The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
- Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.13, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
- Notes with appreciation the initiatives undertaken by the State Party to strengthen the protection of the archaeological remains and sites contained within the buffer and landscape zones, and encourages the State Party to continue its work in order to finalize the updated mapping of archaeological sites within the two zones and provide them with the necessary protection measures;
- Requests the State Party to continue harmonizing existing territorial and urban planning instruments by integrating the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property into the regulations related to the property and the buffer and landscape zones;
- Encourages the State Party to:
- Continue defining indicators to measure the effectiveness of the inter-institutional agreement,
- Address risk preparedness and integrate the necessary measures in the Susa Development Plan and in the Management framework;
- Also request the State Party to continue with the implementation of the recommendations adopted in Decision 39 COM 8B.13;
- Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2019, an updated, detailed report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 44th session in 2020.