Decision 77/56

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Somalia;
   2. That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 18.10 ODP tonnes, consisting of 16.42 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and 1.68 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols;
   3. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Somalia and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A, 2-A and 5-A, with regard to the revised starting point and the change in monitoring institutions, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 67^th meeting;
2. To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Somalia, and the corresponding 2017–2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $141,500, plus agency support costs of US $9,905 UNIDO; and
3. To approve, on an exceptional basis, the additional funding of US $45,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,150 for UNIDO, for security-related costs to enable the implementation of the programme, in line with decision 67/28(h).