Decision 88/54

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Qatar for the period 2021–2026 to reduce HCFC consumption by 67.5 per cent of the country’s baseline, in the amount of US $789,440, consisting of US $365,000, plus agency support costs of US $25,500, for UNIDO and US $353,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,890, for UNEP;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Qatar to reduce HCFC consumption by 54 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 1 January 2025;
3. To deduct 13.81 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To deduct an additional 0.41 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding on account of the extension of stage I, in line with decision 86/29(b);
5. To note the commitment by the Government to implement the following by 1 January 2023:
   1. A ban on disposable refrigerant cylinders;
   2. A mandatory certification scheme for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians;
   3. Mandatory good servicing practices for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians, including record-keeping practices (e.g. HCFC log books and HCFC equipment log books for systems above a certain charge) and pre-determined schedules for leakage checks by certified personnel for systems with charges above a certain limit;
   4. An e-licensing system;
6. To allow the submission of the second tranche of stage II of the HPMP once the commitments identified in sub-paragraph (e) above had been implemented;
7. To note also the commitment by the Government of Qatar to ban, by 1 January 2024, the import and use of HCFC-141b contained in pre-blended polyols by converting to low‑global-warming-potential alternatives and that the country would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund to phase out HFCs contained in pre-blended polyols;
8. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Qatar and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXVII to the present report; and
9. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Qatar, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $376,985, consisting of US $205,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,350, for UNIDO and US $139,500, plus agency support costs of US $18,135, for UNEP.