Icelandic PenalCodewastheonlyprovision relating toarticle 4oftheConvention andthattherewasnoprovision inIcelandic lawconc~rning article 3ofthe Convention. WithregardtotheCommittee's desire forinformation onIceland's attitude towards theapar~h~iQ regime, hesaidthatunderActNo.67of1988,the importintoIceland ofgoodsoriginating inSouthAfrica wasprohibited, aswasthe export fromIceland ofgoodswhosefinaldestination wasSouthAfricaorNamibia. 72.Asregards theIcelandic compulRory education system, hestatedthatatits mostrecentsession theAlthing hadproposed certain changes inthesystem, butthe necessary legislative workhadnotyetbeencompleted: further information onit wouldbep.ovided infutu~ereportR. 7J.Members oftheCommittee welcomed thecontribution byIceland tofurther the elimination ofr~cialdiscrimination intheworld. Itwasnotedthatinprevious !"epOl"ts Iceland h~dprovided ~detailed3udcomprehensive account ofthe legislatiou adopted toprevent discrimination and,initseighthreport,ithad -24-alsogiventhejudicial andadministrative measures takeninthatrespect. The Committee feltthatinviewofthetimethathadelapsed sincethefirst r&~ort,it wouldbeappropriate iftheGovernment pro~ided initsnextreportcomplete and updated information onthelegalandothermeasures takentocomplywiththe guidelines oftheCommittee. Iceland wasalsorequested toinclude initsnext reportinformation onthedemographic composition ofthecountry. 74.Withregardtoarticle 3oftheConvention, itwasfeltthattheninth periodic reportdidnotfUllyrespond tothequestions raisedbytheCommittee relating toapartheid. Thereportmadenoreference tothecurrent statusofthe relations oftheGovernment ofIceland withtheGovernment ofSouthAfrica. 75.Members wantedtoknowwhether theIcelandic PenalCodecontained any provisions todealwithdiscriminatory treatment suffered bypersons belonging toa particular ethnicgrouporcountry. 76.Asregardsarticle 14oftheConvention, theCommittee wishedtoknowthe purpose andscopeofthereservation madebytheGovernment ofIceland. 77.Inresponse tothequestions ofthemembers oftheCommittee, the representative ofthereporting StatesaidthatIceland's threemostrecentreports hadbeenshort,asnonewlegislative oradministrative measures hadbeenadopted. Hestatedthatanoverview ofthecurrent situation inIceland ~/ouldbeincluded in thetenthperiodic report. Withregardtothedemographic composition ofhis country, hesaid th~tthelastfigures submitted totheCommittee werecontained in thefifthperiodic reportandreferred totheyear1974. Hestatedthatupdated information wouldbegiveninthefollowing report. 78.Therepresentative ofIceland reiterated hiscountry's abhorrence of apartheid. HesaidthatIceland didnotmaintBin diplomatic relations withSouth Africa, although itretained anHonorary ConsulinJohannesburg. Traveltoand fromSouthAfricawasnotprohibited. HisGovernment wasactively involved in efforts toendthesystemofapartheid inSouthAfrica andhadimposed atrade embargo against SouthAfricain1988,whichrepresented amajorpolicydecision. 79.Inreplytothequestion relating totheprovisions oftheIcelandic Penal Code,hesaidthattherehadbeennoprosecutions underarticle 233aoftheCode duringtheperiodunderreview, andinformation ontheoutcome oftheapplication ofthatartiCle wouldbeprovided inthefollowing report. 80.Concerning thenational education system, hestatedthatthetenthperiodic reportwouldcontain information onthechanges inthecurriculum, whichwouldbe fUllyimplemented bythetimeofitssubmission. 81.Therepresentative statedthatin1988theombudsman hadreceived 67 complaints, 37ofthemint·.Jlast4monthsoftheyearandhadtakenup3matters onhisowninitiative. Hehadbegunadetailed analysis ofIceland administrative lawwithaviewtoproposing changes. Asthepostofombudsman hadonlybeenin existence since1January 1988,thefollowing reportwouldcontain fuller information ondevelopments inthatsituation. 82.HealsostatedthatIceland's reservation withregardtoarticle 14ofthe Convention wasintended toprevent thesamematter frombeingraisedinvarious bodies. Iceland hadaccepted therighttopetition undertheEuropean Convention -25-onHumanRights, theInternational Covenant onCivilandPolitica~ Rights, aswell asundertheInternational Convention ontheElimination ofAllFormsofRacial Discrimination, andthereservation wasmerely intended toavoidduplication. Iceland regarded itsaccession tothoseprocedures asanimportant safeguard for humanrightswithin thecountry. Venezuela
**Analysis**
The text discusses Iceland's attitude towards the apartheid regime, its legislative measures to prevent discrimination, and its reservation to Article 14 of the Convention. It also touches on the country's education system, its treatment of South Africa, and its human rights practices. While there is no direct mention of economic development, natural resources, or industry, the text's focus on human rights and legislation suggests that it is more relevant to categories related to human rights and governance.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations