Decision 98/39

The Executive Committee decided:

Regarding stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan

1. 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 stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Tunisia; 
2. To request the Government of Tunisia 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 of the HPMP, 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

3. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HPMP for Tunisia for the period from 2026 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $1,331,109, consisting of US $678,499, plus agency support costs of US $47,495, for UNIDO and US $185,500, plus agency support costs of US $24,115, for UNEP and US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500, for the Government of Italy, on the understanding that no more funding from the Multilateral Fund would be provided for the phase‑out of HCFCs;
4. To note the commitment of the Government of Tunisia 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;
5. To deduct 12.88 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
6. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Tunisia and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex LVII to the present report;
7. 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);
8. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of the HPMP for Tunisia, the Government of Tunisia 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 Tunisia 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
9. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Tunisia, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $692,441, consisting of US $201,478, plus agency support costs of US $14,103, for UNIDO, US $72,000, plus agency support costs of US $9,360, for UNEP, and US $350,000, plus agency support costs of US $45,500, for the Government of Italy.