Decision 63/13

The Executive Committee decided:

1. With regard to Brazil:
   1. To note the 2009 verification report and the 2010 annual implementation report on the national CFC phase-out plan (NPP) in Brazil;
   2. To approve the annual implementation plan for 2011; and
   3. To request the Government of Brazil, with the assistance of UNDP as lead implementing agency, to continue submitting annual implementation reports regarding the previous year to the first meeting of the Executive Committee each year until the NPP had been completed.
2. With regard to China:

Halon production and consumption phase-out programme

1. To request the Government of China and the World Bank to provide a final report to the Executive Committee on the status of the emission reduction of halon 1301 in all Friponil manufacturers by 2013;

Conversion demonstration from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentane-based pre‑blended polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co. Ltd.

1. To note the report on safety and technical feasibility analysis of the project to demonstrate the conversion from HCFC-141b-based to cyclopentane‑based pre-blended polyol in the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foam at Guangdong Wanhua Rongwei Polyurethane Co. Ltd. in China, submitted by the World Bank;
2. To authorize the disbursement of US $635,275 by the World Bank to China for stage II of the project; and
3. To request that the World Bank submit the report on the implementation of the demonstration project, including cost calculations for safety measures, for consideration at the 65^th meeting of the Executive Committee, in line with decision 59/31(c);

Refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan

4. To take note of the progress report on the implementation of the refrigeration servicing sector CFC phase-out plan in China during 2010; and
5. To approve the implementation programme for 2011, on the understanding that UNIDO would provide reports annually, by calendar year, on the activities undertaken, the funds spent and the budget remaining, until the financial closure of the phase-out plan.
   3. With regard to Costa Rica:
      1. To note the 2010 annual progress report on the implementation of the fifth tranche of the project for the total phase-out of methyl bromide (MB) used as a fumigant in melons, cut flowers, bananas, tobacco seedbeds and nurseries, excluding quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications, in Costa Rica;
      2. To note that the consumption of MB in Costa Rica in 2010 was below the maximum level of consumption indicated in the revised schedule for the phase‑out of MB for the country;
      3. To authorize the disbursement of US $255,000 by UNDP to Costa Rica as part of the fifth tranche of the project; and
      4. To note that UNDP should present annual progress reports on implementation of the project, including financial reports, until the project had been completed, in accordance with decision 59/36.
   4. With regard to Mexico, noting that the transfer of the national methyl bromide (MB) phase-out plan in Mexico (second tranche) from the Government of Canada to UNIDO had been approved by decision 63/2:
      1. To approve the transfer from the Government of Canada to UNIDO of US $417,522, plus agency support costs of US $31,314 for UNIDO, associated with the 2012 and 2013 work programmes for the phase-out of MB in commodities in Mexico; and
      2. To approve the revised agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Mexico, as contained in Annex IX to the present report.
   5. With regard to Paraguay:
      1. To note the progress report on the implementation of the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for Annex A, Group I substances for the 2010 implementation period;
      2. To request Paraguay to use the balance of funds remaining from the second, third and fourth tranches of the TPMP to complete the remaining activities to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and support other activities to facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs in Paraguay; and
      3. To submit a final report on the implementation of the activities under the TPMP no later than the 66^th meeting of the Executive Committee.
   6. With regard to Sri Lanka:
      1. To note the report from the Government of Japan on the proposal for the utilization of remaining funds under the National Compliance Action Plan (NCAP) of Sri Lanka;
      2. To approve the request by the Government of Sri Lanka to continue the implementation of the phase-out activities approved under the NCAP to sustain zero consumption of CFCs and to support other activities to facilitate the phase‑out of HCFCs in Sri Lanka; and
      3. To submit a final report on the implementation of the activities under the NCAP no later than the 66^th meeting of the Executive Committee.