concerning the measures to be taken to implement the conclusions of GREVIO, if necessary setting

a date for submitting information on their implementation, and (b) aiming at promoting co-

operation with that Party for the proper implementation of this Convention.

13 If GREVIO receives reliable information indicating a situation where problems require immediate

attention to prevent or limit the scale or number of serious violations of the Convention, it may

request the urgent submission of a special report concerning measures taken to prevent a serious,

massive or persistent pattern of violence against women.

14 Taking into account the information submitted by the Party concerned, as well as any other reliable

information available to it, GREVIO may designate one or more of its members to conduct an

inquiry and to report urgently to GREVIO. Where warranted and with the consent of the Party, the

inquiry may include a visit to its territory.

15 After examining the findings of the inquiry referred to in paragraph 14, GREVIO shall transmit

these findings to the Party concerned and, where appropriate, to the Committee of the Parties and

the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe together with any comments and

recommendations.

Article 69 – General recommendations

GREVIO may adopt, where appropriate, general recommendations on the implementation of this

Convention.

Article 70 – Parliamentary involvement in monitoring

1 National parliaments shall be invited to participate in the monitoring of the measures taken for the

implementation of this Convention.

2 Parties shall submit the reports of GREVIO to their national parliaments.

3 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe shall be invited to regularly take stock of the

implementation of this Convention.

Chapter X – Relationship with other international instruments

Article 71 – Relationship with other international instruments

1 This Convention shall not affect obligations arising from other international instruments to which

Parties to this Convention are Parties or shall become Parties and which contain provisions on

matters governed by this Convention.

2 The Parties to this Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another

on the matters dealt with in this Convention, for purposes of supplementing or strengthening its

provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it.

Chapter XI – Amendments to the Convention

Article 72 – Amendments

1 Any proposal for an amendment to this Convention presented by a Party shall be communicated to

the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and forwarded by her or him to the member States

of the Council of Europe, any signatory, any Party, the European Union, any State invited to sign

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