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."
Reservation made upon ratification:
"The provisions of Article 27 paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall not apply with respect to employment and occupation in the armed and security forces in so far as it relates to a difference of treatment on grounds of disability concerning the service thereto, as provided in Article 8 paragraph 4 of the Law 3304/2005 for the implementation of the principle of equal treatment, adopted pursuant to Articles 3 paragraph 4 and 4 of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation."
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