Decision 55/13

Preparation of HCFC phase-out management plans

On the basis of the recommendations of the contact group, the Executive Committee decided:

1. That a discount of 25 per cent should be applied to the survey component of the funding for preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) to be approved for countries that had received funding for the HCFC surveys, on the understanding that the countries had flexibility in utilizing the agreed project preparation funding;
2. That countries that had reported zero HCFC consumption should receive US $30,000 for the preparation of HPMPs;
3. That countries that had reported zero HCFC consumption could submit requests for additional funding for HPMP preparation if levels of HCFC consumption greater than zero were identified during preparation and reported under Article 7;
4. To request the Secretariat to prepare for the 56^th Meeting a cost structure for determining funding levels for the preparation of HCFC investment and associated activities, seeking input from the bilateral and implementing agencies on their experience with CFC sector plans and national phase-out plans;
5. To request the Secretariat to apply the cost structure to any submissions for the preparation of HCFC investment and associated activities to the 56^th Meeting from the bilateral and implementing agencies; and
6. That the provisions in subparagraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) above did not apply to China.