Committee against Torture
Forty- ninth session
29 October–23 November 2012
Item 2 of the provisional agenda
Adoption of the agenda
Provisional agenda and annotations*
Note by the Secretary-General
1.The forty-ninth session of the Committee against Torture will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 29 October to 23 November 2012. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 29 October, at 10 a.m.
2.In accordance with rule 6 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has prepared, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the attached provisional agenda for the session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.
3.Pursuant to rule 31 of the rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee will be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise or it appears from the relevant provisions of the Convention that the meetings should be held in private.
4.The attention of the States parties is drawn, in particular, to the annotations to item 5, which contains the tentative timetable for the consideration of reports. In accordance with rule 68 of the rules of procedure, representatives of States parties are invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined.
Provisional agenda
1.Opening of the session by the representative of the Secretary-General.
2.Adoption of the agenda.
3.Organizational and other matters.
4.Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
5.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
6.Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention.
7.Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention.
Annotations
1.Opening of the session by the representative of the Secretary-General
The forty-ninth session of the Committee will be opened by the representative of the Secretary‑General.
2.Adoption of the agenda
Under rule 8 of the rules of procedure, the first item on the agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda, except for the election of officers when required under rule 16. In accordance with rule 9, during a session, the Committee may revise the agenda and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items; only urgent and important items may be added to the agenda.
3.Organizational and other matters
Under this item, the Committee may wish to consider its programme of work for the session, working methods and any other matter concerning the modalities of discharging its functions under the Convention.
4.Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention
(a)Reports received
In addition to the reports which are scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its forty-ninth session, the Secretary‑General had received, by 10 September 2012, the reports of the following States parties, which are pending consideration:
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Initial reports |
Symbol |
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Mauritania |
CAT/C/MRT/1 |
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Periodic reports |
Symbol |
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Belgium* Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Burundi Estonia* Guatemala* Japan* Kyrgyzstan* Latvia* Netherlands* Poland* Portugal* Tunisia ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UzbekistanVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
CAT/C/BEL/3 CAT/C/BOL/2CAT/C/BDI/2 CAT/C/EST/5 CAT/C/GTM/6 CAT/C/JPN/2 CAT/C/KGZ/2 CAT/C/LVA/3-5 CAT/C/NLD/6 CAT/C/POL/5-6 CAT/C/PRT/5-6 CAT/C/TUN/3 CAT/C/GBR/5 CAT/C/UZB/4CAT/C/VEN/3-4 |
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* Reports submitted under the optional reporting procedure. ** The State party will submit an additional updated report. |
(b)Reports due
The situation with regard to overdue reports as at 10 September 2012 is as follows:
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Initial reports |
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State party |
Due date |
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Andorra |
22 October 2007 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
17 August 1994 |
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Bangladesh |
4 November 1999 |
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Botswana |
7 October 2001 |
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Burkina Faso |
2 February 2000 |
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Cape Verde |
3 July 1993 |
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Congo |
30 August 2004 |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
16 January 1997 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
6 November 2003 |
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Guinea |
8 November 1990 |
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Holy See |
25 July 2003 |
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Lebanon |
3 November 2001 |
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Lesotho |
11 December 2002 |
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Liberia |
22 October 2005 |
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Malawi Maldives Mali Mozambique Niger Nigeria Pakistan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Swaziland Thailand |
10 July 1997 |
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20 May 2005 27 March 2000 14 October 2000 3 November 1999 28 June 2002 23 July 2011 30 August 2002 27 December 2007 3 June 1993 25 May 2002 22 February 1991 25 April 2005 1 November 2008 |
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Timor‑Leste |
16 May 2004 |
Periodic reports |
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State party |
Reports |
Due date |
Revised date according to the Committee’s last concluding observations |
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Afghanistan |
Second |
25 June 1992 |
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Third |
25 June 1996 |
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Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Albania |
Third |
9 June 2003 |
[1 June 2016] |
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Fourth Fifth |
9 June 2007 9 June 2011 |
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Algeria |
Fourth |
11 October 2002 |
[20 June 2012] |
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Fifth |
11 October 2006 |
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Sixth |
11 October 2010 |
