Notification

Date: 14.07.2025

To: Heads of Administrative Authorities and National Focal Points

The Secretariat takes this opportunity to remind the Contracting Parties that have registered to participate in the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) of the process for submission of credentials.

The process is governed by Rule 18 of the Convention’s Rules of Procedure, which can be found at the following address: https://www.ramsar.org/document/ramsar-rules-procedure-cop14.

Rule 18.1 reads as follows: “The original of the statement of credentials of the Head of Delegation and other representatives, alternate representatives, and advisers (specifying the individual named as the Head of Delegation) shall be submitted to the Secretary General of the Convention or to his/her designated representative, not later than 48 hours after the opening of the meeting. Submission of the statement of credentials may be done digitally, conditional upon compliance with the terms set out in Rule 18.3. Any later change in the composition of the delegation shall also be submitted to Secretary General or the representative of the Secretary General.”

The Secretariat will be ready to receive statements of credentials in hard copy at the registration desk, from the opening of registration at 8.00 am on Wednesday 23 July.

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