Decision 86/79

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Rwanda for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $580,800, consisting of US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500 for UNEP, and US $170,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,300 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 Rwanda to reduce HCFC consumption by 51 per cent of the country’s baseline by 1 January 2021 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025, 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 note also the commitment of the Government of Rwanda to implement regulations for the national product registration and certification of refrigeration service technicians by 1 January 2024;
4. To deduct 2.66 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXV to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Rwanda 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 Rwanda for the period 2030–2040; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Rwanda, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $178,000, consisting of US $90,000, plus agency support costs of US $11,700 for UNEP, and US $70,000, plus agency support costs of US $6,300 for UNIDO.