Decision 27/77

Circumstances for the consideration of ODS phase-out in the commercial refrigeration end-user sector

Having taken note of the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/27/13, paras. 118-121), including the views:

1. That much more information on the sector was needed;
2. That funding should be concentrated on the production sector rather than for end‑user conversions;
3. That priority should be given to projects in a wider range of areas;
4. That projects should also be open to non-low-volume-consuming countries;
5. That, with current low CFC prices, end-user conversions would not be economically viable or sustainable;
6. That the paper is important for low-volume-consuming countries specifically, since these countries did not obtain other types of funding in the form of investment projects, and since this funding window would probably be the only assistance they would receive towards meeting the 50 per cent CFC reduction measure scheduled for 2005;
7. That the list of applications that would receive assistance as indicated in paragraph 29 of the paper would include refrigeration systems in hospitals;
8. That clarification was needed on what was meant by“minor capital items”;

(ix) That“compressor replacement” would be included as a cost-item that would be eligible for funding;

the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note with appreciation the work carried out by the Secretariat to prepare the proposed initial guidelines;

(b) To request the Secretariat and the Implementing Agencies to refine the proposed guidelines, taking into account the comments made by the members of the Sub-Committee.