Decision 90/45

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the third tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran;
   2. That US $447,638, plus agency support cost of US $31,335, for UNIDO, associated with the funding tranche for 2022, would be requested in 2023;
2. To request UNIDO, UNDP and the Governments of Germany and Italy to submit, along with the request for the fifth tranche, a detailed report on the status of the conversion of each of the foam projects under stage II, including the financial viability, the current level of HCFC‑141b consumption, the alternative technology selected, the total funding provided by the Multilateral Fund and the level of co‑financing, as applicable, in line with decision 84/74(c);
3. To approve, on an exceptional basis, the extension of the duration of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran to 31 December 2025, given the implementation delays caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, on the understanding that no further extension would be requested;
4. To note that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement* between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XX to the present report, specifically, paragraph 1 and Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the postponement of the funding tranche for 2022 to 2023, as referred to in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) above and the extension of the duration of stage II, and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 77^th meeting;
5. The fourth tranche of stage II of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the 2022‑2023 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,162,745, consisting of US $464,231, plus agency support costs of US $32,496, for UNDP and US $598,000, plus agency support costs of US $68,018, for the Government of Germany.

• This Agreement was revised as per Decision 92/13