Relevant rules/decisions

3/CMP.1, Annex, paragraph 66 defines the issuance of CERS.

EB 32, Annex 39, paragraph 18 states the same procedures for issuance of CERs apply to a Programme of Activities (PoAs) as for standard CDM projects.

EB 32, Annex 39, paragraph 22 sets that the DOE requests issuance by submitting the F-CDM-POA-REQCERS form and must identify each CDM Programme Activity (CPA) to which the request relates.

EB 55, Annex 41 –  "Procedure for Review of Requests for Issuance of CERs"(Version 1.2) – describes how a review of a request for issuance is conducted.

EB 54, Annex 35 – "Procedures for Requests for Issuance of CERs" (Version 1.2) – describes how a request for issuance, request for review, and finalization of a request for issuance that does not receive a request for review, are conducted.