A/65/44 (36) The State party is invited to submit its fourth periodic report by 14 May 2014. 62. Switzerland (1) The Committee against Torture considered the sixth periodic report of Switzerland (CAT/C/CHE/6) at its 935th and 936th meetings, held on 30 April and 3 May 2010 (CAT/C/SR.935 and 936), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 948th meeting on 11 May 2010 (CAT/C/SR.948). A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the sixth periodic report of Switzerland, prepared in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines, and the replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/CHE/Q/6 and Add.1). It appreciates open and constructive dialogue with the State party’s high-level and multisectoral delegation, as well as the additional information and explanations provided by the delegation to the Committee. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee welcomes the ratification of the following international instruments: (a) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (24 September 2009); (b) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (19 September 2006); (c) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (26 June 2002); (d) Protocols Nos. 1 and 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1 March 2002); (e) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (27 October 2006); (f) Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (27 October 2006); (g) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (12 October 2001); (h) United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (27 October 2007). (4) The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts being made by the State party to amend its legislation, policies and procedures in order to ensure greater protection of human rights, particularly the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as follows: (a) The adoption of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure on 5 October 2007 (scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2011), which strengthens the rights of defence and increases the rights of victims, as well as witness protection measures; (b) The complete revision of the Federal Act on Assistance to Crime Victims of 4 October 1991, which entered into force on 1 January 2009; (c) The entry into force on 1 January 2007 of the Federal Act on the Criminal Status of Minors of 20 June 2003; 120 GE.10-44721