Decision 91/44

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Eritrea for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $601,600, consisting of US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250 for UNEP, and US $215,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,350 for UNIDO, 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 Eritrea to reduce HCFC consumption by 38.5 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022, 45 per cent by 2023, 67.5 per cent by 2025 and 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;
3. To deduct 0.71 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Eritrea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Eritrea 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 Eritrea for the period 2030‑2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Eritrea, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $244,400, consisting of US $115,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,950, for UNEP and US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,450, for UNIDO.