The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol article 1. The United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol) with this law is adopted and approved.
2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Protocol in English, and its translation into Latvian language.
3. article. This Protocol shall enter into force on the 25th, within the time limit laid down in the article and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal".
4. article. The protection of the environment and regional development Ministry to coordinate the fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the Protocol.
The law adopted by the Parliament in May 30, 2002.
 
The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream in Riga on 13 June 2002, the Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force with 13 June 2002.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ Kyoto PROTOCOL TO the UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON climate change the parties to this Protocol, Being parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention", In pursuit of the ultimate objective of the Convention as stated in its article 2, Recalling the provision of the Convention, Being guided by article 3 of the Convention , to the Berlin Mandate Pursuan is adopted by decision 1/CP. 1 of the Conference of the parties to the Convention at its first session, have agreed as follows: article 1 For the purpose of this Protocol, the definition of led in the article 1 of the Convention shall apply. In addition: 1. "Conference of the parties" means the Conference of the parties to the Convention.
2. "Convention" means the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, adopted in New York on 9 May 1992 3. "Intergovernmental Panel on climate change" means the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change established in 1988 jointly by the World Organization and Support the United Nations Environment Programme.
4. "Montreal Protocol" means the Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplet the Ozone Layer, adopted in Montreal on 16 September 1987 and as subsequently amended and basis.
5. "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmativ or negative vote.
6. "Party" means, unless the context otherwise indicates, a Party to this Protocol.
7. "Party included in Annex I" means a Party included in Annex I to the Convention, as may be amended, or a Party which has made a notification under article 4, paragraph 2 (g), of the Convention.
Article 2 1. Each Party included in Annex I, in achieving its quantified emission limitations and reduction commitment under article 3, in order to promote sustainable development, shall: (a) implementations and/or further the policies and measure elaborat in accordanc with its national circumstanc, such as: (i) enhancement of energy efficiency in relevant sectors of the national economy;
(ii) Protection and enhancement of sinks and reservoir of gas have not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, taking into account its commitment under relevant international environmental agreements; promotion of sustainable forest management, afforestation and reforestation practices;
(iii) Promotion of sustainable forms of agriculture in light of climate change considerations;
(iv) Research on, and promotion, development and increased use of, new and renewable forms of energy, of carbon dioxid-sequestration technologies and of advanced and innovative environmentally sound technologies;
(v) progressive reduction or phasing out of market imperfection, fiscal incentives, tax and duty exemption and to subsidize in all have gas emitting sectors that run counter to the objective of the Convention and application of market instruments;
(vi) encouragement of appropriate reforms in relevant sectors aimed at promoting policies and a measure of which limit or reduce the emission of gas have not controlled by the Montreal Protocol;
(VII) the Measure to limit and/or reduce emission of gas have not controlled by the Montreal Protocol in the transport sector;
(VIII) Limitations and/or reduction of emission of methan through recovery and use in waste management, as well as in the production, transport and distribution of energy;
(b) Cooperate with other such parties to enhance the individual and combined effectiveness of their policies and the adopted measure under this article, to article 4, pursuan paragraph 2 (e) (i), of the Convention. To this end, these parties shall take steps to share their experience and exchange information on such policies and measure, including developing ways of improving their comparability, transparency and effectiveness. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session or as soon as the practicabl thereafter, consider ways to facilitat is such cooperation, taking into account all relevant information.
2. The Parties included in Annex I shall the emission limitations or reduction of pursu of gas have not controlled by the Montreal Protocol from aviation and marine bunker fuels, working through the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, respectively.
3. The Parties included in Annex I shall striv it implementations that policies and measure of under this article in such a way as to minimize adverse effects, including the adverse effects of climate change, effects on international trade, and social, environmental and economic impacts on other parties, especially developing country Parties and in particular those 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 take further action, as appropriate, to promote the implementation of the provision of this paragraph.
4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, if it decide it would be beneficial for that line to any of the policies and measure in paragraph 1 (a) above, taking into account different national circumstanc and potential effects, shall consider ways and means to the coordination of elaborat such policies and measure.
Article 3 1. The Parties included in Annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensur that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxid equivalent of the emission of the gas listed in the Annexe have A do not assigned 12 their non, calculated their quantified emission limitations pursuan to reduction commitment inscribed in Annex a and B and in accordanc with the provision of this article, with a view to reducing their overall emission of such gas by at least 5 per cent below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012 2. Each Party included in Annex I shall, by 2005, have made progress in achieving demonstrabl its commitment under this Protocol.
3. The net changes in gas emission have by sources and removal by sinks resulting from direct human-induced land-use change and forestry activities, limited to afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation since 1990, measured as change in carbon stock verifiabl in each commitment period, shall be used to meet the commitment under this article of each Party included in Annex I. The have gas emission by sources and removal by sinks associated with those activities shall be reported in a transparent and the manner and reviewed in accordanc verifiabl with articles 7 and 8.4. 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 I shall provide , for considerations by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, data to establish its level of carbon stocks in 1990 and to enable an estimate to be made of its changes in carbon stocks in subsequent years. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session or as soon as the practicabl thereafter, decide upon modalit, rules and guidelines as to how, and which additional human-induced activities related to changes in gas emission have by sources and removal by sinks in the agricultural soil and land-use change and forestry categories shall be added to , or subtracted from, the assigned non for Parties included in Annex I, taking into account the transparency in reporting to uncertaint, verifiability, the methodological work of the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change, the advice provided by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice in accordanc with article 5 and the decision of the Conference of the parties. Such a decision shall apply in the second and subsequent commitment periods. A Party may choose to apply such a decision on these additional human-induced activities for its first commitment period, provided that these activities have taken place since 1990.

5. The Parties included in Annex I undergoing the process of transition to a market economy whose base year or period was established to decision 9/CP pursuan. 2 of the Conference of the parties at its second session shall use that base year or period for the implementation of their commitment under this article. Any other Party included in Annex I undergoing the process of transition to a market economy which has not yet submitted its first national communication under article 12 of the Convention may also notify the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol that it intends to use an historical base year or period other than 1990 for the implementation of its commitment under this article. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall decide on the acceptance of such notification.
6. Taking into account article 4, paragraph 6, of the Convention, in the implementation of their commitment under this Protocol other than those under this article, a certain degree of flexibility shall be allowed by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol to the Parties included in Annex I undergoing the process of transition to a market economy.
7. In the first quantified emission limitations and reduction commitment period, from 2008 to 2012, the assigned amount for each Party included in Annex I shall be equal to the percentage inscribed for it in Annex B of its aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxid equivalent of the emission of the gas listed in the Annexe have A in 1990, or the base year or period determined in accordanc with paragraph 5 above , multiplied by five. Those Parties included in Annex I for whom land-use change and forestry constituted a net source of have gas emission in 1990 shall include in their 1990 emission base year or period the aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxid is the equivalent emission by sources minus removal by sinks in 1990 from land-use change for the purpose of calculating their assigned amount.
8. Any Party included in Annex I may use 1995 as its base year for hydrofluorocarbon, perfluorocarbon and sulphur hexafluorid, for the purpose of the calculation referred to in paragraph 7 above.
9. Commitment for subsequent periods for Parties included in Annex I shall be established in amendments to Annex B to this Protocol, which shall be adopted in accordanc with the provision of article 21, paragraph 7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall initiat the considerations of such commitment for at least seven years before the end of the first commitment period referred to in paragraph 1 above.
10. Any emission reduction units, or any part of an assigned amount, which a Party from another Party of acquir in accordanc with the provision of article 6 or of article 17 shall be added to the assigned amount for the acquiring Party.
11. Any emission reduction units, or any part of an assigned amount, which a Party transfers to another Party in accordanc with the provision of article 6 and of article 17 shall be subtracted from the assigned amount for the transferred Party.
12. Any certified emission reduction to which a Party from another Party of acquir in accordanc with the provision of article 12 shall be added to the assigned amount for the acquiring Party.
13. If the emission of a Party included in Annex I in a commitment period are less than its assigned amount under this article, this difference shall, on request of that Party, be added to the assigned amount for that Party for subsequent commitment periods.
