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FCCC/CP/1999/L.9

BNJ.99-692

2 November 1999



Original: ENGLISH

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Fifth session

Bonn, 25 October - 5 November 1999

Agenda item 2 (g)



ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS



DATE AND VENUE OF THE SIXTH SESSION OF

THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation



1. At its eleventh session, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation decided to recommend the following draft decision for adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its fifth session:



Draft decision -/CP.5



Date and venue of the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties



The Conference of the Parties,



Recalling Article 7.4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,



Recalling General Assembly resolution 40/243 of 18 December 1985,



Having received an offer from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to host the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties in The Hague and to cover the related costs,



1. Accepts with gratitude the generous offer of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to host the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties;



2. Decides that the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties shall be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 13 to 24 November 2000;

3. Requests the Executive Secretary to conclude a host country agreement with the Government of the Netherlands on arrangements for the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties.

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