Enhancement and modification of national schedules
38. Annex A (National Schedules) may only be amended once every [two] years from the commencement of the commitment period.
39. During a commitment period, a Party may amend its national schedule to register additional nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or actions which enhance its overall mitigation outcome.
40. Proposed enhancements shall be circulated by the Secretariat six months prior to the meeting of the Supreme Body at which the amendments are proposed for adoption. Should there be no objection in writing by a Party during this time, the nationally appropriate mitigation commitment or action shall be recorded in a Partys national schedule. It shall enter into force for all Parties six months after it is communicated to them by the Depositary, except for those Parties that have notified their non-acceptance of the amendment.
41. During a commitment period, a Party may amend its national schedule to modify or replace an existing action provided the overall mitigation outcome is maintained or enhanced by the modification or replacement. [NOTE: Provisions to be inserted would limit modification, where necessary, for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of the international carbon market and its mechanisms.]
42. Proposed modifications or replacements shall be circulated by the Secretariat six months prior to the meeting of the Supreme Body at which the amendments are proposed for adoption.
43. The Supreme Body shall consider any modification or replacement, or, where an objection has been raised, an enhancement. The Supreme Body may determine modalities and procedures for assessment of the information supporting proposed amendments and their registration in National Schedules.
44. If adopted by the meeting of the Supreme Body, the amendment shall enter into force for all Parties six months after it is communicated to them by the Depositary, except for those Parties that have notified their non-acceptance of the amendment.
45. All countries shall prepare Low Emission Development Strategies. Low Emission Development Strategies will be nationally-driven and represent the aims and objectives of individual Parties in accordance with national circumstances and capacities. Low Emission Development Strategies should contain high-level strategic objectives on climate change, including those relating to low-emission planning and climate resilient development. Low Emission Development Strategies should assist countries to identify broad adaptation and mitigation objectives and prioritise their efforts.
46. In accordance with Article X [Facilitative Platform], a Party shall record in its National Schedule supported mitigation actions that are measurable, reportable and verifiable in quantitative terms.
47. Guided by Article 3, in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, and Article 4, paragraph 3, and with a view to enhancing the implementation of Article 12 of the Convention, all Parties shall:
(a) Develop, regularly update and submit for review and verification according to agreed frequencies, rules and guidelines, national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol based on, inter alia, agreed UNFCCC Reporting Guidelines;
(b) Formulate, regularly update, implement and submit for review according to agreed frequencies, rules and guidelines, low carbon growth plans which shall include:
(i) A long-term national greenhouse gas emissions limitation or reduction pathway to 2050; and
(ii) Ongoing and planned mitigation efforts;
(c) Inscribe nationally appropriate mitigation actions and/or commitments into national schedules subject to the measurement, reporting and verification provisions of this Agreement.
