28 February 1996

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UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Ad Hoc Group on Article 13

The Ad Hoc Group on Article 13, at its first session, decided to request Parties to make written submissions relating to a multilateral consultative process (FCCC/AG13/1995/2, para. 17). These, and any other issues Parties considered to be relevant to the exercise, were to be identified through a questionnaire to be circulated by the secretariat no later than 30 November 1995. The Group also requested that inputs should be submitted by 8 February 1996 to be compiled and synthesized by the secretariat. In addition, inputs from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations were also welcomed. The compilations were to be made available during the sessions of the subsidiary bodies to be held in February/March 1996. The compilation and its synthesis will be considered by the Group at its second session in July 1996.

In accordance with that decision, the secretariat has produced the attached compilation consisting of inputs from the following Parties: Australia, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, the European Community, France, Honduras, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Mali, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Senegal, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Zambia, and from the following non-party: Turkey. The compilation containing inputs from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations is issued in document FCCC/AG13/1996/MISC.2.

In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, submissions are reproduced in the language(s) in which they are received and without formal editing. Any submission that is received following the issuance of this document will appear in an addendum to this document.

FCCC/AG13/1996/MISC.1

GE.96-

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Questionnaire on Article 13

1. Australia 4

(Submission received on 21 February 1996)

2. Bolivia 9

(Submission received on 12 February 1996)

3. Burkina Faso 12

(Submission received on 8 February 1996)

4. Canada 15

(Submission received on 13 February 1996)

5. Chile 24

(Submission received on 13 February 1996)

6. China 31

(Submission received on 8 February 1996)

7. Czech Republic 37

(Submission received on 29 January 1996)

8. Estonia 38

(Submission received on 15 January 1996)

9. European Community 40

(Submission received on 12 February 1996)

10. France 44

(Submission received on 16 February 1996)

11. Honduras 45

(Submission received on 30 January 1996)

12. Japan 47

(Submission received on 19 February 1996)

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13. Kuwait 50

(Submission received on 8 February 1996)

14. Latvia 52

(Submission received on 17 January 1996)

15. Mali 54

(Submission received on 10 January 1996)

16. Mexico 55

(Submission received on 15 February 1996)

17. Russian Federation 58

(Submission received on 26 January 1996)

18. Senegal

(Submission received on 27 February 1996) 62

19 Turkey 66

(Submission received on 6 February 1996)

20. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68

(Submission received on 14 February)

21. Zambia 70

(Submission received on 9 February)