Decision 77/57

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Thailand;
   2. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of Thailand and the Executive Committee, contained in Annex XXIX to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to correct the consumption targets for 2018 and to reflect a reduction in funding amounting to US $381,197, plus agency support costs, in the third tranche, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement, superseded that reached at the 68^th meeting;
2. To request the Government of Thailand and the World Bank, upon submission of the request for the fourth tranche of stage I of the HPMP, to confirm:
   1. Completion of HCFC-22 phase-out in the manufacturing of air-conditioners with a capacity of less than 50,000 British thermal units (BTUs) per hour and in the production of HFC-32-based air-conditioners by all manufacturing enterprises;
   2. Enforcement of regulations prohibiting, from 1 January 2017, the manufacture of HCFC-22-based air-conditioners with a capacity of less than 50,000 BTUs per hour intended for sale in domestic markets, as well as the use of HCFC-141b in bulk and in pre-blended polyols in manufacturing in the foam sector, except for in spray foam;
   3. Development of a final plan of action addressing the foam sector and all remaining activities in the refrigeration servicing sector for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP, as well as fund balances that might be returned and/or funding associated with the future tranches that might not be requested on the basis of the plan of action, with the understanding that the total phase-out of HCFC specified in Appendix 2-A of the Agreement would be achieved; and
3. To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Thailand, and the corresponding 2017 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $618,803, plus agency support costs of US $43,316 for the World Bank.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 80/72