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Šrecommendations€are€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protŌ_ŌectiveŌ_Ō,€and€are€considered€able€to€beŠ 0$€" Šaccomplished€within€one€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€informationŠ %l # Šon€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€š šfollow€up€recommendationsšš€which€are€specifically€notedŠ &X!$ Šin€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€StatesŠ ō&D"% Špartiesšš€reports€under€article€19.Š ą'0#& ŠĢ50.ą  ąSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofŠ ø)%( Šthe€thirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007€the€Committee€has€reviewed€53€States€for€which€it€hasŠ ¤*ō%) Šidentified€follow€up€recommendations.€Of€the€39€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirŠ +ą&* Šfollow€up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€18€May€2007,€25€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,Š |,Ģ'+ ŠArgentina,€Austria,€Azerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Croatia,Š h-ø(, ŠŌ_ŌEcuador,€Finland,€France,€Germany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,Š ° ŠQatar,€Sri€Lanka,€Switzerland,€United€Kingdom€and€Yemen).€As€of€18€May,€14€States€had€not€yetŠ œģ Šsupplied€follow€up€information€that€had€fallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Cambodia,Š ˆŲ ŠCameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Georgia,€Guatemala,€Republic€of€Korea,€Moldova,Š tÄ ŠNepal,€Peru,€Togo,€Uganda€and€United€States€of€America).€In€March€2007,€the€Rapporteur€sent€aŠ `° Šreminder€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow€up€informationŠ L œ Šwas€due€in€November€2006,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sentŠ 8 ˆ Ša€reminder.Š $ t ŠĢ51.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualŠ ü L  Šreport€(A/61/44).€However,€only€4€(Austria,€Ecuador,€Qatar€and€Sri€Lanka)€of€these€14€States€hadŠ č 8  Šsubmitted€the€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€thatŠ Ō$  Šthe€follow€up€procedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€informationŠ Ą  Šfrom€States€on€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€theŠ ¬ü  Šperiodic€reports.€While€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€19€of€the€25Š ˜č  Šrespondents€had€submitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€monthsŠ „Ō  Šfollowing€the€due€date.€Reminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€RapporteurŠ pĄ Šalso€expressed€appreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouragedŠ \¬ ŠStates€parties€to€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Š H˜ ŠĢ52.ą  ąThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionššs€requirement€thatŠ  p Šš šeach€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventŠ  \ Šacts€of€torture€š8ššš€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€š što€prevent€š8š€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanŠ ųH Šand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€š8ššš€(art.€16).Š ä4 ŠĢ53.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesŠ ¼  Šregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Š Øų Šshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forŠ ”ä Šfollow€up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theŠ €Š Šinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committeeššs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isŠ l¼ Šrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateŠ X Ø Šparty.€Where€further€information€is€needed,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specificŠ D!” Šrequests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€upŠ 0"€  Šinformation€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstanding€information.Š #l! ŠĢ54.ą  ąAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€RapporteurššsŠ ō$D # Šletters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€assigned€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€andŠ ą%0!$ Šplaced€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€NationsŠ Ģ&"% Šdocument€symbol€number€to€all€States€partiesšš€replies€(these€symbol€numbers€are€underŠ ø'#& Šconsideration)€to€the€follow€up€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ55.