III. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES
PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION
24. At its thirty-ninth and fortieth sessions, the Committee considered reports submitted
by 14 States parties, under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The following reports were
before the Committee at its thirty-ninth session and it adopted the respective concluding
observations:
Benin
Second periodic
CAT/C/BEN/2
CAT/C/BEN/CO/2
Estonia
Fourth periodic
CAT/C/80/Add.1
CAT/C/EST/CO/4
Latvia
Second periodic
CAT/C/38/Add.4
CAT/C/LVA/CO/2
Norway
Fifth periodic
CAT/C/81/Add.4
CAT/C/NOR/CO/5
and Corr.1
Portugal
Fourth periodic
CAT/C/67/Add.6
CAT/C/PRT/CO/4
Uzbekistan
Third periodic
CAT/C/UZB/3
CAT/C/UZB/CO/3
25. The following reports were before the Committee at its fortieth session and it adopted the
following concluding observations:
Algeria
Third periodic
CAT/C/DZA/3
CAT/C/DZA/CO/3
Australia
Third periodic
CAT/C/67/Add.7
CAT/C/AUS/CO/3
Costa Rica
Second periodic
CAT/C/CRI/2
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
Iceland
Third periodic
CAT/C/ISL/3
CAT/C/ISL/CO/3
Indonesia
Second periodic
CAT/C/72/Add.1
CAT/C/IDN/CO/2
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Second periodic
CAT/C/MKD/2
CAT/C/MKD/CO/2
Sweden
Fifth periodic
CAT/C/SWE/5
CAT/C/SWE/CO/5
Zambia
Second periodic
CAT/C/ZMB/2
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
26. In accordance with rule 66 of the rules of procedure of the Committee, representatives of
each reporting State were invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their report was
examined. All of the States parties whose reports were considered sent representatives to
participate in the examination of their respective reports. The Committee expressed its
appreciation for this in its conclusions and recommendations.
27. Country rapporteurs and alternate rapporteurs were designated by the Committee for each
of the reports considered. The list appears in annex X to the present report.
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