(Agenda item 3 (a))

Conclusions

At its 7th meeting, on 29 October, having considered a proposal by the Chair, the SBI adopted the following conclusions:

(a) The SBI took note of documents FCCC/SBI/2002/3, FCCC/SBI/2002/INF.6 and FCCC/SBI/2002/INF.7. The SBI also took note of document FCCC/SB/2002/INF.2 containing information on national inventory data for the period 1990–2000;

(b) The SBI noted that 12 Parties had been visited by international teams of experts for the in-depth review of the third national communications and that more visits had been scheduled for the end of 2002 and the first half of 2003;

(c) The SBI concluded that information contained in national communications from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention and in in-depth review reports provided a basis for the consideration of progress in the implementation of the Convention by those Parties. The SBI requested the secretariat to continue the review of the national communications pursuant to decision 33/CP.7 with a view to completing them before the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP);

(d) The SBI expressed its appreciation to those Parties included in Annex II to the Convention that provided additional funds for participation of experts from non-Annex I Parties in in-depth reviews of third national communications and invited other Parties included in Annex II to the Convention to continue this practice;

(e) The SBI concluded that no revisions of the guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications (FCCC/CP/1999/7), were currently needed;

(f) The SBI recommended a draft decision on this subject (FCCC/SBI/2002/L.9/Add.1) for adoption by the COP at its eighth session.1

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1 For the text as adopted, see document FCCC/CP/2002/7/Add.1, decision 4/CP.8.