On 5 March 2019, the Secretary-General received the following communication from the Government of the Hellenic Republic relating to the declaration made by Libya upon ratification:
"The Government of the Hellenic Republic has examined the declaration made by the State of Libya upon ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 13 December 2006.
In the above declaration, the State of Libya, inter alia, emphasizes that it interprets Article 25 (a) of the said Convention, concerning the provision of health-care services without discrimination on the basis of disability, 'in a manner that does not contravene the Islamic sharia and national legislation'.
The Government of the Hellenic Republic considers that the above declaration is of a general and indeterminate scope, as it purports to subject the application of the aforementioned provision to the Islamic sharia and national legislation, without, however, specifying the content thereof. Such a declaration in fact amounts to a reservation which is contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention, since it does not clearly define for the other States Parties the extent to which Libya has accepted the obligations of the Convention.
The Government of the Hellenic Republic recalls that, according to Article 46 paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention shall not be permitted.
In the light of the above, the Government of the Hellenic Republic considers the aforesaid reservation of Libya impermissible as contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention.
The Government of the Hellenic Republic, therefore, objects to the abovementioned reservation made by the State of Libya upon ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the Hellenic Republic and the State of Libya."
Reserva formulada en el momento de la ratificación:
"Las disposiciones del párrafo 1 del artículo 27 de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad no se aplicarán con respecto al empleo y la ocupación en las fuerzas armadas y de seguridad en la medida en que se refiere a una diferencia de trato por motivos de discapacidad respecto del servicio en cuestión, en cumplimiento del párrafo 4 del artículo 8 de la Ley 3304/2005 relativa a la aplicación del principio de igualdad de trato, aprobada de conformidad con los artículos 3.4) y 4 de la Directiva 2000/78/CE del Consejo de 27 de noviembre de 2000 relativa al establecimiento de un marco general para la igualdad de trato en el empleo y la ocupación."
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