Decision 45/5

Having considered the amounts in Germany’s business plan, the deferral of activities in Germany’s 2005 business plan to 2006, the possible project overlaps, and the project preparation activities for capacity‑building in China, ODS destruction in Indonesia, and innovative financing in the Asia Pacific Region in Japan’s business plan, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note with appreciation the 2005-2007 business plans on bilateral cooperation submitted by: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Sweden, contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/6 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/45/6/Corr.1;
2. To note that Germany had received agreement from the Governments of Angola, India, and Papua New Guinea to defer funding for activities in Germany’s 2005 business plan until 2006;
3. To request that bilateral agencies cooperate with other implementing agencies to resolve any potential or actual overlaps before submitting requests for funding; and
4. To remove the chiller projects and activities from the 2005-2007 business plans and to invite demonstration projects and project preparation for chiller projects to be presented at the 47^th Meeting of the Executive Committee within the funding window for a global chiller programme, based on the criteria to be agreed at the 46^th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and
5. To defer consideration of ODS destruction projects until the 46^th Meeting.