The Executive Committee decided:
- To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC management plan (HPMP) for Ghana to achieve the complete phase-out of HCFCs at an estimated total cost of US $3,875,175 (excluding agency support costs), while pointing out that it did not endorse this estimate and that the application of the US $4.5/kg cost-effectiveness figure beyond 2015 should not set a precedent for future projects;
- To note that the Government of Ghana agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the consumption based on the average consumption forecast for 2009 and 2010 (49.5 ODP tonnes);
- To approve, in principle, Stage 1 of the HPMP for Ghana for the period 2010-2019, at the amount of US $1,031,311, plus agency support costs of US $77,348 for UNDP, and US $325,000, plus agency support costs of US $42,250 for Italy;
- To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;
- 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
- To approve the first implementation plan for 2010-2011, and the first tranche of Stage 1 of the HPMP for Ghana at the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,100 for Italy.