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a) The Committee of Ministers, pursuant to Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, shall nominate an appropriate committee or specify an existing committee to monitor the application of the Convention, which will be authorised to make rules for the conduct of its business;
b) The nominated committee shall: – establish rules of procedure as necessary;
– manage the shared information system referred to in Article 15, maintaining an overview of the means by which each commitment under this Convention is met;
– at the request of one or more Parties, give an advisory opinion on any question relating to the interpretation of the Convention, taking into consideration all Council of Europe legal instruments;
– on the initiative of one or more Parties, undertake an evaluation of any aspect of their implementation of the Convention;
– foster the trans-sectoral application of this Convention by collaborating with other committees and participating in other initiatives of the Council of Europe;
– report to the Committee of Ministers on its activities.
– establish rules of procedure as necessary;
– manage the shared information system referred to in Article 15, maintaining an overview of the means by which each commitment under this Convention is met;
– at the request of one or more Parties, give an advisory opinion on any question relating to the interpretation of the Convention, taking into consideration all Council of Europe legal instruments;
– on the initiative of one or more Parties, undertake an evaluation of any aspect of their implementation of the Convention;
– foster the trans-sectoral application of this Convention by collaborating with other committees and participating in other initiatives of the Council of Europe;
– report to the Committee of Ministers on its activities.
The committee may involve experts and observers in its work.