I ....,;:..~E/1984jWG.1/SR.3 English Page6 (Mr.Texier, France) Interministerial Committee ofHumanRightsreferred tointheintroduction tothe report wasapermanent committee, howoftenitmetandwhetheritwasconcerned solelywithreports submitted toUnitedNations bodies. 28.Hewelcomed theinformation provided onthedecentralization ofefforts, in particular thedelegation ofpowertothevarious regions inmatters relating to thefamily, education andsocialwelfare. 29.Onthequestion ofnationality, hewishedtoknowwhether theacquisition of Italian nationality bymarriage waseffected byasimpledeclaration andwhetherit couldbeopposed bytheGovernment, aswasthecaseinFrance. 30.Asregarded education, henotedthat,whiletheCovenant generally accorded priority topubliceducation, itwasalsoimportant toallowforeducational pluralism. Hewishedtoknowhowsuchpluralism wasaChieved inItaly,and,if assistance wasyiventoprivate schools, whatformitassumed. Thedebateonthe distribution ofaidtopublicandprivate schools wasatimelyone,andhiscountry sharedtheconcern oftheItalianG::Jvernment onthesubject. 31.Withregardtotheprotection ofworking minors, hewishedtoknowwhether considerat ionhadbeengiventoraising theminimum working agefrom15to, possibly, 16yearsofage. 32.Hecanmended theItalian G.::>vernment foritsreport, whichdidnotatterrpt to hidedifficulties. He,liketheexpert fromtheGerman Democratic Republic, would appreciate additional statistics, particularly ontheacquisition ofnationality andthedistribution offundsbetween publicandprivate schools. 33.Mr.KANEKO (Japan) saiditappeared fromthereportthattheGovernment of Italyhadgonealongwaytowards providing special protection forchildren sothat theycoulddevelop inconditions offreedom. However, paragraph 161ofthereport showedthatdrugaddiction wasaserious problem, andhewouldhavelikedtohave seenmoredetailed information onmeasures toeliminate it. 34.Mrs.JIMENEZ BUT.RAGUE~O (Spain) saidthat,withrespect toparagraph 42ofthe report, shewishedtolmowwhether married couples wereobliged tosubmitjoint declarations oftheirrespective incomes orwhether thatwasmerelyvoluntary. For manycouples, thewomanearnedaninsignificant salary andwouldprefernotto work,rather thanpayagraduated tax.Secondly, paragraphs 141and155referred to"full-time school", andshewishedfurther clarification ofthemeaning of "full-time". Thirdly, paraqraph 149(c)referred totraining insixdisciplines, including "feminine". Thatseemedtosuggest thatgifted mencouldnotbetrained inthatparticular discipline. Inanyevent,thatpointneededclarification. Finally, paragraph 103seemedtosuggest thatwidows wouldbehiredwithincertain quotasinthepublicandprivate sectors, andshewondered whether intimesof crisisthatwouldnotconstitute discrimination against men. /...E/l984/WG.l/SR.3 English Page7 35.Mr.JAKOVLEV (UnionofSovietSooialistRepublics) saidthatthereport seemed toshowthattheGovernment ofItalyhCkitaken sp~ial measures tosolveits problems withrespect totheimplementation oftheCovenant. However, hewould havelikedtohaveseenmoredataontheeff~ts ofthechronic unemployment in Italy-forexample, information onthenumberofjobless peoplesUffering from hunger -andontheserious housing crisis, particularly inconnection withthe homeless. 36.Mr.~VIRIDOV (UnionofsovietSocialist Republics) saidthatchapter VIIIof thereport provided noinfomation ontheimplementation ofarticle 12ofthe Covenant. Hewishedtoknowwhatmeasures werebeingtakentoprovide that infor.mation infuture, especially withaviewtoeliminating theshortcomings in thepublichealth system. Moreover, chapter VIIcouldhaveprovided moredetails onthehousing crisisandthemeasures beingtakentoimplement article 11ofthe Covenant. 37.According toinformation inthereport andintheUnitedNations Monthly Bulletin ofStatistics, pricesinItalywereincreasing fasterthansalaries, and hewondered whatstepswerebeingtakentoredress thatimbalance. 38.Withrespect tomarriage byfreeconsent, referred toinarticle 10ofthe Covenant, hewondered whether therewasanyprovision inItalian lawwhich specifically reproduced theprovisions ofthatarticle. 39.Mr.MITREV (Bulgaria) saidthattheexpertpresentation oftheItalian report
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or discussion about the human rights situation in Italy, specifically focusing on topics such as education, family, social welfare, working minors, and marriage. The experts mentioned in the text also bring up issues related to nationality, drug addiction, and the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The discussion is centered around the Italian government's efforts to address these issues and the experts' suggestions for improvement.

**Category**
Education, Human rights