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第一部分一般規定
第二部分來文程序
第三部分調查程序
第四部分最後條款
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關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

本議定書締約國，

考慮到根據《聯合國憲章》申明的原則，承認人類家庭所有成員的固有尊嚴及

其平等和不可剝奪的權利，是世界自由、正義與和平的基礎，

注意到《兒童權利公約》（下稱《公約》）締約國承認為在其管轄範圍內的每

一名兒童規定的權利，不因兒童、其父母或法定監護人的種族、膚色、性別、

語言、宗教、政治或其他見解、國籍、種族或社會出身、財產、身心障礙、出

生或其他身分而有任何差別，

重申所有人權和基本自由都是普遍、不可分割、相互依存及相互關聯的，

又重申兒童作為權利主體，是擁有尊嚴和具有不斷發展能力的人，

認識到兒童身分的特殊性和依賴性，可能使其難以在權利遭受侵害時尋求救濟

措施，

考慮到本議定書將強化並補充國家和區域機制，使兒童能夠就侵害其權利的行

為提出申訴，

認識到在尋求對侵害兒童權利行為的救濟措施時，應以兒童的最佳利益為首要

考量，而這些救濟措施應在各層級均需要考慮採用體恤兒童的程序（child-

sensitive procedures），

鼓勵各締約國建立適當的國家機制，使權利受到侵害的兒童可在國內獲得有效

的救濟措施，

回顧國家人權機構和負責推動和保護兒童權利的相關專門機構，在這方面可以

發揮重要的作用，

考慮到為強化和補充這些國家機制，以進一步加強實施《公約》，以及相應的

《關於買賣兒童、兒童賣淫和兒童色情問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》和

《關於兒童捲入武裝衝突問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》，建議賦予兒童權

利委員會（下稱委員會）執行本議定書中所規定的職權，

議定如下：

第一部分一般規定

第1條兒童權利委員會的職權範圍

1. 本議定書的締約國承認委員會具有本議定書規定的職權。

2. 委員會不應就未加入本議定書的締約國依文書所規定的權利事宜對該國行使

職權。

3. 委員會不應受理未加入本議定書的國家的來文。

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

第2條委員會行使職權時的一般原則

委員會在行使本議定書賦予的職權時，應奉行兒童最佳利益的原則。委員會也

應顧及兒童的權利和意見，根據兒童的年齡和成熟程度充分重視他們的意見。

第3條議事規則

1. 委員會應通過行使本議定書賦予的職權時所須遵守的程序規則。委員會在制

定規則時，應顧及本議定書第 2條，以確保實施體恤兒童的程序（ child-

sensitive procedures）。

2. 委員會應在其程序規則中納入保障措施，以防止他人代表兒童進行操控。委

員會可拒絕審查任何被認為不符合兒童最佳利益的來文。

第4條保護措施

1. 締約國應採取一切適當措施，確保其管轄下的個人不會因為根據本議定書與

委員會的聯繫或合作而受到任何侵害人權、虐待或恐嚇。

2. 未經個人或團體明確表示同意，則不得公開揭示其身分。

第二部分來文程序

第5條個人來文

1. 受締約國管轄的個人或群體，如宣稱是締約國侵害其加入的以下任何文書所

載權利的受害者時，均可親自或由代理人提交來文：

(a)《公約》；

(b)《關於買賣兒童、兒童賣淫和兒童色情問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定

書》；

(c)《關於兒童捲入武裝衝突問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》。

2. 代表個人或團體提交來文時，應徵得當事人的同意，除非提交人能說明未經

當事人同意而代為提交的正當理由。

第6條臨時措施

1. 委員會收到來文並在對案情作出裁決前，可以隨時向有關締約國發出請求，

要求該國儘速考慮在特殊情況下採取必要的臨時措施，以避免對人權受到侵

害者造成可能無法彌補的損害。

2. 委員會根據本條第1項行使裁量權，並不意味對來文的可受理性或案情實質作

出裁決。

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

第7條可否受理

在下列情形下，委員會應視來文不可受理：

(a) 匿名來文；

(b) 非書面來文；

規定；

(d) 同一事項已經委員會審查，或者已由或正在進行其他國際調查或解決程序

的審查；

(e) 未盡一切可用的國內救濟措施。在救濟措施被不合理拖延或不太可能帶來

有效救濟的情況，不適用此規定；

(f) 來文明顯毫無根據或缺乏充分證據；

(g) 來文所述事實發生在本議定書對有關締約國生效之前，除非這些事實持續

至生效之日後；

(h) 未在用盡國內救濟措施後的一年內提交，但提交人能證明在此時限內無法

提交來文的情況除外。

第8條轉交來文

1. 除非委員會在未徵求有關締約國的意見前即認定來文不可受理，否則對於任

何根據本議定書提交給委員會的來文，委員會均應以保密方式儘快轉達給有

關締約國。

2. 締約國應向委員會提交書面解釋或陳述，澄清有關事項，並說明本國可能已

提供的任何補救措施。締約國應在六個月內儘快提出回復。

第9條友好解決

1. 委員會應提供善意的協助，促使當事方基於尊重《公約》和（或）其相關任

擇議定書中所規定的義務，達成友好解決辦法。

2. 一旦在委員會的主持下達成的友好解決辦法，根據本議定書提交的來文審議

工作即告結束。

第10條審議來文

1. 委員會應儘速審議根據本議定書收到的來文，審視所有提交給委員會的資

