The Executive Committee decided:
(a) To approve the country programme for Mali, while noting that such approval did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding levels;
(b) To request the Government of Mali to present annually information to the Executive Committee on progress being made in the implementation of the country programme, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Committee on implementation of country programmes (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40, paragraph 135). Using the approved format, the initial report, covering the period 27 March 1998 to 31 December 1998, should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 May 1999;
(c) To approve the amount of US $70,000 and US $9,100 support costs for institutional strengthening as an amendment to UNEP’s 1998 work programme;
(d) To request UNEP to proceed with the disbursement of the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening, but subsequent disbursements to be contingent on the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan (Decision 20/4).