Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) (Uniform Title)

Commentary on the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2006: p. xi, at head of text of treaty (UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; adopted on 17th October 2003 by the General Conference of UNESCO) p. xvii (Article 34. Convention will enter into force three months after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, or acceptance) p. 1 (Convention entered into force on Jan. 20, 2006, when Romania became the 30th signatory)

UNESCO WWW site, Nov. 12, 2007: official English text of convention (Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; Paris, 17 October 2003) official French text (Convention pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immaterial) official Spanish text (Convención para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial) official Russian text (Mezhdunarodnai͡a Konvent͡sii͡a ob Okhrane Nematerialʹnogo Kulʹturnogo Nasledii͡a) official list of states parties (Algeria was first member state to ratify convention on March 15, 2004; U.S. not yet a signatory as of Oct. 30, 2007)