Content of F-CDM-SSC-BUNDLE
Project proponents must complete the CDM-SSC-BUNDLE form and include information related to the bundle.
A form with information related to the bundle (F-CDM-BUNDLE) must be included in the submission; Form is available at UNFCCC CDM website: http://cdm.unfccc.int and go to CDM: Guidance - clarifications - tools. The form should cover issues such as title of the bundle, general description, project participants, locations, types and categories, estimated amount of emission reduction, crediting period and monitoring plans. (EB 34, Annex 10)
Section A - General description of the Bundle
The project proponents must provide the title of the bundle and the date and version number of the form in the general description of the bundle.
A.1 Title of the Bundle
Project participants should list the title of the bundle of projects, including cross-references to all relevant project design documents and their version numbers and dates.
A.2 Description of the Bundle and subbundles
Project participants should list the bundle and subbundles in the following table:
A.3 Project participants
Project participants should be listed in the following table:
Section B - Technical description of the Bundle
B.1 Location of the Bundle
Project participants should describe the location of the bundle, including:
- Host Party(ies)
- Regions/States/Provinces
- Cities/Towns/Communities
- Details of physical location, including information allowing unique indentification of the bundle
B.2 Type(s), Category(ies) and Technology(ies)/Measure(s) of the Bundle
In this section project participants must specify the type and category of the bundle, using the established categories for small-scale projects contained in 4/CMP.1, Annex II, Appendix B:
Please specify the type/s and category/(ies) of the bundle using the categorization of Appendix B to the simplified modalities and procedures for small-scale CDM project activities, hereafter referred to as Appendix B. Note that Appendix B may be revised over time and that the most recent version will be available on the UNFCCC CDM web site (EB 34, Annex 10).
It must be demonstrated that the relevant subbundle will not exceed the small-scale limits:
Please demonstrate that the sub bundle will remain under the limits for small-scale project activities type every year over the crediting period (EB 34, Annex 10).
B.3 Estimated amount of emission reductions over the chosen crediting period
The emission reductions must be estimated in the following table:
Section C - Duration of the project activity / crediting period
3/CMP.1, Annex, Appendix B requires:
Statement of the estimated operational lifetime of the project and which crediting period was selected (3/CMP.1, Annex, Appendix B, paragraph 1(c)).
The operational lifetime of the project is defined as follows:
It is defined as the period during which the project activity...is in operation. No crediting period shall end after the end of the operational lifetime (calculated as from the starting date) (CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03).
Crediting period is defined as follows:
The crediting period for a CDM project activity is the period for which reductions from the baseline are verified and certified by a designated operational entity for the purpose of issuance of CERs (CDM Glossary of Terms Version 03).
C.1 Duration of the bundle
C.1.1 Starting date of the project activity
Starting date is defined as follows:
The starting date of a CDM project activity is the date on which the implementation or construction or real action of a project activity begins (EB 34, Annex 10).
Project participants can choose the starting date of the project activities. The Executive Board has clarified that the starting date of the project activity does not need to be the same as the starting date of the crediting period:
... the starting date of a CDM project activity does not need to correspond to the starting date of the crediting period for this project activity. The Board clarified therefore that project activities starting as of 1 January 2000 may be validated and registered as a CDM project activity after 31 December 2005 (EB 21, paragraph 63).
C.1.2 Expected operational lifetime of the project activity
Project participants must specify the operational lifetime:
Please state the expected operational lifetime of the project activity in years and months (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2 Choice of the crediting period and related information
The crediting period for a CDM project activity is selected by the project participants, and may be either:
- A 7-year crediting period, renewable twice; or
- A single 10-year crediting period.
4/CMP.1, Annex II, paragraph 29 sets out these two possible approaches:
Project participants shall select a crediting period for a proposed small-scale project activity from one of the following alternatives:
- A maximum of seven years which may be renewed at most two times, provided that, for each renewal, a designated operational entity determines and informs the Executive Board that the original project baseline is still valid or has been updated taking account of new data where applicable
- A maximum of 10 years with no option of renewal (4/CMP.1, Annex II, paragraph 29).
In all but exceptional cases, the crediting period must begin after the date of registration:
Note that the crediting period may only start after the date of registration of the proposed activity as a CDM project activity. In exceptional cases, (see instructions for section C.1.1. above) the starting date of the crediting period may be prior to the date of registration of the project activity as provided for in paragraphs 12 and 13 of decision 17/CP.7, paragraph 1 (c) of decision 18/CP.9 and through any guidance by the Executive Board, available on the UNFCCC CDM web site (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2.1 Renewable crediting period
Participants may choose a 7-year crediting period, renewable twice:
Each crediting period shall be at most 7 years and may be renewed at most two times, provided that, for each renewal, a designated operational entity determines and informs the Executive Board that the original project baseline is still valid or has been updated taking account of new data where applicable (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2.1.1 Starting date of the first crediting period
The Executive Board has clarified that the starting date and length of the first crediting period must be determined before registration, and this information must be included in the request for registration:
The starting date and length of the first crediting period has to be determined before registration (CDM Glossary of Terms Ver 02).
Furthermore, at the point of requesting registration for a proposed project activity, DOEs shall ensure that project participants state the start date of the crediting period of the proposed project activity (EB 24, Annex 31, paragraph 1).
Only one start date for the crediting period can be specified, and this date must be selected without qualifications:
- Project participants shall specify only one start date for the crediting period, even in cases of phased implementation.
- Project participants shall state in the project design document the start date of the crediting period in the format dd/mm/yyyy, no qualifications, e.g. “expected�, can be made to this date (EB 24, Annex 31, paragraphs 1 and 4).
Dates must be specified in the following format:
Please state the dates in the following format: (DD/MM/YYYY) (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2.1.2 Length of the first crediting period
Project participants must specify the length of the first crediting period:
Please state the length of the first crediting period in years and months (EB 34, Annex 10).
The crediting period can only continue whilst the project activity is operational:
A crediting period shall not extend beyond the operational lifetime of the project activity (CDM Glossary of Terms Version 03).
C.2.2 Fixed crediting period
Participants may choose a fixed crediting period of 10 years:
Fixed crediting period shall be at most ten (10) years (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2.2.1 Starting date
Dates must be specified in the following format:
Please state the dates in the following format: (DD/MM/YYYY) (EB 34, Annex 10).
C.2.2.2 Length
Project participants must specify the length of the first crediting period:
Please state the length of the crediting period in years and months (EB 34, Annex 10).
Section D - Application of a monitoring methodology
Project participants must state whether an overall monitoring plan is being used for the entire bundle, or separate monitoring plans are being used for each project activity. An overall monitoring plan is allowed where the small-scale projects are of the same type, category and technology/measure:
State whether an overall monitoring plan is being applied to the bundle or separate monitoring plans are being applied to the project activities.
If all project activities in the bundle belong to the same type, same category and technology/measure, a common monitoring plan can be utilized for the bundle with the
submission of one monitoring report, under conditions to be specified (e.g. conditions for sampling). In all other cases (if the bundle includes project activities with (a) the same type, same category and different technology/measure; (b) same type, different categories and technologies/measures and; and (c) different types) different monitoring plans will be required for the bundle and separate monitoring reports must be prepared (EB 34, Annex 10).