Decision 88/51

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait for the period 2021–2025 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the country’s baseline, in the amount of US $2,816,612, consisting of US $1,952,800, plus agency support costs of US $224,808, for UNEP and US $597,200, plus agency support costs of US $41,804, for UNIDO;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Kuwait:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 39.2 per cent of the country baseline by 2021, 41.6 per cent by 2023, 44 per cent by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025;
   2. To establish, by 1 January 2025, a ban on the manufacturing and import of HCFC‑22-based equipment;
   3. To establish, also by 1 January 2025, a ban on the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols;
3. To deduct 95.78 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Kuwait and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXIV to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the second tranche of the HPMP, UNEP and UNIDO should confirm completion of stage I of the HPMP, submit the related project completion reports and return any unused balances to the Fund; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,015,140, consisting of US $670,840, plus agency support costs of US $77,228, for UNEP and US $249,600, plus agency support costs of US $17,472, for UNIDO.