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The World Heritage Committee, 1. Decides to hold its 7th Extraordinary session in December 2004 and to adopt the following provisional agenda for the session : 7th Extraordinary session of the World Heritage Committee December 2004 Opening Session 1. Opening of the session • by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee • Introduction by the Director-General of UNESCO or his representative 2. Requests for Observer status 3. Adoption of the Agenda and provisional Timetable Reports 4A. Progress Report and discussion on the Revised Operational Guidelines 4B. Working methods of the World Heritage Committee 5. Progress Reports of Periodic Reporting 5A Progress report on the preparation of the Periodic Report for Europe and North America 5B Follow-up to the Periodic Report in the Arab States 5C Follow-up to the Periodic Report in Africa 5D Follow-up to the Periodic Report in Asia and Pacific 5E Follow up to the Periodic Report in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Action Plan for Latin America 5F Progress report on the proposal for the inscription of Qhapaq Ñan - Main Andean Road on the World Heritage List (Decision 28 COM 13.2 paragraph 11) Administrative and Financial Matters 6. Examination of International Assistance requests 7. Adjustments to the Budget 2004-2005 8. Proposals concerning the preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget 2006 - 2007 (Draft 33C/5) and the 34C/4 Implementation of the World Heritage Strategic Objectives: Credibility, Conservation, Capacity-building and Communication 9. Co-operation and coordination between UNESCO Conventions concerning heritage 10. Performance indicators for the World Heritage Programmes 11. Progress report on the Global Training Strategy 12. Progress Report on the Partnerships for World Heritage Convention (PACT) initiative 13. Publication Plans (including budgeted proposals) for a compilation of World Heritage Basic Texts, Guidance documents for the protection of World Heritage properties that would supplement the Operational Guidelines and a Handbook on the World Heritage Convention 14. Report on the use of the World Heritage Emblem 15. New voting mechanism for the election of the members of the World Heritage Committee Closing Session 16. Review of the Provisional Agenda of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee (Durban, South Africa, 2005) 17. Adoption of Decisions 18. Closure of the session