Appendix 1

Overview of A6 Recording and Tracking Infrastructure

A64 Mechanism Registry The mechanism registry shallcontain at least an accountfor pending, holding,retirement, cancellation,
cancellation towards OMGE,and SOP-adaptation, and aholding account for eachParty and each public orprivateentity(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.
1,p37, para 63)

 The mechanism registry shallbe connected to the intl
registry(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p37,para 63)

 The mechanism registry shallbe developed andoperationalized in accordancewith the relevantrequirements adopted by theSB(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p3

A62 International Registry The secretariat shall
implement an international
registry for participating
Parties that do not have or
do not have access to aregistry. The intl registry
shall be able to performthe functions set out inpara 29. (A62 para 30)
 The intl registry shall bepart of the CARP. (A62para 31)

Connected

7, para 64)

Registry for Cooperative
Approach
Each participating Party
shall:
 Have (access to) a registry
for the purpose of tracking
 Ensure such registry
records, including throughunique identifiers:
 authorization, firsttransfer, transfer,acquisition, use towards
NDCs, authorization for
use towards otherinternational mitigation
purposes, and voluntarycancellation
 Have accounts asnecessary.
(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p23,para29)

 The secretariat shall serve asadministrator(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p37, para 64)

Article 6 technical expert
review team (A6TERT) shall:
 Review the initial reportand regular info

Based on info storedin each registry…
Publication of report(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p22,paras 25,26)

 Prepare a report including
recommendations toparticipating Parties(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p22,para 27)

 Forward its reports forconsideration by A13TERTand make them publicly
available on the CARP(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p22,
para 28)

Provide relevant info
The secretariat shall: Check the consistency ofreported info, notify theparticipating Parties of any
identified inconsistencies,
and make non-confidential
info in the consistency
check publicly available on
the CARP(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p23, para 33(a)(b)(d))

 Provide relevant info
including the consistency
check to the A6TERT(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p23, para 33(c))

Centralized Accountingand Reporting Platform(CARP)
Consistency check andits publication

Article 6 database (A6DB)
To record and compile
annual/regular info, and tosupport the review by
A6TERT, the secretariat shall
implement an A6DB as partof and integrated with theCARP.
The A6DB shall enable: Recording of corresponding
adjustments, emissionsbalances and information
on ITMOs Identifying inconsistencies

Participating Parties shallsubmit:
 Annual info

(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p19,B)

 Regular info,
included in a structuredsummary(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p20,C)

Annual info
required in
FCCC/PA/C
MA/2021/1
0/Add.1,p19,para20(a)(b) inelectronicformat

BTR
NIR andother info
Regularinfo
based onA62
guidance

Submitted for recordingin A6DB(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p19,para20 p21,para23)(FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.1,p23,para 32(a)(b))

Online Portal maintained by
the secretariat

Transmitted to online portal(Decision 18/CMA.1 Annex para 15)