Decision 53/2

The Executive Committee decided to note:

1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/4;
2. The net level of funds being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 53^rd Meeting amounting to US $60,211 against project balances, including the return of US $28,509 by UNDP; US $22,708 by UNEP and US $8,994 by UNIDO;
3. The net level of support costs being returned by the multilateral implementing agencies to the 53^rd Meeting of US $7,331 against project support cost balances, including the return of US $3,569 by UNDP; US $2,952 by UNEP and US $810 by UNIDO;
4. That multilateral implementing agencies had balances totalling US $9,576,651, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously: US $119,512 for UNDP, US $899,062 for UNEP, US $669,352 for UNIDO, and US $7,888,725 for the World Bank;
5. The transfer of US $510,659 plus agency fees of US $38,300 from UNDP to UNIDO for national methyl bromide projects in Kenya (KEN/FUM/44/INV/38 and KEN/FUM/50/INV/40);
6. The transfer of US $12,000 plus agency fees of US $900 from UNDP to UNIDO for the terminal phase-out management plan project preparation project in Niger (NER/PHA/48/PRP/17); and
7. That US $102,182,323 were available to the Executive Committee for approvals at the 53^rd Meeting.