A/HRC/13/43 procedure to be elaborated by the Committee under the optional protocol could be inspired by the European Court practice. 87. In his final summing-up of the debate on the topic the Chairperson-Rapporteur referred to the measures adopted by the Committee to deal with its current backlog and the fact that the number of reports was getting progressively smaller. On resources, he noted that the Committee had currently seven members with legal background and that it was the responsibility of States parties to decide the composition of the Committee. The issue of international assistance and cooperation to States had been dealt with in the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. An appeal for resources in that respect could be made in the future in connection with the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child if adopted. IX. Adoption of the report 88. The working group adopted its report ad referendum at its final meeting, on 18 December 2009. GE.10-10385 17