(i) that, taking into account the need for large consuming countries to initiate planning for dealing with this large and complex sector, as well as the related decision of the Meeting of the Parties, it will consider requests for funding the development of long-term strategies for the refrigeration sector for high-volume-consuming countries. High-volume-consuming countries that have not yet undertaken country programme updates should undertake this strategic RMP development in the context of such updates, consistent with any Executive Committee guidance on country programme updates;
(j) that future Executive Committee decisions on funding the implementation of the elements of such RMP strategies should take into account the relative priority in national government planning of CFC reductions in the refrigeration sector and the availability of other reduction opportunities in meeting the country’s control obligations;
(k) that, in that context, the Executive Committee may consider whether certain activities often considered to be part of an RMP (such as training of customs officers) could be initiated before an RMP was developed.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/61, Decision 31/48, para. 78).
(Supporting documents: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/30/39 and 31/57).
The Thirty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee decided to request UNDP to comply with Decision 31/48 for countries which apply for the 50 per cent increase to their current RMP funding level. Funding requests should be accompanied by a justification for the proposed additional activities based on a full assessment as described in Decision 31/48, para. (a), and a clear explanation of how this funding will ensure compliance with the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule to January 2007.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/44, Decision 32/10, para. 21 (b)).
The Thirty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee decided that the Implementing Agency responsible for implementing the RMP be requested to make every effort to assist the country concerned to achieve phase-out targets specified in the RMP.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/32/44, Decision 32/26, para. 38).
The Thirty-seventh Meeting of the Executive Committee decided that, for RMPs in large-volume-consuming countries, interim steps should not be used in performance agreements unless the use of CFCs for manufacturing had been completely phased out, and that the agreement should result in complete phase-out as if it were part of a national CFC phase-out plan or a sector plan.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/37/71, Decision 37/19, para. 47).