Decision 80/57

Following a discussion to clarify the equitable distribution of tranches of funding, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mauritania for the period 2017 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the baseline, in the amount of US $668,175, consisting of US $302,500, plus agency support costs of US $39,325 for UNEP, and US $305,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,350 for UNDP;
2. To note with appreciation the efforts made by the Government of Mauritania to re‑establish its legal and institutional framework for the effective implementation of Montreal Protocol activities in order to meet its obligations;
3. To note that the starting point for aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption had been estimated at 6.60 ODP tonnes;
4. To deduct 4.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption;
5. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Mauritania and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, contained in Annex XV to the present report, on the understanding that the clause on reductions in funding for failure to comply (Appendix 7-A) would not be applied in the event that the verified level of HCFC consumption was higher than the estimated starting point of 6.60 ODP tonnes;
6. To request the Fund Secretariat, in the event that the starting point was revised, to update Appendices 1-A and 2-A to the Agreement to include the revised figures for maximum allowable consumption, and to notify the Executive Committee of the resulting levels of maximum allowable consumption and any potential related impact on the eligible funding level, with any necessary adjustments being made when the next tranche was submitted; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Mauritania and the corresponding implementation plan, in the amount of US $281,850, consisting of US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,500 for UNEP, and US $105,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,350 for UNDP, on the understanding that the comprehensive survey to determine the actual level of HCFC consumption in Mauritania would be undertaken and independently verified prior to submission and approval of the second funding tranche.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 88/28