The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Council of Europe Framework Convention on the value of cultural heritage for society article 1. 27 October 2005, the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the value of cultural heritage for society (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved. 2. article. Fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the Convention are coordinated by the Ministry of culture. 3. article. The Convention shall enter into force on its article 18 and for the period specified in the order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". 4. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention in English and its translation into Latvian language. The law adopted by the Parliament of 2 March 2006. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 16 March 2006, the FRAMEWORK CONVENTION OF the COUNCIL OF Europe ON the value OF CULTURAL heritage FOR SOCIETY preamble the member States of the Council of Europe, signatory of the heret, Considering that one of the aims of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and fostering the ideals and principles , founded upon respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, which are their common heritage; Recognising the need to put people and human values at the Centre of an enlarged and cross-disciplinary concept of cultural heritage; Emphasising the value and potential of cultural heritage wisely used as a resource for sustainable development and quality of life in a constantly evolving society; Recognising that every person has a right to engage with the cultural heritage of their choice, while respecting the rights and freedom of others, as an aspect of the right freely to participat in cultural life enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966); Convinced of the need to-everyone involv in society in the ongoing process of defining and managing cultural heritage; Committed to the principles of heritage policies and educational initiative of the cultural heritage of which treat all equitably and so promote a dialogue among cultures and religions ' contributions; Referring to the various instruments of the Council of Europe, in particular the European Cultural Convention (1954), the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural heritage of Europe (1985), the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (1992, revised) and the European Landscape Convention (2000); Convinced of the importanc of creating a pan-European framework for co-operation in the dynamic process of putting these principles into effect; have agreed as follows: SECTION 1 — AIM, DEFINITION AND principles article 1 – Aim of the Convention the parties to this Convention agree to: a. recognis that rights relating to cultural heritage with a inheren in the right to participat in cultural life, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human rights; b. the individual and collective responsibility recognis towards cultural heritage; c. emphasis that both the conservation of cultural heritage and its sustainable use have as their goal in society human development and quality of life; d. take the cessary steps to apply the provision of this Convention concerning: — the role of cultural heritage in the construction of a peaceful and democratic society, and in the processes of sustainable development and the promotion of cultural diversity; — greater synergy of competencies among all the public, institutional and private actors concerned. Article 2-Definition For the purpose of this Convention, cultural heritage is a group of resources inherited from the past which people identify, independently of owner ship, as a constantly evolving expression of their reflections and values, belief, knowledge and traditions. It includes all aspects of the environment resulting from the interaction between people and places through time; b. a heritage community will consist of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit it to future generations. Article 3: the common heritage of Europe the parties agree to promote an understanding of the common heritage of Europe as: a. all cultural heritage within Europe which together constitut a shared source of Rememberance, understanding, identity, and creativity, and cohesion "; b. the ideals, principles and values, derived from the experience of progress and past conflicts, which foster progress in the development of a peaceful and stable society, founded on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Article 4 – rights and responsibilities relating to cultural heritage the parties recognis that: a. everyone, alone or collectively, has the right to benefit from the cultural heritage and to contribute towards its enrichmen; b. everyone, alone or collectively, has the responsibility to respect the cultural heritage of others equally with their own heritage, and consequently the common heritage of Europe; c. exercise of the right to cultural heritage may be subject only to those in which the restriction is not in a democratic society cessary for the protection of the public interest and the rights and freedom of others. Article 5 – Cultural Heritage law and policies the parties to: a. recognis undertak the public interest associated with the element of the cultural heritage in accordanc with their importanc to society; (b) enhance the value of the cultural heritage through its identification, study, interpretation, protection, conservation and presentation; c. ensur, in the specific context of each party that a legislative provision exist for exercising the right to cultural heritage as defined in article 4; d. foster an economic and social climate which supports participation in cultural heritage activities; e. promote cultural heritage protection as a central factor in the mutually supporting objective of sustainable development, cultural diversity and contemporary creativity; f. recognis value of the cultural heritage situated on the territories under their jurisdiction, regardless_of of its origins; g. the integrated strategies to facilitat formulat the implementation of the provision of this Convention. Article 6 – effects of the Convention from the provision of this Convention shall be interpreted so as to: a. limit or derogat from the human rights and fundamental freedom in which may be safeguarded by international instruments, in particular, the Universal Declaration of Human rights and the Convention for the Protection of Human rights and Fundamental Freedom; (b) a more a favourabl affec. provision concerning the cultural heritage and environment led in other national legislation or international legal instrument; c. create enforceabl rights.
Section 2 — CONTRIBUTION OF CULTURAL heritage TO SOCIETY AND HUMAN development article 7 – Cultural Heritage and dialogue the parties, through the public undertak authorities competent bodies, and others to the: a. the reflections on the encourag ethics and methods of presentation of the cultural heritage, as well as respect for diversity of interpretation; (b) establish processes for Acas to deal equitably with situation where the contradictory values are placed on the same cultural heritage by different communities; c. develop a knowledge of cultural heritage as a resource it is facilitat peaceful co-existenc by promoting confidence and mutual understanding with a view to their resolution and prevention of conflicts; d. integrate these approaches into the all aspects of lifelong education and training. Article 8 – environment, heritage and quality of life the parties to undertak utilis all heritage aspects of the cultural environment: a. enrich the processes of economic, political, social and cultural development and land-use planning, where appropriate undertaking cultural heritage impact assessments and adopting mitigation strategies; (b) promote an integrated approach. the policies concerning cultural, biological, geological and landscape diversity to achieve a balance between these elements; c. social cohesion "reinforc by fostering a sense of shared responsibility towards the places in which people live; d. promote the objective of quality in contemporary additions to the environment without endangering its cultural values. Article 9: the Sustainable use of the cultural heritage To sustain the cultural heritage, the parties: (a) to undertak. promote respect for the integrity of the cultural heritage by ensuring that decisions about change are informed by an understanding of the cultural values involved; b. define and promote principles for sustainable management and encourag maintenance; c. ensur that all general technical standards take account of the specific conservation requirements of cultural heritage; (d) promote the use of materials, techniques and skills based on tradition and explore their potential for contemporary applications; e. promote high-quality works through systems of professional qualifications and accreditations for individual, enterprises and institutions. Article 10 – Cultural Heritage and economic activity In order to make full use of the potential of the cultural heritage as a factor in sustainable economic development, of the parties to: (a) the undertak. raise awareness of, and the economic potential of utilis, the cultural heritage; b. the specific character and recognis interests of the cultural heritage when devising economic policies. and c. ensur that these policies respect the integrity of the cultural heritage not compromising its values inheren. Section 3: SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CULTURAL heritage AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION article 11 — the organisation of public responsibility for cultural heritage In the management of the cultural heritage, the parties: (a) to promote undertak. an integrated and informed approach by public authorities in all sectors and at all levels; (b) develop the legal, financial and professional frameworks which make possible joint action by public authorities, experts, owners, investors, businesses, non-governmental organisations and civil society; (c) develop innovative ways for public authorities to co-operate with other actors; d. respect and voluntary initiative of which the complemen encourag the roles of public bodies; e. non-governmental organisations encourag concerned with heritage conservation to act in the public interest. Article 12 — access to cultural heritage and democratic participation the parties to: (a) the undertak. everyone to encourag participat in: — the process of identification, study, interpretation, protection, conservation and presentation of the cultural heritage; — public reflections and debate on the opportunities and challenges which the cultural heritage represent; b. take into considerations the values attached by each heritage community to the cultural heritage with which it identified; c. the roles of recognis voluntary organisations both as partners in activities and as constructive critics of cultural heritage policies; (d) take steps to improve access to the heritage, especially among young people and the disadvantaged, in order to raise awareness about its value, the need to maintain and preserve it and the benefits which may be derived from article 13 — especially. Cultural Heritage and knowledge the parties: a. to facilitat undertak the inclusion of the cultural heritage dimension in curricula at all levels of education , not as a subject of study cessarily in its own right but as a source for fertil studies in other subjects; (b) strengthen the linkag between cultural heritage education and vocational training; (c) the interdisciplinary research on cultural encourag. heritage, heritage communities, the environment and their inter-relationship; d. continuous professional development of encourag and the exchange of knowledge and skills, both within and outside the educational system. Article 14: the Cultural Heritage and the information society the parties to develop the undertak use of digital technology to enhance access to cultural heritage and the benefits from it, by which deriv: (a) encouraging initiative of which promote. the quality of content and endeavour to secure diversity of language and culture in the information society; b. supporting internationally compatible standards for the study, conservation, enhancement and security of cultural heritage, not least in combating the illicit trafficking in cultural property; c. seeking to resolve it removes access to information relating to their cultural heritage, particularly for educational purpose, whilst the protecting intellectual property rights; d. recognising that the creation of digital content related to the heritage should not prejudice the conservation of the existing heritage.
