Decision 38/42

Guatemala: National phase-out of methyl bromide (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/33 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/33/Add.1)

Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/14, paragraphs 75 and 76), the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note that Guatemala's baseline consumption of methyl bromide is 400.7 ODP tonnes, its latest methyl bromide consumption reported for 2001 to the Ozone Secretariat is 788.6 ODP tonnes and, therefore, Guatemala might not be in compliance with the 2002 freeze target;
2. To agree that, notwithstanding this fact, and without prejudice to the operation of the Montreal Protocol’s mechanisms dealing with non-compliance issues, funding of US $3,257,377, plus agency support costs is approved on the basis that:
   1. The implementation schedule proposed in the project is planned to achieve a total reduction in consumption of 468 ODP tonnes in 2005; of this amount 100 tonnes would be reduced by non-Article 5 companies. Furthermore, 388 ODP tonnes would be reduced in the calendar year of 2004 and additional 80 ODP tonnes in the calendar year 2005 in order to enable Guatemala to meet the methyl bromide freeze and 2005 reduction targets, respectively;
   2. Guatemala commits to permanently sustain the reduction in the consumption of methyl bromide through the implementation of the project and the use of import restrictions and other policies that it might deem necessary, bringing the total aggregate national consumption in controlled uses of methyl bromide to 320.6 ODP tonnes. This will enable them to achieve the 20 per cent reduction in the baseline consumption by 2005;
   3. Guatemala will completely phase out methyl bromide consumption by 2008, bringing the national aggregate consumption of controlled uses of methyl bromide down to zero, provided that a second portion of the project (US $3,264,389) is approved; and
   4. Guatemala will sustain this phase-out of methyl bromide agreed above through import restrictions and controlled use of methyl bromide for all non-exempt methyl bromide uses.