CAT/C/3/Rev.6 Rule 94 Information to the members of the Committee The Secretary-General shall inform the members of the Committee without delay of any notice given under rule 92 and shall transmit to them as soon as possible copies of the notice and relevant information. Rule 95 Meetings The Committee shall examine communications under article 21 of the Convention at closed meetings. Rule 96 Issue of communiqués concerning closed meetings The Committee may, after consultation with the States parties concerned, issue communiqués, through the Secretary-General, for the use of the information media and the general public regarding the activities of the Committee under article 21 of the Convention. Rule 97 Requirements for the consideration of communications A communication shall not be considered by the Committee unless: (a) Both States parties concerned have made declarations under article 21, paragraph 1, of the Convention; (b) expired; The time limit prescribed in article 21, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention has (c) The Committee has ascertained that all available domestic remedies have been invoked and exhausted in the matter, in conformity with the generally recognized principles of international law, or that the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged or is unlikely to bring effective relief to the person who is the victim of the violation of the Convention. Rule 98 Good offices 1. Subject to the provisions of rule 97, the Committee shall proceed to make its good offices available to the States parties concerned with a view to an amicable solution of the matter on the basis of respect for the obligations provided for in the Convention. 2. For the purpose indicated in paragraph 1 of this rule, the Committee may, when appropriate, set up an ad hoc conciliation commission. 29