Sevilla 28. Juni 2009

Dokumentation der englischen Originalfassung des Beschlusses des UNESCO-Komitee zur Mittelrheinbrücke St. Goar/St. Goarshausen.

Eine  nicht-amtliche deutsche Übersetzung erfolgt in Kürze.

” Upper Middle Rhine Valley
 Decision: 33 COM 7B.104
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.93, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Notes the summary version of the Environmental Impact Study of the Rhine crossing options and the traffic analysis provided by the State Party and that an architectural competition has taken place for the proposed bridge;
4. Regrets that the full version of the Environmental Impact Study was not submitted on time;
5. Considers that the summary version of the Environmental Impact Study fails to set out an adequate methodology to interrogate the impact of the proposed bridge on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;

6. Further requests the State Party in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to develop a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value for examination by the World Heritage Committee in its 34th session;
7. In order that the recommendations of the 2008 World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS advisory mission be fully considered in terms of the potential impacts of a proposed crossing on the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property, including  on important views, requests ICOMOS, to consider ( the complete Environmental Impact Study to allow a full assessment of the proposed bridge, tunnel and other solutions on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, and defer any further action till these alternatives have been evaluated ;
8. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2010 a  report on progress in the decision making on the Rhine crossing for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session in 2010. “