Decision 75/43

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Brazil for the period 2015 to 2021 to reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $38,815,539, consisting of US $16,770,000 plus agency support costs of US $1,173,900 for UNDP; US $11,216,697 plus agency support costs of US $785,169 for UNIDO; US $7,727,273 plus agency support costs of US $860,000 for the Government of Germany; and US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy;
2. To note:
   1. The commitment of the Government of Brazil to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of the baseline in 2020 and by 45 per cent of the baseline in 2021;
   2. The commitment of the Government of Brazil to issue a ban on imports and use of HCFC-141b for the polyurethane foam manufacturing sector and on imports and exports of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2021;
   3. That UNDP would report the incremental operating costs incurred during the conversion to reduced-HFO formulations in the foam sector when requesting the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP on the understanding that, if the incremental operating costs were below US $5.00 per kilogram, the Government of Brazil would return the associated funds to the Multilateral Fund;
3. To deduct 464.06 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;
5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2015‑2017 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $7,107,717, consisting of US $3,078,900 plus agency support costs of US $215,523 for UNDP; US $1,950,275 plus agency support costs of US $136,519 for UNIDO; US $1,299,386 plus agency support costs of US $144,614 for the Government of Germany; and US $250,000 plus agency support costs of US $32,500 for the Government of Italy; and
6. To request the Secretariat to undertake additional work on the level of incremental costs for the conversion of heat exchangers manufacturing lines in enterprises converting to R-290 technology, to report to the Executive Committee at the 76^th meeting, and to adjust the cost of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, as appropriate, upon receipt of the submission of the request for the second tranche.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 80/64