A/66/44 human rights treaty bodies, and to observe the page limit of 80 pages for the common core document. The treaty-specific document and the common core document together constitute the reporting obligation of the State party under the Convention. (38) The State party is invited to submit its third periodic report by 19 November 2014. 50. Ecuador (1) The Committee against Torture considered the combined fourth to sixth reports of Ecuador (CAT/C/ECU/4-6) at its 965th and 966th meetings (CAT/C/SR.965 and 966), held on 8 and 9 November 2010. At its 978th and 979th meetings (CAT/C/SR.978 and 979), held on 18 November 2010, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission by Ecuador of the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports in reply to the list of issues prior to the submission of reports (CAT/C/ECU/Q/4). (3) The Committee appreciates the fact that the State party has accepted this new procedure for the presentation of periodic reports, which facilitates cooperation between the State party and the Committee. It also thanks the State party for including information on the various measures adopted in response to the concerns expressed in the previous concluding observations of the Committee (CAT/C/ECU/CO/3), as well as its replies to the letter of 11 May 2009 sent by the Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations. (4) The Committee also appreciates the frank and open discussions it has enjoyed with the State party’s delegation and the additional information the latter provided during consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects (5) The Committee notes with satisfaction that since the consideration of its third periodic report the State party has ratified the following international instruments: (a) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (20 July 2010); (b) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (20 October 2009); (c) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (3 April 2008). (6) The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to review its legislation in order to meet the recommendations of the Committee and improve its implementation of the conventions, including: (a) The entry into force, on 20 October 2008, of the new Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, which establishes the general framework for the protection of human rights, mainly in its Title II (Rights), the observance of which is strengthened by article 11.3 on the direct and immediate applicability of the rights and guarantees established in the Constitution and in international human rights instruments. The Committee welcomes in particular the provisions on: (i) The prohibition of torture, enforced disappearance and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment (art. 66.3 (c)); (ii) The inadmissibility of evidence obtained in violation of fundamental rights (art. 76.4); 32 GE.11-45568