4- يطلب إلى الأمين التنفيذي مواصلة المشاورات مع حكومة إيطاليا وتقديم تقرير إلى المكتب في موعد أقصاه 15 كانون الثاني/يناير 2003 عمّا إذا كان من الممكن عقد الدورة التاسعة لمؤتمر الأطراف في إيطاليا، وفقاً لقرار الجمعية العامة 40/243؛
Decides that the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties shall be held from 1 to 12 December 2003, to be preceded by informal pre-sessional meetings; Notes with appreciation the expression of interest by the Government of Italy in hosting the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties; Invites the Government of Italy to provide further information on its offer by 30 November 2003; Requests the Executive Secretary to continue consultations with the Government of Italy and to report to the Bureau not later than 15 January 2003 on whether the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties could be held in Italy, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 40/243; Requests the Bureau to decide on the venue of the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties by 30 January 2003 after the first fact-finding mission of the secretariat; Requests the secretariat, in the light of a decision by the Bureau that the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties should be held in Italy, to conclude a host country agreement with the Government of Italy on arrangements for the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties.