Cmttee/ACRWC/II. Rev 2 Page 13 positions, there shall be additional ballots to fill the remaining positions on the basis of a simple majority. XIII. SUBSIDIARY BODIES Rule 62: Establishment of subsidiary bodies 1. The Committee may, in accordance with the provisions of the Children's Charter and subject to the provisions of Rule 27 of the present Rules whenever applicable, set up such subcommittees and other ad hoc working groups as it deems necessary and define their composition and mandates. 2. Each working group shall elect its own officers and the present Rules of Procedure shall apply mutatis mutandis. XIV. REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE Rule 63: Reports to the Assembly of the Union The Committee shall submit to the Assembly of the Union through the Executive Council, every year, its reports on the activities undertaken in the implementation of the Children's Charter and any other such reports as appropriate. Rule 64: Other reports The Committee, or its subsidiary bodies, may issue for general distribution other reports on its activities. The Committee may also issue reports for general distribution in order to highlight specific problems in the field of the rights and welfare of the child. PART TWO. MANDATE AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE XV. REPORTS AND INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLES 42, 43, 44 AND 45 OF THE CHILDREN'S CHARTER Rule 65: Submission of reports by States parties 1. Each State Party shall submit, through the Chairperson of the Commission, its initial and periodic reports, in conformity with Article 43 of the Children's Charter. 2. States Parties concerned shall submit their initial reports within two years of the entry into force of the Children's Charter for the State Party concerned and thereafter periodic reports every 3 years as well as complementary reports and information requested by the Committee during the period between the two reports.