Decision 66/15

66th Meeting of the Executive Committee
April 2012
Brazil | Burkina Faso | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cuba | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Ghana | India | Indonesia | Kyrgyzstan | Philippines | Sao Tome and Principe
UNDP | UNEP | UNIDO | World Bank
Projects with specific reporting requirements

The Executive Committee decided:

National phase-out plans and terminal phase-out management plans

  1. With regard to Brazil:
    1. To take note of the 2010 verification report and the 2011 tranche implementation report of the national phase-out plan (NPP) for Brazil;
    2. To approve the tranche implementation plan for 2012;
    3. To request UNDP to continue reporting progress on the implementation of the NPP for Brazil until its completion, while providing further such reports in a format and according to the schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with decision 66/16; and
    4. To request the Government of Brazil and UNDP, on completion of the NPP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65th meeting;
  2. With regard to Burkina Faso:
    1. To take note of the report on the verification of the CFC consumption for Burkina Faso and the country’s compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption; and
    2. To further note with appreciation that Burkina Faso had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol since 2008;
  3. With regard to Côte d’Ivoire:
    1. To take note of the report on the verification of CFC consumption in Côte d’Ivoire and the country’s compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption under the terminal phase-out management plan (TPMP) for the period 2007 to 2008; and
    2. To note that Côte d’Ivoire had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2010;
  4. With regard to Indonesia:
    1. To take note of the verification report on 2007-2008 ODS consumption in Indonesia;
    2. To request UNDP, on behalf of the Government of Indonesia, to submit the verification reports on ODS consumption for 2009 and 2010 to the 68th meeting;
    3. To request UNDP to report progress on the implementation of the NPP for Indonesia as follows:
      1. For the years 2008 to 2011, to the 67th meeting, while providing the reports in a format consistent with decision 66/16;
      2. For the years 2012 and future years on annual basis until completion of the NPP, while providing further such reports in a format and according to a schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with decision 66/16; and
    4. To request the Government of Indonesia and UNDP, on completion of the NPP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65th meeting;
  5. With regard to Kyrgyzstan:
    1. To take note of the report on the 2010-2011 work programme associated with the third and final tranche of the TPMP for Kyrgyzstan;
    2. To request UNEP to continue reporting progress on the implementation of the TPMP for Kyrgyzstan until its completion, while providing further such reports in a format and according to a schedule consistent with that in the relevant Agreement or with decision 66/16; and
    3. To request the Government of Kyrgyzstan and UNEP, on completion of the TPMP, to submit a project completion report in accordance with the format agreed at the 65th meeting;
  6. With regard to the Philippines:
    1. To note:
      1. The verification report of 2009 and 2010 CFC consumption in the Philippines and the country’s compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption;
      2. That the Philippines had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2010;
    2. To approve the annual implementation plan under the national CFC phase-out plan for April 2012 to April 2013, submitted by UNEP on behalf of the Government of the Philippines, and the activities contained therein, for the disbursement of no more than US $471,630 for this period and to request UNEP to provide a report to the Executive Committee at the 70th meeting on progress made;
    3. To request the Government of the Philippines, through UNEP, to submit a subsequent work plan to the 68th meeting of the Executive Committee, taking into account that the remaining balance of US $1,363,575* should support activities that would facilitate the phase-out of HCFCs within the context of the country’s HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP in line with decision 60/11;
    4. To encourage the Government of the Philippines and the World Bank to submit the overarching HPMP for the Executive Committee’s consideration no later than the 68th meeting; and
    5. To further encourage the Government of the Philippines and UNEP to utilize the remaining balance in sub-paragraph (iii) above to defray HPMP costs to the extent possible.
  7. With regard to Sao Tome and Principe:
    1. To take note of the verification report on 2007-2009 CFC consumption in Sao Tome and Principe and the country’s compliance with its phase-out obligations for CFC consumption; and
    2. To further note that Sao Tome and Principe had reported zero consumption of CFCs under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010;
  8. With regard to China:
    1. To approve the revised Appendix 5-A to the Agreement for the HCFC phase‑out management plan (stage I) between the Government of China and the Executive Committee, submitted by UNDP, on behalf of the Government of China, as contained in Annex VIII to the present report;

