Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi
Eesti Vabariigi alaline esindus Genfis
[email protected]
22.03.2023 nr 6-6/23/1209
Esindajate nimetamine Baseli, Rotterdami ja
Stockholmi konventsioonide osapoolte kohtumisele
Austatud proua suursaadik
Baseli konventsiooni osapoolte 16. kohtumine, Rotterdami konventsiooni osapoolte
11. kohtumine ja Stockholmi konventsiooni osapoolte 11. kohtumine toimub Genfis
1.-12. mail 2023.
Palume nimetada Eesti esindajateks sellel kohtumisel Keskkonnaministeeriumi
keskkonnatehnoloogia osakonna nõuniku Hannela Artus, Keskkonnaministeeriumi
keskkonnakorralduse osakonna nõuniku Piret Otsason, Sotsiaalministeeriumi rahvatervise
osakonna peaspetsialisti Annemari Linno, Keskkonnaameti jäätmebüroo peaspetsialisti Katrin
Kaare ja Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli tehnilise eksperdi Mari-Liis Ummik.
Lugupidamisega
(allkirjastatud digitaalselt)
Kaupo Heinma
Asekantsler kantsleri ülesannetes
Lisad: 1. Kohtumise kutse
2. Täidetud registreerimisvormid
Teadmiseks: Marju Mikkov-Vekaria, Keskkonnaamet, Sotsiaalministeerium
Hannela Artus, 626 2966
[email protected]
Paldiski mnt 96/ Tallinn 13522/ 626 2802/
[email protected]/ www.envir.ee/
Registrikood 70001231
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
United Nations Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Office Address: International Environment House 1 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
7 November 2022
Subject: Invitation to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and
Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 1-12 May 2023
Excellency,
We have the honour to refer to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent
Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the eleventh
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the eleventh meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention will be held back to back from 1 to 12 May
2023, at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17, rue de Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland.
Preparatory meetings, including regional and bureaux meetings, will be held on Sunday, 30 April 2023.
As decided by the conferences of the Parties at their previous meetings, the meetings will include
joint sessions covering matters of relevance to at least two of the three conventions and separate sessions
of the meetings of each of the three conferences of the Parties. The meetings will not feature a high-level
segment.
The working languages of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties will be Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish. The provisional agendas for the meetings are enclosed. Other
working documents, the tentative schedule of the meetings and additional information on the
arrangements for the meetings will be made available online on the conventions’ website:
http://www.brsmeas.org/2023COPs.
Addressee by e-mail only (to be disseminated Addressees by e-mail:
by the respective Permanent Mission to the
United Nations Office at Geneva): Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office
at Geneva
H.E. Mr. Urmas Reinsalu Basel Convention Focal Points
Minister for Foreign Affairs Rotterdam Convention Official Contact Points
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stockholm Convention Official Contact Points
Tallinn
Estonia
Cc: Contact points for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
Permanent Representatives to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in
Rome and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme.
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Registration of representatives
We have the honour to invite your Government to designate one or more representative(s) to
participate in the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions. The names and contact information of the designated representatives must be
communicated to the Secretariat by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission of your
country to the United Nations in Geneva, using the attached registration form, together with an
official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the
Permanent Mission in Geneva. The required information must be sent to the Secretariat at the email
address provided below at the latest by Friday, 20 January 2023. The Secretariat highly encourages
early registration.
Pursuant to its Gender Action Plan, the Secretariat promotes active gender-balanced participation
in meetings of the bodies of the conventions. Accordingly, the Secretariat encourages a balanced gender
representation within your delegation.
Subject to the availability of resources, regional preparatory meetings for the 2023 meetings of the
conferences of the Parties will be held for the African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European and Latin
American and the Caribbean regions. Parties are invited to consider ensuring continuity among the
delegates attending these preparatory meetings and the meetings of the conferences of the Parties.
Parties are furthermore invited to consider ensuring nominating current members of the bureaux of the
three conferences of the Parties to the meetings.
