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3.
Each report shall be considered by the Committee, which shall issue such comments,
observations or recommendations as it may deem appropriate. The comments, observations or
recommendations shall be communicated to the State Party concerned, which may respond to
them, on its own initiative or at the request of the Committee.
4.
The Committee may also request States Parties to provide additional information on the
implementation of this Convention.
Article 30
1.
A request that a disappeared person should be sought and found may be submitted to the
Committee, as a matter of urgency, by relatives of the disappeared person or their legal
representatives, their counsel or any person authorized by them, as well as by any other person
having a legitimate interest.
2.
If the Committee considers that a request for urgent action submitted in pursuance
of paragraph 1:
(a)
Is not manifestly unfounded;
(b)
Does not constitute an abuse of the right of submission of such requests;
(c)
Has already been duly presented to the competent bodies of the State Party
concerned, such as those authorized to undertake investigations, where such a possibility exists;
(d)
Is not incompatible with the provisions of this Convention; and
(e)
The same matter is not being examined under another procedure of international
investigation or settlement of the same nature;
it shall request the State Party concerned to provide it with information on the situation of the
persons sought, within a time limit set by the Committee.
3.
In the light of the information provided by the State Party concerned in accordance with
paragraph 2, the Committee may transmit recommendations to the State Party, including a
request that the State Party should take all the necessary measures, including interim measures,
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