Decision 45 COM 7B.188

The Porticoes of Bologna (Italy) (C 1650)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 8B.41 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online 2021),
3. Takes notes of the progress made by the State Party in the implementation of the recommendations made by the Committee at the time of inscription and notes with satisfaction the creation of a dedicated office for the management of the property;
4. Welcomes the invitation by the State Party for a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Advisory mission to assist in the implementation of the Committee’s recommendations, particularly the revision of the boundaries of the property, with a view to submitting both a revised draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (SOUV) and a minor boundary modification request in the future, in accordance with Paragraph 164 of the Operational Guidelines;
5. Encourages the State Party to continue its efforts to strengthen the management and monitoring of the property and to ensure that all component parts that constitute the property benefit from the highest level of protection available, and considers that such protection must extent to the entire area covered by the component parts and also encourages the implementation of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape as a tool for integrating urban heritage protection with urban development plans and processes;
6. Invites the State Party to submit further details of planned projects to the World Heritage Centre, and requests the State Party to ensure that all projects which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property are subject to impact assessments before any decision is made that would be difficult to reverse, as required by Paragraph 118bis of the Operational Guidelines and in accordance with the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context;
7. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2024, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 47th session.