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CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE
SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Eighth session

Baku, Azerbaijan

2 to 7 December 2013

TRANSVERSAL ISSUES ARISING IN THE EVALUATION AND EXAMINATION OF NOMINATIONS, PROPOSALS AND REQUESTS

To assist the Consultative Body, the Subsidiary Body and the Intergovernmental Committee in their work, the Secretariat prepared a document treating a number of transversal issues that have arisen over recent years in the examination of files by the Committee and in their evaluation by the Consultative Body and Subsidiary Body. This document provides an index, topic by topic, to the issues previously addressed in the reports of those two bodies and in the decisions of the Committee itself. The document, provided as an information document (ITH/13/8.COM/INF.7), should prove to be an important resource for States Parties as they elaborate and revise nominations in the coming cycles.

Contents

Working methods and principles for evaluation

Technical characteristics of nomination

U.1 / R.1 – Definition

U.2 – Viability and threats

R.2 – Contribution to the purposes of the Representative List

U.3 / R.3 – Safeguarding measures

U.4 / R.4 / P.5 / A.1 – Community participation and consent

U.5 / R.5 – Inventorying

Selection of Best Safeguarding Practices

International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000

Cross-border elements and multinational nominations

Other topics

Key documents

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage / Convention
Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage / OperationalDirectives
Decisions of the seventh session of the Committee (2012) / Decisions 7.COM
Decisions of the sixth session of the Committee (2011) / Decisions 6.COM
Decisions of the fifth session of the Committee (2010) / Decisions 5.COM
Decisions of the fourth session of the Committee (2009) / Decisions 4.COM
Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2013 / Document 8.COM 7
Examination of nominations for inscription in 2013 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding / Document 8.COM 7.a
Examination of proposals for selection in 2013 to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices / Document 8.COM 7.b
Examination of International Assistance requests / Document 8.COM 7.c
Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2013 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2013 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity / Document 8.COM 8
Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2012 / Document 7.COM 7
Examination of nominations for inscription in 2012 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding / Document 7.COM 8
Examination of proposals for selection in 2012 to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices / Document 7.COM 9
Examination of International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000 / Document 7.COM 10
Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2012 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2012 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity / Document 7.COM 11
Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2011 / Document 6.COM 7
Evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding / Document 6.COM 8
Evaluation of proposals to the 2011 Register of Best Safeguarding Practices / Document 6.COM 9
Evaluation of International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000 / Document 6.COM 10
Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2011 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity / Document 6.COM 13
Evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity / Document 5.COM 6
Report of the rapporteur of the meeting of the examiners for the Urgent Safeguarding List and the International Assistance request greater than US$25,000 (5 July 2010) / Document 5.COM INF.5
Evaluation of the nominations for inscription on the Representative List (2009) / Document 4.COM 13

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Subject / Decisions / Operational Directives / Reports, recommendations

