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