3 conformity with the powers granted under the Convention and in the present Statute, and shall have the following powers in addition to those designated in Article 18: a. to act on petitions and other communications, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 44 to 51 of the Convention; [. . .] 3. Regulations of the Commission CHAPTER II PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING STATES PARTIES TO THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Article 34. Initial Processing [. . .] 6. The government of the State in question may, with justifiable cause, request a 30 day extension, but in no case shall extensions be granted for more than 180 days after the date on which the first communication is sent to the government of the State concerned. [. . .] Article 47. Proposals and Recommendations [. . .] 2. If, within a period of three months from the date of the transmittal of the report of the Commission to the States concerned, the matter has not been settled or submitted by the Commission, or by the State concerned, to the Court and its jurisdiction accepted, the Commission may, by the vote of an absolute majority of its members, set forth its opinion and conclusions concerning the question submitted for its consideration. [. . .] Article 50. Referral of the Case to the Court 1. If a State Party to the Convention has accepted the Court’s jurisdiction in accordance with Article 62 of the Convention, the Commission may refer the case to the Court, subsequent to transmittal of the report referred to in Article 46 of these Regulations to the government of the State in question. III. Case Law