Register a project activity

In accordance with the modalities and procedures for the CDM:
"Registration is the formal acceptance by the Executive Board of a validated project as a CDM project activity. Registration is the prerequisite for the verification, certification and issuance of CERs related to that project activity". paragraph 36 (a) Annex decision 3/CMP.1 (735 KB)

The Designated Operational Entity shall;

  • Submit CDM Project Activity Registration Form
    The designated operational entity shall submit to the Executive Board, if it determines the proposed project activity to be valid, a request for registration in the form of a validation report. (The registration form is under Executive Board consideration)
  • Pay Registration Fee
    The Executive Board at its sixth meeting agreed on to charge an initial administration fee at registration stage ("registration fee"). The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its first session decided on a fee structure for share of proceeds to cover administrative expenses of the CDM. The Executive Board has provided further guidance on a revised registration fee calculation for CDM project activities.
    • The Board, at its eighth meeting, further clarified that the date of receipt of a request for registration is the date when the deposit of the registration fee indicated in the registration form has been received by the secretariat.
    • The banking information required for the payment of the registration fee must be obtained from the DOE validating your project.

  • The Registration

    Requests for registration of project activities are submitted for registration by the DOE. Following the commencement date (or kick-off date) for analyzing the request, the secretariat will complete within 7 days a completeness check to determine whether the submission is complete. If the submission meets the requirements of the completeness check, then the secretariat will conduct within 23 days an information and reporting check. If the request for registration meets the requirements of the information and reporting check, the secretariat will publish it on the UNFCCC CDM website.

    However, if the request for registration does not meet the requirements of the completeness and information and reporting checks, then upon submission of the revised documentation it shall be treated as a new request for registration.

    Following the publication of the request for registration on the UNFCCC CDM website, the project activity will be automatically registered after 28 days unless a Party involved in the project activity or at least three members of the Executive Board request a review of the proposed CDM project activity. The review by the Executive Board shall be made in accordance with the Procedure for review of requests for registration.

    For more information, please refer to the Procedure for requests for registration.

  • Starting date of a CDM project activity
    The starting date of a CDM project activity is the date at which the implementation or construction or real action of a project activity begins.
    Project activities starting as of the year 2000 (1 January 2000) and prior to 10 November 2001 (date of adoption of the CDM Modalities and Procedures) have to provide documentation, at the time of registration, showing that the starting date fell within this period.