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The World Heritage Committee in Poland was established upon the basis of decree no. 39 issued by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on 30 October 2007. The purpose of the Committee is to coordinate work and to render more efficient various undertakings associated with the realization of the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972). The inauguration meeting was held on 18 December 2007 in Warsaw. The foremost tasks, whose implementation will be supervised by the Committee in the near future, include the introduction of order into legal questions pertaining to the World Heritage, devising and introducing monitoring of sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and preparing new candidates for inclusion on the List. The secretarial and administrative functions of the Committee are performed by the World Heritage and Historical Monuments Team at the National Heritage Board of Poland. For more information see: http://www.kobidz.pl