FCCC/SBSTA/1999/CRP.10

BNJ.99-745

3 November 1999

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SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE

Eleventh session

Bonn, 25 October - 5 November 1999

Agenda item 8 (b)

• The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) took note of documents FCCC/SBSTA/1999/8 on "best practices" in policies and measures, prepared by the secretariat, and FCCC/SBSTA/1999/MISC.10 containing submissions by Parties.
  
  
• The SBSTA accepted with appreciation the offer of the Government of Denmark in collaboration with France to host in Copenhagen from 11 to 13 April 2000 the workshop to assess "best practices" in policies and measures requested by decision 8/CP.4.
  
  
• The SBSTA concluded that the workshop should advance the work on sharing experience and exchange of information regarding "best practices" in policies and measures by considering, inter alia, Article 2.1 of the Kyoto Protocol and the elements identified in document FCCC/SBSTA/1999/8.
  
  
• The SBSTA invited Parties to submit to the secretariat, by 15 January 2000, summaries of papers for presentation at the workshop and requested the secretariat to prepare the agenda for the workshop and identify, in consultation with the Chairman of the SBSTA, its participants.
  
  
• The SBSTA decided to consider the report of the workshop at its twelfth session and report the results to the Conference of the Parties at its sixth session.