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. -41-

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