Decision 88/50

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Georgia for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $585,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,950, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Georgia:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 56 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022, 62 per cent by 2023, 67 per cent by 2024 and 72 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030;
   2. To ban HCFC imports after 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 ban the import and restrict the installation of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;
3. To deduct 2.97 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Georgia 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 Georgia for the period 2030-2040;
6. To note that UNDP would submit detailed reports on the results of the incentive schemes for end users of small and medium-sized commercial refrigeration equipment once they had been completed to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with decision 84/84(d); and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Georgia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $190,839, plus agency support costs of US $13,359 for UNDP, on the understanding that if Georgia were to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to use flammable substances in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, the country would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.