The Conference of the Parties, by its decision 4/CP.13, requested Parties to submit to the secretariat, by 15 February 2008, their views on elements for the terms of reference for the review and assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 1(c) and 5, of the Convention, in accordance with decision 13/CP.3. The secretariat has received nine such submissions. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, these submissions are reproduced in the language in which they were received and without formal editing. The secretariat has also received a submission on this matter from a non-governmental organization. In line with established practice, this submission has been posted on the UNFCCC website at