Approximately every three years. Next before the 3rd Meeting of the Parties (to be held end of 2005 or early 2006) Resolution 1.3 requested that a preliminary national report be submitted by 1 September 2000 for consideration at the Technical Committee.
In 2011, a new online reporting system was launched, replacing the previously used paper-based format for National Reports. The new format, approved by MOP4 in 2008, has substantially facilitated the collection, analysis and use of the information contained in Parties’ National Reports. Access to the online reporting system is password protected and granted to designated national respondents only.