The Executive Committee decided:
- To note the progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plane (HPMP) for Ghana;
- To approve the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding 2016‑2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $283,075, consisting of US $195,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,625 for UNDP, and US $65,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,450 for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that the funds would not be transferred to UNDP or the Government of Italy until the Secretariat had:
- Reviewed the verification report and confirmed that the Government of Ghana was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee; and
- Confirmed that the regulatory environment for the safe use of hydrocarbon refrigerants called for in paragraph (b) of decision 72/32 was in place.