Safeguarding measures at national level worldwide

　　Mauritius

　　Act of parliament concerning the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage has been in force since January 2004

　　Mongolia

　　Law on Culture of Mongolia (1996)
State Policy on Culture (1996)
Law on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage (2001)
The Parliament of Mongolia ratified these laws, each of which contains a special section on the protection of intangible cultural heritage, thus constituting important set of legal acts for intangible cultural heritage in Mongolia.
According to the "Law on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage," the intangible cultural heritage of Mongolia includes intellectual cultural properties possessing significance in the areas of history, ethnography, folk wisdom, customs, artistry, techniques, art and science which have been transmitted through traditional , non-physical means, and which are clear expressions of folk talent, knowledge and experience, such as:

" mother language, scrip, and associated culture;
" oral literature;
" folk songs (urtiin duu and bogino duu) and epics, and the techniques of singing or narrating these;
" labour-related songs and chants;
" khuumii (diaphonic singing): whistling, clicking of the lips and palate, and other non-vocal musical forms created with the mouth and speech organs;
" the techniques of producing and playing traditional musical instruments, and the techniques of melodic notation;
" traditional folk dance and physical expression;
" techniques of expression of gifted performers of contortion and circus acts;
" folk school of production;
" traditional folk customs and ceremonies;
" traditional folk knowledge;
" traditional folk symbolism.
According to the Law, all heritage properties including intangible cultural heritage properties are classified as "common", "valuable" or "unique and valuable", and the subjects for the protection of each of these are identified at the national, provincial, and local level.
Within the adoption of this law, there is now a united structure for protecting the intangible cultural heritage at the national level. The creation of intangible cultural heritage properties and of their bearers has already begun in the capital city and in the local regions.