Decision 93/43

The Executive Committee decided: 

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Lebanon for the period 2023–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,182,700, plus agency support costs of US $82,789, for UNDP, 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 Lebanon:
   1. To reduce HCFC consumption by 75 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2025 and 88 per cent by 2028 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 use of HCFC-22 in local manufacturing, and the import and establishment of new installations by 31 December 2025;
3. To deduct 12.32 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Lebanon and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXIII to the present report;
5. That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Lebanon 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. If Lebanon were intending to have consumption during the period 2030–2040, in line with subparagraph 8 ter (e) (i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030;
6. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Lebanon, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $414,824, plus agency support costs of US $29,038, for UNDP.