2.
The Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure, but these rules shall provide, inter
alia, that:
a.
Six members shall constitute a quorum;
b.
Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a majority vote of the members present.
3.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities
for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under this Convention.
4.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene the initial meeting of the
Committee. After its initial meeting, the Committee shall meet at such times as shall be
provided in its rules of procedure.
5.
The States Parties shall be responsible for expenses incurred in connection with the holding
of meetings of the States Parties and of the Committee, including reimbursement to the
United Nations for any expenses, such as the cost of staff and facilities, incurred by the
United Nations pursuant to paragraph 3 of this article.
Article 19
1.
The States Parties shall submit to the Committee, through the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, reports on the measures they have taken to give effect to their undertakings under
this Convention, within one year after the entry into force of the Convention for the State
Party concerned. Thereafter the States Parties shall submit supplementary reports every four
years on any new measures taken and such other reports as the Committee may request.
2.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit the reports to all States Parties.
3.
Each report shall be considered by the Committee which may make such general comments
on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party
concerned. That State Party may respond with any observations it chooses to the Committee.
4.
The Committee may, at its discretion, decide to include any comments made by it in
accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, together with the observations thereon received
from the State Party concerned, in its annual report made in accordance with article 24. If so
requested by the State Party concerned, the Committee may also include a copy of the report
submitted under paragraph I of this article.
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