2. The Commission shall notify, as soon as possible, the State parties concerned, through the
Secretary-General, of the opening date, the duration and the venue of the session at which the issue will be
examined.
3. The procedure to be followed for the presentation of oral or written observations shall be determined by
the Commission.
Rule 100 : Report of the Commission
1. The Commission shall adopt a report pursuant to 52 of the Charter within a reasonable time limit which
should not exceed 12 months, following the notification referred to in 48 of the Charter and Rule 90 of the
present Rules of Procedure.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of Rule 99 of these Rules of Procedure shall not apply to the deliberations
of the Commission, relating to the adoption of the report.
3. The report referred to above shall concern the decisions and conclusions that the Commission will reach.
4. The report referred of the Commission shall be communicated to the State parties concerned through the
Secretary-General.
5. The report of the Commission shall be sent to the Assembly through the Secretary-General, together
with recommendations it shall deem useful.
Chapter XVII: Other Communications - Procedure for the Consideration of the Communications
Received in Conformity with 55 of the Charter
Section I: Transmission of Communications to the Commission
Rule 101 : Session of the Commission
1. Pursuant to these Rules of Procedure, the Secretary-General shall transmit to the Commission the
communications submitted to him for consideration by the Commission in accordance with the Charter.
Rule 102 : List of Communications
1. The Secretary of the Commission shall prepare lists of communications submitted to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 101 above, to which he shall attach a brief summary of their contents and regularly cause
these lists to be distributed to members of the Commission. Besides, the Secretary shall keep a permanent
register of all these communications.
2. The full text of each communication referred to the Commission shall be communicated to each member
of the Commission on request.
Rule 103 : Request for Clarifications
1. The Commission, through the Secretary-General, may request the author of a communication to furnish
clarifications on the applicability of the Charter to his communication and to specify in particular:
a) his name, address, age and profession by justifying his very identity, if ever he is requesting the
Commission to be kept anonymous;
b) name of the State party referred to in the communication;
c) purpose of the communication;
d) provision(s) of the Charter allegedly violated;
e) "de facto" means of law;
f) measures taken by the author to exhaust local remedies;
g) the extent to which the same issue is already being considered by another international investigating or
settlement body.
2. When asking for clarification or information, the Secretary-General shall fix an appropriate time limit for
the author to submit the communication so as to avoid undue delay in the procedure provided for by the
Charter.
3. The Commission may adopt a questionnaire for use by the author of the communication in providing the
above mentioned information.
4. The request for clarification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule shall not prevent the inclusion of the
communication on the lists mentioned in paragraph 1 of Rule 102 above.
13