01553nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653002400042653002100066653002600087653002000113653002400133653001100157100001400168245012500182856011800307300001200425490000700437520086100444022004201305                                       d10aCollective identity10aCulture Ministry10aEthnological heritage10aheritage policy10aimmaterial heritage10aUNESCO1 aC. Hottin00aFrom ratification to listing: The putting into effect in France of the policy concerning immaterial heritage (2006-2010)  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138209975&partnerID=40&md5=91816524182fd7091b5bdcf94c1675c4  a144-1570 v573 aUnesco policy for the preservation of immaterial cultural heritage is contained in a very general text. It is up to each country to implement it according to its needs and already existing institutions. In France this task has been given to the "Mission à l ethnologie" of the Ministry of Culture. It would appear that these concerns are similar to what went under the label of ethnology. This equation does not, however, make the implementation of this policy any easier. This paper examines the implications of the ratification of the text by France for relations with local communities, the role of ethnological research, the choice and follow up of programs and the ways the conserv ation of immaterial heritage can be evaluated. At the present time the emerging picture of the effects of the implementation of the Convention remains somewhat unclear.  a07605668 (ISSN); 9782735114078 (ISBN)