Article 13 63. The Working Group adopted article 13 of document E/CN.6/1997/WG/L.1 ad referendum. Article 14 64. Although some delegations suggested that article 14, which would require States parties to make the protocol and its procedures known in their countries, was unnecessary since international treaties ratified or acceded to by many States were publicized in official gazettes, many delegations were in agreement with the spirit of the article, which a number noted was included in the rules of procedure of other bodies with similar proceedings. Some delegations believed that the views of the Committee should be made known to the public by the State party only. A number of delegations suggested the reformulation of the article to require the State party to make the protocol and its procedures widely known, while others suggested that it might be unduly burdensome for the State party to be required to publicize the Committee’s views on individual communications and inquiries. Article 15 65. Some delegations doubted the necessity for the inclusion of the article which would give the Committee the power to develop its own rules of procedure with regard to the procedures elaborated in the optional protocol. They noted that the power to do so was to be found in article 19 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It was noted that a provision relating to rules of procedure was to be found in article 39 (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights but not in its first Optional Protocol and that, while it might not be necessary to include such an article, the article provided useful clarity. Article 16 66. Although there was some support for the article, a number of delegations suggested that a specific provision relating to the meeting time of the Committee so as to allow it to carry out its functions under the protocol, as proposed in article 16 of document E/CN.6/1997/WG/L.1, was inappropriate and linked to resourcing of the proposed protocol. Some delegations suggested that the provision should indicate that the Committee should meet for such a period as was necessary within its agenda to carry out its functions under the protocol. Article 17 67. Many delegations were satisfied with article 17 as set out in document E/CN.6/1997/WG/L.1, which addressed signature of, accession to and ratification of the optional protocol. Some delegations suggested technical amendments relating to drafting and agreed that those issues should be resolved in the light of legal opinion. -106-