Decision 55/5

Taking into consideration the information contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/9, the accelerated phase-out of HCFCs, the delays in funding chiller projects and conditions of approval, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/55/9, including the projects listed with implementation delays as contained in Annex III to the present report;
2. To urge the countries and the companies involved in ongoing projects for conversion to HCFC-based equipment to consider using the approved funding for conversion to non-HCFC alternatives where possible;
3. To request the Fund Secretariat to identify projects where conversion to HCFC-based equipment was still being considered, to assess briefly the feasibility of conversion to non-HCFC alternatives, and to report to the Executive Committee on the matter at the 56^th Meeting;
4. To request the Multilateral Fund Secretariat to consult the Global Environment Facility and the implementing agencies on resolving co-financing issues with respect to the approval of chiller projects and, when applicable, the related release of funding, and to report to the Executive Committee at its 56^th Meeting on progress made in all chiller projects; and
5. That if funds were to be disbursed before the stated conditions were met, the implementing agency should bear the support costs associated with the project, to be deducted either from the UNEP’s Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget or the applicable implementing agencies’ core unit support costs.