Decision 87/39

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the request for extension of the implementation of stage I of the HCFC phase‑out management plan (HPMP) to 30 June 2022, noting that no further extension would be requested;
2. To request the Government of Ghana to submit an updated progress report for stage I of the HPMP and a verification report on HCFC consumption to the 88th meeting and a project completion report to the second meeting of 2022;
3. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Ghana for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,759,507, consisting of US $1,159,970, plus agency support costs of US $81,198, for UNDP and US $458,707, plus agency support costs of US $59,632, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase-out of HCFCs;
4. To note the commitment of the Government of Ghana:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 70 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022, 74 per cent by 2023, 79 per cent by 2025, 85 per cent by 2026, 91 per cent by 2029 and 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;
   2. To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2025;
   3. To ban the import of all HCFCs by 1 January 2033;
5. To deduct 31.03 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
6. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIX to the present report;
7. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Ghana 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 Ghana were intending to have consumption during the 2030-2040 period, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between Ghana and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;; and
8. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Ghana, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $619,210, consisting of US $459,820, plus agency support costs of US $32,187, for UNDP and US $112,569, plus agency support costs of US $14,634, for UNEP.