A/69/44 49. In accordance with rule 68 of the rules of procedure of the Committee, representatives of each reporting State were invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their report was examined. All of the States parties whose reports were considered sent representatives to participate in the examination of their respective reports. The Committee expressed its appreciation for this in its concluding observations. 50. Two country rapporteurs were designated by the Committee for each of the reports considered. The list appears in annex XII to the present report. 51. In connection with its consideration of reports, the Committee also had before it: (a) General guidelines regarding the form and contents of initial reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention (CAT/C/4/Rev.3); (b) General guidelines regarding the form and contents of periodic reports to be submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention (CAT/C/14/Rev.1). 52. The Committee has been issuing lists of issues for periodic reports since 2004. This resulted from a request made to the Committee by representatives of the States parties at a meeting with Committee members. While the Committee understands the wish of States parties to have advance notice of the issues likely to be discussed during the dialogue, it nonetheless must point out that the drafting of lists of issues has increased the Committee’s workload. This is particularly significant in a Committee with such a small membership. B. Concluding observations on States parties’ reports 53. The text of concluding observations adopted by the Committee with respect to the above-mentioned reports submitted by States parties is reproduced below. 54. Andorra (1) The Committee against Torture considered the initial report of Andorra (CAT/C/AND/1) at its 1190th and 1193rd meetings, held on 11 and 12 November 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1190 and CAT/C/SR.1193), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1206th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1206) held on 21 November 2013. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the initial report of Andorra (CAT/C/AND/1), which follows the Committee’s guidelines on the form and content of initial reports (CAT/C/4/Rev.3). However, it regrets that the report was submitted five years late. (3) The Committee also appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the highlevel multisectoral delegation of the State party and the detailed supplementary information provided. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the fact that, since its ratification of the Convention in 2006, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments: (a) United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 22 September 2011; (b) Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which entered into force on 1 July 2011. (5) The Committee also welcomes the efforts of the State party to give effect to the Convention, such as giving precedence to all international treaties and agreements over 12 GE.14-12596