ą  ąSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inŠ |*Ģ%) Šthat€country,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurŠ h+ø&* Šrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersŠ T,¤'+ Šsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asŠ @-(, Šessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenŠ ° Šhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenŠ œģ Šaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeššs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effectiveŠ ˆŲ Šin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Š tÄ Š...Š `° Š57.ą  ąThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€the€Committeeššs€thirty€eighth€session,Š L œ Šthe€state€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Š 8 ˆ ŠÓ5ӀĢņ ņFollow€up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2007Š  ` ŠĢ...ó óŠ č 8  Šņ ņThirty€eighth€session€(May€2007)ó óŠ Ō$  ŠĢŌ*’ƒūddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ŌŌ,Ü\RŌŌ,\RŌŌ,: \RŌŌ,' \\ŌŌ+  ŌŠ 4*¬ü ¬ü  €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹4Šņ ņState€partyó óŠ 9/!¶ " „„‹‹9Šņ ņInformationŠ ¶  Šdue€inó óŠ 9/!¢ņ " „„‹‹9Šņ ņInformation€receivedó óŠ 9/!¶ " „„‹‹9Šņ ņAction€takenó óŠ H>,¶ "   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹HŠDenmarkŠ '˜č  ‹‹'ŠMay€2008Š 0&˜č  „„‹‹0Š-Š 0&!˜č " ‹‹0ŠŠ ?5#˜č    €€‚‚ƒƒ‹ ‹?Š...Š '„Ō  ‹ ‹'ŠŠ 0&„Ō  „„‹ ‹0ŠŠ 0&!„Ō"  ‹‹0ŠŠ3)'„Ō    3ŠĢŠ  \¬ ŠŌCEUS.,Ōņ ņCAT,€A/63/44€(2008)ó óŠ ° ŠĢ...Š ˆŲ ŠÓ  ÓĢņ ņCHAPTER€IV.€€€FOLLOW-UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€Š `° ŠON€STATES€PARTIES€REPORTSó óŠ L œ ŠĢ46.ą  ąIn€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€follow-up€on€theŠ $ t Šconclusions€and€recommendations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€withŠ  ` Šthe€recommendations€of€its€Rapporteur€on€Follow-Up€to€Country€conclusions.€The€RapporteurššsŠ ü L  Šactivities,€responses€by€States€parties,€and€the€Rapporteurššs€views€on€recurring€concerns€encounteredŠ č 8  Šthrough€this€procedure€are€presented€below,€and€updated€to€through€May€2008,€following€theŠ Ō$  ŠCommitteeššs€fortieth€session.€Š Ą  ŠĢ47.ą  ąIn€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005-2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theŠ ˜č  Šframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theŠ „Ō  Šconclusions€and€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€theŠ pĄ ŠConvention.€It€also€presented€information€on€the€Committeeššs€experience€in€receiving€informationŠ \¬ Šfrom€States€parties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2008.Š H˜ ŠĢ48.ą  ąIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedŠ  p Šthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€under€article€19€of€theŠ  \ ŠConvention€and€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€aŠ ųH Šprogress€report€to€the€Committee€in€May€2008€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Š ä4 ŠĢ49.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow-up€procedure€aims€š što€make€more€effectiveŠ ¼  Šthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishmentšš,€asŠ Øų Šarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeššs€review€of€eachŠ ”ä ŠState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toŠ €Š Šenhance€each€State€partyššs€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventŠ l¼ Šacts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceŠ X Ø Šinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Š D!” ŠĢ50.ą  ąIn€its€follow-up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsŠ #l! Šas€requiring€additional€information€specifically€for€this€procedure.€Such€follow-up€recommendationsŠ $X" Šare€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€withinŠ ō$D # Šone€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€takenŠ ą%0!$ Što€give€effect€to€its€follow-up€recommendations€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€theŠ Ģ&"% Šend€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesšš€reports€under€articleŠ ø'#& Š19.Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ51.ą  ąSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofŠ |*Ģ%) Šthe€fortieth€session€in€May€2008,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€67€States€for€which€it€has€identifiedŠ h+ø&* Šfollow-up€recommendations.€Of€the€53€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow-upŠ T,¤'+ Šreports€to€the€Committee€by€16€May€2008,€33€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,€Argentina,Š @-(, ŠAustria,€Azerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,Š ° ŠCroatia,€Ecuador,€Finland,€France,€Georgia,€Germany,€Greece,€Guatemala,€Hungary,€Republic€ofŠ œģ ŠKorea,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€Nepal,€New€Zealand,€Qatar,€Russian€Federation,€SriŠ ˆŲ ŠLanka,€Switzerland,€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland,€United€States€ofŠ tÄ ŠAmerica€and€Yemen).