Decision 62/35

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the two foam projects for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene foam as follows:
   1. Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene panel at Al-Watania Plastics at the amount of US $1,310,646, comprising US $1,103,578, and agency support costs of US $82,768 for UNIDO, and US $110,000, and agency support costs of US $14,300 for the Government of Japan;
   2. Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b from the manufacture of extruded polystyrene panel at Line #2 in the Arabian Chemical Company Plastics at the amount of US $785,772, comprising US $615,323, and agency support costs of US $46,149 for UNIDO, and US $110,000, and agency support costs of US $14,300 for the Government of Japan;
2. To note that the Government of Saudi Arabia had agreed at the 62^nd meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 1,464.1 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;
3. To deduct 179.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and
4. To request UNIDO and the Government of Japan to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the projects’ 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 to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.