3. The main objective of the review of the GHG inventories was to ensure that the COP had adequate information on GHG inventories of the Federal Republic of Carbonia. The review further assessed the progress of the Party towards fulfilling the requirements outlined in the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories. In this context, the review team checked the responses of the Party to questions raised in previous stages of the review process and the consistency of the inventory submission with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines and the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines), the IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Good Practice Guidance) and the Good practice Guidance for LULUCF, and identified possible areas for improvement in the inventory of the Federal Republic of Carbonia subject to the review.

          4. The review team has also assessed whether the submission fulfilled the requirements included in the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines and the IPCC Good Practice Guidance.

          5. The expert review team assessed all information and data reported by the Party in its 2004 submission, such as national inventory data reported in the Common Reporting Format (CRF) and National Inventory Report (NIR).  The ERT also used the 2004 Synthesis and Assessment report (S&A) of GHG inventories prepared by the Secretariat, comments from the Party on the S&A report, the Party’s initial check status report, and previous review reports of the Party’s annual inventory submissions.