Decision 90/26

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the updated information provided by UNEP in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/9 on the status of implementation of enabling activities for HFC phase-down in 16 Article 5 countries and their requests for extension of the completion dates of the enabling activities;
2. To approve the requests for extension, on an exceptional basis, of the completion dates of enabling activities for HFC phase-down for the following countries, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested:
   1. Benin, Burundi, Chad, the Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe, to 31 December 2022, to allow for completion of the remaining activities relating to stakeholder consultations, policies and regulations relating to HFC phase-down and information outreach with national stakeholders on HFC phase-down;
   2. Brunei Darussalam, to 30 June 2023, to allow for completion of stakeholder consultations, the development of regulations for the effective management of the trade and use of HFCs, awareness and information outreach on HFC phase-down and the promotion of the energy-efficient use of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment; and
   3. Pakistan, to 30 June 2023, to allow for completion of consultations related to the finalization of the country assessment report and the advanced draft of the Statutory Regulatory Order (regulation amendment), capacity-building workshops for industry representatives, including end users and the service sector, on HFC phase‑down and low-global-warming-potential alternatives and awareness and outreach activities relating to HFC phase-down with a view to soliciting the support of various stakeholders.