This final session, which marked the last phase of intergovernmental negotiations, enabled the experts to finalize the text of the preliminary draft convention.

UNESCO: Diversity of Cultural Expressions

This session adopted a recommendation requesting the General Conference to take into consideration the following title for the Convention: "Preliminary Draft Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions" and to adopt the text at its 33rd session (October 2005). ( Recommendation of the Third Intergovernmental Meeting).

UNESCO: Diversity of Cultural Expressions

The First Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts (20-24 September 2004) took place for an initial exchange of views on the Preliminary Report of the Director-General accompanied by a first Preliminary Draft of the Convention prepared by the group of independent experts and submitted to the Member States in July 2004.

UNESCO: Diversity of Cultural Expressions

The next stage will the preparation of the preliminary design and publication of the draft orders, which is expected by April 2014.

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Furthermore, there is no record of any preliminary filings with the SEC, despite indications that various draft proposals were submitted to the SEC.

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