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Notes
Item 3 (a) of the provisional agenda
Abstract
The purpose of this note is to assist the Committee in deciding on the process for the first review of communications from Annex I Parties by identifying what should be done, by whom, and when. Section II of the note reviews the previous decisions of the Committee, summarizes the results of an examination of other review processes, and considers the implications of the time constraints prior to the eleventh session. Section III proposes a possible statement of purpose for the review process and introduces possible terms of reference. It goes on to outline three elements -- a compilation and synthesis of the communications, review by the Committee and an in-depth review of individual communications -- around which the Committee is invited to design an appropriate process. Section IV examines issues surrounding the aggregation of communications. A number of other documents prepared for the tenth session are relevant to the consideration of the review process, in particular A/AC.237/57 (and Corr.1 in English only) on the arrangements for the eleventh session, A/AC.237/64 on the roles of the subsidiary bodies and A/AC.237/61 on the activities and funding of the interim secretariat. Document A/AC.237/Misc.36 contains the submissions from Parties or other member States on this matter. This note does not address issues relating to communications from non-Annex I Parties. The process for reviewing communications from non-Annex I Parties will be determined by the Conference of the Parties (COP) in due course, taking account of the different nature of their commitments and the distinctions between the provisions of Article 12.1 and 12.2
Meeting
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), Tenth session, 22 August - 2 September 1994, Geneva, Switzerland
Keywords
Annex I Parties
conference papers
national communications
Content
Publication date
15/07/1994