€As€of€16€May,€20€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow-up€information€that€hadŠ `° Šfallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Burundi,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Denmark,Š L œ ŠGuyana,€Italy,€Japan,€Luxembourg,€Mexico,€Moldova,€the€Netherlands,€Peru,€Poland,€South€Africa,Š 8 ˆ ŠTajikistan,€Togo,€Uganda€and€Ukraine).€In€March€2008,€the€Rapporteur€sent€a€reminder€requestingŠ $ t Šthe€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow-up€information€was€due€in€NovemberŠ  ` Š2007,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€a€reminder.Š ü L  ŠĢ52.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow-up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualŠ Ō$  Šreport.ņ ņņņ3óóó ó€€However,€only€2€(Hungary€and€the€Russian€Federation)€of€these€14€States€had€submitted€theŠ Ą  Šfollow-up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€follow-upŠ ¬ü  Šprocedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€StatesŠ ˜č  Šon€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow-up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.Š „Ō  ŠWhile€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€25€of€the€33€respondents€hadŠ pĄ Šsubmitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.Š \¬ ŠReminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressedŠ H˜ Šappreciation€to€non-governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€partiesŠ 4„ Što€submit€follow-up€information€in€a€timely€way.Š  p ŠĢ53.ą  ąThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionššs€requirement€thatŠ ųH Šš šeach€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventŠ ä4 Šacts€of€torture€š8ššš€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€š što€prevent€š8š€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanŠ Š  Šand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€š8ššš€(art.€16).Š ¼  ŠĢ54.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesŠ ”ä Šregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Š €Š Šshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forŠ l¼ Šfollow-up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theŠ X Ø Šinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committeeššs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isŠ D!” Šrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateŠ 0"€  Šparty.€Where€further€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€withŠ #l! Šspecific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow-upŠ $X" Šinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Š ō$D # ŠĢ55.ą  ąAt€its€thirty-eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€theŠ Ģ&"% ŠRapporteurššs€letters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€placed€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.Š ø'#& ŠThe€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€StatesŠ ¤(ō#' Špartiesšš€replies€to€the€follow-up€and€also€place€them€on€its€websiteŠ )ą$( Š(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/sessions.htm).Š |*Ģ%) ŠĢ56.ą  ąSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inŠ T,¤'+ Šthat€country,€the€follow-up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Ō_ŌRapporteurŠ @-(, Šrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersŠ ° Šsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asŠ œģ Šessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenŠ ˆŲ Šhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenŠ tÄ Šaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeššs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effectiveŠ `° Šin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill-treatment.Š L œ Š...Š 8 ˆ ŠĢ58.ą  ąThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€16€May€2008,€the€end€of€the€Committeeššs€fortieth€session,€theŠ  ` Šstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Š ü L  ŠĢ_______________________Š Ō$  ŠĢ3/€€€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Sixty-second€Session,€Supplement€No.€44óó€(A/62/44).Š ¬ü  ŠÓ*ÓĢĢÓ  Óņ ņFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€Š pĄ Šfrom€May€2003€to€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌMayŌL  ŌŌM  Ō€2008ó óŠ \¬ ŠÓfOÓ...