Decision 52/47

July 2007
Argentina
World Bank
Production approvals and reports

Following the presentation of the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee decided:

  1. To approve in principle US $2.3 million for closing down CFC production in Argentina by the end of 2007, two years ahead of the existing phase-out schedule;
  2. To request the Secretariat and the World Bank to prepare a draft agreement for accelerating the CFC production project, including the necessary steps for completing the dismantling activities required and the verification to confirm that production closure and dismantling had taken place;
  3. To request the Secretariat to circulate intersessionally the draft agreement, and other necessary documents to the members of the informal contact group (Canada, China, Guinea, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Uruguay and the United States of America) for clearance; and
  4. To request the Secretariat to circulate the draft agreement intersessionally to the members of the Executive Committee for approval upon the clearance of the draft agreement by the informal contact group.