The representative of Japan questioned the validity of applying Decision 26/41 of the Executive Committee, which was based on information about only the four implementing agencies, to the bilateral agencies. Subsequently, consultations were held among the representatives of Austria, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Following the consultations, the Executive Committee decided:
- To take note of the report on programme support costs of bilateral cooperation projects (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/50);
- To note with appreciation the inputs from Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, and Japan;
- To defer further consideration of the programme support costs of bilateral cooperation projects until its 43rd Meeting;
- To invite the bilateral agencies to make further submissions giving their views on the matter in order to facilitate discussion at the 43rd Meeting; and
- To include in the provisional agenda of the 43rd Meeting an item entitled“Rights and obligations of bilateral agencies under the Montreal Protocol and its Multilateral Fund”.