The Twenty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) safety standards should follow international standards, where these are higher than standards in the country concerned. The practical application of established standards should be based on industry norms and practice in European countries.
(b) projects should be prepared and reviewed on the basis of this principle.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/23/68, Decision 23/18, para. 39).
The Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided to approve the Hydrocarbon Safety Cost Study to be used as guidance for the Implementing Agencies, for enterprises in Article 5 countries in the preparation of investment projects and for the Secretariat in reviewing the submitted projects (Note: an executive summary of the paper is presented in Annex IX.7).
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/68, Decision 25/47, para. 48).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/25/54).
The Thirty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee decided to request the Implementing Agencies, in co-operation with the National Ozone Units, to conduct safety inspections where applicable and to prepare a report on incidences of fires resulting from conversion projects and to report thereon at its Thirty-fifth Meeting. As a follow-up, Implementing Agencies and sector experts might need to update safety guidelines as required.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/33/32, Decision 33/2, para. 18(n)).