The representative of the Fund Secretariat introduced document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/62/50. In response to a query from a member seeking further details on the water chillers, he noted that the company involved produced a large range of water-cooled chillers. Following this clarification, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels at Al Hafez Group at a total cost of US $1,465,361, plus agency support costs of US $109,902 for UNIDO (for the phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC‑141b);
- To note that the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic had agreed at the 62nd meeting to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the estimated baseline of 156 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption reported in 2009 and estimated consumption for 2010;
- To deduct 12.9 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFCs; and
- To request UNIDO to provide to the Fund Secretariat, at the end of each year of the 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.