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Periodic reporting: submissions and forthcoming deadlines for all States Parties

Important notice

Through its Decision 12.COM 10 of December 2017, the Committee recommended the General Assembly to approve some amendments to the Operational Directives so as to move towards a regional cycle of national reporting on the implementation of the Convention (Form ICH-10). In that same decision, the Committee took note that the calendar for the first regional cycle of national reporting will be established by the Committee itself at its thirteenth session in 2018 (13.COM), and that a transition period necessary for reforming the periodic reporting mechanism will be followed by the submission of national reports from the first region on 15 December 2020 for examination by the Committee at its sixteenth session in 2021 (16.COM). The General Assembly will have to confirm this whole new reporting system at its seventh session in June 2018 (7.GA).
For this reason, States Parties are invited to take this into account when considering the deadlines presented below with regard to the submission of periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention.
This change does not affect the reports on the status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (Form ICH-11) which will continue to follow the current rules and deadlines.

In-depth studies of periodic reports: transmission/education and inventory-making

Following table presents the situation of all States Parties vis-a-vis the submission of periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention and on the status of elements inscribed on the Lists.

The reports submitted before the 15 December of a given year are examined by the Committee the year after.

Type of report :

Reporting status :

Electoral group :

179 results found

Country (ratification)	Reporting on the Convention	Reporting on USL elements	Reporting status
Afghanistan (2009)	15/12/2015 (still to submit) 15/12/2021		Expected (overdue)
Albania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Algeria (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Andorra (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Antigua and Barbuda (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Argentina (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Armenia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Austria (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Azerbaijan (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2019	00905 (2013): 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Bahamas (2014)	15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Bahrain (2014)	15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Bangladesh (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Barbados (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Belarus (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00308 (2009): 15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Belgium (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Belize (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Benin (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Bhutan (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Botswana (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022	00753 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020 01290 (2017): 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Brazil (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018	00521 (2011): 15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Brunei Darussalam (2011)	15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
Bulgaria (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Burkina Faso (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Burundi (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Cabo Verde (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Cambodia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018	01165 (2016): 15/12/2020	Up-to-date
Cameroon (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Central African Republic (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Chad (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Chile (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
China (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022	00305 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2021 00303 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2021 00302 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2021 00322 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 15/12/2018 00321 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 15/12/2018 00304 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018 15/12/2018 00530 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019	Expected (overdue)
Colombia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020	01095 (2015): 15/12/2019 01285 (2017): 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Comoros (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Congo (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Cook Islands (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Costa Rica (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Côte d’Ivoire (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Croatia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00320 (2010): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018 15/12/2018	Expected
Cuba (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Cyprus (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Czechia (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Denmark (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Djibouti (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Dominica (2005)	15/12/2011 (still to submit) 15/12/2017		Expected (overdue)
Dominican Republic (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Ecuador (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Egypt (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
El Salvador (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Equatorial Guinea (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Eritrea (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Estonia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Eswatini (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Ethiopia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Fiji (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Finland (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
France (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018	00315 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Gabon (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted in 2011) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Gambia (2011)	15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
Georgia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Germany (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Ghana (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Greece (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Grenada (2009)	15/12/2015 (still to submit) 15/12/2021		Expected (overdue)
Guatemala (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018	00863 (2013): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Guinea (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Guinea-Bissau (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Haiti (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Honduras (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Hungary (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Iceland (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
India (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Indonesia (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019	00509 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019 00619 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020	Up-to-date
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018	00535 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 00534 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Iraq (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Ireland (2015)	15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Italy (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Jamaica (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Japan (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Jordan (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Kazakhstan (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Kenya (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019	00313 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00981 (2014): 15/12/2018 15/12/2018	Expected