Sector phase-out plans

  1. With regard to China:
    1. To take note of the 2009/2010 progress report on the implementation of the solvent sector plan for ODS phase-out in China; and
    2. To take note of the associated methyl chloroform verification reports for 2009 and 2010;
  2. With regard to India:
    1. To take note of the report on implementation of the CTC phase-out plan for the consumption and production sectors for India in 2010, and the related verification provided;
    2. To note that paragraph 8 of decision XXIII/7 of the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties, which considered the use of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) for the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) for the purpose of calculated levels of production and consumption, on an exceptional basis, to be a feedstock use until 31 December 2012, superseded sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of Executive Committee decision 65/10(j);
    3. To request the World Bank to provide, to the 70th meeting, a report on the status of the use of CTC for the production of VCM in India; and
    4. To request the World Bank to provide to the 67th meeting a work plan covering the funds remaining in the CTC phase-out plan in India;

Institutional strengthening

  1. With regard to Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
    1. To take note of the report submitted by UNEP on the implementation of Executive Committee decision 64/20 on the institutional strengthening project for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
    2. To request UNEP and other interested implementing agencies to further develop proposed alternative methods of disbursement, organizational structures and monitoring procedures, taking into account the experience of other agencies working on the ground in the country, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 68th meeting;

Resource mobilization for climate co-benefits

  1. To take note of the interim report on resource mobilization for climate co-benefits submitted by UNDP and to reiterate decision 63/20(a)(i) by which UNDP was requested to inform the Executive Committee on the four pilot demonstration projects in the refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturing sector no later than the 67th meeting, indicating that this report should provide more substantial information on the progress of activities;
  2. To take note of the interim report submitted by UNEP on the project for resource mobilization to address climate co-benefits for HCFC phase-out in low‑volume‑consuming countries with a servicing sector only, being implemented in cooperation with other agencies, and to request UNEP to submit a more substantial report to the Executive Committee at its 68th meeting;
  3. To take note of the interim report on the project for resource mobilization for HCFC phase-out and climate co-benefits submitted by UNIDO and to reiterate decision 63/23(a)(i) by which UNIDO was requested to inform the Executive Committee of the two pilot conversions in the fishing and food processing sectors no later than the 67th meeting, indicating that this report should provide more substantial information on the progress of activities; and
  4. To take note of the interim report submitted by the World Bank on the study on resource mobilization for HCFC phase-out co-benefits, and to request the World Bank to submit a more substantial report to the Executive Committee at its 68th meeting;

ODS destruction projects

  1. With regard to Cuba:
    1. To take note of the status report on the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Cuba submitted by UNDP; and
    2. To request UNDP to submit a report to the 69th meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experiences gained in the pilot demonstration project for Cuba in accordance with decisions 58/19(a)(iii) and 64/50;
  2. With regard to Ghana:
    1. To take note of the status report on the pilot demonstration project on ODS waste management and disposal for Ghana submitted by UNDP; and
    2. To request UNDP to submit a report to the 69th meeting of the Executive Committee on progress and experience gained in the pilot demonstration project for Ghana in accordance with decisions 58/19(a)(iii) and 64/50;

HCFC demonstration and investment projects

  1. With regard to the assessment of methylal as blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam systems:
    1. To take note with appreciation of the report entitled “Methylal as blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam systems. An assessment for the application in MLF projects”, submitted by UNDP; and
    2. To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on methylal, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC‑141b in polyurethane foam applications;
  2. With regard to the assessment of low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams:
    1. To take note with appreciation of the report entitled “Low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams: An assessment for the application in MLF projects”, submitted by UNDP;
    2. To request UNDP:
      1. To finalize the additional investigations on safety-related issues, densities and optimization of equipment;
      2. To develop further a costing concept based on pre-blended hydrocarbon polyols;
      3. To submit a supplementary report to the 67th meeting; and

    3. To request bilateral and implementing agencies to share the UNDP assessment report on low cost options for the use of hydrocarbons in the manufacture of polyurethane foams, together with information on other alternatives, when assisting Article 5 countries in preparing projects for the phase-out of HCFC‑141b in polyurethane foam applications.

      * This amount is the corrected figure as per document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/54/Corr.2.

Related annexes
Annex VIII to document 66/54, HPMP stage I revised Appendix 5-A with China
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