action. The Civil and Commercial Code must be duly amended. She wondered whether any practices still persisted that were incompatible with the fact that bigamy was no longer recognized by law, and what recourse women had when men infringed their rights. 51. Ms. AKAMATSU said that Thailand's reservation to the article as a whole was incompatible with the Convention. She urged it to revise its domestic law accordingly. 52. Mrs. Masdit (Thailand) withdrew. Initial report of the Federal Republic of Germany (continued) (CEDAW/C/5/Add.59 and Corr.l and Amend.l) 53. At the invitation of the Chairperson, Mrs. Lehr (Federal Republic of Germany) took a place at the Committee table. 54. Mrs. LEHR (Federal Republic of Germany), responding to points raised at the 15lst meeting, said that she first of all wished to comment on the general remarks made by Committee members. 55. Upon ratifying the Convention the Federal Republic had entered just one reservation, to the effect that article 7 (b) would not be implemented because it conflicted with the second sentence of article 12 (a), paragraph 4, of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic. That provision of the Basic Law provided that women could under no circumstances bear arms. The provision, which had the support of the overwhelming majority of women in the Federal Republic, would not be amended. It was out of the question that women would bear arms at any point in the future. However, that did not constitute a limitation on the principle of the equality of men and women. Moreover, that did not rule out the possibility of opening up civilian employment opportunities for women in the Federal Armed Forces. There was therefore no possibility that the reservation entered in respect of article 7 (b) would be withdrawn. 56. Prior to ratification of the Convention by the Federal Republic, in the course 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by the Federal Republic of Germany. The conversation revolves around the interpretation of certain articles, reservations, and the potential limitations on women's rights. The focus is on the legal and political aspects of gender equality, rather than any specific economic, social, or environmental issues.

**Category**
Human rights, Employment