Following the discussion and after the verbal update by the representative of the Secretariat that the HPMP for Indonesia was to be undertaken by another implementing agency, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve the requests submitted by the World Bank for preparation of HCFC phase‑out management plans (HPMPs) for Ecuador, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam at the corresponding level of funding indicated in Annex IV to the present report;
- With regard to China:
- To approve the request for HPMP preparation at the level of funding of US $1,159,200 plus agency support costs of US $86,940, as indicated in Annex IV to the present report, to cover the PU foam and the HCFC production sectors, on the condition that no further funding for project preparation for Stage 1 for these sectors would be approved by the Executive Committee; and
- To request the World Bank to take note of future decisions of the Executive Committee with regard to the production sector when preparing the sector strategy.