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Signed | 17 October 2003 |
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Location | Paris |
Effective | 20 April 2006 |
Condition | 30 ratifications |
Ratifiers | 180[1] |
Depositary | Director-General of UNESCO |
Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 17 October 2003.
The convention entered into force in 2006, after thirty instruments of ratification by UNESCO Member States.[2][3] Romania was the 30th state, ratifying the agreement on 20 January 2006.[2] As of October 2022, 180 states have ratified, approved or accepted the convention.[1]