Decision 93/22

The Executive Committee decided: 

1. To note: 
   1. The report provided by UNDP on the temporary use of alternatives with high global warming potential (GWP) in the systems houses Amino, Flexível and U-Tech under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/93/20;
   2. That the systems houses Amino and Flexível had discontinued the temporary use of high-GWP technology and introduced low-GWP technologies for all its clients;
2. To request UNDP:
   1. To continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative low-GWP technologies to the U-Tech systems house, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversions (where applicable) would not be paid until the technology originally selected or another low-GWP technology had been fully introduced; and
   2. To provide, as part of the request for the following tranche under stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, a report on the status of temporary use of high-GWP alternatives, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including the associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.