Decision 86/63

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic for the period from 2020 to 2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the country’s baseline, in the amount of US $1,728,517, consisting of US $1,209,276, plus agency support costs of US $143,020 for UNEP, and US $351,608, plus agency support costs of US $24,613 for UNIDO, noting that stage I of the HPMP also included US $1,465,361, plus agency support costs of US $109,902 for UNIDO, for an investment project for the phase-out of 12.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the manufacture of unitary air-conditioning equipment and rigid polyurethane insulation panels, approved at the 62nd meeting;
2. To note:
   1. That, with the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, the total funding for stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic amounted to US $3,026,245, plus agency support costs of US $277,535;
   2. That the revised starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption was 135.03 ODP tonnes, calculated using actual consumption of UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/100 52 147.22 ODP tonnes and 122.83 ODP tonnes reported under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol for 2009 and 2010, respectively;
3. To note the deduction of 12.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the starting point for sustained aggregate reduction in HCFC consumption for the investment project referred to in sub‑paragraph (a), above, and a further 16.98 ODP tonnes of HCFCs for the implementation of stage I of the HPMP;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage I of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the presente report;
5. To allow the submission of investment projects during the implementation of stage I of the HPMP to phase out consumption in the manufacturing sector, prior to 31 December 2023, on the understanding that the eligibility of the consumption associated with the investment projects would be reviewed upon their submission and the remaining consumption eligible for funding would be adjusted accordingly; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $642,848, consisting of US $238,428, plus agency support costs of US $28,199 for UNEP, and US $351,608, plus agency support costs of US $24,613 for UNIDO.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 91/55