Decision 88/58

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Oman for the period 2022–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,540,369, consisting of US $780,472, plus agency support costs of US $54,633, for UNIDO and US $626,364, plus agency support costs of US $78,900, 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 Oman 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;
3. To deduct 20.46 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXI to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Oman 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. If Oman were intending to have consumption during the period 2030-2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, the proposed modifications to the Agreement between the Government of Oman and the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;
6. To reiterate decision 86/53(a), which provided that the Government of Oman would submit the 2020–2021 verification report as part of the submission requesting the second tranche of the stage III of the HPMP, on the understanding that if the 2020–2021 verification report indicated that the country was not in compliance with the targets specified in its Agreement with the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee would consider applying the penalty clause to stage III of the HPMP; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Oman, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $570,066, consisting of US $340,344, plus agency support costs of US $23,824, for UNIDO and US $182,864, plus agency support costs of US $23,034, for UNEP.