Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review on projects involving HCFCs (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13, paras. 9-12), the Executive Committee expressed its appreciation for the increased information/justification provided for the selection of HCFCs and noted that that was the level of information originally expected, and that at least that level was expected in the future; stressed to the Implementing Agencies that it considered this to be more than a paper exercise, and urged the Agencies to take seriously the obligations related to providing information on alternatives available; and decided, in recognition of Article 2F of the Montreal Protocol, to request that Implementing Agencies provide, for all future projects or groups of projects for HCFCs from any country, a letter from the Government concerned. In the letter, the country should:
- Verify that it had reviewed the specific situations involved with the project(s) as well as its HCFC commitments under Article 2F;
- State if it had nonetheless determined that, at the present time, the projects needed to use HCFCs for an interim period;
(c) State that it understood that no funding would be available for the future conversion from HCFCs for these companies.