CRC/C/THA/CO/3-4 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr.: General 17 February 2012 Original: English Committee on the Rights of the Child Fifty-ninth session 16 January – 3 February 2012 Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Thailand 1. The Committee considered the third and fourth periodic report of Thailand (CRC/C/THA/3-4) at its 1682nd and 1683rd meetings (CRC/C/SR. 1682 and 1683), held on 24 and 25 January 2012, and adopted, at its 1697th meeting, held on 3 February 2012 (see CRC/C/SR.1697) the following concluding observations. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s third and fourth periodic reports as well as the written replies to its list of issues and commends their frank nature which allows a better understanding of the situation of children in the State party. The Committee appreciates the open, frank and fruitful dialogue held with the high-level and multi-sectoral delegation. 3. The Committee reminds the State party that the present concluding observations should be read in conjunction with its concluding observations adopted on the State party’s initial reports under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/THA/CO/1) and under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/THA/CO/1). I. Follow-up measures and progress achieved by the State party 4. The Committee welcomes a number of positive developments in the reporting period, including the adoption of legislative measures taken with a view to implementing the Convention, such as: GE.12-40770 (a) The Child Adoption Act (No.3) of 2010; (b) The Juvenile Family Court and its Procedure Act of 2010; (c) The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2008 (d) The Civil Registration Act of 2008;