Regarding thequestion ofPolishcitizens ofGermanorigin, hesaidthatthe question wasacomplicated one,havingitsorigininmany l~galandeconomic factors. andthedeparture ofthesepeoplefromPolandhadbeenasaresultofa post-wllr de~ision bytheAlliedPowersandlateragreement. thathadbeenreached between therederal RepUblic ofGermany andPoland. 126.Therepresentative confirmed thattheGovernment intended tointroduce a marketeconomy. Alawenacted inDecember 1988hadintroduced freedom ofeconomic activities regardless ofownerShip andhadgiventheprivate sectorequaletat"s -31-withthopUblicsector. Subsidies onsomefooditemswerestillmaintained, but hadbeenabolished onothers. 127.Responding toquestions onarticle 2oftheConvention, therepresentative saidthat amen~ents tutheConstJtution wered6signed tochangethestructure of thesupreme aut~'rityinPoland, provi&ion hadboenmadefortheintrOduction of theofficeofP~esident, andtheautonomy ofthejudiciary hadbeen increase~. WorkonthenewConstitution wasscheduled tobecompleted in1991. 128.Inreplytoquestions onarticle 5oftheConvention, hesaidthedifference between misdemeanours andfelonies laymainlyinthepenalties imposed, thelatter incurring higherfinesandlongerprisonsentences. Thelawonsuchoffences wa. stillvalidlhowever, iftheaccused persondidnotagreewJth ~hesentence imposed hecouldappealtoanordinary courtandnormalprocedures wouldthenbefollowed. 129. Reg~rding thequestion ondeprivatil~ ofcitizenship, hesaidthisreferred to actsoftreason orspying. Hedidnothavedocuments onthisinterpretation but wouldtrytoprovide them. Hestre8~ed thatthe21,000aliensinthecountry had thesamerightsasPolishcitizens, exceptfnrelectoral rights. 130.Turning toquestions oureligious minorities, heBaidthat,owingtothe separation ofChurchandState,theGovernment didnotprovide subsidies to churches, buttheStatedidprovide f.undsfortherenovation andmaintenance of churchbuildings ofhistoric value. Therewerenolimitations placedoncontacts betwe~n Orthodox beli~veJ' andtheirreligious brethren intheSovietUnion, and similar contacts we~eenvisaged between RomanCatholics inbothcountries. He statedthatallreligious groupswereequalintheeyesofthelaw.Althouqh State lawsconcerning marriage anddivorce hadtoberespected, withinthoselimits peoplewerefreetofollowtheirreli;ious traditions. Therewerereligious schools andpublishing housesinPo14nd, aswellastworeligious universities. 131.Therepresentative declared thathousing wasoneofthemost difficu~t problems inthepresent economic andsociallifeofthecountry. Unfortunately, during th~1980sthenumberofconstructions haddecreased, although theirquality hadimproved. In1984,however, theParliament hadadopted aspecial resolution on housing policyupto1990,andeveryeffortwasneingmadetoimplement that resolution. 132.Regarding thelawonthefilling ofuniversity posts,hestatedthatthe university senatedesignated twoorfourcandidates forthepostofuniversity rectorforconsideration bytheMinister forEducation, whOhadtherighttoobject toanyofthecandidates. Thepossibility ofrepealing thelawandgivingwider autonomy touniversities hadbeenwidelydiscussed, andmayleadtoanewlawbeing adopted. 133.Regarding hiscountry's reservation toarticle 22,therepresentative said thatthewithdrawal ofboththisandsimilar reservations tootherinternational humanrightsinstruments werebeingconsidered bytheParliament; although itwas difficult topredict theoutcome, therewas8positive feeling inthecountry on theadherence tothecompulsory jurisdiction oftheInternational CourtofJustice. -32-134.Thee1qhthandninthperiodic reports ofNorway (~~ND/C/132/Add.5 and C!RD/C/152/Add.4) wereconsidered bythoCommittee atitsQ36thmeeting, heldon 10Auqus~1989(CERD/C/SR.B36). 135.Therepre.entative ofthereporting St&te, intro~ucinq thereport., emphasi.ed thei~portance attached byhiscountry tothereporting system, whichenableditto maintain theaWareneas ofitsobligations inthelegialativo andadministrative area.. Hehighlighted .omerelevant newdevelopments rel~tin9 tothe implementation oftheConvention'. proviaions andinparticular informed the Committee thatthepropo.ed constitutioncl provision concerning thelegalstatuIof theSamipeoplehadbeenadopted bytheParliament on21April1988, th~bill concerning theeRtablishment ofanewcentral Samiorgan(Samitinget) 6nd sOI~e otherquestion. concerning Sarnipolicy, wasalsoadopted bytheParliament on 12June1987,andthenewAliensActwasexpected toenterintoforceinthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a Polish government representative to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, discussing various aspects of Poland's social, economic, and political situation. The report touches on topics such as economic development, education, employment, and human rights, indicating that the category should be a combination of economic and social development.

**Category**
Economic development, Education, Employment