Decision 87/41

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lesotho for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $61,100, for the Government of Germany, 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 Lesotho:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 71 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2021 and 86 per cent by 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to authorize the import of HCFCs only for a servicing tail between 2030 and 2040, where required, consistent with the provisions of the Montreal Protocol;
   2. To adopt safety standards for flammable refrigerants by 31 December 2022;
   3. To establish mandatory certification of technicians by 31 December 2023;
3. To deduct 1.00 ODP tonne of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Lesotho and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Lesotho 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. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Lesotho for the period 2030–2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Lesotho, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $168,900, plus agency support costs of US $21,957, for the Government of Germany.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 93/36.