The transition process comprises the following key steps:
1. Submission of transition request by the project participants to the secretariat (by 31 December 2023);
2. Global stakeholder consultation (for 28 days);
3. Approval of transition by the host Party to the secretariat (by 31 December 2025);
4. Submission of additional documentation to the secretariat:
(a) Addendum to the registered CDM PDD, or PoA-DD and CPA-DDs, to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for transition, by the project participants, if the activities continue to apply the currently applied CDM methodologies (within 6 months of host Party approval); or
(b) Revised PDD, or PoA-DD and CPA-DDs, and validation report by the designated operational entity, if the activities switch to Article 6.4 mechanism methodologies (within 1 year of host Party approval);
5. Payment of transition fee;
6. Completeness check by the secretariat;
7. Substantive check by the secretariat;
8. Possible review of the transition request by the Supervisory Body;
9. Approval or rejection of transition by the Supervisory Body;
10. If transition is approved, deregistration from the CDM.
For more details of the process for transition of CDM activities to the Article 6.4 mechanism and finalization of provisional requests under the Article 6.4 mechanism, please refer to the “Procedure for the transition of CDM activities to the Article 6.4 mechanism”.
Diagram: Transition Process