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Andorra Antigua and Barbuda |
Second Second |
22 October 2011 17 August 1998 |
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Third |
17 August 2002 |
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Fourth |
17 August 2006 |
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Fifth |
17 August 2010 |
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Argentina |
Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
[25 June 2008] |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
[25 June 2008] |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Armenia |
Fourth |
12 October 2006 |
[1 June 2016] |
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Fifth |
12 October 2010 |
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Australia |
Fourth |
6 September 2002 |
[30 June 2012] |
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Fifth |
6 September 2006 |
[30 June 2012] |
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Sixth |
6 September 2010 |
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Austria |
Sixth |
27 August 2008 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Seventh |
27 August 2012 |
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Azerbaijan |
Fourth |
14 September 2009 |
[20 November 2013] |
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Bahrain |
Second |
4 April 2003 |
[4 April 2007] |
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Third |
4 April 2007 |
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Fourth |
4 April 2011 |
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Bangladesh |
Second |
4 November 2003 |
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Third Fourth |
4 November 2007 4 November 2011 |
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Belarus |
Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Belize |
Second |
25 June 1992 |
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Third |
25 June 1996 |
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Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Benin |
Third |
10 April 2001 |
[30 December 2011] |
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Fourth |
10 April 2005 |
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Fifth |
10 April 2009 |
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Third |
11 May 2008 |
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Fourth |
11 May 2012 |
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Botswana |
Second |
7 October 2005 |
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Third |
7 October 2009 |
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Brazil |
Second |
27 October 1994 |
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Third |
27 October 1998 |
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Fourth |
27 October 2002 |
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Fifth |
27 October 2006 |
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Sixth |
27 October 2010 |
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Burkina Faso |
Second |
2 February 2004 |
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Third Fourth |
2 February 2008 2 February 2012 |
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Burundi |
Third |
19 March 2002 |
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Fourth |
19 March 2006 |
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Fifth |
19 March 2010 |
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Cambodia |
Third |
13 November 2001 |
[19 November 2014] |
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Fourth |
13 November 2005 |
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Fifth |
13 November 2009 |
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Cameroon |
Fifth |
25 June 2008 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Sixth |
25 June 2012 |
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Cape Verde |
Second |
3 July 1997 |
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Third |
3 July 2001 |
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Fourth |
3 July 2005 |
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Fifth |
3 July 2009 |
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Chad |
Second |
9 July 2000 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Third |
9 July 2004 |
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Fourth |
9 July 2008 |
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Fifth |
9 July 2012 |
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Chile |
Sixth |
29 October 2009 |
[15 May 2013] |
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China, including Hong Kong, China and Macao, China |
Fifth |
2 November 2005 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Sixth |
2 November 2009 |
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Colombia |
Fifth |
6 January 2005 |
[20 November 2013] |
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Sixth |
6 January 2009 |
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Congo |
Second |
30 August 2008 |
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Third |
30 August 2012 |
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Costa Rica |
Third |
10 December 2002 |
[30 June 2012] |
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Fourth |
10 December 2006 |
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Fifth |
10 December 2010 |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
Second |
16 January 2001 |
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Third |
16 January 2005 |
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Fourth |
16 January 2009 |
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Croatia |
Fourth |
7 October 2004 |
[7 October 2008] |
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Fifth |
7 October 2008 |
[7 October 2008] |
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Cuba |
Third |
15 June 2004 |
[1 June 2016] |
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Fourth |
15 June 2008 |
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Fifth |
15 June 2012 |
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Cyprus |
Fourth |
16 August 2004 |
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Fifth |
16 August 2008 |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Second |
16 April 2001 |
[16 April 2009] |
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Third |
16 April 2005 |
[16 April 2009] |
