CRC/C/CRI/CO/4 Legislation 9. The Committee notes the efforts made by the State party towards strengthening the legal and normative framework related to the implementation of the Convention. However, it regrets the slow implementation of existing legislation due to lack of regulatory by-laws, mechanisms and policies. 10. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to take the necessary measures to fully harmonize its legislation and public policies with the Convention and other international human rights standards for the protection and promotion of child rights, in particular regarding children affected by migration. It urges the State party to adopt appropriate mechanisms to ensure the effective implementation of existing laws and norms at the national, regional, municipal and community levels. Coordination 12. While recognizing the efforts made by the State party to institutionalize the National System for Children and Adolescents, the Committee continues to be concerned that local comprehensive protection systems for children are either non-existent or not effectively functioning and that, as a result, programmes to protect child rights, especially regarding violence, commercial sexual exploitation and child labour, are often not implemented at the local level and fail to reach the communities with more vulnerabilities. 13. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party take effective measures to ensure well-regulated and stronger coordination between all entities dealing with issues relating to children both at the national and local levels. In doing so, it recommends that the State party: (a) Provide the National Council on Children and Adolescents and its chair, the National Child Welfare Agency (PANI), with the technical and financial resources required to ensure coordination and monitoring of the National Policy on Children and Adolescents (PNNA) and to adopt related policies, coordination mechanisms and programmes; (b) Strengthen the Protection Boards and Tutelary Committees by reviewing, if necessary, the Children and Adolescents Code and clarifying the Law on the Transfer of Competencies to the Municipalities in order to provide said bodies with the authority and the resources required; and (c) all levels. Ensure the participation of children in the coordination mechanisms at National plan of action 14. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the National Policy for Children and Adolescents (PNNA, 2009–2021). In this regard, it recommends that the State party ensure that the national plan of action being drafted for the implementation of PNNA: (a) Forms part of the National Development Plan; (b) Provides the guidelines and resources required for the local child protection systems to evaluate, implement and monitor PNNA and the Plan of Action; and (c) Includes a national action plan for children belonging to minorities, including indigenous, Afro-descendant and migrant children, and ensures their participation in its development. 3