A/69/44 D. Reminders for overdue initial and periodic reports 44. At its fifty-second session, the Committee decided to send reminders to all States parties whose initial reports were overdue and to all States parties whose periodic reports were four or more years overdue. 45. The Committee drew the attention of those States parties to the fact that delays in reporting seriously hamper the implementation of the Convention in the States parties and the Committee in carrying out its function of monitoring such implementation. The Committee requested information on the progress made by those States parties regarding the fulfilment of their reporting obligations and on any obstacles that they might be facing in that respect. It also informed them that, according to rule 67 of its rules of procedure, the Committee might proceed with a review of the implementation of the Convention in the State party in the absence of a report, and that such review would be carried out on the basis of information that is available to the Committee, including sources from outside the United Nations. E. Examination of measures taken by a State party in the absence of a report 46. Considering the positive result of the cooperation with Guinea, which resulted in the submission of a report, a dialogue with a delegation for the examination of measures taken by the State party and the adoption, at its fifty-second session, of concluding observations on the State party, the Committee decided, also at its fifty-second session, to take action with regard to States parties whose initial reports were long overdue. Noting that the initial reports of Cabo Verde and Seychelles had been overdue since 1993 — at more than 20 years, currently the most overdue of all initial reports —, the Committee decided to send a specific reminder to those States parties to submit their initial reports before the fifty-fourth session of the Committee. If the reports are not received by that date, pursuant to article 67 of its rules of procedure, the Committee will conduct at its fifty-fifth session an examination, in the absence of a report, of the measures taken by each of those States parties to implement the provisions of the Convention in its territory. 10 GE.14-12596