The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), at its thirty-seventh session, agreed (FCCC/SBSTA/2012/5, paragraphs 74–85) on the work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties (hereinafter referred to as the review guidelines), in accordance with decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 28. COP 19 adopted guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications (decision 23/CP.19). The decision envisaged further discussion at SBSTA 40 on the guidelines for the review of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention (Annex I Parties) with a view to adopting a decision at COP 20 that will contain the already agreed guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications as well as the guidelines for the review of national inventories.
The SBSTA, at its fortieth session, invited Parties to submit, by 15 July 2014, further views and suggestions for textual modifications on specific paragraphs of the revised UNFCCC Annex I inventory review guidelines. It requested the secretariat to make the submissions available on the UNFCCC website. The SBSTA requested the secretariat to prepare, by 15 September 2014, an updated draft of the revised UNFCCC Annex I inventory review guidelines, with tracked changes, based on the discussion that took place at the fortieth session and the submissions from Parties. This draft will serve as the input to the discussion at the workshop.
The SBSTA reiterated the need for a technical workshop under the work programme in the second half of 2014 to allow further discussion on the outstanding issues and to advance the text of the revised UNFCCC Annex I inventory review guidelines. This workshop, open to all Parties, will be organized by the secretariat under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA, with a view to encouraging participation from as many experts as possible. It requested the secretariat to prepare a report on that workshop as input to SBSTA 41. It also requested the secretariat to prepare a further updated draft of the revised UNFCCC Annex I inventory review guidelines, with tracked changes, based on the updated draft guidelines and the discussion that took place during the above-mentioned workshop. The output of the discussions on the revision of the UNFCCC Annex I inventory review guidelines at SBSTA 40, with the additions, with tracked changes, from the workshop, and submissions from Parties, will serve as initial input, inter alia, to the discussions at SBSTA 41, to allow for input from those Parties that were not present at the workshop.
SBSTA 40
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11. (a) Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and
national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/INF.3
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25 Mar 2014
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Synthesis report on the submissions from Parties of detailed views on the structure, outline and key elements, including the purpose and scope, of the review guidelines for greenhouse gas inventories for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/INF.4
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25 Mar 2014
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Draft revised guidelines for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/INF.9
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5 May 2014
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Report on the technical workshop on the draft revised guidelines for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/INF.10
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5 May 2014
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Draft revised guidelines for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/INF.12
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5 May 2014
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Draft training programme for review experts for the technical review of information reported under the Convention related to biennial reports and national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2014/L.17
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14 June 2014
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Draft conclusions
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Published
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EN SP FR CH ARRU
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Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.
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Parties Submissions: Additional views on the scope, structure, timing, outline and publication of the
review reports, and specific
views on key elements and content and proposed texts of the review guidelines for NCs and BRs
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SBSTA 39
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11. (a) Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and
national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties;
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FCCC/SBSTA/2013/INF.5
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23 Sep 2013
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Synthesis report on the submissions from Parties on the revision of review guidelines for developed country Parties. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2013/INF.14
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5 Nov 2013
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meeting papers
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Published
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EN
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Report on the workshop on the revision of review guidelines for developed country Parties. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2013/L.32
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16 Nov 2013
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draft conclusions
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Published
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EN SP FRCH AR RU
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Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.
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FCCC/SBSTA/2013/L.32/Add.1
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16 Nov 2013
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draft conclusions
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Published
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EN SP FR CH AR RU
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Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum.
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