CHAPTER 1 8. During Stage Three, the CRM's report is drafted. It is informed by the Background Document and Issues Paper prepared by the APR Secretariat, as well as by the information derived from both official and unofficial sources during the wideranging consultation with stakeholders during the review visit. The draft report: ? Considers the applicable political, economic and corporate governance and socio-economic development commitments made in the preliminary POA; ? Identifies any remaining weaknesses; and ? Recommends further actions to be included in the final POA. 9. The draft report needs to be clear on the specific actions required in instances where outstanding issues are identified. The draft report is first discussed with the government concerned to ensure the accuracy of the information. The government is given an opportunity to react to the CRM's findings and put forward its own view on how the shortcomings can be rectified. These responses of the government are appended to the CRM's report. At this stage, the country finalises its POA, taking into account the conclusions and recommendations of the draft report. 10. Stage Four begins when the CRM's final report and the country's final POA are sent to the APR Secretariat and the APR Panel. The Panel then submits them to the APR Forum of participating Heads of State and the government for consideration and formulation of actions deemed necessary in accordance with the Forum's mandate. If the country shows a demonstrable will to rectify the identified shortcomings, then it will be incumbent upon participating governments to provide the assistance they can, as well as to urge donor governments and agencies to come to the assistance of the country under review. 11. Stage Five is the final stage of the APR process. Six months after the report has been considered by the Heads of State and the governments of the participating member countries, the report is formally and publicly tabled in key regional and sub-regional structures, such as: the Regional Economic Commission to which the country belongs, the Pan-African Parliament, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the envisaged Peace and Security Council, and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the AU. 12. The time-line for these processes is expected to vary considerably among countries, depending on each country's specificity. The anticipated duration of each peer 4