A/68/44 party prior to the submission of its report. As provided for by article 19 of the Convention, the State party’s replies to that list of issues would then constitute its next periodic report. 69. Estonia (1) The Committee against Torture considered the fifth periodic report of Estonia (CAT/C/EST/5) at its 1154th and 1157th meetings, held on 22 and 23 May 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1154 and CAT/C/SR.1157), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1166th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1166) held on 30 May 2013. A. Introduction (2) The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for submitting its fifth periodic report in a timely manner by providing replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/EST/Q/5), which focuses the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. (3) The Committee also appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the highlevel delegation of the State party and the detailed supplementary information provided. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes that, since the consideration of the fourth periodic report, the State party ratified or acceded to the following international instruments: (a) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 30 May 2012; (b) The 1973 ILO (International Labour Organization) Convention No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment in 2007. (5) The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to revise its legislation in areas of relevance to the Convention, including: (a) Amendments to the Penal Code in April 2012 which criminalize trafficking in human beings as a distinct provision in the Penal Code; (b) Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure which expedite judicial proceedings, enhance the protection of minors and strengthen the rights of detainees, that entered into force on 1 September 2011; (c) The entry into force on 1 January 2009 of the Equal Treatment Act which ensures the right to effective remedy to victims of direct and indirect discrimination and harassment; (d) An amendment to Section 133 of the Penal Code that entered into force in March 2007 which improves the definition of the elements of enslavement. (6) The Committee also welcomes the efforts of the State party to amend its policies, programmes and administrative measures to give effect to the Convention, including: (a) The adoption in 2010 of the final implementation report on the Government Development Plan for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings 2006–2009; (b) The adoption in April 2010 of the Development Plan for the Reduction and the Prevention of Violence 2010–2014 and of the National Action Plan on Domestic Violence for the period 2008–2011; (c) The adoption in 2010 of a new police regulation on how to treat victims of domestic violence and how to investigate and record cases of domestic violence; (d) The adoption in 2010 by Parliament of the Guidelines for Development of Criminal Policy until 2018; 104 GE.13-46043