Technical notes (a) Derivation of terms

Parties, to the Convention seeks to have a
property included in the World Heritage List is
called nomination.
A nomination of a property for inclusion in the
World Heritage List must be made by the national
government of a country that is a signatory to the World
Heritage Convention. The property nominated, must
be located on the territory of that State Party.
Substantial guidance concerning the preparation of a
nomination is provided in the Operational
Guidelines (UNESCO February 1996: 3- 6, Paragraphs 7-22)
and in the nomination form (UNESCO 1995).

see Nomination form

Nomination form

The application form to be used by States Parties when

nominating properties for inclusion in the World
Heritage List is referred to as the nomination form
(UNESCO 1995).
Blank copies of the nomination form (UNESCO 1995) are
available from the World Heritage Centre. The
nomination form is also available electronically via
the INTERNET at the following address
.
When nominating properties for inclusion in the
World Heritage List, States Parties are
requested to submit three copies of the completed
nomination form to their UNESCO National Commission
and/or Permanent Delegation who should then forward it to the
UNESCO World Heritage Centre (UNESCO 1995).

O

Operational Guidelines

see Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World

Heritage Convention


Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World
Heritage Convention

The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the

World Heritage Convention, known also as the
Operational Guidelines or simply as the
Guidelines, were prepared by the World Heritage
Committee for the purpose of informing States
Parties to the Convention of the principles which
guide the work of the World Heritage Committee in
establishing the World Heritage List, the List of
World Heritage in Danger and in granting international
assistance under the World Heritage Fund (see
UNESCO February 1996: 1-2, Paragraph 4). The Operational
Guidelines provide guidance concerning the format and
content of nominations to the World Heritage List
and present the timetable for submission and
evaluation of the nominations. The
Operational Guidelines also provide details on other
questions, mainly of a procedural nature, which relate to the
implementation of the Convention. Most
importantly the Operational Guidelines present the
"Criteria for the inclusion of cultural properties in the
World Heritage List" and the "Criteria for the inclusion of
natural properties in the World Heritage List".
The Operational Guidelines have been prepared with the
intention of ensuring objective and scientific decision-
making on the part of the World Heritage Committee.
The first version of the Operational Guidelines were
adopted by the World Heritage Committee in 1977.
Since 1977 the Operational Guidelines have been
adjusted and expanded to reflect the subsequent decisions of
the Committee. Nine major revisions of the
Operational Guidelines had been produced and adopted
by the World Heritage Committee up until June 1996.