Decision 95/50

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Guinea-Bissau for the period from 2024 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $578,800, consisting of US $300,000, plus agency support costs of US $39,000, for UNEP and US $220,000, plus agency support costs of US $19,800, for UNIDO, 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 Guinea-Bissau:
   1. To phase out HCFCs completely by 1 January 2030, and that HCFCs would not 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 import of HCFC-based equipment by 1 January 2029;
3. To encourage the Government of Guinea-Bissau to implement the ban on the import of HCFC-based equipment referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above earlier than 1 January 2029, if circumstances permitted;
4. To note also that, upon completion of the end-user projects included in stage II of the HPMP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of those projects, including the HCFC phase-out and energy efficiency gains achieved, in line with decision 92/36(g);
5. To deduct 1.84 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
6. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XXXI to the present report;
7. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Guinea-Bissau should submit:
   1. A detailed description of the regulatory and policy framework in place to implement measures to ensure that HCFC consumption was in compliance with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030–2040;
   2. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Guinea-Bissau for the period 2030-2040; and
8. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Guinea-Bissau, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $306,445, consisting of US $126,500, plus agency support costs of US $16,445, for UNEP and US $150,000, plus agency support costs of US $13,500, for UNIDO.