Table of Contents
Preamble ...................................................................................................................1
Definitions
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SECTION I.
Access to the Committee.........................................................................3
SECTION II.
Form and Content of communications.....................................................3
SECTION III.
Preliminary Review and Processing of a
Communication by the Secretariat.......................................................5
SECTION IV.
Order of consideration of Communications
SECTION V.
Rapporteur and working groups on Communications..............................6
SECTION VI.
Joinder and disjoinder of Communications
.......................................6
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SECTION VII. Provisional measures..............................................................................7
SECTION VIII. Withdrawal and discontinuation.............................................................9
SECTION IX.
Procedure on Admissibility....................................................................10
SECTION X.
Procedure on the merits........................................................................12
SECTION XI.
Procedure for hearing on Communications...........................................13
SECTION XII.
Failure of Respondent State Party to make its submissions...............16
SECTION XIII. Amicable Settlements............................................................................16
SECTION XIV. Exemption or withdrawal of a Committee member...............................18
SECTION XV. On-site Investigation..............................................................................19
SECTION XVI. Preliminary Objections.........................................................................19
SECTION XVII. Interventions........................................................................................20
SECTION XVIII. Deliberations on the merits of a Communication..................................21
SECTION XIX. Decisions on Communications..............................................................21
SECTION XX. Review of decisions of the Committee..................................................23
SECTION XXI. Implementation of decisions of the Committee on communications.......24
SECTION XXII. Legal Aid.............................................................................................25
Section XXIII. Final Provisions.....................................................................................26