14. Each Party included in Annex I shall striv it implementations that the commitment is mentioned in paragraph 1 above in such a way as to minimize adverse social, environmental and economic impacts on developing country Parties, particularly those identified in article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention. In line with relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties on the implementation of those paragraphs, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, consider what actions does not minimize the cessary to the adverse effects of climate change and/or the impacts of response measure on parties referred to in those paragraphs. Among the issues to be considered shall be the establishment of funding, insurance and transfer of technology.
Article 4 1. Any Parties included in Annex I that have reached an agreement to fulfil their commitment under article 3 jointly, shall be deemed to have met those commitment provided that their total combined aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxid equivalent of the emission of the gas listed in the Annexe have A non assigned to 12 do not their calculated their quantified emission limitations pursuan to reduction commitment inscribed in Annex a and B and in accordanc with the provision of article 3. The emission level of allocated their respectiv each of the parties to the agreement shall be set out in that agreement.
2. The parties to any such agreement shall notify the Secretariat of the terms of this agreement on the date of deposit of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Protocol, or accession theret. The Secretariat shall in turn inform the parties to the Convention and signator of the terms of the agreement.
3. Any such agreement shall remain in operation for the duration of the commitment period specified in article 3, paragraph 7. If parties acting jointly 4 do so in the framework of, and together with, a regional economic integration organization, any alteration in the composition of the organization after adoption of this Protocol shall not be affec existing commitment under this Protocol. Any alteration in the composition of the organization shall only apply for the purpose of those commitment under article 3 that are adopted subsequent to that alteration.
5. In the event of failure by the parties to such an agreement to achieve their total combined level of emission-reduction, each Party to that agreement shall be responsible for its own level of emission set out in the agreement.
6. If parties acting jointly do so in the framework of, and together with, a regional economic integration organization which is itself a Party to this Protocol, each member State of that regional economic integration organization individually, and together with the regional economic integration organization acting in accordanc with article 24, shall, in the event of failure to achieve the total combined level of emission reduction is , be responsible for its level of emission as notified in accordanc with this article.
Article 5 1. Each Party included in Annex I shall have in place, no later than one year prior to the start of the first commitment period, a national system for the estimation of anthropogenic emission by sources and removal by sinks of all have gas not controlled by the Montreal Protocol. Guidelines for such national systems, which shall incorporat the methodolog to specified in paragraph 2 below, shall be decided upon by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol at its first session.
2. for estimating anthropogenic Methodolog emission by sources and removal by sinks of all have gas not controlled by the Montreal Protocol shall be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and agreed upon by the Conference of the parties at its third session. Where such methodolog to not used, appropriate adjustments shall be applied according to the agreed upon by methodolog the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol at its first session. Based on the work of, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and advice provided by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall regularly review and, as appropriate, of such revisit methodolog and adjustments, taking fully into account any relevant decisions by the Conference of the parties. Any revisions or adjustments to the methodolog shall be used only for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the commitment under article 3 in respect of any commitment period adopted subsequent to that revision.
3. The global warming potential is used to calculate the carbon dioxid-equivalenc of anthropogenic emission by sources and removal by sinks of have listed in Annexe A of gas shall be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and agreed upon by the Conference of the parties at its third session. Based on the work of, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and advice provided by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall regularly review and, as appropriate, revisit the global warming potential of each such have gas, taking fully into account any relevant decisions by the Conference of the parties. Any revision to a global warming potential shall apply only the commitment under article 3 in respect of any commitment period adopted subsequent to that revision.
Article 6 1. For the purpose of meeting its commitment under article 3, any Party included in Annex I may transfer to, or from, any other such acquir Party emission reduction units resulting from projects aimed at reducing anthropogenic emission by sources or enhancing anthropogenic removal by sinks of have gas in any sector of the economy, provided that: (a) Any such project has the approval of the parties involved;
(b) Any such project provides a reduction in emission by sources, or an enhancement of removal by sinks, that is additional to any that would otherwise occure;

(c) It does not any emission reduction units acquir if it is not in compliance with its obligations under articles 5 and 7; and (d) the acquisition of emission reduction units shall be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting the commitment under article 3. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol may, at its first session or as soon thereafter as the practicabl, elaborat-guidelines for further the implementation of this article, including for verification and reporting.
3. A Party included in Annex I may a legal entities to participat authoriz, under its responsibility, in actions leading to the generation, transfer or acquisition under this article of emission reduction units.
4. If a question of implementation by a Party included in Annex I of the requirements referred to in this article is identified in accordanc with the relevant provision of article 8, transfer and acquisition of emission reduction units may continue to be made after the question has been identified, provided that any such units may not be used by a Party to meet its commitment under article 3 until any issue of compliance is resolved.
Article 7 1. Each Party included in Annex I shall in its annual incorporat inventory of anthropogenic emission by sources and removal by sinks of have gas not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, submitted in accordanc with the relevant decision of the Conference of the parties, the cessary supplementary information for the purpose of ensuring compliance with article 3, to be determined in accordanc with paragraph 4 below.
2. Each Party included in Annex I shall in its national communications incorporat, submitted under article 12 of the Convention, the supplementary information, it demonstrates the cessary not compliance with its commitment under this Protocol, to be determined in accordanc with paragraph 4 below.
3. Each Party included in Annex I shall submit the information required under paragraph 1 above annually, beginning with the first inventory due under the Convention for the first year of the commitment period after this Protocol has entered into force for that Party. Each such Party shall submit the information required under paragraph 2 above as on of the first national communication due under the Convention after this Protocol has entered into force for it and after the adoption of guidelines as provided for in paragraph 4 below. The frequency of subsequent submission of information required under 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 timetabl for the submission of national communications decided upon by the Conference of the parties.
4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall be at its adop first session, and review periodically thereafter, guidelines for the preparation of the information required under this article, taking into account guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I adopted by the Conference of the parties. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall also, prior to the first commitment period, decide upon the modalit for the accounting of assigned non.
Article 8-1. The information submitted under article 7 by each Party included in Annex I shall be reviewed by the expert review teams be pursuan to the relevant decision of the Conference of the parties and in accordanc 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 emission of inventor and non assigned. 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 accordanc 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 commitment of the Party and identifying any potential problems in, and factors influencing, the fulfilmen of commitment. 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 considerations 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 be at its adop first session, and review periodically thereafter, guidelines for the review of the implementation of this Protocol by expert review teams taking into account the relevant decision 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. it its Pursuan considerations 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.
Article 9 1. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall periodically review this Protocol in the light of the best available scientific information and assessments on climate change and its impacts, as well as relevant technical, social and economic information. Such reviews shall be coordinated with pertinen reviews under the Convention, in particular those required by article 4, paragraph 2 (d), and article 7, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention. Based on 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. Further reviews shall take place at regular intervals and in a timely manner.
Article 10 All parties, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and their specific national and regional development, objective and allocation, without introducing any circumstanc new commitment for Parties not included in Annex I, but reaffirming existing commitment in article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and continuing to advance the implementation of these orders to achieve a commitment in sustainable development , taking into account article 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 7, of the Convention, shall: (a)), where relevant Formulat and to the exten to possible, cost-effective national, and where appropriate, regional programmes to improve the quality of local emission factors, activity data and/or models which reflec the socio-economic conditions of each Party for the preparation and periodic updating of national inventor of anthropogenic emission by the sources and removal by sinks of all have gas not controlled by the Montreal Protocol using comparabl methodolog of it, be agreed upon by the Conference of the parties, and consistent with the guidelines for the preparation of national communications adopted by the Conference of the parties;
(b) the Formulat, implementations that publish regularly, and update national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measure to climate change and mitigat measure to the adaptation of their adequat facilitat climate change: (i) Such programmes would), inter alia, concern the energy, transport and industry sector as well as agriculture, forestry and waste management. Furthermore, adaptation technologies and methods for improving spatial planning would improve adaptation to climate change; and (ii) Parties included in Annex I) shall submit information on action under this Protocol, including national programmes, in accordanc with article 7; and other parties shall seek to include in their national communications, as appropriate, information on programmes which contain the measure that the Party believe the contribute to addressing climate change and its adverse impacts, including the abatemen of increase in gas emission have, and enhancement of and removal by sinks, capacity building and adaptation measure.

