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in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; in total, 75 such lists have been adopted and transmitted to
States parties. Of those States parties, 55 have accepted the list (73 per cent), 16 did not
reply (23 per cent), one is currently preparing its report under the standard procedure, and
three did not accept the list (4 per cent).
31.
For reports due in 2009, the Committee adopted, and transmitted in 2008, lists of
issues prior to reporting with regard to 11 States parties: Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Cambodia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Greece, Kuwait,
Monaco, Peru, South Africa and Turkey. Out of these 11 States parties, nine have formally
or informally accepted this new reporting procedure (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia,
Czech Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Kuwait, Monaco, Peru and Turkey), seven have
submitted their report under this procedure (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ecuador,
Greece, Kuwait, Monaco and Turkey), and one (the Czech Republic) submitted its report
under the standard procedure. These reports, with the exception of one, have already been
examined by the Committee, namely at its forty-fifth and forty-sixth sessions, and Greece
has been scheduled to be examined at the forty-seventh session of the Committee,
considering that reports submitted under this procedure must be examined within the
shortest possible period of time after their receipt.
32.
For reports due in 2010, the Committee adopted, and transmitted in 2009, lists of
issues prior to reporting with regard to nine States parties: Brazil, Finland, Hungary,
Kyrgyzstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritius, Mexico, Russian Federation and Saudi
Arabia. Out of these nine States parties, eight have accepted this new reporting procedure
(Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritius, Mexico and
Russian Federation) and four have submitted their report under this procedure (Finland,
Mauritius, Mexico and the Russian Federation). Two reports (Finland and Mauritius) were
examined by the Committee at forty-sixth session and two (Mexico and the Russian
Federation) have been scheduled to be examined at its forty-eighth and forty-seventh
sessions, respectively, considering that reports submitted under this procedure must be
examined within the shortest possible period of time after their receipt.
33.
For reports due in 2011, the Committee adopted, and transmitted in 2010, lists of
issues prior to reporting with regard to 19 States parties: Bahrain, Benin, Denmark, Estonia,
Georgia, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway,
Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, United States of America and Uzbekistan. Out of
these 19 States parties, 16 have accepted this new reporting procedure (Benin, Denmark,
Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine and United States of America) and one (Uzbekistan)
did not accept it. These reports have to be submitted by 15 July 2011; however, one State
party (Paraguay) has already submitted its report under this procedure.
34.
For reports due in 2012, the Committee adopted and transmitted in 2010, lists of
issues prior to reporting with regard to 36 States parties: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Chad, China
(including Hong Kong, China and Macao, China), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt,
Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Nepal,
Panama, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Sweden, the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of) and Zambia. Out of these 36 States parties, 20 have accepted this new
reporting procedure (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Chad, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Cyprus, Iceland, Kenya, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Republic of Korea, Romania,
Serbia, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay and Zambia). These
reports have to be submitted by 1 August 2012. Two States parties (Algeria and China) did
not accept the new procedure. Three States parties (Qatar, Senegal and Togo) have already
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