CAT/OP/PRT/1 legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other measures taken relating to both the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty and the work of the national preventive mechanism. This will enable the Subcommittee to continue to assist Portugal in fulfilling its obligations under the Optional Protocol in the best possible way. 113. The Subcommittee considers both its visit and the present report to form part of an ongoing dialogue. The Subcommittee looks forward to collaborating and assisting Portugal in fulfilling its obligations under the Optional Protocol by providing further advice and technical assistance, in order to achieve the common goal of prevention of torture and illtreatment in places of deprivation of liberty. The Subcommittee believes that the most efficient and effective way of developing this dialogue would be for it to meet with the national authorities responsible for the implementation of the Subcommittee’s recommendations within six months of receiving the reply to the present report. 114. The Subcommittee recommends that, in accordance with article 12 (d) of the Optional Protocol, the authorities of Portugal enter into a dialogue with the Subcommittee on the implementation of the Subcommittee’s recommendations, within six months of the Subcommittee’s receipt of the reply to the present report. The Subcommittee also recommends that Portugal initiate discussions with the Subcommittee on the arrangements for such a dialogue at the time of the submission of its reply to the present report.19 19 States parties can request technical assistance from OHCHR after a Subcommittee visit by requesting such assistance in writing, addressed to the Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, copying the Coordinator of treaty body capacity-building programme and the Subcommittee Secretary. 19