[Boutique] Kyoto Agreement

Parties to this Protocol, as Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, reviewing the provisions of the Convention for the achievement of the ultimate objectives set out in Article 2 of the Convention, under the guidance of Article 3 of the Convention In accordance with the "Berlin authorization" adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first session in decision I/CP.1, the agreement is as follows:

For the purposes of this Protocol, the definitions contained in Article 1 of the Convention shall apply, in addition: 1. "The Conference of the Parties" means the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. t

2. "Convention" means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted in New York on May 9, 1992. 3. "Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" means the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 4.1988.

5. "Montreal Protocol" means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, adopted and revised and amended at Montreal on September 16, 1987. _

6. "Parties present and voting" means Parties that have attended the meeting and voted in favour or against. 7. "Party" means a Party to this Protocol, unless the context indicates otherwise.

8. "Parties included in Annex A" means Parties included in Annex A of the Convention, including possible amendments, or Parties that have notified under Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Article 2 Policies and Measures

Each Party included in Annex A, in order to promote sustainable development, in achieving its quantified limits and emission reduction commitments, should:

a. Implement and/or further develop policies and measures based on national circumstances, such as: Enhance the energy efficiency of the relevant sectors of the economy;

Protect and enhance the sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, taking into account their commitments under relevant international environmental agreements; promoting sustainable forest management practices, afforestation and reforestation; Promote sustainable agricultural practices in the context of climate change;

Research, promote, develop and increase the use of new and renewable energy sources, carbon dioxide fixation technologies and advanced and innovative technologies that benefit the environment;

Gradually reduce or phase out all market deficiencies, fiscal incentives, tax and tariff exemptions and subsidies that cause the greenhouse gas emissions sector to violate the objectives of the Convention, and adopt market instruments;

Encourage appropriate reforms in relevant sectors to promote policies and measures to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions not controlled by the Montreal Protocol;

Take measures in the transport sector to limit and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions not regulated by the Montreal Protocol; limit and/or reduce methane emissions through waste management and recovery and use in energy production, transport and distribution;

b. In cooperation with other such Parties, in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention to enhance the effectiveness of individual and cooperative policies and measures adopted by them in accordance with this Article. To that end, these Parties should take steps to share their experiences and exchange information on these policies and measures, including efforts to improve the comparability, transparency and effectiveness of these policies and measures as a covenant for the Convention of the Parties to this Protocol. The meeting should consider ways to facilitate such cooperation, at the first session or thereafter, as soon as practicable, taking into account all relevant information.

2. The Parties included in Annex A shall, through the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, seek to limit or reduce emissions of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol resulting from aviation and marine bunker fuels.

3. The Parties included in Annex A shall endeavour to implement the policies and measures referred to in this Article by limiting the adverse effects to the greatest extent, including adverse effects on climate change, impact on international trade, and other Parties - in particular the social, environmental and economic impacts of Parties in developing countries and those specifically identified in Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention, taking into account Article 3 of the Convention. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol may, as appropriate, take further action to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this paragraph.

4. If the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol concludes that it is useful to coordinate any of the policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1 above, taking into account different national circumstances and potential impacts, The methods and methods of policies and measures are reviewed.

Article 3 Quantitative Limitations and Commitments to Reduce Emissions

1. The Party included in Annex A shall ensure, individually or jointly, that the total amount of anthropogenic CO2 equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A shall not exceed the commitments and reductions in accordance with the quantified limits and reductions in Annex B. The amount of allocations calculated in this article is such that the total emissions of these gases are reduced by at least 5% from 1990 levels during the 2008-2019 commitment period.

2. Each Party included in Annex A shall make provable progress in fulfilling its commitments under this Protocol by 2005.

