B. Procedu~e for determining admissibility of communications MethgQ of dealing with communications 1. In accordance with the following rules, the Committee shall decide as soon as possible whether or not a communication is admissible under article 22 of the Convention. 2. The Committee shall, unless it decides otherwise. deal with communications in the order in which they have been placed before it by the Secretariat. 3. The Committee may, if it deems it appropriate, decide to consider jointly two or more ~ommunications. 4. The Committee may, if it deems it appropriate, decide to join the consideration of the question of admissibility of a communication to the consider&tion of the communication on its merits. Establishment of a WQrking Groyp Rule 11/22 1. The CQmmittee may, in accordance with rule 61, set up a Working Group tQ maet shortly befQre its sessions, or at any other convenient time to be decided by the Committee in consultation with the Secretary-General, for the purpose of making recommendatons to the Committee regarding the fulfilment of the conditions of admissibility of communications laid down in article 22 of the r.onventiQn and assisting the CQmmittee in any manner which the Committee may decide. 2. The working Group shall not comprise more than five members of the Committee. The Working Group shall ~lect its own officers, develop its own working methods, and apply as far as possible the rules Qf prQcedure of the Committee tQ its meetings. COnditiQns fQr admissibility Qf communicatiQns Rule 12/22 1. With a view to reaching a decision on the admissibility of a communication, the CQmmittee or its Working Group shall ascertain: (a) That the communication is not anonymQUs and that i~ qmanates from an individual subject to the jurisdiction of a State party recognizing the competence of the Committee under article 22 of the ConventiQn: (b) That the individual claims to be a victim of a violation by the State party concerned of the provisions of the CQnvention. The communication should be submitted by the individual himself Qr by his relatives Qr designated representatives Qr by others Qn behalf of an alleged victim when it appears that the victim is unable to submit the communication himself, and the author of the communication justifies his aeting on the victim's behalf: -38-