Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Seven th session16–20April 2012

Provisional agenda and annotations

Note by the Secretary-General*

1.The seventh session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 16 to 20 April 2012. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 16 April at 10 a.m.

2.In accordance with rule 8 of the rules of procedure and in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the Secretary-General has prepared the attached provisional agenda for the seventh session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are attached.

3.Pursuant to rule 29 of the rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee shall be held in public, unless otherwise decided by the Committee.

Provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda.

Organizational matters.

Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the sixth and seventh sessions of the Committee.

Adoption of the report of the sixth session of the Committee.

Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention.

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 35 of the Convention.

Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports.

Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, disabled persons’ organizations and other competent bodies.

General comments and days of general discussion.

Methods of work of the Committee.

Future meetings.

Treaty body strengthening.

Activities under the Optional Protocol.

Other matters.

Annotations

1.Adoption of the agenda

Under rule 9 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the first item on the agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda, unless the election of officers is required under rule 20. In accordance with rule 10, the Committee may revise the agenda during a session and may, as appropriate, add, defer or delete items.

2.Organizational matters

Under this item, the Committee shall consider matters concerning the organization of the current session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work. A draft is contained in the annex.

3.Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the sixth and seventh sessions of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will hear the report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the sixth and seventh sessions.

4.Adoption of the report of the sixth session of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will adopt the report of the sixth session of the Committee.

5.Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention

Under this item the Committee will be updated on the reports received from States parties under article 35 of the Convention. As of the publication of the present document, the following initial reports have been received and are pending consideration by the Committee:

State party	Due	Date received	Symbol
Argentina	2010	6 October 2010	CRPD/C/ARG/1
Australia	2010	3 December 2010	CRPD/C/AUS/1
Austria	2010	2 November 2010	CRPD/C/AUT/1
Azerbaijan	2011	16 February 2011	CRPD/C/AZE/1
Belgium	2011	28 July 2011	CRPD/C/BEL/1
China – Hong Kong – Macao	2010	30 August 2010 30 August 2010 30 August 2010	CRPD/C/CHN/1 CRPD/C/CHN-HKG/1 CRPD/C/CHN-MAC/1
Cook Islands	2011	9 December 2011	CRPD/C/COK/1
Costa Rica	2010	23 March 2011	CRPD/C/CRI/1
Croatia	2009	27 October 2011	CRPD/C/HRV/1
Czech Republic	2011	1 November 2011	CRPD/C/CZE/1
Denmark	2011	24 August 2011	CRPD/C/DNK/1
Dominican Republic	2011	5 December 2011	CRPD/C/DOM/1
El Salvador	2010	5 January 2011	CRPD/C/SLV/1
Ecuador	2010	8 September 2011	CRPD/C/ECU/1
Germany	2011	19 September 2011	CRPD/C/DEU/1
Hungary	2010	14 October 2010	CRPD/C/HUN/1
Mexico	2009	27 April 2011	CRPD/C/MEX/1
Mongolia	2011	8 December 2011	CRPD/C/MNG/1
Paraguay	2010	21 October 2010	CRPD/C/PRY/1
Peru	2010	8 July 2010	CRPD/C/PER/1
Republic of Korea	2010	27 June 2011	CRPD/C/KOR/1
Sweden	2010	7 February 2011	CRPD/C/SWE/1
Turkmenistan	2010	5 December 2011	CRPD/C/ TKM/1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2011	24 November 2011	CRPD/C/GBR/1

6.Consideration of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention

At its seventh session, the Committee will consider the initial report received from the following State party: Peru.

In pursuance of established practice and in conformity with rule 41 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has informed the State party concerned of the tentative dates on which its report is scheduled for consideration by the Committee. A schedule for the consideration of the report submitted is set forth in the annexed tentative programme of work.

7.Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports

The Committee will adopt lists of issues on the initial reports submitted by Argentina, China and Hungary.

8.Cooperation with United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, disabled persons’ organizations and other competent bodies

The Committee will discuss how to strengthen cooperation with United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, including disabled persons’ organizations, and other competent bodies, to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Representatives of such organizations and bodies may seek to address the Committee under this item.

9.General comments and days of general discussion

The Committee will review the progress of work of the various task forces established to draft the general comments decided on by the Committee. To date, the Committee has decided to establish task forces on accessibility (art. 9) and legal capacity (art. 12). Another task force on access to public transportation and airline policies was also established and will report to the Committee but will not be the subject of a general comment.

The Committee will also discuss any proposals for future days of general discussion as may be presented by Committee members.

10.Methods of work of the Committee

The Committee will consider its working methods.

11.Future meetings

The Committee will be informed of any developments relating to its future meetings. It will also consider the organization of its future work.

12.Treaty body strengthening

The Committee will consider the subjects it may wish to raise at the 24th Meeting of Chairpersons. It will also review the compilation of proposals presented by States, civil society and other interested parties, and the recommendations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights toward the strengthening of the treaty bodies.

13.Activities under the Optional Protocol

The Committee will consider the complaints submitted under the Optional Protocol to the Convention and the conduct of inquiries.

14.Other matters

The Committee will discuss such other matters relating to the work of the Committee as may be necessary.

Annex

Tentative programme of work

Monday, 16 April 201 2	64th meeting 10 a.m. (public) (public/closed) (closed)	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 8 Item 10		Adoption of the agenda Organizational matters: adoption of the programme of work Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between sixth and seventh sessions of the Committee Adoption of the report of the sixth session of the Committee Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies(public)Disabled persons’ organizations and other competent bodies(closed) Methods of work of the Committee
65th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 14 Item 7		Other matters Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
Tuesday, 17 April 201 2	66th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 6		Consideration of State party reports: initial report of Peru
67th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 6		Consideration of State party reports: initial report of Peru
Wednesday, 18 April 201 2	68th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 7		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
69th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 7		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
Thursday, 19 April 201 2	70th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 7		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
71st meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 13		Activities under the Optional Protocol
Friday, 20 April 201 2	72nd meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 6		Consideration of State party reports: adoption of concluding observations
	73rd meeting 3 p.m. (closed) 5.30 p.m. (public)	Item 6 Item 12 Item 10 Item 11		Consideration of State party reports: adoption of concluding observations Treaty body strengthening Methods of work Future meetings Closing

The Committee will meet at the Palais Wilson, Geneva, Ground Floor Conference Room.