Status report on ODS phase-out in Article 5 countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/14)
Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/28/4, paras. 47 and 48), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To take note with appreciation of the report;
(b) A. For the purpose of facilitating planning for the next triennium
To request the implementing agencies to work with national Ozone Units in those countries in which they were responsible for institutional strengthening projects, in collaboration with other agencies, in order to analyse the country's baseline data with respect to:
(i) The distribution of the baseline consumption by sector;
(ii) The reductions envisaged in the baseline as a result of investment projects already approved within each sector;
(iii) The estimated distribution between consumption for manufacturing industries and servicing/installations on site in the refrigeration sector.
The implementing agencies should submit a preliminary report to the Twenty ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee and a final report to the Thirty-first Meeting.
B. For the purpose of clarifying data related to perceived anomalies concerning (i) phase-out in approved projects higher than the baseline consumption and (ii) cases where only a small proportion (30 per cent or less) of the funds approved at least 12 months previously for that particular country had been disbursed:
To request the Secretariat to identify the countries where such perceived anomalies occurred (on the basis of the status report);
Also to request the Secretariat to ask those countries:
- regarding B (i) above, to explain the reasons for the anomaly;
- regarding B (ii) above, to clarify the reasons for the low rate of disbursement, what assistance might be needed to overcome the problem where relevant, when the problem might be remedied, and whether they had the capacity to absorb further projects.
With reference to section B above, the Secretariat should submit a report on its findings to the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee.