Decision 97/42

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Bangladesh for the period from 2025 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $2,399,415, consisting of US $1,739,791, plus agency support costs of US $121,785, for UNDP and US $475,964, plus agency support costs of US $61,875, for UNEP, 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 Bangladesh 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 the commitment of the Government of Bangladesh to ban the import and manufacture of HCFC-22-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment from 1 January 2026;
4. To deduct 23.08 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex XLI to the present report;
6. That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of the HPMP, the Government of Bangladesh 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. If Bangladesh were intending to have consumption during the period 2030–2040, in line with paragraph 8 ter(e)(i) of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, proposed modifications to its Agreement with the Executive Committee covering the period beyond 2030; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Bangladesh, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $1,199,942, consisting of US $834,261, plus agency support costs of US $58,398, for UNDP and US $271,932, plus agency support costs of US $35,351, for UNEP.