A/HRC/15/25 Part V. International oversight and monitoring Article 29 Committee on the Regulation, Oversight and Monitoring of PMSCs 1. For the purpose of reviewing the application of the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Regulation, Oversight and Monitoring of PMSCs (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall consist, at the time of entry into force of the present Convention, of [...] and, after the entry into force of the Convention for the [...] State party, of [...] experts of high moral standing, impartiality and recognized competence in the field covered by the Convention elected by States parties from among their nationals, who shall serve in their personal capacity, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the principal legal systems. 2. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by the States parties. Each State party may nominate one person from among its own nationals. 3. The initial election shall be held six months after the date of the entry into force of this Convention. At least three months before the date of each election the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States parties inviting them to submit their nominations within two months. The Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated, indicating the States parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States parties. 4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of States parties convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States parties present and voting. 5. (a) The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election once. However, the terms of [...] of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election the names of these [...] members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairperson of the Committee; (b) The election of the eight additional members of the Committee shall be held on the occasion of regular elections, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this article; (c) If a member dies or resigns or declares that for any other cause she or he can no longer perform her or his duties, the State party who nominated the member shall appoint another expert possessing the qualifications and meeting the requirements set out in the relevant provisions of this article, to serve for the remainder of the term, subject to the approval of the Committee. 6. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 7. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide for the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under the present Convention, and shall convene its initial meeting. 8. The Committee shall normally meet annually. The meetings of the Committee shall normally be held at the United Nations Headquarters. GE.10-15155 35