UNITED NATIONS

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Economic and Social Council

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E/C.12/2005/L.230 June 2005

Original: ENGLISH

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTSThirty-fifth sessionGeneva, 7-25 November 2005Item 2 of the provisional agenda

ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Draft programme of work

Note by the Secretary-General

The following draft programme of work for the thirty-fifth session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has been prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee and in accordance with established practice, taking into account the relevant rules of procedure of the Committee. In accordance with rule 61, paragraph 2, of the rules of procedure, the reports submitted by States parties under article 16 of the Covenant are scheduled for consideration in the order in which they have been received by the Secretary-General.

The agenda and annotations relating to the thirty-fifth session of the Committee are contained in document E/C.12/2005/3.

GE.05-42595

First week: 7-11 November 2005

Monday, 7 November 2005

30th meeting

Item 1

Adoption of the agenda

Item 2

Organization of work

Item 4

Follow-up to the Committee’s consideration of States parties’ reports

Item 5

Relations with United Nations organs and other treaty bodies

Item 7

Submission of reports by States parties in accordance with articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant

31st meeting

Item 3

Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsNGO submissions

Tuesday, 8 November 2005

32nd and 33rd meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsInitial reportsSlovenia (E/1990/5/Add.62)

Wednesday, 9 November 2005

34th meeting

Item 6

Consideration of reportsInitial reportsSlovenia (continued)

35th meeting

Item 6

Consideration of reportsThird periodic reportsAustria (E/1994/104/Add.29)

Thursday, 10 November 2005

36th and 37th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsThird periodic reportsAustria (continued)

Friday, 11 November 2004

38th and 39th meetings

Consideration of reportsInitial reportsUzbekistan (E/1990/5/Add.63)

Second week: 14-18 November 2005

Monday, 14 November 2004

40th meeting

41st meeting

Item 6

Consideration of reportsInitial reportsUzbekistan(continued)

Consideration of reportsInitial reportsBosnia and Herzegovina (E/1990/5/Add.65)

Tuesday, 15 November 2004

42nd and 43rdmeeting

Item 6

Consideration of reportsInitial reports Bosnia and Herzegovina (continued)

Wednesday, 16 November 2004

44th and 45th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsSecond periodic reportsLibya(E/1990/6/Add.38)

Thursday, 17 November 2004

46th and

47th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reports Second periodic reportsLibya (continued)

Non-reporting State: San Marino

Friday, 18 November 2004

48th and 49th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting)

Third week: 21-25 November 2005

Monday, 21 November 2005

50th and 51st meetings

Item 3

Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Adoption of a general comment on article 15.1 “c” of the Covenant (the right to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author)

Tuesday, 22 November 2005

52nd and 53rd meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting)

Wednesday, 23 November 2005

54th and 55th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting)

Thursday, 24 November 2005

56th and 57th meetings

Item 6

Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting)

Friday, 25 November 2005

58th and 59th meetings

Item 8

Suggestions and general recommendations

Item 9

Adoption of the report

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