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Table 3: Bottom up-use of small-scale methodology process 2005 2006 2007 Methodology submissions 6 8 13 Approvals 3 (III.F, III.H, III.J) – 3 (III.L, III.M, III.N) Rejections – 1 1 Initial revisions 1 4 11 Subsequent revisions 2 4 12 Integration in existing methodologies 1 2 – Small-scale Submission Rules aligned with large-scale Rules due to high Submission Rate Definition of Terms Revision, Clarification and Deviation As Table 3 shows, in 2007 the workload of the SSC-WG increased substantially due to the high number of revisions of methodologies that nevertheless did not lead to a higher rate of approvals. Thus the EB defined a new rule for submission of small-scale methodologies which essentially copies the large-scale submission process with methodology submission forms, one desk review and the SSC-WG functioning as the Meth Panel for small-scale methodologies, which can even reject proposed methodologies without the EB having to take an explicit decision 197 . Likewise small-scale baseline revision rules were aligned with the large-scale ones 198 . 4.4 Revisions and clarifications of methodologies and deviations A revision should be done if the project is “broadly similar” to the projects to which the approved methodology is applicable. The revisions should not lead to “exclusion, restriction, narrowing of the applicability conditions”. If the revision would add new procedures or scenarios to more than half of the sections of an approved methodology, a new methodology shall be proposed. Clarifications shall be requested if a methodology is unclear or ambiguous. A request for deviation is suitable for situations where a change in the procedures for the estimation of emissions or monitoring procedures is required due to a change in the conditions, circumstances or nature of a registered project. It shall be project specific 199 . A revision of a monitoring plan needs to be done before CER issuance if the monitoring plan is not consistent with the approved monitoring methodology 200 . 4.4.1 Revisions of methodologies Approved methodologies have been revised frequently (see Table 4 and Figures 4-12) and the process for revision has also undergone significant changes. 197 EB 34, Annex 8 198 EB 34, Annex 7 199 EB 30 (Annex 1) specified the differences between revisions of, clarifications of and deviations from an approved methodology. 200 EB 31, Annex 12 38
Table 4: Methodology revisions 2005 2006 2007 Requested by DOEs 3 32 27 Approved 2 8 12 Rejected 1 13 15 Initiated by Meth Panel/EB 15 21 6 All <strong>CDM</strong> Institutions can propose Revisions Registered Projects not affected by Revisions Grace Periods for Use of Old Methodology Versions prolonged over Time to 8 Months A revision can be proposed 201 by the EB, project developers or the Meth Panel, and the COP/MOP 202 . If the EB thinks that a methodology requires a significant revision but does not have the time or information to decide on a revision, it can put the methodology on hold. Up to two members of the Meth Panel are checking the proposed revision and prepare a recommendation that the Meth Panel is to consider at its next meeting. Revisions do not affect registered projects and projects submitted for registration. Revision rules apply to small scale methodologies as well 203 . The Secretariat prepares the draft revision for the Meth Panel 204 . The rule that there should be a minimum of 6 months between revisions, “where possible”, only survived 6 EB meetings 205 . With an increase in the frequency of methodology revisions that in extreme cases have led to a revision of a methodology in three subsequent meetings, grace periods for use of old versions have been expanded considerably: initially 4 weeks were granted after the date the methodology has been put on hold and no grace period existed at all for methodologies that had been revised 206 . Then the validity of the 4-week period was expanded to all cases of revision, including withdrawal of a methodology 207 . Subsequently, the period was expanded to 8 weeks, except for methodologies put on hold where it was kept at 4 weeks 208 . It was further prolonged by a few days as the date of revision was defined as the date of publication on the UNFCCC website instead of the date when the EB meeting took the actual decision 209 . Currently, the date of revision is 14 days after publication of the revision and the grace period for revisions and withdrawals 210 is 8 months for projects whose PDDs had been published for public comments using the previous version of the methodology 211 . 201 EB 19, Annex 3 202 Only added by EB 21, Annex 6 203 EB 23, Annex 3 204 EB 32, Annex 15 205 EB 28, Annex 16 introduced it, EB 32, para 32 scrapped it. 206 EB 19, Annex 3 207 EB 21, Annex 6 208 EB 23, Annex 3 209 EB 28, Annex 18 210 Expansion to withdrawals was done by EB 31, Annex 2 211 EB 30, Annex 2 39
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