Decision 84/18

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the progress report on implementation of activities within the UNEP components of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Honduras, submitted by UNEP and contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/84/22;
2. To note that the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP could be submitted only once the following conditions had been met:
   1. Completion of training for customs and enforcement officers, covering 31 customs entry points, on the control of imports of HCFCs and HCFC-based equipment;
   2. Completion of establishment of an electronic system for the registration of importers, suppliers and end-users;
   3. Substantive progress in the revision of technical standards, including safety measures for flammable refrigerants;
   4. Disbursement of 100 per cent of the total funds approved for the UNEP components of the first, second and third tranches of stage I of the HPMP and disbursement of 70 per cent for the UNEP component of the fourth tranche; and
3. To request UNEP to continue to submit, to each meeting of the Executive Committee until submission of the fifth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP, a progress report on implementation of all the activities under the UNEP components of stage I of the HPMP, including the disbursements made.