(c) Cooperate in the promotion of effective modalit for the development, application and diffusion of, and take all steps to promote practicabl, facilitat and finance, as appropriate, the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies, know-how, practices and processes pertinen to climate change, in particular to developing countries, including the formulation of policies and programmes for the effective transfer of environmentally sound technologies that are publicly owned or in the public domain and the creation of an enabling environment for the private sector, to promote and enhance the transfer of, and access to, environmentally sound technologies;
(d) Cooperate in scientific and technical research and promote the maintenance and the development of systematic observation systems and development of data archives to reduce uncertaint to related to the climate system, the adverse impacts of climate change and the economic and social consequences of various response strategies, and promote the development and strengthening of capacities and capabilities of endogeno to participat in international and intergovernmental efforts the program and networks on research and systematic observation, taking into account article 5 of the Convention;
(e) Cooperate in and promote at the international level, and, where appropriate, using existing bodies, the development and implementation of education and training programmes, including the strengthening of national capacity building, in particular human and institutional capacities and the Exchange or of the secondmen personnel to train experts in this field, in particular for developing countries, and at the national level facilitat public awareness of , and public access to information on, climate change. The modalit Suitabl to should be developed it implementations that these activities through the relevant bodies of the Convention, taking into account article 6 of the Convention;
(f) include in their national communications information on programmes and activities undertaken pursuan to this article in accordanc with relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties; and (g) give full considerations, in implementing the commitment under this article, to article 4, paragraph 8, of the Convention.
Article 11 1. In the implementation of article 10, Parties shall take into account the provision 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 accordanc with the provision of article 4, paragraph 3, and article 11 of the Convention, and through the entity or entities to the entrusted with the operations of the financial mechanism of the Convention, the developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II to the Convention shall : (a) provide new and additional financial resources to meet the agreed full costs incurred by developing country Parties in advancing the implementation of existing commitment under article 4, paragraph 1 (a), of the Convention that are covered in article 10, subparagraph (a); and (b) also provide such financial resources, including for the transfer of technology, needed by the developing country Parties to meet the agreed full incremental costs of advancing the implementation of existing commitment under article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention that are covered by article 10 and that are agreed between a developing country Party and the international entity or entities referred to in this article 11 of the Convention , in accordanc with that article. The implementation of these existing commitment for IR take into account the need for adequacy and predictability in the flow of funds and the importanc of appropriate burden sharing among developed country Parties. The guidance to the entity or entities entrusted with the operations of the the financial mechanism of the Convention in relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties, including those agreed before the adoption of this Protocol, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provision of this paragraph.
3. The developed country Parties and other developed Parties in Annex II to the Convention may also provide, and developing country parties themselves of availa ..., financial resources for the implementation of article 10, through bilateral, regional and other multilaterals channel.
Article 12 1. A clean development mechanism is hereby defined.
2. The purpose of the clean development mechanism shall be to assist Parties not included in Annex I in achieving sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of the Convention, and to assist Parties included in Annex I in achieving compliance with their quantified emission limitations and reduction commitment under article 3. Under the clean development mechanism: (a) Parties not included in Annex I will benefit from project activities resulting in certified emission reduction; and (b) Parties included in Annex I may use the certified emission reduction of accruing from such project activities to contribute to compliance with part of their quantified emission limitations and reduction commitment under article 3, as determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
4. The clean development mechanism shall be subject to the authority and guidance of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol and be supervised by an executive board of the clean development mechanism.
5. the resulting Emission reduction from each project activity shall be certified by operational entities to be designated by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, on the basis of: (a) Voluntary participation approved by each Party involved;
(b) Real, requirements, and the long-term benefits related to the mitigation of climate change; and (c) the Reduction in emission is that with additional to any that would occure in the absence of the certified project activity.
6. The clean development mechanism shall assist in arranging funding of certified project activities as not cessary.
7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, and the procedure of the modalit elaborat with the objective of ensuring transparency, efficiency and accountability through independent auditing and verification of project activities.
8. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall ensur that (a) the share of the proceed from certified project activities is used to cover administrative expense-as well as to assist developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerabl to the adverse effects of climate change to meet the costs of adaptation.
9. Participation under the clean development mechanism, including in activities mentioned in paragraph 3 (a) above and the acquisition of certified emission reduction, may involv private and/or public entities, and is to be subject to whatever guidance may be provided by the executive board of the clean development mechanism.
Certified emission reduction of 10 obtained during the period from the year 2000 up to the beginning of the first commitment period can be used to assist in achieving compliance in the first commitment period.
Article 13 1. The Conference of the parties, the supreme body of the Convention, shall serve as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
2. the parties to the Convention that are not parties to this Protocol may participat as 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 to serve as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, decisions under this Protocol shall be taken only by those that are parties to this Protocol.
3. When the Conference of the Parties to serve as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, any member of the Bureau of the Conference of the parties representing a Party to the Convention but, at that time, not a Party to this Protocol, shall be replaced by an additional member to be elected by and from the parties it amongs this Protocol.
4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall keep under regular review the implementation of this Protocol and shall make, within its mandate, the decision not to promote its cessary effective implementation. It shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Protocol and shall: (a) assess, on the basis of all information made available to it in accordanc with the provision of this Protocol, the implementation of this Protocol by the parties, the overall effects of the measure taken by it to this Protocol, pursuan in particular environmental, economic and social effects as well as their cumulative impacts and the exten of it which progress towards the objective of the Convention is being achieved;
(b) Periodically examin the obligation of the parties under this Protocol, giving due considerations to any reviews required by article 4, paragraph 2 (d), and article 7, paragraph 2, of the Convention, in the light of the objective of the Convention, the experience gained in its implementation and the evolution of scientific and technological knowledge, and in this respect consider and adop a regular reports on the implementation of this Protocol;
(c) promote and facilitat exchange of the information on the measure adopted by the parties to address climate change and its effects, taking into account the differing, responsibilities and circumstanc capabilities of the parties and their respectiv is commitment under this Protocol;

(d) Facilitat, at the request of two or more parties, the coordination of the measure adopted by them to address climate change and its effects, taking into account the differing, responsibilities and circumstanc capabilities of the parties and their respectiv is commitment under this Protocol;
(e) promote and guide, in accordanc with the objective of the Convention and the provision of this Protocol, and taking fully into account the relevant decisions by the Conference of the parties, the development and periodic comparabl methodolog of refinemen of for the effective implementation of this Protocol, to be agreed on by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol;
(f) make recommendations on any matters not cessary for the implementation of this Protocol;
(g) Seek to mobilise additional financial resources in accordanc with article 11, paragraph 2;
(h) Establish such subsidiary bodies as are deemed not cessary for the implementation of this Protocol;
(i) Seek and utilizes, where appropriate, the services and cooperation of, and information provided by, competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies; and (j) exercise such other functions as may be required for the implementation of this Protocol, and consider any assignment resulting from a decision by the Conference of the parties.
5. The rules of procedure of the Conference of the parties and financial procedures applied under the Convention shall be applied mutatis mutandis under this Protocol, except as may be otherwise decided by consensus by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
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 that is scheduled after the date of the entry into force of this Protocol. Subsequent ordinary sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall be held every year and in conjunction with ordinary sessions of the Conference of the parties, unless otherwise decided by the by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
7. Extraordinary sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall be held at such other times as may be deemed by the cessary not Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communicated to the parties by the Secretariat it is supported by at least one third of the parties.
8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as any State member thereof or the observer is to the theret note party Convention, may be represented at sessions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol as an observer. Any body or agency, national or international, governmental or whethers non-governmental, which is qualified in matters covered by this Protocol and which has informed the Secretariat of its wish to be represented at a session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol as an observer, may be so admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. The participation of the observer in the admissions and shall be subject to the rules of procedure, as referred to in paragraph 5 above.
Article 14 1. The secretariat established by article 8 of the Convention shall serve as the Secretariat of this Protocol.
2. Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention on the functions of the Secretariat, and article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention on arrangements made for the functioning of the Secretariat, shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. The Secretariat shall, in addition, exercise the functions assigned to it under this Protocol.
Article 15 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, respectively, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of this Protocol. The provision relating to the functioning of the of these two bodies under the Convention shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. Sessions of the meetings of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of this Protocol shall be held in conjunction with the meetings of the Subsidiary Body, respectively, for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the Convention.
