وأشارت الهيئة الفرعية إلى الاستنتاجات التي خلصت إليها في دورتها السادسة عشرة والتي فيها:
The SBSTA recalled its conclusions at its sixteenth session, in which it: Invited Parties to submit, by 15 March 2003, their views on the draft technical guidance, taking into account the results of the case studies (see FCCC/SBSTA/2002/6, para.