Decision 80/80

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the 2017 progress report for the implementation of the HCFC production phase‑out management plan (HPPMP) (stage I) for China considered by the Sub-group on the Production Sector;
2. Further to note that US $6,264 of interest accrued would be deducted from the first tranche of stage II of the HPPMP when approved;
3. To approve, upon receipt of a formal request, extension of implementation of stage I of the HPPMP to 31 December 2018, and to request the World Bank:
   1. To return the balances from stage I of the HPPMP and to submit a project completion report to the first meeting in 2019;
   2. To agree on a contingency amount of up to US $40,000 for coordination activities, on the understanding that there would not be any further increase in the planned expenditure for technical assistance activities unless otherwise approved by the Executive Committee; and
4. To request the Secretariat to work with the Government of China through UNDP, as the lead implementing agency of the HCFC phase-out management plan, and through the World Bank, as the lead implementing agency of the HPPMP, to develop, by the 81^st meeting, a financial reporting format for annual project management unit expenditures in relation to the production and consumption sectors.