Decision 90/39

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Liberia for the period 2022–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $651,191, consisting of US $338,512, plus agency support costs of US $44,007, for UNEP and US $246,488, plus agency support costs of US $22,184, for UNIDO, 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 Liberia:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 68 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2022, 72 per cent by 2023 and 86 per cent by 2025 and 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;
   2. To set up an online HCFC licensing and quota system by 1 January 2023;
   3. To establish a mandatory certification scheme for refrigeration and air‑conditioning technicians by 1 December 2023;
   4. To ban the import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2024;
3. To deduct 3.45 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement* between the Government of Liberia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in Annex XIV to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Liberia 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.  The expected annual HCFC consumption in Liberia for the period 2030–2040; and
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Liberia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $278,879, consisting of US $116,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,080, for UNEP and US $135,595, plus agency support costs of US $12,204, for UNIDO.

*This Agreement was revised as per Decision 93/36.