transmittal to the State party/complainant, which sets a deadline for comments on submissions of
the other party. This paragraph replaces the former practice of sending out reminders that
resulted in delays in the examination of complaints in the past.
130. The Committee decides on a complaint in the light of all information made available to it
by the complainant and the State party. The findings of the Committee are communicated to the
parties (article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention and rule 112 of the rules of procedure) and are
made available to the general public. The text of the Committee’s decisions declaring
complaints inadmissible under article 22 of the Convention is also made public without
disclosing the identity of the complainant, but identifying the State party concerned.
131. Pursuant to rule 115, paragraph 1, of its rules of procedure, the Committee may decide to
include in its annual report a summary of the communications examined. The Committee shall
also include in its annual report the text of its decisions under article 22, paragraph 7, of the
Convention.
A. Pre-sessional working group
132. At its thirty-third session, the Committee’s pre-sessional working group met for five days
prior to the plenary session to assist the plenary in its work under article 22. The following
members participated in the working group: Mr. El-Masry, Mr. Yakovlev, Mr. Prado-Vallejo
and Mr. Yu Mengjia. At its thirty-fourth session, a working group which was composed of
Mr. El-Masry, Mr. Yakovlev and Mr. Prado-Vallejo met for four days to assist the Committee in
discharging its duties under article 22.
B. Interim measures of protection
133. Complainants frequently request preventive protection, particularly in cases concerning
imminent expulsion or extradition, and invoke in this connection article 3 of the Convention.
Pursuant to rule 108, paragraph 1, at any time after the receipt of a complaint, the Committee, its
working group, or the Rapporteur for new complaints and interim measures may transmit to the
State party concerned a request that it take such interim measures as the Committee considers
necessary to avoid irreparable damage to the victim or victims of the alleged violations. The
State party shall be informed that such a request does not imply a determination of the
admissibility or the merits of the complaint. The Rapporteur for new complaints and interim
measures regularly monitors compliance with the Committee’s requests for interim measures.
The State party may inform the Committee that the reasons for the interim measures have lapsed
or present arguments why the interim measures should be lifted. The Rapporteur, the Committee
or its working group may withdraw the request for interim measures.
134. The Rapporteur for new complaints and interim measures has developed the working
methods regarding the withdrawal of requests for interim measures. Where the circumstances
suggest that a request for interim measures may be reviewed before the consideration of the
merits, a standard sentence should be added to such a request, stating that the request is made on
the basis of the information contained in the complainant’s submission and may be reviewed, at
the initiative of the State party, in the light of information and comments received from the State
party and any further comments, if any, from the complainant. Some States parties have adopted
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