Article 29

1. Each State Party shall submit to the Committee, through the Secretary-General of

the United Nations, a report on the measures taken to give effect to its obligations

under this Convention, within two years after the entry into force of this Convention

for the State Party concerned.

2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make this report available to all

States Parties.

3. Each report shall be considered by the Committee, which shall issue such

comments, observations or recommendations as it may deem appropriate. The

comments, observations or recommendations shall be communicated to the State Party

concerned, which may respond to them, on its own initiative or at the request of the

Committee.

4. The Committee may also request States Parties to provide additional information on

the implementation of this Convention.

Article 30

1. A request that a disappeared person should be sought and found may be submitted

to the Committee, as a matter of urgency, by relatives of the disappeared person or

their legal representatives, their counsel or any person authorized by them, as well as

by any other person having a legitimate interest.

2. If the Committee considers that a request for urgent action submitted in pursuance

of paragraph 1 of this article:

(a) Is not manifestly unfounded;

(b) Does not constitute an abuse of the right of submission of such requests;

(c) Has already been duly presented to the competent bodies of the State Party

concerned, such as those authorized to undertake investigations, where such a

possibility exists;

(d) Is not incompatible with the provisions of this Convention; and

(e) The same matter is not being examined under another procedure of international

investigation or settlement of the same nature;

it shall request the State Party concerned to provide it with information on the

situation of the persons sought, within a time limit set by the Committee.

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