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{ui.) public or private bodies or individuals ; 



(c) any interest due on the resources of the Fund ; 



(d) funds raised by collections and receipts from events or- 

 ganized for the benefit of the Fund ; and 



(c) all other resources authorized by the Fund's regulations, 

 as dra\vn up by the AVorld Heritage Committee. 

 4. Contributions to the Fund and otlier forms of assistance made 

 aA'ailable to the Connnitt('(> may be used only for such purposes as the 

 Connnittee shall define. The Connnittee may accept contributions to 

 be used only for a certain progrannne or project, provided that the 

 Committee shall have decided on the implementation of such pro- 

 grannne or project. Xo political conditions may be attached to con- 

 tributions made to the Fund. 



Articli; 16 , 



1. AVitliout prejudice to any supplementary voluntary contribution, 

 the States Parties to tliis Convention undertake to pay regularly, 

 every two years, to the World Heritage Fund, contributions, the 

 amount of \vhi(>h, in the form of a uniform percentage applicable to all 

 States, sliall be detei'mined by tlie General Assembly of States Parties 

 to the Convention, meetiuj^ during the sessions of the General Coii^ 

 ference of the Fnited Xations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

 Organization. This decision of the General Assembly requires the ma- 

 jority of the States Parties present and voting, which have not made 

 the declaration referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. In no case 

 shall the compulsory contribution of States Parties to the Convention 

 exceed 1% of the contribution to the Regular Budget of the United 

 Xations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 

 ' 2. However, each State referred to in Article 31 or in Article 32 of' 

 this Convention may declare, at the time of the deposit of its instru- 

 ments of ratification, acceptance or accession, that it shall not be bound 

 by the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article. 



3. A State Party to the Convention which has made the declaration 

 referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may at any time withdraw 

 the said declaration by notifying the Director-General of the United 

 X^ations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization. However, 

 the withdrawal of the declaration shall not take eft'ect in regard to the 

 compulsory contribution due by the State until the date of the subse- 

 quent General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention. 



4. In order that the Committee may be able to plan its operations 

 effectively, the contributions of States Parties to this Convention 

 which have made the declaration referred to in paragraph 2 of this 

 Article, shall be paid on a regular basis, at least every two years, and 

 should not be lesg than the contributions which they should have paid 

 if they had been bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of this 

 Article. 



5. Any State Party to the Convention which is in arrears with the 

 payment of its compulsory or voluntary contribution for the current 

 year and the calendar year immediatel}^ preceding it shall not be 

 eligible as a ."Member of the "World Heritage Committee, although this 

 provision shall not apply to the first election. 



