Model three-year phase-out plan

The Thirty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to note that the Multilateral Fund had been established to enable Article 5 countries to comply with the Montreal Protocol. The model three-year phase-out plan, as adjusted and corrected taking into account actions taken at the 38th Meeting of the Executive Committee, inter alia, suggested the reductions that would presumably be needed over the next three years to enable the compliance of all Article 5 countries with the interim compliance measures that had to be met in 2005 and 2007;

(b) to adopt the model three-year phase-out plan, as revised, as an important guide that should be considered by UNDP, UNIDO, the World Bank and, as appropriate, bilateral agencies, in the preparation of the annual and/or multi-year business plans of the agencies during the 2003 to 2005 triennium. The model may be further revised taking into consideration guidance provided by the 14th Meeting of the Parties, if any (and any further changes, consistent with and agreed under Decision 35/57 and related decisions as regards tables 1 to 4 of document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/58 and any changes agreed by the Secretariat and interested parties as regards tables 5 to 7, taking into account more detailed country specific information, where available);

(c) to request UNDP, UNIDO the World Bank and bilateral agencies, as appropriate, to take into account the ODS phase-out generated by the model as a basis for the preparation of multi-year agreements and consider allocating the annual funding tranches accordingly;

(d) that the Secretariat should report to the Executive Committee after each meeting of the Sub-Committee on Project Review regarding any changes or modification to the model three-year phase-out plan, and the possible implications that that may have for the approval of future projects presumed to be necessary to enable compliance;

(e) to urge Article 5 countries and their co-operating Implementing Agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2003 to 2005 timeframes, considering that the model also demonstrates that compliance over the next three years will also rest on the timely implementation of the very large number of already approved but unimplemented projects;

(f) to request the Secretariat to update the model at each last meeting of the Executive Committee of the calendar year for the following three years, in order to have a rolling model three-year ODS phase-out plan.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/70/Rev.1, Decision 38/66, para. 111).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/58).

The Forty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) a status report on the process undertaken up to the 41st Meeting in implementing the Fund’s three-year model phase-out plan; and

(b) guidance on the funding allocations for the remainder of the triennium, including total allocations for 2004 and 2005, allocations of the Implementing Agencies and the bilateral agencies, and a possible allocation for a funding window on accelerated phase-out and maintaining momentum.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87, Decision 41/81, para. 120).

The Forty-second Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to note that the draft model three-year phase-out plan 2004-2006 presented in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/5 had been used as the reference for the preparation of the 2004-2006 business plans of the Implementing Agencies;

(b) to adopt the model three-year phase-out plan 2004-2006 as a reference for resource planning for the corresponding triennium;

(c) to urge Article 5 countries with projects approved but not implemented and the cooperating implementing and bilateral agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2004-2006 triennium; and

(d) to request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase out plan for the years 2005-2007 to the first meeting of the Executive Committee in 2005 in order to provide guidance, as appropriate, for the preparation of the 2005-2007 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/54, Decision 42/4, para. 37).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/5).

The Forty-fourth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to adopt the 2005-2007 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning to phase out eligible ODS for the corresponding triennium, without prejudice to the level of funding to be agreed by the Parties for the 2005 2007 triennium;

(b) to urge Article 5 countries with approved projects not yet implemented and the cooperating bilateral and Implementing Agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2005-2007 triennium;

(c) to urge bilateral and Implementing Agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2005 CTC and TCA phase-out targets and to include activities in their 2005-2007 business plans as appropriate; and

(d) to request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase out plan for the years 2006-2008 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2005 to provide guidance as relevant for the preparation of the 2006-2008 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/73, Decision 44/5, para. 45).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/44/7 and Corr.1).

The Forty-seventh Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to adopt the 2006-2008 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the 2006-2008 triennium;

(b) to urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects and the cooperating bilateral and implementing agencies to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2006-2008 triennium;

(c) to urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2007 and 2010 Montreal Protocol’s phase-out targets and to include activities in their 2006-2008 business plans as appropriate; and

(d) to request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase out plan for 2007-2010 to the last meeting in 2006 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2007-2009 business plan of the Multilateral Fund.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/61, Decision 47/5, para. 34).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/47/7).

