Decision 85/3

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the report provided by UNDP and the Government of Lebanon, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9, describing the continued challenges being faced by the Government in sourcing commercially available alternatives with low‑global‑warming potential (GWP) alternatives, such as HFOs, and the efforts made by the Government and UNDP to facilitate the supply of technology with low GWP to the enterprises funded under stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan for Lebanon; and
2. To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Lebanon in securing the supply of low-GWP alternative technology, and to report at the 86^th meeting and each meeting thereafter until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP has been fully introduced, on the status of the conversion of the remaining beneficiary enterprises in the foam manufacturing sector (SPEC, Prometal and the small foam enterprises); and in the air-conditioning manufacturing sector (CGI Halawany and ICR).