In September 2006, it was decided that "requesting States Parties are encouraged, as necessary, to seek assistance from the Implementation Support Unit in the preparation of their requests". Accordingly, the ISU is prepared to provide advisory services to requesting States Parties.

In addition, the ISU has developed various tools to assist requesting States Parties:

  • Suggested outline for an extension request
    English PDF 25KB | French PDF 26KB
  • Presentation on preparing an extension request

In November 2007, the States Parties adopted a voluntary template for assisting States Parties in requesting an extension under Article 5.

Voluntary template