Decision 81/42

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on implementation of the second tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burundi;
   2. That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reductions in HCFC consumption was 2.10 ODP tonnes, based on the review of consumption levels, particularly given the current socio-economic factors in the country;
   3. That the total funding approved in principle for stage I of the HPMP at the 65^th meeting to meet the 35 per cent reduction of the HCFC baseline was US $332,000, rather than US $210,000, in line with decision 60/44(f)(xii); that the maximum remaining funding for which the country was eligible for the total phase-out of HCFCs was US $418,000 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 Burundi and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex IX to the present report, specifically paragraph 1 and Appendices 1-A and 2-A, with regard to the revised starting point, and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded the one reached at the 65^th meeting; and
2. To approve the third and fourth tranches of stage I of the HPMP for Burundi and the corresponding 2018–2020 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $159,294, consisting of US $63,800, plus agency support costs of US $8,294 for UNEP, and US $80,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,200 for UNIDO.