Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/4, paras. 17 to 21), the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To note the reports contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/10 on projects that had experienced implementation delays from France and the four implementing agencies;
(b) To note that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress and report and notify governments as required;
(c) To note that the following projects had met their deadlines:
(i) Conversion of CFC-12 medium open type refrigerating compressor at Wuhan New World Refrigeration Industrial Co. Ltd., China (CPR/REF/22/INV/208) (World Bank);
(ii) Conversion of CFC-12 medium open type refrigerating compressor at Chongqing Bingyang Refrigerating Machine Co., China (CPR/REF/22/INV/214) (World Bank);
(iii) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam through the use of HCFC-141b technology at Indufrio, Colombia (COL/FOA/26/INV/30) (World Bank);
(iv) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacturing plants of domestic refrigerators of Frimetal, Rosario, Argentina (ARG/REF/19/INV/44) (World Bank);
(d) To monitor progress on the following projects, and request the implementing agencies to provide follow-up reports to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee:
(i) Montreal Protocol implementation program (Phase II, second tranche), Chile (CHI/MUS/26/INV/37) (World Bank);
(ii) Translate and print three guidelines and training modules into Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish (GLO/SEV/23/TAS/153) (UNEP), noting that UNEP was urged to complete the project by the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;
(e) To note that the Tanzania Domestic Appliance Manufacturers Ltd. Project, Tanzania (URT/REF/18/INV/06) had been cancelled since the enterprise involved had withdrawn;
(f) To set deadlines to achieve milestones as follows:
(i) Conversion to CFC-free technology in the manufacture of flexible (slabstock) polyurethane foam project at Chengdu Plastics No. 7 in China (CPR/FOA/20/INV/179) (World Bank); establish the Line of Credit prior to the submission of documents to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;
(ii) Attarwala and Co. Pvt. Ltd. Aerosol conversion, Bombay in India (IND/ARS/22/INV/137) (World Bank); obtain approval by Chief Controller of Explosives prior to the submission of documents to the 38th meeting of the Executive Committee;
(iii) Conversion of refrigerator manufacture from CFC-11 to pentane foam blowing agent in the production of PU insulation panels at Foshan Refrigeration Equipment General Factory, China (CPR/FOA/26/INV/267) (World Bank); make decision on new location of equipment by September 2002;
(iv) Conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua based cleaning at Argelite La Rioja, SA; CIMCAM, SA; Grimoldi, SA; Heliodino SAIC; Interal Metalurgica, SA; Orbis Merig SAIC; Trosh SA; Unisol, SA and Buffalo, SA, Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/91) (World Bank); Buffalo SA to complete conversion by November 2002, and purchase orders issued for remaining companies;
(g) To cancel the following projects or project components by mutual agreement:
(i) Phasing out CFCs at Laboratoire Bendi in Algeria (ALG/ARS/20/INV/18) (UNIDO); noting that the Government agrees to recuperate the equipment and ensure that the equipment purchased for the Bendi project will be used in the future conversion of an aerosol plant in Algeria if possible, the phase-out of 19.2 ODP tonnes, and that US $53,700 was disbursed of the US $56,790 approved before project cancellation;
(ii) Phasing out CFC-11 at Ets Leulmi Essaid flexible polyurethane foam plant in Algeria (ALG/FOA/22/INV/21) (UNIDO);
(iii) Phasing out of CFCs in the manufacturing plant of domestic refrigerators of Radio Victoria Catamarca, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/REF/22/INV/58) (UNIDO); noting that the original approval was for US $599,896 and US $145,352 was disbursed;
(iv) Elimination of CFCs in the manufacturing plant of domestic refrigerators at Lobato San Luis S.A. in Argentina (ARG/REF/23/INV/69) (World Bank);
(v) Project preparation in the aerosol sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHE/ARS/30/PRP/03) (UNIDO);
(vi) Partial cancellation of the Hydraumatic component of the Umbrella project for five enterprises converting from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a at EZ Industria, Hydraumatic, Menoncin, Unifrio and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a at Croydon in Brazil (BRA/REF/34/INV/219) (UNIDO); noting the adjustment of the project budget from US $469,452 to US $429,652 plus support costs;
(vii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology and from CFC-12 to HFC‑134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment and rigid polyurethane foam at Baharanfarr Co. in Iran (IRA/REF/31/INV/70) (UNDP); noting that Government informed UNDP that the company had changed owners and stopped its operation using ODS representing a phase-out of 19 ODP tonnes;
(viii) Preparation of a phase-out project in the methyl bromide sector in Kenya (KEN/FUM/30/PRP/21) (UNIDO);
(ix) Phasing out of CFCs at INDATEC/Industria de aplicacoes technico domesticas Ltd. in Mozambique (MOZ/REF/18/INV/04) (UNIDO); noting that US $334,113 of US $581,515 approved for the project was disbursed before cancellation;
(x) Conversion of commercial refrigeration equipment to phase out CFC-12, HCFC‑502 and CFC-11 at Technofrig S.A. in Romania (ROM/REF/19/INV/08) (UNIDO); noting that 6.9 ODP tonnes was phased out and that US $42,024 of US $297,768 was disbursed before cancellation;
(xi) Phasing out CFC-11 at Go-Ya Sungar Ltd. Sti. in Turkey (TUR/FOA/23/INV/31) (UNIDO); noting that US $219,771 of US $533,400 approved for the project was disbursed before cancellation;
(xii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b technology in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Grupo ACO in Brazil (BRA/FOA/34/INV/236) (UNDP); noting that US $174,139 was approved for the project to phase out 22 ODP tonnes;
(xiii) Conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam for truck bodies and panels at nine enterprises (ABC Furgoes, Fricam Refri, Junges, Rafaeli, Refri Santos, Rondofrio, Tresmaiense, Trevosul Refrig, Verde Lago Furgoes) in Brazil (BRA/FOA/34/INV/235) (UNDP); noting that the level of ODS impact for the project should be adjusted from 72.1 ODP tonnes to 65.3 ODP tonnes and the funding from US $450,479 to US $409,158 with associated support costs to reflect the cancellation of Rondofrio;
(h) To request the Secretariat to prepare a working paper on how to deal with project cancellations in an overall, strategic manner in light of country compliance rather than on a case‑by‑case basis;
(i) To note that actual ODS phase-out from cancelled projects should be recorded, and request the Secretariat to provide options on how that could be achieved.