料，且這些文件應送交有關當事方。

2. 委員會應舉行閉門會議，審查根據本議定書收到的來文。

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

3. 委員會如要求採取臨時措施，便應加速審議來文。

4. 委員會在審查涉及侵害經濟、社會或文化權利的來文時，應考慮締約國根據

《公約》第4條所採取的步驟是否合理。同時，委員會應注意到締約國可能採

取多種政策措施來落實《公約》中有關經濟、社會和文化權利。

5. 委員會在審查來文後，應即時向有關當事方傳達委員會對來文的意見及建

議。

第11條後續行動

1. 締約國應適當考慮委員會的意見及建議，並應向委員會提交一份書面回復，

內容包括根據委員會的意見和建議所採取的任何行動資訊。締約國應在六個

月內儘快提出書面回復。

2. 委員會可以邀請締約國根據委員會的意見或建議採取的任何措施，或任何友

好解決協定的執行情況提供進一步資料，包括在委員會認為適當的情況下，

締約國根據《公約》第44條、《關於買賣兒童、兒童賣淫和兒童色情問題之

兒童權利公約任擇議定書》第12條，或《關於兒童捲入武裝衝突問題之兒童

權利公約任擇議定書》第8條的後續報告。

第12條國與國之間的來文

1. 本議定書的締約國可以隨時作出聲明，承認委員會有權接收和審議涉及一締

約國聲稱另一締約國未履行其加入的以下任何文書所載義務的來文：

(a)《公約》；

(b)《關於買賣兒童、兒童賣淫和兒童色情問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定

書》；

(c)《關於兒童捲入武裝衝突問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》。

2. 委員會不接受未作出上述聲明的締約國或未作出上述聲明的締約國提交的來

文。

3. 委員會在尊重《公約》及其任擇議定書所載義務的基礎上，向有關締約國提

供善意的斡旋，以期友好的解決相關事宜。

4. 根據本條第1項作出的聲明，應由締約國交存聯合國秘書長，由秘書長將聲明

副本分送其他締約國。任何聲明可隨時通知秘書長予以撤回。撤回聲明不損

害已根據本條發出的來文所涉任何事項的審議；在秘書長收到撤回聲明的通

知後，除非有關締約國作出新的聲明，否則不得再接收任何締約國根據本條

提交的其他來文。

第三部分調查程序

第13條嚴重或系統性侵害的調查程序

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

1. 如果委員會收到可靠資訊，表明一締約國對於《公約》、《關於買賣兒童、

兒童賣淫和兒童色情問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》，或《關於兒童捲入

武裝衝突問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》所載權利存在嚴重或系統性侵害

的情況，則委員會應邀請該締約國合作審查這些資訊，並立即提出回應。

2. 委員會在考慮有關締約國提交的任何意見，以及其掌握的任何其他可靠資訊

後，委員會可以指派一名或多名委員進行調查，並儘速向委員會報告。在有

正當理由且得到締約國同意的情況下，調查可以包括前往該國訪問。

3. 此類調查應該保密進行，並在所有程序中尋求有關締約國的合作。

4. 在審查此類調查的結果後，委員會應立即將調查結果連同所有意見和建議送

交給有關締約國。

5. 有關締約國應在收到委員會送交的調查結果、意見和建議後，在六個月內儘

快向委員會提交意見。

6. 根據本條第2項進行的調查程序結束後，委員會可以在與有關締約國協商後，

決定將此類程序的結果摘要納入其根據本議定書第16條提供的報告中。

7. 各締約國在簽署、批准或加入本議定書時，可以聲明其不承認根據本條所設

立的委員會在第1項所列文書中規定的部分或所有權利的職權。

8. 根據本條第7項發表聲明的任何締約國，可隨時通知聯合國秘書長撤回其聲

明。

第14條調查程序的後續行動

1. 如有必要，委員會得在第13條第5項所述的六個月期限結束後，邀請有關締約

國向委員會報告其根據本議定書第13條進行的調查所採取和構想採取的措

施。

2. 委員會可以邀請有關締約國根據本議定書第13條進行的調查所採取的任何措

施提供進一步資料，包括締約國根據《公約》第44條，《關於買賣兒童、兒

童賣淫和兒童色情問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》第12條，或《關於兒童

捲入武裝衝突問題之兒童權利公約任擇議定書》第8條的後續報告。

第四部分最後條款

第15條國際協助與合作

1. 在獲得有關締約國同意的情況下，委員會可以向聯合國各專門機構、基金和

計畫署，以及其他主管機構轉達相關來文和詢問的意見或建議，並指出需要

技術建議或協助的情況，連同有關國家的意見和建議（如果有的話）。

2. 在獲得有關締約國同意的情況下，委員會可以提請上述機構注意任何根據本

議定書審議的來文所產生的事項，以協助他們在各自的權限範圍內評估採取

國際措施的可行性，這些措施可能有助於協助締約國在落實《公約》和

（或）其任擇議定書所承認的權利方面取得進展。

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

第16條向大會提交報告

委員會應在其根據《公約》第44條第5項向大會提交的兩年期報告中，摘要介紹

根據本議定書進行的活動。

第17條任擇議定書的宣傳和資訊

各締約國承諾要廣泛宣傳和傳播本議定書，並通過適當且積極的方式，以容易

取得的形式，向成年人和兒童（包括身心障礙者），提供有關委員會的意見和

建議，特別是涉及該締約國的事項。

第18條簽署、批准和加入

1. 本議定書供任何已簽署、批准、加入《公約》或其任何一號任擇議定書的國

家簽署。

