Decision 86/81

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Trinidad and Tobago for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,662,520, plus agency support costs of US $116,376 for UNDP, 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 Trinidad and Tobago to reduce HCFC consumption by 38 per cent of the country’s baseline by 1 January 2021, 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025 and 97.5 per cent by 2028, 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 that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago would implement regulations to prohibit the import of components for HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025, after necessary national consultations;
4. To deduct 28.30 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXVII to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago 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. If Trinidad and Tobago intended to have consumption in the period 2030–2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to the Agreement referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above covering the period beyond 2030; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Trinidad and Tobago, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $498,756, plus agency support costs of US $34,913 for UNDP.