3. Land-use change and forestry activities directly caused by humans since 1990 - limited to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation - net changes in greenhouse gas source emissions and removals by sinks, as carbon storage for each commitment period Aspects can be measured by changes in the audit, and are used to implement the commitments of each Party included in Annex A to this Article. Emissions and sinks of greenhouse gas sources associated with these activities should be reported in a transparent and auditable manner and reviewed in accordance with Articles 7 and 8. 6O0M!U2M:S.Y3| 4. Prior to the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, each Party included in Annex A shall provide data for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to determine Its 1990 carbon storage and its ability to estimate changes in carbon storage in subsequent years. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, at the first session or thereafter, as soon as practicable, cover emissions and remittances from various sources of greenhouse gases, including agricultural soils and land-use change and forestry. Decisions on how other activities related to human activities related to changes in the clearance should be added to or subtracted from the assigned amount of the Party included in Annex A, taking into account various uncertainties, reports Transparency, checkability, work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change methodology, advice from the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice under Article 5 and decisions of the COP. This decision should apply to the second and subsequent commitment periods. A Party may choose to apply this decision for these additional human-induced activities for its first commitment period, but these activities must have taken place since 1990.

5. The base year or base period is determined in accordance with decision 9/CP.2 of the second session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, and the transitional party to the market economy listed in subsidiary record I is The stated commitments should use the base year or the base period and are transitioning to a market economy but not yet in accordance with the tenth promise of the Convention, should be used in the base year or the base period, and are transitioning to a market economy but not yet in accordance with the tenth 2. Any other Party included in Annex II of its first national newsletter may also notify the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, which it intends to use in accordance with its commitments under this Article. A historical base year or base period outside the year. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall decide on the acceptance of such notifications.

6. Taking into account Article 4, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall allow Parties that are transitioning to a market economy listed in Annex Archive to implement their provisions in addition to this Article. There is a degree of flexibility in terms of commitments other than those promised.

7. During the first quantified emission limitation and emission reduction commitment period from 2008 to 2019, the assigned amount for each Party included in Annex A shall be equal to the greenhouse attached to Annex A in Annex B. The percentage of the total amount of man-made carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in 1990 or the base year or the base period determined in accordance with paragraph 5 above is multiplied by 5. Land use change and forestry for those Parties included in the subsidiary archives that constitute the net source of greenhouse gas emissions in 1990, for the purpose of calculating their assigned amounts, they should be included in the various sources in their 1990 base year or base period. The total amount of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions minus the removal of various sinks resulting from land use change in 1990.

8. Any Party included in Annex A, for the purposes of the calculations referred to in paragraph 7 above, may use 1995 as the base year for its hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride.

9. The commitments of Parties included in Annex A to the subsequent period shall be determined in the amendment to Annex B of this Protocol and such amendments shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 21, paragraph 7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall begin consideration of such commitments at least seven years before the end of the first commitment period referred to in paragraph 1 above.

10. Any emission reduction unit or any portion of an assigned amount obtained by a Party from another Party in accordance with Article 6 or Article 17 shall be included in the assigned amount of the Party to which it is obtained.

11. Any emission reduction unit transferred by one Party to another Party in accordance with Articles 6 and 17 or any Party transferred to another Party in accordance with Articles 6 and 17 Any reduction in the emission unit or any portion of an assigned amount should be subtracted from the assigned number of the assigning Party.

12. Any Party shall obtain any proven emission reductions from another Party in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 and shall be credited to the assigned amount of the Party.

13. If a Party included in Annex A is discharged less than its assigned amount under this Article during the commitment period, such difference shall be recorded by the Party at the request of the Party for the subsequent assigned period of the commitment period.

14. Each Party included in Subsidiary Archives shall endeavour to implement the commitments of paragraph 1 above in a manner that minimizes the development of developing country Parties, in particular Articles 4, 8 and 9 of the Convention. The adverse social, environmental and economic impacts of those Parties specifically identified in the paragraph. In accordance with the relevant decisions of the COP on the implementation of these provisions, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, consider the necessary actions to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. The issues that need to be considered for the impact of the consequences and/or corresponding measures on the Parties referred to in the above provisions should include financing, insurance and technology transfer.

