Decision 66/47

Following the report of the convenor, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait for the period 2012 to 2018 to reduce HCFC consumption by 39.2 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $9,904,677, consisting of US $1,043,000, plus agency support costs of US $124,730 for UNEP, and US $8,861,677, plus agency support costs of US $664,626 for UNIDO;
2. To note that the Government of Kuwait had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 418.6 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 398.1 ODP tonnes and 439.1 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 10.64 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyol systems, resulting in 429.24 ODP tonnes;
3. To note that the Government of Kuwait had committed to limiting the amount of imports of HCFC-141b to the current level of HCFC-141b exported in pre-blended polyols of 32.49 ODP tonnes once the conversion in the polyurethane foam sector and the implementation of the activities for the servicing sector for stage I had been completed;
4. To consider further voluntary commitments by the Government of Kuwait for reduction in HCFC consumption in the servicing sector, if possible, in future HPMP stages;
5. To deduct 239.15 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
6. To confirm that stage II of the HPMP would address targets beyond the country’s 2020 reduction obligation;
7. To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXIX to the present report;
8. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $4,112,885, consisting of US $277,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,126 for UNEP, and US $3,537,450, plus agency support costs of US $265,309 for UNIDO; and
9. To approve the reallocation of funding remaining from the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) of US $220,000, plus agency support costs for UNEP, and US $28,000, plus agency support costs for UNIDO, as agreed by the Government of Kuwait, in line with the implementation plan provided.