Decision 31/47

Based on the report of the convenor of the Subgroup, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To authorize the Secretariat to commission a technical audit of carbon tetrachloride- and trichloroethane-producing enterprises in China, and CFC-producing enterprises in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
2. In response to a concern raised by one representative that, contrary to current policy, project preparation assistance was needed in advance to facilitate the audit, to request the Secretariat to clarify both past practices and current requirements of production sector project preparation assistance to facilitate further discussion and resolution of the issue at the next meeting of the Subgroup;
3. To request the Secretariat to provide a consolidated inventory of remaining plants producing ozone-depleting substances in Article 5 countries;
4. To request the World Bank to develop a draft phase-out agreement that would set out optional scenarios based on both the consultants’ audit report of the Argentina CFC production sector and on the related concerns of Argentina, for use in negotiations at the next meeting of the Subgroup;
5. To request the Secretariat:
   1. In consultation with the World Bank, to develop, for consideration at the 32^nd meeting of the Executive Committee, guidelines setting out an acceptable format and content for the verification report and a workable time scale for data submission with a view to enabling payment authorization at the first meeting of the Executive Committee each year;
   2. To maintain the confidentiality of verification data, while ensuring that Executive Committee members had the necessary information to facilitate review and decision-making.