Article 4: Joint commitment

1. Any Contracting Party listed in Annex A that has entered into an agreement to jointly perform its commitments under Article 3 shall not exceed the subsidiary file B as long as its combined total carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of greenhouse gases listed in Annex A The commitments contained in the quantified limits and emission reductions and the assigned amounts calculated in accordance with Article 3 shall be deemed to have fulfilled these commitments, and the respective emission levels assigned to each Party to the Agreement shall be stated Under the agreement.

2. Each Party to such an agreement shall notify the Secretariat of the contents of the agreement on the date of their deposit of the ratification, acceptance or approval of this Protocol or accession to this Protocol. The Secretariat shall then inform the Parties and signatories to the Convention of the content of the agreement. 3. Any such agreement shall continue to be implemented for the duration of the commitment period referred to in paragraph 3 of paragraph 3.

4. If a Party is acting within and with the organization of a regional economic integration organization, any changes to the composition of the organization after the adoption of this Protocol shall not affect existing commitments under this Protocol. Any changes in the composition of the organization shall apply only to those commitments under paragraph 3 adopted after the change.

5. Once the parties to the agreement fail to meet their overall combined emission reduction levels, each Party to such an agreement shall be responsible for its own level of emissions as stated in the agreement. Energy Environmental Forum 8B1f$s!C:A

6. If a Party cooperates with and cooperates with a regional economic integration organization that is itself a Party to the Protocol, each member of the regional economic integration organization shall, separately and in accordance with Article 24 If the regional economic integration organization acting fails to meet the overall combined emission reduction level, it shall be responsible for the emission level notified in accordance with this Article. Article 5 Methodological issues

1. Each Party included in Annex A shall establish a national level system to estimate the sources of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol no later than one year prior to the start of the first commitment period. Anthropogenic emissions and removal of various sinks. Guidance for such national systems as described in the methodology referred to in paragraph 2 below shall be decided by the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

2. The methodology for estimating anthropogenic emissions and removals by sinks from all sources of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol should be accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Appropriate adjustments to the methodology agreed upon at the first session of the COP. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, inter alia, review and, where appropriate, revise any revisions to these methodologies, based on the work of the Government’s Task Force on Climate Change and the advice of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice. The adjustment shall be used only to determine compliance with the commitments under Article 3 for any commitment period adopted following the revision.

3. The global warming potential for anthropogenic emissions and removals by sinks from various sources of greenhouse gases listed in Annex A shall be accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and third by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. The parties agreed at the session. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, inter alia, review and, as appropriate, revise each such greenhouse gas based on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the advice of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice. The global warming potential, taking fully into account any relevant decisions taken by the COP. Any revision of the global warming potential shall apply only to the commitments under Article 3 of any commitment period adopted after the amendment. Article 6: Reduction and transfer of emission reduction units

1. For the purposes of fulfilling the commitments of Article 3, any Party included in Subsidiary File 1 may transfer to or obtain from any other such Party anthropogenic emissions from any source of economic activity aimed at reducing greenhouse gases or Enhance the emission reduction units generated by the various man-made removal projects, but:

a. Any such project is subject to approval by the Party concerned;

b. Any such project shall be capable of reducing emissions from the source or enhancing the removal of sinks, which reduction or enhancement is additional to any other reduction or enhancement that occurs;

c. If a Party fails to comply with its obligations under Articles 5 and 7, it will not be able to obtain any emission reduction units; d. The reduction of emissions units should be obtained for the purpose of fulfilling the commitments under Article 3. A supplement to the national action.

2. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol may further develop guidance for the implementation of this article, including verification and reporting, at its first session or thereafter, as soon as practicable.

3. A Party listed in Annex A may authorize a legal entity to participate in an action under the responsibility of that Party that may result in the creation, transfer or acquisition of emission reduction units under this Article. ]

4. If, in accordance with the relevant provisions of paragraph 8, it is found that a Party included in the subsidiary file has problems in fulfilling the requirements referred to in this article, the transfer and acquisition of the emission reduction unit may continue after the problem has been identified, but in any compliance issue Before a settlement is resolved, a Party may not use any emission reduction unit to fulfil its commitment under Article 3. Article 7 Information Circular

1. Each Party included in subsidiary file 1 shall submit its annual anthropogenic emissions and removals by sinks of various sources of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, submitted in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. The list contains additional information that will be determined in accordance with paragraph 4 below to ensure compliance with the objectives of Article 3.

2. Each Party included in Annex A shall include in its national communications under Article 12 of the Convention the necessary supplementary information determined in accordance with paragraph 4 below to demonstrate compliance with its commitments under this Protocol. Case.

3. Each Party included in Annex A shall submit the information required by paragraph 1 above annually, beginning with the first list of the Convention in the first year of the commitment period following its entry into force for this Protocol. Each such Party shall submit the information requested in paragraph 2 above as part of the first national communication that shall be submitted after the entry into force of this Protocol for it and after the adoption of the guidelines in accordance with paragraph 4 below. A part of the first national newsletter that should be submitted after the frequency guide for the information required by this article is subsequently submitted. The frequency of subsequent submission of the information required by this article shall be determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, taking into account any timetable determined by the Conference of the Parties to the national communications. Energy Environmental Forum 9m8y4O"c"t9I

4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall adopt, at its first session, and periodically review the guidelines for the preparation of the information requested in this article, taking into account the adoption of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Guidance for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex A. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall also decide on the manner in which the assigned amount is calculated prior to the first commitment period. Article 8 Review of information

1. The national communications submitted by each Party included in Annex A to Article 7 shall be subject to the decision of the Expert Review Group in accordance with the relevant decisions of the COP and in accordance with the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. Review by the guidelines adopted for this purpose in accordance with paragraph 4 below. Information submitted by each Party in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of Annex A shall be reviewed as part of the annual compilation and calculation of the emissions inventory and assigned amounts. In addition, the information submitted by each Party included in subsidiary document I in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2, shall be reviewed as part of the communication review. Energy and Environmental Forum! Coordination of those related reviews required by `'u*T and Article 7(2). On the basis of these reviews, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall take appropriate action.

2. The first review shall take place at the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, and further reviews shall be conducted on a regular basis and in a timely manner.

Article 10 Continue to maintain the performance of existing commitments

All Parties, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and their specific national and regional development priorities, objectives and circumstances, do not introduce any new commitments to Parties not included in Annex II, but reaffirm Where existing commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention continue to contribute to the fulfilment of these commitments for sustainable development, taking into account Article 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 7, of the Convention,:

1. Develop, where relevant and where possible, programmes for cost-effective countries and, where appropriate, regional programmes to improve local emission factors, activity data and/or models that reflect the socio-economic situation of each Party Quality, a list of countries that prepare and regularly update anthropogenic emissions and removals of various sources of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, using a comparable methodology to be agreed by the COP, Consistent with the guidelines for the preparation of national communications adopted by the COP;

2. Develop, implement, publish and regularly update country programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change and measures for full adaptation to climate change and, where appropriate, regional programmes:

a. Such programmes will involve, inter alia, the energy, transport and industrial sectors as well as agriculture, forestry and waste management. In addition, adaptation technologies and methods aimed at improving regional planning can also improve adaptation to climate change;

b. Parties included in Annex A shall submit information on actions taken under this Protocol, including country programmes, in accordance with Article 7; other Parties shall endeavour to include in their national communications, as appropriate, Measures to address climate change and its adverse effects, including information on mitigation of increased greenhouse gas emissions and programmes to enhance sinks, sinks, capacity-building and adaptation measures; 3. Cooperation to promote effective ways to develop, apply and disseminate climate Changes in environmentally sound technologies, know-how, practices and processes, and taking all practical steps to promote, facilitate and, where appropriate, specifically transfer such technologies, know-how, practices and processes to developing countries or enable them to Access to opportunities, including the development of policies and programmes to facilitate the effective transfer of publicly or publicly-owned environmentally sound technologies and to create an enabling environment for the private sector to promote and enhance transfers and access to environmentally sound technologies; Collaboration to promote the maintenance and development of systematic observing systems and the development of databases to reduce Uncertainties associated with the climate system, the adverse effects of climate change affect the economic and social consequences of various coping strategies, and promote the development and strengthening of national capacities to participate in international and intergovernmental efforts, programmes and networks on research and systematic observation, Taking into account article 5 of the Convention;

5. Collaborate at the international level and, where appropriate, use existing institutions to promote the development and implementation of education and training programmes, including strengthening national capacity-building, in particular by strengthening talent and institutional capacity, communicating or deploying personnel training, especially in training and development. Experts from China, and promoting public awareness at the national level and promoting public access to information on climate change, should develop appropriate ways to implement these activities through relevant bodies of the Convention, taking into account Article 6 of the Convention;

6. In accordance with the relevant decisions of the COP, include in the national newsletter the programmes and activities carried out in accordance with this article; 7. In the implementation of the commitments under this article, taking full consideration of Article 4, paragraph 8, of the Convention. . Article 11 Financial Mechanism

1. In the implementation of Article X, Parties shall take into account the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, of the Convention.

2. In the context of the implementation of article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 3, and article 11 of the Convention, and through entities entrusted with the financial mechanism of the Convention, the Convention Developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II shall:

a. Provision of new and additional funds to cover all costs incurred by the agreed developing country to promote the implementation of existing commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention referred to in Article X;

b. and provide the funds required by developing country Parties, including funds for technology transfer, to meet the agreed existing commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, as agreed upon in Article X The total incremental cost agreed by the developing country Party and the international entity referred to in Article 11 of the Convention in accordance with that Article.

The performance of these existing commitments should take into account the need for adequate and predictable financial flows and the importance of appropriate burden sharing among developed country Parties. Guidance in the relevant decisions of the COP to entities entrusted with the operation of the financial mechanism of the Convention, including those agreed upon prior to the adoption of this Protocol, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provisions of this paragraph.

3. Developed country Parties and other developed Parties listed in Annex II of the Convention may also provide funds for the implementation of Article X through bilateral, regional and other multilateral channels and by developing country Parties. Article 12 Clean Development Mechanism l

1. A clean development agency is hereby identified.

2. The purpose of the CDM is to assist Parties not included in Annex I to achieve sustainable development and to benefit the Convention's ultimate goal, and to assist Parties included in Annex A to achieve compliance with Article 3 Limitations and commitments to reduce emissions. 3. According to the Clean Development Mechanism:

a. Parties not included in Annex A will benefit from the production of proven emission reduction projects;

b. Parties included in Annex A document may use the proven emission reductions obtained through such project activities to promote compliance with the quantification of Article 3 as determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. Restrictions and commitments to reduce emissions

Part of it.

4. The CDM shall be placed under the authority and guidance of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol and shall be overseen by the Executive Board of the CDM.

5. The emission reductions resulting from each project activity shall be certified by the operational entity designated by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol on the following basis:

a. Voluntary participation with the approval of each Party concerned;

b. Practical, measurable and long-term benefits associated with mitigating climate change;

c. Reducing emissions is additional for any emission reductions that occur without proven project activity. 6. If necessary, the CDM should assist in arranging the financing of proven project activities.

7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall develop modalities and procedures at its first session with a view to ensuring transparency, efficiency and reliability through independent audit and verification of project activities.

8. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall ensure that part of the proceeds from the proven project activities are used to cover administrative expenses and to assist developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change to pay for adaptation. cost. 9. Participation in the CDM, including activities referred to in paragraph 3 above and participation in proven emission reductions, may include private and/or public entities and may be subject to the possibility of the CDM Executive Board. Any guidance. 10. Proven emission reductions obtained during the period from 2000 to the beginning of the first commitment period can be used to assist compliance during the first commitment period.

Article 13 Conference of the Parties serving as the Party to this Protocol

1. The Conference of the Parties to the Convention - the supreme body of the Convention shall serve as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

2. A Party to the Convention that is not a Party to this Protocol may participate as an observer in the proceedings of any session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. When the Conference of the Parties serves as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, decisions under this Protocol shall be taken only by Parties to this Protocol.

3. When the COP as a meeting of the Parties to this Protocol functions, any member of the COP that represents the Parties to the Convention but is not a Party to this Protocol at that time shall be contracted by this Protocol. The other party elected by the Parties to this Protocol is replaced.

4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall periodically review the performance of this Protocol and shall, within its mandate, make the decisions necessary to facilitate the effective implementation of this Protocol. The Conference of the Parties shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Protocol and shall:

a. to assess the overall impact of Parties’ implementation of this Protocol and the measures taken under this Protocol, in particular environmental, economic and social impacts, and their cumulative impact, based on all information provided to it under the provisions of this Protocol, and The extent to which progress has been made towards the objectives of the Convention;

b. Periodic review of the contracting obligations under this Protocol, in accordance with the objectives of the Convention, the experience gained in implementation and the development of scientific and technical knowledge, with due regard to Article 4, paragraph 2, and Article 7, paragraph 2, of the Convention Any review requested and, in this regard, consideration and adoption of periodic reports on the implementation of this Protocol;

c. Promote and facilitate the exchange of information on measures taken by Parties to address climate change and its effects, taking into account the differentiated circumstances, responsibilities and capacities of Parties and their respective pursuant to this Protocol;

d. Facilitate the coordination of measures taken by these Parties to address climate change and its impact, at the request of two or more Parties, taking into account the differences, responsibilities and capacities of Parties and their respective Commitments under this Protocol; e. In accordance with the objectives of the Convention and the provisions of this Protocol, and taking into account relevant decisions of the COP, promote and guide the development and regular improvement of the Conference of the Parties serving as the present Protocol. The Convention's Conference of the Parties, which is intended to have a comparable methodology for the effective implementation of this Protocol;

f. make recommendations necessary for the performance of this Protocol on any matter;

g. seek to mobilize additional funds in accordance with Article 11, paragraph 2; h. Establish subsidiary bodies deemed necessary for the performance of this Protocol;

I. Seek and utilize, as appropriate, the services, cooperation and information provided by competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies.

j Exercising other functions required for the performance of this Protocol and considering any tasks resulting from decisions of the COP. 5. The rules of procedure of the COP and the financial rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Convention shall apply mutatis mutandis under this Protocol, unless the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol may make a decision. 6. The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be convened by the secretariat in conjunction with the first session of the Conference of the Parties to be held following the entry into force of this Protocol. The ordinary sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be decided annually and with the Parties to the Convention.

7. The special session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be held at such other time as the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Convention, as deemed necessary, or at the request of any Party. Held, but must be supported by at least one third of the Parties within six months of the Secretariat’s transfer of the request to the Parties.

8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as their member States or observers that are not Parties to the Convention, may be represented as observers at the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. Session. Any group or body that is qualified in matters covered by this Protocol, whether national or international, governmental or non-governmental, is notified by the Secretariat that it is willing to send representatives as observers to the Convention as a meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. A session of the Conference may be admissible unless at least one third of the Parties present are opposed and the observer’s admission and participation follows the rules of procedure referred to in paragraph 5 above.

Article XIV Secretariat

1. The Secretariat established under Article 8 of the Convention shall serve as the secretariat of this Protocol.

2. Article VIII, paragraph 2, of the Convention on the functions of the Secretariat and Article VIII, paragraph 3, of the Convention on the functions of the Secretariat shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. The Secretariat should also exercise the functions assigned to it under this Protocol. Article 15 Affiliated Bodies

1. The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation established by Articles 9 and 10 of the Convention shall serve as the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of this Protocol. The provisions of the Convention concerning the functions of the two bodies shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. The sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of this Protocol shall be held in conjunction with meetings of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the Convention.

