Decision 91/55

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the first tranche of stage I of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Syrian Arab Republic;
   2. The commitment of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to develop the following regulatory measures under the HPMP to ensure the sustainability of the phase-out of HCFCs in the manufacturing sectors:
      1. A ban on the import of HCFC-141b, pure and in pre-blended polyols, when the conversions had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;
      2. A ban on the use of HCFC-141b, pure and in pre-blended polyols, in foam manufacturing once the conversions in foam manufacturing had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;
      3. A ban on the import of HCFC-22-based air-conditioning equipment, no later than 1 January 2027;
      4. A ban on the use of HCFC-22 in the manufacture of air-conditioning equipment once the conversion of air-conditioning manufacturing had been completed, no later than 1 January 2027;
      5. A ban on the import of HCFC-142b, no later than 1 January 2027;
2. That the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXVI to the present report, specifically Appendices 2-A and 7-A, to reflect the inclusion of the investment projects to phase out HCFCs in the polyurethane foam and air-conditioning manufacturing sectors in line with decision 86/93(e), and paragraph 17, which had been added to indicate that the updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 86^th meeting;
3. To deduct 78.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding; and
4. To approve the second tranche of stage I of the HPMP for the Syrian Arab Republic, and the corresponding 2023–2024 tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $2,439,810, consisting of US $418,100, plus agency support costs of US $49,448, for UNEP and US $1,843,236, plus agency support costs of US $129,026, for UNIDO.