A/HRC/28/4 torture, which was before the Chamber of Deputies, and in 2010, the Constitutional Court had removed illegal immigration status from the list of aggravating circumstances. 8. As for enacting domestic legislation, following the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the parliament had been working on legislative measures to bring domestic legislation into line with international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute. 9. There had been continuing engagement in a domestic process aimed at establishing an independent national commission for the promotion and protection of human rights, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles). The parliament was debating the best way to establish the commission and the best tool for implementation. Since June 2014, the Inter-ministerial Committee for Human Rights had been promoting consultation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and representatives of civil society, and at the time of the meeting of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in October, was finalizing a paper containing suggestions about which model of institution would best reflect the Paris Principles in Italy. 10. In 2013, Italy had presented “The Foundations of the Italian Action Plan on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights” to the European Commission, and work was under way to finalize the Italian Action Plan by the end of 2015. 11. Owing to its geographic situation, Italy had been exposed over the previous two years to massive inflows of migrants and the country was at the forefront of an extraordinary effort to save human lives at sea. The principle of non-refoulement had always been respected, in compliance with international norms. Italy was strongly committed to search and rescue (SAR) activities at sea, ensuring migrants were brought to Italian territory. After the Lampedusa tragedy in 2013, it had intensified those activities by launching the Mare Nostrum operation in October 2013 in order to deal with the humanitarian emergency resulting from the exceptional arrival of migrants on the Central Mediterranean route. 12. As for the registration of migrants, according to the Dublin and EURODAC regulations of the European Union, forensic police and immigration officers were tasked with identification procedures. In September 2014, the Ministry of the Interior had issued guidelines to improve the efficiency of the migrant registration system. 13. After an initial period in reception centres for asylum seekers, which could last from 20 to 35 days depending on the inflow, refugees and asylum seekers were accommodated under the asylum seekers and refugees protection system network, which was managed by local authorities and financed through the National Fund for Asylum Policies and Services. 14. The System for the Protection of Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR) was tasked with managing the allocation of applicants on the basis of burden-sharing among regions, provinces and municipalities. Details were provided on measures taken for the optimization of the reception system. 15. As for the allocation and use of the new European Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for 2014–2020, the national programme had been financed with €500 million, €310 million of which were funded by the European Union. Additional funding had been provided in 2013 and 2014 to tackle the unprecedented migrant flows. 16. Since 2006, residence permits in Italy had been issued in the form of smart cards. That system facilitated monitoring and processing applications for the first release and the renewal of the residence permit. The delegation provided details regarding the system. 4