submitted by the Complainant on 05 January 2017, following a request for an extension submitted in December 2016. 24. On 28 April 2017 the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the additional observations and transmitted it to the Respondent State. On 12 June 2017 the Secretariat observed that the Complainant raised a preliminary objection in their additional observations and wrote to the Respondent State, requesting the latter to respond to the preliminary objection within one month in line with Rule 103(2). 25. The Secretariat informed the Parties that consideration of the Communication was deferred during the 60th Ordinary Session and 22nd Extra-Ordinary Session. 26. On 30 October 2017 the Complainant indicated that the Respondent State was out of time to respond to the preliminary objection and requested the Commission to make a determination on the preliminaiy objection. 27. During its 23rd Extra-Ordinaiy Session, which took place 13 to 22 February 2018, the Commission considered the preliminary objection and decided to reject it. 28. The Commission declared the Communication admissible during its 24th ExtraOrdinary session, which took place from 30 July to 8 August 2018. 29. On 4 September 2018, the Secretariat informed the parties of the decision on admissibility, and the Complainant was requested to submit on the merits within sixty (60) days of notification, in accordance with Rule 108 (1) of the Commission's Rules of Procedure (2010). 30. On 15 November 2018, the Secretariat received the Complainai1t' s submissions on the merits of the Communication which was duly acknowledged and transmitted to the Respondent State on 6 December 2018. The Respondent State was requested to forward its merit submissions/ observations on the Complainant's submissions within sixty (60) days of notification, in accordance with Rule 108 (1) of the Commission's Rules of Procedure (2010). 31. On 8 March 2019, the Secretariat informed the Parties that during its 25 th ExtraOrdinary session which took place from 19 February to 5 March 2019, the Commission had decided to grant an extension of thirty (30) calendar days to the Respondent State to make its submissions on the merits, failing which the Commission will proceed to make a determination on the information before it in accordance with Rule 113 (2) of the Commission's Rules of Procedure (2010). 32. On 24 June 2019, the Secretariat informe the Communication was deferred at t .---- consideration of Ordinary Session t :i: -➔ . (II 'ONA► 1cr-'~ 6I Page