The Executive Committee shall invite each Article 5 Party wishing to receive support from the Multilateral Fund to develop a country programme and projects in accordance with paragraph 10(g) of the Terms of Reference of the Committee.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1 Annex III (section II.1.1).
The Fifth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided that country programmes should be viewed as flexible instruments which set out the framework for that country's actions to meet the requirements of the Montreal Protocol. They should be prepared by countries to the extent possible based on the guidance approved by the Executive Committee.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16, para. 28a).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/5/16 Annex III).
The Tenth Meeting of the Executive Committee requested Article 5 Parties and the Implementing Agencies collaborating with them to give priority to early completion of country programmes, and to strive to submit completed country programme documents within nine months of the disbursement of the funds to the Article 5 Parties for their preparation.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/10/40, para. 134).