Decision 86/76

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Nicaragua for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $636,926, consisting of US $182,931, plus agency support costs of US $23,781 for UNEP, and US $402,069, plus agency support costs of US $28,145 for UNIDO, 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 Nicaragua:
   1. To ban the import of HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) equipment by 30 June 2022;
   2. To implement a regulation requiring the recovery of HCFC-22 during the servicing of RAC equipment and a prohibition to vent HCFC-22 during installation, servicing and decommissioning of end-of-life equipment, by 30 June 2022;
   3. To implement a RAC technician certification scheme by 30 June 2022, and to train and certify 1,400 RAC technicians by 30 June 2023;
   4. To implement a regulation to allow the sale of HCFCs only to certified technicians by 31 December 2023;
   5. To reduce HCFC consumption by 41 per cent by 1 January 2022, 44 per cent by 1 January 2023, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, 72 per cent by 1 January 2026, and 85 per cent by 1 January 2028; and
   6. To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that HCFC imports 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 4.36 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Nicaragua and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXIII to the present report ;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua for the period 2030–2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Nicaragua, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $159,257, consisting of US $46,158, plus agency support costs of US $6,001 for UNEP, and US $100,092, plus agency support costs of US $7,006 for UNIDO.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 92/24