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General recommendation No. 8 - Concerning the interpretation and application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention [1990] UNCERDGC 1; INT/CERD/GEC/7480 (23 August 1990)

Thirty-eighth session (1990)^[*]
General recommendation VIII concerning the interpretation and
application of article 1, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Convention

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,

Having considered reports from States parties concerning information about the ways in which individuals are identified as being members of a particular racial or ethnic group or groups,

Is of the opinion that such identification shall, if no justification exists to the contrary, be based upon self-identification by the individual concerned.

[*] Contained in document A/45/18.