Work Accomplished by JISC UNFCCC Technical Workshop on Joint Implementation 9 March 2006, Bonn

First Meeting of JISC Both informal (1-2 Feb) and formal consultations (2-3 Feb); Draft rules of procedure of the JISC; JI PDD; Work programme 2006; Management plan for the biennium 2006-07;

Draft Rules of Procedure of the JISC Scope Definitions Members and alternate members Meetings Voting Languages Expertise Secretariat Conduct of business Record of the meeting Amendments to the rules

Issues for the Second Meeting (8, 10-11 March 2006) Draft guidelines for users of the JI PDD; Draft procedures on public availability of documents under the verification procedure; Draft procedures for reviews; Draft procedures for accrediting IEs; Discussions on options for institutional set-up for accrediting IEs; Draft outline of JI-MAP 2006-07

Guidelines for users of the JI PDD Develop, as soon as possible, guidelines for users, inter alia, of the joint implementation project design document, drawing on guidelines developed by the Executive Board of the clean development mechanism, where appropriate. (2e of10/CMP.1)

Draft Guidelines for users of the JI PDD ( call for public inputs) Part I: A. General information on the JI PDD form; B. Glossary of JI terms Part II: A. Information note for the JI PDD form B. Specific guidelines for users of the JI PDD form

Contents of the draft JI PDD Form (not applicable to LULUCF projects) General description of the project Setting of the baseline Duration of the project/crediting period Setting of the monitoring plan Estimation of GHG emission reductions Environmental impacts Information on stakeholders’ comments Annexes: 1. Contact information on participants in the project, 2. Baseline information, 3. Monitoring Plan

Public Availability of Documents under the Verification Procedure A. Background Procedure on public availability of B. the PDD C. the determination report D. the monitoring report E. the verification report

Draft Procedures for Reviews Background Procedures for reviews of determination as referred to in paragraph 35 of the JI guidelines Procedures for reviews of verification as referred to in paragraph 39 about determination of the JI guidelines Appendices JI Project determination review form, JI Project Verification review form,

Draft Procedure for Accrediting Independent Entities Introduction Scope of accreditation (sectoral scopes/ phasing of accreditation) Accreditation, unscheduled surveillance, re-accreditation and notification of changes Annexes D1 Application documents D2 Appeals procedure D3 Fees and costs D4 Forms used in the JI accreditation process

AIEs JISC, JI-AP, JI-AT; Desk review, on-site assessment, witnessing and spot-checks (reviews), Option 1: Extending the scope and mandate of the CDM-AP Option 2: Establishing JI accreditation panel (TORs to be developed) Assessment teams: based on the existing CDM roster or establishing a new roster of experts

Treatment of Early Mover Projects Do “early mover” projects have to adapt the PDD to the new format? Does the PDD have to be made publicly available on the UNFCCC website for 30 days for comments? Determination regarding a PDD to be looked at by JISC for 45 days? What rules should JISC use to evaluate whether the project is an “early mover”?

Structure of Joint Implementation Management Plan 2006-07 Should be practical and comprehensive; Contain the work programme as the main element; Link the activities with the resources; Clear cut responsibilities of JISC members and Secretariat;

Thank you for your kind attention For further information, please contact Shailendra Kumar Joshi skjoshi@nic.in