In the light of the views expressed on documents FCCC/SBI/1997/14 and FCCC/SBI/1997/14/Add.1 dealing with mechanisms for consultation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), at its sixth session, invited all Parties to submit their views on this item by 25 August 1997. It further requested the secretariat to prepare a compilation of the submissions made (FCCC/SBI/1997/17para.39). Two such submissions have been received from Egypt and Uzbekistan. In addition, the secretariat has received a submission from each of the three non-governmental
constituencies of business and industry, environment and municipal leaders and local authorities. It has also received a submission from the International Relations Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Affairs. In view of the nature of the agenda item under discussion, the secretariat deemed it necessary to include the four submissions from the
non-governmental community. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, these submissions are
attached and reproduced in the language in which they are received and without formal editing