Having considered the recommendation of the EFC the Board decided to: 

(a) Maintain the 50 per cent cap on the funding of project/programmes implemented by MIEs established by decision B.12/9, and exclude project/programme concepts from the 50 per cent calculation; 

(b) Establish a pipeline of fully developed projects/programmes that have been recommended by the PPRC for approval by the Board, but exceeding the 50 per cent cap; 

(c) Prioritize the projects/programmes in the pipeline by sequentially applying the following criteria: 

(i) Their date of recommendation by the PPRC; 

(ii) Their submission date; and 

(iii)  The lower “net” cost.

(d) Consider fully developed projects/programmes in the pipeline for approval, subject to availability of resources and respecting the 50 per cent cap; and 

(e) Request that the EFC consider at its 9th meeting the suspension of project/programme submissions as the last measure and elaborate on a clear threshold that indicates when the measure should be applied (e.g. 60 per cent excess of the cap).