1. The Executive Committee:
(a) at its 31st Meeting, approved US $479,040 (World Bank) as the total funds that will be available to Turkey to achieve the complete phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) used in the dried fig sector (30 ODP tonnes);
(b) at its 35th Meeting, approved in principle, an additional US $3,408,844 (UNIDO) as the total funds that will be available to Turkey to achieve the complete phase-out of MB used in protected tomato, cucumber, and carnation crops (additional 292.2 ODP tonnes).
2. The methyl bromide baseline for compliance for Turkey was calculated at 479.7 ODP tonnes. The 1999 consumption was 342.6 ODP tonnes (reported to the Ozone Secretariat), and the 2000 consumption was 363.6 ODP tonnes (as reported in the project document). Accordingly, Turkey will have achieved compliance with both the Montreal Protocol’s 2002 freeze and the 20 per cent reduction by 2005, if it does not exceed its current consumption level.
3. Through the implementation of the above investment projects, the Government of Turkey commits to reduce its total national consumption of controlled uses of MB, from its 1999 consumption, as follows:
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Year |
Dried figs |
Tomatoes, cucumbers, carnations |
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2000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
342.6 |
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2001 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
332.6 |
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2002 |
10.0 |
29.2 |
293.4 |
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2003 |
10.0 |
58.0 |
225.4 |
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2004 |
0.0 |
58.0 |
167.4 |
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2005 |
0.0 |
89.0 |
78.4 |
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2006 |
0.0 |
58.0 |
20.4 |
4. Upon completion of the projects, the remaining level of MB consumption in Turkey will be 20.4 ODP tonnes. Turkey also commits to permanently sustain the consumption levels indicated above through the use of import restrictions and other policies it may deem necessary. UNIDO and the World Bank shall report back annually to the Executive Committee on the progress achieved in meeting the reductions required by the two investment projects.
5. Following an initial disbursement of US $1,000,000 in the year 2001, funding for later years in the protected tomato, cucumber and carnation crops 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:
2002 US $1,000,000
2003 US $700,000
2004 US $708,844
6. The Government of Turkey 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 the above table (20.4 ODP tonnes) be identified at a later date, the responsibility to ensure its phase-out will lie solely with the Government.
7. The Government of Turkey will have flexibility in implementing the project components which it deems more important in order to meet its phase-out commitment. UNIDO and the World Bank agree to manage the funding of the projects in a manner designed to ensure that the specific annual reductions agreed are met.
8. The agreed conditions between the Government of Turkey and the Executive Committee have taken into account the already approved MB phase-out projects in dried figs; therefore, this agreement supersedes the conditions agreed at the 31st Meeting of the Executive Committee.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/61, Decision 31/38, para. 61).
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67, Decision 35/45, para. 80).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/61 Annex VIII, UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/35/67 Annex X).