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Ms Yaroslava Tkachuk National Hutsul Museum Hutsulschyna and Pokuttia Folk Art 43b, Chornovola Av. Kolomyia Ivano-Frankivska oblast Ukraine 25 September 2023 Ref.: CLT/LHE/23/0213400014 Dear Ms Tkachuk, I am writing to confirm that the multinational nomination ‘Pysanka, Ukrainian tradition and art of decorating eggs’ submitted by Ukraine and Estonia will be considered for possible inscription in 2024 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Please refer to the reference number 02134 in any future correspondence The core documents of this file are available on the webpage dedicated to the files under process for the 2024 cycle. As set out in paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Secretariat has assessed the technical completeness of your file. For your file to be considered technically complete and therefore to be examined by the Intergovernmental Committee at its nineteenth session in 2024, I invite you to submit the following: • a revised single nomination Form ICH-02 for Ukraine and Estonia in electronic format (.rtf. or .doc) since two separate forms were submitted (see enclosed); please indicate one designated contact person from Ukraine under section 6.1 and one designated contact person from Estonia under section 6.2, with the understanding that Ukraine is the coordinating State for this nomination (there is no need for this revised form to be signed again) • English or French translation of the consent document from Ukraine that was submitted only in Ukrainian • an English or French translation of the extract of the National Register of the ICH of Ukraine (the file contains only a version in its original language) • original signed grant of rights form for the photos (Form ICH-07- photos) and the video (Form ICH-07-video). …/… United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7, Place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France T: +33 (0)1 45 68 11 12  -2- Furthermore, I am looking forward to receiving the following documents/materials, which are optional: • the separate materials that convey the communities’ voice in support of the statements made in section 2 of Form ICH-02. Although indicated as ‘submitted’ (box ticked) in the nomination form, no such materials have been provided. • the separate document containing the additional contact information relevant to the element (Section 4.2. of Form ICH-02). Although indicated as ‘submitted’ (box ticked) in the nomination form, no such document has been provided. You are kindly invited to transmit the documents mentioned above to ich- [email protected] no later than 22 December 2023 (the original signed version of the grant of rights for the photos and the video needs to be sent by postal mail). Should you require any further information please contact Ms Susanne Martin-Siegfried ([email protected] / +33 (0)1 45 68 09 70) / Ms Nyasha Kwedza ([email protected] / + 33 (0)1 45 68 14 95). If the file remains incomplete after that date, you may complete it for a subsequent cycle. Yours sincerely, Tim Curtis Secretary, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage cc: Permanent Delegation of Ukraine to UNESCO Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Estonia to UNESCO National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO Ms Margit Siim, Estonian National Commission for UNESCO (national contact for this file)