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second ordinary session of the Gonenil Conference following that at 

 Avliich the}' were elected. The names of these mcnibcrs shall be chosen 

 by lot by the President of the General Conference of the United Na- 

 tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization after the first 

 election, 



3. States members of the Committee shall choose as their rcpi'osenta- 

 tives persons qualified in the field of the cultural or natural lieritage. 



Article 10 



1. The "World Heritage Committee shall adopt its Rules of 

 Pi'ocedure. 



2. Tlie Committee may at any time invite public or private organi- 

 zations or individuals to participate in its meetings for consultation 

 on particular problems. 



3. The Committee may create such consultative bodies as it deems 

 necessary for the performance of its functions. 



Article 11 



1. Ev6ry State Party to this Convention shall, in so far as possible, 

 submit to* the World Heritage Connnittee an inventory of property 

 forming part of the cultural and natural heritage, situated in its terri- 

 tory and suitable for inclusion in the list provided for in paragraph 

 2 of this Article. This inventory, which shall not be considered exhaus- 

 tive, shall include documentation about the location of the property in 

 Cjuestion and its significance. 



2. 0^1 the basis of the inventories submitted by States in accordance 

 with paragraph 1, the Committee shall establish, keep up to date 

 and publish, under the title of "World Heritage List,'' a list of proper- 

 ties forming part of the cultural heritage and natural heritage, as 

 defined in Articles 1 and 2 of tliis Convention, which it considers as 

 having outstanding universal value in tern^s of such criteria as it shall 

 have established. An updated list shall be distributed at least every 

 two years. 



3. The inclusion of a property in the World Heritage List requires 

 the consent of tlie State concerned. The inclusion of a property situ- 

 ated in a territory, sovereignty or jurisdiction over which is claimed 

 by more than one State shall in no way prejudice the rights of the 

 pai'ties to the dispute. 



4. The Committee shall establish, keep up to date and publish, w^hen- 

 ever circumstances shall so require, under the title of "List of World 

 Heritage in Danger," a list of the property appearing in the World 

 Heritage List for the conservation of which major operations are nec- 

 essary and for which assistance has been requested under this Con- 

 vention. This list shall contain an estimate of the cost of such opera- 

 tions. The list may include only such property forming part of the 

 cultural and natural heritage as is threatened by serious and specific 

 dangers, such as the threat of disappearance caused by accelerated 

 deterioration, large-scale joublic or private projects or rapid urban 

 or toui'ist development projects; destruction caused by changes in the 

 use or ownership of the land; major alterations due to unknown 

 cau.ses; abandonment for any reason whatsoever; the outbreak or the 

 threat of an armed conflict; calamities and cataclysms; serious fires, 



