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(b) The election of the four additional members of the Committee shall be held in accordance with the
provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the present article, following the entry into force of the
Convention for the forty-first State Party. The term of two of the additional members elected on this
occasion shall expire at the end of two years; the names of these members shall be chosen by lot by
the Chairman of the meeting of States Parties;
(c) The members of the Committee shall be eligible for re-election if renominated.
6. If a member of the Committee dies or resigns or declares that for any other cause he or she can no
longer perform the duties of the Committee, the State Party that nominated the expert shall appoint
another expert from among its own nationals for the remaining part of the term. The new appointment
is subject to the approval of the Committee.
7. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the
effective performance of the functions of the Committee.
8. The members of the Committee shall receive emoluments from United Nations resources on such
terms and conditions as the General Assembly may decide.
9. The members of the Committee shall be entitled to the facilities, privileges and immunities of
experts on mission for the United Nations as laid down in the relevant sections of the Convention on
the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.
Article 73
1. States Parties undertake to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for consideration
by the Committee a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures they have
taken to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention:
(a) Within one year after the entry into force of the Convention for the State Party concerned;
(b) Thereafter every five years and whenever the Committee so requests.
2. Reports prepared under the present article shall also indicate factors and difficulties, if any, affecting
the implementation of the Convention and shall include information on the characteristics of migration
flows in which the State Party concerned is involved.
3. The Committee shall decide any further guidelines applicable to the content of the reports.
4. States Parties shall make their reports widely available to the public in their own countries.
Article 74
1. The Committee shall examine the reports submitted by each State Party and shall transmit such
comments as it may consider appropriate to the State Party concerned. This State Party may submit to
the Committee observations on any comment made by the Committee in accordance with the present
article. The Committee may request supplementary information from States Parties when considering
these reports.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall, in due time before the opening of each regular
session of the Committee, transmit to the Director-General of the International Labour Office copies of
the reports submitted by States Parties concerned and information relevant to the consideration of
these reports, in order to enable the Office to assist the Committee with the expertise the Office may
provide regarding those matters dealt with by the present Convention that fall within the sphere of
competence of the International Labour Organisation. The Committee shall consider in its deliberations
such comments and materials as the Office may provide.