The Executive Committee decided:
- To note that the Government of Argentina had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, the consumption level reported under Article 7 for 2008 (356.9 ODP tonnes);
- To approve on an exceptional basis the investment project for the phase-out of HCFC‑22 in the room and unitary air-conditioning equipment manufacturing sector at a level of US $8,435,542, plus agency support costs of US $632,666 for UNIDO, and US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $39,000 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that it would not set a precedent for funding the phase‑out of more than 10 per cent of the starting point for aggregate reduction until a clear policy on that issue was established;
- To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to deduct 53.5 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (972 metric tonnes of HCFC-22) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, as established under sub-paragraph (a) above; and
- Also to request UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the project’s implementation period, or part thereof, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of decision 55/43(b).