IV. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION 42. At its ninth and tenth sessions, the Committee examined initial reports submitted by four States parties and second periodic reports submitted by 10 States parties, under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention. It also examined additional reports requested from two States parties pursuant to rule 67, paragraph 2, of the rules of procedure. At its ninth session, the Committee devoted 16 of the 18 meetings held to the consideration of reports (see CAT/C/SR.119-123, 124/Add.1, 125 and Add.2, 126, 127 and Add.2, 128, 129 and Add.2, 130, 131 and Add.2, 132, 133 and Add.2, 134/Add.1, 135 and Add.2). The following reports, listed in the order in which they had been received by the Secretary-General, were before the Committee at its ninth session: Afghanistan (initial report) Germany (initial report) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: dependent territories (initial report) Norway (second periodic report) Argentina (second periodic report) Mexico (second periodic report) New Zealand (initial report) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (additional report) Ukraine (second periodic report) Canada (second periodic report) Belarus (second periodic report) (CAT/C/5/Add.31) (CAT/C/12/Add.1) (CAT/C/9/Add.10) (CAT/C/17/Add.1) (CAT/C/17/Add.2) (CAT/C/17/Add.3) (CAT/C/12/Add.2) (CAT/C/9/Add.12/Rev.1) (CAT/C/17/Add.4) (CAT/C/17/Add.5) (CAT/C/17/Add.6) 43. At its 119th meeting, on 9 November 1992, the Committee agreed, at the request of the Government concerned, to postpone until its tenth session the consideration of the second periodic report of Canada. 44. At its tenth session, the Committee devoted 8 of the 17 meetings held to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties (see CAT/C/SR.139-142, 142/Add.2, 143 and Add.2, 144 and Add.2, 145 and Add.2 and 146 and Add.2 and 4). The following reports listed in the order in which they had been received by the Secretary-General, were before the Committee at its tenth session: Belize (initial report) Canada (second periodic report) Panama (second periodic report) Hungary (second periodic report) Sweden (second periodic report) China (additional report) Peru (initial report) Spain (second periodic report) (CAT/C/5/Add.25) (CAT/C/17/Add.5) (CAT/C/17/Add.7) (CAT/C/17/Add.8) (CAT/C/17/Add.9) (CAT/C/7/Add.14) (CAT/C/7/Add.15) (CAT/C/17/Add.10) 45. At its 137th and 142nd meetings, on 19 and 21 April 1993, the Committee agreed, at the request of the Governments concerned, to postpone until its eleventh session the consideration of the initial reports of Belize and Peru. 46. In accordance with rule 66 of the rules of procedure of the Committee, representatives of all the reporting States were invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their reports were examined. All of the States parties whose reports were considered by the Committee sent representatives to participate in the examination of their respective reports. -10-