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CDM Project Approval Mechanism by the National Commission

1 Project proponent (or together with consultant) prepares application documents that consist of: (i) the National Approval Application Form, which includes explanation about the project proposal’s conformability to criteria of Sustainable Development; (ii) Project Design Document; (iii) EIA report (where required); (iv) notes of public consultation; (v) recommendation letter from Ministry of Forestry, only for forestry CDM project proposal, and; (vi) other supporting documents to justify the project.
2 The application documents are submitted to the Secretariat to be processed. The Secretariat has to make sure that the application documents are complete. (1) Executive Secretary posts the Project Proposals at the National Commission website to invite comments from public and stakeholders. Each comment will be posted at the National Commission website.
3 Executive Secretary submits and presents the Project Proposal that have been received by the Project Proposal Submission Closing Date to the National Commission for CDM in Internal Coordination Meeting (2). The Internal Coordination Meeting last within one day.
3a If required by the National Commission, Executive Secretary will assign Experts to perform Additional Evaluation to Project Proposals as second opinion (2a). Experts should evaluate within 5 days.
4 The National Commission assigns members of Technical Team to evaluate Project Proposals based on Sustainable Development Criteria and Indicators. (3)
4a If required, Technical Team member of the same sector as the Proposed Project may take the application document to the Sectoral Technical Team meeting that has been previously established in the relevant ministries (3a).
4b If required by Technical Team, with the approval from the National commission, Executive Secretary will assign Experts to assist the Technical Team (3b). The whole process of (4), (4a) and (4b) is within 21 days.
If Technical Team or Experts suppose that the data given are not complete, they will write a note on the data needed to be completed and attach it to the Evaluation Report to be submitted to the National Commission.
5 Technical Team submits the Evaluation Report of Project Proposal to the Secretariat to be passed on to the National commission (4). The Technical Team's Evaluation Report will be posted at the National Commission website.
6 The National Commission receives Secretariat’s report on the results of the Project Proposals Evaluation and Stakeholders Comments that are communicated through the National Commission website or sent directly to the Secretariat.
After considering all inputs, the National Commission makes a decision whether the Project Proposal will be given Approval or Rejection (5). The National Commission Decision-making Meeting last within one day.
6a If there is any essential difference of opinion between the Stakeholders who are in favour of and those who are against the Project Proposal, through its Special Meeting, the National commission may hold a Special Meeting of Stakeholder Forum. (5a)
At the Stakeholder Forum Special Meeting, the National commission conveys the controversial Project Proposal and compiles aspiration, supports and critics from participants of the Stakeholder Forum Special Meeting. The Stakeholder Forum Special Meeting last within one day.
7 If the National commission cannot give the Approval Letter because of incomplete data in the Project Proposal, according to the note made by Technical Team and Experts, Project Proponent is given 3 months time to make up and resubmit the revised Project Proposal to the Secretariat.
The Secretariat will process the revised Project Proposal documents with the same procedures for new Project Proposal. However, Technical Team or Experts will re-evaluate only part of the proposal with the new additional data.
The process of returning Project Proposal by Technical Team or Expert Group to be revised by Project Proponent may only be done once for every Proposal.
8 Secretariate submits National Commission Approval to Project Proponent.
9 If the Proposed Project does not meet the criteria, it may be re-submitted for National Approval after modifying the project design.