Revised work programmes and related budgets
58. The Chairman of the Group reported that it had been successful in reaching an agreement which provided additional funds for the implementation of some projects in the year 1991 and for engaging in a dialogue with newly ratifying Paragraph 1 Article 5 countries, particularly China. The Executive Committee, endorsing the draft proposal which she submitted, then decided:
- To approve the revised work programme for 1991 as presented by the World Bank with the proviso that the views expressed by the Committee would be taken into account by the World Bank in the implementation of its programmes;
- To approve the related budget of $5 million, including $1.5 million already allocated at its second and third meetings, noting that $2 million of the additional cost was for country programmes, project preparation and opening up a dialogue with Article 5 countries that had recently ratified the Montreal Protocol, and $1.5 million for investment projects of less than $0.5 million in Mexico, Tunisia, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Venezuela and the Philippines;
- To consider any further additions to the work programme at its fifth meeting.