Decision 94/51

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage I of the Kigali HFC implementation plan (KIP) for Seychelles 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 $178,540, consisting of US $85,260, plus agency support costs of US $11,084, for UNEP and US $72,740, plus agency support costs of US $9,456, for the Government of Germany, as reflected in the schedule contained in annex XLIII to the present report;
2. To note that the Government planned to establish the following regulatory measures:
   1. A ban on the imports and sales of HFC-23, by 1 January 2027;
   2. A ban on the imports and sales of HFCs and HFC blends with a global-warming potential above 3,000 in the fire suppression, foam, aerosol and solvent sectors, by January 2029;
3. To note also that, upon completion of the end-user project included in stage I of the KIP, the Government of Germany would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with decision 92/36(g);
4. To approve the first tranche of stage I of the KIP for Seychelles, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $92,299, consisting of US $64,836, plus agency support costs of US $8,429, for UNEP and US $16,844, plus agency support costs of US $2,190, for the Government of Germany; and
5. To request the Government of Seychelles, UNEP, the Government of Germany and the Secretariat to finalize the draft Agreement between the Government of Seychelles 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.