Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 6.COM 14

The Committee,

  1. Having examined document ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/14,
  2. Recalling Article 16 of the Convention,
  3. Further recalling chapters I.2, I.7, I.9 and I.15 of the Operational Directives related to the inscription of intangible cultural heritage elements on the Representative List,
  4. Decides, in accordance with Rule 49 of its Rules of Procedure, to suspend the application of Rule 21.2, on an exceptional basis, until its next session;
  5. Establishes a subsidiary body for the examination of nominations for possible inscription on the Representative List in 2012 and adopts the terms of reference as presented in the Annex to this decision, in accordance with Rule 21 of its Rules of Procedure;
  6. Decides that the Subsidiary Body shall consist of Spain (Group I), Croatia (Group II), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Group III), Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Group IV), Burkina Faso (Group V(a)) and Morocco (Group V(b)).

 

ANNEX

Terms of Reference of the Subsidiary Body
on the examination of nominations to the Representative List

The Subsidiary Body

1.

Shall be composed of a State Member of each electoral group;

2.

Shall elect its Chairperson and, if necessary, its Vice-Chairperson(s) and its Rapporteur;

3.

Shall hold private meetings in accordance with Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee;

4.

Shall be responsible for the examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List in 2012 in conformity with the related paragraphs of the Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention. It shall, in particular, include in its examination:

 

(a)

An assessment of any nomination’s conformity with the inscription criteria as provided in paragraph 2 of the Operational Directives;

 

(b)

A recommendation to inscribe or not to inscribe the element submitted to the Committee, or a referral of the nomination to the submitting State for additional information;

5.

Shall provide the Committee with a report on its examination and its recommendations;

6.

Shall cease to exist following submission to the Committee at its seventh session of the report on its examination.

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