Decision 90/43

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan for the period 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $6,409,706, consisting of US $3,864,083, plus agency support costs of US $270,486, for UNIDO and US $2,040,664, plus agency support costs of US $234,473, for UNEP, on the understanding that no more funding would be provided from the Multilateral Fund for the phase‑out of HCFCs;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Pakistan:
   1. 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 ban the import of HCFC-141b in pre-blended polyols by 1 January 2024;
   3. To ban the import of HCFC‑based equipment by 1 January 2026;
   4. To ban the use of HCFCs in manufacturing by 1 January 2026;
3. To deduct from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding the additional 24.58 ODP tonnes of HCFCs phased out during stage II and the 56.99 ODP tonnes of HCFCs associated with stage III;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XVIII to the present report;
5. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Pakistan 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. Proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030 in the event that Pakistan 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;
6. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Pakistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plans, in the amount of US $2,047,489, consisting of US $1,468,883, plus agency support costs of US $102,822, for UNIDO and US $426,750, plus agency support costs of US $49,034, for UNEP;
7. To request:
   1. The Government of Pakistan to report the country’s imports of HCFC‑141b contained in pre-blended polyols in its country programme data reporting from 2023, in line with decision 88/72(e);
   2. The Government of Pakistan and UNIDO to continue monitoring and to report, on an annual basis:
      1. Information on the status of imports of pre-blended polyols containing HCFC-141b until the ban on such imports was in place; and
      2. An update on the progress of implementation of technical assistance for the foam sector.