HUNGARY

Special Action or Decisions Taken Re: Reporting, Including Urgent Action Procedure

CERD A/8418

Annex III

Text of communication sent to Hungary ... adopted by the Committee at its third session, on 23 April 1971

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination invites the attention of the Government of [Hungary] to article 9, paragraph 1 (a), of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Under that article, States Parties undertake, inter alia, to submit a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures which they have adopted and which give effect to the provisions of the Convention "within one year after the entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned".

The Committee notes with regret that, despite its communication of 18 September 1970, transmitted to the Government of [Hungary] by the Secretary-General in his note SO 237/2 (2) of 5 October 1970, the report of [Hungary] under article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, which was due on 5 January 1970, has not yet been received.

In its earlier communication of 28 January 1970 (CERD/C/R.12, contained in document A/8027, annex III A), and transmitted to all States Parties by the Secretary-General in a note verbale dated 27 February 1970, the Committee stated:

"The Committee attaches great importance to these reports. It is unanimously of the view that, being a principal source of information, these reports provide the Committee with an essential element for discharging one of its most important responsibilities, namely, reporting to the General Assembly of the United Nations under article 9, paragraph 2, of the Convention."

The Committee therefore decided at its third session to address this communication to the Government of [Hungary], through the Secretary-General, and to request it to submit its report by 30 June 1971. The Committee wishes to refer once again to the provisions of rule 66 of its provisional rules of procedure adopted at its second session, which states:

"1. At each session, the Secretary-General shall notify the Committee of all cases of non-receipt of reports or additional information, as the case may be, provided for under article 9 of the Convention. The Committee, in such cases, may transmit to the State Party concerned, through the Secretary-General, a reminder concerning the submission of the report or additional information.

"2. If even after the reminder, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule, the State Party does not submit the report or additional information required under article 9 of the Convention, the Committee shall include a reference to this effect in its annual report to the General Assembly."

The Committee expresses the hope that the report will be prepared on the lines suggested by the Committee in its earlier communication of 28 January 1970 (A/8027, annex III A), a copy of which is enclosed herewith.