Annex V CHECKLIST FOR SUBMITTING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS TREATY BODIES ;Have you indicated the State party against which your communication is submitted? ;Has the State against which you submitted a communication ratified the treaty concerned? Has it recognized the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from individuals? ;Are you (or the person on whose behalf you are bringing the complaint) the victim of the alleged violation? ;Is your communication submitted within the time limit prescribed under the treaty concerned?a ;Have you exhausted all available domestic remedies?b Have you detailed the steps taken to exhaust domestic remedies available in the State party against which your complaint is directed? ;Have you provided information on whether you have submitted your case to another means of international investigation or settlement? ;Does your complaint relate to events that occurred after the entry into force of the complaint mechanism for your State?c ;Have you submitted your communication in writing, written legibly (preferably typed) and signed? ;Have you provided basic personal information such as name, nationality, date of birth, postal address and e-mail address? ;Is your communication in one of the United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)? ;Have you supplied copies of all documentsd of relevance to your communication and, if necessary, translationse into one of the United Nations languages? ;Have you ordered all documents by date, numbered them consecutively and are they accompanied by a concise description? ;If you are acting on behalf of another person, have you obtained sufficient authorizationf or are you otherwise justified in your action? a Applicable to communications submitted to the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. b If the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged, or if the remedies are plainly ineffective or otherwise unavailable, you may not be required to exhaust domestic remedies. c As a rule, a committee does not examine complaints dating from a period before this date and your complaint is regarded, in legal terms, as inadmissible ratione temporis. There are, however, exceptions, for instance if the effects of the event in question result in a continuous violation of the treaty. d Do not submit originals, only copies. e These are not required to be official translations and may summarize the documents. f No specific form is needed. 42