Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications
ii. Where necessary the Committee may transmit the copies of the Communication
to the State Party whose citizen is a victim of the alleged violation, if different from
the respondent State Party and to any other concerned party whose intervention is
considered relevant pursuant to Section XVII of these Guidelines.
iii. The identity of the complainant or victim shall not be revealed in the presence
of an express request of anonymity.
iv. The State Party shall submit its response within 60 days from the date of the
request from the Secretariat. In cases where the State Party is unable to do so, it
may request an extension any time before the expiry of the 60 days period. Provided
the request is reasonably founded, the Committee may grant the State party an
extension hereunder that shall not exceed 30 days and shall not be more than
once.
v. In cases of where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the life or personal
integrity of a child or children is in danger, the Committee shall request the promptest
reply from the State Party, using the necessary means it considers the most
expeditious for this purpose.
vi.
Upon receipt of the response of the State Party, the Secretariat shall send a
copy to the complainant within 14 days of the receipt. The complainant may submit
observations on the response of the State Party to the Committee within 30 days of
the receipt of the respondent state’s submissions. In cases where the complainant
is unable to do so it may request for an extension before the expiry of the 30 days
period. Provided the request is reasonably founded, the Committee may grant the
complainant an extension hereunder which shall not exceed 14 days and shall not
be more than once.
vii. Prior to deciding upon the admissibility of a Communication, the Committee
may, where it deems necessary, invite the parties to submit additional information
either in writing or orally. Any additional written observations submitted by a party
shall be transmitted to the other party.
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