Decision 71/3

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/4;
   2. That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 71^st meeting was US $3,918,245 against projects, which included the return of US $28,343 from UNDP, US $583,568 from UNEP, US $48,717 from UNIDO and US $3,257,617 from the World Bank;
   3. That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 71^st meeting was US $318,818 against projects, which included the return of US $2,380 from UNDP, US $53,981 from UNEP, US $3,655 from UNIDO and US $258,802 from the World Bank;
   4. That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $566,914, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $94,141 for UNDP, US $273,027 for UNEP and US $199,746 for UNIDO;
   5. That UNDP had already alerted its country offices to financially close those projects with balances completed over two years previously;
   6. That UNEP would return funds for 16 of 21 projects not related to HCFCs or methyl bromide (MB) at the 72^nd meeting;
   7. That UNIDO would return balances by the 72^nd meeting for three projects: China (CPR/PRO/47/INV/436), Pakistan (PAK/REF/59/PRP/74) and Saudi Arabia (SAU/FOA/60/PRP/07);
   8. That the Government of Japan had balances totalling US $335, excluding support costs, for one project completed over two years previously;
   9. That the Government of France’s balances for two projects completed over two years previously and not yet returned to the Fund, totalling US $308,920, excluding support costs, would be returned to the Fund;
   10. That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 71^st meeting was US $6,444, which included the return of US $3,260 from the Government of the Czech Republic, US $2,992 from the Government of Japan, and US $192 from the Government of Portugal; and to request the Treasurer to follow up with the respective Governments on the cash transfer to the Fund; and
2. To request:
   1. Implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances at the 72^nd meeting, or as soon as possible thereafter; and
   2. UNEP to return at the 72^nd meeting all unobligated balances identified in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/4.