Section 4 — MONITORING AND CO-OPERATION article 15: the Undertaking of the parties the parties to: a. develop undertak, through the Council of Europe, a monitoring function, covering law, policy and practice concerning cultural heritage, consistent with the principles established by this Convention; (b) develop and maintain, contribute data to a shared information system, accessible to the public, which the assessment of how facilitat each party fulfil the commitment it under this Convention. Article 16 – Monitoring mechanism (a). The Committee of Minister, pursuan to article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, shall nominat an appropriate Committee or specify an existing Committee to monitor the application of the Convention and may make it too authoris rules for the conduct of its business; (b). The nominated Committee shall: — establish rules of procedure not cessary axis; — manage the shared information system referred to in article 15, maintaining an overview of the means by which each commitment under this Convention is met; -at the request of one or more parties, to give an advisory opinion on any question relating to the interpretation of the Convention, taking into considerations all Council of Europe legal instrument; — on the initiative of any party or parties, an evaluation of undertak any aspect of their implementation of the Convention; — foster the trans-sectoral application of this Convention by collaborating with others and participating in other committees of the Council of the initiative of Europe; — report to the Committee of Minister on its activities. The Committee of experts and the observer involv Maya in it works. Article 17 — Co-operation in the follow-up activities to the parties to co-operate undertak with each other and through the Council of Europe in pursuing the aims and principles of this Convention, and, especially in promoting recognition of the common heritage of Europe, by: (a) putting in place strategies to address collaborative allocation to identified through the monitoring process; b. fostering multilaterals and trans-frontier activities and developing networks for regional co-operation in order to implementations that these strategies; c. developing, exchanging, codifying and assuring the dissemination of good practice; d. informing the public about the aims and implementation of this Convention. Any parties may, by agreement, make financial arrangements to facilitat international co-operation. Article 18 – signature and entry into force this Convention shall a. be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. b. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. c. this Convention into force shall enter on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which ten member States of the Council of Europe have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordanc with the provision of the preceding paragraph. d. In respect of any signatory State which subsequently express their consent to it be bound by it, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 19 — Accession a. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council of Europe, and the European Union to accede to the Convention by a decision taken by the majority provided for in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee. (b). In respect of any acceding State, or the European Union in the event of its accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Article 20 – Territorial application (a). Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. (b) Any State may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory, the Convention shall enter into the force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General. (c) Any declaration made under the. two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawals shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. Article 21 — (a) Any party may, the Denunciation. at any time, denounc this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. (b) Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 22 – Amendments a. Any party, and the Committee mentioned in article 16 of the amendments it proposes, may this Convention. b. Any proposal for amendment shall be notified to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who shall communicate it to the member States of the Council of Europe, to the other parties, and to any non-member States which have been invited to accede to this Convention in accordanc with the provision of article 19 c. The Committee shall examin any amendment proposed and submit the text adopted by a majority of three-quarters of the parties ' representatives to the Committee of Minister for adoption. Following its adoption by the Committee of Minister by the majority provided for in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe, and by the unanimous vote of the States parties entitled to hold seats in the Committee of Minister, the text shall be forwarded to the parties for acceptance. d. Any amendment shall enter into force in respect of the parties which have accepted it on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which three Council of Europe members have informed of the sat the Secretary General of their acceptance. In respect of any party which subsequently accept it, such amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a the period of three months after the date on which the said party has informed the Secretary General of its acceptance. Article 23 – notifications the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, any State which has acceded or been invited to accede to this Convention, and the European Union if it has acceded or been invited to accede, of: a. any signature; b. the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; c. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordanc with the provision of articles 18, 19 and 20; d. any amendment to this Convention proposed in accordanc with the provision of article 22; e. any other Act, declaration, notification or communication relating to this Convention.

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on the VALUE of cultural heritage for society contents preamble part 1. Purpose, definitions and principles article 1. The aim of the Convention article 2. Definitions article 3. European common heritage article 4. With cultural heritage related obligations and article 5 of the law. Cultural heritage policy and the law article 6. The Convention, part 2. obligations with regard to the role of cultural heritage in society and human development in article 7. Cultural heritage and dialogue article 8. Environment, cultural heritage and quality of life in article 9. The sustainable use of cultural heritage article. Cultural heritage and economic activity, part 3. responsibilities for the common responsibility for cultural heritage and public engagement article 11. State responsibility for cultural heritage organization in article 12. Access to cultural heritage and democratic involvement in article 13. Cultural heritage and knowledge article 14. Cultural heritage and the information society part 4. monitoring, reporting and cooperation article 15. Obligations of parties article 16. Monitoring mechanisms in article 17. Further cooperation in article 18. The signing and entry into force article 19. Accession article 20. Territorial application article 22. Amendment to