contained in the document on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/15);
- That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;
- The completion of 19 of the 66 projects listed with implementation delays; and
- That letters of possible cancellation would be sent for the following projects:
| Agency | Code | Project Title |
| World Bank | THA/HAL/32/INV/134 | Terminal halon-1211 and halon-1301 phase-out project for fire equipment manufacturers and suppliers converting to ABC powder, CO2, HFC-227ea and inert gases for Thailand |
| UNDP | LIB/FOA/32/INV/08 | Phase-out of CFC-11 by conversion to methylene chloride in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam at Ben Ghazi Unit for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
- To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:
| Agency | Code | Project Title | Milestone and Deadlines | ||||
| UNEP | KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29 | Policy Kenya | and | technical | assistance | for | Gazettement process should be completed by June 2007 |
| France | SYR/REF/29/INV/53 | Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic | Equipment should be installed prior to the 53rd Meeting | ||||
- To agree to classify the halon banking project components for Australia (IND/HAL/32/TAS/281) and Canada (IND/HAL/32/TAS/278) as completed, with the understanding that India was committed not to import virgin halon and that the beneficiaries of the project would report recovered, recycled and reclaimed amounts of halon to the Ozone Cell for transmission to the Executive Committee through reporting on the implementation of country programmes;
- To request the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to expedite the signing of the project document so as to enable the institutional strengthening project (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19) to proceed;
- To request the Government of Uganda to expedite the implementation of its institutional strengthening project (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02) approved in July 1994;
- To request the Government of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to expedite the financial arrangements so that the institutional strengthening project (LIB/SEV/32/INS/04) could move forward;
- To request the Government of Algeria to provide a status report on the halon banking project (ALG/HAL/35/TAS/51) and its comments on the country programme update (ALG/SEV/43/CPG/60) to the Executive Committee to the 52nd Meeting as input into its deliberations on the possible cancellation of those projects;
- To request the Government of France to provide a comprehensive progress report on the refrigerant management plan (RMP) in the Central African Republic (CAF/REF/34/TRA/8-9 and TAS/10-11) at its 52nd Meeting as required by decision 31/48;
- To note the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s request to transfer its RMPs (IVC/REF/24/TAS/10 and IVC/REF/37/TAS/16) and its chiller project (IVC/REF/37/INV/17) currently being implemented by France, to UNIDO, with the transfer of funds to be reported at the 53rd Meeting;
- To consider the cancellation or setting of a milestone for the training and awareness workshop in the solvents and process agents (CTC and TCA) sectors in Ethiopia (ETH/SOL/45/TAS/15) at the 52nd Meeting; and
- To request the Fund Secretariat to include in its report to the 52nd Meeting on projects with implementation delays information on the procedures that were in place and the studies that had been undertaken in the past with respect to addressing projects with implementation delays.