Decision 98/40

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve, in principle, stage III of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Turkmenistan for the period from 2026 to 2030 for the complete phase-out of HCFC consumption, in the amount of US $309,000, plus agency support costs of US $21,630, for UNIDO, 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 Turkmenistan 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 deduct 2.21 ODP tonnes of HCFCs from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
4. To approve the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the reduction in consumption of HCFCs, in accordance with stage III of the HPMP, contained in annex LVIII to the present report;
5. To note that, upon completion of the end-user demonstration project included in stage III of the HPMP, UNIDO would submit a final report on the implementation of the project, including the HCFC phase-out and energy-efficiency gains achieved, in line with decision 92/36(g);
6. That, to allow for consideration of the final tranche of its HPMP, the Government of Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan for the 
      period 2030–2040; and
7. To approve the first tranche of stage III of the HPMP for Turkmenistan, and the corresponding tranche implementation plan, in the amount of US $143,650, plus agency support costs of US $10,056, for UNIDO.