Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications 5) In the situations provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Section, the Secretariat shall give written notification of the action taken on the Communication to the complainant. SECTION VII PROVISIONAL MEASURES 1) General Provisions (i) Where the Committee considers that one or more Communications submitted to it or pending before it reveal a situation of urgency, serious or massive violations of the African Children’s Charter and the likelihood of irreparable harm to a child or children in violation of the African Children’s Charter may, either on its own initiative or at the request of a party to the proceedings, request the State Party concerned to adopt Provisional Measures to prevent grave or irreparable harm to the victim or victims of the violations as urgent as possible. (ii) After the request for Provisional Measures has been transmitted to the State Party, the Committee shall transmit a copy of the letter requesting Provisional Measures to the victim, the Assembly, Peace and Security Council and the African Union Commission. 2) Determination on provisional measure (i) In considering a request to a State Party to adopt provisional measures, the Committee shall take the following factors into account: a. The gravity and urgency of the situation; b. The irreparable nature and imminence of the harm in question; c. Whether the situation or harm has been brought to the attention of the relevant authorities or the reasons why it has not been possible to do so; d. Whether the potential beneficiary or beneficiaries of the precautionary measures can be individually or collectively identified as the case may be; and e. Whether the consent of the potential beneficiary or beneficiaries of the provisional measures has been obtained, if necessary under the circumstances 7