Following informal consultations, the Executive Committee decided:
- To note:
- The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Brazil;
- That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of Brazil and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to reflect an extension of stage II and revised funding schedule, and paragraph 16, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 75th meeting;
- That the extension of stage II would not preclude the Government of Brazil from submitting the request for funding for the preparation of stage III in 2020, if applicable; and
- To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Brazil, and the corresponding 2018 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,575,078, consisting of US $2,627,704, plus agency support costs of US $183,939 for UNDP, and US $686,978, plus agency support costs of US $76,457 for the Government of Germany.
- This Agreement was revised as per Decision 82/62