Working methods and principles for evaluation

Recommendations based on nomination, not the merits of the element / Operational Directives paragraph 25 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 19, 20 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 27 (USL)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 21, 22 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 17 (CB)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 12 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 20 (CB)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 55 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 12 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 28 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 17 (RL)
Overall recommendation and specific feedback in case of referralor unfavourablerecommendation / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 22, 23 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 21, 28 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 18 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 16 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 52 (RL)
Evaluators’consensus / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 16 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs14, 21 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraphs 13, 14 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 3, 5 (USL)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 3 (IA)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 12 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraphs 14, 15 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraphs 12, 13,14, 15,16,17 (USL)
Evaluators’ flexibility / Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 37, 42, 43 (RL)
Split decision/options / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 12 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 14 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraphs 15,16 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 53 (RL)
Referral option / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 8 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraphs 4, 9 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraphs30, 35, 36 / Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 12, 14,21, 28 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphsfrom 61to 80 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraphs 23, 25, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 58 (RL)
Consistency with precedents established by bodies and Committee (including treatment of referred files) / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 7 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 16 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraphs 5, 7, 8 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 21, 24, 28 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs22, 24, 27, 28, 43 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 23 (CB)
Document 7.COM 9 paragraph 7 (BSP)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 9, 21, 50, 52, 69, 71, 74 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraphs 57, 58,59 (RL)
Nominations withdrawn and resubmitted / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 28 (RL)
Secretariat’s guidance and support (consideration by submitting States when revising the file and or in general) / Decision 7.COM7 paragraphs 14, 15 (CB)
Decision 5.COM 6 paragraph 5 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 9, 10, 24, 27 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 2 (IA)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 8,9, 23 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 10, 23 (CB)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraphs 8, 21, 22, 23 (CB)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 6 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 15 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraphs 22, 23 (RL)
Secretariat’s substantial feedback on IA requests / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 9 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 2 (IA)
Evaluators’neutrality / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 22 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 18 (RL)
Evaluators’previous knowledge or information about the element / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 19, 21 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 22 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 19 (CB)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 28 (RL)
Sites visits within the evaluation process / Decision 4.COM18 / Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph s16, 17 (USL, IA)
Quality of evaluators’ reports / Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraphs 14, 30 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 42 (RL)
Imbalance among RL/USL/BSP/IA / Decision 7.COM9 paragraph 4 (BSP) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 11 (CB)
Document 8. COM 7.b paragraph 3 (BSP)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 4 (IA)
Document 7.COM 9 paragraph 6 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 8 (CB)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 5 (BSP)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 16 (RL)
Not all criteria need be satisfied for BSP and IA; based on the satisfaction of criteria as a whole / Operational Directives paragraph 7 (BSP), 10 and 12 (IA) / Document 8. COM 7.b paragraph 5 (BSP)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 8 (IA)
Document 7.COM 9 paragraphs 8, 9 (BSP)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 6 (IA)
Geographic balance of nominations/ proposals/requests / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 4 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 4 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraph 6 (BSP), 10 (IA) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 18 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 10, 19 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 16 (CB)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph8, 17 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraphs 20, 29 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 14 (RL)
Substitution of files from a submitting State during the same cycle / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 13 (CB)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph4 (RL) / Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 28 (CB)
Emergency requests (examination on an accelerated basis) / Decision 5.COM 10.2
Operational Directives paragraphs 11 (IA), 32 (USL), 47 (IA), 50 (IA), / Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 10 (USL)
Preparatory assistance requests / Decision 7.COM7 paragraphs 14, 15 (CB)
Operational Directives paragraphs 9(d), 19, 49 (IA)
Nomination to the Urgent Safeguarding List of an element inscribed on the Representative List / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 29 (USL)
Periodic reporting as a follow-up tool for inscriptions / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 22 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 54 (RL)
Establishment of a national committee or ad-hoc panel for the pre-assessment of files/ Use of national resources / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 34, 39 (CB)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 22 (CB)
Mock nominations / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 13 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 11 (RL)

Technical characteristics of a nomination

Overall quality and completeness of information provided / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 7 (CB)
Decision 7.COM10 paragraph 6 (IA)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraphs 16, 18 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 4, 11 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 9 paragraph 7 (BSP)
Decision 6.COM 10 paragraph 6 (IA)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 5 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraphs 22, 25, 48 (IA), 54 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 27, 28, 30, 33, 34 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 23 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 25 (CB)
Document 7.COM 9 paragraph 15 (BSP)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 21, 22, 31 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 18, 20, 23 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 22, 23 (USL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 14, 15 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 23, 32, 49 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 15, 26 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 22 (RL)
Argumentation/demonstration vs simple assertions / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 30 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Deterioration in the overall quality of the files / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 27, 28 (CB)
Improved quality of resubmitted files (after negative recommendation/decision) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 24, 27 (CB)
Technical completeness of files / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 18 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB)
Operational Directives paragraphs 22, 48 (IA), 54 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 9, 10 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 8, 9 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 28, 47, 49, 51, 55, 56 (RL)
Linguistic quality / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 22 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 20 (CB)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 14 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 26 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 24 (RL)
Technical wording vs clear explanation / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 35 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 35 (RL)
Inappropriate vocabulary and expressions not favourable to dialogue / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 11 (RL) / Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 26, 49 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 24 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 27 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 26 (RL)
Apparent lack of basic knowledge of the Convention and its concepts / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 33 (CB)
Misplaced information / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 8 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 17 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 23 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 26 (CB)
Document 7.COM 9 paragraph 15 (BSP)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraphs 9, 28, 29 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 25 (RL)
Coherency and consistency of information; conflicting information / Decision 7.COM10 paragraph 4 (IA)
Decision 6.COM 10 paragraph 6 (IA) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 23, 25, 30, 31 (CB)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 27 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 13 (USL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 49 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 32 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 28, 29 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraphs 15, 16, 26 (USL, IA)
Repetition of texts among different files (copy-and-paste issue), ‘assembly-line’ files / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 13 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 5 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 6 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 32 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 23 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 16, 17 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 7 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 30, 43 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 33 (RL)
Maximum word limit and minimum expectations / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 18 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB) / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 28, 29 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 31 (RL)
Succinctness vs. unnecessary wordiness / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Informative titles / Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 38 (RL)
Videos and photographs / Decision 7.COM8 paragraph 5 (USL)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 18 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 14 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 30 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 31 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 27, 28 (USL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 30 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 24 (USL)
Language and subtitles of videos / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 18 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB) / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 30 (RL)
Correspondence and a coherence between the audiovisual materials and description in the nomination / Decision 7.COM8 paragraph 4 (USL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 31 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 30 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 22, 31 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 27, 28 (USL)
Community participation in the video and use of community narration approach vs voice-off narrator / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 32 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 31 (RL)
Good examples of videos / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 31 (USL)
Correspondence between instructions and answers / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 30 (CB)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 25, 43 (RL)
Adoption and effectiveness of new ICH-02 form / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 25 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 26, 27, 29, 51, 52, 55 (RL)
Combined ICH-01/ICH-04 Forms / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 26 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 28 (USL)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 5 (IA)
Model nominations / Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs 20, 56 (RL)
Cultural, political and administrative specificities vs expectation of an intergovernmental body / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 23 (USL)

U.1 / R.1 – Definition

Conformity to the definition of ICH (Article 2) / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 5, 8 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 34, 35, 36 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 9 (USL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 19, 20 (RL)
Scope of elements: definite vs. generic / Decision 6.COM 8 paragraphs 6, 7, 8 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 10 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 4, 5, 8 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 35 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 12 (USL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 26 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 64-65 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 20 (RL)
Diversity of the intangible cultural heritage presented in nominations / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 19 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 27 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 18 (RL)
Description of the element in its complexity / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 4 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 50 (RL)
Similar elements by a single State Party / Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 8 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 6 (RL) / Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 26 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 61-63, 65 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 40 (RL)
Social functions and cultural significance at present vs historical perspective / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 6 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 34, 35, 53 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 11, 12 (USL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraphs 17, 23 (USL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 18 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 34 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 20 (RL)
Community heterogeneity / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 37 (CB)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 29, 30 (CB)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 70 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 20 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 35 (RL)
Clear identification of communities / method used for identification or selection / Document 8. COM 7.b paragraph 6 (BSP)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 36 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 30 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 21 (USL)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 22 (IA)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 45, 59 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 32 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 69, 70 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 22, 23 (USL, IA)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 20 (RL)
Static/inappropriate conception of the element / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 4, 5, 8 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 35 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 11 (USL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 23 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 27 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 18 (USL, IA)
Technical description vs. social meaning / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 6 (USL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 12 (USL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 35 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 35
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 38 (RL)
Commercialization and over-commercialization, industrialization / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 6 (CB)
Decision 5.COM 6 paragraph 6 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraphs 102 (e), 104, 107 (m), 116, 117 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 36, 40 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraphs38, 51, 53 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 38 (CB)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 18 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 42, 67 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 20 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 37 (RL)
Communities as primary beneficiaries of inscriptions and subsequent benefits / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 7 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 36 (CB)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 38 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 26 (USL)
Modernization, professionalization and institutionalization / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 37 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 68 (RL)
Folklorization, festivalization, de-contextualization, theatricalization / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 40 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 53 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 21 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 37 (RL)
Religious practices (canonical/orthodox vs. popular) / Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 36 (RL)
Compatibility with existing international human rights instruments or with the requirement of mutual respect among communities or with sustainable development / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 39 (RL)
Interaction between ICH and tangible heritage associated with it / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 55 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 38 (RL)
Link between criterion R.1 and criterion R.2 and between U.1 and U.2 / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 8 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 36 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 37 (RL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 32 (RL)
Revitalization of an element no longer practised / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 7 (USL)
Foodways and intangible cultural heritage / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 51 (RL)
Organized sports and intangible cultural heritage / Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 34 (RL)

