This note provides information on the action taken by Parties included in Annex I (as defined in Article 1, paragraph 7, of the Kyoto Protocol) in reporting information to establish their assigned amounts for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and other related information required by the reporting guidelines under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol. This note also provides information on the status of review by expert review teams of the information submitted by Parties included in Annex I for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and on possible steps to be taken by the secretariat regarding the issuance of assigned amount units for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.