The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/10C;
- Recalling Decision 43 COM 10A.5, adopted at its 43rd session (Baku, 2019);
- Notes that some further progress has been made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America;
- Welcomes the progress made in finalizing Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value in Europe, nevertheless, reminds the States Parties of the Europe region which have not already done so to submit their Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value by 1 February 2022 at the latest, as well as clarifications of boundaries by 1 December 2021 at the latest;
- Reiterating that the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting has considerable resource and workload implications, therefore, encourages States Parties to financially support a brief reflection survey as preparation for the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America also as follow-up to the Helsinki Action Plan Monitoring Survey of 2016 and the assessment for results of the 2015 sub-regional Action Plan for North America.
- Requests the World Heritage Centre to present a progress report on the implementation of the Action Plan for the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe at its 45th session.