Agreed conditions for phase-out of methyl bromide in Morocco

(a) at its 29th Meeting, approved US $1,006,652 as the total funds that will be available to Morocco to achieve the complete phase-out of methyl bromide used in cut flowers and banana production (61 ODP tonnes);

(b) at its 32nd Meeting, approved additional US $2,189,729 as the total funds that will be available to Morocco to achieve the complete phase-out of methyl bromide used in strawberry crops (additional 151.6 ODP tonnes);

(c) at its 34th Meeting, approved in principle additional US $3,957,844 as the total funds that will be available to Morocco to achieve the complete phase-out of methyl bromide used in tomatoes (additional 389.9 ODP tonnes).

2. As reported to the Ozone Secretariat, the methyl bromide baseline for compliance for Morocco is 695.8 ODP tonnes; the 1999 and 2000 methyl bromide consumption (reported to the Ozone Secretariat) was 409 and 870.2 ODP tonnes. Accordingly, Morocco must reduce its 2000 consumption of methyl bromide by at least 174.2 ODP tonnes to achieve compliance with the Montreal Protocol’s 2002 freeze obligation and by at least 313.6 ODP tonnes to achieve compliance with the Protocol's 20 per cent reduction in 2005.

3. Through the implementation of the above investment projects, the Government of Morocco commits to a permanent national reduction in aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide to no more than the following levels:

	Maximum level of methyl bromide consumption by crop (ODP tonnes)
Year	Strawberries	Bananas/flowers	Tomatoes	Total phased out	Consumption level
2001	23.4	0.0	0.0	23.4	744.0
2002	15.6	40.0	109.8	165.4	578.6
2003	20.4	21.0	52.9	94.3	484.3
2004	42.2	0.0	52.1	94.3	390.0
2005	50.0	0.0	77.9	127.9	262.1
2006	0.0	0.0	97.2	97.2	164.9

4. Upon completion of the projects, the maximum methyl bromide consumption in Morocco shall not exceed 164.9 ODP tonnes. Morocco also commits to permanently sustain the consumption levels indicated above through the use of import restrictions and other policies it may deem necessary. UNIDO shall report back annually to the Executive Committee on the progress achieved in meeting the reductions required by the tomatoes project.

5. Following an initial disbursement of US $400,000 in the year 2001, funding for later years in the tomatoes project will be disbursed by UNIDO in accordance with the following schedule, and with the understanding that a subsequent year’s funding will not be disbursed until the Executive Committee has favourably reviewed the prior year's progress report:

6. The Government of Morocco will have flexibility in implementing the project components which it deems more important in order to meet its phase-out commitment noted above. UNIDO agrees to manage the funding for the projects in a manner designed to ensure that the specific annual reductions agreed are met.

7. These agreed conditions between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee have taken into account the already approved methyl bromide phase-out projects in cut flowers, banana production and strawberry crops and, therefore, supersede the agreed conditions at the 32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee.