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GENERAL
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
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.
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.