Decision 77/27

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2017–2019 contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/20;
2. To adjust the business plan:
   1. As proposed by the Secretariat in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/77/20;
   2. By adding to the 2017 business plan the HCFC phase-out management plans (HPMPs) and institutional strengthening projects from the 2016 business plan that had been deferred at the 77^th meeting;
   3. Based on decisions taken and the values for HPMPs approved or revised in principle at the 77^th meeting;
3. To request bilateral and implementing agencies to include in the business plans activities under stage II of the HPMPs for Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic;
4. To endorse the consolidated business plan of the Multilateral Fund for 2017–2019, adjusted as per sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (iii) above, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval of the projects identified therein or their funding or tonnage levels; and
5. To request the implementing agencies each to provide a detailed report to the 79^th meeting on the feasibility studies of using not-in-kind technologies.