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or of a State Party which has not made a
declaration under article 41.
The Commission shall elect its own Chairman
and adopt its own rules of procedure.
The meetings of the Commission shall
normally be held at the Headquarters of the
United Nations or at the United Nations
Office at Geneva. However, they may be
held at such other convenient places as the
Commission may determine in consultation
with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations and the States Parties concerned.
The secretariat provided in accordance with
article 36 shall also service the commissions
appointed under this article.
The information received and collated by the
Committee shall be made available to the
Commission and the Commission may call
upon the States Parties concerned to supply
any other relevant information.
When the Commission has fully considered
the matter, but in any event not later than
twelve months after having been seized of the
matter, it shall submit to the Chairman of the
Committee a report for communication to the
States Parties concerned:
(a) If the Commission is unable to complete
its consideration of the matter within
twelve months, it shall confine its report
to a brief statement of the status of its
consideration of the matter;
(b) If an amicable solution to the matter on
tie basis of respect for human rights as
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