Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Suriname for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet the 35 per cent reduction in HCFC consumption, at the amount of US $233,060, consisting of US $104,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,520 for UNEP, and US $106,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,540 for UNIDO;
- To note that the Government of Suriname had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 1.98 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 2.68 ODP tonnes and 1.28 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol;
- To deduct 0.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
- To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Suriname and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and
- To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Suriname, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $104,630, consisting of US $27,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,510 for UNEP, and US $68,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,120 for UNIDO.