Decision 86/88

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay for the period from 2020 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,289,170, plus agency support costs of US $90,242 for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
2. note the commitment of the Government of Uruguay to reduce HCFC consumption by 97.5 per cent of the country’s baseline by 1 January 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 deduct 13.43 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Uruguay and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XLIV to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Uruguay 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 Uruguay 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 (d) above covering the period beyond 2030; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Uruguay, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $350,601, plus agency support costs of US $24,542 for UNDP.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 92/24