The Fiftieth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to adopt the 2007-2009 model three-year phase-out plan (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/7) as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium;

(c) to urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as needing immediate assistance to achieve the 2007 and 2010 phase-out targets in the Protocol and to include activities in their 2007-2009 business plans as appropriate;

(d) to request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for the years 2008-2010 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2007 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2008-2010 business plan of the Multilateral Fund; and

(e) to note that:

(i) some 40,254.8 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 54,509.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved multi-year sectoral and national phase-out plans;

(ii) some 37,971.0 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 40,724.8 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved individual or umbrella projects; and

(iii) sixty-four refrigerant management plan projects for low volume consuming countries; 32 terminal phase-out management plans for low-volume-consuming countries; and 35 national ODS phase-out plans for non-low-volume-consuming countries were currently being implemented.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/62,Decision 50/5 para. 49).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/50/7).

The Fifty-third Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) to adopt the 2008-2010 model rolling three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding period;

(b) to urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant implementing and bilateral agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2008-2010 period;

(c) to urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as in need of immediate assistance to achieve the Protocol’s 2007 and 2010 phase-out targets, and to include activities in their 2008-2010 business plans as appropriate;

(d) to request the Secretariat to present an updated model rolling three-year phase‑out plan for the years 2009-2011 to the last Meeting in 2008 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2009-2011 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;

(e) to note that:

(i) in total about 57,885.5 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 54,455.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out during the remainder of 2007 and in the 2008-2010 period;

(ii) fifty-three terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) for low‑volume-consuming (LVC) countries, 42 national ODS phase-out plans for non-LVC countries, and 10 phase-out plans in the production sector in five non-LVC countries were currently being implemented; and

(iii) national phase-out plans (NPPs) for two non-LVC countries and TPMPs for 31 LVC countries had yet to be submitted for consideration and approval by the Executive Committee.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/67,Decision 53/5 para. 44).

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/53/7).

The Fifth-sixth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) To adopt the 2009–2011 model three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/7;

(b) To urge Article 5 countries with approved but not implemented projects, and the relevant bilateral and implementing agencies, to accelerate the pace of implementation during the 2009–2011 triennium;

(c) To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as in need of immediate assistance to achieve the 2010 Protocol’s phase out targets, and to include activities in their 2009-2011 business plans as appropriate;

(d) To request the Secretariat to present an updated model three-year rolling phase-out plan for the years 2010–2012 to the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2009 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2010–2012 business plan of the Multilateral Fund;

(e) To note that:

(i) In total around 12,197.8 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 7,997.0 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out during the remainder of 2008 and in the 2009-2011 triennium;

(ii) The 2007 HCFC consumption and production reported by 144 Article 5 countries was 26,367.8 ODP tonnes and 30,581.3 ODP tonnes, respectively. The level of HCFC consumption had been estimated at 32,606 ODP tonnes in 2013 and the HCFC production would follow the demand;

(iii) Eighty-six terminal phase-out management plans (TPMPs) for low volume consuming (LVC) countries, 40 national ODS phase-out plans for non LVC countries, and 12 phase-out plans in the production sector in seven non LVC countries were currently being implemented; and

(iv) A national phase-out plan for one non-LVC country and TPMPs for 10 LVC countries had yet to be submitted for consideration and approval by the Executive Committee.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/64, Decision 56/5 para 43)

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/56/7).

The Fifth-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:

(a) To adopt the 2010-2012 model rolling three-year phase-out plan as a flexible guide for resource planning for the corresponding triennium, noting the significant uncertainty with regard to the amount of HCFC consumption to be addressed during this period;

(c) To urge bilateral and implementing agencies to work with those countries that had been identified as being in need of immediate assistance to meet the 2010 Montreal Protocol phase-out targets, and to include activities in their 2010 business plans as appropriate;

(d) To request the Secretariat to present an updated model rolling three-year phase-out plan for the years 2011-2013 to the last Meeting of the Executive Committee in 2010 to provide guidance, as relevant, for the preparation of the 2011-2013 business plan of the Multilateral Fund; and

(e) To note that:

(i) Some 17,704 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption and 6,018 ODP tonnes of ODS production had yet to be phased out in approved multi-year sectoral and national phase out plans during the remainder of 2009 and in the 2010-2012 triennium;

(ii) Some 19,780 ODP tonnes of ODS consumption had yet to be phased out in approved individual or umbrella projects (on the basis of the progress report submitted by bilateral and implementing agencies to the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee);

(iii) Three refrigerant management plan projects for low-volume-consuming (LVC) countries approved in accordance with decision 31/48 (e.g., to achieve the 2005 and 2007 CFC phase-out targets on time); 98 terminal phase-out management plans for LVC countries; 41 national ODS phase-out plans for non-LVC countries; and 12 phase-out plans in the production sector in seven non-LVC countries were currently being implemented.

(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/59 Decision 59/5 para 40)

(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/59/7).