The Seventh Meeting of the Executive Committee adopted guidelines for cost assessment of bilateral and regional activities. In assessing the costs claimed as bilateral or regional contributions to the Fund, it was decided that the following criteria should be used:
(a) donor countries should submit a detailed account of how the assistance conforms to incremental costs;
(b) lists of maximum costs by level of ODS consumption by project type, e.g., those used for institutional strengthening, should be developed and claims for bilateral or regional contributions should not exceed the maximum levels; and
(c) activities that involve more than one Article 5 country may be considered bilateral activities providing that the above criteria are met and a pro rata share is determined which accounts for participation of any non-Article 5 country.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30, para. 82 and Annex IV).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30 Annex IV).
Non-Article 5 Parties intending to withhold up to 20 per cent of their contribution for the purpose of bilateral or regional assistance should, to the extent possible, indicate this in writing to the Fund Secretariat, specifying the year to which it should be credited. The Secretariat shall circulate such information to all non-Article 5 Parties and to the Implementing Agencies.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16 Annex IV, para. 4).