Nomination

Saatja: STEPANOVA, Alena <[email protected]> Saadetud: 15.09.2021 09:59 Adressaat: Elen Ohov <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Koopia: Triin Uusberg <[email protected]>; SM Info <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: Request for nomination for the WHO European Region pre-meetings for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP2) Dear Ms Ohov, On behalf of Dr Nino Berdzuli, Director, Division of Country Health Programmes at WHO Regional Office for Europe, we are pleased to share with you the letter, requesting for nomination for the WHO European Region pre-meetings for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP2). We would very much appreciate receiving your official nomination as soon as possible and no later than 05 October 2021. Please send the name, functional title, and email address of the nominated expert so that we can liaise with him/her directly and communicate about any follow-up queries, to the following addresses: and Thank you, Best regards, WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases Alena Stepanova Programme Assistant WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) Moscow, Russian Federation Office:+ 7495 787 21 67 E-mail: GPN: 78110 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 13 September 2021 ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Elen Ohov BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA Adviser ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО European Union Affairs and International Co- Head office: operation Department UN City, Marmorvej 51, Ministry of Social Affairs DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: [email protected] 10122 Tallinn Website: http://www.euro.who.int Estonia Our reference: WHO/GDO Your reference: Notre référence: -312-2021 Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Ms Ohov, WHO European Region pre-meetings for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP2) I have the honour to inform you that the WHO Regional Office for Europe, together with the Convention Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), plans to hold pre-meetings for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) and the second session of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP2) for the WHO European Region. In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, these pre-meetings will be held virtually in October 2021 on the following days: Pre-COP9 20 October 2021 Pre-MOP2 13–14 October 2021 The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the governing body of the WHO FCTC and comprises all Parties to the Convention. It keeps implementation of the Convention under regular review and takes the decisions necessary to promote effective implementation. The Meeting of the Parties (MOP) is the governing body of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and provides an opportunity for the Parties to the Protocol to discuss implementation. COP and MOP are held once every two years. The ninth session of the COP and the second session of the MOP will be held virtually on 8–13 November 2021 and 15–17 November 2021, respectively. The objective of the COP9 and MOP2 pre-meetings is to provide an opportunity for Parties to be briefed about agenda items, have the opportunity to clarify areas in which they might have questions and explore common positions for the WHO European Region, where applicable. The working languages will be English and Russian, and simultaneous interpretation will be provided. The provisional agendas for both events are enclosed. I have the pleasure of inviting you to nominate an expert (or a group of experts, but not more than three persons) to attend each of these virtual pre-meetings. We are looking forward to receiving nomination from Parties and Observers for the COP9 and MOP2 pre-meetings, including the name, title and email address of the expert(s), so we can contact the person(s) with more details concerning UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Denmark their participation in these online events. Given that the events aim to provide an opportunity for comprehensive discussion, we request that representatives with the necessary competence be designated. Dr Angela Ciobanu, Technical Officer, Tobacco Control (email: [email protected], [email protected]) is responsible for this activity and it would be appreciated if you would address your reply to her at your earliest convenience, but no later than 5 October 2021. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely yours, for Dr Nino Berdzuli Director Division of Country Health Programmes Encls: Provisional agenda pre-COP meeting Provisional agenda pre-MOP meeting Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European and International Coordination Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia –2– Pre-meeting for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP9) 20 October 2021 Provisional programme Time Item 9:00 – 11:00 am; 1.1. Welcome and opening remarks CEST 1.2. Introduction 1.3. General information and special procedures, COP9 meeting (COP Agenda item 1) 1.4. Applications for the status of observer to the Conference of the Parties (COP Agenda item 2; Document FCTC/COP/9/4) 1.5. Global progress in implementation of the WHO FCTC (COP Agenda item 3; Document FCTC/COP/2/5) 1.6. Budgetary and institutional matters (COP Agenda item 6) − Performance and progress reports (Document FCTC/COP/9/12) − Proposed Workplan and Budget for the financial period 2022–2023 (Documents FCTC/COP/9/13 and FCTC/COP/9/INF.DOC/1) − Payment of the Assessed Contributions (Document FCTC/COP/9/14) − Investment fund concept proposal (Documents FCTC/COP/2/15 and FCTC/COP/9/INF.DOC/2) − Accreditation of nongovernmental organisations with the status of observers to the Conference of Parties (Document FCTC/COP/2/16) 1.7. Reporting, implementation assistance and international cooperation (COP Agenda Item 5; Documents FCTC/COP/9/11) 11:00 am – 1:00 Break pm 1:00 – 3:00 pm; 1.8. Treaty instruments and technical matters (COP Agenda item 4) CEST − Implementation of the articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC. Reports from the expert group. (Documents FCTC/COP/9/6; FCTC/COP/9/7 and FCTC/COP/9/8) − Research and evidence on novel and emerging tobacco products (Documents FCTC/COP/9/9 and FCTC/COP/9/10) 1.9. Overview of other related issues 1.10. Questions and answers. Moderated discussion. 1.11. Closure of the pre-COP9 meeting Pre-meeting for the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP2) 13-14 October 2021 Provisional programme Day 1: 13 October 2021 Time Item 9:00 – 11:00 am; 1.1. Welcome and opening remarks CEST 1.2. Introduction 1.3. General information and special procedures, MOP2 meeting (MOP Agenda item 1) 1.4. Applications for the status of observer to the Meeting of the Parties (MOP Agenda item 2; Document FCTC/MOP/2/4) 1.5. Global progress in implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP Agenda item 3; Document FCTC/MOP/2/5) 1.6. Protocol instruments and technical matters (MOP Agenda item 4) Tracking and tracing systems (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/6) Assistance and cooperation (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/7) 1.7. Reporting, implementation assistance and international cooperation (MOP Agenda Item 5; Document FCTC/MOP/2/8) 11:00 am – 1:00 Break pm CEST 1:00 – 3:00 pm; 1.8. Summarising the key information from the first session CEST 1.9. Questions and answers. Moderated discussions 1.10. Closure of the day 1 Day 2: 14 October 2021 Time Item 9:00 – 11:15 am; 2.1. Welcome remarks and brief overview of the day 1 discussions CEST 2.2. Budgetary and institutional matters (MOP Agenda item 6) - Scale and mechanism of assessed contributions and other resources (Document FCTC/MOP/2/9) - Performance and progress reports (Document FCTC/MOP/2/10) - Proposed Workplan and Budget for the financial period 2022–2023 (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/11 and FCTC/MOP/2/INF.DOC/1) - Investment fund concept proposal (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/12 and FCTC/MOP/2/INF.DOC/2) 2.3. Other related issues (MOP Agenda item 7 and 8) 2.4. Questions and answers. Moderated discussion. 2.5. Closure of the pre-MOP2