Rule 97 - Consideration of the Communication The Commission shall consider a communication only when: 1. The procedure offered to the States parties by Article 47 of the Charter has been exhausted; 2. The time limit set in Article 48 of the Charter has expired; 3. The Commission is certain that all the available local remedies have been utilised and exhausted, in accordance with the generally recognised principles of international law, or that the application of these remedies is unreasonably prolonged or that there are no effective remedies. Rule 98 Amicable Settlement Except the provisions of the present Rules of Procedure, the Commission shall place its good offices at the disposal of the interested States parties to the Charter so as to reach an amicable solution on the issue based on the respect of human rights and fundamental liberties, as recognised by the Charter. Rule 99 - Additional Information The Commission may through the Secretary, request the States parties or one of them to communicate additional information or observations orally or in writing. The Commission shall fix a time limit for the submission of the written information or observations. Rule 100 - Representation of States Parties 1. The States parties to the Charter concerned shall have the right to be represented during the consideration of the issue by the Commission and to submit observations orally and in writing or in either form. 2. The Commission shall notify, as soon as possible, the States parties concerned, through the Secretary of the opening day, the duration and the venue of the session at which the issue will be examined. 3. The procedure to be followed for the presentation of oral or written observations shall be determined by the Commission. Rule 101 - Report of the Commission 1. The Commission shall adopt a report pursuant to Article 52 of the Charter within 12 months, following the notification referred to in Article 48 of the Charter and Rule 90 of the present Rules of Procedure. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of Rule 99 of these Rules of Procedure shall not apply to the deliberations of the Commission relating to the adoption of the report. 3. The report referred to above shall concern the decisions and conclusions that the Commission will reach. 4. The report of the Commission shall be communicated to the States parties concerned through the Secretary. 5. The report of the Commission shall be sent to the Assembly through the Secretary General, together with the recommendations that it shall deem useful. Chapter XVII - Other Communications - Procedure for the Consideration of Communications received in Conformity with Article 55 of the Charter Section I - Transmission of Communications to the Commission Rule 102 - Seizing of the Commission 1. Pursuant to these Rules of Procedure, the Secretary shall transmit to the Commission the communications submitted to him for consideration by the Commission in accordance with the Charter. 2. No communications concerning a State which is not a party to the Charter shall be received by the Commission or placed in a list under Rule 103 of the present Rules. Rule 103 - List of Communications 1. The Secretary of the Commission shall prepare lists of communications submitted to the Commission pursuant to Rule 101 above, to which he/she shall attach a brief summary to their contents and regularly cause the lists to be distributed to members of the Commission. Besides, the Secretary shall keep a permanent register of all these communications which shall be made public. 2. The full text of each communication referred to the Commission shall be communicated to each member of the Commission on request. 13