Decision 65/24

Following informal discussions the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cuba for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,747,527, plus agency support costs of US $131,065 for UNDP, on the understanding that:
   1. US $560,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with decision 60/44; and
   2. US $1,187,527 were provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 13.35 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols used in the foam manufacturing sector;
2. To note that the Government of Cuba had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 16.88 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 11.70 ODP tonnes and 22.07 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 13.35 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 30.23 ODP tonnes;
3. To deduct 19.26 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
4. To note that during implementation of stage I of the HPMP the Government of Cuba could submit an investment project to phase-out 1.32 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 used by the company Frioclima to manufacture refrigeration and air conditioning equipment;
5. To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XI to the present report; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Cuba, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $750,000, plus agency support costs of US $56,250 for UNDP.