Decision 73/14

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The evaluation of the implementing agencies’ performance against their 2013 business plans contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/73/16;
   2. With appreciation, that all implementing agencies had exceeded 85 on a scale of 100 in the quantitative assessment of their performance for 2013;
   3. That the trend analysis performance had improved in 2013 in comparison with that in 2012, noting also that the performance with respect to indicators such as“ODS to be phased out”, “ODS phased out”, “net emissions due to delays” and “funds disbursed for non-investment projects” might be improved by means of careful targeting in future;
2. To request the following implementing agencies to report to the 74^th meeting on their open and constructive discussions with the respective national ozone unit (NOU) as follows:
   1. UNDP, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Belize, with respect to involvement of the NOU in decision-making; and the Dominican Republic, with respect to the service provided by the UNDP country office;
   2. UNEP, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Afghanistan, with respect to consultations on how policy tools could be adjusted; Guyana, with respect to the return of unspent project preparation funds; and Sao Tome and Principe, with respect to the choice of refrigeration identifiers and technicians’ tool kits;
   3. UNIDO, on the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from: Madagascar, with respect to administrative procedures; and South Africa, with respect to funding criteria and decisions on regulations and training; and
3. To request the Government of Germany to provide the Executive Committee, by its 74^th meeting, with responses regarding the ratings in the qualitative performance assessment from Afghanistan and from the Plurinational State of Bolivia.