attended the forty-fifth session except Mr. Fodor, Mr. Serrano Caldera and Mr. Wako. Mr. Dimitrijevic, Mr, Lallah and Mr, Mavrommatis attended only part of that session. P« Election o£ officers 7. At its 1122nd meeting, held on 23 March 1992, the Committee elected Mr. Omran El Shafei for the office of Vice-Chairman, to replace Mr. Wako, who had relinquished his post. E. Working groups 8. In accordance with rules 62 and 89 of its rules of procedure, the Committee established working groups to meet before its forty-third, forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions. 9. The working group established under rule 89 was entrusted with the task of making recommendations to the Committee regarding communications under the Optional Protocol. At the forty-third session, the working group was composed of Miss Chanet and Mr. Mullerson, Mr. Prado Vallejo, Mr. Sadi and Mr. Wennergren. It met at the United Rations Office at Geneva from 14 to 18 October 1991 and elected Miss Chanet as its Chairman/Rapporteur, At the forty-fourth session, the working group was composed of Mr. El Shafei, Mr. Mavrommatis, Mr. Mullerson, Mr. Prado Vallejo and Mr, Wennergren. It met at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 16 to 20 March 1992 and elected Mr. El Shafei as its Chairman/Rapporteur. At the forty-fifth session, the working group was composed of Mr. Mavrommatis, Mr. Kdiaye, Mr. Pocar, Mr. Prado Vallejo and Mr. Sadi. It met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 6 to 10 July 1992 and elected Mr. Sadi as its Chairman/Rapporteur, 10. The working group established under rule 62 was mandated to prepare concise lists of issues concerning second and third periodic reports scheduled for consideration at the Committee's forty-third to forty-fifth sessions, and to consider any draft general comments that might be put before it. Additionally, the working groups that met before the forty-third and forty-fourth sessions were requested to review the Committee's procedures under article 40 of the Covenant in the light of the discussion on that subject at the Committee's thirty-ninth and fortieth sessions. The working groups that met before the forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions were also requested to consider an issue relating to article 14, paragraphs 5 and 7, of the Covenant raised by a State party during the consideration of its report at the forty-third session. At the forty-third session, the working group was composed of Mr. Dimitrijevic, Mr. Mullerson, Mr. Sadi and Mr, Wennergren; it met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 14 to 18 October 1991 and elected Mr. Wennergren as its Chairman/Rapporteur. At the forty-fourth session, the working group was composed of Mr. Aguilar Urbina, Mr, Ando, Mr. Ndiaye and Mr. Wennergren; it met at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 16 to 20 March 1992 and elected Mr, Aguilar Urbina as its Chairman/ Rapporteur. At the forty-fifth session, the group was composed of Mr. Aguilar Urbina, Mr. Ando, Mr. Dimitrijevic and Mr. Pocar; it met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 6 to 10 July 1992 and elected Mr. Dimitrijevic as its Chairman/Rapporteur,