Decision 63/32

Therefore, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Georgia for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $500,900, plus agency support costs of US $37,568 for UNDP, on the understanding that:
   1. US $315,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reach up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with decision 60/44; and
   2. US $185,900 were provided for the phase-out of 11 metric tonnes (0.72 ODP tonnes) of HCFC-142b used in the solvent sector;
2. To note that the Government of Georgia had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 5.3 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 4.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 6.1 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;
3. To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report;
4. To request the Fund Secretariat, once the baseline data were known, to update Appendix 2-A to the Agreement to include the figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting change in the levels of maximum allowable consumption and of any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any adjustments needed being made when the next tranche was submitted; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Georgia, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,000 for UNDP.