Kazakhstan, by a letter dated 18 September 2009, proposed an amendment to Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol. The letter and the proposed amendment are contained in this document. In accordance with Article 21, paragraph 3, of the Kyoto Protocol, the secretariat communicated the proposal to the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, and to the Parties and signatories to the Convention in a note verbale dated 21 January 2010 and, for information, to the Depositary by a letter dated 6 January 2010. At its thirty-second session, the SBI considered this proposal, as requested by the CMP at its fifth session. The conclusions of the SBI on this issue are contained in the report on its thirty-second session. The CMP is invited to consider the proposed amendment and take any action it deems appropriate