The Executive Committee decided:

1. To include in the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs contained in Annex XXVIII to the present report:
   1. Text related to sustained aggregate reductions in line with paragraph 19 of decision XXVIII/2 of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties;
   2. Text related to the eligibility of Annex F substances subject to high‑ambient‑temperature exemptions, in line with paragraph 35 of decision XXVIII/2;
   3. For the production sector, the categories of costs in sub-paragraph 15(b) of decision XXVIII/2; and
   4. For the refrigeration servicing sector, the categories of costs in sub‑paragraph 15(c) of decision XXVIII/2;
2. To continue to use the draft template of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs and the list of outstanding elements for further discussion, contained in Annexes XXVIII and XXIX, respectively, to the present report, as the working documents for discussions at the 81^st meeting and future meetings on the development of the cost guidelines for the phase-down of HFCs in Article 5 countries, noting that additional elements could be added as required;
3. To request the Secretariat to prepare a preliminary document for the 82^nd meeting, in cooperation with bilateral and implementing agencies, on all aspects related to the refrigeration servicing sector that support the HFC phase-down, taking into account:
   1. Previous policy documents, case studies, monitoring and evaluation reviews, and the work undertaken by bilateral and implementing agencies in developing and implementing training and technical assistance programmes, in particular the partnership that the Compliance Assistance Programme had established with world-recognized training and certification institutes;
   2. Analysis of the existing capacities in Article 5 countries with the funding approved thus far for the refrigeration servicing sector and how those could be utilized for HFC phase-down, in relation to:
      1. The results of funded recovery, recycling and reclamation activities and the provision of servicing tools, and their potential to reduce refrigerant emissions;
      2. The extent of the involvement of the private and/or public sector (e.g. equipment, components and refrigerant suppliers) in introducing and adopting alternatives in the servicing sector;
      3. Health and safety standards, protocols and equipment (including protective equipment) available for alternatives;
      4. Training and certification programmes;
      5. If and how energy efficiency was addressed in the servicing/end-user sector; and
   3. The minimum information needed for the development of training and competency-based certification programmes and modules for service technicians and customs officers for the transition to alternatives.