Decision 94/39

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Armenia for the period 2024–2029 to reduce HFC consumption by 10 per cent of the country’s baseline by 2029, in the amount of US $203,400, consisting of US $114,000, plus agency support costs of US $14,820, for UNIDO and US $66,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,580, for UNEP, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XXXI to the present report;
2. To note that, if the revision of the HFC consumption data for 2020 to 2022 were approved by the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties, the funding approved in principle, as well as the tranche funding levels and the targets reflected in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above, would be revised accordingly at the 95^th meeting;
3. To note that the Government of Armenia would implement the following regulatory measures:
   1. A ban on the import of domestic refrigerators and freezers containing HFCs with a global‑warming potential (GWP) of 150 or higher, by 1 January 2027;
   2. A ban on the import of commercial refrigeration equipment containing HFCs with a GWP of 2,500 or higher, by 1 January 2027;
   3. A ban on the import of moveable room air‑conditioning units containing HFCs with a GWP of 800 or higher and on split air conditioners containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated gases with a GWP of 800 or higher, by 1 January 2027;
   4. A ban on domestic trade in HFCs in non-refillable containers, by 1 January 2028;
   5. A ban on the import of stationary refrigeration equipment containing or relying on HFCs with a GWP of 2,500 or higher, by 1 January 2029;
4. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Armenia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $186,535, consisting of US $99,075 plus agency support costs of US $12,880, for UNIDO and US $66,000, plus agency support costs of US $8,580, for UNEP; and
5. To request the Government of Armenia, UNIDO, UNEP and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Armenia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HFCs, including the information contained in the annex referred to in subparagraph (a) above and to submit it to a future meeting once the KIP Agreement template had been approved by the Executive Committee.