The Executive Committee may wish to consider:
1. Noting with appreciation the reports submitted to the Secretariat on projects with implementation delays by Canada, France, Germany and the four implementing agencies as contained in the document on project implementation delays (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/17).
2. Requesting the Government of Japan to provide a report on the projects classified with implementation delays as a matter of urgency.
3. Noting that the Secretariat and implementing agencies would take established actions according to the Secretariat’s assessment of status, i.e., progress, some progress, or no progress and report and notify governments and implementing agencies as required.
4. Adopting the milestones and deadlines indicated in the attached table:
5. The reports presented at the meeting on the following projects to determine if they warrant cancellation or other action as appropriate:
6. Noting the automatic cancellation of the following project:
(a) Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Richbond S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/22/INV/08) where US $425,316 had been disbursed out of the US $470,625 approved for the project and 150 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phased-out pursuant to Decision 39/13(b) and the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone.
(b) Phase-out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Salidor S.A. in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/13) where US $296,775 had been disbursed out of the US $299,000 approved for the project and 48 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phased-out pursuant to Decision 39/13(b) and the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone.
(c) Phase out of CFCs in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) at Mousse d'Or S.A in Morocco (MOR/FOA/23/INV/19) where US $280,350 had been disbursed out of the US $280,350 approved for the project and 45 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phased-out pursuant to Decision 39/13(b) and the reason for cancellation was non-achievement of the agreed milestone.
(d) Conversion to LCD technology in the manufacture of flexible foam (slabstock) to replace CFC-11 at Bonbino Confort in Morocco (MOR/FOA/25/INV/22) where US $485,483 had been disbursed out of the US $490,200 approved for the project and 90 ODP tonnes had been assigned as phased-out pursuant to Decision 39/13(b).