Safeguarding measures at national level worldwide

　　Bulgaria

　　Competent institutions are currently involved in the elaboration of a new law on cultural heritage, which will integrate the relevant points from the 2003 Convention.

　　Central African Republic

　　Please refer to the French version for the official titles of the laws mentioned below
Law No.06.002 bearing a cultural charter of the Central African Republic (2006)

　　China

　　Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Handicrafts (1997)
The Regulations were issued by the State Council of China.
Law on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China
Since 1998, China has been drafting the "Law on the Protection of Ethnic and Folk Culture of China".
To better reflect the spirit incorporated in the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the title has been changed to the "Law on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China".
It is under final examination by the People's Congress, the Department for Public Relationships of the Central Government and the Ministry of Culture, and will be issued within 2006.
Recommendations to Strengthen the Protection of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage (2005)
The Recommendations issued by the State Council are currently the most important directive in the protection of intangible heritage in China.
Legal regulations to protect intangible heritage at provincial level have been issued in Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, Fujian Province and the Guanxi Zhuang Minority Autonomous Region (These are provinces and autonomous regions with diverse ethnic minority cultures)