Š H˜ ŠÓ  ÓŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌÓ  ÓĢÓØPÓņ ņŌM  ŌThirty-eighth€session€(May€2007)ó óŠ  p ŠĢŌ*„ƒQRdūdÜ\RÜ\R: \R: ' \\' °(#°(#„ŌŌ,ų\PŌŌ,‰\PŌŌ,¤ \PŌŌ,\PŌŌ+  ŌŠ @€.../ųHųH €€‚v‚ƒvƒ„„Ž/Ž@ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ōņ ņState€partyŠ M€...<)n¾"...#/# „„Ž/ŽMŠInformationŠ n¾ Šdue€inŠ M€...<)ZŖ"...#/# „„Ž/ŽMŠInformation€receivedŠ O€....<)n¾"...#/# „„Ž/ŽOŠAction€takenó óŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ Z€.K4n¾" vv  ....#/# €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽZŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌDenmarkŠ 9€.* 2‚.#/# Ž/Ž9ŠMay€2008Š 9€.* 2‚.#/# Ž/Ž9ŠNot€receivedŠ =€..* 2‚.#/# Ž/Ž=ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ S€..B+2‚ vv  ..#/# €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽSŠŌL  ŌŌM  Ō...Š ;€..*  Z ..#/# Ž/Ž;ŠŠ ;€..*  Z!..#/# Ž/Ž;ŠŠ =€...*  Z"..#/# Ž/Ž=ŠŠ;1/ Z# vv   ...#/# ;ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌĢÓ  Ó...Š X Ø$ ŠÓÆVÓŌUS.,CE.,Æ)ŌĢŠ  0"€& ŠÓ  ÓŌCEUS.,ŌĢņ ņCAT,€A/64/44€(2009)ó óŠ œģ ŠĢņ ņÓ  ÓIV.ą  ąFOLLOW€UP€ON€CONCLUDING€OBSERVATIONS€ON€STATES€PARTIESŠ tÄ ŠREPORTSó óŠ `° ŠĢ53.ą  ąIn€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€follow-up€to€concludingŠ 8 ˆ Šobservations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€with€the€recommendationsŠ $ t Šof€its€Rapporteur€on€follow-up€to€concluding€observations.€The€Rapporteur's€activities,€responsesŠ  ` Šby€States€parties,€and€the€Rapporteur's€views€on€recurring€concerns€encountered€through€thisŠ ü L  Šprocedure€are€presented€below,€and€updated€through€15€May€2009,€following€the€Committee'sŠ č 8  Šforty-second€session.€Š Ō$  ŠĢ54.ą  ąIn€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005-2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theŠ ¬ü  Šframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theŠ ˜č  Šconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€ItŠ „Ō  Šalso€presented€information€on€the€Committee's€experience€in€receiving€information€from€StatesŠ pĄ Šparties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2009.Š \¬ ŠĢ55.ą  ąIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedŠ 4„ Šthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionŠ  p Šand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Ō_ŌGaerŌ_Ō€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Ō_ŌGaerŌ_Ō€presented€a€progress€reportŠ  \ Što€the€Committee€in€May€2009€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Š ųH ŠĢ56.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€"to€make€more€effectiveŠ Š  Šthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishment",€asŠ ¼  Šarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committee's€review€of€eachŠ Øų ŠState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toŠ ”ä Šenhance€each€State€party's€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventŠ €Š Šacts€of€torture€and€ill-treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceŠ l¼ Šinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Š X Ø ŠĢ57.ą  ąIn€its€follow-up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsŠ 0"€  Šas€requiring€additional€information€specifically€for€this€procedure.€Such€follow-up€recommendationsŠ #l! Šare€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€withinŠ $X" Šone€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€takenŠ ō$D # Što€give€effect€to€its€follow-up€recommendations€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€theŠ ą%0!$ Šend€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€parties'€reports€under€articleŠ Ģ&"% Š19.Š ø'#& ŠĢ58.ą  ąSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofŠ )ą$( Šthe€forty-second€session€in€May€2009,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€81€States€for€which€it€hasŠ |*Ģ%) Šidentified€follow€up€recommendations.€Of€the€67€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirŠ h+ø&* Šfollow€up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€15€May€2009,€44€had€completed€this€requirement.€As€of€15Š T,¤'+ ŠMay€2009,€23€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€had€fallen€due.€The€RapporteurŠ @-(, Šsends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow€upŠ ° Šinformation€was€due,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€aŠ œģ Šreminder.