Decision 77/46

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Malaysia for the period 2016 to 2022 to reduce HCFC consumption by 42.9 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $6,138,063, plus agency support costs of US$ $429,664 for UNDP;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Malaysia:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption from the baseline by 22.4 per cent in 2019, 35.0 per cent in 2020, 40.0 per cent in 2021, and 42.9 per cent in 2022;
   2. To issue a ban on the export of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by 31 December 2018 and a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre‑blended polyols by 1 January 2022;
   3. To phase out all uses of HCFC-141b, except in the solvent sector, by 1 January 2022;
   4. To limit consumption of HCFC-141b to 1 ODP tonne or less, for use in the solvent sector, by 1 January 2022;
   5. To issue bans on the import of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment operated with HCFCs and on the manufacturing and the new installation of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment operating with HCFCs, by 1 January 2020;
3. To no longer issue licences for the import of HCFC-141, HCFC-142b, and HCFC-21;
   3. To deduct 146.24 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
   4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report; and
   5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Malaysia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,507,938, plus agency support costs of US $245,556 for UNDP.