Decision 66/52

Following informal discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. That in cases where the conversion of a manufacturer of HCFC air conditioning products to an alternative non-flammable substance with substantially higher working pressure was undertaken, and where that manufacturer had its own heat exchanger manufacturing facility, expenditures related to dynamic testing of heat exchangers were to be part of the conversion cost in order to ensure that they were sufficiently pressure‑resistant;
2. To request the Secretariat to use, for those cases, the technical information provided in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/66/51 and the related technical study, as well as any other relevant information available to determine the extent to which those costs were eligible and incremental;
3. For the project“Phase-out of HCFC-22 and HCFC-141b from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment at Petra Engineering Industries Co.” (Jordan), to approve additional funding of US $126,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,488 for UNIDO, to cover the costs associated with changes in the heat exchanger production and testing, in line with decision 60/41, and to request the Secretariat to update the Agreement with Jordan accordingly when introducing any changes related to the determination of the baseline consumption for Jordan; and
4. For stage I of the HPMP for Indonesia (air-conditioning sector plan), to approve additional funding of US $52,800, plus agency support costs of US $3,960 for UNDP, to cover the costs associated with changes in heat exchanger production and testing, in line with decision 64/42, and to request the Secretariat to update the Agreement with Indonesia accordingly when introducing any changes related to the determination of the baseline consumption for Indonesia.