Notification 2005-089

Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing in connection with the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting on the Clearing-House Mechanism which was held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 9 to 11 March 2005. Participants to the meeting recommended to the Executive Secretary to develop a checklist of criteria to assist in the evaluation of national Clearing-House Mechanisms and that the results of the checklist be presented as an information document at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to be held in Curitiba, Brazil from 20 to 31 March 2006. In support of the above, I am pleased to convey herewith a checklist inquiring on the state of development of Latin America and the Caribbean Clearing-House Mechanisms. We invite you to submit a completed checklist to the Secretariat at your earliest convenience but no later than 15 September 2005.

Executive Secretary

To: Latin America and the Caribbean CHM National Focal Points CHM Informal Advisory Committee