Upon request, the Advisory Committee was provided with details on budgeted and non budgeted voluntary contributions for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 (see annex V).

Domestic capacity building requirements included informing policy makers, strengthening legislative and administrative capabilities, improving coordination and communication, and training personnel.

The submissions from Parties reveal that some non Annex I Parties consider that the work plan should give a more balanced weight to issues of importance to Annex I and non Annex I Parties.

Parties could explore the plausibility of imposing a levy on exporters and or importers of Rotterdam listed chemicals that would be used to fund capacity building activities.

Roster

The compilation of data required to provide the Executive Board with the most current information has delayed the submission of the present report.

Upon request the Advisory Committee was provided with a breakdown of actual expenditure incurred on freight of contingent owned equipment, which was slightly in excess of what was budgeted in the revised estimates.

13. Reaffirms its call to include a gender perspective in the consideration of all issues in the agenda and activities of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the foregoing, the Panel recommends that the amounts set out in table 26 be awarded in respect of the claims in the fifth F4 instalment.

The chairing of each branch shall rotate between Parties included in Annex I and Parties not included in Annex I in such a manner that at any time one chairperson shall be from among the Parties included in Annex I and the other chairperson shall be from among the Parties not included in Annex I.

D. Non budgeted contributions

The three Vice Presidents should be elected from members of the Board among the Asian States in List A and the States included in List C and List D, respectively.

the status of species included in Appendix 1

Management additional inputs and outputs

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included in Annex I to the Convention

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It engages other organizations and institutions in activities relating to climate change, in particular activities that aim at building capacity in non Annex I Parties, and implementing the New Delhi work programme on Article 6 of the Convention.

2 of the species listed for Yemen is extinct.

Value of non budgeted contributions

One member from the States included in List C

B. Budgeted income for the 2005 season

Fifty four survey questionnaires were sent to non Annex I Parties, Parties included in Annex II to the Convention (Annex II Parties) and multilateral and bilateral agencies.

Support to non Annex I Parties The secretariat work on support to non Annex I Parties is developed as a reflection of Parties' demands, and is considered by Parties in the context of the adoption of the budget.

The six members are to be elected according to the following pattern

One member from the States included in List A

One member from the States included in List B

Two members from the States included in List D

The positions of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall alternate annually between a member from a Party included in Annex I and a member from a Party not included in Annex I.

According to that appendix, the Chairman of the twenty first session should be elected from members of the Committee from the States in List C, and the three Vice Chairmen from African States in List A, and States in Lists B and D, respectively.

Of these experts, 19 were from Annex I Parties with economies in transition (EIT countries), 51 were from other Annex I Parties, and 44 were from non Annex I Parties.

The GEF would thus catalyze a collective and coordinated response from countries to these global and regional agreements. This policy means that the GEF may fund capacity building needs of the Rotterdam Convention to the extent that they have a nexus with needs related to POPs substances that are listed in the Stockholm Convention.

Thirty six experts, split evenly between Annex I and non Annex I Parties, were invited to the meeting, but only 35 were able to attend.

Parties included in Annex I to the Convention (Annex I Parties) were to submit their fourth national communications by 1 January 2006.

The listed populations are from the 2006 07 (1385 AP) census.

Adjustments relating to the controlled substance in Annex E

This issue is the most important item on our agenda.

Scope of the note The present note highlights existing and foreseen challenges in reporting and review in 2006 2007, and suggests some ways for both Parties and the secretariat to implement the mandates with optimum efficiency.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Article 8 review processes will be crucial for assessing the compliance of Annex I Parties with its provisions.

The Executive Board shall elect its own Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, with one being a member from a Party included in Annex I and the other being from a Party not included in Annex I.

They may also wish to indicate the availability of information relating to alternatives to chemicals included in Annex III or national risk evaluations on chemicals included in Annex III.

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

The model was also used to estimate the possible adverse consequences on trade interactions between Annex B and non Annex B countries.

Summarized below are the main points made under remarks .

Contributions and pledges toward 2003 2005 budgeted activities