A/HRC/13/31 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 333. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 14 cases to the Government; of those, 5 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources and 9 remain outstanding. Observations 334. 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. Mauritania Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 0 0 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 1 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) 0 N/A General allegations 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 335. The outstanding case was transmitted and regrettably no response was received from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1. Observations 336. 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. 74 GE.09-17704