Decision 87/36

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $633,165, consisting of US $506,729, plus agency support costs of US $35,471, for UNIDO and US $80,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,465, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia:
   1. To ban the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2023;
   2. To ban the import of HCFC-141b and HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2024;
   3. To implement refrigeration and air-conditioning technician certification scheme by 1 January 2025;
   4. To do the following by 1 January 2026: a. Implement an electronic licensing system; a. Implement a prohibition on the venting of HCFCs during installation, servicing and decommissioning of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and a prohibition on disposable cylinders; b. Finalize and implement a regulation requiring the recovery of HCFCs during the servicing of refrigeration and air‑conditioning equipment and a regulation requiring leak-checking for larger equipment (using more than 3 kg of refrigerant); c. Establish a code of practice for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians;
   5. To reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the country’s baseline by 1 January 2022, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025 and 85 per cent by 1 January 2028, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2030, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;
3. To deduct 4.57 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVI to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia 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 the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the period 2030–2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $178,000, consisting of US $141,009, plus agency support costs of US $9,871, for UNIDO and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,120, for UNEP.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 93/36.