IV. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION 53. At its seventh and eighth sessions, the Committee examined initial reports submitted by nine States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention as well as additional reports requested from two States parties pursuant to rule 67, paragraph 2, of the rules of procedure. It devoted 14 of the 16 meetings it held during the seventh session to the consideration of reports (CAT/C/SR.89, 90/Add.l, 91-99 and 101-103). The following reports, listed in the order in which they had been received by the Secretary-General, were before the Committee at its seventh session: Ecuador (additional report) (CAT/C/7/Add.ll and 13) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (initial report) (CAT/C/9/Add.6) Cameroon (additional report) (CAT/C/5/Add.26) Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (initial report) (CAT/C/7/Add.12) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (initial report) (CAT/C/9/Add.7) Uruguay (initial report) (CAT/C/5/Add.27) Australia (initial report) (CAT/C/9/Add.8) Bulgaria (initial report) (CAT/C/S/Add.28) 54. At its 9lst meeting, on 15 November 1991, the Committee decided to postpone until its eighth session consideration of the initial report of Belize (CAT/C/S/Add.25) since the Government of Belize had been unable to send representatives to attend the meetings of the Committee when its report had been scheduled for consideration. In this connection, the Committee also invited the Government of Belize to complete its initial report by providing additional information in accordance with the Committee's general guidelines. 55. At its eighth session, the Committee devoted 7 of the 15 meetings it held to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties (CAT/C/SR.I05, 107-109, 110/Add.l, I I I and 112. The following reports, listed in the order in which they had been received by the Secretary-General, were before the Committee at its eighth session: Luxembourg (initial report) (CAT/C/5/Add.29) Uruguay (Government's replies to the Committee's questions during the consideration of the initial report) (CAT/C/S/Add.30) Italy (initial report) (CAT/C/9/Add.9) Romania (initial report) (CAT/C/16/Add.l) -13Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library .i