2. If a report of a State party to the Convention, in the opinion of the Committee, does not contain sufficient information, the Committee may request that State to furnish an additional report, indicating by what date the said report should b~ submitted. General comments by the Committee Rule 68 1. After its consideration of each report, the Committee, in accordance with article 19, paragraph 3, of the Convention, may make such general comments on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these, through the Secretary-General, to the State party concerned, which in reply may submit to the Committee any comment that it considers appropriate. The Committee may, in particular, indicate in its general comments whether, on the basis of its examination of the reports and information supplied by the State party, it appears that some of the obligations of that State under the Convention have not been discharged. 2. The Committee may, where necessary, indicate a time-limit within which observations from States parties are to be received. 3. The Committee may, at its discretion, decide to include any comments made by in accordance with paragraph 1 of this rule, together with any observations thereon received from the State party concerned, in its annual report made in accordance with article 24 of the Convention. If so requested by the State party concerned, the Committee may also include a copy ef the report submitted under artiCle 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention. 1~ XVII. PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 20 OF THE CONVENTION hi XVIII. PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONVENTION Rules concerning article 21 of the Convention D"larations by Stat,s parties Rule 1/21 1. The Secretary-General shall transmit to the other States parties copies of the declarations deposited with him by States parties recognizing the competence of the Committee, in accordance with article 21 of the Convention. 2. The withdrawal of a declaration made under artiCle 21 of the Convention shall not prejUdice the consideration of any matter that is the subject of a communication al~'eady transmitted under that article; no further communication by hi The Committee decided to postpone to its second session the elaboration of rules of procedure relating to article 20 of the Convention (see para. 15 of· the report) • / -32- /1