Decision 62/36

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the umbrella project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from polyurethane rigid foam production in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators, commercial refrigerators and polyurethane insulated composite panels at a total cost of US $1,056,341, plus agency support costs of US $79,226 for UNIDO, noting that a counterpart contribution of US $614,319 would be provided by the beneficiary enterprises;
2. To note that the Government of the Sudan had agreed at the 62^nd meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the 2009 data reported by Sudan under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol (50.6 ODP tonnes);
3. To deduct 11.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in eligible consumption; and
4. To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the umbrella 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 to include those reports in the implementation reports on the HCFC phase-out management plan, once it had been approved.