A. Part One – General  This part should: (a) Describe briefly the policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and the general legal framework within which racial discrimination as defined in article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention is prohibited and eliminated in the reporting state, and the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life are promoted and protected; (b) Indicate whether the provisions of the Convention can be invoked before, and directly enforced by, the courts, other tribunals or administrative authorities or whether they have to be implemented by way of internal laws or administrative regulations in order to be enforced by the authorities concerned. B. Part Two – Information in relation to Articles 2 to 7 of the Convention    This part should provide specific information in relation to articles 2 to 7, in accordance with the sequence of those articles and their respective provisions. The Commission requests States Parties to incorporate in this part, under the appropriate headings, the texts of the relevant laws, judicial decisions and regulations referred to therein as well as all other elements which they consider essential for the Commission’s consideration of their reports. The information should be arranged as follows: Article 2 (a)  Information on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures which give effect to the provisions of article 2, paragraph I, of the Convention, in particular: (i) Measures taken to give effect to the undertaking to engage in no act or practice of racial discrimination against persons, groups of persons or institutions and to ensure that all public authorities and public institutions, national and local, shall act in conformity with this obligation; (ii) Measures taken to give effect to the undertaking not to sponsor, defend or support racial discrimination by any persons or organisations. The States Parties should provide information on which of the suggested steps they have taken, such as: (i) To declare illegal and prohibit organisations, and also organised and all other propaganda activities, which promote and incite racial discrimination, and to recognise participation in such organisations or activities as an offence punishable by law; (ii) Not to permit public authorities or public institutions, national or local, to promote or incite racial discrimination; (a) Information on appropriate measures taken to give effect to General Recommendation that the States Parties whose legislation was deficient in respect of the implementation of article 4 should consider, in accordance with their national legislative procedures, the question of supplementing their legislation with provisions conforming to the requirement of article 4(a) and (b) of the Convention. (b) States are requested: (i) To indicate what specific penal internal legislation designed to implement the provisions of article 4 (a) and (b) has been enacted in their respective countries and to transmit to the Commission in one of the official languages the texts concerned, as well as such provisions of general penal law as must be taken into account when applying such specific legislation; (ii) Where no such specific legislation has been enacted, to inform the Commission of the manner and the extent to which the provisions of the existing penal laws, as applied by the courts, effectively implement their obligation under article 4 (a) 19