II. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION 14. During the period covered by the present report 14 reports from States parties under article 19 of the Convention were submitted to the Secretary-General. Initial reports were submitted by South Africa (CAT/C/52/Add.3), Tajikistan (CAT/C/TJK/1), Burundi (CAT/C/BDI/1), Japan (CAT/C/JPN/1) and Guyana (CAT/C/GUY/1). Second periodic reports were submitted by the United States of America (CAT/C/48/Add.3/Rev.1), Latvia (CAT/C/38/Add. 4), Indonesia (CAT/C/72/Add.1) and Zambia (CAT/C/ZMB/1). Third periodic reports were submitted by Uzbekistan (CAT/C/79/Add.1), Iceland (CAT/C/ISL/3), and Algeria (CAT/C/DZA/3). A fourth periodic report was submitted by China (CAT/C/CHN/4). A fifth periodic report was submitted by Sweden (CAT/C/SWE/5). 15. As of 19 May 2006, the Committee has received a total 194 reports. 16. At the request of the Committee, two members, Mr. Mariño and Mr. Rasmussen, maintained contacts with States parties whose initial reports were overdue by five years or more, in order to encourage the submission of such reports. As of 31 December 2005 Mr. Rasmussen’s term came to an end. 17. As at 19 May 2006, there were 192 overdue reports (see annex V). 5