Decision 69/18

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note with appreciation the submission by the Government of Georgia of a pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal project;
2. To approve the implementation of a pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Georgia to destroy a total of 2.13 metric tonnes of ODS waste, at the amount of US $55,264, plus agency support costs of US $4,974 for UNDP on the understanding that:
   1. No further funds would be available for Georgia for any ODS disposal projects in future in the absence of a new relevant decision of the Meeting of the Parties;
   2. Any marketing of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee;
3. To request the Government of Georgia, through UNDP, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of, and the activities associated with, the ODS waste management and disposal demonstration project;
4. To request UNDP to present a comprehensive final report to the Executive Committee upon completion of the demonstration project in 2015, on the understanding that:
   1. It would be disseminated among regional networks and other interested parties;
   2. It would contain:
      1. Information on the monitoring system established pursuant to sub‑paragraph (c) above, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place; and
      2. Information on the persistent organic pollutant (POPs) disposal element of the project, taking into account approaches that were common to both, and how costs were rationalized to increase cost‑effectiveness through the synergy between POPs and ODS waste disposal.