Decision 81/39

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh for the period 2018 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline by 2025, in the amount of US $6,334,430, consisting of US $5,356,014, plus agency support cost of US $374,921 for UNDP, and US $534,680, plus agency support cost of US $68,815 for UNEP;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Bangladesh:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2025;
   2. To issue a ban on the manufacture and import of HCFC-22-based air‑conditioners with a cooling capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes of refrigeration by 1 January 2024;
3. To deduct 24.01 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex VII to the present report; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,698,706, consisting of US $2,142,405, plus agency support costs of US $149,968 for UNDP, and US $360,000, plus agency support costs of US $46,333 for UNEP.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 90/44