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Date of meeting: 16 January 2015
Place of meeting: Phnom Penh,
Kingdom of Cambodia

Joint Committee of the Joint Crediting Mechanism
between the Kingdom of Cambodia and JapanFirst Meeting
Meeting Report
Agenda item 1. Opening
H.E. Sao Sopheap, Cabinet Director and Advisor, Ministry of Environment opened the firstmeeting of the Joint Committee (JC) of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and gave
opening remarks.
Mr. Yoshihiro Higuchi, Minister, Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, gave opening remarks.
Table: Attendance
JC Members from Cambodian sideH.E. Sao Sopheap

Ministry of Environment

H.E. Tin Ponlok

Ministry of Environment

H.E. Khieu Borin

Assistant to Ministry of Environment

Dr. Sar Chetra

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Mr. Heang Bora (alternate)

Ministry of Mine and Energy

Mr. Duy Chandara (alternate)

Ministry of Public Work and Transport

Mr. Nguon Narin (alternate)

Ministry of Industry and Handicraft

JC Members from Japanese side
Mr. Yoshihiro HIGUCHI

Embassy of Japan in Cambodia

Mr. Go TSURUTA

Embassy of Japan in Cambodia

Mr. Takashi KOBAYASHI (alternate)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Masayasu KOGA (alternate)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Mr. Yuji MIZUNO

Ministry of the Environment

Mr. Hideki KAWATO
Forestry Agency* The names of members present at the meeting are in bold print above.

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Agenda item 2. Organizational matters
Agenda item 2.1 Adoption of the agenda
The JC adopted the agenda of the meeting.
Agenda item 2.2 Rules of Procedures for the Joint Committee
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Rules of Procedures for the JointCommittee” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 1 to this meeting report.
Agenda item 2.3 Appointment of Co-Chairs
The Cambodian side introduced H.E. Sao Sopheap, Cabinet director and Advisor of Ministryof Environment as the Cambodian Co-Chair, and the Japanese side introduced Mr. Yoshihiro
Higuchi, Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia as the Japanese Co-Chair, appointed
by Cambodian side and Japanese side respectively. The both Co-Chairs jointly serve the JC of
the JCM between Cambodia and Japan.
Agenda item 2.4 Attendance
The JC gave its consent to attendance of observers at this JC meeting.
Agenda item 2.5 Rules of Implementation for the JCM
The JC considered the draft “Rules of Implementation for the Joint Crediting Mechanism(JCM)” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 2 to this meeting report.
Agenda item 2.6 Establishment of the JC secretariat
The JC established the JC secretariat. The Cambodian side nominated six personnel from theMinistry of Environment and the Japanese side nominated Mitsubishi UFJ Research andConsulting Co., Ltd. for serving as the JC secretariat.

Agenda item 3. Rules and guidelines
Agenda item 3.1 JCM Project Cycle Procedure
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Project Cycle Procedure” and ten(10) forms related to the procedure and adopted them, as contained in Annex 3 and Annex 3.1
to 3.10 to this meeting report.
Agenda item 3.2 JCM Guidelines for Developing Proposed Methodology
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Developing ProposedMethodology” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 4 to this meeting report.
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Agenda item 3.3 JCM Guidelines for Developing Project Design Document andMonitoring Report
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Developing Project
Design Document and Monitoring Report” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 5 to thismeeting report.
Agenda item 3.4 JCM Guidelines for Designation as a Third-Party Entity
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Designation as aThird-Party Entity” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 6 to this meeting report.
Agenda item 3.5 JCM Guidelines for Validation and Verification
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Validation andVerification” and adopted it, as contained in Annex 7 to this meeting report.
Agenda item 3.6 JCM Glossary of Terms
The JC considered the draft “Joint Crediting Mechanism Glossary of Terms” and adopted it,
as contained in Annex 8 to this meeting report.

Agenda item 4. Other matters
The Japanese side introduced an overview of the JCM registry and website.
The Japanese side also introduced the JCM promotion schemes and the JCM Feasibility
Studies in Cambodia.
The observers made a brief introduction on their activities related to the JCM in Cambodia.

Agenda item 5. Conclusion of the meeting
The Co-Chairs gave closing remarks and closed the meeting.

Annexes to the report
Annex 1 Joint Crediting Mechanism Rules of Procedures for the Joint Committee
Annex 2 Rules of Implementation for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
Annex 3 Joint Crediting Mechanism Project Cycle Procedure
Annex 3.1.

JCM Modalities of Communication Statement Form

Annex 3.2.

JCM Validation Report Form

Annex 3.3.

JCM Project Registration Request Form

Annex 3.4.

JCM Verification Report Form3

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Annex 3.5.

JCM Credits Issuance Request Form

Annex 3.6.

JCM Approved Methodology Revision Request Form

Annex 3.7.

JCM Post-Registration Changes Request Form

Annex 3.8.

JCM Project Withdrawal Request Form

Annex 3.9.

JCM Registration Request Withdrawal Form

Annex 3.10. JCM Issuance Request Withdrawal Form
Annex 4 Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Developing Proposed Methodology
Annex 5 Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Developing Project Design Document
and Monitoring Report
Annex 6 Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Designation as a Third-Party Entity
Annex 7 Joint Crediting Mechanism Guidelines for Validation and Verification
Annex 8 Joint Crediting Mechanism Glossary of Terms4