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egistration. [EB37, Annex 3, para. 3]
The EB32 modified its process for considering proposed NMs to improve the efficiency of the
methodology approval and its consideration by the panels/working groups. The new procedures
provide the panels/working groups a more pro-active role in recommending methodologies for
approval. The procedures provide for increased dialogue with the project participants to facilitate the
methodological approval process. Furthermore, the EB shall only consider the cases put forward by
the panels/working groups for approval or non-approval. [EB32, para. 33]
For further details of the submission and approval process, refer “Procedures for the submission and
consideration of a proposed new methodology (Version 13)” [EB37, Annex 3] available on the website
[http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/Procedures/index.html].
(3) Draft of a Project Design Document (PDD)
Project participants need to draft a project design document (PDD), which describes the project
activity as well as the application of the baseline and monitoring methodology to the project activity.
Project participants should check with the CDM website for the most current version of the project
design document (CDM-PDD). As of October 2008, CDM-PDD Version 03.2 is the most recent version.
Chapter 3 explains in detail how to fill out a PDD.
1.4.3 Approval by the Host Party and Investing Party(ies)
The project activities for emission reduction or removal enhancement are required to obtain
approvals of the Parties involved before they can be officially registered as CDM project activities. The
Parties involved are normally both the Host Party and the Investing Party(ies), and the CDM project
activities need to receive the approval from all Parties involved.
The Party’s approval shall be the written approval of voluntary participation which was issued from
the designated national authorities (DNAs), including confirmation by the Host Party that the project
activity assists it in achieving sustainable development [CDM M&P, para. 40 (a)].
The national procedures and process for the Party’s approval for CDM projects are decided by each
Party. Those procedures could contain the criteria of sustainable development for the Party.
While project participants have to receive written approval by the Parties involved, the timing to
receive the approval can be quite flexible: project participants can attach the approval to their PDD
on the occasion of the stage of project development, PDD development, or validation. However, the
approval shall be attached before the request of the registration of the project activities as CDM.
Since some Parties require validation before requesting for approval, project participants should
closely check the approval procedures of the Parties involved.
It is possible to register a CDM project activity in which there is no Annex I Party involved. Such
project activities are called “unilateral CDM”, which means that approval by Annex I Party would not
be necessary to register a CDM project activity. Annex I Parties can acquire CERs from a unilateral
project activity after submitting a letter of approval regarding the project activity to the EB [EB18,
para. 57]. Representatives of holding accounts of entities authorized by non-Annex I Parties to
participate in the project activity shall make a request to forward CERs to accounts in national
registries in order for an Annex I Party to acquire CERs [EB20, para. 71].
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