The Executive Committee decided:
(a) To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Republic of Moldova for the period 2021–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $530,385, consisting of US $341,500, plus agency support costs of US $23,905, for UNDP and US $146,000, plus agency support costs of US $18,980, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
(b) To note the commitment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova to reduce HCFC consumption by 35 per cent by 2021, 42 per cent by 2022, 50 per cent by 2023, 57 per cent by 2024 and 67.5 per cent by 2025 and 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;
(c) To deduct 0.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
(d) To approve the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXXII to the present report;
(e) That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of the Republic of Moldova should submit:
- 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;
- The expected annual HCFC consumption in the Republic of Moldova for the period 2030-2040;
(f) To note that UNDP would submit detailed reports on the results of the incentive schemes for end users of commercial refrigeration equipment once they had been completed to allow the Secretariat to develop fact sheets to inform future projects, in line with decision 84/84(d); and
(g) To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for the Republic of Moldova, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $138,980, consisting of US $75,500, plus agency support costs of US $5,285, for UNDP and US $51,500, plus agency support costs of US $6,695, for UNEP.