Decision 93/44

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mozambique for the period 2023–2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $825,501, consisting of US $581,250, plus agency support costs of US $73,938, for UNEP and US $156,250, plus agency support costs of US $14,063, for UNDP, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs and no servicing tail would be needed;
2. To note the commitment of the Government of Mozambique to reduce HCFC consumption by 81.6 per cent of the country’s baseline by 1 January 2025 and to phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030 and that no HCFCs would be imported after that date;
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 $15,265, for UNEP;
4. To deduct 5.65 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve:
   1. The Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXIV to the present report; and
   2. The first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mozambique, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $415,019, consisting of US $315,000, plus agency support costs of US $40,069, for UNEP and US $55,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,950, for UNDP, on the understanding that the Treasurer would be requested to transfer the approved funds to UNEP and UNDP only after the Secretariat had received confirmation that the equipment to be procured under the UNIDO component of stage I had been distributed to the beneficiaries and relevant training had taken place.