Other matters
155. One member expressed concern at the increasing tendency for approval of projects by piecemeal rather than as part of a country programme. He felt that the Committee needed to look at the priority of country programmes again. Another member felt that although that was the case now, however, each Article 5 Party had its own constraints and they should not be discouraged from submitting projects prior to country programme preparations, as had been decided by the Executive Committee at its Third Meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1, Annex III).
156. The Executive Committee decided to include the issue as an agenda item at its next meeting, and further requested the Secretariat to prepare a status of country programmes to be submitted at the Tenth Meeting of the Executive Committee.