Decision 93/42

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea for the period 2023–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $468,080, consisting of US $257,000, plus agency support costs of US $33,410, for UNEP and US $163,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,670, for UNIDO, 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 Guinea:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 94.7 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2024 and 96.5 per cent by 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would 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;
   2. To ban the import of equipment containing HCFCs by 1 January 2027;
3. To deduct 4.87 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Guinea and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXII to the present report; 
5. That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Guinea should submit:
   1. A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption would be in compliance with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;
   2. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Guinea during the period 2030-2040, in line with subparagraph 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
6. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guinea, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $156,930, consisting of US $81,000, plus agency support costs of US $10,530, for UNEP and US $60,000, plus agency support costs of US $5,400, for UNIDO, on the understanding that UNEP and UNIDO would include, in the progress report associated with the implementation of the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP, an update on the refrigerant recovery and reuse infrastructure in the country.