A/HRC/30/9 raised by the Committee on the Rights of the Child about the rights of children with disabilities, in particular their access to social and appropriate health -care services. Argentina referred to the international campaign for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 44. The delegation of Andorra thanked the other delegations for acknowledgin g the efforts undertaken by Andorra in the field of human rights. Regarding abuse by law enforcement officials, particularly the police, the delegation reaffirmed that the Criminal Code provided for relevant judicial procedures. As for the request made to Andorra to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Minister replied that the Government would conduct an in-depth study of the commitments required under the Convention. 45. Australia appreciated the strong human rights framework of Andorra, which valued the integrity of the person. It praised the efforts to address gender -based and domestic violence, including through the introduction of domestic legislation. It also commended Andorra for its efforts to protect the rights of children. 46. Brazil appreciated that Andorra had extended a standing invitation to all special procedures of the Human Rights Council and had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, its Optional Protocol and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. It requested Andorra to continue to review its domestic legislation in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and also to continue to amend its Criminal Code in order to prohibit the trafficking and sale of children. 47. Canada congratulated Andorra on the initiatives taken since the first review to protect human rights, including the adoption, in 2015, of a law on the elimination of gender-based and domestic violence, the establishment of a national commission on those same matters, as well as the forthcoming White Paper on the promotion of gender equality. Canada commended the amendment, in 2014, to the Criminal Code to create new crimes relating to trafficking in persons and hate crimes. 48. Chile carefully considered the information relating to the standard setting and institutional reforms undertaken. In that respect, it noted the approval of the law on civil unions between persons of the same sex and the amendment to the civil matrimonial law. Chile welcomed the recent approval of the bill to eradicate gender based and domestic violence and called upon Andorra to promptly implement the law through the various national mechanisms. It requested information on corporal punishment. 49. China commended Andorra for implementing recommendations accepted during the first review. It noted that Andorra had strengthened protection for vulnerable groups such as women, minors and persons with disabilities, and combated corporal punishment against children so as to protect them from violence, sexual exploitation and abuse. It also noted that Andorra had prohibited domestic violence against women, combated discrimination and ensured equal pay for equal work. China welcomed specific measures taken to protect various human rights, including economic rights for foreigners. 50. Costa Rica noted the progress made by Andorra in the period between the first and second cycles of the review. It recognized the increase in the accession to international human rights instruments and the progress made in harmonizing legislation with international treaties. Costa Rica urged Andorra to strengthen initiatives and laws to protect children and against gender violen ce. It underscored the efforts made to ensure that women represented 50 per cent of the Parliament. While 8/19 GE.15-11980