The Executive Committee decided to approve the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka on the understanding that:
(a) The total level of funding of the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka was US $1,015,000 plus support costs of US $131,950. This was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Sri Lanka from the Multilateral Fund for the complete elimination of ODS consumption in the country. The funding would be distributed as follows:
Project Title: Incentive programme for commercial and industrial refrigeration end-users
Project Funding (US$):144,000
Support Cost (US$):18,720 Agency:Japan
Project Title:Recovery and recycling programme
Project Funding (US$):290,400
Support Cost (US$):37,752
Agency:Japan
Project Title:MAC recovery, recycling and retrofit programme
Project Funding (US$):123,000
Support Cost (US$):15,990
Agency:Japan
Project Title:Enhancement of national capacity to monitor trade and prevent illegal trade of ODS
Project Funding (US$):135,000
Support Cost (US$):17,550
Agency:UNEP
Project Title:Extension training of the established refrigeration technicians
Project Funding (US$):174,600
Support Cost (US$):22,698
Agency:UNEP
Project Title:Halon bank management programme
Project Funding (US$):40,000
Support Cost (US$):5,200
Agency:UNEP
Monitoring the activities included in the phase-out plan
Project Funding (US$):108,000
Support costs: 14,040
Agency: Japan
(b) The Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of consumption of ODS in Sri Lanka, according to the following phase out schedule which was, at a minimum, consistent with the Montreal Protocol control measures:
(see table in text of report)
(c) The Government of Sri Lanka agreed that no additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund for activities related to the phase-out of ODS. The Executive Committee agreed to provide Sri Lanka with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan (as the lead implementing agency) in the national compliance action plan;
(d) The Government of Sri Lanka agreed to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase out and to provide regular reports, as required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and
(e) The Government of Japan would be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the national compliance action plan and for providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the ODS consumption reductions in the national compliance action plan had been completed according to the above schedule.