The Executive Committee, having considered the amendments to the work programmes of UNDP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/8), UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/9), UNIDO (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/10), and the World Bank (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/11), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, decided:
(a) To approve the amendments relating to institutional strengthening projects or country programme preparation in the work programmes of UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank, as indicated in Annex IV to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72];
(b) To request the implementing agencies concerned only to disburse the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening activities in Bahrain, Ethiopia, Honduras, Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago pending the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project in the country concerned;
(c) To approve 50 per cent of the US $265,000 requested by the World Bank for the additional preparation of the halon sector approach in China, as indicated in Annex IV to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72]. The second 50 per cent would be considered after delivery of a written report by the World Bank detailing how the initial US $350,000 had been expended and how the additional amounts related to the initial expenditures.