2. 本議定書須經過已批准、加入《公約》或其任何一號任擇議定書中的國家批

准。批准書將交存聯合國秘書長。

3. 本議定書供任何已批准、加入《公約》或其任何一號任擇議定書中的國家加

入。

4.加入書交存於秘書長，加入即行生效。

第19條生效

1. 本議定書自第十份批准書或加入書交存之日起三個月後生效。

2. 對於每個在第十份批准書或加入書交存後加入本議定書的國家，將在該國交

存其批准書或加入書之日起三個月後生效。

第20條在生效後發生的侵害行為

1. 委員會僅對締約國在本議定書生效後侵害《公約》或前兩號任擇議定書的情

況具有權限。

2. 如果一個國家在本議定書生效後成為其締約國，則該國對委員會的義務僅限

於本議定書生效後發生的侵害《公約》或前兩號任擇議定書的情況。

第21條修正

1. 任何締約國均可以對本議定書提出修正案，並提交聯合國秘書長。秘書長應

將任何提議的修正案通知締約國，並請締約國告知是否贊成召開締約國會

議，以審議和決定相關提案。發出通知後的四個月內，若有至少三分之一的

締約國贊成舉行該會議，秘書長應在聯合國的主持下召開會議。經由三分之

關於設定來文程序之兒童權利公約任擇議定書

二以上的出席國家同意並表決通過的任何修正案，應由秘書長提交聯合國大

會批准，並獲得所有締約國同意後方可生效。

2. 依照本條第1項規定，通過並核准的修正案，應在交存的接受書數量達到修正

案通過之日締約國數目的三分之二後第三十天生效。此後，修正案應在任何

締約國交存其接受書後第三十天對該締約國生效。修正案只對接受該項修正

案的締約國具有約束力。

第22條退約

1. 締約國可隨時以書面通知聯合國秘書長退出本議定書。退約應在秘書長收到

通知之日起一年後生效。

2. 退約不影響在退約生效之前根據第5條或第12條提交的任何來文，以及在退約

生效之前根據第13條啟動的任何調查，仍然適用本議定書的各項規定。

第23條保存人和秘書長的通知

1. 聯合國秘書長為本議定書的保存人。

2. 秘書長應將下列情況通知所有國家：

(a) 本議定書的簽署、批准和加入；

(b) 本議定書和任何根據第21條提出的修正案的生效日期；

第24條語文

1. 本議定書應交存聯合國檔案庫，其阿拉伯文、中文、英文、法文、俄文和西

班牙文文本同等作準。

2. 聯合國秘書長應將本議定書經認證的副本分送所有國家。

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United Nations A/RES/66/138

Distr.: General

General Assembly 27 January 2012

Sixty-sixth session

Agenda item 64

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2011

[on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/457)]

66/138. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the

Child on a communications procedure

The General Assembly,

Taking note with appreciation of the adoption by the Human Rights Council,

through its resolution 17/18 of 17 June 2011, 1 of the Optional Protocol to the

Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure,

1. Adopts the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the

Child on a communications procedure as contained in the annex to the present

resolution;

2. Recommends that the Optional Protocol be opened for signature at a

signing ceremony to be held in 2012, and requests the Secretary-General and the

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the necessary

assistance.

89th plenary meeting

19 December 2011

Annex

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a

communications procedure

The States parties to the present Protocol,

Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter

of the United Nations, the recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and

inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom,

justice and peace in the world,

Noting that the States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

(hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) recognize the rights set forth in it to

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each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective

of the child’s or his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s race, colour, sex, language,

religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property,

disability, birth or other status,

Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness

of all human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Reaffirming also the status of the child as a subject of rights and as a human

being with dignity and with evolving capacities,

Recognizing that children’s special and dependent status may create real

difficulties for them in pursuing remedies for violations of their rights,

Considering that the present Protocol will reinforce and complement national

and regional mechanisms allowing children to submit complaints for violations of

their rights,

Recognizing that the best interests of the child should be a primary

consideration to be respected in pursuing remedies for violations of the rights of the

child, and that such remedies should take into account the need for child-sensitive

procedures at all levels,

Encouraging States parties to develop appropriate national mechanisms to

enable a child whose rights have been violated to have access to effective remedies

at the domestic level,

Recalling the important role that national human rights institutions and other

relevant specialized institutions, mandated to promote and protect the rights of the

child, can play in this regard,

Considering that, in order to reinforce and complement such national

mechanisms and to further enhance the implementation of the Convention and,

where applicable, the Optional Protocols thereto on the sale of children, child

prostitution and child pornography and on the involvement of children in armed

conflict, it would be appropriate to enable the Committee on the Rights of the Child

(hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) to carry out the functions provided for

in the present Protocol,

Have agreed as follows:

Part I

General provisions

Article 1

Competence of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

1. A State party to the present Protocol recognizes the competence of the

Committee as provided for by the present Protocol.

2. The Committee shall not exercise its competence regarding a State party to the

present Protocol on matters concerning violations of rights set forth in an instrument

to which that State is not a party.

3. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State

that is not a party to the present Protocol.

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Article 2

General principles guiding the functions of the Committee

In fulfilling the functions conferred on it by the present Protocol, the

Committee shall be guided by the principle of the best interests of the child. It shall

also have regard for the rights and views of the child, the views of the child being

given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.

Article 3

Rules of procedure

1. The Committee shall adopt rules of procedure to be followed when exercising

the functions conferred on it by the present Protocol. In doing so, it shall have

regard, in particular, for article 2 of the present Protocol in order to guarantee

child-sensitive procedures.

2. The Committee shall include in its rules of procedure safeguards to prevent the

manipulation of the child by those acting on his or her behalf and may decline to

examine any communication that it considers not to be in the child’s best interests.

Article 4

Protection measures

1. A State party shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that individuals under

its jurisdiction are not subjected to any human rights violation, ill-treatment or

intimidation as a consequence of communications or cooperation with the

Committee pursuant to the present Protocol.

2. The identity of any individual or group of individuals concerned shall not be

revealed publicly without their express consent.

Part II

Communications procedure

Article 5

Individual communications

1. Communications may be submitted by or on behalf of an individual or group

of individuals, within the jurisdiction of a State party, claiming to be victims of a

violation by that State party of any of the rights set forth in any of the following

instruments to which that State is a party:

(a) The Convention;

(b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child

prostitution and child pornography;

in armed conflict.

2. Where a communication is submitted on behalf of an individual or group of

individuals, this shall be with their consent unless the author can justify acting on

their behalf without such consent.

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Article 6

Interim measures

1. At any time after the receipt of a communication and before a determination

on the merits has been reached, the Committee may transmit to the State party

concerned for its urgent consideration a request that the State party take such

interim measures as may be necessary in exceptional circumstances to avoid

possible irreparable damage to the victim or victims of the alleged violations.

2. Where the Committee exercises its discretion under paragraph 1 of the present

article, this does not imply a determination on admissibility or on the merits of the

communication.

Article 7

Admissibility

The Committee shall consider a communication inadmissible when:

(a) The communication is anonymous;

(b) The communication is not in writing;

such communications or is incompatible with the provisions of the Convention

and/or the Optional Protocols thereto;

(d) The same matter has already been examined by the Committee or has

been or is being examined under another procedure of international investigation or

settlement;

(e) All available domestic remedies have not been exhausted. This shall not

be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged or

unlikely to bring effective relief;

(f) The communication is manifestly ill-founded or not sufficiently

substantiated;

(g) The facts that are the subject of the communication occurred prior to the

entry into force of the present Protocol for the State party concerned, unless those

facts continued after that date;

(h) The communication is not submitted within one year after the exhaustion

of domestic remedies, except in cases where the author can demonstrate that it had

not been possible to submit the communication within that time limit.

Article 8

Transmission of the communication

1. Unless the Committee considers a communication inadmissible without

reference to the State party concerned, the Committee shall bring any

communication submitted to it under the present Protocol confidentially to the

attention of the State party concerned as soon as possible.

2. The State party shall submit to the Committee written explanations or

statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that it may have provided.

The State party shall submit its response as soon as possible and within six months.

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Article 9

Friendly settlement

1. The Committee shall make available its good offices to the parties concerned

with a view to reaching a friendly settlement of the matter on the basis of respect for

the obligations set forth in the Convention and/or the Optional Protocols thereto.

2. An agreement on a friendly settlement reached under the auspices of the

Committee closes consideration of the communication under the present Protocol.

Article 10

Consideration of communications

1. The Committee shall consider communications received under the present

Protocol as quickly as possible, in the light of all documentation submitted to it,

provided that this documentation is transmitted to the parties concerned.

2. The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications

received under the present Protocol.

3. Where the Committee has requested interim measures, it shall expedite the

consideration of the communication.

