A/HRC/13/31 disappearance received by the Group during the year, on a country-by-country basis, and on the decision it has taken thereon. It provides the Council with a statistical summary for each country of cases transmitted to the Government, clarifications, and the status of the person concerned on the date of clarification. It includes graphs showing the development of disappearances in countries with more than 100 transmitted cases as of the date of the adoption by the WGEID of its annual report. The WGEID includes conclusions and recommendations in its report and makes observations on the situation of disappearances in individual countries. The WGEID further reports on the implementation of the Declaration and the obstacles encountered therein, and periodically reports on broader issues surrounding the phenomenon of enforced disappearance. Participation of experts 35. When the information under consideration concerns a country to which one of the members of the WGEID is a national, that member does not participate in the discussion. Titles 36. Titles are for reference only and should not be considered as part of the methods of work. 142 GE.09-17704