3. The key users of the Operational Guidelines are:a) the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention;b) the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, hereinafter referred to as “the World Heritage Committee” or “the Committee”;c) the UNESCO World Heritage Centre as Secretariat to the World Heritage Committee, hereinafter referred to as “the Secretariat”;d) the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee;e) site managers, stakeholders and partners in the protection of World Heritage properties.