Decision 75/59

Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan of (HPMP) for Guatemala;
   2. The verification report on HCFC consumption for Guatemala in the years 2013 and 2014;
   3. That in decision XXVI/16, the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties had noted with appreciation the submission by Guatemala of a plan of action, under which the country had specifically committed, without prejudice to the operation of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol, to reduce its consumption of HCFC to no more than 4.35 ODP tonnes in 2014 and to the levels allowed under the Montreal Protocol in 2015 and subsequent years, and that to the degree that it was working towards and meeting the Protocol control measures, Guatemala should continue to receive international assistance to enable it to meet those commitments;
   4. That the Government of Guatemala had established an import quota of 4.35 ODP tonnes for 2014, in line with decision XXVI/16, and has issued HCFC import quotas in accordance with the Montreal Protocol control targets in 2015;
2. To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Guatemala, and the corresponding 2016–2018 tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $108,658, consisting of US $53,775, plus agency support costs of US $4,033 for UNIDO, and US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,850 for UNEP, on the understanding that:
   1. If Guatemala 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;
   2. The Treasurer would not disburse the funding for UNEP until the Secretariat had received confirmation that the agreement between the Division of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Environment of Guatemala and UNEP had been signed; and
3. To apply a penalty of 15 per cent of funding of the third tranche resulting in an amount of US $16,742, consisting of US $14,816 plus agency support costs of US $1,926 to be deducted from the UNEP component indicated in sub-paragraph (b) above.