2. A Party to the Convention that is not a Party to this Protocol may participate as an observer in the proceedings of any session of the subsidiary body. When a subsidiary body is a subsidiary body to this Protocol, decisions under this Protocol shall be taken only by the Parties to this Protocol. 3. When the subsidiary bodies established by articles 9 and 10 of the Convention exercise their functions in dealing with matters relating to this Protocol, any member of the Bureau of the subsidiary body that represents a Party to the Convention but is not a Party to this Protocol at the time And shall be replaced by another member selected by the Parties to this Protocol from among the Parties to this Protocol.

Article 16 Multilateral Negotiation Program 6y#[&q;e.N0s*B

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, in the light of the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, consider, as soon as practicable, apply to this Protocol and, as appropriate, modify Article 13 of the Convention. Multilateral negotiation program. The operation of any multilateral negotiating procedure applicable to this Protocol shall not impair the procedures and mechanisms established under Article 18. Article 17: Emissions trading

The Conference of the Parties to the Convention shall establish the relevant principles, modalities, rules and guidelines for emissions trading, in particular its verification, reporting and liability, for the purposes of fulfilling its commitments under Article 3, Parties included in Annex B It can participate in emissions trading, and any such trade should be complementary to national actions taken to achieve the quantified limits and emission reduction commitments set forth in the article. Article 18: Non-compliance

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, adopt appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms for the determination and processing of non-compliance with the provisions of this Protocol, including a Sex list, taking into account the reasons for non-compliance, category, degree and frequency. Any procedure or mechanism that may have binding consequences under this Article shall be adopted by way of an amendment to this Protocol. Article 19: Settlement of disputes

The provisions of Article 14 of the Convention shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Council. Article 20 Amendment

1. Any Party may propose amendments to this Protocol.

2. Amendments to this Protocol shall be adopted at the ordinary sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. Any amendments to this Protocol shall be sent by the Secretariat to the Parties at least six months prior to the meeting at which the amendment is proposed. The Secretariat shall also transmit the proposed amendments to the Parties and signatories to the Convention and forward them to the depositary for information.

3. Each Party shall make every effort to reach an agreement on any amendments proposed in this Protocol by consensus. If all efforts have been made to achieve consensus but no agreement has been reached, as a last resort, the amendment should be adopted by a three-fourths majority of the Parties present and voting. The amendments adopted shall be sent by the Secretariat to the depositary, who shall forward them to all Parties for their acceptance. 4. The instrument of acceptance of the amendment shall be deposited with the depositary and the amendments adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 above shall be accepted on the ninetieth day after the date on which the depositary receives the instrument of acceptance of at least three quarters of the Parties to this Protocol. The Party to the amendment enters into force.

5. For any other Party, the amendment shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date on which the Party deposited its instrument of acceptance of the amendment with the depositary.

Article 21: Adoption and amendment of subsidiary files

1. The subsidiary file of this Protocol shall form an integral part of this Protocol and, unless expressly provided otherwise, any reference to it shall refer to any of its subsidiary files. Any subsidiary files adopted after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be limited to the list and any accompanying documents referred to at the time of the book. Any subsidiary files adopted after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be limited to lists, forms and any other explanatory material of a scientific, technical, procedural or administrative nature.

2. Any Party may propose a subsidiary file to this Protocol and may propose amendments to the subsidiary file of this Protocol. t

3. The subsidiary files of this Protocol and amendments to the subsidiary files of this Protocol shall be adopted at the regular sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. The text of any ancillary files or amendments to the ancillary files proposed shall be sent by the secretariat to the Parties at least six months before the proposed adoption of the subsidiary or amendments to the subsidiary files. The Secretariat shall also transmit to the Parties and signatories of any subsidiary files or any amendments to the subsidiary files submitted to the depositary for information.

