UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.170 2 April 2002 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Twenty-ninth session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Greece 1. The Committee considered the initial report of Greece (CRC/C/28/Add.17) at its 753rd to 754th meetings (CRC/C/SR.753-754), held on 16 January 2002, and adopted, at the 777th meeting (CRC/C/SR.777), held on 1 February 2002, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s initial report and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/Q/GRE/1). The Committee regrets that the initial report was submitted five years late and that the State has not yet submitted a human rights core document. The Committee notes that while the report contained very useful information on the legislative framework relevant to the Convention’s implementation within the State party, it lacked sufficient information on the effects to implement the Convention itself. The Committee notes with regret that the report did not include a specific section on general measures of implementation, as required under the Committee’s reporting guidelines (CRC/C/5). The Committee welcomes the detailed information provided in the State party’s replies to the list of issues. The Committee welcomes the State party’s large delegation composed of experts from several ministries that contributed to the informative dialogue that took place. GE.02-40976 (E) 170402