Decision 88/49

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the implementation period for stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Fiji, to 31 December 2022, given delays in implementing the phase-out activities owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;
2. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HPMP for Fiji for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $639,990, consisting of US $351,000, plus agency support costs of US $24,570, for UNDP and US $234,000, plus agency support costs of US $30,420, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
3. To note the commitment of the Government of Fiji:
   1. 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 introduce and enforce a ban on the import of new or second-hand HCFC-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by 1 January 2023;
4. To deduct 3.72 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXII to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Fiji 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 Fiji for the period 2030-2040; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Fiji, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $320,191, consisting of US $176,000, plus agency support costs of US $12,320, for UNDP and US $116,700, plus agency support costs of US $15,171, for UNEP.