Credentials of representatives of Parties to the conventions
In accordance with rule 18 of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the Basel
Convention, rule 19 of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam
Convention and rule 19 of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm
Convention, the Secretariat invites Parties to submit the credentials of the representatives, as well as the
names of the alternate representatives and advisers, who will constitute the delegation for your State or
regional economic integration organization to the meetings of those of the three conventions to which
your State or regional economic integration organization is a Party. A model form of credentials is
attached for your convenience and is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
on the conventions’ website.
Please note that, in accordance with the respective rules of procedure, credentials must be issued
by the head of State or Government, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or, in the case of a
regional economic integration organization, by the competent authority of that organization.
Information regarding any change in the composition of the delegation should be submitted using the
same procedure. Moreover, credentials shall be submitted if possible, no later than 24 hours after
the opening of the meetings (therefore by 10 am on Tuesday, 2 May 2023).
The Secretariat invites Parties to submit any electronic copy of credentials in advance of the
meetings preferably by Friday, 7 April 2023, as doing so will greatly facilitate the clearance
process. The Secretariat also invites Parties to hand over the original credentials of their
representatives at the meeting venue itself, at the time of the opening of the meetings.
Please also note that the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and
Stockholm conventions agreed on the approach they will follow when preparing the reports on
credentials for the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions in 2023. The bureaux agreed that when examining credentials received, they would
accept original credentials in good order as well as copies of credentials in good order with the
understanding that the original will be submitted as soon as possible.
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Assistance to developing-country Parties and Parties with economies in transition
Depending on the availability of funds, financial assistance to help defray the cost of attending the
meetings will be made available to developing-country Parties and Parties that are countries with
economies in transition for one representative per State per convention to which the State is a Party,
to a maximum of three representatives per State, for up to the full two-week duration of the meetings.
Requests for financial assistance should be communicated to the Secretariat at the address below
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations
Office at Geneva, using the attached registration form, and should be received no later than Friday, 20
January 2023. Since funds may be limited, countries that are eligible to receive such support should list
designated representatives for whom assistance is being requested in order of priority. Please note that
registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an
official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the
Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Please also note that requests for financial assistance must be processed by the Secretariat with
sufficient time in advance of the meetings to ensure the timely issuance of air tickets and to allow time
for representatives to apply for visas. For this reason, it will not be possible for the Secretariat to
consider requests for financial assistance or replacements of designated representatives after the
Friday, 20 January 2023 deadline.
When allocating funding to facilitate the participation of Parties in the meetings, the Secretariat
will apply the procedure adopted by the conferences of the Parties for that purpose (decisions BC-10/28,
RC-5/1 and SC-5/2, respectively), taking into account decisions BC-15/30, RC-10/19 and SC-10/26 on
programmes of work and budgets for the conventions for the biennium 2022-2023, and act in accordance
with United Nations rules and procedures.
Address for submission of credentials and registrations, including requests for financial assistance
Please submit your nominations, no later than Friday, 20 January 2023, through the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations Office
at Geneva, including registration forms, together with an official nomination letter from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission in Geneva as well as any
request for financial assistance.
As mentioned above, please submit a copy of the credentials in advance of the meetings,
preferably by Friday, 7 April 2023.
All submissions should be sent to:
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ms. Stéphanie Cadet
E-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
It is the responsibility of each participant to familiarize themself with travel restrictions related to
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the country of origin, including for transit and re-entry.
The following websites provide information on entry requirements to Switzerland:
• https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-
pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/empfehlungen-fuer-
reisende/quarantaene-einreisende.html (Entry restrictions from the Federal Office of Public
Health’s website)
• https://travelcheck.admin.ch/home (Travelcheck)
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Appropriate precautionary and hygiene measures will be put in place at the meeting venue, in
accordance with the requirements of the United Nations and the Government of Switzerland. The
COVID-19 situation will be kept under review in the lead-up and during the meetings. The Secretariat
strongly recommends that all participants in the meetings of the conferences of the Parties be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19. Further information will be provided to registered participants.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of our highest consideration.
