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1. General Policies Regarding the World Heritage Convention
1.4. Heritage policies at national level

Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage

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3. "In conformity with their jurisdictional and legislative requirements, each State should formulate, develop and apply as far as possible a policy whose principal aim should be to co-ordinate and make use of all scientific, technical, cultural and other resources available to secure the effective protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural and natural heritage."

4. "The cultural and natural heritage represents wealth, the protection, conservation and presentation of which impose responsibilities on the States in whose territory it is situated, both vis-a-vis their own nationals and vis-a-vis the international community as a whole; Member States should take such action as may be necessary to meet these responsibilities."
Date year: 1972
Source: Annex III. Revised draft recommendation concerning the protection, at national level of the cutural and natural heritage

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