Decision 84/2

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/4;
   2. That the net level of funds being returned at the 84^th meeting by the implementing agencies was US $12,014,622, consisting of: US $438,499, plus agency support costs of US $30,902 from UNDP; US $2,088,984, plus agency support costs of US $162,970 from UNEP; US $1,050,133, plus agency support costs of US $83,837 from UNIDO; and US $7,670,501, plus agency support costs of US $488,796 from the World Bank;
   3. That the net level of funds being returned at the 84^th meeting by the implementing agencies from projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions was US $28,064, consisting of: US $25,934, plus agency support costs of US $1,815 from UNDP, and US $294 plus agency support costs of US $21 from UNIDO;
   4. That UNEP held balances of US $56,500, including agency support costs, for one ODS-alternative survey project, and US $58,363, including agency support costs, in not-committed balance for one project;
   5. That UNIDO held balances of US $152,209, including agency support costs, for one project completed over two years previously, and US $8,058, including agency support costs, for one project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;
   6. That the net level of funds and agency support costs returned by the bilateral agencies at the 84^th meeting was US $920,287, consisting of: US $454,087, plus agency support costs of US $57,518 from the Government of France, and US $405,953, plus agency support costs of US $2,729 from the Government of Japan;
2. To request:
   1. Bilateral and implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and for projects completed "by decision of the Executive Committee”, and to return the associated balances at the 85^th meeting;
   2. UNIDO to return to the 85^th meeting the balance of one completed project funded using the additional voluntary contributions;
   3. UNIDO to disburse or cancel commitments for one project completed over two years previously and to return balances at the 85^th meeting;
   4. UNEP to return the outstanding balances for one ODS-alternative survey project before the 85^th meeting, in line with decision 80/75(c)(ii) and decision 83/3(b)(iii);
   5. The Treasurer to follow up with the Governments of France and Japan, on the return, in cash, of the amount of US $920,287 referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(vi) above; and
   6. The Treasurer to offset US $133,146 from the funds approved for the World Bank at the 84^th meeting, representing the amount of the penalty payment received from the Government of China pursuant to decision 82/88(d).