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Report of the State Party on the State of Conservation of the World Heritage Property Inscribed on the World Heritage List Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia N 1133bis) The Slovak Republic appreciates that the property "Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany" has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Through the competent government ministries and their competences, the Slovak Republic resolves the issues identified in Decision no. 39 COM 7B.19 of the World Heritage Committee, adopted at its 39th session in Bonn, and expresses its interest in keeping the property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 1. Executive summary of the report The Slovak part of the UNESCO World Heritage Property was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007 under the name “Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians” as a bilateral Slovak and Ukrainian property. In 2011, after the extension by additional components in Germany, it became part of the trilateral property "Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany". At the level of the State, the Slovak part of the property is covered by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, and in compliance with the valid legislation, the expert organisation of the Ministry the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic is responsible for management and protection. In connection with the issues in the territory of the Slovak part of the property identified in Decision of the World Heritage Committee 39 COM 7B.19 and based on the recommendations resulting from the conclusions of the IUCN UNESCO reactive monitoring mission, which took place on 29 September to 3 October 2014, the Member State Slovakia organised an advisory mission in the territory of the Slovak part of the property.
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