Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding ICH

　　Rule 4 - Date and place of the session

　　4.1 The Committee shall determine at each session, in consultation with the director-general, the date and place of the next session. The bureau may, if necessary, modify the date and/or place, in consultation with the director-general.

　　4.2 Any state member of the committee may invite the committee to hold an ordinary session in its territory.

　　4.3 In determining the place of the next ordinary session, the committee shall give due regard to the need to ensure an equitable rotation among the different regions of the world.

　　III. Participants

　　Rule 5 - Delegations

　　5.1 Each state member of the committee shall be represented by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternates, advisers and experts.

　　5.2 States members of the committee shall choose as their representatives persons who are qualified in the various fields of the intangible cultural heritage (Article 6.7 of the Convention).

　　5.3 States Members of the Committee shall transmit to the Secretariat in writing the names, designations and qualifications of their representatives.

　　5.4 In order to ensure a fair representation within the Committee of the various geographical areas, the Committee shall allocate in its budget a sum intended to cover the cost of participation, in its sessions and in meetings of its Bureau, of representatives of developing States Members, but only for persons who are experts in intangible cultural heritage. If the budget allows, developing countries that are parties to the Convention but not members of the Committee may also receive assistance; such assistance shall be granted to experts in intangible cultural heritage only.

　　5.5 Requests for assistance to participate in Bureau and Committee meetings should reach the Secretariat at least four weeks before the session concerned. Such requests shall be considered within the limits of available resources, as decided by the Committee, in increasing order of GNP per capita of each State Member of the Committee. As a rule, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund shall not finance more than one representative per State.

　　Rule 6 - Organizations acting in an advisory capacity to the Committee

　　Non-governmental organizations with recognized competence, which have been accredited for this purpose by the General Assembly in accordance with the criteria that it has established (Article 9.1 of the Convention), may attend the meetings of the Committee in an advisory capacity.

　　Rule 7 - Invitations for consultation

　　The Committee may at any time invite to its sessions any public or private bodies, as well as private persons, with recognized competence in the various fields of the intangible cultural heritage, in order to consult them on specific matters (Article 8.4 of the Convention).