Decision 60/6

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the 2010-2012 business plan of UNEP, as contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/10 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/60/10/Add.1, and to request that the following activities be removed from its revised submission to the 61^st Meeting:
   1. Technical assistance to low-volume-consuming countries for replacement of energy efficient chillers and large-size equipment in the tourism, supermarket and fisheries sectors in Asia and the Pacific;
   2. Guidelines on standards and good practices for use of natural refrigerants in room air conditioning and small refrigeration equipment, in cooperation with international standards associations;
   3. Case studies and related toolkits for MB alternatives in tobacco, cut-flower and vegetable sub-sectors in Africa;
   4. Technology transfer and MB phase-out strategy through mainstreaming MB alternatives in national university education in Africa;
   5. Regional workshops in Asia and the Pacific, West Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia to inform stakeholders of the viability of MB alternatives for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications, disseminating the European Union’s experience of the ban on the use of MB for QPS;
   6. Dates/Methyl Bromide Help Desk for South Asia, Africa and West Asia;
   7. Technical assistance to countries in the Asia and Pacific region that produce metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) for CFC use for essential use nominations for 2010-2012;
   8. Regional workshop on ODS alternatives for laboratory and analytical uses in the Asia and Pacific region, pursuant to decision 21/6 of the Twenty‑first Meeting of the Parties;
2. To request UNEP:
   1. To submit a complete list of special compliance assistance activities with the Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) budget (submitted to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee each year) so that the Executive Committee would be able to examine and approve the budget in a more holistic manner;
   2. To reflect and include in the business plan (submitted to the first Meeting of the Executive Committee the following year):
      1. The approved CAP budget; and
      2. The list of special compliance activities from the approved budget.