Decision 93/95

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the review of the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund (decisions 88/74(c) and 91/67(b)), as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/101;
2. To approve an increase in the core unit funding for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, by US $200,000 each, for each year of the triennium 2024–2026, for the strengthening of their capacity to provide technical and policy support to Article 5 countries, on the understanding that the increase only applied to the triennium 2024–2026;
3. That the administrative cost regime of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2021–2023 would be maintained for the triennium 2024–2026, except for agency fees for stage I of Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs) for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries, which would be applied starting from the 93rd meeting as follows:
   1. At 13 per cent for projects up to a value of US $500,000;
   2. At 13 per cent on the first US $500,000 and 11 per cent on the balance for projects with a value exceeding US $500,000;  
4. To approve the increase in the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 by US $200,000, US $150,000 and US $150,000, respectively, for providing technical and policy assistance to LVC countries to support KIP implementation, on the understanding that:
   1. The funding allocation for each year would be used within 24 months and the balances would be returned to the Multilateral Fund;
   2. UNEP would report on the technical and policy assistance activities provided to LVC countries and their impact as part of the narrative of their CAP annual progress reports; and
5. To review the administrative cost regime and its core unit funding budget at the last meeting of 2026, (i.e. the last meeting of the triennium 2024–2026), including a review of the implementation of subparagraph (b).