Decision 85/27

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Montenegro for the period from 2020 to 2025 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $635,500, plus agency support costs of US $44,485 for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Montenegro to completely phase out HCFCs by 1 January 2025 in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule, and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2025;
3. To note that future tranche submissions would include the report on institutional strengthening (IS) activities in line with the format approved in decision 74/51, or any subsequent decisions taken by the Executive Committee on the format for IS renewals;
4. To deduct 0.52 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex X to the present report; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Montenegro, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $296,500, plus agency support costs of US $20,755 for UNIDO.