shall be rescheduled for another session. If, at such a subsequent session, the State party, after due notification, fails to have a representative present, the Committee may proceed with the examination of the report in the absence of the representative of the State party. Suggestions and general recommendations Rule 52 1. In accordance with article 21, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and on the basis of its examination of reports and information received from States parties, the Committee may make general recommendations addressed to States parties. 2. The Committee may make suggestions addressed to bodies other than States parties arising out of its consideration of reports of States parties. Concluding comments Rule 53 1. The Committee may, after consideration of the report of a State party, make concluding comments on the report with a view to assisting the State party in implementing its obligations under the Convention. The Committee may include guidance on the issues on which the next periodic report of the State party should be focused. 2. The Committee shall adopt the concluding comments before the closure of the session at which the report of the State party was considered. Working methods for examining reports Rule 54 The Committee shall establish working groups to consider and suggest ways and means of expediting its work and of implementing its obligations under article 21 of the Convention. XV. GENERAL DISCUSSION General discussion Rule 55 In order to enhance understanding of the content and implications of the articles of the Convention or to assist in the elaboration of general recommendations, the Committee may devote one or more meetings of its regular sessions to a general discussion of specific articles of or themes relating to the Convention. 112

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