Decision 96/35

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Haiti for the period from 2025 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $620,000, plus agency support costs of US $43,400, for UNDP, 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 Haiti to ban the import of new and second hand HCFC-based equipment by 31 December 2027 and 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;
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 $100,000, plus agency support costs of US $7,000, for UNDP;
4. To deduct 2.34 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Haiti and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XIX to the present report;
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Haiti 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 subparagraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol for the period 2030-2040;
   2. The expected annual HCFC consumption in Haiti for the period 2030–2040;
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Haiti, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $248,000, plus agency support costs of US $17,360, for UNDP;
8. That, to allow for consideration of the second tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Haiti, through UNDP, should submit confirmation of completion of the following activities:
   1. Review and update of the licensing and quota system regulations;
   2. One training workshop for customs officers;
   3. Delivery of the equipment procured for the three refrigeration and air conditioning institutes selected as beneficiaries; and
   4. The study and report on the import of new and second-hand refrigeration and air conditioning equipment to understand the energy consumption characteristics over the previous five years.