The Executive Committee decided:
- To note with appreciation the submission of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bhutan, including the country’s high-level commitment and firm intention to completely phase out HCFC consumption by 1 January 2020;
- To approve, in principle, the HPMP for Bhutan for the period 2011 to 2025 for accelerated HCFC phase-out, at the amount of US $523,580, comprising US $282,000, plus agency support costs of US $36,660 for UNEP, and US $188,000, plus agency support costs of US $16,920 for UNDP, on the understanding that there would be no more funding eligibility for HCFC phase-out in the country after 2025;
- To note that the Government of Bhutan had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the level of consumption of 0.3 ODP tonnes reported for 2009;
- To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Bhutan and the Executive Committee for the phase-out of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present document, on the understanding that the country could submit the request for the final tranche, presently foreseen for 2025, in 2020 if HCFC consumption had been completely phased out at that time;
- 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 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
- To approve the first tranche of the HPMP for Bhutan, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $189,300, comprising US $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,000 for UNEP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNDP.