Article 8
1. The information submitted under Article 7 by each Party
included in Annex I shall be reviewed by expert review teams pursuant
to the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and in
accordance with guidelines adopted for this purpose by the Conference
of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol
under paragraph 4 below. The information submitted under Article 7,
paragraph 1, by each Party included in Annex I shall be reviewed as
part of the annual compilation and accounting of emissions
inventories and assigned amounts. Additionally, the information
submitted under Article 7, paragraph 2, by each Party included in
Annex I shall be reviewed as part of the review of
communications.
2. Expert review teams shall be coordinated by the secretariat and
shall be composed of experts selected from those nominated by Parties
to the Convention and, as appropriate, by intergovernmental
organizations, in accordance with guidance provided for this purpose
by the Conference of the Parties.
3. The review process shall provide a thorough and comprehensive
technical assessment
of all aspects of the implementation by a Party of this Protocol.
The expert review teams shall prepare a report to the Conference of
the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this
Protocol, assessing the implementation of the
commitments of the Party and identifying any potential problems in,
and factors influencing, the fulfilment of commitments. Such reports
shall be circulated by the secretariat to all Parties to the
Convention. The secretariat shall list those questions of
implementation indicated in such reports for further consideration by
the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties
to this Protocol.
4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to this Protocol shall adopt at its first session, and review
periodically thereafter, guidelines for the review of implementation
by expert review teams taking into account the relevant decisions of
the Conference of the Parties.
5. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to this Protocol shall, with the assistance of the Subsidiary
Body for Implementation and, as appropriate, the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice, consider:
(a) The information submitted by the Parties under Article 7 and
the reports of the expert reviews thereon conducted under this
Article; and
(b) Those questions of implementation listed by the secretariat
under
paragraph 3 above, as well as any questions raised by
Parties.
6. Pursuant to its consideration of the information referred to in
paragraph 5 above, the Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall take decisions on any
matter required for the implementation of this Protocol.
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