Decision 64/33

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Jamaica for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $708,844, consisting of US $578,450 plus agency support costs of US $43,384 for UNDP, and US $77,000 plus agency support costs of US $10,010 for UNEP, 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 $95,450 was provided for the investment component for the phase‑out of 3.6 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b used in the manufacturing sector.
2. To note that the Government of Jamaica had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 16.3 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 18.2 ODP tonnes and 14.4 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;
3. To deduct 8.1 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 Jamaica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIV to the present report; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Jamaica, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $277,859, consisting of US $237,450 plus agency support costs of US $17,809 for UNDP, and US $20,000 plus agency support costs of US $2,600 for UNEP.