2. submitted to it under the present Protocol to the attention of the State Party to the present Protocol alleged to be violating any provision of the Covenant. Within six months, the receiving State shall submit to the Committee written explanations or statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that may have been taken by that State. Article 5 1. 2. 3. 4. The Committee shall consider communications received under the present Protocol in the light of all written information made available to it by the individual and by the State Party concerned. The Committee shall not consider any communication from an individual unless it has ascertained that: (a) The same matter is not being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement; (b)  The individual has exhausted all available domestic remedies. This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under the present Protocol. The Committee shall forward its views to the State Party concerned and to the individual. 42