a/ For the nature and purpose of the general comments, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sixth Session. Supplement No. 4Q (A/36/40)/ annex VII, introduction. For a description of the history of the method of work, the elaboration of general comments and their use, see ibid.. Thirty-ninth Session. Supplement Ho. 40 (A/39/40 and Corr.l and 2 ) , paras. 541-557. For the text of the general comments already adopted by the Committee, see ibid., Thirty-sixth Session. Supplement Ko, 40 (A/36/4.0), annex VII; ibid.. Thirty-seventh Session. Supplement Mo. 40 (A/37/40), annex V; ibid.. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement Ho. 40 (A/38/40), annex VI; ibid., Thirty-ninth Session. Supplement Ho. 40 (A/39/40 and Corr.l and 2 ) , annex VI; ibid., Fortieth Session. Supplement Ko. 40 (A/40/40), annex VI; ibid.. Forty-first Session. Supplement No. 40 (A/41/40)/ annex VI; ibid., Forty-third Session. Supplement. Ho. 40 (X/43/40), annex V I ; ibid., Forty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 40 (A/44/40), annex VI; and ibid.. Forty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 40 (A/45/40), annex VI, Also issued in documents CCPE/C/21/Sev.l and CCPE/C/21/Eev.I/Add.1-3. b/ Adopted by the Committee at its 1138th meeting (forty-fourth session)/ on 3 April 1992, c_/ The number in parenthesis indicates the session at which the general comment was adopted. d/ Adopted by the Committee at its 1141st meeting (forty-fourth session)/ on 6 April 1992. e_/ The number in parenthesis indicates the session at which the general comment was adopted. -198-