Following the report of a contact group, where it was agreed that stage I of the HPMP should address the phase-out of 62.7 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b in the foam sector and 29.3 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 used by one large enterprise for manufacturing air-conditioning systems, and an additional US $500,000 should be allocated for activities in the refrigeration servicing sector, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran for the period 2011-2015, at the amount of US $11,298,306, comprising US $4,565,746, plus agency support costs of US $342,431 for UNDP; US $262,000, plus agency support costs of US $34,060 for UNEP; US $2,679,827, plus agency support costs of US $200,987 for UNIDO; and US $2,885,815, plus agency support costs of US $327,440 for the Government of Germany;
- To note that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had agreed to establish an estimated baseline of 355.7 ODP tonnes as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption, calculated using actual consumption of 312.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and consumption of 399.0 ODP tonnes estimated for 2010;
- To deduct 101.3 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
- To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXXVII to the present report;
- To note that the amount of HCFC consumption to be phased out in the Agreement should assist the country to make progress in meeting control measures beyond 2015 accordingly;
- 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
- To approve the first implementation plan for 2011-2012, and the first tranche of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran at the amount of US $6,400,789, comprising US $2,242,000, plus agency support costs of US $168,150, for UNDP; US $262,000, plus agency support costs of US $34,060 for UNEP; US $1,300,000, plus agency support costs of US $97,500 for UNIDO; and US $2,063,000, plus agency support costs of US $234,079 for the Government of Germany.
- This Agreement was revised as per Decision 68/26