Decision 80/69

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lesotho;
   2. That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 1.54 ODP tonnes, calculated as the average consumption reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for the 2011–2016 period;
   3. That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 64^th meeting in order to meet the 35 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline, as initially calculated, had been US $280,000, rather than US $210,000 in line with decision 60/44(f)(xii); that the maximum funding balance for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $470,000, in line with decision 74/50(c)(xii); and that the necessary funding adjustments would be made during the approval of stage II of the HPMP for the country;
   4. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXV to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A on the basis of the revised starting point, and paragraph 16, which had been updated to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 73^rd meeting; and
2. To approve the third tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Lesotho and the corresponding 2018–2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $84,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,920 for the Government of Germany, on the understanding that if Lesotho were to decide to proceed with retrofits and associated servicing to flammable and toxic refrigerants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment originally designed for non-flammable substances, it would do so assuming all associated responsibilities and risks and only in accordance with the relevant standards and protocols.