CAT/C/3/Rev.6 Rule 5 Notification of opening date of sessions The Secretary-General shall notify the members of the Committee of the date and place of the first meeting of each session. Such notifications shall be sent, in the case of regular sessions, at least six weeks in advance, and in the case of a special session, at least three weeks in advance, of the first meeting. II. Agenda Rule 6 Provisional agenda for regular sessions The provisional agenda of each regular session shall be prepared by the SecretaryGeneral in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Convention, and shall include: (a) Any item decided upon by the Committee at a previous session; (b) Any item proposed by the Chairperson of the Committee; (c) Any item proposed by a State party to the Convention; (d) Any item proposed by a member of the Committee; (e) Any item proposed by the Secretary-General relating to his functions under the Convention or these Rules. Rule 7 Provisional agenda for special sessions The provisional agenda for a special session of the Committee shall consist only of those items which are proposed for consideration at that special session. Rule 8 Adoption of the agenda The first item on the provisional agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda, except for the election of the officers when required under rule 16. Rule 9 Revision of the agenda During a session, the Committee may revise the agenda and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items; only urgent and important items may be added to the agenda. Rule 10 Transmission of the provisional agenda and basic documents The provisional agenda and basic documents relating to each item appearing thereon shall be transmitted to the members of the Committee by the Secretary-General as early as 8