Decision 76/43

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note, with appreciation, the submission by the Government of China of the overarching strategy for stage II of the country’s HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) and the accompanying plans for the following sectors: extruded polystyrene foam, polyurethane foam, industrial and commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning, room air-conditioner manufacturing and heat pump water heaters, solvent, and refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing, with the enabling programme component;
2. To approve, in principle, the solvent sector plan of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2026 for the complete phase-out of all HCFCs in that sector, in the amount of US $44.8 million, plus agency support costs for UNDP to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding that:
   1. Funding for the project implementation and monitoring unit for the sector plan was separate and additional and would be determined at a future meeting;
   2. That no further funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase‑out of HCFCs in the solvent sector;
3. To approve, in principle, the refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing sector and enabling programme component of stage II of the HPMP for China for the period 2016 to 2020 to reduce HCFC consumption by 734.0 ODP tonnes, in the amount of US $20.29 million, plus agency support costs for UNEP, the Governments of Germany and Japan to be determined at a future meeting, on the understanding that the percentage of funds allocated to the project implementation and monitoring unit did not set a precedent for future approvals;
4. To deduct:
   1. 454.1 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b and 1.13 ODP tonnes of HCFC-225ca from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the solvent sector;
   2. 734.0 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding associated with the servicing sector;
5. To further consider the remaining sector plans and other outstanding issues for stage II of the HPMP for China at its 77^th meeting; and
6. To invite the Government of China and interested members of the Executive Committee to hold intersessional consultations one day before the start of the 77^th meeting with a view to facilitating discussions of the remaining sector plans of stage II of the HPMP for China at that meeting.