from a State Party which has not made such a declaration.
Article 33
1.
If the Committee receives liable information indicating that a State Party is seriously
violating the provisions of this Convention, it may, after consultation with the State Party concerned,
request one or more of its members to undertake a visit and report back to it without delay.
2.
The Committee shall notify the State Party concerned, in writing, of its intention to
organize a visit, indicating the composition of the delegation and the purpose of the visit. The State
Party shall answer the Committee within a reasonable time.
3.
Upon a substantiated request by the State Party, the Committee may decide to
postpone or cancel its visit.
4.
If the State Party agrees to the visit, the Committee and the State Party concerned
shall work together to define the modalities of the visit and the State Party shall provide the Committee
with all the facilities needed for the successful completion of the visit.
5.
Following its visit, the Committee shall communicate to the State Party concerned its
observations and recommendations.
Article 34
If the Committee receives information which appears to it to contain well-founded indications
that enforced disappearance is being practised on a widespread or systematic basis in the territory under
the jurisdiction of a State Party, it may, after seeking from the State Party concerned all relevant
information on the situation, urgently bring the matter to the attention of the General Assembly of the
United Nations, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 35
1.
The Committee shall have competence solely in respect of enforced disappearances
which commenced after the entry into force of this Convention.
2.
If a State becomes a party to this Convention after its entry into force, the obligations
of that State vis-à-vis the Committee shall relate only to enforced disappearances which commenced
after the entry into force of this Convention for the State concerned.
Article 36
1.
The Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities under this Convention
to the States Parties and to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
2.
Before an observation on a State Party is published in the annual report, the State
Party concerned shall be informed in advance and shall be given reasonable time to answer. This State
Party may request the publication of its comments or observations in the report.
PART III
Article 37
Nothing in this Convention shall affect any provisions which are more conducive to the
protection of all persons from enforced disappearance and which may be contained in:
(a)
The law of a State Party;
(b)
International law in force for that State.
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