We intend to complete that review by December 2005.

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.

For this purpose Parties included in Annex I shall provide the expert review team with effective access to their national registry during the review.

We also feel it important that the first review of the plan take place in October 2006.

In depth review of fourth national communications (all Annex I Parties)

We also believe that the Council should look beyond this first comprehensive review and plan accordingly for a continuation of the review mechanism.

The Subsidiary Body for Implementation, at its twenty third session, decided to recommend the following draft decision for adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh session.

Review processes during the period 2006 2007 for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

The Annex I Party shall be provided with four weeks to comment on the draft individual inventory review report and, where appropriate, on whether, and for what reasons, it accepts or rejects the adjustment.

Annual technical review of national greenhouse gas inventories (all Annex I Parties)

A thorough review of the national registry as part of the initial review in accordance with paragraphs 11 to 14 in part I of these guidelines and in conjunction with its periodic review A desk or centralized review of any changes of the national registry reported in accordance with section I.G of the annex to decision CMP.1 (Article 7) in conjunction with the annual review.

During the thorough review, the expert review team shall list all the problems identified and shall notify the Party included in Annex I of the problems identified no later than six weeks after the start of the review or after the in country visit, as appropriate.

While the first review focused primarily on the impact of headquarters agreements on the working environment of staff, the second review will deal with the provision of headquarters premises and other facilities by host countries.

The expert review team shall conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of the national registry of each Party included in Annex I.

The number of reviews that identified and adjusted the problem previously, and the percentage that the key source category contributed to the aggregate submitted emissions, defined as aggregate submitted emissions of the gases and from the sources listed in Annex A to the Kyoto Protocol An indication whether the adjustment was agreed upon by the Annex I Party and the expert review team.

In country visits should be scheduled, planned and take place with the consent of the Party included in Annex I subject to review.

The expert review team shall conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of the national system of each Party included in Annex I.

The following specific elements shall be included in the report referred to in paragraph 46 (a) and (b) above A technical assessment of the elements specified in paragraphs 123 and 125 above An identification of problems in accordance with paragraphs 127 and 128 above Any recommendations by the review team for further improvement of reporting by a Party included in Annex I.

For each team, one lead reviewer is to be from a non Annex I Party and the other from an Annex I Party.

Recognizing also that streamlining of the review procedures is required during the period 2006 2007 in order to ensure the effective use of resources needed to meet additional review requirements for Annex I Parties that are also Parties to the Kyoto Protocol,

Recalling the decision of the 2000 Review Conference that three sessions of the Preparatory Committee should be held in the years prior to the review conference,Ibid., vol. I (NPT CONF.2000 28 (Parts I and II), part I.

Wherever possible, the secretariat has begun implementation of the conclusions drawn or reconfirmed during the internal review (annex I).

During the internal review, the secretariat recognized that Parties' expectations of secretariat support to non Annex I Parties have grown.

On the basis of the first review of the Nairobi Forward looking Strategies, the Council adopted in its resolution 1990 15 the priority themes of the Commission for the period 1993 1996.

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.

Prior to the in country visit, the expert review team shall conduct a desk or centralized review of the national communication of the Party included in Annex I.

If the expert review team identifies potential problems during the review, it shall put questions to the Party included in Annex I regarding these potential problems and offer advice to the Party on how to correct them.

The inclusion in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I of drivers and approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data should be subject to guidance by lead reviewers in accordance with the provisions of appendix I.

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)

CCO to consider recommendations from the independent review at October 2005 meeting.

The review of national systems shall be conducted, as appropriate, through interviews with personnel involved in inventory planning, preparation and management, and through examination of relevant records and documentation, including use of the inventory CRF and preparation of the national inventory report.

During the initial review the expert review team shall assess whether

During the annual review the expert review team shall assess whether

The preparatory meeting for the review conference is an integral part of the review process.

These lead reviewers have a special role in guiding the review teams to ensure the quality, consistency and objectivity of the reviews.

It will also expedite the constitution of review teams and the dispatch of review materials.

To apply the provisions resulting from paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 above To ensure that an inventory submission by a Party included in Annex I to the Convention is not reviewed by the same lead reviewers in two successive years.

The First Review Conference called for the adoption of two action plans, related respectively to the promotion of the universality of the CWC and the implementation of Article VII obligations.

With the administrative support of the secretariat, lead reviewers shall, for each review activity

In the case of Mozambique, the review was postponed at the request of the State party, which indicated its intention to submit the report by 31 December 2005.

Outcomes of the review The Marrakesh Accords were a turning point in the intergovernmental process on climate change.

Initial review

Scope of the review

Annual review

Review process