National compliance action plan for Sri Lanka

National compliance action plan for Sri Lanka

The Forty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to approve, in principle, the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka at a funding level of US $1,015,000 plus appropriate agency support costs ; and

(b) to request the bilateral and Implementing Agencies to continue discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka in order to finalize the agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for submission to the Forty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/54, Decision 42/40, para. 133).

Subsequently, the Forty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee decided to approve the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka on the understanding that:

(a) the total level of funding of the national compliance action plan for Sri Lanka was US $1,015,000 plus support costs of US $131,950. This was the total funding that would be available to the Government of Sri Lanka from the Multilateral Fund for the complete elimination of ODS consumption in the country. The funding would be distributed as follows:

Project title	Project Funding (US$)	Support Cost (US$)	Agency
Incentive programme for commercial and industrial refrigeration end-users	144,000	18,720	Japan
Recovery and recycling programme	290,400	37,752	Japan
MAC recovery, recycling and retrofit programme	123,000	15,990	Japan
Enhancement of national capacity to monitor trade and prevent illegal trade of ODS	135,000	17,550	UNEP
Extension training of the established refrigeration technicians	174,600	22,698	UNEP
Halon bank management programme	40,000	5,200	UNEP
Monitoring the activities included in the phase-out plan	108,000	14,040	Japan

(b) the Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to the phased reduction and complete phase-out of consumption of ODS in Sri Lanka, according to the following phase out schedule which was, at a minimum, consistent with the Montreal Protocol control measures:

ODP tonnes	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total
Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule	445.7	222.9	222.9	66.9	66.9	66.9
Maximum allowable consumption	178.0	155.0	106.1	65.2	21.8
Total reduction from ongoing projects	20.4	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.4
Total reduction under national compliance action plan	2.6	46.4	38.4	43.4	18.7	3.2	152.7
Total annual reduction	23.0	48.9	40.9	43.4	18.7	3.2	178.1

(c) the Government of Sri Lanka agreed that no additional resources would be requested from the Multilateral Fund for activities related to the phase-out of ODS. The Executive Committee agreed to provide Sri Lanka with flexibility in using the agreed funds consistent with operational procedures as agreed between Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan (as the lead implementing agency) in the national compliance action plan;

(d) the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to ensure accurate monitoring of the phase out and to provide regular reports, as required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, by 30 September each year; and

(e) the Government of Japan would be responsible for reporting annually on the implementation of activities funded under the national compliance action plan and for providing verification to the Executive Committee annually that the ODS consumption reductions in the national compliance action plan had been completed according to the above schedule.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/61, Decision 43/18, para. 80).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/43).