The World Heritage Committee,
1. Notes the information provided concerning the construction project located outside the site, outside the buffer zone and outside of the historic centre of Athens;
2. Requests the State Party to give urgent consideration to a redefinition of the buffer zone in order to better protect the visual setting of the monument;
3. Requests the State Party to undertake a visual impact study, notably concerning the site of the Acropolis;
4. Further requests the State Party to provide information on any development projects which have an impact on the visual integrity of the World Heritage site;
5. Invites the State Party to provide by 1 February 2003, a report on these matters for examination by its 27th session in June/July 2003.