Page 56 e) Gather information and undertake analysis on the criminal conduct and behavior of information networks and systems users operating in Africa and transmit such information to competent national authorities; f) Formulate and promote the adoption of harmonized codes of conduct for use by cyber security public agents; g) Establish partnerships with the African Commission and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African civil society, governmental, intergovernmental and non-government organizations with a view to facilitating dialogue on combating cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space; h) Submit regular reports to the Executive Council on the progress made by each State Party in the implementation of the provisions of this Convention; i) Discharge such other tasks relating to cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space as may be assigned to it by the policy organs of the African Union. 6) The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure. 7) States Parties shall transmit to the Committee, one year after the entry into force of this Convention, a status report on its implementation. Each State Party shall thereafter ensure that the national authorities or agencies responsible for combating cyber crime and breaches of the rights of the person in cyber space submit a report to the Committee at least once a year prior to the ordinary sessions of the policy organs of the African Union. SECTION 2: FINAL PROVISIONS Article IV – 2: Signature, ratification, accession and entry into force 1) This Convention shall be open to signature, ratification or accession by Member States of the African Union. 2) It shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification or accession. AU Draft0 010111