Decision 81/2

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/4;
   2. That the net level of funds being returned to the 81^st meeting by the implementing agencies was US $91,055, consisting of: US $10,467, plus agency support costs of US $802, from UNDP; US $124,964, plus agency support costs of US $9,107, from UNIDO; and, to rectify the premature return, by UNEP, of balances to the 80^th meeting, an adjustment crediting the agency with US $52,867, plus agency support costs of US $1,418;
   3. That UNEP held US $158,200, including agency support costs, in not committed balances, for one project completed over two years previously;
   4. That UNIDO held US $36,983, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one project completed two years previously;
   5. That UNIDO did not hold any balances on projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee, and that the total balance withheld by UNIDO should read US $312,499 in Table 2 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/4;
   6. That the net level of funds and agency support costs due to be returned by the bilateral agencies to the 81^st meeting was US $742,272, consisting of: US $1,462 from the Government of Canada; US $282,500 from the Government of France; and US $458,310 from the Government of Japan;
   7. That, of the return of US $458,310 by the Government of Japan referred to in sub-paragraph (vi) above, US $1,482, plus agency support costs of US $193 for the project PHI/FOA/62/INV/91, had already been returned in cash to the Fund, and that US $3,914 in accrued interest would be considered additional income to the Fund;
   8. The return by the Government of Canada of accrued interest of US $1,703 for the project MEX/FUM/54/INV/138, which would be considered additional income to the Fund;
   9. That the Government of France held US $14,854, including agency support costs, in committed balances, for one project completed by decision of the Executive Committee;
   10. That the Government of Japan held balances of US $713,741, consisting of US $712,196 and US $1,545 in committed and not-committed balances, respectively, including agency support costs, for two projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee;
   11. That the Government of Spain held US $28,416, including agency support costs, in not-committed balances, for one project completed by decision of the Executive Committee;
   12. The return to the Fund of US $966,254, consisting of US $777,000, plus agency support costs of US $54,390 for UNIDO, and US $120,000, plus agency supports costs of US $14,864 for UNEP, withheld by the Treasurer from the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Saudi Arabia in line with decision 77/54(f); and
2. To request:
   1. UNEP and UNIDO to return, no later than the 82^nd meeting, the balances from all projects completed over two years previously;
   2. Bilateral and implementing agencies to disburse or cancel commitments not needed for completed projects and projects completed by decision of the Executive Committee and to return balances to the 82^nd meeting;
   3. The Government of Spain and UNEP to return to the 82^nd meeting not committed balances no longer required for future projects;
   4. The Treasurer to follow up on the amounts of US $3,165 due from the Government of Canada, US $282,500 due from the Government of France and US $456,635 due from the Government of Japan excluding the amount already returned in cash referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(vii) above; and
   5. The Treasurer to offset US $5,275 against approvals for the Government of Canada at the 81^st meeting in line with Annex IX of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/53.