4. Each Party shall make every effort to reach an agreement on the amendment of any subsidiary files submitted by consensus. If all efforts have been made to seek consensus, but no agreement has been reached, as a last resort, the subsidiary file or amendments to the subsidiary file shall be adopted by a three-fourths majority of the Parties present at the meeting. Subsidiary files adopted or amendments to the ancillary files shall be sent by the Secretariat to the depositary and then sent by the depositary to all Parties for their acceptance.

5. In addition to the subsidiary file A and the subsidiary file B, the subsidiary files or amendments to the subsidiary files adopted in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall be issued by the depositary to all Parties to this Protocol for the adoption of the subsidiary file. Or in effect for all Contracting Parties after six months from the date of notification of the amendment to the subsidiary file, except in the event that the depositary notifies the depositary not to accept the subsidiary file or the amendment to the subsidiary file, Withdrawal of a Party that does not accept the notification, the subsidiary file or amendment to the subsidiary file shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date on which the depositary receives the notice of withdrawal.

6. If the adoption of an ancillary file or an amendment to an ancillary file involves an amendment to this Protocol, the subsidiary file or amendment to the subsidiary file shall not enter into force until the amendment to this Protocol enters into force.

7. Amendments to Annex A and Subsidiary B of this Protocol shall be adopted and entered into force in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 20, but any amendments to Annex B shall be adopted only in the manner agreed by the Party concerned. Article 22: Voting rights

1. Each Party shall have one vote, except as provided in paragraph 2 below.

2. The regional economic integration organization shall exercise the same number of votes as the number of its members that are Parties to this Protocol in matters within its license. If any member of such an organization exercises its own voting rights, The organization shall not exercise the right to vote, and vice versa.

Article 23 Depositary

The head of the United Nations Secretariat shall be the depositary of this Protocol. Article 24: Signing and ratifying, accepting, approving or joining

1. This Protocol shall be open for signature and acceptance, approval or approval by States and regional economic integration organizations that are Parties to the Convention. This Protocol shall be open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 16, 1998 to March 15, 1999. This Protocol shall be open for accession from the day following the signing deadline. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the depositary. 2. Any regional economic integration organization that is a Party to this Protocol and whose member States are not Parties shall be bound by the obligations of this Protocol. If one or more of the Member States of such an organization is a Party to this Protocol, the organization and its Member States shall determine their respective responsibilities in fulfilling their obligations under this Protocol. In such cases, the organization and its member states are not entitled to exercise the rights provided for in this Protocol at the same time.

3. The regional economic integration organization shall declare its licensing rights in matters specified in this Protocol in its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. These organizations shall also notify the depositary of any material changes to their scope of authority and the depositary shall notify the Parties. Article 25 Entry into force

1. This Protocol shall consist of not less than 55 Parties to the Convention, including its subsidiary Party A, which has a combined carbon dioxide emissions of at least 55% of the total CO2 emissions of the Parties included in Annex A, 1990. Effective on the ninetieth day after the date of delivery of the instrument for approval, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For the purposes of this Article, “Total CO2 Emissions by Parties included in Subsidiary Files 1990” means the Party included in Annex A on or before the adoption of this Protocol, in which it submitted under Article 12 of the Convention. The number of notifications in the first national newsletter. p

3. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Protocol after the conditions of entry into force set out in paragraph 1 above have been met, this Protocol shall be submitted from its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Effective on the ninth day after the date of deposit.

4. For the purposes of this article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be considered as an additional instrument other than the instrument deposited by the member States of that organization. Article 26 Reservation

No reservations may be made to this Protocol. Article 27

1. At any time after three years from the date on which this Protocol has entered into force for a Party, that Party may withdraw from this Protocol by giving written notification to the Depositary.

2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiration of one year from the date of receipt of the notification of withdrawal by the Depositary or on a later date as stated in the notification of withdrawal.

3. Any Party withdrawing from the Convention shall be deemed to have also withdrawn from this Protocol. Article 28 Authentic text

The original of this Protocol shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and its Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts shall be equally authentic.

Booked in Kyoto on December 11, 1997.

The following signatory, duly authorized, shall sign this Protocol on the specified date. Annex A

Greenhouse gases