20 COM XVII.1-9
Revision of the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
XVII.1 The Committee took note of the revisions to the Operational Guidelines which were proposed by the Expert Meeting on Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites (Pare national de la Vanoise, France, 22 to 24 March 1996) and of the full report contained in Information Document WHC-96/CONF.201/INF.8, as well as the responses by eleven States Parties to the Circular Letter requesting comments on this matter.
XVII.2 The Delegate of Canada proposed to keep the Vanoise recommendations as well as comments by States Parties on record and ...
XVIII.1 The Committee examined the proposals contained in Document WHC-96/CONF.201/19 to ensure the continuing legality for the functioning of the Bureau following each General Assembly of States Parties until the election of the new Bureau.
XVIII.2 The Committee decided to modify Rule 12.1 of the Rules of Procedure as follows:
"The Committee, at the beginning of each ordinary session, shall elect a Chairman, five Vice-Chairmen and a Rapporteur, who shall remain in office until the beginning of the next ordinary session. When its December session precedes the year when the General ...
20 COM XIX.1-2
Date, Place and Provisional Agenda of the Twenty-first Session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee
XIX.1 The Committee decided that the twenty-first session of the Bureau will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 23 to 28 June 1997.
XIX.2 The Committee adopted the provisional agenda for the Bureau's session which is attached as Annex VIII.