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Fourth |
16 April 2009 |
[16 April 2009] |
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Djibouti |
Second Third |
5 December 2007 5 December 2011 |
[25 November 2015] |
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Egypt |
Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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El Salvador |
Third |
16 July 2005 |
[20 November 2013] |
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Fourth |
16 July 2009 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Second Third |
6 November 2007 6 November 2011 |
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Ethiopia |
Second |
12 April 1999 |
[19 November 2014] |
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Third |
12 April 2003 |
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Fourth |
12 April 2007 |
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Fifth |
12 April 2011 |
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Gabon |
Second |
7 October 2005 |
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Third |
7 October 2009 |
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Georgia |
Fourth Fifth |
27 November 2007 27 November 2011 |
[24 November 2011] |
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Germany |
Sixth |
30 October 2011 |
[25 November 2015] |
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Ghana |
Second |
6 October 2005 |
[3 June 2015] |
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Third |
6 October 2009 |
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Guinea |
Second |
8 November 1994 |
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Third |
8 November 1998 |
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Fourth |
8 November 2002 |
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Fifth |
8 November 2006 |
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Sixth |
8 November 2010 |
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Guyana |
Second |
17 June 1993 |
[31 December 2008] |
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Third |
17 June 1997 |
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Fourth |
17 June 2001 |
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Fifth |
17 June 2005 |
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Sixth |
17 June 2009 |
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Holy See |
Second Third |
25 July 2007 25 July 2011 |
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Honduras |
Second |
3 January 2002 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Third |
3 January 2006 |
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Fourth |
3 January 2010 |
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Hungary |
Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
[31 December 2010] |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
[31 December 2010] |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Indonesia |
Third Fourth |
27 November 2007 27 November 2011 |
[30 June 2012] |
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Ireland |
Second Third |
11 May 2007 11 May 2011 |
[3 June 2015] |
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Israel |
Fifth |
1 November 2008 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Italy |
Sixth |
11 February 2010 |
[30 June 2011] |
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Japan |
Third |
29 July 2008 |
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|
Fourth |
29 July 2012 |
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Jordan |
Third |
12 December 2000 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Fourth |
12 December 2004 |
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Fifth |
12 December 2008 |
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Kazakhstan |
Third Fourth |
25 September 2007 25 September 2011 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Kenya |
Second |
22 March 2002 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Third |
22 March 2006 |
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Fourth |
22 March 2010 |
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Kuwait |
Third |
6 April 2005 |
[3 June 2015] |
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Fourth |
6 April 2009 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Third |
4 October 2006 |
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|
Fourth |
4 October 2010 |
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Lebanon |
Second |
3 November 2005 |
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Third |
3 November 2009 |
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Lesotho |
Second |
12 December 2006 |
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Third |
12 December 2010 |
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Liberia |
Second |
22 October 2009 |
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Libya |
Fourth |
14 June 2002 |
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Fifth |
14 June 2006 |
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Sixth |
14 June 2010 |
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Liechtenstein |
Fourth |
1 December 2003 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Fifth Sixth |
1 December 2007 1 December 2011 |
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Lithuania |
Third |
2 March 2005 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Fourth |
2 March 2009 |
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Madagascar |
Second |
13 January 2011 |
[25 November 2015] |
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Malawi |
Second |
10 July 2001 |
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Third |
10 July 2005 |
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Fourth |
10 July 2009 |
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Maldives |
Second |
20 May 2009 |
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Mali |
Second |
27 March 2004 |
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Third |
27 March 2008 |
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Fourth |
27 March 2012 |
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Malta |
Third |
12 October 1999 |
[31 December 2000] |
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Fourth |
12 October 2003 |
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Fifth Sixth |
12 October 2007 12 October 2011 |
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Mauritania |
Second |
17 December 2009 |
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Mauritius |
Fourth |
7 January 2006 |
[3 June 2015] |
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Fifth |
7 January 2010 |
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Mongolia |
Second |
23 February 2007 |
[19 November 2014] |
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Third |
23 February 2011 |
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Montenegro |
Second |
23 November 2010 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Morocco |
Fifth |
21 July 2010 |
[21 November 2015] |
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Mozambique |
Second |
14 October 2004 |
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Third |
14 October 2008 |
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Namibia |
Second |
27 December 1999 |
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Third |
27 December 2003 |
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Fourth Fifth |
27 December 2007 27 December 2011 |
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Nepal |
Third |
12 June 2000 |
[12 June 2008] |
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Fourth |
12 June 2004 |
[12 June 2008] |
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Fifth |
12 June 2008 |
[12 June 2008] |
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Sixth |
12 June 2012 |
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New Zealand |
Sixth |
8 January 2011 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Nicaragua |
Second |
4 August 2010 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Niger |
Second |
3 November 2003 |
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Third Fourth |
3 November 2007 3 November 2011 |
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Nigeria |
Second |
28 June 2006 |
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Third |
28 June 2010 |
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Panama |
Fourth |
22 September 2000 |
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Fifth |
22 September 2004 |
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Sixth |
22 September 2008 |
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Paraguay |
Seventh |
10 April 2011 |
[25 November 2015] |
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Philippines |
Third |
25 June 1996 |
[15 May 2013] |
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Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Qatar |
Third |
10 February 2008 |
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Fourth |
10 February 2012 |
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Republic of Korea |
Third |
7 February 2004 |
[7 February 2012] |
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Fourth Fifth |
7 February 2008 7 February 2012 |
[7 February 2012] |
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Republic of Moldova |
Third |
27 December 2004 |
[20 November 2013] |
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Fourth |
27 December 2008 |
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Romania |
Second |
16 January 1996 |
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Third |
16 January 2000 |
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Fourth |
16 January 2004 |
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Fifth Sixth |
16 January 2008 16 January 2012 |
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Russian Federation |
Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Second |
30 August 2006 |
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Third |
30 August 2010 |
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San Marino |
Second |
27 December 2011 |
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Saudi Arabia |
Second |
21 October 2002 |
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Third |
21 October 2006 |
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Fourth |
21 October 2010 |
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Senegal |
Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Serbia |
Second |
11 April 2006 |
[21 November 2012] |
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Third |
11 April 2010 |
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Seychelles |
Second |
3 June 1997 |
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Third |
3 June 2001 |
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Fourth |
3 June 2005 |
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Fifth |
3 June 2009 |
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Sierra Leone |
Second |
25 May 2006 |
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Third |
25 May 2010 |
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Slovakia |
Third |
27 May 2002 |
[20 November 2013] |
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Fourth |
27 May 2006 |
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Fifth |
27 May 2010 |
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Slovenia |
Fourth |
14 August 2006 |
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Fifth |
14 August 2010 |
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Somalia |
Second |
22 February 1995 |
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Third |
22 February 1999 |
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Fourth |
22 February 2003 |
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Fifth |
22 February 2007 |
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Sixth |
22 February 2011 |
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South Africa |
Second |
9 January 2004 |
[31 December 2009] |
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Third Fourth |
9 January 2008 9 January 2012 |
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Spain |
Sixth |
19 November 2008 |
[23 November 2013] |
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Sri Lanka |
Fifth |
1 February 2011 |
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Swaziland Sweden Switzerland |
Second Seventh Seventh |
25 April 2009 25 June 2011 25 June 2011 |
[30 June 2012] [14 May 2014] |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Second |
18 September 2009 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Tajikistan |
Third |
9 February 2004 |
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Fourth Fifth |
