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recommendations on admissibility. 913 The Commission
determines questions of admissibility pursuant to Article 56 of
the Charter. 914 The Commission or a working group may
request the State Party concerned or the author of the
communication to submit in writing additional information or
observations relating to the issue of admissibility of the
communication. If the Commission decides that a
communication is inadmissible under the Charter, it must make
its decision known as early as possible, through the Secretary
to the author of the communication and, if the communication
has been transmitted to a State Party concerned, to that State.
If the Commission decides that a communication is admissible
under the Charter, its decision and text of the relevant
documents shall, as soon as possible, be submitted to the State
Party concerned, through the Secretary. The author of the
communication shall also be informed of the Commission's
decision through the Secretary. 915
Merits: The State Party to the Charter concerned, within the
three following months, must submit in writing to the
Commission, explanations or statements elucidating the issue
under consideration and indicating, if possible, measures it has
taken to remedy the situation. All explanations or statements
submitted by a State Party must be communicated, through
the Secretary, to the author of the communication who may
submit in writing additional information and observations within
a time limit fixed by the Commission. 916
Final decision: If the communication is admissible, the
Commission must consider it in the light of all the information
that the individual and the State Party concerned has
submitted in writing; it shall make known its observations on
this issue. To this end, the Commission may refer the
communication to a working group, which submits
913
See, Article 115, ibid.
914
See, Article 116, ibid.
915
See, Articles 117-119, ibid.
916
See, Article 119, ibid.