Decision 45/12

Having considered the information from UNEP on the training modules on SMEs, the translation of guidelines and its policy assistance project for a licensing system in Argentina, the World Bank’s halon banking in Thailand to be submitted during 2005, and updates on other projects provided by the Secretariat, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by France, Germany and the four implementing agencies, as contained in the document on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/13);
2. 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, and further note that some progress had been achieved for the following projects: the conversion of SOFTPM, Choupot, Oran, to LCD technology in Algeria (ALG/FOA/32/INV/45), implemented by Germany; the conversion from CFC-11 to HCFC-141b and from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigerant equipment at Sarkisian Refrigerators in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/29/INV/48) and the conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic (SYR/REF/29/INV/53), both implemented by France.
3. To note the completion of 29 out of the 85 projects listed with implementation delays including the Syncap aerosol project in India (IND/ARS/28/INV/221), implemented by UNDP, the Arab Chemical Industries aerosol project in Jordan (JOR/ARS/31/INV/64), implemented by the World Bank, and the umbrella project to phase out ODS at SMEs in the aerosol sector in Malaysia (MAL/ARS/19/INV/85), implemented by UNDP;
4. To adopt the milestones and deadlines indicated in the following table:

5. To note that UNEP would reallocate US $ 30,000 to establish the server required for the implementation of the licensing system, and to request UNEP to submit a progress report for the project“Policy assistance for the design and implementation of an ODS import/export licensing system for Argentina (ARG/SEV/30/TAS/104)”, for consideration at the 46^th Meeting of the Executive Committee;
6. To note that letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:

7. To request the World Bank to submit a revised project proposal before any further activities for the halon banking project in Thailand (THA/HAL/29/TAS/121) took place, specifying the modified costs and project milestones, for consideration by the Executive Committee in 2005 in the light of current guidelines and precedents;
8. To note the automatic cancellation of the project for training modules on management of ODS phase-out in SMEs and to further note UNEP’s intention to circulate the training modules after they had been reviewed and finalized;
9. To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement between the agency and country concerned:
   1. Small and medium enterprises study (IRA/SEV/26/TAS/36) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, implemented by France, for which US $20,000 had been disbursed as at the end of 2003 out of the US $75,000 approved for the project. The reason for cancellation being that the project was no longer needed due to the approval of a national ODS phase-out plan; and
   2. Phase-out of CFC-11 and CFC-12 in the manufacture of aerosols by conversion to HFC and hydrocarbon propellants at Alkaloid A.D. (MDN/ARS/32/INV/17) in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, implemented by UNIDO, for which US $86,271 had been disbursed as at the end of 2003 out of the US $110,000 approved for the project, and for which UNIDO was requested to attempt to redeploy the equipment and to report back to the 46^th Meeting of the Executive Committee on its efforts to do so. The reason for cancellation being that the company had stopped aerosol production.