c Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States.

Other observer States

The States Parties,

Meeting of States Parties

III. Meeting of States Parties

The Meeting of States Parties,

Organization of the Meeting of States Parties

Work of the Meeting of States Parties

Conclusion of the Meeting of States Parties

Submission of reports by States parties

Assembly of States parties

A communication under article 21 of the Convention may be referred to the Committee by either State party concerned by notice given in accordance with paragraph 1 (b) of that article.

3 States Parties to the Covenant shall observe the following

For this reason, the Committee would also ensure that States parties' reports, the lists of issues and States parties' responses to the lists of issues were publicly available.

Conference of the States Parties to the Convention

1. Each State Party shall submit to the Committee, through the Secretary General of the United Nations, a comprehensive report on measures taken to give effect to its obligations under the present Convention and on the progress made in that regard, within two years after the entry into force of the present Convention for the State Party concerned.

1. The States Parties shall meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the present Convention.

Meeting with States parties

Article 2 Obligations of States parties

Representatives of States parties to the Convention

Participation at the Meeting of States Parties

Declarations by States parties 154 86.

Declarations by States parties 157 97.

In summary, the States Parties continually have reviewed their reporting methods to ensure an efficient and effective exchange of information information that is required for States Parties to provide and other information that States Parties may wish to share to facilitate implementation.

The States Parties to this Convention,

The States Parties to the present Convention,

The States Parties to the present Protocol,

The States Parties to this Protocol,

The States Parties to this instrument ,

Coordinated approach to reporting by States parties

States parties have differed in their practice.

All States Parties will

States Parties in a position to do so will

All States Parties will

The States Parties will therefore

States Parties in a position to do so will

Continue to encourage the invaluable contribution to the work of the Convention by the ICBL, the ICRC, the United Nations, the GICHD, and regional and other organizations.

Continue to provide on a voluntary basis, in accordance with their agreement with the GICHD, the necessary financial resources for the operation of the Implementation Support Unit.

The Committee considered reports of States parties.

Representatives of the reporting States are entitled to be present at the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined.

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Notification by the States parties concerned 154 87.

Attendance by the States parties concerned 156 95. Report of the Committee 157

New States Parties and other entities

The States Parties to this Covenant,