Decision 79/3

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/4;
   2. That the funds being returned to the 79^th meeting by the implementing agencies amounted to US $1,960,282, consisting of US $1,291,131, plus agency support costs of US $147,728 from UNEP, and US $486,204, plus agency support costs of US $35,219, from UNIDO;
   3. The adjustment for UNDP, thereby crediting the agency with US $97,064, plus agency support costs of US $7,159, to rectify the mistaken return of those amounts to the 76^th meeting, which made the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies to the 79^th meeting US $1,856,059;
   4. That the net level of funds being returned to the 79^th meeting by the bilateral agencies was US $203,182, consisting of US $177,992, plus agency support costs of US $23,139, from the Government of Italy, and US $1,837, plus agency support costs of US $214, from the Government of Spain;
   5. That UNDP held balances of US $10,062, excluding support costs, for projects completed two years previously;
   6. That UNEP held balances of US $486,443, consisting of US $146,435 and US $340,008 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, excluding support costs, for 13 projects completed over two years previously;
   7. That UNIDO held balances of US $54,232, excluding support costs, for two projects completed over two years previously;
   8. That the Government of Germany’s not-committed balances, totalling US $5,961, including agency support costs, for one project that had been transferred, would be offset against any bilateral projects approved for the Government of Germany at the 79^th meeting;
   9. That the Government of Japan held balances totalling US $1,179,170, consisting of US $269,080 and US $910,090 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs, for one completed project and two projects completed“by decision of the Executive Committee”;
2. To request:
   1. The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of Italy and Spain on the return, in cash, of the US $203,182 being made to the 79^th meeting as per sub-paragraph (a)(iv) above;
   2. Bilateral and implementing agencies to return, no later than the 80^th meeting, the balances of all projects completed over two years previously;
   3. Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completed“by decision of the Executive Committee” and to return the balances to the 80^th meeting; and
   4. The Government of Japan and UNEP to return to the 80^th meeting not-committed balances no longer required for future projects.