(c) It is manifestly ill-founded or not sufficiently substantiated;
(d) It is an abuse of the right to submit a communication;
(e) The facts that are the subject of the communication occurred prior to the entry into force of the present
Protocol for the State Party concerned unless those facts continued after that date.
Article 5
1. At any time after the receipt of a communication and before a determination on the merits has been
reached, the Committee may transmit to the State Party concerned for its urgent consideration a request that
the State Party take such interim measures as may be necessary to avoid possible irreparable damage to the
victim or victims of the alleged violation.
2. Where the Committee exercises its discretion under paragraph 1 of the present article, this does not imply a
determination on admissibility or on the merits of the communication.
Article 6
1. Unless the Committee considers a communication inadmissible without reference to the State Party
concerned, and provided that the individual or individuals consent to the disclosure of their identity to that
State Party, the Committee shall bring any communication submitted to it under the present Protocol
confidentially to the attention of the State Party concerned.
2. Within six months, the receiving State Party shall submit to the Committee written explanations or
statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that may have been provided by that State Party.
Article 7
1. The Committee shall consider communications received under the present Protocol in the light of all
information made available to it by or on behalf of individuals or groups of individuals and by the State Party
concerned, provided that this information is transmitted to the parties concerned.
2. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under the present Protocol.
3. After examining a communication, the Committee shall transmit its views on the communication, together
with its recommendations, if any, to the parties concerned.
4. The State Party shall give due consideration to the views of the Committee, together with its
recommendations, if any, and shall submit to the Committee, within six months, a written response, including
information on any action taken in the light of the views and recommendations of the Committee.
5. The Committee may invite the State Party to submit further information about any measures the State Party
has taken in response to its views or recommendations, if any, including as deemed appropriate by the
Committee, in the State Party's subsequent reports under article 18 of the Convention.
Article 8
1. If the Committee receives reliable information indicating grave or systematic violations by a State Party of
rights set forth in the Convention, the Committee shall invite that State Party to cooperate in the examination
of the information and to this end to submit observations with regard to the information concerned.
2. Taking into account any observations that may have been submitted by the State Party concerned as well as
any other reliable information available to it, the Committee may designate one or more of its members to
conduct an inquiry and to report urgently to the Committee. Where warranted and with the consent of the State
Party, the inquiry may include a visit to its territory.
3. After examining the findings of such an inquiry, the Committee shall transmit these findings to the State
Party concerned together with any comments and recommendations.
4. The State Party concerned shall, within six months of receiving the findings, comments and
recommendations transmitted by the Committee, submit its observations to the Committee.
5. Such an inquiry shall be conducted confidentially and the cooperation of the State Party shall be sought at all
stages of the proceedings.
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