Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding ICH

　　Rule 15 - Replacement of Chairperson

　　15.1 If the Chairperson is unable to act at any session of the Committee or Bureau, or part thereof, his functions shall be exercised by a Vice-Chairperson.

　　15.2 If the Chairperson ceases to represent a State Member of the Committee or is for any reason unable to complete his term of office, he shall be replaced by a Vice-Chairperson, after consultation within the Committee, for the remainder of the term of office.

　　15.3 The Chairperson shall abstain from exercising his functions for all issues relating to an element of the intangible cultural heritage present in the territory of the State Party of which he is a national.

　　Rule 16 - Replacement of the Rapporteur

　　16.1 If the Rapporteur is unable to act at any session of the Committee or Bureau, or part thereof, his functions shall be exercised by a Vice-Chairperson.

　　16.2 If the Rapporteur ceases to represent a State Member of the Committee or if he is for any reason unable to complete his term of office, he shall be replaced by a Vice-Chairperson, after consultation within the Committee, for the remainder of the term of office.

　　VI. Conduct of business

　　Rule 17 - Quorum

　　17.1 At plenary meetings, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the States Members of the Committee.

　　17.2 At meetings of subsidiary bodies, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the States which are members of the bodies concerned.

　　17.3 Neither the Committee nor its subsidiary bodies shall decide on any matter unless a quorum is present.

　　Rule 18 - Public meetings

　　Meetings shall be held in public unless decided otherwise by the Committee. This rule may not be suspended by the Bureau.

　　Rule 19 - Private meetings

　　19.1 When in exceptional circumstances, the Committee decides to hold a private meeting, it shall determine the persons who, in addition to the representatives of the States Members, shall be present.

　　19.2 Any decision taken by the Committee at a private meeting shall be presented in written form at a subsequent public meeting.

　　19.3 At each private meeting, the Committee shall decide whether the summary record and working documents of that meeting shall be published. Documents resulting from private meetings shall be made public after a period of twenty years.