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FCCC/AGBM/1997/6
29 August 1997
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AD HOC GROUP ON THE BERLIN MANDATE
Eighth session
Bonn, 22-31 October 1997
Item 2 (a) of the provisional agenda
1. Arrangements have been made for the eighth session of the Ad
Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate (AGBM) to be held at the
Beethovenhalle, Bonn, from 22 to 31 October 1997. The session will be
opened by the Chairman at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 October
1997.
2. The provisional agenda for the eighth session of the AGBM,
proposed after consultation with the Chairman, is as
follows:
1. Opening of the session.
2. Organizational matters:
(a) Adoption of the agenda;
(b) Organization of the work of the session.
3. Completion of a protocol or another legal
instrument.
4. Report to the third session of the Conference of the Parties
and related matters.
5. Report on the session.
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3. The eighth session of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate
(AGBM) will be opened by the Chairman at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 22
October 1997.
(a) Adoption of the agenda
4. The provisional agenda for the eighth session of the AGBM is presented for adoption
(see paragraph 2 above). The provisional agenda is focussed on the
need to move the negotiations forward so that the terms of the Berlin
Mandate can be successfully completed by the third session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 3).
(b) Organization of the work of the
session
(i) Documentation
5. A list of documents relating to the provisional agenda, as well
as other documents available at the session, is contained in annex I
to this document.
6. The main document for the eighth session will be the consolidated negotiating
text by the Chairman (FCCC/AGBM/1997/7). It will be supplemented
by the reports by the Chairmen of the informal consultations held at
the seventh session (FCCC/AGBM/1997/INF.1), and the negotiating text
by the Chairman (FCCC/AGBM/1997/3/Add.1). The proposals on which
these documents are based are contained in documents
FCCC/AGBM/1996/MISC.2 and Add.1-4 and FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1 and
Add.1-5. Additional proposals received after the seventh session will
be issued in a miscellaneous document.
(ii) Schedule
7. The scheduling of meetings for the session will be based on the
availability of facilities during normal working hours, when services
are available for two meetings with interpretation from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will also be some facilities for
informal meetings without interpretation. Delegations are urged to
use these facilities fully by starting all meetings promptly at the
scheduled time. A suggested approach to the organization of work is
contained in annex II below. Delegations may wish to note that
meetings with interpretation have been scheduled for Saturday, 25
October 1997.
8. As has been the practice in the two previous sessions, the Chairman will continue to use informal consultations ("non-groups") as vehicles to advance negotiations on the various elements of the text.
9. The consolidated negotiating text prepared by the Chairman and
contained in document FCCC/AGBM/1997/7 will help focus the work of
the eighth session and provide the basis for the completion of the
protocol or another legal instrument. The consolidated negotiating
text is derived from the work of the AGBM at its seventh session and
from informal consultations held during the inter-sessional period.
Parties are invited to continue negotiations on the consolidated
negotiating text with the view to reaching agreement on all
issues.
10. The reports by the Chairmen of the informal consultations
presented to the AGBM at the end of the seventh session are available
in document FCCC/AGBM/1997/INF.1. These reports contain texts which
are indicative of the status of negotiations in the informal
consultations. In addition, the negotiating text by the Chairman and
relevant proposals are still before the Group.
11. In accordance with decision 1/CP.1 of the first session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 1) on the Berlin Mandate, the AGBM
will complete its work on a protocol or another legal instrument at
the eighth session and transmit the results to the COP at its third
session for finalization and subsequent adoption. The AGBM may also
wish to consider the contents of the report which the Chairman of the
AGBM will give to the COP at its third session, and any related
matters.
12. The main result of the session must be agreement on the final
text of a protocol or another legal instrument. This text will be
transmitted to the COP at its third session.
13. A draft report on the work of the session will be prepared for
consideration by the AGBM at the session. The AGBM is invited to
authorize the Rapporteur to complete the report after the session,
under the guidance of the Chairman and with the assistance of the
secretariat.
FCCC/AGBM/1997/5 Report of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin
Mandate on the work of its seventh session,
Bonn, 31 July - 7 August 1997
FCCC/AGBM/1997/6 Provisional agenda and annotations
FCCC/AGBM/1997/7 Consolidated negotiating text by the
Chairman
FCCC/AGBM/1997/INF.1 Reports by the Chairmen of the informal
consultations conducted at the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Group on
the Berlin Mandate
FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1 Implementation of the Berlin Mandate:
and Add.1-5 Proposals from Parties
(and further addenda as necessary)
FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.2 Implementation of the Berlin Mandate:
and Add.1-2 Comments from Parties
FCCC/AGBM/1996/MISC.2 Implementation of the Berlin Mandate:
and Add.1-4 Proposals from Parties
FCCC/CP/1996/15 Report of the Conference of the Parties on its
and Add.1 second session, Geneva, 8-19 July 1996
All AGBM documents as well as the Report of the Conference of the
Parties on its first session, the Second Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the second
compilation and synthesis of national communications from Annex I
Parties will be available for reference purposes.
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