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(4) Decisions of the Council shall be adopted by a majority vote, signed by the president
and secretary of the meeting and published on the website of the Office.
Article 50 - (1) Members of the Board shall conduct regular visits to places of detention
based on an annual visits plan or on any information received. The annual visit plan is
approved at the Council meeting.
(2) Each visit will be attended by at least three members of the Council.
Article 52 - (1) After each visit, the members who performed the visit prepares a report
containing observations and recommendations submitted to authorities.
(2) Reports on the visits are adopted by the Council and not later than 30 days after the
visit, and submitted to authorities visited. In exceptional circumstances, the period of 30
days can be extended for another 30 days by a decision of the Council.
(3) Within 30 days, the authorities should submit a reply on action taken on the
recommendations and observations contained in the report to follow specific terms or
supporting causes for not implementing certain recommendations.
(4) In urgent cases, the report shall be submitted to the authorities concerned within three
days. Authorities have 3 days to submit a response, presenting in details all measures that
have been taken to remedy the situation.
(5) If the authority concerned does not submit reply in time or not take the necessary steps
to remedy the situation, the President of the Council shall inform about this fact a higher
authority.
(6) Reports on the visits shall be published on the website of the Office together with the
response of the authorities or, where appropriate, indicating absence of response by that
authority.”
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