The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/10A,
- Recalling Decision 41 COM 10B.5, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow 2017),
- Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe;
- Reiterating that the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting has considerable resource and work load implications, encourages States Parties to financially support the implementation of the regional Action Plans through support to the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies with a view to enabling further reflections in the follow-up to the Helsinki Action Plan Monitoring Survey of 2016;
- Requests the States Parties of North America to submit a progress report on the implementation of the Action Plan for North America at its 45th session;
- Welcomes the progress made in finalizing Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value in both sub-regions, expresses its sincere gratitude to the States Parties of North America for completing the process for all Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value in the sub-region;
- Reminds the States Parties of the region which have not already done so to submit their Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value by 1 February 2020 at the latest, as well as clarifications of boundaries by 1 December 2019 at the latest;
- Also requests the World Heritage Centre to present a progress report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Europe at its 45th session in 2021.