CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 justice, and to provide adequate follow-up to the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations. Legislation 8. The Committee welcomes the legislative developments that have taken place during the reporting period to bring legislation into line with the Convention, as well as the draft laws that are being prepared or under discussion in this regard. However, it regrets that national legislation is not fully in conformity with the Convention in certain areas. Furthermore, the Committee regrets that the new Criminal Code reduces the punishment for child pornography compared to the penalties called for in the Act No. 2861/06. Also, the Committee is concerned that the bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure is still under consideration and does not coincide with the Code on Children and Young Persons in terms of juvenile criminal procedure. 9. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to harmonize its legislation with the principles and provisions of the Convention and strengthen the implementation of domestic legislation. It also recommends that the steps taken towards legislative reforms should be part of a comprehensive analysis of the legislative system aimed at meeting the obligations of the Convention and should include the effective realization of the rights of boys and girls, effective measures to protect them from violence and include reforms regarding budgetary allocations. The Committee recommends that the State party consider legislative amendments that include penalties proportional to the harm inflicted on the victim and society. It also recommends that the State party align the Criminal Code with Act No. 2861/06. Coordination 10. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the national system for the protection of children (Sistema Nacional de Promoción y Protection Integral de los Derechos del Niño, Niña y Adolescente) and new institutions relevant to the rights of the child, including the National Secretariat for Children and Adolescents and the municipal secretariats for the rights of childhood and adolescence (Consejerías Municipales por los Derechos del Niño, Niña y Adolescente), in coordination with the National Council for Childhood and Adolescence and by departmental and municipal councils. However, the Committee is concerned at the weakness in the performance of the National Council for Childhood and Adolescence and at the fact that many departmental and municipal councils have not yet been elected. Furthermore, the Committee regrets the absence of municipal secretariats in about 30 municipalities and a lack of effective coordination between those secretariats and the National Secretariat. It is also concerned at the lack of interdisciplinary teams and the poor training of the professionals working in municipal secretariats. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen the role of the National Council for Childhood and Adolescence in order to ensure the effectiveness of the national system for the protection of children; (b) Urge the departments and the municipalities to designate the respective councils for children and adolescence; (c) Install municipal secretariats in every municipality of the country in order to ensure their representation in all the country for all children; (d) Provide all municipal secretariats with adequate human and technical resources; and 3

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