A/HRC/41/13/Add.1 (g) Slovak Republic supports in part recommendation 121.181 with reference to the fact that there is a special attention given to questions of healthcare and approach to sexual and reproductive health by the competent authorities in Slovak Republic, including the creation of special mechanisms for improving attitude of the staff. 5. Slovak Republic notes ten (10) recommendations, specifically numbers 121.4, 121.5, 121.6–121.8, 121.10, 121.71, 121.96, 121.142 and 121.143 with the following reasoning: (a) Slovak Republic notes recommendations 121.4 and 121.5 due to the reason of incompatibility between the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and Slovak legislation in force. Slovak Republic have not ratified this international convention and given that fact that the convention does not differentiate the basis between legal and illegal migration, it is not expected that we will ratify the convention. (b) Slovak Republic notes recommendations 121.6–121.8 and 121.10 with reference to the National Council Resolution 1697 of 29 March 2019 (paragraph 4(a) part two). (c) Slovak Republic notes recommendation 121.71 with reference to Article 41 (1) of the Slovak Constitution based on which marriage is a unique bond between man and woman. We protect marriage and promotes its righteousness. Marriage, parenthood and family have legal protection. (d) Slovak Republic notes recommendation 121.96 given that several legal effective steps have been taken with respect to the question of an independent and impartial oversight authority over the police force. The Inspection Service Office of the Slovak Republic was established on 1 February 2019. (e) Slovak Republic notes recommendations 121.142 and 121.143 as sexual and reproductive health programs are fully resolved through the Strategy for specialized paediatrics, paediatric gynaecology and gynaecology-obstetrics, as well as valid legislation in force. 6. Slovak Republic presents an interpretative clause to the text of the recommendations as a whole: In all provisions and in relation to all recommendations where the term "gender equality" is mentioned, Slovak Republic operates by using the terminology introduced in the National Strategy of Gender Equality in Slovakia, according to which “gender equality” (gender equality + gender equity) is synonymous with the equality of men and women, with emphasis on the elimination of existing inequalities as the goal of equality in the social status of men and women”. 7. Slovak Republic likewise declares that the term “criteria” in recommendation 186 is interpreted as meaning “barriers”. 8. Slovak Republic will endeavour to submit a voluntary interim progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review by the end of 2021. 3