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submission is not justified and the complainant does not face any prospect of irreparable
harm, together with any subsequent comments from the complainant.
4.
Where a request for interim measures is made by the Working Group or
Rapporteur(s) under the present rule, the Working Group or Rapporteur(s) should inform
the Committee members of the nature of the request and the complaint to which the request
relates at the next regular session of the Committee.
5.
The Secretary-General shall maintain a list of such requests for interim measures.
6.
The Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures shall also monitor
compliance with the Committee’s requests for interim measures.
7.
The State party may inform the Committee that the reasons for the interim measures
have lapsed or present arguments why the request for interim measures should be lifted.
8.
The Rapporteur, the Committee or the Working Group may withdraw the request for
interim measures.
Rule 115
Additional information, clarifications and observations
1.
As soon as possible after the complaint has been registered, it should be transmitted
to the State party, requesting it to submit a written reply within six months.
2.
The State party concerned shall include in its written reply explanations or
statements that shall relate both to the admissibility and the merits of the complaint as well
as to any remedy that may have been provided in the matter, unless the Committee,
Working Group or Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures has decided,
because of the exceptional nature of the case, to request a written reply that relates only to
the question of admissibility.
3.
A State party that has received a request for a written reply under paragraph 1 both
on admissibility and on the merits of the complaint may apply in writing, within two
months, for the complaint to be rejected as inadmissible, setting out the grounds for such
inadmissibility. The Committee or the Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures
may or may not agree to consider admissibility separately from the merits.
4.
Following a separate decision on admissibility, the Committee shall fix the deadline
for submissions on a case-by-case basis.
5.
The Committee or the Working Group established under rule 112 or Rapporteur(s)
designated under rule 112, paragraph 3, may request, through the Secretary-General, the
State party concerned or the complainant to submit additional written information,
clarifications or observations relevant to the question of admissibility or merits.
6.
The Committee or the Working Group or Rapporteur(s) designated under rule 112,
paragraph 3, shall indicate a time limit for the submission of additional information or
clarification with a view to avoiding undue delay.
7.
If the time limit provided is not respected by the State party concerned or the
complainant, the Committee or the Working Group may decide to consider the
admissibility and/or merits of the complaint in the light of available information.
8.
A complaint may not be declared admissible unless the State party concerned has
received its text and has been given an opportunity to furnish information or observations
as provided in paragraph 1 of this rule.
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