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1 November 1999

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SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE

Eleventh session

Bonn, 25 October - 5 November 1999

Agenda item 10 (b)

• The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) expressed its appreciation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel under the Montreal Protocol (TEAP) for organizing the joint IPCC/TEAP expert meeting on options for the limitation of emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and for preparing its report.
  
  
• The SBSTA noted with appreciation the information provided by Parties and by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on available and potential ways and means of limiting emissions of HFCs and PFCs under decision 13/CP.4. The SBSTA noted that the information has been made available on the UNFCCC web site as received.
  
  
• The SBSTA decided to recommend a draft decision on this issue for adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its fifth session.
  
  
  
  

  [For the text of the draft decision mentioned in paragraph 3 above, see the annex below]

  
  

  Annex

  
  
  

  Draft decision -/CP.5

  
  
  

  The relationship between efforts to protect the stratospheric ozone layer

  and efforts to safeguard the global climate system

  
  
  

  The Conference of the Parties,

  
  
  

  Recalling its decision 13/CP.4 on the relationship between efforts to protect the stratospheric ozone layer and efforts to safeguard the global climate system: issues related to hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons,

  
  
  

  Having considered the information submitted pursuant to decision13/CP.4 by Parties, by intergovernmental organizations, in particular the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel under the Montreal Protocol, and by non-governmental organizations, on potential and available ways and means of limiting emissions of hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons,

  
  
  

  1. Invites each Party to give consideration to this information on available and potential ways and means of limiting emissions of hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons, taking into account, inter alia, health, medical, environmental and safety considerations, energy efficiency and associated emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent, and technical and economic considerations;

  2. Requests the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to take into account this information in the elaboration of its Third Assessment Report;

  3. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to further consider information aspects of this issue at its first session following the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties.

  
  
  

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