Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note:
- With appreciation, the status reports on projects with implementation delays submitted to the Secretariat by the Governments of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the four implementing agencies, and the 2006 progress report from the Government of the United States of America addressed in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/5;
- The completion of 13 of the 41 projects listed with implementation delays;
- That letters of possible cancellation should be sent in respect of the following projects:
| Agency | Code | Project Title |
| UNIDO | IRA/FOA/28/INV/50 | Phasing out ODS in the manufacture of flexible PU slabstock foam through the use of liquid CO2 blowing technology at Bahman Plastic Co. |
| 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. |
- To approve the milestones and deadlines reported at the 54th Meeting for the following projects:
| Agency | Code | Project Title | Milestone | Deadline |
| UNEP | SOM/SEV/35/TAS/01 | Formulation of national phase-out | Funding for country programming | Six months following the UNEP |
| | | strategy | preparation to be obligated on the basis | visit, which would occur as soon |
| | | | of a visit to Somalia by UNEP | as security conditions allowed |
| France | SYR/REF/29/INV/53 | Conversion from CFC-12 to HFC-134a | Finalize a new action plan for project | Mid-May 2008 |
| | | technology in the manufacture of | implementation | |
| | | commercial refrigeration equipment at | | |
| | | Shoukairi and Co. | | |
- To note the cancellation of the following projects by mutual agreement:
| Agency | Code | Project Title |
| France | IVC/REF/24/TAS/10 | Implementation of the RMP |
| France | IVC/REF/37/TAS/16 | Implementation of the RMP: monitoring the activities of the RMP and setting up an import/export licensing system |
- To request the Government of Finland to submit its progress report to the 55th Meeting;
- To request that information on all ODS, including HCFCs and their alternatives, be included in country programme data reports;
- To note, with appreciation, that 42 countries, after having reviewed the risk assessment had expressed their confidence that they would comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol; and
- To request the Fund Secretariat to continue its efforts to obtain feedback from Article 5 countries on the risk assessment, the general indicators of possible risk of non‑compliance therein, and their ability to achieve compliance.
