The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the information provided in the criteria for pilot projects to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down (decision 90/50(b)(i)) contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/63;
2. To consider the following criteria when selecting pilot projects to maintain and/or enhance the energy efficiency of replacement technologies and equipment in the context of HFC phase-down:

   1. Support would be provided only for projects related to the following activities, as included in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/91/63, specifically: 

      Manufacturing activities

      1. Conversion projects to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency while converting from HFCs in the manufacture of domestic refrigeration, stand-alone commercial refrigeration, residential and commercial air-conditioning and heat-pumps would be considered in priority;

      2. Conversion projects in other sectors, such as mobile air-conditioning and transport refrigeration, would be considered on a case-by-case basis; 
          

         Assembly and installation activities of large commercial and industrial refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump equipment

      3. Projects involving technical assistance for the assembly and installation of equipment that would result in the adoption of technologies to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency while converting from HFCs and demonstrate replicability and scalability in the country or region would be considered in priority; 

         Servicing activities

      4. Projects in the servicing sector including, but not be limited to, activities identified in decision 89/6(b) would be considered in priority in the context of Kigali HFC implementation plans (KIPs), except for those activities that had already been funded under decision 89/6(b) in the context of the HCFC phase-out management plan for the country in question; 
          

         Technical assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing and assembly/installation

      5. Projects involving technical assistance for SMEs to support the adoption of energy-efficient technologies and alternatives while phasing down HFCs would be considered on a case-by-case basis, provided that such technical assistance projects assisted beneficiaries in maintaining and/or enhancing energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs;
   2. Pilot projects were to be submitted in the context of HFC phase-down, as part of a KIP and/or as an investment project or sector plan in the manufacturing, assembly/installation and servicing sectors;
   3. Energy-efficiency activities should consider incentivizing opportunities to avoid the continued growth in use of controlled substances, where feasible;
   4. Projects submitted for consideration should include confirmation from the Government concerned:
      1. That, for projects in the manufacturing sector, the country had in place minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and a mechanism to monitor and assess their implementation;
      2. That the national ozone unit would coordinate with relevant energy‑efficiency authorities and national standards bodies to facilitate consideration of refrigerant transition when developing energy‑efficiency standards in the relevant sectors/applications;
      3. That, if recipient Article 5 countries had mobilized or were to mobilize funding from sources other than the Multilateral Fund for energy‑efficiency components when phasing down HFCs, the project would not result in the duplication of activities among those funded by the Multilateral Fund and those funded from other sources;
      4. That the information on project progress, results and key learning would be made available, as appropriate;
      5. That the date of completion of the project would be set as no more than 36 months after the date of approval by the Executive Committee and a detailed project report would be submitted to the Executive Committee within six months of the date of completion of the project;
   5. Projects should be submitted as of the 93^rd meeting up to and including the 96^th meeting; would be considered on a case-by-case basis; should aim to have broad replicability within the country, region or sector; and should take into account regional and geographic distribution;
   6. The country proposing the pilot project should have, or prioritize the development of, national and/or regional MEPS, including a process or mechanism to monitor and assess their implementation in relation to the relevant sector/application, and, if no MEPS exist, countries should consider priority projects in the servicing sector or that support the development of MEPS and initial awareness and capacity-building initiatives for their enforcement on the understanding that the conditions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(iv)b. to (b)(iv)e. above would apply;
   7. The project should include consultation with relevant stakeholders; and
3. To establish a funding window for pilot projects in the amount of US $20 million with the possibility of augmenting that funding window at a future meeting to maintain and/or enhance energy efficiency in the context of HFC phase-down as specified in decision XXVIII/2, following the criteria identified in subparagraph (b) above.