Decision XXXII/7: Membership changes on the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel

Noting that the parties intend to consider issues related to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel at the forty-third meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group,

Taking into account the exceptional circumstances related to the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, and without setting a precedent,

Noting that the terms of reference of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel require a decision of the Meeting of the Parties to confirm any temporary subsidiary body that exists for a period of more than one year,

1. To thank the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for its outstanding reports and to thank the individual co‑chairs and members of the Panel for their outstanding service and dedication;
2. To endorse the appointment of Ms. Bella Maranion (United States of America) as co‑chair of the Panel for an additional term of four years;
3. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Paulo Altoé (Brazil) as co‑chair of the Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Committee for an additional term of four years;
4. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Adam Chattaway (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as co‑chair of the Halons Technical Options Committee for an additional term of four years;
5. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Daniel Verdonik (United States of America) as co‑chair of the Halons Technical Options Committee for an additional term of four years;
6. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Marco González (Costa Rica) as a senior expert for an additional term of one year;
7. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Rajendra Shende (India) as a senior expert for an additional term of one year;
8. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Ray Gluckman (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as a senior expert for a term of one year;
9. To confirm that the temporary subsidiary bodies established by the Panel to address decisions XXXI/1, XXXI/3, and XXXI/7 may continue their work up to and including at the Thirty‑Third Meeting of the Parties.