Approved by the Board on: 29 September 2005
Decision Point 1:
The Board endorses the recommendations of the Phase 2 Task Force (contained in GF/B11/10) with regard to the process to be followed for Phase 2 "no go" recommendations by the Secretariat, currently set forth in the "Phase 2 Decision Making Policies and Procedures" (Annex 6 to GF/B10/8), as amended. Specifically, it decides in principle that the following steps shall be introduced into the Phase 2 procedure once the recommendations referenced in Decision Point 2 below have been approved by the Board at its 12th Meeting:
The budgetary implications for this decision are approximately USD 120,000 (depending on the composition and functioning of the independent panels).
Decision Point 2:
In anticipation of a full review of the Phase 2 policies and procedures in 2006, the Board requests the Portfolio Committee to make recommendations with respect to the composition and functioning of the independent panels that are referred to in Decision Point 1 above, and to present amended Phase 2 Policies and Procedures reflecting the process described in Decision Point 1 to the Board for approval at its 12th Meeting.
The budgetary implications for this decision are approximately USD 120,000 (depending on the composition and functioning of the independent panels).