A/HRC/38/11 60. Andorra welcomed Bill No. 7167 to effectively combat gender-based violence and domestic violence, as well as the signature of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. 61. Angola expressed satisfaction at the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the commitments by Luxembourg to reduce social inequalities. 62. Luxembourg cited several developments with regard to progress made in the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. On 4 December 2017, the Ministry of the Family, Integration and the Greater Region had organized an evening of discussions bringing together some one hundred representatives of civil society and several ministerial departments. The talks were intended to take stock of measures taken to implement the action plan on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and agree on a second action plan for its implementation. Luxembourg cited another key advisory body, the Higher Council for Persons with Disabilities, the mission of which was to advise on any draft bill on disabilities submitted by the Government. The Higher Council had, for example, been consulted in late 2017 and early 2018 on bills relating to the accessibility of venues open to the public, inclusive education and support for inclusion in employment. 63. Regarding measures to combat the sexual exploitation of children, Luxembourg had introduced compulsory courses on the dangers of Internet grooming/sexting for secondary schoolchildren aged between 12 and 13. Police agents also ran courses on such dangers in primary schools. Moreover, a helpline called “BEE SECURE” was available for advising children in that respect. The Ministries of National Education and Health had jointly introduced a sexual and emotional health education programme. As part of efforts to combat tourism for the sexual abuse of minors, Luxembourg had supported advertising campaigns by the non-governmental organization End Child Prostitution and Trafficking, in collaboration with the airline company Luxair and the tourism sector. To further secure the circle of trust, a youth police record had been introduced, which was requested by any employer in the educational and social sectors with a view to protecting children against persons convicted of child sexual abuse. In addition, a procedure for detecting ongoing situations of sexual abuse had been introduced along with compulsory teacher training in that field. 64. With regard to family reunification, Luxembourg applied Council Directive 2003/86/EC of the European Union. It did not intend to extend the relevant procedure beyond the current three-month limit, but its Directorate for Immigration let the persons concerned provide initial proof of family ties within the three-month deadline and subsequently finalize applications. 65. Regarding the political and economic advancement of women, Luxembourg reported that the Law of 15 December 2016 on the introduction of legal quotas had entered into force and would apply for the first time to the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2018. In the municipal elections of October 2017, the percentage of women, both candidates and those elected, had risen by some 3 per cent. Women accounted for 1,274 of the 3,575 candidates, or 35.6 per cent, up from 32 per cent in the 2011 municipal elections. The percentage of women elected stood at 24.85 per cent, compared with 22.2 per cent in 2011. 66. As for the restitution of illicitly gained assets to foreign citizens and Governments as part of the fight against corruption, Luxembourg had adopted a holistic system of asset restitution by introducing a new chapter in the Code of Criminal Procedure. 67. Luxembourg had ratified the Arms Trade Treaty and fully implemented it. Bill No. 6708 on the control of the export, transfer, transit and importation of goods of a strictly civilian nature, defence-related products and products of dual usage would likely enter into force in the first semester of 2018. 68. Argentina welcomed the ratification in March 2017 of the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and other international instruments on that issue. 7