Rule 104 : Distribution of Communications For each communication recorded, the Secretary-General shall prepare as soon as possible, a summary of the relevant information received, which it shall distribute to the members of the Commission. Section II: General Provisions Governing the Considerations of the Communications by the Commission or its Subsidiary Bodies Rule 105 : Private Session The sessions of the Commission or of its subsidiary bodies during which the communications provided for in the Charter are examined shall be considered private. The sessions during which the Commission may consider general issues, such as the application procedure of the Charter, may be public, if the Commission so desires. Rule 106 : Press Releases The Commission may issue, through the Secretary-General and for the attention of the media and the public, releases on the activities of the Commission in its private session. Rule 107 : Incompatibilities 1. No member shall take part in the consideration of a communication by the Commission: a) if he has any personal interest in the case; or b) if he has participated in any capacity, in the adoption of any decision relating to the case which is the subject of the communication. 2. Any issue relating to the application of paragraph 1 above shall be resolved by the Commission. Rule 108 : Withdrawal of a Member If, for any reason, a member considers that he should not take part or continue to take part in the consideration of a communication, he shall inform the Chairman of his decision to withdraw. Rule 109 : Provisional Measures Before making its final views on the communication known to the Assembly, the Commission may inform the State party concerned of its views on the appropriateness of taking provisional measures to avoid irreparable prejudice being caused to the victim of the alleged violation. In so doing, the Commission shall inform the State party that the expression of its views on the adoption of those provisional measures does not imply a decision on the substance of the communication. Rule 110 : Information to the State Party to the Charter Prior to any substantive consideration, every communication should be made known to the State concerned through the Chairman of the Commission, pursuant to 57 of the Charter. Section III: Procedures to Determine Admissibility Rule 111 : Time Limits for Consideration of the Admissibility The Commission shall decide, as early as possible and pursuant to the following provisions, whether or not the communication shall be admissible under the Charter. Rule 112 : Order of the Consideration of the Communications 1. Unless otherwise decided, the Commission shall consider the communications in the order they have been received by the Secretariat. 2. The Commission may decide, if it deems it good, to consider jointly two or several communications. Rule 113 : Working Groups 1. The Commission may set up one or several Working groups, composed of 3 of its members at most, to submit recommendation on the conditions of admissibility stipulated in 56 of the Charter. Rule 114 : Admissibility of the Communications 1. Communications may be submitted to the Commission by: a) an alleged victim of a violation by a State party to the Charter of one of the rights enunciated in the Charter or, in his name, when it appears that the latter is unable to submit the communication himself. b) an individual or an organisation alleging, with proofs in support, serious or massive cases of violations of human and peoples' rights. 2. The Commission may accept such communications from any individual or organisation irrespective of where they shall be. 14

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