Decision 80/67

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo;
   2. That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 17.00 ODP tonnes;
   3. That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 63^rd meeting in order to meet the 10 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline, as initially calculated, had been US $475,000, rather than US $176,000 in line with decision 60/44(f)(xii); that the maximum funding balance for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $1,125,000, in line with decision 74/50(c)(xii); and that the necessary funding adjustments would be made during the approval of stage II of the HPMP for the country;
   4. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXIII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 63^rd meeting;
2. In accordance with the condition for approval of preparation for stage II of the HPMP in decision 79/27(a), to note the return to the 80^th meeting of US $7,143, plus agency support costs of US $929 from UNEP, and US $2,857, plus agency support costs of US $200 from UNDP;
3. To request the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNEP and UNDP to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and
4. To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the corresponding 2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $52,715, consisting of US $23,500, plus agency support costs of US $3,055 for UNEP, and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,160 for UNDP.