The Conference of the Parties (COP), in decision 6/CP.21, paragraph 9, decided to initiate the review of the functions of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) referred to in decision 6/CP.20, paragraph 23, at COP 22. In decision 6/CP.21, paragraph 11, the COP requested the members of the SCF and invited Parties and observer organizations to submit their views on the terms of reference for the review of the functions of the SCF by 21 September 2016, for compilation by the secretariat into a miscellaneous document. The secretariat received one such submission from a Party on 20 September 2016. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, this submission is attached and reproduced* in the language in which it was received and without formal editing.