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TheCommitteeheldapreliminarydiscussiononthepossibilityofestablishinga  p  pre-sessionalworkinggroupatitstwentyfourthsession.Itagreedthatsuchagroupwouldfacilitate `  itsmonitoringactivities,inparticularwithregardtoindividualcommunicationsunderarticle22of P  theConvention. @  14.  On22November2000,theCommitteeresumeddiscussiononthesubjectand,inaccordance   withrule25ofitsrulesofprocedure,heardanoralstatementbythesecretariatconcerningthecost  estimatesinvolvedintheproposal(seeannexVIII).Inaccordancewithrules61and106ofitsrules  ofprocedure,theCommitteedecidedtopursuetheestablishmentoftheworkinggroupstartingwith  thebiennium20022003.Thegroupwouldbecomposedoffourofitsmembersandwouldmeet  forafivedaysessionduringtheweekprecedingeachCommitteesession.  15.  AtitstwentysixthsessiontheCommitteedecidedtoentrusttwoofitsmemberswiththetask ` ofrevisingitsrulesofprocedureandmakingproposalsforpossibleamendmentsatthe P twenty-seventhsession. @ ... 0   *****  ` %[  AnnexVIII  Oralstatementdeliveredbythesecretariatregardingthefinancialimplicationsof  establishingapresessionalworkinggroup  p |1.  Thisoralstatementismadeinaccordancewithrule25oftherulesofprocedureofthe P  CommitteeagainstTorture. @  2.  Itwillberecalledthat,atits437thmeeting,heldon18May2000,theCommitteeagainst  p  Tortureagreedthattheestablishmentofapresessionalworkinggroupwouldfacilitateits `  monitoringactivities,inparticularitsconsiderationofindividualcommunicationsreceivedunder P  article22oftheConventionagainstTortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentor @  Punishment.Asindicatedinparagraph20ofitsannualreport,containedindocumentA/55/44,the 0  Committeeagreedtopursuethismatteratitstwentyfifthsessioncurrentlyunderway.   3.  ShouldtheCommitteeatitscurrentsessiondecidetopursuetheestablishmentoftheabove  mentionedpresessionalworkinggroupasfromthebiennium2002-2003,thiswouldentail:(_i_)the  conveningofafivedaysessionoftheworkinggroup,precedingeachsessionoftheCommittee,with  interpretationprovidedintwoworkinglanguages;(ii)aconferenceroomwithfullfacilities;(iii)a  maximumof30pagesofinsessiondocumentationforeachsession;and(iv)thepaymentofdaily p subsistenceallowanceoffourmembersoftheCommitteeforaperiodofsevendayspersession. ` 4.  Apreliminaryestimateoftheabovementionedrequirementsatfullcostamountsto @ US$178,900forthewholebiennium,thebreakdownofwhichisasfollows: 0 *34 ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#, RR,RR,jRR+  5+`` 5Section2 `  ! P !󀀀inUS$ :0P  :  Totalconferenceservicingcostsoffoursessions @   oftheworkinggroup(fiveworkingdayseach) ! 0  !̀154300 :00"  :  Section22 !$   28daysdailysubsistenceoffour #&     Committeemembers ! $' !̀24600 :0$,  :  ! % - !  Grandtotal p&!/ Ѐ178900$`'"0   $5.  Theestimatesforconferenceservicesarebasedonatheoreticalassumptionthatitwouldnot @)$1 bepossibletoprovidetheservicesrequiredbytheCommitteefromtheexistingconferencecapacity 0*%2 oftheOrganization.However,itshouldbenotedthattheextenttowhichtheOrganizations  +p&3 permanentcapacitywouldneedtobesupplementedbytemporaryassistanceresourcescanbe ,`'4 determinedonlyinthelightofthecalendarofconferencesandmeetingsforthebiennium2002 -P(5 2003.Theproposedbudgetforthatbienniumiscurrentlyunderpreparationandwillinclude -@)6 provisionsforconferenceservicesreflectingthepatternofmeetingsandconferencesheldinpast  years.Asaresult,itisnotanticipatedthatthedecisionbytheCommitteewouldrequireadditional  resourcesintheproposedprogrammebudgetforthebiennium20022003.  6.  Thedecisiontorecommendtheestablishmentofthepresessionalworkinggroupwould p entailadditionalresourcesundersection22,Humanrights,estimatedatUS$24,600forthe `  biennium20022003forthepaymentofdailysubsistenceallowancetothemembersofthe P  pre-sessionalworkinggroupoftheCommittee. @  e