Decision 51/13

Following consideration of the report on issues related to monitoring and reporting on MYAs (follow-up to decision 49/6(e) and decision 50/40) and the World Bank’s proposal to organize a workshop on the new template at the 53rd Meeting, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the report on issues related to monitoring and reporting on multi-year agreements (MYAs) contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/51/14; and
2. That:
   1. Implementation difficulties were to be defined as activities for which no progress was detected in the context of the review of annual implementation plans;
   2. Status reports on implementation difficulties in MYAs should be based on recommendations made during the review of annual implementation plans;
   3. In cases where additional status reports were not agreed by the agency concerned, the Executive Committee would determine if a report was required;
   4. Status reports should be presented in the format of projects with implementation delays and should be considered in the context of that agenda item; and
   5. Status reports should continue to be submitted until progress on the specific issue had been assessed by the Committee or until the next annual implementation plan was submitted;
3. To adopt the new format for MYAs, including terminal phase-out projects, on an interim basis, as contained in Annex VI to the present report, for review at the 53^rd Meeting; and
4. To request the Secretariat to organize a workshop for implementing agencies and other interested Executive Committee Members in the margins of the 53^rd Meeting to discuss reporting on MYAs in light of the experience gained in using the new standardized format.