4. The Committee shall continue its efforts to work with the State Party concerned for as long as the fate of the
person sought remains unresolved. The person presenting the request shall be kept informed.
Article 31
1. A State Party may at the time of ratification of this Convention or at any time afterwards declare that it
recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of
individuals subject to its jurisdiction claiming to be victims of a violation by this State Party of provisions of this
Convention. The Committee shall not admit any communication concerning a State Party which has not made
such a declaration.
2. The Committee shall consider a communication inadmissible where:
(a) The communication is anonymous;
(b) The communication constitutes an abuse of the right of submission of such communications or is
incompatible with the provisions of this Convention;
(c) The same matter is being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement of
the same nature; or where
(d) All effective available domestic remedies have not been exhausted. This rule shall not apply where the
application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged.
3. If the Committee considers that the communication meets the requirements set out in paragraph 2 of this
article, it shall transmit the communication to the State Party concerned, requesting it to provide observations
and comments within a time limit set by the Committee.
4. 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 will take such interim measures as may be necessary to avoid possible irreparable damage to
the victims of the alleged violation. Where the Committee exercises its discretion, this does not imply a
determination on admissibility or on the merits of the communication.
5. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under the present article. It
shall inform the author of a communication of the responses provided by the State Party concerned. When the
Committee decides to finalize the procedure, it shall communicate its views to the State Party and to the author
of the communication.
Article 32
A State Party to this Convention may at any time declare that it recognizes the competence of the Committee
to receive and consider communications in which a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling
its obligations under this Convention. The Committee shall not receive communications concerning a State
Party which has not made such a declaration, nor communications from a State Party which has not made such
a declaration.
Article 33
1. If the Committee receives reliable information indicating that a State Party is seriously violating the
provisions of this Convention, it may, after consultation with the State Party concerned, request one or more of
its members to undertake a visit and report back to it without delay.
2. The Committee shall notify the State Party concerned, in writing, of its intention to organize a visit,
indicating the composition of the delegation and the purpose of the visit. The State Party shall answer the
Committee within a reasonable time.
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