Decision 75/48

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sudan;
   2. The commitment by the Government of Sudan to ban imports of HCFC-141b in bulk by 1 January 2020, once conversion projects in the foam sector had been completed;
2. To approve in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Sudan for the period 2015 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $2,750,729, plus agency support costs of US $192,551 for UNIDO;
3. To deduct 31.34 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Executive Committee on the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XXIII to the present report; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Sudan, and the corresponding 2015-2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,383,572, plus agency support costs of US $166,850 for UNIDO, on the understanding that if Sudan 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.