Decision 98/33

Subsequently, the Executive Committee decided:

Regarding stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan

1. To note the progress report on the implementation of all the remaining activities in the previously approved tranches and the work programmes associated with the final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Morocco;
2. To approve, on an exceptional basis, and on the understanding that no further extension would be approved, the extension to 31 December 2027 of the completion date of the project referred to in subparagraph (a) above;
3. To request the Government of Morocco and UNIDO to submit a progress report on the implementation of all the remaining activities in the previously approved tranches and the work programmes associated with the final tranche of stage II, on a yearly basis through completion of the project, and the project completion report to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2028;

Regarding stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan

4. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HPMP for Morocco for the period from 2026 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,439,804, plus agency support costs of US $100,786, for UNIDO, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase-out of HCFCs;
5. To note the commitment of the Government of Morocco to phase out completely HCFCs 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;
6. To deduct 16.69 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
7. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Morocco and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex LII to the present report;
8. To request the Government of Morocco and UNIDO, when submitting the request for the second tranche, to report on the outcomes of the fisheries study, including the feasibility of the demonstration activities or an alternate plan to offer support to the same sector, the feasibility study on recovery, recycling and reclamation, and the sector-specific leakage rate study;
9. To note that, upon completion of the end-user projects included in stage III of the HPMP, UNIDO would submit final reports on the implementation of those projects, including the HCFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with decision 92/36(g);
10. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Morocco 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 Morocco 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
11. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Morocco, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $165,240, plus agency support costs of US $11,567, for UNIDO.