The aim of the assessment is to appraise the quality of the audit work performed by the UNHCR Audit Service, as well as to determine opportunities for improvements.

Target audience Reviewers of national registries and assigned amount information, and lead reviewers

Examination requirements Any reviewers who will review information relating to accounting of assigned amounts or serve as lead reviewers must pass the examination

Review decision

Review decision

In the conduct of the review, expert review teams shall adhere to these guidelines and work on the basis of established and published procedures agreed upon by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), including quality assurance and control and confidentiality provisions.

They also should ensure the quality and the objectivity of the thorough and comprehensive technical assessments in the reviews and to provide for continuity, comparability and timeliness of the review.

This assessment could be qualitative and or quantitative in nature.

The development and transfer of technology depends on appropriate incentives.

Rating scales and other questionnaire techniques will be employed to enable the assessors to quantify the perceptions as far as possible.

The individual inventory review shall occur in conjunction with the review of assigned amount, changes in national systems and changes in national registries as set out in part I of these guidelines.

Training programme for members of expert review teams for the initial review under the guidelines for review under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol

Expert review teams do not make decisions.

The Agency for standards has been formed with the task of determining the standards of education, checking them, and assessing the quality of certificate creation.

Both the New York and Geneva based Audit Divisions plan to undertake internal quality assessments in preparation for external reviews by professional audit institutes, which will validate the results of the assessment to determine the level of compliance with recommended standards and practices.

The secretariat shall organize the review in the most expeditious way possible following the procedures established in these guidelines and taking into account the planned review activities in the regular review cycle.

Information obtained from the implementation of the QA QC programme, the review process under Article 8 and other reviews should be considered in the development and or revision of the QA QC plan and the quality objectives.

The expert review team shall review the following information contained or referenced in the report referred to in paragraph 6 of the annex to decision CMP.1 (Modalities for the accounting of assigned amounts) for each Party included in Annex I

If the Executive Board agrees to perform a review of a proposed issuance of CERs, it shall, at the same meeting, decide on The scope of the review relating to issues of fraud, malfeasance or incompetence of the DOE, based on the consideration in the request for a review The composition of the review team.

By its decision 1 COP.5, the COP decided to establish a committee for the review of the implementation of the Convention (CRIC) as a subsidiary body of the COP to assist it in regularly reviewing the implementation of the Convention, and to adopt the terms of reference of the CRIC as contained in the annex to that decision.

The review prior to the commitment period for each Party, including the procedures for adjustments under Article 5, paragraph 2, between the expert review team and the Party, shall be completed within 12 months of the initiation of the review and a report shall be forwarded expeditiously to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the Compliance Committee.

Consideration and evaluation of benchmarks and indicators used to measure progress

(cont.) Measures taken or planned within the framework of national action programmes,

The annual review process shall follow the timetable for the review of annual inventories defined in part II of these guidelines.

The draft procedures for review proposed below aim at elaborating on the provisions in paragraph 41, in particular by specifying detailed provisions for requesting a review, the scope of review, modalities for communicating with project participants and the designated operational entity (DOE) in question, possible outcomes of a review, and the coverage of costs relating to the review.

The procedures for review below aim at elaborating on the provisions in paragraph 65, in particular by specifying detailed provisions for requesting a review, the scope of review, modalities for communicating with project participants and the designated operational entity (DOE) in question, possible outcomes of a review, and the coverage of costs relating to the review.

A founding membership of 10 accreditation bodies was put in place in 1996. See UNIDO, op. cit., page 11. ) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).

Review teams will review all aspects of a Party apos s implementation of this Protocol, including the likelihood that a Party will achieve its emissions budgets obligations.

The expert review team shall identify whether the same key source category as defined in chapter 7 of the IPCC good practice guidance was adjusted in previous reviews and, if so, the team shall indicate the number of reviews that identified and adjusted the problem previously and the percentage that the key source category contributes to the aggregate submitted emissions, defined as aggregate submitted emissions of the gases and from the sources listed in Annex A to the Kyoto Protocol.

By decision 1 COP.5 establishing the CRIC, the COP decided that, at sessions held during the COP, the CRIC shall regularly review reports prepared by the secretariat on the execution of its functions.

These assessment activities are guided by the UNEG task force on Quality stamp for Evaluation.

The composition of a review team. The review team shall consist of two Board members, who will be responsible for supervising the review, and outside experts, as appropriate.

By its decision 9 COP.6, the COP decided that the third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 3) would review the implementation of the Convention in Africa.

If either the annual inventory review or the review of changes in national systems recommends an in depth review of national systems, the process of inventory review of national systems should be conducted together with the following in country review either of the annual inventory or of the periodic national communication whichever is earlier.

A thorough review of the national registry as part of the initial review in accordance with paragraphs 11 to 14 in part I of these guidelines and in conjunction with its periodic review A desk or centralized review of any changes of the national registry reported in accordance with section I.G of the annex to decision CMP.1 (Article 7) in conjunction with the annual review.

These sections related to review of information on assigned amounts and national registries, and the expedited procedure for review for the reinstatement eligibility to use the mechanisms.

The secretariat will reinforce the quality of training for new experts, as well as its efforts to organize lead reviewers' meetings and the reviewer selection process efficiently.

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol,

By its decision 1 COP.5, the Conference of the Parties (COP) decided to establish the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC) as a subsidiary body to assist in its function of regularly reviewing the implementation of the Convention.

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At CRIC sessions during COP, at least 2 two days should be allocated to reviewing the reports of relevant agencies and of the inter sessional session of the CRIC, and for preparing draft decisions.

of the quality and format of reports

Consideration of additional procedures or institutional mechanisms to assist the Conference of the Parties in regularly reviewing the implementation of the Convention, including the review referred to in paragraph 4 of decision 1 COP.5

The review by the Executive Board shall be made in accordance with the following provisions

During the initial review the expert review team shall assess whether