1. The Executive Committee agrees to approve, in principle, US $221,032 as the total funds that will be available to achieve the phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) used for all purposes in Bolivia, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment applications, subject to the following understandings and considerations.
2. As reported to the Ozone Secretariat, and consistent with information in the project document presented to the Executive Committee, the MB baseline for compliance for Bolivia is 0.6 ODP tonnes and the consumption reported in 2000 was 0.41 ODP tonnes of controlled use. However, the average consumption of MB in the 12 months preceding project preparation (July 2000-July 2001) was 1.5 ODP tonnes of controlled use. Bolivia will therefore, have to reduce its consumption of MB by at least 0.92 ODP tonnes to achieve compliance with the Montreal Protocol’s 2002 freeze obligation, and by at least 1 ODP tonne to achieve compliance with the Protocol’s 20 per cent reduction in 2005.
3. However, the Government of Bolivia commits to stabilizing consumption at the freeze level no later than 2003 through import restrictions and other policies deemed necessary to control its MB consumption and achieve a complete phase-out by 2004. Thus, the Government of Bolivia commits to a permanent national reduction in aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide to no more than the following level:
4. The Government of Bolivia has reviewed the consumption data identified in this project and is confident that it is correct. Accordingly, the Government is entering into this agreement with the Executive Committee on the understanding that, should additional MB consumption be identified at a later date, the responsibility to ensure its phase-out will lie solely with the Government.
5. The Government of Bolivia will have flexibility in organizing and implementing the project components which it deems more important in order to meet its phase-out commitment noted above. UNDP agrees to manage the funding for this project in a manner designed to ensure the achievement of the specific MB reductions agreed for the sector.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67, Decision 35/42, para. 77).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67 Annex VII).