U.2 – Viability and threats

Different purposes of the Representative List and the Urgent Safeguarding List (appropriate lists) / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 9 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 12 (RL) / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 36 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 18 (USL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraphs 39, 40 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 26 (USL, RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 16 (RL)
Contribution to the viability of the intangible cultural heritage / Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 7 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 11 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraph 7 (P.4) (BSP), 27 (USL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 32 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 9 (USL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 17 (CB)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraphs 10, 24 (IA)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 31 (USL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 13 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 10 paragraph 13 (IA)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 19 (USL, IA)
Authenticity and threat to viability / Operational Directives paragraph 27 (USL) / Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 35 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 13, 15 (USL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 19 (USL, IA)
Demonstrate need of safeguarding in the nomination / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 9, 10 (USL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 13, 14 (USL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 10 (USL, IA)
Link between U.2 and U.3 / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 8, 9 (USL)
Consistency between R.2 and R.3 / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 38 (RL)

R.2 – Contribution to the purposes of the Representative List

Enhanced visibility of the element vs. enhanced visibility of ICH in general / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 14 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 14, 15 (RL) / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 37 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 40, 41 (RL)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraphs 40, 62, 63 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 21 (RL)
References to war and conflict / provocative language vs. mutual respect / encouraging dialogue among communities / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 9 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraphs 10, 12 (RL)
Decision7.COM20.2 paragraph6 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 6 (CB)
Decision 5.COM 6 paragraph 9 (RL)
Operational Directives paragraph 107 (a) / Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 29 (CB)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 16 (IA)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 18, 59 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 25 (USL)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 39 (RL)
Awareness raising on diversity of ICH and its expressions / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 5 (RL) / Document 7.COM11 paragraph 19 (RL)

