A/HRC/16/48 Regional State, protesting against the alleged poisoning and contamination of local rivers and stream waters by uncontrolled and/or unregulated waste products from the activities of the gold mining industry at Lega Dembi. Observations 189. The Working Group calls upon the Government to sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and accept the competence of the Committee under articles 31 and 32. France* Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent the urgent action under the procedure standard procedure Government Non-governmental sources 1 0 0 0 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 1 0 0 Urgent Appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A Information from the Government 190. The Government transmitted one communication on 20 November 2009 concerning the outstanding case. The information was considered insufficient to clarify it. Information from sources 191. The source corrected the given name of the person whose case remains outstanding. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 192. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted one case to the Government, which remains outstanding. * 50 In accordance with the practice of the Working Group, Olivier de Frouville did not participate in the decisions relating to this section of the report.