9 February 2008 9 February 2012 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Third |
11 January 2003 |
[30 June 2012] |
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Fourth |
11 January 2007 |
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Fifth |
11 January 2011 |
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Timor‑Leste |
Second |
16 May 2008 |
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Third |
16 May 2012 |
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Togo |
Third |
17 December 1996 |
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Fourth |
17 December 2000 |
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Fifth |
17 December 2004 |
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Sixth |
17 December 2008 |
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Tunisia |
Fourth |
22 October 2003 |
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Fifth Sixth |
22 October 2007 22 October 2011 |
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Turkey |
Fourth |
31 August 2001 |
[19 November 2014] |
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Fifth |
31 August 2005 |
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Sixth |
31 August 2009 |
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Turkmenistan |
Second |
24 July 2004 |
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Third |
24 July 2008 |
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Fourth |
24June 2012 |
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Uganda |
Second |
25 June 1992 |
[25 June 2008] |
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Third |
25 June 1996 |
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Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Ukraine |
Sixth Seventh |
25 June 2007 25 June 2011 |
[30 June 2011] |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America |
Sixth Fifth |
6 January 2010 19 November 2011 |
[19 November 2011] |
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Uruguay |
Third |
25 June 1996 |
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Fourth |
25 June 2000 |
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Fifth |
25 June 2004 |
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Sixth |
25 June 2008 |
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Seventh |
25 June 2012 |
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Venezuela (BolivarianRepublic of) |
Fifth |
20 August 2008 |
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Sixth |
20 August 2012 |
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Yemen |
Third |
4 December 2000 |
[14 May 2014] |
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Fourth |
4 December 2004 |
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Fifth |
4 December 2008 |
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Zambia |
Third Fourth |
6 November 2007 6 November 2011 |
[30 June 2012] |
5.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19of the Convention
A tentative timetable for the consideration of reports at the forty-ninth session is given below:
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Tuesday, 30 October |
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10 a.m. |
Peru: sixth periodic report |
CAT/C/PER/6 |
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Wednesday, 31 October |
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10 a.m. |
Mexico: fifth and sixth periodic reports |
CAT/C/MEX/5-6 |
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3 p.m. |
Peru: replies |
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Thursday,1 November 10 a.m. 3 p.m. |
Norway: sixth and seventh periodic reports Mexico: replies |
CAT/C/NOR/6-7 |
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Friday , 2 November 3 p.m. |
Norway: replies |
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Mon day, 5 November 10 a.m. |
Qatar: second periodic report |
CAT/C/QAT/2/Rev.1 |
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Tue sday, 6 November |
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10 a.m. |
Senegal: third periodic report |
CAT/C/SEN/3 |
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3 p.m. |
Qatar replies |
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Wedne sday,7 November |
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10 a.m. |
Tajikistan: second periodic report |
CAT/C/TJK/2 |
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3 p.m. |
Senegal: replies |
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Thursday, 8 November |
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10 a.m. |
Gabon: initial report |
CAT/C/GAB/1 |
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3 p.m. |
Tajikistan: replies |
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Friday, 9 November |
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10 a.m. |
Russian Federation: fifth periodic report |
CAT/C/RUS/5 and Corr.1 |
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3 p.m. |
Gabon: replies |
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Monday, 12 November |
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10 a.m. |
Togo: second periodic report |
CAT/C/TGO/2 |
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3 p.m. |
Russian Federation: replies |
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Tuesday, 13 November |
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3 p.m. |
Togo: replies |
6.Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XIX of its rules of procedure, under this item the Committee will consider information which is, or appears to be, submitted for its consideration under article 20 of the Convention.
In accordance with the provisions of article 20, paragraph 5, of the Convention and rules 78 and 79 of the rules of procedure, all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to its functions under article 20 of the Convention shall be confidential and all the meetings concerning its proceedings under that article shall be closed.
7.Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XXI of its rules of procedure, under this item the Committee will consider communications which are, or appear to be, submitted to it under article 22 of the Convention.
In accordance with article 22, paragraph 6, of the Convention and rule 107, paragraph 1, of the rules of procedure, meetings of the Committee or its subsidiary bodies during which communications under article 22 of the Convention are examined shall be closed.