Decision 86/67

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Ecuador for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,257,600, consisting of US $1,075,000, plus agency support costs of US $75,250 for UNIDO, and US $95,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,350 for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Ecuador:
   1. To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2023;
   2. Not to issue any import quota for HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols, except for a maximum of 0.86 ODP tonnes (7.78 metric tonnes), for spray foam, for each year between 2021 and 2023;
   3. 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;
3. To deduct 16.13 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To request the Government of Ecuador to submit, as part of stage II of the HPMP, a project proposal for the phase-out of HCFC-141b contained in imported pre-blended polyols for spray foam, in line with decision 81/47(c)(iii), noting that the Government of Ecuador had deferred the enforcement of the import ban on HCFC-141b for spray foam from 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2024 in order to allow the conversion of enterprises;
5. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Ecuador and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Ecuador should submit:
   1. 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;
   2. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Ecuador for the period 2030–2040 period, on account of the fact that the Government of Ecuador had requested funding commensurate with a low-volume-consuming country; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Ecuador, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $314,683, consisting of US $268,750, plus agency support costs of US $18,813 for UNIDO, and US $24,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,120 for UNEP.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 87/21