Most northern Mediterranean countries have no specific legislation for combating desertification.

Promotion criteria are defined by specific legislation for specific areas, such as education, public administration and the health sector.

Nevertheless, the State party must strive to accelerate the enactment of specific legislation.

Several States provided information on specific revisions of their legislation relating to extradition.

Unlike in other countries, that process did not require the adoption of specific legislation.

However, there is a need for specific national legislation which would guarantee child rights.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee recommended that specific anti discrimination legislation be introduced.

Several Member States reported on the adoption of non discrimination legislation and other disability specific legislation, as well as on modifications of existing legislation to extend its scope to persons with disabilities.

But, rather than producing a specific proposal, he left it to Congress to design the legislation.

Some States reported that although they did not have specific legislation, controlled delivery was facilitated administratively.

In that case, specific legislation had been enacted to compensate, in particular, victims of political repression.

There is a natural fear that specific legislation designed to protect privacy would muzzle legitimate press inquiries.

The Committee encourages the State party to consider enacting specific legislation providing for the right to housing.

Germany indicated that trafficking in and removal of organs were dealt with in its specific legislation on transplantations.

(a) Enact specific legislation criminalizing torture in all its forms, as defined in article 1 of the Convention

Ms. Singhateh (Gambia) said that there was no specific legislation in the Gambia on domestic violence against women.

Rwanda's land legislation was recently revised, but without any specific measures to address the landlessness of the Batwa.

Seychelles does not have specific legislation relating to trade of diamonds, other precious stones and metals such as gold.

(b) Legislative action required various constitutional amendments and amendments to secondary legislation which derive from all the specific recommendations.

A number of States have taken specific measures, including increased vigilance at ports and enacting or amending their legislation.

They also stated that the report did not deal with the practical implementation of that legislation, in other words, the specific policies and programmes giving practical effect to the relevant legislation.

In Latin America, the number of countries with specific legislation to punish sexual predators who target children increased to nine.

Currently, no specific act in Benin's legislation requires the notary or attorney to report the fraudulent origin of suspicious transactions.

In particular, the Committee encourages MSAR to consider enacting specific legislation criminalizing domestic violence and affording effective protection to victims.

The following specific concerns are among the issues to be addressed by Governments when drafting and implementing legislation against terrorism

Rather, the subject is regulated by general public procurement law and regulations or, in some instances, by ERA specific legislation.

60. The Estonian Parliament is yet to adopt specific legislation on the legal status of resident foreigners and stateless persons.

The Portuguese penal procedure legislation already contains special instruments on the investigation of offences of terrorism, and, in most recent years, specific legislation on the protection of witnesses was approved (Law no.

Under Latvia's national legal system, legislation was incorporated under specific areas of the law, such as civil law or administrative law, rather than being adopted as specific laws covering certain issues.

The Advisory Council itself did not have a rural unit, and there was no specific provision relating to them in legislation.

Some amendments to the Constitution and to secondary legislation will be needed as a result of specific aspects of these recommendations.

There is a need for enabling legislation on multi stakeholder processes that sets umbrella goals, leaving the specific implementation to lower levels.

propose and perfect specific legislation as well as contribute to the implementation of international decisions and documents regarding terrorism and its financing

In particular, the Committee encourages the State party to consider enacting specific legislation criminalizing domestic violence and affording effective protection to victims.

Ecuador noted that the provision of weapons and of premises to the criminal group were targeted under its legislation as specific offences.

Several States reported that while they did not have specific legislation or had not entered into specific treaties in the area, the transfer of proceedings was covered by mutual legal assistance laws and treaties.

A number of States made reference to specific difficulties hampering the adoption of adequate national legislation to implement the provisions of the Protocol.

Myanmar owed its success in fighting illicit narcotic drugs to political will and specific action in the areas of prevention, legislation and enforcement.

It is therefore encouraging to note that over the past five years several countries have adopted specific policies or legislation concerning internal displacement.

1. Identification of specific areas for the promotion and integration of transit infrastructure and services and harmonization of transit transport policies and legislation

However, since acts of racial discrimination were unknown in Qatar, there had not been a need to adopt specific legislation in that regard.

The Governments of Australia and Dominica have provided information to the Special Rapporteur on their specific domestic legislation designed to prevent mercenary activities.

In many instances, the introduction of supportive legislative and fiscal frameworks may play a critical role, either through the creation of specific volunteering legislation or through ensuring that other legislation and public policy is supportive of volunteering.

Security matters at seaports are within the framework of the ISPS Code, in force since July 1st 2004, and specific legislation is being prepared.

The Government has established a Justice Minister's Committee on Violence Against Women, to address specific issues, such as the need for family violence legislation.