CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Fourth session
Buenos Aires, 2-13 November 1998
Agenda item 4 (f)

        The Conference of the Parties,

        Recalling its decision 5/CP.1,

        Noting its decision 7/CP.4 on the work program on mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,

        Taking note of the second synthesis report1 and the update2 on activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase prepared by the secretariat, and of the views expressed by Parties,3

        Recognizing the need to address the issues identified in the second synthesis report, particularly in its main conclusions (chapter II),

        1. Decides to continue the pilot phase, recognizing that such continuation should provide developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and small island developing States amongst them, as well as Parties with economies in transition, with the opportunity to enhance their capacity-building, and all Parties with the opportunity to gain further experience with activities implemented jointly;

        2. Invites Parties to continue to submit new reports or updates on activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase, endorsed by designated national authorities for activities implemented jointly, using the uniform reporting format adopted by its decision 10/CP.3. The deadline for submission of reports to be considered in the third synthesis report is 8 June 1999;

        3. Reiterates the invitation to Parties contained in decision 10/CP.3 to provide inputs to the secretariat on their experience in using the uniform reporting format. The deadline for submission of these inputs to be considered by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at its tenth session is 12 February 1999;

        4. Decides to begin preparations for a review process of the pilot phase and requests the subsidiary bodies to address the process at their tenth sessions, with a view to the Conference of the Parties taking a conclusive decision on the pilot phase, and the progression beyond that, no later than the end of the present decade;

        5. Invites Parties to submit to the secretariat their views on the process and information on experience gained and lessons learned with activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase, in order to facilitate the review process referred to in paragraph 4 above. The deadline for such submissions, to be considered by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at its tenth session, is 12 February 1999.

1  FCCC/CP/1998/2.
2  FCCC/CP/1998/INF.3.
3  FCCC/CP/1998/MISC.7 and Add. 1-4.