A country programme approved by the Executive Committee shall serve as a basis for project preparation and further co-operation between the Party and the Implementing Agencies. However, individual projects prepared prior to the completion of a country programme shall also qualify for funding if consistent with project eligibility criteria approved by the Executive Committee.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/3/18/Rev.1 Annex III, Section II.1.5).
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee agreed that projects that were developed as part of the process of country programme preparation and included in the country programmes for approval by the Executive Committee should first be discussed with the designated Implementing Agency and, where necessary, a technical review obtained from the agency and attached to the project before submission.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/13/47, para. 100).