Decision 73/55

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the submission of the Government of Lebanon of a pilot ODS waste management and disposal project;
2. To approve implementation of a pilot demonstration project for ODS waste management and disposal in Lebanon to destroy a total of 12.7 metric tonnes of ODS waste, in the amount of US $123,475, plus agency support costs of US $11,113 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:
   1. No further funds would be available for Lebanon for any ODS disposal projects;
   2. Any marketing of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission reductions that might be generated by or associated with the project would be subject to a decision by the Executive Committee;
3. To request the Government of Lebanon, through UNIDO, to establish a monitoring system for the operation of, and the activities associated with, the ODS waste management and disposal demonstration project; and
4. To request UNIDO to report thereon to the Executive Committee at the completion of the project in 2016, ensuring that no marketing of GHG emission reductions had taken place.