Decision 74/43

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
   2. That the Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee contained in Annex XIV to the present report had been updated in Appendix 2‑A to deduct US $225,500, plus agency support costs of US $16,913 for UNDP, associated with the postponement of the conversion of the systems house component of the enterprise “USC” to stage II, and to indicate in paragraph 16 that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 72^nd meeting;
2. To request the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the Government of Germany to submit progress reports on a yearly basis on the implementation of the work programme associated with the fourth tranche until the completion of the project, verification reports until approval of stage II, and the project completion report no later than the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2019; and
3. To approve the fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the corresponding 2015-2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $885,977, consisting of US $250,430, plus agency support costs of US $18,782 for UNDP, US $274,827, plus agency support costs of US $20,612 for UNIDO, and US $288,582, plus agency support costs of US $32,744, for the Government of Germany.