XV.1 The Chairperson opened the discussion on this agenda item by noting that during the year there would be six meetings of the statutory bodies, as follows:

• the twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau;
• the first twenty-third extraordinary session of the Committee on Kakadu National Park (Australia);
• the twelfth General Assembly of the States Parties at the time of the 30th session of UNESCO's General Conference;
• the second extraordinary session of the Committee following the General Assembly of the States Parties;
• the twenty-third extraordinary session of the Bureau; and
• the twenty-third ordinary session of the Committee

XV. 2 The Chairperson introduced Working Document WHC-98/CONF.203/17. When adopting the report, the Committee decided that the twenty-third ordinary session of the Bureau would be held from 5 to 10 July 1999. The Committee adopted the provisional agenda for this session of the Bureau, attached as Annex X.

XV.3 The Committee decided that the twenty-third extraordinary session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park (Australia) would be held on 12 July 1999.