Decision 66/39

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nicaragua for the period 2012 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $364,020, consisting of US $108,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,040 for UNEP, and US $222,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,980 for UNIDO, on the understanding that:
   1. US $315,000 were provided to address HCFC consumption in the refrigeration servicing sector to reduce up to and include the 35 per cent reduction in 2020 in line with decision 60/44; and
   2. US $15,000 were provided for the technical assistance component for the phase-out of 0.31 ODP tonnes of HCFCs used in the foam manufacturing sector;
2. To note that the Government of Nicaragua had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 6.8 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 6.0 ODP tonnes and 7.5 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 0.31 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre‑blended polyol systems, resulting in 7.11 ODP tonnes;
3. To note the commitment of the Government of Nicaragua to ban imports of HCFC‑141b, both pure and contained in pre-blended polyols, no later than 1 January 2017;
4. To deduct 2.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
5. To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report;
6. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Nicaragua, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $148,125, consisting of US $38,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,940 for UNEP, and US $96,500, plus agency support costs of US $8,685 for UNIDO; and
7. To urge the Government of Nicaragua to ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible.