The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “the Conference” means the conference convened by the COP comprising—

(a) the 26th session of the COP;

(b) the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;

(c) the third session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement; and

(d) all related pre-sessional meetings, sessions of subsidiary bodies and additional meetings, convened in the United Kingdom.

(2) In this Order—

“the COP” is to be construed in accordance with article 3;

“the Kyoto Protocol” means the protocol to the UNFCCC signed in Kyoto on 11th December 1997(1);

“the Paris Agreement” means the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed in Paris on 12th December 2015(2);

“the UNFCCC” means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted in New York on 9th May 1992(3);

“the UNFCCC secretariat” means the secretariat of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement established under Article 8 of the UNFCCC.

(1)

Cm. 6485.

(2)

Cm. 9338.

(3)

Cm. 2833.