Decision 87/50

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the draft guidelines for the preparation of HFC phase-down plans for Article 5 countries, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/87/46;
2. To include, in the funding for the preparation of an overarching strategy for stage I of the HFC phase-down plan, henceforth referred to as the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP), assistance for:
   1. Extending existing or developing new legislation, policies and regulations as required for the import/export licensing and quota systems for controlled substances under Annex F (HFCs) of the Montreal Protocol;
   2. The conduct of a survey of HFC consumption and its sectoral distribution, surveys of enterprises in the manufacturing and servicing sectors, with analysis of the data to estimate the HFC baselines for compliance, and taking into account any HFC surveys conducted;
   3. The development of the overarching strategy for the phase-down of HFCs and a plan of action that would include the refrigeration servicing sector for stage I of the KIPs to address the freeze and 10 per cent reduction in HFC consumption;
   4. For those countries that wished to do so, consideration of integrating HFC phase‑down activities with HCFC phase-out management plan activities;
   5. For those countries that wished to do so, a description of relevant national initiatives, policies, regulations, and standards associated with maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency;
3. To provide funding for the elements described in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (v) above, as specified in the table below, based on the country’s HCFC consumption baseline:

4. To determine and provide funding for, on a case-by-case basis, the preparation of stage I of any regional KIPs and those countries with an HCFC baseline consumption above 2,000 ODP tonnes;
5. That, for countries that chose to implement individual HFC investment projects or sector plans in advance of submission of stage I of the KIPs, the approval of each project should result in a phase-out of HFCs to count against the eligible consumption identified in the KIPs and should indicate how the investment project would relate to meeting the overarching strategy for the country and when the KIPs would be submitted;
6. To provide funding for any Article 5 country with a manufacturing sector using HFCs according to the number of manufacturing enterprises to be converted in line with decision 56/16(d) and (f), as follows:
   1. One enterprise to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $30,000;
   2. Two enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $60,000;
   3. Three to 14 enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $80,000;
   4. Fifteen or more enterprises to be converted in a manufacturing sector: US $150,000;
   5. To limit the maximum funding provided for the preparation of the investment component for any country according to the table below:

7. To request bilateral and implementing agencies, when submitting stage I of the KIPs on behalf of Article 5 countries, to include:
   1. Confirmation that the country had an established and enforceable national system of licensing and quotas for monitoring HFC imports/exports in place, consistent with decision 63/17;
   2. The Government’s commitment and actions to ensure that funded HFC phase-out would be sustained over time;
   3. An overview of any early actions to control HFC consumption;
8. To agree that institutions and capacities in Article 5 countries developed through Multilateral Fund assistance for the phase-out of ODS should be used to the extent practicable for the phase-down of HFCs, as appropriate; and
9. To request the Secretariat to prepare, with the assistance of the bilateral and implementing agencies, a guide for preparation of stage I of KIPs that could be used by Article 5 countries.