Following the clarifications, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note:
- The progress report on the implementation of the second and final tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kyrgyzstan;
- With appreciation the submission of stage II of the HPMP by the Government of Kyrgyzstan to the 74th meeting;
- With appreciation the commitment by the Government of Kyrgyzstan to accelerate the reduction of its HCFC consumption by 35 per cent from the baseline in 2016, 67.5 per cent in 2018, and 97.5 per cent in 2020, with service tail of 2.5 per cent per annum until 2025;
- That decision 72/41 had been taken into consideration during preparation of stage II of the HPMP;
- To approve:
- In principle, stage II of the HPMP for Kyrgyzstan for the period 2015 to 2020 for complete phase-out of HCFC consumption (with a remaining service tail of 2.5 per cent per annum until 2025), in the amount of US $780,560, consisting of US $400,000, plus agency support costs of US $28,000 for UNDP, and US $312,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,560 for UNEP;
- The Agreement* between the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XII to the present report; and
- The first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Kyrgyzstan, and the corresponding 2015-2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $351,400, consisting of US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,900 for UNDP, and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNEP, on the understanding that if Kyrgyzstan were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.
- This Agreement was revised as per Decision 85/22