Decision 62/37

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the umbrella project for the phase-out of HCFC-141b from polyurethane (PU) rigid foam production in the manufacture of PU insulated sandwich panels and the phase-out of HCFC-142b and HCFC-22 in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) boardstock in Turkey at a cost of US $7,713,490, plus agency support costs of US $578,512 for UNIDO;
2. To note that the Government of Turkey had agreed at the 62^nd meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the 2009 HCFC consumption reported under Article 7 of the Protocol of 609.9 ODP tonnes plus 30.8 ODP tonnes of HCFCs contained in imported polyol blends, for a total of 640.8 ODP tonnes;
3. To deduct 293.7 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.