The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), at its thirty-sixth session, initiated its consideration of the work programme on a common tabular format in accordance with the "UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties". At the same session, the SBSTA agreed that the work programme should include the submission of views from Parties to be compiled into a miscellaneous document, the preparation of a synthesis report of these submissions, and the organization of a workshop and the preparation of a workshop report. This report presents the synthesis of the submissions from Parties on their views on the common tabular format, which are compiled in document FCCC/SBSTA/2012/MISC.11. The report reflects the views submitted to the secretariat by seven Parties (Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and United States of America) as at 8 October 2012. This synthesis report is intended to serve as an input to the workshop on the same matter and further consideration of a common tabular format at the thirty-seventh session of the SBSTA