Decision 82/72

Subsequently, 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 Egypt;
   2. The return, at the 82^nd meeting, of US $123,200, plus agency support costs of US $9,240 from UNDP, from the savings owing to the change in technology at the Cairo Foam enterprise (EGY/FOA/62/INV/108);
   3. The return, at the 82^nd meeting, of US $44,654, plus agency support costs of US $3,382 from UNDP, from the savings made in the conversion of the two foam enterprises (Fresh Electric Home Appliances (EGY/FOA/62/INV/106) and MOG Engineering and Industry (EGY/FOA/62/INV/105));
   4. The commitment of the Government of Egypt to submit the project completion report for stage I of the HPMP at the first meeting in 2020 and to financially complete stage I and return any remaining balances by 31 December 2020;

2. To request:
   1. The Government of Egypt and UNDP to submit, at each meeting through completion of stage I, a report on the status of conversion of the systems houses, the 81 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the 350 micro users, including: the status of systems-house conversion, the formulations developed and related disbursement; an updated list of the SMEs converted with the selected technology, related disbursement and the commitment of each SME; and an update on the number of micro users assisted;
   2. The Government of Egypt and UNIDO to submit, on annual basis through completion of the project, progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the final tranche of stage I of the HPMP;
   3. UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Egypt in securing the supply of the alternative technologies selected for the conversion of the 81 SMEs through the systems houses;
   4. UNDP to report to the Executive Committee on the status of use of the interim technology selected by the Government of Egypt at each meeting until a technology with low global-warming potential, as agreed, had been fully introduced, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country; and
3. To approve the third and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Egypt and the corresponding 2018–2019 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,020,148, consisting of US $232,575, plus agency support costs of US $17,443 for UNIDO, and US $716,400, plus agency support costs of US $53,730 for UNDP, on the understanding that the request for the second tranche of stage II could be submitted only if the following conditions had been met:
   1. The Memorandum of Agreement had been signed with the systems house Baalbaki;
   2. At least 40 of the SMEs included in stage I under the systems-houses project had been converted; and
   3. UNDP had disbursed at least an additional US $350,000 from the funding approved for the systems-houses project to final foam beneficiaries.