A/HRC/25/12 80. There was no problem from the legal point of view with registering a complaint against police officers who committed violations of human rights. The police, including the members of the criminal investigation department, were supervised by the Public Prosecutor. There was also a special service responsible for investigating offences allegedly committed by police officers. The service reported directly to the Ministry of State and was in no way subordinate to the Commissioner of Police. 81. Concerning the Venice Commission’s recommendations on legal matters, he said that the administration of justice was independent of and not linked to the Government. Act No. 1.398 of 25 June 2013 had completed the process begun with the 2009 reform of the regulations governing the judiciary, under which an oversight body for the judiciary, the High Council of the Judiciary, had been set up. 82. With regard to domestic violence, Monaco had adopted the law on the prevention and punishment of specific forms of violence and had organized training on assistance to victims for judges, court registrars, social workers and police officers. 83. Monaco monitored the detention of convicted persons who were serving their sentences in France, including by such measures as pardon or parole that were exclusively within its competence. It was about to finalize an agreement with France whereby a Monegasque judge would make periodic visits to the prisons concerned to check that detention conditions were in line with the standards prevailing in Monaco. 84. Concerning illegitimate funding, the delegation emphasized that Monaco provided effective judicial cooperation, irrespective of whether or not there was an international agreement with the requesting State. The Principality cooperated based on the principle of reciprocity and provided assistance to the various international bodies that were combating money laundering. Consideration was being given to setting up an agency to manage and administer all the funds that had been frozen by the Monegasque authorities. 85. He announced that in early 2014, the post of High Commissioner for the protection of rights and freedoms and mediation had been established. 86. He indicated that Wages Act No. 739 of 16 March 1963 guaranteed gender equality in remuneration and rendered null and void any regulation that discriminated between men and women in terms of remuneration. The only discrimination that existed was positive discrimination, in the sense that there were legislative provisions that offered enhanced protection to women and young people. 87. There was no differentiation in the Principality of Monaco among Monegasque wage earners; the rules for employers and employees were applicable to all employers and all employees without distinction as to race, religion, nationality, colour or gender. 88. The head of the delegation concluded by stating that Monaco would continue to work at both the national and international levels for the protection of the most disadvantaged groups; he reaffirmed Monaco’s commitment to the United Nations and support for the universal periodic review mechanism. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 89. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below have been examined by Monaco and enjoy the support of Monaco: ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 12 GE.14-10028