Decision 81/47

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols in the foam sector, excluding spray foam, in Ecuador, in the amount of US $431,719, plus agency support costs of US $30,220 for UNIDO;
2. To deduct 4.85 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
3. To note:
   1. The commitment of the Government of Ecuador, as of 1 January 2020, not to issue any import quota for HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, except for a maximum of 0.86 ODP tonnes (7.78 metric tonnes) for spray foam for the years 2020 and 2021;
   2. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for stage I of its HPMP, as contained in Annex XI to the present report, specifically Appendix 2-A to reflect the changes to the funds approved and the remaining consumption eligible for funding, and paragraph 16, which had been revised to indicate that the updated Agreement* superseded that reached at the 70^th meeting; and
   3. That the Government of Ecuador would submit as part of stage II of the HPMP for the country a project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols for spray foam.

• This updated Agreement was revised as per Decision 87/21