Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH

　　
II. ORGANS OF THE CONVENTION

　　Article 4 - General Assembly of the States Parties

　　1. A General Assembly of the States Parties is hereby established, hereinafter referred to as "the General Assembly". The General Assembly is the sovereign body of this Convention.

　　2. The General Assembly shall meet in ordinary session every two years. It may meet in extraordinary session if it so decides or at the request either of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage or of at least one-third of the States Parties.

　　3. The General Assembly shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.

　　Article 5 - Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

　　1. An Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee", is hereby established within UNESCO. It shall be composed of representatives of 18 States Parties, elected by the States Parties meeting in General Assembly, once this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 34.

　　2. The number of States Members of the Committee shall be increased to 24 once the number of the States Parties to the Convention reaches 50.

　　Article 6 - Election and terms of office of States Members of the Committee

　　1. The election of States Members of the Committee shall obey the principles of equitable geographical representation and rotation.

　　2. States Members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years by States Parties to the Convention meeting in General Assembly.