Assembly/AU/Dec.631(XXVIII) Page 3 12. TAKES NOTEof the Statutes on the APRM integration into the AU, provisionally adopted by the APR Forum, and duly provides to consider for adoption in July 2017; 13. DIRECTSthe APRM to provide support to Member States in the field of Rating Agencies; 14. COMMENDS the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, for supporting the APRM’s integration and revitalization by designating senior staff from the Commission to support the APRM Secretariat; 15. APPRECIATESthe Panel of Eminent Persons for their resilience and commitment to the process; 16. URGESMember States that have not so far acceded to the APRM to do so, and those that have done so to honor their annual contributions; 17. CALLS ONthe Chairperson of the APR Forumto consider launching aCampaign on Universal Accession to the Mechanism to encourage more AU Members States to accede; 18. LOOKS FORWARDto the celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the APRM in 2018, and DIRECTS the AU Commission to prepare a draft Declaration in this regard for the consideration of the Assemblyat its ordinary session in January 2018. 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, 30 - 31 January 2017, Addis Ababa