The Executive Committee, having considered the 1997 work programme of UNEP (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/16), together with the comments and recommendations of the Fund Secretariat thereon, as well as the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/12, paras. 34-35), decided:
(a) To approve a total amount of US $1.05 million for recurring information-exchange activities that are ongoing in nature (namely, the collection of sectoral data from world-wide sources; updated OAIC diskette version; dissemination of information materials; direct query-response service; maintenance of contact database of experts and mailing list of OzonAction programme publications; halon bank management clearing house services; publication of the OzonAction newsletter and special supplements);
(b) To approve a total amount of US $0.335 million for the remaining, non‑recurring information exchange activities in the UNEP 1997 work programme, including delivery of the OzonAction newsletter and other information through the World Wide Web home page site;
(c) To approve a total amount of US $1.1 million for networking activities;
(d) The amounts of US $1.05 million approved for recurring information exchange activities, which are outlined in subparagraph (a) above, and US $1.1 million for networking activities, which are outlined in sub paragraph (c) above, would represent caps, and the levels of funding for those activities would not be increased in future years except by a factor of up to 5 per cent to cover inflation. The levels of future funding for non-recurring activities would be considered on the basis of the individual proposals submitted by UNEP;
(e) To approve the levels of funding for training, country programme preparation, country‑specific activities and travel as they appear in Annex IV to the present report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36];
(f) That UNEP should have the flexibility to apportion, according to its own priorities, the amounts referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (c) above. The relevant apportionment is reflected in Annex IV to the present report [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/21/36].