Rule 97 Working Groups and Rapporteurs on Communications 1. Council, and Commission. The Commission may also establish one or more working groups to consider questions of _ seizure, admissibility and the merits of any Communication(s) and_ to make recommendations to the Commission. Rule 98 Provisional Measures 1. At any time after a Communication determination on Union Measures; The granting of such measures and their adoption by the State Party concerned shall not constitute a prejudgment on the merits of a Communication. Rule 99 Procedure for hearings on Communications the and the receipt before merits, of a the Commission may, on its initiative or at the request of a party to the Communication, request that the State concerned adopt Provisional Measures to prevent irreparable harm to the victim or victims of the alleged violation as urgently as the situation demands. If the Commission is not in session at the time that a request for Provisional Measures is received, the Chairperson, or in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall take the decision on the Commission’s behalf and shall so inform members of the 1. At the initiative of the Commission or at the request of one of the parties, a hearing may be held on a Communication. During hearings, the Commission shall permit oral presentations by the parties on new or additional facts After the request for Provisional Measures has been transmitted to the State Party, the Commission shall send a copy of the letter requesting Measures or arguments or in answer to any questions that it may have concerning all issues relating to the Communication. During a hearing on a Communication or atany stage prior to the conclusion of the matter, the following may be considered: a. The verification of the facts; Initiation settlement; Commission; Provisional African The Commission shall request the State Party concerned to report back on the implementation of the Provisional Measures requested. Such information shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the request for Provisional The Commission shall appoint a Rapporteur for each Communication from among its members. The Commission shall consider the recommendations of the Rapporteur(s) and/or the Working Group(s) and make a decision. the of a friendly c. Consideration on the merits; or d. Any other matter pertinent the Communication. to the victim, the Assembly, the Peace and Security Part Three : Protection Activities to