€The€status€of€the€follow-up€to€concluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€ofŠ ˆŲ Šthe€Committee€(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/€Ō_Ōsessions.htmŌ_Ō).Š tÄ ŠĢ59.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualŠ L œ Šreport.€However,€only€4€(Algeria,€Estonia,€Portugal€and€Uzbekistan)€of€these€14€States€had€submittedŠ 8 ˆ Šthe€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€followŠ $ t Šup€procedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€StatesŠ  ` Šon€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.Š ü L  ŠOne€State€party€(Montenegro)€had€already€submitted€information€which€was€due€only€in€NovemberŠ č 8  Š2009.€While€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€34€of€the€44€respondents€hadŠ Ō$  Šsubmitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.Š Ą  ŠReminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressedŠ ¬ü  Šappreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€partiesŠ ˜č  Što€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Š „Ō  ŠĢ60.ą  ąThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Convention's€requirement€thatŠ \¬ Š"each€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventŠ H˜ Šacts€of€torture€š8š"€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€"to€prevent€š8š€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanŠ 4„ Šand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€š8š"€(art.€16).Š  p ŠĢ61.ą  ąThe€Rapporteur€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesŠ ųH Šregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Š ä4 Šshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forŠ Š  Šfollow€up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theŠ ¼  Šinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committee's€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isŠ Øų Šrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateŠ ”ä Šparty.€Where€further€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€withŠ €Š Šspecific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€upŠ l¼ Šinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Š X Ø ŠĢ62.ą  ąAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€theŠ 0"€  ŠRapporteur's€letters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€placed€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.Š #l! ŠThe€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€StatesŠ $X" Šparties'€replies€to€the€follow€up€and€also€place€them€on€its€websiteŠ ō$D # Š(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/sessions.htm).Š ą%0!$ ŠĢ63.ą  ąSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inŠ ø'#& Šthat€country,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurŠ ¤(ō#' Šrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersŠ )ą$( Šsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asŠ |*Ģ%) Šessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenŠ h+ø&* Šhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenŠ T,¤'+ Šaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committee's€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effectiveŠ @-(, Šin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Š ° Š...Š œģ Š65.ą  ąThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€15€May€2009,€the€end€of€the€Committee's€forty-second€session,Š ˆŲ Šthe€state€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Š tÄ ŠÓdWÓĢņ ņFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2009ó óŠ L œ ŠĢņ ņ...ó óŠ $ t Šņ ņThirty„eighth€session€(May€2007)ó óŠ  ` ŠĢŌ*–ƒGH Vddų\Pų‰\P‰¤ \P¤ \PQR°(#°(#–ŌŌ,wvvŌŌ,ŠvvŌŌ,` vvŌŌ, vvŌŌ+  ŌŠ 8€...'č 8 č 8  € €‚v‚ƒvƒ„„8ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ōņ ņState€partyŠ =€...,!^® "... „„=ŠInformationŠ ^®  Šdue€inŠ =€...,!Jš "... „„=ŠInformation€receivedŠ ?€....,!^® "... „„?ŠAction€takenó óŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ J€.;,^® " vv .... €€‚v‚ƒvƒJŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌDenmarkŠ )€."r . )ŠMay€2008Š )€."r . )Š18€July€2008Š "r  ŠCAT/C/Ō_ŌDNKŌ_Ō/CO/5/Add.1Š -€..^ . -ŠResponse€under€reviewŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ C€..2#"r  vv  .. €€‚v‚ƒvƒCŠ...Š +€..ę6.. +ŠŠ +€..ę6.. +ŠŠ -€...ę6.. -ŠŠ3)'ę6 vv   ... 3ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌĢ...Š 4„ ŠŌUS.,CE.,WŌĢĢŠ  ųH ŠŌ_ŌÓ  ÓĢņ ņCAT,€A/65/44€(2010)ó óŠ œģ ŠĢņ ņChapter€IV.€€Follow„up€to€concluding€observationsŌL  ŌŌM  Ō€on€States€partiesšš€reportsó óŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ tÄ ŠĢŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ō65.