Kiribati (2018)	15/12/2024		Up-to-date
Kuwait (2015)	15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Kyrgyzstan (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018	00693 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2020	Up-to-date
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2009)	15/12/2015 (still to submit) 15/12/2021		Expected (overdue)
Latvia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00314 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Lebanon (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Lesotho (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Lithuania (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Luxembourg (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Madagascar (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Malawi (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Malaysia (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Mali (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00289 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00520 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Malta (2017)	15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Marshall Islands (2015)	15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Mauritania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2018	00524 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Mauritius (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted on time) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Mexico (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Micronesia (Federated States of) (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Monaco (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Mongolia (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00312 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00311 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00310 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00543 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 00873 (2013): 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00871 (2017): 15/12/2021 01061 (2015): 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Montenegro (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2021		Up-to-date
Morocco (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018	01256 (2017): 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Mozambique (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Myanmar (2014)	15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Namibia (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Nauru (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Nepal (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Netherlands (2012)	15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Nicaragua (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Niger (2007)	15/12/2013 (still to submit) 15/12/2019		Expected (overdue)
Nigeria (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Norway (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Oman (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2012) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Pakistan (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Palau (2011)	15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
Palestine (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Panama (2004)	15/12/2010 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Papua New Guinea (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Paraguay (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Peru (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023	00531 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2019	Expected (overdue)
Philippines (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Poland (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Portugal (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020	01065 (2015): 15/12/2019 01199 (2016): 15/12/2020	Up-to-date
Qatar (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Republic of Korea (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Republic of Moldova (2006)	15/12/2012 (still to submit) 15/12/2018		Expected (overdue)
Romania (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Russian Federation *	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Rwanda (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Saint Lucia (2007)	15/12/2013 (still to submit) 15/12/2019		Expected (overdue)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)	15/12/2015 (still to submit) 15/12/2021		Expected (overdue)
Samoa (2013)	15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Sao Tome and Principe (2006)	15/12/2012 (still to submit) 15/12/2018		Expected (overdue)
Saudi Arabia (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Senegal (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Serbia (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Seychelles (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
Singapore (2018)	15/12/2024		Up-to-date
Slovakia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Slovenia (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Solomon Islands (2018)	15/12/2024		Up-to-date
South Sudan (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Spain (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Sri Lanka (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Sudan (2008)	15/12/2014 (still to submit) 15/12/2020		Expected (overdue)
Suriname (2017)	15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Sweden (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Switzerland (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Syrian Arab Republic (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Tajikistan (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Thailand (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018	01104 (2015): 15/12/2019	Up-to-date
Timor-Leste (2016)	15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Togo (2009)	15/12/2015 (still to submit) 15/12/2021		Expected (overdue)
Tonga (2010)	15/12/2016 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2022		Up-to-date
Trinidad and Tobago (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Tunisia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2016) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Turkey (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted on time) 15/12/2018	00658 (2017): 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
Turkmenistan (2011)	15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Tuvalu (2017)	15/12/2023		Up-to-date
Uganda (2009)	15/12/2015 (submitted in 2017) 15/12/2021	00749 (2012): 15/12/2016 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020 00904 (2013): 15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2021 00982 (2014): 15/12/2018 15/12/2018 00911 (2015): 15/12/2019 01187 (2016): 15/12/2020	Expected
Ukraine (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted in 2015) 15/12/2020	01194 (2016): 15/12/2020	Up-to-date
United Arab Emirates (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted in 2013) 15/12/2017 (submitted on time) 15/12/2023	00517 (2011): 15/12/2015 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019 01268 (2017): 15/12/2021	Up-to-date
United Republic of Tanzania (2011)	15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023		Expected (overdue)
Uruguay (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019		Up-to-date
Uzbekistan (2008)	15/12/2014 (submitted on time) 15/12/2020		Up-to-date
Vanuatu (2010)	15/12/2016 (still to submit) 15/12/2022		Expected (overdue)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2007)	15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2019	00983 (2014): 15/12/2013 (submitted in 2018) 15/12/2018	Up-to-date
Viet Nam (2005)	15/12/2011 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2023	00309 (2009): 15/12/2013 (submitted on time) 15/12/2017 (still to submit) 15/12/2021	Expected (overdue)
Yemen (2007)	15/12/2013 (still to submit) 15/12/2019		Expected (overdue)
Zambia (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date
Zimbabwe (2006)	15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014) 15/12/2018		Up-to-date

* In compliance with paragraphs 168 and 169 of the Operational Directives, the Committee had to examine the report submitted by the Russian Federation, a State non party to the Convention, on two elements originally proclaimed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and then incorporated in 2008 in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity