Decision 58/15

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/58/17 on the implementation of approved projects with specific reporting requirements;
2. With regard to Lebanon:
   1. To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the national CFC phase-out plan in Lebanon;
   2. To take note of the verification report of the 2008 CFC consumption;
   3. To approve the 2009-2010 annual implementation programme;
3. With regard to Morocco:
   1. To note that the total methyl bromide phase-out in Morocco would be achieved in 2012 and that no additional funding was being requested for the phase-out of 58.7 ODP tonnes;
   2. To adjust the schedule for the phase-out of methyl bromide consumption in the revised agreed conditions for Morocco as shown in the following table:

4. With regard to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
   1. To commend the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the World Bank for the good efforts made to comply with decision 54/15(a) and for successfully implementing the audit for 2008 to confirm the sustained cessation of CFC production at the PRODUVEN plant in Venezuela;
   2. To request:
      1. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the World Bank to submit the annual plan for 2009 to the Fund Secretariat for inclusion in the report on approved projects with special reporting requirements, to be submitted to the 59th Meeting;
      2. The World Bank to urge PRODUVEN to implement the measures it suggested to minimize losses, including a thorough assessment of leaks and an effort to produce the best possible vacuum in emptying vessels and hoses; and
      3. The World Bank to continue the verification of the PRODUVEN facility for a report on 2009 activities to be submitted in time for consideration at the second meeting of 2010, to ensure the permanent closure of the CFC production capacity at the plant.