Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH

　　VIII. TRANSITIONAL CLAUSE

　　Article 31 - Relationship to the Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

　　1. The Committee shall incorporate in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity the items proclaimed "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" before the entry into force of this Convention.

　　2. The incorporation of these items in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity shall in no way prejudge the criteria for future inscriptions decided upon in accordance with Article 16, paragraph 2.

　　3. No further Proclamation will be made after the entry into force of this Convention.

　　
IX. FINAL CLAUSES

　　Article 32 - Ratification, acceptance or approval

　　1.This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States Members of UNESCO in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures.

　　2. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO.

　　Article 33 - Accession

　　1. This Convention shall be open to accession by all States not Members of UNESCO that are invited by the General Conference of UNESCO to accede to it.

　　2. This Convention shall also be open to accession by territories which enjoy full internal self-government recognized as such by the United Nations, but have not attained full independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and which have competence over the matters governed by this Convention, including the competence to enter into treaties in respect of such matters.

　　3. The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO.

　　Article 34 - Entry into force

　　This Convention shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, but only with respect to those States that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession on or before that date. It shall enter into force with respect to any other State Party three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.