Decision 61/41

UNIDO had consulted the Government of Croatia, which had agreed to accept the funding level of US $600,000 proposed by the Executive Committee and, following informal discussions on those issues among interested Committee Members, the Secretariat, and UNIDO, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve in principle, and on an exceptional basis, the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Croatia, at the amount of US $1,081,150, plus agency support costs of US $65,336 for UNIDO, noting that US $271,150 and agency support costs of US $20,336 for UNIDO had been approved at the 59^th Meeting, and that US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for Italy, had been approved at the 60^th Meeting for the complete phase-out of HCFC-141b in the foam manufacturing sector;
2. To note with appreciation the commitment by the Government of Croatia to accelerate its phase-out of HCFCs by 24 years in advance of the Montreal Protocol schedule;
3. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Croatia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIII to the present report;
4. To request the Secretariat, once the baseline data was known, to update Appendix 2‑A to the Agreement with the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption accordingly; and
5. To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2011, and the first tranche of the HPMP for Croatia at the amount of US $180,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500 for UNIDO.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 66/31.