Decision 92/29

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Burkina Faso for the period from 2023 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,425,500, consisting of US $700,000, plus agency support costs of US $87,000, for UNEP, US $470,000, plus agency support costs of US $32,900, for UNIDO and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, 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 Burkina Faso:
   1. To ban the import of equipment containing HCFCs by 1 June 2023 in the public procurement sector and by 1 January 2025 in all other sectors;
   2. To reduce HCFC consumption by 79 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2024 and 81 per cent by 2025 and 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 note also that stage II of the HPMP included funding for additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the refrigeration servicing sector, in the amount of US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, for the Government of Germany;
4. To deduct 11.70 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XV to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Burkina Faso 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. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Burkina Faso for the period 2030‑2040 in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol and the proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Burkina Faso and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $490,136, consisting of US $125,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,536, for UNEP; US $200,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,000, for UNIDO; and US $120,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,600, for the Government of Germany.