Decision 86/70

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guatemala for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $670,025, consisting of US $462,500, plus agency support costs of US $32,375 for UNIDO, and US $155,000, plus agency support costs of US $20,150 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 Guatemala:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 45 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022, 67.5 per cent by 2025 and 85 per cent by 2028 and 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;
   2. To issue a ban on the import of HCFC-141b for flushing from 1 January 2021;
   3. To establish regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning by 1 January 2024;
3. To deduct 5.4 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Guatemala and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVII to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Guatemala 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 Guatemala for the period 2030–2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guatemala, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $187,262, consisting of US $129,600, plus agency support costs of US $9,072 for UNIDO, and US $43,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,590 for UNEP.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 93/36.