Decision 97/38

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Angola for the period from 2025 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $520,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,400, 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 Angola 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 note also the commitment of the Government of Angola to establish a ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment by December 2027;
4. To deduct 5.18 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Angola and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXIX to the present report;
6. That approval of the second tranche of stage III of the HPMP would be conditional on the establishment of a ban on the import of HCFC-141b by December 2026;
7. That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of the HPMP, the Government of Angola 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 Angola for the period 2030–2040; and
8. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Angola, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $258,689, plus agency support costs of US $18,108, for UNDP.