U.3 / R.3 – Safeguarding measures

Feasibility / credibility of safeguarding measures / plan / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 10 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 15 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 9 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 9 paragraph 7 (BSP)
Operational Directives paragraph 27 (USL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 26 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 38 (RL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraphs 21, 22 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 15, 17, 18, 19 (USL)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraphs 13, 14, 28 (IA)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 48 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 23 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 27, 29 (USL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 11, 12 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 41, 43 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 10, 26 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 33 (RL)
Coherency between objectives, results, activities, work-plans and overall cost in safeguarding plans / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 12 (USL)
Safeguarding all the components of an element vs only certain aspects of it / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 38 (RL)
Timeframe and budget / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 10 (CB)
Decision 7.COM10 paragraphs 4, 5 (IA)
Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 9 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 10 paragraph 6 (IA) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 34 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 3 (IA)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 36 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 17 (USL)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 (IA)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraphs 27, 29. 30 (USL)
Document 6.COM 10 paragraph 10 (IA)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 26 (USL, IA)
Different purposes of the Urgent Safeguarding List and International Assistance / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 11 (CB)
Decision 7.COM8 paragraph 3 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 10 (USL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraphs 25, 26 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 28 (USL)
Document 8.COM 7.c paragraph 5 (IA)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 19, 20 (USL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 30 (USL)
Safeguarding plan (USL) vs. safeguarding measures (RL) / Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 38 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 27 (USL)
Measures against negative consequences of inscription / selection / Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 38, 52 (RL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 44 (RL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 18 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 42 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 21 (USL, IA)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 21 (RL)
Justification and description of safeguarding measures and methodologies / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 12 (USL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 37 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 17 (USL)
Participation of communities in safeguarding measures (both planning and implementing) / Decision 7.COM7 paragraph 12 (CB)
Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 6 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 8 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 9 paragraph 7c (BSP)
Decision 6.COM 13 paragraph 14 (RL) / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 38 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 16, 18, 19, 33 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 39, 50, 54 (RL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraph 22 (USL)
Document 7.COM 10 paragraph 21 (IA)
Document 7.COM11 paragraphs 45, 48, 60 (RL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 26, 27 (USL, IA)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 28, 31 (USL)
Document 6.COM 9 paragraph 17 (BSP)
Document 6.COM 10 paragraph 16 (IA)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 69 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 23 (USL, IA)
Document 5.COM 6 paragraph 33 (RL)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 21 (RL)
Remuneration to tradition-bearers as safeguarding measure / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 36 (CB)
Transmission / Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 9 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 8 paragraph 7 (USL)
Decision 6.COM 9 paragraph 7 (BSP)
Operational Directives paragraph 107 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 40 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 14 (USL)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 10, 14 (USL)
Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 30, 31 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 28 (USL)
Document 6.COM 10 paragraph 13 (IA)
Document 6.COM 13 paragraph 68 (RL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 19, 21 (USL, IA)
Document 4.COM 13 paragraph 20, 22 (RL)
Audience creation and sustainability (i.e. demand-driven transmission) / Decision 6.COM 7 paragraph 9 (CB)
Decision 6.COM 10 paragraph 5 (IA)
Operational Directives paragraphs 102, 117 / Document 6.COM 7 paragraph 30 (CB)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 28 (USL)
Document 6.COM 10 paragraph 16 (IA)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 20 (USL, IA)
Analysis of larger context (social, cultural, political) when elaborating safeguarding measures / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 40 (CB)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 31 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 11, 15 (USL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 20 (USL, IA)
Engagement of the State Party to ensure the safeguarding of the element / Decision 7.COM11 paragraph 15 (RL)
Decision 6.COM 9 paragraph 8 (BSP)
Operational Directives paragraph 105 / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 38 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 16, 17 (USL)
Document 7.COM 7 paragraph 22 (CB)
Document 7.COM 8 paragraphs 14, 16 (USL)
Document 7.COM11 paragraph 43 (RL)
Document 6.COM 8 paragraph 33 (USL)
Document 5.COM INF.5 paragraph 19 (USL, IA)
Commitment vs omnipresence of the State Party and impact on sustainability / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 38 (CB)
Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 16, 17 (USL)
Periodic reporting as tool for following-up the safeguarding measures and demonstrating community participation / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 22 (CB)
Document 8.COM 8 paragraph 54 (RL)
Transversal nature of safeguarding measures: integration of several sectors, associations, authorities, national and international networks / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 39 (CB)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraphs 38, 50 (RL)
Coherence/link between R.3/U.3 and R.4/U.4 / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraphs 12, 18 (USL)
Document 8. COM 8 paragraph 39 (RL)
Adoption of long term perspective in the safeguarding measures / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 16 (USL)
Coercive safeguarding measures / Document 8.COM 7.a paragraph 15 (USL)
Non-transferability of safeguarding measures / Document 8.COM 7 paragraph 32 (CB)

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