4. When examining communications alleging violations of economic, social or

cultural rights, the Committee shall consider the reasonableness of the steps taken

by the State party in accordance with article 4 of the Convention. In doing so, the

Committee shall bear in mind that the State party may adopt a range of possible

policy measures for the implementation of the economic, social and cultural rights

in the Convention.

5. After examining a communication, the Committee shall, without delay,

transmit its views on the communication, together with its recommendations, if any,

to the parties concerned.

Article 11

Follow-up

1. The State party shall give due consideration to the views of the Committee,

together with its recommendations, if any, and shall submit to the Committee a

written response, including information on any action taken and envisaged in the

light of the views and recommendations of the Committee. The State party shall

submit its response as soon as possible and within six months.

2. The Committee may invite the State party to submit further information about

any measures the State party has taken in response to its views or recommendations

or implementation of a friendly settlement agreement, if any, including as deemed

appropriate by the Committee, in the State party’s subsequent reports under

article 44 of the Convention, article 12 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention

on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography or article 8 of the

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the involvement of children in armed

conflict, where applicable.

Article 12

Inter-State communications

1. A State party to the present Protocol may, at any time, declare that it

recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider

communications in which a State party claims that another State party is not

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fulfilling its obligations under any of the following instruments to which the State is

a party:

(a) The Convention;

(b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child

prostitution and child pornography;

in armed conflict.

2. The Committee shall not receive communications concerning a State party that

has not made such a declaration or communications from a State party that has not

made such a declaration.

3. The Committee shall make available its good offices to the States parties

concerned with a view to a friendly solution of the matter on the basis of the respect

for the obligations set forth in the Convention and the Optional Protocols thereto.

4. A declaration under paragraph 1 of the present article shall be deposited by the

States parties with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit

copies thereof to the other States parties. A declaration may be withdrawn at any

time by notification to the Secretary-General. Such a withdrawal shall not prejudice

the consideration of any matter that is the subject of a communication already

transmitted under the present article; no further communications by any State party

shall be received under the present article after the notification of withdrawal of the

declaration has been received by the Secretary-General, unless the State party

concerned has made a new declaration.

Part III

Inquiry procedure

Article 13

Inquiry procedure for grave or systematic violations

1. If the Committee receives reliable information indicating grave or systematic

violations by a State party of rights set forth in the Convention or in the Optional

Protocols thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography or

on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Committee shall invite the

State party to cooperate in the examination of the information and, to this end, to

submit observations without delay with regard to the information concerned.

2. Taking into account any observations that may have been submitted by the

State party concerned, as well as any other reliable information available to it, the

Committee may designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry and to

report urgently to the Committee. Where warranted and with the consent of the State

party, the inquiry may include a visit to its territory.

3. Such an inquiry shall be conducted confidentially, and the cooperation of the

State party shall be sought at all stages of the proceedings.

4. After examining the findings of such an inquiry, the Committee shall transmit

without delay these findings to the State party concerned, together with any

comments and recommendations.

5. The State party concerned shall, as soon as possible and within six months of

receiving the findings, comments and recommendations transmitted by the

Committee, submit its observations to the Committee.

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6. After such proceedings have been completed with regard to an inquiry made in

accordance with paragraph 2 of the present article, the Committee may, after

consultation with the State party concerned, decide to include a summary account of

the results of the proceedings in its report provided for in article 16 of the present

Protocol.

7. Each State party may, at the time of signature or ratification of the present

Protocol or accession thereto, declare that it does not recognize the competence of

the Committee provided for in the present article in respect of the rights set forth in

some or all of the instruments listed in paragraph 1.

8. Any State party having made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 7 of

the present article may, at any time, withdraw this declaration by notification to the

Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Article 14

Follow-up to the inquiry procedure

1. The Committee may, if necessary, after the end of the period of six months

referred to in article 13, paragraph 5, invite the State party concerned to inform it of

the measures taken and envisaged in response to an inquiry conducted under

article 13 of the present Protocol.