article 23. Notices preamble the Convention signed the Council of Europe Member States, 1 under one of the objectives of the Council of Europe to achieve a greater unity between its members, reinforcing and promoting the ideals and principles which are based on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law and compliance with the conditions which constitute their common heritage; 2. Recognizing the need for an extended and comprehensive cultural heritage within the meaning of the concept of primary to nominate people and human values; 3. Stresses the value of cultural heritage and the potential to serve as a resource for sustainable development and quality of life in a continuous development process in society; 4. Recognizing that every person has the right to free choice to come in contact with the cultural heritage, at the same time respecting the rights and freedoms of others, considering this right on the part of the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the United Nations Universal Declaration of human rights (1948) and assured the International Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights (1966); 5. Conscious of the need to involve all members of the public to the ongoing discovery of cultural heritage and management process; 6. In support of their cultural heritage and educational activities the principle of believing all the cultural heritage on an equal and thereby promoting intercultural and inter-religious dialogue; 7. Referring to the various documents of the Council of Europe, especially the European cultural Convention (1954), the European Convention for the protection of architectural heritage (1985), the European Convention for the protection of the archaeological heritage (1992, revised) and the European Landscape Convention (2000); 8. Convinced of the need to create a single European cooperation framework in the dynamic process of implementing these principles; Agreed upon the following content to the Convention: part 1. Purpose, definitions and principles article 1. The objectives of this Convention the Convention signatories, the parties undertake: a. to recognise that the right to cultural heritage be considered part of the right to participate in cultural life, laid down in the Universal Declaration of human rights; b. to recognise individuals and corporations responsible for the cultural heritage; c. point out that both the heritage conservation and the sustainable use of the main objective of the society is human development and quality of life; (d) take the necessary measures to apply the provisions of this Convention, in areas such as: — the role of cultural heritage in a peaceful and democratic society, as well as in the process of sustainable development and cultural diversity; — greater cooperation between the public sector, and private sector institutions involved. 2. article. Definitions for the purposes of this Convention, cultural heritage: consists of accumulated resources, received the heritage from the past and which, irrespective of the nationality of individuals and the public perception is considered a value, belief, knowledge, tradition and reflection on mouthpiece. It also includes the environment that formed the people and location interaction, time passes; b. community — the heritage consists of people who appreciates specific aspects of cultural heritage, which it wants to keep and put future generations. 3. article. European common heritage the parties agree to promote the understanding of the common heritage of Europe as: a. all the cultural heritage in Europe, which together form the common memory, understanding, identity, unity and creativity to source; b. the ideals, principles and values that are compounded by development and conflict of the past experiences that contribute to the development of peaceful and stable society, which formed the basis for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law. 4. article. With cultural heritage and related rights the parties acknowledge that: a. any person, both in the community and the individual's right to benefit from the cultural heritage and to contribute to its enrichment; (b) every person, both in the community and individual, are obliged to respect the cultural heritage of other parties like theirs, and with it the common European cultural heritage resulting from this obligation; c. the right to cultural heritage can reduce the use of only those restrictions that are necessary in a democratic society, in the common interest, as well as the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. 5. article. Cultural heritage policy and the law, the parties undertake: a. to recognise the public interest related to the cultural heritage elements, according to the last importance in society; (b) to increase the value of cultural heritage through research, identification and interpretation, ensuring the protection, conservation and presentation of appropriate; c. respecting each party's specific legal environment, to ensure the rights laid down in the law on cultural heritage in accordance with the provisions of article 4; d. to promote the economic and social conditions that increase participation to cultural heritage-related events; e. to promote the protection of the cultural heritage as a key factor related sustainable development, cultural diversity and contemporary creativity in the attainment of the objectives; f. to recognise the cultural heritage within its area of jurisdiction, regardless of its origin; g. to develop integrated strategies to promote implementation of the provisions of this Convention. 6. article. The Convention was one of the provisions of this Convention be interpreted in order to: a. restrict or cancel the human rights and fundamental freedoms, which can be guaranteed by international instruments, especially the Universal Declaration of human rights and the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms; b. impact on more favourable conditions for cultural heritage and the cultural characteristics contained in national laws and other international legal documents; c. determine the right where executable. Part 2. Obligations with regard to the role of cultural heritage in society and human development in article 7. Cultural heritage and dialogue the parties undertake to State and other competent institutions: a. to promote discussion and reflection on the teaching of cultural heritage ethics and practices, as well as to strengthen respect for the diversity of interpretations; b. to determine the balancing procedure, you need to consider the controversial equal value added by the cultural heritage of different communities; c. knowledge of cultural heritage to create as resource to promote peaceful coexistence, confidence and strengthen mutual understanding, preventing and solving conflicts; d. include all of this approach in the areas of education and training in the learner's educational aspect. 