ASS/AU/Dec.1 (I) Page 2 viii. TO AUTHORISE the Interim Chairperson to continue implementing the other activities identified in the Secretary General’s Report relating to the Lusaka Decision; ix. TO AUTHORISE ALSO the Interim Commission to continue with the process of transferring the assets and liabilities of the OAU to the African Union; x. TO URGE those countries which have not yet ratified the Constitutive Act to do so expeditiously; and REITERATES its appeal to all Member States which have not yet done so to sign and ratify the Protocol on the Pan-African Parliament; and xi. That the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Committee of Experts on Rights and Welfare of the Child shall henceforth operate within the framework of the African Union; xii. TO CONGRATULATE and express its appreciation to the Secretary General, the Assistant Secretaries General and the Staff of the General Secretariat for the excellent work done and their dedication and commitment to the cause of the African Union which has made the launching of the African Union possible.