Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/4, para. 19), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To note with appreciation UNDP’s progress report contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/11;
(b) To request UNDP to provide the 35th meeting with an additional status report, in the context of its report on projects with implementation delays, on the institutional strengthening project in Thailand, for which there had been delay by the Government in the disbursement of funds;
(c) To note that UNDP would report to the 35th meeting on 93 projects with implementation delays, including 27 projects that had been so classified in 2000;
(d) To take the action indicated below on the following projects and to request an update on the projects at the 35th meeting in the context of UNDP’s report on project implementation delays:
(i)“Al-sharif foam project in Egypt” (EGY/FOA/09/INV/10): set a deadline of December 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(ii)“Bonano foam project in Argentina” (ARG/FOA/23/INV/61): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(iii)“INCREAL refrigeration project in Brazil” (BRA/REF/23/INV/90): note that the project had been completed in July 2001;
(iv)“Baoding Oil Depot & Storage Engineering Company Foam project in China” (CPR/FOA/23/INV/228): set a deadline of September 2001 or return remaining balance;
(v)“Tianjin PUF foam project in China” (CPR/FOA/13/INV/074): set a deadline of September 2001 for resolution of the broken pipe issue or return remaining balance;
(vi)“Polymermann foam project in India” (IND/FOA/22/INV/111): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(vii)“Herval foam project in Brazil” (BRA/FOA/25/INV/102): set a deadline of November 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(viii)“Kwan refrigeration project in Malaysia” (MAL/REF/23/INV/103): note that the June 2001 deadline for equipment installation had been met and set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(ix)“ORCA foam project in Mexico” (MEX/FOA/23/INV/073): set a deadline of December 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(x)“ICL aerosol project in Sri Lanka” (SRL/ARS/18/INV/007): note that the project had been operationally completed and that the Hand-over Protocol would be signed in August 2001;
(xi)“Alloychem aerosol project in Malaysia” (MAL/ARS/28/INV/064): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion of local work or return remaining balance;
(xii)“Alpine Cool foam project in Indonesia” (INS/FOA/20/INV/044): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(xiii)“P T Aneka Cool foam project in Indonesia” (INS/FOA/23/INV/065): set a deadline of September 2001 for project completion or return remaining balance;
(xiv)“Rozen foam project in Argentina” (ARG/FOA/25/INV/076): note that the equipment would arrive in July 2001 and set a deadline of April 2002 for project completion or return remaining balance.