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Rule 97 Working Groups and Rapporteurs <strong>on</strong>Communicati<strong>on</strong>s1.2.3.The Commissi<strong>on</strong> shall appoint aRapporteur for each Communicati<strong>on</strong>from am<strong>on</strong>g its members.The Commissi<strong>on</strong> may also establish<strong>on</strong>e or more working groups toc<strong>on</strong>sider questi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> seizure,admissibility and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> merits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>any Communicati<strong>on</strong>(s) and tomake recommendati<strong>on</strong>s to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong>.The Commissi<strong>on</strong> shall c<strong>on</strong>sider<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Rapporteur(s) and/or <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> WorkingGroup(s) and make a decisi<strong>on</strong>.Rule 98 Provisi<strong>on</strong>al Measures1.2.3.At any time after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> receipt <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>a Communicati<strong>on</strong> and before adeterminati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> merits, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong> may, <strong>on</strong> its initiativeor at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> request <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a party to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Communicati<strong>on</strong>, request that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>State c<strong>on</strong>cerned adopt Provisi<strong>on</strong>alMeasures to prevent irreparableharm to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> victim or victims <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>alleged violati<strong>on</strong> as urgently as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>situati<strong>on</strong> demands.If <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> is not in sessi<strong>on</strong>at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time that a request forProvisi<strong>on</strong>al Measures is received, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Chairpers<strong>on</strong>, or in his or her absence,<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Vice-Chairpers<strong>on</strong>, shall take <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>decisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong>’s behalfand shall so inform members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong>;After <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> request for Provisi<strong>on</strong>alMeasures has been transmitted to<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> State Party, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> shallsend a copy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> letter requestingProvisi<strong>on</strong>al Measures to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> victim,<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Assembly, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peace and Security4.5.Council, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> African Uni<strong>on</strong>Commissi<strong>on</strong>.The Commissi<strong>on</strong> shall request <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>State Party c<strong>on</strong>cerned to reportback <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Provisi<strong>on</strong>al Measures requested.Such informati<strong>on</strong> shall be submittedwithin fifteen (15) days <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>receipt <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> request for Provisi<strong>on</strong>alMeasures;The granting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> such measures and<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir adopti<strong>on</strong> by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> State Partyc<strong>on</strong>cerned shall not c<strong>on</strong>stitute aprejudgment <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> merits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> aCommunicati<strong>on</strong>.Rule 99 Procedure for hearings <strong>on</strong>Communicati<strong>on</strong>s1.2.3.At <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> initiative <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong>or at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> request <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>parties, a hearing may be held <strong>on</strong> aCommunicati<strong>on</strong>.During hearings, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong>shall permit oral presentati<strong>on</strong>s by<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> parties <strong>on</strong> new or additi<strong>on</strong>alfacts or arguments or in answerto any questi<strong>on</strong>s that it may havec<strong>on</strong>cerning all issues relating to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Communicati<strong>on</strong>.During a hearing <strong>on</strong> aCommunicati<strong>on</strong> or at any stage priorto <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> matter, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>following may be c<strong>on</strong>sidered:a.b.c.d.The verificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> facts;Initiati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a friendlysettlement;C<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> merits; orAny o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r matter pertinent to<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>.Part Three : Protecti<strong>on</strong> Activities35