€€In€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€constitute€follow„up€toŠ L œ Šconcluding€observations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€with€theŠ 8 ˆ Šprocedure€established€on€follow„up€to€concluding€observations.€The€follow„up€responses€by€StatesŠ $ t Šparties,€and€the€activities€of€the€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€articleŠ  ` Š19€of€the€Convention,€including€the€Rapporteurššs€views€on€the€results€of€this€procedure,€areŠ ü L  Špresented€below.€This€information€is€updated€through€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€CommitteeššsŠ č 8  Šforty„fourth€session.Š Ō$  ŠĢ66.€€In€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005„2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theŠ ¬ü  Šframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow„up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theŠ ˜č  Šconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€InŠ „Ō  Šthat€report€and€each€year€thereafter,€the€Committee€has€presented€information€on€its€experience€inŠ pĄ Šreceiving€information€on€follow„up€measures€taken€by€States€parties€since€the€initiation€of€theŠ \¬ Šprocedure€in€May€2003.Š H˜ ŠĢ67.€€In€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedŠ  p Šthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionŠ  \ Šand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€In€November€2009€and€May€2010,€the€RapporteurŠ ųH Špresented€a€progress€report€to€the€Committee€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Š ä4 ŠĢ68.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeššs€review€of€each€State€party€report,€the€Committee€identifiesŠ ¼  Šconcerns€and€recommends€specific€measures€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€and€ill„treatment.€Thereby,Š Øų Šthe€Committee€assists€States€parties€in€identifying€effective€legislative,€judicial,€administrative€andŠ ”ä Šother€measures€to€bring€their€laws€and€practice€into€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€inŠ €Š Šthe€Convention.Š l¼ ŠĢ69.€€In€its€follow„up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsŠ D!” Šas€requiring€additional€information€within€one€year.€Such€follow„up€recommendations€are€identifiedŠ 0"€  Šbecause€they€are€serious,€protective€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.€TheŠ #l! ŠStates€parties€are€asked€to€provide€information€within€one€year€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectŠ $X" Što€the€follow„up€recommendations.€In€the€concluding€observations€on€each€State€party€report,€theŠ ō$D # Šrecommendations€requiring€follow„up€within€one€year€are€specifically€identified€in€a€paragraph€atŠ ą%0!$ Šthe€end€of€the€concluding€observations.Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ70.€€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theŠ ¤(ō#' Šforty„fourth€session€in€May€2010,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€95€reports€from€States€parties€forŠ )ą$( Šwhich€it€has€identified€follow„up€recommendations.€It€must€be€noted€that€periodic€reports€of€Chile,Š |*Ģ%) ŠLatvia,€Lithuania€and€New€Zealand€have€been€examined€twice€by€the€Committee€since€theŠ h+ø&* Šestablishment€of€the€follow„up€procedure.€Of€the€81€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submittedŠ T,¤'+ Štheir€follow„up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€14€May€2010,€57€had€completed€this€requirement.€AsŠ @-(, Šof€14€May€2010,€24€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow„up€information€that€had€fallen€due:€RepublicŠ ° Šof€Moldova,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Bulgaria,€Uganda,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Peru,Š œģ ŠTogo,€Burundi,€South€Africa,€Tajikistan,€Luxembourg,€Benin,€Costa€Rica,€Indonesia,€Zambia,Š ˆŲ ŠLithuania€(to€the€2009€concluding€observations),€Chad,€Chile,€Honduras,€Israel,€New€Zealand,Š tÄ ŠNicaragua€and€the€Philippines.Š `° ŠĢ71.€€The€Rapporteur€sends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€StatesŠ 8 ˆ Šfor€which€follow„up€information€is€due,€but€not€yet€submitted.€The€status€of€the€follow„up€toŠ $ t Šconcluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€of€the€Committee€at€each€of€the€respectiveŠ  ` Šsessions.€As€of€2010,€the€Committee€has€established€a€separate€web€page€for€follow„upŠ ü L  Š(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/follow„procedure.htm).