Rolph Payet Rémi Nono Womdim
Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam
and Stockholm Conventions Convention
Encl.
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
REGISTRATION FORM
MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1-12 MAY 2023
TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH MEETING PARTICIPANT
Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 20 January 2023 to: Ms. Stéphanie
Cadet, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
COUNTRY / ORGANIZATION Estonia / Ministry of the Environment
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (please check one):
GOVERNMENT REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPANT DATA:
FIRST NAME Hannela
MR MS
LAST NAME Artus
FUNCTIONAL TITLE Adviser
SECTION / DEPARTMENT Environmental Technology Department
NAME OF ORGANIZATION /
INSTITUTION Ministry of the Environment
COMPLETE MAILING: ADDRESS,
STREET ADDRESS or P.O. BOX, CITY, Paldiski mnt 96, 13522 Tallinn, Estonia
COUNTRY
TELEPHONE: MOBILE TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES):
(including country and city (including country code) (including country and city
code) code)
+3726262966 +37257703202
[email protected]
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official
nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
SECTION TO BE FILLED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES OR PARTIES WITH ECONOMIES IN
TRANSITION FOR WHOM SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL/DSA IS BEING REQUESTED:
Depending on the availability of funds, financial support will be considered for one representative per State per convention to
which the State is a Party, to a maximum of three representatives per State, for the full two-week duration of the meetings.
City of departure (airport):
Please also provide a copy of the first page of your national passport.
Please submit the request for financial assistance through an official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva no later than 20 January
2023, together with this form.
Important notes: It is essential that we receive your registration form by the deadline indicated above to process travel support,
where applicable. We will not be able to process incomplete forms. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
REGISTRATION FORM
MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1-12 MAY 2023
TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH MEETING PARTICIPANT
Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 20 January 2023 to: Ms. Stéphanie
Cadet, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
COUNTRY / ORGANIZATION ESTONIA / MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF ESTONIA
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (please check one):
GOVERNMENT REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPANT DATA:
FIRST NAME PIRET
MR MS
LAST NAME OTSASON
FUNCTIONAL TITLE Adviser
SECTION / DEPARTMENT Environmental Management Department
NAME OF ORGANIZATION /
INSTITUTION Ministry of the Environment of Estonia
COMPLETE MAILING: ADDRESS,
STREET ADDRESS or P.O. BOX, CITY, Paldiski mnt 96, 13522 Tallinn, Estonia
COUNTRY
TELEPHONE: MOBILE TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES):
(including country and city (including country code) (including country and city
code) code)
+372 5302 2599
[email protected]
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official
nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
SECTION TO BE FILLED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES OR PARTIES WITH ECONOMIES IN
TRANSITION FOR WHOM SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL/DSA IS BEING REQUESTED:
Depending on the availability of funds, financial support will be considered for one representative per State per convention to
which the State is a Party, to a maximum of three representatives per State, for the full two-week duration of the meetings.
City of departure (airport):
Please also provide a copy of the first page of your national passport.
Please submit the request for financial assistance through an official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva no later than 20 January
2023, together with this form.
Important notes: It is essential that we receive your registration form by the deadline indicated above to process travel support,
where applicable. We will not be able to process incomplete forms. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
REGISTRATION FORM
MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1-12 MAY 2023
TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH MEETING PARTICIPANT
Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 20 January 2023 to: Ms. Stéphanie
Cadet, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
COUNTRY / ORGANIZATION ESTONIA / Environmental Board
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (please check one):
GOVERNMENT X REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPANT DATA:
FIRST NAME KATRIN
MR MS X
LAST NAME KAARE
FUNCTIONAL TITLE CHIEF SPECIALIST ON WASTE
SECTION / DEPARTMENT WASTE BUREAU / DEPARTMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY
NAME OF ORGANIZATION /
INSTITUTION ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD
COMPLETE MAILING: ADDRESS,
STREET ADDRESS or P.O. BOX, CITY, Narva mnt 7a, Tallinn, ESTONIA
COUNTRY
TELEPHONE: MOBILE TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES):
(including country and city (including country code) (including country and city
code) code)
katrin.kaare@keskkonnaam
+372 5152225 et.ee
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official
nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
SECTION TO BE FILLED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES OR PARTIES WITH ECONOMIES IN
TRANSITION FOR WHOM SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL/DSA IS BEING REQUESTED:
Depending on the availability of funds, financial support will be considered for one representative per State per convention to
which the State is a Party, to a maximum of three representatives per State, for the full two-week duration of the meetings.
