Following the report by the convenor of the contact group who indicated that all issues raised by the Executive Committee had been addressed, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India for the period 2012 to 2015 to reduce HCFC consumption by 10 per cent of the baseline, at the amount of US $23,011,537, consisting of US $18,438,490, plus agency support costs of US $1,382,887 for UNDP, US $861,600, plus agency support costs of US $104,776 for UNEP, and US $1,994,400, plus agency support costs of US $229,384 for Germany;
- To note that the Government of India had agreed to establish as its starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption the baseline of 1,608.2 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of 1,598.7 ODP tonnes and 1,617.6 ODP tonnes reported for 2009 and 2010, respectively, under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, plus 83.05 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre‑blended polyol systems, resulting in 1,691.25 ODP tonnes;
- To deduct 341.77 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
- To note that no further funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund to any systems houses in India;
- To note that the Government of India agreed to convert all insular foam enterprises in stage I of its HPMP to cyclopentane technology;
- To approve the draft Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, as contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;
- To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding implementation plan, at the amount of US $12,265,080, consisting of US $10,000,000, plus agency support costs of US $750,000 for UNDP, US $430,800, plus agency support costs of US $52,388 for UNEP, and US $925,452, plus agency support costs of US $106,440 for Germany; and
- To note that the Government of India recognized and would abide by all its Montreal Protocol obligations.