2. the parties to the Convention that are not parties to this Protocol may participat as observer in the proceedings of any session of the subsidiary bodies. When the subsidiary bodies serve as the subsidiary bodies of this Protocol, decisions under this Protocol shall be taken only by those that are parties to this Protocol.
3. When the subsidiary bodies established by articles 9 and 10 of the Convention exercise their functions with regard to matters concerning this Protocol, any member of the Bureaux of those subsidiary bodies representing a Party to the Convention but, at that time, not a party to this Protocol, shall be replaced by an additional member to be elected by and from the parties it amongs this Protocol.
Article 16 the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, as soon as practicabl, consider the application to this Protocol of, and modify as appropriate, the multilaterals consultative process referred to in article 13 of the Convention, in the light of any relevant decisions that may be taken by the Conference of the parties. Any consultative process that multilaterals may be applied to this Protocol shall operate without prejudice to the the procedure and mechanisms established in accordanc with article 18 article 17 the Conference of the Parties shall define the relevant principles, rules and modalit, guidelines, in particular for verification, reporting and accountability for emission trading. The Parties included in Annex B may participat in emission trading for the purpose of fulfilling their commitment under article 3. Any such trading shall be supplemental to domestic actions for the purpose of meeting quantified emission limitations and reduction commitment under that article.
Article 18 the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, approve appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms to address the determin and cases of non-compliance with the provision of this Protocol, including through the development of an indicativ list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance. Any procedures and mechanisms under this article entailing binding consequences shall be adopted by means of an amendment to this Protocol.
Article 19 the provision of article 14 of the Convention on the settlement of the dispute shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol.
Article 20 1. Any Party may-proposes amendments to this Protocol.
2. Amendments to this Protocol shall be adopted at an ordinary session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol. The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated to this Protocol to the parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat shall also communicate the text of any proposed amendments to the parties and to the signator Convention and, for information, to the Depositary.
3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Protocol by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a majority of a three-fourth vote of the Parties present and voting at the meeting. The adopted amendment shall be communicated by the Secretariat to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all parties for their acceptance.
4. Instruments of acceptance in respect of an amendment shall be deposited with the Depositary. An amendment adopted in accordanc with paragraph 3 above shall enter into force for those parties having accepted it on the ninetieth day after the the date of receipt by the Depositary of an instrument of acceptance by at least three fourth of the parties to this Protocol.
5. The amendment shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after the date on which that Party deposits with the Depositary its instrument of acceptance of the said amendment.
Article 21 1. Annex to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided otherwise, be a reference to this Protocol the constitut at the same time a reference to any of the annexe theret. Any annex adopted after the entry into force of the of this Protocol shall be restricted to lists, forms and any other material of a descriptive nature that is of a scientific, technical, procedural of or administrative character.
2. Any Party may make proposals for an annex to this Protocol and amendments to the annex proposes Maya to this Protocol.

3. the Annex to this Protocol and amendments to the annex to this Protocol shall be adopted at an ordinary session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol. The text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated to the parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat shall also communicate the text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex to the parties and to the signator Convention and, for information, to the Depositary.
4. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed annex or amendment to an annex by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the annex or amendment to an annex shall as a last resort be adopted by a majority of a three-fourth vote of the Parties present and voting at the meeting. The adopted annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated by the Secretariat to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all parties for their acceptance.
5. An annex, or amendment to an annex other than Annex A or B, that has been adopted in accordanc with paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall enter into force for all parties to this Protocol six months after the date of the communication by the Depositary to such parties of the adoption of the annex or adoption of the amendment to the annex , except for those parties that have notified the Depositary, in writing, within that period of their non-acceptance of the annex or amendment to the annex. The annex or amendment to an annex shall enter into force for parties which withdraw their notification of non-acceptance on the ninetieth day after the date on which the withdrawals of such notification has been received by the Depositary.
6. If the adoption of an annex or an amendment to an annex of an amendment it involv this Protocol, that annex or amendment to an annex shall not enter into force until such time as the amendment to this Protocol enter into force.
7. Amendments to Annex A and B to this Protocol shall be adopted and enter into force in accordanc with the procedure set out in article 20, provided that any amendments to Annex B shall be adopted only with the written consent of the Party concerned.
Article 22 1. Each Party shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2 below.
2. Regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States that are parties to this Protocol. Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right, and vice versa.
Article 23 the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of this Protocol.
Article 24 1. This Protocol shall be open for signature and subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States and regional economic integration organizations which are parties to the Convention. It shall be open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999. This Protocol shall be open for accession from the day after the date on which it is closed for signature. The instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
2. Any regional economic integration organization which become a Party to this Protocol without any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by all the obligations under this Protocol. In the case of such organizations, one or more of whose member States is a Party to this Protocol, the organization and its member States shall decide on their respectiv has responsibilities for the performance of their obligations under this Protocol. In such cases, the organization and the member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under this Protocol concurrently.
3. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, regional economic integration organizations shall declare the exten of their competence with respect to the matters governed by this Protocol. These organizations shall also inform the Depositary, who shall in turn inform the parties, of any substantial modification in the exten of their competence.
Article 25 1 this Protocol shall enter. into the force on the ninetieth day after the date on which not less than 55 parties to the Convention, incorporating Parties included in Annex I which accounted in total for at least 55 per cent of the total carbon dioxid-emission for 1990 of the Parties included in Annex I, have deposited their instruments of ratification acceptance, approval or accession,.
2. For the purpose of this article, "the total carbon dioxid-emission for 1990 of the Parties included in Annex I" means the amount communicated on or before the date of adoption of this Protocol by the Parties included in Annex I in their first national communications submitted in accordanc with article 12 of the Convention.
3. For each State or regional economic integration organizations that accept or approve ratif, of this Protocol or accede after the condition of the theret set out in paragraph 1 above for entry into force have been fulfilled, this Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
4. For the purpose of this article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by States members of the organization.
Article 26 of the 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 withdrawals shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by the Depositary of the notification of withdrawals, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of withdrawals.
3. Any Party that withdraw from the Convention shall be considered as also having withdrawn from this Protocol.
Article 28 the original of this Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Done at Kyoto this eleventh day of December one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven.
In WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized to that effect, have affixed their signatures to this Protocol on the dates indicated.
 
 
Annex (A) Have the Carbon dioxid gas (CO2) (CH4) Pool of Methan oxide (N2O) Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), Perfluorocarbon (PFCS) Sulphur (SF6) hexafluorid Sector/source categories Energy Fuel combustion Energy industries, Manufacturing industries and construction sector in Other transport Other fugitive emission from fuels Solid fuels Oil and natural gas Other Industrial processes Mineral Products Chemical industry Metal production Other production Production of halocarbon and hexafluorid of sulphur and sulphur hexafluorid of halocarbon Consumption Other solvent and other product use agriculture Enteric fermentation Manur management rice Agricultural soil cultivation in Prescribed burning of Savannas Field burning of agricultural waste of Others residu Solid waste disposal on land Wastewater handling waste incineration Other Annex B Party Quantified emission limitations or reduction commitment (percentage of base year or period) Australia 108 Austria 92 Belgium 92 * 92 Canada 94 Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark * 95 * 92 * 92 European Community 92 Estonia 92 Finland 92 France 92 Germany 92 Greece Hungary * Iceland 110 Ireland 92 94 92 94 92 Italy Japan Latvia *
92 Liechtenstein 92 92 92 Lithuania * Luxembourg Monaco 92 Netherlands 92 New Zealand 100 Norway 101 Poland * Portugal * 92 94 92 Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia * 100 * 92 * 92 Spain 92 Sweden 92 Switzerland 92 Ukraine * 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92 United States of America 92 * countries that are undergoing the process of transition to a market economy _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ___ UNITED Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol the Contracting Parties to this Protocol as the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention", the Contracting Parties seeking the ultimate goal of the Convention, as defined in the article 2 of the Convention, recalling the conditions pursuant to article 3 of the Convention, in accordance with the Berlin mandate adopted by the Conference of the parties to the Convention's first session in decision 1/CP. 1, Is unifying as follows: article 1 for the purposes of this Protocol use the definition contained in article 1 of the Convention. Namely: 1. "Conference of the parties" means the Conference of the parties to the Convention.
