UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.112 10 November 1999 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Twenty-second 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 MEXICO 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Mexico (CRC/C/65/Add.6) and its supplementary report (CRC/C/65/Add.16) at its 568th and 569th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.568-569), held on 27 September 1999, and adopted* the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. While welcoming the submission of the State party’s second periodic report, the Committee regrets that the report did not follow the guidelines for reporting. The Committee also welcomes the supplementary report as well as the wealth of information provided by the State party’s delegation in the course of its dialogue with the Committee. The Committee notes with appreciation the written replies to the list of issues (CRC/C/Q/MEX/2), while regretting their late submission. In particular, the Committee is encouraged by the statement made by the State party’s delegation that the Convention is used by the State party as the guiding tool for action in the field of children’s rights. The Committee is encouraged by the constructive and open dialogue it had with the State party’s delegation. * At the 586th meeting, held on 8 October 1999. GE.99-45457 (E)