CAT/C/AND/CO/1 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 20 December 2013 Original: English Committee against Torture Concluding observations on the initial report of Andorra* 1. The Committee against Torture considered the initial report of Andorra (CAT/C/AND/1) at its 1190th and 1193rd meetings, held on 11 and 12 November 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1190 and CAT/C/SR.1193), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1206th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1206) held on 21 November 2013. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the initial report of Andorra (CAT/C/AND/1), which follows the Committee’s guidelines on the form and content of initial reports (CAT/C/4/Rev.3). However, it regrets that the report was submitted five years late. 3. The Committee also appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the highlevel multisectoral delegation of the State party and the detailed supplementary information provided. B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee welcomes the fact that, since its ratification of the Convention in 2006, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments: (a) United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 22 September 2011; (b) Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which entered into force on 1 July 2011. 5. The Committee also welcomes the efforts of the State party to give effect to the Convention, such as giving precedence to all international treaties and agreements over national legislation and their direct application in domestic law as soon as they are published in the Official Gazette, in keeping with article 3.4 of the Constitution. * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013). GE.13-49864 *1349864*

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