1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E,

2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Significance, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:

Poland: Cracow's Historic Centre; Wieliczka Salt Mine; Historic Centre of Warsaw; Old City of Zamość; Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork;

3. Adopts the retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage property:
Bulgaria: Srebarna Nature Reserve;

4. Decides to adjourn until its next ordinary session the examination of the remainder of document WHC-09/33.COM/8E.

1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/8E,

2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8E, WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add.2 for the following World Heritage properties: 

• Algeria: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad; M'Zab Valley; Djémila; Tipasa; Tassili n'Ajjer; Timgad; Kasbah of Algiers;
• Austria: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg; Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn; Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape;
• Bulgaria: Boyana Church; Madara Rider; Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak; Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo; Rila Monastery; Ancient City of Nessebar; Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari;
• Côte d'Ivoire: Comoé National Park;
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Okapi Wildlife Reserve;
• Denmark: Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church; Roskilde Cathedral;
• Ethiopia: SimienNational Park;
• Israel: Masada; Old City of Acre; White City of Tel-Aviv - the Modern Movement; Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev; Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba;
• Jordan: Petra; Quseir Amra; Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a);
• Lebanon: Anjar; Byblos; Baalbek; Tyre; Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz-el-Rab);
• Malawi: Lake Malawi National Park;
• Mauritania: Banc d'Arguin National Park; Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata;
• Morocco: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou; Historic City of Meknes; Archaeological Site of Volubilis; Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador); Medina of Fez; Medina of Marrakesh; Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin); Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida);
• Niger: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves; W National Park of Niger;
• Oman: Bahla Fort;
• Portugal: Laurisilva of Madeira;
• Senegal: Island of Gorée; Niokolo-Koba National Park;
• Seychelles: Aldabra Atoll; Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve;
• South Africa: Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs.
• Spain: Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville ;
• Sudan: Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region;
• Syrian Arab Republic: Ancient City of Bosra; Ancient City of Aleppo; Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din; City of Damascus; Site of Palmyra;
• Tunisia: Archaeological Site of Carthage; Amphitheatre of El Jem; Ichkeul National Park; Medina of Sousse; Kairouan; Medina of Tunis; Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis; Dougga / Thugga;
• Uganda: Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi;
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Saltaire; Dorset and East Devon Coast; Derwent Valley Mills; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City; Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
• United Republic of Tanzania: Selous Game Reserve; Kilimanjaro National Park;
• Yemen: Historic Town of Zabid;

3. Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed in priority;

4. Further decides that, considering the high number of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to be examined, the order in which they will be reviewed will follow the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting, namely:

• World Heritage properties in the Arab States;
• World Heritage properties in Africa;
• World Heritage properties in Asia and the Pacific;
• World Heritage properties in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• World Heritage properties in Europe and North America.

1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E,

2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:

• Afghanistan: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam; Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley;
• Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun;
• Benin: Royal Palaces of Abomey;
• Botswana: Tsodilo;
• Cameroon: Dja Faunal Reserve;
• Central African Republic: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park;
• China: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas;
• Germany: Upper Middle Rhine Valley;
• India: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary;
• Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks; Lamu Old Town;
• Malawi: Chongoni Rock-Art Area;
• Mali: Old Towns of Djenné;
• Pakistan: Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore;
• Peru: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone;
• Philippines: Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras;
• Senegal: Island of Saint-Louis;
• South Africa: iSimangaliso Wetland Park; Robben Island; Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape; Cape Floral Region Protected Areas; Vredefort Dome;
• Togo: Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba;
• Turkey: Historic Areas of Istanbul;
• Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Rwenzori Mountains National Park;
• United Republic of Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara;
• Yemen: Old Walled City of Shibam; Old City of Sana'a;
• Zimbabwe: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas;

3. Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed in priority;

4. Further decides that, considering the high number of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to be examined, the order in which they will be reviewed will follow the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting, namely:

• World Heritage properties in the Arab States;
• World Heritage properties in Africa;
• World Heritage properties in Asia and the Pacific;
• World Heritage properties in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• World Heritage properties in Europe and North America.

1.   Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E,

2.   Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;

3.   Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:

• Australia:  Great Barrier Reef; Lord Howe Island Group; Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; Wet Tropics of Queensland; Fraser Island; Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte); Heard and McDonald Islands; Macquarie Island; Purnululu National Park;
• Bangladesh: Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat;
• Cambodia: Angkor;
• China: Mount Taishan; The Great Wall; Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang; Mogao Caves; Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian; Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area; Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu; Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains; Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa; Lushan National Park; Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area; Old Town of Lijiang; Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing; Mount Wuyi; Dazu Rock Carvings; Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System; Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom; Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains;
• Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve;
• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Complex of Koguryo Tombs;
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Virunga National Park; Garamba National Park; Kahuzi-Biega National Park; Salonga National Park;
• Egypt: Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley);
• Estonia: Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn;
• Ethiopia: Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela; Lower Valley of the Awash; Lower Valley of the Omo; Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town;
• Gambia: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites;
• Gambia and Senegal: Stone Circles of Senegambia;
• Ghana: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions; Asante Traditional Buildings;
• India: Taj Mahal; Keoladeo National Park; Sundarbans National Park; Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks;
• Indonesia: Borobudur Temple Compounds; Prambanan Temple Compounds;
• Islamic Republic of Iran: Bam and its Cultural Landscape;
• Kazakhstan: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi; Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly;
• Madagascar: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve; Royal Hill of Ambohimanga;
• Malaysia: Gunung Mulu National Park;
• Mali: Timbuktu; Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons); Tomb of Askia;
• Mongolia: Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape;
• Nepal: Sagarmatha National Park; Kathmandu Valley; Chitwan National Park; Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha;
• New Zealand: Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand; New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands;
• Nigeria: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove;
• Pakistan: Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro;
• Philippines: Baroque Churches of the Philippines; Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park;
• Republic of Korea: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple; Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Pangeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks; Jongmyo Shrine; Changdeokgung Palace Complex; Hwaseong Fortress; Gyeongju Historic Areas; Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites;
• Solomon Islands: East Rennell;
• Thailand: Historic City of Ayutthaya;
• Turkmenistan: State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”; Kunya-Urgench;
• United Republic of Tanzania: Serengeti National Park; Kondoa Rock-Art Sites; 
• Uzbekistan: Historic Centre of Bukhara; Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz; Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures;
• Viet Nam: Ha Long Bay; My Son Sanctuary; Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park;
• Zambia and Zimbabwe: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls;
• Zimbabwe: Great Zimbabwe National Monument; Khami Ruins National Monument; Matobo Hills;

4.   Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed by the Advisory Bodies in priority;

5.   Further decides that, considering the high number of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to be examined, the order in which they will be reviewed by the Advisory Bodies will follow the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting, namely:

• World Heritage properties in the Arab States;
• World Heritage properties in Africa;
• World Heritage properties in Asia and the Pacific;
• World Heritage properties in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• World Heritage properties in Europe and North America.