Following informal discussions, the Executive Committee decided:
- To approve in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Viet Nam for the period 2016 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent of its baseline, in the amount of US $15,683,990, consisting of US $14,411,204, plus agency support costs of US $1,008,784 for the World Bank, and US $233,630, plus agency support costs of US $30,372 for the Government of Japan;
- To note that the Government of Viet Nam had committed to reducing HCFC consumption by 35 per cent by 2020;
- To further note the commitment of the Government of Viet Nam to issue a ban on:
- Imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2022;
- Imports and manufacture of HCFC-22 air-conditioning units by 1 January 2022;
- To deduct 130.6 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
- To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Viet Nam and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIII to the present report; and
- To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Viet Nam, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $472,694, consisting of US $396,095, plus agency support costs of US $27,727 for the World Bank, and US $43,250, plus agency support costs of US $5,623 for the Government of Japan.
- This Agreement was revised as per Decision 84/82