A/HRC/4/41 page 57 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 263. In the past and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted 377 cases to the Government; of those, 22 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 133 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 206 cases remain outstanding. Sixteen cases were discontinued. Observations 264. The Working Group encourages the Government to provide information on the location or fate of the victims that could lead to the clarification of the 206 outstanding cases. Montenegro Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review See paragraph 267 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent the standard action procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 15 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Information from the Government 265. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases. Information from sources 266. The source replied concerning one outstanding case, asking the Government what had happened to the subject as well as where his remains were located. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 267. Prior to the period under review, all enforced disappearances which reportedly occurred on the territory of Serbia and Montenegro were transmitted by the Working Group to the Government of Serbia and Montenegro. Following the 21 May 2006 referendum, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June 2006 and was admitted as a Member of the United Nations on 28 June 2006.