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Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise For The Culture Sector United Nations 1-rlu<"'t'"''"'' Scientific and Organization Organisation des Nations Unies Permanent Delegations (Europe) pour /'education, Ia science et Ia culture Organizaci6n de las Naciones Unidas para Ia Educaci6n, Ia Ciencia y Ia Culture OpraHvt3eU,!-I>t Ref. : CU11/24 24 October 2011 06be,l\V1HeHHb<X Hau,vtiil no aonpocaM o6pa3oBaH115l, H8YKVI VI KYJlbTypbl Subject : Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting ~~'~""'"'~ Exercise for Europe and North America Ul..llll_, Fly Madam/Sir, In the framework of the preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America, I would like to remind you about the forthcoming deadlines for the submission of documents to the World Heritage Centre as requested by the World Heritage Committee, at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011 ). The deadlines, for those State Parties which have not submitted the requested documents, are the following: • 1 December 2011: Answers to the Retrospective Inventory (Boundary Clarifications) (see Annex 1- Decision 35 COM 8D) • 1 February 2012: Submission of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) (see Annex II- Decision 35COM 10C.2) Please find attached in Annex Ill the list of pending Boundary Clarifications and Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value. Please note that these deadlines were already communicated to Permanent Delegations on 22 July and 12 August 2011. I would appreciate if you could ensure the timely submission of these documents and please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Kishore Rao Director World Heritage Centre cc: National Commissions for UNESCO (Europe) National Focal Points (Europe) 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP, France Tel.: +33 (0)1 45 68 14 40 Fax +33 (0)1 45 68 55 70 www.unesco.org - 2 - ANNEX I Extract of the Decisions adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011) Decision: 35 COM 8D The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8D, 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 8D, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies will not be able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties when the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear; 4. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the delimitation of their World Heritage properties and thanks them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List; 5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the following States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8D: - Algeria: Timgad; - Australia: Kakadu National Park; - Czech Republic: Historic Centre of Český Krumlov; Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec; - France: Amiens Cathedral; Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims; Bourges Cathedral; Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge; Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne; Historic Site of Lyons; - Georgia: Upper Svaneti; - Italy: Rock Drawings in Valcamonica; Historic Centre of Naples; Villa Romana del Casale; - Madagascar: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve; - Russian Federation: Volcanoes of Kamchatka; - Spain: Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada; Burgos Cathedral; - Syrian Arab Republic: Ancient City of Damascus; - Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Rwenzori Mountains National Park; 6. Requests the European, Arab and African States Parties, which have not yet answered the questions raised in the framework of the Retrospective Inventory, to provide all clarifications and documentation as soon as possible and by 1 December 2011 at the latest. - 3 - Annex II Extract of the Decisions adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011) Decision: 35 COM 10C.2 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/10C, 2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 11A.1, 30 COM 11A.2, 31 COM 11A.1, 31 COM 11A.2, 32 COM 11D and 34 COM 10B.3 adopted at its 30th (Vilnius, 2006), 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 34th (Brasilia, 2010) sessions respectively, 3. Takes note of the follow-up activities to the first cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in the region of Europe and North America and the results of the sub-regional meetings for Nordic, Western and Mediterranean Europe; 4. Thanks the Israeli authorities for having organized the follow-up meeting for Mediterranean Europe in 2010 in Acre, the Estonian authorities for having hosted the follow-up meeting for Nordic and Baltic Europe in 2010 in Tallinn with the support of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation, the Dutch authorities for having hosted the follow-up meeting for Western Europe in 2010 in Amersfoort, the Czech authorities for having hosted a meeting for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe in 2011 in Prague, and the authorities of Malta for having proposed to host a meeting in Malta in September 2011 for the Mediterranean Europe sub-region, currently under preparation; 5. Welcomes the proposal of Italy to host a preparatory meeting for the Mediterranean Europe sub-region in 2012 in Florence, and takes note of the interest of the authorities of Azerbaijan, Germany and Greece to host preparatory meetings in 2012, for their respective sub-regions, namely Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Mediterranean Europe sub-regions, to be confirmed, as well as of the intention of the State Parties in North America to organize preparatory Periodic Reporting meetings and/or teleconferences with the site managers in 2011 and 2012; 6. Thanks the Netherlands and Monaco for their financial contributions for the preparation of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise and calls upon the States Parties and the international community to support financially the Periodic Reporting exercise in the Europe and North America region, considering the scope of work to be done, including capacity-building activities and evaluation of Statements of Outstanding Universal Value; 7. Invites the States Parties to prepare, in coordination with the World Heritage Centre, the launch of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise for the Europe and North America region at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee and decides that it will take place on a two year basis (North America, Western, Nordic and Baltic Europe sub-regions, for the first year, and Mediterranean, Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, for the second year) provided that a report on the Periodic Reporting exercise for - 4 - North America will be presented at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2014, and a report on the Periodic Reporting exercise for Europe at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2015; 8. Reiterates its request that the States Parties should submit the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2012, in order to ensure the preparation of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise; 9. Also requests the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to prepare a progress report on the follow-up of the first cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Europe and North America and on the preparations for the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Europe and North America, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session in 2012. Annex III Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (RSOUV) and Boundary Clarifications (BC) to be sent to the World Heritage Centre by each State Party X = Pending for submission Deadlines: 1 Dec 2011 1 Feb 2012 Country Property Year of Inscr. BC RSOUV Albania Butrint 1992 -- X Albania Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra 2005 -- -- Andorra Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley 2004 -- X Armenia Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin 1996 -- X Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the -- X Armenia Archaeological Site of Zvartnots 2000 Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat -- X Armenia Valley 2000 Austria Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg 1996 -- -- Austria Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn 1996 -- -- Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural -- -- Austria Landscape 1997 Austria Semmering Railway 1998 -- -- City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss -- -- Austria Eggenberg 1999 Austria Wachau Cultural Landscape 2000 -- X Austria Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape* 2001 -- X Austria Historic Centre of Vienna 2001 -- X Austria Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps 2011 -- -- Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's -- -- Azerbaijan Palace and Maiden Tower 2000 Azerbaijan Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape 2007 -- -- Belarus Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest 1979 -- X Belarus Mir Castle Complex 2000 -- X Belarus Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex 2005 -- X Belarus Struve Geodetic Arc 2005 -- X Belgium Flemish Béguinages 1998 -- X Belgium La Grand-Place, Brussels 1998 -- X Belgium The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their 1998 -- X Belgium Belfries of Belgium and France 1999 -- X Belgium Historic Centre of Brugge 2000 -- -- Belgium Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor 2000 -- X Belgium Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) 2000 -- X Belgium
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