Decision 86/80

Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve in principle stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,137,700, consisting of US $625,000 plus agency support costs of US $43,750 for UNDP, and US $415,000 plus agency support costs of US $53,950 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 Sri Lanka 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 9.14 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To request UNDP to submit the revised verification report on the HCFC consumption for Sri Lanka for 2016–2019 to the Secretariat no later than 15 January 2021;
5. To approve the draft Agreement* between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXVI to the present report; and
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka for the period 2030–2040; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Sri Lanka, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $458,238, consisting of US $216,200, plus agency support costs of US $15,134 for UNDP, and US $200,800, plus agency support costs of US $26,104 for UNEP, on the understanding that the approved funds would not be transferred to UNDP and UNEP until the Secretariat had reviewed the revised verification report of HCFC consumption for 2016–2019 and had confirmed that the Government of Sri Lanka was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol and the Agreement between the Government and the Executive Committee for stage I of the HPMP; and, in the event of non-compliance, that relevant actions would be taken by the Executive Committee at its postponed 86th meeting.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 94/38.