Decision 63/51

Pursuant to the agreement that the issue of applicability of HCFC cost-effectiveness thresholds for LVC countries was already covered by previous decisions taken by the Executive Committee and existing procedures (see paragraph 68), and based on the outcome of discussions in the contact group, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Swaziland for the period 2011 to 2020, at the amount of US $955,344, comprising US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,300 for UNEP, and US $667,948, plus agency support costs of US $50,096 for UNDP, on the understanding that:
   1. US $210,000 were for the refrigeration servicing sector to reach the 35 per cent reduction by 2020, in line with decision 60/44; and
   2. US $667,948 were for the investment project for the phase-out of 7.66 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the foam sector;
2. To note that the Government of Swaziland had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 9.4 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 9.2 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 9.6 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;
3. To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Swaziland and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex III to the present report;
4. To request the 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
5. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Swaziland, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $802,794, comprising US $75,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,750 for UNEP, and US $667,948, plus agency support costs of US $50,096 for UNDP.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 70/15