2. "Convention" means New York, 9 May 1992 adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change.
3. "Intergovernmental Panel on climate change" means the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change, which in 1988 co-founded the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme.
4. "Montreal Protocol" means the 1987 Montreal on September 16 and then adopted the custom, and the revised Montreal Protocol on the ozone layer depleting substances.
5. "Parties present and voting ' means Contracting Parties present voting" for "or" against ".

6. "Contracting Party" means a Contracting Party to this Protocol, unless otherwise specified in the text.
7. "included in the annex I Contracting Party" means a Party included in annex I to the Convention, which can be edited, or the party that provided notification in accordance with article 4 of the Convention paragraph 2 (g).
2. Article 1 in annex I of any Contracting Party, in the exercise of its specific emissions limitation and reduction commitments under article 3, in order to promote sustainable development: (a) implement and/or further elaborate with their national circumstances and policy measures, such as: (i) energy efficiency relevant sectors of the national economy;
(ii) the Montreal Protocol does not include greenhouse gas sinks and storage protection and enhancement, taking into account its commitments under relevant international environmental agreements; sustainable forest management practices, afforestation and reforestation;
(iii) promotion of sustainable forms of agriculture in light of climate change;
(iv) new and self-repairing energy form, carbon dioxide sequestration technologies and of advanced and innovative environmentally sound technologies for the study, promotion, development and more widespread use;
(v) market failure ever greater reduction or progressive elimination, financial incentives, tax and duty exemptions and subsidies in all greenhouse gas emission sectors if it is contrary to the objectives of the Convention and the use of market instruments;
(vi) promotion of appropriate reforms in relevant sectors, in an effort to promote policies and measures which limit or reduce the Montreal Protocol does not include greenhouse gas emissions;
(VII) measures the Montreal Protocol does not include greenhouse gas emission limitation and/or reduction in the transport sector;
(VIII) methane emissions limitation and/or reduction with recovery and use in waste management, as well as in energy production, transmission and distribution;
(b) cooperate with other such parties to enhance these countries adopted in accordance with this article and article 4 of the Convention. paragraph (e) (i) the effectiveness of policies and measures, individually and as a whole. To this end the Contracting Parties to share their experience and exchange information on such policies and measures, including ways to improve the mutual comparability, transparency and effectiveness. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session or as soon as practicable thereafter, consider ways to facilitate such cooperation, taking into account all relevant information.
2. in annex I the Contracting Parties will deal with the Montreal Protocol does not include aviation and marine bunker fuels greenhouse gas emissions limitation or reduction, in cooperation with the international civil aviation organization and the International Maritime Organization.
3. in annex I, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to implement policies and measures under this article in such a way as to minimise the adverse effects of climate change, including adverse effects, effects on international trade, and social, environmental and economic effects on other Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties, in particular from developing countries, in particular those identified in article 4 of the Convention, paragraph 8 and 9 in the light of article 3 of the Convention. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol may take further appropriate steps to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this paragraph.
4. when the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, decides that, taking into account national circumstances and the various possible impacts can be beneficial to coordinate any of (a) paragraph 1 referred to policies and measures, it will consider ways and means to improve such coordination of policies and measures.
Article 3 (I) included in annex 1 the Contracting Parties shall individually or jointly ensure that their total specified in Annex A greenhouse gas anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent, shall not exceed those specified amount, calculated in accordance with the specific emission limitation and reduction commitments, the quantity recorded in Annex B and in accordance with the conditions of this article provides for a reduction of the total emissions of such gases by at least 5 percent compared to 1990 levels in 2008-2012 commitment period.
2. each Annex I Party in 2005 will reach the obvious progress made in the fulfilment of the obligations included in the Protocol.
3. in order to comply with Annex I contained in each Contracting Party the obligations laid down in this article, you will use the net change from sources and sinks atsūknēt discarded by greenhouse gases, what people directly reached by land use change and forestry activities, and since 1990 limited the afforestation, reforestation and deforestation and measured as verifiable carbon stock change for each commitment period. In connection with these activities on greenhouse gas emissions and the source of the bilge through sinks will be reported in a clear and verifiable manner, and it will be reviewed in accordance with articles 7 and 8.
4. before the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol the first session included in annex I in each Contracting Party shall provide for consideration by the scientific and technological Advisory Council data, to determine their level of carbon stocks in 1990 and to enable you to calculate your carbon stock change in the next few years. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session or as soon as possible to do then decide in what way, under what rules and guidelines, and that man-made bonus transactions relating to greenhouse gas emissions and their sources to sinks, remove the agricultural land use change and forestry categories should be added to annex I Parties included in the assigned amount or subtract from them given the uncertainty of the report, transparency, verifiability, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change's methodological work, advice provided by scientific and technological Advisory Council in accordance with article 5 and the decision of the Conference of the parties. This decision will apply to the second and subsequent commitment periods. A Contracting Party may choose to apply such a decision on these man-made additional activity by its first commitment period, provided that this activity is going on since 1990.
5. in annex I the Contracting Parties, subject to the process of transition to a market economy and that base year or period is introduced in accordance with the second session of the Conference of the parties in decision 9/CP. 2, will use that base year or period to comply with their obligations under this article. Any other included in the annex I Party that is under the process of transition to a market economy and which has not submitted its first national report in accordance with article 12 of the Convention may also notify the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, that it intends to use, but other than the 1990 calendar year or the base period for the implementation of its obligations under this article. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall decide on the acceptance of such notification.
6. in the light of article 4 of the Convention, paragraph 6 of the enforcement of the obligations provided for in this Protocol, other than those provided for under this article, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol allow a certain degree of flexibility incorporated in annex I Parties that are in the process of transition to a market economy.
7. The first specific emissions limitation and reduction commitment period, from 2008 to 2012, for each Annex I Party contained in certain must the quantity corresponds to the interest in its annex B for the joint mentioned in Annex A of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent in 1990, or the base year or period determined under paragraph 5, multiplying these percentages by five. Included in its annex I the Contracting Parties for which the land use change and forestry in 1990 led to a net source of greenhouse gases, to calculate those specific emissions 1990 emissions base year or period shall include their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions minus the land use change in the bilge by sinks in 1990.
8. in annex I, Any Contracting Party may use 1995 as the base year, hydrofluorocarbon, PFCs and sulphur hexafluoride of calculation specified in paragraph 7.

9. in annex I, the obligations of the Contracting Parties following periods will strengthen the undertakings of Annex B to this Protocol, which shall be taken in accordance with article 21, paragraph 7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, the following obligations of examination proposed in at least seven years before the specified in paragraph 1, the first commitment period expires.
10. Any emission reduction units, or any part of the assigned amount, which a Contracting Party receives from the other Contracting Parties in accordance with articles 6 and 17 of the conditions will add the recipient contracting party assigned.
11. Any emission reduction units, or any part of the assigned amount, which a Contracting Party shall transfer to another Contracting Party in accordance with article 6 or 17 conditions, deprived of the transferring Party to the allocated quantity.
12. any certified emission reductions which a Contracting Party from the other Contracting Parties in accordance with the provisions of article 12 will add the recipient Contracting Party specific.
13. include in annex I Parties emissions in the commitment period are less than in accordance with this article the quantity awarded, this difference at the request of a Contracting Party, will add in the next commitment period assigned to that party.
14. in annex I, Any Contracting Party will seek to implement the commitments referred to in paragraph 1 so as to minimize adverse social, environmental and economic impacts on developing country Parties, particularly those identified in article 4 of the Convention, paragraph 8 and 9. According to the relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties on the implementation of paragraph 2, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, consider what actions are necessary to minimize the adverse effects of climate change and/or the impacts of response measures on these chapters of those Contracting Parties. Among the issues under consideration have to be funding, insurance and technology transfer to lay out.
4. Article 1 of annex I in Any contracting parties reached a consensus to jointly fulfil their obligations under article 3, considers that these commitments should be met, provided that their total combined indicated in Annex A greenhouse gas anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions do not exceed a set them in certain quantities calculated in accordance with the specific emissions limitation and reduction to the quantities which are recorded in Annex B and meets the conditions of article 3. The emission level to each Contracting Party to the agreement, will be set out in the agreement text.
