session in November 1991 on the basis of suqqestions to be provided by the Secretariat. 48. The status of submission of reports by States partieb uDde~ article 19 of the Convention as at 3 May 1991, the c10sinq date of the si.th session of the Committee, appears in anne. III to the present report. B. Genoral guidelines regarding the form IA~ contents of periodic reports to he submitted Qy States ~arties under article 19, paragraph 1. Qf the CQnVention 49. The Committee discussed this issue at its 82nd and 85th meetin9s, on 30 April 1991. At the 85th meetinq, on the basIs of a te.t proposed by its Chairman, the Committee adopted its general 9uidelines re9ardin9 the form and contents of periodic reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19, para9raph 1, of the Convention. The tezt of the gener~1 9ulde1ines appears in anne. VI to the pr.sent report. 26 a~d -11-