Decision 87/37

The Executive Committee decided:

3. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2021–2026 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $473,934, plus agency support costs of US $33,176, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;
4. To note the commitment of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
   1. To finalize, by 31 December 2022, regulations requiring the recovery of HCFCs during the servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;
   2. To establish, by 31 December 2022, penalties for contravention of the prohibition of venting of HCFCs during installation, servicing and decommissioning of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;
   3. To establish by 1 January 2026: a. Mandatory record-keeping practices, including refrigerant and equipment logbooks for systems containing more than 3 kg of refrigerant; b. Mandatory recovery of HCFCs from containers and equipment at their end of life; c. Prohibition of disposable refrigerant cylinders; d. Regulations allowing the sale of HCFCs to certified technicians only;
   4. To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent in 2021, 80 per cent in 2023 and 90 per cent in 2025;
   5. To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2026 in advance of the Montreal Protocol phase-out schedule and to ban the import of HCFCs by 1 January 2026;
5. To deduct 1.59 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
6. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVII to the present report; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $126,140, plus agency support costs of US $8,830, for UNIDO.