IV. GENERAL COMMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE Work on general comments 603. At its forty-first session, the Committee began discussion of a text updating its general comment on article 7 of the Covenant on the basis of an initial draft prepared by its working group. It considered that general comment at its 1056th, 1070th, 1076th, 1083rd, 1084th, 1088th, 1097th, 1109th and 1139th meetings during its forty-first to forty-fourth sessions, on the basis of successive drafts revised by its working groups in the light of the comments and proposals advanced by members. The Committee adopted its revised general comment on article 7 of the Covenant at the 1139th meeting, held on 3 April 1992 (see annex V I ) . At its 1056th, 1060th, 1122nd, 1123rd, 1124th, 1140th and 1141st meetings, during its forty-first and forty-fourth sessions, the Committee also gave extensive consideration to a text updating its general comment on article 10 of the Covenant submitted by its working groups. The Committee adopted its revised general comment on article 10 of the Covenant at the 1041st meeting, held on 6 April 1992 (see annex VI). Pursuant to the request of the Economic and Social Council, the Committee transmitted the revised general comments on articles 7 and 10 to the Council at its regular session in 1992. 604. At its 1162nd and 1166th meetings, during its forty-fifth session, the Committee began discussion of a draft general comment on article 18 of the Covenant on the basis of an initial draft prepared by its working group. The Committee also noted that the working groups which met before the forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions had begun consideration of a draft general comment on article 25 of the Covenant. 605. At its 1167th meeting, held on 24 July 1992, the Committee decided to start preparatory work on a general comment that would address issues relating to reservations made upon ratification or accession to the Covenant or -the Optional Protocols thereto. -144-