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FCCC/SBI/1996/1

15 December 1995

Original: ENGLISH

SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Second session

Geneva, 27 February - 4 March 1996

Item 2 (a) of the provisional agenda



PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ANNOTATIONS

Note by the secretariat



I. INTRODUCTION

1. Arrangements have been made for the second session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 27 February to 4 March 1996. Monday, 26 February, 1996 has been left free for a workshop on guidelines for national communications from non-Annex I Parties. Consequently, the session will end on 4 March 1996 instead of on 1 March as previously scheduled. The session will be opened by the Chairman of the SBI at 3 p.m. on 27 February 1996 in conference room XIX.


II. PROVISIONAL AGENDA


2. The provisional agenda for the second session of the SBI, proposed after consultation with the Chairman and officers, is as follows:

1. Opening of the session.

2. Organizational matters:

(a) Adoption of the agenda;

(b) Organization of the work of the session.



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3. National communications:

(a) Communications from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention:

 

(i) Progress report on in-depth reviews;

(ii) Elements of the second compilation and synthesis report (policy aspects).

(b) Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention: issues related to the compilation and consideration of information.

4. Financial and technical cooperation:

(a) Matters relating to the financial mechanism;

(b) Technical and financial cooperation: progress report.

5. Transfer of technology.

6. Matters arising from sessions of other bodies:

(a) Conclusions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on a reporting framework for activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase.

7. Institutional and budgetary matters:

(a) Update on implementation of decisions 14/CP.1, 15/CP.1, 17/CP.1 and 18/CP.1 of the Conference of the Parties;

(b) Arrangements for relocation of the Convention secretariat to Bonn;

8. Arrangements for the second session of the Conference of the Parties.

9. Review of the programme of work, 1996-1997.

10. Report on the session.

3. The annotations to the provisional agenda will be issued in an addendum to this document.

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