Decision 52/12

Following a discussion on existing and proposed means of dealing with implementation delays, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note UNIDO’s progress report contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/52/14;
2. To define “implementation delays due to disbursement” as a level of disbursement below 1 per cent of the project budget 18 months after project approval;
3. To request UNIDO to expedite the completion of the preparation of the metered- dose inhaler sector plan in China (CPR/ARS/44/PRP/422), the halon phase-out plan in Kuwait (KUW/HAL/45/PRP/07) and the carbon tetrachloride sector plan in Serbia (YUG/SOL/45/PRP/27);
4. To take note of the information provided by Guinea, UNIDO and UNEP regarding the completion of the national survey, the work of the consultant and work on the terminal phase-out management plan;
5. To request additional status reports on the following projects to be submitted to the 53^rd Meeting:
   1. Halon phase-out project (BHE/HAL/42/TAS/18) and institutional strengthening project (BHE/SEV/43/INS/19) in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
   2. Halon phase-out project (LIB/HAL/47/TAS/26) and institutional strengthening project (LIB/SEV/32/INS/04) in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; and
6. To note that UNIDO would report to the 53^rd Meeting on up to 15 projects with implementation delays in 2006, including seven projects that were so classified in 2005.