In-meeting documentation and broadcast of the 17th meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (SBM 017)

17th meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body

Date: 4 to 8 August 2025

Place: Bonn, Germany

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Click here for the Article 6.4 SBM 017 annotated agenda and all corresponding documents to be discussed during this meeting.

1. Agenda and meeting organization 
1.1 Opening

1.2 Adoption of the agenda

A6.4-SBM017-PA - Proposed agenda

2. Governance and management matters

2.1 Membership issues

2.2 Strategic planning and direction

2.3 Performance management

2.4 Matters related to the Supervisory Body and its support structure

Presentation by the Co-chair of the Accreditation Expert Panel (AEP) on the outcome of the AEP 004 meeting
Presentation by the Co-chair of of the Methodologies Expert Panel (MEP) on the outcome of MEP 006 and MEP 007 meetings

2.5 Designated National Authorities

3. Regulatory and procedural matters

3.1 Governance

Presentation on Progress of the initial legal and editorial review of SBM regulations

3.2 Accreditation

3.3 Activity Cycle

Presentation on  the revisions of Article6.4 ACP-P and ACP-PoAs to address the deviation from the A6.4 SD Tool
Presentation on Know your customer and anti money laundering and financing of terrorism risk management for the Article 6.4 mechanism
Presentation on the development of additional criteria for safeguards and guiding questions for carbon dioxide removal activities and land use, land-use change and forestry for the A6.4 SD tool

In-meeting document on the draft procedure:  Article 6.4 activity cycle procedure for projects (6 August 2025)
In-meeting document on the draft procedure  Article 6.4 activity cycle procedure for programmes of activities (6 August 2025)

3.4 Methodologies

Presentation on the Concept note  on Applicability of removal guidance to emission reductions activities and vice versa
Presentation on Addressing suppressed demand in mechanism methodologies

In-meeting document on Addressing suppressed demand in mechanism methodologies (5 August 2025)
In-meeting document on Addressing suppressed demand in mechanism methodologies (6 August 2025)

3.5 Registry

3.6 Policy matters

4. Rulings

5. Relations with forums and other stakeholders

Presentation of the Article 6.4 DNA Forum Co-Chairs Interaction with the SBM

6. Other matters

7. Conclusion of meeting

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