Š č 8  ŠĢ72.ą  ąOf€the€24€States€parties€that€did€not€submit€any€information€under€the€follow„up€procedureŠ Ą  Šas€of€14€May€2010,€non„respondents€came€from€all€world€regions.€While€about€one„third€hadŠ ¬ü  Šreported€for€the€first€time,€two„thirds€were€reporting€for€a€second,€third€or€even€fourth€time.Š ˜č  ŠĢ73.€€The€Rapporteur€expresses€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€parties€regardingŠ pĄ Šthose€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€hasŠ \¬ Šassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow„Š H˜ Šup€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€informationŠ 4„ Šprovided€responds€to€the€Committeeššs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€EachŠ  p Šletter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€WhereŠ  \ Šfurther€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€with€specificŠ ųH Šrequests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow„upŠ ä4 Šinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Š Š  ŠĢ74.€€At€its€thirty„eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€RapporteurššsŠ Øų Šletters€to€the€States€parties€which€are€posted€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€CommitteeŠ ”ä Šfurther€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€States€partiesšš€replies€toŠ €Š Šthe€follow„up€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Š l¼ ŠĢ75.€€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatŠ D!” Šcountry,€the€follow„up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requestingŠ 0"€  Šfurther€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€toŠ #l! ŠStates€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essentialŠ $X" Što€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlightedŠ ō$D # Što€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€butŠ ą%0!$ Šwhich€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeššs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€takingŠ Ģ&"% Špreventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill„treatment.Š ø'#& ŠĢ76.€€Among€the€Rapporteurššs€activities€in€the€past€year,€have€been€the€following:€attending€the€inter„Š )ą$( Šcommittee€meetings€in€Geneva€where€follow„up€procedures€were€discussed€with€members€fromŠ |*Ģ%) Šother€treaty€bodies,€and€it€was€decided€to€establish€a€working€group€on€follow„up;€addressing€theŠ h+ø&* ŠCommittee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women€at€its€August€2009€meeting€in€NewŠ T,¤'+ ŠYork€concerning€aspects€of€the€follow„up€procedure;€assessing€responses€from€States€parties€andŠ @-(, Špreparing€follow„up€letters€to€countries€as€warranted€and€updating€the€information€collected€fromŠ ° Šthe€follow„up€procedure.Š œģ ŠĢ77.€€Additionally,€the€Rapporteur€initiated€a€study€of€the€Committeeššs€follow„up€procedure,Š tÄ Šbeginning€with€an€examination€of€the€number€and€nature€of€topics€identified€by€the€Committee€inŠ `° Šits€requests€to€States€parties€for€follow„up€information.€She€reported€to€the€Committee€on€someŠ L œ Špreliminary€findings,€in€November€2009€and€later€in€May€2010,€and€specifically€presented€chartsŠ 8 ˆ Šshowing€that€the€number€of€topics€designated€for€follow„up€has€substantially€increased€since€theŠ $ t Šthirty„fifth€session.€Of€the€87€countries€examined€as€of€the€forty„third€session€(November€2009),€oneŠ  ` Što€three€paragraphs€were€designated€for€follow„up€for€14€States€parties,€four€or€five€such€topics€wereŠ ü L  Šdesignated€for€38€States€parties,€and€six€or€more€paragraphs€were€designated€for€35€States€parties.Š č 8  ŠThe€Rapporteur€drew€this€trend€to€the€attention€of€the€members€of€the€Committee€and€it€was€agreedŠ Ō$  Šin€May€2010€that,€whenever€possible,€efforts€would€henceforth€be€made€to€limit€the€number€ofŠ Ą  Šfollow„up€items€to€a€maximum€of€five€paragraphs.Š ¬ü  ŠĢ78.€€The€Rapporteur€also€found€that€certain€topics€were€more€commonly€raised€as€a€part€of€the€followŠ „Ō  Šup€procedure€than€others.