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Criteria for Inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List The main guidance for the implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is set out in the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention which is periodically revised to reflect the decisions of the World Heritage Committee The Operational Guidelines detail the nomination processes and define the criteria for inclusion in the World Heritage List A property is considered to be of Outstanding Universal Value if it meets one or more of the following criteria The Nomination Process for inscription on the World Heritage List The Nomination Process includes four phases 1 The States Parties decide which properties to include in their Tentative Lists 2 The States Parties decide which properties included in their Tentative Lists will be nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List 3 The World Heritage Committee decides whether to inscribe a property on the World Heritage List after its evaluation by the International Council on Monuments and Sites ICOMOS and or the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN
