Initial check by the expert review team, with the assistance of the secretariat Individual inventory review by the expert review team.

Information on previous adjustment calculations by expert review teams.

Information on previous adjustment calculations by expert review teams.

Expert review teams

All final review reports prepared by the expert review team, except for status reports, shall include the following elements

The SBSTA shall provide general guidance to the secretariat on the selection of experts and coordination of the expert review teams and to the expert review teams on the expert review process.

Expert review teams and institutional arrangements

Composition of the expert review teams

The expert review team shall calculate

During the initial review the expert review team shall assess whether

During the annual review the expert review team shall assess whether

However, the expedited nature of this review procedure shall not compromise the thoroughness of the examination by the expert review team.

Expert review teams do not make decisions.

The expert review team shall, inter alia

A submission by a Party included in Annex I shall not be reviewed in two successive review years by expert review teams with identical composition.

Recommendations for improving the technical review of GHG inventories and for applying common approaches in the review by expert review teams (resulting from meetings of lead reviewers)

Recommendations for improving the technical review of GHG inventories and for applying common approaches in the review by expert review teams (resulting from meetings of lead reviewers)

This technical guidance establishes general and specific procedures and methods for use by expert review teams to calculate adjustments.4 These procedures and methods are supplemented by inventory review resources listed in appendix I to this technical guidance, which will also facilitate consistency in calculation of adjustments by expert review teams.

Lead reviewers also considered the appropriate treatment by expert review teams of comments received from Parties.

The information contained in the inventory review resources listed here will be maintained by the UNFCCC secretariat and made available to expert review teams by electronic means.

An expert review team member's obligation not to disclose confidential information shall continue after termination of his or her service on the expert review team.

Lead reviewers also provided additional guidance for use by expert review teams during the adjustment process in 2005.

Possible recommendations by the expert review team on the conduct of the review in subsequent years, including which parts may need to be considered in more depth Information on any other issue of concern deemed relevant by the expert review team The sources of information used in the formulation of the final report.

The expert review team may also consider any other information, including information previously submitted by the Party and any information relating to the Party's subsequent inventory, which the expert review team considers necessary in order to complete its task.

During the review upon expiration of the additional period for fulfilling commitments, the expert review team shall review the information submitted by the Party under Article 7, paragraph 1, to assess whether

Decision 12 CP.9 further requires that all members of expert review teams must sign an agreement for expert review services, which specifies the responsibilities, expected time commitment, and appropriate conduct for expert review team members, in particular with respect to the protection of confidential inventory information.

These procedures and methods are supplemented by inventory review resources listed in appendix I to this technical guidance, which will also facilitate consistency in calculation of adjustments by expert review teams.

This technical guidance establishes general and specific procedures and methods for use by expert review teams to calculate adjustments.

Subject to a review under Article 8 and the acceptance of the revised estimate by the expert review team, the revised estimate shall replace the adjusted estimate.

Meeting of inventory lead reviewers Under the UNFCCC review guidelines (FCCC CP 2002 8), expert teams are to be lead by two experts with substantial inventory review experience.

To facilitate a common approach to the reviews, the lead reviewers recommended that the secretariat develop the review handbook for this sector for use by expert review teams.

The expert review team shall review the national registry, including the information provided on it, to assess whether

Lead reviewers should ensure that the reviews in which they participate are performed according to the review guidelines and are performed consistently across Parties by each expert review team.

An expert review meeting is scheduled to take place in late 2005.

Instead, the secretariat will directly instruct expert review teams on these procedures.

The expert review team may use relevant technical information in the review process, such as information from international organizations.

Training programme for members of expert review teams for the initial review under the guidelines for review under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol

All of these 23 experts were successfully integrated in expert review teams in the 2004 and or 2005 review cycle.

An independent expert undertook a thorough review of the internal controls for Atlas.

3 In this context, consistency means that the application of adjustments should be consistent across Parties and by all expert review teams.

Expert review teams should not conduct time consuming searches for national data that have not been made available to the review team by the Party, or generate new country specific data.

Expert review teams should not conduct time consuming searches for national data that have not been made available to the review team by the Party, or generate new country specific data.

External technical expert panel review of the ongoing monitoring and verification plan (biological provisions)

This list should be prepared under the collective responsibility of the expert review team.

This list should be prepared under the collective responsibility of the expert review team.