E UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/C.12/HUN/CO/3 16 January 2008 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Thirty-eighth session 30 April-18 May 2007 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT HUNGARY Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the third periodic report of Hungary on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/HUN/3) at its 6th, 7th and 8th meetings, held on 2 and 3 May 2007 (E/C.12/2007/SR.2 and 3), and adopted, at its 23rd and 24th meetings held on 15 May 2007 (E/C.12/2007/SR. 23 and 24), the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the third periodic report of the State party, due on 30 June 1994 and submitted on 29 September 2005, which was prepared in general conformity with the Committee’s guidelines, and of the written replies to its list of issues. GE.08-40175