V. ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE UNDER ARTICLE 20 OF THE CONVENTION 459. In accordance with article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention, if the Committee receives reliable information which appears to it to contain well-founded indications that torture is being systematically practised in the territory of a State party, the Committee shall invite that State party to cooperate in the examination of the information and, to that end, to submit observations with regard to the information concerned. 460. In accordance with rule 69 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the Secretary-General shall bring to the attention of the Committee information which is, or appears to be, submitted for the Committee’s consideration under article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention. 461. No information shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State party which, in accordance with article 28, paragraph 1, of the Convention, declared at the time of ratification of, or accession to, the Convention that it did not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in article 20, unless that State party has subsequently withdrawn its reservation in accordance with article 28, paragraph 2, of the Convention. 462. The Committee’s work under article 20 of the Convention thus commenced at its fourth session and continued at its fifth to tenth sessions. During those sessions the Committee devoted the following number of closed meetings to its activities under that article: Sessions Number of closed meetings Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth 4 4 3 2 3 3 8 463. In accordance with the provisions of article 20 and rules 72 and 73 of the rules of procedure, all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to its functions under article 20 of the Convention are confidential and all the meetings concerning its proceedings under that article are closed. -73-