Decision 65/18

The Executive Committee agreed to refer the matter to a contact group for further discussion. After hearing the report of the contact group, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the report on the 2012 core unit costs for UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank, and on the administrative cost regime for the 2012-2014 triennium, as presented in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/20;
2. To approve the 2012 core unit budgets in the following amounts:
   1. US $1,984,561 for UNDP, representing a 0.7 per cent increase over 2011 levels;
   2. US $1,984,561 for UNIDO, representing a 0.7 per cent increase over 2011 levels;
   3. US $1,724,644 for the World Bank, representing a 0.68 per cent increase over 2011 levels;
3. To request:
   1. The implementing agencies to consider the options in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/65/20 and other possible options for an administrative cost regime for 2012-2014 and to report thereon to the Fund Secretariat;
   2. The Fund Secretariat, taking into account the input provided by the implementing agencies as per sub-paragraph (c)(i) above, to provide a further assessment of administrative costs for the 2012-2014 triennium to the 66^th meeting, including options that were discussed during the 65^th meeting; and
4. At its 66^th meeting, to consider further requesting the implementing agencies to provide an estimation of the use of administrative costs for reporting, project implementation and internal requirements.