Decision 70/4

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The documents on status reports and compliance, as contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/6 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/6/Add.1;
   2. That 40 of the 46 countries that had provided 2012 data had submitted their country programme implementation reports through the web-based system, which had been initiated on 25 April 2007; and
   3. That the Secretariat and the implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessments and report to and notify governments and implementing agencies as required;
2. To request:
   1. UNEP to report on the establishment of Botswana’s and South Sudan’s licensing systems by the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee;
   2. The Government of Israel to provide its implementation delay report to the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee;
   3. The submission of additional status reports to the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee on the projects listed in the tables 1 and 2 of Annex IV to the present report;
   4. The submission of additional specific status reports to the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee on the seven projects with issues listed in Annex V to the present report;
   5. The submission of the verification report on the process agent sector plan (phase II) in China by the World Bank to the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee; and
   6. The World Bank, with regard to the implementation of the“China halon sector strategy”, the“Agreement for the China production sector”, and the“Agreement for CFC phase-out in the polyurethane foam sector in China”, to report to the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee on the outstanding financial audit reports and to submit the project completion reports upon final expenditure of funds, as per decision 56/13;
3. With respect to the methyl bromide (MB) phase-out project in Argentina:
   1. To note:
      1. The progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Argentina submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Argentina;
      2. With concern that the levels of MB consumption reported between 2006 and 2012 deviated from those committed to by the Government of Argentina in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB; and
      3. That the Government of Argentina had committed to phase out 100.4 ODP tonnes of controlled uses of MB with its own resources, and to phase out controlled uses completely by 1 January 2015:
   2. To urge the Government of Argentina to establish appropriate control measures to ensure a prompt return to compliance with the consumption levels committed to in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB; and
   3. To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to submit annual progress reports until the implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in strawberries, flowers and protected vegetables had been finalized, and to submit a project completion report no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015;
4. With respect to the MB phase-out project in Egypt, given that the particular situation prevailing in Egypt in 2011 had delayed the implementation of the project in the country, and noting that total phase-out of MB in Egypt would be achieved by 1 January 2014:
   1. To note the progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Egypt submitted by UNIDO on behalf at the Government of Egypt;
   2. To adjust the schedule for the phase-out of MB in Egypt to reflect the revised agreed level of MB consumption in Egypt, as contained in Annex VI to the present report; and
   3. To request UNIDO and the Government of Egypt to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in the horticultural and commodities sectors and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73^rd meeting of the Executive Committee.
5. With respect to the MB phase-out project in Kenya:
   1. To note the progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Kenya submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Kenya;
   2. To note with appreciation that the Government of Kenya had reported zero consumption of MB in 2012 under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; and
   3. To request UNIDO and the Government of Kenya to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in post-harvest applications and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73^rd meeting of the Executive Committee;
6. With respect to the MB phase-out project in Morocco:
   1. To note:
      1. The progress report on the implementation of the MB phase-out project in Morocco submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Morocco;
      2. With concern that the levels of MB consumption reported for 2011 deviated from those committed to by the Government of Morocco in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Morocco; and
      3. That the Government of Morocco had committed to phasing out 58.8 ODP tonnes of controlled uses of MB with its own resources, and that it had also banned imports of MB for controlled uses.
   2. To request UNIDO and the Government of Morocco to finalize implementation of the project for the complete phase-out of MB used in the green beans and cucurbits (melon) sector and to submit a project completion report no later than the 73^rd meeting of the Executive Committee; and
7. With respect to the World Bank’s report on resource mobilization, to urge the World Bank to submit a final report on the study for climate co-benefits by the eight-week deadline or earlier, for consideration at the 71^st meeting of the Executive Committee.