Decision 88/46

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Cabo Verde for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $427,500, plus agency support costs of US $55,575, for UNEP, 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 Cabo Verde:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 96 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022 and 98 per cent by 2025, to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and to ban the import of HCFCs 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 and to ban flushing with HCFCs by 1 January 2023;
3. To deduct 0.16 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Cabo Verde 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;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde for the period 2030-2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Cabo Verde, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $173,000, plus agency support costs of US $22,490, for UNEP.