(4)The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol adopted the Doha amendment, establishing a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020 (‘the Doha Amendment’). The Union approved the Doha Amendment by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339note. It is necessary to implement the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol in the Union Registry and in the national Kyoto Protocol registries. However, the relevant provisions should apply only as of the date of entry into force of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol.