The Executive Committee decided:
- To note that the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had not only submitted the very first HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), but had also included funding for institutional strengthening (IS) as part of the HPMP, which was an innovative concept at that time;
- To further note that, owing to the lengthy discussions leading up to the approval of the HPMP, by the time of its approval, the funding remaining under the previously‑approved IS had been depleted more rapidly than originally anticipated; and
- To provide, on an exceptional basis, advance funding for the purpose of IS in the HPMP for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the amount of US $26,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,950 for UNIDO, to be deducted from the funding for the second tranche of the HPMP.