Decision 72/2

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/72/4 and the updated information provided by the Secretariat at the meeting;
   2. That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72^nd meeting was US $1,589,391 against completed projects, which included the return of US $377,453 from UNDP, US $1,088,529 from UNEP, and US $123,409 from UNIDO;
   3. That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72^nd meeting was US $4,479,994 against projects subject to decision70/7(b)(ii) and (iii), and decision 71/11(b), which included the return of: US $317,501 from UNDP, US $784,955 from UNEP, US $1,705,511 from UNIDO, and US $1,672,027 from the World Bank;
   4. That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72^nd meeting was US $133,798 against completed projects, which included the return of US $28,823 from UNDP, US $95,717 from UNEP, and US $9,258 from UNIDO;
   5. That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies at the 72^nd meeting was US $402,342 against projects subject to decision 70/7(b)(ii) and (iii), and decision 71/11(b), which included the return of: US $26,109 from UNDP, US $102,045 from UNEP, US $127,974 from UNIDO, and US $146,214 from the World Bank;
   6. That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $307,766, excluding support costs, from projects completed over two years previously, which included US $8,332 for UNDP, US $138,187 for UNEP and US $161,247 for UNIDO;
   7. That UNDP was working to financially close the 10 projects operationally completed in 2011 and intended to return the balance of US $8,332 to the 73^rd meeting;
   8. That the Government of France had balances for two projects (ETH/PHA/51/PRP/17 and IRA/PHA/45/INV/171) completed over two years previously but not returned to the Fund, totalling US $160,381, excluding support costs, and that these balances would be returned in 2014;
   9. That the Government of Italy had balances for one project completed over two years previously but not returned to the Fund, totalling US $2,677, excluding support costs;-
   10. That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies at the 72^nd meeting was US $7,104, which included the return of US $6,725 from the Government of Italy and US $379 from the Government of Japan, which would be offset against future projects;
   11. That UNIDO had requested that the methyl bromide project in China (CPR/PRO/47/INV/436) be reinstated as“ongoing” owing to an ongoing contract on technical assistance for which the final payment was scheduled in December 2015;
2. To request:
   1. Implementing agencies with projects completed over two years previously to return the balances as soon as possible; and
   2. UNEP to return all unobligated balances to the 73^rd meeting.