JI: Parties Involved in JI Projects

Party	Designated Focal Point	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects
Australia	National Authority for the CDM and JI Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency GPO Box 854 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Australia Mr. James White Assistant Secretary Strategy and Market Linkages Branch Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Phone: +61 2 6159 7055 Fax: +61 2 6159 7015 Email: DFP@climatechange.gov.au	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Australia’s National Guidelines and Procedures for Approving Participation in JI Projects (v1.2) (548 KB)
Austria	Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Division V/4 Air, Soil and Climate Change Stubenbastei 5 1010 Vienna Austria Email: Abteilung.54@lebensministerium.at	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Directive-Austrian JI-CDM Programme (66 KB) Umweltfoerderungsgesetz (391 KB)
Belarus*	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus 10 Kollektornaya str. 220048 Minsk Belarus Email: climate.belarus@tut.by Mr. Vitaly Kulik First Deputy Minister UNFCCC Focal Point Phone: +375 17 200 6762 Fax: +375 17 200 3972 Email: climate.belarus@tut.by, climate@minpriroda.by,	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: English (304 KB) Russian (668 KB) External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Further information
Belgium	National Climate Commission Permanent Secretariat Avenue Roi Albert II / Koning Albert II laan, 20 bte/bus 8 1000 Brussels Belgium Mr. Bart Naessens Flemish Government Environment, Nature and Energy Department Air, Nuisance, Risk Management, Environment and Health Division Phone: +32 2 553 11 21 Fax: +32 2 553 11 45 Email: bart.naessens@lne.vlaanderen.be	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Dutch French English
Bulgaria	Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) Climate Change Policy Directorate, Division International Mechanisms 22 Maria Louiza blvd Sofia 1000 Bulgaria 1000 Sofia Bulgaria Email: bnikolova@moew.government.bg Ms. Bistra Nikolova Senior expert Unit International Mechanisms for Emission Trading and UNFCCC Climate Change Policy Directorate 22 Maria Louiza blvd Sofia 1000 Bulgaria 1000 Sofia Phone: +359 2 940 6183 Email: bnikolova@moew.government.bg Mr Kiril Bankov expert Unit International Mechanisms for Emission Trading and UNFCCC Climate Change Policy Directorate 22 Maria Louiza blvd Sofia 1000 Bulgaria 1000 Sofia Phone: 359 2 940 6107 Email: kbankov@moew.government.bg	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Bulgarian JI Guidelines Track 2 (521 KB) Bulgarian guidelines for Track 1_bulg version (139 KB) Bulgarian guidelines for Track 1_english version (104 KB)
Canada	Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development Bureau 111 Sussex Drive K1A 0G2 Ottawa, Ontario Canada Mr. Keith Christie Assistant Deputy Minister Global Issues Branch Phone: +1 613 944 2273 Fax: +1 613 944 0432 Email: keith.christie@international.gc.ca Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Climate Change Division Canada's CDM and JI Office 111 Sussex Drive K1A 0G2 Ottawa, Ontario Email: cdm.ji@international.gc.ca Ms. Tara Preston Deputy Director Bilateral/Institutional Engagement and Carbon Markets Phone: +1 613 944 3010 / 866 3671 Fax: +1 613 944 0064 Email: tara.preston@international.gc.ca
Croatia	Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction Department for Atmosphere Protection. Sector for Atmosphere, Sea and Soil. Directorate for Environmental Management. Ulica Republike Austrije 14 10 000 Zagreb Croatia Ms. Vlatka Palčić Phone: +385 1 3717 169 Fax: +385 1 3782 157 Email: vlatka.palcic@mzopu.hr
Czech Republic	Ministry of the Environment Department of Climate Change Vrsovicka 65 100 10 Prague Czech Republic Mr. Pavel Zamyslicky Phone: +420 267 122 937 Fax: +420 267 126 937; +420 271 734 226 Email: pavel.zamyslicky@mzp.cz	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Methodical Guideline for Submitting and Approving Joint Implementation Projects in the Czech Republic
Denmark	Ministry of Climate and Energy Danish Energy Agency Amaliegade 44 DK-1256 Copenhagen K. Denmark Ms. Benét Hermind Phone: +45 33 92 67 98 Fax: +45 33 11 47 43 Email: bhe@ens.dk	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Law number 410 of 1 June 2005 Statutory Order no. 386 of 27 April 2006 (93 KB)
Estonia	Ministry of the Environment Narva mnt 7a 15172 Tallinn Estonia Ms. Karin Radiko Environmental Management and Technology Department Air Quality and Radioactivity Bureau Phone: +372 626 2977 Fax: +372 626 2801 Email: Karin.Radiko@envir.ee	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Estonia's Joint Implementation Guidelines (updated Oct 2009) (902 KB)
European Community	Directorate General Environment, European Commission Climate strategy, international negotiation and monitoring of EU action European Community Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger Head of Unit Phone: +32 2 295 6898 Fax: +32 2 292 0777 Email: artur.runge-metzger@ec.europa.eu
