The Executive Committee, after noting the level of counterpart funding, the positive results achieved in the introduction of alternative techniques, the fact that the revised project would complete the introduction of those techniques, the fact that the Government had committed itself to achieving phase-out by the end of 2013 and the cost-effective value of the revised project of US $10.50/kg, decided:
- To approve the project on the national phase-out for methyl bromide in horticulture and commodities fumigation (except for dates) in Egypt at a total cost of US $1,934,994 plus agency support costs of US $145,125 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no additional funding would be provided to the Government of Egypt for the phase-out of controlled uses of methyl bromide in the country; and
- To approve the agreement between the Government of Egypt and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIII to the present report.