Decision 82/11

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund as at 31 December 2017 contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/14;
   2. With appreciation, the efforts undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in reporting the 2017 activities;
   3. That the bilateral and implementing agencies would report, at the 83^rd meeting, on four projects with implementation delays and 84 ongoing projects or tranches recommended for additional status reports, as contained in Annexes III to VII to [document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/82/72];
2. To remind bilateral and implementing agencies that, in line with decision 77/8(l), any request for an extension would have to be submitted for approval by the Executive Committee in advance of the project completion date, noting that no new commitments were to be made before the extension had been approved; and
3. To request bilateral and implementing agencies:
   1. To return balances from the previous phase of institutional strengthening projects in cases where two phases were ongoing, no later than two years from the approval date of the most recent phase, in line with decision 77/8(i); and
   2. To provide an update, prior to the last meeting of every year, on the countries for which requests for renewal of institutional strengthening projects had not been submitted for two years.