Decision 72/33

Following informal discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;
   2. The change in the foam sector plan proposed by UNIDO, and that the amount of US $97,127 associated with one non-eligible foam enterprise (Nobough) would be reallocated to the three new eligible enterprises manufacturing insulation foam for domestic refrigerators added to stage I, but its HCFC consumption (3.8 ODP tonnes) would continue to be deducted from the starting point;
   3. That the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had committed to reducing its HCFC consumption by 30 per cent of the baseline by 1 January 2018;
   4. That the Secretariat had updated paragraph 1 and Appendices 2-A and 7-A of the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, based on the revised sector plan submitted by UNIDO, and that a new paragraph 16 had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement attached as Annex XI to the present report superseded that reached at the 68^th meeting;
2. To deduct an additional 63.1 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining consumption eligible for funding; and
3. To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2014 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $622,711, consisting of US $477,816, plus agency support costs of US $35,836 for UNDP, and US $101,450, plus agency support costs of US $7,609 for UNIDO, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP and UNIDO until the Secretariat had received a verification report confirming that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee.