article 19 of the Convention. For the new procedure to be effective, reports need to be considered within a 12-month period of their receipt, as this will ensure that no further updating of information is required from States parties and thus will eliminate the need for written replies and list of issues after the reports have been received. 22. In view of the effective implementation of this optional procedure and with the acknowledgement of the programme budget implications arising from the Committee’s decision, the Committee decided to request the General Assembly to provide appropriate financial support to enable it to meet for an additional session of four weeks in each of 2010 and 2011, in addition to the two regular three-week sessions per year (see annex X). 5