Cmttee/ACRWC/II. Rev 2 Page 17 regular sessions to a general discussion on one specific Article of the Children's Charter or related subject. XVII. REQUESTS FOR STUDIES Rule 77: Studies 1. In conformity with Article 42, of the Children's Charter, the Committee may recommend to the Assembly of the Union to request the Chairperson of the Commission to undertake, on its behalf, studies on specific issues relating to the rights and welfare of the child. 2. The Committee may also invite partners and other bodies to undertake studies or to submit available studies on topics of relevance to the Committee. PART THREE. NON-MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND CIVIL SOCIETY XVIII. PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Rule 78: Participation and Consultations with AU Specialized Institutions 1. Pursuant to the agreements concluded between the African Union and the Specialized Institutions, the latter shall have the right to: (a) (b) Be represented in the public sessions of the Committee and of its subsidiary bodies; Participate, without voting rights, through their representatives in deliberations on issues which shall be of interest to them and to submit, on these issues, proposals which may be put to vote at the request of any member of the Committee or the interested subsidiary body. 2. Before placing in the provisional agenda an issue submitted by a Specialized Institution, the Chairperson of the Commission shall initiate such preliminary consultations as may be necessary, with the Committee. 3. When an issue proposed for inclusion in the provisional agenda of a session, contains a proposal requesting the AU to undertake additional activities relating to issues concerning directly one or several specialized institutions, the Chairperson of the Commission may consult with the institutions concerned and inform the Committee of the ways and means of ensuring coordinated utilization of available resources in order to avoid duplication. 4. When at a meeting of the Committee, a proposal calling upon the AU to undertake additional activities relating to issues directly concerning one or several specialized institutions, the Chairperson of the Commission, after consulting as far as possible, the representatives of the interested institutions, shall draw the attention of the Committee to the effects of that proposal.