Decision 61/11

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the consolidated progress report of the Multilateral Fund contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/13;
2. In view of the delays occurring in many of the chiller projects approved by the Executive Committee, to encourage implementing agencies to apply lessons learned from chiller activities in future HCFC projects;
3. To note with concern, that for the second consecutive year HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) preparation activities were in general expected to take longer than had been planned and to urge bilateral and implementing agencies to complete HPMP development as soon as possible, in close consultation with National Ozone Units;
4. To request bilateral and implementing agencies to advise all countries that they could seek co-financing for maximizing climate co-benefits within the HPMP, although doing so should be without prejudice to the timely submission of the HPMP;
5. To note the modifications to tonnage in the Inventory of Approved Projects for the projects indicated in Annex III to document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/13;
6. To request the lead agencies for the respective countries specified in Annex VII to the present report to provide information on the latest status to the 62^nd Meeting of the Executive Committee that:
   1. Verifies the Secretariat’s assessment of the status of implementing agencies’ efforts and progress towards establishing and modifying relevant HCFC licensing systems to address the accelerated HCFC control measures;
   2. Specifies actions to endeavour to obtain co-financing; and
7. To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to submit HPMPs and HCFC sector plans to the 62^nd and 63^rd Meetings of the Executive Committee, bearing in mind that the first HCFC control measures would come into force in less than three years.