Decision 80/47

Noting decision 80/42 under agenda item 9(a), Overview of issues identified during project review, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the following requests by UNDP for project preparation, each in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, to be funded from the additional voluntary contributions of non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that the approval of project preparation did not denote approval of the project proposal or its level of funding when submitted for consideration by the Executive Committee:
   1. Conversion from HFC-245fa to HFO as a foam agent in a refrigerator manufacturer, in China;
   2. Conversion from HFC-134a to HC-290 in the manufacture of stand-alone, self-contained commercial refrigerators at Farco, in the Dominican Republic;
   3. Conversion from HFC-134a to HFO-1234ze and other liquid HFOs in the manufacture of polyurethane/pour in place and spray foam, in Egypt;
   4. Conversion from HFC-134a to R-600a in the manufacture of domestic refrigerators at Capri, in Zimbabwe;
2. Not to approve the following requests:
   1. Air-conditioning and production line optimization from HFC-134a to HFO‑1234yf as refrigerant in a mobile air-conditioning manufacturer, in China; and
   2. Conversion from HFC-134a to HC-290 in a domestic freezer manufacturer (Qingdao Haier), in China.