2. The Committee may invite the State party to submit further information about

any measures that the State party has taken in response to an inquiry conducted

under article 13, including as deemed appropriate by the Committee, in the State

party’s subsequent reports under article 44 of the Convention, article 12 of the

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and

child pornography or article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the

involvement of children in armed conflict, where applicable.

Part IV

Final provisions

Article 15

International assistance and cooperation

1. The Committee may transmit, with the consent of the State party concerned, to

United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes and other competent

bodies its views or recommendations concerning communications and inquiries that

indicate a need for technical advice or assistance, together with the State party’s

observations and suggestions, if any, on these views or recommendations.

2. The Committee may also bring to the attention of such bodies, with the

consent of the State party concerned, any matter arising out of communications

considered under the present Protocol that may assist them in deciding, each within

its field of competence, on the advisability of international measures likely to

contribute to assisting States parties in achieving progress in the implementation of

the rights recognized in the Convention and/or the Optional Protocols thereto.

Article 16

Report to the General Assembly

The Committee shall include in its report submitted every two years to the

General Assembly in accordance with article 44, paragraph 5, of the Convention a

summary of its activities under the present Protocol.

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Article 17

Dissemination of and information on the Optional Protocol

Each State party undertakes to make widely known and to disseminate the

present Protocol and to facilitate access to information about the views and

recommendations of the Committee, in particular with regard to matters involving

the State party, by appropriate and active means and in accessible formats to adults

and children alike, including those with disabilities.

Article 18

Signature, ratification and accession

1. The present Protocol is open for signature to any State that has signed, ratified

or acceded to the Convention or either of the first two Optional Protocols thereto.

2. The present Protocol is subject to ratification by any State that has ratified or

acceded to the Convention or either of the first two Optional Protocols thereto.

Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the

United Nations.

3. The present Protocol shall be open to accession by any State that has ratified

or acceded to the Convention or either of the first two Optional Protocols thereto.

4. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with

the Secretary-General.

Article 19

Entry into force

1. The present Protocol shall enter into force three months after the deposit of the

tenth instrument of ratification or accession.

2. For each State ratifying the present Protocol or acceding to it after the deposit

of the tenth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession, the present

Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of its own

instrument of ratification or accession.

Article 20

Violations occurring after the entry into force

1. The Committee shall have competence solely in respect of violations by the

State party of any of the rights set forth in the Convention and/or the first two

Optional Protocols thereto occurring after the entry into force of the present

Protocol.

2. If a State becomes a party to the present Protocol after its entry into force, the

obligations of that State vis-à-vis the Committee shall relate only to violations of the

rights set forth in the Convention and/or the first two Optional Protocols thereto

occurring after the entry into force of the present Protocol for the State concerned.

Article 21

Amendments

1. Any State party may propose an amendment to the present Protocol and submit

it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall

communicate any proposed amendments to States parties with a request to be

notified whether they favour a meeting of States parties for the purpose of

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considering and deciding upon the proposals. In the event that, within four months

of the date of such communication, at least one third of the States parties favour

such a meeting, the Secretary-General shall convene the meeting under the auspices

of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the

States parties present and voting shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to the

General Assembly for approval and, thereafter, to all States parties for acceptance.

2. An amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of the

present article shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the number of

instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States

parties at the date of adoption of the amendment. Thereafter, the amendment shall

enter into force for any State party on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its

own instrument of acceptance. An amendment shall be binding only on those States

parties that have accepted it.

Article 22

Denunciation

1. Any State party may denounce the present Protocol at any time by written

notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The denunciation shall

take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the

Secretary-General.

2. Denunciation shall be without prejudice to the continued application of the

provisions of the present Protocol to any communication submitted under articles 5

or 12 or any inquiry initiated under article 13 before the effective date of

denunciation.

Article 23

Depositary and notification by the Secretary-General

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of the

present Protocol.

2. The Secretary-General shall inform all States of:

(a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under the present Protocol;

(b) The date of entry into force of the present Protocol and of any

amendment thereto under article 21;

Article 24

Languages

1. The present Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian

and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the

United Nations.

2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of

the present Protocol to all States.

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