Having considered the updated status reports given at the meeting by the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic, UNEP and the Fund Secretariat and additional suggestions for encouraging timely project implementation, the Executive Committee decided:
- To request the Governments of Portugal and Switzerland to provide progress reports to the 51st Meeting of the Executive Committee;
- To note:
- With appreciation, the reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the four implementing agencies and the progress report submitted by the United States of America as contained in the document on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/12);
- That the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessments (progress, some progress, or no progress) and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;
- The completion of 15 out of the 102 projects listed with implementation delays;
- That letters of possible cancellation should be sent for the following projects:
| Agency | Code | Project title |
| France | SYR/REF/29/INV/53 | Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a technology in the manufacture of commercial refrigeration equipment at Shoukairi and Co. in the Syrian Arab Republic |
| IBRD | ARG/REF/18/INV/39 | Elimination of CFC in the manufacturing plant for domestic refrigerators of Neba S.A. in Argentina |
| UNEP | KEN/SEV/37/TAS/29 | Policy and technical assistance in Kenya |
| UNEP | SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01 | Formulation of national phase-out strategy in Somalia |
| UNEP | GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246 | Development of guidelines to promote safety in aerosol conversions |
| UNIDO | IRA/FOA/28/INV/50 | Phasing out ODS in manufacturing of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| UNIDO | IRA/FOA/37/INV/149 | Phasing out of ODS in the manufacture of flexible slabstock foam through the use of LCD blowing technology at Esfanj Shirvan Co. in the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| UNIDO | IRA/REF/28/INV/51 | Replacement of CFC-12 refrigerant by HFC-134a at Iran Compressor Manufacturing Company (ICMC) in the Islamic Republic of Iran |
- That additional status reports should be submitted on those activities and projects listed in Annex II to the present report;
- The status of the HCFC surveys and the intention of UNDP to present the results to the 51st Meeting;
- The transfer of the Swedish components of the national CFC phase-out plan in Serbia (YUG/PHA/43/TAS/22 and YUG/PHA/47/TAS/29), at the request of the Government of Serbia to UNIDO, and the return, at the 51st Meeting of the Executive Committee, of the balance of remaining funds as cash contributions to the Fund to enable the Treasurer to transfer the funds to UNIDO;
- That the project listed in paragraph (iv) above for the Development of safety guidelines for aerosol conversions (GLO/ARS/39/TAS/246) would possibly be discontinued. Any remaining funds would be returned to the Multilateral Fund;
(c) To reaffirm the decision taken at the 47th Meeting in approving the halon banking project in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on the condition that UNIDO would submit an acceptable plan for ensuring the sustainability of the halon banking project; and
(d) To request implementing agencies to suggest ways of encouraging the timely implementation of projects subject to letters of possible cancellation and to emphasize the importance of projects to achieve compliance.