Decision 97/53

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Mali for the period from 2025 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,148,640, consisting of US $646,000, plus agency support costs of US $81,060, for UNEP and US $394,000, plus agency support costs of US $27,580, 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 Mali 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 the Government of Mali would ban the import of HCFC-based equipment and ban the import of controlled substances in non-refillable cylinders starting 1 January 2028;
4. To deduct 9.80 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
5. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Mali and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage II of the HPMP, contained in annex XLV to the present report;
6. That, to allow consideration of the final tranche of the HPMP, the Government of Mali 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 Mali for the period 2030–2040; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage II of the HPMP for Mali, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $574,950, consisting of US $276,500, plus agency support costs of US $34,695, for UNEP, and US $246,500, plus agency support costs of US $17,255, for UNDP.