A/69/44 (29) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 23 May 2015, follow-up information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to: (a) strengthening legal safeguards for persons deprived of their liberty; (b) pretrial and administrative detention; and (c) conditions of detention in police arrest houses, as contained in paragraphs 10, 11 and 19, respectively, of the present document. (30) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the fourth periodic report, by 23 May 2018. For that purpose, the Committee will, in due course, submit to the State party a list of issues prior to reporting, considering that the State party has accepted to report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure. 67. Montenegro (1) The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Montenegro (CAT/C/MNE/2) at its 1224th and 1227th meetings, held on 7 and 8 May 2014 (see CAT/C/SR.1224 and 1227), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1239th meeting, held on 16 May 2014 (see CAT/C/SR.1239). A. Introduction (2) The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for having submitted its second periodic report thereunder without delay, as it improves the cooperation between the State party and the Committee and focuses on the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. The Committee also welcomes the submission of the common core document (HRI/CORE/MNE/2012). (3) The Committee welcomes the constructive dialogue held with the State party’s highlevel and multisectoral delegation, as well as the additional information and explanations provided by the delegation to the Committee. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification of the following international and regional instruments: (a) Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in 2009; (b) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its Optional Protocol, in 2009; (c) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in 2011; (d) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in 2013; (e) Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, in 2013. (5) The Committee welcomes the legislative measures taken by the State party in areas of relevance to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, including the adoption of the: GE.14-12596 (a) Law on Domestic Violence Protection, in 2010; (b) Law on Amendments to the Law on Minority Rights and Freedoms, in 2010; (c) Law on the Treatment of Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings, in 2011. 129