Notification 2013-122

Dear Madam/Sir, I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Korea, the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 7) will be held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, from 29 September to 3 October 2014, back-to-back with the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held from 6 to 17 October 2014. The provisional agenda of the meeting, as approved by the COP-MOP Bureau, is attached. The annotated agenda will be made available six months prior to the meeting. Other pre-session documentation will be made available as soon as practicable and, in any case, no later than six weeks prior to the meeting. The pre-session documents and information for participants will be accessible at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=MOP-07. Additional information on the organization of the meeting will be made available in due course. In accordance with rules 6 and 7 of the Rules of Procedure for meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the meeting is open to organizations and agencies, whether governmental or non-governmental, qualified in fields relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, which have informed the Secretariat of their wish to be represented at the meeting. Registration of representatives from these organizations is subject to the receipt by the Secretariat of an official letter, before the opening of the meeting, from the Chief Executive or President of the organization. The letter must indicate the list of names, the head of delegation, the titles and contacts of the delegates to the meeting and should be received by the Secretariat by 15 September 2014. We look forward to your participation in this important event. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: Relevant organizations