CAT/C/3/Rev.6 Rule 71 Concluding observations by the Committee 1. After its consideration of each report, the Committee, in accordance with article 19, paragraph 3, of the Convention, may make such general comments, concluding observations, or recommendations on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these, through the Secretary-General, to the State party concerned, which in reply may submit to the Committee any comment that it considers appropriate. 2. The Committee may, in particular, indicate whether, on the basis of its examination of the report and information supplied by the State party, it appears that some of its obligations under the Convention have not been discharged or that it did not provide sufficient information and, therefore, request the State party to provide the Committee with additional follow-up information by a specified date. 3. The Committee may, at its discretion, decide to include any comments made by it in accordance with paragraph 1 of this rule, together with any observations thereon received from the State party concerned, in its annual report made in accordance with article 24 of the Convention. If so requested by the State party concerned, the Committee may also include a copy of the report submitted under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention. Rule 72 Follow-up and Rapporteurs 1. In order to further the implementation of the Committee’s concluding observations, including the information to be provided by the State party under rule 71, paragraph 2, the Committee may designate at least one Rapporteur to follow-up with the State party on its implementation of a number of recommendations identified by the Committee in its concluding observations. 2. The follow-up Rapporteur(s) shall assess the information provided by the State party in consultation with the country Rapporteurs and report at every session to the Committee on his/her activities. The committee may set guidelines for such assessment. Rule 73 Obligatory non-participation or non-presence of a member in the consideration of a report 1. A member shall not take part in the consideration of a report by the Committee or its subsidiary bodies if he/she is a national of the State party concerned, is employed by that State, or if any other conflict of interest is present. 2. Such a member shall not be present during any non-public consultations or meetings between the Committee and National Human Rights Institutions, non-governmental organizations, or any other entities referred to in rule 63, as well as during the discussion and adoption of the respective concluding observations. 23