WHC. 05/2
2 February 2005

Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE

The Operational Guidelines are periodically revised to reflect the decisions of the World Heritage Committee. Please verify that you are using the latest version of the Operational Guidelines by checking the date of the Operational Guidelines on the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Web address indicated below.

The Operational Guidelines (in English and French), the text of the World Heritage Convention (in five languages), and other documents and information concerning World Heritage are available from the World Heritage Centre:

UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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75352 Paris 07 SP
France
Tel : +33 (0)1 4568 1876
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E-mail : wh-info@unesco.org
Links : http://whc.unesco.org/
http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines (English)
http://whc.unesco.org/fr/orientations (French)

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 Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention - 2005