Finland	Ministry of the Environment Environmental Protection Department PO Box 35 FIN 00023 Government Finland Ms. Kristiina Isokallio Director, Central and East European Cooperation Phone: +358 20 490 7360 Fax: +358 9 1603 9318 Email: kristiina.isokallio@ymparisto.fi	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Act on the Use of the Kyoto Mechanisms (Act 109/2007) (66 KB) Ministry of the Environment Decree on Joint Implementation projects (29 KB)
France	Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transports and Housing General Directorate for Energy and Climate - Climate and energy efficiency service - Carbon markets desk Arche de la Défense - Paroi Nord 92055 LA DEFENSE CEDEX France Mr Dimitar Nikov DFP General Directorate for Energy and Climate- Climate and energy efficiency service - Carbon markets desk Paris Phone: 0033 1 40816993 Fax: 0033 1 40819684 Email: dimitar.nikov@developpement-durable.gouv.fr	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Code de l'environnement - Partie réglementaire - Livre II, Titre II, Chapitre IX, Section 3 : Mise en oeuvre des activités de projet prévues par le protocole fait à Kyoto le 11 décembre 1997 à la convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques du 9 mai 1992 Arrêté du 2 mars 2007 pris pour l’application des articles 3 à 5 du décret no 2006-622 du 29 mai 2006 et relatif à l’agrément des activités de projet relevant des articles 6 et 12 du protocole de Kyoto Arrêté du 22 mars 2007 complétant les conditions mises à l'agrément des projets de production d'hydroélectricité d'une capacité de production excédant 20 MW et prévues par l'arrêté du 29 mai 2006 pris pour l'application des articles 3 et 4 du décret n° 2006-622 du 29 mai 2006
Germany	Federal Environment Agency German Emissions Trading Authority PO Box 33 00 22 14191 Berlin Germany Email: german.dna.dfp@uba.de Dr. Enno Harders Head of Department E 1 Phone: +49 30 8903 5050 Fax: +49 30 8903 5103 Email: german.dna.dfp@uba.de Mr. Frank Wolke Head of Section E 1.6 Phone: +49 30 8903 5050 Fax: +49 30 8903 5010 Email: german.dna.dfp@uba.de	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Act on project-based mechanisms in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 11 December 1997(Project Mechanisms Act - ProMechG) (123 KB) German manual for JI investor Country approval - guidance for applicants (1227 KB) Project Idea Note (PIN) for JI Investor Country Approval by Germany (374 KB) German manual for JI host country approval - guidance for applicants (1077 KB) Project Idea Note (PIN) for JI host country Approval by Germany (252 KB)
Hungary	Ministry of Environment and Water P.O. Box 351 H-1394 Budapest Hungary Mr. József Feiler Head of Climate Protection and Energy Unit Phone: +36 1 457 3339 Fax: +36 1 201 3056 Email: feiler@mail.kvvm.hu	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Government Decree 323/2007. (XII. 11.) Korm. on the implementation of Act LX of 2007 on the implementation framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol thereof (102 KB)
Ireland	Environmental Protection Agency Regional Inspectorate, McCumiskey House Richview, Clonskeagh Road Dublin 14 Ireland Mr. Ger Hussey Senior Administrator Emissions Trading Unit Phone: +353 1 268 0100 Fax: +353 1 268 0199 Email: mexadmin@epa.ie	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Kyoto Protocol Flexible Mechanisms Regulations 2006 (53 KB)
Italy	Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Via Cristoforo Colombo 44 00147 Rome Italy Mr. Corrado Clini Director General Department for Environmental Research and Development Phone: +39 06 5722 8101/02/04 Fax: +39 06 5722 8175 Email: PIA-SDG@minambiente.it	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Italian Guidelines and Procedures for approving Art.6 Projects, including the consideration of stakeholders' comments (Joint Implementation activities) (206 KB)
Japan	The Liaison Committee for the Utilization of the Kyoto Mechanisms Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Climate Change Division, International Cooperation Bureau 2-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 100-8919 Tokyo Phone: +81 3 5501 8245 Fax: +81 3 5501 8244 Email: kyomecha@mofa.go.jp Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku 100-8968 Tokyo Phone: +81 3 3581 3688 Fax: +81 3 3581 5601 Email: kyomecha@cas.go.jp	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/ondanka/2007/0221sisin.html
Latvia	Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia Designated Focal Point for Approving Projects Pursuant to Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol Peldu Street 25 LV-1494 Riga Latvia Mr. Valdis Bisters Director of the Climate and Renewable Energy Department Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia Phone: 371 67 026417 Fax: 371 67 820442 Email: valdis.bisters@vidm.gov.lv	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Procedures for Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol Project Mechanisms
Liechtenstein	Office of Environmental Protection Designated Focal Point P.O. Box 684 FL-9490 Vaduz Liechtenstein Email: dfp@aus.llv.li Dr. Helmut Kindle Director Phone: +423 236 6197 Email: helmut.kindle@aus.llv.li Mr. Patrick Insinna Senior Officer Phone: +423 236 6196 Email: patrick.insinna@aus.llv.li Mr. Sven Braden, LL.M. Senior Officer Phone: +423 236 6196 Email: sven.braden@aus.llv.li	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: National Guidelines for Approving Projects in Accordance with Article 6 and Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
