Decision 55/15

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report, together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation sheets and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;
2. To approve the agreement between the Government of Benin and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex V to the present report at a total amount in principle of US $325,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,250 (US $19,500 for UNEP and US $15,750 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;
3. To approve the agreement between the Government of Burundi and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VI to the present report at a total amount in principle of US $244,000 plus agency support costs of US $26,560 (US $14,950 for UNEP and US $11,610 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;
4. To approve the agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VII to the present report at a total amount in principle of US $332,000 plus agency support costs of US $35,160 (US $17,160 for UNEP and US $18,000 for UNIDO) and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;
5. To approve the agreement between the Government of Honduras and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan contained in Annex VIII to the present report at a total amount in principle of US $536,500 plus agency support costs of US $51,128 (US $25,740 for UNEP and US $25,388) for UNIDO and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV;
6. To approve the agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Executive Committee for the terminal CFC phase-out management plan contained in Annex IX to the present report at a total amount in principle of US $215,000 plus agency support costs of US $27,950 for France and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IV; and
7. That for projects related to renewal of institutional strengthening, blanket approval included approval of the observations to be communicated to recipient Governments contained in Annex X to the present report.