issue such comments, observations or recommendations as it may deem
appropriate. The comments, observations or recommendations shall be
communicated to the State Party concerned, which may respond to them,
on its own initiative or at the request of the Committee.
4. The Committee may also request States Parties to provide
additional information on the implementation of this Convention.
Article 30
1. A request that a disappeared person should be sought and found
may be submitted to the Committee, as a matter of urgency, by relatives
of the disappeared person or their legal representatives, their counsel or
any person authorized by them, as well as by any other person having a
legitimate interest.
2. If the Committee considers that a request for urgent action
submitted in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this article:
(a) Is not manifestly unfounded;
(b) Does not constitute an abuse of the right of submission of such
requests;
(c) Has already been duly presented to the competent bodies
of the State Party concerned, such as those authorized to undertake
investigations, where such a possibility exists;
(d) Is not incompatible with the provisions of this Convention; and
(e) The same matter is not being examined under another procedure
of international investigation or settlement of the same nature;
it shall request the State Party concerned to provide it with information
on the situation of the persons sought, within a time limit set by the
Committee.
3. In the light of the information provided by the State Party
concerned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, the Committee
may transmit recommendations to the State Party, including a request that
the State Party should take all the necessary measures, including interim
measures, to locate and protect the person concerned in accordance with
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