The Committee,

1. Having examined Document ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/22,
2. Recalling Chapter IV of the ‘Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage’,
3. Taking note of the fact that category 2 institutes and centres play an important role in the achievement of UNESCO’s strategic programme objectives and sectoral or intersectoral programme priorities and themes,
4. Considering that the Convention should be given a greater level of visibility through the activities of the category 2 institutes and centres established in the field of the intangible cultural heritage,
5. Decides that category 2 institutes and centres working in the field of the intangible cultural heritage should be able to use the emblem of the Convention on their letter-headed paper and documents including electronic documents and web pages, strictly in accordance with the conditions, procedures and graphical standards established by UNESCO;
6. Invites the Director-General to enter into contractual agreements with such category 2 institutions and centres to that effect, in line with the model agreement annexed to this decision.

ANNEX

Model agreement between UNESCO and a category 2 centre regarding the use of the emblem of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

The [category 2 centre concerned] ……

and

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,

Considering that the Director-General has concluded with the Government […] on […] an Agreement regarding the establishment of [category 2 centre concerned] as an institute or centre under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2),

Further considering that within that Agreement it is provided that the [category 2 centre concerned] may mention its affiliation with UNESCO and may use after its title the mention “under the auspices of UNESCO”,

Considering, in addition, that within the same Agreement it is provided that the [category 2 centre concerned] is authorized to use the UNESCO logo or a version thereof on its letter-headed paper and documents, including electronic documents and web pages, in accordance with the conditions established by the governing bodies of UNESCO,

Recalling Chapter IV of the Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage,

Further recalling that the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, in its Decision 6.COM 22, decided that category 2 institutes and centres working in the field of the intangible cultural heritage should be able to use the emblem of the Convention on their letter-headed paper and documents, including electronic documents and web pages, strictly in accordance with the conditions, procedures and graphical standards established by UNESCO,

Desirous of defining the terms and conditions governing such use,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 – Use of the emblem of the Convention

The [category 2 centre concerned] is authorized to use the emblem of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage or a version thereof on its letter-headed paper and documents, including electronic documents and web pages, strictly in accordance with the conditions, procedures and graphical standards established by UNESCO, and in particular the requirement that the emblem be accompanied by the UNESCO logo.

Article 2 – Conditions for the use of the emblem

1. The UNESCO and/or Convention emblems must be cautiously used with a view to avoiding misinterpretation by the general public, notably concerning the fact that the [category 2 centre concerned] is legally not part of, or affiliated with, UNESCO. The [category 2 centre concerned] shall not, under any circumstance, use the UNESCO and/or Convention emblems for any commercial purpose.
2. All promotional and information materials published by the [category 2 centre concerned] and bearing the emblem of the Convention shall bear the disclaimer: “The authors are responsible for the choice and presentation of view contained in this [work…] and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO”, and, in the event that any maps are included, the disclaimer: “The designations employed and the presentation of materials throughout this [work] do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries”.
3. The [category 2 centre concerned] will assume full responsibility for any legal consequences stemming from its use of the emblem of the Convention.

Article 3 – Entry into force

This Agreement shall enter into force immediately upon its signature by the contracting parties.

Article 4 – Duration

1. This Agreement is concluded for a period of [x] years as from its entry into force, which cannot be longer than the duration of the Agreement regarding the establishment of [category 2 centre concerned] as an institute or centre under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2).
2. In the event that the Agreement regarding the establishment of [category 2 centre concerned] as an institute or centre under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) is renewed, the present Agreement shall be deemed renewed unless otherwise expressly denounced by either party, as provided for in Article 5.

Article 5 – Denunciation

1. Each of the contracting parties shall be entitled to denounce this Agreement unilaterally.
2. The denunciation shall take effect within […] days following receipt of the notification sent by one of the contracting parties to the other.
3. In the event that either party is in breach of the present Agreement, the other party shall have the right to terminate this agreement with effect upon receipt of written notification by the other party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Agreement,

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