fourth session to furnish, by 31 December 1990, an additional report pursuant
to rule 67, paragraph 2, of its rules of procedure, and a fourth reminder was
sent to Denmark which had been requested by the Committee at its second
session to provide additional information.
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46. At its l05th meeting, held on 28 April 1992, the Committee also
considered the status of submission of reports under article 19 of the
Convention. In addition to the documents listed in paragraph 42 above, the
Committee had before it two notes by the Secretary-General: one concerning
initial reports to be submitted by 9 States parties in 1992 (CAT/C/16) and the
other one on first supplementary reports to be submitted by 26 States parties
in the second half of 1992 (CAT/C/17).
47. The Committee was informed that, in addition to the four reports that
were scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its eighth session (see
sect. IV, para. 55), the Secretary-General had received the initial report of
Afghanistan (CAT/C/S/Add.31), Germany (CAT/C/12/Add.1) and the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Dependent Territories
(CAT/C/9/Add.IO). The Secretary-General had also received additional
information from Denmark. which had been requested by the Committee at its
second session.
The Committee was also informed that initial reports had not yet been
received from the following States parties: Guyana and Peru/ whose reports
were due in 1989; Brazil, Guinea, Poland and Portugal, whose reports were due
in 1990; Guatemala, Liechtenstein, Malta, New Zealand, Paraguay and Somalia,
whose reports were due in 1991. First reminders had been sent to Guatemala,
New Zealand and Somalia, whose initial reports were more than 12 months
overdue.
48.
49. The Committee again requested the Secretary-General to continue sending
reminders automatically to those States parties whose initial reports were
more then 12 months overdue and subsequent reminders every six months.
50. The Committee also requested the Secretary-General to send reminders
automatically every six months to those States parties which had been
requested to furnish additional reports pursuant to rule 67, paragraph 2, of.
its rules of procedure and those States parties which had been requested to
provide additional information.
51. In addition/ the Committee recalled the decision it had adopted at its
seventh session with regard to non-reply by States parties to a certain number
of reminders concerning their overdue reports (see para. 44 above). In this
connection, the Committee further decided that in the case of reports which
were more than three years overdue. its Chairman should discuss with the
representatives of the States parties concerned which had their Permanent
Mission in Geneva the difficulties that prevented those States parties from
* The information, consisting of legal texts. was made available to
the Committee, but it has not been issued as a document.
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