In response to the request from the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), at its twentyfourth session, the secretariat has prepared this note that analyses two issues:
(a) The consequences and resource implications of obtaining written agreements from private or national entities seeking to participate in the mechanisms pursuant to Articles 6, 12 and 17 of the Kyoto Protocol that any complaints, disputes or claims
against constituted bodies under the Kyoto Protocol or members thereof shall be brought in accordance with the decisions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP) and shall be made at the headquarters of the secretariat;
(b) The consequences, including resource implications for the secretariat, of providing assistance to members of constituted bodies who are faced with disputes, complaints or claims concerning their official functions and the role of the Executive Secretary in defending such claims.
In the light of this analysis, the SBI is invited to consider and recommend a draft decision to the COP/MOP, as appropriate