Decision 85/5

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The final report on the implementation of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) (stage I) for Brazil, submitted by UNDP and contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/85/9;
   2. That there was an estimated balance of US $2,034,278 from the implementation of projects in the polyurethane foam sector, and that UNDP would return the actual funding balance to the Multilateral Fund at the 86^th meeting; and
2. To request UNDP to continue assisting the Government of Brazil in securing the supply of alternative technologies with low global-warming potential (GWP) to the systems house U‑Tech, on the understanding that any incremental operating costs related to the conversion of Froth System applications would not be paid under stage II until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, and to provide, at each meeting until the technology originally selected or another technology with low GWP had been fully introduced, a report on the status of the conversion, along with an update from the suppliers on the progress made towards ensuring that the selected technologies, including associated components, were available on a commercial basis in the country.