Decision 44/11

Following the discussion and having considered the information on behalf of the Government of France on a technical assistance project in the Islamic Republic of Iran and on behalf of the Government of Germany on a recovery and recycling project in Egypt, from the World Bank on an aerosol project in Jordan and a halon project in Oman, from UNDP on a foam project in Nigeria, from UNEP on a technical assistance project, and from UNIDO on a refrigeration project implemented on behalf of the Government of Japan in China, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the four implementing agencies as contained in the documents on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/14 and Corr.1);
2. To note with appreciation the report submitted pursuant to decision 43/12 on assistance for the national information, education and communication campaign for compliance with the Montreal Protocol in Nigeria, implemented by Japan (NIR/SEV/38/TAS/104);
3. 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 and implementing agencies as required;
4. To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:

5. To note the cancellation of the following projects through mutual agreement:
   1. The development of a tracking system for ODS and ODS-based equipment (GLO/SEV/34/TAS/232), implemented by UNEP, for which none of the US $40,000 approved for the project had been disbursed and with no ODS phase-out assigned;
   2. Phasing out of CFC-11 in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam by conversion to a combination of water and HCFC-141b based systems at Global Plastic Industries, Ltd. in Nigeria (NIR/FOA/34/INV/91), implemented by UNDP, for which US $32,379 had been disbursed out of the US $36,801 approved for the project with no phase-out assigned;
6. To note the automatic cancellation of the following project:

- Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible foam (slab stock) at Sodiflex and Tiznit Plastic S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/12), implemented by UNDP, for which US $505,820 had been disbursed out of the US $517,300 approved for the project as at 31 December 2003, noting that the cancellation was due to the failure to meet the conditions of decision 42/15 (i) (v) and 85 ODP tonnes were recorded as phased out;

7. To note the partial cancellation for the Grimoldi, Heliodino, Integral Metalurgica and Trosh components of the following project:

- Conversion from MCF used as solvent to aqua based cleaning at Argelite La Rioja, SA; CIMCAM, SA; Grimoldi, SA; Heliodino SAIC; Integral Metalurgica, SA; Orbis Mertig SAIC; Trosh, SA Unisol, SA and Buffalo, S.A. in Argentina (ARG/SOL/28/INV/91), implemented by the World Bank, for which US $85,085 had been disbursed out of the US $216,717 approved for the project as at 31 December 2003 with 2.3 ODP tonnes of phase-out assigned to the project, while noting that the cancellation was due to the failure to meet the agreed deadline and milestone set at the 43^rd Meeting;

8. To send a letter of possible cancellation regarding the following project: Substitution of CFC-12 for HAPs at the aerosol plant of Arab Chemical Industries (JOR/ARS/31/INV/64) in Jordan, implemented by the World Bank, for which US $37,871 had been disbursed out of the US $49,539 approved for the project with no ODS phase-out assigned;
9. To note that the following projects had been completed:
   1. Phasing out ODS in the production of compressors at Changshu Refrigerating Equipment Works (CPR/REF/28/INV/302), implemented by Japan;
   2. A strategy for the refrigeration servicing sector (CPR/REF/31/TAS/359), implemented by Japan;
   3. Regional awareness-raising and South-South assistance (GLO/SEV/32/TAS/224), implemented by UNEP; and
10. To defer until the 45th Meeting of the Executive Committee the decision to cancel the small and medium-sized enterprises study (IRA/SEV/26/TAS/36) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, implemented by France, for which US $20,000 had been disbursed out of the US $75,000 approved for the project with no ODS phase-out assigned.