Decision 81/68

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the report on key aspects related to HFC-23 by-product control technologies (decisions 78/5(e), 79/17(b), 79/47(e) and 80/77(b)) contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/54;
2. To request the Secretariat to contract an independent consultant to prepare a report for the 82^nd meeting, providing information:
   1. On options and all costs and savings related to the control of HFC-23 by‑product emissions in Argentina, based on the quantities of HCFC-22 and HFC-23 produced at the plant and information included in relevant past reports to the Executive Committee, including the option of shipping HFC-23 for off‑site destruction;
   2. On estimates of fugitive emissions and options for monitoring, leak detection and control of HFC-23 by-product at the plant;
   3. On the costs, technical feasibility, and logistical, legal and transaction issues associated with shipping HFC-23 for off-site destruction by means of a technology such as the fluor process described in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/81/54;
3. To request the Government of Argentina to provide, on a voluntary basis, relevant information for the report referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above;
4. To allocate, from existing Secretariat resources, up to US $25,000 for the contract of the independent consultant referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above; and
5. To request the Secretariat to prepare a document for the 82^nd meeting, based on document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/79/48, on cost-effective options for controlling HFC-23 by-product emissions, including information relevant to the cost of closure of HCFC-22 production swing plants, and options for monitoring, in light of the report by the consultant submitted to the 81^st meeting and other relevant reports.