Article 10 [1. If the Committee receives reliable information indicating a serious [and] [or] systematic violation by a State Party to the Protocol of rights set forth in the Convention [or of a failure to give effect to obligations set forth in the Convention], the Committee shall invite that State Party to cooperate in the examination of the information and to this end to submit observations with regard to the information concerned. 2. Taking into account any observations that may have been submitted by the State Party concerned as well as any other reliable information available to it, the Committee may designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry [with the consent of the State Party] and to report urgently to the Committee. [[Where warranted and] [in agreement with] [with the consent of] the State Party, the inquiry may include a visit to its territory.] 3. After examining the findings of such an inquiry, the Committee shall transmit these findings to the State Party concerned together with any comments and recommendations. 4. The State Party shall, within [three] [six] months of receiving the findings, comments and recommendations transmitted by the Committee, submit its observations to the Committee. 5. Such an inquiry shall be conducted confidentially and the [consent and] cooperation of the State Party shall be sought at all stages of the proceedings.] Article 11 [1. The Committee may at [any] [an appropriate] time invite a State Party concerned to discuss with it the measures that that State Party has taken in response to such an inquiry. [2. The Committee may invite the State Party concerned to include in its report under article 18 of the Convention details of any measures taken in response to such an inquiry].] Article 11 bis [1. Each State Party may, at the time of signature or ratification of this Protocol or accession thereto, declare that it [does not] recognize[s] the competence of the Committee provided for in articles 10 and 11. 2. Any State Party having made a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article may, at any time, withdraw this declaration by notification to the Secretary-General.] -82-