V. CONSIDERATION OF INFORMATION RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 20 OF THE CONVENTION 365. 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 this end, to submit observations with regard to the information concerned. 366. 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. 367. 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did not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in article 20, unless that State party has subsequently withdrawn its reservation in accordance with article 28, paragraph 2, of the Convention. 368. The Secretary-General, in pursuance of rule 69 of the rules of procedure, brought to the attention of the Committee at its fourth session information that had been submitted for the Committee's consideration under article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee's work under article 20 of the Convention thus commenced at its fourth session and continued at its fifth to eighth sessions. During those sessions the Committee devoted the following number of closed meetings to its activities under that article: 370. Inhu of t part writ Twen have and are: Greel Nethl Swit: may] Convl 371, placE work worki 372. Commi mambe fulfi in an proce 373. Session Number of closed meetings Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth 4 4 3 2 3 369. 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. race! furni inclul (rule party State claril been 1 3 74. ~ formu] to it commUl para. the Cc articJ 375. El incluCl Commit articl declar -68Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library