8. article. Environment, cultural heritage and quality of life, the parties undertake to use all the features of the cultural heritage, in order to: a. enhance economic, political, social and cultural development process, the use of the territory planning, where appropriate, the impact on cultural heritage and developing the necessary saudzējošo measures; (b) promote a common approach to cultural, biological, geological and landscape diversity policy and ensure a balance between the above elements; (c) strengthen social cohesion, promoting the understanding of common responsibility for places where people live; d. promote environmental quality objectives in today's additions without jeopardising its cultural value. 9. article. The sustainable use of cultural heritage for the preservation of the cultural heritage of stability, the parties undertake: a. to strengthen support for the cultural heritage, to achieve uniformity to decisions about the changes are accepted, based on the comprehensive information and understanding of the cultural values involved; b. define and strengthen sustainable management principles, as well as to promote their use; c. ensure that all general technical standards are observed in specific heritage conservation requirements; d. to promote the traditions based on the use of methods, materials, and skills and exploit their potential usage of modern solutions; e. promote high-quality work, using the personal, business and institutions of professional qualifications and accreditation systems. 10. article. Cultural heritage and economic activity in order to fully exploit the potential of the cultural heritage as a factor of economic development, the parties undertake: a. to increase awareness of the cultural heritage and to use its economic potential; b. developing economic policies, to respect the cultural heritage-specific features and interests; c. ensure that the policy is complied with the principle of uniformity of cultural heritage, without jeopardising its values. Part 3. Responsibilities for the common responsibility for cultural heritage and public engagement article 11. State responsibility for cultural heritage organisation the management of the cultural heritage, the parties undertake: a. to promote uniform and comprehensive information based on national authority approach across all sectors and levels; b. to develop legal, financial and professional bodies that ensure coherent national institutions, experts, owners, investors, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations and civil society; c. to develop modern methods and ways to ensure the State institutions cooperation with other parties; (d) acknowledge and promote the voluntary initiative, which complements the public authority; e. to promote the conservation of cultural heritage-related activities of non-governmental organizations in the public interest. 12. article. Access to cultural heritage and democratic involvement, the parties undertake: a. to promote the participation of everyone: a heritage discovery, study, interpretation, display and save process; — public consultation and discussion on the opportunities and challenges created by the cultural heritage; (b) implement measures to improve accessibility, particularly in providing young people and disabled access to cultural heritage with the objective of increasing the awareness of its value, and the need for conservation, as well as the benefits that this can bring; c. observe the values that each heritage community links with their cultural heritage with which it identifies; d. recognize the voluntary organization and as a partner, and the constructive role of the critics above steps. 13. article. Cultural heritage and knowledge the parties undertake: a. to promote cultural heritage themes into the educational curricula at all levels and not necessarily as a permanent class, but as a rich source for the study of cognitive and other objects; (b) to strengthen the link between cultural heritage education activities and professional training; c. to promote more comprehensive studies of the sector in areas such as cultural heritage, heritage community, environment and their interrelation; d. to promote continuous professional development, exchange of knowledge and skills both within the educational system, and beyond. 14. article. Cultural heritage and the information society, the parties undertake to extend the use of digital technologies to improve access to cultural heritage and it provided extra benefits, through the following measures: a. promoting activities to help strengthen and preserve linguistic and cultural diversity in the information society; b. support to the international level comparable conditions in relation to such issues as cultural heritage research, conservation, improvement and security, as well as the very important cultural value in combating illegal trade; c. trying to remove obstacles that prevent access to information about cultural heritage, in particular by promoting the availability of educational needs and at the same time protecting the rights to intellectual property; d. recognising the principle that all digital materials of cultural heritage drawn up, without prejudice to the existing cultural heritage. Part 4. monitoring, reporting and cooperation article 15. The obligations of the parties, the parties undertake: a. in accordance with the principles laid down in this Convention, with the mediation of the Council of Europe to create a surveillance system, which covers the laws, policies and activities related to the cultural heritage; (b) develop and maintain, with the latest data add to shared and public information system, whose task is to facilitate the evaluation of how each Member State fulfils the obligations laid down in them. 16. article. Monitoring mechanism (a). the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in accordance with article 17 of the Statute creates a corresponding Committee or appoint a Committee to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the present Convention and can empower them to develop rules for this function; b. Appointed Committee: — establish regulations governing in accordance with the existing requirements; — manage common referred to in article 15 any information system, providing an overview of the features and events, which are stuffed the obligations laid down in this Convention; -at the request of one or more Member States to provide advisory opinions on any matter relating to the