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Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Korean heritage items may be inscribed on the UNESCO list or register under a different name from the one being used in the national designation system.
About Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nomination Timetable
Nomination timetable for the Representative List
Nomination timetable for the Representative List
1. Preparation and submission
31 March Year 1 Deadline by which nominations must be received by the Secretariat. Files received after this date will be examined in the next cycle.
30 June Year 1 Deadline by which the Secretariat will have processed the files, including registration and acknowledgement of receipt. If a file is found incomplete, the State Party is invited to complete the file
30 September Year 1 Deadline by which missing information required to complete the file, if any, shall be submitted by the State Party to the Secretariat. Files that remain incomplete are returned to the States Parties that may complete them for a subsequent cycle.
2. Evaluation
December Year 1 - May Year 2 Evaluation of the nominations by the Evaluation Body.
April - June Year 2 Meeting for final evaluation by the Evaluation Body.
Four weeks prior to the session of the Committee The nomination files and the evaluation reports are available on-line for consultation by States Parties.
3. Examination
November/December Year 2 The Committee examines the nominations and makes its decisions.
Nomination timetable for the Urgent Safeguarding List
Nomination timetable for the Urgent Safeguarding List
1. Preparation and submission
31 March Year 0 Deadline for preparatory assistance requests for the elaboration of nominations.
31 March Year 1 Deadline by which nominations must be received by the Secretariat. Files received after this date will be examined in the next cycle.
30 June Year 1 Deadline by which the Secretariat will have processed the files, including registration and acknowledgement of receipt. If a file is found incomplete, the State Party is invited to complete the file.
30 September Year 1 Deadline by which missing information required to complete the file, if any, shall be submitted by the State Party to the Secretariat. Files that remain incomplete are returned to the States Parties that may complete them for a subsequent cycle.
2. Evaluation
December Year 1 - May Year 2 Evaluation of the nominations by the Evaluation Body.
April - June Year 2 Meeting for final evaluation by the Evaluation Body.
Four weeks prior to the session of the Committee The files and the evaluation reports are available on-line for consultation by States Parties.
3. Examination
November/December Year 2 The Committee examines the nominations and makes its decisions.