Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on institutional strengthening projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/5, paras. 9-10), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To request implementing agencies, when preparing institutional strengthening projects for low-volume-ODS-consuming countries, to give due consideration to the need for formulating a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project in the refrigeration sector;
(b) That, while the implementing agencies could proceed immediately with the disbursement of the first one year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening in low volume ODS consuming countries, subsequent disbursements would be contingent on 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, for the country concerned;
(c) That, as an exceptional measure, the procedure outlined in subparagraph (b) above would apply retroactively to the institutional strengthening projects for the Bahamas, Gambia, and Papua New Guinea;
(d) That the procedure for investment projects pursuant to paragraph (c) of decision 17/18 should also be followed in the case of institutional strengthening projects as it allowed sufficient time to obtain government approval.