interpretation of this Convention, taking into account all the legal documents of the Council of Europe; at the initiative of the Member State or Member States to evaluate any of the provisions of this Convention, the implementation of the Member State concerned; — promote cross-sectoral application of the Convention, in cooperation with other committees, and engaging in other initiatives of the Council of Europe; – The Committee of Ministers to give an overview of its activities. In its work the Committee may engage experts and observers. Article 17. Cooperation in future events of this Convention of the party principles and objectives undertake to cooperate with each other and through the Council of Europe, through the following measures: (a) developing cooperation strategies in the exercise, the priorities identified in the monitoring process; b. promoting multilateral and cross-border measures and creating networks of regional cooperation in the implementation of these policies; c. developing and effective keying operations, as well as ensuring the exchange of information and experience in this respect; d. informing the public about the objectives of this Convention and the implementation process. Each party has the right to implement the agreed financial activities to promote international cooperation. 18. article. The signing and entry into force (a). this Convention signed by the Member States of the Council of Europe. (b) this Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by Member States. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval are stored in the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe. (c). this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month, after a period of three months from the date on which ten Member States of the Council of Europe in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph have expressed their agreement to fulfill the obligations under the Convention. d. for each signatory country to the Convention, which subsequently express their consent to carry out the obligations set out in it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month, after a period of three months from the date on which the State concerned has submitted a corresponding instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 19. article. A. accession after the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite other countries which are not members of the Council and the Member States of the European Union, to accede to this Convention, on the basis of the decision taken by the majority in accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe, article 20 paragraph (d), and the unanimous decision adopted by the representatives of the Contracting States which have granted the right to be on the Committee. b. for any State wishing to accede to the Convention, or of its accession to the European Union in the case, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month, after the period of three months from the date of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe submitted to the corresponding instrument of accession. 20. article. Territorial application (a). everyone has the right to State signing this Convention or of the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall, at the time of the document specify the territory or territories to which the Convention will apply. b. any State by sending a notification to the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe, at any time, you can then specify additional areas in which the Convention is applied. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month, after the period of three months from the date on which the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe in the Declaration. (c). All in accordance with the conditions of the two previous reports submitted to the point of communications on the sites may be withdrawn by notification through the Secretary-General. Withdrawal shall take effect on the first day of the month, after a period of six months from the date on which the Secretary-General received the information. 21. article. 1. The Parties shall have the right, at any time, denounce this Convention by notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2. Denunciation shall take effect on the first day of the month, after a period of six months after the date on which the Secretary-General received the notification. 22. article. 1. The amendments to the parties and to the Committee referred to in article 16 shall have the right to submit proposals for amendments to this Convention. 2. any proposal for amendments shall be submitted to the notification to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, whose task it is to communicate to the Member States of the Council of Europe, the other parties, as well as other countries in Europe, which has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the conditions laid down in article 19. 3. The Committee shall examine the proposals for amendments and the final text approved by three-fourths of the designated representatives of the parties, submitted to the Committee of Ministers for approval. When the amendments adopted by the Committee of Ministers by a majority of the Council of Europe in accordance with article 20 of the Statute the provisions of paragraph (d) and unanimously supported the Contracting States who are entitled to be represented in the Committee of Ministers, the text will be sent to the parties for approval. 4. Amendments shall enter into force and apply to those approved by the parties on the first day of the month, after the period of three months from the date on which three Member States of the Council of Europe was submitted for approval to the Secretary-General of the notification. With regard to the parties that the amendments approved at a later date, they shall enter into force on the first day of the month, after the period of three months from the date when the party concerned informed the Secretary-General for approval. 23. article. Notifications the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall provide notice to the Member States of the Council of Europe, all countries which are members of or are hereby invited to accede to this Convention, to the European Union if it acceded to or has been invited to accede to this Convention of: a. any signature of facts; b. all the instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; c. all of the entry into force of this Convention in accordance with the dates 18, 19 and 20 of article; (d) any amendments to this Convention, drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down in article 22; e. any other Act, Declaration, notification that refers to this Convention.