Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note:
- UNEP’s progress report contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/13;
- UNEP’s report on its mission to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the status of UNEP’s ability to transfer funds into the country for project implementation;
- To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59th Meeting for the individual projects/plans indicated below:
| Country | Project title | Code |
| Barbados | Implementation of RMP: import-export licensing system and establishment of refrigeration and air-conditioning association | BAR/REF/43/TAS/10 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Implementation of the RMP: monitoring of the activities included in the RMP | BRU/REF/44/TAS/09 |
| Grenada | Terminal phase-out management plan (first tranche) | GRN/PHA/49/TAS/09 |
| Grenada | Terminal phase-out management plan (second tranche) | GRN/PHA/55/TAS/12 |
| Guyana | Terminal phase-out management plan for the phase-out of ODS in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (first tranche) | GUY/PHA/53/TAS/14 |
| Haiti | Implementation of the refrigerant management plan: training for customs officials | HAI/REF/39/TRA/07 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | National CFC phase-out plan: first tranche | IRA/PHA/41/TAS/161 |
| Kuwait | Implementation of the RMP: training programme on good refrigerant management practices and hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants safe handling | KUW/REF/37/TRA/04 |
| Kuwait | Terminal phase-out management plan for Annex A (Group I) substances (first tranche) | KUW/PHA/52/TAS/10 |
| Republic of Moldova | Terminal CFC phase-out management plan (first tranche) | MOL/PHA/52/TAS/17 |
| Myanmar | Implementation of the RMP: preparation of ozone regulations for control of ODS | MYA/REF/45/TAS/05 |
| Myanmar | Implementation of the RMP: monitoring implementation of the RMP | MYA/REF/45/TAS/06 |
| Panama | National phase-out plan for Annex A (Group I) substances (first tranche) | PAN/PHA/44/TAS/23 |
| Panama | National phase-out plan or Annex A (Group I) substances (third tranche) | PAN/PHA/50/TAS/27 |
| Yemen | Implementation of the RMP: training programme for customs officers | YEM/REF/37/TRA/18 |
- To note that UNEP had eight projects classified with implementation delays contained in Table 1 of Annex V to the present report, including five projects that had been so classified in 2008, and that a report on those projects would be submitted to the 59th Meeting;
- To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59th Meeting for the HCFC phase-out management plan preparation activities that had been delayed:
| Antigua and Barbuda (ANT/PHA/55/PRP/12) | Bahamas (BHA/PHA/55/PRP/15) |
| Bahrain (BAH/PHA/55/PRP/19) | Barbados (BAR/PHA/55/PRP/18) |
| Belize (BZE/PHA/55/PRP/21) | Grenada (GRN/PHA/55/PRP/13) |
| Guyana (GUY/PHA/55/PRP/16) | Honduras (HON/PHA/55/PRP/25) |
| Oman (OMA/PHA/55/PRP/17) | Paraguay (PAR/PHA/55/PRP/20) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (STK/PHA/56/PRP/14) | Saint Lucia (STL/PHA/55/PRP/13) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (STV/PHA/55/PRP/13) | Sao Tome and Principe (STP/PHA/55/PRP/15) |
| Sri Lanka (SRL/PHA/55/PRP/34) | Suriname (SUR/PHA/55/PRP/14) |
- To request UNEP to submit the global study on challenges associated with halon banking in developing countries (GLO/HAL/52/TAS/281) to the Secretariat and Executive Committee for clearance in advance of its release and to report to the 59th Meeting on the likely date that the study would be put forward to the Executive Committee;
- To request that an additional status report be submitted to the 59th Meeting for UNEP’s global chiller project (GLO/REF/48/TAS/275);
- To request that an additional status report be prepared for the global metered-dose inhaler workshops (GLO/ARS/52/TAS/282) and presented at the 59th Meeting, through which UNEP could indicate activities remaining under the project;
- To request additional status reports to be submitted to the 59th Meeting:
- For the institutional strengthening (IS) projects contained in Tables 2 and 3 in Annex V to the present report;
- For addressing the Secretariat questions indicated in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/13 with respect to the following IS projects: Palau (TTR/SEV/53/INS/05), Guyana (GUY/SEV/48/INS/13), and Iraq (IRQ/SEV/54/INS/01);
- To request the Fund Secretariat to send a letter of possible cancellation for the IS project in Brunei Darussalam (BRU/SEV/43/INS/05), urging the signing of the appropriate documents to support IS in Brunei Darussalam, and that a report on those efforts be submitted to the 59th Meeting;
- To urge the hiring of the National Ozone Officer for the IS project in Barbados (BAR/SEV/46/INS/13) and the signing of the project agreement as soon as possible, and to request that an additional status report on activities be submitted to the 59th Meeting;
- To request that an additional status report be provided to the 59th Meeting on:
- The IS project in Peru (PER/SEV/37/INS/31) concerning administrative difficulties and their resolution;
- The use of project preparation funding for NOU coordination in the IS project in Guinea-Bissau (GBS/SEV/50/INS/09);
- To request UNEP to record clearly advances separately from disbursements for activities in progress reports submitted to the Multilateral Fund; and
- To offset unaccounted funds versus any future approval for IS projects in Uganda (UGA/SEV/13/INS/02).