COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIESUNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION

Fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2003

Note by the Secretary-General

1.Fifth periodic reports under article 9, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention are due in 2003 from three States parties. The table below contains the dates on which their fifth periodic reports are due, the symbol numbers of the documents containing their initial, second, third and fourth periodic reports and the summary records of the meetings of the Committee at which those reports were considered.

2.The fifth periodic reports of States parties listed below will be issued in addenda to this document.

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States parties	Date on which fifth period report is due	Documents containing(1) initial, (2) second,(3) third and (4) fourthperiod reports	Summary records
Switzerland	29 December 2003	(1) CERD/C/270/Add.1(2) CERD/C/351/Add.2(3) CERD/C/351/Add.2(4) To be submittedjointly with the fifthperiodic report	CERD/C/SR.1248,1249, 1268CERD/C/SR.14951496, 1520CERD/C/SR.14951496, 1520
Turkmenistan	29 October 2003	(1) Not yet received(2) Not yet received(3) Not yet received(4) Not yet received	----
United States ofAmerica	20 November 2003	(1) CERD/C/351/Add.1(2) CERD/C/351/Add.1(3) CERD/C/351/Add.1(4) To be submittedjointly with the fifthperiodic report	CERD/C/SR.1474,1476CERD/C/SR.1474,1476CERD/C/SR.1474,1476

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