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... Whilst fully respecting the sovereignty of the States on whose territory the cultural and natural heritage mentioned in
Articles 1 and 2 is situated, and without prejudice to property right provided by national legislation, the States Parties to this Convention recognize that such heritage constitutes a world heritage for whose protection it is the duty of the international community as a whole to co-operate.
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