The Executive Committee decided:
- To note, with appreciation, the report provided by UNDP and the efforts made by the Government of Cuba and UNDP to discontinue the temporary use of a technology with high global-warming potential (GWP) and to introduce the approved low-GWP technology at the polyurethane foam enterprises Friarc and IDA, under stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cuba;
- To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Cuba for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,040,000, plus agency support costs of US $72,800 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
- To note the commitment of the Government of Cuba to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFCs would not be imported after that date, except for those allowed for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;
- To deduct 10.97 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
- To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Cuba and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIII to the present report;
- That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Cuba should submit:
- A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;
- The expected annual HCFC consumption in Cuba for the period 2030–2040; and
- To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Cuba, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $260,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,200 for UNDP.
*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 94/20.