Decision 75/47

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Oman;
   2. The commitment by the Government of Oman to ban imports of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in imported pre-blended polyols no later than 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018, respectively;
2. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Oman for the period 2015 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $530,950, consisting of US $285,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,950 for UNIDO, and US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $26,000 for UNEP;
3. To deduct 5.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XXII to the present report; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Oman, and the corresponding 2015‑2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $324,405, consisting of US $215,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,050 for UNIDO, and US $83,500, plus agency support costs of US $10,855 for UNEP, on the understanding that no further funding would be approved for subsequent tranches of stage II of the HPMP for Oman until the ban on import of HCFC-141b in bulk and contained in pre-blended polyols had been issued.