Decision 94/13

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The report on progress in implementation of the conversion of the foam enterprises and the availability of hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)/HFO‑based polyurethane (PU) systems and their associated components funded under stage II of the HCFC phase‑out management plan (HPMP) for Uruguay;
   2. That the ban on imports of pure HCFC-141b had been implemented from 1 January 2023 and that the ban on HCFC-141b contained in imported pre‑blended polyols had been in force since 1 January 2024;
   3. The completion of stage II of the HPMP for Uruguay, and that unspent incremental operating costs in the amount of US $309,186, plus agency support costs of US $21,643, associated with that PU foam enterprises that had not converted, would be returned to the Multilateral Fund at the 96^th meeting; and
2. To request the UNDP to provide, at the 98^th meeting, an update on the technology selected by the small- and medium-sized foam manufacturing enterprises and the availability of HFO‑based technology in the foam sector in Uruguay.