Lithuania	Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania A. Jakšto g. 4/9 LT-01105 Vilnius Lithuania Ms. Jurga Rabazauskaite-Survile Chief Desk Officer Pollution Prevention Department Climate Change and Hydrometeorology Division Phone: +370 5 266 3508 Fax: +370 5 266 3663 Email: j.rabazauskaite@am.lt	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Lithuanian (749 KB) English (149 KB)
Luxembourg	Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Department of Environment Tour "Alcide de Gasperi" 4, Place de l'Europe L-2918 Luxembourg Luxembourg Mr. Henri Haine Conseiller de Direction première classe Department of Environment Phone: +352 24 78 6824 Fax: +352 24 00 410 Email: henri.haine@mev.etat.lu	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Luxembourg's National Guidelines and Procedures for Approving JI Projects (194 KB)
Netherlands	Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation NL Agency Croeselaan 15 P.O. Box 8242 3503 RE Utrecht Netherlands Mrs. Li Hua Phone: +31 88 602 2288 Email: li.hua@agentschapnl.nl	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Netherlands National Guidelines and Procedures for Approving Article 6 Projects, Including the Considerations of Stakeholders (1151 KB)
New Zealand	Ministry for the Environment Environmental Regulation Environment House 23 Kate Sheppard Place P.O. Box 10362 6011 Wellington New Zealand Mr. Kevin Currie Director Environmental Regulation Environment House 23 Kate Sheppard Place P.O. Box 10362 6011 Wellington Phone: +64 4 439 7590 Fax: +64 4 439 7700 Email: projects@mfe.govt.nz	External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: New Zealand's Guidelines and Procedures for Track 1 Joint Implementation under the Kyoto Protocol Joint Implementation and the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol - New Zealand's Guidelines and Procedures for Investment
Norway	Climate and Pollution Agency P.O. Box 8100 Dep 0032 Oslo Norway Email: dfp_ji@klif.no Mr. Hans Kolshus Phone: +47 22 57 34 00/57 35 31 Fax: +47 22 67 67 06 Email: dfp_ji@klif.no
Poland	Ministry of Environment Department of Climate Change and Atmosphere Protection 52/54 Wawelska St. 00-922 Warsaw Poland Ms. Dorota Zawadzka-Stepniak Vice-Director Department of Climate Change and Atmosphere Protection Phone: +48 22 5792 822 Fax: +48 22 5792 463 Email: dorota.zawadzka-stepniak@mos.gov.pl	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: The Act on the System to Manage the Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and Other Substances (222 KB)
Portugal	Climate Change Commission's Committee Casa do Ambiente e do Cidadão Rua de S. Domingos Lapa, n.º26 1249-033 Lisbon Portugal Mr. Nuno Lacasta Coordinator of the Executive Committee Ministry for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development Phone: +351 21 392 9900 Fax: +351 21 392 9901 Email: nlacasta@sg.maotdr.gov.pt, DNA.Portugal@sg.maotdr.gov.pt	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: National Guidelines and Procedures for Approving Joint Implementation (JI) Projects (126 KB) Guidelines and Rules for Approval of Joint Implementation Projects of the Kyoto Protocol's Article 6 (104 KB) Template Request for Letter of Approval JI (66 KB)
Romania	Ministry of Environment and Forests 12, Libertatii Blvd., sector 5 040129 Bucharest Romania Ms. Miriana Roman Director of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Directorate Phone: +40 21 316 22 20 Fax: +40 21 316 22 20 Email: miriana.roman@mmediu.ro	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Track I Procedure for Approving a JI Project (146 KB) Track II Procedure for Approving a JI Project (44 KB) Annex I. Project Idea Note (125 KB) JI PDD form (235 KB) JI SSC PDD form (178 KB) JI LULUCF PDD form (196 KB)
Russian Federation	Ministry for Economic Development and Trade 1st Tverskya-Yamskya Street 1.3 125993 Moscow Russian Federation Phone: +7 495 200 03 47 Fax: +7 495 209 53 33 Email: Pluzhnikov@economy.gov.ru	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects_English (2309 KB) National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects_Russian (2594 KB)
Slovakia	Ministry of the Environment Emission Trading Department, Division on Climate Change and Economic Instruments Námestie L'. Štúra 1 81235 Bratislava Slovakia Email: veronika.jacekova@enviro.gov.sk Ms. Veronika Jacekova Emission Trading Department, Division on Climate Change and Economic Instruments Námestie L'. Štúra 1 81235 Bratislava Phone: 00421 2 5956 2652 Fax: 00421 2 5956 2457 Email: veronika.jacekova@enviro.gov.sk	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: National Guidelines and Procedures of the Slovak Republic for Approving Article 6 Projects (JI) (210 KB)
Slovenia	Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning Dunajska 48 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Mr. Matej Gasperic Phone: +386 1 478 4558 Fax: +386 1 478 7425 Email: matej.gasperic@gov.si