City of departure (airport):
Please also provide a copy of the first page of your national passport.
Please submit the request for financial assistance through an official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva no later than 20 January
2023, together with this form.
Important notes: It is essential that we receive your registration form by the deadline indicated above to process travel support,
where applicable. We will not be able to process incomplete forms. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
REGISTRATION FORM
MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1-12 MAY 2023
TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH MEETING PARTICIPANT
Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 20 January 2023 to: Ms. Stéphanie
Cadet, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
COUNTRY / ORGANIZATION ESTONIA / MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (please check one):
GOVERNMENT REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPANT DATA:
FIRST NAME ANNEMARI
MR MS
LAST NAME LINNO
FUNCTIONAL TITLE CHIEF SPECIALIST
SECTION / DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
NAME OF ORGANIZATION /
INSTITUTION MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
COMPLETE MAILING: ADDRESS,
STREET ADDRESS or P.O. BOX, CITY, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, ESTONIA
COUNTRY
TELEPHONE: MOBILE TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES):
(including country and city (including country code) (including country and city
code) code)
+372 6269247 +372 5187935
[email protected]
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official
nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
SECTION TO BE FILLED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES OR PARTIES WITH ECONOMIES IN
TRANSITION FOR WHOM SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL/DSA IS BEING REQUESTED:
Depending on the availability of funds, financial support will be considered for one representative per State per convention to
which the State is a Party, to a maximum of three representatives per State, for the full two-week duration of the meetings.
City of departure (airport):
Please also provide a copy of the first page of your national passport.
Please submit the request for financial assistance through an official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva no later than 20 January
2023, together with this form.
Important notes: It is essential that we receive your registration form by the deadline indicated above to process travel support,
where applicable. We will not be able to process incomplete forms. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
REGISTRATION FORM
MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE
BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 1-12 MAY 2023
TO BE COMPLETED BY EACH MEETING PARTICIPANT
Please type or print clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by Friday, 20 January 2023 to: Ms. Stéphanie
Cadet, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
COUNTRY / ORGANIZATION Estonia
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (please check one):
GOVERNMENT REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPANT DATA:
FIRST NAME Mari-Liis
MR MS
LAST NAME Ummik
FUNCTIONAL TITLE Early Stage Researcher
SECTION / DEPARTMENT Department of Energy Technology
NAME OF ORGANIZATION /
INSTITUTION Tallinn University of Technology
COMPLETE MAILING: ADDRESS,
STREET ADDRESS or P.O. BOX, CITY, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
COUNTRY
TELEPHONE: MOBILE TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES):
(including country and city (including country code) (including country and city
code) code)
Mariliis.ummik@gmail.
+37256651293
com
Please note that registration forms will not be processed by the Secretariat if they are not accompanied by an official
nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the
United Nations Office at Geneva.
SECTION TO BE FILLED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES OR PARTIES WITH ECONOMIES IN
TRANSITION FOR WHOM SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL/DSA IS BEING REQUESTED:
Depending on the availability of funds, financial support will be considered for one representative per State per convention to
which the State is a Party, to a maximum of three representatives per State, for the full two-week duration of the meetings.
City of departure (airport):
Please also provide a copy of the first page of your national passport.
Please submit the request for financial assistance through an official nomination letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of your country to the United Nations in Geneva no later than 20 January
2023, together with this form.
Important notes: It is essential that we receive your registration form by the deadline indicated above to process travel support,
where applicable. We will not be able to process incomplete forms. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.