PART I  Implementation of Commitments 13 6. They encourage the Chairman-in-Office to inform the Permanent Council of serious cases of alleged non-implementation of human dimension commitments, including on the basis of information from the ODIHR, reports and recommendations of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), or reports of the head of a CSCE mission and information from the State concerned. Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: III. Our Common Response) 14. (…) We individually confirm our willingness to comply fully with our commitments. We also have a joint responsibility to uphold OSCE principles (…) We will co-operate in a spirit of solidarity and partnership in a continuing review of implementation (…) Brussels 2006 (Decisions: Decision No. 17/06 on Improvement of the Consultative Process) The Ministerial Council, (…) Decides to establish the following committees as informal subsidiary bodies of the Permanent Council: (…) A Human Dimension Committee, which will perform the following tasks: • Discuss human dimension issues, including implementation of the commitments of the participating States; • Support the preparation of the Human Dimension Implementation Meetings and other human dimension meetings; • Consider, when so requested by the Chairmanship in consultation with participating States, cross-dimensional issues with a particular connection to the human dimension; • Discuss recommendations to the Permanent Council on the programme of work, including actions to follow up on recommendations made at the human dimension meetings; Further decides that: At the beginning of each year, the Chairmanship, in consultation with the participating States, will further clarify the tasks of the above-mentioned Committees and establish a work programme reflecting the objectives and priorities of the Organization, also taking into account the need to ensure adequate coverage of the cross-dimensional issues under consideration. (…) The above-mentioned Committees will meet in an informal format and will report, provide advice, make recommendations and prepare relevant decisions for the Permanent Council through the Preparatory Committee. The relevant provisions of the OSCE Rules of Procedure, in particular Chapter V(A), will apply to the work of the Committees. (…) As a rule, each Committee will meet at least once a month. At the initiative of the Chairmanship, or of the chairperson of the Committee, or at the request of one or more participating States, each Committee may meet as frequently as necessary, based on the need for