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2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit the reports to all States Parties.

3. Each report shall be considered by the Committee which may make such general comments on the
report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party concerned. That State
Party may respond with any observations it chooses to the Committee.

4. The Committee may, at its discretion, decide to include any comments made by it in accordance
with paragraph 3 of this article, together with the observations thereon received from the State Party
concerned, in its annual report made in accordance with article 24. If so requested by the State Party
concerned, the Committee may also include a copy of the report submitted under paragraph I of this
article.

Article 20

1. If the Committee receives reliable information which appears to it to contain well-founded
indications that torture is being systematically practised in the territory of a State Party, the
Committee shall invite that State Party to co-operate in the examination of the information and to this
end to submit observations with regard to the information concerned.

2. Taking into account any observations which may have been submitted by the State Party concerned,
as well as any other relevant information available to it, the Committee may, if it decides that this is
warranted, designate one or more of its members to make a confidential inquiry and to report to the
Committee urgently.

3. If an inquiry is made in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, the Committee shall seek the
co-operation of the State Party concerned. In agreement with that State Party, such an inquiry may
include a visit to its territory.

4. After examining the findings of its member or members submitted in accordance with paragraph 2
of this article, the Commission shall transmit these findings to the State Party concerned together with
any comments or suggestions which seem appropriate in view of the situation.

5. All the proceedings of the Committee referred to in paragraphs I to 4 of th is article s hall be con
fidential , and at all stages of the proceedings the co-operation of the State Party shall be sought. After
such proceedings have been completed with regard to an inquiry made in accordance with paragraph
2, the Committee may, after consultations with the State Party concerned, decide to include a
summary account of the results of the proceedings in its annual report made in accordance with article
24.

Article 21

1. A State Party to this Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the
competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party
claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under this Convention. Such
communications may be received and considered according to the procedures laid down in this article
only if submitted by a State Party which has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the
competence of the Committee. No communication shall be dealt with by the Committee under this
article if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration. Communications received
under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure; (a) If a State Party
considers that another State Party is not giving effect to the provisions ofthis Convention, it may, by
written communication, bring the matter to the attention of that State Party. Within three months afler
the receipt of the communication the receiving State shall afford the State which sent the
communication an explanation or any other statement in writing clarifying the matter, which should
include, to the extent possible and pertinent, reference to domestic procedures and remedies taken,
pending or available in the matter;