Decision 64/31

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Costa Rica for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $1,153,523 plus agency support costs of US $86,514 for UNDP, on the understanding that:
   1. US $560,000 was 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 $593,523 was provided for the investment component for the phase-out of 14 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacturing sector.
2. To note that the Government of Costa Rica had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption an estimated baseline of 23.0 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 14.2 ODP tonnes and 31.7 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;
3. To deduct 17.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
4. To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XII to the present report;
5. 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
6. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Costa Rica, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $761,523 plus agency support costs of US $57,114 for UNDP.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 70/15