Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications
g. The remedies sought by the complainant to redress the alleged violations
h. Any steps taken to exhaust domestic remedies, or the impossibility or
ineffectiveness of doing so as provided under Section IX 1(d) of these Guidelines;
i. An indication of whether the Communication has been submitted to another
international settlement procedure as provided in Section IX (c) of these Guidelines.
j. The address for receiving correspondence from the Committee and, if
available, a telephone number, facsimile number, and email address;
SECTION III : PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND PROCESSING OF A
COMMUNICATION BY SECRETARIAT
1) A Communication addressed to the Committee shall be submitted to the Secretariat
which shall carry out a preliminary review and processing of the Communication
as follows:
a. Receive the communication, assign a title and number, register it, record
the date of receipt on the Communication itself and acknowledge receipt to the
complaint within 21 days of the date of receipt;
b. The Secretary shall ensure that Communications submitted to the Committee
meet the
requirements of form and content provided under Section II of these
Guidelines.
c. Where the communication does not meet the requirements of form and
content provided under Section II of these Guidelines, the Secretariat shall request
that the complainant or her/his representative to comply with the said Rules and
furnish information within 30 days of the request.
d. Where the Secretariat has any doubt as to whether the requirements for
a communication have been met, it shall consult the Chairperson.
e. Where the Secretary is satisfied that the formalities are met, it shall
transmit the Communication to the Committee.
2) Where a Communication reveals serious or massive violations or in cases of
emergency, the Secretariat shall immediately notify the Committee for consideration
of any provisional measure in accordance with Section VII of these Guidelines.
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