Decision 84/62

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Costa Rica for the period 2019 to 2030 to reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the country’s baseline, in the amount of US $1,099,177, plus agency support costs of US $76,942 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Costa Rica:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2030, according to the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule;
   2. To issue a ban on imports of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols once the conversion at Refrigeracion Omega to phase out 0.69 ODP tonnes of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols had been completed;
3. To deduct 9.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs in accordance with stage II of the HPMP contained in Annex XIX to the present report; and
5. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Costa Rica, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $187,777, plus agency support costs of US $13,144 for UNDP.