5. First of all, this Instruction is intended for diocesan Bishops or their equivalent in law⁷ whose ecclesiastical circumscriptions are dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. Thus, they must adhere to the enclosed norms, applying them immediately so as to resolve any irregular situations.

This Instruction is also being sent, in agreement with the Congregation for Bishops, to the Episcopal Conferences of Western Europe, North America and Australia, to inform them of the existence of this phenomenon and to ensure that adequate provisions are made so that a proper exchange based on a true missionary spirit may be re-established between the Churches. Furthermore, this Instruction also pertains to other countries, not cited above, where this same problem occurs.