Decision 61/35

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve:
   1. The demonstration sub-project for the conversion of room air-conditioning compressor manufacturing from HCFC-22 to propane at Guangdong Meizhi Co. at a funding level of US $1,875,000, plus agency support costs of US $140,625 for UNIDO;
   2. The demonstration sub-project for conversion from HCFC-22 to propane at Midea Room Air-conditioner Manufacturing Company, including the heat exchanger component, at a funding level of US $4,026,507, plus agency support costs of US $301,988 for UNIDO;
2. To request:
   1. UNIDO and the Government of China to deduct 13.2 ODP tonnes of HCFCs (240 metric tonnes of HCFC-22) from the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption, as set out in China’s HCFC phase-out management plan;
   2. UNIDO to provide to the Secretariat at the end of each year of the project’s implementation period, progress reports that addressed the issues pertaining to the collection of accurate data in line with the objectives of decision 55/43(b); and
3. To note that the funding provided for the demonstration project did not establish a precedent for future funding levels of similar conversions.