Decision 57/16

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To defer consideration of the HCFC phase-out management plan and the fifth tranche of the national phase-out plan to be implemented by UNEP in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the 58^th Meeting of the Executive Committee, upon confirmation by UNEP regarding the means of distributing the funds to the country;
2. To approve the projects and activities submitted for blanket approval at the levels of funding indicated in Annex IX to the present report, together with the conditions or provisos included in the corresponding project evaluation documents and the conditions attached to the projects by the Executive Committee;
3. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Botswana and the Executive Committee for the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP), as contained in Annex X to the present report, at a total amount in principle of US $205,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,650 for the Government of Germany, and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to the present report;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Equatorial Guinea and the Executive Committee for the TPMP, as contained in Annex XI to the present report, at a total amount in principle of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $23,400 for UNEP, and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to the present report;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Executive Committee for the TPMP, as contained in Annex XII to the present report, at a total amount in principle of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,950 (US $12,350 for UNEP and US $3,600 for UNDP), and the first tranche for the project at the amount indicated in Annex IX to the present report; and
6. 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 XIII to the present report.