Spain	Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino Oficina Española de Cambio Climático (OECC) Alcalá 92 28009 Madrid Spain Ms. Alicia Montalvo Santamaría Directora General Phone: +34 91 436 1549 Fax: +34 91 436 1501 Email: AMontalvo@mma.es, and@mma.es	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: English (19 KB) Spanish (27 KB) Guidelines that will rule the approval by the Designated National Authority of the voluntary participation of Spain in Joint Implementation projects aimed at reduction of N2O emissions in nitric acid plants in Spain (English) (31 KB) Guidelines that will rule the approval by the Designated National Authority of the voluntary participation of Spain in Joint Implementation projects aimed at reduction of N2O emissions in nitric acid plants in Spain (Spanish) (1851 KB) External link to national guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Royal Decree 1031/2007, which develops the participation framework in the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol Royal Decree 1031/2007, which develops the participation framework in the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol (corrigendum)
Sweden	Department of Energy System Analysis and Climate Change Swedish Energy Agency P.O. Box 310 SE-631 04 Eskilstuna Sweden Mr. Fredrik Svartengren Phone: +46 16 544 20 00 Fax: +46 16 544 20 99 Email: dna-dfp.sweden@energimyndigheten.se	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Introduction to Approval Procedures of the Swedish DFP (29 KB) Ordinance amending the Emissions Trading Ordinance (2004:1205) (23 KB) Regulation issued by the Swedish Energy Agency concerning Project based mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol (28 KB) Request for Approval of JI-project Implemented in Sweden (131 KB) Request for Letter of Approval for Participation in JI-project (126 KB)
Switzerland	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) Climate Division, Swissflex CH-3003 Berne Switzerland Ms. Laurence Mortier Phone: +41 31 324 1567 Fax: +41 31 322 99 81 Email: swissflex@bafu.admin.ch	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects (99 KB)
Ukraine	State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine 35, Urytskogo str. 03035 Kiev Ukraine Email: info.neia@gmail.com Mr. Vladislav Yakubovskiy Head State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine Phone: +380 44 594 9111 Fax: +380 44 594 9115 Email: yakubovskiy@seia.gov.ua	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: Procedure of Drafting, Review, Approval and Implementation of Projects Aimed at Reduction of Anthropogenic Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (355 KB) Requirements to the Preparation of Joint Implementation Projects (102 KB) Requirements to the documents, which substantiate the volumes of anthropogenic emissions and absorption of greenhouse gas for the receiving of the Letter of Endorsement by the owner of the emissions source, where the implementation of the joint introduction project is intended to be (65 KB)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Environment Agency Richard Fairclough House Knutsford Road WA4 1HG Warrington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Jason Bailey Phone: +44 03708 506506 Email: ji@environment-agency.gov.uk	National guidelines and procedures for approving JI projects: JI-Approval and Authorisation Guidance (125 KB)

*In 2006, the second Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 2), in Nairobi, adopted an amendment to Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol (decision 10/CMP.2), adding Belarus to this Annex. Based on article 20 of the Kyoto Protocol, an "amendment...shall enter into force for those Parties having accepted it on the ninetieth day after the date of receipt by the Depositary of an instrument of acceptance by at least three fourths of the Parties to this Protocol". The respective amendment has not entered into force and an updated status of ratifications is available on the UNFCCC website.

In 2010, the CMP 6 in Cancun clarified, in relation to the participation requirements set out in section D of the JI guidelines, with regard to a Party included in Annex I to the Convention whose quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment for the first commitment period has not yet been inscribed in Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol, but that wishes to host a JI project, that
(a) in the interest of transparency, the secretariat may accept for publication the project design documents of JI projects and
(b) the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee may consider these projects in accordance with the JI guidelines before the amendment to include the respective host Party in Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol enters into force.

In addition, the CMP 6 agreed to continue consideration of the issue of issuance of ERUs from those projects at its next session, while noting that the host Party may issue and transfer ERUs only after the amendment to include it in Annex B enters into force and upon its meeting of the eligibility requirements set out in paragraph 21 of the JI guidelines.