4. After having decided on the admissibility of a communication according to the terms of the Article 1, Chapter 2 of these directives, the Committee, working group or rapporteur shall confidentially bring the communication to the attention of the State concerned and shall request it to present an explanation in a written statement containing his observations within three (3) months. 5. When the Committee or working group has decided that a communication is admissible according to the terms of the Charter and directives, this decision and all the other relevant documents shall, as soon as possible, be presented to the State party concerned through the Committee Secretary. The author or authors of the communication shall also be informed of the decision. 6. The Committee shall decide by simple majority of members. III. Order in which Communications Are Considered 1. Except in cases that require promptness on a decision taken by the Committee or a working group, communications shall be dealt with in the order in which they are received by the Secretariat. 2. Two or several communications may be dealt with together if the Committee or working group so decides. 3. The Author of the communication shall also be informed. 4. If at the end of the deadline the State Party concerned does not give an explanation, the Committee or working group may decide to proceed to consider the Communication. IV. Provisional Measures 1. When the Committee decides to consider a communication, it may forward to the State party concerned, a request to take provisional measures that the Committee shall consider necessary in order to prevent any other harm to the child or children who would be victims of violations. V. Additional Information, Clarifications and Observations 1. The Committee or working group may request the State concerned, the author or authors of the communication for additional information. 2. Within the period fixed by the Committee, the State party concerned shall present to the Committee, explanations by way of written statements indicating, if need be, the measures that it has been able to take in conformity with the Committee's directives. If necessary, the Committee may indicate the information requested from the State party concerned. 3. The Committee may request the presence of the author or authors of the communications or their Representatives as well as the presence of the Representatives of the State concerned in order to give additional clarifications or answer questions on the validity of the communication. Each time that one of the parties is thus invited, the other party shall be informed and invited to be present and make its observations if it so wishes. The absence of a party shall not hinder consideration of the case. 4. The Committee may send one of its members to conduct on the spot investigations. VI. Incompatibilities 1. A Committee member may not take part in the consideration of a communication: • if the State Party on whose behalf he has been elected to the Committee is Party to the case; • if the member has any personal interest in the case or • if he has participated in any decision-making process concerning the case relating to the communication. VII. Removal or Withdrawal of a Member 1. Any person who has reasons to doubt the impartiality of a member could request his removal. 2. The Committee shall request the person to explain the reasons for doubting a member's impartiality before taking a decision 3