(27) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on measures taken in response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 12, 16, 19, 20 and 21 above. (28) The Committee, having concluded that during the consideration of the report of Guyana sufficient information was adduced to cover the 17-year period of delay in submitting the initial as well as the periodic reports, decided to request the second periodic report by 31 December 2008. 34. Hungary (1) The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Hungary (CAT/C/55/Add.10) at its 738th and 741st meetings (CAT/C/SR.738 and 741), held on 15 and 16 November 2006, and adopted, at its 748th and 749th meetings (CAT/C/SR.748 and 749), the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report of Hungary and the information presented therein. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the dialogue with the State party’s delegation and welcomes the extensive responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/HUN/Q/4/Add.1), which facilitated discussion between the delegation and Committee members. In addition, the Committee appreciates the delegation’s oral responses to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee notes with appreciation that in the period since the consideration of the last periodic report, the State party has acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. (4) The Committee notes with satisfaction the ongoing efforts at the State level to reform its legislation, policies and procedures in order to ensure better protection of human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in particular: (a) Act No. CXXXV of 2005 on the Assistance to be afforded to Victims of Crimes and on the Mitigation of Damages by the State; (b) Act No. CXXV of 2003 on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities; (c) Act No. XXXIX of 2001 on the Entry and Stay of Foreigners (“the Aliens Act”) and Government Decree No. 170/2001 on the implementation of the Aliens Act; (d) Act No. XIX of 1998 on the Code of Criminal Procedure; (e) The adoption of the Code of Conduct for Police Interrogations in 2003; (f) The establishment of a shelter for unaccompanied minors in 2003, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; (g) The ongoing grant programme for secondary school pupils of Roma origin in disadvantageous situations, supporting them to become police officers; and (h) The publication in June 2006 of the last report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT/Inf (2006) 20) and the State party’s responses to it (CPT/Inf (2006) 21). (5) The Committee also welcomes the oral assurances given by the State party’s representatives that ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is envisaged shortly. 19