2. The parties to any such agreement will be communicated to the Secretariat of the terms of the agreement their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or accession at the date of submission of the document. The Secretariat shall in turn inform the terms of the agreement the Contracting Parties to the Convention and to signatories.
3. any such agreement will continue to operate 3 paragraph 7 of article specified in the commitment period.
4. If the contracting parties acting jointly, make it a regional economic integration organization and along with it, any change in the composition of the Organization after adoption of this Protocol shall not be affected by this Protocol in accordance with the existing commitments. Any amendments to the organisation will use only the obligations provided for in article 3 of the goals adopted by these changes.
5. In the absence of such agreement the contracting parties fail to achieve their total combined level of emission reductions, each party to this agreement will be responsible for its own level of emissions set out in the agreement text.
6. If the contracting parties acting jointly, make it a regional economic integration organization which is a Contracting Party to this Protocol, and along with it, then that each Member State of a regional economic integration organization individually, and together with a regional economic integration organization acting in accordance with article 24, if fails to achieve the total combined level of emission reductions, be responsible for its level of emissions as reported in accordance with this article.
5. Article 1 of annex I is included in Any Contracting Party not later than one year before the start of the first commitment period will introduce a national system that will evaluate all the Montreal Protocol not included in greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic sources and sinks of the bilge on. The following guidelines for national systems, which shall include a specified in paragraph 2 below, the methodology determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, it shall, at its first session.
2. Methodology in assessing all the Montreal Protocol does not include greenhouse gas emissions from sources and sinks over the bilge will be recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and agreed to by the Conference of the parties on its third session. Where such methodologies are not used, appropriate adjustment will be used in accordance with the methodologies agreed by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session. On the basis, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and the work of the scientific and technological Advisory Council, the Council of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall regularly review and appropriate processing of such methodologies and adjustments, taking fully into account any relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties. Any review of the methodology and adjustment will take only to verify compliance with the obligations of article 3 any commitment period, agreed upon after such review.
3. Global warming potential that is used to calculate the Annex A greenhouse gases in antropogēnisko of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by sources and sinks over the bilge will be those recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and agreed to by the Conference of the parties on its third session. On the basis, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change and the work of the scientific and technological Advisory Council, the Council of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall regularly review and, according to the processing each such greenhouse gas global warming potential, taking fully into account any relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties. The global warming potential of any review will apply only to article 3 obligations of any commitment period adopted after such review.
Article 6 obligations of article 3 1 of annex I in order to satisfy any Contracting Party in the may refer to any other such party or get out of its emission reduction units resulting from projects aimed at in any economic sector in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic sources or enhanced anthropogenic bilge through sinks provided that: (a) any such project has the approval of the parties involved;
(b) any such project provides a reduction in emissions from additional sources or intensify the bilge by sinks that would otherwise occur;
(c) It does not acquire any emission reduction units if it is not in accordance with article 5 and 7 of the commitments laid down in (d) and the benefits of emission reduction units shall be supplemental to domestic actions taken to meet the obligations of article 3.
2. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session or as soon as practicable thereafter, can further develop the guidelines for the implementation of this article, as well as the inspection and reporting needs.
3. In Annex I, the Contracting Party within the framework of their responsibilities may authorize legal entities to participate in activities leading to emissions reduction units of the generation, transfer or acquisition under this article.
4. If you have a question, or are included in annex I, the Contracting Party shall implement the requirements laid down in this article in accordance with the relevant provisions of article 8, emission reduction units transfer and acquisition may continue after the issue has arisen, provided that any such units may not be a Contracting Party to meet its commitments under article 3 until any issue of compliance is resolved.
7. Article 1 in annex I of any contracting party to ensure compliance with article 3, in its annual Montreal Protocol does not include greenhouse gas emissions inventory, atsūknējum and be submitted in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties, include the required additional information provided in accordance with paragraph 4 below.

2. in annex I, Any Contracting Party in its national report to be submitted in accordance with article 12 of the Convention, will include additional information, as determined in accordance with paragraph 4, to demonstrate its commitment to compliance with the Protocol.
3. in annex I, Any Contracting Party will be submitted every year in accordance with paragraph 1 above, the information requested, beginning with the first inventory, as provided for in the Convention for the first year of the commitment period after this Protocol the Contracting Parties have entered into force. Any such contracting party submit the above information requested in paragraph 2 as part of its national report, as provided for in the Convention after this Protocol the Contracting Parties have entered into force, and after the adoption of the guidelines as provided for in paragraph 4 below. Next, in accordance with this article, the requested frequency for the submission of information determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, taking into account any timetable for the submission of national reports, decided by the Conference of the parties.
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 under this article for the preparation of the information required, in the light of the Conference of the Parties adopted the guidelines in annex I Parties for the preparation of the national report. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, prior to the first commitment period will decide also the emissions report.
8. Article 1 of annex I in Any of the Contracting Parties, in accordance with article 7 of the information submitted by the expert review teams will be examined according 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, as defined in paragraph 4 below. Information in accordance with article 7 paragraph 1 of the submitted in annex I in each Contracting Party will verify as part of emissions inventories and assigned amounts of the annual compilation and accounting. Additional information in accordance with article 7 paragraph 2 presented by each Annex I Party, included in check as part of the message.
2. Expert review teams shall be coordinated by the Secretariat and shall be composed of experts selected from those put forward by the parties to the Convention and, in particular-inter-State bodies in accordance with the recommendations adopted for this purpose by the Conference of the parties.
3. the review process will provide a complete and comprehensive technical assessment of how the Contracting Parties implemented all aspects of this Protocol. Expert review teams shall prepare a report to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, the Contracting Parties assessing the implementation of the commitments and identifying any potential problems and related factors influencing implementation. Such reports shall be distributed by the Secretariat to all Contracting Parties. The Secretariat notes that implementation issues 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 periodically review the guidelines then the implementation of this Protocol, the inspection of the 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, the executive body of the subject and, in particular, the scientific and technological Advisory Council will: (a) the information submitted by the Contracting Parties in accordance with article 7, and the expert inspection reports in accordance with this article; and (b) The implementation issues that the Secretariat recorded a list in accordance with paragraph 3, as well as any questions submitted by the Contracting Parties.
6. in accordance with its comments relating to the information referred to in paragraph 5, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall take decisions on any necessary for the implementation of this Protocol.
1. Article 9 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall periodically review this Protocol in the light of the best available scientific information on climate change and its impact assessment, as well as relevant technical, social and economic information. Such accounts will be coordinated with the relevant reports provided for in the Convention, in particular those required by article 4 of the Convention paragraph 2 (d), and article 7, paragraph 2 (a). Based on these reviews, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall take appropriate action.
2. the first report will be provided to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, in the second session. Further reports will be provided at regular intervals and during follow-up.
Article 10 any Contracting Parties, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and their specific national and regional development priorities, objectives and circumstances, without introducing any new commitments for non-Annex I Parties, but reaffirming the Convention article 4, paragraph 1, and continuing progress on the implementation of these commitments in order to achieve sustainable development, taking into account article 4 of the Convention 3, 5, and 7 of the ZPO (a) formulate, where it is) significantly and to a large extent possible, cost-effective national and, where appropriate, regional programmes to improve each Contracting Party's socio-economic conditions of local emission factors of reflection on activity data and/or the quality of the model, and periodically adjusting the Montreal Protocol does not include all the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and atsūknējum national inventory lists and using comparable methodologies agreed by the Conference of the parties and which are compatible with the Conference of the Parties adopted guidelines for the preparation of national reports;
(b) formulate, implement, publish and regularly would correct the national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measures to climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation applied easier: i) the following, inter alia, concern the energy, transport and industry sectors as well as agriculture, forestry and waste management. Furthermore, adaptation technologies and improvement of spatial planning methods will facilitate adaptation to climate change; and (ii)) included in annex I Parties to submit information on the activities carried out under this Protocol, including national programmes, in accordance with article 7; the other Contracting Parties may, in their national reports will endeavour to include appropriate information on programmes containing measures which a party intends to spend on climate change and its adverse impacts, including the sphere moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance sinks bilge by raising such opportunities and expanding the adaptation measures;
(c) cooperate and take all practical measures to promote, facilitate and finance the effective environmental, climate change, appropriate technology, know-how, practices and processes, the development of alternatives, use and dissemination of and access to them, in particular to developing countries, including the formulation of policies and programmes to effectively disseminate environmentally sound technologies that are publicly recognized, or is the use of the public, and stimulating environment for the private sector to promote and enhance the dissemination of environmentally sound technologies and access to them in this sector;
(d) cooperate in scientific and technical research and systematic observation will promote the maintenance and development of systems and development of data archives to reduce uncertainty as to the climate system, climate change and the adverse effects of different response strategies for economic and social consequences and to promote internal ability and opportunity development and stepping up to take part in international and transnational research and systematic observation efforts, programmes and networks, taking into account article 5 of the Convention;
(e) cooperate in and promote at the international level and that it will be useful to existing organizations education program development and implementation, including the possibility of strengthening the national breeding, in particular human and institutional potential and exchange of personnel or assistance to prepare experts in the industry, in particular to developing countries, and at the national level will contribute to public understanding of climate change and access to relevant information. To implement these activities, in cooperation with the relevant bodies of the Convention should develop suitable options, taking into account article 6 of the Convention.

