In considering the mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, many Parties said the use of mechanisms should be supplementary to domestic action. Other issues raised included the need to:

• achieve real economic growth through the mechanisms:
• adopt promptly the principles and modalities, rules and guidelines for the mechanisms
• to decide on the differences in the nature, scope, purpose of and participation in the three mechanisms before making decisions on modalities, operational and methodological issues and institutional arrangements;
• design the mechanisms cost effectively;
• to ensure that developing countries participate meaning­fully;
• to ensure that the mechanisms are not used to avoid commitments

In addition, the EU highlighted its proposal setting a ceiling on the use of the mechanisms, and urged the development of a revised negotiating text by COP-6.

Parties that addressed this issue were:

Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS) EU G-77/China Australia Croatia Cuba Denmark

France Greece Haiti India Indonesia Italy Laos Nepal

New Zealand Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Sudan Switzerland Tuvalu Ukraine

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