Type of problem, substantive merits
1 = Benign
2 = Mixed
3 = Moderately malign
4 = Strongly malign

Symmetry; system of activities
1 = Largely symmetrical
2 = Moderately asymmetrical
3 = Strongly asymmetrical

Selective incentives
0 = No
1 = Yes; explicitely
2 = Yes; indirectly
3 = Both 1 & 2

Configuration of interests
1 = Crosscutting cleavages
2 = Crosscutting cleavages, exeption(s)
3 = Cumulative conflict
4 = Cumulative conflict, exeption(s)
5 = Mix

decision rule in use
1 = consensus/unanimity
2 = Majority, right of reservation
3 = Majority, no right of reserv.
4 = other

'Fast track' options
0 = None
1 = (Voluntary) efforts by a subset
2 = Provisional treaty application
3 = 'Soft-law'
4 = Both 1 and 2
5 = Both 1 and 3
6 = Both 2 and 3
7 = All three

Role of secretariat
0 = No secretariat
1 = Office-keeping
2 = Descriptive, informational
3 = Low-key political inputs
4 = Advocate

Role of conference president(s) and committee chairs
1 = Process manager
2 = Low-key 'political' inputs
3 = 'Political' advocate

Level and scope of uncertainty, original
1 = Low uncertainty
2 = Theoretical good; descriptive poor
3 = Good empirical knowledge; poor theory
4 = High uncertainty

Improvement in knowledge base attributed to the regime itself
0 = Not applicable
1 = Small amount
2 = Direct and indirect: half
3 = Direct: half
4 = Direct and indirect: most
5 = Direct: most
6 = DK

Regime effectivenes: behavioural change
0 = Negative
1 = Situation unchanged
2 = Small improvement
3 = Significant improvement
4 = Major improvement

Regime effectiveness: functional optimum
1 = Low
2 = Intermediate
3 = High
4 = Very high