(f) include in their national reports information on programmes and activities undertaken pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the parties; and (g) the implementation of the obligations of this article, in full voicing opinions on article 4 of the Convention, paragraph 8.
Article 11 article 10 1 of the implementation the Contracting Parties will take into account article 4 of the Convention 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, the conditions of paragraph.
2. Article 4 of the Convention in the context of the implementation of paragraph 1 in accordance with article 4 of the Convention and paragraph 3 of article 11 and, in cooperation with the institutions or bodies entrusted with the financial mechanism of the Convention management, developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in annex II to the Convention: (a) provide new and additional financial resources to pay the agreed full costs incurred by developing countries in the interests of the contracting parties fulfilling existing commitments as provided for in article 4 of the Convention paragraph 1 (a), which overlaps with article 10 (a) apakšparagrāf; and (b) provide such financial resources, including the dissemination of the technology necessary for developing country Parties, in accordance with this article to pay the rising costs of existing commitments under article 4, to the Convention paragraph 1 overlapped with article 10 and that are agreed between a developing country party and the community or communities specified in paragraph 11 of the Convention, to facilitate the implementation. These existing commitments shall take into account the need to cash flow should be sufficient and pareģojam, and the importance of burden sharing of responsibilities between developed country Parties would be appropriate. Relevant recommendations of the Conference of the parties, including those agreed before the adoption of this Protocol, the community or communities, entrusted with the financial mechanism of the Convention management, will apply mutatis mutandis to the provisions of this paragraph.
3. Annex II to the Convention included in the developed country Parties and other developed Parties through bilateral, regional and other multilateral channels, the implementation of article 10, may also provide and developing country parties themselves may be valid use of financial resources.
12. Article 1 is hereby established the clean development mechanism.
2. the purpose of the clean development mechanism will help not covered in annex I Parties to achieve sustainable development and contribute to the ultimate objective of the Convention, and to assist Annex I Parties in achieving compliance with the specific emissions limitation and reduction commitments under article 3.
3. Under the clean development mechanism: (a) non-Annex I Parties will benefit from project activities, which will be certified emission reductions; and (b) the annex I Parties may use the following project activities approved emission reductions, in order to facilitate compliance with part of those specific emissions limitation and reduction commitments under article 3, as determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
4. The clean development mechanism will be the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol and control and monitor of the clean development mechanism Executive Board.
5. each project activity emissions reductions generated confirmed that the Executive will be appointed by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, on the basis of: (a) voluntary participation approved by each party involved;
(b) real, measurable and long-term benefits related to the mitigation of climate change; and (c) emissions reductions, so that each could be incurred in addition to the outside of the approved project activity.
6. The clean development mechanism will help arrange the required project activities approved by the Foundation.
7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol at its first session, elaborate modalities and procedures for project activities with an independent audit and inspection ensure transparency, efficiency and accountability.
8. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall ensure that a part of the approved project activity income is used to cover administrative expenses as well as to when adaptation costs, help developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse climate change impacts.
9. The clean development mechanism, including paragraph 3 (a) and referred the approved emission reductions, may involve private and/or public institutions, and it can happen in accordance with the recommendations, which can ensure the clean development mechanism's Executive Board.
10. From the year 2000 up to the beginning of the first commitment period of the results obtained in approved emission reductions can be used to help in the first commitment period for compliance.
1. Article 13, the Conference of the parties, the main body of the Convention, will serve as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol.
2. the parties to the Convention that are not parties to this Protocol may participate as observers in any of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this protocol session. When the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, this Protocol, decisions shall be taken only by those that are parties to this Protocol.
3. When the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, any Contracting member of the Bureau of the Conference of the parties representing a party to the Convention but, at the same time, which is not a Contracting Party to this Protocol, be replaced by an additional member selected from the Contracting Parties to the Protocol.
4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall regularly review the implementation of this Protocol and in accordance with its mandate to take the decisions necessary to promote its effective implementation. It will take its under this Protocol, and: (a) functions on the basis of all in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol itself of the available information, assessed, as a Contracting Party implementing this Protocol, which are in accordance with this Protocol the General measures taken, in particular environmental, economic and social consequences, as well as their overall impact and the way to achieve progress in the objectives of the Convention;
(b) periodically analyse the obligations of the Contracting Parties in accordance with this Protocol, giving any proper assessment of the report required by article 4 of the Convention paragraph 2 (d) and paragraph 2 of article 7, taking into account the objectives of the Convention, the experience gained in its implementation and to scientific and technical knowledge development and in this regard will be examined and will accept a regular review of the implementation of this Protocol;
(c) promote and facilitate the exchange of information on measures adopted by the Contracting Parties with regard to climate change and its effects, taking into account the differing circumstances, responsibilities and capabilities of the parties and their respective commitments under this Protocol;
(d) by one or more Contracting Parties request the parties will contribute to the climate change and its consequences for the coordination of measures, taking into account the differing circumstances, responsibilities and capabilities of the parties and their respective commitments under this Protocol;
(e) in accordance with the objectives of the Convention and the conditions of this Protocol and fully taking into account the decision of the Conference of the parties, promote and manage the effective implementation of this Protocol of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol the reference the development of approved methodologies and periodic improvement;
(f) prepare recommendations on any matters necessary for the implementation of this Protocol;
(g) seek to mobilize additional financial resources, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 11;
(h) establish such subsidiary bodies, which will be deemed necessary for the implementation of this Protocol;
(i) seek and utilize, where appropriate, competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies and cooperation and provided information; and (j) execute other functions as may be required for the implementation of this Protocol, and consider any assignment resulting from a decision of the Conference of the parties.
5. The Conference of the parties to the Convention rules of procedure and the established financial procedures will apply mutatis mutandis under this Protocol, except, if the Conference of the parties as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, unanimously decides otherwise.

6. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, the first session convened by the Secretariat in conjunction with the first session of the Conference of the parties, which is foreseen after the entry into force of this Protocol. The next regular Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, a session will be held each year in conjunction with the Conference of the parties to the regular sessions, unless the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, unless otherwise determined.
7. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, the extraordinary session will be held in other times that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall consider necessary or at the written request of a Contracting Party, provided that, within six months of the claim, the secretariat informed Contracting Parties, it has supported at least one third of the Contracting Parties.
8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as the addition of any member or observer, which are not Contracting Parties to the Convention, may be represented the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol in the session as observers. Any body or agency, national or international, governmental or non-governmental, which is qualified in matters covered by this Protocol and which has informed the Secretariat of its wish to be represented at the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol as an observer in the session may be accepted, if at least one third of the Contracting Parties signify protest. The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure, as indicated in paragraph 5.
14. Article 1. the secretariat established by article 8 of the Convention, will serve as the Secretariat to this Protocol.
2. Article 8 of the Convention, paragraph 2 of the Secretariat's functions and article 8 of the Convention paragraph 3 concerning the preparation of the functioning of the secretariat will apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. In addition, the secretariat functions will be carried out, which have been granted in accordance with this Protocol.
Article 15 1. Scientific and technological Advisory Council and executive body set up in accordance with the Convention's article 9 and 10, respectively, of this Protocol will serve as a scientific and technological Advisory Council and executive body. The conditions for the functioning of these two bodies under the Convention apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol. This Protocol for scientific and technological Advisory Council and meetings of the executive body of the Subject of the session will be held in conjunction with the Convention's scientific and technological Advisory Council and meetings of the executive body.
2. the parties to the Convention that are not parties to this Protocol may participate as observers in the sessions of the subsidiary bodies in any session. When the subsidiary bodies serve as the subsidiary bodies of this Protocol, the decisions of this Protocol will use only those that are Contracting Parties to this Protocol.
3. when the subsidiary bodies established by articles 9 and 10, will realise their function in matters affecting this Protocol, any member of the Bureau of the subsidiary bodies representing a party to the Convention but, at the same time, not a party to this Protocol, be replaced by an additional member selected from the Contracting Parties to the Protocol.
Article 16 the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, as soon as possible, consider the article 13 of the Convention contains comprehensive consultative process in the application of this Protocol and in accordance with their will, taking into account any relevant decisions adopted by the Conference of the parties. Any consultative process, versatile which can be applied to this Protocol will run without damage to the procedures and mechanisms established under article 18.
Article 17, the Conference of the parties will determine the fundamental principles, rules and guidelines, in particular for verification, reporting and accountability for emissions trading. (B) in the annex, the Contracting Parties may participate in emissions trading to meet their obligations under article 3. Any such trade will complement domestic operations to hit this article emissions limitation or reduction commitments.
Article 18 the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, to identify and draw attention to the inadequacy of the provisions of this Protocol, approve appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms, including the consequences of the development of indicators, taking into account the cause of non-compliance, the type, degree and frequency. Any with this article and the procedure established mechanisms that have binding consequences, will accept the amendment to this Protocol.
Article 19 of the Convention article 14 provisions on settlement of disputes shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Protocol.
Article 20 1 any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Protocol.
2. the amendment to this Protocol adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol, in its current session. Any proposed amendment to this protocol text shall be communicated to the parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. Any proposed amendment to the Secretariat shall also communicate the text of the Convention, Contracting Parties and signatories and note of depositary.
3. The Parties shall make every effort to on any proposed amendment to this Protocol shall agree unanimously. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment will be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the at and no Contracting Parties. The adopted amendment shall be communicated by the Secretariat to the depositary, who shall circulate it to all parties for their acceptance.
4. Fix the validation provisions, shall be deposited with the depositary. In accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, the amendment adopted by the Contracting Parties that have approved, it will enter into force on the 90th day after the date on which the depositary has received the approval of at least three fourths of the Contracting Parties to the Protocol.
5. For any other party on the amendment will enter into force on the 90th day after the date on which that Contracting Party to the depositary its instrument of approval of this amendment.
21. Article 1. Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to this Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes thereto. Any annexes adopted after the entry into force of this Protocol, remains as lists, forms and any other material of a descriptive nature that is of a scientific, procedures or administrative nature.
2. Any party may make proposals for the annexes to this Protocol and may propose amendments to annexes to this Protocol.
3. The annex to this Protocol and amendments to annexes to this Protocol shall be adopted at the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol during the current session. The text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated to the parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The text of any proposed annex or amendment to an annex of the Convention, the Secretariat shall also communicate to the Contracting Parties and signatories and, for information,-a depositary.
4. the Contracting Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed annex or amendment to an annex by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement will be reached, the annex or amendment be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the at and no Contracting Parties. The adopted annex or amendment to an annex shall be communicated by the Secretariat to the depositary, who shall circulate it to all parties for their acceptance.
5. The annex or amendment to an annex, other than Annex A or B as adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 and 4, will take effect for all Contracting Parties to this Protocol six months after the date of the adoption of the annex or of the amendment to the annex to depositary notifies the Contracting Parties, except for those parties that have notified in writing without the consent of the annex or amendment of the annex. Contracting Parties which withdraw their notification of non-acceptance of the annex or amendment to an annex shall enter into force on the 90th day after the date of its receipt by the depositary of such notification nullification.
6. If the annex or amendment to an annex involves an amendment to this Protocol, the adoption of the annex or amendment to an annex will not take effect until the amendment to this Protocol enters into force.
7. Annexes A and B to this Protocol fixes and they will take effect will be adopted according to the procedure laid down in article 20, provided that any amendment to Annex B, will be accepted only with the written consent of the contracting party to which it relates.
Article 22

1. Each Contracting Party shall have one vote, except in the case provided for in paragraph 2 below.
2. regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the Contracting Parties to this Protocol, the number of Member States. Such organizations shall not exercise their right to vote if any of its Member States will use their own, and vice versa.
Article 23 of the United Nations Secretariat will be the depositary of this Protocol.
24. Article 1 this Protocol shall be open for signature and deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance and approval of States and regional economic integration organizations which are Contracting Parties to the Convention. It will be open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999. This Protocol shall be open for accession, the day after the date of the signing will be closed. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession must be submitted to the depositary.
2. Any regional economic integration organization which becomes a party to this Protocol without any of its Member States being a party shall be bound by all the obligations of the present Protocol. If one or more Member States of such organization are Contracting Parties to this Protocol, the Organization and its Member States shall decide, what will be the responsibilities concerned to fulfil their obligations under this Protocol. In such cases, the Organization and its Member States shall not be entitled to use simultaneously the rights laid down in this Protocol.
3. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, regional economic integration organizations shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the Protocol subject matters. These organizations also will inform the depositary, who will inform the parties, of any substantial change of their competence.
25. Article 1. this Protocol shall enter into force on the 90th day after the date on which at least 55 parties to the Convention, including in annex I Parties, which together are responsible for at least 55 percent contained in annex I Contracting Parties ' total 1990 carbon dioxide emissions, have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
2. For the purposes of this article "contained in the annex I Contracting Parties ' total 1990 carbon dioxide emissions" means the quantity contained in annex I to the Contracting Parties have notified the adoption of the Protocol, or before it in their national report submitted in accordance with article 12 of the Convention.
3. for each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Protocol or, in addition, add the following paragraph 1 set out in the conditions of entry into force, this Protocol shall enter into force on the 90th day after the date on which its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
4. The purpose of this article, any document presented by the regional economic integration organization shall not be considered as a complement to those submitted by the Member States of the organization.
Article 26 the Protocol No reservations may be made.
Article 27 1. At any time after three years from the date on which the Protocol for a party, entered into force-that Contracting Party may withdraw from the Protocol by giving written notification to the depositary.
2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect after the one year after the date on which the depositary has received the notification of withdrawal, or on such later time as may be specified in the notification of the withdrawal.
3. Any Contracting Party which withdraws from the Convention shall be considered as also having withdrawn from this Protocol.
Article 28 the original of this Protocol, with the equally authentic texts the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Drawn up in Kyoto, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seventh year on the eleventh of December.
On the evidence of the undersigned, fully authorized for this purpose, added their signatures to this Protocol on the dates indicated.
 
 
Annex a greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) sectors/source categories energy fuel combustion in the energy industries of manufacturing and construction Transport other sectors category of Other volatile fuel emissions solid fuel oil and natural gas emissions in Other industrial processes mineral products chemical industry metal production production of Other halogenated hydrocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride production of halogenated hydrocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride incineration other processes solvent and other product use agriculture internal fermentation fertilizer management in rice cultivation of agricultural land in the savannah burning Certain agricultural residue burning on the field other waste solid waste dumps wastewater treatment waste incineration other Annex B Party set emission limitation or reduction commitment (base year or period) Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria * 108 92 92 92 94 95 Canada Croatia * Czech Republic * Denmark * Estonia 92 92 92 92 92 European Union Finland France Germany Greece Hungary * 92 92 92 94 Iceland 110 Ireland 92
Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein 92 94 92 92 92 * Lithuania * Luxembourg 92 Netherlands 92 New Zealand 92 100 Principality of Monaco Norway Poland Portugal Romania 101 94 92 * 92 * Russian Federation * Slovakia * Slovenia * 100 92 Spain 92 Sweden 92 Switzerland 92 100 92 Ukraine * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92 United States 92 States that are included in the process of transition to a market economy