Decision 88/71

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on implementation of the third tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Kuwait;
   2. The commitment of the Government of Kuwait to ban the import and use of HCFC‑142b in the extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam sector by 1 January 2023, after completion of the phase-out of HCFC in XPS foam applications;
2. To approve:
   1. On an exceptional basis, and on the understanding that no further extensions would be approved, the extension of the implementation period of stage I of the HPMP, to 30 June 2022, owing to the constraints imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, which had delayed the completion of the activities in the manufacturing and servicing sectors;
   2. The fourth and final tranche of stage I of the HPMP for Kuwait, and the corresponding 2022 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,464,703, consisting of US $429,000, plus agency support costs of US $51,303, for UNEP and US $920,000, plus agency support costs of US $64,400, for UNIDO; and
3. To request the Government of Kuwait, UNEP and UNIDO to submit the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2023.