1. The Executive Committee agrees to approve in principle (US $1,084,139) as the total funds that will be available to achieve the commitments noted in this document for the phased reduction in the use of methyl bromide in Syrian Arab Republic 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, Syrian Arab Republic had a total consumption of 113 ODP tonnes of methyl bromide (imports) in the year 2000, of which 105 ODP tonnes were used for storage and commodities fumigation. In accordance with the data submitted to the Ozone Secretariat by Syrian Arab Republic for the years 1995-1998, Syrian Arab Republic had a methyl bromide consumption baseline of 220.85 ODP tonnes. Syrian Arab Republic has already complied with the year 2002 freeze and the 20 per cent reduction due in 2005, and is committed to a permanent national reduction in aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide to no more than the following levels during the 12-month period of the following listed years:
2001 113.0 ODP tonnes (no reduction).
2002 108 ODP tonnes (5 ODP tonnes reduction).
2003 78.2 ODP tonnes (29.8 ODP tonnes reduction).
2004 43.4 ODP tonnes (34.8 ODP tonnes reduction).
2005 8.0 ODP tonnes (35.4 ODP tonnes reduction).
3. In addition, upon successful completion of the project, Syrian Arab Republic commits to sustain this phase-out of methyl bromide through the use of adequate regulations. Syrian Arab Republic may have additional projects approved in non-storage and commodity fumigation that will add to the reductions noted above and subsequently allow total phase-out of methyl bromide.
4. In the context of the extensive training to be carried out during the implementation of this project, UNIDO agrees to train related personnel in ways to limit the use of phosphine through careful monitoring of concentration in order to avoid insect resistance. UNIDO shall also report back to the Executive Committee annually on the progress in meeting the methyl bromide reductions required and the expenditures realized. Following initial disbursement of 35 per cent in the year 2001, funding for late years will be disbursed 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:
2002 30 per cent
2004 15 per cent
5. 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/34/58, Decision 34/57, para. 77).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/34/58 Annex XIII).