€Specifically,€for€all€State€parties€reviewed€since€the€follow„up€procedureŠ pĄ Šbegan,€the€following€topics€were€most€frequently€designated:Š \¬ ŠĢŌL  ŌŌM  ŌEnsure€prompt,€impartial€and€effective€investigation(s)ą p ąą Č ąą  ą76€per€centŠ 4„ ŠProsecute€and€sanction€persons€responsible€for€abusesą p ąą Č ąą  ą61€per€centŠ  p ŠGuarantee€legal€safeguardsą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąą Č ąą  ą57€per€centŠ  \ ŠEnable€right€to€complain€and€have€cases€examined€ą  ąą0 p ąą Č ąą  ą43€per€centŠųHp(#p(# ŠConduct€training,€awareness„raising€ą0 h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąą Č ąą  ą43€per€centŠä4h(#h(# ŠEnsure€interrogation€techniques€in€line€with€the€Conventioną Č ąą  ą39€per€centŠ Š  ŠProvide€redress€and€rehabilitation€ą h ąą Ą ąą  ąą p ąą Č ąą  ą38€per€centŠ ¼  ŠEnd€gender„based€violence,€ensure€protection€of€women€ą p ąą0 Č ąą  ą34€per€centŠØųČ(#Č(# ŠEnsure€monitoring€of€detention€facilities/visit€by€independent€bodyą  ą32€per€centŠ ”ä ŠCarry€out€data€collection€on€torture€and€ill„treatment€ą p ąą Č ąą  ą30€per€centŠ €Š ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌImprove€condition€of€detention,€including€overcrowding€ą p ąą0 Č ąą  ą28€per€centŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠl¼Č(#Č(# ŠĢŌL  ŌŌM  Ō79.ą  ąIn€the€correspondence€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€noted€recurring€concerns€whichŠ D!” Šare€not€fully€addressed€in€the€follow„up€replies€and€her€concerns€(illustrative,€not€comprehensive)Š 0"€  Šhave€been€included€in€prior€annual€reports.€To€summarize€them,€she€finds€there€is€considerable€valueŠ #l! Šin€having€more€precise€information€being€provided,€e.g.€lists€of€prisoners,€details€on€deaths€inŠ $X" Šdetention€and€forensic€investigations.ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ ō$D # ŠĢŌL  ŌŌM  Ō80.€€As€a€result€of€numerous€exchanges€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€observed€that€thereŠ Ģ&"% Šis€need€for€more€vigorous€fact„finding€and€monitoring€in€many€States€parties.€In€addition,€there€isŠ ø'#& Šoften€inadequate€gathering€and€analysing€of€police€and€criminal€justice€statistics.€When€theŠ ¤(ō#' ŠCommittee€requests€such€information,€States€parties€frequently€do€not€provide€it.€The€RapporteurŠ )ą$( Šfurther€considers€that€conducting€prompt,€thorough€and€impartial€investigations€into€allegations€ofŠ |*Ģ%) Šabuse€is€of€great€protective€value.€This€is€often€best€undertaken€through€unannounced€inspectionsŠ h+ø&* Šby€independent€bodies.€The€Committee€has€received€documents,€information€and€complaints€aboutŠ T,¤'+ Šthe€absence€of€such€monitoring€bodies,€the€failure€of€such€bodies€to€exercise€independence€Ō_ŌinŠ @-(, Šcarrying€out€their€work€or€to€implement€recommendations€for€improvement.Š ° ŠĢ81.€€The€Rapporteur€has€also€pointed€to€the€importance€of€States€parties€providing€clear„cutŠ ˆŲ Šinstructions€on€the€absolute€prohibition€of€torture€as€part€of€the€training€of€law„enforcement€and€otherŠ tÄ Šrelevant€personnel.€States€parties€need€to€provide€information€on€the€results€of€medical€examinationsŠ `° Šand€autopsies,€and€to€document€signs€of€torture,€especially€including€sexual€violence.€States€partiesŠ L œ Šalso€need€to€instruct€personnel€on€the€need€to€secure€and€preserve€evidence.€The€Rapporteur€hasŠ 8 ˆ Šfound€many€lacunae€in€national€statistics,€including€on€penal€and€disciplinary€action€against€law„Š $ t Šenforcement€personnel.€Accurate€record€keeping,€covering€the€registration€of€all€procedural€steps€ofŠ  ` Šdetained€persons,€is€essential€and€requires€greater€attention.€All€such€measures€contribute€toŠ ü L  Šsafeguard€the€individual€against€torture€or€other€forms€of€ill„treatment,€as€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Š č 8  ŠĢ82.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€Committeeššs€forty„fourth€session,€theŠ Ą  Šreplies€with€respect€to€follow„up.€This€chart€also€includes€States€partiesšš€comments€to€concludingŠ ¬ü  Šobservations,€if€any.Š ˜č  ŠĢņ ņFollow„up€procedure€to€concluding€observations€from€May€2003€to€May€2010ó óŠ pĄ ŠĢ...Š H˜ ŠĢņ ņŌCEUS.,ŌThirty„eighth€session€(May€2007)ó óŠ  p ŠĢŌ*–ƒ  VdVdwvvwŠvvŠ` vv`  vv GH°(#°(#–ŌŌ,wvvŌŌ,ŠvvŌŌ,` vvŌŌ, vvŌŌ+  ŌŠ 8€...'ųHųH € €‚v‚ƒvƒ„„8ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ōņ ņState€partyŠ =€...,!n¾"... „„=ŠInformationŠ n¾ Šdue€inŠ =€...,!ZŖ"... „„=ŠInformation€receivedŠ ?€....,!n¾"... „„?ŠAction€takenó óŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ J€.;,n¾" vv .... €€‚v‚ƒvƒJŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌDenmarkŠ )€.2‚. )ŠMay€2008Š )€.2‚. )Š18€July€2008Š 2‚ ŠCAT/C/Ō_ŌDNKŌ_Ō/CO/5/Add.1Š -€..n. -ŠRequest€for€furtherŠ 2‚  ŠŌ_ŌclarificationsŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌ_ŌŠ C€..2#n! vv  .. €€‚v‚ƒvƒCŠ...Š +€..öF".. +ŠŠ +€..öF#.. +ŠŠ -€...öF$.. -ŠŠ3)'öF% vv   ... 3ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌĢ...Š D!”& ŠŌUS.,CE.,FŗŌ