Decision 84/64

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) in Argentina and the request for extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020;
2. To approve the extension of stage I of the HPMP to 31 December 2020 on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved;
3. To request UNIDO and the Government of Argentina to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with stage I of the HPMP, on a yearly basis until the completion of the project, and the project completion report to the 87^th meeting;
4. To request UNIDO:
   1. To submit, with the third tranche request, the updated list of downstream foam enterprises being assisted by the Multilateral Fund under stage II, including the HCFC-141b consumption phased out, the sub-sector, the baseline equipment and the technology adopted;
   2. To submit at the 85^th meeting an update on the financial viability of the enterprise Celpack and a decision on whether the enterprise would be assisted by the Multilateral Fund, on the understanding that the funds from the conversion of Celpack would be returned to the Multilateral Fund in the event that the enterprise were removed from the project;
   3. To inform the Secretariat in advance of cases where enterprises decided to convert to a technology that was different from the one approved by the Executive Committee, so that the new technology, and its environmental and cost implications, could be presented to the Executive Committee for its consideration; and
5. To approve the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Argentina, and the corresponding 2020–2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $3,280,793, plus agency support costs of US $229,656 for UNIDO.