Decision 70/8

70th Meeting of the Executive Committee
July 2013
Afghanistan | Botswana | China | Colombia | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Zimbabwe | Africa | Asia Pacific
AUS | CAN | CZE | FRA | DEU | ISR | ITA | JPN | POR | ESP | CHE
Bilateral agencies progress reports | Project cancellation

The Executive Committee decided:

  1. To note with appreciation the progress reports submitted by the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/70/11;
  2. To note that, for the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan in China: first tranche (CPR/REF/44/INV/420) and second tranche (CPR/REF/47/INV/438), project costs should be reassigned to support costs so that the overall project and support costs remained within the budget approved for those projects;
  3. To cancel the project “African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in the African sub-regional trade organizations” (AFR/SEV/53/TAS/39), implemented by France;
  4. To request:
    1. The Governments of Israel, Portugal and Switzerland to provide their progress reports to the 71st meeting of the Executive Committee;
    2. The Governments of France, Israel and Spain to provide reports to the 71st meeting on the projects with implementation delays listed below:
AgencyCodeProject titleCategory of delays
FranceAFR/SEV/53/TAS/39African customs enforcement networks for preventing illegal trade of ODS in the African sub-regional trade organizations (CEMAC, COMESA, SACU and UEMOA)12 and 18 months delays
IsraelGLO/FUM/56/TAS/296International methyl bromide compliance assistance workshop

12 months

delays

SpainLAC/FUM/54/TAS/40Technical assistance to introduce chemical alternatives in countries which have rescheduled methyl bromide phase out plan (Argentina and Uruguay)12 months delays
  1. The submission of additional status reports to the 71st meeting to monitor:
    1. Progress in project implementation for the tranches of the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) with low rates of disbursement in the following countries: Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Zimbabwe, implemented by Germany;
    2. Regarding the preparation of an HPMP in Botswana (BOT/PHA/60/PRP/14), implemented by Germany, the actions taken by Botswana towards the establishment of the licensing system for ODS imports and exports to enable its HPMP to be submitted based on the guidelines in decision 60/44;
    3. The completion of the demonstration project to validate the use of super-critical CO2 in the manufacture of sprayed polyurethane rigid foam in Colombia (COL/FOA/60/DEM/75), implemented by Japan, if it had not been completed by the 71st meeting;
    4. The finalization of the financial scheme with beneficiaries in Senegal and Sudan for the strategic demonstration project for accelerated conversion of CFC chillers in African countries (AFR/REF/48/DEM/35), implemented by Japan; and
    5. The preparation of a demonstration project on ODS disposal for the Asia and Pacific region (ASP/DES/54/PRP/53), implemented by Japan, if the request for funding was not submitted to the 71st meeting.