Decision 91/45

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for India for the period from 2022 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $27,351,569, consisting of US $14,835,060, plus agency support costs of US $1,038,454, for UNDP, US $3,370,000, plus agency support costs of US $380,700, for UNEP and US $6,952,572, plus agency support costs of US $774,783, for the Government of Germany, 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 India 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;
3. To deduct 574.45 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To deduct an additional 5.54 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding, in line with decision 91/53;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of India and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in Annex XXI to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of India 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. If India 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, proposed modifications to the targets specified in row 1.2 of its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for India, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $9,232,016, consisting of US $6,166,500, plus agency support costs of US $431,655, for UNDP, US $668,215, plus agency support costs of US $75,486, for UNEP and US $1,700,643, plus agency support costs of US $189,517, for the Government of Germany.