VII. FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE 156. In accordance with rule 2 of its rules of procedure, the Committee holds two regular sessions each year. In consultation with the Secretary-General, the Committee took decisions on the dates of its regular session for the biennium 2006-2007. Those dates are the following: Thirty-sixth Thirty-seventh Thirty-eighth Thirty-ninth 1-19 May 2006 13-25 November 2006 7-26 May 2007 12-23 November 2007 157. The dates of the pre-sessional working groups for the same biennium will be as follows: 24-28 April 2006, 6-10 November 2006, 30 April-4 May 2007 and 5-9 November 2007. 158. The Committee has requested additional meeting time, as per paragraph 14 of A/59/44 and the programme budget implications are contained in annex IX to the present report. 80