4.
~ny explanations or statements submitted by a State party pursuant to this
rule shall be transmitted, th~ough the Secretary-General, to the author of tho
~omm~nication who may ~ubmit any additional written information or observations
within such time-limit ~s the Committee shall decide.
5.
The Committee may invite the au~hor of the communi~ation or his representative
and representatives of the State party concerned to be present at specified closed
meetings of the Committee in order to provide further clarifications or to answer
questions on the merits of the communication.
6.
The COlnmittee may revoke its decision that a communication is admissible in
the light of any explanations or statements submitted by the State party pursuant
to this rule. However, before the Committee considers revoking that decision, the
explanations or statements concerned must be transmitted to the author of the
communication so that he may submit additional information or observations within a
time-limit set by the Committee.
ViewS of the Committee on admissible communications
Rule 16/22
1.
Admissible communications shall be considered by the Committee in the light of
all information made available to it by or on behalf of the individual and by the
State party concerned. The Committee may refer the communication to the Working
Group for assistance in this task.
2.
The Committee or the Working Group may at any time, in the course of the
examination, obtaiu through the Secretary-General any documentation that may assist
in the disposal of the case from United Nations bodies or the specialized agencies.
3.
After consideration of an admissible communication, the Committee shall
formulate its views thereon. The views of the Committee shall be forwarded,
~hrough the Secretary-Genera~, to the author of the communication and to the State
party concerned.
4.
Any m~mber of the Committee may request that a summary of hiB individual
opinion be appended to th9 views of the Committee when they are forwarded to the
author of the communicaticn and to the State party conCerned.
5.
The State party concerned sh&ll be invited to inform the Committee in due
course of the action it takes in conformity with the Committee's views.
Summaries in the Committee'S annual
repor~
and inclusion of texts of final decisions
Rule 17/22
1.
The Committee shall include in its annual report a summary of the
communications examined and, where appropriate, a summary of the explanations and
statements of the States parties concerned and of its own views.
2.
The Committee may decide to include in its annual report the text of its views
under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention. It may·also decide to include in
its annaal report the text of any decision declaring a communication inadmissible
under article 22 of the Convention.
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