1. The Executive Committee agrees to approve in principle US $229,000 as the total funds that will be available to achieve commitments stipulated in this document for the phase-out of the use of methyl bromide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 methyl bromide baseline for compliance for Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.5 ODP tonnes, and the methyl bromide consumption for 2002 is 11.8 ODP tonnes. Therefore, Bosnia and Herzegovina will not be able to meet the 2002 methyl bromide freeze. However, the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina commits to a permanent national reduction in aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide to no more than the following levels:
5.6 ODP tonnes in 2005 and 2006 (reduction of 6.2 ODP tonnes).
0.0 ODP tonnes in 1 January 2007 (reduction of 5.6 ODP tonnes).
3. In addition, Bosnia and Herzegovina commits to sustain the phase-out of methyl bromide by banning its use as a soil fumigant in tobacco seedlings, horticulture, cut flowers and other crops. The specific reductions in consumption noted above would be those achieved through this project. Reductions in accordance with the terms of this project, and the other commitments presented in the project document, will ensure that Bosnia and Herzegovina exceeds subsequent phase-out requirements of the Montreal Protocol.
4. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 further MB consumption in addition to that indicated in paragraph 2 above (11.8 ODP tonnes) be identified at a later date, the responsibility to ensure its phase-out will lie solely with the Government.
5. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina will have flexibility in implementing the project components which it deems more important in order to meet its phase-out commitment noted above.
UNIDO shall report annually to the Executive Committee on progress achieved in meeting the reductions required by this project. UNIDO agrees to manage the funding for this project in a manner designed to ensure that the specific annual reductions agreed are met.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87, Decision 41/45, para. 80).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87 Annex IX).