Decision 80/73

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

1. To note that the Government of Bangladesh had submitted a formal letter indicating its intention to ratify the Kigali Amendment;
2. To approve, from the additional voluntary contributions provided by non-Article 5 Parties, funding for the conversion from HFC-134a to isobutane as a refrigerant and conversion of compressor manufacturing facility from HFC-134a-based compressors to isobutane-based compressors at Walton Hitech Industries Limited, in Bangladesh, in the amount of US $3,131,610, plus agency support costs of US $219,213 for UNDP, on the understanding that:
   1. 230.63 metric tonnes of HFC-134a would be deducted from the country’s starting point for sustained aggregate reductions for HFCs to be established at a future meeting;
   2. That funding for any downstream users that sought compensation for incremental operating costs associated with compressors in subsequent HFC conversion projects would be determined in accordance with decision 26/36.