- 31 - Ukraine 54. The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Ukraine (CAT/C/55/Add.1) at its 488th, 491st and 499th meetings (CAT/C/SR.488, 491 and 499), and adopted the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction 55. The Committee welcomes the punctual submission of the fourth periodic report of Ukraine. It notes that the report was not in total conformity with the Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of periodic reports. The Committee also notes that the report mainly addresses legal provisions and lacks detailed information with respect to some articles of the Convention as well as information on the follow-up to the recommendations it made after the examination of the third periodic report. However, the Committee wishes to express its appreciation for the extensive and informative oral answers given by the delegation of the State party during the consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects 56. The Committee notes with appreciation: (a) The ongoing efforts by the State party to reform its legislation, including the adoption of a new Criminal Code, which contains an article qualifying torture as a specific crime, the establishment of a new Constitutional Court, the enactment of new legislation relating to the protection of human rights and the adoption of a new Law on Immigration; (b) That although Ukraine is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, nor to its 1967 Protocol, it has adopted a new Law on Refugees in June 2001 that adheres, inter alia, to that Convention’s definition of “refugee”. The Committee also welcomes the adoption of a new Citizenship Law in January 2001, which enables formerly deported persons to return to Ukraine and obtain Ukrainian citizenship; (c) The removal from the State Secret Act of offences concerning breaches of human (d) The abolition of the death penalty; rights; (e) The information included in the report that, by Act of 5 November 1998, Ukraine acknowledged the Committee’s jurisdiction, as provided for by articles 21 and 22 of the Convention;