Decision 86/72

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note that the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for Jamaica was 10.58 ODP tonnes, based on the best estimates of consumption in the country in 2009 and 2010; and that the maximum remaining funding for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $390,000, based on the difference between the maximum level of funding eligible for the complete phase‑out of US $950,000, in line with decision 74/50(c)(xii), and the funding approved under stage I of US $560,000;
2. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jamaica for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $390,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
3. To note the commitment of the Government of Jamaica:
   1. To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;
   2. To prohibit import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2026;
4. To deduct 2.48 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To request the Government of Jamaica and UNDP to provide, at the 87th meeting, an update on the status of implementation of the measures for strengthening the licensing and quota system and monitoring and reporting of HCFC consumption recommended in the verification report submitted at the 85th meeting;
6. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIX to the present report;
7. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Jamaica should submit:
   1. A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;
   2. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Jamaica for the period 2030–2040; and
8. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Jamaica, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $117,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,190 for UNDP.