A/65/44 (36) With reference to its previous concluding observations (CAT/C/CR/31/44 (d)), the Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. (37) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (38) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the common core document in the harmonized guidelines on reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6). (39) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted to the Committee and the present provisional concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (40) The Committee requests the State party to provide replies and comments to the issues raised in the present provisional concluding observations, including the Committee’s requests for information, by 15 February 2010. Pursuant to rule 66, paragraph 2 (b) of its rules of procedure, the Committee will review the present provisional concluding observations in the light of the replies and comments provided by the State party, and adopt its final concluding observations at its next session. 57. Austria (1) The Committee against Torture considered the fourth and fifth combined periodic reports of Austria (CAT/C/AUT/4-5) at its 940th and 942nd meetings, held on 5 and 6 May 2010 (CAT/C/SR.940 and 942), and adopted the following conclusions and recommendations at its 950th meeting (CAT/C/SR.950). A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the timely submission of the fourth and fifth combined periodic report of Austria and the replies to the list of issues. However, it regrets that the report does not follow the Committee’s reporting guidelines. (3) The Committee appreciates the constructive efforts made by the high-level delegation to provide information and additional explanations during the discussion of the report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee notes with satisfaction that since the consideration of the third periodic report of the State party, the latter has ratified the following international instruments: (a) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (26 September 2008); (b) Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (12 October 2006); (c) European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (30 August 2006). (5) The Committee notes the State party’s ongoing efforts to revise its legislation in order to give effect to the Committee’s recommendations and to enhance the implementation of the Conventions, including: GE.10-44721 73

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