Decision 74/9

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/74/11 on country programme (CP) data and prospects for compliance;
   2. That 106 countries (of the 141 that had submitted data) had submitted 2013 data using the web-based system;
2. To request:
   1. UNEP to continue assisting the Government of South Sudan in establishing its licensing system, the Governments of Dominica and Mauritania in amending their licensing systems to include the accelerated control measures for HCFCs, and the Government of Burundi in finalizing its quota system, and to report to the 75^th meeting;
   2. UNIDO to continue assisting the Government of Libya to operationalize its licensing system, and to report to the 75^th meeting;
   3. Relevant bilateral and implementing agencies to assist Article 5 countries in addressing data discrepancies between the CP and Article 7 reports;
   4. Article 5 countries to submit CP data reports eight weeks prior to the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the year, if possible, and no later than 1 May, on the understanding that the deadlines for CP data submission would need to be revisited in the event that the Executive Committee were to decide to revert to holding three meetings a year; and
   5. The Secretariat to present to the 75^th meeting a proposal for an updated CP report format, taking into account discussions held on the format at its 74^th meeting.