The Executive Committee decided:
(a) To note with appreciation the business plans and letters on bilateral cooperation submitted by: Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America as addressed in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/7;
(b) Also to note the withdrawal by Hungary of its business plan, which included funding for the European Network;
(c) To note with appreciation the significant support for the European Network provided by the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Slovak Republic;
(d) To request the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic to withdraw their business plans, which included funding for the European Network, as UNEP had incorporated the Network into its funding requests for its Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP);
(e) Further to note the statement made by the representative of Japan with respect to the activities proposed and to maintain them in the business plan of Japan; and
(f) In the case of multiyear projects which would result in forward commitments into the next replenishment period, to request bilateral agencies to establish arrangements such as agreements with other implementing and bilateral agencies that were in a position to do so, which would ensure that the project received the full funding approved.