Decision 87/40

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Iraq for the period 2021–2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 69 per cent of the country’s baseline, in the amount of US $3,026,100, consisting of US $1,840,000, plus agency support costs of US $212,400, for UNEP and US $910,000, plus agency support costs of US $63,700, for UNIDO;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Iraq:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 69 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2025;
   2. To establish, by 31 December 2022, regulatory measures to control intended emissions of refrigerant during installation, servicing and decommissioning;
3. That, to allow for the consideration of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP:
   1. UNEP and UNIDO should confirm completion of stage I of the HPMP, submit the project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund;
   2. UNIDO should confirm completion of the national phase-out plan (first tranche) (IRQ/PHA/58/INV/09) and the project to replace refrigerant CFC-12 with isobutane and foam blowing agent CFC-11 with cyclopentane in the manufacturing of domestic refrigerators and chest freezers at Light Industries Company for Iraq (IRQ/REF/57/INV/07), submit the project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund;
4. To deduct 32.79 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XX to the present report; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Iraq, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $400,421, consisting of US $335,000, plus agency support costs of US $38,671, for UNEP and US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750, for UNIDO.