TranlJDil.ian a" the provi.ianllll.!D!.l_.A4A. and balie documentl Bull 10 Tbe praviaional agenda aocS ~A.ic documentl r.lating to each item appe.ring thereon Ih.ll b. tran.mittecS to the member. of the Committee by the SecretaLy-General al early a. pOIf"sible. The provisional agenda of a .p.cial .... ion shall be tran.mittcad to '.he ",embera of the Committee by the Secretary-General .imultanecl\u11t with t.he notificat':'on of the m.eting under rule 5. III• MEMBERS or THE CDOIITl'11 Htmbere Membflrl ot the Committ.ee IIhall b. the 10 eap.rtll elected in accord.nce with article 17 ~f the Conv.ntion. Beginning pf telD pf attic. lull 12 Tbe term of office of the memb.r. of the Committee el.cted ~t the fir.t election .hall begin on 1 ,January 1988. Tbe term of offic. of m""ben .l.cted at lub••quent el~ctionl .hall b.gin on the day aft.r the date of ••piry of the t.rm o~ office of the me",b.r. whom they replac•• Filling Qt calual YACAlLdu 1. If a ",emb.r Qf the CQmmitt.e dl•• or r'lign. or fQr any oth.r cau•• can no 10nger p.rform hil Committee duti•• , the S.cr.tary-Gen.ral Ih.ll i. . .dl.t.ly d.clare the ••at of that m.mber tQ b. vac.nt and Ihall r.qu.~t the Stat. party whQ" e.p.rt hal c ••••d tQ function a. a member of ~he COMMitt•• to appoint anoth.r ••pert from ~on9 it. n.tiQnal. within two month., if po•• ible, tQ •• rv. for the remaind.r of hi. predec•••or'l term. 2. Tbe name and the curriculum vIta. 01 the e.p.rt 10 appoint.d Ihall be tranlmittea by the S.cr.tary-G.neral to the State. parti'l for th.i~ .pproval. appruval .hall be conlid.red given unl,•• half or mQr. Qf the Stat•• varti •• re'PQnd negatively within li. weet. after havin9 b.en inform.d by the Secretary-General of the propQ••d appointment tQ fill the vacancy. Th. 3. I.c.pt in the ca.e of a vacancy arl1i09 from a m.mber'. death or di.ability, the Secr.tary-General ~hall act in accordance with the prnvilionl of paragr.ph. 1 and 2 Qf the pre.ent rule only after receiving, from the memb~r concerned, written notification of his decisio1. to cease to function as d member uf the Committee. -19-